Chapter 01 Hoffenheim's European debut
Hoffenheim won a big away game, and their Bundesliga debut was undoubtedly quite satisfactory; and the victory of a game also made Hoffenheim's players even more excited. Although Kottbus is only a mid- and lower-level team, being able to beat Kottbus away is enough to make the players happy. No one doesn't like victory, especially in this game, Hoffenheim's Bundesliga debut, which is their opening game!
The Hoffenheim players who defeated Cottbus were still preparing for the second round of the league in an orderly manner. This was their first home game in the Bundesliga. Although Hoffenheim was only at the temporary loan home Karl Benz Stadium. Hoffenheim was undoubtedly excited to upgrade to the Bundesliga, and now more fans in the region have also chosen to support Hoffenheim. Although there are three Bundesliga teams in Serie A in the state, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe, for Hoffenheim, which is full of grassroots, not only the fans in the Sevensheim area, but even the fans in Baden-Württemberg where they are also curious about Hoffenheim. So here, 30,000 fans use their enthusiastic cheers to express their support for Hoffenheim, especially after Hoffenheim won the first Bundesliga victory.
This is the first time Hoffenheim plays with the support of so many home fans, and it is also their first home court in the top league; as for their opponents, they are also newly promoted teams, and Borussia Mönchengladbach, who was crushed by Hoffenheim last season!
This summer, like most Bundesliga teams, they don’t have many big signings, so their more important goal this season is to relegate, and in the opening game of the league, they also slaughtered Stuttgart at home one-to-three. However, in the second round of the league, their opponent is Hoffenheim, a contest between the newly promoted teams. It is also a game where Borussia Mönchengladbach wants to avenge his previous shame!
However, Hoffenheim will not give Borussia Mönchengladbach a chance. They can understand the joy of winning in the Bundesliga. They do not want to win the Bundesliga, who is likely to compete directly with them in the next league. I have to say that Hoffenheim is just a promotional team now. Although they are confident that they do not need to fight for relegation, they still need to be cautious when they are not able to clearly know the depth of the Bundesliga.
Hoffenheim players continued their pressing tactics. They pushed the rhythm of the game to the highest level with the cheers of the home team fans. However, compared to other teams, Borussia Mönchengladbach, an old opponent, is more familiar with Hoffenheim, so they did not make a fuss, and they could still fight Hoffenheim to a deadlock.
Although it was a pity that Hoffenheim in the second half launched a surprise attack at the beginning of the game, Eduardo and Salihovic entered the frontcourt with consecutive short passes; Xiao Qing, who was in the frontcourt, naturally knew that his luck seemed not very good now, and his four shots failed to hit the goal frame. So Xiao Qing took the initiative to change in the second half, and Eduardo's pass was just right to find Xiao Qing, but Xiao Qing cleanly sent the ball to Ibisek's feet, who was relatively weak on the right side of the penalty area.
Hoffenheim won at home, and with Ibissevic's goal, they won two consecutive Bundesliga wins. Although the score seems to be not very advantageous, winning this game is the best result for Hoffenheim. What's more, they still have the advantage most of the time in this game, which also makes Hoffenheim's players more confident!
Hoffenheim scored six points after two rounds of the league, and they and Schalke 04 won three to zero in the first round; but in this round, Schalke 04 reached a draw in a strong dialogue with Werder Bremen; among the opponents who won in the first round, Wolfsburg tied with Bochum, Karlsruhe was defeated by Hamburg, and Stuttgart was defeated by Leverkusen... Now that is to say, the two rounds of the league have ended, Hoffenheim miraculously became the only team in the Bundesliga to win so far, with several teams with four points. But only Hoffenheim is the top of the list with six points!
But at this time, Hoffenheim players did not have the intention to enjoy the joy of winning the first consecutive victory in the Bundesliga, because it was only two rounds of the league, which was too unconvincing. Moreover, they also needed to rush to Italy without stopping. They would need to play the League Cup qualifying match with the old Bundesliga team Udinese. Only by winning in the two qualifying matches can Hoffenheim enter the League Cup main match. Other book friends are reading:!
