There is not much difference between Rostock and the first leg, and their emphasis on defense has reached the extreme, including the forwards have defensive tasks, even ace scorers like Cohen have to come back to defend, and Cohen can be seen on the pitch many times in his own half or even near the penalty area to get entangled with Demba Ba. This all-round defensive model made Hoffenheim, who also used full-court pressing, very uncomfortable, because 20 people running at full strength in a small stadium like Hoffenheim had extremely limited space left, and even two or three people could be squeezed into an area of two meters square. Although Rangnick has been training with a small area of training ground in the penalty area, the players have been training together for a short time after all, and they have not yet formed a tacit understanding, and it is impossible to pass to the feet of their teammates almost with their eyes closed like Barcelona and Arsenal. Fortunately, Hoffenheim's first debut Weiss has a strong defensive ability, his interception in front of Li Huan is almost leakless, Li Huan can be boldly pressed, and Li Huan's super fast speed can allow Weiss to support the back Zellar, so most of Rostock's counterattacks were intercepted by a defense line composed of Li Huan and Weiszelar.

Rostock also made a lot of mistakes, but because of their amazing ability to run, completely compressing the space in their own backfield, Hoffenheim's attack could not play with speed and quality, and as a result, a good chance to tackle in the front court quickly had to be reorganized immediately due to mistakes.

The players on both sides are in the case of high offensive errors and defensive high quality and high intensity, and because the two sides are very fierce in pressing and fouling, the game is often interrupted, the first half of the game has not played for half an hour, the referee Henge's yellow card has been issued four, if it is sent according to this probability, at least two people will be sent off at the end of the game.

Hoffenheim's commentator Bell said helplessly: "There are too many mistakes, too big movements, both sides are like red eyes, every inch of turf is full of fouls and violence, our little magician Eduardo is trapped in his legs, his feints are like dancing to the butcher for the players in Rostock, there is no effect at all, he is frequently put down, but the referee has no reaction, Sarihovic is still a little soft in the frontcourt, Demba Ba met the opponent, Gledson stared him to death." Copador certainly can't expect his 1.7 meter stature to be able to fight his way through this hand-to-hand fight, and who else can we count on now? Only Li Huan, you can't ask Loew to rush up to assist, his speed is too slow, he is too old, it is good to be able to support such a fierce battle. ”

For the first time since the winter break, Hoffenheim fans in the stands watched so frightened and restless, "Goal! Goal! The shouts reverberated in Dietma from the first minute. Above Hope Field, a blue scarf inlaid with the words "Our whole village is here" turns the stadium into a sea of blue. But the score has never been rewritten, and the 0-0 score has kept the fans' hearts at ease.

Rangnick and Pagelsdorf are not in the mood to sit in the dugout, this game is a game they cannot afford to lose, if Hoffenheim is beaten by Rostock, even if they win the Bundesliga and qualify, it is a pity, who knows if they will have a chance to meet this Bundesliga team again. For Pagelsdorf, if they lose this game, they may not be very likely to qualify directly, even if they can keep the third place, they will have to play a play-off with the third place in the Bundesliga after the end of the season, this game is wanted to win for them, but depending on the situation on the field, no one is sure to win the game.

Li Huan was one of the heroes of the team's victory in the first two games, and he was also one of the team's most outstanding players, but he did not have the brilliance of the first half of the 11-game winning streak, and now Hoffenheim's goal points are scattered, Demba Ba, Obasi, and Eduardo's personal strength is higher than that of the opponents of the German B, and their performance also distracted the attention of the fans, and because the attack of his teammates is very strong, he also reduced the number of assists, and put the focus of the task on defense, so that the new teammates can perform well, He no longer needs to earn the trust of fans and coaches, which is what his new team-mates desperately need, and he now only strikes when the team can't open the game.

