A few minutes after Lu Wenbin scored the second goal, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and both sides entered the halftime break with a score of 2-0.
During the half-time break, Ralph, a German, warned all the players that the match between Britain and Germany could not be predicted based on common sense.
Don't think that leading Tottenham by 2 goals in the first half will secure the victory.
Who knows, after some adjustments and encouragement during the halftime break, Tottenham will be able to perform better in the second half
After all, Tottenham is also a Premier League team, and their style of play is not soft. Even if they are currently ranked last in the Premier League, we must be vigilant.
Therefore, Ralph asked everyone to concentrate and continue attacking in the second half to score more goals. On the one hand, he wanted to completely kill the game, and on the other hand, he wanted to get more goals and leave more room for the following games.
Of course, as a German, he might have wanted to inflict a heavy defeat on the British team.
On the other side, in the visiting team's locker room, Tottenham head coach Ramos was indeed using the historical grudges between England and Germany to motivate Tottenham players to fight back in the second half. They must not let the Germans make a fool of themselves.
What Ramos meant was that they cannot lose the game and lose face, and bring shame to Germany!
The English players in the team were indeed inspired by Ramos, and others felt the same way. After all, they were also in the British team.
At the same time, in order to curb Lu Wenbin who scored twice, Ramos clearly requested that in addition to Ledley's close marking, central defender Woodgate should also pay attention to backup defense at any time and focus on defending Lu Wenbin.
Ramos has seen clearly that Lu Wenbin is the biggest threat in Hoffenheim.
As long as Lu Wenbin, whose shooting accuracy is incredibly high, is contained, others may not be able to score even if they are given the chance to shoot.
Of course, the game will ultimately come down to their own goals. After all, they are behind now, and the group stage is only a single round, with one game deciding the outcome, so there is no chance to make a comeback by returning to their home court.
Therefore, Ramos asked the entire team to attack aggressively, including the two full-backs, and to rush forward to assist when there was a chance.
Tottenham is going to go all out!
After 15 minutes, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.
The two teams were still attacking each other, and neither of them had any intention of backing down.
In the 52nd minute, Gareth Bale dribbled the ball on the right side, passed two people and cut inside, and shot from outside the corner of the penalty area. The powerful ball went straight to the near end of the goal.
As a result, Ozcan, who had been reminded by Ralph during the halftime break, was very focused and made a world-class save, pushing the ball that was heading straight for the upper corner over the crossbar.
Ozcan's wonderful save won cheers and applause from the fans on the scene.
Now everyone has basically forgotten last season's main goalkeeper Haas, who is almost sitting on the bench all the time!
Hoffenheim then responded.
In the 57th minute, Salihovic broke through the wing and made a cross. Ibisevic got the first point in the penalty area and his header almost went in.
As a result, the ball was blocked by Tottenham goalkeeper Gomez who fell to the ground to retrieve it as a conditioned reflex, and then kicked out of the sideline by others.
The two sides fought back and forth without restraint. Although there was no third goal yet, it was still quite exciting. Both the audience at the scene and the audience in front of the TV were very satisfied.
Of course, relatively speaking, the fans of Hoffenheim, who were leading in the score, were more excited, while the fans of Tottenham were a little anxious and angry.
However, there is no point in getting angry, they can't help the team!
Not only can they not help, they also have to continue to watch the team lose the ball!
In the 65th minute, Eduardo attracted everyone's attention with a series of gorgeous feints in front of the penalty area. Then when everyone thought he was going to shoot, Eduardo made a wonderful pass to Lu Wenbin in the penalty area.
Lu Wenbin was followed by Ledley and Woodgate, but before Eduardo passed the ball, Lu Wenbin had a tacit understanding. He started suddenly and took the pass from Eduardo before Ledley and Woodgate and shot directly at the goal without stopping.
Ground shots in the penalty area were too easy for Lu Wenbin.
Although goalkeeper Gomez made a save, the distance was too close and it was too late. In the end, he could only watch the ball go into the net.
In the 65th minute, Lu Wenbin scored the third goal, completing a hat trick and helping Hoffenheim lead Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at home.
This score finally put Ralph at ease, and he was no longer afraid that the opponent would equalize or even overtake.
Therefore, Ralph asked Weiss on the bench to warm up. He wanted to replace Lu Wenbin and prepare to play a 442 balanced formation to strengthen the defensive strength and maintain the victory.
As a result, before Ralph could make a substitution, Lu Wenbin was tackled from behind by Woodgate when he received the ball in the midfield, causing him to fall to the ground with his head back.
Perhaps it was Lu Wenbin's hat trick that made Woodgate feel insulted, and then when Lu Wenbin received the ball, he became bolder and committed a malicious foul from behind.
Lu Wenbin's fall was so exaggerated that it looked like he had fallen quite hard.
Whether it was Hoffenheim’s coach and players, or the fans and commentators in the stands, they were all worried.
There was chaos on the field, and the excited Hoffenheim players almost got into a fight with Tottenham.
However, Lu Wenbin on the ground patted his butt and stood up after a few seconds, unharmed, which surprised everyone and calmed down the situation that was almost out of control.
The referee directly gave Woodgate a red card. Woodgate did not make any excuses and left the field with his head down.
The other Hoffenheim players asked about Lu Wenbin one after another, and when they learned that Lu Wenbin was fine, they were all very happy for him.
In fact, Lu Wenbin himself was also somewhat fortunate.
The reason he was not injured this time was that when Woodgate made a tackle from behind, Lu Wenbin, who was originally focusing on catching the ball, suddenly felt a sense of alarm.
Although he didn't have time to dodge, Lu Wenbin made timely self-protection buffering movements when he fell to the ground, so it looks exaggerated, but in fact, nothing happened.
Lu Wenbin was just knocked unconscious for a moment, and after resting on the ground for a few seconds, he stood up as if nothing had happened.
Perhaps this is the value of spending 15 skill points to reduce the Injury Propensity from 9 to 6.
If it was still the initial value of 9, he might not have noticed Woodgate's tackle from behind and would have been really injured.
However, even if Lu Wenbin was not injured, Ralph did not dare to let Lu Wenbin stay on the court.
The British team's style of play is inherently rough, and coupled with the grudges from the England-Germany match, Ralph can't guarantee that other Tottenham players on the field will not commit malicious fouls like Woodgate, nor can he guarantee that Lu Wenbin will be lucky enough to be unscathed next time.
Therefore, Ralph immediately replaced Lu Wenbin, who had performed a hat trick, with Weiss, allowing Lu Wenbin to receive the heroic applause and cheers from the fans.
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