Rangnick couldn't see Ferguson's expression. Ferguson was actually a little wary of Chu Zhongtian's active pursuit of shooting. Even if Chu Zhongtian strengthened his shot this season, he rarely kicked so frequently during the start of the game. The two opportunities just now, if it were Chu Zhongtian who he usually knew, he would probably choose to pass the ball and make wedding clothes for his teammates.

Why is it that I am so active in seeking goals today?

But the game only started for four minutes, and it would be a little too treacherous if it was just adjusted. Ferguson decided not to do anything and wait and see what happened.

So he had no expression on his face and continued to watch the game on the field.

※※※"Oh——!" Seeing that Chu Zhongtian shot two consecutively, he threatened, Boss John in the stands shouted excitedly. "What a pity! Oh, ah!"

"Chu's desire to shoot is much stronger than before! At Wimbledon, I remember that he can't even shoot..."

"Well, when did you happen to you? Chu is different now!"

"Chu's condition looks very good today! That's good, that's good! It's good that we're going to come from London to watch his game..."

"Score a goal, Chu! Score a goal at Old Trafford!" Everyone shouted into the field in unison.

This group of noisy Englishmen also attracted the attention of German fans around them, and they looked at the group of Englishmen with a little surprise. They were wearing blue jerseys that were not Hoffenheim jerseys and cheering for Hoffenheim with great enthusiasm. Does Hoffenheim have fans in the UK? But why don’t they wear Hoffenheim jerseys?

※※※ Chu Zhongtian shot two consecutive shots in just half a minute, making Kutssack a little embarrassed, and also made Manchester United players feel lost. How could they make such a rural team play wild on their territory?

Kutssack's clean jersey was stained with grass green marks on the left side because he fell to the ground twice in a row. He didn't care about his image and kept shouting at his teammates to pay attention to defense. The coach had said before that Hoffenheim played offensive football many times, and fast attack was their feature. Kutssack, as the starting goalkeeper, has never understood what kind of offensive football and how fast attack it was. Now he knows... But Manchester United players did not listen to his goalkeeper. Just kidding, the opponent shot two consecutively threatening shots in front of his goal, as if he was in a no-man situation. What would we treat our defender as? If he just let him go and does not make any counterattack, are we still Manchester United?

So now is not the time to strengthen defense, but should attack vigorously! Use goals as a counterattack!

This is the end of provoking Manchester United!

※※※After a short while, Manchester United got a chance to take revenge.

Four minutes later, Giggs broke through on the left and made a cross. Irving still jumped up and headed under Simunic's defense. Unfortunately, under Simunic's interference, the top was off and the football came out, which aroused amazement from Manchester United fans in the stands.

Irving could even reach the ball with Simonic's letting go, let alone others. Manchester United immediately took the ball from the side and competed for the top in the middle to become interested. But soon, the two centre-backs, Simonic and Pogattz, jumped in turn to head the ball to clear the ball, allowing them to see the cruelty of reality - in front of the German team, who were tall and powerful, it would be better not to play "The Eagles Over London".

After defending Manchester United's wide offensive, Hoffenheim continued their fast attack style, and their offensive attacks wave after wave towards the goal guarded by Kutssack like a tide.

Under such an impact, Manchester United's defense line made another mistake. The defender Vidic passed the ball and sent the ball directly to Ibissevic's feet. The Bosnian shot directly from 30 meters away.

Two minutes later, Hoffenheim made a comeback. Eduardo used his footwork to trick Ferdinand twice on the wing and then made a cross. Van Nistruy, who followed from a distance, shot missed the football.

Seeing that Manchester United's defense was at a loss in just a few minutes. Ferguson finally couldn't sit on the coach's seat. He left the coach's seat, walked to the sidelines, and then roared at the players to calm them down.

In fact, although Hoffenheim's football is fast, Manchester United should not be so panicked, because fast football is very common in the Premier League, and Manchester United has to see it once every weekend. Hoffenheim's football may be surprising and appreciated in Germany, but it is common in the Premier League. The entire Premier League is famous for its fast pace. After Hoffenheim's rise, German media's comments often use "fast football like the Premier League" to describe Rangnick's team.

