Chapter 138: Joining Spain
After the first half of the 08-09 season, some teams represented by Bremen that have performed well in recent years have not performed well, and the former powerhouses represented by Leverkusen have returned to the top stage, and some teams have resounded in the world at the first try, a typical example is the super promoted Hoffenheim!
Looking ahead to the second half of the season, Hoffenheim's performance is not worth overestimating. [No pop-ups. First of all, Hoffenheim's success in the first half was largely due to the fact that the opponent was not familiar with it, and now that the league is more than halfway through, all the teams have played against Hoffenheim, and if you can get the game tape and study it repeatedly, everything has a reference, and Hoffenheim's performance in the next step will definitely be very challenging.
If the promoted horse rushes too high, it will always reap the consequences. The so-called "wood shows in the forest, and the wind will destroy it", Hope and Rangnick should understand this truth. Just came to the top league to grab the class and seize power, offended too many vested interest groups, and the road ahead is not easy. Therefore, there is a lot of room for Huocun to fall back in the second half of the season, because they are bound to encounter crazy resistance.
The first half of the race at Hoffenheim was called a "miracle" by Bild, but many thought it was a "fairy tale" fit. For German football, the "miracle" was too noble for the German team in 1954 to be entitled to. The current Hoffenheim deserves respect, but the "miracle" is a weight they can bear.
Still, this Hoffenheim team has done the impossible, just like the German team in 2006. Therefore, it is similar to copy the "fairy tale of a summer" that the Germans used to praise the national team to the current Hoffenheim team!
Hoffenheim wrote a wonderful "autumn fairy tale". But the story is not over yet, next summer will be the harvest season. Those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety. Hoffenheim still has a long way to go!
This winter, it was a happy one for the Hoffenheim fans. But at the same time, Hoffenheim fans are muttering: Will this team be forcibly dismantled by the giants this winter?
The upcoming winter transfer market is a threat to Hoffenheim, with Bayern, Bremen, Schalke 04 and other giants already eyeing Hoffenheim's players. Bremen fancy Ibisevic, Schalke 04 wants Xiao Qing, Bayern want Edu...... Hoffenheim's players are in full demand at the moment and they seem to be ready to find a home at any time, and in the face of this situation, club president Hope assured fans. Hoffenheim won't sell a single person this winter.
Although Hope does not want the player to leave at this time, it is difficult for him to ensure that he will not be poached by other teams, you must know that Bayern and other teams are good at digging the wall, and Hoffenheim does have a lot of shortcomings, and their natural small ball will make them fall into some disadvantages in terms of competitiveness.
Hoffenheim are on the rise in the Bundesliga, and they are not idle in the transfer market. It is reported. Hoffenheim are in contact with German international goalkeeper Hildebrand, who plays for Valencia. After a frustrating season of almost half a season, the former Stuttgart goalkeeper has received a transfer offer from Bundesliga leaders Hoffenheim after an early termination of his contract with club Valencia. According to German media, Hieldebrand will join Hoffenheim as a free agent during the winter break
Hildebrand's time in Valencia has been very difficult, as the German national team's long-term third goalkeeper, Hildebrand has been in trouble since joining Valencia. Although they were a regular in the squad in the middle of last season, Hildebrand's good fortune came to an end with the departure of coach Ronald Koeman. It's been almost three months since the last game.
With good saving skills and a good personal image, Hildebrand has been Stuttgart's darling in the past. And for Hoffenheim. Whether it is Haas or Ozcan, it is true that they are a little lacking in quality and they want to go far in the second half of the race. Then there must be a goalkeeper with a temperament. In fact, Hoffenheim coach Rangnick is very much in the interest of Hildebrand. Eight years ago, when Rangnick coached Stuttgart, Hildebrand was already a disciple of the Professor!
Hoffenheim started their transfer work, in fact, there are really not many options for Hoffenheim to choose from now; First of all, the Hoffenheim players in the first half performed quite well, and hastily removed one of the main players, which is likely to cause a change in the team's chemistry, even if it is a player with strength or fame, but they may not be the most suitable for Hoffenheim.
