Hoffenheim equalized the score in the 20th minute, which was not beyond Schaff's expectations. Of course, he knew that this was a very powerful team. The first time the two teams met, they reached 4:5. Hoffenheim, who played away, almost equalized the score. Since that game, Schaff has paid great attention to this young team.

This is not an accident in his plan.

However, Almeida's injury must have been something he had not planned.

In the 23rd minute, just three minutes after they were equalized, Almeida pulled up his thigh muscles in a fight with Selihovic and was unable to hold on to the game. New aid Marko_arnautovic came on as a substitute.

This was a forced substitution, which disrupted Schaff's substitution plan and pace. Arnautovic did not expect that he would come on as a substitute so soon, and the game was in a very delicate period. Bremen had just been tied. What should the players do?

Schaff asked Arnautovic to bring his latest instructions to the players on the court - continue the attack and fight against Hoffenheim!

So everyone liked to see the next game. Both sides went back and forth, and the attack was very lively. However, in terms of the quality of the offense, Hoffenheim was far better than Werder Bremen.

In the 28th minute, Weiss received a wonderful pass from Chu Zhongtian and then broke through, and was knocked to the ground by Werder Bremen central defender Naldo. The football rolled forward and was received by Obasi. However, the referee called Obasi offside, not Naldo's foul, which aroused protests from Hoffenheim players. Chu Zhongtian went up and pulled everyone away and appealed to the referee. The referee ignored it and insisted on awarding Bremen a free kick in the backcourt.

Bremen escaped because of this. Because Obasi had basically succeeded in breaking through, there was no Bremen defender in front of him. As long as he brought the football into the penalty area, it would be a one-on-one shot!

Hoffenheim's players are certainly dissatisfied.

No matter how dissatisfied you are, the referee’s penalty has to be listened to. Who made them a player?

But Hoffenheim was not affected by this misjudgment. They continued to put pressure on Bremen's goal and continued to attack from both sides. Another prominent feature of Hoffenheim this season is that he attached great importance to the wing. Although Chu Zhongtian was in the middle, he passed many balls to the two sides. Therefore, Chu Zhongtian told Rangnick before the season that he hoped the team would introduce fast and good-skilled wing players.

Salihovic's speed is not fast, but his skills are good, so he can make up for it. Weiss's skills are average, his speed is average, but he has sufficient physical fitness, strong fighting spirit, and is trustworthy. In addition, Azawag, who joined the team during the winter break last year, is an all-round midfielder, not fast, and has excellent explosive power. Despite this, Chu Zhongtian still hopes that the team can introduce fast-speed wing players. In this case, Quaresma and Helosek join the team one after another. Although Serna is a full-back, he has fast speed and endurance, and can shuttle up and down the wing. It is also possible.

This summer, Hoffenheim's signings are mainly concentrated on the wing, and they plan to make a big fuss on the wing.

At present, several new players are still sitting on the bench. They must first adapt to Hoffenheim's football in order to perform well.

※※※Hoffenheim, who tied the score, launched a wave of high-quality offensives amid the fans' singing. They were all launched from the wing.

In the 28th minute, Queen Chu Zhongtian retreated to the near-center circle and responded to Baker. Baker got the ball on the side, but there were two Bremen players in front of him, one came up to press and the other was waiting for an opportunity to move. In this case, it would not work to drive the ball forward. Baker tried hard to protect the football, and then turned around to bring the football to the middle. He passed the football to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian also had a defensive player around him. Seeing the football pass to him, Bremen's midfielder Flins rushed up immediately.

Chu Zhongtian ran over to the football. Just when Flins thought he was going to catch the ball, he suddenly gave it and gave it away from him! At the same time, he turned around and easily got rid of Flins.

Chu Zhongtian, who caught up with the football, did not continue to dribble the ball. Without looking up, he directly moved the football to the left. Salihovic received the ball, attracted Bremen's defensive players, and then distributed the football to Kolarov. Kolarov dribbled the ball down the bottom and once again broke through Bremen's defense line.

The disadvantage of the offense is that there are large gaps behind their defense line, which are easily exploited by teams who are good at seizing opportunities... And Chu Zhongtian happens to be a midfield organizer who is good at seizing opportunities. This foot transfer is very timely, so that Bremen's defense line has not had time to adjust, and Kolarov has already broken through to the bottom line!

Kolarov, who broke through the bottom, made a cross. This time Ibisevic hit the ball, but hit the leg of Mertesak who was returning to defense, and changed the line and bounced out of the bottom line.

Salihovic went to take the corner kick, and Weize got the corner kick directly. He planned to launch a fast attack. But it was obvious that Hoffenheim had expected it, or because Hoffenheim was good at fast attack, he had a thorough grasp of the fast attackers' psychology and knew what choice they would make in this situation.

The Hoffenheim players who were still crowded in front of Bremen just now retreated quickly towards the tide when Weizer got the ball and was about to kick it out.

Wizer's football drove out, but Sana, who had already stood in place, headed back. Pizarro and Arnautovic had no chance to touch the ball.

