At Karl Benz, after Udinese scored a goal and took the lead over Hoffenheim, their defensive counter-attack was more resolute and the restrictions on Lu Wenbin were tighter.

Even if Lu Wenbin tried harder, it was useless.

Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, Lu Wenbin did not get a chance to shoot, and Salihovic and others did not create a good free kick opportunity for him.

Hoffenheim's only free-kick in the first half was on the flank, and Lu Wenbin didn't dare to use and waste his system skills, and finally took a shot and hit the side-netting.

The two sides went into the break with a 0-1 scoreline, with Hoffenheim trailing at home.

On the commentary bench, the German commentator was worried, and the Italian commentator looked flying, forming a stark contrast.

In the first half, Hoffenheim was just scored by Udinese, but what the Germans didn't expect was that Lu Wenbin, who scored a lot of goals in the league, was completely restricted by Udinese and didn't even get a chance to shoot in the forbidden area.

Udinese's defense of Lu Wenbin was so successful, but it was beyond everyone's expectations.

It seems that Udinese must have conducted targeted training for the characteristics of Hoffenheim and Lu Wenbin before the game, so they limited Lu Wenbin so successfully in this game.

If Hoffenheim can't come up with a solution at half-time, Hoffenheim will lose at home.

At that time, the second leg has to go to the away side to turn the tables, then the probability is even lower.

In the home dressing room, Ralph is indeed making adjustments to his second-half tactics.

Udinese's backfield defenders are too dense, and the Italian-style chain defense and zone defense are really powerful, and it is indeed difficult for Lu Wenbin to stay in the forbidden area to get a chance to shoot.

In view of Lu Wenbin's high shooting accuracy, Ralph decided to let Lu Wenbin retreat and retreat to a line parallel to Salihovic and Eduardo, and the formation changed to 4132.

Salikhovich and Eduardo moved to the sides, leaving a middle spot for Lu Wenbin and taking charge of delivering shells to him from both sides.

With Lu Wenbin's shooting accuracy, even if the distance is extended, as long as he gets a chance to shoot, the probability of hitting the frame is still the highest in the team.

Although the power is not enough and the ball speed is not fast, as long as you hit the frame of the goal, you have a chance to score, and it is better than not even having a chance to shoot.

In the league, there was no such play because it was unnecessary, but now there is no way, so Lu Wenbin can only withdraw from the forbidden area and shoot more long-range shots.

Of course, when there is a chance, other players should also break through more, make more fouls on the opponent, and give Lu Wenbin a chance to take a free kick in the frontcourt.

At the same time, because Salihovic and Eduardo moved to both sides, Lu Wenbin's defensive ability was too weak, and the pressure on the middle defense increased greatly.

Therefore, the defender Gustavo has to advance the position to protect Lu Wenbin's back. On the back line, shrink to the middle, pay attention to protect the middle, and prevent the opponent from taking advantage of Lu Wenbin's defensive weaknesses to counterattack from the middle.

Then, Ibisevic and Demba Ba continued to stay in front, pulling Udinese's backline and preventing them from pressing out to encircle Lu Wenbin.

Crucially, Ralph asked everyone to speed up their passes.

He believes that Hoffenheim did not score in the first half, in addition to Lu Wenbin being restrained to death, it is also related to their passing and receiving and running too slow.

Hoffenheim's rhythm is fine when playing in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga, but playing in the League Cup, especially against Serie A teams that are good at defense, the slow pace is waiting for others to be ready to defend.

Only by speeding up the pace can there be more opportunities.

Although then their own mistakes will increase, but Hoffenheim is already behind anyway, and he can't care so much, so he can only fight.

Fifteen minutes later, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

As the leading side, Udinese naturally will not change formations easily, and still stick to their defensive counter-attacking strategy.

Then, everyone found out that Lu Wenbin had withdrawn from the forbidden zone and stood on the same line with Eduardo and Salihovic.

This was a relief for the players at Udinese.

As long as he is out of the forbidden zone, Lu Wenbin's threat will be greatly reduced.

Judging from Lu Wenbin's previous goal data, except for free kicks, Lu Wenbin's long-range goals outside the forbidden area are pitiful.

Therefore, after forcing Lu Wenbin out of the forbidden zone, Marino and his team members relaxed their vigilance, feeling that Lu Wenbin was not much of a threat when he left the forbidden zone.

Lu Wenbin suddenly had a feeling of a wide sea and sky.

Although there are still Udinese midfielders outside the 'no-go' zone trying their best to block the ball passed to Lu Wenbin by Hoffenheim players, after all, it can't be compared with the density of defensive positions in the no-' zone, not to mention that Hoffenheim has also improved the overall running position and passing speed.

Moreover, in the middle of the midfield, Lu Wenbin can not only receive passes from Eduardo and Salihovic on both sides, but also the return passes from forwards Ibisevic and Demba Ba, as well as passes from Gustavo, Baker and others in the backfield.

Lu Wenbin felt that there were a lot more passing routes than in the first half, whether it was passed to him by his teammates or he passed to his teammates.

So, only 5 minutes after the start of the second half, in the 50th minute, Lu Wenbin finally got a chance to shoot with his feet.

He received a pass from full-back Baker on the right side of the middle and then made a one-two with Eduardo to hit the wall and fired past 21 midfielder Diego Stino.

The ball crossed the air in a faint arc and landed in the corner behind the goal.

However, the ball was indeed too far away, more than 30 meters away. Lu Wenbin's physical attributes are not enough, resulting in insufficient strength, so the ball speed is not fast.

Handanovic, who has always been known for his mental concentration and steady play, moved to the back point as soon as possible, jumped up and pulled the ball off the crossbar with his palm, causing Lu Wenbin and others and countless fans in the stands to hug their heads and sigh.

This was Lu Wenbin's first really threatening shot in the whole game, and it was a dead corner, but it was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Hoffenheim's corner was then snatched away by Ibisevic, but he couldn't find the back of the net when he headed it over the crossbar due to the interference of the opposition defenders.

The game continued.

After leaving the forbidden zone, Lu Wenbin's threat has indeed dropped a lot.

But Lu Wenbin and his teammates were not discouraged.

There is a simple theory in football, that is, as long as you have enough shots, you will definitely be able to score, and the so-called quantitative change causes qualitative change.

Put it on Lu Wenbin, who has a full value of 20/20 shots, the number of shots will be greatly reduced.

As long as Lu Wenbin is given enough time and shots, even if he is outside the forbidden area, Lu Wenbin can still score.

Therefore, next, Hoffenheim continued to gather the strength of the whole team to create opportunities for Lu Wenbin to shoot, wanting to score early to equalize.

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