After playing the German Cup, Hoffenheim put all their energy into the first round of the league, as the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and Hoffenheim have to go to the Westphalen Stadium to play Dortmund in the first round, Wolfsburg in the second round at home, and in the third round to challenge the defending champion Stuttgart. It's a very painful schedule.

Borussia Dortmund finished ninth last season, but the 83,000-seat Westphalian Stadium rivals Anfield in the Premier League, and it is a stadium that scares all teams regardless of their record. Although Wolfsburg is only 15th in the table, they have recruited this season and spent 17 million on summer transfers, which is by no means a team to be messed with, not to mention Stuttgart, the defending champion of the state derby, is destined to be a bloody battle. For a promoted horse like Hoffenheim, if you are not careful, you may fall into the miserable situation of three consecutive defeats.

For Hoffenheim's Bundesliga debut, Hoffenheim FC did not set a specific target for Rangnick, and now Hoffenheim up and down except Rangnick no one knows where their strength is among the 18 teams in the Bundesliga, they have played against Bundesliga teams in the German Cup, and they have beaten them, but the Bundesliga game and the German Cup game are definitely different, they must not equate the cup and the league, otherwise they will not find a place to cry.

Rangnick knows very well that the team is promoted, but he is not a rookie coach, he has achieved good results in Stuttgart and Schalke 04, this Hoffenheim in Rangnick's view, the main squad in the Bundesliga is about the middle level, but the substitute squad is only afraid that even relegation is difficult, and for the long league, the substitute and the main force are equally important, and it is impossible to make a difference in the league without a high-level substitute team. So in Rangnick's view, relegation is good, if you play well, you will continue to play the League Cup next year, with a year of experience, the task of relegation next year will be lighter, and strive to get a better position in the European battlefield. If you want to realize Hoffenheim's dream of being a giant, European competition is also a place where you need to perform well.

In order to realize Rangnick's ideas, they must make a good start, one of Hoffenheim's big advantages is that the Bundesliga team is not familiar with Hoffenheim, although Hoffenheim set off a winning streak in the Bundesliga last season, but after all, it was in the Bundesliga, after the coaches of the Bundesliga heard about it, the most they could see and praise for playing well, and then it was over, they couldn't study Hoffenheim's, Rangnick thought they must not admit defeat when they saw a strong team, and only fight when they saw a weak team, It is very dangerous to have this kind of thinking, once they lose to a strong team, and they can't fight against a weak team, what awaits them is the fate of relegation. If you want to be relegated, you have to fight every team from the first game, whether it is a strong team or a weak team.

Borussia Dortmund certainly aren't an easy team to play, they would never be ninth in the league if it weren't for the economic crisis, and they have made several signings this season, with Blaszczykowski being unstoppable in the warm-up against the lower-tier teams, looking past people on the right flank and shooting with powerful passes. Petritsch was last year's top scorer and assist leader in the Swiss Super League. The Swiss Super League is not a mainstream league, but Petrits's free-kick is quite awesome, and 350 euros is not spent for nothing! There is another person to guard against, and that is Li Huan's team-mate Federico in Karlsruhe, who finished second in the Bundesliga scorer list last season, scoring 17 goals.

However, Rangnick thinks that the team's problems are very similar to Hoffenheim's, that is, the backline is inconsistent, the difference is that Hoffenheim's backline is too young, while Dortmund is too old. Metzelder is gone, and there is a grandfather-level Kovac, who is close to 100 years old with captain Warnes and right-back Degen, and such a backline may not be able to block the impact of Li Huan, Demba Ba, Obasi, Eduardo, and Ibisevic. Rangnick believes that as long as the players are not frightened at Westphalen and can play at their level, victory is not impossible.

This is the first time Hoffenheim has played Germany's top league in more than 100 years, and Hoffenheim Village, even the entire Sinsheim and Rheinneckar regions have become a sensation, which represents the rise of a football powerhouse, everyone knows the horror of Westphalia Stadium, Hoffenheim fans are calling more fans to go to the Ruhr area to cheer for Hoffenheim players, so that they will not feel lonely and afraid in the 80,000-person stadium.

