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The players returned to the dressing room, where head coach Rangnick was already waiting, while the rest of the coaches were busy handing out dry towels for the players to dry their sweat. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

When the players were done, Rangnick spoke.

"I don't want to repeat how important this game is. Over the past week or so, I'm sure you've heard similar things many times from other sources. ”

Everyone looked at him.

"I'm not worried about the stress these voices are going to put on your back. In fact, you should learn how to withstand such pressure. If we want to be a strong team, we have to learn to deal with pressure. Only the weak teams don't need to deal with the pressure because they don't have pressure. "Rangnick talked a little bit about the pressure and then moved on to the game itself.

"It's not the first time we've played Bayern and I remind everyone of the first time we played against them. We drew them on their home turf and made them lose face, so this time they're here for revenge. No one thought it was going to be a good game, in fact it might be harder than the last round. You have to deal with this game as if it were the final game. ”

Rangnick looked around at the players, he was watching the expressions of the players, and most of them were very satisfying.

"I don't want to say too much, lads, just remember, if you win two more games, you can get three and a half million euros! An average of 150,000 per person! ”

This worked better than any mobilization words, and everyone howled excitedly. Professional players, professional players, football as a profession, making money is the biggest motivation. Three and a half million euros is indeed a very tempting figure that can keep everyone motivated.

The players from both sides soon met in the corridor.

Everyone is no stranger to each other, although they have only played each other once, but they are very impressed with each other.

The last time they met, the players on both sides can still remember it, it's completely vivid. So at this time, the Bayern players did not look very kindly at the Hoffenheim players.

As Ram said in an interview, it's a battle for revenge.

Only Ribery was quite friendly, chatting with Chu Zhongtian and greeting other Hoffenheim players.

Ribery's popularity is not only reflected in the Bayern team, but his personality can always allow him to quickly open up the situation when he gets to a place. Seeing him and Chu Zhongtian talking and laughing, the other Bayern players were not unhappy - the two of them were friends in the Metz era, and the affairs between the two of them were not controlled by others.

Anyway, they all believe in Ribery's professionalism, and once it comes to the game, the kid will not recognize him.

"I said Chu, it wasn't you who defended me today, right?" Ribery was quite impressed by the last encounter, when Chu Zhongtian suddenly changed to play the right midfielder to contain him.

Chu Zhongtian laughed: "I don't defend you, but someone will defend you." ”

Ribery patted his chest and made a relieved look: "Then I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of anyone coming, as long as it's not you kid." Now let's talk about next season, whether you win the title this season or not, you will definitely play in the Champions League next season, do you have any ideas? Do you want my brother to give you some ideas, I'm experienced......"

"You're just a season's experience......" Chu Zhongtian pouted.

"Hey, don't underestimate this season, I'll tell you that in terms of the intensity and excitement of the game, the World Cup is not as good as the Champions Cup!" Franck Ribery is a big fan of the Champions League. 'Bayern played two games against Lyon in the group stage, we played against Lyon when we were in Metz, whether it's in the league or in the cup, you should still have an impression. But I would say that just because you can play Lyon in the domestic league doesn't mean you can play Lyon in the Champions League. Their performance in the Champions League is completely different from that in the domestic league. Just like you can draw against us in the league, you will lose in the Champions League. ”

"Is it because the level of attention is different?"

"Yes. Many of the big clubs are more focused on the Champions Cup, and the domestic league only needs to guarantee qualification for next season's Champions League. Therefore, the difficulty of the Champions Cup is definitely much higher than that of the domestic league. I don't think your current squad is enough to handle the Champions Cup...... Chu, you said that your club is ambitious, but if you want me to see that only winning the championship in China is not ambitious, if you are really ambitious, go to Europe, this summer look at your boss's style, if he is reluctant to invest money, this club has no ambition. You might as well pick another team that is really ambitious, usually this kind of team is a big ......."

Ribery was still fighting Chu Zhongtian's idea and wanted to plot against him.

Chu Zhongtian smiled: "Let's talk about it then, Frank." I just want to win this game now and go and win the first Bundesliga. ”

Ribery rolled his eyes: "Stop daydreaming! We're not going to let you win so easily."

As he spoke, the referee and two assistant referees, as well as a fourth referee, walked out of the referee's lounge and came to the corridor. Chu Zhongtian and Ribery waved their hands: "I have to go to the front, I'll see you on the field later, Frank." Mind you, it's best not to come to the mid lane, that's my territory. ”

"Don't worry, I won't go!" Ribery said angrily.

The whole season was pressed under Hoffenheim by Chu Zhongtian, which made the arrogant Ribery a little unhappy.

When the players from both sides took to the pitch in the scorching sun, there was a huge cheer from the Rhine-Neckar Stadium. The 30,000-capacity Rhein-Neckar Stadium was packed today, with all but 4,000 Bayern fans coming from all over the world. There are only more than 30,000 people in Sinsheim, so of course it is impossible to come all of them, and many of the people who came to watch the game at the Rhein-Neckar today drove from nearby Mannheim and Heidelberg. Of course, the small town of Hoffenheim is estimated to be empty by this time, and it is all coming to the Rhine-Neckar Stadium.

