Frankfurt hopes to defend the draw in the first half, so their hopes of winning the game will increase greatly, and even if they can't win, they can still take away one point.

After the opening shot, they recovered the entire line and acted like a deadly defender, as if they wanted to use such an iron barrel formation to block Hoffenheim's attack.

Yang Chen shook his head in the commentary seat. Frankfurt was not like this at that time. Although he still relegated every year, at least he would not be so timid.

Hoffenheim's counterattack made Frankfurt more determined to defend his life.

In the 12th minute, Chu Zhongtian dribbled the ball and suddenly rushed forward to the front of the opponent's penalty area. Even the commentator Duan Bin thought Chu Zhongtian would pass the ball, but he shot a long shot from twenty-five meters away from the goal. The football just went slightly out of the way. Frankfurt goalkeeper Nikolov was so scared that he got up from the ground that he roared at his teammates: "How can he give him such a big space? Where are your people?!"

Faced with his accusations, the defenders were speechless. They did make a mistake. Seeing Chu Zhongtian running wildly, his first reaction was who he would pass the ball, so he focused all his attention on searching for the person who might receive the pass and pose a threat to the goal. He kept retreating, but forgot to rush forward, but was eventually taken advantage of by Chu Zhongtian.

The next game was completely under Hoffenheim's control. Frankfurt could not even attack the opponent's 30-meter area, and Chu Zhongtian performed impeccably in offense and defense.

In the 21st minute, he divided the football to the wing. Right back Baker inserted and took the ball and pretended to continue to break through, but he dunked the football back with his right foot, then turned around and completed the cross with his left foot. After Ibisek received the ball in the middle, he turned around and shot, but was blocked by central defender Habib_bellaid.

However, the football was not kicked out of the dangerous area, and the football fell to the left. Salihovic followed up with a push shot. This time, Rus, who was the starting midfielder in this game, blocked it. Their other central defender, Garindo, rushed up without saying a word, kicked the football out of the sideline with a big foot.

Hoffenheim's offensive is over.

At that time, goalkeeper Nikolov had lost his position. If it weren't for the central defender he had scolded before, the ball would have been lost.

After getting up, Nikolov patted BlackRock with lingering fear, then Ruth and Galindo for standing up at the critical moment.

At this time, he didn't remember that he had scolded these teammates just nine minutes ago.

After that, the two sides were in a stalemate in the midfield for a while, and Frankfurt seemed to have the idea of ​​fighting back. However, this idea was soon ruthlessly strangled by Chu Zhongtian.

The young German midfielder Faton_toski dribbled forward, lacking support around him, but he was not afraid, and he wanted to change the situation for the team with his personal abilities.

Unfortunately, he was tackled by Chu Zhongtian while dribbling. The referee gave Chu Zhongtian a verbal warning, but Tusky believed that this should at least take a card, no matter what color it was. The referee didn't say anything, but just signaled Frankfurt to give a free kick.

Although Chu Zhongtian took a foul, Frankfurt suffered even greater losses - it was originally a good counterattack opportunity, but now it has become a free kick 50 meters away from the goal... In the 35th minute, Hoffenheim also received a free kick. Chu Zhongtian dribbled the ball twenty-five meters away from the goal of Frankfurt, but was retaliated by Tusky and was tackled to the ground.

This time, Tusky got what he wanted, and the referee finally took out a card, but it was not for Chu Zhongtian, but for him.

He was very dissatisfied with the referee's penalty.

The commentators from China and Germany thought it was unreasonable for him to be dissatisfied.

"This is an obvious foul of revenge. If the referee does not take out the cards, I am afraid that the game will eventually become a vicious cycle of your revenge on me, and I will take revenge on you."

"Fleischer's penalty is correct. Tusky should have controlled his own emotions."

Salihovic took the direct free kick 25 meters away from the middle, but this time he did not threaten the opponent's goal, and the football flew high above the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Demba Ba retreated at the front of the penalty area and received Chu Zhongtian's pass, turned around and headed forward. Facing Rus' defense, the two people were full of their hearts. But he still poked the ball out and passed it to Salihovic next to him. Salihovic shot with his left foot in the penalty area. Although goalkeeper Nikolov flew to save, he was beyond the reach. The football flew into the goal from his hand!

