Seven Crowns

Hoffenheim, about 120 kilometers from Frankfurt, is a small village in Rhine-Neckar County, Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany, with a population of only more than 3,000 people. 6 km.

Of course, European counties and cities are not on the same level as China in terms of area, and need not be compared.

Hoffenheim Club was formed by the merger of the Hoffenheim Gymnastics Association, founded in 1899, and the Hoffenheim Football Club, founded in 1921.

However, because of its remote and rural location, Hoffenheim has no money and cannot attract any good players. Basically, they play in the German seventh-tier and lower state leagues for a long time.

It was not until 1990 that Dietmar Hope, who had been a youth team player in Hoffenheim, returned to his home team and invested money in the club. Hoffenheim's performance began to steadily improve.

Last season, Hope hired the famous coach Ralph Rangnick, who has served in many Bundesliga teams, as the team's head coach, leading Hoffenheim to the Bundesliga.

However, Hoffenheim's 2007/2008 season in the Bundesliga was not very good this season.

At present, the league has played 4 rounds, and Hoffenheim has not won a game. Their results are 1 draw, 3 losses, 1 point and 5 goal difference, ranking second to last in the Bundesliga standings, with 18 Bundesliga goals. Ranked 17th in the team, the standard score of newly promoted horses.

In such a situation, even Hope, the boss who personally introduced Lu Wenbin, was not in the mood to welcome Lu Wenbin, let alone Ralph Rannick, the first-team head coach who was under huge performance pressure.

Therefore, when Lu Wenbin and his son Fu Qingqing rushed to the Hoffenheim village under the leadership of the club staff member, they only saw Nigel Noyce, the director of the team's youth training department.

As for the joining welcome ceremony, for a young high school player from China, it does not exist. It is not bad to have two reporters from my own country beside me to interview and record.

After getting acquainted with Fu Qingqing's translation, Nigel Noyce took Lu Wenbin and the three to visit the home of Hoffenheim Club, which can accommodate 5,000 people: Dietmar Hope Stadium, and the club Training grounds, fitness centers, rehabilitation centers, and more.

Indeed, although the village where Hoffenheim is located is very small and the number of people that can be accommodated at the home court is small, the facilities and talent reserves are indeed the top configuration in European football, and only excellent players are left to use them.

This is the power of capital.

After visiting the club, Nigel Noyce took Lu Wenbin and the three to eat in a small restaurant, and then arranged for the three of Lu Wenbin to stay and rest, due to jet lag.

Because of the existence of the Hoffenheim Club, there are several family hotels in good conditions in the village.

Noyce first arranged for the three of Lu Wenbin to rest in a hotel, and then went back to prepare for the next day's medical examination.

Lu Wenbin has to pass the physical examination before he can truly join Hoffenheim.

If they fail the physical examination, Lu Wenbin will have to go home, and at most Hoffenheim will reimburse them for their travel expenses.

Flying from Beijing to Frankfurt, and then driving to Hoffenheim, is indeed too tiring.

After discussing what they had seen and heard in the hotel, the three of Lu Wenbin took a shower and fell asleep, recuperating for tomorrow's physical examination.

As for the two Chinese sports newspaper reporters, they found their own accommodation.

On the other hand, after Noyce settled down with Lu Wenbin and the three of them and returned to the club, he called the owner Dietmar Hope to report.

After reporting on the work, Noyce asked Hope: "Boss, this Chinese player named Lu Wenbin, although I don't know his technical strength, but at the age of 17, he seems to be less than 170cm tall, which is too high. Are you short?"

Hope said with a smile: "Don't think he is small, but his body is not bad at all,

Playing against the defenders won't hurt. Even in the face of those 1.8-meter defenders, they can still stand in the penalty area and win the header. However, it would be better if he could grow taller. After the physical examination tomorrow, you can tell me the results of the physical examination, especially his bone growth period. "

Noyce responded.

The next day, on September 7, Nigel Noyce went to the hotel to pick up the three of Lu Wenbin and took them into the club sports medical center to give Lu Wenbin a physical examination.

German football is really advanced. There are many inspection items and it is quite cumbersome. Lu Wenbin's physical examination took a full day.

From basic height, weight, blood sugar, blood pressure, lung capacity, to deeper bone growth, muscle-fat ratio, speed, physical fitness, endurance, etc., Lu Wenbin was tossed for a day like a guinea pig.

It was not until 4 o'clock in the afternoon that the physical examination of all items was completed, and Lu Wenbin returned to the hotel with his father and Fu Qingqing to continue to rest and wait for the results.

As for the doctors at the medical center, they will have to work overtime to analyze Lu Wenbin's physical data and blood samples.

The next day, Nigel Noyce was surprised when he got Lu Wenbin's medical report.

The report shows that Lu Wenbin's physique is quite good and balanced. Although it is not perfect, as a 17-year-old young man, he has definitely reached the standard of the Bundesliga.

Whether it is speed or endurance, muscle ratio, etc., it is quite reasonable. It neither affects Lu Wenbin's flexibility nor his physical confrontation ability.

It seems that the boss is right, Lu Wenbin can really fight against those defenders who are better than him in height and weight.

I don't know how Lu Wenbin, as an amateur high school player, achieved the physical quality of a professional player.

Moreover, there is no disease that affects the professional sports career, and the medical examination is perfect.

As for the bone growth cycle that the boss specifically told to pay attention to, Nigel Noyes saw the results were quite satisfactory.

The report shows that Lu Wenbin's bone growth cycle is still two to three years away, and his current height of 167cm is far from the limit.

According to the data collected by the medical center, it is speculated that Lu Wenbin's final height will reach 180cm or more, and it is no problem to play professional football, and his height will not become Lu Wenbin's shortcoming.

Noyce was relieved.

Afterwards, he called his boss Dietmar Hope and reported Lu Wenbin's medical results.

In fact, Hope didn't care about his mouth, but he was also a little worried about Lu Wenbin's height. Now I am relieved to hear that Lu Wenbin can grow to more than 180cm.

After all, it is not a common phenomenon for players like Maradona who have achieved extraordinary achievements at a height of 1.6 meters.

The average football player should be at least 1.7 to 1.8 meters tall, and a height of 1.8 meters is relatively ideal.

Now it seems that as Lu Wenbin's body continues to develop, his strength will continue to increase. Hoffenheim is indeed a big bargain!

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