Chapter 96: Moving on (3)
Stars don't want to shine to be able to shine, since they are stars, they will become the object of the opponent's close defense on the field, and they must face countless small actions of the opponent, rough fouls and verbal provocations, under such a psychological and physical double attack, it is difficult for the star with a little less psychological endurance to play his best state, and even psychologically unbalanced, making very reckless moves, just like Zidane in the past World Cup, he was because he couldn't stand Materazzi's poisonous tongue insult, Jack the Italian knocked over in front of fans all over the world.
Li Huan and Sarichovic also enjoyed such treatment in this game, Duisburg's defense of the two of them was very tight, because of the position, the marking of Sarichovic almost reached the point of not leaving people, and Li Huan is much better, it is difficult for a coach to make an arrangement for the defender to keep an inch, but because the opponent's left fullback does not assist at all, wholeheartedly defending, Willy in the midfield is following tightly, Li Huan is difficult to find a way with personal breakthroughs. At this moment, Li Huan can't help but think of Federico and Capparani, and now Hoffenheim's forwards and midfielders have very limited help for him.
The game was deadlocked, and the players' mouths were not idle, trying their best to humiliate their opponents, Willy wanted to humiliate Li Huan verbally at first, but soon he regretted it. Li Huan's poisonous tongue is not inferior to his free kicks in kung fu, he can almost memorize the scolding people who usually stay at home all day long, compared to the Germans who only scold this bastard, idiot, yellow-skinned monkey, fuck, the limit is to scold you as a son of a bitch, but for example, the Chinese shrew scolded for three days and three nights and did not repeat it, it was the difference between the natural underground.
Li Huan released the swear words that he could translate into German and English, and he still scolded with a smile on his face, he didn't understand anger at all, Willy in the midfielder of Duisburg couldn't stand Li Huan's teasing at his feet, and he couldn't stand Li Huan's twists and turns and subtle poisonous tongue, Germans love to think, and he still has to think about swearing words that he doesn't understand, and the result can be imagined, Li Huan scolded him in his own half. Your mother said I was better than you and your father in bed', Willie didn't figure out what Li Huan meant until his own half, so the first yellow card appeared. Then the experienced Wiley fell into complete passivity, he was afraid of being sent off and did not dare to foul again, so he had to step back and seek Webb's help, Duisburg's attack on the left side was completely extinguished, and he could only defend passively.
In the first half, Hoffenheim's best shooting opportunity was also made by Li Huan, Li Huan couldn't get in, and tried a diagonal shot near the side, Duisburg's goalkeeper Stark was completely unprepared Li Huan shot at that angle, and in a hurry he reached out and hit the ball, and in a hurry he hit the ball in front of Olhoff, who hurriedly pushed it with his knee, but the ball hit the post and bounced out.
This attack made the fans in the stadium exclaim, and the Hoffenheim fans who were waiting for the goal let out a long sigh of regret.
Commentator Bale couldn't help but say: "Duisburg's luck is really good, they just played nine rounds this season, and their goalpost actually blocked eight shots for them, close to one per game, such luck is really time to buy a lottery ticket." Now our home post has blocked Olhoff's goal again. It looked like the only way to break the deadlock was to wait until half-time when the coaches readjusted. β
The first half that made Bommer nervous finally passed, Hoffenheim did not score, returned to the locker room, BΓΆmmer emphasized the defense, clearly required that in the second half of the attack must be attacked, bold attack, Hoffenheim such a full-court pressing, most of the players in the half of the more than 6000 meters, the second half must have physical problems, that is when Duisburg counterattacked.
