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Fritz. The last time Abel saw Daniel was on Sunday, and when he came back from shopping for newspapers and magazines, he saw Daniel from a distance, and he was with a group of younger brothers who usually followed him, talking something. Pen%Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info he had several band-aids on his face, and his eye circles were also black and swollen, and it seemed that he was not lightly beaten.

Abel didn't gloat when he saw Daniel like this, he felt that he deserved it, and his first reaction was to turn around and run away, but then he thought about Daniel's fight for himself and others, and it was too unrighteous to turn around and run away. However, he was afraid that Daniel would blame him for being caught in the police station, so he had to rub his head against the wall, as if he couldn't see Daniel, and Daniel wouldn't see him.

It's really strange that I walked all the way to the corner at the end of this street, and I wasn't stopped by Daniel, let alone blocked by Daniel. He had walked the street without a hitch, and now all he had to do was turn right, and Daniel couldn't see himself.

Abel was a little surprised, he looked up and looked back, Daniel was still chatting with his companions, not looking at his side at all.

I don't know why, Abel felt a little lost while being relieved. He couldn't figure out what Daniel was thinking, and if Daniel was angry with himself, he would have come to teach him a lesson, but he didn't. If Daniel didn't care about it, he should have come over and laugh at him, or angrily scolded the team he was backing for drawing with Bayern Munich, which is customary.

Didn't Daniel see himself?

It's simply impossible!

In the past, Abel always felt that he would not be seen by Daniel, but every time the result was that he was caught by Daniel, and then had to endure his ridicule and bullying. Daniel seemed to be searching for himself anytime and anywhere, as long as he appeared within a radius of a hundred meters around him, he would definitely notice him, how could he not see it?

Abel stood at the corner of the street for a moment, not understanding the question.

Then he glanced back at Daniel one last time and went home.

He actually wanted to go up and thank Daniel, maybe for the first time in his life, he really thanked Daniel for that demon. But in the end, he still didn't have the courage, he was afraid that if he took the initiative to come to the door, he would be laughed at or blamed by Daniel...... When Abel fled in a bit of a hurry, someone next to Daniel suddenly said, "I seem to have seen that little Abel coward just now!" ”

"Huh? Where's that bastard? He was the one who caused our boss to be beaten! I'm going to breathe my bad breath! ”

"yes, yes, where?"

"Looks like you've turned a corner......" the man kept around the corner.

A group of people suddenly made noise, shouting to avenge the boss, but Daniel yelled and disappeared.

"That's it!" Daniel flattened his mouth and said with an unhappy expression, "Leave that coward alone! ”

"But Boss, he hurt your ......"

"I said leave it alone!"

Looking at the arrogant Daniel, the others didn't dare to say anything.

Daniel's eyes glanced around the corner, as usual, but without Abel.

His nose snorted heavily.

※※※ The match with Bayern is on Friday night, Saturday is a day off for the team, Sunday is still a holiday, this is a special bonus for the team to draw with Bayern Munich, Saturday is a regular holiday, and Sunday is an extra.

On this day, Franck Franck Ribery, who had just lost to Chu Zhongtian in the competition, was named the 2008 French Footballer of the Year, the second year in a row that he won this award. Two days later, he will fly to Paris to receive the award.

Ribery was barricaded at the door by reporters asking him to talk about how he felt about winning the award.

'It's a consolation for me to win the prize, of course it would have been better if we had beaten Hoffenheim before the win, and if I had been able to score goals and assist in the game, it would have been perfect!'

He's still haunted by the fight.

At the same time, Chu Zhongtian received a courier package.

It is a long wooden box.

From the first time he saw this outer packaging, Chu Zhongtian had a sense of familiarity.

He didn't expect that he could receive such a gift in Germany, and his hand holding the box was stretched out and trembling a little. With some excitement, he unpacked the package, opened the lid of the box, and a bottle of champagne lay quietly in a white foam bar. There is a red bow tied at the neck of the neck.

Chu Zhongtian carefully took out the wine bottle and put it at the window to examine it carefully. The strap of the bow reads "Hoffenheim vs Bayern, best of the match".

There was nothing else in the box, and there were no cards full of words.

He knew who sent it.

When he saw the words on the bottle and the bow, he knew that the old fan was alive and well, and he watched his game.

Chu Zhongtian put the box aside, picked up the wine and came to the wine cabinet, opened the door and put it in. There is no champagne reward for the Bundesliga's best of the match, so the last bottle of wine here before that was sent by Le Goff after Chu Zhongtian's last game in Metz, where he was voted Man of the Match.

After he came to Germany, he didn't open the cabinet door except to wipe the ashes. Now the champagnes have a new partner. Although Chu Zhongtian knew that this kind of thing would definitely not happen often in the future.

