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Chapter 209 Open the way with champions!

Ibissevic's goal was a blow to Bayern Munich. They didn't expect Hoffenheim to score in such a situation. What they didn't expect was Chu Zhongtian's pass that turned around and turned 360 degrees.

Even though Tymoshchuk responded immediately, he still did not stop him. He had boasted in front of Schweiingsteig, saying that he would definitely be able to defend Chu Zhongtian. Now? He just hopes that he will not be ridiculed by his teammates.

The cheers of Hoffenheim fans in the stands resounded through the sky, while the fans of Bayern Munich remained silent.

"It seems that Hoffenheim is indeed the nemesis of Bayern Munich! Look at their football, it makes Bayern Munich very uncomfortable!"

"Chu once again demonstrated his master's passing skills and insight! And the whole Hoffenheim team and his mind were also very compatible. It is said that throughout the summer, Rangnick was training the team to do this, and that's their result!"

"I think there is no opponent in the entire Bundesliga! Chu is now the number one midfielder in the Bundesliga!"

Praising Chu Zhongtian is a routine work for the commentators, because almost every goal of Hoffenheim has a direct and indirect relationship with him.

When Ibisek celebrated the goal, the first thing he looked for was Kolarov who passed the ball to him. Then the two ran towards Chu Zhongtian. Both of them knew that without Chu Zhongtian, this opportunity to score could not be created at all.

A group of new players on the bench saw with their own eyes the application of Hoffenheim's football in actual combat. This is not an irrelevant friendly match, but for the only honor of the German Super Cup.

This is exactly the purpose of Rangnick's arrangement of them on the bench, hoping that they can look at Hoffenheim's football from a bystander's perspective and let them understand that this will be the football they play. In this way, they know how to cooperate with their teammates on the court, rather than continue to play according to their habits.

Coming to Hoffenheim is equivalent to starting to learn football again.

They must be faster, not only running faster, but also thinking faster. Always run one more step and think one more step than their opponents. This is Hoffenheim football. Rangnick hopes that new players know this.

※※※When the game started again, Rangnick, who had established a two-goal lead, began to decide to substitutions.

Because this is no longer a Super Cup that is similar to a friendly match decided by both sides, so the substitution quota of both teams only have three substitutions. If you don’t want to replace six players in the Super Cup last season, both sides can replace six players.

Rangnik first replaced Weiss with Quaresma.

Quaresma ran to the court and Chu Zhongtian, who was closest to him, slapped the high fives. Chu Zhongtian took the initiative to come over and let him shoot, which also reflected an attitude, hoping that he could integrate into the team. After all, Chu Zhongtian was his guide.

As soon as he got on the court, Chu Zhongtian passed the football to Quaresma, and it can be seen that he is indeed taking care of this new teammate.

Quaresma was still a little uncomfortable with Hoffenheim's football. After he got the ball, he did not pass it directly to Obasi, who was running and responded to him. Instead, he chose to dribble the ball himself, but was cut off by Contento.

"Quaresma obviously can't keep up with Hoffenheim's rhythm!"

"Is it not enough to warm up?"

"If it is Weiss, the ball is passed to Obasi, and Hoffenheim will be another threatening shot!"

The commentators began to criticize. They should praise Chu Zhongtian and criticize Quaresma, a highly questioned player. Because you said he performed well, maybe in a month, he would slap you in the face with his continued sluggish performance.

Anyway, everyone is not optimistic about Quaresma's prospects in Hoffenheim.

Quaresma, who lost the ball, was also very upset. He tried his best to chase back and participate in the defense. He knew that when he arrived at a new team, he needed to show himself well. If he didn't have an offense, he had to defend. When he was in Inter Milan, he didn't like to return to defense, but now he is different. He knew very well what Hoffenheim means to his career. This was his last chance.

His defense was ineffective, after all, he was not the kind of person who could defend. Bayern Munich finally completed a shot, and the football flew out of the baseline against the post. The Hoffenheim fans in the stands were shocked and sweated.

When Hoffenheim attacked again, although there were two Bayern Munich players separated from Quaresma, Chu Zhongtian still chose to pass the football.

The football passed the head of the Bayern Munich player and fell to the wing. Quaresma was not prepared enough and barely stopped the ball, but lost the best opportunity to break through and was blocked by Contento. This time, Quaresma did not drive the ball by himself, but quickly divided the football away, avoiding the possession of the ball being thrown away under his feet again.

The commentators saw Quaresma performing like this twice in a row and shook his head: "What a new player! Quaresma can't cooperate with other Hoffenheim players at first sight, and their frequency modulation cannot match. Chu's pass is very exquisite, but Quaresma never expected it. Maybe he thought there were opponents in the middle, so Chu would not pass the ball to him? But he had to know that Chu's improvisation is part of Hoffenheim football. He must be clear about this and remind himself in the game anytime and anywhere!"

Bayern Munich won a corner kick, but their corner kick was taken, but goalkeeper Nyema tried hard to hit it. Then Sana defeated the popular young actor of the German national team in the competition with Thomas Muller. He headed the ball and flew the football to Chu Zhongtian.

