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When Hoffenheim comfortably beat Cottage Ivbus 3-0 away from home, many did not expect such a result in their first league game. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info And when the last game of this round of the Bundesliga is over, people are surprised to find that Hoffenheim is at the top of the league table!

If it weren't for the fact that they set a record for the transfer fee of the Bundesliga this summer, many people would not have heard of the name of this new Bundesliga team, and the media originally planned to introduce Hoffenheim according to the general promotion team, and they would not waste space and space on a promotion team. In fact, many Germans don't know where Hoffenheim is.

They had heard the name, but they didn't know where the team was coming from in Germany.

A fan commented on the article about Hoffenheim on the website of the Süddeutsche Zeitung: "I don't even know where Hoffenheim is yet. "It's definitely not an isolated case, because a lot of people will agree with the fan's comments.

So on the TV show after the tournament, one of the presenters showed a very, very detailed map of Germany and showed it to the audience.

"I had in my hand a very detailed map of Germany, on which I had planned to find 'Hoffenheim'. But......" he spread his hands, "I didn't find it." ”

Indeed, even if you were given a very detailed map of Germany, you would not be able to find this place in Hoffenheim. Because Hoffenheim is just a district of the city of Sinsheim, the German media used to call it "the village". This is similar to the relationship between Schalke and Gelsenkirchen, but the two are not the same in terms of the size of the city: the entire city of Sinsheim has only 35,368 inhabitants, and this number is only one-ninth of that of Gelsenkirchen. This is the least populated of all the cities in Europe that play in the top leagues.

Cottages, who were in the first round of the league, had the smallest Bundesliga side – before Hoffenheim's promotion, of course – but also had a population three times larger than Sinsheim. Hoffenheim is a very small part of Sinsheim, with only 3,300 inhabitants. If Hoffenheim's population alone could not even fill the team's previous home stadium - Dietmar, which had 5,500 deeds. Hope Field.

But it was such a team that couldn't be found on the map that gave everyone a big surprise in the first round of the league.

They won 3-0 against Cottage Ivbus and are top of the league.

What's even more remarkable is that the scoreline was not a fluke, and if you watch the whole game, you might even feel that 3-0 is not fair enough for Hoffenheim - they should have scored more goals. That's what surprised the others the most: the team didn't look like a promoted polo team at all, they were full of an indomitable momentum that made people think they were a title contender.

The game made Hoffenheim the first team to win their first Bundesliga game since Wolfsburg in 1997-98, with Mainz and Ivbus failing to win their first game. Hoffenheim are also the 50th team to have played in the Bundesliga.

In an interview after the game, Cottages coach Prashkica was reluctant to say that his team did not play at a real level, and that they were too slow to move and made a lot of mistakes. 'They scored too early and caught us off guard......,' he said, praising Hoffenheim's performance, saying they played well and deserved to win. The Slovenian's disappointment is understandable, and as a team that has played in the Bundesliga three seasons in a row, Cottage Cottage clearly has all the more reason to expect a home win.

You must know that they are actually a relegation team, and being able to score points against relegation opponents is very beneficial to the relegation prospects. Now that the opponent has taken three points from their own relegation team, Cottage's road to relegation has not been smooth since the beginning of the season...... In his post-match press conference, Rangnick felt that the team was acting as a whole and that the ending was wonderful. After the first ten minutes of the game, Ibisevic's goal opened the door for the team.

Speaking of Ibisevic's goals, he has to mention two of the most expensive signings this summer.

'I know a lot of people are unbelievable that we're spending so much money on two Ligue 1 players, but I think today's game is a good example of why we're willing to pay 40 million for two Ligue 1 players, and we're going to show you how cheap that 40 million is in the coming season.'

"I'm very, very happy with the performances of Chu and Ibisevic, they proved their worth. Chu doesn't need to prove anything anymore, because he is a European champion in his own right. But he's still working hard, he's a player with a lot of drive and fighting spirit, and that kind of player qualifies as to succeed. And to have players like this is also a blessing for our team. ”

Rangnick's evaluation of Chu Zhongtian was quite high, which surprised many Chinese media. They have always felt that Chu Zhongtian's transfer to Hoffenheim was the most unsuccessful choice of his career, but now it seems that at least Hoffenheim's head coach does not think so.

To the embarrassment of German journalists, Chu Zhongtian's performance in this game was indeed excellent. They could already guess that Chu Zhongtian's series of actions when he instigated Ibisevic's first goal could make him appear on the TV highlights after the game.

Before, many German media couldn't wait to label Chu Zhongtian as the "most expensive parallel import", just waiting to see Chu Zhongtian's jokes. Unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian didn't let them laugh, but let their glasses shatter to the ground.