"Salihovic... The ball is in! The ball is in! The 35th minute, Hoffenheim attacked thirty-five minutes and finally scored... Hey? Wait... Wait... What is this? Foul? Judging from the referee's gesture... Ah! He judged Hoffenheim's offensive foul!" Duan Bin was quite excited at first, but now he was like someone was throwing cold water on his head. "Let's see the replay just now..."

The replay given by Germany was not the moment when Salihovic shot, but the scene where Demba Ba and Rus collided. It seems that the problem lies here.

"Ah... the referee called Demba Ba to foul the ball, so the goal after that was invalid. It's such a pity..."

Although the goal was blown out, Hoffenheim's players did not protest around the referee.

There were so many opportunities to threaten Frankfurt goal in the first half, and they thought it would be no problem to win the game.

No wonder Hoffenheim players have such confidence. They have completely gained the advantage on the court. Frankfurt has only had one shot so far, and they created it with their kick-off rights at the beginning of the game. After that, Frankfurt, a veteran team in the Bundesliga, who once won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, was beaten up by a newly promoted team who participated in the Bundesliga for the first time.

Frankfurt fans were very dissatisfied with the team's performance. They drove from Frankfurt to Mannheim in the cold rain. Is it just to see their team beating all over the ground?

These people made huge booing in the stands.

But no matter how dissatisfied they are, they will not play any role in helping the team improve the situation on the field.

In the 45th minute, just as the first half was about to end, Chu Zhongtian made a sudden pass in the frontcourt, Demba Ba successfully counterattacked, broke into the penalty area and formed a one-on-one force, and then shot. However, the football was blocked by goalkeeper Nikolov's foot... Then the referee's whistle also sounded. Because the game was going smoothly, there was no stoppage time for a minute. The referee whistle blew the whistle to indicate the end of the first half.

"In the first half, Hoffenheim got countless opportunities. I can't count how many times they threatened Frankfurt goal. It seems that Hoffenheim broke the Frankfurt goal only a matter of time. But unfortunately, they did not score in the forty-five minutes of the first half..."

At the end of the first half, Frankfurt really held the score of 0:0. Their head coach Von Kerr was very happy. When the players left the field, he stood on the sidelines and hugged them one by one in the rain. Although the Frankfurt fans in the stands were booing him and his players.

※※※"You guys did a great job!" This is the first sentence the two head coaches said when they faced their players after returning to the locker room.

Both coaches praised his players. The Frankfurt coach was because the players really defended the draw as he said, which would make him feel at ease when arranging the second half tactics.

Rangnick praised the players because they had the upper hand in the first half. If such performances were not worthy of praise, the team would lose the motivation to move forward.

"It's a pity that our luck is a bit bad..." Rangnick comforted the players again.

Their luck is indeed not very good. Several goals were scored by the opponent.

"In the second half, we will continue to play like this and put pressure on the opponent. We will continue to attack from the first minute of the game. Before scoring, don't consider anything other than attack."

Offense is Hoffenheim's biggest weapon. Few teams can face this continuous offensive without collapse. The continuous offensive is actually nothing great, but the continuous offensive can cause the goal to be very deadly. The goalkeeper has to snatch the opponent's single shot every time, and it will collapse psychologically over time. Once the goalkeeper's mentality collapses, he will not be able to defend the goal.

Hoffenheim's football is actually very simple. It is to use this fierce offensive to continuously attack the opponent's defense line, and when the opponent can't resist it, it will completely collapse. You know what tactic this is, but you just can't defend it. This is what makes the opponent's most troublesome.

In Frankfurt, Vonkel is setting up the tactics for everyone in the second half.

"We continue to defend in the second half, and the ten minutes after the opening are very important. They scored the goal in two minutes of the second half. So be careful. After defending the first fifteen minutes of the second half, they will definitely become anxious, and this is our chance to fight back!"

