Seven Crowns

In addition to the consideration of honor, for Lu Wenbin personally, the triple crown is still his system task, involving dozens of skill points rewards.

When leveling up requires more and more experience and it is getting harder and harder to get skill point rewards by leveling up, he will never give up the three championships and related rewards no matter what.

There is no way for the team to be eliminated by the opponent if the strength of the team is poor, but Lu Wenbin could not accept it if he gave up on his own initiative before the game started.

Therefore, when Hope asked Lu Wenbin to speak, Lu Wenbin first apologized to the coaches, and then clearly stated his determination to continue the three-line battle and strive for the triple crown.

Before joining Hoffenheim, Gustavo and Eduardo were no-ones at all, and they didn't have any honors themselves, so they were naturally very envious of the Triple Crown winner.

Coupled with the influence of Lu Wenbin's leadership halo, they also unequivocally supported Lu Wenbin's point of view, stating that they are not afraid of hardship and fatigue, and must fight to the end with their determination and will on the three fronts.

Hearing that Lu Wenbin, Gustavo, Eduardo and other players who played in person wanted to continue fighting on the third line, Ralph and other coaches were speechless.

After all, it was Lu Wenbin and other players who participated in the game. They are not afraid of hardship or fatigue. What are the coaches afraid of?

Although Ralph and other coaches think that it is wise to give up the UEFA Cup and the German Cup from a strategic point of view, when the players are all intent on hitting the triple crown, the coaching staff does not believe the players, insists that they cannot, and wants to Giving up two games would definitely be a serious blow to team morale and confidence.

At that time, the discouraged team may not even win the league championship.

At this time, club chairman Hope made a final decision. The team did not give up any games, and continued to strive for victory in all three competitions. The coaching staff just tried their best to allocate the players' physical fitness and playing time.

Hope doesn't blame Ralph if the team is all empty at the end of the season because of Hope's decision. The team's current achievements have exceeded Hope's expectations.

If you have a chance to gamble on something bigger, go for it!

Hearing what the chairman said, Ralph and other members of the coaching staff stopped talking.

In addition to the team's strategic decision, Hope also directly appointed Lu Wenbin as the second captain. During Salihovic's absence, Lu Wenbin served as the team's on-court captain.

No one has any objection to this. Lu Wenbin has the ability and prestige to be the captain.

After returning to the team's training base, Ralph convened all the team members to unify their thoughts: the team's next goal is to continue fighting on three fronts, all three fronts must win, and all players on the team must do their best. Prepare.

As for the decision to announce Lu Wenbin as the team's second captain, it was also supported by the entire team.

Lu Wenbin's achievements this year and his leadership halo made Lu Wenbin the captain at the age of 18 without facing any opposition.

In addition to these two things, Lu Wenbin privately communicated with head coach Ralph, saying that he had no problem with his physical fitness, and hoped that he would not be rotated in the next games.

In less than three months, he will definitely persevere.

Ralph agreed, and would not rotate Lu Wenbin unless necessary, but also said that if the physical coach warned him, Ralph would still rotate Lu Wenbin to let him rest.

Lu Wenbin has no objection to this.

Next, Hoffenheim threw themselves into preparations for the quarter-finals of the German Cup.

Obasi returned to the team and began to follow the recovery training. However, because he has just returned to the team, he will definitely not be able to play in the German Cup, and he has not even entered the 18-man squad.

There were only 28 days in February, and only 3 days after the away league with Dortmund ended. On March 3, Hoffenheim ushered in the quarter-finals of the German Cup with Schalke 04 at home.

The devil's schedule is no joke, and it's not unreasonable for the coaching staff to want to give up the German Cup and the UEFA Cup.

However, now that the team has made a decision with a unified mind, it is necessary to strive for victory.

Because the German Cup is a decided victory and defeat, no mistakes are allowed.

Therefore, Hoffenheim did its best in this game, which surprised many media and fans who thought that Hoffenheim would give up the German Cup.

Schalke 04 was also a little disappointed.

They naturally hope that Hoffenheim will give up the German Cup, and it is best not to even play Lu Wenbin.

However, it backfired. Since Hoffenheim's main force has been exhausted, Schalke 04 can only fight Hoffenheim to the end at the Rhein-Neckar Arena.

Before the start of the game, when everyone saw that 18-year-old Lu Wenbin was wearing the captain's armband and led the team to the field, the commentators and reporters were all exclaimed.

Many commentators were surprised: "Oh my God, Hoffenheim made their youngest player captain on the field!"

"This is probably the youngest captain in the adult professional league, right?"

"Anyway, there should be no team captain younger than Lu Wenbin in the five major leagues."

"This is too young, can you convince the public?"

However, the sudden burst of applause and cheers in the audience proved the fans' love and support for Lu Wenbin.

As for whether the players will accept Lu Wenbin as captain, it can be seen from the game later.

It was the first time to be the captain. Although he was a little nervous, Lu Wenbin successfully completed the pre-match ceremony that the captain should do.

Then, at 20:30 on March 3, the 2008/2009 German Cup quarter-final match between Hoffenheim VS Schalke 04 officially started.

In order to ensure the attack power, Hoffenheim returned to the 433 formation in this game, with Gustavo as the single midfielder, Eduardo and Copado as the double front midfielders, and Lu Wenbin, Pargic and Dembaba as the three forwards .

Originally, the defense was unstable, and a defensive midfielder was withdrawn. Schalke 04 naturally would not give up the opportunity to attack.

As a result, the two sides fought against each other in the Rhine Neckar Arena.

As if to prove to everyone that he is okay to be the captain, and also to prove to the head coach that his physical fitness is okay, Lu Wenbin fought hard in this game.

In the 14th minute, Lu Wenbin got a kicker shot in the penalty area through constant running and sudden change of direction, and shot the ball passed by Copado to the goal.

Hoffenheim would have scored in the 14th minute if it wasn't for Neuer's quick reaction to save the ball from the baseline.

However, Neuer's outstanding performance alone cannot stop Hoffenheim, who is ambitious to win the triple crown even if the main players are injured one after another.

Soon, Hoffenheim ushered in their first goal of the game.