At 9 am on August 18, with the referee's whistle, the 2007 China High School Football League National Finals 1/8 finals match between Guizhou Province Meijiang Middle School and Yunnan Province Lijiang No. 1 Middle School officially began at Tianjin Institute of Physical Education.
In this game, Meijiang Middle School got the right to kick off.
After Lu Wenbin kicked off, he prepared to launch an opening attack like he did in the city game, to see if he could sneak in a goal while the opponent was distracted right after the kick-off.
However, Lu Wenbin's performance of scoring 9 goals in three group matches had long been regarded as the biggest threat by Lijiang No. 1 Middle School. How could he be allowed to score a goal so easily at the beginning of the game
Before the game started, the players of Lijiang No. 1 Middle School were keeping an eye on Lu Wenbin to prevent him from breaking through or launching sneak attacks.
After dribbling past two people, Lu Wenbin was ultimately unable to continue his breakthrough and couldn't even find a chance for a long shot.
In the end, he could only pass the ball back to Nie Yingkun, who passed it back to Bi Rui and slowly organized the attack.
This match gave Lu Wenbin the feeling that Lijiang No. 1 Middle School was about the same strength as Shanghai Datong Middle School they met in the group stage.
Meijiang Middle School's 2-1 victory over Datong Middle School was somewhat lucky, especially Lu Wenbin's first goal, which was due to the opponent's underestimation of the opponent.
Therefore, in this 1/8 final, when Lijiang No. 1 Middle School focused on guarding against Lu Wenbin from the beginning, it was not easy for Meijiang Middle School to defeat Lijiang No. 1 Middle School.
However, one thing in favor of Meijiang Middle School is that Meijiang Middle School won two consecutive games in the first two rounds of the group stage and secured the qualification in advance. In the third round, many main players got a rest.
Lijiang No. 1 Middle School had to fight until the third round before it qualified as second in the group.
Relatively speaking, Meijiang Middle School has an advantage over Lijiang No. 1 Middle School in physical fitness.
It was also because of the worry about insufficient physical strength that the whole team collapsed after being dragged into overtime. Therefore, in this game, Lijiang No. 1 Middle School not only strictly guarded Lu Wenbin on defense, but also took the initiative on offense.
They hope to resolve the battle within 90 minutes and not be dragged into overtime by Meijiang Middle School and eventually lose due to physical collapse.
This is also in line with Meijiang Middle School's defensive counterattack tactics.
However, with Lijiang No. 1 Middle School focusing on offense and Meijiang Middle School focusing on defense, Lu Wenbin, who the spectators and scouts wanted to see the most, did not have many opportunities to perform.
Throughout the first half, Lu Wenbin's few counterattack opportunities were destroyed by the collective defense of Lijiang No. 1 Middle School.
Among them, a defensive midfielder from Lijiang No. 1 Middle School had particularly outstanding defensive ability. Once, Lu Wenbin was playing bicycle defense against him one-on-one but he was unable to break through him and was directly intercepted.
According to the information Zhang Minghai obtained before the game, the No. 6 defensive midfielder from Lijiang No. 1 Middle School is a member of the Dongba Football Youth Team from the China League Two.
Moreover, he is not a fringe player, but the main defensive midfielder of the youth team. It is possible that he will be promoted to the first team to play in the China League Two next year.
The No. 6 defensive midfielder caused a lot of trouble for Lu Wenbin.
Although Lu Wenbin has a higher chance of winning in a real one-on-one match, due to his interference, even if Lu Wenbin passes him, the ball may be taken or destroyed by other players of the opposing team.
Therefore, at the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was still 0-0, and Lu Wenbin had not scored a single goal.
The most important thing is that Lu Wenbin was a little anxious in the first half.
Perhaps it was the European club owner watching the game in the stands that made Lu Wenbin a little anxious. There was a ball that Lu Wenbin had passed, and Han Dapeng, who happened to be running up to receive the ball, would be in an open space and have a great chance of scoring.
But at that time, Lu Wenbin was so obsessed with his personal performance that he didn't even see Han Dapeng. In the end, he barely shook off the defender's shot, but the ball went wide of the goal.
When the first half ended and he walked off the field, Lu Wenbin finally realized that he was too obsessed with showing his personal strength to the people in the stands and missed an opportunity to assist Han Dapeng and help the team score a goal.
Fortunately, in the first half, Lu Wenbin still distracted the attention of three or four players in the opponent's backcourt, resulting in Lijiang No. 1 Middle School being unable to attack with all its strength.
Facing the 10-person bus of Meijiang Middle School, Lijiang No. 1 Middle School also failed to score a goal.
During the half-time break, Lu Wenbin conducted some self-reflection.
In fact, in the development of modern football, positions have become increasingly blurred.
The standard for measuring a striker is no longer just the number of goals he scores. The ability to pass the ball, assist, and move forward, etc., can all be the criteria for measuring an excellent striker.
You don't necessarily have to score goals yourself to gain recognition from European club owners.
As long as you can assist your teammates to score points and help the team win, you will definitely be recognized by the other side.
Moreover, according to the system's reward standards, as long as he leads his team to win the national championship, he will definitely get the opportunity to sign with the other party.
As for whether the individual performance in this game is excellent, Lu Wenbin does not need to consider it. Helping the team win and advance to the next round is Lu Wenbin’s top priority at the moment.
So, Lu Wenbin found Han Dapeng, Nie Yingkun, Xiang Youming and others, and asked them to move forward when there were gaps in the second half. Lu Wenbin would pass the ball to them when they encountered good opportunities. Han Dapeng and others said they understood.
In the stands, after watching Lu Wenbin's performance in the first half, Dietmar Hopp was indeed a little dissatisfied.
German football is very particular about overall integrity and coordination. As a German, Hopp is naturally deeply influenced by it.
Otherwise, with his net worth of more than 6 billion US dollars, he could have bought some powerful big-name stars to help the team upgrade long ago, and it would not have taken 17 years for the team to be promoted to the German Second Division after investing in Hoffenheim in 1990.
Therefore, during the halftime break, Hope suddenly asked his assistant, "How many goals did Meijiang Middle School score in the group stage?"
The assistant replied: "9, all entered by Lu Wenbin alone."
Hope shook his head and sighed, "Not even a single assist. It seems that Lu Wenbin doesn't have a good sense of the overall situation! Just now in the game, he also wasted a good opportunity to assist his teammates to score and help the team take the lead."
The assistant nodded, agreeing with him.
Only Fu Qingqing was a little anxious.
As Hope's full-time tour guide and translator in China, Fu Qingqing naturally knew that Hope's purpose of coming to the stadium today was to observe Lu Wenbin.
It would undoubtedly be perfect if a Chinese high school player could walk out of the National High School Football Finals hosted in Tianjin and start his professional career in Germany.
As a Chinese fan, Fu Qingqing naturally hopes that her compatriots can successfully go abroad.
Therefore, Fu Qingqing made some excuses for Lu Wenbin, saying that the other players of Meijiang Middle School were too weak and they rarely caught up with Lu Wenbin, so Lu Wenbin had no choice but to go it alone.
If there were strong enough teammates, I believe Lu Wenbin would not do this, facing the entire opponent's defense line alone every time.
That’s so tiring!
Hope nodded, without comment or saying anything, but waited to see Lu Wenbin's performance in the second half.
PS: My second sister was buried this morning and is now at peace. This matter has finally come to an end, which is also the reason why I have been updating unstably in the past two days. I have to go on a long trip to Hunan next. There are indeed a lot of family matters during the New Year, so the update is unstable. I hope that the book friends will understand. I will try my best to update continuously.
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