In the semi-finals of the German Cup, Hoffenheim made a grand debut and faced Stuttgart at home.

Stuttgart had long wanted to knock Hoffenheim off the horse, and in Magath's opinion, Hoffenheim could be called a noisy neighbor for the past two years.

In the past two years, Hoffenheim has greatly increased its popularity under the coaching of Jiang Shan, and Jiang Shan has led the team to an undefeated promotion, and this season has dominated the German Southern United, and at the same time reached the semi-finals of the German Cup, showing off the limelight.

What's even more surprising is that Jiangshan continues to appear in the game, whether it is a change in formation or a substitution schedule, it is remarkable, and after every classic game, it can cause heated discussions in the German media.

"Today, we're going to take your team home. The first time I participated in the German Cup, I reached the semi-finals, which is okay. Magath shook Jiangshan's hand, "I don't want to give you a decent goodbye, though. ”

"It's up to you to see what you're capable of, of course, with your strength, if you don't win against the three of us, you'll be laughed at."

"Don't try to provoke me, Bayern just suffered this loss, I won't be fooled." Magath said with a smile. scolded Jiangshan in his heart, "Little fox, it's really treacherous." ”

Jiang Shan also smiled, "Then you guys defend well, we're going to attack." In his heart, he was also scolding Magat, "The old fox is really treacherous." ”

The starting lineup came out, Jiang Shan did not invert the formation this time, and used back the most commonly used Christmas tree formation this season, 4321.

Captain Dorant was up front, while Kuranyi and Didick were in ambush behind him, and Rahne and Hitzel were the trio of Tiger and Kai in midfield.

Compared to Stuttgart, Hoffenheim's lineup is quite shabby. Stuttgart, goalkeeper is the young Hildebrand, who is expected to enter the German national team, who has conceded less than 20 goals in the Bundesliga for most of the season, and could even reach the Champions League if it weren't for the team's attack.

At the back, the main players Schinkel, Stranzl, Mela and Babel all played, and the midfield put on a lineup of Sordo, Meissner, Haelt and Hleb. The strikers are partnered by Shobic and Franez, both of whom have low shot conversion rates and relatively poor offensive ability.

Of course, this is for the Bundesliga team, if the German South United team can get one of the two, it will definitely be the core and kill the four sides.

At the beginning of the game, Hoffenheim launched a strong strangulation tactic in the midfield, preventing Stuttgart from organizing the attack easily.

Doronte has a heavy task, he has to not only be the fulcrum of the frontcourt, but also to thwart the opposition's attack, to be the first line of defense, and if it weren't for the captain's armband, Doronte would definitely ask for a raise.

In just a few minutes, Magath put away his contempt for Jiang Shan, "Sure enough, I still underestimate him, this guy's ability to adjust defense is almost comparable to that of the Italian coach." ”

"Today's game, it's not easy to play!"

The two sides kept going back and forth in the midfield, strangling and counter-strangulation, but did not create many good chances, and after half an hour, the score was still 0:0.

The most frustrating thing for fans is that the game is too ugly. The rhythm is fragmented, and a complete attack can't be played.

Stuttgart are a little better and can create a threat with their individual ability, but what about Hoffenheim? It's just a bunch of scoundrels!

The formation of the whole team is kept very compact, just not to give the other side a good time, it seems that everyone is incarnated as a reckless man, grabbing the ball when they see it, and surrounding it if they can't grab it, leaving no gaps.

For such a situation, Jiangshan is also very helpless, the strength of the players is not enough, Ram and Pandel and others have not fully grown up, they can't eat at all, the front court Dorante is very positive, but in the face of the combination of Stranzel and Mela, he is powerless.

Didick has a lot of speed, he can't play, he can't help it, who made them just amateurs? In the past two years, he has made great progress with the country, but he still can't compare with the top players in the Bundesliga.

Kuranyi was a little better, with a good combination of pace and technique, and he could create some threat with the wide players, but today Lahm and Pandel were both limited, resulting in Hoffenheim's attack not being able to open up and not much of a threat up front.

Stuttgart seemed to have found a weakness in Hoffenheim's formation, constantly attacking from the flanks, frequently hanging at 45 degrees in the ribs, threatening Hunter and Instrom.

Both of them are good at frontal defense, and they are already slow to turn, but now they can't use their strength when they encounter opponents who are shuttling non-stop, like wooden stakes.

If it weren't for Larne and Hitzelsperger's frequent dropbacks to assist them in defence, the team's goal would have been breached.

Magath is happy with the team's performance and will always have a chance to play if he continues to attack. Hoffenheim defended intensively today, it was already difficult to bomb, and they needed to be patient and look for opportunities.

Rahn cut off the diagonal pass again, unbelievably at Kai's feet. Kai suffered several losses, but this time he finally learned to be obedient, did not waste time with dribbling, and passed a 30-meter long ball with a coquettish outside instep.

Dorante retreated to near the center circle arc, chested the ball, leaned on Hault and made a difficult ferry. Once the ball hits the ground, it goes straight to the frontcourt.

Kuranyi was quick, sent the ball forward, accelerated past the returning Meissner, and slotted to the edge of the box.

Taking advantage of the lack of position of the defender, he shot with his feet, the ball fell to the ground, and there was a rebound.

But the speed of the ball also dropped, and Hildebrand judged the right direction, flew to the side, and sent the ball out of bounds, and Hoffenheim's counter-attack failed to score.

Jiang Shan sighed, but unfortunately, the best chance since the start of the competition is gone!

Magath was complacent, "It's Hildebrand, it's still very calm!" I'm promoting you, that's right. Quack ......"

At the end of the first half, neither side could break the goal, and on Hoffenheim's side, Wiese was also rarely busy, but with his super quick reaction and the help of the goalposts, he also tried to keep the goal open.

In the second half, Jiang Shan took the lead in making personnel adjustments, replacing Didick with Starval and letting him help defend. Didick was completely limited in the first half, and his play stinked like shit, and he couldn't bear it.

After Starval came on the field, Hoffenheim's defense went up a notch, and the side defense was also thick, but there were fewer troops that could be put into attack, and there was no way, Starval could only defend well and have poor offensive ability.

The clock was ticking down, and the two sides still couldn't find the back of the net. Magath's face is getting more and more ugly, and he doesn't want another penalty shoot-out.

Jiangshan is more prepared for a penalty shoot-out than any German coach. In the third round of the German Cup, Hoffenheim faced Bayern and won through a penalty shootout, which is still shocking when I think about it now.

Jiangshan also doesn't want to enter the penalty shootout, it is too physical, and who can guarantee the success of the penalty shootout? He directed Kai's position to the front, and the formation gradually changed to 4312, strengthening the breakthrough in the middle, while Lahm increased his assists to help attack the Stuttgart defense and look for opportunities.

Stuttgart's left midfield has a hidden problem, Haert and Hleb do not work well together, and Babel mainly plays as a central defender, placed in the position of full-back, frizzy.

He wanted to tear the hole out of here.