Chapter 248: Hoffenheim Didn't Give Up
The match between Hoffenheim and Osnabrück did not have any twists and turns, although Beta did not play, but Hoffenheim's strength still crushed Osnabrück. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
With just twenty minutes to go, Obsi and Eduardo had scored a goal each and Osnabrück had given up the struggle.
Hoffenheim also had a line, they had already surrendered, and they did not wipe out Osnabrück.
However, at the 80th minute, Demba Ba turned into a beta, received a pass from Salihovic in the penalty area, and blasted his head into the goal.
Hoffenheim's victory was expected, after all, the difference in strength is huge, and the media is hotly discussing whether Borussia Mönchengladbach can catch up with Hoffenheim by as much as seven points. The hotly discussed thing is the fate of this season's Bundesliga champion!
In this round of games, Borussia Mönchengladbach did not disappoint his fans again, easily beating Ears Auer with a score of 2:0 at home, and the points difference with Hoffenheim remained at seven.
Judging from the schedule, Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach have not had a chance to play each other this season. Whether Borussia Mönchengladbach can chase the points and defend the dignity of his old giants, not only if he can't lose, but also pray that Hoffenheim will capsize a few more times.
Hoffenheim's opponents in the next twelve games are not all fish belly, including Mainz, as well as strong teams such as Aachen, Cologne, and Fürth!
And it should be noted that at the end of the schedule, those weak teams in order to relegate, their burst of energy cannot be underestimated.
So Hoffenheim is still far from the Bundesliga championship!
What's more, Hoffenheim's Bundesliga 2 schedule is also interspersed with German Cup matches.
Lampey, the German second division commentator who likes Hoffenheim's team, suggested Hoffenheim in a column in the Munich Daily: "It's time to give up the German Cup, Wolfsburg is better than Dortmund this season, instead of wasting energy on the German Cup, it is better to sprint for the German second championship!" ”
Yes, waste, many people think that Hoffenheim can't win the semi-finals of the German Cup, and they still work hard, it's a wasteful practice.
But his persuasion was useless, Hoffenheim up and down, are seriously preparing for the upcoming semi-finals, even the fans, do not care about the tragedy in their hearts that Hoffenheim will lose, so the club fought for the semi-finals votes, ready to go to Wolfsburg early to cheer for the team!
Some media heard about Hoffenheim's going all-out effort, and they speculated that Rangnick must have been swept away by the string of wins after the winter break.
Admittedly, Hoffenheim's unbeaten record after the winter break is remarkable, but Rangnick is unusually sober. When Beta saw the speculation in the newspapers criticizing the old man, he scoffed!
What kind of coach is Rangnick?
Do you think he's just as stupid and ridiculous as those little coaches?
After all, he is a famous coach who once coached Stuttgart and Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, but he has won the Bundesliga runner-up, the German Cup runner-up, and even created the best league record in Schalke 04 history!
Just these few consecutive victories made Rangnick get dizzy?
Beta is the most vocal, as Rangnick mentioned his idea to Beta when he was analyzing the tape with him.
Rangnick is not hoping to win the German Cup just because his team has won easily recently. But he wants the team to play with style, self-confidence and courage when playing against strong teams in the Bundesliga!
"Even if you lose! I want the team to lose in a big game! Beta remembers that when Rangnick said this, a mild-mannered "professor" burst out with a fortitude that Beta would face up to as well.
If you are now playing against a strong team in the Bundesliga, you are afraid and start to deal with it negatively, then even if the team faces them again after the Bundesliga, you will also think about whether to give up first, rather than eager to win!
Now it doesn't matter if they lose the German Cup, the team has played with a backbone, which will accompany them, not only this season, but also in the next Bundesliga season!
Of course, Beta was surprised by Rangnick's idea of being ahead of his time, but he didn't really approve of it. This guy doesn't think as much as Rangnick, but he wants to win more than everyone else.
Not only in the German Cup he wants to win, but in all the games he wants to win!
What's more, in this German Cup match, Beta still has a reason to win and have to go all the way!
Hoffenheim still have two home league games to play before the German Cup, first Paderborn who are bottom of the table.
In this game, Rangnick arranged the rotation rest of Salihovic and Demba Ba, but even so, Hoffenheim still won the game cleanly 2:0.
However, it was not a dull game. There was even a bit of a clash between the two sides, and Obasi was sent off for a red card in the second half.
Despite the ten-man squad and a number of substitutes, Hoffenheim are better than Paderborn.
Beta opened the scoring early in the first half with an early header, while Paderborn thought there was hope in the second half after Obasi was sent off, but Eduardo's follow-up effort left Paderborn in despair.
After the game, the media praised Beta for not being what they thought he was - because he lost form without playing in the previous round.
Probably because there was no wasted training, Beta did maintain a good state, this round of the game was relatively crushing, after Beta scored a goal, he also retreated to his own half, mainly involved in defense.
But Beta played two long-range shots in the game, although it was also outrageous, so that Tom, the commentator on the scene, teased a few words, "Beta, don't shoot blindly, we can win", but Beta secretly rejoiced.
"It turns out that although this new card cannot be equipped in the Bundesliga, its attribute skills are still there!" Beta also benefited from the game, and with his header, Beta felt like he was jumping higher than before!
That's an explosive talent that works on your legs!
Combined with his bouncing talent, it really feels a bit invincible!
In the final round before the semi-finals of the German Cup, Beta did not score!
Because it was a game on March 16, and the day after tomorrow he had to travel to Wolfsburg to play the game, Rangnick simply let most of the main players sit on the bench.
Beta was sent to warm up in the 79th minute of the second half to find the feeling of the game.
Even so, Hoffenheim won 1-0 and Ibisevic scored his third Bundesliga goal of the season in the second half!
Finally, the German Cup semi-finals are here! (To be continued.) )