Football: Starting from the Ronaldinho template

Chapter 21: Must buy a full-back in the winter window!

"De Bruyne suddenly launched a sneak attack!"

"What a pity. Hummels reacted quickly in front of the goal and blocked the shot with his body!"

"Polanski got the second point and kicked it straight upfield!"

The football spun and fell towards Firmino. The Brazilian gritted his teeth to hold Malanda and headed the ball to his teammate beside him.

However, Gustavo was experienced and he rushed forward the moment Modeste stopped the ball, forcing the opponent to make a mistake in stopping the ball and let the ball go out of the sideline.

Soon, two whistles sounded and the first half of the game ended.

Qin Ming looked back at the goal with regret. He wanted to score goals in consecutive games, but the Bundesliga was more difficult than he had imagined.

Moreover, Frankfurt, the opponent in the last game, was not as strong as Hoffenheim in overall strength.

After everyone returned to the locker room, Dieter Hecking smiled and applauded. "The first half was pretty good. At least there weren't any major problems. In the second half, we'll continue to maintain a solid defense and look for individual breakthroughs and threatening passes in the midfield."

Now over 50, he is used to playing it safe, but he will not suppress the players' nature too much for the sake of tactics.

For example, De Bruyne and Qin Ming, if they were both asked to focus on defense, wouldn’t that be a waste of talent?
The two of them should focus on offense.

This is also the difference between Dieter Hecking and Mourinho.

"Qin, if you have the chance, you can control the ball more. Of course, I don't mean that you should stick to the ball, but you should use your footwork to tie down more defensive players."

Dieter Heijin said earnestly.

As the saying goes: competition is the fastest way to improve.

No matter how hard you train, it's meaningless if you can't perform on the court.

He knew that Qin Ming was very hardworking, so he hoped that he could turn his hard work into visible results.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Qin Ming has the talent to impress him.

"Okay, boss." Qin Ming followed suit. Previously, he was worried about being considered a traitor and did not dare to show off his footwork skills too much.

"By the way." Dieter Heikin looked at Gustavo, "In the second half, move left and pay attention to protecting the area behind Qin."

Since it has been decided to let Qin Ming act freely, bodyguards must be provided.

Otherwise, losing the ball will easily cause a chain reaction.

There are also considerations for choosing Gustavo. The Brazilian has passed his prime and is unlike the young Rodriguez, who is ambitious and unwilling to play a supporting role.

Soon, the break ended and players from both teams entered the field.

Beep! ! !
The second half of the game started on time.

After the midfield adjustments, Hoffenheim changed its previous conservative style of play and started to attack.

And they centered around Firmino, using the numerical advantage in the midfield to penetrate into the attacking third zone.

After slightly controlling the rhythm and situation, he relied on the deep forward movement of the left-back to encircle Sebastian and successfully opened up the situation on the left.

"Adam Szalai entered the penalty area and Naldo chose to go straight for the goal!"

“Nice handling!”

"Back pass to Firmino!"

Amid the cheers of Hoffenheim fans, Firmino took half a step sideways after receiving the ball and avoided Malanda's pressing.

Then, just as Gustavo pounced, a diagonal pass was decisively sent out.

Firmino knows his fellow Brazilian all too well.

Even when he was at Hoffenheim, it was Gustavo who helped him integrate into the team.

Snap! The ball hit the grass and rolled rapidly towards the right side of the penalty area. Hoffenheim fans became excited.

There, Modeste was already in position. He forced Knoch away and shot the ball into the near corner of the goal!

Benaglio fell to the ground as quickly as possible, but still couldn't prevent the goal.

Wow! ! !
The Rhein-Neckar Arena was instantly boiling with dark blue flags fluttering in the sky.

"Hoffenheim equalized the score just after the second half started!"

"Although I don't want to say it, the responsibility for this goal should be attributed to the right back!"

"Sebastian, who came to Wolfsburg from Frankfurt for a transfer fee of 240 million euros this season, is obviously not a qualified full-back!"

"He had a lot of problems in Wolfsburg's pre-season friendly and the first three Bundesliga games!"

"I think Wolfsburg's biggest regret now is not signing a good right-back in the summer transfer window!"

There were many people who shared the same idea as the commentator, including Dieter Hecking in the coaching booth.

Last season, their main full-back Tresch was a typical all-round player in the backcourt. He was also the substitute for Ballack in the national team, which is enough to prove his ability.

Unfortunately, he suffered a serious ankle injury during national team training in May and had to rest for at least three months. After he had almost recovered, he strained his shoulder in the preseason.

"We must buy a full-back in the winter window!"

Dieter Hecking frowned. His goal this season is not just to qualify for the Champions League.

So Wolfsburg cannot have too many shortcomings.

On the field, Hoffenheim players were walking back to their own half, talking and laughing after celebrating.

The Wolfsburg players took their positions early, and judging from the expressions on their faces, they did not show much frustration.

We are all professional players. We have played in too many games since we were young and have won and lost so many games that we can’t even count them. How could we lose our fighting spirit just because we conceded a goal?

However, Benaglio was still worried about Qin Ming. After all, this was only his second Bundesliga game. "Qin, don't ignore the tactics and go back to defense without authorization just because we conceded a goal. Remember what the boss told you."

"Don't worry." Qin Ming nodded.

Anyway, Gustavo is there to clean up the mess, and to be honest, he still trusts the Brazilian very much.

The game restarted at the whistle.

Hoffenheim seemed to have tasted the sweetness and began to target Sebastian frantically.

I just want to break through your flanks!

In this situation, Wolfsburg had no choice but to let Caligiuri retreat to form a three-man defensive group, and with the assistance of Naldo, they stabilized the right side.

The time on the LED board was ticking as the game reached the 66th minute.

Salihovic collided with Firmino through the wall, and then without stopping the ball he went straight to Andreas on the wing.

The latter pushed the ball hard, passed Sebastian, looked up to observe the position of his teammates, and decisively kicked the ball to the middle.

Bang! The football flew towards Modeste amid the expectant eyes of Hoffenheim fans.

Just when they couldn't help but stand up and prepare to cheer for the goal.

A pair of white gloves suddenly appeared and used both fists to knock the ball out of the penalty area halfway.

"Beautiful! Benaglio! He is worthy of being the captain of Wolfsburg. He stood up at the critical moment!"

"Gustavo took the second spot, knocked Firmino aside, and passed the ball to the left side of the midfield!"

"Did it happen by mistake? The force was obviously too great!"

(End of this chapter)