In the cheers, the players of both sides walked onto the field, lined up to take pictures, the players of both sides shook hands, the captains exchanged team flags, and guessed the coins to pick sides.

When these things were done, they stood in their respective positions and waited for the kick-off.

The Rhine-Neckar Stadium suddenly fell silent, and in the white sun, the fans in the sun-soaked stands were still holding their pergolas and watching the stadium, everyone waiting for the whistle to blow for the start of the game.

Because this round of the league is a national kick-off at the same time, the referee must ensure that all the courts kick off at the same time after confirming the time through the headset and the fourth official off the field, and the fourth official is the key person here, because they have to coordinate the time and then notify the referee on the field.

If a game is played as a kick-off, it will be considered by the public to be suspected of match-fixing. In 2005, there was an incident in German football where a referee was suspected of gambling and manipulating the game, which ruined the reputation of German football for 30 years. Now the German Football Association is very strict about the management of referees.

After referee Weiner and fourth official Stiller had set the time, he blew the whistle for the start of the match.

The Rhine-Neckar Stadium, which had just fallen silent, erupted into loud shouts.

The race is on!

※※※ This game is a little different from the first meeting between the two sides, which is reflected in the lineup, which is that Bayern Munich head coach Heynckes (josef_heynckes) has replaced goalkeeper Hans-j_butt, who moved to Bayern Munich in the summer, instead of Rensing, who last met. Rensing's performance in that game was not great, and he looked restless and nervous against Hoffenheim's attack round after round, which is not a quality that a good goalkeeper should have. Originally, Bayern brought Bout from Benfica for free just in the hope that he would be a substitute for Rensing, and by the way, he would use his experience to help the young Rensing, but Rensing was always embarrassed, so Bout had to re-provoke the beam and serve as the main goalkeeper of the Bayern Munich team.

Van Bitten and Demichelis were also paired at centre-back, while Lucio went to play at left wing-back, replacing Odor, who had started the last meeting.

In midfield, Heynckes did not set up a double midfielder. Roberto didn't even make the squad. The man who played the back was the captain Van . Bommel, "Little Pig" Schweinsteiger plays in the midfield, Franck Ribery and the twenty-three-year-old young Argentine player Joseph. Sousa (jose_sosa) plays wide. Up front, Podolski and Luka. Toney started and Klose came off the bench.

Heynckes' football is completely different from Klinsmann's, he doesn't pay attention to fast play, he is more traditional, and his style is steady. During his 26-year coaching career, Heynckes has travelled to nine cities in three countries, and despite his background as a player, he is more of a typical academy coach. He has Shen Ou's tactical theoretical foundation and is a staunch supporter of the 442 diamond midfield. He is adept at constructing a system that is close to perfect in terms of balance between attack and defence. But his set seems to be a little outdated in the current football world...... Of course, despite all his glory in the last century, that didn't stop him from making Hoffenheim suffer in this game.

Hoffenheim, for their part, continued the same line-up they had played against Bielefeld in the previous round, except for Gustavo who was replaced by Weiss, who ceded Eduardo on the right and Salihovic on the left. Up front, Sanogo was on the bench and started with Demba Dengba. Ba and Obasi.

At the back, Comper and Pell. Nelsson started, Pogatts and Baker split the flanks, and goalkeeper was Hildebrand.

Bayern changed their style and Hoffenheim continued to attack, launching a fierce attack on the Bayern goal from the first minute of the game, even in such a crucial game. In the sixth minute, Eduardo had a powerful shot from the edge of the box, and the ball was caught by Bout on the ground.

A minute later, Chu Zhongtian intercepted Fan. Bommel gave Schweinsteiger a pass and then suddenly burst forward with the ball and shook off Van Brown. After being marked by Bommel and Sousa, a long-range shot from the edge of the box was saved by Bout to create a corner.

The ensuing corner was headed in by Salihovic and Camper got on the ball but it was slightly higher than Van Bitten's interference.

The series of attacks made the Hoffenheim fans in the stands very happy, and they kept chanting Hoffenheim cheers from the stands, and although it was really hot today, they didn't care.

In the face of Hoffenheim's offensive, Bayern Munich is steady and steady, and is not in a hurry to attack, it can be seen that in the opening stage, Heynckes' requirement for Bayern Munich is to defend solidly. Because this is Hoffenheim's home stadium and Hoffenheim need a win to help them win the title, everything points to Hoffenheim's proactive attacking tactics in the game, rather than being passive and conservative. Heynckes is an experienced veteran coach, and in the face of such an aggressive opponent, of course, he has to avoid his edge. Therefore, he asked the team to play steadily and steadily, with patience to consume the opponent's fighting spirit and sharpness, once Hoffenheim failed to score in consecutive attacks, this young team will inevitably have psychological and emotional fluctuations, and at that time, it will be Bayern Munich's chance.

