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Hoffenheim's "ultimate goal" reporters just talked about it in private, and then laughed at it, and didn't put it on their own pages, because they thought it wasn't news, it could only be a joke, and everyone just talked about it in private, and there was no need for everyone to know. www.biquge.info And Hoffenheim have just drawn Manchester United, which is sought after by many, and openly ridiculing this team will not add much to them.

Therefore, after the game, in the part about Chu Zhongtian's interview, he only said that "in the face of reporters' questions about what the 'ultimate goal' is, Chu did not answer, but returned to the locker room."

That's just a small part of that, more of the conversation revolves around the game. Although everyone laughed at Hoffenheim in private, they still praised Hoffenheim's performance on the public page.

"Despite Hoffenheim's Bundesliga winners last season, we were used to thinking that Manchester United would win at home, maybe they wouldn't win too easily, but they would win in the end. We were wrong, Hoffenheim not only didn't lose to Manchester United, but also had the upper hand in the game, and they even came close to winning against the hosts...... This is really unexpected by many people. ”

Ferguson had said in his pre-match press conference that Chu was Hoffenheim's best player and would be the biggest threat to Manchester United in this game. Now it seems that his words are not sugar-coated cannonballs, but genuine compliments. Although Chu was closely marked in this game, he still used his excellent footwork and awareness to organize the attack and score with his shots. ”

"This Champions League group stage must have made many Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch the game addicted, because Hoffenheim, played by Chinese player Chu Zhongtian, drew with the mighty Manchester United at Old Trafford, and Chu Zhongtian also had a very good performance, and the goal he scored in the game was also the first goal of a Chinese player in the Champions League. In addition to scoring goals, he showed us a lot of what sets him apart. None of this was available when he first came into our sights, and after five seasons of professional league training, he has matured more and more! ”

The Chinese media was even more crazy, and almost blew Chu Zhongtian into the third king of the ball after the game. What is "comparable to Maradona", "comparable to Zidane", "conquered Old Trafford", "the only protagonist of the Theater of Dreams"...... Anyway, whatever the flesh and hemp will say. But except for a very small number of people, everyone actually likes these praises. In particular, reprinting the evaluation of Chu Zhongtian by foreign media, watching the media in the developed areas of football praise Chu Zhongtian so much, so that the vanity and national self-esteem of a group of people have been greatly satisfied.

Because for these people, they feel that Chu Zhongtian's performance is worthy of these evaluations, even if it is a little numb.

There is still not much improvement in Chinese football, and there are some gossip that something is going to happen within Chinese football. But what exactly happened is unclear. People are not interested in this either. Anyway, fans only look at the team's results, and if the team's results are good, everything is naturally good, and if the team's results are not good, there must be a problem. At this time, in the entire Chinese football, only Chu Zhongtian can bring a trace of psychological comfort to everyone.

If Chu Zhongtian is a table tennis star, I am afraid that his social influence will definitely not be so great. Many people say that football is declining more and more in China, but in fact, the topic of "Chinese football" can still arouse a lot of people's reaction and attention in China. So football is still the number one sport.

That's why Chu Zhongtian has received so much attention and is under such tremendous pressure.

Hoffenheim returned to Sinsheim with the top result in the group, and started training without rest, and there were competitions on the weekend.

At the training ground in Hoffenheim, they were warmly welcomed by the local fans, and almost the entire village came out to cheer on the team they were proud of.

"You are our pride!" The Hoffenheim "villagers" hung such a huge banner on the barbed wire fence outside the training ground. All the players can see it as soon as they look up.

More than twice as many fans came to the training ground today to watch the team train than in the past. Before the game, Hoffenheim fans felt that as long as they didn't lose too badly, they would be satisfied. I didn't think that the team turned out to be a draw and almost won. It made them ecstatic.

After the end of training, the players went to sign autographs for the fans, and Chu Zhongtian was surrounded by the most people, even a big star like Van Nistelrooy couldn't steal his halo here. The value of 30 million is the highest since Hoffenheim was founded, and his performance has proved that he deserves it. Hope is not the kind of owner who casually spends 30 million or even more than 30 million euros to buy people, so Chu Zhongtian's position of "the first value in the history of the club" may have to be done for a long time...... He has won the love of the Hoffenheim fans with his actions, and the players who have just joined the team certainly can't compare with him. Van Nistelrooy, Kararov, Simunic, Sana and other players felt the most after coming here was Chu Zhongtian's status in the hearts of local fans. After every training session, he always has the most fans around him, and he is always very patient to meet the requirements of the fans, even if the jersey on his body is still wet, there is no impatience to show it. This alone is not something that all players can do.

When it comes to signing autographs for fans, he doesn't have any star standings. The fans patted him on the shoulder and asked: "Chu, how does it feel to score at Old Trafford?" ”

"It feels great!" Chu Zhongtian replied while signing.

Everyone burst out laughing.

