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Chapter 444 The Moon of Misfortune

Chapter 444 Doomed October

"The ups and downs in life are so exciting, I can't help but pee." After October, a Chinese fan of Hoffenheim wrote such a sentence on the BBS.

Another Hoffenheim fan put it more bluntly: "If September is a dream for Hoffenheim, then October is a typical tragedy, or a huge tragedy."

They are right, October is indeed a tragic month for Hoffenheim, especially after the high-spirited September, the strong contrast between October and September makes October even more tragic.

In the first game in October, Hoffenheim, which is at the top of the Bundesliga table and is at its peak, is playing at home against visiting Bayern Munich. Rangnick intends to take down the opponent in one go and lay a solid foundation for the advantage in the following games.

After the coaching change, Bayern also won three of the first four league games, but in the last round of the league they lost to Schalke Zero Four, one point behind Hoffenheim and ranked second in the standings. Hoffenheim and Bayern always play passionate games when they meet, and this time is no exception.

Hoffenheim wanted to defeat Bayern at home and continue to expand their psychological advantage, while Bayern wanted to use a victory to eliminate the adverse effects of the previous loss.

Klinsmann, who had failed both in the German national team and Bayern, may not be as good as Van Gaal in terms of tactical adjustments, but his entry has reunited Bayern, which seemed a bit disorganized last season. He sold Van der Vaart, used Toni Kroos to play in the midfield, and reused German players, allowing Bayern to find their roots again.

Van Gaal’s success lies in his preference for using Dutch players. When he was in Barcelona, ​​he had as many as eight Dutch players in his team. When he coached Bayern, he also had four to five Dutch players. But his failure also lies in this. When the results are good, everything is easy to say, and the results will be strongly rebounded by the local players. In fact, he led Bayern to win two league titles in three years. After cleaning, there is only one Robben left.

There are few world-class players in the Bundesliga now, and Robben is one of the few, so Klinsmann still let him take on the heavy responsibility.

Before the end of the first half, it was Robben's wonderful breakthrough on the wing that created a good chance for Toni Kroos. Kroos made another wonderful pass and Gomez scored successfully.

After the start of the second half, Hoffenheim launched a frenzied counterattack, and Long Bisheng overwhelmed Bayern's newly introduced Sassin in front of the goal and scored a header to equalize the score.

After the game against Hoffenheim last season, Rensing was reborn. Although he lost the game, his tenacious performance still impressed Bayern's leadership. support.

After losing a ball, Rensing's mentality was not affected. Marin and Ibisevic's two almost single-handed breakthroughs were blocked by him in a timely and accurate manner. If he can continue this performance, he will have a place in the German national team.

Seeing that they had the advantage but could not attack for a long time, the players of Hoffenheim began to get a little impatient. If it was changed before, it would not be unacceptable to draw with Bayern, but for Hoffenheim now, facing Bayern at home, only by winning can they take the lead in the next league.

This mentality made Hoffenheim's offense even crazier, and they even ignored the huge flaws behind them.

No. 801 minutes, the reckless attack cost Hoffenheim. After an attack failed, Bayern planned a beautiful counterattack. Cross's direct pass and Robben's oblique thrust instantly tore through Hoffenheim's defense.

After taking the lead again, Bayern began to shrink their defense, and Rangnick made a big effort through substitutions, but before the end, Hoffenheim suffered another serious blow.

Marin was going to forcefully break through Lahm's defense on the wing. After playing the entire game, he suddenly fell to the ground without warning during the forced change of direction. Lahm made a clearance and the team doctor entered the field.

Marin, who was carried off, was unable to play again, and Hoffenheim, who had used up all the substitutions, could only play the rest of the game with ten players. In the end, they were defeated by Bayern when they had the advantage most of the time, and the ranking slipped to third place.

This is a huge blow to Hoffenheim. Although they have already won the Bundesliga championship, their experience is still a little lacking. If they can attack a little more safely in a draw, Bayern, which has been suppressed by them, is certainly unable to overtake the score. They still have a chance to win, but they chose a reckless onslaught.

The bigger blow than the defeat came from Marin—Marin, who is already the main force of the German national team, consumed a lot of physical energy in the European Championships. Hoffenheim’s pre-season training started relatively early, so Marin hadn’t had a good rest. Since he was also injured last season, the recovery time may be longer this time.

After only one month of playing, Hoffenheim's biggest proof of winning is that the front trident lacked a wing. Although Maxwell can play Marin's position, if he can replace Marin's role in the game for a long time, then he will not be Marin's substitute.

In the home game against Dynamo Kiev three days later, without Marin's fast and agile breakthrough on the wing, the Twin Towers could only be submerged in the penalty area full of Ukrainian players.

If Marin is there, relying on his small skills and breakthroughs can still create a huge threat, but Marin is absent now, Maxwell can only form a cross after a breakthrough from the wing, and the ball is blocked one by one by the well-positioned Kiev defenders.

The glory of Hoffenheim in September lies in the diversification of their offensive methods. The threat created by Marin on the wing is one of the most important pieces. Without Marin, Hoffenheim’s offense will inevitably fall into a single one. A single offense is the best defense.

In desperation, Hoffenheim can only rely on long-range shots to create threats, but today their long-range shots are obviously not high. A few long-range shots are either high or wide.

The passive Dynamo Kiev relied on a quick counterattack to solve the problem. Baker, who was assisted in the frontcourt, was intercepted by the opponent and counterattacked.

The 36-year-old Shevchenko has reached the verge of retirement. He did not start this game, but it was he who came off the bench in the second half to help Dynamo Kiev take a valuable three points from the away game!

The backward Hoffenheim was even more chaotic on offense, and Dynamo Kiev, who were united as one, tenaciously kept the score to the end!

Hoffenheim, who lost this game, fell to third place in points, only suppressing Ajax, which had lost two games in a row.

In the seventh round of the league, Hoffenheim managed to defeat Freiburg [-]-[-] at home relying on Long Bisheng's brace and Weiss' icing on the cake. Hoffenheim, who had just stabilized their military spirit, lost to Hertha Berlin in an away game.

A nightmarish October - all Hoffenheim fans agree on this point. In the ninth round of the league, they were tied away by the newly promoted Union Berlin. In the third round of the Champions League, they lost [-]-[-] at home to Real Madrid and slipped to fourth place in the group.

The biggest sustenance of Rangnick in the new season-the front trident only had a good one and a half months, and then the injuries of Marin and Ibisevic left their striker with only Long Bisheng struggling to support them. Neither Maxwell nor Trazino could replace the role of Marin and Ibisevic. A sneak attack in .607 minutes defeated Hannover 96 and won a precious victory.

August, September, Hoffenheim played eight official games, winning seven and one tie. In October, Hoffenheim played seven official games, but only won two of them.

(End of this chapter)