Hoffenheim's head coach needs to hammer his players well, and Hoffenheim's goal this season is definitely not relegation, as can be seen from the big investment made by the team's owner, Hope. So Hoffenheim look like they're on the right track, they look like they're out of the woods for the time being, but Rangnick won't be satisfied, he needs the team to do better!

As for giving Xiao Qing a chance, in Rangnick's view, the current players have equal opportunities, because there are some emotions within the current team that want to relax, so he must curb such an unpleasant situation, that is to say, now in Rangnick's view, the strength of the players is not the most important, attitude is the key, he must let his players know that only with a correct attitude can they get more opportunities to play!

Hoffenheim's opponent in the eighth round of the league is Mainz, the team with four wins, one draw and two losses in the first seven rounds of the season and 13 points; The current Mainz is also the team that is in third place in the Bundesliga standings with 13 points, temporarily behind Borussia Mönchengladbach with 5 wins, 2 losses and 15 points, and Cologne with 4 wins, 2 draws and 14 points!

Mainz are in the play-offs for the time being, but Mainz are clearly not satisfied; Because according to the rules of the Bundesliga, the top two teams in the standings are directly promoted to the Bundesliga, while the third-place team also needs to participate in the play-offs; Therefore, with the gap between the top two teams not large, Mainz will definitely hope to go further and directly promote to the Bundesliga.

Mainz's goal this season is indeed to reach the Bundesliga, having only finished fourth in the table in 1997, 2002 and 2003 and disqualified from the Bundesliga, and in 2002 they scored 64 points and became the team with the highest score in the Bundesliga without promotion. In 2003, 93 minutes of stoppage time in Zuihou were denied the right to promotion. But the effort paid off, as he was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2004 under Jurgen Klopp and spent three seasons in the top flight.

Mainz, who have just been relegated to the Bundesliga, has lost some of their main lineup, but they have the heritage of the Bundesliga team after all, so before the start of this season, Mainz is indeed considered a big favorite for promotion. Although Mainz had a somewhat underwhelming result in the first seven rounds, it seemed acceptable to finish third in the table and participate in the promotion play-offs.

Hoffenheim need to work hard, and although they seem to be unbeaten in the first three rounds, that doesn't mean they can rest easy, they have to make sure they can play better to ensure that the team does not have a big swing, and if they are not just satisfied with relegation, then they need to work harder in the next games. There is no doubt that Mainz are tough bones and they have to play well.

Perhaps it was manager Rangnick's beating that played a role, and Hoffenheim's players still have a sense of urgency at the moment, and they at least showed a serious attitude for the time being. For Hoffenheim's players, they are all young players, although Carlos Brown. Eduardo, Demba Ba, Edu and others are all well-known in Europe, but they have to admit that playing in the Bundesliga is largely a testament to their ability to be recognized for the time being.

They're all basically around twenty-two years old, and it's probably an exaggeration to say that they're talented players; So they don't have much to be complacent, unless they're all unmotivated players, unless they're content with the status quo.

Now the Hoffenheim players are starting to get their attitudes right, after all, this is only the Bundesliga, and the team has not been formed for a long time; So quite simply, no player here is irreplaceable, and everyone here has the potential to be replaced when they can't satisfy the team. Even Edu and Eduardo, who have set a record for the team's transfer fee one after another, they can understand one thing, Hoffenheim has a long-term goal, and once they can't provide combat power for the team, or once they become an obstacle to the team's progress, then Hope, the owner who is willing to spend 20 million for the team in the Bundesliga, will definitely not care about losing some money.

Hoffenheim's players are working hard, they are only Bundesliga players now, and they are all players who have basically passed the rapid growth period; So it's basically difficult for them to become top players, but that doesn't mean they don't pursue it, at least they still want to play in the top league, firstly, to improve their ability in higher level competitions, and to get more benefits for themselves. Therefore, it can be said that Hoffenheim's head coach Rangnick's beating has a good effect for the time being, at least when the team has not completely stabilized, Hoffenheim's players will still have a certain sense of crisis, and they will still work harder for themselves on the training ground and on the field.

