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Chapter 595

After the end of the 26th round of the Bundesliga, the eyes of the whole of Germany have shifted to the Champions League. Bayern and Hoffenheim, who shined in the quarter-finals, began to attack the semi-finals of the Champions League.Since Leverkusen reached the final in 02, a Bundesliga team has never reached the semi-finals, which is a great shame for the Bundesliga.

In the past two seasons, Hoffenheim has risen strongly, and Bayern has a dead tree in spring. In the one-eighth knockout round, the two teams even poured 22 goals into their opponents, which shocked the whole of Europe, whether it was Spain, England or the United States. Italy exclaimed that the Bundesliga is about to rise, and the German steel chariot is back.

Bayern is no longer fighting alone. The super dark horse Hoffenheim has shared a lot of attention and pressure for Bayern. Now is the best time for the Bundesliga to break the vicious circle of the top eight and wash away the shame.

The first half of the battle will start with the four teams in the upper half. Manchester United will play against Porto at home, and Arsenal will challenge Hoffenheim away. It's just a rookie's dish. The British media is optimistic that Manchester United is fully capable of solving the problem at home, and then send a substitute to play away.

Such a game with such a disparity in victory and defeat will definitely not arouse the interest of fans and the media. Everyone's main attention is still on the match between Hoffenheim and Arsenal.

If Hoffenheim is creating legends, Arsenal are already.

Arsenal has a legendary coach, the Frenchman Arsene Wenger. Wenger has two degrees and is proficient in five languages, but it is football that makes him famous all over the world.

In 13 years, Wenger built the rough brother Arsenal into a European technical team, which was praised by the fans as "quick as lightning, efficient and gorgeous".His pleasing style of play has earned enough attention for the club.His sharp eyes have discovered several generations of newcomers, his chic demeanor has fascinated thousands of fans, his wise words have fooled the world media, and his wise mind has revived the club's economy.

Arsenal has a legendary record. The Gunners have created a new myth of 49 consecutive unbeaten league games in England's top league, and won the championship with an unbeaten record.

Arsenal has legendary talents, King Henry of Highbury who has won the top scorer of the Premier League three times in a row, Fabregas, the youngest captain, and Walcott, a young tiger who is also chasing after the wind.

There are many things to watch in the match between Hoffenheim, which is constantly creating legends, and the legendary team Arsenal;
Who is faster, Walcott or Li Huan?

Who is more demon, Fabregas or Arshavin?
Van Nistelrooy and Demba Ba PK Adebayor and Bendtner, who is more Warcraft?

Who is more stubborn, Wenger or Rangnick?

Who is more gorgeous, Hoffenheim or Arsenal?

The answers to these questions make fans all over the world dream about, wishing that the game would start immediately.But time will not speed up because of the fans' anxiety, they have to wait.

For such a war, the media of the two countries tried their best to provoke a war of words between the two sides. They hoped that it could be like in the Premier League. The mild-mannered Wenger almost went to court with Mourinho.

But the media was quickly disappointed. Wenger is a professor, and Rangnick is also called a professor by his peers in Germany. There was no war of words between the two gentle coaches before the game. On the contrary, the two coaches complimented each other.

Rangnick praised Wenger for putting his stamp on the Arsenal club.He is a registered trademark, inspection-free mark, quality assurance, and instructions for use.It is the dream of all coaches to coach a club for more than ten years. Wenger and Ferguson are role models for football coaches all over the world.

Wenger said that Rangnick is a passionate and rational gentleman. He has watched Hoffenheim several times. Hoffenheim, like Arsenal, is the kind of team that can make fans happy and satisfied. Heim is a very happy thing to be an opponent.

The core players of both sides are also very friendly. The young captain of Arsenal and Li Huan cherish each other. The Spaniard praised Li Huan as the best defender on the planet and the player that all teams want to have. Xiao Li Feidao is the scariest player in the world He didn't want his teammate Almunia to face Li Huan's free kick.

Li Huan praised Cesc Fabregas for his amazing talent, which can instantly determine the outcome of a game.They absolutely must defend Cesc Fabregas tightly during the game, and they cannot let him dribble and pass the ball easily.

Such an atmosphere is not like a Champions League quarter-elimination match, it looks like a friendly match.

But not all Arsenal players are such gentlemen. Van Persie, who was injured, satirized Hoffenheim as just a country bumpkin and a blue-collar worker. Their style of play can be considered good-looking in the Bundesliga, but it is definitely not gorgeous , let alone be compared with Arsenal. After two rounds of fighting, Hoffenheim will be out of shape.

