Chapter 103: The first game against Hoffenheim

February 28, 2009, Dortmund, Germany.

More than 70,000 people poured into the scene!

And 90 percent of the fans were wearing the yellow Dortmund shirts, waving the yellow flag of the Dortmund team and cheering for the team.

What is surprising is that there is a small group of fans in the stands who are uniformly wearing Gu Zhen's No. 10 jersey, holding high Gu Zhen's big posters, and pulling up various banners supporting Gu Zhen and cheering for Gu Zhen.

Standing on the front drum was a seven or eight-year-old boy.

Take a closer look, isn't this the super Internet celebrity Rist?

The little boy held a loudspeaker in his hand and shouted in a milky voice: "My dear idol Gu Zhen, come on, we will always support you!" ”

"Dortmund Shooter King, we will always support you!"

"Gu Zhen, don't pay attention to those dog barks, you will always be the king in our hearts!"

"Gu Zhen flies bravely, and the fans will always be with him!"

"Gu Zhen is always the first, and the reporters are all farts!"

……

There were really countless banners in the stands, all of which supported Gu Zhen. And those banners are really interesting, at least that's what Gu Zhen thinks. But the media reporters don't think so, they are all so angry that they vomit blood by these words!

Damn Gu Zhen, damn Dortmund fans, go die!

Rebic sat in the press box, the anger in his eyes was about to burst out, directly burning the entire universe.

"Damn Gu Zhen, damn Dortmund fans, don't be arrogant, we will definitely nail you to the pillar of shame in this game, and you will never get down!" Rebic thought viciously.

Of course, there were a lot of Hoffenheim fans at the scene.

Hoffenheim fans wore blue jerseys and kept their eyes glued on the pitch to cheer on their team-mates.

For this game, they are also hoping to take away the victory.

Hoffenheim lost to Borussia Dortmund in their last game, and this time they are looking for revenge.

Moreover, Hoffenheim still hopes to surpass Hamburg and return to the top of the Bundesliga as soon as possible.

Yes, now that 21 rounds of the Bundesliga have passed, Hoffenheim has relinquished the top spot in the league this half.

At the top of the table are Hamburg with a record of 13 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, with 42 points.

In second place is Hoffenheim, with a record of 12 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, with 40 points.

In third place is Hertha Berlin with a record of 12 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats, with 40 points.

In fourth place is Bayern Munich, who have a record of 11 wins, 5 draws and 5 matches, with 38 points.

In fifth place is Bayer Leverkusen with a record of 11 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats, with 36 points.

In sixth place is VfL Wolfsburg, who have a record of 10 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats, with 36 points.

In seventh place is Stuttgart with a record of 9 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, with 33 points.

In eighth place is Borussia Dortmund, who have a record of 7 wins, 11 draws and 3 defeats, with 32 points.

In ninth place is Schalke 04, who have a record of 8 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats, with 31 points.

Judging from the current form of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim is naturally hoping to beat Borussia Dortmund and return to the top of the Bundesliga this season. In the 19th round of the league, Hoffenheim was still at the top of the Bundesliga, but unfortunately they lost to Bayer Leverkusen 1-4 in the 20th round, and then were held to a 3-3 draw by Stuttgart at the last minute in the last round of the game, so they lost the top spot.

At this time, they naturally have only one task, which is to win as many games as possible and return to the top of the Bundesliga. Now they are going to beat Borussia Dortmund and get the three points.

However, Hoffenheim's players have a huge physical exertion, and there are many main players injured, resulting in a decline in their combat effectiveness, and I am afraid that they will not be able to win the Bundesliga championship.

Especially their ace in the front line, Ibisevic, this guy is very awesome in the first half of this season's Bundesliga, surpassing everyone and overshadowing everyone, even Robben Ribery in Bayern Munich can't hide his edge and can't compare with him.

You know, Ibisevic scored 18 goals in 17 appearances in the first half of the season, and also collected seven assists, which is nothing short of demonic. This efficiency was so good that it scared the hell out of individuals, and there were so many big clubs coveting him at the time.

Unfortunately, before the winter break, Ibisevic tore his cruciate ligament and was directly reimbursed for the season.

This is a guy who can become famous in a season.

It is said that when the winter break is approaching and Ibisevic is not yet injured, England's Red Devils Manchester United are very interested in Ibisevic and are even ready to take him to Old Trafford, and it is said that the two sides have already made substantial contact and will be able to make the trip soon.

Who knew that Ibisevic was suddenly seriously injured and missed the opportunity to land in the Premier League giants.

Of course, Bayern Munich is also salivating over Ibisevic.

However, now that all this is a thing of the past, those who were extremely restless in the past have calmed down, because no one knows what will become of this guy after he recovers from his injury? Even everyone wonders if this guy can continue to play after recovering from injury!

So, naturally, their enthusiasm diminished.

Professional football is so cruel, one second you are still shining and about to reach the top, the next second you are very likely to be seriously injured, and from then on farewell to football and fall into boundless darkness!

