Before the training, the two captains Chu Zhongtian, Nilsson and Simunic told their teammates about the meeting and asked everyone to return to the locker room after the training, and everyone closed the door and held a good meeting.

He didn't say what the meeting was for, but everyone knows it must be related to the recent problems - the team failed to win in the seven rounds, and Salihovic revealed in front of the media that there were problems within the team.

Last season, Chu Zhongtian, as the captain, also held an informal meeting.

That was when the team was most critical to the league championship. Ibissevic was injured and said goodbye to the season in advance. As the team's number one scorer, Ibissevic, who scored 26 goals, had a high position in the minds of his teammates. His injury was a heavy blow to the team's morale and confidence. Chu Zhongtian realized that if he allowed it to develop, the team would lose the motivation to compete for the championship, so he summoned everyone and told everyone a story, which was such a story that saved everyone's fighting spirit.

But this time, it was a very formal meeting.

After the training, the three captains waited in the locker room early. After everyone arrived, Nilsson closed the door to the locker room and the meeting began.

The so-called meeting is not to have everyone sitting upright and have a serious expression, so that the meeting is considered to be held. The meeting between the players is not so troublesome. You can change your clothes while listening to the captain, lying down, standing, sitting, or simply pace back and forth.

Therefore, after everyone returned to the locker room, they changed their clothes and rested as usual after training.

Chu Zhongtian clapped his hands and signaled everyone to look at him, and then said, "I know everyone knows why we have to hold this meeting. Because we haven't won the seventh round, of course there are the reasons for the Champions League. We have to adjust the center of gravity, so we gave up some leagues. But that's what I think, brothers. Every game starts with eleven people, but we do have a team of twenty-seven people. Whether to give up the league is the problem that the head coach considers, and our players should only consider how to play well. Even if there is

Some players have gained rest time because of adjusting their strategies and not playing. Are the other eleven people who play are not in our team? What I want to say is that we are a team. No matter who plays, the winner is the matter of all 27 of us. If we don’t win in seven rounds, we will definitely not be a single person, but all of us, Hoffenheim’s entire team. Whether it is the starting lineup or the substitute, whether it is the main force or the rotation, everyone’s goals should be the same.”

After hearing this, everyone didn't say anything. Most players should do whatever they should do, and the atmosphere in the locker room was as scattered as before.

"Sayard said something in an interview recently. I understand that he hopes the team can face these problems, but I still hope that he apologizes to all of us for this matter." After Chu Zhongtian said that, everyone's performance changed. Those who changed their clothes, wiped their sweat, closed their eyes and rested at this time, they all turned their eyes to Salihovic.

As the oldest player in Hoffenheim, Salihovic has always been very prestigious in the team. Although he does not wear the captain's armband, he often helps the captains manage the team. So he is a member of the team committee. Now Chu Zhongtian wants him to apologize to the whole team in person, which undoubtedly gives him face in public. Can Salihovic accept such a thing? Some people thought of the conflict between Salihovic and Chu Zhongtian last season, and they are worried whether this will be the beginning of the two people's re-division.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became tense from the previous scattering.

In fact, they didn't know the inside story. After deciding to hold a plenary meeting, Chu Zhongtian found Salihovic alone and told him that no matter what purpose he was for, he had to apologize to the whole team for his disclosure of internal conflicts in the media. Otherwise, if anyone is dissatisfied with someone in the team and does this, the locker room will be in chaos, and Hoffenheim will only become a laughing stock for everyone.

Salihovic knew that Chu Zhongtian’s purpose of doing this was for the team’s good. He was willing to do anything for the team because he loved Hoffenheim. So he agreed without hesitation.

Salihovic saw that everyone was paying attention to him and knew that this was a good opportunity to re-establish the concept of discipline in the team. No matter who, no matter what reason, if you have, you have to accept punishment, even if you have a big name, it is not OK. Being late is a violation of discipline, and it is also a discipline to secretly expose the locker room to the media. Don’t think that this is a hidden rule. This is clearly written in the locker room management regulations. Any player must know this. If anyone dares to do this and does not explain and apologize, just wait to be excluded and alienated by the team and marginalized.

He stood up and said to everyone: "I'm sorry, everyone. I'm sorry for rushing to expose the locker room to the media. I hope everyone can accept my apology."

Many people were a little surprised to see him apologizing so simply.

After apologizing, Salihovic sat down and Chu Zhongtian patted his hands again.

