Seven Crowns

On July 5, 2009, the 2009/2010 season Hoffenheim's new season training began.

At the Hoffenheim training base, the club first arranged for Simunić and Eichner, as well as the newly introduced Ghanaian center Tagoy, to meet with the fans. The fans warmly welcomed the arrival of the three new players.

Of course, what everyone welcomes more are Lu Wenbin, Eduardo, Salihovic, who won the Triple Crown last season, and Ibisevic who returned from injury.

If Simmonic, Echner and Tagoy want to gain the sincere recognition of Hoffenheim fans, they also need to prove themselves in the game.

In addition to meeting with fans to sign autographs, the players had to go to the base medical center for a medical examination on the first day of the training camp.

The medical examination proved that Lu Wenbin's body was in the best condition.

I heard that Lu Wenbin also hired a personal trainer to increase his speed. His teammates expressed admiration, and Ralph also expressed his satisfaction.

The first day of the training camp was to meet the fans, get to know the new players, and then have a medical examination.

On July 6, Hoffenheim really started the new season of training.

As a result, the first training session of Simmonic and Lu Wenbin surprised everyone.

Simmonic's dominance in the penalty area is indeed strong. Whether it is Pargic or Ibisevic who has returned from injury, it is difficult to catch any shooting opportunities in the penalty area.

But Simmonic's strength is well known, and everyone is not too surprised.

On the contrary, Lu Wenbin was able to fight head-to-head with Simunić, who is 195m tall and weighs 89kg, in the penalty area.

Although due to his height, the chance of success in the header is not high, but in terms of physical confrontation, Lu Wenbin, who is only 180m tall and weighs only 76kg, is not at all disadvantaged.

In the case of catching the ball with his back in the penalty area, Lu Wenbin can occupy his position and wait for his teammates to respond. It is difficult for Simunić to grab the ball from Lu Wenbin's feet even if he pulls, drags or pushes people to collide.

Lu Wenbin's physical strength and antagonism surprised everyone, but he was also full of confidence in the prospects of the new season.

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Over time,

Hoffenheim in the training camp ushered in their first warm-up match.

On July 10th, Hoffenheim played a friendly match away to Derby Grosspatch.

Lu Wenbin, whose strength has risen again, faced the German third team and scored 3 goals in the first half to complete a hat-trick, and was replaced at halftime.

Ibisevic, who returned from injury, also played well, scoring a header.

In the end, Hoffenheim won 6-1 on the road against Grobas Spach. Lu Wenbin scored 3 goals and won just 1,000 points of experience, and the experience rose to 16-level 1.358 million/2 million.

A week later, on July 17, Hoffenheim ushered in a friendly match against Fenerbahce at home.

Although Fenerbahce was much stronger than Grobaspac, Lu Wenbin scored twice in the first half and was replaced at halftime.

In the end, Hoffenheim won 5-2 at home. Lu Wenbin was rewarded with 2 goals and a total of 4,000 experience points for winning, and the experience rose to 1.362 million/2 million at level 16.

On July 19, the first Deutsche Telekom Cup sponsored by Deutsche Telekom Group replaced the German League Cup, but the game time was only 60 minutes, and the participating teams were also Bayern Munich, Schalke 04, Hamburg, Stuttgart, and Hofen. Heim has nothing to do with it.

Related to Hoffenheim is the German Super Cup on July 20.

It was originally the Super Cup between the Bundesliga champions and the German Cup champions. Because Hoffenheim won both championships last season, it is now Hoffenheim against Wolfsburg, the Bundesliga runner-up last season.

Although it is not an official match officially organized by the German Football Association, this Super Cup is also slightly more advanced than an ordinary friendly match, with sponsors, trophies, bonuses and so on.

Moreover, the venue is the Rhein Neckar Arena, the home of Hoffenheim.

So, even though it wasn't an official game, there were many Hoffenheim fans who almost filled the stadium stands.

Of course, there is no shortage of journalists.

Hoffenheim fans came to support the team and Lu Wenbin, while reporters came to see whether 19-year-old Lu Wenbin deserves the highest salary in the Bundesliga.

You must know that there are countless seniors in the Bundesliga, such as Ribery, Lahm, Van Bommel, De Jong, etc., who are not as well paid as Lu Wenbin, a 19-year-old young man.

There was no shortage of dissent from the media and other fans.

At 19:20 on the evening of July 20, the referee blew the whistle, and the 2009 German Super Cup officially started.

Hoffenheim used the 433 formation, the main lineup used in the second half of last season.

Goalkeeper Ozjan, defenders Jaisler, Baker, Yanker, Nilsson, midfielder Gustavo, attacking midfielder Eduardo, Salihovic, forwards Pargic, Dembaba, Lu Wenbin.

Simmonic, who just joined, and Ibisevic, who has come back, are sitting on the bench, and they need time to compete for the main position.

The familiar stadium at home and the enthusiastic fans of the home team allowed Hoffenheim to enter the game a little earlier than the Wolfsburg players, and Lu Wenbin was even more motivated.

He didn't want to be excused by the media to criticize him after the game.

In the 7th minute, Eduardo made a cross from the bottom, Pargic headed the ball to ferry, Lu Wenbin instantly threw off the defensive midfielder Santana and defender Madron, and volleyed sideways at the back of the big penalty area, grabbing another defender. Rever kicked the ball to the goal before making a clearance.

Although goalkeeper Benario made a save, Lu Wenbin's shot was fast and powerful. Although the angle was not tricky, Benario still failed to save.

The powerful ball penetrated into the goal like lightning, rushing the net up high, and it took a while to fall.

In the 7th minute of the game, Lu Wenbin opened the scoring for Hoffenheim and took a 1-0 lead.

Next, the game was completely controlled by Hoffenheim.

Lu Wenbin's off-the-ball movement, physique, and shooting attributes, plus his 15/20 speed, can't be defended by Wolfsburg players, even if they use two or three defensive players.

In the 25th minute, Lu Wenbin got a gap outside the penalty area and received a pass from Salihovic for a long shot.

The strength brought by the 20/20 physique makes Lu Wenbin's long-range shots powerful, fast, and powerful.

And the 20/20 shooting attribute, although outside the penalty area, can also allow Lu Wenbin to basically hit the door frame.

In the end, although Benario made a save and even touched the ball with his fingertips, he still failed to get the ball out of the frame.

The ball finally hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the net.

In only the 25th minute, Lu Wenbin scored twice to help Hoffenheim lead Wolfsburg 2-0. The fans in the stands gave warm applause and cheered and screamed for Lu Wenbin's outstanding performance.