Chapter 360: Opening Attack
The time slowly came to April 7th, the evening of the game day.
The Rhine Neckar Arena was full, and there were thousands of fans wandering outside without tickets.
Everyone wanted to be there to cheer on the team and see Hoffenheim reach the last four of the Champions League.
Approaching 19:45, the weather was cloudy, the continuous heavy rain finally stopped, and the game was about to begin.
Lyon's strategy in this game was the same as the previous one, which was an extreme defensive counterattack of 541, wanting to continue to limit Lu Wenbin, and then fight with Hoffenheim's other players to score goals.
There's no way around it.
If Lu Wenbin is not restricted, Lu Wenbin may score more goals than the opponent's team, and it is not possible to do it without restrictions.
Lyon almost succeeded in the first leg, and it was not until stoppage time that Lu Wenbin scored a free-kick, which everyone felt very unlucky.
The first leg of Lyon vs Hoffenheim is one of the few matches in which Lu Wenbin has been restricted to death, and it is very informative.
For a striker like Lu Wenbin, who scores goals, two or three people's close defense is really not enough.
The 541 defensive counterattack formation used by Lyon piled up enough people in the backfield, resulting in a goal full of people within 30 meters, and Lu Wenbin's speed, running, etc., were of little use.
This can restrain Lu Wenbin.
As for the free kick that was scored by Lu Wenbin in stoppage time, it was bad luck, it was not a tactical problem.
The Lyon players are also full of confidence to stand on the pitch of the Rhein Neckar Arena, ready to fight hard away from home, strive for a clean sheet against Lu Wenbin, and score a counter-attack goal to eliminate Hoffenheim by aggregate score.
The Lyon players are full of confidence, Hoffenheim are more confident than them.
It's their home stadium, the rain has stopped, and their ground-based attacking football can be at its best.
Moreover, the sudden change in Lu Wenbin's ability to dribble and break through in the first two days made Lu Wenbin's threat suddenly increase.
In the past, Lu Wenbin basically relied on teammates to assist, even if he was fast, he might lose the ball if he couldn't dribble, and he was rarely able to receive the ball from the midfield and run long distances to score.
But now, Lu Wenbin lacks nothing.
To have technology, to have speed, to have physique. In addition to not being able to head the ball, Lu Wenbin can be called a combination of Ronaldo and Ronaldinho at the peak.
Such strength naturally makes teammates and coaches full of confidence.
Not only is he full of confidence, Ralph also asked everyone to draw the right to kick off at the beginning, and Lu Wenbin will directly take the ball to attack the goal, taking advantage of the fact that the opponent does not know that Lu Wenbin's breakthrough ability has increased greatly to kill the opponent by surprise.
It would be even better if they could break the record set by Mackay for the fastest goal in the Champions League in 2006/2007 at 10.12 seconds.
The result was also very pleasing as Salihovic did get the kick-off in the pre-match side-picking ceremony.
Lu Wenbin and all his teammates were ready to surprise their opponents.
I don't know if it will be successful or not, but it's worth trying.
Because no one in the outside world knew that Lu Wenbin's dribbling breakthrough technique suddenly became so terrifying, there was a great possibility that he would catch the Lyon team off guard.
At 19:45 on the evening of April 7, with the referee's whistle, the second leg of the 2009/2010 Champions League quarter-finals Hoffenheim hosted Lyon in Ligue 1 officially began.
Ibisevic, who was in charge of the kick-off, kicked the ball to Lu Wenbin in the center circle, and Lu Wenbin did not return the ball as usual after receiving the ball, but immediately rushed towards the Lyon side with the ball.
Just outside the center circle, Lyon striker Gomis, who was closest to Lu Wenbin, flashed a look of surprise in his eyes, but he didn't pay attention to it.
However, Gomis, as a striker, naturally had poor defensive ability, and Lu Wenbin passed him with a simple feint and smash, and continued to rush towards Lyon's half.
Ibisevic and Demba Ba also ran towards the Lyon half on either side of Lu Wenbin to distract the opponent's defense.
Gomis didn't care, didn't care about Lu Wenbin, who broke through him, and ran towards Hoffenheim in the half.
As the only striker on the counter-attack, he had to be up front. In case there is a chance to counterattack, it will not be so that Lyon will not even be able to find a point of out.
Gomis is a striker, and he is not good at defending, so no one is surprised that he was passed by Lu Wenbin.
The nearest Lyon midfielder, Barsto, rushed from the slope to intercept Lu Wenbin.
As a result, Lu Wenbin did not stop splitting the ball with one man, and the speed of 20/20 allowed him to rush over the other side of Barstow like the wind.
Basto stopped and stretched out his hand, trying to grab Lu Wenbin.
This position is too far from the goal, even if Lu Wenbin is pulled down, he will not get a yellow card, and the opponent's free kick will not pose any threat.
Therefore, Bastola is not burdened.
As a result, as soon as his hand touched Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin got rid of it at once.
Lu Wenbin's speed was so fast that he didn't expect it, Barstow could only turn around and chase back, but Lu Wenbin's speed made him unable to catch up, even if Lu Wenbin carried the ball, the speed was not slower than him running empty.
This time the ball against Barstow made everyone's eyes in the stands and in front of the TV light up: this kind of passing is relatively rare in Lu Wenbin.
But that's not the end of it.
After passing Barsto, Lu Wenbin did not pass to teammates on either side, Ibishevic or Demba Ba, but continued to move forward quickly with the ball on his own.
Although Barstow in the back chased wildly, he never got close: Lu Wenbin's speed was too fast.
However, Lyon's double midfielders Jim and Tulalang have stopped Lu Wenbin's way, and they don't care about Ibishevic and Demba Ba on both sides.
This is the tactic of the Lyon team, even if the other Hoffenheim players are in the void, they must do their best to stop Lu Wenbin.
In the usual game, Lu Wenbin usually passes the ball to his teammates around him, and then he runs out of the gap by running without the ball, waiting for his teammates to assist, and then shoots directly with his feet.
The commentators and spectators, as well as the players of the Lyon team, were prepared for this.
As a result, this time Lu Wenbin did not do that.
He first raised his foot to make an illusion of passing the ball to Ibisevic, who was following on the left, and caused Jim on the left to take a stride to intercept Lu Wenbin's pass.
As a result, Lu Wenbin's foot fell but his ankle shook, and he flicked the ball to the right with the outside of his right foot, preparing to break through from the other side of Tulalang.
Tulalang was very focused, and when he saw Lu Wenbin flick the ball out, he immediately moved his center of gravity and deflected to the right, ready to intercept.
As a result, the ball that Lu Wenbin dialed out with his right foot was suddenly buckled back by Lu Wenbin, and pushed forward with his left heel, and the ball passed through the gap between Jim and Tulalang, who were caught off guard.
Ronaldinho's signature move: the ox's tail passes.
Moreover, Lu Wenbin made it not bad at all. Fast and deceptive, Tulalang was deceived in an instant.
(Ask for a commuter pass)
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