Chapter 54: The Core Returns
"Haha! Ah haha! The country bumpkin is the country bumpkin! Do you think we can cheer for victory by scoring a goal? Go dreaming!!" Daniel clenched his fists in the stands and yelled at the stadium.
The most hardcore and diehard fans around him are also doing this.
Abel stood in the crowd with his neck shrank, a little frustrated. Hoffenheim finally failed to withstand Bayern's offensive. After conceding a ball, he quickly lost the second ball... From the perspective of him, the bystander, Hoffenheim was disrupted after conceding a ball, and was a little psychologically unbalanced and did not concentrate enough, so Bayern seized the opportunity to win another goal.
This situation has also happened to Bayern - after Hoffenheim scored, Bayern Munich's performance was not good, but Hoffenheim did not catch it.
No wonder so many people were optimistic about Bayern's ability to win easily before the game, and it was not unreasonable... "Little Abel, my dear Little Abel! Look, this is Bayern's real strength! Don't think that your little country bumpkin team will be able to beat the sky if you win a few games! At Allianz Stadium, this is our territory! Want to win us? In another ten thousand years! Hahaha!"
Daniel painted Abel's face with spitting stars. Abel didn't even dare to wipe it.
※※※"Tony! Tony! Ohohoh! He finally didn't waste his chance this time, he shot! The ball went in!"
"Bayern Munich has taken the lead!"
"It's worthy of Bayern Munich!!"
When Tony finally scored a goal, commentators from all over the world threw the praise to Bayern Munich.
"After Hoffenheim scored, they had hope of ending the game. At that time, Bayern Munich was on the verge of collapse. The team performed very chaotic, and both offense and defense were greatly missed. But Hoffenheim himself did not seize the opportunity. Now Bayern Munich has recovered and scored two goals in a row!"
"I want to say that this is why Bayern Munich is a giant, and Hoffenheim is just a new player who plays in the Bundesliga for the first time! When facing adversity, the giant teams can always escape danger because of their historical background and accumulation, and they are experienced. The new players are much worse in this regard, and they lack experience!"
"What a pity... But Hoffenheim is still a team full of hope. I think in another five years, they will definitely shake the foundation of Bayern Munich's dominance. But this season, they may only be spectators..."
After scoring the goal, Luca Tony did not make the celebration moves he was used to - put his right hand in his ear and kept turning his wrist - he was so excited that he forgot to do this. He ran outside the penalty area, held a gun with both hands, and then "fired" at his teammates who rushed up to celebrate!
This is the celebration move that Batistuta did after scoring the goal, which shows how excited Tony is.
How does it look like a match against a newly promoted team? It is more like the joy after scoring a goal in the Champions League final.
After seeing the opponent score, Hoffenheim's players were very frustrated. They fought against Bayern for nearly 70 minutes, but they didn't expect the final score to be 1:2, and they were behind. Is Bayern Munich really so powerful? It's so powerful that it can't be shaken?
Chu Zhongtian was also a little depressed, but the next second he realized that it was not the time to be depressed. Because the game was not over, if he chose to give up now, then Bayern Munich's goal would come. Before the game, the celebrities who were not Bayern had published all the articles, claiming that Bayern Munich would easily defeat Hoffenheim in the game?
Wouldn’t my behavior be justified by others?
"Don't give up!" He turned around and rushed to his teammates who were still gathering near the penalty area and shouted. "We have twenty minutes left!"
"Now Chu Zhongtian must be very hopeful that his teammates had hit the goal after his cross pass..." Seeing Chu Zhongtian shouting loudly at his teammates on the court, Duan Bin said. "If the ball were entered, the game might not be like this..."
※※※When Bayern Munich players were celebrating the goal wildly and Hoffenheim players were still stunned on the court, Rangnick had quickly emerged from the disappointment of conceding the ball. If he lost the ball in the last minute of the game, he would definitely not be able to do it. But now there are twenty minutes left in the game and it is not yet at the end of the game. As long as you adjust it in time, there will still be some games in this game.
He called Weiss up. Weiss was in great pain for the team's second goal at that time.