And in the dressing room of the home team, Rangnick still did not hesitate to ask the players to continue pressing, continue to attack, "continue to put pressure on the opponent, whoever is not physically good, raise their hands to make substitutions, see how long Duisburg can hold on." β
After the kick-off of the second half, Bowel thought that Rangnick should be relieved after attacking, but ten minutes later he saw that the opponent was still pressed like a tide, and Duisburg was still overwhelmed by the pressure of his physical strength, and Bowmel was so angry that he threw the tactical board on the ground, "What does this madman want to do!?" The assistant coach said with some humility: "It looks like they won't stop until they don't score first." Boomer picked up the tactical board again, looked at Rangnick's side, and said fiercely: "Drain down with him, see who can't hold it first." β
In fact, by the 55th minute of the second half, Hoffenheim's physical strength had already failed, and it was the shouts of the fans and tactical habits that supported them to continue running. Now if the away team Duisburg scores, Hoffenheim is likely to collapse, in fact, Hoffenheim lost many times in the previous games, playing attacking football in the Bundesliga is a bit demanding for these Bundesliga players, they can only use relentless running to make up for the lack of technique.
Sarihovic, who has been entangled with Watts, is not as comfortable with the ball as he used to be because of the decline in physical fitness, his legs and feet are obviously a little heavy, and he was cut off by Voss twice in just five minutes, but Li Huan, who has almost become a right midfielder, used his speed twice to assist Sarichovic to snatch the ball back, and the second time, Sarichovic finally opened his mouth to thank Li Huan: "Thank you, the opponent's defense is too tight, this game is not easy to play." β
Li smiled happily and said: "It's nothing, don't say that they are Duisburg, it is Durexburg (note: Durex is a good quality set), we also have to pierce it, but we have to hold on for a little longer." β
A vulgar but decent joke is often more than ten elegant words of conversation to bring people closer, and Sarihovich laughed and said: "That's right, now is the time to persevere, grit your teeth and pass." β
The game entered about 70 minutes, Duisburg's counterattack began, they carried out counter-pressing in their own half, played a quick counterattack after breaking the ball, and both wings were also active, Willy and Webb, who were suppressed by Li Huan, also showed signs of turning over, and Li Huan had to retreat back to defend. And Idrissu, who had been away from the penalty area because of lack of support, became active, and he repeatedly tossed inside and outside the box, but he actually tossed two chances, but his shooting skills were not perfect, and he was pushed by himself, and the shot opportunity he created for his companion Lavrridge was also saved by Haas.
Commentator Bale was nervous, "Hoffenheim couldn't attack, Duisburg started a counterattack, maybe this is their long-planned moment, the situation on the field is developing in Duisburg's favor, Coach Rangnick should consider substitutions, strengthen the attack or strengthen the defense, must be changed." β
The first substitution was Bommer, who replaced Willy, who received a yellow card in defensive midfielder, and replaced an attacking midfielder Tarache, which was the signal flare for the general attack.
Rangnick also made a substitution, the coach with a strong attacking surname replaced two people in one go, replaced the less physical striker Olhoff, replaced another young forward Manco, replaced the defensive midfielder Pegico, and replaced Benson, who is good at speed, determined to carry the attack to the end.
Entering the eighty minutes, there is still no goal, the situation on the field is white-hot, Duisburg has completely gained the upper hand, Idrissu and Lavrridge are becoming more and more active with the support of the midfield, and their individual abilities are also outstanding, just because the previous time is far away from the penalty area, no chance, after coming to the penalty area, whether it is Matthias or Zellar, it is difficult to effectively freeze them, Li Huan also has to come to the middle often to assist in defense, so the number of attacks has also been weakened.
The situation on the pitch became more tense, with the most goals scored in this period, as well as the most deadly.
Hoffenheim's side can maintain both attack and defense without delay, only Li Huan's side, Li Huan's abundant physical strength and speed make Bommer jealous, the back line he never dared to be less than three people, what he was afraid of was that after Li Huan formed a breakthrough on the side, cut inside the goal, this Chinese's shot is really fucking accurate, very few deviate from the range of the goal. Boomer's caution saved them twice in the second half, Li Huan twice broke through midfielder Tarache and their left wing-back Webber on the wing, but could not find a good shot against two central defenders and a midfielder when cutting inside.
