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Chapter 459 Huo Village Miracle's Simplest Tactic
Hoffenheim boss Dietmar.Hope interpreted Johnston's words somewhat differently. He said: "If the experience is to stay in the backcourt and not come out, Mr. Johnston's words are correct, but Hoffenheim will not do that. We have our own. Football philosophy, we are not a religious club, our football is to entertain fans all over the world. But as for who goes to the final, I prefer the two Bundesliga teams to meet in Manchester."

Hope's satire on the conservative tactics of the Glasgow Rangers is well-founded. The defense of the Glasgow Rangers this season is outrageous. They have not conceded a goal after entering the top 32 knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup. Their usual 541 formation is also among all formations. most conservative.With excellent defense, Rangers even drew 0:0 with Barcelona, ​​the strongest attacking force in Europe, in the Champions League group stage.

Although the style of play is so conservative and ugly, Rangers fans love their team very much, because their fans are all fanatical Protestants, and even their players are basically Protestants. Non-Protestant players would be quickly dismissed as fanatical Rangers fans would boo their non-Protestant players during games, never treating non-Protestant players as part of the team.

Haitley, a non-Protestant who once joined the Rangers, recalled, "Supposing I scored a goal in the game and the Rangers led 1-0, many fans would think that the goal was not counted, and the game was still 0-0. Cheering for me at home games, there was a fight about it almost every game. I just couldn't stay there, I had to leave."

The reason why Rangers and Celtic have hated each other for hundreds of years is because Rangers fans believe in Protestantism, while Celtic fans believe in Catholicism.

Cities in southern Germany basically believe in Catholicism. Facing such a fanatical Protestant team, Hoffenheim players are very worried that they will be attacked by fans, especially Li Huan, a heretic without any beliefs, let alone the British Football hooliganism has become world-renowned, and the Chinese media expressed deep concern about it before the game. They hoped that Hoffenheim and Rangers would manage the safety of the stadium and fans, and avoid unnecessary accidents.

Li Huan is not worried about this. Recently, as his influence in world football has grown, the club planned to equip him with professional bodyguards, but Li Huan refused. He thinks his job is to make the fans happy, which is scary. Molecules and gangsters will not attack themselves.Similarly, Li Huan believes that whether they are Catholics or Protestants, they are all fans during the game, and fans will not do anything cruel to the stars who have dedicated a beautiful game.

Hoffenheim's offense is the strongest, and Glasgow Rangers' defense is the best. The match between the two teams is considered by the media to be a spear-and-shield contest. It is also very likely that the final will be the side that scores first. Both the German media and the Scottish media believe that the score in this game cannot be too large. It is difficult for the total score to exceed three goals.

European bookmakers are cautiously optimistic about Glasgow Rangers. For Hoffenheim’s home game, Ladbrokes and William Hill both offered a tie. Asian bookmakers are more optimistic about Hoffenheim. Macau bookmakers offered The odds are that Hoffenheim will hand over the half goal at home, but they also believe that it is difficult to have a big goal in this game, and Hoffenheim is likely to win by a small victory.

After two consecutive victories, Rangnick is in a good mood. He is full of confidence in Hoffenheim's promotion to the final. In the press conference before the game, Rangnick believes that Hoffenheim's attack power has not declined due to the lack of Demba Ba. , They still have the ability to hit the goal of any team, although the opponent's defense is strong, Rangnick believes that they will still use offense to solve the battle, Hoffenheim will not betray their own football style.

The head coach of Glasgow Rangers, Smith, does not think Rangers' style of play is ugly. He emphasized that it is only a matter of style. Every team has its own style, just like Chelsea. There are more and more fans, and their influence in world football is also growing.The stubborn Scotland boss also quoted an avid Rangers fan saying, "I love Rangers because they play conservatively."

On the day of the game, there were already a large number of Scottish fans wearing kilts on the streets of Mannheim, holding Rangers team flags or scarves, shuttling between shops and bars from time to time, and occasionally to the The reporter chanted something like Rangers Champions.

In view of the fact that English football hooligans are already well-known all over the world, even Scottish fans have become the focus of the German police. There are also many mounted policemen who are rarely seen on the streets of Mannheim. According to statistics, about 7000 Scottish fans came to Germany this time. There are as many as [-] people, so the Karl Benz Stadium also hired local explosion-proof police to maintain order and prevent possible accidents.

