Chapter 59 Urgent Steven
Hoffenheim's declaration of winning the championship spread more and more widely under the instigation of the media.
Many people find this declaration extremely absurd.
A team that is participating in the Europa League for the first time threatens to win the championship, which is no different from a joke.
Although they defeated Sevilla in the first round of the knockout round, this still does not mean that Hoffenheim can win the championship.
After all, in addition to Sevilla, there are also veteran giants such as Red Factory, Liverpool, and Meazza Milan.
What qualifications does a newly promoted rookie have?
These veteran teams are not so high-profile, how dare Hoffenheim speak nonsense?
Public opinion as a whole is not friendly to Hoffenheim.
Even in Germany, most fans think that Hoffenheim is too arrogant.
They did really well in the Europa League.
But it can only be said to be good.
And the UEFA Europa League game has just started, and after winning the first round of the quarter-finals, it swelled up like this, so what happens later?
It can be said that during this period of time, Hoffenheim was under tremendous pressure from outside public opinion.
This point, even the Hoffenheim players have a deep understanding.
The most intuitive manifestation is that in the league, the opposing players would say in a joking tone from time to time, 'I heard you are going to win the championship? '
Whenever this time, Hoffenheim players feel a little embarrassed.
After all, even they didn't want to win the championship.
They don't know what the head coach Steven thinks, why he made such a 'big statement', which caused a lot of pressure on Hoffenheim's public opinion.
Hoffenheim's training center.
The first-team players are still actively training. Although there is a lot of pressure from public opinion, the club protects them very well, and it is difficult for the media to harass them.
But the influence is still there, for example, during training, there is a sense of urgency.
sidelines,
The members of the coaching staff got together, except for the head coach Steven, everyone else was basically present.
"Steven is too anxious!" Wagner shook his head.
Scherff nodded in agreement: "This kind of declaration is not beneficial at all."
"That's right! Recently he always feels very anxious, I don't know why!"
Even Steven's direct assistant coach, Fernando Alonso, quite agrees with their words.
"I heard that the night before yesterday, my husband lost his temper in the conference room. This must be very exciting!"
Scherff grinned.
The others shivered involuntarily.
Fernando Alonso said: "I heard that Steven issued a military order. If he fails to win the championship, he will bear all responsibilities and leave Hoffenheim."
On the other side, physical coach Vettel Heiffe whispered; "Would this be a warning? Sir, Steven shouldn't be really expelled, right?"
Everyone didn't speak, but looked at each other silently.
Reminiscent of Zhang Xian's temper, they realized that there was a real possibility of being kicked out.
Fernando Alonso said a little irritably; "So, what kind of medicine did Steven take wrongly? Or what kind of stimulation did he get!"
Everyone was also at a loss.
They didn't know why Steven would do such a thing.
At this moment, Wagner pondered for a moment and said, "I seem to know the reason."
Everyone turned their heads in unison and asked, "What's the reason?"
Wagner had no choice but to say a name.
"Christopher!"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and immediately showed a sudden look.
That makes sense.
Christopher, this is the hottest name in Europe these days.
Leading Portugal's Sporting Porto to kill the Quartet in the Champions League.
The Young Guards led by him overthrew an unknown number of giants.
In the UEFA Champions League last season, Sporting Porto reached the semi-finals under the leadership of Christopher, and this season there is a sign of going straight to the championship.
These remarkable achievements brought Christopher flowers and fame.
And along with Christopher becoming famous, many old things have also been dug out.
For example, Christopher's experience.
He once led Hoffenheim all the way to the Bundesliga's sturdy record.
It can be said that Christopher can lead a strong team as well as a weak team.
After the record of this 'wild lion coach' is picked up, many people will compare it.
Although Steven led Hoffenheim to the European theater, he is still a fledgling rookie compared to the star-studded Christopher.
He is eager to prove himself.
The Europa League is his way to prove himself.
He didn't want to be called Christopher's successor.
He also hopes that the Hoffenheim fans will forget the honor Christopher brought to them and focus on themselves.
He wants to prove to everyone that he is not bad at all!
"I have never joined Christopher's coaching staff, what kind of person is he?" Fernando Alonso asked curiously.
Wagner pondered for a moment, and said, "An extremely proud person with a strong desire to control!"
Everyone nodded slightly.
They agreed with Wagner's judgment very much, because the reason Christopher left was Zhang Xian's refusal to delegate power.
"I....."
"What are you talking about?"
As soon as Fernando Alonso spoke, a deep voice came from behind him.
Everyone quickly shut up and turned their heads to look.
They saw Steven standing behind him at some point, his hair was as messy as a bird's nest, his eyes had thick dark circles, and there was a bad smell all over his body, accompanied by the smell of smoke, which was extremely pungent.
Steven patted his cheeks, and forced himself to cheer up: "Five minutes, gather in the tactical room to discuss the tactical arrangements for the next game!"
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Five minutes later, the coaching staff gathered in the tactical room.
They saw the paper balls all over the floor and the tactically arranged lineup.
4-3-3 formation.
This is Hoffenheim's best formation.
However, the choices of the two full-backs were Ross Griman and Piani.
Seeing these two players, the members of the coaching staff blinked slightly.
Ross Griman and Piani are both full-backs with strong impact, and they are often asked to carry out dribbling tasks.
These two people on the field represent that Hoffenheim is still playing offense.
However, is it a bit too arrogant to play offensively at home in Sevilla?
They have already led by three goals, maybe they can be conservative, as long as they keep three goals, they can beat Sevilla and advance.
But Steven obviously didn't think so, he wanted to attack.
Turn passive into active!
Looking at the silent crowd, Steven rubbed his brows and said with a strong spirit: "I know what you think? Defense is indeed a relatively conservative plan, but I don't agree with this tactic. Perhaps Christopher A defensive master is very good at this tactical lineup, but now Hoffenheim is not what it was two years ago."
"We have absolute offensive capabilities, why use our weak points to confront the opponent's strong points?"
"The Hoffenheim I built is an arrow with an absolutely sharp arrow that we will pierce through every team's defense."
"Even on the road, we still have to attack!"