On August 4, 2007, Hoffenheim started their first official race of the new season; The German Cup is divided into six rounds, the first round of the competition has 64 teams in two groups, 18 Bundesliga teams and 14 Bundesliga teams are in the first group, and the other four Bundesliga teams, 24 amateur teams, four Bundesliga and Bundesliga teams in the same city are classified into the second group, and enjoy the right to play at home, and the match is played by draw.

The third round is the round of 16, and the amateur teams that have advanced to this round will once again have the right to play at home, and the final will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. All matches are played in a single-elimination system, with a tie within 90 minutes going into 30 minutes of extra time, with no golden or silver goals, and penalty shootouts if there is no score.

Hoffenheim's first game of the new season was quite good, with Hoffenheim and Augsburg drawing 2-2 in regulation time at the 5,000-seat home stadium of the Dietmar Hope Stadium, with both teams failing to score in stoppage time.

Hoffenheim had to face a penalty shoot-out in the first official game of the new season, and although they eventually eliminated their opponents Augsburg to advance to the next round of the German Cup, they also exposed some problems in this game.

If the stumbling qualification in the first round of the German Cup is an acceptable thing, after all, although the process is more frightening, the final result is still acceptable for Hoffenheim. But in the following league, Hoffenheim were quite injured.

Because of the large-scale recruitment in this summer, the whole of Germany knows that this small country team has a lot of ambitions in this season, with an investment of about 20 million euros, which is not a small number of Bundesliga teams run by a small capital, not to mention that this is still in the Bundesliga! Therefore, for the promotion horse, the German B team needs to pay attention, because this promotion horse is obviously not a soft persimmon, they are a hard bone to bite!

On 12 August 2007, Hoffenheim's first league game of the new season will also be at home, where they will face the same promoted Wayne at the Determa Hope Stadium! It's a contest between the promoted teams, with both teams hoping to get their first win in the Bundesliga; Especially for Hoffenheim, who have never played in the Bundesliga, they are really hungry to win this history-making victory at home!

But unfortunately, although in the cheers of the fans, although the Hoffenheim players worked hard, they still regretted losing 2-3 at home! Hoffenheim's debut in the Bundesliga failed and they failed to get their first win in the Bundesliga, losing to fellow promoted Wein.

After all, this is only the first league game, and even a loss doesn't seem to be too much of a problem; Hoffenheim have basically made a complete overhaul of the team's squad this summer, so although the players have been running in together for a while, the cooperation between the players is still more or less rusty.

Although the loss of this game cannot hide Hoffenheim's good momentum; Hoffenheim scored two goals in this game, and Hoffenheim, who spent a lot of money on the attacking line this summer, seem to have had a certain effect, and although they lost the game at this time, they still seem to have a good hope of getting their first win in the Bundesliga as soon as possible!

After a week's rest, Hoffenheim will kick off their second league game of the new season, against Borussia Mönchengladbach, who are said to be the most likely to succeed in the relegation, and it's not just that this game is played at the Prussian Park Stadium to Hoffenheim; The most important thing is that Borussia Mönchengladbach are really good, they were relegated from the Bundesliga the previous season, and although their team has lost some players, they are still better than Hoffenheim overall.

At the Prussian Park Stadium, Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach staged a dull match, with the two teams playing to a goalless score in a ninety-minute match that ended in a 0-0 draw.

In this way, Hoffenheim has two games, one draw and one loss, and considering that the league has just begun, and Hoffenheim's big change will not be long, perhaps this time needs to give the team more patience.

But a week later, in the third round of the Bundesliga, on 26 August 2007, Hoffenheim hosted Munich 1860; It can be said that among the eighteen teams in the Bundesliga, Munich 1860 is definitely a team in the middle and lower reaches, which is definitely not a strong team, so before the game, Hoffenheim fans thought that the team should be able to get a win on Munich 1860, and they really need to get their first victory in the Bundesliga!

But for 90 minutes, the Dietma Hope stadium was silent, and everyone looked at the scoreboard in disbelief; 0-3, you must know that this is Hoffenheim's home stadium, that is to say, at the Determar Hope Stadium, Hoffenheim was poured three goals by Munich 1860!

Three games, one draw and two losses accumulate one point, compared to the investment of nearly 20 million euros in the offseason, Hoffenheim's current results are a little unbelievable, and the difference is unbelievable!

No one could have imagined that Hoffenheim would play like this, because Hoffenheim was so 'high-profile' in the off-season that the average Bundesliga team wondered if Hoffenheim could have the quality of the Bundesliga team after the big change. But now it seems that Hoffenheim just has money and nowhere to spend it; With an investment of 20 million, only one point was gained in three games; It's an absolute irony that the attacking line, which has spent more than 10 million to score just one goal in three league games this season!

Keeping a clean sheet in two consecutive games is definitely an inglorious result; And now for Hoffenheim they have to get a win, they have to use a win to save their confidence! Hoffenheim need a win now, they need a win to show their fans that Hoffenheim still have quality!

Including the German Cup, Hoffenheim have not been able to win any of their first four competitive matches of the season in 90 minutes; Their current results can only be described as bad, especially with an investment of 20 million euros, the first round of the German Cup was in danger, and there were one draw and two defeats in the league, such results are really difficult to be satisfied with.

You must know that before the start of the season, when seeing Hoffenheim's big investment, many media thought that Hoffenheim even had the opportunity to impact the Bundesliga qualification, but now it seems that all this is just an extravagant hope, because although Hoffenheim's owner is willing to spend money, he seems to have drawn the wrong direction in spending money.

After three league games, Hoffenheim and Jena and Augsburg are all in the bottom three with a very small goal difference. Compared with the other two teams, Hoffenheim, who invested heavily, was undoubtedly more embarrassed at this time.

'It's been a bit difficult at the moment, but I don't think it's going to affect what the team is aiming for this season. We've made a big shake-up to the squad this summer, and we've made a big change to our squad; And now, the league has only been played for three rounds, and I don't think it's that much of a difficulty. At a press conference after being beaten by Munich 1860 in the third round, Hoffenheim coach Rangnick said with confidence.

'I have confidence in the team, I have confidence in my players, we will surprise everyone in the next league and we will make adjustments in the fastest possible time, maybe in the next round. We have no problems with the squad, my players are very good and we will have a satisfying result this season, no doubt. So, we just need a little bit of time now, and we're going to get better and better in the next few years, and it's as simple as that. "Rangnick can only be stubborn now, because he knows that if he shakes up as a manager, then the team that has just been formed will definitely be affected; There are so many Hoffenheim players who are new to the game and they still need to get used to the environment and they need some time to adjust.

Although Rangnick showed confidence at the press conference, he was still a little apprehensive when it came to it; The team's biggest problem right now is not just on the defense, but also on the offense. In this summer, Hoffenheim's recruitment focused on the midfield, which also led to the lack of defensive ability at the back, so Hoffenheim's goal conceded problem became more and more prominent after a few games.

But the team's succession of highly-anticipated attacking combinations is a real headache; Hoffenheim can be said to have put a lot of energy into the forward line, but after four games this season, Hoffenheim's forwards have struggled to deliver satisfactory answers. Maybe these strikers are good individually, but they don't have a tacit understanding with each other, they don't have enough coordination, they don't have the necessary chemistry.

So at this time, if the offensive problem cannot be solved, then the team will definitely encounter a lot of difficulties in the next games; Now, Rangnick needs to make a change, and he needs to find a haode solution for the team!