Chapter 324: A Challenge from an Old Acquaintance
Borussia Dortmund are about to take on Hoffenheim.
After the Hoffenheim team experienced a period of glory in the initial period, it gradually became flat, mainly because FIFA restricted the club's unlimited investment, Hoffenheim's investment in the transfer market is gradually decreasing, and there are not too many amazing signings, so the results are relatively flat now.
Another reason is that during the winter transfer last season, Hoffenheim's chairman Mr. Hope sold the absolute core of the team Luis Gustavo to Bayern Munich without dominating the team's meritorious coach Rangnick.
Head coach Rangnick was so angry that he resigned the next day and left Hoffenheim.
Hope immediately let assistant coach Marco Pezaivoli take over the reins and coach Hoffenheim. At the end of the season, Hoffenheim had slipped from fifth place to 11th place in the league, which shows how important Rangnick is.
At the beginning of the season, Hope brought in St. Pauli's amazing coach Stanislavski.
Now, Hoffenheim are under the leadership of this coach and are currently doing very well, ranking eighth in the Bundesliga. Although it is a little worse than Rangnick's results, it is better than Pezajvoli.
And Stanislavsky's Gu Zhen and Klopp are still very familiar, because they have fought many times before, and this guy still has some strength.
When he took St. Pauli, he encountered Gu Zhen and Klopp, and the two of them really fought each other!
Before the game, Klopp said: "This Hoffenheim team is different from the previous Hoffenheim, from Rangnick to Stanislavski, this Hoffenheim team has changed a lot. Of course, Stanislavski is a very strong manager and I am sure this game will not be easy! ”
Yes, Klopp still remembers Stanislavsky.
This guy is still very strong.
Klopp added: "There's something about this coach, his tactical thinking is very good, I appreciate it. We will definitely give our full strength in this game, otherwise, we will be really difficult in this game! ”
When the media reporters heard that Klopp took this game very seriously.
Of course, Bayern Munich's head coach Heynckes also takes this game seriously, and this should be their chance. They hope that Hoffenheim can give some strength and directly kill Dortmund to help them Bayern Munich return to the top of the Bundesliga.
Luis Gustavo said to his coach: "Don't worry, boss. Hoffenheim's strength is still very strong. And Holger's tactics are really challenging, and we will definitely return to the top of the league in this game! ”
Gustavo really has a lot of faith in his former club!
Although Gustavo has not played under Stanislavski, he knows this one, he knows it.
When Heynckes heard this, he couldn't help but bow his head, how good!
All eyes are on this game now to see if Borussia Dortmund can beat Hoffenheim and stay at the top of the league table.
Dortmund fans were excited, and they naturally believed that their team could win.
At this time, Gu Zhen was also interviewed, and he said: "Now our Zhangtai is recovering well, and we will definitely go all out in this game." And we are confident that we will win against Hoffenheim, we should win! ”
Media reporters frantically asked Stanislavsky about it and asked Gu Zhen.
Gu Zhen said with a slightly wry smile: "I still have a lot of memories of this head coach, his strength is very powerful, and he has also caused us a lot of trouble." I still remember when he was in St. Pauli, he even went to the youth team for a period of time for some reason, you must know that it was not because of his ability to lead the team! ”
Indeed, Gu Zhen really remembers it clearly!
Stanislavski really has something, and he's in Hoffenheim now, and he seems to be leading the team well. However, the results have fluctuated a bit recently, so Dortmund still have a good chance in this game and will definitely win.
Dortmund fans saw Gu Zhen's confidence and confidence, and they won this game.
Now the Dortmund fans are happy at this time, they really think they have won this game, and they are relegated to remain firmly at the top of the league table.
Hoffenheim coach Stanislavski also gave an interview to the media before the game, he said: "To be honest, I am very impressed with them, whether it is Klopp or Gu Zhen, who would have thought that in a few years, they would be able to rush from the Bundesliga to the Champions League? And Gu Zhen also won the World Footballer, which is really fantastic! ”
Yes, it's really fantastic!
Who would have thought that a 17-year-old a few years ago would be able to go straight to the top of the world four years later? Gu Zhen is really inspiring, and he is also too fierce, even he, an outsider, feels very, very incredible.