Van Persie's arrogance is actually hidden in the hearts of most Arsenal players. Although Wenger and Cesc Fabregas are very polite and gentle on the surface, they don't think Hoffenheim's style of play can be compared with them , Even though they have never won the Champions League, Arsenal are still very arrogant, and even the technical guru Barcelona is not taken seriously by them, let alone Hoffenheim.

On the Internet, Arsenal fans don't have Wenger's superficial politeness at all. They clamor to give Hoffenheim a technical lesson, telling the Germans what is gorgeous and what is smooth.

Hoffenheim fans ridiculed that Arsenal's football is like a pussy, playing lingeringly, that's why they haven't won the Premier League title for so many years, being under the pressure of Chelsea and Manchester United. Hoffenheim doesn't need them Such gorgeousness, Hoffenheim can only score goals, no matter if it is a giant or a scumbag, they all slaughtered hard, Arsenal really has the guts to score 5 goals for Manchester United just like Hoffenheim.

In far away China, die-hard and rich fans directly bought tickets to watch the game in Germany.Hoffenheim fans who had no money or time and Arsenal fans exchanged fire on the forum, some directly yelled at their opponents, and some grabbed their opponents' sore feet to attack.Some played Infernal Affairs, pretending to praise their opponents, and accumulating RP for their teams.Supporting tricks can be described as a hundred flowers blooming.

The fierce reaction of the fans finally made this quarter-elimination match a bit more gunpowder. As British fans and fans from other countries came to Germany one after another, the atmosphere of the battle became more and more intense.

On the afternoon of April 4, under the leadership of Arsene Wenger, 6 Arsenal players flew from London to Munich, Germany, and then took a bus from Munich to the small town of Sinsheim.

Arsenal is worthy of being one of the representatives of technical flow in Europe. Even in a small place like Sinsheim, there are many fans of them. Local fans and British fans are mixed together. Thousands of people came to greet them, wearing suits. The Arsenal players looked very relaxed, as if they were traveling in Germany, and seemed to have full confidence in the game.

At the beginning of getting off the bus, the "Rhein-Neckar Zeitung" conducted random interviews with Wenger and Arsenal players.Wenger very gently said that the players were tired from flying and transferring to the bus and needed to rest. He refused to be interviewed by the German reporter. However, after adapting to the stadium at night, Wenger talked about Sinsheim and Rheinland in order to meet the reporter's request. View of the Neckar Arena.

"It's not a very wide pitch, it's a bit like the old Highbury, but it has good turf, which is the most important thing for a technical team."

"This city is different from London. It is small, quiet, friendly and welcoming. I like it very much."

"I don't know about Hoffenheim's tactical arrangements, but the best way to respond is to score goals and we will try to do that. We are a team that can score. But at the same time I think the most important thing for us is to be in the game. On the basis of forming a good defense system, grasp every opportunity of attack."

"I think the pace of the game will be the key to winning or losing, and it is also a sign that distinguishes the Premier League from other leagues. We will try to play fast."

When Wenger's team arrived in Sinsheim, Hoffenheim's players were training intensely before the game at Hoffenheim's training base. There were no reporters or fans watching this training, only players and coaches group present.

The main content of Hoffenheim's training is defense, which is completely different from their offensive and striker adjustments in the league. Rangnick is not as stubborn as outside fans think. He doesn't want to continue the same style of play as he did in 13 He hasn't gone crazy in team play against each other. He knows that if he wants to eliminate Arsenal, he must not use Arsenal's style and style of play. They must use a different style of play from Arsenal to win.

If it was a year ago, Rangnick would not have any confidence against this gorgeous arsenal. Arsenal is characterized by accurate passing, amazing speed of advancement, and short pass penetration. Opponents weaker than Arsenal are easily overwhelmed. .Although Hoffenheim also had Li Huan and Eduardo last year, their defense was poor, and the loopholes in their defense would be sieved by the Gunners.

But now it is completely different. After Arshavin and Ruud van Nistelrooy joined, Hoffenheim's offensive power has greatly increased. After two years of running-in, the defense has become perfect day by day. Mu also found the confidence and methods to deal with the top European teams.For a team like Arsenal with prominent weaknesses and dominated by young players, Rangnick believes that as long as the tactics are appropriate and the scoring opportunities are seized, it is not impossible to advance.

In the previous two rounds of the league, Hoffenheim's appearance was just to confuse Arsenal. The tactic they really wanted to use was defensive counterattack. Whether Arsenal believed it or not, they would prepare for Hoffenheim's offense and be able to spread out. With a little more energy from the opponent, there will be an extra point of victory against Hoffenheim. The two teams are evenly matched, and a little detail may determine the final result.

(End of this chapter)