Chapter 03 Hurry up and warm up
On September 16, 2007, Hoffenheim, who had only one point in the first four rounds of the league, had one draw and three losses, only one point, played against Osnabrück; this is a game that Hoffenheim must win, because once Hoffenheim cannot win the first victory in the Bundesliga again, it will definitely cause a fatal blow to the morale of Hoffenheim players.
There is only one point in the first four rounds of the league, which is a bad result that cannot be worse; Hoffenheim's goal this season is not to relegation, and they have spent a lot of money this summer to upgrade the team's lineup. So now, Hoffenheim really needs to change, and they really need a key victory to regain the team's morale.
Hoffenheim now has no way to retreat, and they must win the first victory of the season at the Dietma Hope Stadium; although this is just a small stadium that can only accommodate 5,000 fans, the Dietma Hope Stadium was still not full in this game.
Originally, Hoffenheim was just in a small village with about 3,000 residents, and one thing that has to be said is that although Hoffenheim has always been rooted in this small village, although the villagers of Huo Village basically say Hoffenheim fans, many of the fans say that they value the team's performance more; although many fans in Europe say that their family has been fans of the same team for generations, when the team's performance is not good, they are also unwilling to watch the game on site in many times.
This is what Hoffenheim is now. Although this is their first season in the Bundesliga, their poor record in the first four rounds of the league naturally makes fans quite frustrated, so even if the ticket price is not very high, fans are still reluctant to watch the game on site.
So the attendance rate of Dietma Hope Stadium in this game is not too high. Although the stadium is very small, there are still many seats vacant. As for the Hoffenheim players, this naturally has some impact on the players. The fans are unwilling to come to watch the game on site, which to a large extent shows that Hoffenheim fans are quite dissatisfied with their recent performance.
The fifth round of the league is not an easy game for Hoffenheim, because although they are also a newly promoted team, Osnabrück's performance in the opening stage of this season is far better than Hoffenheim; and it has to be said that Hoffenheim is in a lack of form now, and more importantly, the players are under considerable psychological pressure.
Xiao Qing got the chance to enter the roster for the second consecutive game. As for Weiss, he was still envious and jealous of Xiao Qing; Xiao Qing sat on the bench full of expectations, and he prayed that the team could take a huge lead earlier in this game, because he would have a very likely chance to play.
"Hello, man." Carlos Eduardo came to Hoffenheim from Brazil when the transfer window was about to end. Although he was still accustomed to training, he became famous at a young age, but he still had no chance to play.
"Hello, man." Although Eduardo's Brazilian German is quite difficult to understand, Xiao Qing's German is not necessarily much better. Xiao Qing, who has been in Germany for about two months, can now barely communicate with people in German. A simple conversation is OK, but if it is longer, it basically requires the other party to have a certain understanding ability.
"Can you get a chance to play in this game?" Eduardo said with some envy and looked at the players playing on the court.
"It's possible, but it still needs the boss's approval." Xiao Qing, who thought for a moment, roughly understood what Eduardo meant.
"They all said that you give your opponent a witchcraft, and there will be five goals in this game?" Eduardo suddenly patted Xiao Qing on the shoulder with some gossip. This time, even Ibisek, who was sitting aside, came over.
"I also heard that it seems that you went to the visiting team's locker room in person and did something?" Xiao Qing was embarrassed when he heard Ibisevic's words. It seemed that his behavior of not having a lower limit in order to get more playing time had been completely spread to the team.
"Do you all know?" Xiao Qing smiled awkwardly, "That is a magical art with scientific basis, not a witchcraft. So we will definitely win this game. I also hope to get a chance to play, and I wish you more opportunities to play!"
Xiao Qing actually felt a little bit of a secret joy in her heart, because since this matter has spread, as long as the team leads the big score, head coach Rangnick will definitely think of him when substitutions; as for saying that he cannot win this game or did not score five goals, Xiao Qing feels that he does not lose much to him. In fact, although this is superstitious, the players may not believe it all, it is just a kind of wanting to get a good start; if he can get a chance to play, it will naturally be the best. If he doesn't get a good chance, Xiao Qing will at most say that he is more teased by his teammates; anyway, Xiao Qing is a thick-skinned person, and anyway, Xiao Qing knows that he doesn't rely on his face to make a living.
Xiao Qing is not Carlos Eduardo and Ibissevic. They all say that players with ability may not play now, but their ability proves that they still have a good chance to get playing time, and they still have relatively stable playing time. Perhaps when the team needs to change, or when there are specific tactics, they still have a chance to get playing time.
So for Xiao Qing, the most important thing is that the team has gained a big lead. Only when the victory is locked early can Xiao Qing have the opportunity to get some opportunities to play.
Xiao Qing is very clear about these, so he is very eager for his teammates to score early, and he is very eager for the team to take the lead this morning! However, although Xiao Qing had already given Osnabrück a "lose" to the visiting team locker room at Dietmar Hope Stadium before the start of this game, it seems that this game did not continue according to Xiao Qing's scheduled script.
In the 19th minute of the game, Osnabrühli made a cross from the right, and Hoffenheim's defense line collapsed again; central defender Christopher Yankel was overturned by the opponent again; Hoffenheim's defense line repeatedly conceded the ball this season, which completely shows that it is really difficult for the defense line of the midfield and backcourt of Germany C as the team in the last season!
Hoffenheim's bench was silent. Although these substitutes wanted to get playing time, the team was backward again. Such a passive situation was still difficult to make them happy. Even if the team needed to change, the price paid seemed to be too high.
Xiao Qing covered her face in pain. The team was behind, but Osnabrüh's goal was advanced! Xiao Qing felt that his hope of getting playing time was completely broken. Xiao Qing felt that his small moves before the game really became a joke. Now he really looks like a jumping clown!
But Xiao Qing was soon excited. Hoffenheim burst out with huge energy after conceding the ball; Hoffenheim can't afford to lose now, especially to Osnabrück, who is also a newly promoted player!
So in the 27th minute of the game, Francisco Copado broke through and scored a long shot in front of the penalty area to help the team match the score!
Xiao Qing's teammates jumped up, and they saw the hope of the team scoring at home! Hoffenheim fans were also excited because the team finally seemed to have a trend of bottoming out and rebounding!
Three minutes after just equalizing the score, Hoffenheim striker Edu used his running position to find the gap, took over Copado's pass and turned and shot in the second half to help Hoffenheim overtake the score. Hoffenheim took the lead 2-1 in the 30th minute of the game!
Hoffenheim, who overtakes the score, is full of momentum. In order to win the first victory in the Bundesliga in this game, Hoffenheim's players worked very hard; although Hoffenheim failed to continue to score in the first half, their high-intensity offense still suppressed Osnabrück, and they did not give Osnabrück any chance.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Hoffenheim began to make substitution adjustments; Eduardo replaced Seyad Salihovic and continued to strengthen the attack. This was the Brazilian's first game in the Bundesligo Division! The Brazilian with outstanding footwork was scribbling a cross on his chest in Xiao Qing's envious eyes and then walked onto the court.
Although Hoffenheim's attack momentum was quite fierce, they still failed to score. In the 72nd minute of the game, Ibissevic replaced the striker Denba Ba Rangnick, who performed well in this game, and this series of substitutions was successful. Carlos Eduardo used his outstanding footwork skills to break through continuously and then sent a crossover. Ibissevic directly shot the lower right corner of the goal to help the team gain a three-to-one lead!
Chapter completed!