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Chapter 332 Selected Again

Lannick was furious, with serious consequences.

The most direct consequence is that after the usual one game a week, the usual one-day rest is gone - Lannick believes that the players have rested too much during the winter break, and what is needed now is to strengthen their training and let their minds return to the game.

The players had no objection to Rangnick's move - they also felt that their performance in the last game was really bad. After Hoffenheim became a strong team in the Bundesliga, many players did appear to be slack, and they also had a bit of a sluggish winter break.

So during this week, the enthusiasm on Hoffenheim's training ground was unprecedentedly high, and the players began to train desperately, as if to quickly replenish the state that was pulled down during the winter break.

However, Rangnick did not think that Long Bisheng had become lazy because of this. From the state of the last game, it can be seen that Long Bisheng was not idle during the winter break, but was constantly maintaining his state-maybe it was the reason for his transfer from England. During the winter break of the Bundesliga, the English team faced the most intensive schedule.

A week later, the state and physical condition of the players in training has been greatly improved, but before the game against Hannover 96, Rangnick still made a big change to the main lineup.

Ibisevic was placed on the bench. It was not Obasi but Trazino who replaced him. The midfield playmaker Eduardo also rested. The young Argentine Zuculini took his place. This is the first time Zuculini has started in the league this season.

The main midfielder and main forward sitting on the bench have a great impact on Hoffenheim's strength, but Rangnick's move has sounded the alarm for all players-in his team, no one is indispensable, even Ibisevic and Eduardo, who are eligible for the best team in the Bundesliga, even if they make mistakes-this is what he wants to disclose.

Of course, it was also because the opponent was not too strong that Lannick chose this time to kill chickens and scare monkeys.

Although there are two absolute main players and star players missing, Hoffenheim's strength still has the upper hand compared to Hannover 96, especially when they correct their game attitude.

In the away game, they quickly gained the upper hand. Relying on their unique full-court pressing, the Hannover 96 players couldn't even breathe. Especially Zuculini and Trazino, who rarely played this season, tried their best to perform well in front of the coach.

Hoffenheim is a team with mostly young players. It is precisely because of this that although they have already gained considerable strength after entering the Bundesliga, they have not won any championships due to the instability of young players. Vicki and Eduardo have become famous players all over the world.

In the end, Hoffenheim won the away game [-]-[-], washing away the bad luck of not winning the previous game. Long Bisheng still failed to score. Counting the last game, he has not scored in two consecutive games.

For a forward, not scoring in two consecutive games is not a good thing, but everyone can see that even though Long Bisheng did not score, he still plays a very important role on the field. With his involvement and running, other teammates have much more chances to score.

He is huge on the field, and it is very obvious that he can often attract the attention of the opponent's two defenders alone-although he has only been in the Bundesliga for half a year, but he is young and already has that kind of deterrence on the field!

The deterrent power that the super forward piled up on the field with one goal after another was possessed by a rookie who has just played in the top league. No matter who he tells it to, everyone will think it is amazing, but Long Bisheng does have that kind of deterrent power now.

Hoffenheim's next opponent, Stuttgart, didn't believe in this evil, so their end was miserable.

Before the start of the No.20 league round, Stuttgart ranked sixth, and the gap with Hoffenheim was only seven points.

Of course Stuttgart wants to kill this opponent, even if they can't surpass the opponent, they can still keep their hope of entering the Champions League next season, so their head coach, former German international Babel also put a lot of effort into this game, thinking that Long Bisheng was just a cover in the game.

So he sent the main central defender Swiss Magnin to defend Ibisevic, and at the same time asked the players to pay attention to cutting off the previous connection between Eduardo and Ibisevic, so that Hoffenheim's offense was completely misfired.

It has to be said that the tactic he formulated was correct to some extent. In the game, Eduardo and Ibisevic's performances were mediocre, but without being heavily marked by the opponent, Long Bisheng broke out without warning after failing to score in two rounds.

In the first half, Marin made a cross from the side, and Long Bisheng scored with a header from the middle. In the second half, Salihovic made a cross from the side, and Long Bisheng stopped the ball in the middle and scored.

With two crosses and two goals, Long Bisheng raised his Bundesliga goals this season to double digits. At the same time, he also caused countless troubles for Stuttgart's defense. The German central defender Tashche, who is two years older than him, is not his opponent at all.

Facing an opponent who once drew [-]-[-] at the Rhein-Neckar Stadium in the first round, Hoffenheim won a speechless away victory.

After the game, Long Bisheng was once again named the best player on the spot. At this time, many people discovered that from December last year to now, Long Bisheng has started all nine official games of Hoffenheim. He has played 10 minutes in each game, but his state has not declined. At the end of each game, he is still able to run on the court with great energy.

What they didn't know was that after getting used to England's abnormal schedule of double or even triple matches a week, Long Bisheng always felt very relaxed in the Bundesliga. One game a week was enough for him to fully recover his physical fitness.

While marveling at Long Bisheng's outstanding physical fitness, they also discovered the fact that during this period, Long Bisheng was the player who played the most minutes in Hoffenheim. Except for goalkeeper Hildebrand, no player played more time than him. This means that Long Bisheng has truly become Hoffenheim's main striker!

A Champions League player became the main striker of a Bundesliga team half a year after his transfer. Although this kind of thing sounds awesome, it is actually not a big deal. As we all know, the British Championship is almost equal to the first European league. A situation where three Serie A teams die.Although Real Madrid and Barcelona can compete with any giants in the Premier League, they are obviously at a disadvantage among the teams participating in the UEFA Cup. Compared with the previous three major leagues, the once brilliant Bundesliga is somewhat inferior, and this inferiority is not just a matter of one or two days. The current level of the English Championship is also somewhat close to the Premier League.

But although Long Bisheng is a striker in the British Championship, Hoffenheim is not an ordinary Bundesliga team!They are a strong team capable of attacking the Bundesliga champions!The striker combination of Ibisevic and Obasi also ranks in the top five in the Bundesliga. Being able to occupy the main striker position in such a team at least proves that Long Bisheng has already ranked among the top strikers in the Bundesliga.

And his recent performance fully illustrates this point.

At the same time, news came from China that the new head coach of the national team, Ding Yu, announced the squad for the friendly match against the Honduras national team in half a month, and Long Bisheng's name was on the list.

You must know that the national team roster this time is different from last time. If the national team roster last time was an audition, then this time the 23-man roster is for the regional top ten after the audition. Those who can be selected are all players who have performed well in the league recently or in the last training camp. Those old players who have basically decided to quit the national team are not recruited.To be selected for the national team list this time, as long as you don't perform particularly poorly, you can basically be sure that you will be a part of the national team in the future.

Half a month later is the international football match day stipulated by FIFA. Although there is no official game, it is the time for the national teams to warm up. Basically, the national teams will choose their warm-up opponents at that time. With the current reputation of the Chinese team in the world, it is not too difficult to find an excellent team to test their strength.

Perhaps because of this stimulation, Long Bisheng performed equally well in the semi-finals of the German Cup three days later. He scored a goal and assisted Marin to score the second goal, helping Hoffenheim defeat the strong opponent Hamburg and reach the final of the German Cup. The first nationwide championship in Hoffenheim's history is just around the corner.

(End of this chapter)