"Go to warm up!" He patted Weiss on the shoulder and pushed him out.
Weiss didn't care about the pain of losing the ball at this time and quickly put on his vest and ran to the warm-up area. He knew that his chance to play was coming!
At this moment, excitement and expectation overcame pain and disappointment. Being able to fight Bayern Munich at Allianz Stadium is like a dream for Weiss!
※※The game started again, Bayern Munich took advantage of their goal and launched a fierce attack on Hoffenheim's penalty area. They hoped to score another goal and change the score to 3:1, so that Hoffenheim would be completely out of luck.
"We must first stabilize the defense!" If we were playing at Metz, Chu Zhongtian would definitely say so. But now at Hoffenheim, what he thought was, "We have to find opportunities to attack. We can't always be suppressed by Bayern, so that we will collapse sooner or later. We must attack, and use the attack to let Bayern know that we are not dead yet!"
For this reason, he refused to let Ibissevic come back to defend because Ibissevic is the center forward at the forefront. If he comes back, who will he ask for to pass the ball when attacking?
Seeing the team lead, Ribery became active again, and he frequently raised his hands to ask for the ball on the sidelines.
After receiving the ball, he fought against Chu Zhongtian alone.
Although he was anxious and worried about the current situation, Chu Zhongtian was still meticulous when defending Ribery. When facing Chu Zhongtian, Ribery still could not give a deadly pass to his teammates.
This situation lasted for five minutes, and then the fourth official raised the sign of substitution on the sidelines.
No. 21 Gustavo, No. 17 Weiss.
After Weiss came on the court, he ran straight to Chu Zhongtian and said to him: "I'll defend Ribery, you go to the middle."
Rangnick liberated Chu Zhongtian, and obviously he also knew that if he wanted to fight back, Chu Zhongtian's role would be irreplaceable.
Chu Zhongtian did not express surprise, this was the best solution he could think of.
Weiss was originally a midfielder who was good at defending, so it would be appropriate to let him defend Ribery.
Soon Ribery discovered that Chu Zhongtian had left his side and appeared in the back midfielder.
He was overjoyed and thought his opportunity had come.
However, facing Weis who had just played, his dribbling still did not make a breakthrough. Weiss kicked the football out of the sideline one step ahead of schedule.
Ribery will find that this "German Gattuso" is not easier to deal with than Chu Zhongtian.
※※※"Chu Zhongtian appeared in the midfielder position... It seems that Rangnick made his adjustments. This way, Chu Zhongtian can be completely liberated! In fact, this should have been done!"
When Chu Zhongtian just returned to the midfielder position, no one cared about this adjustment. Bayern Munich players wanted to score another goal with all their hearts. But soon Van Bomel's ball was cut off by Chu Zhongtian.
The two midfielders faced each other head-on for the first time, and Bayern Munich's captain lost to Hoffenheim's captain.
Van Bomel was obviously not prepared for Chu Zhongtian's robbery, and he was just observing the situation around him, but he didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to move so quickly. After the ball was cut off, he reacted quickly and immediately reached out to pull, hoping to use a tactical foul to organize Hoffenheim's fast break - although he was leading, he did not forget what Hoffenheim's characteristics were.
But he underestimated Chu Zhongtian's physical strength.
He didn't pull it down, but Chu Zhongtian shook his arm, got rid of Fan Bomel's defense, and dribbled the ball and killed it out!
There are four people in front - Ibisevic, Obasi, Demba Ba and Eduardo, among which Eduardo and Ibsevic are the ones ahead, while Obasi and Demba Ba assist in defense on the wing.
Seeing Chu Zhongtian take the ball and lead forward, Obasi and Demba Bass immediately threw down their defensive mission and rushed up!
"Hoffenheim's counterattack is coming!" Duan Bin shouted.
Chu Zhongtian had no intention of passing the ball, and after breaking through Van Bomel's defense, there was only Ze Roberto, who was not far away in front of him. The Brazilian won 66% of the one-on-one match in the past fifteen rounds of the league, and another twenty-six successful interceptions.
He is a good player in defense.
