Chapter 29 Although the situation is difficult
The goal scored by Diego hit the Hoffenheim player hard in the hearts of the hearts.
The game only started twenty-one minutes, but they were already behind one to three. There are still seventy minutes left, how to play the game?
Everyone felt a little confused.
Werder Bremen is so powerful. Some people even have such thoughts in their hearts.
They were attracted by Chu Zhongtian's shouts.
"There are seventy minutes left in the game, what are you doing?" He asked his teammates loudly in German.
He is now the captain, so he can make such a sound on the field.
"Get up!" Chu Zhongtian pushed Ibisek next to him and pulled Raobasi again. "Go and kick off!"
Then he ran to the goal, picked up the football, turned around and ran towards the middle circle.
How could anyone give up after 20 minutes of the game?
※※"This game is really unexpected... The game has just begun twenty-one minutes, and the home team Bremen is already leading Hoffenheim 3-1..."
In the press room of the Wessel Stadium in Bremen, the reporters looked at the scenes played on the TV in front of them, and pounded on their respective laptops to record some key scenes of the game, while recording the witty words they thought of so that they could be sorted into the manuscript after the game.
A reporter pointed to the monitor on the table and smiled at the colleagues next to him, "This is the true nature of the 'dark horse', haha!"
Not many people paid attention to him, everyone was busy working. Someone was hitting his laptop: "...Hoffenheim lost the ball again, why do you say it again? Because this is the third goal they lost in twenty minutes! The immaturity of the promoted team was exposed within these twenty minutes!"
"...I really don't understand where the arrogant and arrogant Rangnick and Hope come from. Can such a team become a giant in five years? Fifty years are not enough!"
The Chinese journalists were also quite disappointed. The game was like this, which they never expected before the game.
I originally thought that Hoffenheim could continue to maintain this strong momentum with the 4-1 victory over Dortmund. Unexpectedly, he encountered a Bremen who beat Bayern Munich 5-2 in the last round of the league... Of course, they are not Hoffenheim fans, but since Chu Zhongtian has joined Hoffenheim, can they still hope that Hoffenheim will lose in rounds? What's more, Chu Zhongtian is the core of the team. The team's loss can only mean that Chu Zhongtian is not a good core and is responsible. The team's loss will inevitably affect Chu Zhongtian's reputation.
But no matter how reluctant they are, they have to admit that the result of this game is destined, and Hoffenheim's big score loss to Bremen is unchangeable.
※※※ Chu Zhongtian does not think the game has been decided. He is still trying to find opportunities to attack.
In the 24th minute, he handed the football to Obasi. Obasi dribbled the ball and forced himself to break through the bottom and then passed it back. Chu Zhongtian, who followed up, shot a strong shot from the penalty area line and was saved by Bremen's goalkeeper Weize (tim_wiese)!
The football did not escape from the dangerous area. Obasi made a shot on the small penalty area line, but the football hit the right post... Hoffenheim fans and Bremen fans exclaimed at the same time.
Leif also "ah" for a moment, and then he joked: "It seems that luck is not on Hoffenheim's side today."
Duan Bin was chattering: "It's a pity, it's a pity! It's a pity... If this ball is scored, Hoffenheim's situation will be slightly better. Although he is still behind, it feels completely different to falling behind by one ball or two balls..."
Obasi was still ready to cheer after shooting, because Vize was already lying on the ground and couldn't get up. As long as he hit the football within the frame, he would score. Unexpectedly, the football hit the post by a silence. His legs were weak and he knelt directly on the ground.
What was even more regretful than O'Brazis was Chu Zhongtian. He hugged his head with both hands and rubbed his short hair, which was not too short, as if he wanted to cut off his scalp.
His shot was impeccable, but Weize's performance was so brave that he blocked the football with a single palm.
If this ball is in... forget it!
Chu Zhongtian shook his head hard, and he didn't think about what had passed, so he should play the next game.
Hoffenheim expressed their unyielding desire, although only a few people expressed it. Bremen also fought back against their counterattacks, and in the subsequent game, they launched wave after wave of offensives against Hoffenheim's goal.
And finally received a reward in the thirty minute.
In the 30th minute, Bremen made a cross from the wing, Ozjan attacked and hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists. However, the landing point of the football was taken by Bremen player Hunter. He stopped the ball on the left and turned around and took a step. Then he took a long shot from 18 meters away. Ozjan, who flew to save, rubbed his fingertips, but the football still flew into the goal against the lower edge of the crossbar!
"Aha, beautifully done! Bremen! Beautiful done!!" Those who watched the game in front of the TV just wanted to see Hoffenheim's unlucky fans danced and shouted excitedly. They had previously placed their hopes on Dortmund, but Dortmund was beaten one to four by the opponent. This time, Werder Bremen finally did not disappoint them. The result of the game has been announced in advance. Although there are still sixty minutes left, it is just the "trash time" mentioned in basketball.
