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Chapter 256 The Miracle of Huo Village Second Victory (1)

The bus departs from Hoffenheim, goes north along the Rhine, passes through Bonn, and then goes north, the scenery on both sides of the bank gradually changes, the quiet vineyards, the mysterious medieval castles disappear, and the distance between cities is shortening , There will be large oil tankers and cargo ships on the river.This is Cologne, the west gate of Germany.

Hoffenheim, who went to an away game against Cologne, happened to be in time for the annual carnival. Although the carnival will not reach its climax until after Christmas, the old and new towns are now full of celebrating women.

Li Huan sat at the back of the bus. While browsing the scenery outside, he listened to his teammates chatting about Cologne and anecdotes. The scenery in Tembo Prefecture is very different. It is more like a modern city like Guangzhou and Shanghai, rather than the quaint and historic village where Li Huan lives now.

While meditating, Li Huan felt that someone was looking at him. Li Huan turned his head and saw that the Bosnian Sarihovich just turned his gaze away. Along the way, Sarihovich secretly looked at Li Huan many times, but when Li Huan nodded kindly to him, Sarihovic pretended not to see it.

Li Huan knows why. Sarihovic is not purely jealous like other players. There is actually a competitive relationship between him and Li Huan. Before Li Huan came, Sarihovic was the core of the team and the positioning The best taker of the ball and penalty kick, but after Li Huan arrived, although Sarihovic's core position has not changed, but the right to take the set kick and penalty kick has been directly deprived, the first free kick and penalty kicker It is Li Huan, and Sarihovic is the choice when Li Huan is not on the court.

Although Saryhovic is reluctant, there is nothing he can do about it. Li Huan is too strong in this area. The reputation of Xiao Li Feidao has been beyond the scope of the Bundesliga Bundesliga. The whole of Germany is talking about it. If not Injured last season, Li Huan will definitely move to the Bundesliga.How can Saryhovich win over Li Huan, not to mention that Li Huan was bought by the boss himself, and he has a good relationship with head coach Rangnick. To Li Huan.

The free kick is Li Huan's trick. Li Huan will not give it to others. He can only hope that Sarihovic can devote more energy to the organization of the midfield.Therefore, Li Huan did not deliberately make friends with Sarihovic. Not becoming friends will not affect the cooperation on the court, unless Sarihovic is a selfish villain.

Not far from the Deutschland Bridge, you can see the majestic appearance of the Rhine Energy Stadium, which can accommodate 5 people.Because the game is played at night, Hoffenheim will stay overnight in Cologne and return to Hoffenheim the next day.

After resting in the hotel for an hour, Rangnick took the players to adapt to the venue. The RheinEnergy Stadium, which has just hosted the World Cup, is like a lady who has just attended a palace banquet. .Hope Field is a tiny country Cinderella by comparison.The players praised Bidi Tema enviously while adapting to the field.The Hope Stadium is several times bigger. The head coach saw his players wanting to pack up the stadium and said: "Don't envy other people's stadiums, our new stadium will start construction soon. Right here in Sinsheim."

After being promoted to the Bundesliga 5000, Hoffenheim's Dieterpolo Stadium, which can only accommodate 3 people, is no longer suitable for the competition. Hope decided to start building a new stadium that can accommodate [-] people next year. The news has already spread among the players. opened.

Rangnick's words aroused applause from the players, but they didn't know that most of them would not have the opportunity to play in the new stadium.

After adapting to the venue, it was a routine pre-match press conference. The Cologne youth team coach and former German international Hassler attended the press conference. He was the interim head coach of the Cologne team. The original head coach Latour Germany has just dismissed get out of class, the reason is a poor record, seven rounds in the league, and one round of the German Cup, but now Cologne's record is worse than Hoffenheim, they have not won a game so far.Currently only ranked 9th in the Bundesliga Bundesliga standings, 12 points behind Karlsruhe at the top of the list.Coach Latourde was sacked by the club a day after their 0-1 home defeat at Aue on Wednesday.Cologne club sports director Michael Meyer revealed that they are in contact with the former Stuttgart coach Daum.Hassler will stay until the arrival of Latourde's successor.

