Seven Crowns

On April 7, Ralph led the Hoffenheim team to Bremen.

However, when attending the pre-match press conference, Ralph was in a bad mood and looked worried.

Because it is raining in Bremen, and it is not a light rain, the game in the rain will definitely not make people feel good.

Can only wait for the rain to stop during the second day of the game.

As a result, the rain did not stop when the game approached the next day, and it was still moderate to heavy rain, but it did not reach the level of heavy rain that could not be played.

There are too many problems involved in rescheduling a European war after it has been cancelled. Unless it is really an irresistible factor for human beings, it is generally not allowed to suspend the game.

This moderate to heavy rain is not enough to stop the game, and the game still has to be played on time.

It was also because of the rain. Although it was a European game, the Weser Stadium, home of Werder Bremen, was not even full of seats.

The Weser Stadium, which can accommodate more than 40,000 people, has only about 20,000 people, and everyone wears raincoats or umbrellas. The stands are colorful, but they don't look good.

Neither Werder Bremen nor Hoffenheim actually wanted to fight in the rain.

Of course, relatively speaking, the rain war is more unfavorable to Hoffenheim, who has been insisting on ground attack, playing offensive football, or playing away.

Fortunately, knowing from the weather forecast that it will probably rain today, Ralph did not play the 433 attack formation, but chose the 442 double defensive formation.

The two defensive midfielders protect the unstable back line. They first stand on defense and then think about winning on the road. The frontcourt relies on Salihovic, Eduardo, Lu Wenbin and Pargic to fight.

At 16:00 on April 8, the first round of the 2008/2009 UEFA Cup quarter-finals, Hoffenheim's away game against Werder Bremen officially started.

Heavy rain will not only cause blurred vision and deformed movements, but also the game environment on the court will become very bad, which has a great impact on passing, receiving and shooting.

In the 9th minute, Lu Wenbin threw off the defending central defender Pledel and Bremen captain Baumann in the penalty area of ​​Werder Bremen to get a chance to open space. Eduardo also saw Lu Wenbin's running. Position, timely pass the ball over.

As a result, the ball got stuck in the muddy water halfway through, motionless, and was kicked out by Bremen defender Bernisch.

Lu Wenbin, who was in a non-stop shooting posture, put a POSS in the air, but it was useless, so he shook his head helplessly and continued the game.

In the 17th minute, Lu Wenbin got another good chance.

Fullback Baker made a cross from the bottom, Pargic competed for a header near the penalty spot, Lu Wenbin threw off the defender by a sudden change of direction outside the penalty area, and ran to the penalty area line to pick up Pargic Qi's header ferried to a volley.

As a result, the ball passed by Pargic's header missed the draw, and Lu Wenbin lost control of his body and slipped and fell, which caused a burst of applause and laughter from the Bremen fans in the stands.

Of course, the heavy rain not only affected Hoffenheim, but also Werder Bremen, who are playing at home.

Not only are Bremen fans watching the jokes of Hoffenheim players, but there are also many jokes from Bremen players themselves.

In the 4th minute, Werder Bremen striker Pisano wanted to step on a bicycle into the penalty area, but the ball suddenly stopped in the water.

Pisano himself rushed into the penalty area, but the ball was easily stabbed away by center-back Compel.

In the 21st minute, Bremen's midfielder Ozil was about to take a long-range shot from midfielder Diego Cunha's pass without stopping the ball.

As a result, the ball didn't roll to the position he wanted to hit at the speed he expected, and he kicked it. Not only did he ruthlessly fall to the ground, but he also kicked the ball directly into the direction of the corner flagpole.

With the progress of the game and the constant mistakes, everyone wisely gave up the ground pass, and began to open and close the bottom pass and high ball to fight for the top.

However, relatively speaking, because this is the home of Werder Bremen,

They have more time for pre-adaptive training to get used to the rain.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Werder Bremen defender Mertesacker cut off Eduardo's dribble and started to counterattack, and then passed it to Brazilian MF Cunha near the midline.

Cunha made a cross from the wing, and Bremen striker Rosenberg followed up in the middle, grabbed the first point in the penalty area, and headed the ball into Hoffenheim's goal with a diving header.

Werder Bremen led Hoffenheim 1-0 at home. More than 20,000 Bremen fans watching the game in the rain gave warm applause and cheers. Many people even lost their umbrellas and enjoyed the game in the heavy rain. The thrill of the ball.

However, Hoffenheim is not vegetarian either.

Although Hoffenheim's main tactic is to play the ground attack, it is not completely incapable of headers. Centers Ibisevic and Pargic are used to fight for the top at times like this.

Moreover, Lu Wenbin is now 178cm tall. Although he is more than ten centimeters shorter than the defender Pledel and Bremen captain Baumann who are closely guarding him, Lu Wenbin still has a 19/19 off-ball movement and a 17/18 physique. .

As long as he judges the right landing point, Lu Wenbin may grab the first point ahead of time, and with his already very good physique, he will stand on the landing position of the ball and put the ball in.

In the first 40 minutes, Lu Wenbin's sports shots and free-kick shots all missed.

But in the 41st minute, Lu Wenbin finally sent the ball into the opponent's goal with a header.

It was Eduardo's cross from the bottom. Pargic grabbed the first point, but his position was a bit forward. Even if he looked up, he couldn't push the ball to the goal.

Therefore, Pargic tilted his head and pushed the ball to the right side of the small penalty area.

Lu Wenbin in the big penalty area took the lead with his sensitive off-ball movement to stop the ball's landing position, and then used his 17/18 physique to carry the collision of Pledel and Bowman, jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal. , push the ball towards the goal.

The ball finally got into the goal through the gap between the goalkeeper and the post.

Then, Lu Wenbin in the air was hit by Pledel and Bowman, and his center of gravity was unstable. When he landed, he fell heavily on the muddy grass.

But this is irrelevant, because the ball has been pushed in by Lu Wenbin.

Even the experienced commentator Dickenson roared "Toooooooooooooooooooor...", and then explained in amazement:

"Lu scored a header to help Hoffenheim equalize 1-1 away. Lu Wenbin, who has always felt that he can't head the ball and is weak, actually resisted the general in this rainy battle. Leeder and Bowman collided and scored a header, which had to be surprising. Bomber Gerd Mueller said it well, Lue is still growing, and continues to surprise us even more.”