Chapter 96: Moving on (2)
After Duisburg's relegation, many people thought that they would sink in the Bundesliga for a few years, but they did not expect to bottom out immediately, and now they are only behind Karlsruhe at the top of the rankings, so the enthusiasm of the fans is also very high, and there are actually seven or eight hundred fans who have killed Hoffenheim in an away game, so that the reporter of the "Rheinneckar Zeitung" joked that these people are enough to occupy Hoffenheim if they are fully armed.
With Hoffenheim's promotion to the Bundesliga, every game they play in the new season is a festival for Huocun fans, and the home game is an empty village with thousands of people, every family, men, women and children, with their wives and children, all to Dietma. Hope Stadium went to see the game, but to the visitors' fans, fortunately all the people in Hoffenheim Village combined couldn't fill the 5,500-seat stadium, and they didn't have to worry about not being able to buy tickets.
This is the third game of Li Huan's comeback, the first two Hoffenheim have won big, and now he is back at his home stadium, Hoffenheim fans hope that the team can have a three-game winning streak, but the reporter believes that although this game is a home game, Hoffenheim may not be able to win.
Because of the previous two games, the opponent does not know much about Li Huan's current state, and they all think that after the cruciate ligament injury, Li Huan's state will definitely decline, the golden boy Owen of the year, the alien Ronaldo after the cruciate ligament strain, Li Huan's physical fitness will not be better than that of the alien, but it turns out that Li Huan's recovery ability and willpower are far stronger than the above two, and he will break out when he comes back, and he will break out in two consecutive games, not only breaking out, but also making difficult moves on the court more exaggerated than before the injury. As a result, Cologne and Osbros were beaten to disgrace.
And now Duisburg has the previous two games as a reference, and has a better understanding of Li Huan's situation than the previous two teams, mainly because Duisburg is far stronger than Osbros and Cologne in terms of strength and fighting spirit, and senior fans and reporters think that this will be a vicious battle.
Before the game, the swaggering Cameroonian Idrissu looked down on the country team and vowed that he would score a hat-trick in this game, but Sarihovic sarcastically said in an interview with the Rheinneckar newspaper that Idrisu did not know what color hat he was wearing. This is a sore spot for Idrisu, who recently broke up with his girlfriend over an affair with a team-mate, so he turned to ridicule Sarihovic for being paid less than a fraction of his annual salary and only deserving of playing in the Bundesliga. The pre-match war of words between the two sides was also full of local flavor.
However, Li Huan, who often makes a lot of nonsense in Karlsruhe, was a lot more restrained after the injury, and did not make any surprising remarks before the game, and the reporter laughed and said that the Chinese defenders are now venting their energy on the field.
After the opening, Hoffenheim was on the offensive, they thought they could easily lead like the last game against Cologne, and then chase after the victory, and finally the big victory ended, but Duisburg's formation remained very compact, based on defense, and was not busy attacking, even if it was a steal, it was not risky to press on it, mainly relying on strikers and midfielders, and the two fullbacks did not assist, they patiently entangled with Hoffenheim, hoping to find a chance to score in a counterattack or positional battle.
Ten minutes into the game, Hoffenheim fans knew they were going to face a tough game today, don't look at Duisburg striker Idrissu who said he was going to score a hat-trick, but Duisburg's manager Boomer didn't think so, last season Duisburg drew 1-1 away to Stuttgart in the first round, they were a little carried away, they felt they had the quality to play according to their own ideas, so they played attacking football in the Bundesliga, and finally lost all the way, and finally fell to the Bundesliga. Boomer learned the lesson of last season, they have the strength to play attacking football in the Bundesliga but play defensive counter-attack, although the game is not good-looking, but steady, all the games that should be won are won, and the games that are difficult to win are chasing a point, so after eight rounds, they are now quietly rising to the top of the list.
Duisburg's strength was already stronger than Hoffenheim, and they played defensive counterattacks again, and sent people to keep an eye on Li Huan, it was strange that Hoffenheim did not play hard.
Rangnick on the sidelines couldn't help but pace, he was pondering the countermeasures, the opponent obviously had a good tactical arrangement today, that is, he would never take risks, he would score if he could, and he could not score or concede a goal. The tragedy of Osbros and Cologne must not be repeated. And in addition to Duisburg maintaining the compactness of the three lines, their assistance defense is also very good, there is no one blindly grabbing, (except for the forward pressing) most of them are protected behind them, trying their best to form a situation where there are many defenders in the local form.
