Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 421 The Copycat Version of Hoffenheim

Of course, these are secondary, the media of the two countries focus more on Mo Fei, who is now popular all over the world, and he has played for these two teams before, and the old and new clubs are at war. , It would be unreasonable not to hype such a heavy news!Naturally, "going home" has become the subject of news reports.

Will Tottenham beat Hoffenheim?Winning seems to show that they don't miss the old feelings. In just a few months, they helped the new team fight back against the old team; if they lost, would it be intentional?Or is it possible that without Hoffenheim, they will not be able to exert their full strength or that Tottenham are fundamentally inferior to the Bundesliga double champion?If it's a draw, hey, that's too much nonsense, right?Could it be that the two teams played tacitly because of Mo Fei...

This is almost a topic that fans have been scrambling to talk about and speculate in recent days. Although they also know that such speculation is a bit nonsensical and unnutritious, but this is gossip. Without gossip, football itself will lose a lot of charm. Many fans We like this kind of conversation...

In the past two years, there has been a popular saying in Chinese football: Arsenal is a knockoff of Barcelona, ​​and Hoffenheim is a pirated gunner.And now, there is another name added to the army of copycats passed down by fans, and that is Tottenham Hotspur. They are called the copycat version of Hoffenheim.

Of course, Arsenal does not admit that it is a copycat version of Barcelona, ​​and Hoffenheim will not admit that it is a pirated version of Arsenal.As for Tottenham Hotspur, it is even more impossible to admit that they are a fake Hoffenheim. Isn't this embarrassing themselves?I pirated Hoffenheim, Hoffenheim copied Arsenal, and Arsenal looked up to Barcelona, ​​so wouldn't Tottenham become the great-grandson of pirates?

Arsenal can barely accept that they are the Barcelona of the Premier League, Hoffenheim can also accept that they are the Arsenal of the Bundesliga, but Tottenham Hotspur absolutely cannot accept that they are the Hoffenheim of the Premier League.There is no other reason. They and Arsenal are rivals in the same city. Hoffenheim is a fake Arsenal. Doesn't that mean that they are worse than the idiots next door?

In fact, no matter who is copying who, this is just a chat between fans. In today's football, there are countless teams with similar tactics. There is no such thing as "cloning".

Calling Tottenham a copycat version of Hoffenheim can only show that the two teams' styles of play are similar to a certain extent. Regarding this, even Tottenham coach Redknapp does not deny that the short pass Penetration, fast forward, flying on both wings, this is the way Tottenham play today, and the characteristic is speed.And this method and characteristics are exactly what Hoffenheim has.

But it's no wonder that the core of Hoffenheim, Murphy, has all moved to Tottenham. In order to play Murphy's fast characteristics and drive the team to speed up as a whole, the team coach has tailored a set of tactics around Murphy.In this way, it is impossible for Tottenham to think of a similar style to Hoffenheim.

Mo Fei once told reporters in an interview that he was able to quickly integrate into Tottenham because Hoffenheim's training methods, style of play, and philosophy are very similar to Tottenham's. That's why he decided to join Tottenham at that time, and It's not the main reason for any other rich and powerful teams.After all, the team that suits its own style is the best and most promising.

The two teams can be said to have no intersection other than Mo Fei. Of course, the personal friendship between Redknapp and Rangnick does not count. Besides, Rangnick is not the current head coach of Hoffenheim anymore. .

There has never been a confrontation record between the two teams in the history. This is also impossible. Hoffenheim has been playing in the low-level German leagues before, not to mention entering the European arena. Even the Bundesliga is still a big girl Get on the sedan chair for the first time.Tottenham are not much better. Although they have been playing in the top league in the UK, they have not entered the European arena for almost 20 years.The two teams from each country and each league belong to the role of soy sauce. It is really difficult to want something to happen.

This season, I don’t know whether it is God’s arrangement or UEFA’s behind-the-scenes transactions to earn gimmicks. Tottenham and Hoffenheim, two considered “newcomers” teams, met in the Champions League, although it was not a battle of life and death in the knockout round. , But whether it is for the right to qualify for the group or for some complicated reasons, the two teams will not easily let their opponents go.

Of course, the biggest highlight of this game is that Mo Fei returned to Germany to challenge his old club. As the most popular player in today's football, as the player who is currently the top player in both the Premier League standings and assists, and as the new European golden boy, Mo Fei is now The influence of the two teams even surpassed the two teams themselves, so this game was considered by fans and the media to be a focus battle comparable to the battle of Real Madrid and Milan.

As the center and focus of this competition, Mo Fei has become the target of the reporters. They all want to get some information from Mo Fei's mouth to increase the sales of their newspapers.But Mo Fei didn't say a word about it. After coming to the UK for a few months, Mo Fei fully experienced the difficulties of British journalists. Unlike German journalists, British journalists are more exaggerated. Misinterpreting the speeches of celebrities, you can often turn black into white and live into hiccups.

