Hoffenheim have won seven in a row since the start of the second half of the season.

The last time they lost was back on 17 December 2007, when they lost 4-1 away to Fürth.

After the winter break, Hoffenheim ushered in a new life as if it had changed teams.

Since the 18th round of the league on 2 February 2008, they have won seven in a row, with a 2-0 win away to Wayne, a 4-2 home win over leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach, a 1-0 away win over Munich 1860, a 2-0 win at home to Freiburg, a 3-0 win away to Osnabrück, a 1-0 home win over Paderborn and a 1-0 home win over Aue.

The stakes for these seven consecutive victories include leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach and the top five sides Freiburg and Munich 1860.

What does this mean?

This shows that Hoffenheim's strength is very strong, and at the same time the state is very amazing.

Facing Hoffenheim, who have won seven in a row, the fans of the Mainz team are still very nervous, which is too scary.

Hoffenheim haven't lost since 2008.

Many people claim that if it weren't for too many holes in the first half of the season, Hoffenheim would have already secured the top spot in the Bundesliga this season.

The strength of this team is very strong!

Klopp couldn't help but sigh, and the opponent is in the limelight, can the Mainz team withstand the rapid momentum of Hoffenheim in this game?

Jurgen Klopp himself is underconfident.

His eyes were glued to the pitch, staring at his players, hoping that his players would take the game seriously, take the game well and win the game.

Honk!

At that moment, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Gu Zhen, who was standing in the middle circle, gently rolled the football forward, and then he himself ran into the front court.

Boakye sent the ball back to midfielder Pekovic with a kick back.

"Okay, the game between the two sides has officially begun, and the first kick-off is our Mainz team, they are wearing red and white jerseys, attacking from the right side of the curtain to the left!" Commentator Roy immediately said.

The fans of the Mainz team at the scene immediately screamed excitedly: "Come on, come on, come on!" Charge, charge, charge! We are a carnival team......"

There weren't many fans of the away team, but they were not weak either, shouting loudly.

The game didn't start out as quiet as everyone thought, although the tactics of both teams were defensive counter-attacks. But their defense is almost all pressing, and the Mainz team's defense is even more high, so the competition in this midfield is very fierce.

The players of both teams were very sharp pressing.

At the beginning, the two sides launched a frantic press in the midfield, and the midfield became the main battlefield.

At this time, Gu Zhen also came to the midfield to actively press.

Gu Zhen's super running ability and aggressive pressing have caused very big problems for the Hoffenheimers.

Now Hoffenheim should understand why some media and celebrities once claimed that Gu Zhen, a striker, is more like a forward midfielder. This ability to run, sweep and intercept is really very strong, this guy is a waste of talent if he doesn't play in the back.

Rangnick stared at Gu Zhen and said, "No wonder Klopp values this Chinese so much, it turns out to be the piece of the puzzle he needs the most!" ”

Yes, in Rangnick's view, Gu Zhen was born for Klopp's tactics.

This is the type of striker Klopp needs the most.

Able to defend against pressure when defending, fast on counter-attacking and good running. The most important thing is that this guy's ability to grab points is not bad. Although the ability to dribble the ball and the skill at the feet are a little weaker, and the ability to take the initiative to create opportunities is a little weaker, but it is indeed a very, very characteristic striker.

However, Gu Zhen is still young, no one knows what he can grow into in the future?

But now, Rangnick knows one thing, that is, Gu Zhen's potential is not bad, and if he is trained by Klopp, the future is really limitless.

"No wonder Bayern Munich once took a fancy to this guy!" Rangnick sighed.

"Beautiful, the ball is broken, Calhan in the midfield is broken, counterattack, the counterattack of the Mainz team is coming!" Roy immediately roared loudly.

Yes, Calhan broke the ball.

Then, Mainz forwards Boakye and Gu Zhen immediately shot forward like two sharp arrows. At the same time, the two wings of the big French and Foylner also quickly stepped forward along the two wings, forming a four-arrow in an instant.

It's scary!

On the sidelines, Rangnick couldn't sit still, and immediately got up and ran to the sidelines, shouting: "Defend, defend!" ”

The midfielders of Salihovic and Eduardo immediately retracted, and Salihovic and Gustavo immediately rushed to Calhan who took the ball bloodthirsty, and they wanted to block Karhan's ball at the first time and prevent the Mainz team's defensive counterattack from playing.

At the same time, Eduardo stood in the middle, as if he was a midfielder.

At the same time, central defender Comper also pushed out and came to the midfield position to fill the defensive space. The entire backline is also pressed forward sharply, turning the entire defense to the front, narrowing the distance between the midfield teammates, and establishing a small number advantage in the fastest time.

At the same time, it is also arranged to be offside trapped.

Sure enough, Hoffenheim's mobility is also very strong.

In an instant, Gu Zhen's point was wasted, he ran too fast and fell into Hoffenheim's offside trap, and he was offside.

