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Chapter 443 Dream September
After a [-]-[-] draw with Werder Bremen in the away game, Long Bisheng and Li Jie temporarily left the team and returned to China to participate in the top ten competition. The grouping of the Chinese team in the Asian top ten competition is good. The four opponents in the group are Japan, North Korea, Bahrain and Kuwait. Except for Japan, which is a bit stronger, other teams are not as good as the Chinese team.

Against Bahrain at home and against Kuwait in an away game, the elite Chinese team swept these two opponents within a week. They first relied on Li Fang’s direct free kick at home, Long Bisheng’s header and Dai Guangming’s one-handed three-goal victory over Bahrain at home. Then in the away game, two superstar players dominated the game. Messi assisted Adriano to score twice. First place in the group.

This World Cup Asia has five direct qualifying places, which is the most ever. It has to be said that the outstanding performance of Asian football in recent World Cups has made them more and more valued by FIFA. After all, there are more than 50 countries and regions in Asia, accounting for half of FIFA members. In the past, it can be said that their football level is poor. Australia.

After returning from the national team, Long Bisheng strengthened his free kick practice during extra training. After watching him practice for a free kick, head coach Rangnick added such free kick drills in his usual training without saying a word. Free kicks like this were very common in the Bundesliga in the past, but they have been much less in recent years.

In any case, the usual training of professional teams is to score goals, that is, to be able to score more goals in the game. With a suitable scoring method, it will naturally be used in the game. Hoffenheim currently has two players who are excellent free kicks in the team, namely Kolarov and Salihovic.

The more he practiced free kicks, the more Long Bisheng felt that Kolarov's saying "tall players have a great advantage in taking free kicks" is indeed reasonable. With a clear view of the situation in the penalty area, he can always find the weakness of the opponent's free kick defense.

Another advantage of taking a strong free kick is that Long Bisheng can shoot without any interference. In this case, his heavy bombardment is quite threatening.

In the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach, when Long Bisheng stood in front of the ball, everyone thought he was just a cover, who knew that in the next second, he immediately slammed the ball heavily on the goal post, shaking the opposing goalkeeper into a cold sweat.

The second free kick was taken. Salihovic pushed the ball, Kolarov stepped on it, and Long Bisheng kicked it up. The ball flew into the goal against the inside of the goal post. Although Borussia's goalkeeper made a save, he failed to prevent the ball from entering the net!
"Goal scored! Long Bisheng's fourth goal in four league games! His state is unmatched! While other strikers looked a little weak because of participating in the European Championships, Long Bisheng, the top scorer last season, showed his strong scoring ability! What is even more surprising is that this player with unparalleled advantages in the penalty area now has the ability to score directly from free kicks! This is not good news for other Bundesliga teams, but it is great news for Hoffenheim. Long Bisheng's contract, the signing of this contract is worthy of a blockbuster transfer!"

In the end, relying on Long Bisheng's powerful free kick, Hoffenheim took down Borussia with one goal at home, won three of the four league games, and ushered in the first game of this season's Champions League with a victory.

Long Bisheng's ability to score free kicks is not only bad news for other teams in the Bundesliga, but also bad news for the opponents in the Champions League.

In the first round of the Champions Cup, Hoffenheim challenged Ajax away. After resisting the home team's indiscriminate bombing with tenacious defense, Hoffenheim began to counterattack.

With Long Bisheng attracting all the firepower of the opponent, Ibisevic helped Hoffenheim open the scoring. After receiving a pass from Marin, the Bosnian striker passed the opponent's defender and volleyed successfully in the penalty area. Hoffenheim took the lead in the away game.

Huntelaar, who returned to the Eredivisie, equalized the score shortly after the start of the second half, but soon, Long Bisheng overtook the score again!

Marin's breakthrough won a direct free kick 30 meters away from the goal. Long Bisheng took a strong long shot. The ball was blocked by the opponent's wall with his body, but the ball returned to Long Bisheng's feet again. Long Bisheng used all his strength to shoot again!
The ball flew into the dead corner of the goal like a cannonball, and the Ajax goalkeeper was shaken by Long Bisheng's first shot. When the ball flew over after a while, he was completely unable to react...

"Striker Ibisevic and Long Bisheng's goals helped Hoffenheim beat Ajax [-]-[-] in the away game. Although this is only the first game of the Champions League group stage, this victory is definitely a key victory. It is related to whether Hoffenheim can qualify in this group of strong teams... After the start of the season, they did not bring in any well-known players. However, Hoffenheim responded to these doubts and speculations with their outstanding performance. The league has three wins and one draw to remain unbeaten, the Champions League group stage also won the first game, and the top scorer Long Bisheng scored five goals in five games... All these seem to indicate that Hoffenheim in the new season will also be a strong contender for the Bundesliga title and an unpredictable part of the Champions League."

The German "Kicker" magazine has a very high evaluation of Hoffenheim, because Hoffenheim has maintained their state from last season, frequently attacked in the league and the Champions League, and made great strides on two fronts-except for Bayern, there are very few Bundesliga teams that can do both at the same time. Being able to do this has at least proved that the current Hoffenheim is definitely not much worse than the Bundesliga overlord Bayern!

Especially in the main lineup, the defense formed by Hildebrand, Baker, Kolarov, Li Jie and Comper is one of the most stable defenses in the Bundesliga in recent seasons, with overall defense ability, assist ability, confrontation and speed; the midfield composed of Gustavo, Weiss and Salihovic is quite tough, with excellent running ability and confrontation ability; The combination of deterrence is not as simple as one plus two equals three.

If you want to say that this team has any weaknesses, then the strength of the substitute players is not good enough. Hoffenheim's substitute players are not as strong as the main lineup, and they usually get more training opportunities. It's just that the Bundesliga itself is one of the leagues with relatively few games.

Unless Hoffenheim's main lineup suffers from extensive injuries, there will be no crisis for Hoffenheim. Besides, players like Geral, Heubach, Brosinski, Eichner, Vosa, Zuculini, Maxwell and Trazino are not bad.

The goal of Hoffenheim in the new season is mainly in the league and the Champions League. The league is the foundation, and the Champions League means huge profits. The better they play in the Champions Cup, the more transfer funds will be available for next season, and the better they can retain outstanding players. Playing well in the league is the first condition for participating in the Champions Cup.As for the German Cup, Rangnick's intention is obvious, that is, the German Cup is a place for training troops. After winning the German Cup once, this honor is no longer the honor that Hoffenheim most desires.

After returning from Amsterdam, Hoffenheim had only the last game left in September. They challenged Stuttgart away in the fifth round of the league. Long Bisheng failed to expand his goals to five, but he showed his value from another aspect.

An excellent header ferry helped Marin score the first goal of the season, and then he was dragged to the ground by the opponent's defender in the penalty area, creating a penalty kick. He did not take the penalty kick himself, but gave the opportunity to Ibisevic. Ibisevic made it overnight and helped the team completely seal the victory.

Throughout September, Hoffenheim played four official games and the result was three wins and one draw. Long Bisheng played six official games and the result was five wins and one tie. He scored three goals himself.

All Hoffenheim fans firmly believe that this month's performance will definitely not be a flash in the pan. Hoffenheim will definitely continue their outstanding performance and defeat all opponents in front of them.

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