Chapter 034: Frustration
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When Novakovic scored Hoffenheim's goal with a header in the 31st minute of the game, the game seemed to have lost its suspense, although it was only a goal behind, but Hoffenheim at this time was completely panicked, for Hoffenheim, who had been unbeaten for nine rounds, they may have thought that the team would concede goals in this game, but they definitely did not think that they would be powerless at all.
Although they have experienced four games, one draw and three losses at the beginning of the season, Hoffenheim has not lost for too long, so they have long forgotten that bad feeling, in the past two months Hoffenheim has been used to not losing, although they have encountered some difficulties in these games, but there is absolutely no such feeling of powerlessness in this game, they seem to have some ability to fight against the Cologne team in this game in addition to the opening game, The rest of the day seemed to be led by the nose by the Cologne team.
Xiao Qing is very depressed, to be honest, he really doesn't like this kind of game, he really wants to help the team get out of the predicament, he really wants to show himself on the court and prove that he can do better; But the defense of the Cologne team really made him uncomfortable, maybe he was a little relaxed about Edu, but his defense was really quite targeted, in addition to the defense of the personal bodyguard, he would fall into the defensive trap of the Cologne team at any time, so it was really difficult for Xiao Qing to do better at this time.
In addition to his own jishu style, a large part of the reason why Xiao Qing failed to show a more haode state is because the midfield is almost completely locked, and Hoffenheim, who is completely controlled by others, is really difficult to organize an effective attack at this time, and the Hoffenheim midfielder, who is completely cut off from the front, is stuck in a single fight, and it is difficult for them to form more cooperation. In fact, there are some problems with Xiao Qing's mentality at this time, and there are some reasons, like most Hoffenheim players, Xiao Qing and them lack enough experience, this Hoffenheim's midfielders are generally young, and they still have less experience in high-level games, so when the team is in difficulty, when their familiar rhythm of the game is gone, their mentality is a little unbalanced, and their performance is naturally even more unbearable. This creates a vicious cycle that increasingly leads to chaos for the team and the players.
Xiao Qing has been difficult to get the ball in front of the penalty area, and it is difficult for him to have more opportunities to help the team on the offensive end; First, it is because it is difficult for Hoffenheim's midfield and frontcourt to have tacit cooperation, and secondly, Xiao Qing is firmly limited by the opponent. So on the court, Xiao Qing also began to become more and more impatient, and his performance made people shake their heads.
Xiao Qing's retreat is deeper, because only in this way can he get the ball, but such a choice is really not necessarily a good thing, because all this seems to have been temporarily beyond Xiao Qing's ability, and his most threatening area is still near the penalty area, rather than almost retreating to the midfield and the midfielders to compete for the ball and compress the space for teammates.
Eduardo broke through the middle, but soon Eduardo was annoyed; Because Xiao Qing did nothing in the front court at all, Xiao Qing, who was eager to show himself, retreated very deeply, so although the current Xiao Qing did not pull the Cologne team's defense to the midfield, Xiao Qing does seem to have a relatively large space for activities, but this also has a problem, because only Edu, who prefers to switch positions on the side and in the middle, is left in the front court, and Hoffenheim's threat in the Cologne team's penalty area is almost zero, and the current Cologne team can wait for Hoffenheim's attack all day long.
Xiao Qing is still not smart enough, his experience is still not enough, and even his choice is a little evasive; So when Eduardo breaks through the middle, Xiao Qing is almost parallel to him, a striker and a midfielder go hand in hand sometimes it's a good thing, but when the opponent's backline is completely ready in front of the penalty area, it's definitely not a good thing. At least the current Hoffenheim is definitely depressed, when Eduardo was almost locked in front of the penalty area, Xiao Qing obviously did not have a haode position, he could not give Eduardo any support at all; So this time the attack was once again ended, and Hoffenheim's attack did not improve at all, and even got worse and worse!
Hoffenheim manager Rangnick jumped to his feet on the sidelines, he yelled loudly at the field, he asked the players to calm down, he asked the players to follow the tactics; But it's really hard for the players to calm down at this time, they have completely forgotten the rhythm of their game.