At the beginning of this game, Li Huan did not press the attack, because he was replaced by the teenager Weiss in front of him, this is Weiss's first start, Li Huan doesn't know how he played, but after ten minutes, Li Huan's heart relaxed, Weiss's defense is very good, several steals are just right, just at the moment when the opponent's center of gravity changes, which is only possible for players with excellent defensive experience and defensive talent. So Li Huan was relieved to start assisting forward, and Rostock's right side was forward Bartels and defender Sebastian. However, in the case of the opponent also running wildly, Li Huan needs to consider the two of them, after crossing the middle line, there are enemies emerging from behind him at any time, and several of his assists in the first half were destroyed by players who rushed over in a mess, including both opponents and their own people, although after pilot training, Li Huan's ability to deal with complex game situations is stronger, but Dietma. The narrowness of the Hope field and the running of the players on both sides made the court crowded, Li Huan's passing and dribbling were just right, but it was likely to hit the players who ran over, or they could have hit people, these people may be the opponent's players who run to make up for the defense, or they may be teammates who come to help. Li Huan's speed has almost become a disadvantage at this time, it is difficult to break through the opponent's defense, and Li Huan can't open the gap on the opponent's left side, Eduardo in the middle and Sarihovic on the left side can't form an effective attack under the opponent's dense packing, so the game has been until thirty minutes, and it still can't break the deadlock.

Commentator Bale said: "Rangnick has a problem, he should now consider making adjustments to the team at halftime, Eduardo is like not playing a role in the middle, Copado is also difficult to fight against the opponent's tall defenders, it is difficult to rely on Demba Ba alone to support the front, Obasi may be able to help Demba Ba divide the opponent's firepower, as long as they can get a good position free kick in the front, Li Huan's free kick can solve the deadlock of the game." ”

Eduardo is getting more and more impatient the more he plays, he played too well in the first two games, scoring goals and assists in almost every game, and often imaginative performances will win the fans full of color, but now his skills are useless, the opponent's defensive actions are rude, and there is no time and room to do the action, he can only fake one after another, constantly changing the position of the ball and his body so as not to be stealed by the opponent, he has no time to observe the position of his teammates and opponents, There is no way to tell even the color of the jersey. In addition to annoying his opponents for fighting like mad dogs, he was also annoyed that the pitch was too small, like a candy box, such a small field, the opponents naturally ran unscrupulously, and later his teammates Demba Ba and Sarihovic, who were kind enough to pick him up, were also fouled by him because they blocked his dribbling route. Although he spoke Portuguese, no one was stupid, and he understood from the tone and context that it was not a good word.

The friction between teammates is actually a microcosm of the team's impatience, and it is also a hidden danger, so that if the stalemate continues, you can't score, maybe when the hidden danger will be detonated, Rangnick is a little uneasy walking around the side of the field, he is thinking about how to adjust the lineup and style of play when thinking about the midfield, this Pagersdorf's tactical play is like kraft candy, and he dares to fight, he is a little afraid of this style of play, if he can't make effective adjustments, Rangnick is very worried that the team will lose at home.

At this time, there was a small friction on the field, Eduardo was hit by the opponent with the ball and lost his balance, but he still controlled the ball, but another Rostock player Larn cut the ball between him and the ball from one side, and squeezed him, Eduardo hooked Larne from behind, and was verbally warned by the referee, Eduardo's action can get a yellow card, the referee is obviously merciful, because in order to calm the situation in front of his cards too much, but Eduardo did not appreciate it, Yelling at the referee to indicate that Rahne's action of stealing the ball was a foul in itself.

Where can the referee Heng understand his Portuguese, but he is very dissatisfied with Eduardo's tone, and said in his heart I didn't give you a yellow card, it's very good, what do you kid want, you really give you face, you don't want it, he immediately took out a yellow card to warn Eduardo, Eduardo is also young and vigorous, and he was still verbose with the referee, Sarihovic and Demba Ba quickly pulled him aside, the team's current situation is not very good, the two sides have been deadlocked, and it will be really dangerous to be sent off again.

"This kid! It's time for him to calm down. Rangnick shook his arm heavily and immediately said to assistant coach Marko: "Let Obasi move and get ready to play immediately." ”

Marco was surprised: "Coming out now?" 'He's hardly ever seen Rangnick make a substitution in the first half.

"Yes, go quickly." Rangnick said impatiently, as he saw Pagelsdorf's malicious smile.

(To be continued)