Different from Lu Wenbin’s feeling, head coach Ralph is a famous German coach, a professional coach, and he can see things more clearly as an outsider.
After watching on the sidelines for 20 minutes, he always felt that in addition to Baumann and Ploedl who were closely guarding Lu Wenbin, there was another person in Werder Bremen's defense who was not far away from Lu Wenbin and was always very close.
However, this person is not fixed. It seems like a zone defense. Wherever Lu Wenbin runs to, the defenders in that area will assist Bowman and Pledel in defending Lu Wenbin.
But the time was too short and Ralph was not sure yet, so he decided to observe for a while longer.
However, Ralph was observing that Werder Bremen would not give him time.
After increasing the number of manpower to basically restrict Lu Wenbin, Werder Bremen's offense also began to show its power.
In the 24th minute, Diego Cunha, a Brazilian forward who also had excellent skills, started to dribble the ball from the midfield and made a long-distance attack of more than 40 meters. He passed two people and had a one-on-one opportunity. Then he broke into the penalty area and faced the attacking Ozcan and successfully shot into the far corner.
Werder Bremen, who played away, scored the first goal and led Hoffenheim 3-2 in the aggregate.
The more than 30,000 Hoffenheim fans at home suddenly fell silent. Only more than a thousand Werder Bremen fans were jumping and dancing in the corner of the stands, cheering and celebrating Cunha's long-distance run and wonderful goal.
As the game continued, Hoffenheim, who were behind in the aggregate score, were naturally forced into a desperate situation and had to continue attacking, and continued to focus their attack on Lu Wenbin, who had become the Bundesliga's top scorer.
On the one hand, his teammates wanted to help Lu Wenbin break the record, and on the other hand, his teammates trusted Lu Wenbin more.
Everyone believed that as long as Lu Wenbin took the shot, his chances of scoring would be much greater than theirs.
So, in the 28th minute, captain Salihovic broke through the wing and entered the penalty area with a one-on-one opportunity. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Wiese, he did not choose to shoot, but passed the ball to the middle, hoping that Lu Wenbin who followed up in the middle would complete the shot.
Lu Wenbin did use his 18/18 physique to withstand the pulling and collision of Bauman and Pledel, broke into the penalty area from the middle, fell to the ground and made a flying tackle, preparing to make a shovel shot.
However, Mertesacker, who was supposed to defend Paljic, had already left Paljic behind and also rushed over, shovelling the ball from the side.
Then, Lu Wenbin, who made a flying tackle at the same time, had a foot contact with Mertesacker across the ball.
Although neither player was injured, the ball was kicked into the air and was cleared by Bauman, who was following closely behind, with a tap on the forehead, heading out of the baseline.
Obviously, Mertesacker's timely tackle blocked Lu Wenbin's shot, which was a successful and perfect defense.
After Mertesacker stood up from the ground, Baumann, Pledel and goalkeeper Wiese all patted him on the head to express their appreciation for his timely defense.
Lu Wenbin on the ground punched the grass hard, feeling that he was still too slow.
If he had been a little faster and had tackled the ball earlier, he could have shoveled the ball into the goal instead of being tackled by Mertesacker at the same time and colliding with him.
Lu Wenbin, his teammates, and fans were all very upset, but head coach Ralph had already confirmed that Werder Bremen would not have two people guarding Lu Wenbin, but three people.
However, the third person was a rotating zone assister and not a fixed candidate, so he was relatively hidden and no one noticed him.
But through several of Lu Wenbin's shots being blocked, Ralph observed that he was now 100% sure that Werder Bremen was using three people to defend Lu Wenbin.
Ralph couldn't help but look at Schaff, who was celebrating with his fist for Mertesacker's timely defense: Schaff has invested a lot of money!
There are 11 people in total, and Schaff actually used 3 people to defend Lu Wenbin. Doesn't that mean that the other Hoffenheim players can use 10 to play against 8
Did Schaff believe that only Lu Wenbin could shoot at Hoffenheim? Did the others not shoot even when they had good chances, and gave the chance to Lu Wenbin
In this attacking opportunity, Salihovic really had this tendency. He did not even shoot when he had a one-on-one opportunity, but passed the ball to Lu Wenbin who was tightly entangled by Bauman and Pledel in the middle.
Ralph looked at the hundreds of reporters with cameras and cannons from dozens of countries around the world on the sidelines and in the press box, and suddenly understood the thoughts of his players and Schaff.
The players may really want to help Lu Wenbin break the record. Schaff took advantage of this idea of the Hoffenheim team and deployed a more extreme three-person defensive tactic, which almost completely marked Lu Wenbin to death.
Even if Lu Wenbin occasionally gets a chance to shoot, there is a high probability that it will be disrupted by a third person, because Lu Wenbin didn't notice the third person at all, and thought that he just needed to get rid of the two people who were guarding him closely!
If Hoffenheim continues to place their hopes on Lu Wenbin, they may really be defeated by Schaff and be eliminated by Werder Bremen.
However, Ralph has already discovered the opponent's tactics, so he will naturally not sit there and wait for death.
With three opponents defending Lu Wenbin, Paljic, Eduardo and Salihovic will definitely have plenty of shooting opportunities. It would be inappropriate to put the focus on Lu Wenbin!
Ralph would not consider Lu Wenbin's record.
Lu Wenbin broke the record, so he was naturally happy.
But for the team's victory and advancement, he cannot pay for Lu Wenbin's personal honor at the expense of other players or even the entire team.
Therefore, Ralph immediately called the nearest full-back Yaisler to his side and gave him some instructions, asking him to convey his words to Lu Wenbin and others.
After a while, after Lu Wenbin received the head coach's words from his teammates, he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.
He was saying that with his increased physique and speed attributes, this match felt more difficult for him. It turned out that he was no longer facing one against two, but one against three.
No wonder, 30 minutes have passed and he hasn't had a single shot on target.
Werder Bremen is ruthless and decisive enough!
This is simply treating him like the alien Ronaldo in his peak period, but in fact Lu Wenbin is only 18 years old!
However, after knowing the opponent's tactics and receiving the coach's new tactical arrangements, Lu Wenbin was no longer afraid, and Hoffenheim also had a direction to attack.
Although they were behind in the total score, Hoffenheim still had Lu Wenbin on the field.
As long as Lu Wenbin is on the court, he can attract the attention of two or three opponents, and the other teammates will naturally have more open spaces and plenty of opportunities to shoot.
Lu Wenbin doesn't care whether he scores a goal or breaks a record. There is no reward for breaking a record anyway. There is only a reward if the team wins the championship, and it is the most direct skill point reward.
Therefore, the most important thing is for the team to win, advance, and ultimately win the championship!
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