knife guard

Chapter 530 Huo Cun's Miraculous Europe and Proud Heart
"August 2008, 8 is destined to be the most memorable day for the Hoffenheim people. After they won the German Cup, the League Championship and the UEFA Cup in a row. They defeated the European overlord Manchester United and won the UEFA Super Cup.

August 2008, 8 must have been one of the darkest days in Manchester United's history.More than 31 Hoffenheim fans and Manchester United fans witnessed such an incredible game at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco.Hoffenheim defeated European giants Manchester United 2:5 to win the UEFA Super Cup.Van der Sar never imagined that after reaching the pinnacle of European football, he would actually pick up the ball from the goal behind him five times.In contrast to Van der Sar's lost back, Hoffenheim defender Li Huan cheered three times. He once again proved to fans all over the world with a hat-trick that he does not lack ability, but what he lacks is a stage to show himself.

Maybe the UEFA Cup and the Super Cup are not worth mentioning in the eyes of Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Manchester United and other giants who have won the championship and won the soft hand, but for a country team that has worked hard in the amateur league for more than 100 years and has been neglected and disdainful, Including all the champions is their ultimate.Its significance to Hoffenheim and the Bundesliga is even higher than that of the Champions League to the Premier League and La Liga. "

——Excerpt from Jia Lei's European Miscellaneous "The Days I Walked With Hoffenheim"

Hoffenheim swept Manchester United 5-[-] in the UEFA Super Cup, causing a wave of panic in European football. After the game, major European media have warned their teams participating in the Champions League to be careful of Hoffen Heim, their strength is by no means second-rate in Europe as most giants thought before the Super Cup. Even without Ronaldo and Giggs, Manchester United's strength is still top-notch in Europe. Even if Manchester United players are not in form, they are definitely Europe is quasi-first-class, but it was actually slaughtered by Hoffenheim with [-] goals, which is really incredible.

"Gazzetta dello Sport" wrote after the game, "This is a score that even God could not have imagined. Not only is the score so gorgeous, Hoffenheim's offense is also spectacular, smooth and technically focused. The ball is terrifying, and the header ability is also very strong. They will definitely be the biggest opponents of Inter Milan in the Champions League group stage."

"The Times" commented: "In this game, Manchester United have all fallen into a disadvantage in terms of overall cooperation, personal breakthroughs, and even the traditional high-altitude ball in the Premier League. Many fans use Ronaldo as an issue. Ronaldo can play, is Manchester United sure to beat this crazy Hoffenheim? The score of 5:1 is a bit shameful, but it may be a good thing for Manchester United who just won the Champions League. It can make them maintain a humble and cautious attitude towards the new season and achieve a better record."

The German "Mirror" commented, "The two goals of the Hoffenheim super defender are like a neutron hitting the nucleus, which immediately triggered a series of earth-shattering fission reactions. Facing the crazy Li Huan and the excited Eduardo, Ibi Shevic and Saviola, Manchester United's defense is full of holes. Red Devils goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar looks at the ball in pain every time, when Scholes' volleyball smash and Li Huan scored the fifth goal Van der Sar fell in front of the goal for a long time and could not get up for a long time, which interpreted the only emotion of Manchester United in the whole game-powerlessness.

The Spanish "Mundo Deportivo" was quite critical because Manchester United eliminated Barcelona with an iron bucket last season. Seeing Manchester United being bloodbathed by Hoffenheim, they were surprised and secretly delighted. "It turns out that Manchester United is in When facing a technical team, there is no other way but defense, even if they are facing a pseudo-technical team. Van der Sar picked up the ball from the net five times, and Rooney seemed to have encountered an iron wall in front of Li Huan. , Evra could only foul again and again, Jiangtou became angry and scored with a volleyball move. All this shows that Hoffenheim beat the Red Devils into a hurry. Manchester United has experienced Bayern's helplessness at this moment. , even the Red Devils in the final of last season may not be able to please. Now that Ronaldo, Carrick and Giggs are missing, it is normal to lose. The only abnormal thing is that Manchester United lost too much , Except for his 0:5 loss to Chelsea with 5 goals eight years ago, Manchester United has not been scored more than 4 goals by their opponents so far. Ferguson said after the final game that Hoffenheim deserved the victory. It is not modest.”

Facing Hoffenheim's grand slam, the happiest thing is the local media "Rhine Neckar Zeitung". When Hoffenheim was still struggling as an amateur team, they were the only interviewers and supporters for this small club. Or, now with the rise of Hoffenheim, this newspaper has also become one of the best-selling newspapers in the region.After the Super Cup final, the "Rhein-Neckar" made detailed reports and comments on Hoffenheim.

