Although he always said with a smile: "Football is a kind of entertainment", he has been focusing on this field since he moved to the restricted area at the age of seven. Although teammate bierhoff stole the light from his familiar position, this passive choice actually made a much-told story. Even when Schalke 04 went downhill in the Bundesliga, the strong-willed Lehmann became a lonely hero. In the season when Schalke 04 returned to the Bundesliga, he only conceded 25 goals in 34 games.
A good beginning is half the battle, both at home and abroad. When Lehmann, who played in the Bundesliga at the age of 23, began to seriously look forward to another happy journey, he met with bad luck. 1992-93 season, the eighth round against Leverkusen, Lehmann is undoubtedly the most lonely person. The medial ligament, cruciate ligament, meniscus and joint capsule were torn at the same time, and they were almost sentenced to terminate their sports career early. Perhaps no one remembers the disparity score of 1-6, but Lyman's curled figure is still fresh in his memory.
Lyman didn't show the qualification of becoming famous at a young age, even because he was a late bloomer, so the unforgettable pain could easily completely devour his mental cells. Even the German who has always been famous for his strong will, Adler, as an outstanding representative of later generations, was completely lost because of his willful injury. Adler still has the protection of the best goalkeeper in the World Youth Championship, and Lyman, who is barefoot, has been treated with suspicion after a whole year of recovery.
Still in the game against Leverkusen, it was an honor battle that could heal both body and mind, but after he swallowed three goals in the first half, he had no choice but to accept the critical treatment of being replaced in the midfield. For any goalkeeper, this is a black anniversary, and Kahn, born in the same year, shined in the UEFA Cup that year and was successfully elected as the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga.
For most people, it is a kind of peace to live in a proper way, because there is no need to worry about the ups and downs of life, but Lyman, who has been pushed down by life one after another, has to be a retrograde person, not because he is competing with his past, but because he wants to start over in a way he likes.
The restart button about Lyman was pressed in the summer of 1997. This is also the famous work of Lyman in the true sense. He was 28 years old that year. In the UEFA Cup final, Schalke 04 and Inter Milan fought to 12 yards, which made people awe-inspiring. Inter goalkeeper pagliuca was just around the corner, but Lehmann became the final protagonist. He saved penalties from zamorano and Winter. Among them, the German once again showed his wit and courage. Before Winter took the penalty, he handed the ball to the Dutchman and smiled and said to Winter, "If you punish me, I will stand still in the middle. You can't fool me." As a result, Winter pursued the angle too much, and the penalty hit the right column and popped up.
When Schalke 04 won the most important trophy in the history of the club, Lehmann, who celebrated with fists, gradually became an idol, and in the following 97-98 season, the Miners could not win the fifth place in the league without Reincarnated Lehmann. Although 1998 he only participated in the World Cup as a substitute, AC Milan, which is pursuing victory, is eager for this older youth, but at the same time it faces competition from Real Madrid. Because of his good friend bierhoff, he naturally chose Milan, but in the end he only lasted five sweet and beautiful games, which made him lose more.
After many years, Lyman also licked his scar. He said: "Because I was more interested in Serie A at that time, but I made a mistake. I should play for Real Madrid. " Even with the suspicion of being wise after the event, Lyman, who started late, warned himself to cherish the present. Man is not a teenager, he will brand a period of his own time eventually.
Unexpectedly, Dortmund, the sworn enemy of his old club, extended an olive branch. For anyone who is deeply mired in the mire, the person who reaches out must be a bright light, which can at least guide the next section of the road. As a big goalkeeper, of course, he can also be a thorn in the hornet's side. In five years, he won the Bundesliga title as he wished, which may be the best gift, but unfortunately, he still lives in the shadow of Kahn, and he was still a spare tire in the 2002 World Cup.
When disappointment accumulates, he is either silent or angry. The strong-willed Lyman once again showed the idea of going out. For 129 standing in front of Dortmund, a league champion could not calm his resentment, but the way he left was "Lyman". Although Dortmund scored all three points in the Carling Cup against Stuttgart, it seems that he obviously has the intention to vent his emotions.
Head coach sammer said, "It seems that Lehmann should go." . Weidenfeller, his successor, later became a legend in Dortmund, while Lehmann, who went to England, was a "Mao Mao man". That year, he was 34 years old, but he had a feeling of going out in youth.