In the past, Mo Fei would deliberately say some extreme remarks to make the media hype. After all, he himself is a "big mouth", and Tottenham is now at the revival time of accumulating popularity and fame. Quite a lot, not giving any information to reporters is not a good thing for Tottenham. After all, a powerful team also needs to attract the attention of the public. Otherwise, who would like to pay attention to an unknown team?To put it bluntly, the professional football industry media is also a very important part.

But now Mo Fei is unwilling to have a war of words with Hoffenheim. Although he only stayed in Hoffenheim for a short year, there is no doubt that this year is the most precious wealth in his life. He has his friends and fans who love him, and treats him like a personal mentor. No matter what time and place he is, he is proud to be a Hoffenheim native.

His feelings for Hoffenheim will not be indifferent because of the transfer. Sometimes he has asked himself if he will accept Hoffenheim if he calls him again.The answer is yes.Even if it is a salary cut, even if the team has already changed, as long as it is still the stadium, the land, and the familiar cheers, he will return there without hesitation.

The original departure was only because Hoffenheim was forced to transfer due to economic reasons, not because of conflicts with coaches, players or club owners.Could it be that he wanted to keep this pure feeling, of course he would not give the reporters a chance to hype it up.

[[[[[[[Chapter 110 Before the War ([-])
Redknapp is not an aggressive coach like Ferguson and Mourinho. He cooperated well with Hoffenheim in the previous transfer. It can be regarded as indirectly helping Hoffenheim.He didn't mean to provoke a fight at all.The Tottenham players only said that they hoped to try their best to win, and they did not provoke their opponents.

Tottenham Hotspur's strength this season is obvious to all. They have made great strides in the league, and they have successively defeated the Eredivisie and Serie A champions in the Champions League, all of which prove their strong strength.Although Hoffenheim was not convinced, it also showed the generosity of the Bundesliga double champion. Before the game, the players only said that they must win at the Rhine-Neckar Stadium, otherwise they may lose the chance to compete for the right to qualify for the group.The strength of the Twente team in the same group is not weak. Although Inter Milan has lost two games in a row, no one can ignore them. They are fully capable of catching up from behind.So, they had to fight for every point they could.

Although the media clearly knew that this was a game that everyone wanted to win, both teams behaved so calmly and peacefully that there was not much chance for the reporters to provoke a war of words between the two sides.They can only analyze from the training and technical and tactical arrangements of the two sides. In the previous focus battles in the Champions League, the match between Tottenham and Hoffenheim can be called a very gentle war.

On the surface, the two teams respect each other as guests, but in fact, both teams value the game very much.Hoffenheim, which had one win and one loss in the previous two group matches, lost in the league due to concerns about the Champions League. The top spot was taken away by Bayern Munich. They urgently need a victory to curb the losing streak and improve. Morale; although Tottenham did not lose, the game against Everton was mainly performed by Mo Fei alone. When the league was in full swing, although Tottenham had won two consecutive Champions League groups, they also needed victories to consolidate Own ranking, and strive to qualify ahead of time.Otherwise, it is easy for them in the third-line battle to lose their minds. After all, Inter Milan and Twente are not vegetarians. Other powerhouses in the league are also watching behind them, threatening to catch up at any time.

Tottenham mainly focused on relaxing training on Sunday morning. The whole team watched the last two Hoffenheim matches in the Bundesliga and the Champions League group, discussing the strengths and weaknesses between themselves and the opponent.The afternoon is mainly for restorative activities.To the dismay of Redknapp and the players, Dawson was injured in training. Although it was not a serious injury, he would definitely not be able to play against Hoffenheim.Ledley King has the flu again, and this important game can only be watched from the sidelines.

The training on Monday increased the intensity. In addition to the warm-up activities, Tottenham mainly conducted simulation training.Tottenham and Hoffenheim have similar styles of play, and opponents in simulated games are also easy to find. Redknapp directly brought the youth team players to the first team area as sparring partners.The two teams had a real fight. Redknapp and the assistant coaches recorded all the problems that occurred in the game, corrected them on the spot, and never allowed players to commit any more mistakes in the next training game.Otherwise, you have to be a substitute, and if you don't correct it, you can only be a spectator on the sidelines.

Although Redknapp did not make any radical remarks in the interview, he expressed his importance to this game with practical actions.He wants to win. Only in this way can Tottenham take the initiative to qualify for the group stage in their own hands.He knew very well that despite the fact that the team's three fronts are going smoothly, but the advantages are not obvious, if they don't seize the opportunity to widen the gap, the result is likely to be caught up or even surpassed by opponents on all fronts.

After the training in the morning, the team ate a nutritious meal together and were not allowed to go home. The first-team players had no interest in the bland nutritious meal, and they were very tired, so they all lay on the turf and refused to get up.

(End of this chapter)