At halftime, Balfour criticized the team's performance in the first 30 minutes of the first half, including Lu Wenbin.
If everyone hadn't returned to normal and equalized the score in the next ten minutes, Balfour would have made a substitution during the half-time break.
Now, he can give everyone some more time to let everyone perform well in the second half and try to reverse the score.
Ralf Rangnick outside was not very satisfied with the youth team's performance in the first half, and even with Lu Wenbin.
Although Lu Wenbin scored a goal, he still couldn't impress Ralf Rangnick.
If he was just an ordinary striker in the youth team, he would definitely not be able to enter the first team, because the German Second Division and the U19 regional league are completely two different worlds, several levels apart.
An ordinary U19 striker who can't even be a substitute in the German 2nd Division.
Therefore, Ralph still needs to observe whether Lu Wenbin is capable or not.
In the second half, both sides changed sides and started the game again.
If Hoffenheim U19 did not have Lu Wenbin, their strength would actually be on par with Fürth U19.
But now Hoffenheim has Lu Wenbin, whose shooting attribute is as high as 17/17, and his final shot hitting the goal frame exceeds the interception ability of Fürth U19 defenders and goalkeeper.
In the 53rd minute, Lu Wenbin used a bicycle kick to get past a defensive midfielder of Fürth, then made a one-two pass with another midfielder teammate Andre Griffin at the front of the penalty area to get past a central defender and enter the penalty area. Finally, he created an angle and made a successful low shot.
Lu Wenbin's low shot accurately went into the lower right corner of the goal. Although the Fürth goalkeeper made a save, he failed to touch the ball, and the ball hit the post and went into the net.
Seeing that Lu Wenbin had dribbling, cooperation, and precise finishing in this goal, Ralf Rangnick finally showed a satisfied smile.
Only such performance is worthy of Neuss and Balfour's evaluation that Lu Wenbin is qualified to play in the German 2nd Bundesliga.
Ralph has decided to let Lu Wenbin report to the first team after the winter break.
However, Lu Wenbin's performance did not stop.
In the 62nd minute, Lu Wenbin made another high-quality shot. However, this time the Fürth goalkeeper made a wonderful save, blocking Lu Wenbin's shot that went straight to the dead corner.
However, he was able to save the ball once or twice, but he could not save all of Lu Wenbin's shots.
After resuming normal performance in the 30th minute of the first half, Hoffenheim's midfielders and backcourt players found that Lu Wenbin's shooting accuracy in this game was higher than in the previous two games.
Therefore, they are naturally more willing to pass the ball to Lu Wenbin, which will help improve their assists or threatening pass data.
The result was that Lu Wenbin completely became the offensive end point of Hoffenheim U19. His number of shots increased greatly, and the goalkeeper of Fürth could not save them all.
In the 71st minute, Fürth finally scored a goal to tie the score. However, just two minutes later, Lu Wenbin scored a goal from a corner kick.
Lu Wenbin failed to get the first point in this corner kick. His height and physique did not give him any advantage against the tall and strong Germans like in the domestic high school league. It was good enough that he did not fall down after being hit.
However, Lu Wenbin, who failed to get the first point, grabbed the second point in the melee in the penalty area and swept the ball into the goal with an irregular side volley.
Although Lu Wenbin was almost falling to the ground by the opponent's defender when he volleyed, his 17/17 shooting attribute still allowed him to volley the ball within the goal frame.
The melee in the penalty area greatly interfered with the vision of the Fürth goalkeeper, and Lu Wenbin's shot, which had a good angle, flew into the net past the goalkeeper.
Following the previous game, Lu Wenbin completed another hat trick and helped the team lead Fürth U19 3-2 again away from home.
Even after completing the hat trick, Lu Wenbin's goals did not stop.
Just when the game was about to end in the 89th minute, another striker Alberta's shot hit the goal post and bounced out. Lu Wenbin poked the ball before the opponent's defender cleared it, and the ball went into Fürth's net again, making Alberta so angry that he almost vomited blood.
A few minutes later, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Lu Wenbin scored four goals in the game, including all four goals of Hoffenheim U19, helping the team to a 4-2 away victory over Fürth U19 youth team.
Throughout the game, Lu Wenbin had a total of 9 shooting opportunities, 7 of which hit the goal frame and scored 4 goals.
Such a goal-scoring efficiency and a performance of four goals in the whole game attracted the attention of everyone on and off the field.
Even Ralf Rangnick, who has coached Bundesliga teams such as Stuttgart and Schalke 04 and witnessed countless big scenes, was still pleasantly surprised.
This finishing ability reminds Ralf Rangnick of those super strikers who score numerous goals in the top leagues.
Although Lu Wenbin's height, physique, speed, dribbling, etc. are not enough, but at least in terms of shooting accuracy, Ralph believes that Lu Wenbin has fully reached the level of a top striker in the Bundesliga.
Would a player like this go to the first team or stay in the youth team to rot
So, when Lu Wenbin came off the field, he was called aside by Ian Balfour. Standing next to Balfour was Ralf Rangnick.
Lu Wenbin had a premonition of something, and his heart suddenly began to beat fast. The other players were also looking at Lu Wenbin and the other two with envy not far away.
After Lu Wenbin came to him, Balfour said to him, "Lu, your goal efficiency today was higher than in the previous two games. You even scored four goals in a row. It's really surprising."
Then, Balfour pointed to Ralf Rangnick next to him and introduced him: "This is our Hoffenheim first team coach Ralf Rangnick. He has something to say to you."
Lu Wenbin nodded, shook hands with Ralph and said, "Hello, Coach Ralph."
Ralf Rangnick smiled and said, "Lu, Balfour and Neus recommended you to me a few days ago, so I came here specially to watch your performance. Not only did you not disappoint me, but you surprised me with a hat trick. The youth team is no longer your stage. Your stage is in the first team and the professional league. Now, I officially inform you that you will report to the first team after the winter break, and train and play with the first team in the second half of the season!"
Lu Wenbin was so overjoyed that he couldn't even speak German properly. He stammered, "Thank you, Coach Ralph. I will definitely train and play well in the first team and won't let you down!"
Ralph patted Lu Wenbin on the shoulder and said with a smile, "That's good. However, you need to continue to study and improve your German. You can't keep stuttering like you are now."
Then Ralph said goodbye and left. Bernie Gershwin, Jacques Fielding, Kagel Keith and other U19 teammates came up to congratulate Lu Wenbin on being called up to the first team, and shouted at him to treat them.
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