Chapter 045: We Are Mad Dogs (Part I)

The time quietly entered November, and Xiao Qing's mood at this time was also released. Although he is still in the midst of a tragic League Cup ban, the ban in the league is over and he can now continue his journey in the league.

Xiao Qing really knows that he needs to work hard now, because Ibisevic's excellent performance has put a lot of pressure on Xiao Qing, and Ibisevic doesn't seem to be a sudden outburst at all, because he can ensure enough excellent form for a long time.

In the players' tunnel at Karl Benz Stadium, Xiao Qing could also feel the players of the visiting team's Karlsruhe secretly pointing at him; Maybe it's because of the previous oolong racial discrimination incident that Xiao Qing became famous for a while, of course, there are some Karlsruhe players who actually know more or less that Xiao Qing went to a trial a year ago, these are already known to many people after Xiao Qing became famous, and those Karlsruhe players are also very curious, because Xiao Qing was the best player in the Bundesliga last season, and now he is also helping Hoffenheim to become the first in the league standings!

In the eleventh round of the league, Hoffenheim at home will face the challenge of Karlsruhe, although Hoffenheim's intensive games during this period of time have made them have little time to rest, but the current Hoffenheim players are still very confident, although they suffered another draw in the League Cup, but since the sixth round of the league, Hoffenheim has been on a winning streak, except for the last round of narrow victory over the opponent. Hoffenheim, who has won five in a row, has scored big scores one after another!

Karlsruhe, who have lost three in a row, have won three and lost seven of their first ten rounds of the season. Now they are still struggling in the relegation zone; Although they are all Baden-Württemberg teams. But now Hoffenheim and Karlsruhe are one in the sky and the other on the ground, and the strong rise of Hoffenheim has also affected the teams in the top flight closest to Hoffenheim in Baden-Württemberg, and the role of this tragedy is Karlsruhe; The current state of Baden-Württemberg is more willing to support Hoffenheim, while Karlsruhe, although their home attendance is good, is not comparable to Hoffenheim's current full stadium.

Xiao Qing happily stepped onto the field at the center of the cheers of the Hoffenheim fans, maybe being banned is a bad thing, but it is not absolute; This is quite a heavy task for Hoffenheim in time. And Xiao Qing was banned for one game, and he was sent off with a red card after only playing for 20 minutes in the previous game, so although Xiao Qing at this time was also flying around with the team, he was in quite good shape with enough rest, if it weren't for the ban, Xiao Qing might not have had a better chance to recover his physical fitness, you must know that he didn't have any chance to rest in the previous game.

Although Hoffenheim's players are young and they are recovering relatively faster than their older players, it is really difficult for Hoffenheim's players to be in the best shape with such a busy schedule. As for saying that it is a rotational holiday. Hoffenheim's squad is still too thin after all, and it is difficult for them to ensure that they have enough rotation to rest. So now after Xiao Qing was banned by the league, Hoffenheim even has the voice of giving up the League Cup and the German Cup to ensure the league, because the current Hoffenheim momentum in the league is really good, and they can work hard to ensure a Champions League qualification at this time, and they are indeed very promising!

Xiao Qing is indeed not very in favor of giving up the League Cup, but he also knows that the team's lineup has no depth after all, and if they divide their troops on multiple fronts, this is likely to suffer a comprehensive rout. And the current group stage of the League Cup has nothing to do with him, now he can only take one step at a time, although he is very keen on the League Cup game experience, but now these things really have nothing to do with him.

Xiao Qing came back from the ban, and Hoffenheim naturally sent their strongest lineup now; Haas, Baker, Nelson, Kompa and Turber lined up on the back line; Gustavo in midfield, plus the two attackers Salihovic and Eduardo; The forward line was without any surprises with Xiao Qing, Ibisevic and Edu.

This is the guarantee that Hoffenheim have won again and again this season, and it is the key to their current success; Although the original main goalkeeper Ozcan was squeezed out of the main position during this time, for Hoffenheim, a player with more in-form strength grabbed the main position, which is definitely beneficial for them.

If Hoffenheim want to achieve more results, then their players will need to keep improving. Xiao Qing and Ibisevic's continuous outburst is the key to their continuous goals and victories, but as a defensive line of the team's Zuihou, although Hoffenheim is heavy on defending and light on defense, the performance of the goalkeeper still determines the results of a team to a large extent.