The commentators also saw the tactics chosen by both sides in this game: "Hoffenheim is still attacking, while Bayern Munich has chosen conservative tactics. It seems that this game will not be able to reproduce the grand occasion of the first meeting between the two sides. Klinsmann's football has impressed, both in the German national team and at Bayern Munich, but the Bayern hierarchy has given him too little time......"

"As things stand, Hoffenheim have no other way but to attack, while the seasoned Bayern choose to defend. In fact, as soon as I saw this, I thought that Hoffenheim would have been very difficult to win this game, if it was just a draw, it would not be difficult to do it with their ability, but to win against Bayern Munich...... It's harder. ”

"At such critical moments, it is often not strength that plays a key role, but experience. Bayern Munich has more experience than Hoffenheim......"

Many people are optimistic about Bayern Munich, because in fact, in terms of absolute strength, Bayern Munich have the advantage, and their poor ranking this season is not the reason for their lack of strength. In terms of form, Bayern Munich will also have an advantage over Hoffenheim, because even if this game is drawn, they can still play their direct rivals in the final round. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, had no choice but to win. The mentality of both sides determines that the balance of victory in this game is more in favor of Bayern Munich, and I am afraid that only Hoffenheim fans hope that Hoffenheim will win.

Abel stood in the middle of a crowd of blue-clad fans and chanted: "Hoffenheim, Hoffenheim!" We are Hoffenheim! ”

Hoffenheim's flurry of attacks in the opening minutes made them happy.

※※※After ten minutes, Bayern Munich began to slowly exert force. In the 11th minute, Lahm cut in on the wing, pretended to cross, deceived Baker into flying to block, but slammed the ball into the penalty area, and then burst into the box with the ball and passed it back. The ball was accurately passed to Toney, but the Italian striker's close-range shot flew wide.

"Luca. Tony: Ah! Shoot away! It's a great opportunity for Bayern Munich...... After holding off Hoffenheim's offensive, Bayern Munich's counterattack was also effective! And compared to Hoffenheim's sharp attack, their defense is still not very good......"

In the twelfth minute, Sosa's volley from the edge of the box went high again.

In the fourteenth minute, Ribery dribbled the ball on the wing, facing the defense of Weiss and Baker, he chose to pass, the football passed from behind him to the feet of Lahm, the full-back with strong assist ability went down to cross, the football was stopped by Hildebrand, just behind him, Toney had jumped high and was ready to shake his head to attack the goal...... ※※※ In this game, Rangnick has a very detailed arrangement for each player, telling them how to run and what to do in different situations. But for Chu Zhongtian, he only told him that the team's main tactic is to attack, as for how to run and what to do in different situations...... Rangnick didn't talk about this kind of thing, he just told Chu Zhongtian to run more, and it was over.

The next thing is to let Chu Zhongtian make his own judgment. The so-called "will be outside the king's life will not be affected", this is the version on the football field.

Rangnick believed in this ability of Chu Zhongtian, and in his opinion, Chu Zhongtian was a natural commander.

Chu Zhongtian was indeed observing the situation on the field, so as to make his judgment.

In his opinion, Bayern Munich's strategy of defending and counterattacking steadily, firstly, to ensure that no goals are conceded, and secondly, to use the individual abilities of Ribery and Schweinsteiger, Podolski and Toney to counterattack. And the key players in this counter-attack system are...... Chu Zhongtian's gaze swept over the above people in turn, and finally fixed on Fan. on Beaumel.

The Dutchman is inconspicuous, but he is a key node in this tactical system. He is actively involved when defending, and most of the attacks are initiated from him when attacking, which is a pivot for attacking and defending.

But unlike Chu Zhongtian, he rarely rushes up directly to the opponent's penalty area and then shoots to score, but more uses medium and long passes to instigate attacks.

Because of the position at the back, Hoffenheim did not have a dedicated marker, so that Van Bommel could calmly take the ball and pass.

It seems that he is in a higher position in this game than he expected at the beginning...... It's just that if he goes up frequently, there is only one Weiss behind him, and he has to go to the side to defend Ribery with Beck, and the middle defense is empty, and Schweinsteiger is not used as a decoration.

Chu Zhongtian thought about it for a moment and made a decision. Still go up, and then let Weiss stay in the middle, leaving Ribery on the flank to Baker alone, and Eduardo to help defend Lahm. The reason why he dared to do this and give Ribery more space was because he thought that as long as he contained Fan. With Beaumel's play, Ribery has become a tree without roots, and the threat is greatly reduced.

Then it's a question of how to score goals...... Hoffenheim are used to scoring first and are also good at scoring first in the game. This is their characteristic, and Chu Zhongtian must lead the team to carry forward their bit in the game.

Chu Zhongtian doesn't think that there is a flawless defense in this world, even if Heynckes is good at pursuing a system that is close to perfect offensive and defensive balance, it doesn't mean that his defense is perfect, let alone ...... The Bayern defence has been inconsistent in the second half of the season.

So where are Bayern's defensive weaknesses?

Chu Zhongtian did not sweep several Bayern defenders one by one this time, and as soon as he came up, he locked his eyes on one of Bayern's players......

(To be continued)