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Chapter 312 Sense of Crisis and Comfort

In the first round of the Bundesliga, Long Bisheng sat on the bench for 86 minutes and did not come on as a substitute for Ibisevic until the No.807 minute. After touching the ball a few times and forcing the Nuremberg goalkeeper to make a wonderful save with a header, his first Bundesliga game ended.

Although he failed to become the main force, Long Bisheng was not disappointed. After returning to Hoffenheim, on the way home, Li Jie planned to comfort him, but Long Bisheng just shook his head with a smile.

"I know that it is obviously unrealistic for me to play the main force now." Long Bisheng smiled and said to Li Jie: "Both Obasi and Ibi are players who have been in Hoffenheim for several seasons, and they have a deep understanding of the coach's tactical intentions. It is impossible for me to catch up with them in a short period of time. Even Trazino is more familiar with the team's tactics than me. But as you said, Hoffenheim will play on the third front this season. "

Speaking of this, Long Bisheng smiled lightly: "When I came to a new club, I had such a mental preparation. In Naples, I first competed with Sosa, and then I competed with Bucky. In Leeds, I also competed against Suo Wenmi before I got the main position... Competition will exist everywhere, and I can no longer escape from competition."

Li Jie looked at Long Bisheng in astonishment. It wasn't until this time that he realized in a daze that he had rarely met Long Bisheng in the past five years. The current Long Bisheng is no longer the honest and gentle Long Bisheng who always had a little inferiority five years ago.

The current Long Bisheng is equally honest and gentle, but the low self-esteem he has always carried has been completely wiped out during the five years of wandering career. What is left is a strong heart that has been tempered for a moment, and a strong self-confidence that is not blind.

From Qingdao in China, to Naples in Italy, to Leeds in England, and now to Hoffenheim in Germany, Long Bisheng has changed four clubs in five years. Logically speaking, such frequent club changes would have a huge impact on a young player, because his life is always in turmoil.

Those who can do this must have a strong and great heart.

Just like the former Italian national team super center Christian Vieri, before spending the longest six years in Inter Milan, Vieri changed nine clubs!After leaving the Prato team where he made his debut, he would change teams every other season. This behavior earned him many nicknames, such as "Working Emperor" and "Football Wanderer" in a positive sense, and a straightforward "football whore" in a derogatory sense!But this still does not prevent him from becoming the greatest center in Italy from the late 90s to the early 21st century!After transferring to a team, he can immediately integrate into the team. What kind of adaptability and personal ability is this!Long Bisheng, on the other hand, seems to be moving towards this goal, absorbing the strengths and characteristics of each league in the constant wandering, so that he can adapt to any opponent... What kind of state is this!
Thinking of this, Li Jie couldn't help but sigh a little. Since he first landed in Europe, he has been staying in Hoffenheim. From the age of 17 to the current age of 22, he followed Hoffenheim from a regional league team to a Bundesliga team qualified to participate in the European League.

The benefits of doing this are naturally obvious. After staying in a team for a long time, no matter what you do is as natural as breathing. For example, now Li Jie feels that he has lived in this small village all his life.

Even if there are any changes in the club in the future, his position will not be shaken-players with strength and qualifications are often not the target of being purged.

But in such a situation, will it make him lose his pursuit of strength and lack more opportunities to hone it?

During the training, Li Jie already felt that Long Bisheng's current strength has surpassed his own. Perhaps it is because he often changes clubs and has to fight for the main position every time, which makes him more eager to improve his strength. Every time he transfers to a new club, he will increase his sense of crisis. It is this sense of crisis that keeps him moving forward.

In comparison, have I lived a little too comfortably these past few years?Li Jie thought silently in his heart.

Li Jie couldn't help thinking of a TV series he watched two years ago. It was the last collaboration between Li Jie's favorite director Kang Honglei and screenwriter Lan Xiaolong, "My Leader, My Team".

This sentence was originally to criticize the inferiority of Chinese people from a certain aspect, but at this time Li Jie felt that this sentence was referring to himself.

"Maybe if this continues, I will be thrown further and further away by Aaron, who is not as good as me." Li Jie looked at Long Bisheng, thinking about his own thoughts.

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"What's going on with Lee recently? The training these days is much more serious than before." Rannik looked at the training ground with his eyes closed, and said to the assistant coach Tomislav Maric beside him.

Maric nodded: "That's true. It started after the first round of the league. He worked hard before, but he didn't work as hard as he does now... This is a good thing."

"It's really a good thing..." Lannick's eyes rested on Long Bisheng again, this big man was sweating profusely on the training ground.

"The relationship between the two of them seems to be good. Maybe Li was stimulated by the dragon? Li has stagnated in the past two years. If he can work harder, it will be good news for him and Hoffenheim." Lannick thought while rubbing his chin.

He likes this kind of player who is willing to work hard. His tactics require players to run constantly on the field. Long Bisheng is in line with his tactical characteristics. Although his personal skills are not as good as Ibisevic and Obasi, his impact is still higher than them.Although it is not the time for him to play the main force, but when he is truly integrated into the team's tactical system, he will definitely be able to play a better role.

The second official game of Hoffenheim's new season is the first round of the German Cup. Hoffenheim's opponent is the Stuttgart Kickers team in the Southern Regional League.

The German Cup is the only domestic cup that Bundesliga teams need to participate in. The participating teams are 28 Bundesliga teams, 64 Bundesliga teams, and [-] southern and northern teams that were not relegated last season.

Although Rangnick wants to win the German Cup this season, it is not a strong team to meet such a standard underdog in the first round and to send a full main lineup. At the same time, Rangnick is also very confident in the young substitute players in his team, so in this game, Rangnick sent almost all of them as substitutes. In front of Sa is the 22-year-old German left midfielder Vukcevic, the 20-year-old German right midfielder Gross, the 19-year-old Argentine attacker Zuculini, and the forwards are 20-year-old Chinese center Long Bisheng and 22-year-old German forward Trazino.

In this main lineup, only goalkeeper Haas, defender Li Jie, midfielder Wosa and forward Long Bisheng were born in the 80s. Among them, Li Jie, Wosa and Long Bisheng were all born in 22 or [-]. The average age of the entire team is less than [-] years old. The standard second team lineup.

But even though it is a second-team lineup, it should not be underestimated. Because Hoffenheim likes to use young players, many young players who have not had opportunities in other teams hope to come to Hoffenheim.

More importantly, these players have also stayed in Hoffenheim for a while, and they know the essence of Rangnick's tactics very well. There were also many opportunities to play in the first two seasons, and the game experience is not lacking for them.

What's more, there is also a Long Bisheng in the team who is holding back his strength and wants to prove his strength in the official game.

In this game, Hoffenheim completed a massacre on the road. The score of [-]-[-] proved the huge gap between the Bundesliga and the regional leagues.

Long Bisheng is very satisfied with his performance. He feels that his state has been maintained very well, not worse than at the end of last season. You must know that he has attracted the attention of many people at that time. Presumably with his current state, the chance of becoming the main force will not be too far away.

(End of this chapter)