Chapter 055: My Game!

On February 2, 2002, Hoffenheim played Wiesbaden away; Hoffenheim are looking for revenge and will be looking to continue their form as they look to shake off the effects of the previous slump, so an away win at Wiesbaden is a must.

This is the first game of the second half of the season, and of course Wiesbaden is also the first opponent of Hoffenheim this season, but unfortunately Hoffenheim were beaten by Wiesbaden in the first game of the season, and it was at home. So it's a revenge game, and Hoffenheim's players will want to get their revenge on Wiesbaden with the high morale of the Bundesliga side they just won.

Wiesbaden are playing at home, and they certainly won't be content to lose at home; Goalkeeper Richter held the goal, and at the back, Cockett, Copras, Gleeber and Holman lined up, while in midfield, Nichu and Vic were in the middle, and Kardik and Schwartz were separated from each other. Up front, Koenig and Diakite were partnered. Many authoritative German media, including "Kicker", predicted that Xie Hui would get the chance to start, but coach Hawke still put Xie Hui, who was in excellent form before, on the bench and still used the main lineup in the first half of the season.

As for Hoffenheim, Hoffenheim also lined up in a 4-4-2 formation to respond to the media, and Hoffenheim seemed to be constantly adjusting and exploring the lineup, and they seemed to have a tendency to change the starting lineup for each game. goalkeeper Ozkan, Seitz, Justler, Kampa, Loew on the back line; In midfield, Teber, Salihovic, Dias, Eduardo, and up front, Edu and Xiao Qing.

In fact, the continuous adjustment of the starting lineup is also the last resort of the Hoffenheim manager, Hoffenheim's backline can only be said to be a ball of shit, although a certain amount of reinforcements were also made during the winter break, but Hoffenheim's defensive ability in the midfield is still quite bad; And in this game, Hoffenheim's defender and their captain Nelsson were injured, so Hoffenheim had to adjust the back line on the field in this game.

I have to admit that Xiao Qing's presence in China is relatively low, as a 33-year-old veteran, Xie Hui, who has returned to the German Second Division, is still quite concerned by the domestic media, since he was loaned to Wiesbaden, Xie Hui's training camp is almost tracked, and fans and media are looking forward to him being able to start in this game. As for Xiao Qing, although some media are more interested in him, it is still a risky thing to report on Xiao Qing.

First of all, although Xiao Qing is playing abroad, the attraction of the second division league is not so high; The second is that Xiao Qing is not impressed by domestic fans, so many fans are not familiar with Xiao Qing; The third is the harsh criticism of Xiao Qing by the Pig Association some time ago, don't look at the Pig Association is now infamous in China, but their rights are still quite large, at least the football players are not willing to provoke them. In addition, sending expatriate reporters abroad is indeed a large expense, so Xiao Qing naturally does not receive much attention.

Although Xie Hui's failure to play in this game was a bit of a disappointment for the domestic journalists who came to Germany, it is impossible for them to stay here at all, and it may be difficult for them to continue to stay in Germany and continue to pay attention to the association; Although Xie Hui failed to play, they kept advocating that Xie Hui was in excellent shape during this time, and as soon as he came to Wiesbaden, he almost locked in a starting qualification, and he was a little out of the table, but the reporters were undisciplined, and they could always find a very good reason, and in this game, Xiao Qing appeared in Hoffenheim's starting lineup, at least they didn't have to lose their money.

In fact, if you pay a little attention, you can also find that although Hoffenheim is constantly adjusting their starting lineup, there is really not much adjustment in the midfield, and after Xiao Qing locked a starting qualification, Hoffenheim's midfield has hardly changed; Now, apart from the fact that Copado is unable to continue playing due to injury, Hoffenheim will basically not make adjustments in midfield.

Hoffenheim are also aiming for this game, although the team is probably not in the best form, but they are still quite confident of winning this game against Wiesbaden. Hoffenheim's squad seems to be better overall in quality and form than Wiesbaden, and they seem to be more confident in this game. Unfortunately, despite the confidence of the Hoffenheim players, Wiesbaden took the lead at the Britandem Stadium.

