Chapter 30: Young Does Not Fail(1/2)
Until the end of the first half, the scores were 4:2, with Werder Bremen leading the game.
The Bremen players who left the stadium were very happy because they were ahead of their opponents with a big score. Although Hoffenheim showed a counterattack in the second half of the first half, their huge lead still allowed them to rest assured. Even if they were scored the second goal in the 36th minute, they were still leading two goals. What are they afraid of?
When Hoffenheim's players ended up, they were not as depressed as others thought, and they were very frustrated and even at a loss. They were like they had experienced a very ordinary game and walked off the field.
In the locker room, Rangnick did not criticize the team's performance in the first half because, in his conscience, the team had done a good job in the first half. When the team was not very familiar with the overall tactics, it was not easy to win back two goals with the personal abilities of several players and the cooperation within a small range.
As a head coach who just sat down to watch, he couldn't ask for more.
In the second half, Rangnick hoped that the team would continue to stick to the 433 tactics, but he still made adjustments. Teber's performance in the first half was average, and not adapting to the new tactics was one aspect, and lack of personal abilities was also an important reason. The new tactics paid attention to the speed of offense, but Teber could only slow down the rhythm of offense. Therefore, after Rangnick praised Teber, he replaced him with Weiss.
Weiss is not tall, only 1.7 meters tall, but he is both offensive and defensive, and can play both on the frontcourt and on the middle. If it weren't for Chu Zhongtian, he might have appeared in the middle, but now he can also play his physical strength on the side and help the team in the back-to-defense back on the side.
Rangnick's requirement for the team is to continue attacking in the second half, not to worry about how many goals we have lost now. If we are huddled behind and dare not step forward, we will always be able to fall behind.
※※※Short after the start of the second half, Bremen's forward Rosenberg was blocked from breaking through in the penalty area, the football was kicked out, and Hunter, who followed, made a long shot from 18 meters away, and the football hit the outside of the goal post and bounced out of the baseline.
"Ten minutes into the second half, Bremen had another chance to threaten Hoffenheim's goal! It seems that Bremen was not willing to end the game with such a score, and they wanted to win more!" Marcel Leif said.
This is the case. During the halftime break, Bremen's head coach Thomas_schaaf asked his players not to relax in the second half and to continue attacking.
"Hoffenheim is a very dangerous team! As long as they are relieved, they will threaten our goal with wave after wave of offense. At that time, we can only defend passively, and it will be a matter of time before we get scored. So I ask you to score more goals and completely defeat them!"
In fact, Schaff did not expect that he would say this during the halftime break. When his team was leading 4:1, he, like many people, believed that the game was over and Hoffenheim, who was three goals behind, must have been defeated. The next sixty minutes will be garbage time.
Unexpectedly, in the last ten minutes of the first half, the situation suddenly changed. Hoffenheim was not only not defeated, but also actively counterattacked and sought a chance to score. In the 36th minute, they really grabbed the opportunity to score the second goal, and tied the score to 2:4. In fact, the score was not the most important. Schaff saw the possibility of Hoffenheim's second half in the process. This goal greatly encouraged Hoffenheim's fighting spirit. From the 36th minute to the 45th minute, Hoffenheim's offensive did not diminish at all, but Bremen was beaten a little embarrassed.
If such a situation continues in the second half, Bremen is really in danger.
So he gave the team instructions to continue the offense in the second half.
Now he is glad his players have carried out their instructions.
But soon Schaff stopped thinking so.
In the 62nd minute, only six minutes passed before Hunter shot to the post, Hoffenheim organized an attack. Chu Zhongtian passed the ball to Weiss, Weiss forced into the penalty area, and Diego tripped Weiss in the defense!
When Weiss fell to the ground after physical contact with Diego, a huge booed over the Wiess in Bremen. The Bremen fans who had the absolute advantage thought Weiss was faked, and Diego quickly raised his hands to indicate that he was innocent. However, the referee's whistle still rang ruthlessly.
