Chapter 020: Hoffenheim's Trouble and Xiao Qing's Chance

The team's poor record in the new season has made Rangnick quite anxious, it can be said that this season Rangnick was ambitious, although he did not think that the team could complete the promotion this season, but he felt that the team can still achieve a considerable result this season.

Hoffenheim's owner has a long-term vision, he is willing to invest heavily in the team, and he is willing to see the team complete the upgrade of the squad step by step. In the summer, the team owner's investment of nearly 20 million euros is definitely a big deal; And the team's midfield this season has indeed made a great improvement in the strength of the book.

In Rangnick's Jihua, what the team needs this season is to complete the promotion in midfield, and the team now needs to adapt to the style of the Bundesliga; And next season, after the team has accumulated a season of experience in the Bundesliga, and after the team has enough experience this season, then next season the team will be the best time to revamp the backfield and make a progression.

But now it seems that although the current team is not a failure, it can also indicate to a certain extent that the team's previous Jihua needs to be changed, because the team is likely to fail in the first stage of Jihua.

In the first few games of the new season, Hoffenheim have not been able to win a single game, largely because they have a lot of holes in the defense of the central midfield, and the consecutive goals conceded are a big reason why Hoffenheim always lose. However, the poor performance of the forwards who had high hopes was also a big reason for the team's loss. Once the strikers are unable to contain the opponent, then their opponents can naturally press the attack without pressure at this time.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Hoffenheim's forward line this season still needs to continue to be strengthened; Either Edu or Demba. Ba and Vedad Ibisevic are both good individually, but they are clearly lacking in combination and they are not very familiar with Hoffenheim's tactics. As for Tomislav Marić, he is more often seen as a dressing room leader or assistant coach; Kai Hesse, on the other hand, has only been at Hoffenheim for one season, and now Hoffenheim seems to have plans to send him away.

Although the current transfer window has not closed, although the current Hoffenheim's recruitment work is not completely over, but now Rangnick does feel the pressure, he must ensure that the team can win the next games, he must ensure that the team can not fall behind at the beginning of the season. Hoffenheim are not aiming for relegation this season and they must find a way to win at this time.

Hoffenheim's current forward line has basically run out of transfer funds for the season, so now Rangnick has to tap into the potential within the team; If the three strikers can find their form in the upcoming games, and if the team's forwards can form a very good internal competition, then Rangnick will naturally feel the best. But now, Rangnick still has faith in them, but he has to push these players to have more sense of urgency, and he has to get these players to find their form as soon as possible.

The German second division team does not have so many jishu level requirements, which is not only because the physical confrontation intensity of the low-level game is relatively large, but also because German football does not have too many jishu under the feet. After all, this is only the German Second Division, and the too demanding jishu is unrealistic for many players, and now they don't need how pleasing the game is, and it is their greatest pursuit to win the game.

Rangnick feels that he may be less demanding of the team, and they may need more of a magic weapon to defeat the enemy now, which is the key to the satisfaction of the fans; He felt that his tactics needed to be changed, and that the tactics and subtle coordination that were too complex were not suitable for Hoffenheim for the time being.

"Bernhard, how are the two lads you introduced to me now, I think I might need to add something to the squad now." Hoffenheim's head coach Rangnick has a headache, the state of his team's three main strikers is very average, and the team's youth training system is just starting, but at this time, if you want to tap the potential internally, you can only make do it temporarily; As the former Schalke 04 manager, the 47-year-old Rangnick is undoubtedly the representative of the young manager, he is an easy manager to deal with, and his personality is relatively easy-going. In particular, although he and Peters have only just arrived in the team, they are both important members of the team's coaching staff, so they have more contacts.

"Man, I know the team is in a bit of a difficult situation right now, but I'm sure you can help the team win. After all, we've only just made a big change to the squad and I know it's going to take time, so don't put too much pressure on you, I'm sure you can win! Peters patted Rangnick on the shoulder and comforted.

"Man, I know the team's sign-off isn't going to be satisfying right now, but I think while these two guys are doing well in the reserve team right now, I think their help to the team should be quite limited. The Chinese kid has improved a lot, but I don't think he's able to meet the team's requirements for the time being. His physical fitness is great, but his fundamentals are still a bit lacking, and I think his awareness on the pitch still needs to be improved. Rangnick pointed to Xiao Qing, who was doing basic training over and over again on the court.

'Of course I know he's not up to my level for the time being, but Bernhard, I have to admit it, I was too optimistic at the start of the season, I thought we only needed three strikers and they were capable of scoring any Bundesliga team. But now it seems that I don't doubt their ability, they say I am a strong recruiter; But I think now they don't just need to re-adapt to the new tactics, they also need to find some motivation. Rangnick said with a wry smile that although his main focus during this time was on the first team, he still cared about the team's reserves; The Chinese kid who has been in the team for more than a month knows something, although the language is not clear, but that guy will always amuse the team's players with body language, and I have to admit that the guy's physical fitness is great, and his current progress is also more obvious; But unfortunately, he is a little older, otherwise Rangnick believes that the Chinese kid will definitely achieve more on the court.

"Your consciousness is hoping to use this kid to put some pressure on our strikers?" Peters could naturally guess what Rangnick meant, and of course he knew that even if Xiao Qing was transferred to the first team, the greater role would be to give the team's forwards some sense of urgency.

"It's not pressure, it's motivation!" Rangnick, who shrugged his shoulders, said stubbornly emphasized.

'Alright then, then I'll let him report to the first team tomorrow. But it's good to train with the first team so maybe he can make more significant progress. I think this kid's physical fitness is very good, and he is really trying to improve himself, so give him a chance to see if he can surprise us more. Peters is naturally the one who knows Xiao Qing the most in the coaching staff, and he sees Xiao Qing's efforts during this time; Maybe Xiao Qing is a living treasure off the field, but once faced with training, Xiao Qing's attitude is determined to be one of the best in the team. For young people who work hard like this, Peters thinks maybe he can give them more opportunities.

Rangnick continued to start his work, Xiao Qing is just a warning he used to urge the team's forwards, he actually doesn't have too high expectations for Xiao Qing, he still hopes that his three main strikers can find the state of the game, they are the key to Hoffenheim!

And now, the transfer window is about to close, and Hoffenheim's recruitment work has basically been completely settled; Now Rangnick must comb his cards well, only in this way can he ensure that the team's combat power can be released to the greatest extent.

Moreover, Hoffenheim, who have not won three league games, will soon start their fourth game in the Bundesliga, and their opponents in the fourth round are Freiburg, who won one win, one draw and one loss in the first three rounds, which is a tough bone to gnaw!

Since the Bundesliga was founded in 1963, Freiburg has been riding the lower leagues. The team's best result was the Bundesliga 1993 and 2003 titles. Freiburg were promoted to the Bundesliga in 1978 and remained in the middle of the table until winning the Bundesliga in 1993.

Freiburg were relegated in 1997 after finishing 17th place, but were promoted to the Bundesliga the following year by finishing second place. Staying in the top flight for four seasons again, the best result was sixth place in the 2000/01 season, and then the UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated by the current champions Feyenoord in the third round, Freiburg had to balance two fronts and was relegated from 16th place in 2002 before winning the Bundesliga the following season and relegating to the Bundesliga, but this time only in two seasons in the Bundesliga, finishing 18th in 2005. In both seasons, the Bundesliga could only finish fourth, narrowly missing promotion.

It can be said that in the Bundesliga, the strength of the Freiburg team has always been good, which is definitely not a good thing for Hoffenheim who have been promoted, especially after the poor slump of the team's first three rounds!