Although it is not overwhelming, it is definitely the standard of a strong Bundesliga team.
Players like Baker, Weiss, Gustavo, Demba Ba, Obasi, and Salihovich are all outstanding players. These players can basically play the main role in any strong Bundesliga team.
Hoffenheim can become a dark horse because they are very strong.
You can say that.
All the outstanding dark horses in European football have a very strong main lineup. But most of the dark horses streak across like meteors and then disappear in front of everyone.
The biggest reason is simple.
The dark horses all have a strong main lineup, but a poor substitute lineup. In other words, the thickness of the bench is very poor.
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Therefore, once the main players are injured or the main players are poached by other clubs, they will immediately be knocked back to their original form. This is the dark horse.
And those teams that can eventually turn from dark horses to strong teams are those that constantly replenish their lineups.
Because from a dark horse to a strong team, you need a thick bench.
Hoffenheim actually has a good bench. They have been constantly replenishing good players since the beginning of the German Third Division and the German Second Division. They also introduced many good players to the Bundesliga.
It eventually became Hoffenheim.
But in addition to the thickness of the bench, Dark Horse needs one more thing.
morale.
Indomitable morale.
It's a pity that now that Hoffenheim's energy is gone, there is nothing left.
In these rounds, they either lost or drew.
This is not a question of strength at all.
It's all psychological reasons.
Morale is gone, spirit is gone.
That's why the state is so sluggish. Fortunately, their results at the beginning of the season were good, so they were able to rank third in the Bundesliga despite such a poor state.
However, although Hoffenheim is currently third in the Bundesliga, its performance is not even as good as the relegation teams.
Su Yun will not miss this opportunity.
Especially when they met Su Yun for the first time and lost to Hoffenheim. Therefore, Su Yun wanted to regain his face.
oppression.
Dortmund still plays the same pressing style.
If it were Hoffenheim in the past, there would still be some ability to parry. In addition, Rangnick is an academic coach and has a very good tactical ability. He can find some targeted playing methods.
Unfortunately, the biggest problem for Hoffenheim now is the loss of morale.
And Rangnick clearly has this aspect as his weakness.
It is impossible to restore Hoffenheim's original morale.
A team without morale is nothing.
That's the case with Hoffenheim.
Under Dortmund's strong pressure, Hoffenheim quickly collapsed. A not-so-dangerous free kick revealed a huge hole in Hoffenheim's defense.
Perhaps Hoffenheim's young players have forgotten Williams' glory that year.
Forgot what Williams is famous for.
After Shaheen took the free kick, no one was guarding Williams in Hoffenheim's penalty area.
Even if someone is guarding Williams, Williams' header is the best in world football. Let alone no one is guarding him.
Williams easily sent the ball into Hoffenheim's goal.
"One to zero. Dortmund led Hoffenheim 1 to 0 at home. The goal was scored by Williams. This was the first goal Williams scored after coming to Dortmund."
"From an attacking midfielder who scored a lot of goals in the early days of Sunderland and Chelsea, to becoming the best defensive midfielder in the world at Chelsea later. Now in Dortmund, he has become a defender. Williams' scoring rate is also slow.
Decline slowly."
"But because of this you ignored Williams, then you can only be punished. Hoffenheim did not send someone to mark Williams. Isn't this asking for death?"
Simon mocked Hoffenheim's defence.
In fact, it's not that Hoffenheim didn't have anyone to defend Williams, but Williams easily got rid of the defensive player during the free kick.
As a result, at the last look, no one was guarding Williams.
It's because Hoffenheim's morale is too low now.
He can't even do simple defense.
Once you have the first ball, it will be easier.
In terms of Hoffenheim's current morale, as long as they concede the first goal, it will be a huge blow to them. They simply cannot organize a counterattack.
After conceding a goal, Hoffenheim was in chaos.
Completely unable to defend against Dortmund's attack.
In the 34th minute of the game, Dortmund counterattacked in the frontcourt. Shaheen snatched the ball from Salihovich in the midfield, and then passed a straight pass to Grosskreutz who came in from the left.
Then came Grosskreutz's pass.
It was passed near the restricted area.
Mata buckled with his left foot, passed Gustavo, and then shot the ball with his right foot.
Scored Hoffenheim's goal.
Two to zero.
The first half is not over yet, Dortmund is already leading Hoffenheim 2-0.
Dortmund's outstanding performance made the fans chant even more: "Stay! Su, stay!"
Rangnick was at his wits end.
His strength is definitely not in boosting player morale.
Rangnick has always been unable to solve the low morale.
The same goes for the second half.
Just eight minutes into the second half, Dortmund opened the score again. Cavani received Blaszczykovski's cross and his header completely sealed the victory.
