In fact, when Rangnick heard that Klinsmann was dismissed by Bayern Club, he was not surprised at all. Because Bayern Munich's performance was not very good before, and the 1-5 loss to Wolfsburg away was the fuse. In the media's words, it was the loss of Bayern Munich's dignity in this game.

It is reasonable that Klinsman was dismissed.

Just thinking about the media's flattery of Bayern Munich and Klinsmann in the first half of the season, this scene is a bit ironic. At that time, Klinsmann's Bayern Munich was considered to have brought a breeze to the Bundesliga. They played advanced European football with Hoffenheim. Their game against Hoffenheim was made into textbooks and engraved into CDs to promote the classic battle of the Bundesliga.

Now, one of the head coaches in this classic battle was actually dismissed... This incident sounded a wake-up call for Rangnick. Bayern Munich is a giant and cannot tolerate failure, so the failure of one or two key games may cause a previously highly praised head coach to be dismissed.

Hoffenheim is a new team, but its boss has ambitions and is not just trying to get the team to the Bundesliga. If he successfully wins the league championship this season, I am afraid that everyone will have greater ambitions. At that time, the pressure he will face will inevitably be greater. This season, he relies on Hoffenheim's newborn calf not afraid of tigers to complete a stunning performance, but also lifts everyone's appetite. If Hoffenheim's performance in the future cannot be "be able to win and play beautifully", then you can imagine how many criticisms there will be... In Hoffenheim's first two seasons, he was not under great pressure. It was an unexpected surprise to rush to the First League last season, because the plan that Mr. Hope originally formulated for him was to enter the First League within five years, but he did not expect to go up in one year... From now on, the pressure of his coaching at Hoffenheim will follow.

※※※ Five rounds before the end of the league, Hoffenheim, who ranks second in the league, is about to usher in an important game - they will challenge Wolfsburg away.

Wolfsburg, ranked first in the league, is now incredible and has achieved an amazing twelve consecutive victories, holding Bayern Munich, Hoffenheim, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Dortmund and other powerful men firmly under their charge.

Because the two teams are only one point apart, this game is very critical. If Hoffenheim wins, they will overtake Wolfsburg and return to the top of the league standings. If Wolfsburg wins Hoffenheim, it will be a serious blow to Hoffenheim's morale, and they will further widen the gap between the two teams. In the last few rounds of the league, Hoffenheim still faces strong opponents like Bayern Munich and Schalke 04, and it is very difficult to recover them.

In addition, Hoffenheim played away in this game, and it was quite difficult to win at Wolfsburg. So the strategy Rangnick set for the team is to win the away game with a draw. As long as they can win the game, they will win.

Hoffenheim's next opponent is very strong, and Wolfsburg's next opponent is not weak. In the 31st round, they challenged Stuttgart away, and in the 32nd round, they faced Dortmund at home. In the last round of the league, they played Werder Bremen at home.

So as long as the gap between the two teams is not further widened in this game, the team will still have hope of a comeback.

Although you can directly participate in the Champions League by keeping the second in the league, since the champion is right in front of you, what reason is there to give up on it?

Rangnick wanted to keep the draw because he had no ambition, but the cruel reality - Weiss was suspended by accumulating yellow cards, and he has always been the main force in the midfield, with both offense and defense, and tenacious fighting spirit. With him, Chu's burden would be smaller. Now he is suspended. In the game against Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim's defense will face a big test.

In addition, Teber, who replaced Weiss in previous games, was also determined to be unable to play in this game due to a calf muscle strain. At the same time, central defender Nielsson has returned home to rest due to influenza and has not even participated in the training, making it even more impossible to participate in the game.

In addition, Ibisevic felt muscle aches during training before the game. Out of conservative reasons, Rangnick did not ask him to continue training, but asked him to receive massage treatment.

Ibissevic is currently the team's number one scorer and the team's main offensive firepower point. The team consciously passes the ball to him during the offense. If Ibissevic has something three long and two short, it will be a big trouble for Hoffenheim. At present, there are two people who are indispensable to this team. One is the captain Chu Zhongtian, who is in charge of the team's offensive rhythm and the team's offensive and defensive hub; the other is the shooter Ibissevic. In the final analysis, winning still requires a goal. It can be said that the goal is the key to victory, and Ibissevic is the person who holds the key to victory.

Both of these two people are indispensable. Ibisevic is also quite capable. He has no injuries and has maintained full attendance. He has more playing time than Chu Zhongtian - Chu Zhongtian has been suspended, but Ibisevic has not.

So Ibissevic must play in the game against Wolfsburg. In order to make trouble before the game, Rangnick had to be careful. Even if Ibissevic said nothing serious, he also asked Ibissevic to rest, just to show up with Ibissevic in the game against Wolfsburg, who is a healthy Ibissevic.

※※After two days of rest, Ibisevic appeared in the game against Wolfsburg.