Before the start of the game, Hoffenheim was not favored by the media, countless facts have proved that the Bundesliga's cattle team may not be a big bull in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim's style of play is very limited, the offense is strong and the defense is weak, there is no team in the Bundesliga that can threaten their defense, they are invincible, but after coming to the Bundesliga, there are many teams with strong attacking power, Hoffenheim's so-called luxury squad is only in the Bundesliga, and there are at least six or seven Bundesliga teams that spend more than 10 million on transfers, and Bayern has smashed more than 70 million euros, In the face of the attack of the Bundesliga teams, it is difficult to say whether Hoffenheim can maintain their style of play in the Bundesliga.

Rheinneckar believes that Hoffenheim can get a point at Westphalia as a success, because in all the previous 48 promoted Bundesliga debuts, no team has won, and Hoffenheim is playing away, Rheinneckar believes that Hoffenheim should focus on the second game, the second game is their first home game, and they face last season's fifteenth place Wolfsburg, who moved to the Karl Benz Stadium in Mannheim for the first time this season. If you don't play well, it is likely to affect the attendance of the home team in the future.

In the "Bild" and "Kicker" and other major newspapers have shifted their attention to the focus of the first round of the Bundesliga, the defending champion Stuttgart and the runner-up Schalke 04, the game against Hoffenheim and other three promoted horses only briefly mentioned, but also not optimistic about Hoffenheim victory, all think Hoffenheim is a draw to win.

All the media looked down on Hoffenheim, but the young people at Hoffenheim were confident and determined to show the Bundesliga teams their football, and Eduardo was unhappy with the media's low opinion of Hoffenheim, saying: "A lot of journalists think that our victory is because of the weakness of the opponents, not because we are strong, and the game against Dortmund will make them clear that we are strong, we are not a relegation team." “

The leader of the team, Li Huan, is also full of confidence in the upcoming new season, he also said in an interview: "Our success last season was not accidental, underestimate our team will regret it, not only us, but also the strength of the other two promoted horses, especially Karlsruhe, although Federico left, but they played overall football, this season these Bundesliga teams will surprise the Bundesliga teams." “

Federico, who transferred to Dortmund this season, warned his teammates, telling them to be careful of Hoffenheim, must be careful of Li Huan, he has been with Li Huan for more than a year, knowing the strength of this Chinese defender, he said unceremoniously that Dortmund's back line can not stop Li Huan's charge, the Chinese with a speed of 10 seconds 3 per 100 meters is not only amazing, his technique is also super good, he can score anywhere in the front court, and his carelessness is equivalent to losing points.

But whether it is Li Huan and Eduardo, or Federico's voice has not attracted Dortmund's attention, up to Dole, down to the fans do not think that this Hoffenheim team can bring much trouble to Dortmund, the law that the promoted horse has never won in the debut also makes them feel a lot more at ease, although it is said that the law is used to break, but there is such a law that the Bundesliga team is very uncomfortable when it plays the Bundesliga for the first time. Li Huan is certainly powerful, but how much of a threat can a defender have, not to mention that they are playing in Westphalia with 83,000 people, maybe the German second players will be scared and their legs will be weak.

Federico was dissatisfied with the annual salary offered to him by Karlsruhe, Federico came to Dortmund, he originally thought that he was the second scorer in the German second division and could occupy the main position in Dortmund, but he did not expect the team to buy the top scorer of the Swiss Super League, Pedric, he could only play as a substitute for Pedric, the substitute was soft-spoken in the team, and no one wanted to believe him. Federico can't do anything about it, he is already committed to the team.

The opening match of the Bundesliga started on the evening of August 11, Schalke 04, which was won by Stuttgart last season, drew 2:2 with Stuttgart away from home, and finally breathed a bad breath, after this game, the first round of the Bundesliga also kicked off, and the three promoted teams Hoffenheim, Rostock and Karlsruhe also went away to participate in their Bundesliga debuts this season, of course, for Karlsruhe and Rostock, they are reliving the old dream, after both teams have been wandering in the Bundesliga for several years, But for Hoffenheim, it was a real debut. Every step they take is making history for the team.

The weakest opponent of the three promoted horses is Karlsruhe, their opponent is Nuremberg, the strongest opponent is Rostock, their opponent is Bayern Munich, which is crazy to purchase this season, and Hoffenheim's opponent Dortmund is in the middle, and the media's prediction of these three promoted horses before the game is also in line with their opponents, thinking that Rostock can only accept their fate, don't have any thoughts, Karlsruhe may have an upset, Hoffenheim will keep the draw and win.

(To be continued)