Chapter 119: Free kick opportunity

After using a free kick (primary) skill, Lu Wenbin's skill entered a 90-minute cooldown and could not be used.

Then, Lu Wenbin began to try to use his shooting skills to play free kicks.

However, although he can occasionally score goals, the success rate is much lower. Lu Wenbin played a total of 20 free-kicks from outside the box and scored only three goals.

This is still under the premise that there is no goalkeeper, if there is a goalkeeper, Lu Wenbin may not be able to enter any of them.

If you don't want to use the free kick skill of the system in the game, you can take the free kick yourself, and you are still far from practical application!

You can't practice free kicks all the time, otherwise your body can't stand it.

In the following time, Lu Wenbin began to practice other projects, and then every 90 minutes after the skill cooldown period, he would shoot a free kick with a special skill, and learn by observing the system to use the skill.

By the afternoon, Lu Wenbin's own free-kick skills had improved, and two or three of his 10 shots had hit the frame of the goal, which was not bad.

On February 12, after the team began to resume training, Lu Wenbin also began to practice free kicks in training, which attracted the attention of his coach and teammates.

In everyone's observation, although Lu Wenbin's shooting skills in the penalty area are good, the level of free kick shooting after leaving the penalty area and adding a human wall is not very good, and it can only be said that it is average.

However, in these more ordinary free-kick training, Lu Wenbin can occasionally hit a high-quality free-kick shot: either a goal from a dead corner or a dangerous skimming the post and flying out of bounds.

From the performance that everyone saw with their eyes, Lu Wenbin's free kick level looked pretty good.

In fact, everyone doesn't know that the few good shots Lu Wenbin occasionally hit were actually played by Lu Wenbin with system skills after the cooldown time exceeded 90 minutes.

However, as long as he can hit a kick once in a while, Ralph Rangnick is quite excited.

The goal rate of free kicks is not high, even if Beckham is a world-famous free kick master, the free kick goal rate is less than 10%, let alone others.

Some players with a goal rate of more than 10% or even 20% of free kicks just have a small number of free throws and do not reflect the probability of big data.

Bundesliga-level players can occasionally hit a free kick that goes straight to the corner and the goalkeeper can't save it, which is already good.

So, on February 16, the day before the 20th round of the Bundesliga, Ralph Rannick added Lu Wenbin to the team in the team's regular tactical meeting and ranked fourth after No. 23 Sejed Salihovic, No. 33 Carlos Eduardo, and No. 22 Francisco Copado.

If the first three people are not present, or they are present but do not want to take a free kick, it is up to Lu Wenbin to take the penalty.

Not only free-kicks, but based on the accuracy of Lu's shots in the box, Ralph also listed Lu Wenbin as the team's second-time penalty taker in future games, behind captain Sejed Salihovic.

It's not because Salihovic has a higher penalty goal rate than Lu Wenbin, it's a matter of seniority.

Salihovic is the captain after all, and Lu Wenbin's time in the first team is too short, and being able to become the second penalty taker is already considered Ralph's great value for Lu Wenbin.

After confirming Lu Wenbin's position in the team for free kicks and penalties, Hoffenheim welcomed the 20th round of the 2007/2008 Bundesliga away against Munich 1860.

At 14 o'clock at noon on February 17, the match between Munich 1860 VS Hoffenheim officially began.

Ralph made some rotation in this game, with one person at the back and one at the midfield.

Carlos Eduardo rested for one round, with captain Salihovic and No.22 Francisco Copado playing in the midfield.

Despite the rotation, Hoffenheim's determination to stick to attacking football has not changed. Even on the road, they were still in a 433 formation and pressed from the start.

However, it is true that there are more difficulties on the road than at home. The unfamiliarity of the venue, the boos and noise of the home fans, etc., will definitely have a certain impact on the away players, and the performance is not as good as the home team.

Coupled with the fact that Munich 1860 is not weak, although Hoffenheim pulled up his feet to press the attack, it was slow to score.

Although there were several free kick opportunities in the game, they were all taken by Salihovic or Copado, and Lu Wenbin did not get the opportunity to take the free kick.

In the ordinary attack, Lu Wenbin was regarded as a major threat by the opponent because of his excellent performance in the first two league games.

In the German second division game, Lu Wenbin's body is not excellent, and his running without the ball is relatively weak, so he has not got any good opportunities to hit the goal in this game.

Even if you get the ball, you are not in an undefended gap, and you can't score it under the interference of the opposing defender.

Of course, Munich 1860 was firmly suppressed by Hoffenheim's attack and never scored.

On occasional counter-attacks, Hoffenheim goalkeeper Daniel Haas was saved or deflected wide by a defender.

Until the 88th minute of the second half, the score was still 0-0 for both sides.

Just when everyone thought the game was going to end in a draw, in the 89th minute of the game, Hoffenheim's right winger Chinedu Obasi cut inside from the wing with the ball, and was knocked to the ground by the Munich defender when he was about to kick the goal on the right side outside the penalty area.

The referee blew the whistle and awarded Hoffenheim a free-kick on the right from outside the arc of the penalty area, about 26 meters from the goal.

This is a free-kick in a good position, with a very good angle and distance, and it is the best way to hit the goal.

In this game, Lu Wenbin's free kick special skill has not been used!

If this game ends in a draw, Lu Wenbin will have neither goal or assist experience, nor winning experience, and this game will be nothing.

So, just as Salihovic put the ball on the penalty spot and was about to retreat for the free throw, Lu Wenbin walked over and whispered to Salihovic: "Captain, how about I try this ball?" ”

Salihovic thought about it for a while, and felt that Lu Wenbin's free kick skills in training were not bad, and Lu Wenbin had not been punished in this game, so it was okay to give him a try.

So, Salihovic nodded and said, "Okay, you will punish this ball, do you want me to cover for you?" ”

Lu Wenbin shook his head and said, "Thank you, captain, you don't need to cover up." ”

Salihovic nodded, then walked away and went to the penalty area to grab a point.

In case Lu Wenbin's goal doesn't go in or out of bounds, his teammates can also look for opportunities to shoot in the penalty area.