Chapter 009: No Xiao Qing, no happiness
Xiao Qing's first choice is to strengthen his ability to grab points, which is also likely to make him have a certain competitiveness in the team. But Xiao Qing also understands that it is not enough to just grab points, because the ability of Ibisevic, Edu and others in the team to grab points is still good. So for Xiao Qing, the enhanced ability of the second choice is the key!
The other strikers of Bayhoffenheim are basically excellent in physical fitness, or the style of play of the entire Bundesliga team is more tough and more emphasis on physical resistance, so Xiao Qing feels that he seems to have found a breakthrough.
Since several other strikers in his own team may be better than him in grabbing points and even shooting, even if Xiao Qing has improved now, it is estimated that he will not be able to stand out. So he needs to find a different way, he needs to show his difference to a greater extent!
Although the style of play in the German B is relatively tough, Jishu's outstanding players are popular no matter where they are, especially Xiao Qing's own physical fitness is very good, so he is not afraid of physical confrontation at all; And once his feet improve, coupled with his excellent physical fitness, Xiao Qing believes that he will definitely be able to impress!
Xiao Qing chose to dribble in the second item of enhanced ability, although it was only a beginner dribbling, but Xiao Qing felt that this would be a pretty good choice! Although Xiao Qing is indeed a striker, when a striker's dribbling ability is good, it will definitely be able to create more threats! Top strikers such as Thierry Henry and Ronaldo are excellent at their feet, and strikers who are good at long-distance runs are not only able to impress on the pitch, but more importantly, they have more room to play in tactics, and they will make the opponent's defense more tired.
And in Xiao Qing's careful thinking, the team's other forwards don't seem to be good at dribbling, so the team lacks enough variables in the frontcourt, and the team's forward line is likely to be surrounded and suppressed by the opponents; In this way, once the strikers are completely locked in, then the team's attack is likely to be hampered.
So Xiao Qing has to be different, he has to show a different style of play in Hoffenheim's team; Demba Ba is a typical center forward, he is the most dangerous in the penalty area, Edu is fast and has a large range of activities, and Ibisevic is more comprehensive and has the strongest ability to grab points compared to Jishu. However, the individual attacking ability of these three strikers still needs to be strengthened, they need more opportunities created by the team, and their ability to create a threat on their own is not really good.
So in this way, once Xiao Qing's dribbling ability has improved; Even if it is not possible to completely tear apart the opponent's defense and enter the penalty area at this stage, it is still able to create opportunities for teammates.
For Xiao Qing, it is better to be able to score goals by himself; But Xiao Qing knows that the premise of all this is based on being able to get more playing time, so sharpening the knife and cutting wood, even if it is very likely to be making wedding dresses for other people now, but as long as he can get stable playing time, then Xiao Qing believes that he will be able to make greater progress sooner or later!
With a beautiful dream, Xiao Qing fell asleep. Now Xiao Qing feels that he is getting closer and closer to success, or Xiao Qing was already successful when he was able to get Hoffenheim at the beginning, and now, it can only be said that he has achieved more and more outstanding and exciting results.
On September 25, 2007, Hoffenheim challenged Aue away; It was Hoffenheim's second consecutive away game and Hoffenheim's first double of the season, so they simply didn't get any more time to rest. And the thing that makes Xiao Qing a little regretful is that the team has not carried out more tactical training at all in the past few days, and the players are basically focused on recovering their physical fitness; And Xiao Qing, tragically, did not have the opportunity to show it in front of his teammates and coaches after his ability improved, after all, it was just a training to restore physical fitness, even if Xiao Qing had some thoughts to show his ability on the training ground, but no one seemed to pay more attention.
Hoffenheim have won two, drawn one and lost three of their first six league games, and Hoffenheim, who have won two in a row, are finally safer for the time being, and they are also slightly away from the bottom of the table.
And their opponent in the seventh round of the league, Aue, is also a team that is not good, but it is also good; Aue has never played in the Bundesliga because it would have been an East German (former GDR) team! Founded on 4 March 1946, Aue was a powerhouse in the former GDR League, winning three former GDR First Division titles in 1956, 57 and 59. In 1955 he won the former GDR Cup. In 1991, after the merger of the East and West German leagues, Aue began to play in the amateur league, and after years of struggle, was promoted to the German second division in 2003.
