knife guard

Chapter 441
Although the purchase of players is a matter for the club and the coach, usually the coach will discuss with the players and ask for their opinions. Ordinary players will not object to the club's purchase plan unless there is something about the player. public outrage.As the core and soul of the team, Li Huan introduced Baker as a substitute for Li Huan. Lannick had told him the news long ago. Li Huan agreed with the club's signings. He also suggested that the club should introduce another striker and A central defender, Hoffenheim has only four players available on the front line. For a team aspiring to win the championship, four forwards are too few, and the central defenders Compaq and Jaisle are too young. The reason why Hoffenheim conceded too many goals in the first half was not entirely on the goalkeeper, the defender also had to bear certain responsibilities.

What Li Huan said is clearer to Rangnick, but the winter break is only a short month to find such suitable players. Hoffenheim has always been very calm and rational in the transfer market, and will not buy first and then talk like Chelsea. If it doesn't work, change it. Although Rangnick is in full power in Hoffenheim, he can't use Hope's trust in him to abuse his power.

After Li Huan returned to Germany, Hoffenheim's signings were not yet settled. Hoffenheim showed a leading trend in the league. Stuttgart was very jealous and refused to sell Baker. Wo didn't have the confidence to grab the main force, but Li Huan's body was as strong as Superman's. As Li Huan's substitute, he could get some garbage time to play at most, so he was always hesitant.

Because of Hope's relationship, Lannick and Li Huan get along very well. He told Li Huan all these things. Li Huan pondered for a while, and said, "In fact, there is another person in Stuttgart who has great potential. The coach may wish to consider it."

Lannick's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Which one?"

"Khedira." Li Huan said.

"Oh, it's Khedira. He is indeed a good player. He has a good overall view and good pass assists, but I'm afraid that Stuttgart will not let him go. Stuttgart is determined not to sell us now, unless the player Take the initiative to come." Lannick said.

Li Huan said: "We are the leaders now, and Stuttgart is in the relegation zone. It may be possible to give Khedira the main position, but if Khedira plays the main role, Eduardo and Sarihovic must have someone as a substitute."

Lannick said helplessly: "This is the crux of the problem. Our team is not that famous yet. These people are unwilling to come to us to sit on the bench, but our current lineup has been run-in, and it is difficult for the winter break to come to us. The players bought in the future will play the main force."

Li Huan thought that Rangnick wanted to give up signings, and said: "Is there no backup for the team? In case our main lineup gets injured in the second half, but the team can't find a replacement player, our way to win the championship It’s difficult. Bayern’s biggest advantage over us is the thickness of the lineup. Their bench players can play the absolute main force in other Bundesliga teams. I think our second half is actually the most dangerous.”

Rangnick's eyes became extremely firm, and he said: "Li Huan, don't worry, I lost to Bayern because of lack of stamina when I was in Stuttgart and Schalke 04, and I will never be overtaken by Bayern again this time. If I find the right candidate, I will spend the 2000 million that Mr. Hope gave me.”

Li Huan suddenly thought of a player who was not yet well-known, and said: "I found a player with great potential in Munich. He is from the second team of Bayern. It seems that no one has paid attention to him. I don't think he is any better than we dug from Stuttgart." The people who come are poor."

"Poach someone from Bayern?" Rangnick said in surprise, because in the Bundesliga, Bayern has always poached the corners of other teams, and no team has dared to poach Bayern's corners yet.

Li Huan said with a smile: "That's right, poaching talents from the opponent's camp can hurt the opponent's morale more. This kid is Thomas Muller. He is one year older than Streve. He is extremely talented and stronger than Streve. , scoring ability is also stronger.”

Lannick obviously had never heard of this person, but he rarely saw Li Huan praise a young man like this. Streve's talent was often ridiculed by Li Huan. Lannick said hesitantly: "I asked Christie's scouts to observe Let’s listen to his opinion, yes, now we need more players who can be bought and used, we can observe this Thomas Muller for a while.”

Li Huan saw that Lannick didn't pay much attention to his suggestion, so he couldn't help but regret secretly. If he doesn't buy Muller now, he will have no chance at the end of this season. However, he can't tell Lannick that you should buy him now even if you pay 1000 million. After three years, his value can double several times.Li Huan can only suggest, whether to buy or not depends on Lannik.

