Star Coach

Hoffenheim does not have a glorious history. If there is anything glorious, it is probably the time of its establishment, 1899. The rest is unremarkable. It was only promoted to the third-level league last season. What glory can it have?

Being able to participate in the German Cup is already a breakthrough journey. The whole team is very excited, as if they have earned something.

Hopp has not set a goal. He will play wherever he can. It doesn't matter if he is eliminated in the first round. The biggest task this season is to upgrade.

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

Oberhausen, the opponent in the first round of the German Cup, although in the lower reaches of the German Second Division, rushed to the sixth place in the German Second Division the year before last. A lean camel is bigger than a horse, and is not afraid of Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim is a low-level team. It can be said that as long as the draw is held, they can have the home advantage. This is the policy of the German Cup, the home court of the low-level team.

Before the game started, the villagers had occupied the entire stadium. The village band had already played to celebrate the first time to enter the German Cup and the first time to face the German Second Division team. In any case, it is worth celebrating.

As soon as he arrived at the stadium entrance, Jiangshan ran into an acquaintance who was excitedly selling scarves with the Hoffenheim team logo. Who authorized it? Hoffenheim has not yet developed an official scarf! There is not even a decent sponsor.

Jiangshan walked over and smiled, "Hello, Mr. Volker-Strus."

Jiangshan remembered the name of the small retailer who delivered the goods to him, as well as the pockmarked appearance of the classic villain.

Walker turned his head, and Jiangshan could actually call out his full name? He couldn't suppress his excitement, "Coach Jiangshan, you still remember me. I'm so excited. This is for you."

"Hoffenheim hasn't locked the trademark yet? Hehe... make some extra money."

Jiangshan 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 Hoffenheim's head coach, a coach who is becoming more and more famous in Germany.

Since last season, Hoffenheim has created a record in team history without losing. Now the team's unbeaten record is 37 games across seasons, and the winning streak is 27 games across seasons, which is a magical record.

Even if the competitiveness of the lower-level league is not strong, it is still very difficult for the team to maintain stability.

Jiangshan smiled and said nothing more. He walked into the stadium, and the fans burst into huge applause. Since Jiangshan took over, they have been tasting the taste of unbeaten, 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 shouted. Jiangshan waved and thanked the fans.

The starting lineups of both sides came out, and Jiangshan still played with all the main players. Seeing Oberhausen's starting lineup, he suddenly became excited, "Will the substitute lineup play?"

The confidence of victory grew again, from the fourth level to the fifth level, and we can compete with each other. As long as the team scores first, there is a confidence of more than eight levels to win.

He took the time to give instructions to the players, and today he would hold the wing and break through them. Oberhausen's full-backs are all substitutes, and their average strength is about the same as that of the players of the German Southern League.

If you don't fight when their weaknesses are exposed, wouldn't you be a fool? The opponent is too arrogant. The strength of the top few teams in the German Southern League is not much different from that of the teams in the German Second Division. They are not playing with all their main players. It's amazing.

Kuranyi and Didik moved to the sidelines, two sharp knives.

At the beginning of the game, just as Jiangshan expected, Oberhausen attacked in the middle, and Hoffenheim's main defense was very resilient, like a piece of ox-hide candy that can't be pulled apart, sticky and sticky, and can't be cut.

Lahn and Hitzlsperger were nervous for a while, and then relaxed, "What! I thought they were so strong, but it turns out they are just like this."

"Brothers, counterattack." Dorante shouted excitedly, "Pass the ball to me more."

Jiangshan sneered, there is a chance to win, and there is also a chance to advance.

Kai received the pass from Lahn, turned on the spot, got rid of it, glanced, and sent a long pass, over the top, to the side, to Didik's position.

Didik was sideways, facing the opponent's full-back, and took a step. There was no good opportunity, and it seemed that he was going to pass to the middle to organize.

But the ball slipped under the crotch of the defender, slippery, and the ball went to the bottom line.

Ram quickly inserted and received the ball, and there was no interference within a radius of 5 meters. This season, Jiangshan introduced Pander and Ram, and the wing attack had two more weapons, and the tactics of the defender inserted were also richer.

In this game, the team seemed to have four wingers. Didik attracted the defender's defense, and Ram was also called a winger. He inserted into the bottom line, crossed the ball calmly, and guided accurately.

His crossing level was good, and he handled the ball very calmly. At a young age, he had already shown the style of a general. Dorante leaned on the opponent's defender, and there was no good opportunity. The opponent's body was no worse than his.

There was no way to turn around, let alone shoot directly, so he stopped the ball with his chest and unloaded the ball backwards.

The back pass was a bit strong, just avoiding the opponent's back waist. Falling to the open ground, this is the position of Larn.

Rahn moved forward from the defensive midfielder position, while Kai and Hitzlsperger naturally retreated to protect the defense line. The three defensive midfielders could take turns moving forward, making it hard to defend.

Rahn met the ball, and Jiangshan's roar came to his ears, "Shoot, shoot boldly."

He stepped on the right spot, exerted force on his thigh, and kicked the inside of his ankle. The ball flew out at a fast speed, a low ball.

The missile-like arc whizzed through the goalkeeper's small door and entered the gate.

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

It was a magical goal, and it went smoothly all the way. From Lahm's cross, Dorante's pass, to Larn's shot, the players of Oberhausen didn't react at all. The central defender recovered too well, and no one went up to block the shot.

The ball went in... a series of unexpected things. Jiangshan didn't expect the opponent to be so relaxed, and it seemed that they didn't take the German Cup seriously.

1:0. Hoffenheim scored easily and unexpectedly led the visiting Oberhausen.

Larn celebrated wantonly. His long-range shot, which he had practiced for a long time, finally saw the effect. It was not easy.

Jiangshan was excited in his heart, but his face was calm. He walked calmly on the sidelines, calling on the players not to relax, return to defense, stand in position, and don't leave opportunities for the opponent.

The players of Oberhausen couldn't believe that they were already behind. It was only a few minutes? The team had to play the game with a score of 0:1, and the invisible pressure was great.

In the following time, Oberhausen kept attacking, hoping to equalize early, but Hoffenheim's players have long been accustomed to the opponent's fierce attack, and like a condom, it can be expanded and recovered, but it will not break.

Cover your crazy shots all at once.

Hoffenheim's threats mainly come from the wing. Pander and Lahm take turns to advance, cooperate with the two wingers, and attack the opponent's defense. Although they failed to score, they also created many opportunities.

If the ability to seize opportunities is stronger, they can even score 4 goals. As long as Oberhausen rushes up, the defense will be stabbed. In the end, they are afraid and their offensive power quickly declines.

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

In the first game of the German Cup, they won. Is there anything happier? They don't listen to the shouting, don't listen to the booing of the opponent's players, and look forward to the end of the game.

"Beep! Beep!"

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