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Chapter 605
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Demba Ba's shooting was something that the Hoffenheim club and the head coach should have imagined. As early as the beginning of the season, Demba Ba had the idea of ​​transferring, but he couldn't make it due to injury. Demba Ba is not the only one who is dissatisfied. Eduardo and Sarihovic are both angry, but Demba Ba is the most straightforward and the most intolerant, so regardless of the fact that Hoffenheim is facing a life-and-death battle, they stabbed it out at once.

The British "Sun" was most interested in such news and reported it most enthusiastically. They added fuel and vinegar: "Hoffenheim's third line is making great strides. It seems that there is nothing that can stop their progress, but behind such a grand occasion But there is a crisis. Van Niedenbaba's main center forward has been in full swing for a long time, and it is difficult for Eduardo and Arshavin to get along with each other. Salihovic is because he followed Hoffenheim from the German third. In fact, he is not satisfied. Nelson has long said that he may transfer at the end of this season. The talented boy Streve almost came to Arsenal. If these contradictions cannot be resolved, Arsenal may not be used. Take a shot, and Hoffenheim will be defeated by internal friction."

"Daily Mail" stated that Hoffenheim's locker room contradictions are the key to how far they can go. The locker room problem is falling apart, Hoffenheim now has the same trend as Barcelona back then, and now it’s just a battle between Demba Ba and Ruud van Nistelrooy, after Ibisevic returns, Hoffenheim’s center forward battle will become even more intense.”

Wenger learned to behave after being scolded by Mourinho as a voyeur. He expressed no concern about the Demba Ba mouth incident, but he thought it was normal even if this happened. Any player wanted to play. There will be complaints, but it just depends on how the head coach regulates. If the regulation is not good, it may affect the unity and combat effectiveness of the team.

After Lannick spoke to the media, he immediately called Demba Ba to the office. He explained to the reporters that he just wanted to calm Demba Ba's anger. Such issues must be communicated face to face, otherwise the emotions will only accumulate. , and finally became out of control.In fact, Herman, a sports psychologist, had already reminded him that it was just because the team had just defeated Arsenal, and everyone forgot about it in excitement. As a result, Demba Ba's big mouth incident broke out immediately.

Seeing Demba Ba push the door in, Lannick stood up and said, "Sit down."

But Demba Ba didn't sit down, and said with wide eyes: "Coach Rangnick, you don't need to persuade me. I told the reporter what I said from the bottom of my heart. How can Van Nistelrooy be the main force? I'm worse than him. I'll repeat it again." , if I have no chance to play in the following Champions League games, I will transfer at the end of the season."

Having been together for two years, Lannick understood Demba Ba's temper very well. He was neither angry nor agitated. Instead, he poured a glass of water for Demba Ba and said, "I didn't call you here to persuade you. Since you can treat reporters Tell me what’s on your mind, can’t you tell me, at least we’ve been working together for more than two years.”

Demba Ba's face softened, he sat down hesitantly, and said: "Ralph, I know that this is a critical period for the club, but I just can't figure out what point Ruud van Nistelrooy is better than me, in terms of scoring ability and benefit to the club. In terms of contribution theory and the proficiency of my teammates, I am weaker than him."

Demba Ba only talked about the rivalry with Ruud van Nistelrooy, but Rangnick understands that it is by no means that simple. The Champions League is a competition that attracts the attention of the whole world. Whether it involves bonus distribution is a small matter, the main thing is to have an outstanding performance in such a competition. Even if you can't transfer to a wealthy family, you can get more bargaining chips for a salary increase when you renew your contract in the summer. Demba's big mouth is not without purpose at all, and Lannick can even imagine this. Instigated by Demba Ba's agent Akriel.

"None of these Van Nistelroos are better than you, but you are inferior to him in one thing. Van Nistelrooy stayed at Manchester United back then, and he was familiar with the Premier League and Arsenal. The situation of the game at that time also determined that we could only change defensive players." Rangnick said slowly.

"Ralph, I understand your difficulties, and I hope you can understand my difficulties. I am still young and need a high level of competition to improve myself. This is very important for my personal development." Demba Ba is not at all The way of compromise.

Rangnick took a deep look at Demba Ba, and said: "I promise you, you will definitely have a chance to play in the next Champions League match, but I can't guarantee your main position. I have to think about the future of the team. Now is The most important moment in Hoffenheim's 110-year history."

Demba Ba also understands that this is Rangnick's bottom line, and it is not good for him to fall out with Hoffenheim now. Hoffenheim also has Ruud van Nistelrooy, Obasi and Saviola on the front line. The opportunity to play is also good for summer transfers.Demba Ba said: "All I ask is to have the opportunity to play. I want to prove on the court that I am the center that Hoffenheim needs most. Ralph, you have seen my performance on the training ground. I can do it." to everything Ruud van Nistelrooy did."

