The German League Cup, which has been criticized by the club for many years, has finally been cancelled on the basis of the European Cup, and the Super Cup has also been stopped for this reason, and the first game of German football this season will be the German Cup, and the Bundesliga giants can play a few meaningless games less, and they will almost go to the church to thank God en masse.

Hoffenheim's first opponent in the German Cup was the D-level amateur side Chemnitz, such a team could not pose any threat to Hoffenheim at all, and Hoffenheim did not take them to heart, and Rangnick planned to use this game to check the team's new signings and substitutes at the beginning of the training camp. But because of the slackness and laziness of the main players, Rangnick decided to bring the main players with them and let them get into the game early to prepare for the first round of the league in a week.

Chemnitz fans were thrilled to see the Hoffenheim Treble-winning players visiting Chemnitz after the news broke that the city's famous newspaper, the Free Press, had sold out a week earlier, but even without tickets, many fans wanted to go to the bars and big screens near the stadium to watch the game and experience the wonderful moment of their team playing against the Treble.

Although Hoffenheim are facing an amateur team, the game is still being followed by journalists and fans, with almost everyone wanting to see what the Bundesliga treble is like and what the quality of their new signings will be like. Because the timing of the Hoffenheim match conflicted with the Yenching Olympics, CCTV Sports did not broadcast Hoffenheim's first match of the season, but there were still many websites on the online platform that broadcast the game live.

Lihofenheim's starting line-up was dominated by substitutes, goalkeeper Haas, four defenders Jankel, Comber, Simunic and Baker, three midfielders Tymoschchuk, Stref, Sarichovic and three forwards Ibisevic, Saviola and Wellington.

On the bench were Heldrlin, Li Huan, Ibertsberg, Eduardo, Gustavo, Hildebrand, Demba Ba, who was recuperating at home due to injury, did not come, Nisglia striker Obasi went with the team to the Olympic football match, and Hoffenheim only had four people available in the front line.

Chemnitz also knew the huge difference in strength between them and Hoffenheim, so they were in the right position in the game, did not take the initiative, and almost hoarded the backfield to wait for Hoffenheim's counterattack.

Although Hoffenheim came on as a substitute, the strength of the opponent was too average, and the players on the field played with ease, and they were completely with the attitude of a training match to deal with this game. Only three new signings were more positive and did not miss every opportunity to perform.

In such a game where the result was known before the game, fans and reporters alike focused on the process, and the reporters' cameras were closely following the three new foreign players, and the Chinese Internet commentators also commented on the performance of the three foreign players from time to time, while the player commentators in Chemnitz all used him and them instead.

All three players were outstanding in their individual qualities, but it was Baker who performed best on the pitch, because Saviola and Tymoshchuk needed to be combined in their positions, while Beck only needed to assist and cross as a right-back. Baker's speed is fast and his skills are good, and the opponent has given up the midfield again, Baker is like Li Huan to control the entire right side, and the opponent cannot take advantage of it no matter which penalty area is nearby.

Rangnick didn't go to the sidelines to direct, he was talking to the two assistant coaches about the performance of the three new signings on the pitch, and the players on the bench interjected from time to time to give their opinions, and the game was really like a training game.

Rangnick was very satisfied with Baker's performance, and said to Li Huan: "You have a good helper, Baker is very good at both offensive and defensive ends, we can liberate you to other positions at any time in the future and strike at the opponent." ”

Li Huan muttered: "Actually, the other two foreign aides also played very well, Timoshchuk has a strong overall view, accurate passing, and defense in place, Saviola's running position is very erratic, often swimming between the forwards, if they can cooperate tacitly, they may have scored a goal." ”

When Li Huan talked about scoring the goal, the coach and the substitutes watched the big screen, and the game had been played for 20 minutes, and Hoffenheim had not yet broken the door of this fourth-tier amateur team. The stands were full of loud shouts from Chemnitz fans, Rangnick was not in a hurry, and said to Li Huan: "The opponent defends intensively, only speeds up the run at the edge of the penalty area, and you don't play, the opponent is not afraid of fouling us at all, and it will take time for us to break their goal." ”

The Hoffenheim players on the field were a little breathless, and it was a joke that the 20-minute treble could not break the door of the amateur team. Wearing the captain's armband, Compaq shouted at the players to step forward and have no worries.