※※※ There was no training on Sunday, and Chu Zhongtian nested at home all day, except for going out for a walk after dinner. However, it was not an easy journey, and he was recognized by countless citizens of Sinsheim, a city of 30,000 permanent residents, most of whom are now Hoffenheim fans, and they naturally watched the game the day before yesterday.

Chu Zhongtian's long-range goal at the last moment made him a hero of this small city all of a sudden.

Along the way, he signed countless people, and many people he didn't know at all took group photos.

Of course, there are also people who don't want to sign autographs or take photos, just pat him on the shoulder and say to him: "That ball is so beautiful, well done, Chu!" ”

Back at home, Chu Zhongtian and Emily talked on the phone until they went to sleep.

This is Chu Zhongtian's holiday life.

The next day, I got up and went to training, and then I heard a news that was not really news anymore - goalkeeper Thiem, who couldn't play in Valencia. Hieldebrand has confirmed a move to Hoffenheim during the winter break. In this way, the team finally has a goalkeeper who can be said to be reasonable.

The press conference for Hieldebrand's arrival took place on the afternoon of December 10, and he will be a member of the team after January 1.

This is important for Ozcan and Daniel. Haas wasn't good news, so neither of them had a smile on their faces when they heard that the transfer had been confirmed. Ozcan was the team's first-choice goalkeeper in the second half of last season and was a key contributor to the team's promotion. Originally, Rangnick planned to continue to trust him and let him play as a main player in the Bundesliga, but Ozjan's own poor performance ruined Rangnick's trust in him. Then he was taken by Daniel. Haas was replaced, but Haas's performance was not consistent enough, and twenty-four years old was still too young and inexperienced for a goalkeeper.

Hoffenheim played well in the first half of the season, mainly because of their superior attacking power. Forty-six goals have been scored in 16 league games, an average of 2.875 goals per game, nearly three goals. This number of goals is the highest in the Bundesliga.

But their defence wasn't good enough, conceding 23 goals in 16 league games, a figure that ranks in the top six of the Bundesliga's eighteen teams. They have only five of the 16 league games without conceding a goal, namely a 3-0 win over Petbus in the first round of the league, a 1-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second round of the league, a 0-0 draw against Stuttgart in the fourth round of the league, a 4-0 win over Hamburg in the ninth round of the league, and a 3-0 win over Bielefeld in the fifteenth round of the league.

They conceded five goals in two league games, 2-5 to Bayer Leverkusen in the third round and 4-5 to Werder Bremen in the sixth round.

Hoffenheim was also surprised that there were three numbers for conceding a goal - one, two and five. Definitely not conceding four, three or more than five...... After communicating with Chu Zhongtian, Rangnick also felt that it would be a very good thing if he could really win the championship this season. If you want to win the championship, you need to strengthen your defense. Although Rangnick advocates attack, he is not a crazy person like Bielsa, and he knows that in order to win the championship, he must pay attention to defense in addition to attacking sharply. In the second half of the season, he can't guarantee that the team will be as sharp as ever in attack when they continue to concede goals. He had a full squad in the first half of the season, basically without injuries or illnesses, especially in the forward line, Obasi, Ibisevic and Demba. None of the three were injured, no one was sick, and there was not even such a thing as accumulating yellow cards and missing the game.

This kind of good fortune won't last long, and Rangnick will have to take that into account.

The addition of Hildebrand is only the first step.

There have also been media reports that Hoffenheim are interested in Juventus' young left wing-back De Celle (paolo_de_ceglie), a Juventus academy player who can play as both full-back and full-back, and is good at assisting. Defensively, there is much to be desired.

Rangnick is going to use the winter break to revamp the team's backline, and there is nothing to move in the attacking line, which is the best attacking lineup in all of Germany, and there is no need to adjust.

※※※ Let's put Rangnick's plan aside and turn our attention to the game itself.

The German league has a long winter break, which runs from mid-December to the end of January, when teams take a break off.

Therefore, the match between Hoffenheim and Schalke 04 at home in the 17th round of the league became the last game before the winter break.

The match between Hoffenheim and Schalke 04 starts at 7pm on December 14, the last match of the 17th round of the entire Bundesliga and the last game of the winter break.

The whole Hoffenheim team was in a happy mood ahead of this game, and the team's performance in 2008 was perfect, and it would be perfect to end it with another winter title!

In the first half of the year, the team was still in the second division, and at that time they were still ten points behind the promotion zone, and no one expected them to qualify at that time. Maybe even they can't believe it, after the winter break, they completed a big comeback, and finally finished second in the league and directly promoted!

In the second half of 2008, promoted Moffenheim have achieved an unbelievable result that has surprised everyone - they are now in the league with 35 points, beating Bayern Munich with 32 points, and are in first place in the league!

It was one of the most glorious years in the club's history.

