Chapter 202: Bad News (100 Plus for Monthly Pass)
In the 37th minute, not long after Obasi scored to give Hoffenheim a 2-1 lead, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Hoffenheim continued to attack, while Bochum continued to be pressed on their home turf and could only occasionally counter-attack, but to no avail.
Hoffenheim took a 3-1 lead in the 76th minute with a header from Ibisevic.
At this time, this score, it is basically a locked win.
Therefore, Ralph asked Lu Wenbin and Eduardo to warm up, and then replaced Obasi and Copado with two in the 82nd minute, so that the two could go on the field to find their feelings and keep the game in shape.
Although Lu Wenbin wants to score a goal and continue his Bundesliga scoring campaign.
However, the time given to him was too short, and although he completed a shot, he was touched by an extension by the opposing defender in the middle of the line.
In the end, Lu Wenbin came off the bench for ten minutes in this game without scoring or assisting, playing back to soy sauce and ending his consecutive Bundesliga scoring streak.
Fortunately, the team won.
Despite a large rotation and away from home, Hoffenheim won the game with a strong overall strength.
After the game, Lu Wenbin, who came on as a substitute, did not score or assist, and only obtained 10,000 winning experience with the substitute reward halved, and the experience rose to level 15 97212/1 million.
After the 10th round of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim continued to rank at the top of the Bundesliga with 27 points from nine wins in ten games.
After returning to the station and resting for two days, at 15:30 on November 1, in the 11th round of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim will host Karlsruhe, who is currently ranked 13th.
Lu Wenbin still did not get a start in this game.
In order to ensure victory in the next League Cup match, Lu Wenbin was still put on the bench to rest.
However, after the team took a 4-1 lead in the 80th minute of the second half, Ralph replaced Lu Wenbin, Gustavo and Baker, who were sitting on the bench in this round, to find the feeling of the game.
Lu Wenbin, like in the previous game, came off the bench and failed to score any goals and assists.
In the 88th minute, Hoffenheim won a free-kick in front. Lu Wenbin's free kick with special skills was slightly off the post, which was a pity.
Lu Wenbin played soy sauce again, and only got 10,000 winning experience with the substitute reward halved, and the experience rose to level 15 107212/1 million.
However, no one cares about Lu Wenbin's lack of goals in two games, whether it is the media or fans.
As everyone knows, this is the head coach Ralph who is staying for the second round of the League Cup group stage away to Spartak Moscow, so Lu Wenbin was only given ten minutes of playing time in both games to maintain the game condition.
As soon as the match against Karlsruhe was over, all eyes were on Moscow, the capital of Russia, on November 6.
Spartak Moscow, founded in 1922, is a Russian super team with the same name as Dynamo Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg, Kazan Ruby, etc., and is a frequent participant in European competitions.
When it comes to these Russian teams participating in European competitions, other European clubs are full of headaches.
Because Russia is just too cold.
Playing away games in Russia in the winter is a nightmare for any European team, even the supergiants of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Not only is it a matter of cold, but there is also the possibility of encountering a snowstorm and racing in the wind and snow.
And because of the perennial snow, the natural turf is not easy to maintain, and most of the Russian courses are made of artificial turf, which can slip and fall if you are not careful, and it is very easy to get injured.
Spartak Moscow's home turf is artificial turf.
If this is the final round of the group stage and Hoffenheim have already qualified, Ralph will definitely not use his main squad to play Spartak Moscow away.
Unfortunately, the schedule is not good, and it is only the second round of the group stage, and the qualification place for Group D is far from being locked.
Therefore, no matter how cold Russia is, Hoffenheim can only do its best to win all three points away from home.
No matter how bad it is, you have to fight for a draw and be invincible.
The weather in November, Russia has long entered winter. According to the weather forecast, the temperature in Moscow on November 6 will be around minus 2 degrees.
It's not cold, it's much better than the minus 10 degrees in some races.
But even so, it's still a tough challenge for other national teams that play in weather above 10 degrees for most of the year.
A few days before the game, the German media hoped that no snow would fall in Moscow on November 6 and that Hoffenheim would be able to walk away from home.
And the Russian media, naturally, hoped that it would be better to have a heavy snow that day, accompanied by a strong wind, and then bury the team from Germany in the snow.
For historical reasons, the German and Russian teams played like a war, and they both wanted each other to die, and they had to whip their bodies when they died.
Historically, Russia has used the weather to repel German attacks, but on the football field, they have won more than they won.
After all, the investment and lineup of Russian teams are not as good as those of wealthy German teams.
So they can only hope that the weather will be more favorable for them.
Of course, even if the weather isn't at their "best" they want, it won't be too far off.
After all, the geographical location is there, and the temperature in Moscow on November 6 will be below freezing.
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With a prayerful attitude, the Hoffenheim team flew to Moscow on November 5. The Hoffenheim fans who accompanied the team on the expedition were only a few dozen.
This is no longer an ordinary fan, definitely the most hardcore and die-hard fan.
In this kind of icy away environment, if you score a goal, the fans interact and celebrate with you, it is also a very happy thing.
The whole Hoffenheim team, who prayed that it would not snow, felt Russia's deep malice the moment they arrived in Moscow and got off the plane.
Because when everyone got off the plane, it was snowing at the Moscow airport.
Although the snow is not heavy, the wind is not small.
Everyone has a bad premonition about tomorrow's weather.
After settling the team, Ralph attended the pre-match press conference, and the Russian media did have bad news for Ralph: according to the forecast of the Russian meteorological department, there will be moderate snow in Moscow tomorrow, accompanied by strong winds of 4 to 6.
Although the course is sheltered by stands on four sides, the middle court is still open-air and the wind will not be light, which will definitely have an impact on the ball kicked into the air.
A game on artificial turf, in the wind and snow, was undoubtedly bad news for Hoffenheim. (Ask for a commuter pass)