Chapter 195: Putting a Shovel Behind Your Back (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
A few minutes after Lu Wenbin scored the second goal, the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, and the two sides went into the break with a score of 2-0.
At half-time, Ralph, who is a German, warned all the players that the match between England and Germany should not be guessed by common sense.
Don't think that a two-goal lead over Tottenham in the first half would seal the win.
After some adjustment and motivation at half-time, Tottenham rose up in the second half?
In any case, Tottenham is also a Premier League team, and the style of play is not soft. Even if you are currently at the bottom of the Premier League, you must be vigilant.
Therefore, Ralph asked everyone to concentrate and continue to attack in the second half and try to score more goals, on the one hand, to completely kill the game, and on the other hand, to get more goal difference and leave more room for the rest of the game.
Of course, it is not necessarily that as a German, the British team wants to send a big defeat.
On the other side, in the visiting dressing room, Tottenham Hotspur manager Sergio Ramos is indeed taking advantage of the historical feud between England and Germany to motivate the Tottenham players to fight back in the second half, but the Germans can't let the Germans see the joke.
The meaning of Ramos's words is that you can't lose and lose, and you will be embarrassed to lose to Germany!
The Englishmen in the squad were indeed buoyed by Ramos, and others felt the same way. After all, they are also in the English team.
At the same time, in order to curb Lu Wenbin, who scored two goals, Ramos made it clear that in addition to Ledley's close marking, central defender Woodgate should also pay attention to supplemental defense at any time, focusing on defending Lu Wenbin.
Ramos can see clearly, and Lu Wenbin is the biggest threat in Hoffenheim's team.
As long as Lu Wenbin, who has a surprisingly high shooting accuracy, others may not be able to shoot even if they are given the opportunity to shoot with their feet.
Of course, the game will ultimately fall on their own goals, after all, they are behind now, and there is only a single round robin in the group stage, a game to decide the winner, and there is no chance to return to the home stadium to get it back.
As a result, Ramos asked the whole team to attack, including the two full-backs, and to rush up to assist when they had the chance.
Tottenham are all or nothing!
Fifteen minutes later, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
The two teams were still playing against each other, and neither had any intention of backing down.
In the 52nd minute, Gareth Bale broke through with the ball on the right flank, cut inside after connecting two people, and shot from outside the corner of the big forbidden area, and the powerful ball went straight to the near end of the goal.
As a result, Ozcan, who had been reminded by Ralph at half-time, was quite focused, and a world-class save sent the ball straight into the top corner over the crossbar.
Ozcan's brilliant save won a round of applause from the fans.
Now everyone has basically forgotten last season's main goalkeeper Haas, who is about to sit on the bench!
Subsequently, Hoffenheim also returned to color.
In the 57th minute, Salihovic crossed after breaking down the flank, and Ibisevic grabbed the first point in the penalty area, and his header almost went in.
As a result, it was also blocked by Tottenham goalkeeper Gomes with a reflex to the ground and then kicked off the touchline by someone else.
The two sides have come and gone without scruples, although there is no third goal yet, but it is also quite exciting. Whether it is the audience in front of the scene or in front of the TV, it is quite enjoyable to watch.
Of course, relatively speaking, Hoffenheim fans, who are still leading the score, are more enjoyable, and Tottenham fans are a little anxious.
However, it's useless to get angry, and they can't help the team!
Not only can't they help, but they have to continue to watch the team concede goals!
In the 65th minute, Eduardo attracted the attention of the audience through a series of gorgeous feints at the front of the big ban zone, and then when everyone thought he was going to shoot, Eduardo made a wonderful pass to Lu Wenbin in the big ban zone.
Lu Wenbin was followed by Ridley and Woodgate, but before Eduardo's pass, Lu Wenbin had a tacit understanding, and he suddenly started, and he rushed to meet Eduardo's pass before Ledley and Woodgate, and hit the goal directly without stopping.
Shooting on the ground in the forbidden area is really too simple for Lu Wenbin.
Although goalkeeper Gomez made a save, it was too close and it was too late, and he could only watch the ball go into the net.
In the 65th minute, Lu Wenbin scored the third goal to complete a hat-trick and help Hoffenheim take a 3-0 lead at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
This score finally relieved Ralph and was no longer afraid of the opponent's equalization or even overtaking.
Therefore, Ralph asked Weiss on the bench to warm up, and he wanted to replace Lu Wenbin, ready to play a 442 balanced formation, strengthen the defensive strength and maintain the victory.
As a result, before Ralph could make a substitution, Lu Wenbin was caught in the midfield by a vicious back-tackle from Woodgate and fell to the ground.
It was probably Lu Wenbin's hat-trick that made Woodgate feel insulted, and then when Lu Wenbin received the ball, he was vicious and made a malicious foul behind his back.
Lu Wenbin's falling action was too exaggerated, and it didn't look like he fell lightly.
Whether it was the coaches and players of Hoffenheim, or the fans and commentators in the stands, they all pinched their hearts.
There was chaos on the pitch as the excited Hoffenheim players almost got into a fight with Tottenham.
However, Lu Wenbin on the ground slowed down for a few seconds and then patted his ass and stood up, unscathed, which surprised everyone and calmed down the situation that was almost out of control.
The referee gave Woodgate a red card, and Woodgate did not defend himself and went off the field with his head down.
Other Hoffenheim players asked Lu Wenbin one after another, and they were all glad for him after learning that Lu Wenbin was okay.
In fact, Lu Wenbin himself is also a little lucky.
The reason why he was not injured this time was that when Woodgate put a tackle behind his back, Lu Wenbin, who was originally focusing on catching the ball, suddenly felt alarmed.
Although it was too late to hide, Lu Wenbin made a cushioning action for self-protection in time when he fell to the ground, so it looked exaggerated, but it was actually fine.
Lu Wenbin was just knocked unconscious, and after slowing down on the ground for a few seconds, he stood up like nothing.
Perhaps, this is the value of reducing the damage propensity from 9 to 6 for 15 skill points.
If it was still the initial value of 9, Woodgate didn't notice it if he didn't put the tackle behind his back this time, and he would have really been injured.
However, even if Lu Wenbin was not injured, Ralph did not dare to let Lu Wenbin stay on the court anymore.
The British team's style of play is already rough, coupled with the grudge between England and Germany, Ralph does not dare to guarantee that other Tottenham players on the field will no longer foul as Woodgate, nor can he guarantee that Lu Wenbin will be lucky to be unscathed next time.
Therefore, Ralph immediately replaced Lu Wenbin, who scored a hat-trick, with Weiss, so that Lu Wenbin received heroic applause and cheers from the fans.
(On April 4th, the first guaranteed monthly pass was requested)