socalfunplaces Chapter 114 The Europa League draw is terrible, but the chance for an unbeaten start to promotion is
Chapter 114 The Europa League draw is terrible, but the chance for an unbeaten start to promotion is
Chapter 114 The Europa League draw is terrible, but the chance for an unbeaten start to promotion is slim!
[Goodman137HR: The Europa League draw results are terrible; someone is trying to frame Mr. Goodman's team]
The draw result is neither particularly good nor bad for Leipzig.
However, Hao Ren still complained because he lost the team's prediction contest, not only losing his own 50 euros, but also causing Edwards to lose money.
After the draw results were announced, Rangnick held a short meeting with the players.
Hao Ren even guessed the content of the meeting in advance.
Simply put, it means that the team's primary task this season is the Bundesliga, which is also the only requirement that the owner, Red Bull Group, has for the team.
Before securing their place in the Bundesliga, any other competitions are secondary for RB Leipzig.
Hao Ren walked out of the cafeteria with a serious expression.
"What's wrong, Goode?"
"Actually, I really want to play in the Europa League knockout stage, you know, I'm quite ambitious."
Hao Ren sighed softly.
"Come on! Ralf didn't say he was giving up on the Europa League."
Poulsen reassured him, "The group stage doesn't start until next month. Let's rack up more points in the league, and then Ralf will definitely focus on the Europa League."
Having spent the entire season together, the Leipzig players have a good understanding of Rangnick's personality.
All I can say is that Ralph's ambition is not much smaller than Mr. Goodman's!
The day after the group stage draw, RB Leipzig played their third league match of the season at the Red Bull Arena.
"Goodman!"
"Long live Goodman!"
The scene was very lively, and the Leipzig players were surrounded as soon as they got off the bus.
"Goodman, even though the Europa League group is tough, we'll stand with you! We'll always support you!"
Hao Ren felt extremely gratified. After taking photos with several fans, he started shouting messages at the scene.
"Brothers, as Leipzig fans and players, we should unite."
"Don't watch Erend's videos! Don't watch Erend's videos! If we unite, Erend will go bankrupt!"
"Wow!!!"
"Bankruptcy!"
"Bankruptcy!"
The newly arrived fans were confused and didn't know why things were like this, but they still started shouting along.
"Bankruptcy!"
"Elend is bankrupt!"
"Wow!!!!"
As the players entered the stadium, many fans' phones outside the stadium suddenly started vibrating.
"Erend has been updated!"
"6
Wow! Episode 11 is here!
"So, this is what I told you before, Chicken Bro."
Hao Ren was extremely arrogant: "Unity can overcome everything. As long as we unite, it's only a matter of time before Allende goes bankrupt."
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No sooner had he finished speaking than Hao Ren's cell phone rang in his pocket.
"Hmm?"
"Ernde Talks Football 11—A Narrow Effort Against Schalke 04? Leipzig's 4 Points in 2 Games Hides a Huge Crisis!"
"Hoffenheim's midfield pressing is very aggressive, and they will make Leipzig suffer."
"CCTV, CCTV—"
"The match has begun!"
"This is Leipzig's last Bundesliga match in August, and Hoffenheim is one of their old rivals!"
"Yes, this match will have a huge impact on Leipzig's overall morale, because if they get points today, they can guarantee an unbeaten start to their first month in the top flight!"
Judging from the commentators' statements, this match is quite important for Leipzig.
But from the perspective of patterns—
Well, as a newly promoted team, Leipzig deserved to lose this match!
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"Go, go, go! Press them down!"
"Push forward! Mid lane!"
Rangnick's tactics were aggressive; as soon as the game started, Leipzig players began pressing their opponents.
Werner made a curved run, pressing Süle and then charging toward goalkeeper Baumann.
"Oh!!"
Snapped!
Baumann kicked the ball out of bounds with a long kick.
"Damn it! Where's the backup?! Get someone to back you up!"
Hoffenheim doesn't seem to have had a very smooth start!
Coach Gisdol seemed to have noticed this, and Hoffenheim made some simple adjustments to counter Leipzig's high-pressing tactics.
Kim Jin-su, who had the ball, was pressed, and Polanski immediately dropped back to receive the pass!
Snapped!
Polanski gained possession of the ball.
Just as Polanski turned around, Kimmich and Hao Ren suddenly rushed over.
!!!
Polanski tried to force a change of possession, but Hao Ren guessed his intention.
Snapped!
With his left foot out, Hao Ren successfully blocked the ball!
Pretty!
Upon seeing this, Kimmich immediately stepped forward and used his body to reach Kapolński's position.
He won't give the opponent a chance to get back on defense!
"Hao Ren! Dribble the ball and make a run!"
