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In the sixth round of the league, Hoffenheim's opponent is Werder Bremen, and they are away. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, from the third round of the league to the sixth round, it can be regarded as a "devil's schedule" for Hoffenheim. The "devil's schedule" has several meanings, one is that the schedule is very dense, such as playing three games in eight days, or three consecutive Mondays and two games; The other is to say that they have encountered strong enemies in a row; The third is naturally that the schedule is dense and the strong teams are encountered in a row...... Hoffenheim's 'devil's schedule' falls into the second case, and from the third round onwards, they have moved back against Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen, all of whom are old powerhouses in the Bundesliga.

This is also the main reason why experts are not optimistic about Hoffenheim when they analyze before the season, because their opponents are too strong, and these four rounds are likely to have a four-game losing streak, and once they are injured here, they will be waiting to fight for relegation this season.

Hoffenheim did not lose four in a row, although they lost to Bayer Leverkusen, but they also drew with Stuttgart, if it wasn't for bad luck, maybe they would have won the other side a long time ago, and then they won Dortmund by a big score, one win, one draw and one loss in three games, which is not a bad result.

Now they face the last opponent of the "Devil's Schedule", Werder Bremen.

Bremen won the Bundesliga once in the 03-04 season, but that was a long time ago, and although they did not win the league title in recent years, they also guaranteed a long-term place in the first group of the Bundesliga. The 04-05 season was third in the league, the 05-06 season was second in the league, the 06-07 season was third in the league, and last season, the 07-08 season, was second in the league. Playing in the UEFA Champions League every year is not comparable to Hoffenheim, who have only played in Germany's top flight for the first time in more than 100 years.

But in the face of such an opponent, the whole Hoffenheim team was not afraid at all. They don't even think about the question of "what if I lose".

※※※After the match against Freiburg, it will be immediately after the match against Bremen. On the afternoon of September 27, Hoffenheim played Bremen away.

It was a sunny day, sunny and not hot, making it a good day for the race.

Due to Hoffenheim's recent excellent form and the fact that they were playing against strong Bremen in this match, the German broadcaster Premiere sent their football commentary director, Premiere Vinegar Anzer, to their football commentary director. Leif (marcel_reif) to explain the game.

Leif is a well-known German football commentator and television journalist. In 1972 he worked as a political reporter for ZDF and in 1984 he worked as a journalist and commentator for the sports department of ZDF. In 1994, he worked for RTL, a free-to-air television station owned by Bertelsmann, as Director of Football Commentary. From 1997 to 1998 he was the Football Editor-in-Chief of RTL TV. In 1999, he became director of football commentary for permiere, a pay-TV station. In 2003, he won the German Television Award and the Adolf-Grimme Award, known as the "Oscar of German Television". Last year, he was ranked sixth in the "Most Famous Sports Presenter" and third in the "Most Credible TV Presenter" by German TV viewers.

His commentary was sharp and aggressive. Whether it is criticism or praise, he is very frank and direct, and he will not save any face when criticizing, even if that person is the "football emperor" Beckenbauer, and he will not be stingy with praise at all.

The commentator is still active in the commentary, but the game he personally explains must be a very important game.

Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen also invited him, which is enough to show the importance that Premiere TV takes for this game.

It's not just the Germans who value the game, but so does China's Central Television, which will be broadcast live to all of China, and it's also broadcast at a very good time – at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night, which is prime time. As Chu Zhongtian is getting better and better at Hoffenheim, more and more viewers are watching the Bundesliga in China. In fact, with the rise of La Liga and the Premier League in recent years, CCTV's Bundesliga match broadcast ratings have been declining, and it has long lost the glory of ten years ago.

But with the emergence of Chu Zhongtian, the ratings of Bundesliga games have rebounded significantly.

The quality of the Bundesliga's broadcasts has always been among the best in the world, but unfortunately they lack big-name stars in the league, and the German's strict and low-key style has made them less well-known in the eyes of Chinese fans. I'm afraid there are not many people who are still watching the broadcast of the German Football League except for those hardcore German fans.

Fortunately, Chu Zhongtian came.

For CCTV, this is a good thing. If Chu Zhongtian goes to the Premier League, then they will lose a lot of advertising revenue.

※※※ "In a sense, this is a battle between two losers. "The game hasn't started yet, Marcel. Leif had a witty remark. "Because Bremen and Hoffenheim were both eliminated in the German Cup in midweek. But I noticed the question of why Bremen's elimination had a much worse impact in the media than Hoffenheim? If you analyze it purely according to the strength of the two teams, it is normal for Hoffenheim to be eliminated, but it seems that everyone thinks that Hoffenheim should go further. Shouldn't I congratulate Rangnick? He has managed to change the way people think about Hoffenheim......"

