Chapter 095: Before the Final
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The opponent in the German Cup final is Bayern Munich, the absolute hegemon of the Bundesliga! Maybe Bayern may stumble in some seasons, like in 06-07 or even only finishing fourth in the league; But when Bayern are regrouping and trying to regain lost ground, at least in German football, they really have a hard time finding opponents.
Last season's Bundesliga champions Stuttgart are now tragic only in seventh place in the table, as for Bayern Munich, they have dominated the league this season, which is a very normal scene, because they seem to be the champions of the Bundesliga, they have always been the strongest contenders for the Bundesliga title sandbox, and now they are more than double digits ahead of the second-place team in the Bundesliga, and the league title is really easy for Bayern.
Bayern are just around the corner to win the Bundesliga, but before that they can easily lift the German Cup, they can regroup with a double this season; Although such a double may not be so golden, the Bundesliga is relatively uncompetitive in the five major leagues, and the German Cup is only a cup in Germany, not even better than Spain's Copa del Rey and England's League Cup.
Although the German Cup may not be very valuable, it has to be admitted that the German Cup is still more attractive, as long as the participating teams belong to German football. For Hoffenheim in particular, this is the first time in their history that they have really started to attack for a serious trophy, although they do have a chance to win the Bundesliga in the league, but they still need to maintain good enough results in the next few rounds of the league, especially now Hoffenheim's situation is not good.
Although the Bayern team is very strong, but to this extent, Hoffenheim is obviously not willing to disarm easily, although they have beaten Stuttgart in the previous German Cup, but against Bayern, they really don't have much confidence. The life of the shadow man of the tree, Bayern Munich is really an absolute and well-deserved hegemon in the history of German football!
Hoffenheim arrived in Berlin five days early, and of course they didn't come to experience the history and atmosphere of the big city, because they knew that Bayern was a difficult opponent for Hoffenheim to challenge, so they would pay more attention to some details. Although Forhofenheim in Tornchen 1860 played in a Shijie stadium such as the Allianz Arena, the Berlin Olympic Games were very new to them, and although it was once the main stadium of the German Shijie Cup, Hoffenheim did not have any international players in the Shijie Cup.
Hoffenheim need to adapt to the Berlin climate, they need to recharge, they need to adapt to the pitch; Although it will now seem like a one-sided slaughter, Hoffenheim will be hoping to make a difference in this game. Compared with Bayern, who only arrived in Berlin a day earlier, Hoffenheim, who was weak, seemed too nervous and too concerned. In fact, this is understandable, because Bayern has won thirteen German Cup championships, because as the well-deserved boss of German football, in the face of the nouveau riche team, and only in the German second division of the nouveau riche, the Bayern team really does not need to be more cautious and nervous, this will be a game that belongs to Bayern, and they take it for granted to win the championship.
Hoffenheim got the home team's locker room, because whether it is basketball or football, compared to the warm and luxurious home team dressing room, most of the away team's dressing room is relatively shabby, of course, the Premier League is more obvious, although as the main stadium of the German Shijie Cup, the Berlin Olympic Stadium can not be overdone, but more or less the away team locker room can not be compared with the home team dressing room.
However, the current Hoffenheim players do not occupy the home team's dressing room in the slightest, on the contrary, the current home team's dressing room has fallen into dead silence. Eduardo, who has the cheerfulness and enthusiasm of the Brazilian, is sorting out his shoes and socks again and again, and Salihovic, who has a very bumpy career, is wiping the sweat of his palms again and again, and when the final comes, they are all nervous.
Xiao Qing was naturally very nervous, this was their first time participating in the final, and it was also the final of a cup competition; For a team like Hoffenheim, they're really nervous because they're just a bunch of hillbillies, a young team that has never had experience like this.
Xiao Qing felt that his throat was dry, and even when he sat in the locker room, he was sweating a little; Although it is now the second half of April, although the temperature is not low, it is definitely not high, but Xiao Qing always feels that his heart is tight, and he always feels that something is pressing him.
"Boys, I'm proud of you, and I can proudly say I'm proud of you from the bottom of my heart." Although the soundproofing is good, this is a stadium with a capacity of 70,000 fans, and although it is a matchup of great strength, there will still be a lot of sound in the dressing room, and seeing the performance of Hoffenheim's players, Rangnick needs to cheer for the team.
