Chapter 060: Look at me in the second half
Hoffenheim's players were really disappointed, they had worked hard in the game, but they still conceded goals; Even the tactics that had been quite effective in the previous games were completely suppressed, which naturally made the Hoffenheim players feel even more powerless, not that they didn't work hard, but the opponent was too strong! Hoffenheim's players were hit hard and they were looking forward to this game, but now it looks like their chances are really not very good and they are being suppressed tactically, which will make them more challenging and difficult in this game. Borussia Mönchengladbach are more mature than Hoffenheim and seem to be more resilient, so they can withstand the most dangerous moments, so they are constantly looking for opportunities to create a one-shot kill. Xiao Qing really wants to do better, and he really wants to help the team get out of the predicament; He wants a win at home, he wants to use that win to challenge the Bundesliga, and he doesn't like to suffer a defeat in the New Year. So Xiao Qing didn't admit defeat, but he was one goal behind, he still had a chance, and Hoffenheim still had a chance! Although the Hoffenheim players are also trying to adjust their state after losing their minds, although they also think that just a goal behind should not be too big a gap, although Hoffenheim's players still want to work hard to equalize, but the reality is quite cruel, at least Hoffenheim was hit hard when they failed to recover the decline. Borussia Mönchengladbach's players were full of morale after scoring the leading goal, and they were more convinced that the current tactics were quite effective, and they believed that as long as the team stuck to the current tactics, then they could beat Hoffenheim away from home, and they believed that Hoffenheim could be suppressed to the death. Borussia Mönchenchen's men are not satisfied, although they have now scored a goal, they still want to fight for more goals, they want to get their first win in the late second half of the game, they want a big win to prove their quality as leaders! Hoffenheim's players were a little dazed, Borussia Mönchenchen did not relax in the slightest after the goal, they were still handling the ball with ease, and they were still constantly seemingly more and more relaxed to resolve Hoffenheim's pressing tactics. Sometimes morale is very important, and once it is demoralized, then the players are likely to be half the work on the pitch. That's the way the Hoffenheim players are now, they don't know what to do, they don't know how to see the hope of victory. Borussia Mönchenchen did not relax after scoring the goal, they still firmly controlled the rhythm of the game with tacit cooperation and the impatience of the current Hoffenheim players; The Hoffenheim players were a little tired because of the frantic pressing, but the more tiring thing was that they couldn't touch the ball at all, and they didn't have a chance to form an effective attack. The ball has been controlled by the Borussia Mönchenchen team in the half, and although the current Borussia Mönchenchen team has no threatening attack, they have almost worn down a little of Hoffenheim's morale. Especially in the 40th minute of the game, the Menxing team repeated the same trick; After pulling out the Hoffenheim formation again, when the Hoffenheim players were a little careless, the Borussia Mönchenchen team broke out. The Borussia Mönchenchen team, who were originally only down-footed in the central midfield, still sent a long pass from their midfielder Polanski, although this time the Hoffenheim players were still timely to make the Mönchenchen striker Neuville have no more chances, but his long-range shot in front of the penalty area hit the body of Hoffenheim captain Nelsson and bounced off the bottom line, it was a corner. Corners are difficult to say and easy to say, so the players of the two teams at this time also attach great importance to it; Although Borussia Mönchenchen striker Lamidi grabbed the first point, he was a little weak in heading under the interference of Hoffenheim defender Kompa; But at this time, no one expected that the Mönchen defender Clinner jumped to the top and grabbed the second point! In the 42nd minute of the game, Clene scored with a header to help the Borussia Mönchenchen team lead Hoffenheim 2-0 away! Seeing the players of the Borussia Mönchenchen team celebrating in a big way, the Hoffenheim players couldn't lift any spirits, and even Di Matteo at this time. Hope Field has fallen into dead silence; Hoffenheim had a four-game winless run at the start of the season, and they were almost bottom with one draw and three defeats, so losing a game seems acceptable, and even the strongest teams can lose. But not to mention that Hoffenheim haven't lost in a while, and more importantly, they haven't had such a game for a long time, if not the whole season; In this game, they were completely led by the nose, and they behaved on the pitch like children who had just learned to play football!
Some of the discouraged Hoffenheim players sat in the dressing room in high spirits, and no one spoke; The poor performance in the first half was seen by everyone, and it was definitely quite unpleasant. Falling behind by two goals and completely suppressed by the opponent throughout the game, even Xiao Qing couldn't laugh at this time, and the oppressive atmosphere in the dressing room made all the Hoffenheim players very uncomfortable, but now they don't know what to say.
