The next day, "Hoffenheim" and "Van Nistruei" became the most spoken words in European media.

Van Nistrui left the court for more than eight months because of his serious injury. This time he scored two goals in the Champions League group stage, which made people sigh that he was not old. He had the opportunity to make a hat trick. Hoffenheim's midfielder, led by Chu Zhongtian, kept creating opportunities for the front line. A football critic claimed that he found the reason why Ibissevic scored continuously in the first half of last season - there were a large number of passers in Hoffenheim's midfielder.

Hoffenheim was mentioned repeatedly because they won the ball.

Before the game, it was not unexpected that Hoffenheim would win. After all, everyone knows nothing about this team. They believe that according to their strength, it is normal for them to win no matter who they and CSKA Moscow won. Hoffenheim has a home advantage, so the winning range may be slightly larger.

How did they expect Hoffenheim not only won, but also won so easily?

Anyone who has watched this game will look at Hoffenheim with admiration and change their previous views and evaluations of Hoffenheim.

In this game, Hoffenheim kept the rhythm of the game firmly in his hands from beginning to end. The CSKA Moscow could only follow them and chase them, but they could not catch up.

The media and experts hold two completely opposite views on this game.

Some people attributed Hoffenheim's victory so smoothly to the goal they scored at the beginning. "If they hadn't scored one minute in the start of the game, it's hard to say what the result of this game would be..."

"Hoffenheim is lucky. They scored first, and the game naturally fell into their control. The CSKA players obviously didn't expect them to lose the ball so early, and they reacted very flustered..."

"From the perspective of strength, it is reasonable for Hoffenheim to win. But winning so easily is luck..."

The losing side always uses this as an excuse for themselves: "We lost the ball too early, which disrupts our plan..." It seems that scoring a goal early is not considered an open and upright behavior of winning by strength.

But scoring goals at the beginning of the game is also a kind of strength. Last season, Hoffenheim is best at scoring first and gaining a lead. Not only them, the head coach of any team will not want their team to always play the game while falling behind first. Being able to lead is a ability that many people envied, rather than being ashamed of "some kind of luck" mentioned. If we have the ability to score within fifteen minutes of the game, why not? Should we also let our opponent score a goal first, then rise up and overtake and win in the end? Then our coach must have a waterfall in our minds.

Fortunately, some people also saw the ability Hoffenheim showed in the game and defended Hoffenheim.

"Being able to score goals first means strength. Isn't football matches the ultimate goal to score more goals? If I can score goals first and take the rhythm of the game into my own hands, why not do this? This is also a kind of strength, and it is also a very strong strength."

"Hoffenheim's formula football is pleasing to me. I must say that I only watched this game of theirs. If they can play like this in every game, I will become their most hardcore fan! Even if they can't win the ball... Then again, how can they not win the ball if they can kick football like this?"

"To put it bluntly, the football match is how to play at a familiar rhythm and restrict the opponent from pulling the game back to their familiar rhythm. Hoffenheim did a good job in this game, and I can't find any problems. From the first second of the game, Hoffenheim included the score in their rhythm. Some people said that if he had not scored a goal in one minute of the game, Hoffenheim would not have won so easily. I can't agree, because according to the situation at that time, even if Hoffenheim no longer scored the first minute, he might score in the second, fifth and tenth minutes. In short, they will lead the way. In the Bundesliga, they often do this, always let their opponents be chasers. This kind of game is very familiar to Hoffenheim players."

"It's ridiculous for those who say that if Hoffenheim scored a goal in the first minute, they wouldn't win, or could not win the game easily. Because football matches don't exist. If. You say if Hoffenheim didn't score in the first minute, can I still say if CSKA gave Hoffenheim a penalty when the game just started less than a minute? After the game is over, let's talk about 'what would happen if this would happen' and 'what would happen if that' is a sign of ignorance of football."

"I like Hoffenheim's football. Although they are offensive football, they are different from Barcelona. Barcelona's football is like an artist, calm, elegant and gorgeous. Hoffenheim's offensive football is faster and more exciting! Look at their football, every minute of adrenaline is surging, and you will involuntarily follow their every offensive. When watching Barcelona's game, you sit in your seat most of the time, and you will not jump out of the seat until they score and cheer for it. What about Hoffenheim's football? Your butt can't even get on the seat!"

"Before the game, someone took a map to tell the audience where Hoffenheim was, and pointed out the wrong place. I think there may not be many hosts doing this after this game, because if the host still doesn't know where Hoffenheim is, then he should quit voluntarily. Hoffenheim will be the hottest word in Europe in the past two days. At the beginning of last season, German colleagues didn't know where Hoffenheim was, and they also took a map to find it. But after a season, everyone knew where Hoffenheim was. This inconspicuous small village created a more magical miracle than Kaiserslautern..."

...There is a famous figure among those who don’t think Hoffenheim won so well, but he just didn’t express his opinion publicly.

This person is Manchester United head coach Alex Ferguson.

