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Hoffenheim's equaliser in the 20th minute was not a surprise to Schaff, who of course knew it was a quality team. www.biquge.info The first meeting between the two teams was 4:5, and Hoffenheim almost equalized from that game, and from that game onwards, Schaff has been paying close attention to this young team.

It was in his plan and Hoffenheim's goal was no surprise.

However, Almeida's injury must have been something he didn't plan for.

In the 23rd minute, just three minutes after they were equalised, Almeida pulled up his thigh muscles in a scramble with Selihovic and was unable to hold on. New signing Arnautovic (marko_arnautovic) came off the bench.

It was a forced substitution that disrupted Schaaf's substitution plan and rhythm. Arnautovic didn't expect to come off the bench so soon, and the game was in a very delicate period, Bremen had just been equalised, what should the players do?

Schaff asked Arnautovic to give his latest instructions to the players on the pitch - keep attacking and play against Hoffenheim!

So everyone liked to see the next game, the two sides came and went, and the attack was very lively. It's just that in terms of the quality of the attack, Hoffenheim is far better than Werder Bremen.

In the 28th minute, when Weiss received a wonderful pass from Chu Zhongtian and broke through with the ball, he was knocked to the ground by Werder Bremen central defender Naldo, and the football rolled forward and was picked up by Obasi. However, the referee whistled Obasi for offside instead of a foul by Narddo, which caused protests from the Hoffenheim players. Chu Zhongtian went up to pull everyone away and appealed to the referee, but the referee ignored it and insisted on awarding Bremen a free kick at the back.

Bremen was spared. Because Obasi has basically broken through just now, there is no Bremen defender in front of him, he only needs to bring the football into the penalty area, it is a single knife!

The Hoffenheim players were certainly not satisfied.

Dissatisfied is dissatisfied, the referee's decision has to be listened to, who makes them players?

However, Hoffenheim were unfazed by the miscalculation and continued to put pressure on the Bremen goal, attacking from both flanks. Another outstanding feature of Hoffenheim this season is the very, very strong emphasis on the wings. Although Chu Zhongtian is in the middle, he has a lot of balls to the two wings, so Chu Zhongtian will tell Rangnick before the season that he hopes the team will bring in fast and skilled wing players.

Salihovic's speed is not fast, but the technique is good, and it can be somewhat compensated. Weiss's technique is average, and his speed is average, but he is physically fit and aggressive, and he can be trusted. In addition, there is Azawag, who joined the team during the winter break last year, a midfielder who is versatile, not too fast, and has excellent explosiveness. Despite this, Chu Zhongtian still hopes that the team can bring in fast wide players. In this situation, Quaresma and Hlosek joined the team one after another. Srna is a full-back, but he is fast, has good stamina, and can move up and down the wings.

Hoffenheim's recruitment this summer has been mainly focused on the wings, where they intend to make a big fuss.

Several new signings are still on the bench and they will have to adapt to Hoffenheim football before they can perform well.

Hoffenheim, who equalized the score, launched wave after wave of high-quality attacks amid the singing of the fans. And it's all from the side.

In the twenty-eighth minute, Chu Zhongtian retreated to the vicinity of the middle circle and met Baker. Baker won the ball on the flank, but there were two Bremen players in front of him, one coming up and one waiting for an opportunity. Carrying the ball forward in such a situation would not work, and Baker struggled to protect the ball before turning and slotting it into the middle. He passed the football to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian also has defensive players around him. Seeing the football passed to him, Bremen's defender Frijns immediately rushed up.

Chu Zhongtian ran over to the football, and just when Frings thought he was going to catch the ball, he slammed it and let the football go in front of him! At the same time, he completed the turn, and just like that, he got rid of Frings with ease.

Chu Zhongtian, who caught up with the football, did not continue to dribble the ball, he did not look up to observe, and directly transferred the football to the left side. Salihovic received the ball and attracted the Bremen defenders before giving the ball to Kolarov, who dribbled down to break through the Bremen defence once again.

The downside of the attack is that they have a large amount of space behind the backline, which can be easily exploited by teams who are good at taking chances...... And Chu Zhongtian happens to be a midfield playmaker who is very good at seizing opportunities. This foot transfer was very timely, so that Bremen's defense line did not have time to adjust, and Kolarov had already broken through to the bottom line!

Kolarov, who broke through the bottom, crossed with his feet, and this time Ibyševich hit the ball, but it hit the leg of Mertesacker, who was returning to the defense, and the line changed and bounced off the line.

Salihovic went for a corner kick and the corner was straight to Wiese. He intends to launch a fast attack. But it's clear that Hoffenheim had expected it, or because Hoffenheim was good at fast breaks, so they had a good grasp of the psychology of fast attackers and knew what choices they would make in such situations.

The Hoffenheim players, who were still crowded in front of the Bremen goal just now, had already retreated as quickly as the tide when Wiese got the ball and was about to kick out.

Wiese's ball went out, but Sana, who was already in position, headed it back, and Pizarro and Arnautovic had no chance to touch the ball at all.