The football that Sana came back made Chu Zhongtian stop with his chest. Among the Hoffenheim players who were still retreating quickly just now, except for the central defenders, the others turned around and rushed forward when they saw this.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and passed the football to the right and gave it to Weiss again.

Bremen originally wanted to take the opportunity to launch a fast attack, but he didn't expect that he was suppressed by his opponent again without even passing the half.

This kind of offense and defense that suddenly transfers in extreme times makes them a little dizzy.

The fast break is prone to losing the ball, and Bremen soon discovered this. They found that they would suffer a loss when they were faster than Hoffenheim, so they decided to stabilize and fight Hoffenheim in position. The back line did not easily press up and maintained the integrity of the formation from beginning to end. In the offense, they played steadily, took every step, and advanced steadily. If they could not encounter a good opportunity, they would rather pass the ball back than pass it rashly.

They thought this would be possible to deal with Hoffenheim.

Unexpectedly, Hoffenheim today is different from before. Faced with Bremen who wants to play steadily, Hoffenheim's choice is to press the whole game, especially to press fiercely in his frontcourt, so that Bremen players cannot easily control the ball. If they want to play steadily, they cannot play. They either get the ball out of the press or follow Hoffenheim's fast pace. In the end, the turnover rate rises and they keep losing the ball.

In the 37th minute, Hoffenheim relied on the front court to seize the opportunity. When Mertesak got the ball in the backcourt, he encountered a pressing from Ibisek and Obasi. He made a mistake in passing forward in a hurry, and directly passed the football to Chu Zhongtian's feet. How could Chu Zhongtian miss such a great opportunity? He did not dribble the ball, but directly passed it straight at the left end of the midfield to tear through Bremen's defense line. Salihovic successfully counterattacked the ball while receiving the ball. Fritz dragged it behind and failed to make an offside!

Salihovic, who formed a one-on-one strike, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, faced the goalkeeper Weize who was attacking, calmly pushed the ball into the goal from the near corner!

2:1!

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

"Murtsack's mistake is really low-level! Chu's pass is very decisive and accurate! There is no delay for a second! Salihovic's goal is natural!"

The Rhine-Neka Stadium was detonated again, and singing and cheers echoed throughout the sky.

When Mertesack saw his goal being captured for the second time, he held his head with his hands and looked guilty. The mistake of the ball came from him, and there was nothing to say. However, he should not be responsible for the concealment of the ball. Bremen was not very adaptable to Hoffenheim's approach of pressing in the frontcourt. Therefore, when Mertesack was trapped in a heavy siege, he lacked support from his teammates, which made him unable to find the receiving point even if he wanted to pass the ball, so the delay time was getting longer and longer, and he was completely surrounded by Ibissevic and Obasi. In the end, he could only get the ball in a hurry. He didn't look at who was ahead, and just kicked it and passed it directly to the opponent's players.

"Salihovic!Salihovic!Salihovic--!!gooooooooooool!!!"

"The ball is scored! The ball is scored! Salihovic scored the second goal for Hoffenheim, and now Hoffenheim is leading! We are talking about the issue of "Hoffenheim nemesis" before the game, but judging from the current score, if Hoffenheim can persist, then they will defeat the "nemesis"!"

Salihovic, who scored the goal, ran to Chu Zhongtian and hugged him, thanking him for assisting him in the ball.

※※※Schaf was a little annoyed about this goal. He rushed to the sidelines, spread his hands, and didn't understand how his players could make such a mistake. This was completely inappropriate!

"On the surface, it seems that a mistake from Mertesacker caused the goal, but Hoffenheim's continuous frontcourt press is the key. Their pressing has caused great trouble to Bremen's players, and there have been mistakes before this. However, this situation has not attracted the attention of the players. Let's take a look at the whole process of this goal...When Mertesacker was pressed by Ibisek and Obasi, who was around him?"

There was not a single Bremen player in the TV screen, but there were four Hoffenheim figures - Ibisek and Obasi who were pressing him, and Salihovic who was swimming next to him, and the last one was Chu Zhongtian who was waiting about seven or eight meters in front of him.

"He can't see his teammates at all, so how can he pass the ball? When he encounters pressing, he should move closer to each other and narrow the distance between each other so that he can use the pass to get rid of the pressing. However, Bremen's players are too slow to react, and they are not unfair to lose the ball at all!"

Marcel Leif analyzed.

Chu Zhongtian became the focus of attention once, and Leif also noticed this. He praised Chu Zhongtian's performance in the commentary.

"Chu's performance is fascinating. His ability to pass forward is already the world's top! Mertesack's mistake was immediately caught by Chu Zhongtian. His pass was very timely and precise. If he was one second later, Salihovic would be in offside, and this attack would be over... What a good player!"

Even more excited than Leif was the Chinese commentator Duan Bin. He shouted: "Chu Zhongtian not only scored his first goal of the season, but also completed his first assist this season! He had fourteen goals and sixteen assists last season. I wonder if he can surpass his performance this season? I think judging from Chu Zhongtian's current state, this is very likely!"