He ran into the penalty area and pointed his finger at the penalty spot!
"Ah? Penalty? Penalty!" Duan Bin was stunned for a moment, not very convinced at first, and then shouted. "It's really a penalty! Haha! The game is so good now! In the 62nd minute, Hoffenheim actually got a penalty! They have hope to tie the score to 3:4!"
On the court, everyone was also excited about the sudden penalty kick. Bremen fans protested with booing and scolding. Some people humorously shouted the referee's name and told him: "Pel! We know your car is parked there!"
It's like threatening to pull out the valve core of someone else's bicycle tires. It doesn't do much, everyone just enjoys the verbal pleasure.
The number of Hoffenheim fans was small, but they also cheered a lot. After their team was beaten 1:4 in the first half, they fell into silence. They all thought the game was over, but they didn't expect the players on the court to be so tenacious.
One by one, they turned sadness into joy, shouted hard, cheering for their team.
Logically speaking, the team's first penalty kicker was Salihovic, but after this penalty kick appeared, Salihovic gave the penalty to his compatriots, Ibisevic, who is currently ranked among the top scorer list.
He felt that Ibisevic needed a goal more than he did.
Ibisevic did not refuse, took the football and stood in front of the penalty spot.
Diego is still complaining to the referee that he and Weiss had only had normal physical contact and had absolutely no foul. However, the referee did not listen to him. Judging from the TV replay, Diego did stumble to Weiss, and the penalty kick was undisputed.
Leif's tone sounded a little high, and he was excited.
"I really didn't expect it, I really expected that the game was in the 62nd minute, and just when everyone thought that this game might be like this, Hoffenheim suddenly got a penalty! Two goals leads, it's about to turn into one goal lead. What does this mean? I believe Bremen players are more clear than me..."
Yes, Bremen players are very clear, otherwise they would not have been around the referee for protesting for so long. But what's the use of protesting again? Once the referee makes the final penalty, it is impossible to change.
The referee dispersed the Bremen player surrounding him to protest and then signaled Ibisevic to play a penalty.
Bosnia and Herzegovina scored a strong shot, and the football quickly rushed into the lower right corner of the goal, and the ball entered!
"Oh oh oh oh!! Ibissevic! He scored! This is his seventh goal this season! This is a magical shooter, but what is more amazing than him is Hoffenheim's performance in this game! They fell from 1:4 to 3:4! Now it's only one goal away from Bremen. Maybe they can create miracles in this game?" Leif shouted.
"Long live! Hoffenheim! Long live!" Hoffenheim, who had only more than 3,000 people, burst into a huge cheer in the stands. However, Bremen fans did not boo any because they could not accept such reality for the time being.
Ibisevic, who scored the goal, did not celebrate, but ran forward and rushed into the goal, picked up the football from the helpless Vize, then turned around and ran towards the center circle. Along the way, he kept waving his arms to his teammates, telling them that the game was not over and we had thirty minutes left, and there was only one ball left!
Chu Zhongtian was doing the same thing, and he shouted to everyone: "Only one ball is missing, brothers! Only one ball is missing!!"
※※※This goal was greatly affected by the morale of Bremen players. Everyone was a little confused and couldn't believe that the score was true.
Hoffenheim's morale was greatly boosted.
Bremen just kicked off and Diego was still taking the ball, but he was defended by Chu Zhongtian. Diego was obviously affected by the penalty penalty, and he was a little absent-minded, and the football under his feet made Chu Zhongtian easily cut off.
Originally, Bremen's players were pressing forward, and the defense line was a little empty. Chu Zhongtian also passed the football straight to the front without hesitation. Ibisek received the ball and immediately faced Mertesacker, who was Bremen's last defensive player - except for goalkeeper Vize.
Facing Ibisevic, who had become a one-on-one attack, Mertesak had no choice but to pull him down.