Ferguson also mentioned this before the game, but at the beginning of the game, the passion surged and the players forgot it.

Now that Ferguson roared, everyone realized that our opponent was just a country team. Why are we so nervous? Be calm and calm, it's no big deal, just a few shots. Haven't they scored yet?

Manchester United, who calmed down his mentality, began to perform normally. They organized decent offensives one after another. In the 19th minute, Sana made a foul on Rooney and gave Manchester United a 30-meter free kick. Rooney took the penalty himself, and the football hit the wall and refracted it, then wiped the left goal post and missed it. The players and fans of Hoffenheim were shocked and sweated.

Seeing that Manchester United was gradually performing normally, Rangnick could not continue to sit in the coach's seat and remained indifferent. He stood up from his seat and stood on the sidelines to observe the game in the drizzle.

It is truly a team like Manchester United with rich experience. Although there was a brief panic under the impact of Hoffenheim, they soon stabilized their position again. With the same offensive on CSKA Moscow, Hoffenheim is probably now leading 1:0. Compared with CSKA Moscow, Manchester United is worthy of being a giant, with a foundation and courage.

However, this is also in Rangnick's prediction, otherwise Manchester United would be the strongest team in this group. If it is easily defeated by Hoffenheim as a giant, it means that there is something wrong with the team itself.

※※Manchester United regained the initiative and, with the home advantage, launched a fierce offensive against Hoffenheim's penalty area amid the shouts of fans. For a moment, even Chu Zhongtian had to return to the front of the penalty area to assist in the defense, and he lost the energy to organize the offense.

If Manchester United's offensive continues to develop like this, Hoffenheim may really concede the goal.

But luck is on the side of Hoffenheim this time.

In the 25th minute, Manchester United forward Irving, who had been very active before, had a header missed, pulled up his thigh muscles during a chase and could not continue to play. Manchester United had to make substitution adjustments early, and this substitution adjustment also interrupted Manchester United's offensive rhythm. The surging offensive just now came to an abrupt end here.

Ferguson had to replace the injured Irving with "Brother of Sali" Berbatov. Irving slapped Berbatov with his high-highs when he left the court, and his face was full of helplessness. Last season, Newcastle was relegated and he was unwilling to play in the English Championship, so he made a resume and recommended himself everywhere. After coming to Manchester United, he wore the No. 7 jersey with a glorious tradition. He also wanted to regain his strength, but he didn't expect that injuries would always come to him at such a time.

Irving's injury slowed down Manchester United's offensive. Hoffenheim won a breathing opportunity.

It was only then that everyone realized how powerful the opponent they were facing was. The team that could reach the Champions League finals for two consecutive seasons, winning one championship and the other second place was indeed not comparable to the CSKA and others.

Chu Zhongtian naturally realized this, but he did not lose his fighting spirit and was in awe. On the contrary, he was even more energetic - such a Manchester United is the Manchester United he most hopes to meet.

While Manchester United had not yet recovered the rhythm, Chu Zhongtian led Hoffenheim to launch an offensive. In the 27th minute, Chu Zhongtian rushed from the middle, and this time Fletcher won immediately, trying to entangle him. Chu Zhongtian did not fight with Fletcher but directly divided the football on the side, and then he continued to step forward by himself.

Selihovic made a cross from the side, and Chu Zhongtian grabbed the ball in the middle, but Ferdinand pushed the ball out in advance.

Not far from the clearance of the football, Sana decisively robbed, cut off Brother Xiaosha's ball, and then sent the football over.

At this time, Chu Zhongtian had withdrawn from the penalty area. After passing the football through Sana and Kolarov, it was passed to him.

He continues to organize the offensive.

Fletcher posted it again. Although he did not implement man-marking defense, Chu Zhongtian is now in his defense zone, so he has no reason to stand by.

Fletcher was holding back his anger and wanted to let Chu Zhongtian see his own power. Chu Zhongtian was also full of anger, intending to make Rangnick admit that it was wrong to underestimate him.

