Seven Crowns

Just three days after Hoffenheim's UEFA Cup tie with Leke Pusner, the 22nd round of the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund was ushered in.

At 15:30 on the afternoon of February 28, Hoffenheim visited the Westfalenstadion and played against Borussia Dortmund, which is currently ranked 8th in the standings.

Ralph also rotated some players in this game because of the double-match competition for a week. Center Pargic sat on the bench, and center No. 18 was loaned from Werder Bremen on the last day of the winter break. Ka Sanogo gets the start.

Other players also rotated some.

Hoffenheim, who is in rotation, naturally has a serious decline in strength both in the back line and in the attack line. Lu Wenbin did not score a single goal in the whole game due to the lack of tacit cooperation of his teammates and the interference of his opponents.

In the whole game combined with free kicks, Lu Wenbin hit the post three times, which made everyone shout that Lu Wenbin was really unlucky today.

Not only was Lu Wenbin unlucky, but the team was hit hard again.

Although Hoffenheim failed to score or allow Dortmund to score, the two sides tied 0-0 and Hoffenheim retreated from the Westfalenstadion.

But just as the game was about to end, captain Salihovic was injured in a fight and fell to the ground.

After diagnosis by the team doctor, Salihovic suffered a muscle strain and needed to be sidelined for at least two weeks.

In the second half of the season, Hoffenheim was in a rut. People were injured constantly, and they were all main players. Now even the captain is lying down.

Although the score was a dull 0-0, Hoffenheim became the focus of media attention after the game because of Salihovic's injury.

After this round of the league, Hoffenheim continued to rank first in the Bundesliga with 22 wins, 16 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, with 52 points, followed by Hertha Berlin with 43 points and Hamburg with 42 points. Hoffenheim still leads the second place by 9 points. point.

However, the Bundesliga has a total of 34 rounds, and now there are still as many as 12 rounds before the end of the league.

Following Ibisevic, Obasi and Nilsson, Hoffenheim's captain and midfielder Salihovic was also injured.

Although Aubasi returned after this round of the league and can participate in team training, it is still unknown when he will be able to play and whether he will be able to reach the state of the game in the first half of the season.

Whether Hoffenheim's 9-point lead can last until the end of the season in the case of third-line operations, many media have expressed their disapproval.

Everyone agrees that Hoffenheim should give up the UEFA Cup and the German Cup, specialize in the league, and perhaps have a chance to finally win the championship and stage a miracle for the newly promoted to win the championship.

With his own thinking and the analysis and comments of the media, coach Ralf really wants to give up the UEFA Cup and the German Cup.

Of course, this kind of thing must be communicated with the chairman, and Ralph can't make his own decisions.

After returning to the club from Dortmund, Ralf reported the current situation of the team to the club chairman Hope, telling Hope that he wanted to give up the UEFA Cup and the German Cup.

Standing at the height of the club president, if Hope gave up any championship, he would resist.

Having invested in the team for so many years, seeing that the team has been promoted to the Bundesliga this year and is making great strides on all fronts, it seems that they are about to win the triple crown. Hope is excited and ready to enjoy the glory of the chairman of the triple crown. The head coach told him to give up two titles?

How does this work?

Of course, Hope is not the kind of person who makes random decisions. He decided to consult with some people.

Therefore, Hope did not reply to Ralph on the spot, but summoned the team manager, deputy manager, director of athletics and all members of the coaching staff including Ralph, as well as Gustavo, Eduardo and Lu Wenbin. The main players of the team's central axis held a meeting as player representatives.

When Hope asked for everyone's opinion after relaying Ralph's idea of ​​giving up the UEFA Cup and the German Cup, the team's general manager Rothouse immediately objected.

This is as it should be.

From the perspective of the general manager of the team, he is like Chairman Hope,

Obviously, the hope is that the team can win all the championships that can be fought for, so that the team's reputation and value will soar.

If Hoffenheim can win the small triple crown of the Bundesliga championship, the UEFA Cup championship and the German Cup championship, although there is no Champions League, it is also a big achievement.

Coupled with Hoffenheim's newly upgraded status, creating such a miracle will definitely cause a sensation all over the world, and the improvement of the team's reputation and value is simply immeasurable.

Rothouse's ideas are of course supported by the deputy manager, the head of athletics and others.

However, the coaches such as Ralph who were on the front line of the team naturally poured cold water on Rothaus from a competitive point of view, making it clear that Hoffenheim currently does not have the strength to compete for the Triple Crown.

The team's main players, Ibisevic, Obasi, Nelson and Salihovic, were injured and missed one after another, and some positions in Hoffenheim did not even have replacement candidates for rotation.

If the third-line battle continues like this, the players will inevitably be drained of their physical energy, the third-line will collapse, and in the end, there will be nothing to catch.

Therefore, it is better to give up the UEFA Cup and the German Cup and specialize in the Bundesliga. The league is the foundation of a team's survival.

Moreover, in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim has a huge lead at present. As long as they are not distracted, they are very likely to win the Bundesliga championship.

Rothouse and others refuted that Obasi is about to come back, and Ralph and others did not know how to continue pouring cold water after using Obasi's comeback.

Hearing the quarrel between the two sides, Hope knocked on the table to signal everyone to be quiet, and then asked Lu Wenbin, Eduardo and Gustavo for their opinions.

Neither Eduardo nor Gustavo spoke, but looked at Lu Wenbin.

Although Lu Wenbin is the youngest player in the team, now his teammates have automatically ignored Lu Wenbin's age and regarded him as the backbone of the team, even the core players such as Eduardo and Gustavo are no exception.

Lu Wenbin naturally did his part to clarify his point of view.

Just now when the coaches said that they would give up the UEFA Cup and the German Cup, Lu Wenbin was very anxious. Now that he has the opportunity to speak, he naturally has to express his opinion quickly.

The coaches are worried about the lack of physical fitness in the third-line combat. Lu Wenbin can understand, but Lu Wenbin knows his own business. He only needs a hundred thousand system experience to be promoted to level 16.

At that time, there will be rewarded skill points to add physical attributes including physical fitness, strength, endurance, and confrontation. Physical fitness will not be a problem for Lu Wenbin.

As for other teammates, Lu Wenbin believes that after the 5-4 reversal against Bayer Leverkusen, everyone's willpower is extremely firm.

As for physical fitness, it is less than 3 months before the end of the league. Lu Wenbin believes that everyone will persevere and they will be able to survive.

As long as you have no problem with your physical fitness and can keep playing time, you can suppress the opponent's back line no matter if you score or not, so that the threat to your own goal is greatly reduced.

Then, it is still possible for other teammates to take a break in rotation, continue to maintain the third-line battle, and finally win the third-line championship and complete the triple crown.