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While the Hoffenheim players were watching the video, Bayern Munich was doing the same. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On Thursday night, the night before the home game, Jurgen Klinsmann and Genk showed footage of Hoffenheim's game for the team. The footage has been edited and arranged by the team's dedicated video analyst Genk, and it is a very prominent indication to the players about Hoffenheim who needs special attention.

Just like in the video in Rangnick's hand, Ribery is the main character. On Chrisman's side, Ibisevic became the well-deserved protagonist. Not only did Chrisman play the video, Chrisman also made a map of the touch points of each game in the fifteen rounds of the league, as well as the whole process of Ibisevic's typical goals and assists, combined with the video to explain to the players and tell the players how to defend him in the game. This approach has proven to be effective in previous games, with Lahm revealing that Bayern had been so focused on how to defend the opposing three attacking midfielders before the last game against Bayer Leverkusen, and it was successful.

Now Chrisman is going to apply the same approach to Ibisevic. In order to win this battle against a promoted team, Chrisman really worked hard and did his homework. In the past, Bayern would never do this against a promoted polo team, they could go up and play and win.

While watching the video, Genk reminded the Bayern players: "Ibisevic is never restless on the pitch and is always in the right position. In addition, I would like to remind you that in the first fifteen rounds of the league, Ibisevic has changed the score to 1-0 seven times, and you are all playing football, so you should know very well what that means. This is crucial for Hoffenheim as they are the only team in the Bundesliga this season to win by scoring first. ”

When the players heard Genk's words, the expressions on their faces became more focused and serious. In football, the ability to break the deadlock is very important because once you score first, you are in a very good position. You'll have a lot of options, and you'll be able to take it in stride, waiting for your opponent to press out and fight you off, and then take the opportunity to counter-attack. If the opponent doesn't attack, you can also wait patiently and defend solidly, and you are ahead anyway......

A stalemate is a balance, both sides of a football match want to break the balance of the other side first, as long as it is not 0:0, this balance can always be broken, but it is indeed rare for one person to break it. It's hard to believe that Ibyshevic's recent form has been good, but his ability to break the deadlock is probably the most terrifying.

Chrisman continued: "Ibisevic's recent form can be described as 'obsessed', as if a shot from any angle and any position will not be difficult for him. We have to pay close attention to him in the game. His touchpoints are largely concentrated in midfield and rarely seen at the back, which means he doesn't have to take on much defensive duty, his job is to score goals or help his team-mates score. But the place where he had the most touches was not in the box, but at the edge of the box. He often drops back to respond, which you have to pay attention to when you defend, and you have to be strict with him at the edge of the box. Ibisevic has a high shot success rate of 42.9 per cent goals and shots on goal, so it is important to minimise his chances of shooting. He's also very good at assisting, with six assists so far, so don't assume he's not a threat when he's not in front of goal. ”

But Ibisevic is not without his weaknesses. Just as Rangnick's trick to defending Ribery is to run wildly, Chrisman knows what Ibisevic's weaknesses are.

'He's very unbalanced on his left and right feet, out of eighteen goals, four with his header and fourteen with his right foot, none of which are left-footed. Some crosses from the right are still used to using his right foot. Seven of the eighteen balls came from crosses from the left, with only two coming from the right. So you have to try to force him to use his left foot in defence, and we have to contain our passes down the left flank. ”

Strengthening the defense of Hoffenheim's attack on the left means shifting the defensive focus to this side, and then Hoffenheim's right side will definitely lack people to defend. However, it doesn't matter, since Ibisevic is not a striker who is good at handling crosses from the right, it means that Hoffenheim's attack will not be dominated by the right side.

He was sure Rangnick was well aware of that. The Hoffenheim manager will not waste his chances on an inefficient wing. Fifteen league games have passed this season, and Salihovic on the left flank is a very popular midfielder at the moment, and Eduardo has also performed very well. And who's on the right? Sometimes it's Weiss, sometimes it's Te Bell. One of these two men is mainly responsible for defense, and the other is a substitute. The left flank, with Salihovic and Eduardo, is Hoffenheim's real main area of attack.

So there is no problem to defend mainly on the left wing of Hoffenheim.

After that, Chrisman talked about Chu Zhongtian, who is the captain of Hoffenheim and the initiator of all attacks, of course, he can't ignore it. Chrisman, based on the advice given to him by Ribery and the information he collected, believes that Chu Zhongtian is a type of player who is difficult to deal with both offensively and defensively. But it is not invulnerable, because Hoffenheim insists on playing 433, there are only three people in the midfield, and there is only one in the back, and Chu Zhongtian is not the kind of player who stays in the backfield to defend at ease, he often steps forward to participate in the attack, so that there will be a lot of space behind him, and these are opportunities that can be seized. And without the protection of another defensive midfielder, Chu Zhongtian is also very vulnerable in midfield - he can lose the ball at any time.