But they have another excuse: "Even if he behaves well, he can't compare to Beckenbauer and Summer!" If it were to be changed to Chinese, it would probably mean that "he didn't even deserve to carry shoes for Beckenbauer and Summer!" ”

When the TV presenters were still looking for Hoffenheim on the map, and the coaches of the two sides were still being interviewed by reporters at the press conference, and the reporters were in mixed moods, Chu Zhongtian was studying the technical statistics after the game.

He noticed that although the team had a clean victory, they had less possession than Cottages.

This was a situation he rarely foresaw. In the past, when he was in Metz, most of the games in which Metz won were dominated by possession, or even far superiority. Metz's football is about possession, and Fernandes stressed that it is not safe if the ball is not controlled at his feet.

But in Hoffenheim, things seem to be a little different. Rangnick never stressed the importance of possession, and certainly he didn't belittle the importance of possession...... But this game is very telling. In terms of how he feels as a player, he doesn't feel like he has less possession than the opposition on the pitch, but the stats are just that, Hoffenheim are four percentage points lower than Cottage Bush. In fact, it is almost the same, but Chu Zhongtian's feeling is that Hoffenheim's ball control is much higher than that of Ketbus.

What is it that creates such an illusion?

Chu Zhongtian was thinking about this problem. Why is it that the actual possession rate is obviously inferior to that of the opponent, but it feels like a different matter? He felt his team had the advantage and Cottage didn't have any decent chances.

At this time, someone came up and patted him on the shoulder: "Hey, Chu! What are you thinking? ”

Chu Zhongtian raised his head and saw that it was Eduardo, and the cheerful Brazilian grinned at him, he had a bit of buckteeth, which was one of the reasons why he was called "Little Luo II".

'I wonder why we actually had less possession than the opposition, but it feels like we had more possession?'

Eduardo was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to be thinking about such a question.

For him, the game is over when it's over, he definitely doesn't think about the game that just ended, he doesn't look at the statistics after the game, he doesn't even care about football anymore, he just wants to have fun and relax. What is a professional player? Professional players are a group of people who live in football as a profession, football is work for them, since it is work, there are working hours and off-duty time, usually training and games are going to work, and the time after training and games is naturally off-duty time, have you ever seen someone who works overtime every day and is happy to do it?

Well, he's seeing a ...... right now Eduardo raised his hands and made a surrender gesture: "You have this question...... Let's go ask someone. I don't want to be all about games and football after the game. I said, don't you feel tired, Chu? ”

Chu Zhongtian said with a smile: "I like football, I don't feel tired." ”

Eduardo was stunned again.

Then he shrugged: "Forget it, I'll go find someone else......" and turned away.

As soon as he left, Tebel sat next to Chu Zhongtian again.

"You're going to make them think you can't play with them, Chu." The former first captain, now the third captain, spoke.

Chu Zhongtian looked at him.

"If you can, try to play with everyone. Of course, try to drink as little as possible. Tebel said.

Chu Zhongtian knew that Tebel was worried that he would not be able to integrate into the team and become estranged from his teammates. However, everyone has their own way of doing things, and he Chu Zhongtian also has his own set. But he still thanked Tebel for his kindness.

After Tebel left, it was Demba who came. Bar. The Senegalese striker was as black as a piece of coal, and when he stood in front of him, he suddenly thought that a dark shadow had come.

"Hi, Chu." Demba. Ba opened his mouth and greeted Chu Zhongtian, and his big white teeth were very conspicuous. He speaks French.

"Hello, Ba." Chu Zhongtian also responded to him in French.

"Ah, there aren't many people here who speak French so fluently." Demba. Ba was glad to hear the familiar language. "I'm here to thank you. You assisted me in the game to score a goal. ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do, there's nothing to thank, Ba."

"Then I want to thank you too. Plus, that pass you gave me was awesome! How did you come up with the idea? "Demba. Ba refers to Hoffenheim's first goal, Chu Zhongtian passed the football to Demba. Ba and then Demba. Ba Zai passed the ball to Ibisevic.

"Me?" Chu Zhongtian thought for a moment and said to Demba. Ba explained: "At that time, Eduardo attracted the opponent's midfield, and I wanted me to plug in, so the opponent had to move people from the back line to defend me. As soon as I get the ball, a defender comes out, so we have an open space to use. So...... "He spread out his hands, and the rest of the story went without saying."

Demba. Ba gave him a thumbs up: "To be honest, I really didn't expect it before. I just ran from the middle general to the ribs according to my habit, but I didn't expect your ball to come over......" Then he looked left and right, leaned down, and whispered in Chu Zhongtian's ear, "I'll tell you quietly, don't tell others, especially Saiyad, I'm afraid he will be angry when he hears it...... I think it's more appropriate for you to be the core than him......"

