Chapter 221: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
At the Karl Benz Stadium, 40 minutes into the first half, Hoffenheim's continuous offensive failed to score.
Amid the exclamations of commentators and fans, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer denied Hoffenheim's shots all the shots, and the Hoffenheim players were a little discouraged.
But Lu Wenbin did not waver.
He still didn't believe it, Neuer was really good enough to save all of Hoffenheim's shots.
If he really can get to that point, he won't let Schalke 04 only finish seventh in the Bundesliga standings.
Through the observation of the first 40 minutes, Lu Wenbin saw that Neuer has a characteristic, that is, he loves to rush out of the small forbidden area, or even the big forbidden area to destroy the opponent's through ball and single goal.
Other goalkeepers generally cover small no-go-no-go areas, and at most big no-go areas are great, but Neuer's defensive range has expanded beyond the no-go zone, which can be called a scavenger among goalkeepers.
Neuer's characteristics predestined him to be in the big no-go zone, not in the small no-go zone, or even on the goal line.
Lu Wenbin admits that Neuer is the strongest goalkeeper he has ever faced in the game, with large coverage, good positioning, quick reactions, and is often saved by him even if he shoots from a distance.
But Lu Wenbin thinks that there are several kinds of long-range shots.
One is a powerful long-range shot that goes straight to the point, with no angle or height, but only with speed and power, and this kind of shot is most easily saved by the reflexes of Manuel Neuer.
The second is the curling ball, which has the opportunity to bypass Neuer's defensive range, but the curling ball is not easy to control the force and final landing point, and it does not have enough time to prepare for the penalty like a direct free kick in the sports battle, and it is easy to go around the frame range while bypassing Neuer.
The last one is a long-range lob shot, no speed, no power, and other players can't control the strength well, and it is easy to go directly over the crossbar and become an airplane.
However, Lu Wenbin's 20/20 shooting attributes, control of the touch position and strength can be described as the first person in football.
Lu Wenbin played a long-range hanging shot, and although the chance of hitting the goal frame decreased due to the distance, it was still much higher than other teammates.
Previously, because Hoffenheim's most threatening Lu Wenbin often rushed into the no-no-go zone, Neuer did not dare to go too far from the goal line and the small no-no-go.
However, there is a tactic in the Chinese art of war to lure the snake out of the hole, and Lu Wenbin feels that it is more suitable for the current situation.
Lu Wenbin took the initiative to retreat, giving Neuer the illusion that he was far away from the goal and the threat was down, maybe he would stand more forward and give himself more opportunities to shoot from a distance.
Therefore, in the next few minutes, Lu Wenbin began to cruise between the halfway line and 30 meters away from Schalke 04's goal to run without the ball, looking for opportunities to play long-range lob shots.
Because Entes is the only one in this range to keep an eye on Lu Wenbin, Kelstajic as a central defender usually doesn't follow so far.
So Lu Wenbin can get more space to catch the ball and shoot with his feet and experiment with his ideas.
However, the time before the end of the first half was too short.
In the last five minutes, Lu Wenbin only shook off Entes and received a pass from Eduardo to complete a shot on goal.
As a result, because Neuer's position this time was not very forward, he ran back to the goal line and held the ball directly in his arms, which did not attract anyone's attention.
Everyone thought that Lu Wenbin just came to shoot casually in the midfield.
Then the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again, with Lu Wenbin continuing to run off the ball in midfield with only Entes alone marking him.
Seeing this scene, Schalke coach Ruten smiled, and the commentator who supported Schalke also commented happily:
"Lu was frozen by Schalke 04's two-man marking tactics and couldn't find much of a chance within 30 metres of the goal, forcing him to retreat into midfield in search of a shot. However, at that distance, even if you get a chance to shoot with your feet, it is difficult to score. ”
Lu Wenbin's shocking long-range shot in the face of Bielefeld is recognized as a balloon and is not a reference.
The supporters of Schalke 04 thought that Lu Wenbin was forced to retreat to the midfield by Lu Teng's double marking, and they were quite complacent, and no one thought that Lu Wenbin was practicing his plan of "leading the snake out of the hole".
Neuer also didn't expect so much, but when he saw that Lu Wenbin was far away from the forbidden area and the threat had dropped, he began to rush out of the forbidden area more frequently to be his scavenger goalkeeper.
Even when he didn't break out of the forbidden zone, Neuer's position was often in the forbidden zone, ready to break out of the forbidden zone at any time.
This is an atypical goalkeeper with a very unique and outstanding personal style.
Lu Wenbin wants to achieve such an effect.
With only Entes alone in the case of close marking, Lu Wenbin's chances of receiving the ball and shooting in the midfield really increased.
In the 52nd minute of the second half, Lu Wenbin received a pass from Salihovic in the midfield and was ready to shoot, but was shoveled away by Entes with a flying tackle, and there was no foul.
In the 65th minute, Schalke 04 had a chance to counterattack, winger Asamoah crossed from the bottom, and center forward Kuranyi headed the goal, but he was unlucky to hit the crossbar and bounce back into the forbidden area, and was kicked into the midfield by Hoffenheim defender Jankel.
At this time, because it was Schalke 04 attacking, most of the players on both sides ran to Hoffenheim's half and near the midfield, Schalke 04's two central defenders were within 30 meters of the goal, and Neuer also moved to the big forbidden zone line to look forward, hoping for his teammates to score.
Then the ball was cleared by Yankel to the midfield, Neuer did not go back, he was still waiting for the opponent to fight back, he rushed out as a scavenger to clear the siege!
He likes that way of playing.
Jankel's clearance was grabbed by Salihovic and passed to Ibisevic.
Ibisevic did not break through with the ball himself, nor did he pass it to Demba Ba, who ran forward, but passed the ball horizontally to Lu Wenbin, who was close to Entes near the center circle, at the beckoning of Lu Wenbin.
After Lu Wenbin first looked at Neuer's position in advance, he did not stop the ball at all, but shot directly from more than 40 meters away from the goal.
When the ball soared into the sky and flew towards the Schalke 04 goal, Rutten stood up from the bench in a flash, and Neuer's face changed dramatically, and he began to run back desperately from the big no-go' zone to the goal.
However, Neuer's position was too far forward and the ball flew much faster than Neuer.
Neuer had just run past the 'Exclusion' zone when the ball went over his head and into the empty net.
The CCTV commentator excitedly commented: "The ball was scored, and Lu Wenbin scored another midfield hanging shot of more than 40 meters, which can be called a long-range hanging shooting expert!" Neuer, who likes to rush out of the forbidden zone and stands in the front, was shot by Lu Wenbin and hit the empty goal! ”
Chinese netizens happily commented on Neuer in the comment section:
"Tell you Neuer to stand so high, have you been taught to be a man now?"
"Lu Wenbin is really 666, he can be hoisted into it so far!"
"In other words, Lu Wenbin has scored several midfield hoisting shots, and he is really a long-range hoist shooting expert!"
"This kind of ball lifts your breath when you look at it, awesome!"