Chu Zhongtian scored ten goals in his first season at Hoffenheim, completed twenty-three assists, and scored fourteen goals and sixteen assists last season. He scored six goals and two assists in the Champions League. Including this game, he has scored thirty-one goals in Hoffenheim, with a total of forty-two assists. This data is amazing, more than many professional forwards.

What makes people even more amazing is that Chu Zhongtian is only twenty-six years old, and he still has many years to continue to increase based on these numbers.

Among the Hoffenheim players who were celebrating, Chu Zhongtian was taking the opportunity to say to them: "Since you want to win, you will win with great pleasure! 2:1 is not enough! It is definitely not enough! We must continue to pursue goals and score as many goals as possible!"

He clenched his fists and waved them.

※※ Today is destined to be a nightmare day for Bremen.

Don't think that this is the end. Hoffenheim's revenge is far from that simple.

In the 39th minute, after Sana intercepted Flins in the middle circle, he passed it to Weis on the wing. Weis made a cross, but the ball kicked out and turned into a shot, heading straight to the back of the goal!

The goalkeeper Weize, who had originally come out to block the cross, hurriedly retreated and jumped back, barely lifted the ball out of the crossbar, allowing his goal to escape!

Weiss' kick also caused fans on both sides to exclaim, and the hearts of Bremen fans were beating wildly.

"Bremen escaped!"

"Hoffenheim's morale has been greatly improved after the reversal, and he is in good condition, and he will be in every game. This reminds me of Chu's victory declaration before the game. It seems that Hoffenheim really wants to end the embarrassing record of losing with Werder Bremen this time!"

The subsequent corner kick also caused trouble for Weize. First, Chu Zhongtian suddenly rushed to the front of the goal and headed the ball, forcing Weize to make a wonderful save. Then Ibisevic volleyed the ball in front of the goal, but was pushed out by the forward Pizarro, who was guarding the goal line.

Once again, the hearts of Bremen fans were beating wildly.

But soon they were no longer frightened.

It wasn't them who equalized the score, but they lost the ball again.

In the 41st minute, Hoffenheim launched a fast break again. Sana passed the football to Kolarov. Kolarov did not dribble, but directly passed it to Salihovic. Salihovic also kept stopping the ball and directly transitioned the football to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and swept the ball, and while receiving the ball, he swept the ball into the ribs of the penalty area.

Obasi received the ball there!

Seeing Obasi appearing in the penalty area, no one else was guarding him. Bremen's players were shocked and rushed towards Obasi, preparing to block his shot.

They were all dizzy by Hoffenheim's series of kicks, so it was normal for Obasi to have no one to keep an eye on him.

However, Obasi did not shoot. When Chu Zhongtian's straight pass came, he raised his foot and passed the ball to the middle!

There is no Bremen defender there, and goalkeeper Vize is blocking the front point to prepare to save Obasi's shot... How could Ibisevic let go when facing the fat meat delivered to the door like this?

He raised his left foot, and with a light hit, the football flew into the huge empty goal in front of him... "3:1! Oh oh oh! 3:1! Hoffenheim is so crazy!!"

"The first half has not ended, and Hoffenheim has gone from 0:1 behind to 3:1 lead! This first half is really unexpected! Following this momentum, I think Hoffenheim can end the record of Bremen's "Hoffenheim Nemesis"!"

"Bremen was completely stunned! They never thought that Hoffenheim, who had been unable to do anything to them before, could lead 3:1 in the first half!"

"Excellent goal! Starting from Sana, all of them were touching the ball with one kick, and the ball was passed directly without stopping! Hoffenheim's offensive routine was clear and concise. It was this fast pass that made Bremen unable to keep up with the rhythm, and their defense line was completely disrupted!"

"This is Hoffenheim's football! It's pleasing to the eye!"

The Bremen players were all stunned. They didn't know why the situation turned out like this. They were clearly nemesis and had psychological advantages. Why did their performance in the first half be so unbearable? The opponent seemed... not the Hoffenheim they were familiar with!

They were right. This Hoffenheim was determined to say goodbye to the past, and it was indeed not the Hoffenheim they were familiar with.

Do we still have to continue attacking?

The first time Bremen's players asked such questions. In the past, similar doubts never appeared when they played against Hoffenheim. They followed the coach's tactics. The results were always not bad anyway. Over time, they became used to such results - they would always win in the game against Hoffenheim. The ones who should be confused should be Hoffenheim, not them.

I suddenly changed my role today, and many people couldn't accept it for a while.

In an interview before the game, Naldo, who claimed that he thought the nickname "Hoffenheim nemesis" was very interesting, was completely beaten by Hoffenheim in the first half, and he himself became the background for Hoffenheim players to celebrate the goal many times.

As for another Marin who provoked Hoffenheim, he avoided becoming a loser on the court because he had not made it to the starting lineup at all. At this moment, he could only sit on the bench and watch his team be filled with balls one after another, and he could do nothing.
Chapter completed!