The match between Manchester United and Hoffenheim was played at the same time, so Ferguson did not see the live broadcast of the game. However, he heard his assistant report the latest score during the break. Hoffenheim led the runner-up of the Russian Super League 2:0 at home.

His assistant was a little surprised when reporting the score, but Ferguson was not surprised.

After the game, he asked his assistant to find Hoffenheim and CSKA game video, and he wanted to take a closer look at the game.

In fact, Ferguson knew nothing about Hoffenheim at first, and he didn't even know which country Hoffenheim was. But since Chu Zhongtian performed well, he has learned more about this team. He even sent a scout to follow and observe Chu Zhongtian's game for a while, and naturally he also knows Hoffenheim very well.

When the host of bbc5 mistakenly regarded "Hoffenheim" as "Hoffenheim", Ferguson regarded Hoffenheim as their biggest enemy in the group.

Chu Zhongtian has always been the midfield that Ferguson dreamed of. In his eyes, looking at the entire international football world, only this Chinese player can completely replace Roy Keane who left Manchester United, and even do better than Keane.

Manchester United's former captain was the earliest midfielder to "from the penalty area to the penalty area". In the middle of the midfield, Keane completed a work that only six people could do for Manchester United. Since Keane implemented a terrifying reign against his opponent, the game has changed. But what he did was very simple, that is, he would always run further than his opponent.

His control area is very large. When he joined Manchester United from Nottingham Forest, Keane was just a pure attacking midfielder. Later, Ferguson's coaching staff made him transform and his position was more central. His long-distance running ability supported both offense and defense, making him a unique player at the time.

From a technical and tactical perspective, Lampard and Gerald can do this now, but Keane is the king. There are some spiritual and leadership temperament reasons.

In Ferguson's opinion, Chu Zhongtian is very close to Kean in all aspects, and has a slightly inferior leader temperament, but I believe that as long as you sharpen a little, you will definitely be more dazzling than Kean.

But helplessly, when Chu Zhongtian was still a piece of uncensored jade, he could not join Manchester United because of his labor certificate. When he thought of this damn labor certificate, Ferguson wanted to scold his mother.

When Kaka was still making his mark in Brazil, Manchester United scouts sent his information to Ferguson's desk. Ferguson was very optimistic about the player and hoped that Manchester United could sign him, but because he could not meet the labor certificate requirements, he could not sign the contract. In the end, Kaka went to AC Milan in Serie A, and then shone out as Ferguson expected, and quickly became the main core of the team. Later, Ferguson bombarded the English FA and the British Labor Department in the media. Because the restrictions on the labor certificate restricted the development and competitiveness of the Premier League. Because of this, the FA issued a "special genius clause", with only one place per team each season, which was used to introduce young, talented non-EU players. However, the "special genius clause" does not apply to Chu Zhongtian because he could not find someone to prove that he is talented.

In Ferguson's opinion, the "special genius clause" is as ridiculous as the "labor certificate". Does talent need to be held for a hearing to find a large group of people to prove it? You say that if he has talent, he has talent. If he does not have talent, he has talent. Is he really talented, or do you think he has talent? Talent cannot be quantified or judged, that is a feeling. Some people's talent is dazzling, you can tell at a glance that some people's talent needs

You have to calm down and observe carefully to realize the huge energy contained. Chu Zhongtian belongs to the latter. When he defeated Chelsea in the FA Cup and quickly returned to silence, who would have thought that such a person could firmly control his opponent in his own hands in the game? Such talent is not available to professional players of 99.9%, but it was inconspicuous at that time and had not yet fully blossomed, so the celebrities in the football world disdained him.

If Chu Zhongtian was recruited at that time, how could he curb him now?

After watching the game video, Ferguson's assistant coach Mike Whelan nodded and said, "I'm not surprised that Hoffenheim can play such a score."

Ferguson smiled: "What do you think, Reiner?"

Another first-team coach, Rene_meulensteen, who was watching the game video, thoughtfully: "Their passing is very particular..."

Ferguson nodded with satisfaction. The team's first-team coach and technical director had the point. Because with Chu Zhongtian, Hoffenheim's pass was indeed very particular. When Chu Zhongtian was still at Metz, Ferguson understood this. The tactics tailored for Chu Zhongtian and his passing route centered on him can always form one triangle after another.

In Hoffenheim, three becomes four, but not the triangle becomes a quadrilateral. Instead, in terms of passing, Hoffenheim's ball-holder needs at least two pass targets to form a basic triangle. This is the simplest passing tactic for all teams. Metz's triangle is different from this because each of their triangles has Chu Zhongtian.

The triangle is the most stable but has fewer changes. It is easy to be studied thoroughly by the opponent to stare at the dead and prevent death. The triangle passes become useless with the back and forth. Therefore, the participation of the fourth person without the ball is required to maneuver with any two players to form a new triangle, so that the stability of the triangle can be integrated into the unpredictability.

