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German media said that Hoffenheim and Chu Zhongtian have entered a peak period of state together. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info their performance is stable and convincing.

After the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Hoffenheim beat Freiburg 3-0 away at Freiburg, and the opponent showed no resistance in the game and basically failed to cause Hoffenheim any problems. Chu Zhongtian scored twice in the game, and Ruud van Nistelrooy scored the team's third goal.

After this game, Chu Zhongtian's league goals this season reached 14, tying the record of last season. The league is not over yet, he still has chances to score, and from his current form, scoring again will not be a problem and he will set a new career high.

On the assist list, Chu Zhongtian also topped the list with thirteen assists.

Also equalling last season's goal tally is Ruud van Nistelrooy, the Dutchman who is in his final season and has decided not to renew his contract with the club when it expires. That said, it was his final season at Hoffenheim, where he scored his eighth league goal of the season.

In the league, he is the third highest scorer in the team after Ibisevic and Chu Zhongtian.

He's been at Hoffenheim for two seasons and while he hasn't scored a lot of goals overall, Hoffenheim's first goal in the Champions League was one he scored and that alone is enough to go down in Hoffenheim's history.

As a dedicated veteran professional, Ruud van Nistelrooy has a good reputation within the team. So when he received an assist from Ibisevic for the third goal that sealed the game, even the goalkeeper rushed up to him, hugged him, slapped him on the shoulder and head and celebrated the goal.

The win over Freiburg allowed Hoffenheim to pull down Mainz, who had been on a downward spiral, and they finished third in the league, with only Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen above them.

It is a little worse than Dortmund, but the point difference with Bayer Leverkusen is very close, don't think about the league title this season, if nothing else, Dortmund will win it safely. But the third place in the league still has to participate in the qualifying round, wouldn't it be better if you could directly participate in the main match of the Champions League? So Bayer Leverkusen is a target for Hoffenheim to catch up.

After the league game, Hoffenheim is about to welcome Chelsea again.

The Champions League quarter-finals are played two weeks apart between the two legs, and the quarter-finals are played just one week apart, making it a big test of the team's fitness.

So in the match against Freiburg, Rangnick hid some of the main players. Like Sana, he was replaced by Gago, but a person like Chu Zhongtian who took the initiative to fight and had no fitness problems, Rangnick really had no reason to put him on the bench.

Rangnick didn't think about it, but when he talked to Chu Zhongtian, he was rejected. 'The Champions League is important, but the league is also important, so what if our league results don't guarantee a place for next season's Champions League?' Chu Zhongtian's answer left Rangnick speechless and could only send him on the field.

Shortly after he scored two goals for the team, Rangnick couldn't wait to replace him, and the win was almost certain anyway, so there was no need to be on it, and if he got injured, the loss would be big.

When Chu Zhongtian was substituted early, he was even saluted by the Freiburg fans, who got up from their seats and applauded him.

This scene made the Chinese reporters present very moved and proud. Chu Zhongtian has conquered the Bundesliga with his practical actions, and his performance is impeccable.

※※※ After Chelsea's side was held to a draw at home by Hoffenheim, the media broke the news of Chelsea's internal conflicts. During the game, Abramovich left the pitch without waiting for the end of the game, and it was clear that he was very unhappy with the team's performance. Some of the players were unhappy with Abramovich's approach, with one player, who did not want to be named, complaining in front of reporters that the owner's approach hurt the team's morale: "We're having a hard time now, but we should stick together. "On the surface, it looks like it's just a call for unity, but fools know that there is something in it.

In fact, since Roman Abramovich abruptly sacked Chelsea's assistant coach Wilkins, the relationship between the team and the owner has been strained. Carlo Ancelotti once angrily expressed his diswelcome to the new assistant coach Emenalo in an interview after Wilkins was fired: "He (Emenaro) will not be involved in our training and will not be in the future!" ”

What appears to be dissatisfaction with Emenalo on the surface is actually dissatisfaction with Abramovich, the owner who assigned the assistant coach.

Chelsea's players also lost the next two games in a row. Terre simply said that he was sick and did not play, and the players who played did not work hard, and used negative games to resist the boss's arbitrary posture.

The dressing room, which had been in a good atmosphere, was suddenly disbalanced, and Chelsea, who had previously led the league, quickly slipped down the league table, allowing United to overtake them.

Wilkins' abrupt dismissal gradually lost its timeliness and ceased to be in the press. But in fact, that undercurrent has never calmed down.