However, Gu Zhen didn't care, and was still cruising in the gap between the Hoffenheim defender line and the goalkeeper.

Because Gu Zhen knows very well that the Mainz team's rapid counterattack rarely directly finds himself at the first point. Because his ability to advance with the ball is not very good, and it is not safe. So it's usually a player who moves forward on the wing, or a partner in his own strike.

Gu Zhen didn't care about his offside, but instead let Hoffenheim's defenders temporarily relax their vigilance, or even forget themselves. Then he lay in ambush himself, waiting for the opportunity to grab a point.

Hoffenheim's pressing really came too timely, too quickly.

Calhan just broke the ball, and he still found a good point to get out of the ball, and he was sealed by the two.

Calhan was in a hurry, danger!

The players of their own team are frantically attacking forward, and the backfield is a little empty.

If at this time, the two players who rushed up from Hoffenheim suddenly broke the ball and launched a quick counterattack, the Mainz team would be quite dangerous.

Kalhan was a little panicked in his heart, it was dangerous.

"Here!" Subotic suddenly shouted behind him, and Calhan was instantly relieved.

The opportunity to fight back is gone, and you can find it again. If the ball is broken and the family plays a chasing counterattack, it will be more than worth the loss.

Calhan quickly turned around and passed the ball back.

As soon as the ball rolled out, a leg came out from behind him.

Calhan is very glad that he has made the best choice, if he hesitates a little, then the ball is really dangerous.

Calhan turned his head to glance at Basir Gustavo in Hoffenheim.

This guy came really fast, what a good defender, where did Hoffenheim find this freak?

"Oops! It's a pity that Hoffenheim's high pressing was too good, cutting off the connection between the midfield and the front of the Mainz team for the first time, and instantly resolved the counterattack crisis. They even almost broke the ball and hit a back-to-back counterattack! Roy said.

The Mainz fans at the scene shook their heads, dangerous.

Klopp also sighed on the sidelines, Hoffenheim was really powerful. Evenly, Rangnick on the other side is amazing, no wonder he is called a professor.

Now Rangnick's title of "professor" is no longer the irony of the beginning, it is a sincere admiration. Rangnick's tactics are indeed very set, and there are many people in Germany who are learning his tactics now.

It's going to be a tough game.

The tactics of the two teams are somewhat similar on a large level, so now the two teams are in the midfield to start a tug-of-war, just like just now, as soon as you break the ball, we immediately force it up, and as soon as I break the ball, I am also surrounded and forced to grab.

These two teams played a big game of pressing and stealing in the midfield, which was really lively.

Gu Zhen also joined in the midfield pressing, and eighteen minutes have passed since the game, Gu Zhen, as the main striker, has not even shot a single shot, and the entire Mainz team has only two shots.

Hoffenheim on the opposite side also didn't have many chances on goal.

However, the fans in front of the stadium and the TV were not dull at all. Because in this game, the two teams played a very high tactical level, especially the high pressing in the midfield, which made many people shine.

Forcing to intercept can be regarded as a textbook.

Gu Zhen waved his hand slightly, signaling the players of the Mainz team to press on, and press a little more. If you can't let Hoffenheim get close to your own half, and the opponent breaks the ball for a while, and plays a counterattack on the spot, then it will be troublesome.

At that moment, Hoffenheim's backfield suddenly sent a long pass.

This was somewhat unexpected, and Ibisevic jumped high in the frontcourt. It's a pity that he didn't fight against Subotic, who pushed the ball out.

However, Calhan in the midfield made a mistake under the pressure of the two, and passed the football out of the bottom line with a direct kick.

"Corner, Hoffenheim got a corner!" Roy said immediately.

Hoffenheim's players immediately rushed into the Mainz penalty area, ready to take advantage of the corner. Yes, set-pieces are a good means of breaking the deadlock at this stage of stalemate.

Rangnick stood on the sidelines waving his hands and commanded, carefully arranging the tactics of this goal.

Gu Zhen did not go back to his own half at this time, but stood near the center circle, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

Suddenly, the whistle sounded, and Salihovic in the corner kick area sent the ball straight to the front of the Mainz penalty area. Ibisevic and Subotic rushed to the front post and scramble for the ball.

"Danger!" Seeing that Ibisevic was in a better position, Loy immediately exclaimed.

Ibisevic, who took the lead, directly headed back, and the ball grazed Subotic's scalp and flew to the middle.

Nowitzki in the middle was squeezed behind by the opponent's tall centre-back Nelsson, and Demba Ba, who rushed up in the middle, jumped high and smashed the ball into the Mainz goal.

Senna reached out and touched the football, but the force was too great, and although the ball changed direction, it still flew into the Mainz goal.

1 to 0!

Hoffenheim, who were playing away, took the lead thanks to Demba Ba's powerful header that broke through the Mainz team.