However, facing such an experienced old player, Chu Zhongtian still had no intention of passing the ball to avoid his edge.
There are many ways to attack. What Hoffenheim now needs is an offensive defense that can boost morale. There is nothing more exciting than passing multiple opponents of defensive players and then directly threatening the opponent's goal!
Chu Zhongtian decided to pass him!
Ze Roberto was not sure whether Chu Zhongtian had thought about him or wanted to pass the ball. He had observed it before. Obasi and Demba Ba, the two wingers who were originally assisting in the defense, were stepping forward, while Ibissevic and Eduardo retreated a little later to receive the ball. At this time, his clever approach seemed to be passing the ball. But... he was not sure about his mind as he was getting closer and closer.
When approaching Ze Roberto, Chu Zhongtian slowed down slightly, leaned slightly, and headed to the right, making the move to pass Eduardo to the right.
Ze Roberto was unmoved. Maybe this was a fake move? He thought so.
It was not until Chu Zhongtian lifted his right foot, which was indeed a preparation for passing the ball, that his center of gravity quickly moved over. But then he saw Chu Zhongtian's right foot fall down, but instead of passing the ball, he twisted his ankle and hooked the ball back, then kicked his left foot and wiped it from the side of Ze Roberto's body!
"It's over, beautiful!!" Duan Bin applauded Chu Zhongtian's extraordinary talent. Although he is a Bayern fan, he must support his compatriots at this time.
The Hoffenheim fans in the stands shouted, cheering for Chu Zhongtian.
Before, Hoffenheim had been suppressed and beaten by Bayern Munich, and they could only listen to the free cheers of Bayern Munich fans. Now Chu Zhongtian's extraordinary talent made everyone angry - we also attacked, and we started to fight back!
Chu Zhongtian, who passed Ze Roberto, faced Bayern's defense directly. Lucio and Van Biten, who was pulled out by Ibissevic, and Van Biten was protected from behind.
Ibissevic leaned against Lucio and faced Chu Zhongtian. This was a standard response posture for the center. On the other hand, it also showed that Lucio's defense was very successful. Ibissevic could not turn around easily, so he could only receive the ball with his back to the offensive direction.
Chu Zhongtian did not continue to dribble the ball, but passed the football to Ibisekic, and then he continued to run forward. Seeing him continue to run forward, Lucio and Van Biten became nervous - this is a typical situation of two-for-one!
Lucio continued to wait for Ibisevic, but Van Biten did not protect him from behind, but moved his position horizontally, blocking Chu Zhongtian's running route, preparing to defend Chu Zhongtian.
Ibisevic did not stop the ball. While Chu Zhongtian passed the ball, he leaned back and prepared to pass the ball directly. However, he did not pass the ball to Chu Zhongtian, but gave Eduardo who was on the other side to him!
Ram has already gone up to assist, Eduardo is empty, and Chu Zhongtian's running position has attracted the defensive attention of Bayern Munich central defenders.
This is such a beautiful cooperation!
When Eduardo received the ball, there was no defender around him.
When Lucio saw that it was Eduardo who received the ball, he quickly threw Ibissevic down to save Eduardo. At the same time, Van Biden was also moving towards Eduardo, and Eduardo did not continue to dribble the ball. When he saw Bayern's defense loosening, he directly stepped on his feet and made a cross from a 45-degree angle outside the penalty area!
Chu Zhongtian happened to run to the penalty spot at this time. He jumped high while running and headed the ball!
"Chu Zhongtian shook his head and attacked the door--"
Lunsing jumped up and made a wonderful save. He lifted Chu Zhongtian's header on the crossbar with one hand.
"Hoffenheim's offensive line this time is clear, fast and concise. When Chu completed the header, Van Bomel, who conceded the ball, had just returned to the front of the penalty area - from intercepting the ball to completing the shot, Hoffenheim only took twenty seconds, three passes, which is really a typical Hoffenheim-style attack!"