Before the game, some media said that Ibisevic felt sore muscles during training and ended his training early. When he might not be able to play in the weekend game, Wolfsburg head coach Magat was still a little happy. Such a dangerous character could not play, and his defense pressure would be much lighter. If he had been loaned from Bremen during that winter break, Magat would not be worried at all. This Sanogo was called "the god of decline" and compared with Hamburg.

Volkswagen made history with three goal posts in the game. In the last round of the match against Hertha Berlin, Sanogo was replaced at the last moment and hit the post. These four goal posts made him a "declined god" known to all the Bundesliga. Everyone now jokes that as long as Sanogo comes on the court, he will definitely hit the post. He is actually using the method of shooting to practice the accuracy of shooting... If Sanogo replaces Ibisekic, Magat can completely ignore this declined person.

Unexpectedly, when it was time for the game, Magath realized that this might be the suspicious tactic that Hoffenheim was using.

But soon Magat's idea changed again - Ibisevic was really injured... In the 37th minute of the game, the score between the two sides was still 0:0. It seems that both teams are not in a hurry. Hoffenheim is playing away, so Rangnick naturally has to choose a more stable tactic, so a draw away is a victory. As for Magat, he is naturally a little afraid of Hoffenheim's sharp attack. Magat doesn't want to make a big attack at home, but leaves too much room for his opponent on the defense line. He knows that Hoffenheim has a Chu Zhongtian, and this kid has a very powerful ability to catch the ball when passing the ball. So he also chose a safe and conservative tactic.

Anyway, for Wolfsburg, they are now ahead of Hoffenheim in points, and the draw is acceptable to them. Even if they draw, they are still ahead. As for what strong opponents they will encounter in the future... Wolfsburg can defeat Bayern Munich, the giants of the Bundesliga 5-1 at their home court. Now they are full of confidence and don't take those opponents seriously. What else can be afraid of for a declining noble like Dortmund? Bremen's performance this season is not stable, and their current league rankings are still outside the seventh and eight places. That is, Stuttgart is a little threat, but it is far less threatening than Hoffenheim in front of him.

So in Magath's mind, it is the top priority to deal with Hoffenheim with all his strength.

Because both sides played very carefully, the first half of the game was not exciting. Everyone was trying to destroy the opponent's football, but they couldn't afford to play their own football.

Such a game made Hoffenheim players who were used to attacking hard from the beginning of the game very uncomfortable, but they did not dare to disobey what the head coach repeatedly emphasized before the game, so they could only hold back their kicks.

Ibisevic is working very hard to find opportunities to score goals. No matter what the team's goal is, as a forward, you have to score goals. You can't keep the score in this game, and the forward will not try hard to score goals. What if the opponent scores first?

Before the match against Bayern this season, Ibissevic scored seven first time for the team, and all the teams won the ball, so he has a strong ability to break the deadlock. He naturally wanted to break the deadlock for his team in this game.

In the 37th minute, Chu Zhongtian passed the ball to the front of the backcourt, and Ibisekic started to chase the ball. As a result, he had just run two steps and suddenly staggered and fell to the ground. At the same time, his hands were covering his groin, and his expression was very painful.

"What happened on the court? Ibisevic suddenly fell without the ball or the confrontation!"

Rangnick suddenly stood up from his seat and stared at the stadium nervously.

Wolfsburg defender andrea_barzagli, who was running back, turned around and saw Ibisevic fall to the ground in pain, and stopped chasing the ball. Instead, he turned around and raised his arm to signal someone to be injured.

The Hoffenheim player Obasi, who was closest to Ibisek, ran over quickly and was worried about his forward partner. He fell to the ground in a state of no desire or confrontation, and his expression was painful, which only means that the injury was not light this time... Chu Zhongtian was stunned for a moment, and then reacted and ran towards Ibisek.

When Ibiszevic felt muscle aches during training, he was a little worried. He also told Ibi that if it really doesn't work, don't play and have a rest. At that time, Ibi also used the same injury he had before Metz played in the League Cup final as an example, and told him that it was no big deal, but it was just a slight soreness. He took the initiative to propose it out of caution, otherwise he would not tell anyone without telling it.

Unexpectedly, during the game, the sore muscles actually defeated him.

He ran to Ibisevic, then turned around and looked at the coach Rangnick, who was looking at the coach's seat, made a substitution gesture.

It seems that it is a groin muscle strain, and Ibiszevic will not be able to finish the game.

"Hoffenheim's captain Chu made a substitution gesture! Ibissevic, the scorer who performed well this season, fell to the ground in this critical game. It seems that he can't hold on to the game... It seems that rumors about his injury before the game are true!"

When the stretcher lifted Ibissevic off the court, he covered his face with both hands. Only he knew how serious the injury was this time. His absence would no longer be the game, and it was even likely that all the remaining games this season... Chu Zhongtian ran over and patted his shoulder, and said in his ear: "Recover the injury with peace of mind, Ibi."

Ibisevic did not give any answer, and Chu Zhongtian could only see something vaguely flashing through the cracks of his fingers.

※※※Ibisevic's injury did break the deadlock for the game. Considering that Hoffenheim lost their number one fire point and laughed at the threat from the back line, Magath decided to strengthen the offensive.