In Hoffenheim, that unpredictability is Chu Zhongtian. The "free man" set up by Rangnick is no longer as simple as letting the team have one more person in the offense, but one more person in any small area. Because of Chu Zhongtian's excellent physical fitness and strong running ability, he can complete such a task. No matter where the football is, he can appear in time and become the extra person. This is Rangnick's "free man" and why Hoffenheim can control the rhythm of CSKA on the court. The teams that fight with Hoffenheim will feel that Hoffenheim's offensive will be endless once it is launched, and it seems endless. In fact, it is because Chu Zhongtian's flexible position can appear anywhere at any time and have an advantage in number.

It's very simple to say, but it's not easy to do it on the court. After all, it's just that the upper and lower lips are moved. But football not only needs to be played by feet, but also needs to be combined with many factors. Under the constraints and limitations of these factors, it's enough to be called a master.

Keane was so awesome at the time, and what he did was very simple, that was, he would always run more than his opponents. It was simple to say, right? But he was so dominant.

Ferguson gave Mullensten instructions: "You go back and analyze the game video, and make all the technical statistics of Chu's running route and participating in the offense using table pictures. I want you to tell the players in tactical class."

"Okay." Mullensten nodded and agreed.

In Ferguson's eyes, Hoffenheim's most threatening person is Chu Zhongtian. As long as he can limit Chu Zhongtian, Hoffenheim is not worth worrying. This is not his arrogantness, but what various data in the past told him, without Chu Zhongtian, or if Chu Zhongtian does not perform well, Hoffenheim's performance will be thankful for the decline. He can win even if he is lucky, and generally he loses.

Manchester United will welcome Hoffenheim at home in the second round of the Champions League group stage. Although there is still half a month before this game, Ferguson decided to prepare from now on. He likes Chu Zhongtian very much, but it does not mean that he has to accept the fate of being defeated by the team led by Chu Zhongtian at home. He not only wants to win, but also win with a big score to establish the team's qualifying advantage in this group. Hoffenheim defeated CSKA Moscow 3-1 and became famous. He will slap this team so that everyone knows that Manchester United is not easy to mess with.

Ferguson now won two UEFA Champions League trophys. Before he retired, he wanted to win the third one. He almost achieved it last season, but he failed in the end. This season he wants to make a comeback with Manchester United and make a comeback!

※※※In the few days after the game, Hoffenheim was still immersed in the excitement of winning the first Champions League game in history. The media flocked to it, and the situation even surpassed their first match with Bayern Munich.

This excitement continued into the league. In the sixth round of the Bundesliga in the weekend, Hoffenheim defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1 away.

Although the home team caught a pass error on Hoffenheim's defense ten minutes into the beginning of the game, it actually aroused Hoffenheim's fighting spirit. At this time, the Hoffenheim players had a thought in their minds: We are the team participating in the Champions League! What is Borussia Mönchengladbach?

Hoffenheim's counterattack started from the 20th minute. Salihovic, a free kick near the baseline on the right side of the frontcourt, did not choose to cross it, but shot directly. The goalkeeper Bay, who attacked and broke the cross, hurriedly turned around and barely slapped the football with his right hand, but it was still in vain. The football flew into the goal and the score became 1:1 tie.

Hoffenheim, who equalized the score, was even more motivated and then began to siege the goal of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mönchengladbach coach Michael_frontzeck waved his hand and made the team play a defensive tactic. Hoffenheim is in the limelight at the moment, and the league has begun, no matter if it has not lost a game, four wins and one draw, the Champions League has just easily defeated the Russian Super League powerhouse. He is not so stupid that he wants to play against Hoffenheim.

His tactics were successful before the 86th minute. Although Hoffenheim had the upper hand in the whole game, he could not break the goal of Borussia Mönchengladbach. This is also the charm of football - if you have the upper hand, you will win. To be honest, Hoffenheim played very beautifully in this game, comparable to the last game against CSKA Moscow.

Until the 86th minute, the commentators began to praise Borussia Mönchengladbach's tenacity. The home fans cheered for their players. Rangnick planned to replace Van Nystruei and Wellington at the same time. When playing in the four forward formation, the defense line that had been held for 66 minutes collapsed.

In the 86th minute, Chu Zhongtian suddenly made a straight pass at the front of the penalty area, Salihovic made a pass from the bottom of the penalty area, and Ibisevic stopped the ball six meters in the middle and scored the right side of the goal, 2:1!

In the 89th minute, Eduardo made a cross from the right foot, and Obasi jumped up in front of the small penalty area and headed into the back corner of the goal, 3:1!

In the first minute of injury time, the midfielder Wosa, who came on as a substitute Sana, made a straight pass in the middle. Obasi successfully counterattacked and broke into the penalty area and faced Bay who was attacking with his left foot and shot into the near corner with his left foot, 4:1!

Although Borussia Mönchengladbach strictly guarded the dead, under Hoffenheim's continuous offensive, the players' psychological pressure gradually increased. After conceding a goal in the end, they could no longer hold on. They collapsed mentally, and it was not surprising that they lost the ball one after another.

Because of this round of league match, Hamburg was tied by Frankfurt, and the two teams had already widened the gap in points. Hoffenheim no longer had to rely on his goal difference advantage to rank first. They can now enjoy the top rank in the league.
Chapter completed!