In the following days, Hoffenheim used friendly matches to test the strength of the team and the state of the players while training intensively, and played friendly matches with Rostock, which was relegated to the German Second Division, Galatasaray of the Turkish Super League, and Kaiserslautern of the German Second Division.

Although he was hit by Blackburn Rovers in the UK, Lu Wenbin believes that he will find the field one day, and it will not affect his next training and competitions.

Hoffenheim won all of their next three friendlies, with Lu Wenbin scoring a total of eight goals and a couple of assists.

It's not that you can't score more goals, it's that every time you are replaced by the coach in advance, you have to give others a chance to play and find the feeling of the game, even if it's a substitute.

Speaking of which, the biggest change in the team is the goalkeeper position.

Last season's main goalkeeper was originally No. 1 Daniel Haas, but it may be that he was too excited to win the double last season, and he played too much during the summer vacation, not to mention his weight soared, and his form also dropped significantly.

As a result, Haas was naturally included in the punishment list by Ralph, and the first few friendly games were started by the original substitute goalkeeper No. 27 Ozcan.

And Ozcan also firmly seized the opportunity, played well in the first three friendly games, and completely pressed Haas on the bench in the next two friendly games, and did not even get a minute of playing time.

In the 2008/2009 season, Hoffenheim, who was promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time, played European for the first time, and had no shortage of money from his boss, was about to show his strength, but Daniel Haas estimated that he would lose his main position.

In addition, the news report that Mr. Ronaldinho, who also mixed in the night game and was late for training every day after becoming famous, was sold by Barcelona at a reduced price in July and switched to AC Milan made Lu Wenbin deeply warned.

Haas was one of the heroes of Hoffenheim's promotion and championship last season, and Ronaldinho is the core of Barcelona and the world-famous Mr. Golden Ball, who was abandoned by the team after the decline in form, reflecting the cruelty of professional football.

Lu Wenbin secretly warned himself that even if there is a system to help, he must know how to cherish and self-discipline.

Otherwise, you may not be able to reach the heights you should have been able to achieve as a world superstar.

After the next three friendly matches, Lu Wenbin gained a total of 6,200 points of experience, and the level experience rose to level 12 58,212/100,000.

On August 8, the whole club gathered in the restaurant to watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, and the repeated amazement of his teammates made Lu Wenbin full of pride.

A day later, on 10 August, Hoffenheim officially began their 2008/2009 season with the first match being the first round of the German Cup away to Dhonitez in the Northern German Regional League.

The German Cup is divided into 6 rounds, with 64 teams competing in the first round, divided into 2 groups.

Eighteen teams from Group A and 14 teams from last season's top teams from Group B (including those relegated from the Bundesliga) are in Group 1, while four teams from the bottom of Group B (including promotion from the Bundesliga) and 28 teams from lower divisions are in Group 2.

The match is between Group 1 and Group 2, and the teams are determined by drawing lots, with the lower team in the first round having the right to play at home.

All matches are played in a one-game tiebreaker, with extra time going to extra time in the event of a tie within 90 minutes.

If the winner is not decided in extra time, the winner will be decided by penalty kicks.

That's why, despite the fact that the German Cup is a champion, the system gives only twice as much experience per game as the Bundesliga: not only the Bundesliga, but also the Bundesliga, Bundesliga, and regional leagues.

After neutralization, there is not much experience in each game, and it is certainly not as good as the Bundesliga, which is full of top teams.

For a fourth-tier regional league team, Hoffenheim don't need to play any psychological tactics, just go head-to-head.

Therefore, on August 9, at the pre-match press conference, Ralph directly announced the starting lineup for this game a day in advance.

As Lu Wenbin expected, No.27 goalkeeper Ozcan was given the start, and Daniel Haas was pressed to the bench.

If Ozcan continues to perform well in official matches, Daniel Haas is really going to be cold.

In addition, the right-back was replaced by Andres Beck, who was newly brought in from Stuttgart.

This is a rising star who has already made a name for himself in Germany and has caught the attention of national team manager Loew.

However, Baker was still poached by the deep-pocketed Hope with a higher annual salary, and Stuttgart failed to keep him.

In the previous training camp, Baker showed a level of passing and possession, assists, and physical fitness, and was full of the typical fighting spirit and blood of the Germans, and the improvement effect on both ends of the team's offensive and defensive ends was obvious.

So, despite being a newcomer, he was given a starting role in Hoffenheim's first competitive game of the season.

The change in the forward line is that the 22-year-old Obasi has been called back to China to play with the Nigerian Olympic team in Beijing.

Therefore, Demba Ba got the chance to start, partnering with Ibisevic and Lu Wenbin in the front three.

If Demba Ba can seize the opportunity, he may not be able to press Obasi, who has delayed the pre-season training camp, on the bench.

Others are not much different from last season's main lineup.

However, it can be expected that this season, the team's third-tier battles, even those fringe substitutes, will definitely get a lot of playing opportunities, and there will not be 0 appearances in a season like last season.

At 16:30 p.m. on August 10, the first round of the 2008/2009 German Cup match between Zhonitez and Hoffenheim started on time at the home stadium of Zhonitez.

Zonnites would love to beat Hoffenheim and stage a dragon slaying story, the last news or something.

However, for the first time to be promoted to the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim, who had long wanted to make a big move, did not give Zronitez this opportunity.

In the 5th minute, Eduardo passed the ball to Lu Wenbin in the forbidden area after connecting two people in front of the big forbidden area.

Although one of Tronitez's defenders rushed over to block the gun, Lu Wenbin's shot was still one step faster than him.

Lu Wenbin's push ball accurately drilled into the corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper could only watch the ball go into the net.

Then, the game was completely into Hoffenheim's rhythm.

Eduardo, Salihovic, Demba Ba and Ibisevic all made back-to-back passes in the Drognetz half before passing the ball to Lu Wenbin to complete the final blow.

Even Lu Wenbin can occasionally come to perform once.

Although the players of Zonitez are also adult professional players, after all, the strength is too far behind the Bundesliga players, and Lu Wenbin's dribbling and speed can occasionally pass others.

After 90 minutes, the score was 0-6 on the big screen, with the home team in front and the away team behind.

Lu Wenbin scored a hat-trick in the first half and was replaced by Ralph in the second half.

In the third-line battle this season, Ralph must always pay attention to saving Lu Wenbin's physical energy, so as to avoid Lu Wenbin not being able to run when there are key games in the later stage.

In this German Cup, Lu Wenbin contributed 3 goals of 6,000 points + 4,000 points of winning, a total of 10,000 experience rewards, so that Lu Wenbin's level of experience rose to 68,212/100,000.

After the first round of the German Cup, the new season of the Bundesliga is about to kick off.

The next game will be the real first Bundesliga game in Hoffenheim's history.