※※※"Four to one! Four to one! It's really a crazy game! The crazy thing is Bremen! They ended the game in just thirty minutes!" This time, even Lef couldn't help but announce the result in advance. Why did he come to such a conclusion? He was not just from the score, but more importantly, Hoffenheim basically did not have an advantage in these thirty minutes, and only a few attacks were still threatening, but most of the time they were suppressed by Bremen.
In the last game, Dortmund was in the battle between Hoffenheim and Dortmund. Dortmund was also in such a situation. He could not control the situation and could only let Hoffenheim lead the nose. Now Hoffenheim is led by Bremen. There is no suspense in that game, so Bremen will win in this game.
"Rangnick suddenly changed his team before the game and changed to the 433 formation that Hoffenheim had never played before. Judging from the thirty-minute game, it was very defeated. Hoffenheim's players are very unfamiliar with this new formation. The players are obviously at a loss on the court and don't know what to do..."
Leif's criticism is indeed very sharp. Rangnick suddenly decided to play 433 because Eduardo was contusion in the training day before the game and had no front midfielder available, so he had to play 433 temporarily. The players did not perform well in the game because they had rarely practiced this formation before.
But in fact, 433 was definitely not something that Rangnick made on a whim. After Obasi returned from the Nigerian Olympic team, Rangnick was considering this issue. In his opinion, whether it was Obasi, Dembaba, or Ibissevic, they were excellent strikers, but only two were used for a long time, and it was a waste to put the other person on the bench. So from that time on, he was considering how to get three excellent strikers to play at the same time and what kind of tactical adjustments to make.
Changing the formation does not mean that one person is reduced in the midfield and one person is added to the front line. It involves many issues and needs to be considered in all aspects. This is also why Rangnick has always put Obasi on the bench - he is not ready yet.
Eduardo's sudden injury was a catalyst, which made Rangnick decide to try it boldly. Otherwise, he could have Gustavo and Chu Zhongtian start at the same time, playing the now popular double midfielder tactics, which are safer.
But Rangnick likes to pursue something different from others. When German football was still holding on to the scavenger tactics and was unreconstructive, he first explained the importance of four defenders' parallel positioning. In modern football where the "free man" has disappeared, he decided to create a "free man" for the world football again. He does not need conservative practices, he is always pursuing something that is bold and ridiculed.
However, this time the team changed the team, because the team was not prepared enough, the players were not familiar with the new tactics, and performed very badly. Only then did they have four goals in a row within 30 minutes.
But the game is not over yet!
Rangnick stood up from his seat, not to make tactical adjustments, but to show the will from the head coach to the players who were stunned - the game is not over yet!
Chu Zhongtian is also doing such things.
But he wasn't yelling like he lost the third ball to cheer up his teammates--it was useless to be honest.
He turned his head and saw Salihovic who was a little lost. There were many people who were stunned by the opponent's goal frequency like basketball, even Salihovic was no exception. Chu Zhongtian had to sigh that the biggest difference between a strong team and a weak team may be this - a strong team is not easy to collapse, while the dangerous line for a weak team to collapse is too low. No matter how powerful Salihovic is, he is a young man who plays the Bundesligo for the first time. In terms of age, Salihovic is still one year younger than him. He is twenty-four years old this year, and Salihovic is twenty-three.
I have to find a way to stimulate this teammate who can help me in the midfield, otherwise I will not be able to play in the next game.
He walked over to Salihovic, who was dazed, and said in a sarcastic tone: "Hey, man. Isn't your free kick very accurate? Why didn't there be any punishment in this game?"
Salihovic was still upset that the score had become one-to-four and could not be played in this game, so he heard Chu Zhongtian's words. His confused eyes disappeared and he glared at Chu Zhongtian: "We only have one free kick in the frontcourt, and the position is not good! There are few attacks, and few free kicks in the frontcourt. Who do you think should I blame?" He was accusing Chu Zhongtian of not creating more opportunities for these frontcourt players.
Chu Zhongtian was criticized by him, but he was not angry, but laughed. Seeing Salihovic's expression, he knew that his provocation had succeeded.
He patted Salihovic on the shoulder: "Okay, I will create opportunities for you, but you'd better not waste it!"
Salihovic waved and knocked Chu Zhongtian off: "Let's talk about it when you create it!"
※※※Two minutes after the kick-off, Chu Zhongtian created such an opportunity for Salihovic. At that time, he rushed to the frontcourt to get the ball, but he looked around and couldn't find a suitable passing target. So he protected the football and waved his hand to signal his teammates to push up boldly.
We have lost three goals, so what else can we worry about? No matter how many goals we lose, we will only lose three points. What are you afraid of? Come on, guys!
At this moment, he was pushed down by Bremen's German international Flins.
The referee's whistle sounded, and Hoffenheim won a free kick twenty meters away from the right side of the penalty area.
Chu Zhongtian was not injured. He quickly got up from the ground, then picked up the football and walked to Salihovic, stuffing the football into his arms: "This is what you said. I have created the opportunity, you can do it yourself."
Salihovic was stunned at first, and then when he realized it, he carried the football to the place where the free kick was taken. After putting the football on the ground, he straightened up and stared at Bremen's goal fiercely.