You must know that Wilkins's biggest role at Chelsea is to help stabilize the dressing room, assist the head coach in his work, and build a bridge between the players and the manager Carlo Ancelotti. He was the biggest contributor to the atmosphere in the Chelsea dressing room. And his departure, while depriving Ancelotti of his right-hand man, also made all kinds of contradictions in the dressing room come to the surface. Chelsea are an 'international mercenary force' with players from all over the world, where managers speak Italian, Frank Lampard and John Terry speak English, Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Malouda** and Alex speak Portuguese...... Different cultural backgrounds, different religious beliefs, and different customs all make it necessary for this team to have a lubricant. Well, now the lubricant was thrown away by Abramovich himself.

Chelsea currently sit fifth, four points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. The reason for this difference is that Chelsea are still in the Champions League and they have to be distracted to play in the Champions League, with Carlo Ancelotti using his rotation last weekend and losing 2-1 at home to Wigan Athletic. Tottenham, on the other hand, have been eliminated from Hoffenheim, so they can devote themselves to the league wholeheartedly, and with their quality, it should not be a problem to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Carlo Ancelotti knows that for his boss Abramovich, the league is not the most important thing, the most important thing is the Champions League. He has been heading for the Champions League since he took charge in the summer of 2003 and has now been on the hunt for almost eight years, with Chelsea's best result being a final, which ended in a penalty shoot-out defeat to Manchester United. Despite one of the most glorious moments in Chelsea's history, Abramovich was clearly not happy and he didn't invest hundreds of millions of pounds to finish runners-up.

Jose Mourinho helped his side to two league titles in a row at Chelsea, but he was sacked in the end, and his poor performance in the Champions League group stage was the immediate cause of his dismissal. Carlo Ancelotti won the league title in his first season in charge and started his campaign as the defending champions, but Abramovich still doesn't have enough faith in the former AC Milan decorated manager. The dismissal of Wilkins stemmed from this distrust, and he wanted to install someone he trusted, but Ancelotti didn't want to appreciate it.

In the transfer market, more and more people are criticizing the team's affairs, and just like that, the team is still required to do well in the Champions League, Abramovich is really a strong man. It's no wonder that Carlo Ancelotti has repeatedly expressed his frustration when asked about the transfer policy of the owner and the club.

There was no shortage of deception before the tournament, but this time, the news of Chelsea's internal problems did not look fake. Internally, they went awry, drawing at home and scoring two away goals. This puts a lot of pressure on everyone, and under such pressure, it is normal for conflicts to arise.

Carlo Ancelotti was also a master at adjusting the relationship in the dressing room, and at AC Milan, with so many big-name stars and veteran players, he could manage it well. However, it has only been one season in the Premier League, and his English is still not good, so it is really difficult for him to settle the dressing room relationship, and the consequences of Wilkins' dismissal are emerging.

At the very least, Chelsea arrived at Sinsheim in midweek with all the speculation, doubts and pessimism.

Chelsea's players were not as pessimistic as the outside world speculated, with many expressing confidence that they would win: "There's nothing to say about this game, as long as we win, we'll qualify. ”

"We have internal contradictions? I don't know how they came to this conclusion, anyway we will prove it with victory......"

※※※ Despite Chelsea's problems of one kind or another, some have been confirmed and some have not. But Rangnick didn't take it to heart. He warned his players not to be disturbed by the outside world, whether it was in our favour or against us. The whole team prepared according to the plan and treated Chelsea like a trapped beast.

'It's their last Champions League game of the season and they're going to have to fight hard to get to the last four. You have to be mentally prepared for this game to be at home, but it's going to be harder than away. We have to score goals and score more goals, but at the same time we have to be careful at the back and not let them score away goals. ”

Rangnick also showed everyone the video of Chelsea's last home defeat to Wigan Athletic, although Carlo Ancelotti used rotation, but some of the main players are still on the field, and it can be seen from the game video that their recent performance was indeed affected by the draw at home to Hoffenheim.

However, Rangnick did not say this, he just repeatedly emphasised the qualities and characteristics of each Chelsea player, as well as their threat, while also speculating on the possible changes that Carlo Ancelotti could make.

He believes that Chu Zhongtian will face a very difficult situation in this match. In the last game, Chelsea's midfield did not limit Chu Zhongtian enough, and this game will definitely strengthen the defense in this regard. Restricting Chu Zhongtian can hit Hoffenheim's offense on the one hand, and cause trouble for Hoffenheim's defense on the other. After all, Chu Zhongtian is the offensive and defensive hub of the team, just like a military stronghold, controlling this point, attacking and retreating, killing two birds with one stone, and getting twice the result with half the effort.

Based on this consideration, Rangnick specially reminded Chu Zhongtian to be extra careful in the game.