"I was able to give up the opportunity to coach some maybe good Bundesliga teams last season, when Hoffenheim was still in the regional league, although partly because the owner of the team was a well-known rich man in Germany, and he did give me a pretty good treatment, I will not be hypocritical, after all, I am a good manager in the history of German football, I have coached big clubs." Rangnick's words caused a burst of laughter in the Hoffenheim dressing room, and Rangnick's humor and frankness were not as stubborn as one might expect from the Germans. "Of course, what I value more than those treatments is the development of the team; To be honest, many people at that time thought that I was just seeing the immediate benefits, and they thought I was crazy; But I think now I can proudly tell the guys who think I'm the loser, and that's why there are people who can stand on the sidelines and coach the team, while there are more people who can just look at the pen in their hands and study every option of the guy standing on the sidelines, even if they don't like it very much. ”
'Hoffenheim are a club with a long-term plan and I think they have a lot of potential, so I came, even though I was the manager of the would-be giants in the Bundesliga. After joking and laughing at himself, Rangnick began to get serious and said, looking around at the players, Rangnick said very seriously, "Now we are the leader of the Bundesliga, we will soon have a chance to reach the Bundesliga, and now no one will think that my choice is a mistake, because we are about to set off a storm that belongs to a small club!" But here I have my credit, there is Dimat. Mr. Hope is credited to other managers, but more importantly to you! Because you are the ones who play on the field, you are the foundation of the team! ”
"I thought we were going to stay in the Bundesliga this season and I didn't think we had any promotion hopes, but now it looks like I'm wrong because your performance has completely broken everyone's glasses! At the top of the table, we have almost secured a promotion spot, and we will definitely be able to go past the Bundesliga next season! For the first time in our history, we reached the final of the German Cup, in which we knocked out two Bundesliga teams, and we will definitely go to the UEFA Cup next season! "As a more elegant coach, but now Rangnick is very excited, this is not deliberately stimulating Hoffenheim's players, for the current results, Rangnick is proud from the bottom of his heart!
"So boys, you should be proud of you, because you are good enough! You're a young team, and you're here to break everyone's eyes! Bayern Munich are strong and to be honest I don't believe we can challenge them, but boys, we need to understand the gap between us and them, this game is not a win or a loss for us because to get this far we are the winners! Let go of the baggage in your hearts and prove us with all your strength in this game, this is what you need to do! We can lose to Bayern, but we also have to make them understand the quality of Hoffenheim; We may not be as good as them this season, but we need to make them understand that Bayern Munich's next opponent will be Hoffenheim! Rangnick blushed, his neck thickened, and he roared loudly.
"Good!" When everyone else didn't have more to say, Xiao Qing suddenly clapped his hands vigorously and applauded loudly, although he was a little embarrassed, but Xiao Qing was thick-skinned, and after attracting everyone's attention, Xiao Qing continued to say loudly without changing his face, "I'm an old fan, although I started playing football when I was very young; But what really interested me in football was after the 2002 Shijie Cup in Germany, when I was already playing as a striker. So I'm interested in the German goalkeeper because he's strong, but I believe I'm stronger! So Oliver. Kahn, the future Shijie No. 1 striker is coming at you, and you're sure to keep picking up the ball from the goal behind you! ”
The Hoffenheim players all stared at Xiao Qing, and seeing Xiao Qing's excited look was indeed the truth, "Alas! The neat boos were mixed with a few middle fingers, Xiao Qing's personality had long been familiar to the Hoffenheim players, so they were not worried about Xiao Qing getting angry at all.
"Shaw, that's Oliver. Kahn, the most haode goalkeeper in German history, although he is not the most haode at the moment, but you really have no hope! Eduardo patted Xiao Qing on the shoulder with a look of a madman, and said earnestly.
"In our country, there is a saying called the ambition of the bird, which is to say, alas, you wait, it hasn't started yet, and we still need to cheer up in the locker room!" Xiao Qing, who was going to talk a lot, saw his teammates rushing out after Rangnick took the lead in opening the door of the locker room, he stood up very excitedly and chased after him, "Carlos, my goal is Shijie No. 1 striker, I will surpass Ronaldo, I will surpass Pele, surpass Maradona, as Shijie's No. 1 striker's teammate, you also need to work hard, you need to surpass Ronaldinho, you need to surpass Kaka." ”
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