I'll prove it to you!
When Bremen's man walls lined up, Salihovic took two runs to assist and shot. The football drew an arc, bypassing the man wall composed of Bremen players and flew straight away from the goalkeeper's near corner!
For a moment, even Bremen fans thought the ball would be in.
But in the end the football hit the crossbar hard!
Salihovic sighed to the sky, as if he had used more force, but he was still influenced by Chu Zhongtian... The football hit the crossbar and bounced down. Hoffenheim defender Comper ambushed in the penalty area stretched out his foot to make a shot. Pizarro, who was back to defend, pushed the ball out on the goal line!
"Ah!" Duan Bin shouted, thinking the ball had entered, but he didn't expect the football to fly out the next second.
Even Lef was shocked: "From this attack, Hoffenheim's attack is not completely unthreatening, but their luck is really bad... Two goal posts, and one must-scoring goal was cleared from the goal line..."
Although he did not score a goal, this free kick directly scared Bremen goalkeeper Weize out of a cold sweat. When he watched the football go around the wall and headed straight to the near corner, he was already desperate. He knew that he could not save the shot. It was fast and the arc was not big, but it was just enough to bypass the wall. The angle of choice was also very clever. For such a free kick, it was often too late for the goalkeeper to make a save after seeing the football go around the wall.
Salihovic scored a direct free kick in the match against Dortmund, but Vize never knew that there was such a number of free kick master in German football before this.
Although Salihovic did not enter the free kick, when the football hit the crossbar, it seemed to hit the hearts of all Hoffenheim players.
They saw hope in this offense - as Chu said before, the game still has so long, it is too early to give up now!
With this crossbar, we had two attacks and were blocked by the goal post, and Comper's supplementary shot just now almost went in. If these two opportunities were not blocked by the goal post, we are now three to four, and we are only one goal away... The game is indeed not at the end of the game.
※※※ Four minutes later, Hoffenheim made a comeback. This time Chu Zhongtian was not the offensive organizer because the offense was initiated from the wing, and he kept following up in the middle, but his teammates had no intention of passing the ball. Baker broke through by himself, and he rekindled his fighting spirit, which was a good thing.
Chu Zhongtian did not ask for the ball loudly, but followed the ball far behind the middle. If Baker planned to pass the ball, he would go up and receive it. Even if Baker lost the ball, he could still grab it in time or return to defend quickly and play a temporary guest appearance as a full-back.
Baker indeed lost the ball. When he cut in, he was touched by Bremen's left-back Bernish, and the ball rolled into the middle obliquely.
It happened to be between Chu Zhongtian and Flins.
Chu Zhongtian suddenly started the forward rush almost the moment Becker lost the ball, and Flins's reaction was more in line with the performance of a normal person. He was a little slower and started to chase the ball when he saw the football rolling towards him. As a result, he lost the opportunity in the competition with Chu Zhongtian. He had to stop Chu Zhongtian from getting the ball, so he could only destroy it by foul, so he took a flew to flew.
Chu Zhongtian risked his ankle being hit by Flins, rushed forward and stretched out his feet to poke the ball.
He successfully stabbed the ball away in front of Flins, but was also hit by Flins, and fell down, rolled several times on the ground before stopping.
The whistle of referee Pel rang again, and this time he showed Flins a yellow card without hesitation.
Flins shook his head helplessly, then he walked towards Chu Zhongtian, pulled him up, and greeted him in German: "Are you okay?"
Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "It's okay."
He moved his ankle and everything was normal.
Then he walked towards Salihovic, and this time he did not stuff the football to the other party, because the football was already in his hands, he just patted Salihovic on the shoulder, walked past him, and said nothing.
There is no need to say anything, he has done everything he should say.
Salihovic held the football in his hand, looked back at Chu Zhongtian's back, and said nothing.
※※※ "Okay, Hoffenheim won another free kick in the frontcourt, this time it was a bit more correct than the last position. It was Salihovic who also took the penalty..." Duan Bin introduced the basic situation to the TV audience. "Chinese player Chu Zhongtian performed very actively in the frontcourt. He is one of the few players in Hoffenheim who perform normally. He created free kicks twice in four minutes. Last time Salihovic kicked the free kick to the crossbar, this time..."
Just as he was chattering like this, Salihovic had already set up the football, and Bremen's wall was also built. This time Bremen was guarding against him, and there were one more people in the wall than before, and they were all big men. Mertesak, 1.98 meters tall, Pizarro, 1.87 meters tall, Bernish, 1.91 meters tall... These big men stood in the wall, and Vize behind them felt safe.
This is the effect he wants.
Seeing that both sides were ready, the referee stepped back and blew the whistle in his mouth.
Salihovic assisted and then shot with his left foot!
The football jumped high, bypassed the wall of people that also jumped high, and then began to fall rapidly. It almost drilled into the right side of the goal against the door post!
And poor Weize watched the football fly into the goal he guarded, and didn't even have time to make a save.
2:4!
Hoffenheim scored a goal!
Chapter completed!