After Wolfsburg attacked, their originally tight defense line naturally had some gaps. How could Hoffenheim miss such an opportunity?

Perhaps there is also the reason why the first half is about to end, and both sides suddenly become less cautious.

They fought against each other.

The same was true in the second half. Rangnick replaced the injured Ibisevic with Sanogo, and the two sides continued to play against each other.

In the 55th minute, Wolfsburg took the lead in scoring. Bosnia and Herzegovich's midfielder zvjezdan_misimovic's pass in the midfield was blocked by Sanogo and his compatriot Dzeko shot with his left foot under Comper's tight defense. The football flew into the near corner, 1:0!

The Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg was filled with huge cheers. Today, the stadium that can accommodate 30,000 people was full, and everyone was very concerned about the battle between one and two.

Seeing that his team finally took the lead, Wolfburg fans all breathed a sigh of relief.

But they were not happy too early. Ten minutes later, Hoffenheim equalized the score.

Chu Zhongtian intercepted the ball from Josue's feet. Chu Zhongtian, who fell to the ground, stabbed the ball to Brazilian midfielder Eduardo on the side before Misimovic came to grab the ball. Eduardo dribbled the ball to the right side of the penalty area and passed the ball in front of the goal. Ba pushed the ball with his right foot in front of the penalty area and scored Hoffenheim's first goal, 1:1!

Then the two sides did not slow down the pace, but continued to attack. It seemed that defensive football was not suitable for both teams, and they were the most skillful and exciting in offensive football.

In the 81st minute, it was Hoffenheim's turn to lead this time. After Sanogo received a pass from Salihovic at the front of the penalty area, he took a shot. The football beautifully bypassed the Swiss national goal Benario, but hit the post again without any suspense... Just before the commentator had time to amaze Sanogo hit the post again, the football bounced back and flew towards Eduardo. The Brazilian "Royce II" volleyed and the football flew into the empty goal. 2:1!

"Eduardo's goal! Hoffenheim led Wolfsburg 2:1 away! If they were allowed to win this game, they would replace Wolfsburg and become the first place in the league again!"

Hoffenheim fans celebrated wildly in front of the TV in the stands.

The Wolfsburg players fought back frantically after falling behind. No one could afford to lose in this game.

It was not until the 88th minute that Wolfsburg's crazy offense received results. Baker was a little busy in the opponent's attack, and tackled Fisher on the right side of the penalty area, received the second yellow card of the game and was sent out. At the same time, the referee also decisively awarded a penalty kick!

"Punishment! Penalty! Fisher has won a golden opportunity for the team!"

The commentator was excited, and the fans of Wolfsburg were also excited, and Hoffenheim's head coach Rangnick was even more excited. He was very dissatisfied with the referee's penalty, roared at the court, and sweared.

As a result, this action attracted him a red card from the referee... He was also sent to the stands.

"Rangnick was sent out, Baker was sent out, and Ibissevic was injured and left the game earlier... This top-ranking battle is really fierce. Wolfsburg has not yet paid a penalty yet. Even if they did not score, the price of Hoffenheim's victory is too high..."

How could Wolfsburg not get a penalty? Their team's top scorer Dzeko faced Hildebran and shot calmly, and the football rolled into the goal from the middle.

"Grading 2:2! This top-ranking battle caused a storm in the second half. Before the game was over, both sides had already scored a total of four goals!"

The Hoffenheim players who did not defend the victory seemed a little depressed. Some people thought of Baker being red card, the head coach being red card, and Ibissevic being injured and left the court again. They didn't know the specific injury and how many games they had to miss, and suddenly lost their fighting spirit... However, Wolfsburg was still attacking desperately, trying to score another goal and win the game. In the last few minutes, Chu Zhongtian became the busiest person in the Hoffenheim team. He completely gave up the offense, focused on defense, frequently appeared in key positions, and resolved the opponent's offense.

For Hoffenheim now, it is their victory to be able to take a point from the Volkswagen Arena.

Of course, Hoffenheim is not without a chance to lock in the victory. Before the penalty kick, Sanogo had a good chance, but his shot was weak and weak, and was directly saved by Benario. Judging from the penalty kick that followed, Sanogo's kick completely ruined the team's good situation. In addition to the initial goal, Sanogo did not perform well after being loaned to the team. His life in Hoffenheim is over. After the end of this season, Hoffenheim will definitely not buy out this god of decline that will only waste opportunities.

In the end, the referee of this game, Gagelman blew the whistle to the end of the game, and Hoffenheim finally tied Wolfsburg away, and the gap between the two teams was still one point. This was considered to have completed the task set by head coach Rangnick before the game. However, the top scorer was seriously injured, and the main right-back Baker and head coach Rangnick were both sent off by red cards. They will not be able to participate in the next game. For Hoffenheim, this game has laid hidden dangers on their road to championship competition. For the team, whether this point is a blessing or a disaster, no one can tell at present, even Chu Zhongtian, who is keen intuition, can't do it.
Chapter completed!