Chapter Seventy-Six: Goal Drought Broken!
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β1:0οΌ Borussia Dortmund take the lead! They scored a goal in their own home stadium! β
After the goal, the Dortmund players hugged each other, while Hoffenheim looked helpless. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ Goalkeeper Haas, who was most responsible for the goal, got up and scooped the ball out of the goal, then kicked it into the midfield, and then stood in place, his hands on his hips, looking at the Dortmund players celebrating the goal with a little confusion.
"It's nothing!" Chu Zhongtian ran over to comfort Haas, who had made a mistake, and he put his arm around Haas's shoulders and said to him. 'It's not possible for us to not concede a goal in a game, we just have to get it back if we concede a goal.'
With that, he squeezed Haas's shoulder hard and ran away again.
β»β»β» Dortmund did not choose to be conservative after scoring a goal, they quickly took advantage of this goal advantage to take the initiative on the field, and Rangnick gave instructions from the sidelines - defensive counterattack!
Hoffenheim rarely have a counter-attack, and today at Dortmund's home stadium, facing the menacing home side, they also had to avoid their edge for a while, trying to concede fewer goals first, if they conceded two or three goals in the first half, this game will be difficult to play.
In the 35th minute, Chu Zhongtian received a pass from Salihovic in the middle, and suddenly shot from a distance, and Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller flew to save the football from the bottom line.
In the 39th minute, Dortmund's captain Kehl sent a through ball in front of the penalty area, and defender Tinga suddenly shot from the right side of the penalty area, and goalkeeper Haas blocked the football to end Dortmund's attack.
The score of the first half was finally fixed at 1:0.
At halftime, Rangnick made adjustments to the team, replacing Obasi, who was not in good form, and replacing him was Eduardo, the team changed to 442, adding a forward midfielder in the midfield, and Chu Zhongtian can put more energy into defense, so that Hoffenheim's midfield can compete with Dortmund's midfield.
After a brief set-up, Rangnick and the members of the coaching staff left the dressing room, leaving the time in the dressing room to the players themselves. Most managers do this, the manager can only talk about it, and there are specific things that the players need to communicate with themselves.
Sure enough, as soon as he left, the players began to discuss with each other, and everyone sat in their respective positions, expressing their opinions, or reminding their teammates to be aware of their movements, or suggesting that someone should play more sideways, or what to do with the opponent's difficult characters...... There may not necessarily be much agreement, but there is some inspiration in such discussions. Everyone knows what to do when they get on the field.
'We have to tighten the control in the midfield!' Salihovich said to the big guys. 'Why did they take the initiative in the first half, wasn't it because their midfield was better than us?
"Of course, Sayyad." Ibisevic said. "Didn't you see that the coaches were all replaced by Carlos?"
Chu Zhongtian stood up and said: "In the second half, you and Carlos will switch positions, anyway, both of you can play the middle and the side, and if you change positions more, you won't be targeted to death by the opponent so easily." β
After a few minutes of discussion, it's time to get out there. Chu Zhongtian slapped his face and said, "Guys, listen to me...... You can lose to anyone, you just can't lose to Dortmund! We can't let them attack us so wantonly, insult us, and then there is no punishment yet! So be sure to beat them here and smash their home unbeaten record! β
"That's right! To hell with their home undefeated! There can only be one team in the Bundesliga that is unbeaten at home, and that is us!! Everyone echoed loudly.
The players walked out of the passage one after another, and the person who went up first stood on the field and waited, and Chu Zhongtian took this opportunity to talk to Ibisevic alone.
Ibisevic has not scored in three consecutive league games, and there are some doubts from the outside world, thinking that Ibisevic's current form is not good, and the magic is no longer magical. Chu Zhongtian decided to help him.
"Ibi, you watch your position. Run into the air, especially when we fight back, and I'll always pass you on. β
Ibisevic nodded.
"I noticed that they don't keep a tight eye on you, but Demba. There's always someone around Ba. β
"Because Ba scored a hat-trick in the last game." Ibisevic shrugged.
"yes, you haven't scored in three league games." Chu Zhongtian said with a smile.
