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Chapter 106 The opponents of the German Cup (1)

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After having lunch at Braun's house, Li Huan wandered around Stuttgart alone. Last time he came and went in a hurry, he didn't have time to understand this place. He casually took a look at the long-awaited Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Museum. Also went to the William Seahorse Zoo.Although it was just a glimpse, it made Li Huan lose his sense of pride in the four great inventions of China that the Chinese relied on to compete with European civilization. Instead, he felt deeply sad. Facing the inventions and creations of Europe that changed the whole world, maybe China Is it possible to rely on the ancestors to cover up the shame?

It was not until evening that Li Huan returned to Karlsruhe. The first thing Li Huan did when he got home was to turn on his computer. Today's German Cup draw ceremony should have ended. He wanted to see which team his opponent was.

The Bundesliga and Bundesliga are professional teams. According to the original competition system, professional teams do not need to participate in the first round, but

From the beginning of the 2000-2001 season, all professional teams are on an equal footing with amateur teams, starting from the first round.In order to prevent the strong teams from being eliminated prematurely, in the first four rounds, the professional teams are divided into one tier, and the amateur teams are divided into one tier, and they are drawn out for a duel.There is no random draw until the semi-finals.

The result of the lottery surprised Li Huan. They happened to meet Hoffenheim, also in Baden. Li Huan was very familiar with this team. , entered the Bundesliga second, next season followed by entering the Bundesliga, completed the triple jump, and then almost achieved the glory of being promoted again. Although they did not win the championship, they still became a giant team in the Bundesliga. Finnheim still has the strength to win the championship.However, the current head coach Flick is just an incompetent person. They have not even scored in the Bundesliga this season.Li Huan believes that as long as Karlsruhe stays vigilant, they will be able to win the Bundesliga team, because at this time the famous Bundesliga Ibisevic is still playing in the second division, and Obasi and Demba Ba still don't know where they are Woolen cloth.

Many years have passed, and Li Huan doesn't know the real history of the two teams winning or losing in this game. Li Huan can't even remember which team won the German Cup this year. For Li Huan, all this It doesn't matter, and there is no need to think so far. He has not yet taken on the qualifications for the team to win the championship and advance. The most important thing is to be able to gain a firm foothold and become the main force.

During training the next day, Becker announced to the team that they will face Hoffenheim in the German Cup this Sunday. In fact, everyone has already known this news through TV and computers, but when Becker announced It still aroused a lot of discussion. Some players thought that it didn’t matter which team they met, they were all amateur teams anyway, but the old players thought they were unlucky. An uncomfortable state derby, but a giant like Bayern has only encountered an eighth-tier amateur team that they can't even name.

Becker glanced at the expressions and discussions of the players. After the team drew with Bayern, the morale and confidence of the team were greatly improved, and the next two warm-up matches were also victorious. The goal is to advance to the three places in the Bundesliga. From the number of fans outside to watch, we can know the enthusiasm and confidence of the fans in this team.Becker is very happy with this change, but he can only be happy in his heart, because he knows the current Hoffenheim very well. Although Flick did not bring the team to the Bundesliga last season, Flick five Years of stable coaching have allowed this village team to cooperate skillfully and aggressively. Once they are underestimated, they are easy to be upset.Becker has suffered from Frick. Last season, that is, the season when Hoffenheim beheaded Leverkusen and reached the quarter-finals of the German Cup, Hoffenheim was 4-[-]. Leverkusen only encountered after defeating Karlsruhe, but Karlsruhe was not as famous as Leverkusen at the time, so it was ignored.At that time Karlsruhe suffered a severe economic crisis and was on the verge of bankruptcy, but the score of four to zero was enough to make Becker unforgettable.

"The game against Hoffenheim is our first official game of the season. We must play well. In the past two years, our team has had many newcomers, but there are still many old people. You should know that in the past two years we have played well. How did we lose to Hoffenheim? The four goals will play in my mind like a movie just by mentioning the name Hoffenheim. Now is the chance for revenge, but if we think we can draw with Bayern If you don’t take Hoffenheim to heart, then what awaits us will definitely be failure.” Becker’s expression was heavy, without any enthusiasm from the pre-war agitation.

Captain Stoll said: "I was still in the current position in that game. They were still a fifth-level amateur team at that time, and we didn't take them seriously, but after the game we found that their strength was much better than we thought. We were able to run, but we were quickly counterattacked and scored a goal, and then we were a little confused, while the opponent played better and better, no matter how he played, in the end, the confidence of his teammates was knocked out, and the coach shouted nothing was useless . Losing four goals to a five-level amateur team is a pain in my heart forever."

After Stoll and Becker finished speaking, the old players of the Karlsruhe team were all overwhelmed. None of them would forget that game. Players who had not participated in that game were also infected. Many players from Baden state do not know what kind of team Hoffenheim is.They laughed when they heard that it was a team established in a village of 3000 people.Martins laughed and said: "We can't lose to such a team." Karls couldn't help laughing: "Fortunately, they drew us. If it was Bayern, I am very worried about their stadium. There is no room for Bayern fans."

Hoffenheim is under the jurisdiction of the city of Sinsheim. Eichner, a young left-back who lives in Sinsheim, said: "It may not be able to hold. Hoffenheim's stands only have [-] seats. But the stands are far from the stadium. It’s so close, you can see the expressions on every fan’s face, hear their voices clearly, and if you go to the scene, their fans will be so scared that they can’t catch the ball.”

Karls and Eichner are competitors, and the relationship is not very good. He sneered and said: "Do you think I am a country bumpkin who has never seen the big world? I have been to the Bayern Olympic Stadium with 7 people and played in the UEFA Cup. But I was representing Freiburg."

Becker waved his hand to stop the players' discussion, "After the German Cup, the league will start soon, and we only arranged a warm-up match in the middle, so we have to play this game as a league game. Show our new look in front of you, so they will come to support our games. Work hard with us to break into the Bundesliga, and each of you has a chance, I hope everyone will train well."

Note: (This is a fantasy novel, which is not completely consistent with the facts. Please do not take it seriously. In fact, this season's German Cup Hoffenheim played against Stuttgart, 2:2, and Stuttgart won in overtime. And this season The DFB-Pokal was also played after the league started.)
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