Xiao Qing naturally agrees with some of the team's intra-team competition, because this will only make them more motivated, which will only be a kind of thrust that spurs them to keep moving forward; The battle between Haas and Ozcan's main goalkeeper, Xiao Qing and Ibisevic also seem to be competing fiercely for the core position, which is a good thing for Hoffenheim, which will only make the team more and more competitive.

With the home fans cheering them on, the Hoffenheim players may be a little tired because they don't have enough rest, but the winning streak during this period has made them very energetic, and now they simply can't stop, they are still looking forward to constantly learning more wins, they enjoy the success of being at the top of the table, and they want to create a great record that will make everyone crazy.

So at the beginning of the game, Hoffenheim's players showed a very aggressive performance, maybe Hoffenheim's players' ability to press the opponent's activity space in the whole game is not enough, but in the middle and back, within the local range, Hoffenheim's players have mastered the team's pressing tactics more thoroughly this season, and they are more and more able to grasp the timing of sudden grabs and timely packs.

Hoffenheim was a little caught off guard at the beginning of the game, although the current Hoffenheim tactics are no secret in the Bundesliga, although many teams are now full of confidence that they have found a way to restrain Hoffenheim, but in the real game, it is really difficult to say whether those tactics can work.

Karlsruhe certainly don't want to lose to Hoffenheim, because in Baden-Württemberg, although they can't beat Stuttgart, they definitely don't want to be suppressed by the grassroots team Hoffenheim, they did prepare enough before this game, but the process of the game is really unpredictable.

Karlsruhe kicked off first, but when their midfielder Michael Rouhe kicked off first. When Mutzel had just gotten the ball, before he even had time to get out of the ball, Gustavo, a Hoffenheim defender not far away, was the first to hit Michael Brown. Behind Muzel, and more importantly, at this time, Hoffenheim's forward Salihovic's timely bag is also in place!

There was a cheer at Karl Benz Stadium, and the Hoffenheim fans were naturally very excited about the Hoffenheim players breaking the ball at the beginning of the game, because the previous game with Bochum was only a narrow victory, and the League Cup was a draw with Spartak Moscow, so now there are some voices who think that this may be a sign that Hoffenheim is beginning to lose its magic; Coupled with the fact that Hoffenheim didn't have much time to rest during this time, there are really many people who think that Hoffenheim has reached a limit.

Gustavo poked the ball down from behind Mutzel and Hoffenheim once again took their counter-attack to the extreme. Salihovic's unstoppable direct long pass found Eduardo rushing forward, and at this time, Eduardo only drove the ball a few meters forward, and then boldly chose to move the ball wide to the left.

Edu's quick dip made the atmosphere at Karl Benz completely ignite, although there may be some fans who did not enter the stadium now, but they obviously missed some desperate opportunities; The Hoffenheim fans jumped wildly and cheered loudly, because at this time, Xiao Qing and Ibisevic had already made a quick run into the penalty area.

Edu sent in a cross, although the defenders of Karlsruhe at this time had begun to shrink, although they were all waiting for Xiao Qing and Ibisevic. Karlsruhe defender Tim. Sebastian is tall and strong, he looks more confident than Xiao Qing, he firmly clings to Xiao Qing, he doesn't give Xiao Qing a chance to jump at all.

I have to say that Xiao Qing encountered a huge challenge at this time, although Sebastian couldn't jump, but the physical pressure at this time made Xiao Qing lose the opportunity to fight for the top, which was a perfect defense for Sebastian. But at this time, seeing that the ball had begun to fall, although he couldn't compete for the top, Xiao Qing was unwilling to give up this opportunity!

In the sudden exclamation of the audience, Xiao Qing, who was held by Sebastian, leaned back violently, and Xiao Qing, who used all his strength, used his waist and abdomen to lean back hard, he needed to pursue a larger angle.

Sebastian was caught off guard and saw that the ball was about to fly away, but Xiao Qing suddenly made an upside-down golden hook, and what caught him even more off guard was that Xiao Qing's right instep smashed on the ball! (To be continued......)