This is the first direct and direct conversation between the two sides.

Fletcher wanted to take the ball under Chu Zhongtian's feet, and Chu Zhongtian stepped on the football and pulled it back, and at the same time he twisted his body and blocked Fletcher behind him.

Fletcher failed to score in one blow and continued to steal. This is his style, he made a fierce steal in the midfield, ran actively, and did not give up easily. His fierce style was once angrily denounced by Wenger as "anti-football". But Ferguson liked it very much. This is also one of the reasons why Fletcher was able to play in the Manchester United midfielder, which is full of superstars.

But Chu Zhongtian is not a vegetarian either. He leaned against Fletcher and pushed the football outside, so that Fletcher could not reach the football. Then he did not continue to tangle with Fletcher. Although he was angry and wanted to prove that coach Rangnick was wrong, he was not overwhelmed. He knew what he should do. He was the core of the team and could not fight with the opponent's players with the football, as this would delay the team's offense.

So as soon as he saw that Fletcher had no chance to cut off his ball, he turned his hips and swept the ball to the right.

After receiving the ball, Eduardo did not directly cross, but made a move to cut inward. He dunked the football into the middle, and the defender who defended him O'Shea (John_oshea), moved a step towards the middle, and adjusted the center of gravity, but then Eduardo dunked the football into the bottom line again. This time O'Shea could not turn around and was broken through by him!

"Beautiful! Two consecutive spikes!"

After the breakthrough, Eduardo chose to cross, but the ball he passed was cleared by Manchester United defender Vidic, and Hoffenheim won an outbound goal.

Although Manchester United is indeed very powerful, this series of offensives shows that Hoffenheim is not scared, and they are still actively seeking attacks. Of course, this is related to their calmness and calmness and fighting spirit. As long as Chu Zhongtian has motivation, he can lead his teammates around him to do his best with him. This is one of his most valuable qualities. He is the kind of player who can make the whole team perform well, rather than letting the whole team foil him to support him and make him perform well personally.

Chu Zhongtian’s two consecutive shots at the beginning gave his teammates a strong signal - he had to do his best in this game and strive to win!

So everyone works hard with him. A qualified leader must have such influence.

※※Manchester United is Manchester United after all, and then they found the rhythm again and launched an offensive against Hoffenheim's goal. The two sides began a stage of offense and defense with each other.

During this period, both teams created some opportunities, but no one was sure of it.

In the 32nd minute, Manchester United almost expanded the score. Valencia stole Eduardo's ball in the frontcourt and passed it to Berbatov. Berbatov showed his cool skill and knocked the ball back to Valencia who was inserted. Valencia received a wonderful pass from Berbatov's heel, broke into the penalty area, and then faced the goalkeeper Hildebran alone, but his push shot missed the goal... The fans in the stands of Old Trafford Stadium cheered after seeing him break into the penalty area, preparing to enjoy the joy of scoring. Unexpectedly, Valencia pushed the ball away with one kick, and the cheer turned into a huge sigh. Valencia also hugged his head with both hands in annoyance.

Two minutes later, Hoffenheim used an equally beautiful attack to change clothes. Chu Zhongtian sent a straight pass, and Ibisevic's long-range shot missed.

In the 38th minute, Manchester United missed another opportunity. Berbatov's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked and then made a direct pass. Rooney's single shot from 12 yards in front of the goal was magically blocked by Hildebran with his legs.

Rooney was not excited enough for his consistent performance before, and it was not until the ball that allowed him to appear in the close-up of the TV broadcast.

The main reason why he was not excited enough was that Hoffenheim's defense line closely guarded him. Although Manchester United's offensive was rapid for a short time, he basically did not get any decent chances in the first thirty minutes. Rooney liked to retreat, so once he retreated, Sana followed, so that he could not get the ball comfortably. Rooney was very strong, but Sana's body was not weak, and there were many small moves in defense that made Rooney miserable.