Rangnick was very upset, but he couldn't help but say: "You played with Hoffenheim from the second division. I have always believed in you. The last game was a special situation. The team will still need you in the future." Help, we're aiming for the Treble now."

Demba Ba was startled by Lannick's words and stood up, saying: "Triple Crown? Our goal is the Triple Crown?"

Rangnick said: "Yes, it is the Triple Crown. This is our opportunity. If we miss it, maybe Hoffenheim will never have this opportunity. This is the moment to create history. So we must unite."

Demba Ba was also excited by Rangnick's goal, saying: "Don't worry, I will definitely help the team with all my strength."

Lannick said with a smile: "Okay, you go back to rest and train hard. We still have a tough battle to fight in London."

After Demba Ba left, Lannick shook his head, put his hands on his forehead, and meditated with his elbows on the desk for a moment, then dialed Eduardo's cell phone. This is also the object of his persuasion today, and he will go to London the day after tomorrow , These problems must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles.The competition is getting more and more intense, and there are three fronts. Once a player is injured, the substitutes need to step up. He cannot win all the games with 11 players on the field.

The day before Hoffenheim took a plane to London, Demba Ba held a press conference. He explained to reporters his previous remarks about bombarding the club. Demba Ba said he saw the team from the bench Being pressured and beaten by Arsenal, I feel too depressed and uncomfortable. I want to help the team change the situation on the field, so I said the above words impulsively, but it was misinterpreted by the reporter. Demba Ba said that the "Bild" Reporting has always been unreliable.

Then Eduardo also expressed his opinion. He said that Hoffenheim has reached the most critical time. They must unite and continue to create miracles. The championship is not won by 11 people on the field, it is the credit of the whole team .

Then Schindelmaizer and Hope also came out to give speeches, saying that Hoffenheim has no internal problems and is very united, and the team is working hard for a higher goal.

Under the crisis public relations of the Hoffenheim Club, the uproarious Demba Ba shelling incident finally came to an end, and the fans' heart that had been hanging for a long time fell into reality. Now they can finally put the ball in the game. .

The upper half of the second round of the game where Hoffenheim is located will be played on the second matchday. The first day will be the battle between Bayern and Barcelona, ​​Liverpool and Chelsea.

Everyone thought that these two games were a foregone conclusion, and it was impossible for Liverpool and Bayern to turn over.The result proved that probability still plays a role, but the process of the game made people see the bloodiness of the giants.

Knowing their shame, Bayern was brave. The home game against Barcelona was a one-to-one tie. The score was tied. In the game scene, Bayern did not fall behind, which finally gave the Bayern fans some comfort.

If Liverpool made fans all over the world feel that they still have a little hope before this game, it is mainly because he is Liverpool, and he is the iron-blooded Red Army who once came back from a three-goal deficit in Istanbul.

In this game, the Red Army Liverpool also showed their blood and terror again. The game was full of twists and turns. Aurelio and Alonso scored 2 goals in the first half. As long as they scored one more goal, they could complete the shocking reversal again.But at this time, Warcraft showed its power, Drogba, Alex and Lampard scored a 3:2 lead in the second half, but the game was not over, and then the Red Army's Lucas and Dirk Dirk scored a goal at the end of the game. It became 4:3, and Lampard's long-range shot from the front of the penalty area locked the score at 4:4 at the last moment.

The game was played so soul-stirringly that the fans were fascinated to see it.The two sides scored a total of eight goals, plus the five goals in the last round, almost catching up with the total goals of the two teams in the Champions League in previous seasons.

According to what Marco later said in his biography, after watching the game, Rangnick wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said: "These are not two teams, these are two armies, these are not 22 Players, these are 22 beasts, fortunately Hoffenheim did not draw Liverpool and Chelsea, otherwise, Hoffenheim must be in bad luck."

The miraculous performance of Bayern and Liverpool made Rangnick secretly vigilant. He worried that Arsenal would become as wild as a barbaric tribal chief after returning to the Emirates Stadium. After watching the second round of the red-blue battle between Liverpool and Chelsea , Rangnick immediately held a short meeting for his players to prepare the players for all tough battles. It will be crazy for Arsenal to return home.

In fact, even if Rangnick does not have a meeting to remind, the Hoffenheim players will not be careless. The bravery of the Premier League team is famous. It should also be bloody. Now that they are behind in the score and desperately need to win, how could they not fight hard with them.

However, after Li Huan came to the UK, he received a call from Sun Hai, who was going to treat him to a light meal after the game.Sun Hai told Li Huan not to be afraid of Arsenal, and said with a smile that as long as they dare to fight against Arsenal fiercely, Arsenal will definitely soften.

Li Huan laughed when he heard it. Sun Hai’s point of view coincides with his. Arsenal is not a team like Liverpool and Chelsea. If you use people as analogies, Liverpool is like a gangster on the street, and Chelsea is like a rich second In modern times, they all dared to be aggressive and could be aggressive, but Arsenal is like a high-level intellectual, even if it is a life-and-death moment, they may not have the blood of Liverpool.

