Chapter Eighty-Three: Victory
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At the start of the second half, Hoffenheim were given a set-piece in front of the box. Hertha Berlin www.biquge.info still foul tactics, and although their head coach told them to play more ways to attack after fouls, the players have not been able to reverse this habit so quickly.
But Salihovic's direct free-kick was held by goalkeeper Drobney.
Head coach Favre was unhappy with his players giving away a free-kick from a dangerous place as soon as he came up, but there was nothing he could do about it right now except to make a few voices off the pitch. Once the game is underway, there is very little there is a limit to what the manager can do.
He just kept telling the players: "Attack! Offensive! ”
At his urging, Hertha Berlin began to have some offensive. In the 56th minute, Raffael crossed after breaking through Pogatts, Ebert received the ball in front of goal, and then shot with his feet, the ball hit the leg of Hoffenheim central defender Camper and bounced off the bottom line, Hertha Berlin won a corner.
Seeing Hertha Berlin get consecutive chances to score, head coach Favre also sat back in peace, and the Hertha Berlin fans in the stands began to sing and cheer for their team.
But this corner kick did not give Hertha Berlin a chance to hit the goal, but the football was punched by goalkeeper Hildebrand, and then fell to the feet of Chu Zhongtian.
Chu Zhongtian didn't turn around and dribble the ball, he turned his back to the direction of the attack, and Kachar was behind him, this kid was really with him.
He passed the football horizontally to Ibisevic who rushed out of the penalty area, and Ibisevic passed the football to Salihovic on the side, at this time Chu Zhongtian had turned around and ran up, Salihovic then passed the football to the feet of Chu Zhongtian in the middle, and after receiving the ball, Chu Zhongtian suddenly passed the football diagonally to the right side. Because Hertha Berlin had just sent a corner kick, most of the players in the team had not yet returned to their positions, and there were large vacancies in their backfield, and Chu Zhongtian took a fancy to one of them and sent the football out.
At first glance, the ball looked a bit big, but when the crowd quickly spotted Obasi on the right flank, they knew it was just right.
The entire right side was empty, Chu Zhongtian's kick made Obasi very comfortable to pick up, and when he received the ball, there was no defender around!
"It's Hoffenheim's quick counter-attack!"
The voices of the Hertha Berlin fans in the stands were instantly suppressed by the cheers of the Hoffenheim fans, and at that moment, the shouts of the Rhein-Neckar Stadium made them unable to even hear their own voices.
Obsi received the ball and continued to dribble forward, taking just a few steps into the box before facing the onrushing goalkeeper Drobney and firing into the far corner. Drobny had pounced into the near corner, but his leg was still behind, and Obasi's push hit Drobney's leg right on, and then jumped high over the goal...... "Obasi shoots!" Didn't make ...... Pounced by Drobney! Drobney was a great performer in this game and he doesn't have to take too much responsibility for the goal he conceded......"
Obasi missed the ball, holding his head in his hands, looking very annoyed. Despite this, he still gave Chu Zhongtian a thumbs up after being annoyed, signaling that he had passed the ball beautifully.
'It's a shame Hoffenheim missed a chance to extend the score...... Chu's pass was quite beautiful and penetrated the entire Hertha Berlin defence! ”
And whenever Chu Zhongtian has an outstanding performance, the TV broadcast camera will give Kachar a close-up. This Serbian made a bold statement before the game, wanting to give Chu Zhongtian a good look, saying that Chu Zhongtian has been shrinking his head and is a turtle and does not dare to face him head-on.
And in this game, Chu Zhongtian not only faced him head-on, but also made him helpless.
Kachar's expression was very depressed now...... The television broadcast only gave a close-up of Kachar's face, but did not capture his clenched fists.
As the game progressed, the initiative of the race gradually fell into the hands of Hoffenheim, the leader. Chu Zhongtian was firmly in control of the rhythm, even if Kachar was hindering him, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it now.
To him, Kachar was nothing compared to the opponents he had faced, except for a foul shot.
But he's not afraid of fouls.
When Chu Zhongtian got the ball again, Kachar wanted to come up and force it, but Chu Zhongtian suddenly accelerated and slammed away from his defense.
Kachar was stunned for a moment, seeing that Chu Zhongtian was about to run away from him. An idea suddenly came to his mind, and a voice kept echoing in his ears - shovel him! Shovel him! Shovel him!
Only Chu Zhongtian's feet with the ball remained in his eyes.
Prompted by that thought, he flew out violently, and the target was Chu Zhongtian's ankle!
Chu Zhongtian, who was running forward with the ball, suddenly felt danger in his heart, and his left foot was hurriedly raised, and at this moment, Kachar's foot also arrived, just kicking on the sole of his shoe.
Chu Zhongtian suddenly lost his center of gravity and fell headlong.
"Foul!"
Duan Bin shouted before the referee blew the whistle. As a Chinese commentator, he is very happy that Chu Zhongtian has an excellent performance, but he is also worried that injuries will find this excellent player. There are many players who are more talented than Chu Zhongtian, but in the end, they all disappear because of frequent injuries. He didn't want Chu Zhongtian to be attacked by injuries as well.