"Maybe you don't know, but I don't think this game should be like this; Although you all know that I used to send some books to the away team's dressing room before the game, although sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, otherwise we wouldn't have gone three games without a win some time ago; This time the club was ruthless, they wanted us to beat the leaders, so they sent me about six more than six books, and they wanted to get a good win. "The atmosphere in the locker room is very depressing, even the captain Nelsson doesn't know what to say at this time, Hoffenheim is too young, they still have a lot of experience to learn, and Xiao Qing, he can't stand the oppressive atmosphere, although he doesn't have the habit of cheering up his teammates, but he won't do nothing all the time.
"I know you're sorry for this fight, but so am I; I'm not afraid that some people will be unhappy when I say it, maybe you have already admitted defeat, but I haven't! Believe it or not, look at me in the second half! Also, in the first half we played badly, our offense was not structured at all, so I daoqian, I will do better in the second half! After Xiao Qing said this, he went directly to the shower on the side and began to take a simple shower, he didn't like the oppressive atmosphere, and he didn't like such a team that seemed to have no morale.
Xiao Qing is not afraid that his words may offend some teammates, he really doesn't care! Although Xiao Qing usually gets along very well, he attaches great importance to the game, he doesn't like those players who have no fighting spirit, he thinks that football is equal to war, and he must work hard to get the final victory here. And Xiao Qing's goal is to be promoted to the Bundesliga, and he will go all out to help the team promote the Bundesliga in the second half of the game, which is what he wants to do most now. But Xiao Qing also knows that he doesn't have the ability to do all this now, he needs the help of his teammates, so Xiao Qing is not afraid of offending people, but he really needs the help of his teammates who don't admit defeat!
Xiao Qing didn't know what happened in the locker room after that, and no one even called him when the head coach Rangnick's tactics were arranged; However, Xiao Qing can be sure of one thing, that is, head coach Rangnick has no dissatisfaction, and even encourages Xiao Qing a little, which can be seen from the fact that when Xiao Qing walked out of the locker room when the second half of the game was about to start, Rangnick seemed to be waiting to walk out of the court with Xiao Qing.
Rangnick did not adjust his tactics, and although the first half of the game was deflated, Rangnick still insisted that his tactics were effective, and Hoffenheim still needed to stick to such tactics. Xiao Qing, who took a shower, stood in the front court refreshed, he had to work hard in the second half of the game!
Although the first half of the game was very bad, but after the halftime Hoffenheim players still have a certain degree of confidence recovery, at least their pressing at this time is very imposing!
In the 48th minute of the game, Hoffenheim once again successfully broke the ball, and this time Hoffenheim's chance was also very good; Polanski was very distressed in the face of the kraft candy-like Eduardo, and now Eduardo has retreated to the position of the back midfield, and the gorgeous Eduardo has tried to steal again and again, and this time he succeeded! Eduardo, who used his height and weight to hit Polanski, took the opportunity to steal with his feet, and after the break, he made a long pass to Copado.
As the core of Hoffenheim in the regional league, Copado can now accept the weakening of his position, but he is also working hard to show himself; Dangling a shot to smash the ball to avoid the pressing of the players of the Menchen team, and looked up at Copado in front of the penalty area, he also chose to pass, and the counterattack is about speed!
Xiao Qing leaned the Menxing defender behind him, and took the opportunity to stop the ball with his chest under his feet, Xiao Qing did a good job this time. After stopping the ball, Xiao Qing felt that he didn't seem to have a chance to turn around and go directly into the penalty area, so he knocked the ball to the left, hoping to use this change of direction to find more opportunities.
Xiao Qing, who temporarily got rid of Davis, was not careless, Xiao Qing, who caught up with the ball, did not move much with the ball, and he did not dare to leave the ball too far from him, because the Mönchen defenders here could successfully trap him at any time. In the face of Menxing's encirclement and interception, Xiao Qing suddenly stepped on the ball and gently flicked it to the right, Xiao Qing chose to change direction. This was a good opportunity, but Davis, who was chasing back, directly chose to foul, and he would not let Xiao Qing have a chance to enter the penalty area to create more opportunities.
"Shaw, don't go to the wall later, let me teach you how to kick a free kick; Hoffenheim isn't just you, it's us. So, the second half of the game is not just for you, it's for ours too! When Xiao Qing was still a little annoyed, Salihovic pulled Xiao Qing up with a smile and said.
Looking at the smiling Salihovich Xiao Qing smiled even more happily, "Yes, man, look at us!" Against Borussia Mönchenchen, we beat the leader team, and we are the favourites for promotion! Then it can be said that we are better than the promotion favorites, and we should be promoted to the Bundesliga! ”