The referee's whistle sounded again, and this time he took out a red card from his pocket!
"Foof! Foul! Mertesack foul!" Duan Bin exclaimed, "This should undoubtedly be a red card... That's right! The referee took out a red card! Mertesack was sent off!" It sounded like Duan Bin was quite happy. But if it were Bayern Munich who was sent off, he would probably not be so excited, because he was a Bayern Munich fan.
Lef was also a little surprised: "This period is simply a 'tragic moment' for Bremen. He was awarded a penalty kick and now he has been sent off again."
Mertesack did not object to the red card, so he just shook his head and walked to the sidelines. From the moment he pulled to Ibisevic, he knew that he could not escape this red card, but in order not to allow the opponent to score, it was worth it.
His teammates surrounded the referee again and thought the penalty was too heavy. The referee shook his head and indicated that there was no problem with his penalty.
There is indeed no problem.
Hoffenheim fans sang loudly in the stands and cheered for Mertsacker's departure. Bremen fans continued to express their dissatisfaction with booing. During this period, Bremen fans seemed to have no other sound except booing... Bremen's back-defense backrest was sent off, and head coach Schaff couldn't sit still. He got up from his seat and called Pledel and Vranesh who were warming up outside to give him the opportunity in person.
Then he replaced Hunter and Rosenberg to strengthen the defense with these two men.
Pledel is a central defender, filling the gap after Mertesacker left the court, while Vranesch is a midfielder who replaced the attacking forward Hunter and strengthened the midfield defense.
Schaff decided to defend the advantage of this ball until the end of the game.
Now there are still thirty minutes left before the end of the game, so I don’t know if he can get what he wants.
※※※Bremen made adjustments, but Hoffenheim did not make any moves here. Rangnick just asked the whole team to continue attacking and continue to put pressure on the opponent.
Chu Zhongtian took advantage of a corner kick defense opportunity to tell his teammates: "We have to continue attacking, and there is still one goal left. They are one less than us. These are our opportunities, so we must seize it!"
As the captain, he did not express any objection to this. What he said was the thoughts in everyone's mind - only one ball was left to let everyone see the hope of equalizing the score or even reversing the victory. If the score really changed from 1:4 to 5:4, I don't know how many people would be shattered, but they like this feeling!
Bremen, who strengthened their defense, did not perform much in offense. Hoffenheim kept launching offensives from Chu Zhongtian, threatening their goal. Wizard became the busiest Bremen player on the court.
First, Chu Zhongtian shot directly from a long shot, and Weize saved the ball hard, followed by Obasi's shot in front of the goal, and was kicked out by the defender Pledel who had just been replaced.
A minute later, Hoffenheim made a comeback. This time it was Salihovic's cross. Ibisevic followed half a beat slower. The football slid past the goal, but he did not touch the football, which shocked the Bremen fans in the stands in a cold sweat.
Four minutes later, Hoffenheim created another good opportunity to score. After Chu Zhongtian and Salihovic passed one in the middle of the midfield, he suddenly transferred and sent the ball to the right. Weiss received the ball and swept the ball into the penalty area. Demba Ba hit the ball high without anyone being guarded!
"Oh! It's really... it's much harder to score this ball than to score..." Duan Bin was very regretful.
What Lef saw was Hoffenheim's continuous attack, which may have consequences: "Hoffenheim's offensive has been very strong during this period, and Bremen is in a very dangerous situation. Schaff's previous adjustment was wrong. Although Mertesack was sent off, he needed a central defender to come to the bench. There was no need to replace Hunter and Rosenberg, who performed well. In my opinion, Pizarro is the one who should be replaced. He has almost no performance in the whole game. Why was he left on the court? Now facing Hoffenheim's offensive, Pizarro has been almost submerged..."
The Bremen players have worked hard to defend, but they can't change the current situation. Hoffenheim is in the momentum and is completely crazy. Whether it is offense or defense, they are all impeccable.
