Just three days after the conclusion of Hoffenheim's UEFA Cup match with Lekpusner, the 22nd round of the Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund was ushered in.

On February 28, at 15:30 p.m., Hoffenheim will travel to the Westfaren Arena to play Borussia Dortmund, who are currently in 8th place in the standings.

Ralph also rotated some of his players for the game as a result of a two-game weekend, with centre-forward Paldjic on the bench and No.18 centre-forward Bobbaka Sanogo, who was on loan from Bremen on the final day of the winter break.

The other players also rotated a bit.

Hoffenheim, who rotated to fight, naturally had a serious decline in strength both at the back and on the offensive line, and Lu Wenbin did not score a single goal in the whole game because of the lack of tacit cooperation with his teammates and the interference of the opponent.

Throughout the game, the sports battle and free kicks combined, Lu Wenbin hit the post three times, making everyone shout that Lu Wenbin was really bad luck today.

Not only was Lu Wenbin unlucky, but the team was hit hard again.

Although Hoffenheim failed to score, nor did they allow Borussia Dortmund to score, the two sides played out in a 0-0 draw, and Hoffenheim retreated from the Westfalen Stadium.

But just as the game was about to end, captain Salihovic fell to the ground injured in a scramble.

The team doctor diagnosed Salihovic with a muscle strain and will need to be out for at least two weeks.

Hoffenheim in the second half of the season was simply evil, people kept getting injured, and they were all the main players, and now even the captain is lying down.

Although the score was a dull 0-0, Hoffenheim became the focus of media attention after the game, precisely because of Salihovic's injury.

After this round of league games, Hoffenheim continues to top the Bundesliga table with 52 points from 22 games, 16 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, followed by Hertha Berlin with 43 points and Hamburg with 42 points, Hoffenheim is still 9 points ahead of second place.

However, there are a total of 34 rounds in the Bundesliga, and there are now a whopping 12 rounds left until the end of the league.

Hoffenheim followed Ibisevic, Obasi and Nelsson, and Salihovic, the captain and main midfielder, was also injured.

Although Obasi is back after this round of the league and can participate in team training, it is still unknown when he will be able to play and whether he will be able to match the first half of the season.

Whether Hoffenheim's nine-point lead can last until the end of the season in the case of third-tier battles, many media have expressed their uncertainty.

It was agreed that Hoffenheim should abandon the UEFA Cup and the German Cup to focus on the league, and perhaps have a chance to win the championship and stage a miracle in the promotion team.

With his own thoughts and media analysis and comments, coach Ralph really wants to give up the UEFA Cup and the German Cup.

Of course, this kind of thing must be communicated to the chairman, and Ralph cannot advocate on his own.

After returning to the club from Borussia Dortmund, Ralph reported to the club's president, Hope, on the current situation of the team, telling him that he wanted to abandon the UEFA Cup and the German Cup.

Standing at the height of the club's president, asking Hope to give up any title, he resisted.

After investing in the team for so many years, seeing the team promoted to the Bundesliga this year and soaring on all fronts, it seems that it is going to win the treble, Hope is excited and ready to enjoy the glory of the chairman of the treble, but the manager tells him to give up two titles?

How does this work?

Of course, Hope wasn't the kind of person who would mess with decisions, and he decided to talk to more people.

Therefore, Hope did not reply to Ralph on the spot, but summoned the team manager, assistant manager, athletic director and all members of the coaching staff, including Ralph, as well as Gustavo, Eduardo, and Lu Wenbin, the three core players of the team's central axis, as the player representatives.

When Hope asked for their opinion after relaying Ralph's desire to abandon the UEFA Cup and the German Cup, general manager Rothouse was the first to object.

And rightfully so.

From the perspective of the team's general manager, he, like Chairman Hope, obviously hopes that the team can win all the championships it can strive for, so that the team's reputation and value will soar.

If Hoffenheim can win the small treble of the Bundesliga championship, the League Cup, and the German Cup, although there is no Champions League, it is also a great achievement.

Coupled with Hoffenheim's newly promoted status, creating such a miracle will definitely cause a sensation around the world, and the increase in the team's reputation and value is simply immeasurable.

Rothouse's concept is rightfully supported by the assistant manager, the head of athletics and others.

But Ralph and other coaches who are on the front line of the team naturally immediately poured cold water on Rothouse from a competitive point of view, making it clear that Hoffenheim currently has no strength to compete for the treble.

The team's main players Ibisevic, Obasi, Nelson and Salihovic have been injured and absent one after another, and Hoffenheim has no substitutes for rotation in some positions.

If the three-line battle continues like this, the players' physical fitness will inevitably be squeezed dry, the third-line will collapse, and in the end, the chickens will fly and the eggs will be beaten, and nothing will be caught.

Therefore, it is better to abandon the UEFA Cup and the German Cup and specialize in the Bundesliga, the league is the foundation of a team's survival.

Moreover, in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim currently has a huge lead, and as long as they are not distracted, it is very likely to win the Bundesliga title.

Rothouse and others refuted Obasi's imminent comeback, and Ralph and others used Obasi's comeback to continue to pour cold water on him without knowing how to do so.

Hearing the two sides arguing, Hope knocked on the table, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then asked the opinions of Lu Wenbin, Eduardo, and Gustavo, the three player representatives.

Neither Eduardo nor Gustavo spoke, but looked at Lu Wenbin.

Although Lu Wenbin is the youngest player in the team, his teammates have automatically ignored Lu Wenbin's age and regarded him as the backbone of the team, even if the core players such as Eduardo and Gustavo are no exception.

Lu Wenbin naturally clarified his point of view.

When the coaches said just now that they were going to give up the League Cup and the German Cup, Lu Wenbin was very anxious, and now that he has the opportunity to speak, he naturally has to quickly express his opinion.

It is understandable that the coaches are worried about the lack of physical fitness in the third-line operation, but Lu Wenbin knows his own business, and he is only 100,000 years away from being promoted to 16 levels.

At that time, there will be rewarded skill points to add physical attributes including physical fitness, strength, endurance, and confrontation, and physical fitness will not be a problem for Lu Wenbin.

As for the rest of his teammates, Lu Wenbin believes that after the 5-4 reversal with Bayer Leverkusen, everyone is extremely determined in terms of willpower.

As for physical fitness, it is now less than 3 months before the end of the league, and Lu Wenbin believes that everyone will be able to survive if they persist in perseverance.

As long as you are physically fit and can maintain playing time, you can suppress the opponent's backline whether you score or not, and the threat to your own goal will drop a lot.

Then, the rest of the teammates took turns to take a break, continue to maintain the three-line battle, and finally win the championship in the third line and complete the treble.