Volume 2 The Miracle of Huo Village Chapter 354 Eliminate the troubles
Demba Ba's opening is what Hoffenheim club and the head coach should have imagined, as early as the beginning of the season, Demba Ba had the idea of transferring, but he failed to make the trip due to injury, in fact, Demba Ba is not the only one who is dissatisfied in the Hoffenheim team, Eduardo and Sarihovic have some anger in their hearts, but Demba Ba is the most straightforward and the most intolerable, so regardless of Hoffenheim is facing a life-and-death battle, he stabbed it out at once.
The British "Sun" is most interested in such news, and the report is also the most enthusiastic, they added fuel and vinegar: "Hoffenheim is advancing on the third line, and there seems to be nothing that can stop them from moving forward, but behind such a grand occasion is a crisis, Van Nidenba's main center battle has long been in full swing, and it is difficult for Eduardo and Arshavin to get along, Saarihovic has been following Hoffenheim since the German C, so he has been holding back, in fact, he is not satisfied, Nielsen has long said that a transfer could be at the end of the season. Talented teenager Strel also almost arrived at Arsenal. If these contradictions cannot be resolved, perhaps without Arsenal's intervention, Hoffenheim will be defeated by internal friction. ”
"Every Post" said that Hoffenheim's locker room conflict is the key to how far they can go, "Rijkaard's Barcelona was extremely strong and was known as the dream second team, but the dream second team fell apart just after it was built because of the locker room problem, and now Hoffenheim has the trend of Barcelona back then, and now it is only the battle between Demba Ba and Ruud van Nistelrooy, after the return of Ibisevic, the battle for Hoffenheim's center forward will be even more white-hot." ”
Wenger learned to be obedient after being scolded as a voyeur by Mourinho, he expressed his disattention to the Demba Ba big mouth incident, but he believes that even if this situation occurs, it is normal, which player wants to play, and there will naturally be complaints if he does not have the opportunity to play, just to see how the manager regulates it, and if it is not well regulated, it is likely to affect the unity and combat effectiveness of the team.
After Rangnick spoke to the media, he immediately called Demba Ba to the office, and he explained to Demba Ba in front of reporters that he just wanted to dissipate Dengba Ba's anger, and such a problem must be communicated face-to-face, otherwise the emotions can only accumulate and eventually become uncontrollable. In fact, sports psychologist Herman had already reminded him that it was only because the team had just beaten Arsenal that everyone was excited to forget about it, and as a result, Demba Ba's big mouth incident broke out immediately.
Seeing Demba Ba push the door in, Rangnick stood up and said, "Sit down." ”
Demba Ba didn't sit down, his eyes widened and said: "Coach Rangnick, you don't have to persuade me, what I said to the reporter is from my heart, why can Ruud van Nistelrooy be the main force, which point is worse than him, I repeat, if I don't have the opportunity to play in the Champions League in the future, I will transfer at the end of the season." ”
After two years of getting along, Rangnick knew Demba Ba's temper very well, he was not angry or excited, but poured a glass of water for Demba Ba and said: "I didn't call you to persuade you, since you can tell reporters what you think, can't you tell me, at least we have been working together for more than two years." ”
Demba Ba's face softened, and he sat down hesitantly, saying: "Ralph, I know that this is a critical period for the club, but I just can't figure out which is better than me in terms of Ruud van Nistelrooy's ability to score goals, his contribution to the club and the proficiency of his teammates. ”
Demba Ba only said that the battle with Ruud van Nistelrooy's strength and weakness, but Rangnick understands that it is by no means so simple, the Champions League is the world's attention to the field, and it is a small matter to involve the distribution of bonuses, mainly because there is an excellent performance in such a game, which can immediately cause the giants to coax, even if they can't transfer to the giants, when the summer transfer is renewed, they can also have more chips for a salary increase, Demba Ba's big mouth is not without a purpose, Rangnick can even imagine that this is instructed by Demba Ba's agent Akril.
'None of these Ruud van Nistelrooy are better than you, but there's one thing you're not as good as him, Ruud van Nistelrooy was at Manchester United and he's familiar with the Premier League and Arsenal. The situation of the game also made it possible for us to change the defenders. Rangnick said slowly.
"Ralph, I understand your difficulties and I hope you understand my difficulties as well, I'm still young and I need to play at a high level to improve myself and it's important for me to develop." Demba Ba is not compromising at all.