※※※Fritz Abel stood in front of the TV, leaning forward, clenching his fists and waving it.
"Come on, Hoffenheim! Come on!" he shouted as if no one was around.
"Abel!" Mom's angry voice came from the upper floor. "Your voice is lighter!"
"Okay, mom!" Abel agreed, and then continued to clench his fists. This time the voice became much smaller. "Come on, Hoffenheim, come on..."
As a Hoffenheim fan, his mood in this game can also be greatly ups and downs. The reality was beaten by the opponent 1:4, and he was also stunned. After the mailbox of a somewhat depressed game, he would definitely be ridiculed when he went to school the day after tomorrow - those people are always used to laugh at themselves by attacking everything they like.
But as the game progressed, the team he liked pulled back two balls and three more balls, and the fire of hope in his heart rekindled. He is now waiting for a miracle to come.
He hopes that his team can equalize the score, of course it would be better if he can win. But he is not greedy, and he will be content if he can get a draw.
※※It has been ten minutes, and the score of 3:4 has not been moved. Bremen has twenty minutes left to their victory. And Hoffenheim is still looking for all opportunities to score.
Chu Zhongtian instigated an offensive again, and almost 80% of Hoffenheim's attacks came from him.
After he passed the football to Weiss, he inserted it himself. Weiss did not cooperate with him, but broke through on the wing. However, his breakthrough was blocked by Bremen's left-back Pasaning.
The Finnish left-back did not pass the ball immediately after intercepting the ball, but planned to draw the ball himself.
Chu Zhongtian ran to the side to defend Pasaning.
The two met quickly.
Pasaning wanted to pass Chu Zhongtian, but asked Chu Zhongtian to tackle the football in advance.
Pasaning passed Chu Zhongtian's body, but the football remained at Chu Zhongtian's feet.
"Beautiful shovel and keep the ball!" Leif couldn't help but praise him.
"Good ball!" Duan Bin's cheers were simpler and more direct.
In fact, Chu Zhongtian has been working hard to improve his level of shoveling and keeping the ball. Tackle is simple, just one kick is enough. But in this way, the ball is not sure who it belongs to. If the shovel goes out of bounds, it is equivalent to giving the ball directly to the opponent. Only shoveling and keeping the ball can not only destroy the opponent's offense, but also create opportunities for his own offense.
Chu Zhongtian, who had tackled the ball, quickly got up, thanks to his insistence on doing sit-ups every day. His waist and abdomen were very developed, and his movements were very smooth and fast. Pasaning was still in front of him and didn't react. Chu Zhongtian had already stepped out the ball. At the same time, he waved Weiss, who had originally wanted to return to defense, continued to stay in the frontcourt to meet him, and Hoffenheim attacked again!
Diego and Flins of Bremen rushed towards Chu Zhongtian, and Diego came up to interfere, while Flins was preparing to cut off his ball.
Diego is a Brazilian player and has outstanding skills. But Chu Zhongtian is going to show off his footwork in front of this Brazilian today. He made a fake move to pass the ball, and twisted himself, as if he wanted to pass the ball to Weiss, who was on the side. The football was a little far away from him. Flins thought it was a great opportunity, so he jumped forward and grabbed the ball, but Chu Zhongtian's movement was faster than him. He hooked the football back with his right foot, and Flins poked it blank!
Diego was still waiting behind him, but Chu Zhongtian had no one. He hooked the ball back with his right foot, and passed the ball directly to Salihovic with his heel. The football just slipped away from Diego's feet. Diego was defending Chu Zhongtian's extraordinary man from the beginning, but he didn't expect that Chu Zhongtian's passing moves to hook the ball so quickly, so he didn't react at all.
After passing the football out, Chu Zhongtian cut the ball away from Diego and Flins. At this time, Salihovic passed the ball again, and Chu Zhongtian kept shooting with a long shot!
To be continued...