The football that Sana pushed back made Chu Zhongtian stop with his chest. Among the Hoffenheim players who were still rapidly retreating just now, except for the central defenders, the others turned around and stepped forward one after another.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and passed the football to the right side, and then to Weiss.

Bremen originally wanted to take the opportunity to launch a fast attack, but they didn't even think that they would be pressed back by the opponent before they even passed halftime.

This kind of attack and defense with a sudden transfer in an extreme period of time made them a little dizzy.

Fast attack is easy to concede goals, Bremen soon discovered this, they found that it is a loss to be faster than Hoffenheim, so they decided to stabilize and play a positional battle with Hoffenheim, the back line is not easy to press, and the integrity of the formation is maintained from beginning to end. In the attack, he is steady and steady, step by step, steadily advancing, and if he can't meet a good opportunity, he would rather pass the ball back than rush to pass directly.

They thought they could deal with Hoffenheim in this way.

In the face of Bremen, who wants to play steadily, Hoffenheim's choice is to press all over the court, especially in his own frontcourt, so that Bremen's players cannot easily control the ball. If you want to play steadily, you can't play, either you are forced to lose the ball, or you follow the fast pace of Hoffenheim, and in the end, the error rate still increases, and you keep losing the ball.

In the 37th minute, Hoffenheim relied on the front court to seize the opportunity. When Mertesacker got the ball in the backfield, he was forced by Ibisevic and Obasi, and there was a mistake in passing forward in a hurry, and the football was passed directly to the feet of Chu Zhongtian. How could Chu Zhongtian miss such a great opportunity? He didn't dribble the ball, but tore through the Bremen defense with a direct pass at the left end of the halfway line, Salihovic received the ball and successfully countered offside, Fritz dragged behind, and the offside failed!

Salihovic, who formed a one-knife momentum, took the ball into the penalty area, faced the attacking goalkeeper Wiese, calmly pushed the shot, and the football rolled into the goal from the near corner!

2:1！

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hoffenheim overtook the score! Salihovic! He turned it around for the team! ”

"Mertesacker's mistake was low! Chu's passing was very decisive and accurate! Not a second was delayed! Salihovic's goal came naturally! ”

The Rhine-Neckar Stadium was once again blown up, and the sounds of singing and cheering resounded in the sky.

Mertesacker saw his goal being scored for the second time, and he held his head in his hands with a guilty expression on his face. There is nothing to say about the fact that the mistake of this ball came from him. However, he should not be solely responsible for the goal conceded. Bremen is not very accustomed to Hoffenheim's approach of pressing in front, so when Mertesacker is deeply encircled, he lacks the support of his teammates, so that he can't find the receiving point when he wants to pass, so that the delay is getting longer and longer, and he is completely surrounded by Ibisevic and Obasi, and finally can only rush out the ball, and the end of the field is not to look at who is in front of him, and he picks up a kick and passes directly to the feet of the opposing player.

"Salihovich! Salihovic! Salihovich - !! goooooooooal！！！ ”

"The ball is in! The ball is in! Salihovic scored the second goal for Hoffenheim and now Hoffenheim are in the lead! There was talk of 'Hoffenheim Buster' before the game, but judging from the current scoreline, if Hoffenheim can hold on, then they will beat 'Nemesis'! ”

Salihovic, who scored the goal, ran to Chu Zhongtian and hugged him, thanking him for assisting the goal for himself.

Slightly annoyed by the conceded goal, Schaff rushed to the sidelines, spreading his hands, not understanding how his player could make such a mistake. This is simply not supposed to be!

"On the face of it, it looked like a mistake from Mertesacker caused the goal, but Hoffenheim's constant pressing up front was the key. Their pressing caused a lot of problems for Bremen's players, and it wasn't without mistakes before that. But this situation did not attract the attention of the players. Let's take a look at the whole process of this goal...... Who was around Mertesacker when he was being forced by Ibisevic and Obasi? ”

There was not a single Bremen player on the TV screen, but there were four Hoffenheim figures - Ibishevic and Obasi, who were pressing him, and Salihovic, who was cruising next to him, and the last one was Chu Zhongtian, who was waiting about seven or eight meters in front of him.

"He can't see his teammates at all, how can he pass the ball? When encountering a rush, they should get closer to each other and close the distance between each other, so that they can get rid of the pressing with a pass, but the Bremen players are too slow to react, and they are not wronged at all when they concede the goal! ”

Marcel. Leif analyzed.

Chu Zhongtian became the focus of attention at one time, and Leif also noticed this. He was full of praise for Chu Zhongtian's performance in the commentary.

"Chu's performance is fascinating, and his ability to pass the ball forward is already top in the world! Mertesacker's mistake was immediately caught by Chu Zhongtian, and his pass was timely and accurate. If it had been a second late, Salihovic would have been in an offside position and the attack would have ended...... What a good player! ”

Even more excited than Leif was the Chinese commentator Duan Bin, who shouted: "Chu Zhongtian not only scored his first goal of the season, but also completed his first assist of the season!" He had 14 goals and 16 assists last season, so I wonder if he can surpass his performance last season. I think with Chu Zhongtian's current state, this is very possible! ”

Chu Zhongtian scored ten goals and completed 23 assists in his first season at Hoffenheim, 14 goals and 16 assists last season, and he scored six goals and two assists in the Champions League, counting this game he has scored 31 goals in Hoffenheim, a total of 42 assists, which is a very staggering statistic, more than many professional strikers.