Hoffenheim have lost three games this season, and Chu Zhongtian's performance in these three games has been average, and he has been caught by his opponents, and he has lost some of them. Although Rangnick compares him to having a Summerer, as Sameer's former comrade-in-arms in the German national team, Chrisman believes that Chu Zhongtian is still far from Summer. Another factor that restricts Chu Zhongtian from becoming the next Summerer is Hoffenheim's tactics, they did not have a full-time defensive player around Chu Zhongtian. Gustavo is a good midfielder, Hoffenheim finally broke through from the Bundesliga last season, and he was also a big contributor, but unfortunately Hoffenheim can only play as a substitute in the middle of the sky today......

To deal with Chu Zhongtian, Chrisman's approach was to arrange two people to pinch him in the middle. Anyway, Hoffenheim's attack is mainly focused on the wing, and the two people in the middle can guard Chu Zhongtian, and there is no need to watch out for others. Fan. Bommel and Ze. Roberto sits in the middle of the lane, where Van . Bommel followed Chu Zhongtian inch by inch, so that he couldn't turn around easily. Roberto, on the other hand, waited for an opportunity to steal, and once the ball was broken, he launched a fast attack and directly attacked Hoffenheim's back line.

Since taking charge of Bayern Munich, Klinsmann has always emphasized "speed", and he advocated "speeding up the pace of the game and hitting the ball with one kick", which is the same as Rangnick. But Bayern Munich didn't play this way before, and the transition period was often painful, so at the beginning of the league, Bayern Munich did not perform well. As the team became accustomed to Klinsmann's new tactics, the team began to bounce back strongly, winning seven and drawing two of their last nine league games. The average of 467 passes and 718 touches per game is the highest in the Bundesliga. Therefore, Klinsmann is not afraid of Rangnick's fast football, because he is fast and I am fast, it depends on who is faster! At this point, Klinsmann has confidence in his team.

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After analyzing the video, Rangnick announced the starting list for tomorrow's game, Chu Zhongtian appeared in the right midfield position, and the former right midfielder Weiss served as a substitute, Chu Zhongtian went to play the right midfielder, so who is the back position for? Rangnick handed it over to Gustavo. The Brazilian has been a regular in the team since joining Hoffenheim on loan last season, and this season he has been a substitute due to Chu Zhongtian's strong arrival. However, in the last game, when Chu Zhongtian was absent because of a red card, he started and performed eye-catchingly.

It was precisely because of his performance that Rangnick made up his mind to let Chu Zhongtian switch to the right midfield in this game to contain Ribery.

Gustavo is 21 years old, 1.87 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, and is a fierce defender who can pass the ball and attack. Rangnick positioned him as a super substitute for Chu Zhongtian, because of Chu Zhongtian's importance, he may not have many opportunities to play, but he must play a role every time he plays. It was demanding, but Gustavo did it.

Gustavo was happy to be able to start against Bayern Munich. He doesn't care about being a substitute all the time.

The match against Bayern Munich was highly anticipated, and for Hoffenheim, who had never experienced a big scene, it was like a Champions Cup final, and they were all excited and everyone wanted to be in this game. The players who made the squad were lucky enough in the eyes of their teammates who were not selected, but there were even luckier ones - the starting eleven.

Salihovic is confident of his selection.

But when the manager read the names of all eleven, he didn't hear his own name. He was a little surprised, but he didn't bring it up to the manager.

Rangnick actually noticed Salihovic's performance. But he can't explain to him, because he is not the only one who has lost the starting list, the Bundesliga squad is eighteen, and only eleven starters, there must be seven people who can't start, and there are many more people who haven't even made the squad, do you want everyone to explain? To explain Salihovich alone would be unfair and unconvincing. The players will wonder why he can get a special explanation from the manager and not even hear a word? Such thinking can make players feel that they do not have the respect and trust of the manager, and it can create centrifugal forces.

In fact, Rangnick also has a headache, the state of the striker trident is really good, in order not to waste Obasi, Demba. Ba and Ibisevic's state, he had to change to 433, but then the midfield could not be arranged. Eduardo, Salihovic, Chu Zhongtian, Weiss and Gustavo are all very good players, he has put Gustavo on the bench, Salihovic and Eduardo have similar technical characteristics, and the positions also overlap, both are left-footed players, both are good at and like to move on the left wing, otherwise, he wants to put Weiss on the bench, let Salihovic, Eduardo and Chu Zhongtian play at the same time, forming the sharpest attacking midfield combination in the Bundesliga. Unfortunately, whether it is Salihovic or Eduardo, neither of them is used to moving on the right.

So when it came to choosing the starting lineup for this game, Rangnick had a lot of brains. Salihovic and Eduardo have similar technical characteristics, and whoever starts is similar. In the end, Rangnick chose Eduardo, who wanted to keep Salihovic in the second half as a surprise man.

Rangnick did not explain to Salihovic why he did so, he planned to hold Salihovic for a day, and then wait until he was replaced before he could attack Bayern like a hungry beast.

Chu Zhongtian glanced at Salihovic, who was obviously disappointed, and then at the head coach. He seemed to have guessed something, but he didn't say anything. He knew that there were some issues that he was not in charge of.