Ibisevic pouted: "That crazy state is gone, but I can still score. β
Chu Zhongtian patted him on the shoulder: "I'll pass the ball to you." β
As a good friend of Ibisevic, as a midfield playmaker, this is the greatest help that Chu Zhongtian can give Ibisevic, he tries to send the football comfortably to Ibisevic's feet, and the next thing is up to Ibisevic to complete.
There was a penalty in the last minute of the last round, which he also conceded to Ibisevic. But the pressure on that penalty was too great, and if he conceded the ball to Ibisevic, he would inevitably be suspected of shirking responsibility - anyway, if Ibisevic missed the penalty, it had nothing to do with him. It's not okay, as a captain, if you score a penalty in the last minute of the game, you will win it, and he has to take that responsibility. So he didn't shirk and took over football.
"Hoffenheim in the second half significantly stepped up their attack...... Wow! Eduardo's long-range shot, just a little short! It's only been two minutes since the start of the game! β
"Oooh! Demba. Bar! He forcibly overtook and was fast! Entered the forbidden area and inserted it! He plugged in! He cums!! Duan Bin shouted.
On the field, Weidenfeller struggled to bring Demba. Ba saves the shot.
After the introduction of Eduardo, the team's situation has really improved, and the addition of a player in the midfield who can control the ball and score points has put Dortmund's defensive pressure very high.
Chu Zhongtian, on the other hand, hid behind Salihovic and Eduardo, using his precise mid-to-long transmissions to dispatch. This way he doesn't have to plug in as often and can contribute more defensively. Shahin was restrained by him in this way, and after being kicked hard by Chu Zhongtian at the beginning, Hainauer now walked around when he saw Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian's kick almost cut him off - only half a foot away from the words between his legs...... Although that kick was a bit immoral, it managed to create a psychological shadow in the opponent's heart, preventing him from playing at his best.
Just as Chu Zhongtian observed, Dengba. Ba was closely guarded by Borussia Dortmund. He scored a hat-trick in his last game and immediately became a man of the hour, and it was not easy to score a hat-trick against Stuttgart. Ibisevic was slow to score, Sanogo was silent after scoring a goal, Obasi was not in good form after a thigh muscle strain, and now Hoffenheim seems to have only Demba as the scorer. Ba is the most reliable. After twenty-one rounds of the league, Demba. Ba has scored thirteen goals and is currently the team's second-leading goalscorer, behind only Ibisevic, who has scored 21 goals.
It can be seen that Dortmund's manager Klopp is very interested in Demba. Ba is also studied so this game Demba. No matter where Ba is, when he receives the ball, a Dortmund player will immediately press him up and not let him turn easily, despite this. Ba still found a few opportunities and formed a breakthrough.
So Borussia Dortmund's manager Klopp pointed at Demba from the sidelines. Ba yelled, "Keep an eye on him!" Don't give him such a chance! β
Borussia Dortmund's entire backline turned their attention to Demba. Ba, and the terrifying goalscorer of the first half of the season, Ibisevic, no one cares.
What a power...... Ibisevic shrugged.
Then he looked back and saw that Hoffenheim was in possession of the ball at the back, but the football did not reach Chu Zhongtian's feet.
He's going to have to get ready to run.
He looked at Demba. Ba, the Senegalese striker is trying to get rid of Borussia Dortmund's defense. Dortmund's defenders are like a pack of hounds with a keen sense of smell, regardless of Demba. Wherever Ba runs, there will be at least one Borussia Dortmund player by his side, closely monitoring him.
Thanks to Demba. Ba's frequent running, Dortmund's back line appeared a gap in Ibisevic's eyes - on the right side of the Dortmund penalty area, there was an empty space, there was not a single Dortmund player, and of course there was not a Hoffenheim player, but it was very large, if he could run over, he could calmly receive the ball and adjust, the only trouble was that if he shot there, the angle was a little small...... But he always had to run over to know that he hadn't scored a goal from a small angle.
Thinking of this, Ibisevic glanced back, and Baker happened to pass the football to Chu Zhongtian.
The tacit understanding of playing with Chu Zhongtian in Metz made Ibisevic know Chu Zhongtian very well, he knew that Chu Zhongtian must not have to take the ball to observe, he must have been optimistic about it a long time ago, if he waited for him to observe before running, the ball would not be able to be received, so the best thing to do is to run diagonally to the position now and run to the vacancy that he is optimistic about!