The first thing Hoffenheim took care of was goalkeeper Hildebrand. Rangnick used his status as Hildebrand's coach to personally persuade him. Hildebrand himself put pressure on Valencia, because Hildebrand Brand and Valencia only have a one-year contract. If Hildebrand is not allowed to transfer now, Hildebrand can transfer freely this summer, and Valencia will not get a penny.In the end, Hoffenheim got the third German goalkeeper for 200 million.

Hoffenheim then played against Jena in the third round of the German Cup. Hildebrand made his debut in this strong and weak game. Mu's offense is too strong, Jena has almost no chance to attack, Hildebrand has not been really tested, but the clean sheet is a news for Hoffenheim, and the media attribute all the credit to Hildebrand Bran, thinking he brought good luck to Hoffenheim.

Because Hoffenheim failed to get Beck, their offer for Khedira was also rejected by Stuttgart. Stuttgart's club chairman Stout even threatened that if Hoffenheim poached their corner again, they would rather let the player be abandoned. The bench won't let them move either.

Rangnick had no choice but to strengthen the defensive strength of the central defender. They spent 900 million euros to buy the 29-year-old Croatian veteran Simunić from Hertha Berlin. They hope that Simunić's experience can give Hoffenheim's defense Plus a fuse.This transfer was beyond the expectations of the fans, because Simunić was not the goal of Hoffenheim at the beginning.Simunic's speed is not fast, but his position selection and positioning are very good, and his ability to read the game is also very strong.It can just make up for the problem that Hoffenheim's defense is too young and reckless.

At the end of the winter break transfer market, Hoffenheim made another move, but this time their goal was Brazil. They spent 500 million euros to buy their leading striker Wellington from Brazil's International Sports Club.Wellington has excellent personal skills and is fully capable, but he is a substitute for Hoffenheim's three strikers.

At the same time, Hoffenheim also signed a formal professional contract with Streif of the youth team, which is equivalent to adding a signing to the first team. Become the main force, but occasionally playing the role of a surprise soldier still has a certain effect.

After completing a series of acquisitions, the league also kicked off again. Duisburg welcomed the challenge from Dortmund's Golden Army at home. Hoffenheim defeated Dortmund 3:1 in the first round of the league. It opened the prelude to the winning streak, and that game gave them great confidence and encouragement. It can be said that Dortmund indirectly fulfilled Hoffenheim.

After 17 rounds of the league, the newly promoted became the leader, while Dortmund ranked 13th and still not out of the relegation zone. The mentality and state of the two teams meeting again have undergone earth-shaking changes. Hoffenheim suddenly became became a high and strong man, but Dortmund has become a weak man.

This game is the first game after the start of the league, and it is also a morale-boosting game. Hoffenheim did not send the players they transferred in during the winter break, and they still used the main lineup in the first half to deal with this Dortmund team.

After half a season of the game, Hoffenheim's offense and defense have been seen through by other teams in the Bundesliga. This time Dortmund's coach Doll judged the situation and did not play against Hoffenheim, the most powerful offensive team in the Bundesliga. On the offensive, they played a dense defense in the away game, focusing on Li Huan, who appeared on their left, leaving only Petric and the hard-working and running Valdez in the frontcourt to fight back resolutely.

Dortmund's serious left-leaning defense against Li Huan's tactics made Hoffenheim very uncomfortable. They have become accustomed to and relied on Li Huan to open the door to victory for the team. Now that the left is blocked, Hoffenheim's offensive ability has dropped greatly , and their method has not improved much compared to the first half. It is not easy to break through Dortmund's goal, which has deliberately lowered its stance.

In the first game of the second half until No.90 minutes, Hoffenheim won the final corner kick. Li Huan's corner kick passed to the front point of the penalty area. Demba Ba rubbed back and firmly followed Iberzberg scored his first goal of the season and helped Hoffenheim to a difficult first victory with a successful shot from a small angle.

After the game between Dortmund and Hoffenheim, when other Bundesliga teams played against Hoffenheim again, they lowered their stance and played against Hoffenheim as underdogs. Wolfsburg and Stuttgart also played against Hoffenheim. Having learned the experience and lessons of being massacred in the first half, he also resolutely played defense at his own home court. He watched Li Huan die, and used counterattacks to attack Hoffenheim's defense. The forwards of Wolfsburg and Stuttgart are not capable Dortmund is comparable. In the end, Hoffenheim only scored two one-to-one scores in the two away games. Bayern, who was fiercely grabbing points, chased them up by four points. The score between Hoffenheim and Bayern was only 4 points. With the difference, the Bundesliga title race became more intense in the second half.

(End of this chapter)