When Maradona played at Napoli, he could decide the team's starting line-up for the next game just by chatting with a few teammates in the dressing room. Chu Zhongtian doesn't feel like a football king, and Coach Rangnick is not so incompetent.

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The night before the war, Chu Zhongtian was very calm, but Gustavo, who was in the same room with him, was a little dishonest, and before going to bed, he began to lie on the bed and mumble something. Chu Zhongtian fell asleep later, but in a daze, he could still hear Gustavo's murmuring like chanting.

The next day, I went to the hotel restaurant with my teammates to have breakfast, and met many teammates who yawned, only to find that it was not only Gustavo who had not slept well, but also many people.

Hoffenheim are a young team with little experience, and no matter how nervous they have been before, they are still a little nervous and excited when it comes to the game.

Chu Zhongtian is a player who has experienced the UEFA Cup final, and he has seen a big scene, and it is not the first time he has played against Bayern Munich, so this game cannot make him nervous at all. He saw Ibisevic and greeted him: "How did you sleep last night, Ibi?" ”

"Good." Ibisevic replied with a smile.

"Where's your roommate?" Chu Zhongtian looked over and didn't see Salihovic behind or beside Ibisevic.

"He? He doesn't seem to be sleeping well......"

Chu Zhongtian knew what the reason was, and he couldn't say anything, so he could only nod.

At breakfast, assistant coach Tsai Deler announced today's arrangement, after breakfast in the morning, take a two-hour break, and then go to the hotel gym for half an hour of physical training at half past ten, followed by lunch, and after lunch, it is a lunch break. Because the game starts at half past eight in the evening, the team still has the opportunity to have dinner at the hotel, just not too much. Dinner at half past five in the evening, then half an hour of rest, six o'clock take the bus to the Allianz Arena to prepare for the pre-game warm-up, warm up for half an hour, and then half an hour after the players of both sides will line up and walk out of the Allianz Arena player tunnel, and then the game will begin.

There is a lunch break at noon, but how many people can sleep?

Salihovic was not in a good mood all day, locked himself in his room after lunch, and did not know whether he was sleeping or what he was doing, and he didn't come out until half past five when the team had dinner. In such an important game as Bayern Munich, he was unable to play, and it was indeed a big blow to him. Even Gustavo finally got a chance to start, and now he doesn't dare to express his happiness, for fear of being misunderstood by Salihovic.

After dinner, the players boarded the bus after a short break.

Premiere Germany, which broadcasts the Bundesliga exclusively on television, has broadcast the game from the time the teams leave the hotel, making the league more and more like a Champions League final or a World Cup match.

At the entrance of the hotel, Chu Zhongtian and his teammates met the enthusiastic Hoffenheim fans, who were wearing blue Hoffenheim jerseys, painted the Hoffenheim logo with oil paint on their faces, and kept waving Hoffenheim scarves and flags in their hands. You wouldn't have seen that before the previous game. The game with Bayern Munich was really different......

"Wow! I feel like I'm in the World Cup! "There was a teammate in the car who whistled.

"Hey, Luis, what are you shaking?" Eduardo suddenly found his compatriot Luis sitting next to him. Gustavo's body was trembling slightly, so he wanted to tease him.

"Nonsense! That's a car shaking! Gustavo's cover-up made everyone laugh.

"Don't be nervous, Luis. It's up to you in our midfield! ”

"Bayern Munich has nothing to fear!" Ibisevic exclaimed, "Chuke and I have won against them before!" ”

As soon as he said this, everyone turned their eyes to him and Chu Zhongtian next to him.

Chu Zhongtian nodded, and said to Gustavo with a serious expression: "Ibi is right, Bayern Munich really has nothing to be afraid of. ”

"I'm not afraid, I'm excited!" Gustavo pleaded his case loudly, but was drowned out by the laughter of his teammates.

In fact, everyone is a little nervous, if they don't make some jokes, I'm afraid that the psychological pressure will get bigger and bigger. Well, now everyone has put the pressure behind for a while between giggling and laughing.

Time flies by in such a frolic, and before you know it, the team's bus has approached the Allianz Arena.

There was a sudden silence in the noisy carriage. Chu Zhongtian raised his head and saw the behemoth outside the car window at a glance, shining red in the night, like an alien flying saucer.

It was the Allianz Arena, the home of Bayern Munich.

He noticed that everyone's eyes were drawn to the stadium, even Ibisevic.

But it's not the first time Ibyshevic has come to this game, so isn't it so shocking?

He suddenly heard Ibisevic muttering: "It's back......"

yes, how did you forget about this stubble? For him and Ibisevic, it's a revisit.

Less than a year ago, they wore Metz jerseys at the Allianz Arena to take on Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. In that game, Chu Zhongtian scored a world wave to help the team equalize the score and also laid the foundation for victory in the second leg back at home.

Now back in my old place, I still feel good in a different jersey.

Goliath, the giant, David is coming.

(To be continued)