And at this time, another piece of great good news came.
The Bayern game, which started half an hour earlier than Dortmund's start, was already over.
In the game at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich, which had lost three games in a row in the second half of the season, once again suffered a defeat. Bayern Munich lost to Cologne 1-2 at home.
What team is Cologne?
It is the most popular team in the Bundesliga.
Bayern can even lose to Cologne.
This is really a big upset.
Bayern's form is too bad.
Four consecutive losses.
After Bayern entered the 21st century, it was not as strong as it was from the late 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century. However, Bayern is still the dominant player in the Bundesliga and is still a force that no one in European football can ignore.
Even at their worst times in recent years, Bayern has never been this bad.
Four consecutive losses.
This is completely unacceptable for a wealthy club.
Even if you meet strong Bundesliga teams in all four rounds, a four-game losing streak shouldn't be what Bayern has achieved. Even if you meet all European giants in four games, you shouldn't have a four-game losing streak.
How bad is it? German fans have always been very patient. Even if Bayern is a wealthy club, Bayern fans are very patient. But at this time, Bayern fans actually booed at home.
Some fans have even publicly shouted slogans such as "Klinsmann gets out".
Bayern fans can no longer accept Klinsmann at all.
The calls for Klinsmann to get out are getting louder and louder.
But no matter what happens on Bayern's side, Bayern losing again will be a huge benefit to Dortmund. Dortmund was already two points ahead of Bayern Munich, but now Bayern Munich loses again and it becomes five points.
This is great news for Dortmund fans.
Therefore, when the Dortmund fans in the entire Westfalenstadion heard the news, there were bursts of cheers.
Five points.
Although it's not a big gap, the fans are already very satisfied.
After cheering, Dortmund fans thought of Su Yun again.
So their voices are louder this time.
"Su, stay! Stay!"
"Dortmund is your home. Stay! Stay!"
The current Dortmund fans really hope that Su Yun can stay. It is best to stay for a long time like he did at Chelsea.
Su Yun also got the score of another venue.
One to two.
Su Yun has some sympathy for Klinsmann. He took over Bayern when Bayern was at its weakest, and now problems are starting to arise.
Rich fans?
It's so easy to be satisfied.
It seems that Klinsmann will never be seen again in the future.
Su Yun is absolutely certain that Klinsmann will be dismissed.
Four consecutive losses.
This is no longer an ordinary shame.
Especially for a giant like Bayern.
The Dortmund players soon learned about the situation on Bayern Munich's side and played with more vigor. At the end of the game, Klinger scored the fourth goal with a free kick header.
Four to zero.
Dortmund defeated Hoffenheim, the biggest dark horse of the season, 4-0 at home.
Very happy.
But Dortmund fans have always been worried.
The retention of Su Yun exceeds the joy of winning the game.
The game was over, but the Dortmund fans were not ready to leave at all. They continued to chant "Stay!".
Su Yun looked at it.
There is something touching.
And Su Yun doesn't want what's in the newspaper to affect the team, especially the young players.
So Su Yun communicated with the stadium staff.
The stadium staff quickly built a small stage for Su Yun in the center of the stadium.
There is a microphone.
It is a microphone that can cover the entire stadium.
Su Yun walked to the center of the stadium and stood in front of the microphone.
In an instant, the entire Westfalenstadion fell silent.
Very quiet.
They were all waiting for Su Yun's statement.
Before Su Yun could speak, the 80,000 Westfalen fans were holding their breath. The whole stadium could even hear the sound of everyone breathing.
"I did meet with Mr. Perez."
Su Yun's first sentence was affirmation.
Because there is nothing to hide in this matter. But after hearing Su Yun's affirmative answer, many Dortmund fans breathed heavier and heavier.
"But Mr. Perez and I are old friends. We just chatted. Mr. Perez did not invite me to join Real Madrid as the media described."
Su Yun lied without hesitation.
Su Yun believed that Florentino would also deny it.
Because if you don’t deny it, how can it make the coach that Florentino is about to find feel embarrassed? Doesn’t that mean that that person is Su Yun’s backup?
Which coach can stand that.
Although everyone knows it well, there are still superficial things that need to be done.
There were many reporters at the stadium who completely sneered at Su Yun's words. Could it be that Florentino, who has nothing to do, would go to Germany to chat with you?
"I signed a four-year contract with Dortmund. I have my own plans for Dortmund, and I will not leave Dortmund until I have completed my plans for Dortmund."
"I can't guarantee how many years I will stay in Dortmund. But I can guarantee that I will create Dortmund's history in Dortmund. I will bring Dortmund a championship, not one or two championships. But a brand new history for Dortmund.
Create the most glorious history in Dortmund's history." (To be continued...)
