Not long after Lu Wenbin completed his hat-trick, the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half.

At half-time, Ralph felt that the 3-0 score was very safe and Jena could not turn the tables, so he prepared to replace Lu Wenbin in the second half.

After all, Lu Wenbin's physical attributes are only 12/12, and the physical fitness shown in the usual games cannot reach the state of starting continuously and running for 90 minutes in every game.

This is also the reason why Lu Wenbin rarely retreats to the midfield to receive the ball for long-distance runs after entering the Hoffenheim first team, and almost only runs without the ball near the penalty area and waits for the final blow.

On the one hand, it is because Hoffenheim has powerful midfield playmakers such as Salihovic and Eduardo, and there is more than one, and there is no need for Lu Wenbin to withdraw to the midfield to get the ball.

On the other hand, in the Bundesliga and German Cup, where the physical confrontation is more intense and the running requirements are higher, Lu Wenbin's physical fitness can no longer support him to play like a domestic high school league.

Ralph can't see Lu Wenbin's physical attributes, but the coaching staff has professional physical trainers who can observe where Lu Wenbin's physical limits are approximately.

It's not that Lu Wenbin can't play 90 minutes in this game, but when he has already led 3-0 and almost sealed the win, Ralph wants to replace Lu Wenbin to ensure a higher winning rate in the next league.

However, when Ralph said to Lu Wenbin, "Lu, you come down to rest in the second half", Lu Wenbin immediately shook his head and objected:

"Coach, I want to play the full 90 minutes. Everyone knows the famous miracle night in Istanbul, when AC Milan led 3-0 in the first half, and then lost the Champions League to Liverpool with three goals in a row in the second half. So I want to stay on the pitch and try to score another goal or two and stay on the pitch to keep the deterrent effect on Jena and not give them any hope of a comeback. ”

This is the first time that Lu Wenbin has clearly raised his objections to the head coach.

It is also because today, Lu Wenbin has the strength and status to put forward opinions, and it doesn't matter if he occasionally mentions legitimate objections.

Of course, in fact, Lu Wenbin said that the incident of Istanbul Night was just a superficial justification, a pretext, and he did not believe that the Jena players who had been dejected when they came off the field just now could recover the disadvantage of three goals in the second half.

The real reason for his objection to the manager is for the sake of systematic experience.

Lu Wenbin's aim is to get Ralph to keep him on the pitch in order to get another chance to score.

The German Cup has twice as much experience as the Bundesliga, and Lu Wenbin has already scored a hat-trick in this game, but he will not be satisfied, he will continue to strive for goals and more experience.

After all, one goal is 2,000 experience!

If you can earn enough experience in this game, you will be even closer to moving up 12 levels.

In addition, there are still a few rounds of league games to reach the finals, perhaps, before the German Cup final, Lu Wenbin can be promoted to another level and get another 10 skill point rewards.

That would give you a little more of a boost and your chances of beating Bayern Munich or Wolfsburg in the final.

However, the real reason for the system cannot be said, so Lu Wenbin found an example of Istanbul Night to convince the head coach.

After Ralph listened to Lu Wenbin's reasoning, although he did not believe that Jena could turn the tables after falling behind 0-3, the example Lu Wenbin said is indeed worthy of vigilance, and he should not be careless because he was 3-0 ahead in the first half.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Ralph agreed with Lu Wenbin's statement, generously admitted his thinking mistakes, and took the opportunity to remind the other team members:

"I did underestimate the enemy, and Lu was right, we can't rejoice too soon. If, like AC Milan in Istanbul, we end up overturning Jena, then we will be a laughing stock. So, in the second half, Lew stayed on the pitch and you guys also gave me the focus to prevent Jena from coming back. And, the front court continued to put pressure on Jena, continue to score goals if you can, score as many as you can, and completely kill the game! ”

The team members shouted together: "Yes! ”

At the start of the second half, the Jena manager may have really used the half-time break to give some motivation, and the Jena players regained their morale and began to continue to defend stubbornly and try to counter-attack to stage a big comeback.

And they actually scored a goal.

In the 53rd minute, Eduardo was cut off by the opponent during his personal breakthrough and launched a counterattack, and Jena's No. 9 striker scored Hoffenheim's goal with a long run.

Jena pulled a point back and the score became Hoffenheim 3-1 Jena.

Seeing this scene, Ralph Rangnick on the sidelines really began to worry in his heart: "Don't really happen to Istanbul!" ”

Fortunately, after listening to Lu Wenbin's opinion at halftime, there were no substitutions, and the main players on the field were still those main players, and their strength did not decline.

In particular, Lu Wenbin, who has always wanted to score more goals and gain more system experience, quickly proved with practical actions that Ralph did not replace him as the right decision.

Although Jena's players were careful to avoid fouls within 30 metres, sometimes fouls were unavoidable in a hurry.

In the 68th minute, Salihovic caused a foul by breaking through with the ball and won a free kick opportunity for Hoffenheim.

And this opportunity, Salihovic still handed over Lu Wenbin to take the penalty.

Although the system skills have been used up and are being cooled, Lu Wenbin did not refuse.

After such a long time of practice, as well as observing and feeling the technique, movement, strength, etc. when the system uses skills, Lu Wenbin's own free kick level is actually not low.

It's just that in the official game, the goal frame hitting rate is not as high as the system skill, the play is not as stable as the system skill, and the angle is not so tricky, so he has not been able to score through his own penalty.

This time, without the special skills of the system, Lu Wenbin could only make free throws by himself.

After the wall in Jena was lined up and the referee blew the whistle for a free throw, Lu Wenbin ran a few steps and then kicked the football.

In the eyes of the fans, the football kicked by Lu Wenbin soared into the air, crossed the head of the wall, and then drew a faint arc in the air and hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the goal.

With this period of study, training, and 20/20 shooting, Lu Wenbin used his skills to complete a direct free kick shot and score for the first time outside the penalty area.

For Lu Wenbin, this is a memorable direct free kick, which is of great significance!