In the first six rounds of the season, Aue and Hoffenheim have two wins, one draw and three losses, with seven points, and are in the middle and lower reaches of the standings. At the Erzgebirges Stadium, the home side of Aue will surely be hoping to secure their position in the table against Hoffenheim, who have been high morale recently; As for Hoffenheim, who are playing away, they naturally hope to continue to work hard after two consecutive league wins, and they naturally hope to continue to win and make great progress.
This is an important game for both teams that want to secure their position in the table, and at least they are quite eager to get away with it in this one. But it backfired, or although it was a seemingly good ending, it still made people feel a little regretful.
Hoffenheim won the game in the seventeenth minute by Francisco Brown. Copado opened the scoring and in the 35th minute of the game midfielder Carlos Brown. Eduardo burst into the box and scored with a volley to extend his lead; All Hoffenheim players believe they are basically on the verge of a win and a three-game winning streak in the Bundesliga is on the horizon.
However, the Hoffenheim players were happy too early, or the Hoffenheim players who had experienced the first four rounds of the dark new season were a little proud of their recent two consecutive wins, and Hoffenheim, who were not too prepared for the Bundesliga, suffered one draw and three defeats at the beginning of the league is indeed due to their overly optimistic emotions. And in this game, after taking a two-goal lead, the Hoffenheim players were prematurely proud, so they were punished.
In the 53rd minute of the game, Hoffenheim defender Christoph Jankel rushed up and was broken through, and Hoffenheim conceded a goal. And after conceding the goal, Hoffenheim was not vigilant enough, only three minutes later, this time it was Hoffenheim's defender who made a mistake, only at this time it was another central defender who made a big mistake. In the 57th minute of the game, Hoffenheim central defender Per Nilsson rose to the top in the face of Aue's cross from the side, so Hoffenheim's two-goal lead instantly came to naught, and they who were leading a moment ago now have nothing to be proud of!
Hoffenheim's head coach Rangnick was angry that a win that had basically been won by the team turned into a draw in an instant, and the players' premature relaxation on the pitch was the biggest reason! Therefore, now Rangnick needs to teach these players some good lessons, he can even accept a defeat, but he can't allow such a victory without fighting spirit and premature relaxation!
Per Nelsson and Christoph Jankel were substituted at the same time, and Hoffenheim's two main centre-backs were punished for their mistakes; Michael Lundeo and Matthias Jaisler came off the bench. Although the Hoffenheim coach who used up two substitutions in an instant is very friendly off the field, but on the sidelines, he is the out-and-out coach of the team, and in the face of the ugly Nelsson and Yankel, he ignores it even more ugly, he must let these players who have just cocked their tails because of two wins know the cruelty of the game, and he must let these players understand that the professional game must fight until the moment of zuihou to know the answer!
At the Erzger Bilges Stadium, Hoffenheim was pulled back by Aue after leading by two goals at one point, and Hoffenheim and Aue reached a 2-2 draw away to get a regrettable draw. And this game may be a powerful reminder for Hoffenheim's players that they are indeed a little carried away by the previous two consecutive wins, and they have even forgotten the winless first four rounds of the league. And now that they've been beaten up, they have to take the next game more seriously.
Xiao Qing did not play in this game, because the team seemed to be going to carry out ideological education, and the problem of the team at that time was to relax, so it was normal to take the defenders in the midfield and backfield.
As for the domestic fans, they were still looking forward to Xiao Qing, who scored goals as a substitute in two consecutive rounds, to continue to surprise them; But it's a pity that the point I that makes people gnash their teeth didn't appear until other international student fans in Germany reported the news that Xiao Qing did not play in this game.
All in all, Hoffenheim couldn't get out on top of this one; And Xiao Qing, who scored goals in two consecutive rounds to help the team lock up the win, did not play, which means that Hoffenheim won the game in which Xiao Qing played! So, without Xiao Qing, not happy!