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This is not the first time Chu Zhongtian has played Tottenham Hotspur. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoThe last time I played at Metz was in the UEFA Cup and we met Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals. As a result, in the first leg, Metz was scored two away goals by the opponent at his home stadium, and he did not get three points, and the score was 2:2.

At that time, there was a sad voice in the media, and they all thought that Mace would definitely be eliminated this time. Tottenham have a bright future. Who would have thought that Chu Zhongtian suddenly broke out, scoring and assisting in the second leg against Tottenham, helping his team win by three goals away from home, eliminating Tottenham with an aggregate score of 5:2 and advancing to the final held in Glasgow.

In Hoffenheim today, Chu Zhongtian and Ibisevic both have experience playing against Tottenham.

But that Tottenham team is completely different from the current Tottenham team, with a change of manager and a change of people. Redknapp is much more capable than Joel, and Tottenham's squad is also improving.

On the front line, there is Crouch, a high-ranking man who is good at heading, and Robbie, who is also delicate. Keane, as well as the fast Defo, the full-fledged Pavlyuchenko. There is a demon boy Doss in the midfield. Santos, Croatia international Kranical, midfield core Van der Vaart, Croatia core Modric, in addition to the fast Lennon, Bentley and Gareth. Bell, by Redknapp became "Glenn. Hoddle's successor to Tom. Hoddlestone (tom_huddlestone). They also have a good player at the back, England international Ledley. King, England youth international Michael Kim. Dawson, along with the experienced France international, former Arsenal and French national team captain Willian. Gallas, Croatia international Kolluka, and goalkeeper Brazil international Gomez.

Such a lineup looks very strong, but it is actually very strong.

It was completely different from the Tottenham that Chu Zhongtian encountered when he was in Metz. And now Tottenham have also changed a coach, Redknapp is an evergreen in English football, he is a strong and respected coach, under his leadership, Tottenham Hotspur has historically qualified for this season's Champions League, and after 48 years, he is back on the top stage in Europe. With this one result, it is enough to prove his strength.

Tottenham fans are looking forward to completing a revenge on Chu Zhongtian, who led Metz to humiliate them 3-0 at their home stadium a few seasons ago, a defeat that left them unable to hold their heads up for a long time, not only did they lose a chance to lift the UEFA Cup, but more importantly, the 0-3 defeat was too ugly.

When Chu Zhongtian played, the Tottenham fans at the scene let out bursts of boos.

However, Chu Zhongtian turned a deaf ear.

Due to the snow, the referee decided to replace the white football with a red one, and the players on both sides also took measures to protect themselves from the cold, such as wearing an extra long-sleeved thermal underwear under the jersey, scarf around the neck, and gloves.

Chu Zhongtian is an exception, he neither wore thermal underwear, nor a scarb, gloves, in fact, he didn't even wear a long-sleeved jersey, he still wore a short-sleeved jersey in summer.

You couldn't see any signs of cold on his body, and there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead, which had melted when the snowflakes fell above his head.

He did a lot of hard work during the warm-up, and even increased the amount of warm-up exercise, so now he is not cold at all. The other reason why he doesn't feel cold is that he is very hot inside, he has been longing for this game for a long time, after the Asian Cup, the Champions League is his only goal, and the game against Tottenham is his first step - the group stage is nothing.

In the match against Hoffenheim, Tottenham fielded the strongest squad they could.

The same is true for Hoffenheim.

As soon as the game began, Chu Zhongtian felt how much the other party valued him.

The first time he touched the ball, he was fouled by the opposition.

Holderstone pushed him from behind, and he couldn't have pushed him down, but the field was slippery, and Chu Zhongtian slipped under his feet and sat on the ground with his buttocks.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the game was only fifteen seconds into the game.

Hoddlestone pulled Chu Zhongtian up, looking quite polite, but Chu Zhongtian knew in his heart that the pressure he would face in this game was not light.

Redknapp reminded everyone before the game how dangerous Hoffenheim's captain is. When defending him, he must be ruthless, and he can use fouls as much as possible to foul him, and frequently put him on the ground, so that he can't find the rhythm of organizing the attack, thus disrupting the rhythm of the whole Hoffenheim team.

When Redknapp saw the snowflakes falling in the sky, he was secretly happy that the weather and venue were just right for his tactical requirements. As long as the slightest physical contact will cause people to turn on their backs, so even if Chu Zhongtian falls to the ground, it may not blow the Tottenham player for a foul. This can not only cause the opponent's attack to be incoherent, but also reduce the risk to your own side.

The court was indeed slippery, and Chu Zhongtian felt that it was much more difficult to control the ball than before. But it's not the first time he's played snow football, and if he can't play his true level just because it's slippery, he's not worthy of being the captain and centerpiece.

Since it is the core, it is necessary to bear more pressure and burden than others, and it is necessary to provide solutions and not let others down.

Chu Zhongtian's solution was to reduce individual possession, while asking his teammates to also reduce unnecessary dribbling, use passes as much as possible to connect, and increase long-range shots when possible. Rain and snow will make the football slippery and difficult to control, and at this time, play more long-range shots, you will receive unexpected surprises.