Rangnick took a deep look at Demba Ba and said: "I promise you, you will definitely have the opportunity to play in the Champions League games later, but I can't guarantee your main position, I have to think about the future of the team, now is the most important time in Hoffenheim's 110-year history." Demba Ba also understands that this is Rangnick's bottom line, and it is not good for him to fall out with Hoffenheim now, Hoffenheim also have Ruud van Nistelrooy, Obsi and Saviola in the front, and it is good for a summer transfer to have a chance to play in the Champions League. Demba Ba said: "All I want is to play, I want to prove on the pitch that I am the centre-forward that Hoffenheim need the most, Ralph, you can see what I did at the training ground, I can do everything Ruud van Nistelrooy did. ”
Rangnick's heart was very unhappy, but he couldn't help but be wronged, and said: "You followed Hoffenheim from the second division, I have always believed in you, the last game was a special situation, the team will need your help in the future, and our goal now is to win the treble." ”
Demba Ba stood up in shock at Rangnick's words and said, "Triple crown? Are we aiming for a triple crown? ”
Rangnick said: "Yes, it's the treble, it's our chance, if we miss it, maybe Hoffenheim will never have that opportunity, it's a moment to make history." So we have to unite. ”
Demba Ba was also excited by Rangnick's goal, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely do my best to help the team." ”
Rangnick smiled and said, "Okay, you go back and rest, train well, we still have a bad battle to fight in London." ”
After Demba Ba left, Rangnick shook his head, pressed his hand to his forehead, elbowed on the desk and pondered for a moment, and then dialed Eduardo's mobile phone, which was also the object of his persuasion today, he would go to London the day after tomorrow, these problems must be solved quickly, otherwise there will be endless troubles. The game is getting more and more intense, fighting on three fronts, once a player is injured, he needs substitutes to step up, and he can't win all the games with 11 people on the field.
The day before Hoffenheim flew to London, England, Demba Ba held a press conference, he explained to reporters his previous remarks about the club, Demba Ba said that he saw the team being pressed and beaten by Arsenal on the bench at that time, his mood was too depressed, too uncomfortable, and he wanted to help the team change the situation on the field, so he said the above words impulsively, but it was misinterpreted by reporters, Demba Ba said that the report of "Bild" has always been not so reliable.
Then Eduardo also expressed his opinion, he said that Hoffenheim has reached the most critical time, they must unite and continue to create miracles, the championship is not won by 11 people on the field, it is the credit of the whole team.
Then Schendelmizer and Hope also came out to speak, saying that Hoffenheim have no internal problems, they are united, and the team is working towards higher goals.
Under the crisis public relations of Hoffenheim FC, the tumultuous Demba Ba bombardment incident has finally come to an end, and the hearts of the fans who have been hanging for a long time have been put into practice again, and they can now finally put the ball in the game.
The second leg of the match between Hoffenheim and Hoffenheim will be played in the second half, with the first day between Bayern Munich and Barcelona, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Originally, everyone thought that these two games were a foregone conclusion, and it was impossible for Liverpool and Bayern to turn over. It turns out that probability is still at work, but the process of the game makes people see the blood surnames of the giants.
Bayern was ashamed and brave, and the battle with Barcelona at home was a 1-1 draw, and the two sides were tied on the score.
If Liverpool had given fans around the world a glimmer of hope before the game, it was mainly because he was Liverpool, the same Reds who had come back from three goals behind in Istanbul.
In this game, the Reds Liverpool also showed their blood and horror again, the game was full of twists and turns, Aurelio and Alonso scored two goals in the first half, and only one more goal can complete the shocking comeback again. However, the game was not over, and then Lucas Lucas and Kuyt scored a late goal to make it 4-3, and Lampard's long-range shot from the edge of the box locked the score at 4-4.
The game was thrilling, and the fans were stunned to death. Eight goals have been scored by both sides, which, combined with five in the previous leg, is almost as close as the two teams have scored in the Champions League in previous seasons combined.
According to Marco later in his biography, after watching the game, Rangnick wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said: "It's not two teams, it's two armies, it's not 22 players, it's 22 beasts, fortunately Hoffenheim didn't draw Liverpool and Chelsea, otherwise, Hoffenheim would definitely be more than lucky." ”
The magical performance of Bayern and Liverpool made Rangnick secretly vigilant, he was worried that after Arsenal returned to the Emirates Stadium, he would also become like a barbaric tribal chieftain, after watching the second round of Liverpool and Chelsea's red and blue match, Rangnick immediately held a short meeting for his players, so that the players were ready for all the hard battles, and Arsenal would be crazy when they returned home.
In fact, even if Rangnick doesn't have a meeting to remind, the Hoffenheim players will not be careless, the bravery of the Premier League team is famous, although Arsenal was brought by the French professor to have some femininity, but in the Premier League, the edification should also be smoked, now they are behind the score and urgently need to win, how can they not fight with them.
However, after Li Huan came to the UK, he received a call from Sun Hai, who was going to invite him to a light meal after the game. Sun Hai told Li Huan not to be afraid of Arsenal, and said with a smile that as long as they dare to fight Arsenal fiercely, Arsenal will definitely soften.
Li Huan laughed when he heard it, Sun Hai's point of view coincides with him, Arsenal is not a team like Liverpool and Chelsea, if you use people as an analogy, Liverpool is like a street underworld, Chelsea is like a rich second generation, they all dare to play tricks, and they can play tricks, but Arsenal is like a high-level intellectual, even if it is a matter of life and death, it may not be Liverpool's blood.