As for dealing with Chu Zhongtian, Vonkel's tactic is "wolf pack killing tactic", which means using more than one person to foul Chu Zhongtian in turn, so that he can't continue to organize an effective offensive. Chu Zhongtian is Hoffenheim's brain, disrupting his rhythm, which is equivalent to disrupting the offensive rhythm of Hoffenheim's entire team. Once Hoffenheim loses the threat in offense, this team will be just an ordinary team of newly promoted teams, and even those newly promoted teams are not as good as those.

Vonkel's analysis of Hoffenheim is still very correct. The fundamental reason why Hoffenheim can survive in the Bundesliga is their offense. Once their offense is blocked, the team will be beaten back to its original form.

※※When the coaches of both sides took their last chance to adjust the team's tactics during the break, it was still raining outside.

Members of CCTV's "Football Night" program crew have left the sidelines. After the cameraman took a scene during the intermission, he put down the machine and stood in the passage to hide from the rain to rest.

"In the first half, everything was fine except for no goals." The cameraman wiped the rain from his face and took the hot coffee he handed over at the same time.

"I'm a little worried that if Hoffenheim continues to attack like this, his opponent will seize the opportunity in the second half..." The reporter was not optimistic. "There are many examples of players taking advantage in the first half, which led to the players being careless and being counterattacked by the opponent and scoring the goal..."

At the same time, Duan Bin was also talking about this topic with Yang Chen: If Hoffenheim continues to attack like this in the second half, will he be able to succeed in the attack by Frankfurt?

Duan Bin was a little worried, but Yang Chen was confident in Hoffenheim. So Duan Bin joked: "If your attitude was made to let Frankfurt fans know that they really didn't know what they would think."

Yang Chen smiled: "I am now a Hoffenheim fan. Their football looks better."

※※※Emily was quite satisfied with Hoffenheim's performance in the first half, and Chu Zhongtian's performance was also very good. From the perspective of a professional fan, except for not scoring, it was really an impeccable half. In terms of ball possession, in terms of shooting, threatening shots, and in terms of the opponent's 30-meter area, Hoffenheim is far superior to Frankfurt. As long as Hoffenheim players do not make mistakes themselves, they still play like this in the second half, and it is only a matter of time to win.

She was in a good mood this first half.

※※※Before going on the court, the head coach of Frankfurt told his players for the last time: "You must defend in the second half and hold on to their offense!" He stood at the door of the locker room, slapped the shoulders and backs of the players who were out, reminding them.

On the other hand, Rangnick is emphasizing the importance of offense to his players: "Occurrence, attack as soon as you come!"

When the players on both sides appeared, it rained for a day, but it was a little lighter.

Chu Zhongtian waved to everyone to come around.

"Listen to me, brothers. We kicked off in the second half, this is an opportunity. We have to seize this opportunity and give our opponents a little. Do you still remember how they dealt with us in the first half?" Chu Zhongtian said to his teammates.

Everyone nodded.

Of course they remember that it was Frankfurt's only offensive opportunity in the first half.

"They expected us to attack, so they would definitely shrink the defense, just like in the first half. But we still have to attack! Use what we are best at defeating them! So after the kickoff, everyone ran forward and I'll organize the attack."

※※The second half began with the whistle of referee Fleisch.

Ibisevic kicked the football out, and the football was directly passed to Chu Zhongtian's feet. Chu Zhongtian did not pass the ball immediately. He turned around and led the ball backwards, and observed whether the two full-backs had inserted it.

Baker and Ibertberger both went up. He turned around and he did not encounter any obstacles. None of the Frankfurt players rushed up. They strictly followed the coach's instructions during the halftime break - they could not defend within ten minutes of the second half.

Chu Zhongtian didn't know what the Frankfurt head coach said specifically. Looking at the dense defense in front, Chu Zhongtian felt that it would be impossible to pass the ball alone. At this time, the role of personal dribbling was reflected.

To break through such intensive defense and break the balance, breaking through is a good way.

