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In the days without Chu Zhongtian, Hoffenheim played three league games, one win, one draw and one loss, they first drew 2:2 away to Werder Bremen, then won 1-0 at St. Pauli at their home stadium, and then lost 0:2 to Schalke 04 in the last round of the league. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Hoffenheim were clearly weak without Chu Zhongtian and they were problematic in attack. Now that Chu Zhongtian is back, the situation is much better.

Bookmakers have also adjusted Hoffenheim's odds at home to Kaiserslautern, which were previously unfavourable and are now completely favourable.

The rest of the Chinese team can get a break after the Asian Cup, and although players like Hao Junmin, who also played in the Bundesliga, also returned to Schalke 04, he was a substitute and did not have to play, so he could also get a chance to rest.

Only Chu Zhongtian rushed to participate in the game non-stop.

Who called him the core? The core is the meaning of indispensable, and if it is missing, it is not done.

On February 4, 2011, Hoffenheim welcomed Kaiserslautern on their home turf, and Chu Zhongtian returned to the Rhine-Neckar Stadium a month and a half later. His appearance was warmly welcomed by the fans. Several Chinese five-star red flags also appeared in the stands. It was not Chinese students waving the flag, but genuine Germans who were expressing their affection for Chu Zhongtian in this way.

There were also fans who played the slogan "Welcome to the Asian Champion" to welcome Chu Zhongtian.

The champions of the Asian Cup, the best players and the Golden Boot goalscorers are in their teams, making them proud. They don't know that the Asian Cup and the European Cup are not at the same level at all, but only continental competitions, which are equally important.

Chu Zhongtian started this game and was replaced after playing 75 minutes. It's not that the performance is not good, but Rangnick must have suffered a lot from his fitness considering that he was running back and forth, although he didn't admit it himself.

So in the seventy-fifth minute, he was replaced.

By that time, Hoffenheim was already leading 3-1.

Hoffenheim, who had Chu Zhongtian, suddenly returned to his previous state, and his attack power was extremely terrifying, scoring three goals in Kaiserslautern in 60 minutes, and establishing the victory in one fell swoop. Chu Zhongtian continued his excellent performance in the Asian Cup, scoring a goal and an assist in the game, and was the number one contributor to the team's victory.

So when he was substituted, the fans in the Rhine-Neckar stands stood up and applauded him for his performance.

"Simply impeccable. Just finished participating in the Asian Cup of the national team, went all out in the Asian Cup, led the national team that was not favored to win the Asian Cup, and won a number of individual awards. Now I'm in the league right away, and I've scored goals and assists in the games. What else can we say in the face of such a brilliant Chu? If I were a journalist, I would give him a point, and he deserved it for his performance in this game! The German commentator lamented.

The live broadcast was also screaming emotionally: "Thank you, Chu! ”

The fans shouted along with him: "Thank you! ”

Chu Zhongtian waved to the fans to thank him.

The next day, the German media focused on Chu Zhongtian, and the local media "Rhein-Neckar" in Sinsheim called the game Chu Zhongtian's "return of the king". The well-known German media "Bild" also set up a special page to introduce Chu Zhongtian's performance in the Asian Cup. The media have praised Chu Zhongtian as the current number one star in the Bundesliga, and his limelight has completely overpowered his good friend Ribery, although Ribery's performance has been getting better and better in the past two months, with goals and assists, and he has returned to the form he was in when he first joined Bayern Munich.

In January, Chu Zhongtian represented the Chinese team in Qatar in the Asian Cup, but various transfer rumors did not let him go. The big clubs in Europe are chasing this very powerful midfielder. AC Milan, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, ...... The names of these wealthy families are all related to Chu Zhongtian.

At that time, Chu Zhongtian was concentrating on playing the Asian Cup, and he turned a deaf ear to the voices outside. Merry said that Chu Zhongtian would never leave the team during the winter break, he is having a good time at Hoffenheim now, and he does not want to go anywhere so far.

The transfer window for the winter break has closed, but the transfer rumors about Chu Zhongtian have not disappeared, and there is even a tendency to intensify. Because of their interest in Chu Zhongtian, many European giants have sent scouts to Qatar to track Chu Zhongtian's performance. The Chinese team in this Asian Cup from not favored to finally won the Asian Cup, Chu Zhongtian has made great contributions, his performance is obvious to all, no need for professional scouts, even ordinary fans can see how big his role is, how good his performance is.

In the end, Chu Zhongtian led the team to win the championship, and he also won the Most Valuable Player Award and the Best Scorer Award, which can be described as out of the limelight.

His performance was seen by scouts from major teams, and it is believed that managers and managers were quick to receive reports from scouts. So although the winter transfer window has closed, the speculation in the media about Chu Zhongtian's transfer rumors is still uninterrupted.

