star coach

Chapter 36

The Hoffenheim team does not have a glorious history. To be called brilliant, it is estimated that the team was founded in 1899.Others are lackluster. They were only promoted to the third tier league last season. What glory can there be?
Being able to participate in the German Cup is already a breakthrough trip, and the whole team is very excited, as if it was earned.

Hope didn't set a goal, and it counts as far as he can play. It doesn't matter if he is wiped out in the first round. The biggest task of this season is to upgrade.

With the team's thin lineup and the strength gap between the main substitutes, it is too difficult to support two-line combat.

The opponent in the first round of the German Cup, Oberhausen, although in the lower reaches of the German second division, rushed to No.6 in the German second division the year before last.

Hoffenheim is a low-level team. It can be said that as long as the draw is played, they can occupy the home court advantage.The policy of the German Cup is like this, low-level teams play their home games.

The game has not yet started, the villagers have already occupied the entire stadium, and the village band has already played to celebrate the first time they scored in the German Cup and faced the German Bundesliga team for the first time.Either way, it's worth celebrating.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the stadium, Jiang Shan ran into an acquaintance who was excitedly selling scarves with the Hoffenheim team logo. Who authorized it?Hoffenheim haven't developed an official scarf yet!Not even a decent sponsor.

Jiang Shan walked over with a smile on his face, "Hello, Mr. Volker-Struth."

Jiang Shan, the small retailer who delivered goods to him, remembered his name and the acne-pocked appearance of the classic villain.

Walker turned his head, Jiang Shan could call out his full name?The excitement couldn't be suppressed, "Coach Jiangshan, you still remember me. I'm so excited. This is for you."

"Hoffenheim hasn't locked the trademark yet, has it? Hehe... Earn some extra money."

Jiang Shan nodded and put on the scarf, "After the game, come to my office. I have something to discuss with you."

"Me?" Walker couldn't believe it. This is the head coach of Hoffenheim, a coach who is becoming more and more famous in Germany.

He started to lead the team last season and has not yet tasted a defeat. Hoffenheim has set a record in team history. Now the undefeated record in team history is 37 games across seasons, and the winning streak is 27 games across seasons, which is a magical record.

Even if the low-level leagues are not very competitive, it is still very difficult for the team to maintain stability.

Jiang Shan smiled and didn't say much. When he entered the stadium, the fans immediately burst into applause.Since Jiangshan took over, they have been tasting the taste of invincibility, and they have been happy for too long.

"It doesn't matter if we lose today, we are satisfied."

"Yes, support the team."

The fans yelled.Jiang Shan waved and thanked the fans.

With the starters of both sides coming out, Jiangshan is still playing with all the main players.Seeing Oberhausen's starting lineup, he suddenly became excited, "A substitute lineup?"

The certainty of victory has grown again, from the fourth level to one level higher, and the fifth level is sure, and you can break your wrists.As long as the team scores the first goal, there are eight or more levels of confidence to win.

He seized the time to give pointers to the players, and today he aimed for the wing, suddenly, suddenly killed them.Oberhausen's full-backs are all substitute players, which are about the same strength as the average strength of the German players.

If your weakness is revealed and you are beaten up, if you still don’t hit it, aren’t you a fool?The opponent is too overbearing. The strength of the top teams in the German League is not much different from that of the German second team. They are not all the main players.

Kuranyi and Didick pulled away to the side, two sharp knives.

At the beginning of the game, as Jiangshan expected, Oberhausen made a strong attack in the middle, and Hoffenheim's main defense was full of resilience, like brown sugar that was constantly being pulled, sticky and constantly cut.

Lahn and Hitzlsperger were tense for a while, then relaxed, "What! I thought they were so powerful, but it turned out to be nothing more than that."

"Brothers, fight back." Dorant shouted excitedly, "Pass the ball to me more."

Jiang Shan sneered, he had a chance to win, and he had a chance to advance.

Kay receives a pass from Rahn, spins on the spot, shakes off, glances, sends a long pass, over the top, wide, Didick's position.

Didick turned sideways, facing the opponent's full-back, and took a step. There was no good chance, and it seemed that he was going to pass to the central organization.

But the ball slipped past the defensive player's crotch, slippery, the ball was not slow, and passed to the baseline.

Ram quickly plugged in, received the ball, and there was no one to interfere within a radius of 5 meters.This season, Jiangshan has introduced Pandel and Lahm, two more weapons on the wing, and more tactics for defenders.

In this game, the team seemed to have four wingers. Didick attracted the defenders to defend.

His crossing level is good, and he handles the ball very calmly. He has already shown the demeanor of a general at a young age.Dorante leaned on the opponent's defender, there was no good chance, and the opponent's body was not worse than him.

Unable to turn around, let alone shoot directly, he stopped the ball with his chest and unloaded it backwards.

Do it back, with a bit of strength, just avoiding the opponent's lower back.Dropped into the clearing, which was Rahn's position.

Rahn advanced from the position of the defensive midfielder, Kai and Hitzlsperger naturally retreated to protect the defense line, and the three defensive midfielders could advance forward in turn, making it impossible to defend.

Rahn met the ball, and Jiang Shan's roar came from his ears, "Shoot, shoot boldly".

The step is accurate, the thigh exerts force, the inside of the ankle, the ball flies out, the speed is very fast, the ball is low and flat.

A missile-like arc swished through the goalkeeper's wicket and into the gate.

In the 9th minute, Hoffenheim broke the deadlock and scored the team's first goal in the history of the German Cup.

Fantastic goal, all the way well.From Lahm's cross, Dorante making the ball, and then Lahn's shot, Oberhausen's players didn't react at all.The central defender recovered too much, and no one went up to block the shot.

The ball goes in...a series of surprises.Jiang Shan didn't expect the opponent to be so slack in preparation, and it seemed that he didn't take the German Cup seriously.

1:0.An easy goal for Hoffenheim put them surprisingly ahead of visiting Oberhausen.

Rahn celebrated wantonly. He added the long-range shots he had practiced for a long time, and finally saw the effect. It was not easy.

Jiangshan was excited in his heart, but his face was very calm. He walked calmly on the sidelines, greeted his players, could not relax, returned to defense, stood still, and did not leave opportunities for the opponent.

The players in Oberhausen can't believe they are behind. It's only been a few minutes?The team is about to play the game with a score of 0:1, and there is a lot of invisible pressure.

In the following time, Oberhausen continued to attack, thinking of an early equalizer, but Hoffenheim's players had long been accustomed to the opponent's onslaught, and they were like condoms, which could be stretched and recycled, but not broken.

Concentrate on your crazy shots.

Hoffenheim's threat mainly came from the wing. Pandel and Lahm took turns to advance forward, and cooperated with the two wingers to attack the opponent's defense. Although they failed to score a goal, they also created many opportunities.

If the ability to seize opportunities is stronger, you can even score 4 goals.As long as Oberhausen rushed up, the defense would be stabbed. In the end, he was afraid, and his attack power dropped rapidly.

The fans of Hoffenheim looked at the score of 1:0. This goal is like gold, which makes the fans more excited than scoring 10 goals.

Victory in the first game of the German Cup, is there any happier?They don't listen to the shouts, they don't listen to the booing of the opponent's players, and they look forward to the early end of the game.

"Beep!"

The referee looked at his watch and blew the whistle for the end of the game.Hoffenheim went to the German Cup and reached the top 32.

(End of this chapter)