A healthy body is the most important thing for a professional footballer.

Before this game, Klopp used the example of Ibisevic to persuade Gu Zhen, so that Gu Zhen knows how to combine work and rest, don't be reckless, and still have to rest when it's time to rest, otherwise you Gu Zhen is likely to be the next Ibisevic.

This Ibisevic is much better than Gu Zhen this season.

But now?

Only alone and silently lying on the cold hospital bed, living like a year!

Gu Zhen took a deep breath and said that he understood, he would not be like Ibisevic.

Therefore, it should be difficult for Hoffenheim to beat Dortmund in this round.

Of course, the current Dortmund team is also full of problems. Now they are in eighth place in the Bundesliga, and the results can be said to be relatively poor.

In fact, Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund team is still good overall, losing the fewest in the entire Bundesliga, which also shows that their defense is the best in the Bundesliga, and so far, they have only lost three games, which is a miracle.

But they were eighth, and that's because they had too many draws.

So far, Borussia Dortmund have drawn 11 games in the league, which is also the most draws in the entire Bundesliga.

Why is that? It's because Dortmund's forward line is so poor.

You look at Zidan, Valdés and Klimowitz who left the team, and how many goals did Frei score? They have missed more than three times as many goals as they have scored, which is a big reason why Dortmund have lost the fewest goals and are now eighth in the league.

No wonder many media are making trouble to Gu Zhen at this time, there is a reason for this.

Gu Zhen is also a member of the Dortmund team's striker, even if he is Dortmund's top scorer this season, he now has only 6 goals in the Bundesliga, which is very pitiful.

It's no wonder that some radical Dortmund fans have lashed out at Gu Zhen.

In fact, you shouldn't just criticize Gu Zhen, the forward players of the Dortmund team need to be criticized, the strength of these guys is really bad.

In this winter transfer period, Klopp originally wanted to bring in some strikers, but unfortunately it didn't work out. On the contrary, they also sent Klimowitz away, which is really stealing chickens and rice.

The current form is even more severe for Borussia Dortmund.

Now all the fans of the Dortmund team are pinning their hopes on Gu Zhen. Now the forward line of the Dortmund team is Gu Zhen is a little more reliable, they are not optimistic about Gu Zhen, who do they see?

"Come on Gu Zhen, we need to score, we need to win!" The fans of the Dortmund team in the stands cheered for Gu Zhen.

And Rebic in the media press box rolled his eyes frantically, muttering in his heart: "Even Gu Zhen, a piece of garbage, can also score?" Don't daydream! In this game, Gu Zhenneng scored, Lao Tzu believes in you! ”

Rebic despised Gu Zhen and the Dortmund fans fiercely in his heart.

The live competition is about to start, and the atmosphere is very tense and exciting.

"Hello spectators, fans, friends! We are the Duan Xuan you are familiar with! Today I will explain this Bundesliga game for you! CCTV Sports Channel also broadcast the game live.

Now domestic fans are also very worried about Gu Zhen, Gu Zhen has indeed not scored in the Bundesliga for a long time. All the fans in China are extremely disappointed, they have already begun to sneer at Gu Zhen, those words are really filthy and difficult to see.

Now Gu Zhen has to show an amazing performance to prove himself and slap these guys in the face.

"Okay, now that the players from both sides have played, I'll take this time slot to introduce you to the starting lists of both sides today!" Duan Xuan said immediately.

The fans in front of the TV are staring closely at the TV screen, looking at the starting lists of both sides in this game, in fact, everyone has some guesses, and there is some bottom in their hearts.

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

Away: Hoffenheim, Manager: Rangnick, Formation: 4-1-3-2

Goalkeeper: Haas

Back four [left to right]: Ibertsberg, Vousa, Jaisler and Baker

Single midfielder: Luis Gustavo

Three midfielders [from left to right]: Carlos Eduardo, Salihovic and Teber

Two strikers: Demba Ba and Sanogo

This is Hoffenheim's starting list today, and sure enough, there have been a lot of changes from the beginning of the season, especially the injury and departure of their main center forward Ibisevic, which has really affected them.

There have been some changes at the back, especially at centre-back.

It can be seen that Hoffenheim has a big problem.

Home team: Borussia Dortmund, manager: Jurgen Klopp, formation: 4-4-2

Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller

Back four [from left to right]: Schmelzer, Santana, Subotic and Owomoyera

Four midfielders [from left to right]: Shaheen, Kyle, Hainer and Paul Tinga

Two strikers: Gu Zhen and Valdés

This is the starting list of the Dortmund team today, Hummels is also seriously injured like Ibisevic and is directly reimbursed for the season, so it is Santana who starts. Blaszczykowski in the midfield was also injured and missed the start, and the starting game was Turkish Shahin.

The front line is still a combination of Gu Zhen and Valdés, and it is clear that Klopp believes in Valdés more than others, because this guy always starts.

Honk!

At this moment, the referee of the game, Haider from Kiel Burg, blew the whistle for the official start of the game.