The League Cup is actually a big temptation for many teams. Generally, mid-to-upstream teams in the top league attach great importance to the position of this qualification match; and Hoffenheim, who was in the German Second Division last season, managed to reach the German Cup finals. It is precisely because Bayern teammates qualified for the Champions League that Hoffenheim was lucky to get the qualification for the League Cup that is extremely precious to them! Although it is a "repaying" thing for many teams to play the League Cup. The limited bonus is spent a lot of energy, so it is always difficult to achieve good results. However, it is already an amazing thing for Hoffenheim to be able to appear on the stage of European wars.
Although Udinese is a strong opponent, and to a certain extent Udinese is a team that may have a more advantage in strength, Hoffenheim also has the advantage of Hoffenheim. Although he was one of the seven sisters in Serie A and was once a competitive team in the Small World Cup, the decline in Serie A after the phone gate is quite obvious. Although the family in the past two seasons has been constantly trying to get out of the slump, they still have a trend of entering the second-rate league.
Udinese has no competitiveness now, and their performance in the league can only be said to be lukewarm. In addition, the main defender Dorsena ran away from Liverpool this summer, and the former main striker Gian Asamoa, who was troubled by injuries, also went to Ligue 1. Even Mesto, who was on loan, was redeemed by the home team. In addition, Udinese's finances are tight, so they don't have many powerful signings this summer. Now they can only rely more on young players to try to get out of the trough.
As a veteran strong team, Udinese has basically no secrets in their tactics, especially when the team has left two main defenders one after another, Hoffenheim, who has a sharp attack, has a better chance. And one thing I have to say is that the opening game of the new season of the Serie A is still at the end of August, so although Udinese is now in advance for training in Serie A, their condition is really difficult to guarantee.
As for Hoffenheim, it was basically dark for Udines; this was the first time in Hoffenheim's history to play against a foreign team. What's more important is that although there were not many videos of Hoffenheim's match in the Bundesliga last season, they could still be found. However, Hoffenheim has changed his tactics in the first two rounds of the league, which made Udines' pre-game preparations a little insufficient, because they found that Hoffenheim is familiar with the 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 formations. For Udines, Hoffenheim is really a mysterious team they know very little. Although it is away, Hoffenheim is fearless!
Goalkeeper Handanovic; Ferronetti, Koda, Alexander Lukovic and Pasquale on the back line line line from left to right; midfielder Dagstino, as well as Isla and Simeonepepe, who are attackers, appeared on both sides, and Inle was in the center to organize the dispatch; Qualiera and Dinatale on the forward line serve as attackers.
Udinese did not underestimate Hoffenheim just a newly-known Bundesliga team. In this game, Udinese carefully chose a 4-2-2 formation with a balanced offense and defense. There is no doubt that in this game, Udinese wanted to make as little mistakes as possible at home, and they wanted to completely grasp the initiative in the qualifying match in this game.
As for Hoffenheim, there is no need for them to adjust their lineup, and their two consecutive victories in the league also make them full of confidence; although Udinese is a veteran Serie A strong team, Udinese is now in decline. Although they now have a brilliant history, their strength may not be very outstanding.
The goalkeeper is still Ozcan; Baker, Nilsson, Compa and Ibosberg on the back line; as for the midfielder, Gustavo, Edu and Salihovic, who are naturally basically set; as for the forward line, they are the three undisputed main players of the team, Xiao Qing, Edu and Ibissevic. Although they are away games, they will continue to stick to the crazy 4-3-3 tactics. Now Hoffenheim will continue to adjust their new tactics better in the game!
This is the first European match in Hoffenheim's history. Although it would be a big regret at Udinese's home court, Hoffenheim's players are completely newborn calf and not afraid of tigers. They will not be afraid of a former strong team that fell into a trough.
Chapter completed!