Just when all the Hoffenheim fans and players felt that a point was not a bad result, Li Huan stole the side of Idrissu in the backfield, and used the speed to shake off the bulky Idrisu's counter-robbery, Li Huan hit the wall with Sarihovic in the middle and passed Webb, and then Li Huan quickly went down to the bottom line, at this time Sarihovic could not keep up, he waved his hand apologetically to Li Huan, signaling that he had to rely on himself.
Li Huan saw that his two forwards had not yet arrived, even if they did, Duisburg still had three defenders in front of them, and it was difficult to say whether they could grab the point, he decisively walked along the bottom line, and the central defender Schleko only came forward to block, and he didn't kick out, but he put his hands behind his back, worried about being hit by the pass, so he followed Li Huan. Li Huan saw that the striker had arrived at this time, and he passed the ball from between Schleko and goalkeeper Stark to the right side, looking for Manco, who came on as a substitute.
Because goalkeeper Stark had already blocked the near corner, the ball let Li Huan pass over, Manco almost shot the empty goal, and the back Motari had to take the risk to clear the ball, but the ball he wanted to kick to the sideline was kicked on the outside instep, and the ball flew into his goal in a weird arc, and the three attacking players were stunned, not expecting to score so easily. Goalkeeper Stark and the other two defenders stared blankly at the ball that flew into the goal.
The three attacking players Manco, Skupe, and Li Huan cheered and hugged each other, and at this time, Sarihovic, who ran over, also pounced and jumped on Li Huan's body, waving his arms and yelling.
This goal was so difficult that the Hoffenheim fans in the stadium shouted wildly, and the earth-shattering noise instantly raised the noise of the stadium to a terrifying number.
Rangnick jumped up from the dugout, got down on his knees and slid onto the pitch, followed by the assistant coaches and players, who all pounced to celebrate the goal.
"Enter...... Ball...... ......" the commentator Bell dragged his voice until he was almost hoarse, and he couldn't breathe a little, so he stopped, and then said tremblingly: "Own goal, it is the opponent's own goal, Li Huan crossed, Motari made a mistake in clearing, the ball flew into his own goal, Hoffenheim led 1-0, it is now the eighty-third minute of the game, Hoffenheim is ahead, three consecutive wins beckoned to us, as long as the last seven minutes are supported, it will be three consecutive wins, our ranking can be two more to the front, eighth, Qualification to the Bundesliga is no longer a dream, because our three opponents behind us are not strong, and if we play well, it is possible to win five or six in a row. Li Huan, he is really Hoffenheim's lucky star, even if he can't score, he can help the team......"
The tactical board in Bomer's hand fell to the ground with a snap, his heart was cold, eighty minutes they resisted the opponent's long pass, long shots, headers, grabbing points, countless various attacks, they did not give Hoffenheim a chance, but at the last moment they died under their own own goal, which is like a soldier who survived the rain of bullets and dodged the bombardment of air raids, but when he wiped the gun at the door of the house, he went off and hung up directly. The frustration and annoyance in the hearts of the Duisburg players, fans and coaches can be imagined.
Hoffenheim, who was already physically exhausted, was stimulated by this own goal and became excited again, the running seemed to be more powerful than the original, they defended with all their strength at the back, and Duisburg was hit with no confidence, although they attacked with all their might, but because the players were in a hurry to equalize, they lost their cool, Lavrridge and Idrissu did not wait for the best time when they shot on goal, and they also lost their crosshairs, when Voss fired an anti-aircraft gun with a long shot in the last minute of stoppage time, The referee also blew the whistle for the end of the match.
With the ninth round of the league cheered by the fans, Hoffenheim stubbornly won three consecutive victories at home thanks to the opponent's own goal. They have also moved up to eighth place in the standings, with a 10-point gap to first-placed Karlsruhe. Hitting the Bundesliga is no longer a dream, but a realistic goal.
(To be continued)