Sure enough, when he had just run two steps, almost parallel to Dortmund's defenders, Chu Zhongtian in the backfield made a long pass!
Last season's Hoffenheim was rigorous with long passes, but with the arrival of Chu Zhongtian, this rule was abolished, Chu Zhongtian's long passes are a very useful offensive means, and Rangnick is not stupid enough to sacrifice the team's offense in order to maintain his own rules. Similarly, the restrictions on crosses and backpasses have been relaxed, and the junior high school is free to decide without affecting the team's attacking tempo. Rangnick believes that with Chu Zhongtian's football IQ, he can always make the right decisions.
Just like Ibisevic thought, Chu Zhongtian had already seen the vacancy, so he had just received Beck's pass, and before he could adjust, he kicked it directly.
"Chu's long biography...... Ibisevic! No offside! β
By the time the TV camera cut past the football, Ibisevic was already far behind the Dortmund backline. Borussia Dortmund defender Subotic raised his arm to signal that the referee was offside.
But neither the referee nor the linesman reacted, and the linesman followed Ibisevic towards the baseline.
Ibisevic half-turned and raised his foot to unload the ball in the air, Chu Zhongtian's pass did not exert too much rotation, and Ibisevic stopped very comfortably. Because the timing of the pass is very good, in fact, Ibisevic's current position is not so biased, much better than he expected. In that case, what do you do without shooting?
Ibisevic was already on the edge of the box after stopping the ball, and goalkeeper Weidenfeller had to abandon the goal at such a time, and the Dortmund defenders were shocked and were chasing back.
The Bosnian striker made a forward stance with the ball, but when Weidenfeller rushed to the penalty spot, he came with a light lob shot!
"Spoon - beautiful! The ball is in! It's beautiful!! Ibisevic has scored! His twenty-second goal of the season! He finally broke the three-round goal drought! Assist from Chu Zhongtian!! β
Weidenfeller had no choice but to turn his head and watch as the ball crashed into the empty goal behind him.
At that moment, the Westphalian Stadium, which had been noisy just now, fell silent for a while, and then the cheers of the Hoffenheim fans rang out.
"Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim!! β
After the goal, Ibisevic raised his index finger at the Dortmund fans in the stands and made a "silence" gesture. Of course, the Dortmund fans couldn't really shut up, so Ibisevic could only get angry scolding from the Dortmund fans. After IbyΕ‘evich provoked the Dortmund fans, he turned and ran back to the pitch, pointing at Chu Zhongtian, who was running towards him, waiting to hug him.
When he was about to run, Chu Zhongtian jumped up suddenly, and then threw himself directly into Ibisevic's arms. The rest of his teammates also swarmed up and surrounded the two of them.
Hoffenheim equalised! Ibisevic also broke the goal drought, could there be anything more perfect? The criticism of Hoffenheim and Ibisevic's form during this time sounds like a joke at this moment! β
"Ibisevic scored his 22nd goal of the season! He remains a strong contender for the league's Golden Boot...... No, if he continues to do so, he will become the Golden Boot scorer in the Bundesliga this season! β
Ibisevic scored a total of 25 goals in all competitions last season, the best season of his career. He was also the third-highest scorer in Ligue 1 last season. To buy him, Hoffenheim spent 10 million euros, which is really cheap now! β
"Ibisevic is back in the Bundesliga for the Golden Boot. Although he is already unlikely to break Gade. Muller's record of 40 goals is still admirable, considering that this is only his first season in the Bundesliga......"
Rangnick on the field saw the players celebrating the goal, clenched his hands into fists, put them in front of his chest and waved.
His substitution had an effect, it was only the fifty-seventh minute, not long after the start of the second half, the two sides were drawn, and there was still a kick in this game. If he could, he wanted to take three points from here.
Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen are the opponents Hoffenheim have faced recently, and if they can try to score as many points as possible from these four opponents, it will go a long way in the team's title plans.
The team is currently in first place, but it is only four points ahead of second-placed Hertha Berlin, and everyone is winning, so the points are not being pulled apart.
β»β»β» The score was equalized, the Dortmund fans in the stands were somewhat angry, and now as soon as Ibisevic got the ball, the Dortmund fans would boo him, who made him make a provocative move just now?
On the field, the scramble between the players on both sides has become more intense.