After receiving the ball, Chu Zhongtian took a big step forward and dribbled the ball. This is Hoffenheim's favorite scene, and this is also the rhythm and method they are best at - fast attack! All Hoffenheim players involved in the attack rushed forward desperately, opening up the gap for Chu Zhongtian's pass to create opportunities.

Chu Zhongtian has several pass points to choose from, such as Salihovic on the left, Ibissevic on the middle, and Obasi on the ribs. But he finally passed the football to Quaresma!

This is the third time he has given football to this disappointing Portuguese player.

Quaresma was very prepared this time. He ran forward hard and happened to receive the ball from Chu Zhongtian. Facing Contento, who was rushing to retreat, he made his right foot move to the outside, tricking the opponent into the center of gravity, and then suddenly used his right foot to slam the ball into the middle, and easily passed the opponent!

"Oh! Beautiful!"

There are many room for Quaresma now. Bayern Munich's defenders are only Demikelis, Ram, and Timoshchuk, who are retreating. They are being pushed back by Ibissevic and Obasii. Because they are afraid that Quaresma will pass the ball to these two forwards, they dare not come up to press Quaresma.

This gave him a chance, and he rushed straight from the ribs with the football.

Seeing that he was about to break into the penalty area, Bayern players had to come and grab him. At this moment, he passed the ball!

The football fell to Chu Zhongtian's feet, and Chu Zhongtian kept shooting directly!

Football is slightly higher.

Although there was no goal, it is true that Quaresma's performance was better than before.

But the commentators were still very stingy about Quaresma's excellent performance and refused to praise him. They were obviously afraid of Quaresma's "opening high and closing low" style.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian, who completed a shot, gave Quaresma a thumbs up and thanked him for his pass.

Then Rangnick completed his second substitution, and he replaced Baker with Serner and continued to strengthen his right-hand offense.

In the 78th minute of the game, Bayern Munich finally relied on Ribery's assist and Klose scored a goal. After this goal, Ribery was also replaced. Van Gaal considered that he had just recovered from injury, and he could even be said to be not as good as he was afraid that he would be injured again, so he replaced him. But he obviously did not want to leave the field early. At this time, Bayern had just recovered a goal, and it was the time to launch a large counterattack. How could he miss such an important moment?

Ribery looked a little bad when she walked out.

Rangnick then replaced Salihovic with Hlosek, giving him a rest while continuing to maintain pressure on Bayern Munich's defense.

Both sides had a chance to score in the last ten minutes of the game, but no one scored.

When the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, Hoffenheim won 2:1, and they defeated their old rival Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup!

"Congratulations to Hoffenheim! They won the first German Super Cup in club history!"

"This is really a wonderful game! Hoffenheim's Chu is so bright! He once again led the team to the last laugh in the competition with Bayern and Munich! It seems that Hoffenheim will continue to use the title of "Bayern nemesis"!"

Amid the cheers, Hoffenheim players celebrated the victory on the court. Although it was just a Super Cup, it was a champion at least. It was perfect to use a champion as the beginning of the new season!

"This is the second championship trophy that Hoffenheim won after he was promoted to the Bundesliga. This small team from the countryside is growing at the speed of the Rockets. In the Bundesliga, they let Bayern Munich know that this is not their back garden. In the European arena, they also used two exciting games to make the whole Europe know them!"

"Hoffenheim is very worth looking forward to in the new season! I didn't say that because they won the Super Cup. I believe that everyone who watched this game would have such an idea - this is an emerging force full of vitality, speed and strength. Their football fascinates us. I like this game, I like their football!"

The commentators expressed their views on the game one after another. Poor Bayern Munich once again became a foil in the competition with Hoffenheim. For the Bundesliga boss, this kind of experience is not often seen.

Van Gaal stood on the sidelines with a pale face. He didn't care about losing the Super Cup, it was just a useless game, far less than the league and the Champions League. What made him unhappy was that the team had no upper hand in teams like Hoffenheim! And his disgust for Hoffenheim, he did not want his team to lose to them.

Rangnick walked up and reached out to him. Although it was not very pleasant, he still had basic politeness. Van Gaal shook hands with Rangnick, then turned around and left the court.

Rangnick raised his arms and joined the players' carnival celebration.

Some teams may be disdainful of the German Super Cup champion and use it as a warm-up match like training. But for the young Hoffenheim, they are very eager for any inconspicuous champion. This team is not those giant teams, their past is blank, their future is blank, and they are full of hunger for honor. It is this hunger that makes Rangnick willing to lead a rural team to fight everywhere.

Because he knew that as long as he had this desire to win and his pursuit of the championship, everything was possible.

When Chu Zhongtian, as the captain, took over the rebuilt Super Cup from German Football Association Chairman Twinzig on behalf of the entire team, blue and white bright color bars representing Hoffenheim were sprinkled over the Pulse Arena of Augsburg.

Hoffenheim's new season, Chu Zhongtian's third season in the Bundesliga kicked off with a championship.

※※A lot of things have happened in the world football this summer, and players are very frequent. However, these have nothing to do with Hoffenheim, in the small city of Sinsheim.