"Shaw, are you a midfielder? Are you a front midfielder? Tell me! "At the end of the first half, Rangnick, who returned to the locker room, was furious, Xiao Qing's performance in the first half was very poor, Hoffenheim, who was led by the opponent's nose, lost his discipline, Xiao Qing wanted to retreat deeper to take the ball again and again, but such behavior can only be counterproductive." Honestly stay in the box for me, remember that you are a striker, and don't crowd your teammates' space! ”
Xiao Qing stuffed his head and didn't speak, the smooth sailing performance on the court some time ago made Xiao Qing feel a little proud, so when he suddenly encountered a setback, Xiao Qing was difficult to accept for a while, he almost had a quite outstanding performance in the previous game, not to mention invincible, at least it also played a decisive key role. But in this game, he not only failed to help the team get out of the difficulties, but also dragged the team back, Xiao Qing, who returned to the locker room, temporarily calmed down, thinking about his performance in the first half of the game, it can really only be said to be a mess.
Xiao Qing, who was named and criticized by head coach Rangnick, kept his head shut and didn't speak, although his temper is not good, but he is not the kind of person who is vexatious, he knows his performance in the first half, so he can also accept the coach's criticism at this time, although there are still some unhappiness, but that is because he made a mistake first. Now Xiao Qing only wants Haode to show himself in the second half, but head coach Rangnick doesn't seem to give him a chance.
"Shaw, good haode calm down and think about what you should do on the playing field! We are a team, we are a whole, and we can only be most effective if we are united! It's not just Shaw who needs to understand, all the players need to understand, look at your performance on the pitch, it's not just Shaw who has a problem, every player on the pitch needs to take responsibility! Play with your brain, think with your brain, the smarter players can make more progress on the pitch and only then will you be able to win! "Rangnick has some intention of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, but unfortunately Xiao Qing has become the 'chicken' that was slaughtered, and he has become the absolute prop of the team's head coach Liwei.
"You are just a promoted polo team, don't think that the unbeaten run of nine rounds in the previous period is the embodiment of your real strength, look at the overall strength of our opponents during that time, it is not a strong team in the Bundesliga! Now, you need to cheer up, forget about your previous little achievements, you still have a lot of shortcomings, don't think that you are invincible now, although you are very good, but there are many more players and teams than you! Only humble people can improve, it's good to have self-confidence, but don't be conceited, that will make you a joke! Rangnick poured cold water on the Hoffenheim players mercilessly, he knew that Hoffenheim was in chaos in this game, and there were still some underestimates and paralysis caused by the unbeaten some time ago, and the Hoffenheim players who thought highly of themselves were hit by a blow, although it may make the team fall into some difficulties, but it is still a good thing, at least it will not make these guys too proud, at least it will not make these guys drop the chain at a critical moment; It's a relatively good thing that these problems have been exposed now, because they still have time to correct them.
In the second half, Xiao Qing honestly sat on the bench, and was replaced by Demba Ba in the midfield, which is enough to show that his poor performance in the first half made head coach Rangnick unbearable. Although Xiao Qing was a little depressed, he did not lose confidence, he believed that he could still prove himself again! Now he needs to be calm, he needs to learn from the setbacks.
Although Xiao Qing was replaced, Hoffenheim's offense still did not improve much; Although Hoffenheim's attack was finally out of chaos after a fifteen-minute break at half-time, it was still difficult for them to threaten the Cologne goal. Especially in the 61st minute of the game, Cologne striker Hermes scored a long-range goal in front of the penalty area to help Cologne score again, and Hoffenheim, who were two goals behind, almost certainly lost this game. It is also because of this goal that Hoffenheim is just a promoted horse and the team's large-scale adjustment of the lineup has exposed the degree of tacit understanding that is not enough to be seen by everyone again.
Although Rangnick also used up Zuihou's two substitutions, it was really difficult for Hoffenheim's players to adjust quickly after their morale was frustrated; Young teams are full of momentum, but when the team encounters setbacks, young players are also more likely to fall into chaos; They may be born calves who are not afraid of any team with tigers, but their lack of resilience will also make it difficult for them to turn around in the face of any difficulties.
In the fourteenth round of the league, Hoffenheim lost 0-2 at home to Cologne, and the unbeaten golden body of the league in nine rounds was broken, and after losing this game, Hoffenheim was also overtaken by Cologne in the standings, and they fell to sixth place in the standings, and the five teams in front of them seemed to be temporarily distanced.