So after seeing Kachar's action that could make Chu Zhongtian break his leg, he couldn't wait for the referee to make a decision, so he shouted, and there was some anger in his tone. It stands to reason that as a football commentator on a national television station, there should not be a personal position, but that is impossible, even the commentators of football developed countries such as England, Spain, Italy, and Germany have a very clear personal position. Moreover, when commenting on the games of players from their own country, it is understandable to favor their own compatriots, and no one will criticize the commentators for being unfair.
The referee's whistle sounded just as Duan Bin's words fell.
There was a huge chorus of boos and curses at the Rhine-Neckar stadium, which was pointed at Kachar.
Kachar got up from the ground and signaled to the referee that he didn't shovel the opponent, and it was Chu Zhongtian who was faking a fall.
At this time, Chu Zhongtian also got up from the ground, so he pointed at Chu Zhongtian and said, "Look, he has nothing to do, this must be a fake fall!" ”
Chu Zhongtian listened to the conversation between him and the referee, and he leaned over and said, "Don't joke, if I really fake a fall, I will definitely cover my ankles and turn over and over on the ground now." You did shovel me, it's nothing to say. ”
"It can't be! You fake fallout! 'Kachar was excited, and there was a reason for the excitement because he had already received a yellow card and the best result of the tackle behind him was also a yellow card, and he was going to be sent off and of course he had to fight for himself.
Before Chu Zhongtian could speak, Weiss next to him rushed out: "Fart!" How many fouls did you have against Chu in this game, don't you know yourself? Say that Chu is a fake fall! Then you're ......"
He was about to scold fiercely, but he was pushed outside by Chu Zhongtian, who reacted. This scolded caused a conflict between the players on both sides, but I was afraid that Weiss would also receive a yellow card afterwards. As long as the referee doesn't have a problem in his head, Kachar is sent off, and Hoffenheim can't make another mistake.
Ibisevic has no cards on him, he is not afraid, he pointed to Kachar's nose and scolded him angrily: "You don't have a shovel to Chu, you know it in your own heart." You're a liar! ”
Seeing that the players on both sides were about to clash, the referee hurriedly reminded the players on both sides to calm down with a quick whistle. Then he hooked his hand to call Kachar aside, took out two cards from his pocket, one red and one yellow, showed Kachar a yellow card first, then a red card, and sent him off!
"Red card! Okay, Kachar is sent off! Duan Bin has a refreshing feeling of "evil people have evil retribution". Before this game, Kachar's disrespectful remarks about Chu Zhongtian were on the Chinese media, and in China, the Serb has been scolded for not knowing how many times, and even the eighteenth generation of his ancestors has been found out. During the game, Chu Zhongtian was repeatedly fouled, which had already aroused the dissatisfaction and anger of Chinese fans in front of the TV, and there were many insults and criticisms against Kachar on the Internet.
Now that Kachar has been sent off, it is really self-inflicted, and it is very happy.
"Kachar is so stupid...... was the German commentator's comment, "has he forgotten that he already has a yellow card on him?" Moreover, the place of the foul was in the midfield, and there was no need for him to use such a dangerous move as a back-to-back tackle. Let's see the slow motion...... Although he only shoveled the sole of Chu's shoe, it was a dangerous move, regardless of whether it caused damage to the opposing player in the end, as long as the action was made, it was a yellow card......"
Was he fooled by his own rhetoric before the game? I think he's completely overexcited......"
Hertha Berlin's head coach Favre did not jump off the pitch this time, but shook his head helplessly. From the moment he formulated foul tactics to contain Chu Zhongtian, he was mentally prepared for this - although the foul tactics were very effective, they were also a double-edged sword, and it was likely to reduce the number of players in the game. Therefore, the foul tactic needs to be paired with the first ball to make the team use it easily.
In Berlin they did just that, and the result was wonderful, beating promoted Hoffenheim, who were on a five-game winning streak at the time, 2-1.
Only this time in Sinsheim, the situation has changed, and this trick naturally does not work...... No matter how reluctant Katzal was, he had to accept the result - he was sent off!
Hertha Berlin, which had one less person, was in chaos for a while. Without Kachar's marking, Chu Zhongtian was like entering a no-man's land, and the midfield frequently launched offensives and sent out deadly passes.
And Kachar's red card also reminded the Hoffenheim players that there is no point in fighting with the referee and the opponent, and the end is the same as Kachar, and now the opponent is one less person, that is our chance, there is really no need to continue to dwell on this.
Even Weiss's performance was much more normal.
※※※ In the 68th minute, less than five minutes after Kachar was sent off, Chu Zhongtian took the ball at the front of the Hertha Berlin penalty area, Simunic rushed up to defend, allowing Chu Zhongtian to seize the space behind him and launch a direct pass, Ibisevic inserted diagonally, just received the ball, and was not offside.