It is a pleasure to win the German Super Cup, but Rangnick asked the team to quickly forget the championship because the real test is the long season ahead.

This season, the goals set by Rangnick for the team are basically the same as what Chu Zhongtian said - on the premise of ensuring that he can participate in the Champions League next season, strive to move forward in the Champions League, the further you go, the better, until you really can't move.

The team's lineup has stabilized early, and there will be no signings or selling people. Hoffenheim's performance during this transfer period shows that they are indeed working towards that goal. A team that is still frequently transferring to and from before the end of the transfer period is full at the beginning.

Hoffenheim has determined the lineup early and can free up a lot of time to train the teams to become familiar with new tactics, especially those who have just joined the team.

Rangnick does not intend to get a starting opportunity as soon as they come up. It depends on how they adapt to the team's new tactics in training. Only Nyema is an exception, because the goalkeeper's position has little requirements for tactical adaptation, and no one except him can be the main goalkeeper. Although Haas's performance is sometimes outstanding, his performance is not stable enough, and the fatal disadvantage of goalkeeper is that it is not stable enough.

The first round of the league this season will be held on August 20, with Bayern Munich playing against Wolfsburg at home. Hoffenheim's match was on the afternoon of August 21 the next day. Their first round opponent was Werder Bremen, known as the nemesis... Before that, there was a German Cup game that needed to be played. In this game, Rangnick decided to give the new team players the opportunity to combine with the substitute to play, and give them a feeling of the game.

His goal is to play against Werder Bremen in the first round of the league.

Since Hoffenheim has won the league championship, Super Cup championship, and swept almost all opponents - except Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen is the real "Hoffenheim nemesis". In the 2008-09 season, Hoffenheim was in the limelight when he first started out. He defeated Bundesliga regular Cottbus 3-0 in the first round of the league, which surprised the whole of Germany and called it an unpopular. Such Hoffenheim lost to Werder Bremen 4-5 at his home court. Hoffenheim performed very bravely in that game. The score can tell everything, but if he loses, he loses.

Since that game, Hoffenheim will have to lose as long as he meets Werder Bremen, and he can't even get a draw. He lost 4:5 at home, lost 0:2 away, and lost to Bremen in the League Cup. In the next 2009-10 season, in the pre-season Super Cup, Hoffenheim lost 1:3 at home, losing his first German Super Cup. Hoffenheim and Bremen scored 1:2 and 0:1 in the league round respectively.

This is really a puzzling thing. With Hoffenheim's strength, it is not so unbearable to face Bremen. They can defeat Bayern Munich many times, and Werder Bremen can't do this. They can also defeat super giants like Manchester United and Inter Milan in the Champions League, but Bremen's Champions League trip is always tragic.

Is it really like the media said that when facing Werder Bremen, Hoffenheim's entire team has a psychological shadow?

※※※"This is ridiculous, we have no psychological shadows." Chu Zhongtian said in an interview with Chinese media.

The league has not yet begun, and the attention to Hoffenheim's first round game has begun. This game has a gimmick because of Bremen's title of "Hoffenheim Nemesis".

"Then why did the past record..."

"Football is so strange. Sometimes you try your best but you may not win. Sometimes you are not as good as the other party, but you are the one who laughs to the end. I think it's just a coincidence and cannot explain any problem." Chu Zhongtian answered with such words, of course, he could not satisfy the reporters.

"You are in good shape now. Can you score a goal against Werder Bremen?" they asked.

Chu Zhongtian shrugged: "Who knows this? I can't predict it beforehand. Besides, it doesn't matter whether I can score a goal, what matters is whether the team can win..."

After answering this question, he gestured to the reporters, left the training ground, and returned to the locker room.

Everyone in the locker room was also talking about Werder Bremen. Although Chu Zhongtian claimed that the team did not have psychological problems, it was an indisputable fact that everyone cared about this opponent. Everyone was puzzled by why they always lost to Werder Bremen, and no one could explain this reason. In the end, I really thought that maybe Bremen was their nemesis, just like they were always very excited when facing Bayern Munich, so the winning rate was still higher. Bremen's players might also be very excited when facing them.

Some people think it is the reason for tactical restraint, but he can't explain the method of restraint.

As for psychological shadows? Everyone disagrees, or does not admit this statement.

Chu Zhongtian did not participate in their discussion. He took a shower, changed his clothes, said goodbye to everyone and left.

He was quite busy this night. Mathilde called and told him that a TV program invited him to participate, which was an interview program. Chu Zhongtian was already used to attending such programs. As he became famous in German football, more and more announcements were invited to participate in various programs, and his face often appeared on the TV screens of German audiences.

Chu Zhongtian knew that he would definitely be asked questions about Bremen tonight. Who made this team a pain in their hearts?

Since we have won a Super Cup and have a good start to the new season, what reason is there to allow this scar to continue to exist?

Chu Zhongtian decided to defeat Werder Bremen in the first round of the league at all costs, erasing the old injury and new pain for everyone in Hoffenheim. Let Hoffenheim get rid of all the burdens of the past and get on the road with light load.
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