In order to support Li Huan and Hoffenheim to win the Triple Crown, Liu Yang and Uncle Wang have been promoting and encouraging Chinese and foreign students in Germany to watch the game and support Li Huan on the court. Liu Yang believes that Li Huan heard a group of fans on the court Shouting Xiao Li Feidao in Chinese, his mood must be very different from hearing him cheering for him in German.

Li Bing, Chu Shengnan and Shen Yu were also invited by Liu Yang. The three of them were very curious about the Scottish men wearing skirts, so they readily accepted the invitation, and skipped school and rushed to Mannheim from Munich to watch the game.Li Bing knew that Hoffenheim had entered the final sprint stage. Li Huan concentrated all his energy on the competition and training and had no time to take care of them, so he did not inform Li Huan. On the afternoon of the game, he followed Liu Yang and Peng Xiaolang's Chinese fan organization Go to the Karl Benz Stadium to watch the game together.

The Karl Benz Stadium was already full of fans half an hour before the start of the game. Hoffenheim’s results were exciting, and the fans were also extremely happy. Before the game even started, there were endless chants of Hoffenheim champions .

Hoffenheim's starting lineup for this game is offensive. The goalkeeper is still occupied by the experienced Hildebrand. The four defenders are Li Huan, Simunić, Compaq and Ibetzberg. A midfielder, Salihovic, Gustavo, Eduardo, three forwards, Ibisevic in good form as the center, Wellington and Obasi separated on both sides.

Glasgow's No. [-] goalkeeper McGregor was injured and replaced by Alexander. For the Glasgow Rangers, this is the only shortcoming in their defense.

Their four defenders are Pappazzi, Cuellar, Will, Broadford, the five midfielders are Whitaker, Barry Ferguson, Gerson, Hendani, McCulloch, and the single striker Dache ville.

The referee on duty is the Dutchman Alamar.

Glasgow Rangers and Hoffenheim are both proud in the league and the UEFA Cup, and they are bound to win the UEFA Cup final. After the game started, both sides seemed very excited. The difference is that Hoffenheim's excitement is It was used on offense, while the excitement of Glasgow Rangers was used on defense.

Hoffenheim once played against Everton in the Premier League in the UEFA Cup group stage. They are deeply touched by the difficulty of the British team, but today's Glasgow Rangers are even more difficult than Everton. In the 541 formation, there are almost 9 people defending at the back. The players are all tall and strong. Needless to say, Eduardo's size, but Sarihovic, who is not too short, can hardly be seen when surrounded by Scottish defenders and midfielders. No one was there.In addition, this Scottish team's style of play is simpler and more straightforward than Everton's. Their clearance in the backcourt will not give you a second chance to counterattack at all, because they are basically one-on-one when they are in danger. Remember that the big foot goes out, and it doesn't even care where the ball goes.

The offense of Glasgow Rangers is simpler. They seldom invest more than three troops in each attack, and they don't pass through the midfield at all, because their midfielders are all defending behind. Kicked to the frontcourt and let his striker Dacheville chase.

Rangnick looked at Smith's face while watching the game, as if Smith's face was embroidered with flowers. He finally understood why Rangers didn't concede a goal in the previous game. If they played like this, no one could score against them. The ball, unless it is an own goal, or whoever hits it turns into a goal.He couldn't believe that this was a game played by a century-old club that had won the Cup Winners' Cup.

But Smith seems to regard Lannik as a frivolous woman. He is very serious and abides by the gentleman principle of no evil, which makes Lannik even more depressed.

Duan Xuan and Tao Wei looked at each other, Duan Xuan said: "Now I finally understand what is meant by a simple style of play. Anyone with an IQ of 80 or below can master this style of play of the Rangers. The British have always prided themselves on being gentlemen. Playing such a reactionary football."

Tao Wei shook his head again and again, and said: "Coach Smith really let go, against a team like Hoffenheim, they also put up such a formation, defending to the end, look at their offense, catch rabbits with the hounds What's the difference, kick the ball forward and the forwards go after it, I doubt they get a few chances a game."

Duan Xuandao: "They were able to reach the semi-finals, which means that their tactics will definitely win. In fact, although our Chinese players are not short, they are not physically fit, and they can't run fast without physical strength. Otherwise, this simple style of play is very suits them."

(End of this chapter)