Weiss has always been the best player on the team, and in the last game, his close-up defense allowed Mario to fight hard. Gomez was miserable and even burst into foul language after the game. In this game, he and Kyle fought in the middle of the game, and the two often had some violent physical collisions. In the seventy-fifth minute, the collision finally went off.
After Weiss was pushed to the ground by Dortmund's captain Kyle (sebastian_kehl) while dribbling the ball, another Dortmund player, Schmelzer, came up and stepped on Weiss's ankle very covertly, which angered Weiss, but also made Weiss make a wrong judgment - he thought it was Kyle who stepped on him, so he lay on the ground and swept Kyle down!
"Oooh! See what's going on on the field? Weiss is pushed down by Kyle and then kicks Kyle down...... Players from both sides quickly rushed together! β
The referee's whistle sounded urgently.
The Dortmund players came up to ask Weiss for their crimes, and Weiss was still lying on the ground, surrounded by several Dortmunds. Hoffenheim's players, of course, could not allow themselves to be wronged, and rushed forward and squeezed into the encirclement to protect Weiss.
The players from both sides pushed each other a few times, and the Hoffenheim players pulled Weiss to his feet and then protected him from the group.
The referee also rushed in with a whistle in his mouth, and then he took out a red card and sent Weiss off without saying a word!
The referee of the Weiss team was very dissatisfied with this decision, and he repeatedly wanted to rush to the referee to ask for an explanation, but his teammates firmly grasped it. They all knew what Weiss's temper was, for fear that this kid would rush to the head with enthusiasm and punch the referee, and that would be a big trouble...... As the captain, Chu Zhongtian complained to the referee: "It was the Dortmund players who made it bad first!" It's Schmelzer! What I saw, what I saw with my own eyes, he stepped on Weiss! He should also be sent off for a red card, not our players! Weiss is a victim! β
While speaking, Chu Zhongtian also pointed at Schmelzer. This kid is very shrewd, and after stepping on people, he made a few noises, and now that the referee is out of the horse, he hides to the side and watches the excitement from afar.
The referee didn't believe Chu Zhongtian's words, he saw Weiss kicking people in retaliation anyway, kicking Kyle to the ground, and there was no problem with a red card.
Then he waved his hand to signal Chu Zhongtian to get out of the way, and ran to the camp of the Dortmund players, he held a yellow card in his hand and flashed it to Kyle!
"Kyle also got a yellow card? He had a yellow card in the first half...... Sure enough, the red card! Red! Borussia Dortmund's captain sent off! β
"Aha, this game is really full of twists and turns, Weiss and Kyle are both penalized for causing a conflict!"
The fans in the stands kept making noise, adding to the noisy atmosphere of the chaotic scene.
The referee hit 50 boards and punished each side with one person, but the real perpetrator Schmelzer did nothing and remained on the field...... The TV announcer also discovered the problem through the replay.
"Oops...... This kick...... Schmelzer is so bad! Duan Bin shook his head and said. It was clearly a foul on Schmelzer, but referee Van Deer didn't say anything. No wonder Weiss suddenly became furious after falling to the ground......"
Weiss, who was sent off, was dragged down by his teammates, and he always thought that he was wronged, and if it wasn't for someone kicking him at the ankle, he would never have made a retaliatory move...... Kyle came off with a helpless smile on his face, and after the two of them walked off the field, they calmed down, and they got together to exchange opinions about the conflict just now.
"I kicked you when you stepped on your ankle!" Weiss said.
Kyle shook his head, "This can't be!" I didn't step on you! I'm not that kind of person! β
"But my ankle did get stepped on!" Weiss pointed to his left ankle to show Kyle, which was deformed by the spikes, and he could see it at a glance.
Kyle: "Maybe it was too chaotic at the time, who accidentally stepped on it......" and then he patted Weiss on the shoulder: "Come on, we've both been punished, don't mention it......"
Weiss also felt that this matter was too depressed, and he was trampled on in a daze, and then he took revenge on the other party in a daze, only to find out that he had retaliated against the wrong person, and in the end he was even more confused and punished. He muttered, "Damn it......"
The two walked side by side to the passage.
On the big screen behind them, the score of the game was displayed - 1:1.
With one penalty each on both sides and fifteen minutes remaining, will this game end with this scoreline?
(To be continued)