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

Chelsea's midfield has no shortage of those physical origins, such as Essien, like Frank Lampard. So the old method of relying solely on physical strength to drag down the opponent will not work here.

He had to think of something else.

Relying on good technique and awareness at the feet and passing the ball quickly may be one way to do it.

※※※On the day of the start of Hoffenheim's home match against Chelsea, the opening ceremony of the film "Wimbledon Love" was also held in the Wimbledon Wimbledon Bar in London, England.

In the warm spring of April, this story about a transnational love born because of football finally started filming after more than half a year of preparation.

At noon, Chu Zhongtian called the crew, thanked them for their hard work, and wished the filming a success.

After the call, he went to lunch. There is also Hoffenheim's home game against Chelsea in the evening. Ibisevic, who shared his room, joked that he was a busy businessman, not like a footballer.

"I see, Chu. Even if you retire, life will be exciting, right? Ibishevich said to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian thought for a while and said to him, "I really haven't thought about what I'm going to do when I retire. ”

"Do you still need to think about it? You have so much property under your name, enough for you to be busy. People like me, when they retire, they find a club to be a coach, start with the most basic coach, and then slowly work their way up. In the end, being able to be a head coach is satisfied. If I really can't, I can go back to the United States and coach a college football team. You see, you're so much more complicated than I am. ”

Chu Zhongtian laughed: "It's good to be simple, and ah, it's not because I can do too much......

It's really like this, Chu Zhongtian now feels that there are too many things to do, but he doesn't know what to really invest a huge part of his energy in. Sichuan Quanxing in China has Xu Xiaodi to help himself manage, and it is well managed, the new second season has begun, it is said that the results are up and down, but the team's hardware is improving, the echelons are also enriched, and there are also a lot of activities to interact with local fans to enhance the attractiveness and popularity of the club, which have received good praise in the local area.

As for the cultural investment company, it is Yang Yang's, and he has done a good job.

There is only one sports brand left with his own surname, but with the help of Nike, it has grown quite quickly.

As for the first restaurant chain, his parents were in charge, his father made full use of the management skills he had accumulated in business, and his mother continued to study various recipes and invent new dishes.

The youngest is the production company established not long ago, which was also handed over to Emily's mother.

Speaking of which, there are actually very few people who really need their own.

I leave all this to someone else, of course, because I need to concentrate on playing football and don't have much time and energy to manage those companies.

Retired?

It seems that he is about to find a new investment direction for himself...... ※※※ After dinner in the afternoon, Hoffenheim gathered and boarded the team's bus and rushed to their playing venue, the Rhine-Neckar Arena.

Although Chelsea will definitely have a strong comeback, the mentality of the Hoffenheim players is quite relaxed, after all, the most difficult away games have been played, and they have played well, so why should we be nervous?

At this time, it should be Chelsea who should be nervous and throw all the burden on them.

At Stamford Bridge, the Hoffenheim fans were completely suppressed by the Chelsea fans, and it was only with a handful of Wimbledon fans that they were able to save some face. But back at his familiar home turf, the situation is different. Hoffenheim's home stadium has a capacity of 30,000 people, and this time the home team has 27,000 fans, leaving only 3,000 places for the away team.

Hoffenheim are doing this trick to cause problems for Chelsea away from home, when Chelsea will hear an overwhelming shout in German and their supporters will not even be able to open their mouths in the face of the loud noise.

The Chelsea players experienced it in advance when they came on to warm up. They warmed up with the Hoffenheim players, and the 30,000-strong Rhein-Neckar Stadium erupted in 60,000 cheers, and the sound gave him the illusion that he was playing Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena instead of Hoffenheim at the Rhein-Neckar Arena.

It's actually how Hoffenheim fans greet Chelsea fans – you shout, we shout!

After warming up and returning to their respective dressing rooms, Ancelotti's pre-match preparations were very brief, lasting only one minute.

In somewhat broken English, he told his players: "You just have to remember one thing – if we lose this game we will be eliminated." ”

While it's true that the internal environment is not good for Chelsea, Carlo Ancelotti still tries to keep everyone's attention focused on the game and not on other messes.

On the other side, Rangnick is also making his final pre-match preparations, and his preparations are just as brief. At the earliest, he would also make some long speeches, and later as Chu Zhongtian, the captain, became more and more outstanding, he did very little work in this regard, he was only responsible for tactics, and the inspiration of the team relied more on Chu Zhongtian, the captain.

After Rangnick reminded everyone of the things that needed to be paid attention to, he handed over the time to the captain Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian didn't speak for too long, he raised three fingers and said to his teammates: "There are three games left until Wembley!" ”

(To be continued)