The last day of training at Hoffenheim was much more serious than ever, and it was rare to hear the young players on the pitch laughing past their opponents or after a successful shot, and there was basically no sarcasm or ridicule of their team-mates' mistakes. The first round after the winter break can even determine everyone's future fate, both young and old players know that the starting lineup of this half season will not be purged in a large area after rushing to the Bundesliga, and the performance in the second half is much more important for the players than in the first half.

On the sidelines, Konetka faithfully recorded everything that happened on the training ground with a camera, and then analyzed the data when the players were resting, and the number of passes, shots, steals, clearances, assists, running distances and other data were handed to the head coach Rangnick after each stage of training, which was requested by Rangnick, because he wanted to get specific data about himself and his opponent during the halftime break of each official game, and then use this as a basis to determine the form of the players and the starting lineup of the game.

The first game against Casjeena was crucial, they lost away to Casyana in the first half, and after that, it took them six rounds to get their first win, this time they didn't have as much time to waste in the first half, the competition will be more intense, they don't have much time to correct their mistakes, the best thing to do is to prepare well before the game. Playing with the best players in the best form and that's what Rangnick is doing now.

At noon, Rangnick called all members of his coaching staff to the office, and he also invited Peters, the head of sport, to negotiate with him, and Kornetka had counted all the players' training data for the week, and turned on the computer to display it directly on the huge electronic tactical board opposite Rangnick's office.

Rangnick first put a green check mark behind Li Huan and Haas's data, and said, "They pass directly, and they don't need to be studied." ”

No one in the coaching staff objected, because Li Huan ranked in the top three in almost all the data this week, and the data related to the defender was the first in all, and what was even more rare was that Li Huan's data for a week was very balanced, and there were almost no ups and downs, whether he was Hope's henchman or not, whether Hope gave him a Mercedes-Benz or not, such a player must start, unless he wants to hide him.

Haas, on the other hand, is the only goalkeeper at Hoffenheim who can do so, with no rivals at all, and even if he is out of form, he can only be played, and the team is now looking to bring in another player, but their favourite Red Bull Salzburg goalkeeper Ozcan will not be able to return until the end of the season.

The third pass is Sarihovic, who is not as many as Eduardo in the midfield, nor as many steals as Weiss, but he is firmly in the first place in passing, and like Li Huan, he is very stable, and he is the old man of the team, such a player can stabilize the morale of the army on the field.

There is also not much room for conversion at left-back, with Loew a lone team lacking rivals, and the more controversial ones are centre-backs, midfielders and strikers.

The newly elected captain Tebel is solid and reliable, with a balanced attack and defence, and although he cannot be found in the top few, he must be in the top 10, and he should also occupy a starting spot mentally.

Although the newly transferred youngster Weiss is defensively strong, brave and tenacious, the coaching staff are optimistic about his defensive ability in the midfield, but the back Celal is more solid than Weiss, and Weiss is better off the bench as a substitute, but the data shows that Weiss's performance in the last week is almost the same as Zellar.

Another headache is Eduardo, the target king during the winter break, whose offensive ability is the most outstanding and even more rare

What is that he has the creativity and imagination that Sarihovic and Tebel do not have, often has a stroke of genius, and his ability to make personal breakthroughs is stronger than Sarihovic. However, his defensive ability is better than nothing, which is a big shortcoming for Rangnick, who likes to play pressing.

In the midfield, whether to arrange the steady combination of Teber, Sarihovic, and Zellar, or the attacking combination of Sarihovic, Zellar and Eduardo, or simply put four people in the midfield, and put four people in the midfield, there can only be two places for the forwards, but now the performance of the four strikers in the midfield is very good, and the three appearances seem to be a bit wasteful.

In the position of central defender, because of the well-known contradiction between Matthia and Rangnick, with Setz occupying a place, it has now become a competition between two youngsters, Yankel and Jaisler, both of whom are very similar in height and weight and technical performance, and even Rangnick is not easy to choose, and finally had to decide the final starting list after a group match in the afternoon.

The starting line-up that was scheduled to be announced to the players in the afternoon was postponed, and the players immediately understood the importance of this confrontation in the afternoon.