It's this kind of atmosphere, and small teams also have the benefits of small teams. Because the team is small and the place is small, the people here can be regarded as "looking up and not looking down", everyone knows each other, is familiar with it, and is very kind. Unlike teams in big cities, players and fans are always separated by a barrier, and they come and go, in and out of high-end hotels, shops, bars and nightclubs. And in Hoffenheim, Chu Zhongtian sometimes came out for a walk when it was empty at night, just like an ordinary person. He bought a house in Sinsheim, not a well-guarded luxury villa, but an ordinary two-story building, surrounded by ordinary people, very close to the city center. Chu Zhongtian went shopping and chose a nearby supermarket, and the employees in the supermarket knew him, and he was quite excited at first, but then it was like that.

Except for being on the training ground and the court, Chu Zhongtian didn't feel like a big star in life, he liked this relaxed and laid-back atmosphere. That's why he prefers small places to big ones. Ribery likes big cities, so he went to Bayern Munich, and Chu Zhongtian likes small places, so he has been associated with small teams all the way.

Forced a draw with Manchester United, the Champions League group is temporarily first, and Hoffenheim is in a good mood.

The atmosphere in training was relaxed and Rangnick always had a smile on his face when he chatted with his coaches.

Their next league opponent is promoted Mainz, a team that is not strong enough to lose 3-0 to Werder Bremen in the last round of the league. Although they are currently unbeaten at home, they also beat Bayern Munich 2-1 at home. But Hoffenheim has a psychological advantage over Mainz. Because the two sides played each other in the Bundesliga a season ago, and that was their only two meetings, Hoffenheim won one and drew one and remained unbeaten. And because the time of the meeting is not long ago, the players on both sides have not changed much, and many players in the team have participated in those two games, so Hoffenheim's players have a psychological advantage when facing Mainz.

Therefore, Hoffenheim, who had just drawn with Manchester United, was very high-spirited and did not take the promoted Mainz into account at all.

Although Simunic missed the game in training because of a torn muscle fiber in his thigh, everyone didn't think it was a big deal. Anyway, after a week of double games, the team will definitely have to rotate. Even if Simunic is not injured, it is estimated that he will not start this game. So it had little impact on Hoffenheim's plans.

Pogatts joined the club at left-back during the winter break last season, but he can actually play at left-back, centre-back and midfield, making him a versatile defender. Since Kolarov joined the team, he has been playing at centre-back and is a rotational player. He will return to left-back for this game, while Kolarov will rest. Metzelder and Nelsson will start, while young Gould will be at right-back.

The goalkeeper is still the starting HILDEBRAND, and there is no physical overdraft in the goalkeeper position, so the substitute goalkeeper can't play a few games a season...... In the midfield, the partnership between Sana and Chu Zhongtian was dismantled, Sana rested, and Chu Zhongtian partnered with Sana. In fact, it is not necessarily because Sana is tired and needs to rest, but in order to let more players get the opportunity to play, Chu Zhongtian is the core of the team, and if he can't move, he can only move Sana. Therefore, when facing weak teams, Rangnick will consider giving the players on the bench more opportunities to play.

Salihovic was replaced by Vukocevic, but Eduardo continued to start. Originally, if Weiss was not injured, Eduardo and Salihovic would have taken turns competing for the left wing position, so Eduardo's chances of playing were not too many, and now that he has the opportunity, he will naturally have to play a few more games. Once Weiss returns from injury, this right side will still be his turf. He can attack and defend here, and he is much better than Eduardo, who can only attack and not defend.

The forwards were also rotated, with Ibisevic and Ruud van Nistelrooy not starting, starting with Wellington and Tracino, just the post-90s youngster's first Bundesliga start.

Tracino is excited and can't wait to make a difference in the competition.

But the reality is brutal...... Hoffenheim, who had replaced a huge part of their main squad, suffered a defeat at the Bruch Road Stadium in Mainz.

Just six minutes into the game, Hoffenheim, who are best at scoring at the start of the game, conceded this time.

Former Hoffenheim player Loew crosses into the penalty area, and Ivan Schitz volleys directly from 14 yards out, and the ball goes straight to the top right corner. Faced with this ball, Hildebrand did not react at all.

Hoffenheim, who were confident about continuing their unbeaten run since the start of the league, were stunned by the quick goal conceded and got a taste of what their opponents had tasted before.

But Hoffenheim's nightmare start wasn't over yet.

In the eleventh minute, Mainz scored another goal. This time Ivan Schitz returned the cross at the back post to the goal, Schurrle and Metzelder scrambled in front of the six-yard box, the ball bounced high, and Bonse, who was ambushed in the left corner of the six-yard box, resisted Nelson's header and hoisted it into the far end, Hildebrand continued to be helpless about the ball, and did nothing but watch the ball go in.

In the 26th minute, Kolarov volleyed at 23 meters and was easily confiscated by Mainz goalkeeper Muller, two minutes later, Wellington received a cross from the right and shot high in front of the small penalty area, and in the 33rd minute, Tracino crossed from the side, and the follow-up Chu Zhongtian jumped high to head the goal, which hit the goalkeeper's arms.