In the standings, Hoffenheim have three more points and four more goal difference than Bayern Munich. As long as Hoffenheim don't lose by four goals on their home turf and Bayern Munich win by a modest margin, Hoffenheim will be locked up for the winter title.

Both teams faced no weaker opponents in the final round before the winter break, with Hoffenheim hosting Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich travelling to Stuttgart. They haven't won away from home against Stuttgart since the 04-05 season. One of Bayern's only two defeats this season came at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Stuttgart, where Bayern lost 3-1.

Hoffenheim, on the other hand, play at home, and this is their last Bundesliga game at the Karl Benz Stadium in Mannheim, before the team moves to the new home stadium of the Terra Rhein-Neckar after the winter break, which can accommodate 30,000 people, which is larger than the 26,000 Karl Benz Stadium, and leaves room for future expansion.

"Say goodbye to the Karl-Benz Stadium with a victory, say goodbye to Mannheim with a victory!" It was a slogan hung on the barbed wire wall of the team's training ground, which was hung by Hoffenheim fans from Mannheim.

Many fans gathered outside the barbed wire wall of the training ground, and the number of fans who came to watch the team train has increased significantly in the past few days, on the one hand, because they drew with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, and on the other hand, because the team is likely to win the winter championship.

And the players chatted after training, and the topic was inseparable from the winter champion.

Although there is no reward for the winter champions, there must be a reason why the media is hyped, the fans are looking forward to it, and the players themselves are talking about it.

The reason for this is simple, as anyone familiar with the history of the Bundesliga knows: 70 per cent of the teams that win the winter title end up winning the season. In the 45-year history of the Bundesliga, 31 winter champions have been crowned champions.

That's why Bayern Munich is so serious about the winter title, with 14 league titles won in 16 times, with a success rate of 87.5 percent. And since the introduction of the three-point system, Bayern Munich has never been reversed in the case of winning the winter title!

Bayern had a chance to tie the scores at home to boost their hopes of winning the winter title, but they failed in the final four minutes to leave Hoffenheim out at the Allianz Arena. Now they can only attack frantically at Stuttgart's home stadium, hoping to win by a big margin - it's just too difficult...... "Bayern's opponent in this round is Stuttgart, Andres, did you call your friends in Stuttgart? Obsi asked Baker, the wing-back next to him.

Andres. Beck, who came through the Stuttgart Academy, made 18 league appearances for Stuttgart's first team last season and scored a goal. However, he opted to join Hoffenheim this season because the team could give him more opportunities.

Despite leaving Stuttgart, Beck remains a loyal supporter of the team, and he has many good friends in the Stuttgart team, who are still in touch.

Baker shook his head. "Not really, but I don't think I need to call them. Everyone wants to beat Bayern. ”

The teammates burst out laughing. In Germany, Bayern Munich is both the Bundesliga hegemon and the public enemy of the Bundesliga. Any team that plays Bayern Munich wants to beat them.

There are four players in the Hoffenheim first team from Stuttgart, with Jaisler, Weiss, Camper and Beck all starting their football careers in Stuttgart, and if you include goalkeeper Hildebrand, who will move to the team after the winter break, it is five. Even Hoffenheim's head coach Rangnick has played and coached Stuttgart's youth team.

Now an important factor in determining whether Hoffenheim can win the winter break championship is also Stuttgart, Hoffenheim and Stuttgart are really fate...... "I said everyone, Schalke 04 is also a strong team, we have to play our own game first, right?" "Bench captain Te Bell kindly reminded everyone.

"Of course!" What he received was an answer full of fighting spirit and drive.

"Look at that banner -- " someone pointed to the "Farewell to Karl Benz Stadium with Victory, Farewell to Mannheim with Victory" banner hanging on the sidelines. "I don't want our last game in Mannheim to end in defeat!"

"That's right, that's right! We are unbeaten in the Bundesliga with seven wins and one draw at the Karl Benz Stadium and I would like to bring our home unbeaten run to a new stadium! ”

"Alright, boys, it's time for us to train!" Assistant coach Thaydeler walked over and clapped his hands, "If you want to have a merry Christmas, then train me well." None of you want to lose the game against Schalke 04, do you? ”

"Nobody thinks, Peter." The players replied.

Zeidler grinned, "Good, boys! Now let's get training! Don't keep your manager waiting too long. ”

Chu Zhongtian patted the grass clippings on his ass and beckoned to everyone: "Let's go, guys." ”

The team trains on a well-maintained training ground and the fans cheer on the team on the sidelines. Every time the players perform well in training, they are greeted with applause and whistles from the fans on the sidelines.

There was also a large number of media gathered outside to film the team's training sessions, and they were waiting to interview the Hoffenheim players after the training session. After the draw with Bayern Munich, Hoffenheim became the centre of sports news coverage throughout Germany.

And for this winter championship, the whole Hoffenheim team is determined to win!

(To be continued)