Ibisevic, who received the ball, faced Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Drobny, who had performed well throughout the game, turned and pushed, and the ball flew past him and into the goal.
2:0!
"Ibi! Ibi! Super Ibby!! "There was a huge cheer from the stands at the Rhine-Neckar Stadium.
'This is Ibisevic's twenty-sixth league goal and he continues to lead the league scorers' charts!'
After taking a two-goal lead, Hoffenheim played more calmly, the players dared to do anything, and Chu Zhongtian and Salihovic also made a continuous backheel pass, which caused the Hoffenheim fans in the stands to scream.
Hertha Berlin, on the other hand, had to abandon their foul tactics and start looking for goals.
The race is finally back on track.
In the 79th minute, Weiss received a clever overhead pass from Chu Zhongtian in the middle, burst into the penalty area and made a one-two with Ibisevic, and then moved to the middle to shoot. The ball drilled into the goal from between Drobney's legs, 3:0!
Drobney, who had performed well before, was like a collapse after conceding the second goal, and was actually hit by Weiss through the crotch.
And after the goal, Weiss excitedly went to hug Chu Zhongtian, because Chu Zhongtian asked him to control his temper at halftime, and then strive for the goal. He kept his temper under control and the goal followed.
"We've won!" Hoffenheim's players shouted loudly as they gathered together to celebrate.
"Before the game, we thought that this battle for second and third place should be a close and fierce match, but although the scene was hot, it was actually one-sided. Hertha Berlin's successful foul tactics in the first half of the season were completely useless in the face of Hoffenheim's sharp attack, and Hoffenheim became more mature, and when they were frequently violated by the opposition, they did not lose their cool in the second half, as if they were a different team. Kachar's foul was a microcosm of Hertha Berlin's game, as they focused more on Hoffenheim's knees and ankles than on football, so it is not surprising that they failed......
The commentator said these things Hertha Berlin coach Favre will definitely not agree, in his opinion, the foul tactics are fine, the problem is to concede the ball too early, let the opponent take the lead, have a psychological advantage, and are not so vulnerable to frequent foul provocations. If Hertha Berlin had scored first, Hoffenheim would have been dead in this game.
But there were no ifs and the harsh reality was that his side were three goals behind Hoffenheim and from the spectacle of Hertha Berlin there was no way to equalise. To score three goals in a row in 10 minutes may not be impossible, but it is too small.
What else can Favre do as a manager?
He put all the offensive players on the bench who could be replaced, and he didn't expect to win now, he just wanted not to lose too ugly. Even if you can score a goal, it can be regarded as saving some face. Otherwise, after this game, the media will say that Hertha Berlin lost and lost, everyone will only remember how Hertha Berlin used foul tactics despicably in this game, and Hoffenheim still scored three goals despite the opponent's continuous fouls, which shows how incompetent the whole team of Hertha Berlin is...... ※※※ Favre's substitution was rewarded at the last moment. The team took advantage of a mistake in the Hoffenheim backline to score a face-saving goal, and finally did not get shaved head.
But that wasn't something to be happy about, as they lost away to Hoffenheim and their third place in the league was already in jeopardy. Bayern Munich and Stuttgart have not played games yet, and in the case of one more game, Hertha Berlin is only two points ahead of Bayern Munich and three points ahead of Stuttgart. Bayern Munich host Schalke 04 and the outcome of this game is still in doubt, but Stuttgart's home game against Eintracht Frankfurt will certainly end in a home victory, so Stuttgart will at least be level on points with Hertha Berlin, but there is a gap in goal difference. Hertha Berlin could drop third place in the league at any time.
The German league has also suffered a cut in their Champions League qualification due to the decline in competitiveness in recent years. Now only the top two teams in the league will be able to qualify directly for the Champions Cup, and the third place will have to start from the qualifying rounds on the periphery. So the top three are very important, and to finish third in the end will be able to qualify for the Champions League, which is a big financial benefit for the club.
Hertha Berlin must defend their third place in the remaining five league games.
After winning this game, Hoffenheim relied on the advantage of the first game to temporarily rise to the first place in the league standings. VfL Wolfsburg will play on Sunday evening against Ivbus and, if nothing happens, Cottage will not be able to stop Wolfsburg, when Hoffenheim will return to second place in the league.
Despite this, they managed to widen the gap to third place in the league to four points, and one game is no longer enough for the teams behind them to overtake them, which is relatively safe.
The win was crucial, and with only five rounds of the league remaining, a defeat in any one game would be a season of hard work. You don't want to fall before the finish line, do you?
After that, most of the league games began, with Bayern Munich losing 0:1 at home to Schalke 04 and Stuttgart beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 at home to replace Bayern Munich in third place in the league.
Another day later, the league round was over, with VfL Wolfsburg regaining top spot in the league with a 2-0 win away at Cottage Cottages.
A day later, news came that Bayern Munich's head coach Jurgen Klinsmann had been sacked by the club due to his team's poor ranking and poor record. The fast-paced football he was promoting at Bayern was aborted.
(To be continued)