On August 4, 2007, Hoffenheim began their first official match of the new season; the German Cup was divided into six rounds, and 64 teams participated in the first round, separated by two groups, 18 Bundesliga teams and 14 Bundesliga teams were included in the first group, and the other four Bundesliga teams, 24 amateur teams, and four Bundesliga teams in the same city were included in the second group, and they enjoyed the right to play at home and compete by drawing lots.

The third round is the top 16. The amateur teams who advance to this round have the right to play at home again. The finals are held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. All events are subject to a single-game elimination system. The draw within 90 minutes will be held for 30 minutes of overtime. There is no gold goal or silver ball system. If there is still no score, a penalty shootout will be held.

Hoffenheim was quite good in the first game of the new season. At the home court of Dietma Hope, which can accommodate 5,000 people, Hoffenheim and Augsburg tied 2-2 in regular time, while neither team could score in stoppage time.

So it is ridiculous that Hoffenheim had to face a penalty shootout in the first official game of the new season. Although they finally successfully eliminated their opponent Augsburg to advance to the next round of the German Cup, they also exposed some problems in this game.

If the stuttering promotion in the first round of the German Cup is considered acceptable, after all, although the process is quite shocking, the final result is still acceptable for Hoffenheim. However, in the following leagues, Hoffenheim was quite injured.

Because of the extensive signings this summer, the whole of Germany knows that this small rural team has a lot of ambitions in this season. It has invested around 20 million euros. This is not a small number of Bundesliga teams run by small bankers, not to mention that this is still in the Bundesliga! Therefore, the Bundesliga teams need to pay attention to the newly promoted team, because this newly promoted team is obviously not a soft persimmon, they are a tough tough bone to chew!

On August 12, 2007, Hoffenheim's first league game in the new season was also home. They will face Wayne, who is also a newly promoted team at the Dietma Hope Sports Field! This is a competition between the newly promoted teams, and both teams hope to win the first victory in the Bundesliga; especially for Hoffenheim, who has never played in the Bundesliga, they are really eager to win this victory that has made history at home!

But it’s a pity that although Hoffenheim’s players worked very hard amid the cheers of the fans, they still regretted losing 2-3 at home! Hoffenheim’s debut in the Bundesliga Division was defeated, and they failed to win the first victory in the Bundesliga Division, and they lost to Wayne, who is also a newly promoted team.

After all, this is just the first league game, and even if you lose, there doesn't seem to be a big problem; Hoffenheim has basically undergone a complete change of the team's lineup this summer, so although the players have been working together for a while, the cooperation between the players is still somewhat unfamiliar.

Although they lost this game, they could not hide Hoffenheim's good momentum; Hoffenheim scored two goals in this game, and Hoffenheim, who spent a lot of money on the attack line this summer, seemed to have received some effect. Although they lost the game at this time, they still seem to have a lot of hope to win the first victory in the German second division as soon as possible!

After a week of rest, Hoffenheim will start their second league game in the new season. Their opponent in this round is Mönchengladbach, who is known as the most likely success in the graduating. It is not only the disadvantage of Hoffenheim that this game was held at the away Prussian Park Stadium; the most important thing is that Mönchengladbach's strength is really good. They were just relegated from the Bundesliga in the previous season. Although their team's players have been lost, their strength is still better than Hoffenheim on the whole.

At the Prussian Park Stadium, Hoffenheim and Mönchengladbach staged a dull game. The two teams competed in a 90-minute game, and the two teams scored zero to zero.

In this way, Hoffenheim will have one draw and one loss in two games. Considering that the league has just begun and Hoffenheim's major blood change will not take long, perhaps this time needs to give the team more patience.

But a week later, in the third round of the Bundesliga, on August 26, 2007, Hoffenheim played against Munich 1860 at home; it can be said that among the eighteen teams in the Bundesliga, Munich 1860 is definitely a team in the middle and lower reaches, and this is definitely not a strong team. So before the game, Hoffenheim fans all believed that the team should be able to win a victory in Munich 1860, and they really need to win the first victory in the Bundesliga!

But in the 90th minute, Dietma Hope's stadium was silent, and everyone was looking at the scoreboard incredibly; 0 to 3, you should know that this is Hoffenheim's home court, that is, at Dietma Hope's stadium, Hoffenheim was slapped three goals by Munich 1860!

Three games, one draw and two losses have a point. Compared with the investment of nearly 20 million euros in the offseason, Hoffenheim’s current results are a bit unbelievable, and the poor are unbelievable!

No one could have thought that Hoffenheim would play like this, because Hoffenheim was too high-profile in the offseason, so that ordinary Bundesliga teams doubt whether Hoffenheim could have the strength of a Bundesliga team after the major change. But now it seems that Hoffenheim just has money and has nowhere to spend; with an investment of 20 million, he only gained one point in three games; spending more than 10 million attack line only scored one goal in three league games this season, which is definitely a huge irony!

It is definitely a disgraceful result to be blocked by the opponent in two consecutive games; and now for Hoffenheim, they must win, and they must use one to win to win back their confidence! Hoffenheim now needs a victory, and they need a victory to tell their fans that Hoffenheim still has strength!

Including the German Cup, Hoffenheim won in 90 minutes in the first four official games of this season; their current results can only be described as bad, especially with an investment of 20 million euros, the German Cup was narrowly passed the first round, with one draw and two losses in the league. Such a result is really hard to satisfy.

You should know that before the start of the season, when seeing Hoffenheim's big investment, many media thought that Hoffenheim even had the opportunity to compete for the Bundesliga qualification. But now it seems that all this is just a luxury, because although Hoffenheim's boss is willing to spend money, he seems to have drawn the wrong direction for spending money.

After three rounds of the league, Hoffenheim, Jena and Augsburg, who had only one point, had a sympathy. They both took the top three positions in the bottom with an extremely slight goal difference. Compared with the other two teams, Hoffenheim, who had invested heavily, was undoubtedly even more embarrassing at this time.

"The team has indeed encountered some difficulties now, but I don't think it will affect the team's goals this season. We have made major adjustments to the team this summer, and our main lineup has changed a lot; and now, the league has only been three rounds, I don't think it is a big difficulty." At the press conference after being slaughtered by Munich 1860 in the third round, Hoffenheim's head coach Rangnick said confidently.

"I have confidence in the team, I have confidence in my players, we will surprise everyone in the next league, we will make adjustments at the fastest time, maybe in the next round of games. Our lineup has no problem, my players are all very good, and we will achieve satisfactory results this season, no doubt. So, we only need a little time now, we will get better and better in the next time, and things are so simple." Rangnick can only speak stubbornly now, because he knows that once his head coach has any wavering, the team that has just formed will definitely be affected; there are too many players in Hoffenheim now, they are new, they still need to be familiar with this environment, and they still need some adjustment time.

Although Rangnick showed great confidence at the press conference, he was still a little worried. The team's biggest problem now is not only in defense, but also in offense. This summer, Hoffenheim's focus on the midfield and frontcourt, which also led to insufficient defensive ability in the backcourt, so Hoffenheim's conceding problem became increasingly prominent after several games.

However, the team was left with high expectations of the attack combination, which is indeed a headache; Hoffenheim has invested a lot of energy on the forward line, but in the four games this season, it is difficult for Hoffenheim's forwards to deliver satisfactory answers. Perhaps these forwards have good personal strength, but there is a lack of tacit understanding between them, they lack sufficient cooperation, and they lack the necessary chemical reaction.
Chapter completed!