This is easier said than done.

In such an environment, passing can also increase turnovers. The change in the support foot will definitely affect the accuracy of the pass.

Although there is the help of spikes, it still has an impact.

Chu Zhongtian's first long pass was missed. Of course, it's not entirely the slippery pitch, but also the Tottenham players around him all the time.

Redknapp did not designate a specific Tottenham player to mark him, but to defend the area, and let the person in charge of that area defend him and interfere with him wherever Chu Zhongtian appears.

This move can effectively ensure the compactness and stability of his formation, and he will not be confused by Chu Zhongtian, who has excellent running ability.

※※※Hoffenheim took advantage of the home field to temporarily suppress Tottenham Hotspur on the field. Chu Zhongtian was adjusting his passing crosshair little by little.

When he got to the third kick, he sent the ball exactly to the feet of Salihovic, who was in front of him. While he was passing, he was flanked by Tottenham player Gareth. Bel.

Bell bumped into Chu Zhongtian, Chu Zhongtian did not slip, but stabilized his center of gravity and immediately passed the football out.

It was a long diagonal pass in motion, and he still got it right.

"It seems that Chu Zhongtian is operating normally." The German narrator let out a sigh of relief. When Chu Zhongtian missed the football with his first kick, he really felt nervous. Now everyone knows that Chu Zhongtian is Hoffenheim's heart, he sneezes, Hoffenheim will catch a cold, if he does not play well, the prospects of Hoffenheim in this game will be unpredictable.

Fortunately, he quickly stabilized everyone's hearts with a precise long pass.

Bell was a little annoyed that he didn't interfere with Chu Zhongtian. When Tottenham and Chu Zhongtian met for the first time, he was not yet a Tottenham player. Before that, he didn't know anything about this Chu Zhongtian, except for occasionally hearing his name, most of the time he didn't know anything about Chu Zhongtian. However, after he became famous in the game with Inter Milan, many media compared him with Chu Zhongtian and let him know this person. But I can't only know the name, but I don't know how much I know. Before this game, Coach Redknapp showed everyone the video of Hoffenheim's game, whether it was analyzing their offense or defense, they couldn't avoid this person, and the name "Chu" was also the most said by Coach Redknapp - "Chu is very threatening", "Chu is the core", "You have to be careful of Chu", "You have to be extra careful of Chu", "As long as Chu is limited, defeating Hoffenheim will not be a problem"...... Chu is like this, Chu is like that.

Everyone knew that Chu Zhongtian was dangerous and needed to be strictly defended. But how else can they defend tightly? You can't hang on each other, right?

Perhaps because of the home game, the referee took care to protect the home players. As long as Chu Zhongtian is knocked to the ground, whether he is knocked down directly or slipped because of the field, the referee will blow Tottenham players for fouls.

Although no cards have been played yet, there is always a hidden danger when there are too many fouls, and if the Tottenham players are frequently carded on Chu Zhongtian alone, it will only make the subsequent games difficult to play - at that time, the Tottenham players with cards will become shy because they are afraid of being sent off for a second yellow card.

Has Chu Zhongtian been affected by anything?

He was less and less affected.

He was no stranger to snow fights. He had already seen the characteristics of snow soccer when he first started in Metz. Metz is a small town on the northern border of France, where there is always a lot of snow in winter, and there are always a few rounds of Ligue 1 that will be played in the snow and ice. The first time he had a snowball fight, he was still very uncomfortable, he slipped and fell frequently on the field, his technical movements were out of shape, and he didn't even play half of his usual training level. This made him very dissatisfied with his performance after the race, so he stepped up his training in the snow. It stands to reason that if the weather is bad, the coach will arrange for the team to train indoors. But when Chu Zhongtian was in Metz, after indoor training, he would run out with a football in his arms and conduct various dribbling, passing and shooting training in the snow, just to get used to the feeling of playing in such a difficult field as soon as possible.

His hard work paid off, and he got better and better in the snow races that followed.

Now I'm not afraid of snow battles at all. There is a normal way of playing on a normal field, and there is a way of playing in the snow on a snow field. He can switch at will, just like preparing two modes, pressing a boss button can complete a one-click switch.

※※※ Gareth. Bell was not able to interfere with Chu Zhongtian, this is just a microcosm. Other Tottenham players are also desperately trying to interfere with Chu Zhongtian, but with little success.

Chu Zhongtian organized an attack and didn't have to get the ball.

Salihovic took the football to the middle from the wing, and it seemed that he was going to break through to the ribs, but Tottenham didn't care so much, seeing Chu Zhongtian appear in the middle, they knew that Salihovic would eventually pass the football to Chu Zhongtian. This Hoffenheim's dependence on Chu Zhongtian has reached the point of "reaching the peak", look at how bad their performance is without Chu Zhongtian. Therefore, as long as Chu Zhongtian is prevented, this team will be useless!

