Hoffenheim's players were tired from Romania back in Germany, but they were still slack, and Rangnick didn't even dare to take half a day off because they had to face another formidable opponent, Werder Bremen, two days later.

This is a team that is as strong as they are, before Hoffenheim did not rush to the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen has always been the representative of Bundesliga attacking football, and it is also the most popular team in Germany other than Bayern, Hoffenheim and Bremen are a match to compare whose spear is sharper, and this game will also prove who is the strongest attacking team in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim fights on two fronts, Bremen also fights on two fronts, and Bremen plays the Champions Cup, the opponent is stronger, and it is not much better than Hoffenheim in terms of physical strength. It's a fair contest for both sides.

Since Bayern Munich played this game against their younger brother Nuremberg, which is almost a three-point game, or can also give away a few free kicks, Hoffenheim must win this game, and the calculation is that they can only obediently give up the top position, because Bayern Munich has more goal difference than Hoffenheim.

On the second day of training, although the Hoffenheim players were physically tired, they were in good spirits, and basically came to the stadium in advance, and after arriving, they laughed and farted together.

The morning training was not intense, mainly focused on recovery, a nutritious meal at noon, and then watched the video of Bremen's games this season in the hall, Rangnick and a few assistant coaches picked out their predicted main lineup for Bremen, and then the Hoffenheim players explained the weaknesses and strengths of the opponent one by one.

Hoppe and the club's two managers arrived at Hoffenheim in the afternoon, and the team has been fighting hard for a long time, and now it is almost at a tipping point, Hoffenheim and Rothhaust who know how to manage are willing to come over to cheer up the players.

The afternoon training is mainly based on simulated confrontation, the substitute side imitates Bremen's style of play and the main game, the strength of the substitute is limited, and the imitation of Bremen is even more anti-dog, the back line is full of flaws, and the main side is slaughtered 6:1. When the main side imitated Bremen and played against the substitutes, the substitutes lost again and conceded five more goals.

After watching the two real group battles, even Hope saw some ways coming, and said to Rangnick: "It looks like this game is about who has the more attacking power and the ability to take chances." ”

Rangnick said: "Bremen's game, either a big loss or a big win, home and away, they can lose 0:4 to Bayern, can also kill Bielefeld 8:1, just past the Champions League, they lost to Olympiacos at home by 3 goals, and Bremen game, we just have to play against them, we can't fall behind in momentum, being pressed by them is definitely a dead end." ”

"Ralph, you have to be careful of Bremen's forward Diego, his role in the Bremen team is the equivalent of Eduardo, but he is more mature than Eduardo and has more attacking power than Eduardo. ”

Rangnick said: "Gustavo will be responsible for taking care of him, they are all Brazilians, Gustavo should hate to be familiar with his characteristics, Diego's attack is strong, our front court win is relatively average in strength, which person's level is not bad, on average, we are not worse than them, as long as our physical strength can hold on, I dare to guarantee that the home team will not lose, this is a key game, and then we have a two-week rest in the national team game, we have fewer national team players in our team, and we have a lot of advantages compared to other strong teams, Manager Rothouse." You and Mr. Hope talk to the players, young people are more impulsive, and encouragement and encouragement will be motivated. ”

Rothouse snorted and said, "I'll forget it, the players see you all day, and there is no new energy, it's just a matter of saying, let's say Mr. Hope, it's really not easy for the team to get this result,." Rotthouse lowered his voice and said: "I think we are likely to be able to complete the relegation task in the first half. ”

After scoring 22 points in eight rounds, Rangnick now has a bottom in his heart, and he also whispered: "After getting the relegation points, let these young people play at will, whatever results you get this season are successes, but now the team is sleepy, and you really need to be motivated." ”

Hope was also in a good mood, and said with a smile: "You two asked me to encourage these young people, don't you just want me to pay out of my pocket, don't worry, the team's results are so good, I can't be stingy, after the training, I invite everyone to dinner, by the way, talk about some of my thoughts on our season, and of course the extra rewards you want." ”

Rotthouse and Rangnick suddenly smiled, that's what they meant, German professional clubs are different from the Premier League, the German Football Association has a 50+1 clause, which stipulates that individuals and enterprises are not allowed to occupy %50% of the property rights of professional clubs, so Hoffenheim is not Hopper's team alone, he still belongs to the members, but in this way, no matter how rich Hope is, he can't invest in the team indefinitely, and many times it is in the form of loans, donations and rewards to support the team. Even the new stadium that is being built at Sinsheim can only be loaned to Hoffenheim by Hope and cannot be an asset of Hoffenheim. Now the team is in a difficult situation, and Hope needs to be stimulated with money.