Hoffenheim's tactics can be said to be somewhat unconventional, in terms of being one of the few crazy attacking types in the Bundesliga, and it is also extremely demanding running; Therefore, this is a relatively high physical requirement for players, so even the main player Copado, who performed well in Hoffenheim last season, has only played very few games this season, and now he can only choose to terminate his contract with the team; Thirty-two is really not too big, but in Hoffenheim, it is really difficult to stand on such an age! Including Setz, one of last season's main substitutes, they can't keep up with Hoffenheim's pace now.
As in previous years, the Bundesliga teams have made minor repairs in the winter, with no exciting big deals, and the recruitment of each team is generally focused on filling the depth of the bench or filling the vacancies. This is also normal, because the summer transfer period is the foundation of the team's transfer mission, and the winter break is just a matter of catching up on the gaps.
During the winter break, Bayern officially signed Donovan and Tymoshchuk and loaned youngster Kroos to Bayer Leverkusen, and the veteran Sagnor was also terminated by the club; It was only spent 14 million euros to bring in Ukrainian star Tymoshchuk of Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League, but he will not officially join the team until this summer, which is just an investment future for Bayern.
In the transfer market, there are also many teams that have made a lot of transfer income by selling stars, among which Hamburg is suspected to be the most profitable team this winter, they sold De Jong to Manchester City for nearly 20 million euros, which is more than 10 times the value of 1.5 million euros they spent on bringing De Jong in the first place. In addition, Neves was sold by Hamburg to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal, which also brought the club 7 million euros. These two transfers alone cost Hamburg more than 26 million euros, making Hamburg the most lucrative team in the Bundesliga this winter.
However, this also makes the Hamburg team basically weaken the competitiveness, although this is not enough to make them a complete rout, but if they want to compete for the league title, the Hamburg team seems to lack confidence!
In fact, Hoffenheim's players are quite popular in the transfer market, of course, as long as they hit in the midfield; Excellent midfield attackers like Eduardo and Salihovic are quite marketable, although they may not be destined to become first-class stars, and they will have a hard time establishing themselves in the big clubs; But in a second-rate team, they can still get a main position.
As for Xiao Qing and Ibisevic, who have an excellent outbreak this season, they are naturally sought-after goods, quite gunners! Although the Bundesliga is only a second-rate league, there are indeed some world-class goalscorers emerging here, and the quality of the Bundesliga's forwards is actually quite good.
Although the outbursts of Xiao Qing and Ibisevic, especially Ibisevic's seemingly unforeseen outbursts, have made his career predictions somewhat hamperable, but being able to score 14 goals in the first 17 rounds of the season is quite efficient; You must know that he scored the second highest number of goals in the scorer list next to Xiao Qing, the leader of the Bundesliga scorer list, which is definitely an incredible thing!
For many teams nowadays, a reliable striker is definitely quite important, which is why Bayern spent 14 million but can only use Timoshchuk next season, because a good striker is really valuable now.
Xiao Qing doesn't know how many team offers Ibyshevic has received now, but he can guarantee that the offer he has received will definitely exceed Ibisevic's; And now Xiao Qing also knows that not only the Bundesliga team is paying attention to him, but even other league teams are also trying to contact him.
Now Xiao Qing will definitely not leave Hoffenheim, now he is doing quite well here, and the prospects of the team are also quite good; In the second half of the game, the team has a chance to impact the league championship, so Xiao Qing has no reason to give up such a good opportunity now, even if the team that insures him may have a big stage, but now is obviously not the time for Xiao Qing to leave.
And as far as Xiao Qing knows now, Hoffenheim's management in order to avoid the team being poached, so they are also increasing the player's salary to a certain extent, and now it is also to appease these Hoffenheim players, and now they also understand that the team is a player market in the eyes of many people, and there are enough attractive players here.
I believe that like Xiao Qing, although they all know that Hoffenheim is likely to have lofty goals, but the congenital deficiency makes it the limit for them to achieve their current results; So Xiao Qing never expected to get the highest honor here, because he knew that it was unrealistic. He didn't think that his career would always be at Hoffenheim, but for now, Xiao Qing would definitely stay here, in order to hit that honor that would make people crazy to think about it, and for the title of champion that could make their future career even more dazzling!
Xiao Qing will not transfer now, but his agent Alan Cha will not be so honest, at least it is okay to contact other teams. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian. Vote for recommendation votes, monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian. )