Chapter 8: The First Battle of the German Second Division
Regarding all kinds of things about Ellijie, Nie Huan has already left it behind, because the German Second League is about to start.
Bochum's first opponent since the start was very strong, that is, the strongest team in the Bundesliga - Hannover 96, although this team has struggled in the Bundesliga for many years, many experts are optimistic that they can be promoted clearly, they and Bochum, in the opinion of many experts, are two league teams.
There are a lot of good players in the team at the moment, such as Gerrard Asamoah and Permertesacker, the former is the core of the current team, and the latter is also a new star cultivated by the club, in addition to these two people, the team also has a number of good players. Nie Huan remembered that the team scored 75 points when they were promoted this season, 75 points, which was really a pretty high result in the lower leagues.
Facing a strong opponent at the beginning, the entire Bochum team was in a state of tension, although Nie Huan was nervous, he was even more looking forward to the German Second League, and he was coming soon.
Johnny Kennedy has been very nervous these days, and he has played very badly in several practice matches within the team, for which Mark is very angry and scolds him several times.
The only normal thing in the team is Nie Huan and a few other veterans, maybe they have been scolded a lot, Kennedy has returned to his usual heartless appearance, which makes Mark breathe a sigh of relief, the current king of the hill, what can be handled, that is, Nie Huan's and Kennedy, although Nie Huan once performed very sharply under his own hands, but this is the German Second Division after all, far from the level of the Chinese league can be compared, but I am pleased that although this guy came to Bochum, his habits have not changed, He is still the hard-working Nie Huan.
Nie Huan's current number in the team is No. 5, which also shows how much the team values him, in fact, it can't be said that way, because the current team of Bochum can be said to be a very civilian team, and it can't come up with any stars at all.
The tournament was held at the Ruhr Stadium, Bochum's home stadium, and the proximity of the match also made the city of Bochum excited.
The night before the game, Nie Huan returned to his apartment after training and found that Kennedy had rarely gone to a nightclub. Instead, he lay on the bed and stared straight at the ceiling.
"Hey, what's wrong, Kennedy, didn't you get frustrated in a nightclub." Nie Huan joked that although this guy has gone to nightclubs a lot, he has only succeeded a handful of times, and the only time he has been with a long-term **, which shows how unique this child's taste is.
"No, Nie, it's going to be a game tomorrow, aren't you nervous?" Kennedy looked at Nie Huan as usual.
"What's there to be nervous about, just play like we did in training, Kennedy, remember your own strengths, your speed, your technique, so usually when you get my ball, you just run into the penalty area, and then shoot, don't give me all those useless things, and when the opposing central defender comes, you will become a weak little sufferer again." Kennedy's characteristics are a bit like that of an opportunist like Inzaghi and Romario, but he doesn't have the same talent as the first two, he just has that diligent training attitude, ahh
"Yes, I see." It's an underrepaired thing, and if you count him down, he'll be back to normal in no time.
The next day, Nie Huan and Kennedy came to the training ground together, and their teammates came very early today, because it was not long before the team's first game of the Bundesliga was coming.
The team did a warm-up training, as for the rest did not do, during this time, the whole Bochum team trained very hard, but the growth is also obvious, today in the face of Hannover 96, Mark said to travel lightly, anyway, he is the weak side, but not determined to fight the other party. It's like the old saying: those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes.
Hannover 96, this team was once relegated to the third division, but they all went all the way up, the resilience of this team and the Bochum team can really be compared, but the team lost Sebastian Kyle, the club's most promising new star last year, but there is still Gerrard Asamoah in the team, the national team player and the new Mertesacker, of course, the latter is still a substitute, but his potential is undoubtedly the most optimistic, Asamoah is currently in great shape, But age is the hurdle that can't be overcome.
There are a lot of fans at the Ruhr Stadium today, and the ups and downs of Bochum over the years have not made these teams lose confidence in them, because they know very well that Bochum has been persevering and inheriting.
And there are a lot of fans from Hannover 96 on the other side, and many Hannover fans feel that this year will be a good year, and they should rush all the way to the Bundesliga as those experts say.