The on-site narrator was also relaxed. He quipped: "The Chemnitz players were going to go around and wait for the players to change shirts with the Hoffenheim players off the pitch, but now they may be thinking about a draw. Bayern were almost eliminated by amateur side Burghausen last season, so is it Hoffenheim's turn? Now Hoffenheim fans and players should see clearly the role of Li Huan against Hoffenheim, he is not only able to score goals and assists, Li Huan can make the opponent's foul tactics dare not use on the court, but now they are unscrupulous. ”

The three forwards on Hoffenheim have different characteristics, Ibisevic has skills and strength, Saviola has flexible running positions and fast speed, Wellington's skills are comprehensive, he can pass and shoot, if the three people can cooperate tacitly, the power must be great, but the three people seem to be isolated, there is no inspiration for each other, and there are often mistakes in reluctant cooperation. Chemnitz could easily defuse their attacks with the advantage of numbers.

Chemnitz were an amateur side and had been over-the-top for half an hour against Hoffenheim, and in the 32nd minute, Streve was brought down on a breakaway and Saarihovic finally had a chance to take his free-kick when his moon scimitar pierced the opposition's goal. Scored Hoffenheim's first goal of the new season.

Then the game was completely Hoffenheim, and three minutes later, Tymoschchuk fired a long-range shot through Mnitz again. Make the score two to zero. Timoshchuk scored his first goal for Hoffenheim.

After 2-0, Chemnitz started to attack, the game became open, Hoffenheim's forwards were given more space, and there was no longer a need for subtlety and tacit understanding to do the combination, and Ibisevic, Saviola and Wellington could often play some very clever combinations.

Forty minutes later, Ibisevic scored from a defender from the edge of the box to give Hoffenheim a third goal.

When everyone thought that the first half of Hoffenheim would end with a score of 3-0, but Saviola, who was suspicious of scoring, actively pressed to achieve results, he took advantage of the opponent's central defender's mistake to stop the ball, steal the ball, and hit the penalty area to shoot successfully, turning the score into 4-0.

Two of the three new signings scored in their first competitive game, much to Rangnick's excitement, and he sat in the dugout, chatting and laughing with the assistant coach and the substitutes.

At the start of the second half, Hoffenheim once again showed their attacking prowess when Wellington received a pass from Baker and headed home to make it 5-0.

Wellington was then replaced by Eduardo, and Hoffenheim changed formation and started playing 442.

Rangnick is a coach who likes to constantly update himself, and his ideas, training methods and game concepts are constantly evolving. When he first took over the team, he had to give Hoffenheim a consistent formation; Instilling their tactical philosophy in the players, but the opposition is starting to get to know them, they will be much stronger in the Champions League than they were last season. Hoffenheim needed to surprise their opponents, so in pre-season training, Hoffenheim had been training two formations, 433 and 442, and had players switch between 442 and 433 formations in an instant. Let the opponent not know what formation they will start with. This German Cup is a testing ground for Rangnick.

After the team sealed the win, the players all started their individual performances, right-back Baker saw that Saviola and Tymoshchuk, who joined him, both scored, and as a substitute for last season's top scorer, it was a bit unreasonable not to score, and after Beck assisted to the front, he no longer passed the ball when he saw a good opportunity, but shot himself.

In the 10th and 15th minutes of the second half, Saviola successfully countered offside twice, twice sent the ball into the opponent's goal, and completed a hat-trick for Hoffenheim on the first time.

Saviola was so excited after his hat-trick that he fell to his knees and covered his eyes with his hands in tears of joy as he felt something called self-confidence slowly grow out of his body.

The rest of the game can no longer be called a game, it is simply a massacre, Hoffenheim's central defender Simunich, right-back Baker and substitute Li Huan scored three goals in a row to make the score 10:0, but then Chemnitz also took advantage of Hoffenheim's mistake to score a face-saving goal. Changed the score to 10:1.

When the game was over, the whole crowd stood up and cheered for Hoffenheim, and the fans in this Eastern European region finally got a glimpse of what a legendary team is and how powerful the treble-winning team is crazy to attack.

In the first game of the new Bundesliga season, Hoffenheim started another magical journey with an astonishing score of 10 to 1, and no one knows what kind of miracle they can create this season.

(To be continued)