A few years ago, he would not have thought that Gu Zhen would be able to appear at this height.
Seeing Gu Zhen now, he still feels incredible and unbelievable.
Stanislavsky also said: "Gu Zhen, this young man, has really grown up too fast, like riding a rocket. Think about it, who is the only person who is younger than Gu Zhen to win the World Footballer of the Year? It's Ronaldo, it's only Ronaldo! ”
Stanislavsky's face was full of admiration when he said this.
Gu Zhen is really awesome, this guy is really too fierce, in this year, he is really very fierce, killing everything in seconds.
Even when he won the World Footballer of the Year award, the vote rate was overwhelmingly won, what does this mean? This shows that Gu Zhen is very awesome!
Stanislavski continued: "Against a team like this, I would say that this game is going to be very difficult. Gu Zhen, this guy is really very difficult to deal with. But do you say that we Hoffenheim lost this game and have no chance? That's impossible! ”
Hoffenheim fans are on their heads, yes, that's it!
Stanislavski added: "It's going to be a tough match, but I would say that we're not afraid of any opponent, we won't be afraid of anyone. Our goal is also to win the league title, so, Dortmund, you wait for me, this game, we will win! ”
See, no, this is Stanislavsky!
Hoffenheim are really tough and they are ready to face any difficulties now. And it can be seen that they are really full of confidence.
Now countless people are looking forward to this game, waiting for this game to start.
Especially for the Hoffenheim players, there are not many opportunities like this. Because their club really doesn't have such a high level of attention, this game is very high because of Gu Zhen and because the opponent is Dortmund.
If their Hoffenheim players have a good tackle in this game, they will definitely get a lot of attention from the fans, and even attract the attention of many other clubs, which is very important!
Do you think about Gustavo in the Hoffenheim team before, didn't he perform very well in the game against Dortmund, which was valued by Bayern Munich and then poached?
Now, if they perform well, they will soon be standing with Bayern Munich, and it could be Dortmund!
Borussia Dortmund's manager, Jurgen Klopp, is a manager who values young players very much, and this game is so good that they are going to join the Champions League winners.
The Hoffenheim players are full of energy going into this game and are waiting for the game to start and they will have to prove themselves.
This game was played at Borussia Dortmund's home stadium and there were really too many on the scene.
The stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, is really stuffed, and there are a lot of yellow-skinned fans in the stands, all of whom are holding up Gu Zhen's No. 7 jersey and shouting Gu Zhen's name. The whole stadium was singing the songs they had written for Gu Zhen and cheering for Gu Zhen.
This scene is really hot and powerful, and the Hoffenheim players are very envious and feel a little pressure. Sure enough, this is a devil's home stadium in the Bundesliga, and it will be difficult to take three points away from here.
However, if they do well here and take away the three points, then they will also be famous!
The Hoffenheim players are really looking forward to it!
For today's game, the starting line-ups for both sides are as follows:
Away: Hoffenheim, Manager: Stanislavski, Formation: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper: Stark
Back four [from left to right]: Bluffhead, Westgaard, Williams and Andres Baker
Four midfielders [from left to right]: Weiss, Rudy, Salihovic and Fabian Johnson
Two strikers: Babbel and Roberto Firmino
Home team: Borussia Dortmund, manager: Jurgen Klopp, formation: 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller
Back four [from left to right]: Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Piszczek
Two midfielders: Kyle and Bender
Three defenders [from left to right]: Grosskreutz, Shinji Kagawa and Blaschikowski
Single striker: Gu Zhen
This is the starting list of both sides today, and it can be seen from this lineup that Hoffenheim's strength is still good. The players in the squad are all players of some level and some name, and Bluffhead on the left used to play for Bayern Munich and has great potential.
And Mr. Feng's Babbel was also a Dutch superstar back then, who joined Liverpool, although he did not reach the heights everyone imagined in Liverpool, but his strength was still good. The main thing is that Babbel's partner, Roberto Firmino from Brazil, has a lot of potential, and the main thing is that he is doing well now, which is the player that Dortmund needs to focus on in this game.
Now the players on both sides have entered the stadium of this game, this game is about to start, all the home fans on the scene are shouting Gu Zhen's name, the atmosphere is so high!