Compared with Latourde, Rangnick is lucky. Rangnick's team did not win a game in the first six rounds, but the owner Hope put a lot of trust in Rangnick and did not put any pressure on him. With Li Huan's comeback , Hoffenheim finally won a victory, and the pressure in the hearts of Rangnick and the players eased a lot.Every time he thinks of this, Lannick thinks that he has chosen the right team and the right owner.

Known as the "Bantam" and "Little Giant on the Green Field", Hassler did not just regard himself as a transitional figure, and he was fully prepared for the game against his hard-fought Hoffenheim.At the press conference, Hassler said, "The situation we are facing now is very dangerous. Seven games without a win, the German Cup is out, our morale is extremely low, but the bad luck is not far away from us. This week our new Prince of Cologne Helmos is injured again, his bone is injured and he may need surgery. Although we are sitting on the home field now, we need some luck to win Hoffenheim. I have heard of Li Huan. Because I also Once played in Karlsruhe, Li Huan is an amazingly talented player. He can change the score with his own strength. We must guard against him, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. In terms of tactics, I will not be against Latour I think it is more appropriate for the team to play the formation they are more familiar with, regardless of how many changes the tactics already formed by coach Rudd will be."

Then Rangnick spoke. Rangnick did not dare to be careless about the game against Cologne. He said: "Cologne has just retired from the Bundesliga this season. Their strength is definitely a big hit in the Bundesliga. The recent head coach The dismissal of get out of class and the injury of key players have made the team unable to concentrate, but I believe they will adjust their status soon."

Then Rangnick talked about Cologne's formation like a few treasures, "Although Podolski was gone and Hellmos was injured, Scherz and Matheson are both very capable forwards. Although the Cameroonian Matip's name I am afraid that not many people know, but the 20-year-old is very optimistic about the German under-20 coach Skibe. Matip not only defends decisively in the central defender position, but also has Metzelder's style. The ability to score headers in the penalty area is not low, and he is a star with great potential. Schneider is two meters tall, and their partner's central defender has a strong ability to defend high altitudes. The Greek Gramozis has always been Cologne's Bundesliga player He was the main left back at that time, not only his ability to put in assists cannot be underestimated, but he also has his own uniqueness in defending high-altitude balls. Li Huan will be challenged strongly...."

Then the reporter asked the two head coaches a few more questions. When Lannick asked whether Li Huan would start the game, he said: "Li Huan's body has returned to its original state, and he can definitely start. Tonight's game he is sure Will be in the starting XI and I wish him the best of luck."

When answering the reporter's question about whether Hoffenheim will stick to its offensive style of play, Rangnick said: "Our style of play will never change, no matter in the Bundesliga or the Bundesliga, no matter what kind of players I have, Offensive, offensive, and offensive. It is my goal to use offense to win everything. We will still choose to attack in this game. No matter what tactics the Cologne team adopts at home, I believe we will definitely win the second game."

Afterwards, Hassler also returned to the reporter's question, but a reporter from the "Cologne Express" made Hassler very annoyed. Are there no other good coaches in Germany?

Hasler said unhappily: "This is what the club has to do, and it has nothing to do with me. Now I want to lead the team to a smooth transition and lay a good foundation for the new coach. Then I will continue to learn and coach in the youth team." Experience. Regarding Mr. Daum, I think he is a successful coach, he has a great level and is suitable for a team like Cologne. The problem of drug use, I believe, has become a thing of the past, and Daum has paid for it. It's pointless to continue pestering."

Shortly after the pre-match press conference, the eighth Bundesliga match between the two hard-fought teams also officially kicked off. Because of the poor record of the team, in the Bundesliga last season, the Cologne team averaged close to 3. The attendance rate of people is now only about 2 people.However, the fans were very enthusiastic. When the Cologne players played, the fans did not support their team because of the poor record, and still gave them warm applause.

Hoffenheim, who played away, really did what their head coach Rangnick said, insisting on playing offensive football, no matter who the opponent is or what kind of play the opponent adopts.The Cologne team did not show any weakness at home. They also used their usual 4231 formation to deal with Hoffenheim. One of the two teams was strong in individual strength, but the players were demoralized because they had just been relegated from the Bundesliga. , although the strength of one is a bit weaker, but they have just won a big victory, and their morale has just risen. There were no goals for several minutes.

(End of this chapter)