Standing on the main side of Eduardo in the midfield twice in a row with dazzling dribbling stunned Celal and Jankel, once in the penalty area when the defense of Weiss knocked over to get a penalty, once won a free kick, although his dribbling is a little more, but in the pass Eduardo is not selfish, the difference is just defense, Rangnick, who has always advocated attack, immediately slapped the midfield to put four people, only Celal is a full-time defender, three offensive players.

And in the competition of the four forwards, Demba Ba, Obasi, Ibisevic and Copado, Ibishevic and the veteran Copado have been recognized by the coaching staff, Demba Ba and Obasi, two black people who are eager to make contributions, are a little impatient and a little lonely, in this important game, in the face of Hoffenheim, which has won 11 consecutive games, Casyana, who is behind the points, will definitely strengthen the defense, and they need forwards with stronger ability to seize opportunities.

After the group stage, assistant coach Rangnick announced the starting line-up for tomorrow's game, goalkeeper Haas, left-back Loew, right-back Li Huan, central defenders Seitz and Jaisler, midfielders Saarihovic, Tseral, Teber and Eduardo, and forwards Kopado and Ibisevic.

Ibisevic didn't expect him to win in the competition with Demba Ba and Obasi, his transfer fee is only one million euros, while Demba Ba is three million euros, and Obasi is as high as five million euros, the head coach let the eight million euro player sit on the bench, but let him start, what a lot of trust is this, Ibisevic hugged Sarihovic next to him and shouted: "God, is this true?" ”

Sarihovic was also happy that his compatriot was given the chance to start, saying: "Congratulations, Wei Dade, I hope you can really become the great Ibisevic that Li Huan said." ”

On the other side, the two black strikers had a black face, they had a bad feeling before the training was over, because they had wasted too many chances in the game, they were in too much of a hurry, they wanted to prove to the Hoffenheim fans that their transfer fee was not in vain, they were worth the money, but the result was even worse.

Li Huan patted the shoulders of the two dejected black men, winked at them, and said, "Don't be sad, aren't you still a substitute?" There will definitely be a chance to play. Otherwise, the manager will not be able to explain it to the fans. Fifteen minutes is enough for you. ”

Demba Ba cried and said, "You guys won 11 in a row in the first half, what's the point of us playing in garbage time." ”

Weiss said on the side: "We can't admit defeat, the second half has just begun." “

But Obasi kept his face black and didn't speak, and he couldn't accept it in his heart.

Li Huan glanced at Wei Si approvingly, and said in a low voice: "The old guy has a problem with his physical fitness, and he won't hold it up at the end of the first half, you have a great chance, you can't give up, otherwise you will regret it." “

Demba Ba opened his mouth and said, "Lee, you are such a good person, if I score a goal, please go to the bar." ”

'Damn, I'm here to launch a good guy card for Lao Tzu. Li Huan said: "Okay, I remember." Don't break your word. Please go into one once. ”

Demba Ba didn't know what to do, and said: "Okay, anyway, my goal efficiency is very poor." ”

Rangnick's starting lineup has six old people and five newcomers, the proportion of old people is slightly more, and the two heavyweight recruits Obsi and Demba Ba are also sitting on the bench, which makes Hoffenheim's old players feel a lot more balanced, think about even the five million transfer of Obsi can only sit on the bench, and then think about the captain Matthias quitting the first team, where do they dare to complain, unless they also want to retire early, or go to the second team.

After the Rheinneckar newspaper announced the starting line-up, the media and fans mostly gloated over Hoffenheim's extravagant approach, believing that letting Obasi and Demba Ba waste on the bench was completely Rangnick's head burned by the victory, 8 million euros, to catch up with the transfer fee of the entire winter break of the Bundesliga. If the team can't win again, there's a lot of excitement to see later. There are also a few who believe that Rangnick is striking a balance in the team to prevent the discontent of the older players from growing, and Demba Ba and Obasi will certainly be in the starting lineup soon. Rangnick didn't suffer less in this regard when he was at Schalke 04, and this time he should have learned some lessons.

Kashiena coach Nyukes could only express his envy of this, saying in his pre-match press conference that the current Hoffenheim and the Hoffenheim they beat are not the same team at all, and that a substitute for Hoffenheim can buy their whole team and add him as a bishop. They have no intention of beating Hoffenheim on the road and will be content to end Hoffenheim's winning streak.

(To be continued)