There is no historical feud between the two teams, and the fans on both sides are still very friendly, not as hot as every Ruhr derby, but that day, it will not be too far away, Bochum's record, Bochum's history, will now be rewritten by itself, starting with this game against Hannover. Nie Huan said to himself in his heart.
Today, Nie Huan still appears in the position of the back waist, and he is partnered with a veteran who has broken into the second division, Kennedy is in front as an arrow, the two most critical points of this game are himself and him, of course, the other 9 people are also essential.
For Hannover, the heart of the game will undoubtedly be Gerrard Asamoah up front, who will be the biggest threat in this game.
The game began, as Nie Huan expected, Gerrard Asamoah was a big threat, just five minutes into the opening game, he blasted a world wave from outside the penalty area, the ball hung in the corner of the goal, flew into the net, and the Bochum team fell into passivity in the opening five minutes.
Bochum's players were a little emotionally fluctuating, but they quickly stabilized, and their side was ready to fight hard before the game.
The style of the Bochum team in German football is unique, they pay attention to technology and gorgeousness, so it is easy to fail to achieve good results in a game with high defensive intensity in the Bundesliga, but Nie Huan wants to change this situation, there is nothing wrong with gorgeousness, look at Real Madrid, look at Milan, can you say that they are not gorgeous? Why can they become giants, but Bochum can only be reduced to an elevator, Nie Huan has been thinking about this question these days, until the moment he just saw Gerrard Asamoah score, he understood that the defense of the Bochum team is too average, or a little too extreme.
The game restarted, Hannover's midfield was really like a meat grinder, the Bochum team's pass could not penetrate the front court at all, Nie Huan stepped on the ball under his feet, looking at the position of his teammates, they don't have any good chances at the moment, and now that the first half has passed almost twenty minutes, countless Bochum fans in the stands are now praying, hoping that at this time the team can have a savior to stand up.
Nie Huan looked at Hanover's back waist, which was opposite him, and flicked the ball to the left, and the back quickly followed, blocking Nie Huan's breakthrough route, Nie Huan pushed the ball to the right again, and the back waist followed again, but at this time he was obviously a little tired, Nie Huan moved the ball to the left again, this time the back did not follow, and Nie Huan took the ball directly to the opponent's penalty area.
The Bochum fans in the entire audience set off a wave of people at this time, this kind of more technical action in the German second game, it is really rare to see, at this time a defensive player rushed towards Nie Huan, Nie Huan still did not slow down, or ran to the front court with all his strength, at this time the guy's foot was about to touch Nie Huan, and some of the Bochum fans covered their eyes at this time.
Nie Huan jumped very lightly, and then the ball was taken into the air, and then very cleverly dodged the tackle of the opponent's defender, and when the ball fell, Nie Huan did not wait for the ball to land, and directly dialed the ball into the penalty area with a pick-up pass.
"G0ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL, in the 28th minute of the game, the two young players in our team completed the cooperation, and finally Kennedy, the No. 9 player in the frontcourt, pushed the ball into the net, but we can't ignore the No. 5 player who created opportunities for him, Nie Huan." The commentator at the scene was very excited, and Mark had already jumped to the assistant coach excitedly at this time, everything Nie Huan did just now was really beautiful, he really bet right, this guy may really be able to save Bochum in the future. "Nie Huan, Nie Huan ......" The fans at the scene rang the names of the players in unison, which was the biggest praise for Nie Huan's goal. Nie Huan's breakthrough and passing just now can really be described as superb, if it weren't for Nie Huan's own extraordinary insight, this kind of ball would never have been passed.
The score was equalized, the equalizer was actually two rookies who had never heard of it, the head coach of Hannover felt extremely ironic, he led the team all the way up, what kind of situation has not been seen, now it is just 1:1 who wins and who loses, it is really hard to say.
Gerald Asamoah looked at Nie Huan, as if he was looking at a monster, how did this guy do it just now, is this the so-called genius?
"I got the information of these two players, it's really interesting, these two players are rookies who have not played in any professional league, and they are both 17 years old, Nie is Chinese, he came with our coach Mark, I believe that no one will not know them after this game. They will be the future of our kings of the hill. The commentator at the scene seemed very passionate, which was in great contrast with the appearance of the German in Nie Huan's imagination.