After that, Demba. Ba straightened up and glanced again in the direction where Salikhovic was. waved goodbye to Chu Zhongtian again: "I have to go take a shower, goodbye, Chu." It was a pleasure to work with you. ”

Chu Zhongtian smiled and waved at him, he was amused by this black African. "Goodbye, Ba. I'll pass you the ball when I get a chance. ”

Demba. Ba was very happy, and pointed at Chu Zhongtian with both hands, "A word is a certainty, I'm waiting for you to give me an assist!" ”

Demba. After Ba left, it was Ibisevic who came. He only wore a pair of shorts, ** his upper body, his muscles were very strong, and he was full of strength at first glance.

"Hey, Chu. Well done! You must have made the media who made irresponsible remarks about you before dumbfounded! Ibisevic gave Chu Zhongtian a thumbs up.

"I want to congratulate you, Ibi. Two goals, such a performance in the first game, not bad! Chu Zhongtian also gave Ibisevic a thumbs up and exclaimed.

As the two players that the club has brought in a lot of money this summer, they are both under a lot of pressure, but they don't usually show much of it. But the pressure doesn't really go away because they pretend to be nothing. The excellent performance in this game took the pressure off both men.

The two looked at each other and smiled, both understanding what the other meant.

"Aren't you going to accompany your fellow Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ibi?" Chu Zhongtian noticed that Salihovich was with some other people, talking something.

Ibshevic shook his head: "You don't have to go, I can't always follow him, and I'm not his henchman." ”

"You're like my henchman." Chu Zhongtian and Ibisevic both laughed.

"When you think about it, it seems to be true." Ibisevic finished laughing, leaned back on the locker, and sighed, "You transferred from Metz to Hoffenheim, and I followed. But I'm not your henchman, Chu. I am...... Well, how can I say it, I'm the champion's henchman......"

Chu Zhongtian was a little strange when he heard him say this, and turned his head to look at him.

Ibisevic continued to lean against the locker and look at the players in the dressing room.

"Actually, I didn't have any big ambitions before, I just thought that I could make a good living by making money from football. But after two seasons at Metz, my mind changed...... I like the championships, the French Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Super Cup...... I like them all. After seeing the big scene alone, he suddenly didn't want to go back to the small days he used to have. Well, in general, I think Hoffenheim have a very rich owner, and a coach who is not bad, and a group of good teammates, plus you, should be able to challenge for the championship. Regardless of the title, this is not a team that needs to be relegated. That's why I'm here, and I think there's a future for me. Hahaha! ”

Ibisevic laughed as he spoke, his laughter catching the attention of the rest of his team-mates in the locker room. However, they only cast a puzzled look at him, seeing that he was just sitting next to Chu Zhongtian and laughing. I thought that the players who were both from Metz must have talked about the past that only the two of them knew, so they didn't take it seriously, and quickly looked back.

Ibisevic smiled and said to Chu Zhongtian: "Today's game has strengthened my idea. I heard you say a word to them when you first came to this team? ”

Chu Zhongtian remembered what it was, and he nodded.

Ibisevic held out his hand to him: "Let's create a big scene together." ”

Chu Zhongtian slapped his palm.

Rangnick returned to the locker room after the press conference, his players had changed their clothes and were ready to leave.

"Well done, guys." He gave a very short speech in the locker room.

"But remember, this is just the beginning!"

This is just the beginning for German football.

A week later, Hoffenheim won 1-0 at home to Monchengladbach.

In the 31st minute, Borussia Mönchenchen player Patrick. Bao Wei (patrick_paauwe) made a mistake in stopping the ball in the middle of the field, and Chu Zhongtian, who had been following him, successfully broke the ball. Chu Zhongtian passed the ball to Eduardo, Eduardo got the ball and sent a through pass as soon as possible, Ibisevic successfully countered offside, shook off the chasing Swo (sebasian_svard), and then pushed the Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper Jamerot (christopher_hermeroth) into the bottom right corner fifteen meters away in the middle.

It was the only goal of the game.

With Ibisevic's third goal in two games, Hoffenheim gave the relegation side two straight defeats while also earning themselves a two-game winning streak.

Two league games have passed, and they are still at the top of the league standings...... Those who vowed that Hoffenheim would return to the second division next season were silent at this time.

Defending champion Bayern Munich started the new season with two consecutive draws, Schalke 04 won one and drew one, Wolfsburg won one and drew one, Stuttgart won one and lost one, Hamburg drew one and won one, Dortmund won one and drew one, Bayer Leverkusen lost two games and lost two, Hertha Berlin won one and drew one...... More than 10,000 Hoffenheim fans roared loudly at the Karl Benz Stadium, which was spreading around Mannheim in southern Germany.

It was as if a stone had been thrown into this pool of stagnant water, causing ripples.

(To be continued)