Both Bremen and Burn also made changes to their starting line-ups from the last cup game. Mertesacker (per_mertesacker), Fritz (clemens_fritz), Hunt (aaron_hunt) and Frings (torsten_frings) replaced Pledel (sebastian_prodl), Pasanen (petri_pasanen), Vranjes (jurica_vranjes) and Baumann (frank_) who was unable to compete due to a cold baumann）。

Hoffenheim also made a change. Nelsson replaced Jaisler, who replaced him in the previous game, Chu Zhongtian replaced Gustavo, Tebel replaced Weiss, and Obsi replaced Eduardo.

Eduardo was not because of his poor performance, but because he suffered a metatarsal contusion during pre-match training. In addition, Obasi is obviously capable, but he can't always play, and he also needs to be appeased.

In order to meet the needs of three strikers at the same time, Rangnick also made some adjustments to the team's formation. Instead of 442, I switched to 433.

Ibisevic in the center, Demba. Ba and Obasi are one left and one right. There is no front midfield, the midfield is inverted triangle position, Chu Zhongtian is still in the back position, but Salihovic and Tebel are slightly closer to the middle, in the ribs.

Everything else remains the same.

Before the game, Rangnick specifically told Chu Zhongtian that there was no Eduardo and no forward midfielder in this game, and Chu Zhongtian should go up more to participate in the attack. Defensively, pay attention to Bremen's midfield no.10 Diego.

He didn't say it in too much detail, in fact, for a player like Chu Zhongtian, it would be wrong to say it in too much detail, you just let him go up and play freely, he knows what to do. Don't set too many rules and regulations for him, don't do this, don't do that. Now many head coaches are used to doing this, not that it is wrong, but for players like Chu Zhongtian, it will not work.

※※※ After the start of the game, Hoffenheim got off to a bad start. In the eighth minute, the opponent captured the city.

Bremen's 19-year-old Mesut Ozil (mesut_ozil) burst into the box after linking up with Hunt on the edge of the box after a series of short passes, and then fired a left-footed shot into the left side of the goal from eleven yards out on the left side of the box, and Ozcan could not do anything.

"Ah...... Hoffenheim were behind in the eighth minute! Ozil! What a beautiful goal! This young rising star is on the rise fast! Leif was not stingy with praise for the young man's performance.

Hoffenheim were not the only ones who won the last league game, with Werder Bremen also beating Bayern Munich 5-2 and Mesut Ozil shone in that game with a stunning long-range strike that was named the best goal of the round.

But in fact he became famous much earlier. He made a name for himself at Schalke 04, moving to Bremen for €4.5 million in January and quickly becoming Bremen's main midfielder, with good technique, dribbling and assisting. Now having played for Germany's under-21 national team, he is already seen as a promising star for Bremen and Germany.

The Wiser Stadium in Bremen erupted in huge cheers after Mesut Ozil's goal.

Bremen fans will not sympathize with Borussia Dortmund, but they also don't want their team to be the second victims.

At the same time, there were many fans of other teams cheering for Bremen in front of the television.

Hoffenheim's frustrated rise has regained after a big defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Those who hate Hoffenheim will not change their position just because Hoffenheim wins a few games, just like Chu Zhongtian said: people who hate you will always hate you, instead of wasting energy to please them, it is better to try to do better and make them hate you even more, because your success is their failure.

People who hate Hoffenheim now want a team that can stand up and stop Hoffenheim, just like Bayer Leverkusen did in the first place. Neither Borussia Dortmund nor Stuttgart made it, and Werder Bremen became the last hope. In the next round, Hoffenheim returned to host Eintracht Frankfurt, which was clearly not a team that could beat Hoffenheim - I don't know when many people already thought that Hoffenheim was not the kind of fish belly team that could be bullied casually...... "Well done!" Bremen!! The men clenched their fists in front of the TV and roared with excitement more than their own team scored.

※※※ Hoffenheim, who lost the ball, did not panic, or rather Chu Zhongtian did not panic. Bremen attacked fiercely in the opening stage, and most of his energy was focused on defense, and he did not have time to show his attacking talent.

It's time to fight back.

In the fifteenth minute, Chu Zhongtian took the ball in the backfield, and then played a one-two with Salihovic, and suddenly made a long diagonal pass, passing the football from the left side of the field to the right side.

There, it was not Obasi who was answered, but Ibisevic, who had a swap with Obasi. After unloading Chu Zhongtian's long ball, Ibisevic crossed diagonally into the penalty area from the right, and Obasi flicked in front of him, attracting the attention of the Bremen defenders. But he didn't grab the point and the ball slid past and on the left side of the penalty area, Demba. Ba cut in at high speed and fired a low left-footed shot from eleven meters out before Fritz tackled, and the ball went straight into the far corner!

