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Chapter 313 The Adaptation Period

With the landing of the Bundesliga this season, the domestic fans and the media have also begun to pay attention to him -although the performance of Long Bicheng in the previous two seasons can be said to be shining. However, in the European league with many Chinese players, the British championship is always not noticeable. Fans are more concerned about the players who have performed well in the four major leagues. The young guard of the youth became the Chinese fans of Leeds fans. Not many people knew that there was a two -meter -folded big man with the best shooter of the British and English crowns in a row.

And when Long Bisheng transferred to Hoffenheim with a worth of 500 million, his domestic reputation immediately went up. First of all, the appearance of a Chinese player in the four major league teams is enough to attract the attention of Chinese fans, although there are already many such players. The Bundesliga has a long history, and they broadcast the most Bundesliga matches among the major leagues. Once these conditions are combined, Long Bisheng immediately becomes a celebrity in the eyes of the Chinese media.

At present, there is no major media coming to interview Long Bisheng, because Chinese fans have passed the period when a player who plays in Europe will immediately praise him to the sky. The media always follow the fans' preferences, and they will naturally not do things that turn fans off, so there is no one to disturb Long Bisheng.

But there are many dual media eyes on Long Bisheng. As long as he performs better, then interviews and the like may be held.

He came off the bench in the first round of the league, and then scored twice in the German Cup. Although it was only a team in the southern league, it was enough to stimulate their nerves. The media were all looking forward to the day when Long Bisheng made his first start in the Bundesliga.

To their disappointment, Long Bisheng still sat on the bench in the second round of the Bundesliga.

For the current Long Bisheng, sitting on the bench seems to be a very distant thing. In the two seasons in Leeds, he quickly became the unshakable main force. As long as he can play, then McAllister will definitely let him play for 10 minutes.

However, although Long Bisheng is young, he can be regarded as a seasoned man. He did not waste the year he sat on the bench in Naples, but learned how to wait for opportunities on the bench. Therefore, although the gap between Leeds and Leeds after coming to Hoffenheim is relatively large, he is still not in a hurry.

In this game, Hoffenheim is playing against another underdog Hannover 96 at home. This team has a special meaning for the head coach Rangnick. He has been the head coach of this team for two seasons. The first season was very good. He entered the Bundesliga with a record 96 league goals.

Amidst the cheers of nearly [-] fans, Hoffenheim showed excellent form, leading by two goals in the first half. In the second half, Ibisevic's goal brought the atmosphere of the entire Rhine-Neckar Stadium to its climax!

In the end, Hoffenheim beat the opponent with three goals at home. Long Bisheng came off the bench in No. 80 minutes, but still failed to score.

In the third round of the league, Hoffenheim drew 70-[-] with Stuttgart at home. Long Bisheng came off the bench in the No. [-] minute, scored no goals and assisted the team to tie the score.

In the fourth round of the league, Hoffenheim once again drew 70-[-] with last season's runner-up Wolfsburg. Long Bisheng also came off the bench in No. [-] minutes and performed mediocrely.

After playing as a substitute for four consecutive rounds, Long Bisheng did not seem too anxious, but the Chinese media began to collectively get anxious—several discerning companies had already stationed reporters in Hoffenheim for a period of time, and they were waiting for Long Bisheng to start the game or score a goal in the league. Now the opportunity is delayed—please, our reporters are spending a lot of money on stationing.

Even Ning Xi started to feel a little anxious.

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Long Bisheng was in a good mood today, and Ning Xi felt it as soon as he got home. He even kept humming while cooking. Zhao Chuan's "I finally lost you" was hummed to "I finally got you" by him.

"Aaron, are you in a good mood today?" Seeing that Long Bisheng was still shaking his head while eating, Ning Xi couldn't help asking.

"Hey, it's pretty good." Long Bisheng said vaguely with a mouthful of rice in his mouth.

