When he returned to his residence that night, Lu Wenbin was held back by dozens of villagers and was not allowed to enter the house. They only let him go after they signed a petition.
There were also neighbors who insisted on inviting Lu Wenbin to eat barbecue and midnight snacks. Lu Wenbin tried to persuade them, saying that he was a professional player and had regular and regulated diets, and that he could not eat barbecue or midnight snacks. Only then did they let him go.
By the time I returned to the house, washed up and went back to the bedroom, it was already past 11 o'clock in the evening.
Lu Wenbin naturally wanted to tell his parents about such a big thing.
However, looking at the time, it is only after 6 a.m. in China. At this time, my parents who go to work at 8 a.m. have not yet gotten up. They have set the alarm clock to get up at 7 a.m.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin held it in for a while, until midnight German time, 7 a.m. Beijing time, when he picked up the phone and dialed his father's cell phone.
"Wenbin, why are you here so early? You called me as soon as the alarm rang?" Father Lu Chongxin's voice came from the other side.
Lu Wenbin excitedly reported the good news: "Dad, I came on as a substitute in the first team today!"
Lu Chongxin, who was lying down to answer the phone, suddenly sat up and asked in surprise, "What game? The German second division? How was the performance?"
Sun Jiahui's voice could be heard from the side: "My son's phone call? Turn on speakerphone, turn on speakerphone!"
After a pause, and after his father turned on the speakerphone, Lu Wenbin said, "Mom, are you awake too? I played in a game today. It wasn't the Bundesliga, but the German Cup quarter-finals. We played against the Bundesliga team Rostock at home. I came on as a substitute in the 77th minute of the second half, scored a goal, and had an assist. You didn't see it, but thousands of people at the scene shouted my name in unison. It was so cool."
The sound of Lu Chongxin and Sun Jiahui happily high-fiving came from the other end of the phone, and then Lu Chongxin asked, "You performed so well, can you start in the next game?"
Lu Wenbin shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I think the chance is pretty good."
Lu Chongxin said: "No matter what, you have to train hard and not be lazy."
Then, Sun Jiahui also asked about Lu Wenbin's health, diet, etc. before hanging up the phone. As for Lu Wenbin's game video, they would have to wait for the Chinese media to report it before they could see it.
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There are three German Cup quarter-finals on the evening of January 29th. The German TV station will broadcast the match between Bayern Munich and the German third division team Wuppertal live.
The game ended in a 5-2 victory, with Bayern winning without any suspense, which did not surprise anyone.
Another Munich team, 1860 Munich, also defeated the German second division team Aachen with a score of 3-2.
Although 1860 Munich is currently also in the German second division, most people believe that their strength is definitely stronger than Aachen, and their victory is a matter of course.
Of the three quarter-final matches that day, only Rostock, who seemed to be the winner, failed to win, as they were defeated 3-1 by Hoffenheim, a newly promoted team from the German Second Division.
This became the only upset in the German Cup quarter-finals that day.
In this upset, the 17-year-old Chinese teenager Lu Wenbin, who came on in the 77th minute of the second half, made a brilliant performance at Hope Stadium with one assist and one goal in 15 minutes, which became the main news in major sports newspapers the next day.
"On the evening of January 29, the German FA Cup quarter-finals produced an upset, with 17-year-old Chinese teenager Lu Wenbin stunning the audience with one assist and one goal in 15 minutes!"
"Hoffenheim's 17-year-old young player became famous with one pass and one shot in 15 minutes!"
"The German second division team Hoffenheim eliminated the Bundesliga Rostock 3-1, and the 17-year-old Chinese teenager Lu Wenbin became the key man! "
Ever since Shao Jiayi's Cottbus was eliminated in the first round of the German Cup, Chinese journalists in Germany have long stopped paying attention to the German Cup.
At most, I would take a look at the game highlights or German media reports the next day, copy and combine them, write a briefing and send it back home for publication.
However, when they woke up early on January 30, they turned on the television, websites and newspapers and found that in addition to Bayern Munich's 5-2 victory over their opponents, the German media also reported extensively on the news that the second-tier team Hoffenheim defeated the first-tier team Rostock 3-1.
Among the reports about this upset, the 17-year-old Chinese player Lu Wenbin received the most space and coverage.
This surprised the Chinese football reporters in Germany.
In fact, when Lu Wenbin came to Germany, they paid attention to him for a while.
But later, as Lu Wenbin fell into obscurity, he couldn't even play in Hoffenheim's U19 youth team, let alone the German second division league.
So everyone retreated back to Cottbus to report to Shao Jiayi.
Unexpectedly, in the first German Cup match after the winter break, Lu Wenbin suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and appeared in front of everyone with his amazing performance of one pass and one shot in 15 minutes against a Class A team in the German Cup.
Suddenly, the Chinese reporters were excited.
Everyone quickly collected videos, highlights, and interviews about the game, and produced special reports to send back to China. Some people immediately packed up and rushed to Sinsheim to interview Lu Wenbin as soon as possible.
That afternoon, reports and game highlights about Lu Wenbin finally appeared in China, and Lu Wenbin's parents, Lu Chongxin and Sun Jiahui, finally saw their son's game footage on TV and the Internet.
In addition to Lu Wenbin's parents, his goals and assists collection has also appeared in front of countless Chinese fans.
Although he only scored one goal and made one assist, Lu Wenbin's performance was still eye-catching and inspiring for Chinese football, which has almost fallen into a trough.
Lu Wenbin’s forum suddenly became lively again, and more people flocked in.
He is also famous in the country.
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Back to Hoffenheim, after this round of 16, Ralf Rangnick and his coaching staff were in a dilemma about choosing the starting lineup for the 18th round of the Bundesliga.
On February 1st, Hoffenheim will play away against Werder Bremen Wiesbaden in the 18th round of the 2007/2008 Bundesliga.
This is the first Bundesliga game after the winter break, and it is also the beginning of Hoffenheim's bid for a promotion spot in the Bundesliga in the second half of the season. Everyone hopes for a good start.
The coaching staff had already finalized the roster and starting lineup, but they didn't expect Lu Wenbin, who had just been promoted from the youth team and was not taken seriously by everyone, to suddenly break out. He made an assist and scored a goal in 15 minutes after coming on as a substitute in the German Cup.
You know, a game is often won or lost by a single goal. Lu Wenbin showed his superb finishing skills on the training ground, and then passed the actual test of the German Cup.
With such performance, it would be really unreasonable to give him the starting position otherwise!
But Lu Wenbin’s age makes people worry!
I was just a substitute in the German Cup and played for only 15 minutes. It was also my home court, so the pressure was not that great.
But if he starts in the German 2nd Division, and plays away, and has to play the full 90 minutes, I don’t know if Lu Wenbin can bear it.
Not to mention 17 years old, there are less than two players under 20 years old in the team. Except for Lu Wenbin, the youngest is already 19 years old, almost 20 years old.
Lu Wenbin is the youngest player in Hoffenheim's first team.
There is no doubt that he will be included in the 18-man roster, but whether or not to let the 17-year-old Lu Wenbin start in the 18th round of the away game in the German 2nd Division is the focus of controversy among the coaching staff.
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