After conceding the goal, Hoffenheim launched wave after wave of offensives under the organization of Chu Zhongtian, but all of them were in vain, Wellington has not been able to find form after returning from a serious injury, and Tracino is too young...... In the second half, Rangnick made a change, replacing Tracino with Ibisevic.

The post-90s youngster made his first Bundesliga start after only 45 minutes before being substituted. Obviously he couldn't help the team when the team was in trouble and was the first person the manager considered to make adjustments. Tracino looked disappointed when he came off the pitch and he still has a long way to go to become a striker like Ibisevic.

Hoffenheim's attack changed after Ibisevic came on, but Mainz also made targeted changes. They no longer pursued attack, but retreated with all their strength and defended the penalty area.

They intend to hold on to the two-goal lead.

The entire second half was basically Hoffenheim's half-time offensive and defensive battle. However, the Hoffenheim team likes to solve the opponent in a quick transition between attack and defense, but they are not very comfortable with everyone fixing down, stabilizing their positions and then attacking, so they don't have many ways to face the opponent's stubborn defense. Chu Zhongtian frequently shot from a distance, hoping to score a goal. Unfortunately, his goal luck seems to have stayed at Old Trafford and not brought it to Mainz. His shot was either wide or denied by the brave Mainz goalkeeper Müller.

In the seventy-eighth minute, Chu Zhongtian, who had been shooting from a distance, suddenly changed his rhythm and strategy, faked a real shot, shook off the Mainz players who were defending him, and then burst into the penalty area and was tripped by Pekovic and fell to the ground. Everyone thought it was a penalty, and even the Mainz players were stunned for a moment. But they didn't hear the referee's whistle, and the quick-witted Mainz defender Soto hurriedly kicked the ball out and gave Hoffenheim a throw-in.

The Hoffenheim players here did not take the throw-in, but surrounded the referee and asked for an explanation. They thought it must have been a foul and the referee's booth was so good that he could see the whole thing clearly, but he didn't say anything about it.

The referee was indifferent to the Hoffenheim players' protests and simply motioned for them to take the throw-in.

On the other side, no matter how angry the Hoffenheim players were, they could only accept it helplessly.

Chu Zhongtian just shook his head. However, Rangnick was very dissatisfied with the referee, yelled at him, and was warned by the fourth official. Rangnick doesn't want the team to end their unbeaten league run at Mainz's home stadium.

It wasn't until the 87th minute that Hoffenheim pulled a goal back thanks to Kolarov's low shot. This was the first goal he scored for his new club, but he didn't have time to celebrate after the goal, so he ran back with Chu Zhongtian, who was holding the football in his hand, which he snatched from his opponent. Grabbing the ball is also a matter of strategy, the opposing goalkeeper leaned over to hug it, and he stabbed it away with a kick first, and then pounced on it to snatch the football back.

The whole Hoffenheim team didn't have time to celebrate, and they were in a hurry to kick off. There is still time in the game and they still want to score a goal. It's hard to win this game, but don't lose if you can't win...... Unfortunately, in the end, they did not score, and Mainz paid the price of two yellow cards in the remaining minutes in order to win the game, one for the goalkeeper and one for the midfielder, both for deliberately delaying the game.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Hoffenheim finally suffered their first defeat of the new season. Mainz, on the other hand, continue their unbeaten home run.

It seems that it is not good to change too much in one breath, Hoffenheim's backline mistakes in the game are the main reason why they have conceded two goals in a row, and the forward line is too tender, which also makes them repeatedly miss opportunities in the subsequent counter-attacks.

The defeat was a wake-up call for Rangnick – they still didn't have enough bench depth. If you want to play on both the domestic league and the Champions League, it will become more difficult as the season progresses.

Of course, first he had to reprimand the whole team and tell them not to get too carried away.

Of course, it can't just be scolding. Especially for young players, you have to be gracious and powerful. Rangnick, who is a youth team coach, knows this very well, so after scolding, he still made some affirmations about everyone's performance, but he was not very lucky, if the penalty was awarded, the result would definitely not be like this, at least it would be a draw.

He focused on reassuring Tracino, telling him that the early substitution was not due to his performance, but simply due to the need to adjust the team's tactics.

Actually, this may not be the case, but the manager's statement is still very important for the players, who realize that in the coach's mind, their performance is not so unbearable, and there is hope.

Tracino's mood suddenly improved after listening to Rangnick's comfort, and he almost burst into laughter, he hadn't cried before, but looking at his expression, it was no different from crying.

A manager is like a babysitter a lot of the time...... The defeat away to Mainz did not affect Hoffenheim's league standings, with six wins and one draw in seven league games at the start of the season, while other rivals have struggled, especially Bayern Munich, who even finished 11th at one point. So even if they lose, Hoffenheim is still top of the league.

For the Hoffenheim players, the loss has temporarily affected their mood......

(To be continued)