"Okay, since Sayard has apologized, let's discuss the team's recent issues. I also agree with what Sayard said in an interview. We have been very relaxed in discipline recently. I feel that everyone has been holding back their energy before the game against Manchester United, but after winning Manchester United, all of this energy has been leaking. The second half of the league has begun, and many people's hearts are still on vacation, haven't they come back?"

As the captain, Chu Zhongtian still has a bit of the majesty of the head coach when he talks in the locker room.

Most of the time, Chu Zhongtian smiles, but when it comes to serious topics, he will have such aura.

Some people were uncomfortable when Chu Zhongtian said it, and their expressions were a little awkward.

"We won the league championship last season, but this season our motivation seems to be gone. To say that winning the championship seems to be a regression. If everyone can't win the championship, will there be more hunger? But this is wrong! If we can win more championships, why don't we work hard for it? If we can win more games, why don't we do this?"

Chu Zhongtian's rhetorical question made everyone fall into deep thought.

There is indeed the situation in the team that Chu Zhongtian said. Many people feel relieved after winning the league championship, and then they can no longer get excited. For them, the biggest expectation of this season is the Champions League, which is a brand new and exciting journey.

Most men are fond of the old and the same is true for football.

But after the league started, everyone still has an inertia, so the team performed well. Now this inertia has been interrupted by the winter break, and it will be difficult to get it in again.

"I think our current problem is that we do not attach importance to discipline, have a scattered attitude, and do not respect our opponents enough..." Chu Zhongtian said.

"Hey, Chu. I agree with the first two, what's going on behind it?" Ibisevic stood up and asked.

"Because we did not go all out to pursue victory, we were disrespectful to our opponents." Chu Zhongtian spread his hands and said.

When everyone laughed when they heard him explain this, they felt a little serious and nervous just now, the atmosphere in the locker room slightly eased.

After everyone finished laughing, Chu Zhongtian continued, "Don't laugh. I'm telling the truth. If I respect my opponents, I have to do my best. In this way, even if I defeat them, they shouldn't have anything else to say."

Ibisevic shouted: "If I were your opponent, I really hope you don't respect me, Chu! Ha!"

Everyone laughed again.

Thanks to Ibisevic's joke, the atmosphere in the locker room became relaxed, and everyone expressed their opinions and opinions on the current team's current situation. Finally, everyone said that they should indeed correct the current situation and strengthen the requirements for discipline. After all, no one wants to see the team's performance decline repeatedly.

※※※Just as Chu Zhongtian was busy calling the players for a meeting, Rangnick was also discussing the team's current problems with the club's manager Shendelmaize.

"Ralph, how are your father?" Shendelmaize asked with concern.

"I've gotten out of danger, thank you for your concern, Young." Rangnick knew that Shindermaize was actually becoming more concerned about how much he was at work, so he took the initiative to shift the topic to the current situation of the team. "I have also noticed the team's current problems. I am planning to hold a meeting with the coaching staff."

"Well." Shendelmaize nodded. "In fact, the lack of team discipline has not been recently. It has been reflected since the flu vaccine. Our players do not pay attention to their own health at all." As the team's experience, Shendelmaize was also very angry about that. The team lost a lot of players, so they lost to Stuttgart in the important Bawu State derby.

A team can lose the league championship every season, but there are always two games that cannot be lost, that is the regional derby. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid's Madrid derby, Barcelona and Espanyol's Barcelona derby, Manchester United and Manchester City's Manchester derby, Everton and Liverpool's Liverpool derby, Arsenal and Tottenham's North London derby, AC Milan and Inter Milan's Milan derby, Juventus and Turin derby, Lazio and Rome's Roman derby, Glasgow Rangers and Celtics's Glasgow's old brand derby, Dortmund and Schalke 04's Ruhr regional derby... These derby are even more important and hotter than the so-called "national derby".

So losing to Stuttgart made Shindermaize very dissatisfied. Especially the reason for the loss came from the players' casual attitude and lack of health, which led to the lack of four absolute main players before the game. If there were no shortage of generals, Hoffenheim might be able to escape unscathed on the road.

Rangnick knew that the club's senior management was very dissatisfied with the defeat in the Bahru State Derby, but he had not shown it before, and now he finally found an opportunity to vent.

As the head coach, you must be responsible for your results. If the senior management gets angry, he can only bear it. Most of the time, the senior management of Hoffenheim is still very cooperative with him, so he must also allow others to get angry.

Therefore, Rangnick did not refute or defend.

"I hope the team will strengthen its management of player discipline. The opponents we will face next are not weak. In addition, the Champions League knockout stage will also begin, and our opponents are not weak... No, it should be said to be very strong."