According to the mouthpiece of Hoffenheim, there are three reasons for Manchester United's failure. "First, Manchester United lacked two stars with the strongest attacking ability and breakthrough ability, Cristiano Ronaldo and Giggs, which gave Manchester United an advantage in the game. It was impossible to break through Hoffenheim's defense for a long time. Although Hoffenheim lost Demba Ba and Obasi, Saviola made up for Demba Ba's absence very well. The 442 formation allowed Hoffen Heim's defense is more stable.

The second is that Manchester United is not well prepared before the league. They consider themselves the champions of the Champions League, and they do not pay as much attention to Hoffenheim as Hoffenheim does to Manchester United.In the hearts of the Red Devils, Hoffenheim is still the team with a strong offense and a weak defense last season, but they don't know that Hoffenheim's offense and defense are now very balanced.

The third is that Manchester United was a bit overwhelmed during the game. They didn't send anyone to mark Li Huan. They also defended against Saviola and Ibisevic very badly. In the end, they died in the hands of these three people. "

After the game, the Rhein-Neckar Zeitung also commented on Li Huan and Arshavin, two of the most famous and valuable stars, "The Chinese defender proved with a hat-trick that the highest salary in the Bundesliga is worthy of its name. They are all impeccable, no matter Rooney, Evra or Carlos Tevez, they have nothing to do with Li Huan. The entire right side of the Louis II Stadium is his corridor. In time, Li Huan will definitely become the world footballer and the European Ballon d'Or. competitor.

Although Arshavin only played less than 10 minutes, his performance made all the Hoffenheim fans shine. Even without any running-in with his teammates, the Russian tsar still used his personal ability to create a The opportunity to score goals, his personal ability and Li Huan's peerless free kick will surely become Hoffenheim's must-kill skill. "

After Hoffenheim returned to Germany, there were naturally joyful celebrations. Although there were four consecutive celebrations in one year, there must not be too many fans and players in Hoffenheim. Everyone wished they could win the championship every day , to celebrate every day, on such days, even the most serious and demanding bosses will turn a blind eye to the lateness and sleepiness of the fans, or they are also Hoffenheim fans themselves, and they are also cheering for Hoffenheim's victory And crazy.

However, the excitement of the Hoffenheim players has not passed, and they have to go to the terrifying Bayer Stadium to play the third round of the league. All tied, Hoffenheim ranked first, while Bayern ranked 11th.

Although Leverkusen's home court is by no means easy to mess with, but Hoffenheim has just madly slaughtered Manchester United 5:1 in the UEFA Super Cup. The Bundesliga has fallen, but the strength of Manchester United, which has just won the Champions League, is definitely the top in Europe. They were all swept by Hoffenheim. They are not humans, but gods.

Because Bayern's opponent is the powerful Hertha Berlin, before the game, Hoffenheim chanted the slogan of winning, hoping to use the opponent's not yet in the state to throw Bayern away at the beginning of the league, so that there will be more Focus on the following UEFA Champions League.

Midfielder Eduardo even threatened in an interview before the game that the away game will also be a big victory. Eduardo believes that Leverkusen and Hoffenheim are both teams with equal emphasis on technical strength, but Hoffenheim's personal More capable, Eduardo believes that Hoffenheim's victory is beyond doubt.

Even Li Huan, who rarely said before the game that the team will win, said that he must take all three points. After the UEFA Super Cup, Hoffenheim's right back also had a negative impact on his team's strength. High estimate, he doesn't think Leverkusen can cause much trouble compared to last season's stronger Hoffenheim.

And Leverkusen, whether it is true or false, both the head coach and the players are very low-key before the game, thinking that winning a point at home is a victory, even if you can't get a point, as long as you don't concede too many goals It can also give the fans an explanation, just as the new head coach of Leverkusen before the game, the former Fürth coach Labbadia said, "Even the European champion Manchester United scored five goals. Can Cousen have any other ideas? But Hoffenheim must pay a price if they want to get three points in Bayer, otherwise I have no way to explain to the fans."

Hoffenheim's staff did not hear the Leverkusen coach's pre-match speech. From their point of view, it seemed that Leverkusen had surrendered before the game. became more rampant.Even a player like Ibisevic, who has experienced a lot of stability, said such arrogant words, "Our goal this season should be the league and the Champions League, the Champions League champion? Who said this is impossible."

(End of this chapter)