After the team's training ended a little earlier, Rangnick called the players over and said: "Tomorrow we have a game against Bremen, Mr. Hope wants to say a few words to everyone, everyone is welcome." ”

The players applauded, Hope was generous, gentle, and had a high prestige in the eyes of the players.

Hope laughed and said: "Don't be so formal, just chat with everyone at will, there are no reporters now, that is, to say what is in my heart, in recent times, our results are very good, good beyond everyone's expectations, although I did not go to the scene to watch all the team's games, but I watched every game live, and after watching it, I had a feeling of dreaming, because such a team and this style of play is my dream team, and it was Ralph and you who helped me realize this dream." Thank you.

Ralph and Shendelmaize talked about their goals before the start of the season, relegation, this is our first goal, the season is now exactly a quarter, we have seven wins and one draw, got 22 points, it is not far from relegation, now there are no outsiders, we don't need to be low-key, relegation I think basically there will be no problem, so where should our next position be? I think we should move forward step by step, after relegation, our goal should be to get into the League Cup, to complete the task of the League Cup, we will aim for the Champions Cup, if possible, we will go for the league title. Step by step to achieve our goals, after each goal is reached, the club will have rewards, in addition to the club's rewards, I personally have a little heart for everyone, hehe, every time I complete a goal, I will directly give the bonus to everyone. These days, you must be very tired, every honor is not easy, I hope you persevere, after playing Bremen we have a two-week adjustment period, two weeks in happiness and two weeks in pain and disappointment are not the same, I wish you to win this strong dialogue, prove that we are the most attacking team in the Bundesliga. “

As soon as Hope's words fell, the players applauded warmly, and said that they would definitely kill Bremen tomorrow, the club has been targeting relegation, and the players think that this goal is easy to achieve, so the future is very vague, Hope's words pointed out the direction to the players, and Hope's commitment also made the players feel happy, professional players eat youth rice, who doesn't want to make more money, Hope is worth billions, he said a little bit of heart will definitely not be less, Thinking about reaching the goal and getting a double prize money makes the players want to go to the game right away.

After Hope's speech, Rangnick told the players not to leave after showering and changing, and that Mr. Hope, Manager Rothouse, and Manager Shendelmeize were going to have dinner with them.

After Rangnick finished speaking, the players cheered and took a shower and changed clothes, these young players like to have dinner together, Hoffenheim is small, there are not many entertainment facilities, when the game is tense, drinking, dancing and singing is their main pastime.

The dinner was still in Dietma. Hoppe's restaurant was held, but the food and drinks were delivered from Chahead's hotel, and after the dinner, Hopper, Rotthausen, Schendelmeizer, and Rangnick danced and sang with the players, and it was not until 10 o'clock that the players dispersed on Rangnick's orders.

Bremen also attaches great importance to this game with Hoffenheim, since the head coach Schaff has been in charge since 1999, Bremen won the double in the 2004-2005 season, and they can also qualify for the Champions League when they are in poor form, the Bundesliga is basically Bayern, Schalke 04 and Bremen's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, only Stuttgart, Hamburg can occasionally get a piece of the pie, but Hoffenheim's strong rise not only threatens the position of Bayern's boss, It also threatens the Champions League places of Schalke 04 and Bremen, which is a lot of money, which is one of the reasons why Schalke 04 played so rough and ugly against Hoffenheim, and not purely because of Rangnick.

Hoffenheim's 5:0 slaughter of Schalke 04 made Bremen feel sad that Bremen was dead, and in this game, Bremen went up to manager Alofs, down to coach Schaff and core Diego all vowed to take Hoffenheim and restore the original order of the Bundesliga.

(To be continued)