"It's really hard to fight." Rangnick said to Marco.
Marko said: "Li Huan was heavily targeted, it was difficult to step forward to assist, and the left-back in Duisburg did not assist, and now it is only up to Sarihovic." ”
Rangnick said: "Sarihovic didn't take advantage of anything, Vos came prepared. ”
Marco looked at Bommer in the other dugout and said, "Maybe they want to get a point. ”
Rangnick shook his head and said, "They don't want to hold a draw, they believe in their ability to fight positionally, and now they are reducing their own attacks to minimize our attacks, and they don't even give us a chance to attack." To put it simply, our game with Duisburg is like two boxers fighting, if everyone does not defend and fights together, one of them is a little stronger, can beat the opponent with ten punches, and the other is a little weaker, can only beat the opponent with six punches, according to the probability, it is natural that the boxer who fights ten punches has a high probability of winning, but it is also very likely that the boxer with six punches will knock out the strong one, luck is very important, so the best way is to punch the strong one and not let the weak fight, And he could have punched his opponent ten times, and he only punched four punches, so although his attack power was a little worse and not good-looking, he had no possibility of being knocked down by his opponent. ”
Marco suddenly realized and said, "Bommer is very cunning, so what should we do?" ”
Rangnick smiled and said, "What should I do?" Do you wear shoes barefoot? They are now ranked second, we are tenth, we will rush forward if we win, and there is no chance of promotion at most if we lose, what are you afraid of, continue to attack until they get their flaws, anyway, this group of players can support them physically for half a season. ”
Marco nodded knowingly, walked to the sideline and directed the players to continue to press the attack, Hoffenheim's scouts have now cast a net everywhere, looking for suitable players, and there will be a big transfer during the winter break, it doesn't matter if the players in front of them can adjust and save their physical strength, they can be overdrawn in advance.
In the first fifteen minutes, Boomer was in the dugout, he was confident about his arrangement, and the situation on the pitch was exactly as he envisioned, the opponent's attack was almost limited by him, and Sarihovic, who scored a hat-trick in the last game, could not play under the care of Wiss. In order to deal with Li Huan, who shined after his comeback, Webber did not assist at all, Willy was always helping to defend, there was no space, although the fast fullback continued to impact on the right side, but because he could not cooperate with his teammates, the number of crosses dropped greatly, and the incut was only successful once, but the shot did not find a gap, and finally only hit the defender to get a corner.
In the second fifteen minutes, Bommer was a little restless, because Hoffenheim's full-court pressing continued, all of them were like physical supermen, forcing Duisburg could hardly hold the ball, and could not pass the ball, the defense line gradually moved back, almost being pressed to the 30-meter area, although the dense defense was more difficult to be broken by the opponent, but this was not what Bömmer needed, because after the formation was flattened, their counterattack could not be played, Hoffenheim's defenders were very fast, Especially Li Huan is a lightning bolt on the field, don't look at him has been assisting in the front court, but every time Duisburg successfully counterattacks, the first to chase back must be him, and the first to be in place is also him, with Li Huan's super speed, Hoffenheim's two central defenders even dare to take turns to press assists.
Bommer didn't come to Hoffenheim to get a point, they were going to get three points, they needed to win, they just played nine games in the league and they had to use the win to consolidate their position and eliminate all potential rivals.
"I'll see how long your stamina lasts!" Bloomer thinks he's hoping to take advantage of the opposition's lack of stamina to break down the opposition's defence, and let the country team run rampant for a while.
In the third fifteen minutes, Bömmer couldn't sit still, he really couldn't sit still, Hoffenheim was still pressing all over the court, still attacking, and Duisburg's defense was showing signs of loosening, Li Huan didn't play speed on the right side, Willy's body was not as strong as Li Huan, and after being played by Li Huan continuously, he had to foul, and now he has received a yellow card, and when he defended, he was restrained, and Vos had to move to the right side to help Willy. And Vos's distraction has made Sarichhovic, who was close to him, active, and Sarichhovic's activity means that Hoffenheim's midfield is active, which is by no means a good phenomenon. Bömmer and Rangnick were wandering around the courtside, both of them secretly anxious, but they were both gritting their teeth and holding on, depending on who was stronger-willed, stronger, and luckier.
The stalemate is the time when the stars shine, Hoffenheim fans began to call the names of Li Huan and Sarihovic, the first two games were broken by Li Huan, and now they need to stand up again.
(To be continued)