Hoffenheim, about 120 km from Frankfurt, is a small village in the county of Rhine Neckar in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany, with a population of just over 3,000 people, 6 km from the center of Sinsheim.

Of course, the counties and cities in Europe are not at the same level as China in terms of area, and there is no need to compare them.

Hoffenheim FC was formed by the merger of the Hoffenheim Gymnastics Club, founded in 1899, and the Hoffenheim Football Club, founded in 1921.

However, because of its remote rural location, Hoffenheim has no money and cannot attract many good players, and basically plays in the German state leagues at the seventh level and below for a long time.

It wasn't until 1990 that Dietmar Hoppe, who had been a youth player at Hoffenheim, returned to his parent club and invested money in the club, that Hoffenheim's results began to improve steadily.

Last season, Hope hired Ralf Rangnick, a coach who has played for several Bundesliga teams, as the team's head coach and led Hoffenheim to the Bundesliga.

However, Hoffenheim did not do well in the Bundesliga 2 in 2007/2008 this season.

At present, the league has played 4 rounds, Hoffenheim have not won a game, their results are 1 draw, 3 losses, 1 point - 5 goal difference in the second from the bottom of the Bundesliga standings, 17th among the 18 Bundesliga teams, the standard promotion horse results.

In such a situation, even the owner Hope, who personally introduced Lu Wenbin, was not in the mood to welcome Lu Wenbin, let alone the first-team head coach Ralph Rangnick, who was under huge pressure to perform.

Therefore, when Lu Wenbin, father and son and Fu Qingqing rushed to Hoffenheim village under the leadership of the club staff, they only saw Nigel Noyce, the head of the team's youth department.

As for the welcome ceremony, for a young high school player from China, that doesn't exist. It's nice to have two reporters from your home country with you to cover the record.

After getting to know each other under Fu Qingqing's translation, Nigel Noyce first took Lu Wenbin and the three of them to visit the home stadium of Hoffenheim FC, which can accommodate 5,000 people: Dietmar Hope Stadium, as well as the club's training ground, fitness center, rehabilitation center and so on.

It is true that Hoffenheim may be a small village and can accommodate a small number of people at home, but the facilities and talent pool are indeed among the best in European football, and only the best players need to use them.

This is the power of capital.

After visiting the club, Nigel Noyce took Lu Wenbin and the three of them to eat in a small restaurant, and then arranged for Lu Wenbin and the three of them to stay and rest, and the jet lag.

Because of the existence of the Hoffenheim Club, there are several good family hotels in the village.

Noyce first arranged for Lu Wenbin and the three of them to rest in a hotel, and then went back to prepare for the next day's physical examination.

Lu Wenbin still has to pass the physical examination before he can truly join Hoffenheim.

If he can't pass the physical examination, Lu Wenbin will have to go home, and at most Hoffenheim will reimburse their travel expenses.

Flying from Beijing to Frankfurt and then to Hoffenheim was really tiring.

After the three of Lu Wenbin discussed what they saw and heard in the hotel for a while, they washed up and fell asleep to recharge their energy for tomorrow's physical examination.

As for the two reporters from the Chinese sports newspaper, they found their own accommodation.

On the other side, after Noyce settled Lu Wenbin and the three returned to the club, he called the owner Dietmar Hope to report.

After reporting his work, Noyce asked Hope: "Boss, this Chinese player named Lu Wenbin, although I don't know what his technical strength is, but at the age of 17, he doesn't look less than 170cm tall, which is too short, right?" ”

Hope smiled: "Don't look at him small, but his body is not bad at all, and he won't suffer against the defenders." Even against those 1.8 meter defenders, they can stand in the box and fight for headers. However, it would be better if he could grow taller. Tomorrow after the physical examination, you tell me the results of the physical examination, especially his skeletal growth period. ”

Noyce answered.

The next day, September 7, Nigel Noyce went to the hotel to pick up Lu Wenbin and the three of them, took them to the club's sports medical center, and gave Lu Wenbin a physical examination.

German football is indeed advanced, there are many items to be examined, and it is quite cumbersome, and Lu Wenbin's physical examination lasted all day.

From basic height, weight, blood sugar, blood pressure, lung capacity, to deeper bone growth, muscle-fat ratio, speed, physical fitness, endurance, etc., Lu Wenbin was tossed for a day like a guinea pig.

It wasn't until after four o'clock in the afternoon that all the items were examined, and Lu Wenbin, his father and Fu Qingqing returned to the hotel to continue to rest and wait for the results.

As for the doctors at the medical center, they have to work overtime to analyze Lu Wenbin's body data and blood samples.

The next day, when Nigel Noyce got Lu Wenbin's medical report, he couldn't help but be surprised.

The report shows that Lu Wenbin's physique is quite excellent and balanced. It's not perfect, but as a 17-year-old, he's definitely up to the standard of playing in the Bundesliga.

Whether it's speed or endurance, muscle proportions, etc., it's quite reasonable. It will not affect Lu Wenbin's flexibility, nor his physical confrontation ability.

It seems that what the boss said is right, Lu Wenbin can really fight against those defenders who are better than him in height and weight.

I don't know how Lu Wenbin, as an amateur high school player, achieved this kind of physical fitness like a professional player.

Moreover, there are no diseases that affect the professional sports career, and the medical examination is perfect.

As for the bone growth cycle that his boss specifically told him to pay attention to, Nigel Noyce saw the results quite ideally.

The report shows that Lu Wenbin's bone growth cycle still has two to three years left, and his current height of 167cm is far from the limit.

According to the data collected by the medical center, it is speculated that Lu Wenbin's final height will reach more than 180cm, and it is no problem to play professional football, and height will not become Lu Wenbin's shortcoming.

Noyce was relieved.

Subsequently, he made a phone call to his boss, Dietmar Hope, to report the results of Lu Wenbin's medical examination.

Actually, Hope didn't care about it, but he was also a little worried about Lu Wenbin's height. Now I am relieved to hear that Lu Wenbin can grow to more than 180cm.

After all, it is not common for a player like Maradona to be more than 1.6 meters tall and achieve extraordinary achievements.

The average football player has to look at least 1.7 to 1.8 meters, and the height of 1.8 meters is relatively ideal.

Now it seems that as Lu Wenbin's body continues to develop, his strength will continue to increase, Hoffenheim has indeed picked up a big bargain!

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