"Are you in a good mood after being a substitute for four rounds?" Ning Xi was a little discouraged. It would be fine if this guy scored goals when he came off the bench, but his performance in the four games he came off the bench was mediocre. He scored two goals in the German Cup match, but the opponent was only a team from the regional league.

"It's good to be a substitute." Long Bisheng giggled, even forgot to eat, and pretended to be mysterious: "Now I know why the head coach always only gives me one or two 10 minutes of playing time during games. He doesn't discriminate against me, but has intentions."

"What's the purpose?" Ning Xi immediately regained her spirits. It's a woman's nature to like gossip. Although Ning Xi is not very interested in entertainment gossip, she is very interested in this kind of gossip in the locker room of the team.

"When I was in Leeds, what was my status? What position did I play?" Long Bisheng didn't answer directly, but asked Ning Xi back.

Ning Xi almost didn't need to think about this question: "Of course the status is very good. The top scorer, everyone revolves around you, and the tactics are executed around you... The position is the center, but you have a wide range of activities in the frontcourt."

"Then do you think I can still get the status I had in Leeds when I was in Hoffenheim?" Long Bisheng asked another question.

Ning Xi was speechless.This question hardly needs to be considered, no matter how much Hoffenheim is worse than Leeds in terms of historical background, but now, Hoffenheim is one of the strong German teams participating in the European League, and Leeds is only a British Championship team. There is almost no comparison between the two.

"Obviously I can't achieve the position that other teammates revolve around me like Leeds did in Hoffenheim -- at least not at the moment." Long Bisheng touched his chin with emotion, as if he was nostalgic for the half season when Delphi was injured.

"That's enough, if you want to play in the top league, you have to give something." Ning Xi shook her hand in front of him: "You should talk about the current situation. I remember that you are not a player who has to rely on your teammates to attack you to perform at your level."

"That's right. I can play the core, and I can also be a coolie. As long as I can play a role, I don't mind being a coolie, because Coach Ding Yu told me a long time ago that a tactical center must have the awareness to be a coolie." Long Bisheng smiled: "But my previous position was the center forward at the top. Although I have a wide range of activities, I recalled my previous games. My most important position is still concentrated in the middle."

"What does it matter, isn't the center forward working in the middle?" Ning Xi asked suspiciously.

Long Bisheng shook his head: "Have you paid attention to our team's game? The coach sent out two center forwards, but whether it's Ibi or Obasi, they also have a lot of time on the wing, and this is what I lack. Coach Rangnick has no scavengers, but every player in the frontcourt is a free agent. If I can't adapt myself to this tactic, I will never be a real part of Hoffenheim."

Ning Xi opened her mouth in surprise, "You want to be a frontcourt free man? Then your speed..."

Ning Xi didn't finish her sentence, but Long Bisheng knew what she meant. Ning Xi can be said to be the person who knows Long Bisheng best. Long Bisheng's physical fitness is really good, and his feet are relatively fast when moving in the penalty area. Otherwise, he would not be able to grab so many headers based on his height and confrontation ability. But this does not mean that he can be a free man running around in the frontcourt, because his absolute speed is not fast. The purpose of pulling is to confuse the opponent. With the speed of Long Bisheng, after pulling to the side and then returning to the center, that period of time is enough for the opponent to organize the defense again, so the confusion of pulling is lost.

But Long Bisheng didn't show any embarrassment.

"At first, I thought it would be difficult. I usually practice sprinting with a lot of speed, but short-distance movement is okay, but long-distance movement is not good. In addition, it is really difficult for others to ignore me because of my size." I can get to know my teammates faster."

"So you're so happy today, have you found a tacit understanding?" Ning Xi quickly understood what Long Bisheng said, and asked with a smile.

"Basically, in today's training match, I performed pretty well when assigned to the main team." Long Bisheng smiled happily.

In his view, his adaptation period has passed, and a bright future is in front of him.

(End of this chapter)