When entering the penalty area, Rooney had to face the opponent's many tall central defenders, which was a bit unbearable. Whether it was Irving or the "Xiaosha Brother" Berbatov who later changed to the court, they were not the kind of striker who could resist the opponent's defenders in the penalty area and support him.

He has to attack and retreat, and is both a center and a shadow forward. No wonder he has no outstanding performance. He has devoted all his energy to entangling with Hoffenheim's defensive players.

This time the opportunity was a good one-on-one shot, but it seemed that there was no decent chance after the game and I didn't find the shooting status for a long time, so the ball was saved by the goalkeeper.

As the end of the first half approached, neither side was conservative, but accelerated the pace at the same time.

In the 39th minute, Hoffenheim won a corner kick, Salihovic took it, and Chu Zhongtian scored another point in the penalty area. However, his header on the edge of the small penalty area hit the top but missed the goal.

Following Manchester United's attack, Rooneyla came to the side to pass the ball. Giggs made a cross from the left of the penalty area. Berbatov suddenly slipped while shooting in the upper right corner of the small penalty area, and the football missed the target. Brother Xiaosha's jersey was finally dirty... In the 41st minute, Vidic made a tactical foul on Van Nistruei and received a yellow card. This was also the first yellow card of the game. The first half was almost over. The two sides played fiercely, but they were still very clean.

In the 43rd minute, Berbatov and Valencia made another consecutive pass and cooperated. Rooney shot low from outside twenty yards, and the football was firmly saved by Hildebran.

In the 44th minute, Salihovic made a cross from the left, and Ibisevic headed from 15 yards and was confiscated by goalkeeper Kutsak.

Soon afterwards, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half.

Hoffenheim temporarily tied with Manchester United 0:0 on the away game.

※※※At the break, when the German broadcaster premiere TV station commented on the first half, they praised Hoffenheim's performance, believing that they performed normally and did not have stage fright against a strong opponent like Manchester United. A draw with Manchester United is just a manifestation. If you look at their performance carefully, it can even be said that this draw is a bit regrettable. Both sides have opportunities, but neither catch it. Hoffenheim played beautifully for a few minutes at the beginning, but unfortunately it did not continue this momentum.

In the visiting team's locker room, Rangnick also praised the players' performance. But this was the opening remark, and he criticized the team's performance. In his opinion, Hoffenheim still seemed very immature and failed to continue the advantage created by the opening, but was quickly regained the initiative by Manchester United. If they weren't for their good luck, Irving happened to be injured and interrupted Manchester United's rhythm, maybe they would not have won this temporary draw.

"You have to be more aggressive in the second half, just like you did in the league!"

In the home team's locker room, Ferguson was dissatisfied with the players' performance. He scolded everyone for being so bloody. Apart from scolding him, he did not make any other adjustments. In his opinion, his tactics are fine, the key is how the players' execution is. At least in the first half of this game, his players did not do the best.

"This is the Champions League, your opponent is the champion of the Bundesliga last season! You must do your best! Our defense line gave them too many opportunities in the first half! I don't want to see this happening repeatedly in the second half! On the offense, Wayne, your role is too small! You have to be excited!"

After teaching everyone a lesson, he began to point out the players' problems one by one and asked them to correct them in the second half.

"The most important thing is that we don't have enough defense against their No. 8 player! We must strengthen the second half, strengthen it! We cannot give him a comfortable opportunity to catch the ball and pass the ball!"

Chu Zhongtian instigated Hoffenheim's offensive many times in the first half, and Ferguson saw his performance. The two shots at the beginning gave him some illusions. Later, he found out that Chu Zhongtian was still focusing more on organizing the offense, so he felt a little more at ease - everything was still in his expectations.

So the focus of the defense in the second half is on how to curb Chu Zhongtian's pass.

At the same time, on the other side, Rangnick was saying to Chu Zhongtian: "Chu, your shot at the beginning of the first half was very good. Continue to do this in the second half. I will not stop this rain for a while. Do you know what to do?"

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

It's rainy, but it's a good weather to shoot long shots...
Chapter completed!