"Leipzig really likes this style of play, relying on Hao Ren's explosiveness —"
"I'll wear it!"
Hao Ren made a long pass to Forsberg on the left byline, who then passed the ball to Werner.
At this moment, there were only two attacking players in the penalty area: Werner and Poulsen.
Here comes the surprise: Hao Ren, playing as a defensive midfielder, makes a forward run into the penalty area.
Hao Ren is taller than Werner and Poulsen, which naturally attracts more attention from defenders.
This also gave Werner the opportunity to pass the ball!
Poulsen received the ball!
coming!
boom!
"Goal!"
"pretty!"
"Pulsen scores!"
"Three attacking players in the Leipzig penalty area—well, a combination play between three players!"
Leipzig opens the scoring!
In his excitement, Poulsen let out a scream, then hugged Werner and Hao Ren tightly, exclaiming, "Well done!"
Industry"
How come we're in the lead again?
[Hilarious! The moment Mr. Goodman entered the penalty area, Süle panicked like crazy. Was it really necessary to be so nervous?]
Yes, this is Hao Ren, with the skills of a defensive midfielder and the stats of a center forward.
Hoffenheim still can't beat Leipzig, so does that mean Leipzig will really be unbeaten in August?
[Awesome!!!]
The match had only been going on for less than 20 minutes, but the home team's fans were already incredibly excited.
If Hoffenheim also falls —
Leipzig had 2 wins and 1 draw in 3 games in August. Isn't that a perfect record?!
After this match, who will dare to laugh at my Bull Army?
Kaderzabek played a through ball to Makut!
Mark Uth ran diagonally toward the penalty area.
What do you want?
Leipzig's defense began to tighten.
Demme made a huge mistake here; he failed to keep up with the player in the ball.
Snapped!
The ball was passed into the penalty area, and striker Volland saw a shooting opportunity.
Just kick him!
"Oh!"
That gave me a fright, but thankfully Gulacsi caught the ball.
"Counterattack! Counterattack!"
Gulacsi ran towards the edge of the penalty area with the ball, chanting "Good luck, good luck, good luck!"
After calling Hao Ren's name four times in a row, Gulacic suddenly swung his arm and threw the ball into the open space in front of Hao Ren.
perfect!
Hao Ren didn't dare to delay and quickly rushed forward to retrieve the ball.
At the same time, Leipzig's three forwards also began their full-speed forward press.
However, Hao Ren encountered a problem.
He was intercepted by Schwegler!
Schwegler grabbed Hao Ren's shoulder with one hand and pulled hard.
Hao Ren didn't fall down immediately, but instead forced himself to run a few steps.
Then Schwegler attacked again, and Hao Ren finally collapsed onto the grass.
Just as the referee was about to blow the whistle, Hao Ren pushed himself up with both hands and quickly got back up.
Wow!!!
"Hoffenheim committed a foul, but Hao Ren has bounced back!"
"The attack was going well, so the referee didn't blow the whistle!"
"Hao Ren, slow down, are you going to pass it?"
Snapped!
[Kroos's ingenious through ball technique]!
Hao Ren delivered a through ball, precisely finding Werner at the edge of the penalty area.
Werner is quite clever; most players wouldn't be able to get to that position at this point.
Stop the ball!
Tap it!
Before the defenders could get close, Werner took a shot directly.
The ball grazed the post and went into the net!
"T0OOORRRR!!!!!"
"2:0!"
"Werner!!!"
In the 34th minute of the first half, the score was changed to 2-0!
[Mission Progress: Points (1/8) / Assists (1/3)]
coming!
The first assist of the mission!
Amid the cheers of the fans, Hao Ren carefully savored the through pass he had just made.
carefree!
The director first showed a replay, allowing fans to watch the entire process of Leipzig's counter-attack goal again.
The camera then panned to the family quarters of the East Stand.
Two little boys, one tall and one short, are standing together, waving at the camera.
Leipzig fans are no strangers to these two guys.
Lucas and Otto.
They are the originators of the "2nd Bundesliga > 1st Bundesliga" theory!
"RBL!"
Boom!
RBL!
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Bang bang bang!
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"The first half has ended, and the score is currently 2-0."
"In other words, unless Hoffenheim can score three goals in the second half within 45 minutes, they won't be able to stop Leipzig from achieving an unbeaten August!"
"Yes, it's clear that Leipzig has made a lot of preparations for these three league matches in August."
Coming to the Bundesliga as the 2. Bundesliga champions, and backed by the well-known Red Bull Group, the pressure on RB Leipzig in their first Bundesliga season is unimaginable.
But it must be said that Leipzig's players are truly impressive!
The second half has begun!
The game has entered the second half.
Rangnick substituted Kimmich in the 50th minute, thus breaking up the KFC combination.
