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Chapter 447 Merry Christmas
With a home draw against Ajax, there is only a theoretical hope of advancing to the next round. Even the qualification for the Europa League has become extremely dangerous. At the same time, the main left back Kolarov was diagnosed with a torn ankle ligament after the game. This season is completely reimbursed...

All the fans who hoped that Hoffenheim could regain their strength in this game are desperate. Everyone knows that Hoffenheim basically don’t have any ideas in the Champions League this season. Only the league is the last straw. The gap between them is still widening, and even if they want to catch up, there is probably no way to catch up.

"Has Satan cursed Hoffenheim this season?" The local media in Hoffenheim lamented. It is not uncommon for the team to suffer such extensive injuries, but like Hoffenheim, the injuries are all important players.

After the game against Ajax, Hoffenheim suffered two consecutive league draws. The draw with Wolfsburg made Hoffenheim happy. The relationship between mutual victory and defeat ranked fourth in the group, completely bidding farewell to this season's European competition.

Fortunately, good news came at this time. After more than two months of rest, Ibisevic finally returned from injury.

At this juncture, Ibisevic's comeback undoubtedly gave Hoffenheim a shot in the arm. Long Bisheng will no longer be alone in the game. Finally, in the two rounds before the winter break, Hoffenheim defeated Dortmund and Nuremberg in a row.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Rangnick breathed a sigh of relief, defeated Nuremberg away, and returned to seventh place in points, [-] points away from the leader Wolfsburg-this is still tolerable. The winter break is coming. After a period of rest, the mental state of the players can be relieved, and players can be brought in during the winter break to make up for the absence of Kolarov and others...

The atmosphere in the locker room has also become a bit more active. Unlike a while ago, after the game, the locker room was so quiet that there were only the sounds of players changing clothes and walking. The main players all had gloomy faces, and none of the substitute players dared to breathe loudly. With poor grades, everyone's mood naturally couldn't get better. The few players who usually like to go out at night are afraid to call friends loudly in the locker room.

After taking a shower, Long Bisheng changed his clothes and went back to the locker room. Seeing that other players were there, he coughed twice to let others focus on himself.

Now his status in the team is different. As the top scorer in the team, any actions he makes will be the focus of attention of others. The locker room of the team is similar to that in society. If you have ability and status, you will naturally attract more attention from others, even if you are usually low-key.

"In a few days, it will be Christmas. During this time, everyone has worked hard, so I would like to invite everyone to visit my house on Christmas Eve. However, I am not the only host. Our captain Tim is responsible for providing German dishes. As for me, I am responsible for providing Chinese dishes. Don't worry, everyone, it is definitely authentic Chinese food. Please have a good day... No one has a task that day, right?" Long Bisheng said to everyone with a smile.

The other teammates glanced at each other, and Comper said cautiously: "That...Long, coach, are they going?"

It seemed that Compo had asked the other people’s thoughts. For a moment, all eyes were on Long Bisheng. Long Bisheng laughed, and then shook his head: "No, just all our team members...I told Marko (Marin) and Alexander (Kolarov), and they said they would have to go with crutches!"

Kolarov's operation was relatively successful. Although he had to rest for about half a year, it was basically a long recovery period. As long as he was careful, he could still go out. Marin is now recovering from his injury.

"That's it, I will definitely go then!" Comper shouted loudly.

The other players also agreed to go. Long Bisheng and another promoter, Hildebrand, looked at each other and smiled.

This gathering was actually what Rangnick meant. Under such circumstances, holding a collective gathering of players is very good for the morale of the team. In the second half of the season, whether the players can twist together to fight and compete is a key factor for whether Hoffenheim can get a respectable ranking after the end of the season.

Some time ago, the team lost a series of losses and players were constantly injured. No one thought about holding such a party. This time they won two games in a row, and the winter break is coming. With the opportunity of Christmas, there is a reason to hold a group gathering.

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All the players also hoped to use this gathering to revitalize the atmosphere of the team, so after two days, none of the players were absent, and all of them came to Long Bisheng's home. Fortunately, the apartment he lived in was relatively large, and the courtyard occupied a lot of land.

In order to prepare for today's banquet, Long Bisheng spent a lot of money. He specially went to nearby Frankfurt to find a few outstanding Chinese chefs. They prepared authentic Chinese food. It took several days to bring some authentic ingredients from China. Compared with what Hildebrand had to prepare, it was much simpler.

As night fell, guests arrived one after another, and the first one to come was Li Jie, whose apartment was right next to Long Bisheng's. In fact, he also helped a lot this time, inviting a well-known local band, and he also helped decorate the other Christmas trees.

The players who came started to chat together, and the wives and girlfriends they brought also formed a circle. Today is the holiday, so the players did not talk about the unbearable days of the past few months, but talked about romantic things, and all unpleasant things were avoided.

Kolarov sat there, talking to Long Bisheng. He was reimbursed for this season, but today he seemed to be in a good mood, with a smile on his face all the time.

Marin, another seriously wounded man, was much more active than him, probably because he was recovering better. His mood could be described as crazy, teasing this for a while, teasing that for a while, like a monkey who refused to settle down at all.

"Marco, don't bump into each other. Otherwise, if the coach knows that you are getting injured again because of me, he will eat me alive." Long Bisheng said to Marin with a smile.

"No problem, I can walk now without any problem, as long as I don't exercise strenuously... It will take a month to recover slowly, plus recovery training and getting back to the game state, you have to wait for me for a month and a half, and see how I deal with those guys in a month and a half! Just mess around while I'm away. We have to pay for these debts!" ​​Marin said loudly.

"That's right! Marco is right!" Baker raised his glass from a distance: "In the second half of the season, whoever we lose to will have to return the victory! We are Hoffenheim!"

Driven by him, the players collectively raised their wine glasses high and sang Hoffenheim's team anthem in unison - we come from the countryside, we have nothing;attack!
Looking at the players raising their glasses to get drunk, Lu Xiaoshan smiled and said to Ning Xi, "I suddenly have confidence in Hoffenheim in the second half of the season... To be honest, I haven't seen this scene in Hoffenheim's locker room for a long time...With this spirit, Hoffenheim will not end this season."

Ning Xi nodded, and brought the cup to her lips.

Hoffenheim is a promising team, but they are also very fragile... A few injuries may destroy the will of the entire team. Originally, these things could have been avoided, but after all, Hoffman is old and his assets have shrunk a lot. Can he still invest in the team as much as he did in the past few years?For any team, it also needs a large investment and a large acquisition after it has achieved glory, otherwise it can only slowly weaken. How about Kaiserslautern?Didn't they win the league championship that year, and their background is much deeper than that of Hoffenheim!

"However, this situation seems to be very beneficial to Aaron. He has more and more responsibilities this season, but his performance is getting better and better. If this continues, he will soon be no longer a player that can be accommodated in the Bundesliga. With such a player, is it possible that no team is interested in him?" Ning Xi thought to herself while drinking juice, and slowly, a smile spread across his face.

"Sister Ning Xi, Merry Christmas!" Lu Xiaoshan suddenly turned his head and said to Ning Xi.

"Yes, Merry Christmas... It will be a new year soon, and in the new year, there will be new hope..." Ning Xi replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)