Chapter 018: Coming to Sail!
Xiao Qing is full of confidence in the future, although he still fails to meet the minimum requirements of the system, although he is still just a small role that does not enter the stream, but Xiao Qing is still full of fighting spirit, and he is still looking forward to his career.
Xiao Qing is working hard, although he now has a plug-in against the sky, but this does not mean that Xiao Qing has lowered his requirements for himself, he will still take every training session seriously, and he will still work hard to improve his strength.
In Hoffenheim's reserve team, although Xiao Qing didn't know what the coaches were saying a lot of the time, relying on body language and some more common sense football knowledge and following his teammates, Xiao Qing was basically able to ensure that every training session could keep up with the progress.
It's not that Hoffenheim is stingy, it's really a reserve player like Xiao Qing, and it's too luxurious to be specially paired with a translator; And Xiao Qing is really in order to be able to communicate well with his teammates, he is indeed taking every German class seriously, and in private, he is indeed learning German seriously. Xiao Qing knew that if he wanted to integrate into Hoffenheim and be able to cooperate more tacitly with his teammates, his language skills really needed to be improved.
Although the language is different, the cheerful Xiao Qing still has a good relationship with his teammates; Although Hoffenheim is a German team, Hoffenheim showed everyone that their goal is not relegation this summer! Although the reserve team is basically full of German players, Hoffenheim has now formed an international column.
"I want Hoffenheim to be a top team that can compete with Inter Milan in Europe!" This is the wish of Hoffenheim owner Hoppe, and of course saying such a thing may seem like a joke to many people, because they are now only a Bundesliga team; But now, perhaps many Bundesliga teams are feeling threatened, because Hoffenheim's big spending this summer has scared a lot of people!
In 1989, Hoffenheim were relegated from the Sinsheim City League, and the team became the lowest team in the German football system. That's when Hope arrived! He started sponsoring his hometown team. Then the Hoffenheim miracle began quietly.
Two years later, the team returned to the Sinsheim Regional League. In the 2000-2001 season, he was promoted to the southern regional league, only one step away from the Bundesliga. Midway through the 2005-2006 season, Hope sacked coach Flick, this time with his eye on Ralph Rangnick, who had just been sacked from Schalke 04, who, after careful consideration, turned down offers from a number of Bundesliga teams, including Wolfsburg, and decided to go to Hoffenheim, who was still in the regional league at the time.
Hope wants to build his hometown team into a team that can compete with the big clubs in the Champions League, so he is willing to invest; Although it is only a Bundesliga team, in the summer of 2007, Hope invested nearly 20 million euros in the team! This is an investment that many Bundesliga teams cannot afford in the summer transfer window, let alone the Bundesliga!
Hoffenheim bought Nigerian midfielder Sinidou Ogbuk from Norway's Lienn club for €6 million, setting a new transfer fee for the club.
But that record was soon broken, and just a week later, the German club Hoffenheim announced the introduction of Brazilian Under-20 member Carlo Edualdo, who played for Gremio FC for 8 million euros, which also set a new transfer record for the club!
and Carlos Eduardo, a Brazilian attacking midfielder known as Ronaldo II, is also worth 8 million and will basically come to Hoffenheim this summer.
And it also includes Hoffenheim who bought the Bosnian striker Ibisevic from Aachen for 1.2 million euros; And there are half acquaintances of Xiao Qing, Tobias Weiss, who met during the trial in Stuttgart, also came to Hoffenheim for 150,000 euros. It's just that Weiss is the same as Xiao Qing, they are temporarily in the reserve team, which is commonly known as the second team.
It can be said that looking at the Hoffenheim first team list is quite luxurious, compared to other Bundesliga teams, although Hoffenheim is only promoted, but they are full of momentum, their goal this season is obviously not just relegation, maybe they can impact higher!
Goalkeepers: No. 1 Daniel Haas, No. 30 Torsten Kirschbaum.
Defenders: Matthias Jaisler 3, Michael Rendeo 6, Jort Loew 13, Christophe Jankel 14, Radek Špiracek 15, Luis Gustavo 21, Per Nelsson 24, Isaac Vowsa 25.
Midfielders: No. 4 Steffen Haas, No. 5 Marcel Trome, No. 7 Dragan Palic, No. 8 Andreas Meyer, No. 10 Selim Teber, No. 11 Jochen Seitz, No. 12 Dennis Bindernagel, No. 16 Matthias Keller, No. 22 Francesco Copado, No. 23 Seyad Salihovic, No. 33 Carlos Eduardo.
Up front: No. 9 Tomislav Marić, No. 18 Kai Hesse, No. 19 Vedad Ibisevic, No. 21 Chinedu Obasi, No. 29 Demba Ba.
Xiao Qing can not care about other positions, but he really needs to pay attention to this position of the striker; Although Xiao Qing is only in the reserve team now, he needs to be ready to seize the opportunity. Especially when Xiao Qing has increased two experience points after more than a month of training, and when Xiao Qing is still eighteen experience points away from reaching the edge player, he is looking forward to it even more, and he has to be more prepared.
It can be said that Hoffenheim's forward line has basically been completely overhauled and rebuilt, and Demba Ba has just arrived in the team, and the tall striker is more suitable for the Liliang style of play with his outstanding physical qualities. In addition to his flexible movement and surprising shooting skills, Chinedu Obasi, who has also just transferred, also has an excellent long-range shot. With his outstanding physical condition, good physical coordination and flexibility, he can bomb in the box and play on the wings, and Vydad Ibisevic, who has shown his all-round ability, is also a newcomer to the team.
And Tommislav Marić and Kay. Hesse, they basically don't have the possibility to play; Thirty-four-year-old Tomislav Marić is one of the team's spiritual leaders. Hesse was inadequate.
In this way, there are only three genuine strikers on Hoffenheim's forward line, among which although the three forwards of Vedad Ibisevic, Chinedu Obasi, and Demba Ba have different styles, but I have to admit that Hoffenheim is lacking a speed-oriented player, which naturally gives Xiao Qing some expectations. As long as he can seize this opportunity, Xiao Qing can go to the first team, although it is difficult to say whether he can play in the game, but as long as he leaves enough impression on head coach Rangnick, then maybe Xiao Qing will be able to have a certain chance.
Xiao Qing is preparing for Zuihou, now he needs to improve his strength, and now he needs to fight for more opportunities; Although he now has the help of the ball king system, the first thing Xiao Qing has to do now is to win playing time, and now he needs to score goals on the football field to improve his experience and ability. Therefore, time is running out, Xiao Qing must make more efforts at this time!
Hoffenheim have had their share of revenge this season, as evidenced by their investment in the summer; Although they have only just been promoted from the Bundesliga, their goal is not just relegation. Although the team has just been formed, although the current Hoffenheim team run-in continues, the journey of the new season is about to begin.
The German Football Association (DFB) has set the timing of the German Professional League for the 2007-2008 season. The first round of the German professional leagues will be held from 10 to 13 August 2007. After the 17th round of matches from 14 to 17 December 2007, the German Bundesliga 1 and 2 began their winter break, which resumed from 1 to 4 February 2008.
The first round of the DFB Cup will be played on 4 and 5 August 2007, and the second round on 30 and 31 October 2007. The quarter-finals of the FA Cup are scheduled for 26 and 27 February 2008 and the semi-finals are scheduled for 18 and 19 March 2008. The FA Cup final was held on 19 April 2008 in Berlin.
The newly formed Hoffenheim are about to start their new journey in the new league, and their first official opponent of the new season will be their opponents in the German Cup, also from Augsburg in the Bundesliga!