Hoffenheim's arrival attracted a lot of attention from the British media, who reported on the country team that had become famous all over the world in two years, from the world-famous newspapers such as The Sun to the quiet tabloids as the London News, all of whom wanted to interview Hoffenheim's players.
Rangnick knows the development of British print media, England national team coach Eriksen because of the 'Chiefsgate' incident and the example of Rangnick to retreat from the British newspaper, after coming to London, Rangnick ordered the players not to be interviewed at will without the permission of the club, usually in addition to training, try not to go out, if the players really want to play in London, after the game, the club can give the players a half-day off, let them go to play and shop.
However, Rangnick was not ready to offend the British media, in the press conference after training and the press conference before the game, Rangnick either took Li Huan, or brought Arshavin and Vanney, so that these superstars could properly answer some reporters' questions and meet the British reporters' press tasks.
But even if Rangnick is so cautious, it still squeals the gossip and the ability to make news for British tabloid reporters. After arriving in London, England, British reporters have always thought that Li Huan is a playboy, and there have been scandals with singers and movie stars such as Stewart, Elliejie, Diane Kruger, and Vana, so they naturally will not do everything possible to ask Li Huan about this aspect. Li Huan also avoided them one by one.
But when a British reporter asked Li Huan if he liked the London-born Hollywood superstar Knightley, Li Huan replied, "I don't know Knightley, so I don't want to talk about her, let's talk about football." ”
As a result, Li Huan's answer immediately became ambiguous under the pen of the British tabloid reporters. The Sun wrote, "Li Huan denied knowing Knightley, and said he didn't want to talk about her, and didn't know if there was anything hidden in it." ”
Pretending to be the chief, he teased Erikson when the "News of the World" talked about Li Huan's interview, saying: "Li Huan avoids talking about whether he likes Knightley or not, and just wants to talk about football." ”
The headline of "Every Post" was "Why didn't Li Huan dare to say whether he liked Knightley or not?" 》。
The headline of The Times was "The Woman Li Huan Doesn't Want to Talk About - Knightley".
After Li Huan and Hoffenheim's players saw the British newspapers, they were shocked and speechless, and they felt very glad that they did not accept the interview of the British, and they only then understood the greatness of the British journalist, such a sentence of nothing, can actually be played to this point, and it cannot be said that they are lying and slandering, the German reporter is not only a street compared to the British reporter, it is simply an English Channel.
The British media unfounded hype about the relationship between Li Huan and Knightley, so much so that it caused a misunderstanding between two popular Hollywood movie stars, Stewart and Knightley, and the two very masculine and heroic women almost started because of this.
After some tossing, on April 16, at 8:45 p.m., the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final match between Hoffenheim and Arsenal finally kicked off at the Emirates Stadium.
The Emirates Stadium, which can accommodate more than 60,000 people, is normal in the Bundesliga, but not any big team in the Premier League can fill the stadium. Today's match between Hoffenheim and Arsenal did attract countless Gunners fans.
In order to better let fans enjoy this Champions League battle, and in order to set off the brilliant stars of the stadium, the on-site commentator invited Adams, a famous former star of Arsenal, to be the guest commentator.
Arsenal's game is a big improvement from the previous one. Not only are the starting line-ups not exactly the same, but even the formation has changed. Last time Arsenal played 4231, but this time it was 442. In the last game, the back line was scored twice by Hoffenheim's only few attacks, and this time Wenger almost changed the backline.
The main goalkeeper Almunia was still unavailable, and No. 2 Fabianski started in his place.
The original right-back was Sagna, this time replaced No. 27 Eboue, No. 5-Toure has not changed, Djorou, who replaced Gala last time, has been replaced by No. 18 Silvestre, and the left-back who has been repeatedly broken by Li Huan has also been replaced by 40-year-old Gibbs.
Not much changed in midfield. They are No. 14 Walcott, No. 17 Song, No. 4 Fabregas, and No. 8 Nasri.
The two forwards are/No. 25 Adebayor and No. 11 Van Persie. The biggest positive for Wenger is that Van Persie is back. The Dutchman's technique and creativity are the best at Arsenal and his ability to play is a huge threat to Hoffenheim.
Hoffenheim's lineup has also changed today, the goalkeeper is still Hildebrand, and the four defenders have become Li Huan, Simunich, Compaq, and Ibertsberg.
The change is in midfield, with Gustavo, Weiss and Tymoshchuk forming a back three configuration. On the forward line are Arshavin and Obbasi, one left and one right, and Ruud van Nistelrooy stands in the center position.
Compared to the first leg, Hoffenheim put more emphasis on defending at the edge of the box, deploying three midfielders and strengthening the counter-attacks on both flanks. Arshavin and Obasi were each able to attack individually from the flanks.
(To be continued)