"Oh! Hoffenheim's equaliser was so fast! In the fifteenth minute, they tied the score at 1-1! Leif was also a little surprised. His surprise came not from Hoffenheim's goal, but from the calmness that Hoffenheim had shown before that. It doesn't look like a promoted polo team with no previous top-flight experience...... But while the Hoffenheim players were celebrating the equaliser so soon, the Bremen players had placed their football in the centre circle and were waiting for them to return to the game.

The Hoffenheim players were still basking in the joy of scoring a goal when the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Taking advantage of this kick-off in the center circle, Bremen immediately instigated an attack. After receiving the ball in the middle, Diego brought it forward, and after seeing Chu Zhongtian pounce, he went to the side to divide the ball and passed the ball behind him over the top. The ball flew over the head of Hoffenheim's left-back Ibertsberger and into the open space behind him.

Bremen's right wing-back Fritz cut in at high speed and received the ball completely unmarked!

"Hell!" Hoffenheim head coach Rangnick, who saw this scene from the sidelines, couldn't help but curse.

He could already foresee what would happen after that.

Fritz did not continue to dribble the ball, he glanced up at the box and swept the ball into the box.

Chu Zhongtian was returning to the defense, but it was too late.

Bremen's Sweden international Rosenberg (markus_rosenberg) received the ball in the box and broke down before crossing with his feet. The football was delivered to the goal. Peruvian striker Pizarro (claudio_pizarro) knocked the ball into the goal with his heel in front of Nilson...... Before that, CCTV's Bundesliga commentator Duan Bin was still praising Hoffenheim's previous goals, and said that the equalizer so quickly would help Hoffenheim in the next game, and they could play with Bremen more calmly, because Bremen had already expressed how aggressive they were with the first goal...... Before the words were finished, Bremen scored again!

At that time, he was saying that Chu Zhongtian would play a decisive role in the game, and then Bremen hit the Hoffenheim penalty area, and he quickly changed his words: "Look at this ball!" ”

Another second passed, and the ball went in.

He snorted twice, his brain short-circuited a little, and he didn't know what to say next.

On the German side, Leif was much better than his Chinese counterpart, and when he saw Bremen score, he shouted: "It's incredible!" Bremen actually scored again after conceding the goal, and they took advantage of the possession after the kick-off to launch a blitzkrieg-like attack! Hoffenheim was completely dumbfounded! They must still be reminiscing about Demba before they reminisce. Ba's goal, right? It's a shame that that goal is meaningless now! At the age of fifty-nine, Leif is still passionate, and it's no wonder he's loved by so many TV viewers.

Bremen's eight-minute goal hasn't affected Hoffenheim yet, but it's ...... As Leif said, it really "beat Hoffenheim stupid".

Giving up another goal less than a minute after the equaliser felt like they had just found out they had won the €500 million EuroLotto prize, only to find out that the redemption deadline had passed. This kind of great joy and sorrow is really not something that ordinary people can face and accept calmly.

The blow to Hoffenheim wasn't over yet, and in the twenty-first minute, just five minutes after the last goal conceded, Rosenberg hoisted the ball into the Hoffenheim penalty area, and Hoffenheim's left wing-back Ibertsberger cleared the ball but didn't kick it far, and the ball fell to the right side of the box.

Diego is there!

Chu Zhongtian was originally defending in the middle, but at the end of Ibetsberger, he had already run after the football.

Diego glanced up at the football, and out of the corner of his eye, he also caught a glimpse of Chu Zhongtian who was chasing after the football.

He knew that this person had to defend himself, and they had already faced each other in previous games, a few times when he won, a few times when Chu Zhongtian won, and a few times when the two of them were evenly matched. But Diego didn't mean to avoid it, he faced the football and picked up his right foot.

Chu Zhongtian wasn't sure if he was faking or real, but the first principle of defense was always to block shots, so he treated Diego's kick as a real action, and he went sideways, intending to use his body to block Diego's shot.

Diego really didn't want to shake Chu Zhongtian away with a feint, he didn't have that time, there were people in the penalty area, he just managed to shake Chu Zhongtian off his side, and then another person might come up and block the angle of his shot.

So now is the best chance!

He leaned towards the penalty spot, pulled out his stance, picked up his right foot, and volleyed directly into the flying football!

At the same time, Chu Zhongtian jumped up, stretched out his legs and turned around, trying to expand the defensive area as much as possible, and the football could hit both of his legs if it didn't hit his back.

But the football didn't hit him on his back, nor on his legs, nor on any part of his body, not even his hands...... All he could feel was a football flying past his face, a whew, and a gust of wind blew.

He was facing the goal head-on and saw the ball graze the right-hand post and fly into the top right corner of the goal, and Ozcan made a save, but that was after the ball hit the net.

Then he heard the deafening cheers from the stands at the 42,100-seat Weser Stadium, gushing out like a volcanic eruption.

"Boom-"

"The ball is in!"

(To be continued)