Tottenham centre-back Michael Hotspur. Dawson and midfielder Hoddlestone pounced on Chu Zhongtian one after another.

Salihovic did pass the ball.

Just when everyone thought that Chu Zhongtian would stop the football in the air with his chest, he flashed and let the football fly in front of his face, leaving nothing behind except for a gust of wind.

Both Dawson and Hoddlestone were deceived by Chu Zhongtian. The football swept past Chu Zhongtian and finally fell to the feet of Quaresma, who also received the ribs.

Quaresma stops the ball and shoots from distance!

That's what Rangnick told everyone before the game. Seeing that the weather was bad, he specially told everyone to strengthen their long-range shooting before the game.

Quaresma's long-range shot was the outside of his right foot, which he was accustomed to, and the ball drew a line and flew towards the goal.

Gomez soared into the air and slapped the ball out with both hands.

But he didn't go far.

Because of the field, the football did not continue to bounce and roll after it landed, but lay directly in the snow...... The sudden change roiled Tottenham's penalty area. The Tottenham defenders, who were about to run out, rushed to the football, as well as the Hoffenheim players who thought the attack was over. Both sides rushed over. Tottenham's goalkeeper was covered with snowflakes that seemed to stir up a thousand waves.

In the white snow fog, no one could see what was going on, and then the football flew out. It didn't fly towards the goal, it flew outside the box.

It seems that Tottenham's clearance has been successful.

But the offensive is not over yet!

Chu Zhongtian didn't rush in, he was waiting outside, waiting for this kind of opportunity.

As the ball flew out of the box, he rushed up to it and picked up his right foot.

"Bang!"

The instep of the foot slammed under the football, stirring up a cloud of snowflakes.

At this moment, the wind and snow over Rhine-Neckar suddenly increased, and in Gomez's eyes, a large snowflake drifted by, blocking his vision. But soon, the snowflake was blown away, and a red football appeared in his field of vision!

The red soccer ball was like a fireball, hitting his heart, and he reflexively made a save, but it was too late!

The soccer ball grazed over his head, and he raised his hands up, not like a save, but more like a surrender...... "The ball is in!! ”

The German narrator yelled excitedly.

"In the opening nineteen minutes, Hoffenheim took the lead! The person who scored the goal was - Chu!! ”

'It's his sixth goal of the tournament! Signature long-range shot! Great China Cannon!! ”

After the goal, Chu Zhongtian was very excited, he ran wildly to the stands where the home team's fans gathered, and slapped the team emblem on his chest hard. The Hoffenheim fans in the stands responded with a uniform shout: "One step further!" One step further! Let's take it a step further!! ”

What they are shouting is the goal that Chu Zhongtian set for the team before the season - this season, to go further in the Champions League.

Last season they stopped in the round of 16, and now they are at least going to the last eight, right?

'Tottenham were a goal down just 19 minutes into the game, which doesn't bode well for them. Past records show that Hoffenheim are very good at playing tailwind after taking the lead, and their technical and tactical characteristics dictate that once they are leading and the opponent presses a big counterattack, they can easily tear apart the opponent's defence with a quick attack......" The England commentator began to worry about the fate of Tottenham.

In the away game, it was the first goal to concede, coupled with the poor field conditions, Tottenham's characteristics could not be played, and this game was really not good.

Redknapp wasn't unprepared for conceding the ball, but he didn't expect it to be so fast - less than twenty minutes before he fell behind.

He stood on the sidelines, spreading his hands, very helpless. Was this conceded goal a reaction to the disparity in quality? No. It's just that Hoffenheim's luck is better than theirs. Before the long-range shot was scored, there was no beautiful pass and wonderful cooperation, but after a scuffle, everyone's attention was attracted to the penalty area, but the football suddenly flew outside the penalty area, so that Chu Zhongtian, who was outside, picked up a bargain.

Such a goal was very unsatisfactory to Redknapp, because the goal should not have been conceded. If this is placed in normal times, no matter who clears the siege, it will have already kicked into the center circle, even if the football falls to the feet of the Hoffenheim players, they will not be able to shoot directly and form a threat, and Tottenham still has time to reorganize the defense.

However, on a snowy day, the snow on the ground has become a resistance, and most of the strength of this kick may be used to kick the snow.

When he saw the snow, he thought that the weather was favorable to him, but he thought that this snowy day would become the other party's weapon...... The goal conceded did not dampen Tottenham's morale, who wants to go home like this for the first time in 48 years to break into the Champions League?

They were 4-0 down to the defending champions on the road, but the score was 4-3 and they were convinced that if the referee was willing to give them another three minutes of stoppage time, it would not have been them who would have lost the game.

Again, there were difficulties at home to Hoffenheim today, but Tottenham Hotspur will not be intimidated!

Seventy minutes to go, we don't know who will win and who will lose, don't be too happy, German hillbillies!

The celebrations at Hoffenheim were over, and the football was relocated to the center circle, where the red ball stood out in the white snow.

The game is restarted, and the fight for further is not over yet.

(To be continued)