Chapter 134: Declaration of War

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This season's German Cup final is the latest event in the five major leagues, before which the Champions League has ended in Athens, Greece, Ancelotti's AC Milan and Benitez's Liverpool reunited a year later, it was still AC Milan who scored first, but Liverpool was not able to stage the Istanbul miracle this time, An Fat Man and Bei Fat Man are both stable people, the last time Fat Man was suddenly possessed by Mourinho, completing a shocking reversal, but the second time Fat Man will not give Fat Man a chance againAlthough the lead was one less than in Istanbul, Benitez still had nothing to do with AC Milan, losing 2-1 and claiming their seventh Champions League trophy, behind only Real Madrid. The two famous coaches met twice in three years, and the result was unequal.

Kaka didn't score in the final, with both goals scored by Inzaghi, but the Brazilian's performance in this edition of the Champions League has been phenomenal, with 10 Champions League goals combined with the Big Ears Cup all but booking him the World Footballer of the Year and European Footballer of the Year spot.

For Hoffenheim fans and players, they can only watch the Champions League final, a giant feast, and they don't even dare to think that the German Cup final is all they have in their lives now, and it is much more important than the Champions League.

None of Hoffenheim's players have played in the final of the German Cup, to be precise, none of the players have played in any of the top cup finals, and coach Rangnick is also the first time that he has been in a sedan chair. It's impossible to say not to be nervous. Even the owner, Hope, who has been through a lot of storms and storms, is a little overwhelmed by Hoffenheim's sudden success this season. Fortunately, they also have an experienced general manager, Rothaus, who has always been the general manager of Stuttgart, and has experience in the things that need to be handled to win the championship and participate in the finals, although Hoffenheim has only 16 staff, but fortunately, there are not many fans who go to Berlin, and all the villagers of Huocun and their families go with their families, which is only 3,000 people, plus Chinese fans in Germany, there can be 5,000 people at most. When Stuttgart won the German Cup ten years ago, Stuttgart went to Berlin with 30,000 fans, but under the command of Rotthouse, the fans arranged it well, and Stuttgart won the championship smoothly.

Rotthaus feared that Hoffenheim had too few fans, and that 5,000 at the 75,000-seat Berlin Olympic Stadium was just a handful, and that Rotthouse believed that after Stuttgart won the league title, the enthusiasm of the fans must be extremely high, and the number of fans going to Berlin this time would not be less than 20,000. In proportion to this number of fans, Hoffenheim enjoyed away treatment in the German Cup final.

The German Cup final in Berlin is getting closer and closer, and the enthusiasm of players, fans and media is getting higher and higher, the managers of both sides attach great importance to the battle of Berlin, the managers of both teams are the first time to lead the team to the German Cup final, and they also won the league championship when the media and fans are not optimistic, which can be called the dark horse in the Bundesliga and the Bundesliga.

With less than three days to go before the battle in Berlin, two editors of the DFB's official website, Nix and Burke, interviewed Rangnick, who gave his opinion on the game and answered some hot questions. This is another remarkable breakthrough for Hoffenheim, as it is the first official interview with them on the official website of the German Football Association, which shows that Hoffenheim's status in the eyes of the German Football Association is improving.

The Knicks asked Rangnick, "What does the Berlin final mean to you and your team?"

"It's a very, very important step for me in my coaching career, and it's the first top title I could possibly win. The same is true for Hoffenheim, which is the result of the tireless efforts of the players this season, and after more than a hundred years of dormancy, the team has finally reached the final of the German Cup, with the club and fans alike dreaming of the title. As a young coach, this game is also crucial. ”

The Knicks asked: "How much does the German Cup win weigh?" β€œ

Rangnick replied honestly: "Every trophy has a lot of weight, and in my opinion, the league title is the most important thing because that's the accumulation of 34 games. But the German Cup has a long history, and whoever makes it to the final will give it their all for the title. β€œ

The Knicks continued: "Both teams are Baden-WΓΌrttemberg teams, and this final is also a derby in Baden, and with Hoffenheim's legendary rise, the clash between the two teams is particularly compelling. Will this be the most attractive race before the end of the season? β€œ

Rangnick replied, "It's going to be a classic matchup. The fans want to be there and feel the atmosphere, I'm sure it's going to be full, Stuttgart has a lot of die-hard fans in the team, and for us the Berlin game is almost an away game, but I'm sure we'll win the game against all odds. ”

The Knicks asked, "What are your plans and plans after this season?" ”

Rangnick said: "I will continue our team building plan with Hoffenheim and continue to work hard for the team's next season in the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga is completely different from the Bundesliga, we have to try to improve our competitiveness, the team has its own recruitment plan as early as the winter break, but in the middle of the league, many clubs are reluctant to let go, now we will continue to bring in reinforcements, strengthen the weak links of the team, complete the renewal.