Xiao Qing also worked hard during this time and returned to Huo Village, the biggest benefit for Xiao Qing is that he has the opportunity to express himself; Because of some daily training, Xiao Qing can show his progress during this time, and this does have a certain effect, including head coach Rangnick and Xiao Qing's teammates, they seem to have suddenly discovered the ability that they did not find in Xiao Qing before, and they suddenly found that Xiao Qing had begun to get better and better; And Xiao Qing's rivals, Hoffenheim's forwards, feel the crisis.

In the group competition, Xiao Qing wore a blue vest symbolizing the main force for the first time; Xiao Qing did give Rangnick a big surprise, originally he transferred Xiao Qing to the first team just to put pressure on some of the team's other forwards, and Xiao Qing scored in two consecutive substitute appearances in the subsequent game, which made Rangnick feel surprised.

But for Xiao Qing, Rangnick also has a relatively clear positioning; Xiao Qing's physical fitness is good, but the basic skills still need to be improved, which is why although Xiao Qing has scored in two consecutive games, Hoffenheim simply ignored it and did not choose to sign a new contract with Xiao Qing. In Rangnick's opinion, if Xiao Qing can continue to improve, then he should be able to become a good substitute player in the German second division, and if Xiao Qing still can't meet the team's requirements during the winter break, then he will definitely be automatically terminated.

And now, for Xiao Qing's potential, Rangnick definitely needs to be re-judged; Xiao Qing came to Hoffenheim in July, and it has been almost three months, and it has been less than two months since he came to the first team. As for Xiao Qing's progress, from only haode's physical fitness and poor basic skills at the beginning to slowly seem to have improved, and now it suddenly seems that the progress is very obvious and he is the fastest improved player in the team and the most distinctive player among the forwards!

Xiao Qing dodged defender Christopher Yankel with a light smash, and then gently poked the ball forward on his toes and went directly into the penalty area; In the face of Andreas Baker, who assisted in the defense, Xiao Qing gently avoided Baker's steal with a pinch of his unhurried feet, and then Xiao Qing's toes gently picked the bottom of the ball, and the ball suddenly flew over Baker's head. At this time, Xiao Qing also began to exert his strength, using his excellent explosiveness, Xiao Qing rushed directly from Baker's side and entered the hinterland of the penalty area; Facing the ball that had fallen slowly, Xiao Qing volleyed directly.

Rangnick shook his head with some regret, Xiao Qing's dribbling brought him a great surprise, it can be said that Xiao Qing's dribbling ability suddenly made Rangnick seem to see the hope of enriching the team's forward line tactics; But Xiao Qing still needs to improve in the choice of stopping the ball and shooting, at least the current Xiao Qing dribbling can indeed catch people off guard, but it is still difficult for him to completely collapse the opponent.

"Shaw, your progress is amazing, but remember, you need to use your brain and think more so that you can achieve more on the court, trust me!" Taking advantage of the temporary break in training, under the envious eyes of the Hoffenheim players, Rangnick once again came to Xiao Qing and pointed and said,

"Boss, I see, I'll calm down in the game and look for more opportunities." Xiao Qing naturally said obediently, and he did find that he was not able to grasp the opportunity well.

"Keep up this progress, and your future will be very bright!" Rangnick was very surprised by Xiao Qing's progress, so he naturally did not hesitate to praise him, although Xiao Qing is the lowest starting point in the team, but the current Xiao Qing is definitely the most obvious improvement. "This time we're going to play at home, Shaw, get ready, we need to take Mainz!"

"Head, don't worry, I'm ready and I'm always available to help the team!" seemed to hear that Rangnick had given him a chance, and Xiao Qing almost patted his chest to reassure.

'Well, it's our home stadium and we need to take this opportunity! Shaw, keep improving like this, your chance is here, you need to surprise people not only on the training ground, but also the performance in the game is the key! Rangnick nodded with satisfaction, Xiao Qing's progress was the result of hard training in his opinion, so the current Rangnick would undoubtedly look up to Xiao Qing.

"Head, I'll prove myself on the pitch, I'll keep scoring goals, I'll handle the ball better! Believe me! 'Rangnick is very excited and it looks like his place in the team is really going to change as he improves.

"Remember, the game is going to start soon. Mainz are a formidable opponent and although I don't believe in superstition, I still hope you can surprise them in the away dressing room, is it a book? I hope you do better! In Xiao Qing's expectant gaze, Rangnick gave Xiao Qing a hard blow!