Gu Zhen followed the team into the stadium, he could feel the enthusiasm of the fans around him, as well as the encouragement of the Mainz fans, Gu Zhen was full of gratitude, but also understood the responsibility on his shoulders.

He took a deep breath and stepped onto the turf.

The voice of shouting Gu Zhen at the scene became louder and louder, more and more affectionate.

Although the sentence "We still believe in you" was positive and ordinary, it gave Gu Zhen unprecedented confidence.

Gu Zhen waved to the fans in the stands.

Rest assured, my lovely fans, I won't let you down, no!

The shouts of the fans in the stands grew louder and louder, forming a wave.

"Wow! I really didn't expect Gu Zhen to be so popular with Mainz fans, Mainz fans really love Gu Zhen! Roy said immediately.

The fans at the scene immediately greeted the arrival of the game with applause.

Jurgen Klopp slowly came to the dugout and sat down very calmly.

He had just gone to shake hands with Hoffenheim head coach Ralph Rangnick and welcome him.

Rangnick is a celebrity in the Bundesliga, arguably the most famous manager in the Bundesliga. He has coached Bundesliga clubs such as Stuttgart, Hannover 96 and Schalke 04.

During his time in Stuttgart, he discovered countless stars of hope, including Hildebrand and Hleb. He then led the Bundesliga club Hannover 96 to a successful promotion to the Bundesliga. In the end, he led Schalke 04 club to win the German Cup and the Bundesliga double runner-up, losing 1-2 to Bayern Munich in the German Cup, and also relegated to Bayern Munich in the league.

His coaching experience is very rich, and he is deeply loved and trusted by Schalke 04 fans.

But later he had a disagreement with Schalke 04 Club Aschauer, and finally chose to resign and leave Schalke 04.

After leaving Schalke 04 club, Rangnick originally received an invitation from the head coach of the German national team, Loew, hoping that Rangnick would assist him in the past and become an assistant coach of the German national team. However, in the end, Rangnick still refused, and chose to come to Hoffenheim in the German league.

Was this a shock to a lot of people at the time?

Why did Rangnick choose Hoffenheim instead of the German national team?

Later, everyone understood that Rangnick was fooled by Hope's century-old plan.

Klopp still admires this Rangnick very much, and even to some extent, the two are still brothers. Because their tactics are all born out of Sacchi's tactical system.

On December 19, 1998, Rangnick, who was still coaching Ulm, appeared on the German sports TV show Aktuelle Brown. Sportstudio, where he elaborated on his system of parallel four defenders and zone defence.

As soon as this tactical system came out, it immediately caused an uproar.

Because the scavenger defensive system was still popular in Germany at that time, Rangnick's system was still very new in Germany. It's a pity that this was not respected, but was caricatured as an academic pseudo-academic, and he was even caricatured as a professor.

When he was young, Rangnick recorded every game of AC Milan, edited and sorted out every game process, and established a mobile database of players. Thoroughly study Saki's tactics to put your new tactics to work.

And Klopp's tactics are also born from Saki's tactics, but he is not a disciple of Saki. Instead, it was influenced by former Mainz manager Frank, who was a diehard loyalist of Sacchi.

So, Klopp and Rangnick are brothers.

However, although the tactics of these two men are born out of Sachi, there are still many differences in many details. But what is common is the defensive counterattack, and the emphasis on zone pressing, the emphasis on mobility, and the emphasis on the number of people in the zone......

Today's game is a contest between two brothers.

So Klopp and Rangnick just talked a lot, and the two were still more speculative. If it weren't for the time constraints, Klopp would have talked a little longer.

As soon as Klopp sat down, Bouch said: "This game is not good! ”

Klopp bowed slightly, agreeing with his assistant's statement.

Hoffenheim have a very thoughtful coach and they also have a very wealthy owner, and Hoffenheim made a big splash last summer, even more than some teams in the Bundesliga.

You see, Zinedou Obasi in the squad spent Hoffenheim 6 million euros. and Carlos Eduardo spent 8 million euros, and these two alone discouraged the Mainz club.

Therefore, Klopp is also a little envious of Rangnick, and he wants anyone Hope can bring to him.

To be rich is to be capricious.

These are not some of the most inexpensive men, but Zinedou Obasi, nicknamed "Edu", was so good at the 2005 World Youth Championships in the Netherlands that he caught the attention of Professor Arsene Wenger of Arsenal, who asked for £4 million to bring in the Nigerian striker. However, in the end, it was unsuccessful, and later Arsenal's city rival Tottenham Hotspur also wanted to bring in the striker, but in the end the acquisition plan was also abandoned.