And what is even more amazing is that Chu Zhong is twenty-six years old, and he still has many years to continue to increase on the basis of these numbers.

Among the Hoffenheim players who were celebrating, Chu Zhongtian was taking the opportunity to say to them: "Since you want to win, win heartily!" 2:1 is not enough! Absolutely not enough! We have to keep going to score goals and score as many goals as possible! ”

He clenched his fist and swung it.

※※※ Today is destined to be a nightmare day for Bremen.

Don't think that's the end of it. Hoffenheim's revenge is far from simple.

In the 39th minute, after Sana steals Frings in the center circle, a long pass is passed to the feet of Weiss on the side, Weiss crosses, but the ball is kicked out and turned into a shot, and goes straight to the back of the goal!

The goalkeeper Wiese, who came out to block the cross, hurriedly retreated to respond, jumped backwards with all his might, and barely lifted the football off the crossbar, allowing his goal to escape!

Weiss's kick also caused fans on both sides in the stands to exclaim, and the hearts of Bremen fans were beating wildly.

"Bremen escaped!"

"Hoffenheim's morale was boosted after the reversal, he was in good shape, he could play no matter how he played. This reminds me of Chu's pre-match victory declaration, and it seems that Hoffenheim really want to end the embarrassing record of losing every Werder Bremen! ”

The ensuing corner kick also caused problems for Wiese, first Chu Zhongtian suddenly hit the header in front of the goal, forcing Wiese to make a wonderful save, and then Ibyshevic volleyed the ball in front of the goal, which was headed out by striker Pizarro who was guarding the goal line.

Once again, the hearts of Bremen fans are beating wildly.

But soon they were no longer afraid.

It wasn't that they equalised, it was that they conceded again.

In the forty-first minute, Hoffenheim launched another fast attack. Sana passed the football to Kolarov, who did not dribble the ball, but passed it directly to Salihovic, who also did not stop the ball and directly transitioned the football to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and swept the ball into the ribs of the penalty area while receiving the ball.

Obasi received the ball there!

Seeing Obasi appear in the penalty area with no one next to him, the Bremen players were shocked and rushed towards Obasi, ready to block his shot.

They were all stunned by Hoffenheim's series of kicks, so it was normal for Obasi to be unwatched.

However, Obasi didn't shoot, and when Chu Zhongtian's through ball was stuffed over, he raised his foot and passed the football to the middle!

There was not a single Bremen defender there, and goalkeeper Wiese was in front of the ball ready to save Obrasi's shot...... Ibisevic faced with such a fat sent to the door, how could he let it go?

He lifted his left foot and knocked the ball lightly, and the ball flew into the huge empty goal in front of him...... "3:1!" Oooooooo 3:1！ Hoffenheim is crazy!! ”

"The first half is not over yet, Hoffenheim has gone from being down 0:1 to leading 3:1! This first half was really unexpected! If this momentum continues, I think Hoffenheim can end Bremen's record of 'Hoffenheim nemesis'! ”

"Bremen was completely stunned! They never imagined that Hoffenheim, who had always had no way to take them before, could lead 3:1 in the first half! ”

"Brilliant goal! Starting from Sana, it's all about touching the ball with one foot, and passing the ball directly without stopping! Hoffenheim's attacking routine was clear and concise, and it was such a quick pass that Bremen couldn't keep up with the rhythm and their backline was completely disrupted! ”

"This is Hoffenheim football! Pleasing to the eye! ”

Bremen's players were stunned and didn't know why it was the way it was. Obviously they are nemesis, they have a psychological advantage, why did they perform so badly in this first half? And the opponent seems to ...... It didn't seem to be the Hoffenheim they were familiar with!

They were right, this Hoffenheim was determined to say goodbye to the past, and it was indeed not the Hoffenheim they were familiar with.

Are we going to go on the offensive?

For the first time, such a question was raised in the minds of Bremen's players. In the usual games against Hoffenheim, similar doubts never appeared, and the manager arranged any tactics, and they followed them. Anyway, the result is always not bad. Over time, they got used to the result – against Hoffenheim, they always won in the end. It should be the Hoffenheim players, not them, who should be in trouble.

suddenly changed roles today, and many people couldn't accept it for a while.

In a pre-match interview, the backline led by Narddo, who claimed that he thought the nickname "Hoffenheim's nemesis" was interesting, was completely beaten into a sieve by Hoffenheim in the first half, and he himself was the backdrop for Hoffenheim players to celebrate goals on several occasions.

As for Marin, the other provoking Hoffenheim, he avoided becoming a loser on the pitch because he didn't make the starting line-up at all. At this moment, he can only sit on the bench and watch his team being poured ball after ball, unable to do anything.

(To be continued)