This was a fairly wise substitution; Leipzig changed their formation from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1.
"Rangnick has moved Hao Ren back in position, so they should play a bit more conservatively in the second half —"
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"Schwegler, find Mark Uth!"
"Mark Uth wanted to dribble the ball himself, but Hao Ren wouldn't let him!"
"What are we going to do?"
"It was forcibly transmitted!"
Mark Uth passed the ball to Fonte, who was receiving it up front.
Vlad is pulling towards the baseline!
Snapped!
A cross from the byline from Hoffenheim!
Kuranyi got the ball!
Kuranyi has fallen to the ground!
"Oh!!!"
They realized something was wrong, and both teams' players were rushing towards the penalty area.
The referee had already blown the whistle.
"Wait! Hey, this is just normal combat!"
Sabitzer spoke up for Klosterman, but ultimately it didn't have any real effect.
"Whoosh!"
The whistle blew, and the referee pointed to 12 yards.
"That's a penalty kick!"
"Oh!!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"
The fans at the stadium expressed their dissatisfaction with the referee by using a fake whistle.
"Fuck you, you're giving away a penalty!"
"Trash referee! Kneel down and give Mr. Goodman oral sex!"
"Silly referee!"
Hao Ren, with his keen hearing, immediately turned to the stands upon hearing the commotion while still arguing with the referee: "Damn it! Don't bring up Mr. Goodman!"
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"Whoosh!"
Kuranyi, who won the penalty, took the penalty himself.
approach!
Snapped!
The shot was gently passed, and goalkeeper Gulacsi guessed the wrong direction.
Goal!
1: 2!
Hoffenheim pull one back!
"Depend on!"
The opponent ran into the goal to retrieve the ball, while Gulacsi sat on the grass, utterly distressed.
The lead has dwindled from two goals to one, and the next few tens of minutes are definitely not going to be easy for him as the goalkeeper.
"It's alright, it's alright!"
Poulsen put his arm around Klostermann's neck, signaling the latter not to blame himself.
"I'm here, Goodman's here too, everything's fine!"
"Give them one!"
Klosterman gritted his teeth.
His teammates are all brothers, so of course they wouldn't blame him.
But if the game is ultimately reversed because of this penalty, then it's hard to say what the fans' attitude will be!
Ten minutes later.
Hoffenheim's offensive became increasingly fierce.
Clearly, the away team players wanted to seize another scoring opportunity and secure a point against Leipzig.
"Flander, for Kuranyi!"
"Just attack!"
"Oh!"
That was a bit dangerous, but luckily Gulacsi was in good form and successfully pushed the ball out.
Hoffenheim's corner kick!
Hao Ren slowly ran back from the attacking third and told Orban, "That number 22 (Kuranyi) is in form, watch him."
Should we change our target?
"Okay, sure!"
Hao Ren accepted Orban's proposal and prepared to take charge of defending Kuranyi.
Snapped!
The corner kick is taken!
First point of view!
"Get out of the way!"
Hao Ren and Kuranyi jumped at the same time.
Kuranyi jumped higher, but he couldn't withstand Hao Ren's collision, and in the end, neither of them touched the ball.
Klostermann kicked the ball out of the penalty area, and Sabitzer followed up with another kick, sending the ball directly into the opponent's half.
Successfully rescued!
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"Leipzig's next task is to defend, but fans who regularly watch Leipzig's games should know that for this tactically 'unique' team, some of their defense needs to be replaced by offense."
"Sabitzer is moving towards the baseline, trying to find Forsberg!"
"Hao Ren has moved forward!"
With both the full-backs and defensive midfielders pushing forward, Leipzig created a very brief numerical advantage at the opponent's byline.
Sabitzer used a stepover to approach the penalty area.
Suddenly accelerating forward, Sabitzer pulled away from the defender.
But the ball remained in the same spot!
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Hao Ren understood his teammate's idea and decisively stepped forward to take the ball.
boom!
Süle crashed into him, and the powerful impact caused Hao Ren's body to fall forward uncontrollably.
But just as he was falling, Hao Ren poked the ball into the penalty area with his toe.
"Wow!!!!"
"Sabitzer!!!"
Sabitzer controlled the ball, turned, and perfectly executed a shot with his weaker foot.
The ball flew past the goalkeeper.
"TOOORRRRR!!!!"
"Hao Ren passed the ball to his teammate before falling to the ground!"
"Sabitzer scores!"
"3:1!"
"3-1 in the 83rd minute!"
"6
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After the goal was scored, Sabitzer immediately rushed towards Hao Ren, knelt down, and tightly embraced the just-sitting Hao Ren.
3-1 in the 83rd minute.
Given this score and the current situation—
This victory belongs to RB Leipzig!
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