"This is Hoffenheim we are familiar with! Ha! Chu finally returned to the midfielder who he is best at, intercepted the ball and launched an attack, and finally completed the shot himself. When Hoffenheim needed someone to stand up and turn the situation around, Chu stood up! When Bayern Munich was on the verge of collapse, it was Ram who stepped forward, and this time Chu became Hoffenheim's pillar!"
Chu Zhongtian, who headed the ball, turned around and hooked his teammates, signaling them to come up and serve a corner kick.
He didn't say anything bold, but his teammates were much more powerful in running - they saw hope of equalizing the score from this offense. Chu was right, the game was not over, and there were still twenty minutes left!
※※※After Chu Zhongtian returned to the midfield position, Hoffenheim's offense returned to normal level. He not only built a defense line in front of his back line, giving Van Bomel and Ze Roberto a headache, but also used his overall view and passes to create murderous intent for his teammates. He handled the ball cleanly in the midfield position, and before he got the ball, he often thought about what to do next.
He no longer had to stop and observe around, and at the same time he thought: What should I do? What should I do?
Many players seem hesitant to get the ball on the court, because they don’t know what they should do, and what to do. Oh my God, there is no such trouble. His super intuition allows him to always understand the situation one step ahead and seize the initiative. Some things do not need to be analyzed, and intuition tells him what to do and what to do.
This is a talent.
When he was at Metz, this talent was not obvious enough. Chu Zhongtian needed to observe the running position by himself, and the whole team cooperated. Now that he came to Hoffenheim, this talent became more and more obvious. Fortunately, Hoffenheim is a team that pays attention to speed. The team's running position and ideas are accustomed to this fast football method, so that he can keep up with Chu Zhongtian's ideas.
Chu Zhongtian encountered such an embarrassment in the national team - his thoughts were too advanced, but his teammates could not think of their physical health, which resulted in no one receiving his pass. It looked like Chu Zhongtian could not pass the ball, and he always lost the football pass.
He controls Metz, and in Hoffenheim he doesn't need to control, and he can fully utilize this talent.
In the 75th minute, after Hoffenheim's offense rewrite threatened Bayern's goal, Rangnick decided to add fuel to the fire. He replaced Salihovic on the field and replaced O'Brassi.
Salihovic was held back for a day. Before he went on the court, Rangnick slapped twice on his shoulder. Rangnick still did not explain why he was asked to play as a substitute, but the master and apprentice worked together for more than two seasons and all they should say was hit in this shot. Salihovic knew that head coach Rangnick still trusted him, which was enough.
The team changed from 433 to 442. Salihovic played the left forward, while Eduardo played the front midfielder, Weiss was on the right, because Ribery returned to the left. Schweinsteiger performed averagely, and Klinsmann replaced him with Borowski (tim_borowski). Borowski was all-around and he played the right forward.
The two sides returned to the track of the offensive battle. Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim, or Hoffenheim beat Bayern Munich away.
However, because Chu Zhongtian is in the middle, Van Bomel and Ze Roberto always actively return to defense after stepping forward to participate in the offense. Chu Zhongtian almost knocked on the offense that goal guarded by Rensin. They both seemed a little unpositive in the process of returning to defense. Van Bomel ran too slowly, and Ze Roberto did not actively chase after being passed. This made Klinsmann very dissatisfied off the court. Now they have to do their best in defense. It doesn't matter if they don't try their best before, Gustavo has not sent them too much trouble and threats. But Chu Zhongtian is different. He is the core of Hoffenheim. He is the transfer bet of this season. He has proved that he is worthy of these 30 million euros in the first fifteen rounds of the league. He can score goals and make key defenses in key places. In addition, his organizational ability is outstanding.
Chu Zhongtian was knocked down by Van Bomel after passing the ball in the midfield. This was a foul against Chu Zhongtian, not a steal against football. Chu Zhongtian caused great trouble to Bayern Munich in the midfield, and Van Bomel had to use this method to warn Chu Zhongtian to be honest.
The referee gave Captain Bayern a yellow card.
Van Bomel didn't take it seriously, he just stared at Chu Zhongtian. He hoped that this time the Chinese would suffer... Deterrence on the court is also a very effective defensive method.
Chapter completed!