Seven Crowns

After the game with Udinese, the Hoffenheim team had a rest in Udine for one night, before flying back to Germany the next day.

At the same time, the news that Lu Wenbin scored a hat-trick in Italy and that Hoffenheim eliminated Udinese in the second round also spread throughout Italy, Germany, China, and some other European countries that pay attention to the UEFA Cup.

In China, headlines like "Chinese player Lu Wenbin performs hat-trick to conquer Apennines in UEFA Cup" appeared in various types and channels of media.

From CCTV sports news to Internet portals to local tabloids, Lu Wenbin has made a name for himself.

Even those who are desperate for Chinese football, seeing Lu Wenbin's news, can't help but search the Internet to find out.

Such a performance really boosted morale.

Just like what the guest commentator said during the live broadcast, Lu Wenbin's outstanding performance has given football-loving Chinese fans more sustenance and hope for Chinese football.

In Germany, not only the media in Sinsheim, but also the entire German media reported on Hoffenheim's desperate counterattack at length, as if they were on steroids.

Because it is not easy for the German team to beat the Italian team, and it is even more difficult to go to the away game to succeed in this kind of situation where the home team loses in the first round.

And Lu Wenbin's hat-trick is also quite a gimmick, which is worth reporting.

At this time, everyone took the side of Hoffenheim as a matter of course, because Hoffenheim represented Germany.

As for the low opinion of these media on Hoffenheim before the game, they all selectively forget, as if they were not the ones who did the reports before.

This is how the media behaves according to the wind.

In addition to Hoffenheim, the other five German teams Schalke 04, Hertha Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Wolfsburg also all successfully advanced.

All six German teams broke through the qualifying rounds and entered the group stage of the last UEFA Cup.

It seems that some media claims that the German team will meet in the final and win the championship and runner-up may really happen.

Of course, this depends on the results of the draw after entering the knockout round. Although the draw of the top 32 will avoid teams from the same country, they will not avoid the draw of the top 8.

If all the German teams that have advanced to the top 8 are drawn to one and a half districts by then,

Then there is no way to join the finals.

In any case, the grand occasion that all six German teams have advanced to the UEFA Cup group stage is also something that everyone in German football is happy about.

In Italy, as the organizer and distribution channel of the European Golden Boy Awards, "Turin Sport" also stood up and criticized Udinese's performance.

An Italian team that is good at defense, even after winning the away game in the first round, returned to the home court in the second round and was eliminated by the opponent, which is simply too shameful.

Regarding Hoffenheim, "Turin Sports Daily" mentioned that they eliminated Udinese with Lu Wenbin's personal performance and advanced to the UEFA Cup group stage.

Then, the report quickly shifted its focus to Lu Wenbin, and highly praised Lu Wenbin.

On the one hand, Lu Wenbin's hat-trick really deserves their praise. On the other hand, it is also a change of direction to say that Hoffenheim was promoted based on Lu Wenbin's personal performance. This German country team itself does not have the strength to eliminate Udinese. .

In fact, this is self-deception. Which team does not have one or two outstanding cores and thighs?

If all these cores are kicked out, is it still the same team?

Just like Udinese, if there is no Handanovic, I am afraid that they will concede more goals in the two rounds, and they will be eliminated without waiting for overtime.

However, the Germans don't care about the evaluation of the Italians. They only look at the results. The German team eliminated the Italian team, which is a victory.

"Turin Sports News" also knows this, and they just report it for the Italians to comfort themselves.

However, in the report, "Turin Sports News" gave great affirmation and praise to Lu Wenbin's performance.

According to reports, in the 2008 Europa League, among the young players under the age of 21, Lu Wenbin was definitely one of the best performers.

Although Lu Wenbin won the Bundesliga Bundesliga and the German Cup last season, not the top league or the Champions League, Lu Wenbin's core position in Hoffenheim is much more important than other people's positions in the team.

Lu Wenbin's double top scorer and double best player performance in the Bundesliga Bundesliga and German Cup last season also outperformed others.

From the point of view of personal performance, Lu Wenbin is almost completely superior to others.

It may have been because Hoffenheim was still playing in the Bundesliga Bundesliga before that the technical and tactical level of the game was not recognized.

But now that Hoffenheim is playing in the Bundesliga and ranking first in the standings, Lu Wenbin performed a hat-trick in the UEFA Cup and led the team to advance to the group stage, which instantly opened up his reputation.

At that time, in the final voting session, at least Lu Wenbin will not lose his impression points because of the team.

If this performance continues, Lu Wenbin is really likely to win the European Golden Boy Award in 2008.

Regardless of the surprises that "Turin Sports Daily"'s affirmation of Lu Wenbin brought to the Chinese media and fans, the Hoffenheim team back in Germany was warmly welcomed by the fans.

Countless fans gathered at the entrance of the Rhine-Neckar county to welcome Hoffenheim home like a champion.

Of course, the more than 2,000 fans who traveled with the team to the away game in Italy were also treated like heroes.

This miraculous away comeback allowed Hoffenheim to attract more new fans, while the original old fans became more die-hard and loved the team.

However, three consecutive games in a week did bring a great physical load to the participating first-team players.

In order to prepare for the second round of the UEFA Cup away game, Ralph did not have a holiday after the first two games, and this time he had to have a holiday.

Both physically and mentally, the players were already very tired, and Lu Wenbin even had cramps during the game.

Therefore, most of the players, including Lu Wenbin, who participated in the first three games have been given a full three-day vacation. They do not have to participate in the next Bundesliga game, and they can rest until the next Bundesliga game ends before returning to the base Participate in training.

On September 27th, in the sixth round of the 2008/2009 Bundesliga season, Ralf led Hoffenheim, which was almost entirely composed of substitutes, to an away game against Bayern Munich in a 5-2 defeat at the Allianz Arena. Werder Bremen.

After 90 minutes, Hoffenheim, who played as a substitute, lost to Werder Bremen in the away game.

But the confrontation between the two sides and the score of the whole game made the Werder Bremen fans on the scene frightened.

In the end, Werder Bremen defeated Hoffenheim, who played as a substitute, 5-4 with only one goal advantage.

The UEFA Cup, which staged a comeback miracle in two rounds, brought out the bloodiness of the entire Hoffenheim team from top to bottom.

Even if the substitute players faced Werder Bremen away, everyone dared to fight, dare to rush and attack. They let go of their hands and fought Werder Bremen to the end. In the end, they only lost by one goal. It can be said that it is an honor to lose up.