Everyone thinks that Chu Zhongtian is already the best player in the Bundesliga, so he won't stay long in the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga is not the top league in Europe, and Chu Zhongtian is an ambitious player, he conquered the Bundesliga, so he naturally wants to change places and challenge again.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian himself did not pay attention to those rumors, the really valuable information agent Mr. Merry had already told him, and he knew in his heart that the transfer rumors could not interfere with him.

He is a very professional player, and the so-called professional is to play well in whatever team he plays for, and never do the kind of thing that is in Cao Ying's heart.

Wherever he goes in the future, he's still part of Hoffenheim, so he's going to play well for Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim then face an important game when they take on Bayern Munich away from home. This is a key battle in the 22nd round of the Bundesliga.

At the beginning of this season, Bayern Munich's state is very sluggish, the whole team is very affected by the World Cup, and the national teams where the main team is basically a team that has reached the top four of the World Cup, so they are equivalent to playing all seven games, the physical consumption is very huge, and at the same time playing well in the World Cup, the state will inevitably usher in a low ebb after the World Cup.

Therefore, at the beginning of the season, Bayern Munich was once relegated to the area on the verge of relegation. However, with the return of injuries such as Franck Ribery before the winter break, Bayern Munich's strong heritage has come into play, and they are getting better and better and higher in the league.

By the end of the last round of the league, they had jumped up to fifth, just one point behind fourth-placed Hoffenheim.

When the two sides met for the first time this season, it happened to be when the whole Bayern Munich team was not in good shape, and the core of the team, Ribery, in order to be able to compete with Chu Zhongtian, even did not hesitate to take the injury to the game, but the team did not win, and his own injury worsened, and he missed more than two months of the game, which really outweighed the loss.

This time the two sides met again, and Bayern Munich was in just the right shape. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, have concerns as the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is played on the fourth day after this game, when they host Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham Hotspur are not easy to play against. The biggest dark horse in the Champions League last season was considered Hoffenheim, so the number one dark horse in this season's Champions League has to be Tottenham.

They topped the group of the defending champions, beating defending champions Inter Milan.

Last season's Champions League made the whole of Europe realize Chu Zhongtian's ability, and this season's Champions League group stage made the whole of Europe reacquaint themselves with the young and famous Welsh winger Gareth. Bel. He made a name for himself in Tottenham's away game against Inter Milan when he burst out at 4-0 down, scoring three goals and completing a hat-trick while almost turning the three points into one. He broke through a group of world-class defenders such as Zanetti, Lucio, Samuel and McCone on the flanks, and used the same method to score world-class goalkeeper Giulio at the same angle. Cesar's goal-scoring three goals impressed the whole world.

He then returned to home and instigated Tottenham's 3-1 win over Inter Milan, which ultimately helped Tottenham beat Inter Milan to top the group.

These two dark horses meet now, and both teams believe in the philosophy of attacking football, which is bound to set off a frenzy of attacking football, and these two games must be very good.

The focus of Rangnick's work this season is still on the Champions League, and Tottenham are not the strongest team in the round of 16, but they are definitely not soft persimmons that can be pinched casually. Hoffenheim have to give it their all, knowing that playing home first and then away is not a good fixture.

For the sake of this game, Rangnick would rather give up the game against Bayern Munich.

In order not to let Chu Zhongtian get injured, Rangnick put Chu Zhongtian on the bench in this game, and decided whether to let him play depending on the situation.

Against Bayern, I'd rather lose this game, the league is still long, and there is still time to get it back, but the Champions League can't afford to lose a game.

※※※ Hoffenheim does not pay attention to it, but Bayern Munich does. They lost away to Hoffenheim in the first leg of the league and as the leaders of the Bundesliga, they were always held down by one team to the point of becoming their own nemesis. Such a thing is simply a shame for Bayern up and down.

They certainly won't want to lose to Hoffenheim again on their home turf.

Although they also face an important game such as an away game against Inter Milan, they have decided to find their way back in the league first.

In this way, the two sides met with different moods.

Chu Zhongtian, who played well in the last round of the league, sat on the bench, which was news before the game, so everyone was not surprised. The answer given by Rangnick was to protect Chu Zhongtian. You must know that every collision between Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich must be full of passion, Chu Zhongtian has a lot of enemies in the Bayern team, who knows if in the fierce game, Bayern Munich players will suddenly be hot-headed and shovel Chu Zhongtian down with a flying tackle? At that time, Chu Zhongtian was not injured in the Asian Cup, which Rangnick was most worried about, but was injured under his nose, which would be a real loss!

Chu Zhongtian certainly wants to play against Bayern Munich, and he doesn't think he could get hurt. But he's the captain and Rangnick is the coach and he has to obey the coach. Despite his reluctance, he accepted the arrangement without showing a word of complaint or dissatisfaction.

In this way, he sat on the bench and watched his good friend Ribery break through his teammates' defences again and again on the field.

Amid the huge cheers of the home fans, Bayern Munich established the lead in the seventeenth minute. Thomas who shone at last year's World Cup in South Africa. Muller latched on to Franck Ribery's pass and shot from inside the box, and the ball flew over Nyema's head, but it was too fast for Nyema to react. Bayern Munich leads 1-0.