The results of the Champions League knockout round have come out. Everyone thought that Hoffenheim, who won the first place in the group, could meet the second place in the group, which was a good result, because the second place in the group is generally weak, but Hoffenheim drew a very strong second place in the group - Inter Milan.

"If the internal problems of the team cannot be solved before this, I am worried that we will get nothing this season." Shendelmaize said the situation seriously, hoping to attract everyone's attention.

Rangnick then stated: "Yes, the discipline problem must be solved. In fact, our coaching staff is already working on solving this problem."

"What are you going to do, Ralph?"

"It's very simple, punishment." Rangnick replied.

※※The next day, all the players participating in the training were gathered together by Rangnick for the training before the training.

"I think everyone is very clear about the problems in the team now. Now I want to announce a new rule on behalf of the coaching staff - any player who eats or has a wrong attitude in training will not be able to play in addition to being fined!"

This can be considered a very heavy punishment. As soon as this statement was made, it caused a stir among the players.

In the past, Hoffenheim punished him for being late, and there was no other means to punish him except for fines. This is also a common rule for Bundesliga teams. Each team has a small treasury belonging to the team, which is specifically used to store the players' fines. If the team has any activities that require money, it will be spent from the small treasury. It can also be regarded as "taking it from the people and using it for the people."

Logically speaking, every minute you are late, you will be fined 100 euros. This is also a "heavy fine". One hundred euros is not a small amount, and it is one hundred euros per minute. If you are ten minutes late, you will be one thousand euros. Once again, Carlos Eduardo was half an hour late for training, but was fined 3,000 euros.

But for players who earn millions of euros a year, they don’t even take such a fine. Many people even have the idea of ​​“Since I have paid the fine, you shouldn’t be watching me being late”, which is undesirable.

For this reason, Rangnick decided to increase the punishment and used his trump card - the team's ban.

Whoever has a wrong attitude and treats the team's discipline as a joke, then sit in the stands and watch the game.

Not only that, Lannikkor also increased the amount of the fine, and the late one hundred euros per minute was increased to two hundred euros, doubled.

Rangnick doesn't believe in two-pronged approach, and there are still problems that cannot be cured.

Regarding the fine, the team committee has maintained a high degree of consistency with the coaching staff, and has not expressed opposition, and has argued with reason. If they want to argue, they will not take the right decision... For those who do not take discipline seriously and have a loose attitude, high fines and bans are probably the best way to do so.

But things are not over yet. Rangnick asked everyone to be quieter and then continued: "The regulations take effect from now on and will refer to your previous performance, so I want to make some adjustments to the starting lineup of our game with Leverkusen next week..."

Bayern Munich Rangnick sent a main player who could not play at all. Now that he said he wanted to adjust the starting lineup, it means that some main players will not be able to get the opportunity to play due to discipline reasons.

Leverkusen currently ranks first in the league and is not weak. It seems that Rangnick would rather lose this game than re-establish the majesty of discipline within the team so that everyone can realize the importance of discipline.

※※※At the same time, club manager Shindermaize also announced in an interview with reporters that the club will manage the team more strictly: "We are not focusing on football now. We have many players who do not have good health, and some people lack self-discipline. We must manage this now. The club firmly supports Rangnick's work and is optimistic that the team will return to the right track. This team should enjoy football, and I have full confidence in this."

When asked by reporters what we think about the current team's situation, Chu Zhongtian said: "We have lost our team spirit. If we can't find this spirit, we will not be able to participate in international competitions. From now on, we must play as a team, not eleven or twenty-seven people."

The big guys expressed their opinions one after another, and the players finally realized that the team's rectification movement was not just for fun. Anyone who was not careful would be rushed to the stands.

Now, the atmosphere inside the team began to improve. Even Brazilian players like Carlos Eduardo, who have always been indifferent to discipline, had to hold their tails and be honest. They were determined not to mention the words "I would rather stay on the Brazilian beach and play football with my friends." But before the game against Schalke 04, he was injured very "timely", so even if he was not punished, he could not play for the team, which saved some embarrassment... But his approach fell into Rangnick's eyes, and it was hard to say what his comments he had.

In the weekend's game against Leverkusen, Rangnick did what he said, and indeed replaced several starters who had poor performance in previous discipline. Because there were such people among the substitutes, he even drew several youth team players.

The result of challenging the league first with such a lineup is conceivable.

Among the flying snowflakes, Hoffenheim lost 1:3 to Leverkusen at his home court, and failed to win for eight consecutive rounds.

But this time, Rangnick was not angry or dissatisfied with the team's failure. He looked at it longer and the team's atmosphere was gradually improving, which was what he valued the most.
Chapter completed!