Chu Zhongtian made up his mind and looked up at the two sides. The insertion of Beck and Ibertsberger was very timely, attracting Frankfurt's attention. They were originally focused on the middle, but now they have to distribute some of their troops to take care of the sides.

This is a great opportunity to make progress in the middle.

Chu Zhongtian took the football forward, then took a big step to catch up with the football, and took another step. He crossed the center line in just two steps.

When Frankfurt saw Chu Zhongtian dribbling the ball across the center line, he did not rush to go up and press. This is what the Frankfurt players think - his breakthrough action must be an illusion, just to attract himself to steal, and once he goes up and steals, he will be fooled by him, and he will immediately pass on the gap behind him.

So the Frankfurt players didn't come up to grab it. Anyway, they stood in the defensive position. There was a wall in front of the goal that was completely airtight. No matter how good his skills were, could he be as good as Ronaldinho and break through the cracks of people like a no-man?

He can't, so what are we afraid of?

Chu Zhongtian did have this idea before - using his breakthrough to attract the opponent's defensive players to defend themselves, which made it difficult for him. However, the Frankfurt player was not fooled, so he continued to break forward, with the attitude of not giving up if he didn't drive the ball to the opponent's goal.

"Chu Zhongtian dribbled the ball and broke through!!" Seeing this excited scene, Duan Bin screamed.

When Chu Zhongtian crossed the middle circle, he encountered an interception for the first time. Forward Fening from Frankfurt. Chu Zhongtian did not let him get close, and used his advantage to change direction and accelerate, leaving Fening who was turning around.

Then he rushed to the 30-meter area in one breath, and the Frankfurt players could no longer ignore their work. Junichi Inamoto and Ruth rushed up almost at the same time.

Chu Zhongtian used his right foot to hit the left and avoided Ruth's steal. Then, facing Junichi Inamoto, he could no longer avoid it.

But Chu Zhongtian did not give up on the idea of ​​letting the opponent steal the ball. Although he could no longer control the ball and continued to move forward, he could still protect the football. So he took a big step with his left foot and then stepped on everything. He protected the football before Inomoto Runichi. Inomoto Runichi ran into the back and had no time to brake and knocked Chu Zhongtian to the ground.

The referee's whistle sounded.

"Jun Inamoto made a foul!"

Junichi Inamoto did make a foul, but this was a foul that Chu Zhongtian took the initiative to find. Just look at Runichi Inamoto's expression. After the referee called him a foul, he looked helpless and waved his hand with a wry smile. He didn't intend to make a foul, it was completely a foul that Chu Zhongtian himself bumped into... but there was no need to defend him.

Hoffenheim won a free kick from the middle.

Salihovic took the penalty, and his free kick hit the wall and was bounced back.

Fortunately, Salihovic had a fast eye and fast foot, and passed the bounced back to Weiss on the wing. After receiving the ball, Weiss passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area. Hoffenheim's series of transfers were very fast and unexpected. Frankfurt was completely stunned by their rapid transfers. When Demba Ba received the pass to him by Weiss on the right side of the penalty area, there was no Frankfurt player around him.

"Denba.ba is single!"

At this time, Nikolov didn't care about complaining that the defender had not provided him with enough protection, so he quickly abandoned the goal and attacked.

Demba Ba did not shoot, but made a sudden pass!

The man who was in the middle was Ibissevic, but Frankfurt's central defender Blackrock did not give Ibissevic a shot, and he blocked the ball before Ibissevic.

Don’t think that Hoffenheim’s offensive has come to an end. When everyone focused on the goal, Chu Zhongtian had already killed in. The football blocked by BlackRock just fell at his feet!

"Chu Zhongtian!!" Duan Bin screamed when he saw the football landing at Chu Zhongtian's feet. He was ready.

Chu Zhongtian did not stop the ball and adjust, nor did hesitate. When the football fell, he stretched out his foot and bounced... The football rolled into the goal between BlackRock and Nikolov... "Good ball! The ball is in! The ball is in!!" Duan Bin's prepared shout could finally be released.

"In less than two minutes before the second half, Chu Zhongtian scored!! Hoffenheim took the lead!"
Chapter completed!