In the second minute, Hoffenheim fouled at the back and Wiesbaden midfielder Nichu took a free-kick from 25 yards out, but König's shot was unbelievably saved by Hoffenheim goalkeeper Otskan. Two minutes later, Wiesbaden Diakite had another chance to open the scoring when he suddenly changed direction and almost made it into the box, but a tactical foul by Hoffenheim disrupted Wiesbaden's attack. In the seventh minute, Kampa sent a long ball from midfield, Koenig received the ball and fired it over the crossbar, and Wiesbaden missed another good chance to score.

Although they never scored, the morale of Wiesbaden gradually rose during the game, and with the cheers of more than 10,000 Wiesbaden fans, the morale of the Wiesbaden players was even stronger, and they were full of confidence in the victory of this game.

Hoffenheim coach Rangnick shouted angrily at the players on the sidelines; Rangnick believes in the quality of his players, he believes that the team should not be so passive, but perhaps because of the upset victory over the Bundesliga team in the previous German Cup, the current Hoffenheim players are a little arrogant, they are a little underestimated!

Xiao Qing and his teammates' faces were ugly, they were almost suppressed by their opponents in the first ten minutes of the game, Hoffenheim's attack that Hoffenheim was proud of in the Bundesliga did not have the slightest reflection in this game for the time being, and Hoffenheim did not have an effective attack in the first ten minutes of this game!

Xiao Qing was also very unhappy, his parents were on the scene to cheer for him in this game; When he was in China, Xiao Qing had no experience of playing for the first team at all, and in Hoffenheim because it was too far away and there was no broadcast, so this game was the first time Xiao Qing's parents watched him play in an official game! Xiao Qing originally wanted to show himself well on the court to make his parents feel proud, and Xiao Qing, who was also improving his ability, planned to try his hand at this game. But the feeling of aggrieved at the beginning of the game made Xiao Qing very depressed, the team did not form an effective attack at all, as the main striker of the team, Xiao Qing did not even play more than three times in this game, and it was just a meaningless inverted pass, let alone a shot!

Xiao Qing wants to help the team get out of the predicament, and he wants to show himself well in front of his parents, so he needs to work harder in the game. As for Hoffenheim's players, they are not qualified to be careless now, they were severely suppressed by Wiesbaden without rhythm in the game, and now they are not qualified to mention the underestimating enemy!

Hoffenheim want to be at a steady pace, they need to find the feel of the game; In the 11th minute of the game, the Hoffenheim players, who had just defused an attack in Wiesbaden, were still apprehensive, and Eduardo passed the ball to Salihovic in the midfield to help the team organize an effective formation, but suddenly Eduardo was a little stunned.

A standard football field is generally 100 to 110 meters wide and 64 to 75 meters wide; Goal: 7 meters long and about 2 meters high; The penalty area draws two lines perpendicular to the goal line from 16.5 metres (18 yards) from the inside of each goal post. These lines extend 16.5 (18 yards) metres into the playing field and are connected to a line parallel to the goal line, which is the penalty area. Small penalty area: Draw two lines perpendicular to the goal line from a distance of 5.5 metres (6 yards) from the inside of each goal post. These lines extend 5.5 metres (6 yards) into the football field and connect to the corner area with a line parallel to the goal line: one metre radius and thirteen metres from the penalty area. Penalty arc: a semicircle with a radius of nine meters centered on the penalty spot; Penalty spot: 11 metres from the goal line, or 12 yards.

Wiesbaden's home stadium is naturally a standard stadium, usually around 50 meters in half time; Forwards are also generally waiting for their opportunities in front of their own 20 meters, that is, in front of the big penalty area. Although there are also some strikers with more ball-control ability who occasionally retreat to get the ball, but in Eduardo's impression, although Xiao Qing's ball control ability is good, but he retreats so deeply, didn't he pay attention to the head coach Rangnick's request to fully retract the defensive gesture just now?

Eduardo naturally did not miss the coach's tactical adjustment gestures, and it can only be said that Xiao Qing at this time is very unusual, and he does not play cards according to common sense at all. Because the team couldn't find a rhythm for a long time, Xiao Qing, who was a little anxious, couldn't care about anything else at this time, and he began to retreat in strides to get the ball; Originally, he didn't dare to retreat like this to get the ball, but now his dribbling belt has been improved, and now his parents are sitting in the stands, so Xiao Qing can't care about anything else.

"Carlos (Eduardo), this way!" Xiao Qing raised his hand high and asked, Eduardo subconsciously glanced at Xiao Qing's side and passed the ball out, but he suddenly understood that Xiao Qing had retreated too deeply, and he shouldn't pass the ball!