Later, it was Rangnick who spoke, and Hope paid for the Nigerian star to bring the Nigerian star to Hoffenheim.

This guy is very strong!

At the same time, Carlos Eduardo is the genius of Brazilian Gremio, and is even called "the next Ronaldinho", the two are somewhat similar in appearance, and at the same time, the foot skills are also very gorgeous, and they are favored by Rangnick.

Just these two players made Klopp very envious.

Rangnick has met a good boss with money, and this is definitely their biggest opponent for promotion.

Klopp's eyes were glued to the pitch, Hoffenheim's players, this opponent is not easy to play.

"Okay, the players from both sides have played, and now I'll introduce you to the starting lists of both sides today!" Roy said immediately.

The starting line-ups for both sides today are as follows:

Away: Hoffenheim, Manager: Rangnick, Formation: 4-3-3

Goalkeeper: Daniel Haas

Back four [from left to right]: Zessot Law, Per Nelsson, Marvin Compel and Andres Ibetsberg

Three midfielders [from left to right]: Sejed Salihovic, Luis Gustavo and Eduardo

Three strikers [from left to right]: Obasi, Vedad Ibisevic and Demba Ba

This is Hoffenheim's starting list today, this is their absolute main lineup, this lineup is very strong in attack, especially the two wings in the front field are very fast. And Salihovic's passing assists on both sides were strong, while Eduardo's breakthrough shot pass was also good.

It's a very strong team.

Klopp stared tightly, his brow furrowed.

Home team: Mainz 05, manager: Jurgen Klopp, formation: 4-4-2

Goalkeeper: Senna

Rear four [from left to right]: Rose, Nowitzki, Subotic and Hogland

Four midfielders [from left to right]: Big Francic, Calhan, Pekovic and Fojner

Two strikers: Gu Zhen and Boakye

That's it for today's starting XI from Mainz.

There are still some differences in the starting line-up from before, and the goalkeeper position is not in the starting line-up today, not even in the squad. Before the game, he suddenly had a bad cold, and there was no way to play in this game.

Therefore, the 24-year-old German goalkeeper Senna replaced him in the starting line-up.

There is no change at the back, this is the main backline of Mainz, and it is also the strongest backline in the Bundesliga. In particular, the centre-back duo of Nowitzki and Subotic was named the best defensive combination in the Bundesliga half.

Now that 24 rounds of the Bundesliga have passed, Mainz FC has conceded a total of only 23 goals, an average of less than one goal per game. That's a lot of statistic, and Mainz defence is the best in the Bundesliga.

This line of defense is indispensable.

In midfield, although Gunkel has recovered from injury, Klopp has not chosen to take risks. Instead, he still chose the big French to start, and Gunkel sat on the bench today and waited for his chance.

On the front line, Gu Zhen still appeared in the starting lineup, which surprised many media reporters. Gu Zhen is like this, do you still want to appear in the starting list? This is too fake, Klopp is really too partial to Gu Zhen.

However, there is still a change in the forward line of the Mainz team, that is, Gu Zhen's partner has changed from Amri to Boakye.

This is also something that the media reporters can't understand, Amri is much better than Boakye in his usual training. And in the past games, Amri seems to have performed better than Boakye, why start Boakye?

Is it because he comes from the Bundesliga and has a lot of experience?

Yes, the journalists were right. Klopp is interested in Boakye's experience and energy in the Bundesliga, but he has played in the Bundesliga, which is definitely better than Amri's young man.

This is the starting list of both sides today, both sides are doing their best, and this game is bound to be a game like Mars hitting the Earth.

For this game, the Mainz team still has some advantages.

Hoffenheim is inferior to Mainz in both goals scored and goals conceded. Hoffenheim's goals so far are 38, one behind Mainz. In terms of goals conceded, Hoffenheim have 29 goals, six more than Mainz.

So judging from this data, Hoffenheim's offense and defense are inferior to the Mainz team.

However, the media reporters on the scene were more optimistic about the Hoffenheim team. Because Hoffenheim are the main starters, no players are injured. Mainz, on the other hand, has been greatly discounted, with the main striker Borja injured, the main goalkeeper Whitcro also injured, and the main midfielder Gunkel also injured...... How can the injured Mainz team play against Hoffenheim?

Therefore, it is reasonable for everyone to be optimistic about Hoffenheim at this time.

Another point is that Hoffenheim's results are like this, because they brought in a lot of new players at the beginning of the season, and they have become the main force of the team, and the run-in is not thorough enough, and the results are very bad. However, in the middle of the season, Hoffenheim's results are very impressive, and now they are frantically filling in the holes dug at the beginning of the season, and they have chased to third place in the league.

Hoffenheim's recent strength and form have been phenomenal.