In addition to the consideration of honor, for Lu Wenbin personally, the Triple Crown is also his system task, which involves the reward of dozens of skill points.

When the amount of experience required to level up is increasing, and it is becoming more and more difficult to obtain skill point rewards by leveling up, he will not voluntarily give up the three championships and related rewards no matter what.

There is no way to be eliminated by the opponent due to the team's poor strength, but Lu Wenbin can't accept it by giving up on his own initiative before the game starts.

Therefore, when Hope asked Lu Wenbin to speak, Lu Wenbin first apologized to the coaches, and then clearly stated his determination to continue to fight on the third front and strive for the triple crown.

Gustavo and Eduardo were nobodies before joining Hoffenheim, and they didn't have any honors to take, so they were naturally very greedy for the Triple Crown.

Coupled with the influence of Lu Wenbin's aura as a leader, he also supported Lu Wenbin's views with a clear banner, stating that they are not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and must fight to the end on all three fronts with determination and will.

Hearing that Lu Wenbin, Gustavo, Eduardo, and other players who played in person wanted to continue to fight on the third front, Ralph and other coaches were speechless.

After all, it was players such as Lu Wenbin who participated in the game. They are not afraid of hardship or tiredness, what are the coaches afraid of?

Although strategically speaking, Ralph and other coaches feel that it is wise to abandon the UEFA Cup and the German Cup now, when the players are bent on winning the treble, the coaching staff does not trust the players, insists that they can't do it, and wants to give up the two games, which will definitely be a serious blow to the team's morale and confidence.

When the time comes, the deflated team may not even win the league title.

At this time, the club's president, Hope, made the final decision, the team did not give up any games, continued to win in all three competitions, and the coaching staff only tried to allocate the players' fitness and playing time.

If Hope's decision results in the team's four being empty at the end of the season, Hope won't blame Ralph. The team's current results have exceeded Hope's expectations.

If you have the opportunity to bet on something bigger, then bet on it!

Hearing what the chairman said, Ralph and other members of the coaching staff stopped saying anything.

In addition to the team's strategic decision, Hope also directly appointed Lu Wenbin as the second captain, and Lu Wenbin served as the team's captain during Salihovic's absence.

No one has any objection to this, Lu Wenbin has the ability and prestige to be the captain.

After returning to the team's training base, Ralph ralph rallied all the players of the team to unify their thinking: the next goal of the team is to continue to fight on three fronts, all three fronts must be victorious, and all the players in the team must be ready to give their best.

As for the decision to announce Lu Wenbin as the second captain of the team, it was also supported by the whole team.

Lu Wenbin's achievements this year and his aura as a leader have made Lu Wenbin the captain at the age of 18 and has not met any opposition.

In addition to these two things, Lu Wenbin privately approached head coach Ralph to communicate, indicating that he has no physical problems and hopes that he will not be rotated in the next games.

In less than three months, he will definitely persevere.

Ralph agreed that he would not rotate Lu Wenbin unless necessary, but also said that if the physical trainer warned him, Ralph would still rotate Lu Wenbin to let him rest.

Lu Wenbin has no objection to this.

Hoffenheim then threw himself into the preparations for the quarter-finals of the German Cup.

Obsi returned to the team and began to follow up with the recovery training. However, because he had just returned to the team, he would definitely not be able to play in the German Cup, and he did not even enter the 18-man squad.

With only 28 days to go in February, just three days after the away league match with Borussia Dortmund, Hoffenheim hosted the German Cup quarter-final against Schalke 04 on 3 March.

The devil's schedule is no joke, and it's not for nothing that the coaching staff would want to give up the German Cup and UEFA Cup.

It's just that now that the team has made a decision with a unified mind, it is necessary to go all out to win.

Because the German Cup is a win-or-lose affair and there is no room for error.

Therefore, Hoffenheim's main force in this game surprised many media and fans who thought that Hoffenheim would give up the German Cup.

Schalke 04 was also a bit disappointed.

They naturally hope that Hoffenheim will give up the German Cup, and even Lu Wenbin will not play at best.

However, it backfired, and now that Hoffenheim's main force has been exhausted, Schalke 04 can only fight Hoffenheim to the end at the Rhein-Neckar Arena.

Before the start of the game, when everyone saw that 18-year-old Lu Wenbin was wearing the captain's armband to lead the team, the commentary seats and press seats were full of exclamations.

Many commentators were surprised: "Oh my God, Hoffenheim made their youngest player captain on the field!" ”

"This is probably the youngest captain in the senior professional league, right?"

"Anyway, there should never be a team captain younger than Lu Wenbin in the five major leagues."

"This is too young, can you convince the public?"

However, the applause and cheers that suddenly broke out in the audience proved the fans' love and support for Lu Wenbin.

As for whether the players accept Lu Wenbin as the captain, it can be seen from the game later.

As the captain for the first time, although he was a little nervous, Lu Wenbin successfully completed the pre-game ceremony that the captain should do.

Then, at 20:30 on March 3, the 2008/2009 German Cup 1/4 final Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04 match officially began.

In order to ensure the attacking power, Hoffenheim restored the 433 formation in this game, with Gustavo as a single back, Eduardo and Copado as double forwards, and Lu Wenbin, Paldjic, and Demba Ba as three forwards.

The defense was originally unstable, and a back was withdrawn, and Schalke 04 naturally would not give up the opportunity to attack.

As a result, the two sides fought a battle at the Rhine Neckar Arena.

As if to prove to everyone that he has no problem being the captain, and also to prove to the head coach that there is no problem with his physical fitness, Lu Wenbin fought quite hard in this game.

In the 14th minute, Lu Wenbin got a chance to shoot with his feet in the forbidden area through constant running and sudden change of direction, and shot the ball passed by Copado towards the goal.

Had it not been for Neuer's quick reaction and saving the ball off the line, Hoffenheim would have scored in the 14th minute.

However, Neuer's outstanding performance alone could not stop Hoffenheim, who was ambitious to win the treble even if the main players were injured one after another.

It wasn't long before Hoffenheim scored their first goal of the game.

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