Everyone knew that Arsenal would find a replacement for 39-year-old goalkeeper Seaman, but no one expected that the successor would be 34-year-old Lehmann. The signing also left Wenger between Scylla and Charybdis from the beginning. But in other words, the most popular people have nothing to hide. In his first season in the Premier League, he only conceded 26 goals in 38 games, and the German name was engraved in the story of the unbeaten myth, so the trend of public opinion began to flatter Lyman.
But this "delaying aging" is not his sense of security. Before the European Cup in 2004, the 34-year-old Lehmann said, "I should be the first player, because I have been waiting for six years, and I really don't think anyone can perform better than me." Nothing has changed, and the lion king Kahn is still the first choice. This gap also erected a wall for the Germans. In the following season, he once lost his position as the first goalkeeper and did not return until the end of the winter break.
Wenger now gives me the feeling that he will make a completely different reference between us and Almuna. Lyman's mouth never stopped, and this time the gun was aimed at Wenger. However, the arrival of10.5 million pounds did not make the professor completely lose confidence. In 2005-06, he was sent off after 65,438+08 minutes, but his memory is a bit like shattered glass: "For me, the red card is not my biggest problem. My personal problem is that I haven't conceded a goal during the whole Champions League.
This is in line with his psychological characteristics, although he once admitted that "I was the loneliest person in the world at that time".
Looking back at that time, it is not difficult to find that Lehmann contributed a lot to Arsenal's entry into the Champions League final. In the semi-final, he saved Riquelme's penalty. He said, "This is a great day." Before that, he also saved Scholes' penalty in the FA Cup final. Arsenal, which advocates beautiful football, needs bloody Lehmann, and so does Germany.
In the 2006 World Cup in China, he was elected as he wished, but he has always been aggressive, but he is very modest: "It is the competition with Kahn that keeps his level improving." Later, the story of the "small note" of the World Cup and the penalty shootout in Argentina was widely circulated. Two men who loved each other and killed each other were like a family.
Returning to the Bundesliga was the decision of Lyman and his family. As a stranger, Lyman rehabilitated Milan's five-year dark period of studying abroad, and Stuttgart was among the best for two consecutive seasons. Lyman is not old. At that time, Sports director Halt said: "Lyman is an outstanding goalkeeper and an important part of the team", and Lionel who joined Arsenal in his footsteps also felt close to Lyman: "He has the spirit you have as a professional goalkeeper".
He decided to retire in a year without a doubt, but before that, Stuttgart sent a renewal contract, which could make his feelings fall to the ground, but it has been proved that his Lehmann is not as stubborn as before.
We're all here, so we'd better leave it alone.
During his two years in Stuttgart, the negative news about him never stopped, which not only shows Stuttgart's "tolerance", but also proves Lyman's "cliche about juvenile madness". It is another kind of mood to recall those "excessive" events now.
In the game lost to Hamburg in 2008, Stuttgart won a penalty, and Lehmann threw the ball at the Hamburg players before the opponent took the penalty.
In the Champions League match between Stuttgart and Urzisani in 2009, Lehmann left the guarded gate and squatted behind the billboard in the stadium to solve the internal emergency.
In the UEFA Cup with De Cenit in 2009, he directly tore off his hair band because he was dissatisfied with the performance of teammate Boulahrouz;
In the match with Hoffenheim in 2009, Lyman picked up the opponent's cut shoes and threw them directly into the net.
For Lyman who commutes to work by helicopter, it is not worth mentioning to criticize the management of such trivial matters. You know, he's still arguing with the caddy on the court. Even Kahn, who is also hot-tempered, can't understand it and bluntly says, "These things look so strange."
However, this is Lyman, who only follows his heart. 20 1 1 When he returned to Arsenal, he was generous to Almuna, who had been at odds with him: "Arsenal has a goalkeeper crisis, and I am very happy to fill the vacancy. I will help Almuna and I know I will be a substitute goalkeeper.
As an exile, Lyman always has an unruly heart, and his pride is well known all over the world, which is his frankness, but the smoothness of his observation is actually looking for someone to listen to, which may be another kind of wisdom that is not easy to find. Maybe I deserve that sentence: "Everyone has a fire in his heart, but passers-by only see smoke."