From the Country Team To the Rich

   Chapter 896 Dead End

  The format of the competition is a bit weird.

   is obviously Stanford's home court, and it is Stanford who should have the advantage.

   But many people wonder why Hoffenheim can't play an advantage!

   This illusion is mainly derived from the holding time of Hoffenheim's weight.

   Hoffenheim holds the ball and is naturally the attacking side.

   And Stanford is a drop-back defense.

   This is no problem, Stanford is a team that plays on the counterattack.

   But the problem is that compared to last season's tit-for-tat, Stanford lacks the ability to finish goals on the offensive end after losing Biartini.

   This also made Stanford useless in a few offenses.

  Although Alex's speed can still threaten Hoffenheim's penalty area.

  Although Benjamin's dribbling is adequate.

   But it just feels like something is wrong.

In this regard, England explained; "The absence of Biartini has made the defending champions a little lost, I don't know if it is correct, but Biartini's role is too great, in previous seasons , Stanford relies too much on Biartini's ability in the penalty area, and now it has lost its previous momentum."

   "And most of the time, the ball is at the feet of Hoffenheim, which is seriously draining the physical fitness of the Stanford players. If you hold it for too long, you will easily lose the ball!"

  Stanford is also anxious.

  Especially when there is a defensive line, when the offense is not making any progress, the defenders are undoubtedly the most uncomfortable.

   They are well aware of Hoffenheim's offensive capabilities.

   Hoffenheim will always pry open their defence if their forward cannot score within the time they insist.

   And that pressure has now grown.

   Two flanks, Roquel and Leo have completely exploded.

   Constantly making breakthroughs, they went on a rampage, trying to tear through Stanford's defense.

   And Stanford's defensive players are being attacked again and again, and it is difficult to deal with.

   "If you can't kick, then come back to defend!" Mortavis couldn't help roaring.

   He looked at his teammates who were standing in midfield, waiting for him to pass the ball.

   As if the defense was all theirs.

   Are you watching a play or what?

   But it also said from the side that the pressure on Stanford is too great.

   They could hardly hold on anymore.

   Involved in the constant attack, their physical energy was severely depleted, and many people had begun to be unable to keep up with the rhythm.

   At this moment, Roquel suddenly stopped breaking through.

   This move made Azakel stunned for a moment, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

  I saw Roquel pass the ball to Varim.

  Azakel thought Roquel had given up and was ready to retreat.

   But the next second, this guy suddenly accelerated and jumped out directly from his side.

  Azakel was shocked and quickly chased back.

   But Roquel was too fast for him to keep up,

   At this time, Variem touched the ball back and the ball came to Roquel again.

  Azakel wanted to raise his hand for offside, but he saw his captain, Mortavis, dragged in the last position.

"Oh no!"

  Azakel's heart rang out.

   And Mortavis hurriedly rushed to Roquel to stop him.

   The two surrounded Roquel reasonably, and started pressing, pulling and pulling, and finally Roquel fell to the ground.

   The two of them were shocked and immediately raised their hands to indicate that they did not commit a foul.

   But at this time, the referee had already run over.

  The surrounding Stanford fans were shouting 'diving', but the referee was talking to the linesman through a headset.

   The linesman gave a solid answer.

   "Foul! Penalty!"

  Beep! !

   A sharp whistle sounded.

   The referee points to the penalty spot.

  35 minutes later, Hoffenheim finally got a penalty kick with Roquel's breakthrough.

  Stanford players are still trying to argue that they want to put pressure on the referee to retract the penalty.

   But the referee made it clear that this was a penalty kick. His attitude was extremely tough and he made moves to draw cards.

   This also made the Stanford players shake their heads helplessly and disperse.

  Roquel got up from the ground, he took a few breaths, and scolded; "This is difficult!"

   is really hard!

  Christopher's Stanford is simply perfect defensively.

   If it weren't for Hoffenheim's harassment, intervention, pressure and breakthrough in various ways, this penalty would not have been exchanged.

   But it shows from the side how powerful Hoffenheim's offensive ability is.

   On the sidelines, Christopher also sighed helplessly.

   He has enough confidence in the defensive line he has assembled.

  These players are all selected from a thousand choices and are completely connected by him as a whole.

   It is very difficult to break this back line, but Hoffenheim did it.

   After 35 minutes of defense, they still couldn't withstand Hoffenheim's attacking pressure.

   Now, he can only look forward to Roquel's penalty kick.

   Is this possible?

   The same is true.

  Roquel scored with a neat bottom right corner kick! ~

  35 minutes, Hoffenheim relied on a penalty kick and scored the first goal at Stamford's home.

   And this also makes the overall situation change.

   The pressure on Stanford will become even greater.

  The German commentator praised Roquel's performance and also said: "Stanford is not as scary as it looks, they are no longer the Champions League champions last season!"

Yes! From now on!

  Stanford's performance can't be compared to last season, Stanford was strong last season.

   But after winning the Champions League, Stanford began to have various problems.

   It’s okay to say it’s laziness, it’s okay to say it’s the curse of champions.

   Anyway, Stanford no longer has the terrifying defensive counterattack ability it used to be.

   Now, Hoffenheim has directly penetrated the back line, and the game after that is even more difficult to play.

   This goal made Stanford a little anxious.

   But the key point is that the guys at Hoffenheim have no intention of holding on to this share and are still attacking.

   These guys use offense to force them to defend.

   If it was last season, they would have fought Hoffenheim.

   This season, the lack of a key player in Biartini has given them insufficient confidence on the offensive end.

   It can be said that if the game continues like this, then Stanford can only be beaten passively.

   The same is true.

   When the first half ended, Stanford still huddled in the penalty area without any movement.

  The Hoffenheim side made a smooth transition to the second half with a score of 1:0 in the fierce attack.

  The situation is bad for Stanford.

   If they still did not make any changes in the second half, they could only watch themselves being kicked out of the Champions League.

   But what can be done now?

   There is no one to rely on on the offensive end.

  The double striker strategy has not been played out, and today's Stanford is a dead end.

   There are only two options before them.

  Or wait to die slowly!

  Or go for a fight with Hoffenheim!

   Two more are here!

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