The Knicks were intrigued by the topic and said, "Are you going to bring in big stars?" In the Bundesliga, maybe the transfer fee of more than 20 million is very high, but in the Bundesliga this figure is not top-notch. ”

Rangnick shook his head and said: "Hoffenheim play football as a whole, we don't need big names, players like Ronaldo and Kaka are not what we need to build a team. ”

Nix said: "How would you rate your opponent Stuttgart?

Rangnick said: "Stuttgart are a great team and have a lot of players with great individual qualities. I appreciate the passion and the attacking style of play, Amingfeld has been great this season, he won the league title for the first time in 15 years without Stuttgart, his team is very difficult to play, the German Cup will be tough, but I believe we have a way to restrain them. Now that Karlsruhe can beat them in the German Cup, I think we can do the same. Hehe, don't forget that Li Huan, who scored twice at that time, is now in Hoffenheim. β€œ

Knicks said: "Finally, can I ask, do you think Li Huan has the ability to gain a foothold in the German team?" ”

Rangnick was obviously dissatisfied with this question, and said: "Li Huan's ability can be based on any team, including the national team, but before the German Cup final, this topic is a little inappropriate, and I believe that Li Huan will make a choice for his future." ”

Rangnick's words were seen by Stuttgart fans and players as a challenge from Hoffenheim, with Stuttgart chairman Stott saying: "I believe Rangnick can find a way to restrain us, but I don't believe their players can do it at such a high level. They will soon find out how much difference the Bundesliga title is between the Bundesliga title and the Bundesliga champion. ”

Stuttgart's goalkeeper Hildebrand was blasted open by Li Huan with a long-range shot of about 45 meters and a free kick in the last time he played against Li Huan, and he still feels a shame, after listening to Rangnick's speech, Hildebrand blocked the reporter and challenged Li Huan, he said: "The last time Stuttgart lost to Karlsruhe, it was only because the players were not familiar with the Italian's style of play under the leadership of Trapattoni, and the resistance was very heavy, and the team did not run in well, and he was not in shape. In this game, I will definitely keep a clean sheet against Li Huan and wash away the shame of the last time. ”

Since Hildebrand has challenged him by name, of course Li Huan can no longer pretend to be an ostrich, Li Huan accepted Hildebrand's challenge in the "Rheinneckar", Li Huan said very easily: "I regret that Hildebrand actually regarded it as a shame to be scored by me, Hildebrand's goalkeeping skills are very good, but now I have not met a goalkeeper who can block my free kick, I hope Hildebrand can do it, if he can do it, I will definitely send him flowers and champagne after the game." ”

Hoffenheim's midfielder Wang Eduardo listened to Hildebrand's speech, and said very funny: "Hildebrand won the championship and thought that his goalkeeping skills were invincible in the world, which is really funny, he couldn't even block Li Huan's 50-meter long shot, but he wanted to block Li Huan's free kick, or he should consider turning the goal into a five-a-side." ”

With the addition of Eduardo, Hoffenheim's players broke their silence and officially declared war on Stuttgart, and the two sides exchanged words and battles before the game, and the smell of gunpowder in the derby and final finally became strong.

It turned out that because Hoffenheim did not return the challenge to Stuttgart, Stuttgart fans and players felt that Hoffenheim was very low-key, even nestled, but now they found that this Hoffenheim team was as arrogant as them on the field, especially the Chinese Li Huan, who was not known as a 'poisonous tongue' among the players in the Bundesliga. Now he can't even read a newspaper, but the German slang dialect is learned very secretly, laughing and scolding extremely sharp, and the Stuttgart players who have a war of words with him are all scolded and defeated.

On May 26, after a war of words, the final derby and final finally came as scheduled.

(To be continued)