The arrival of Hoffenheim has aroused great attention from the British media. They have carried out detailed reports on this country team that has become famous all over the world in the past two years. For a quiet tabloid like the London News, all reporters want to interview Hoffenheim players.

Rangnick knows the development of British print media. The example of Eriksson, the head coach of the England national team, dismissed get out of class because of the "Emirates Gate" incident made Rangnick shy away from British newspapers. After arriving in London, Rangnick ordered his players to have no club It is allowed not to accept interviews at will, and try not to go out except for training. If the players really want to play in London, after the game, the club can give the players a half-day holiday for them to play and go shopping.

However, Rangnick was not prepared to offend the British media. In the press conference after training and the press conference before the match, Rangnick either brought Li Huan, or Arshavin and Ruud van Nistelrooy to let these superstars properly Answer some journalists' questions and fulfill the assignment of British journalists.

But even Rangnick's caution undercuts the ability of British tabloid journalists to gossip and make news.After arriving in London, England, British journalists always believed that Li Huan was a playboy, and had scandals with singers and movie stars such as Stewart, Alizee, Diane Kruger, and Wana. Naturally, they would do everything possible to ask Li Huan about this. aspects of the problem.Li Huan avoided them one by one.

But when a British reporter asked Li Huan if he liked London-born Hollywood superstar Knightley, Li Huan replied, "I don't know Knightley, so I don't want to talk about her. Let's talk about football."

As a result, Li Huan's answer immediately became ambiguous in the writing of British tabloid reporters. The "Sun" wrote, "Li Huan denied knowing Knightley, and said that he did not want to talk about her. I don't know if there is something hidden in it."

Pretending to be the chief to play tricks on Eriksson "News of the World" When talking about Li Huan's interview, he said: "Li Huan avoids talking about whether he likes Knightley or not, and only wants to talk about football."

The headline of the "Daily Mail" is "Why Li Huan dare not say whether he likes Knightley or not?" ".

The headline in The Times was "The Woman Li Huan Doesn't Want to Talk About - Knightley".

After Li Huan and the Hoffenheim players saw the British newspapers, they were all so shocked that they couldn't speak, and they felt very lucky that they didn't accept the interviews from the British. Only then did they understand the greatness of British journalists. It is impossible to say that they are lying or slandering. Compared with British journalists, German journalists are far worse than the English Channel.

The British media hyped up the relationship between Li Huan and Knightley for no reason, so that it caused the misunderstanding of two popular movie stars in Hollywood, Stewart and Knightley. .

After some tossing, on April 4, at 16:45 pm, the second round of the Champions League quarter-final between Hoffenheim and Arsenal finally kicked off at the Emirates Stadium.

The Emirates Stadium, which can accommodate more than 6 people, is full. It is normal for the stadium to be full in the Bundesliga, but in the Premier League, not any giant team can fill the stadium.Today's game between Hoffenheim and Arsenal did attract countless Gunners fans to watch.

In order to let the fans appreciate this Champions League match better, and to set off the brilliant starlight of the stadium, the on-site commentator invited the famous former Arsenal star Adams to come as a guest commentator.

Compared with the previous game, Arsenal's game has changed a lot.Not only is the starting lineup not exactly the same, but even the formation has changed.Last time Arsenal played 4231, but this time they used 442.In the last game, the back line was scored twice by Hoffenheim in only a few attacks. This time Wenger almost changed the back line.

The main goalkeeper Almunia is still unable to play, No. 2 Fabianski replaced him in the starting lineup.

The original right back was Sagna, this time it was replaced by No. 27 Eboue, No. 5 Toure remained unchanged, and Jolu who replaced Gallas last time was replaced by No. 18 Sylvester. The breakthrough left back was also replaced by the 40-year-old Gibbs.

Not much has changed in midfield.They are No. 14 Walcott, No. 17 Song, No. 4 Cesc Fabregas, and No. 8 Nasri.

The two strikers are/25 Adebayor and No. 11 Van Persie.The biggest plus for Wenger is that Van Persie is back.The Dutchman's skills and creativity are Arsenal's best, and his ability to play is a huge threat to Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim's lineup has also changed today. The goalkeeper is still Hildebrand, and the four defenders have become Li Huan, Simunić, Compaq, and Ibetzberg.

The change is in the midfield. Gustavo, Weiss and Timoshchuk form a three-back configuration.On the forward line are Arshavin and Obasi, one on the left and one on the right, and Ruud van Nistelrooy is standing in the center position.

Compared with the first round, Hoffenheim paid more attention to the defense of the front of the penalty area, discharged three midfielders, and also strengthened the counterattack of the two sides.Arshavin and Obasi can each attack individually from the wing.

(End of this chapter)