The TV broadcast quickly pointed the camera at Chu Zhongtian, who was sitting on the bench. Seeing that his team was lagging behind, Chu Zhongtian made a chagrined expression and gesture off the field.

Rangnick was unmoved, no matter how hard Bayern Munich attacked and how many scoring opportunities he had, he would not change his plans.

Of course, Hoffenheim is not an idle person, and it does not mean that without Chu Zhongtian, he will be completely dead.

Towards the end of the first half, Hoffenheim seized a chance for Bayern Munich's sloppy defence when they were awarded a free-kick in front of Salihovic. In Chu Zhongtian's absence, Salihovic was the heart of the team, and he once again took on the responsibility of the heart in today's game, when he smashed through the wall and goal of Bayern Munich with a beautiful direct free-kick.

1:1！ The two sides are back on the same starting line.

※※※Not long after the start of the second half, Chu Zhongtian was called up to warm up, but he didn't get the chance to play until the eighty-sixth minute. At that point, it was basically useless.

In the second half, Bayern Munich made a sudden effort and scored two goals in a row, and Ribery and Robben contributed successively to help the team lead 3:1. With two goals behind, there is not much time left in the game, no matter how powerful Chu Zhongtian is, he can't do it. What's more, for the Champions League in the middle of next week, Rangnick also replaced three main players, and Chu Zhongtian was alone.

In the end, the match ended with Bayern Munich beating Hoffenheim 3-1. Bayern Munich got their revenge on their home turf, but what about Hoffenheim? None of the main players were injured in this game, especially Chu Zhongtian. When he came on the pitch, the overall situation of the game was decided, whether it was Bayern Munich or Hoffenheim, there was no need to fight. Chu Zhongtian will naturally not be taken special care of by his opponent on the field. Everyone knows Rangnick's motives for hiding Chu Zhongtian, unless you and Chu Zhongtian really have a great hatred, otherwise they will be adults.

However, the defeat dropped Hoffenheim back to fifth in the table, while Bayern Munich took the opportunity to finish fourth in the league.

Rangnick doesn't care about the league standings, and the league standings for a round or two don't mean anything at all.

After playing the match against Bayern Munich, Hoffenheim will face Tottenham Hotspur, their opponent in the Champions League round of 16 at their home stadium.

Don't think that Tottenham haven't played in the Champions League for 48 years and think that this team is a fish belly to be bullied.

The team's surprising performance in the group stage reminded people of Hoffenheim last season, shocking European football as a dark horse.

Rangnick even gave up the game against Bayern Munich in order to prepare for this game, just to ensure that they can win the first leg of the home game, so that they can have a slight advantage when they go away.

In the home-and-away knockout system, playing home first and then away is definitely not a good schedule, but there are no absolutes in everything, as long as the home game is good, the away game advantage is great. Last season, Ligue 1 side Lyon played at home against the mighty Real Madrid, but they won 1-0 at home, drew 1-1 away from Real Madrid in the second leg, and finally relied on a 2-1 aggregate victory over Real Madrid, eliminating the opponent, making Real Madrid stop in the quarterfinals for six consecutive years, becoming the laughing stock of all Europe.

Tottenham Hotspur has several of the most dangerous figures, Gareth who shone in the group stage. Bell is one of the most high-profile of them all. However, Rangnick believes that Tottenham's most dangerous man is not Gareth. Bale, but Van der Vaart and Modric, are the two midfielders who are the ones Tottenham need to pay attention to.

Among them, Van der Vaart is the most threatening. He has quickly established himself at the heart of the squad since joining Tottenham from Real Madrid last summer and is now the team's top scorer with 10 goals. He can organise attacks in midfield, score on his own and have excellent free-kick footwork, making him a difficult player to let go.

At Real Madrid he wasn't in good form, but at Tottenham, after the elder Redknapp made him a core, his ability exploded.

As long as Van der Vaart can be checked in this game, Hoffenheim's hopes of victory will be greatly enhanced.

But how to curb it?

Rangnick decided to hand over Van der Vaart to Lorik. Sana, Van der Vaart's ability to fight is his weakness, and Sana is the best at physical confrontation, Rangnick's requirement for Sana is to constantly use his body to interfere with Van der Vaart, so that he can't play at his own level. As long as Van der Vaart can be contained, Hoffenheim will be free to deal with others, including Modlic and players like Bale and Crouch.

Another thing that Rangnick can rely on is experience. Although Hoffenheim only played in the Champions League for the first time last season and is the second time so far, like Tottenham, this Hoffenheim side is much more experienced than this Tottenham team. After all, the experience of forty-eight years ago simply cannot be used now. Tottenham are new to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time, while Hoffenheim already have a season of experience, beating future champions Inter Milan 3-1 in the second leg of the quarter-finals.

These experiences are invaluable and will play a key role in critical moments.

(To be continued)