Rostock was founded in 1965 as a former East German side that won the league and cup double in the 1990-91 season, earning them a unified place in the Bundesliga. After the reunification of the two Germanys, the football system of the east and west parts was merged. But after only one season, he was relegated to the second division. Although Rostock is constantly struggling between the Bundesliga and the Bundesliga, they are still quite good.

Hoffenheim's third round opponent in the German Cup will certainly be a tough one, having been promoted to the Bundesliga again after the 06-07 season, and although Rostock are now in the relegation zone in the Bundesliga, they should be a little stronger than Hoffenheim overall.

Although it is a formidable opponent, Hoffenheim's players are a bit eager to take the plunge; They don't really have much to expect from the German Cup, because they know that the more they go on, the stronger the opponents will become, and this is basically the stage for the Bundesliga team. But this is Hoffenheim's first top-flight opponent, and it was Hoffenheim's first game in 2008; Especially with the team's results in the first half of the season still quite good, the Hoffenheim players want to play against the Bundesliga teams, they want to know the quality of the Bundesliga teams, they want to know the gap between them and the top league teams.

Rostock will obviously be a pretty good alchemy, they are a team in the relegation zone of the Bundesliga, maybe they will be better than Hoffenheim, but they will definitely not give Hoffenheim a crushing defeat; So, to be able to meet Rostock at this time, it will definitely be quite a great thing.

It's normal to be beaten by Rostock, and while it's a bit of a shame not to get off to a good start in the first game of 2008, who made them a Bundesliga team?! And once they beat Rostock, it will definitely be something that will make the Hoffenheim people crazy, not only because of a good start, but also because it will give the Hoffenheim players more confidence to face the next half of the game!

Xiao Qing is full of expectations for this game, because in the seventeenth round he completed a hat trick and an assist to help the team win, so Xiao Qing also got a total of 22.5 experience points in that round, and now he is only 12.5 experience gap from promotion, which can be said to be an almost negligible gap, a gap that even only needs one game to reach the standard of promotion!

Xiao Qing is eager to be promoted as soon as possible, although he has achieved good results in the German Second League now, but with the continuous progress of the game, Xiao Qing can naturally understand some of his shortcomings, so he hopes that he can improve. And this time, Xiao Qing's opportunity came.

Although Rostock is in the relegation zone of the Bundesliga, they are a team in the top league after all, so this game is Hoffenheim's challenge to skip the legion! In the evaluation of the system, the experience gained in this game is doubled, which means that as long as Xiao Qing performs a little in this game, then he will basically be able to upgrade!

In fact, Hoffenheim is already invincible in this game, because although Rostock is the bottom team in the Bundesliga, they are a top league team after all; As for Hoffenheim, although they are now in a good position in the Bundesliga standings, don't forget that they are promoted from the Bundesliga, and their heritage is obviously not as deep as that of Rostock. Although it is only a gap between the top league and the minor league, there is an almost insurmountable gap; But in terms of player ability, players in the top league are basically able to establish themselves in the second league. But the players in the second league, they may be able to kill in the second league, but they may not be able to open up the situation in the top league; And there are many more players in the second league who will not be able to play in the top league for almost their entire lives.

Hoffenheim were completely light in this game, although the players are eager to win the first game of the new year, but it has to be admitted that they are considered absolute weaklings anyway, they are not considered to be the team that is Haode, so Hoffenheim has no pressure at all for the outcome of this game.

This can be seen in Hoffenheim's starting line-up, with the goalkeeper just returning to Ozcan, and the attacking midfielders of Perl Nelson, Luis Gustavo, Matthias Jaisler and Christoph Jankel in the back, Eduardo, Copado and Seyad Salihovic; Up front, Xiao Qing, Edu and Ibisevic are on the front line.

No one would have thought that Hoffenheim would choose to change the formation in this game, which is a lineup that Hoffenheim has not appeared in the previous game at all; It's a 4-3-3 attacking formation with a lot of attacking power, and it's a completely defenseless formation!

Hoffenheim were originally stronger in attack than in defense, and their midfield was quite difficult in the Bundesliga; But no one expected that Hoffenheim would put on a crazy attacking formation against the Bundesliga side, and they would be ready to put on an attacking battle with Rostock in this game!

"Guys, be smart, use your brains more, football games are not only about your body, but also need your own ball intelligence, only then can you achieve better results on the field!" Rangnick was in the pre-match locker room doing Zuihou's mobilization and tactical arrangements. "We don't need any pressure, so you can play boldly on the pitch, you don't have to worry about it at all, I can accept the outcome of this game! I know this tactic may make you a little confused, but as a footballer you have to be self-adjusting and you need to adapt to different tactics. And we've had some training before this race, so I'm sure you can get a result on the field! ”

"I know you've got enough energy after a holiday break, and although you've had some training during this time, I'm sure you can adapt to the high intensity of the game. What you have to do in this game is very simple, and that is to attack, keep attacking! "Rangnick was a little excited at this time and began to lay out the tactical arrangements loudly." Our defensive ability may be a little lacking, but our offensive firepower can be much stronger! In this game, he played all the offense and defense, quickly passed through the midfield, and dragged down the opponent with full-court pressing and running; We must be resolute in the choice of attack, we can miss the first shot, the fifth shot, the tenth shot, but as soon as there is an opportunity, we must shoot immediately, we can't give them time to reflect, we have to try to score, try to expand the score advantage as much as possible! ”

'We have to show a lot of attacking ability, keep putting pressure on the opponent, and we have to try to be clear in the game. Our midfielders have a lot of ball control and a very low rate of passing errors, so it's important to be concise and accurate in our passes. We need to press more, we need to be aggressive enough and we need to disrupt the rhythm of the opposition in midfield! Rangnick shouted excitedly, this is a new tactic that he has been exploring this holiday, he needs to completely unleash Hoffenheim's attacking ability, maybe this tactic is not mature enough, but he believes the team can do better. Full offense and full defense, mad dog-like pressing, quick counterattack, this is our tactic today! ”

"Chinedu (Edu), you play on the right side as much as you can, pull on the side, help Shaw open up space; If you have the opportunity, you must cut inside more, not too many long shots! Vidad (Ibisevic), don't crowd in the middle, you can be more active on the left flank, I believe in your jishu, you can help Shaw to open up space, you can deliver enough dangerous passes for Shaw! "Rangnick started to set up a focused offensive tactic.

"Shaw, our frontcourt offense will revolve around you in this game! Remember where you are, your teammates will be there for you, they will help you open up space in the front court; You don't need to switch positions, you just need to be in the middle; I don't care if you break through or shoot from distance, I don't care how you score. In short, you have to remember that your teammates have already pulled you aside and they will pass the ball for you constantly, so your whole task in this game is to score goals, keep scoring goals! "Xiao Qing was in good spirits, he didn't expect that the team's offense would revolve around him in this game, although he may not be the team's offensive core now, but in this game, he definitely has the right to fire infinitely!" Shaw, I know you delivered books in the away team's locker room, so don't let your magic lapse in this game, you need to perform better! ”

Hoffenheim's players walked out of the tunnel with confidence, and the stadium, which can only accommodate 5,000 fans, was already full of fans; Hoffenheim walked into the stadium with the cheers of the fans, this was Hoffenheim's first game in 2008, although the opponent was a Bundesliga team, but Hoffenheim people are still brave enough to surprise everyone in the first game of the new year, they need to use a better performance to open up a haode situation for the second half of the game.

The debut of Hoffenheim's 4-3-3 attack formation, although such tactics still need to be improved, but such a lineup did give Rostock a lot of 'surprises'!