Chapter 32: Welcome Back, Chu!

The King's Ranch has not changed much from six months ago, except for a nameplate at the gate with the new name of the stadium - Fan Stadium (fans_stadium). This is the new name given by Wimbledon Athletic Club after the acquisition of the stadium, which means that the club, the team and even the stadium are lost to the fans.

Seeing this new name, Chu Zhongtian's memory couldn't help but return to that sunny morning two years ago.

He waited in line with Emily outside the gate to get in, and after a long struggle, he finally decided to agree to Emily to come to the tryout for the newly formed team. Here, looking at the enthusiastic tryouts, Emily proudly says to him, "This is our own team." ”

It's our own team!

It's really nostalgic...... Boss John and Chu Zhongtian walked into the stadium together, and the players on both sides were already warming up on the court. Chu Zhongtian saw Qiao at a glance. Shirin, and then he found Gavin. Borger and Andy. Sullivan.

"Our stands are still there, Chu." Jackson patted Chu Zhongtian and pointed to the stands behind the goal.

"Well, you guys go up first. I'll go say hi to them. Chu Zhongtian said with a smile.

"Huh?" Jackson didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to do such a thing.

"Okay, there you go." Boss John wasn't surprised by this.

※※※Joe. Schilling was warming up with a shot and the people who came in and out of the stadium couldn't catch his attention at all. But this time, he shot the ball wide. The football flew over the corner flag.

"Wow! Dead jeep, your footwork stinks! "Gavin. Borger booed him from the side.

"Shut up, blog!" Schilling also felt very shameless, this corner kick was too substandard.

Amid the unbridled ridicule of the blog, Schilling prepares to pick up the ball.

He had barely run a few steps when he saw that the soccer ball he had missed had landed at the feet of a man who, instead of kicking it back, picked it up and tossed it up as if no one was around.

It took him a few times to pass the ball to Joe. Schilling. But Shirin didn't pick it up, but stood stunned and let the ball fly past him.

He once thought that person would never appear in front of him again, but he didn't expect that it had only been half a year before he ......, "Damn, my eyes don't flower, right?" He rubbed his eyes.

"Hey dead jeep, what are you doing?" Gavin sounded behind him. Borger's voice. "Are you going to be lazy again......"

Bolger and Schilling looked at the man off the pitch with one expression.

"What's that look on your face? See a ghost? Chu Zhongtian walked onto the court and smiled at them.

"!" The two scolded in unison. "We're fucking ghosts! How did you end up here? They threw down the warm-up they were doing and went up.

Chu Zhongtian opened his arms and was about to hug them, but the two of them gave him a punch in the stomach.

"Wow!" Chu Zhongtian exclaimed exaggeratedly.

"I'm on vacation." He clutched his stomach and said to the two of them.

"Going on holiday in a rainy place like London?"

"To be exact, to Wimbledon, to be exact." Chu Zhongtian smiled at the two of them.

The scene of the three of them chatting together was soon seen by the conscientious assistant coach Ingrid.

He found Joe. Schilling and Gavin. Borger was not in his place, but left the court without permission, ran to the sidelines, and was talking to someone.

These two bastards! Is warming up before the game child's play? See how I teach you!

He blew the whistle in his mouth so hard and quickly that all the players on the field heard it, whether it was his own team or the opponent's, and everyone looked at him.

I saw him blowing his whistle as he ran towards the three men.

Chu Zhongtian, Shi Lin, and Borjie obviously also heard Ingrid's whistle, and the latter two knew that they had been caught, but they were not worried.

"Looks like more people will know about your return, ha!" Joe. Xi Lin also patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder.

"Joe. Shirin! Gavin. Borger! You two ......" Chu Zhongtian heard Coach Ingrid's angry voice, but the voice braked sharply after seeing him.

Shirin and Borger saw the wonderful change in expression on Ingrid's face, and they held back their laughter very hard.

"Chu?" Ingrid asked with some hesitation. He wasn't sure if the person in front of him was Chu Zhongtian, who had left the team for half a season. You must know that Chu Zhongtian now looks more capable than when he left the team, and he has lost a little weight.

"It's me, Mr. Ingrid. I'll come back to see you, I'm sorry to disturb you......" Chu Zhongtian actually knew that it was not good to meet everyone during the warm-up before the game, because if the team couldn't complete the warm-up, they wouldn't be able to play at the level they should have during the game.

But when he saw the pitch and saw his former teammates, he couldn't contain his eagerness to meet them right away and tell them that he was back to see them.

"I didn't expect you to come back......" Ingrid was surprised.

"I happened to be on vacation, so I wanted to go back to Wimbledon to see everyone."

While the two of them were greetings, the other Wimbledon players saw it as well.

"Look, who's that?"

"It seems to be...... Is it Chu? It's Chu! ”

"It's that kid! He's back? What's going on? ”

"What's the reason for him? It's been a long time, I need to go say hello! Ha! ”

"What to do with the warm-up......"

"What's the deal with now?"

The new players who only joined the team this summer were obviously confused and puzzled by the enthusiasm of the old players, but it didn't matter, and immediately there were enthusiastic teammates who told them the legend that I don't know how many times it had been told: "It was a long, long time ago...... No, in fact, last season, we reached the third round of the FA Cup, we met our arch-rivals Milton Keynes, who was not called that at the time, and they were still wearing the coat of 'Wimbledon', and there was a hero in this game......"

More Wimbledon players rushed up and surrounded Chu Zhongtian in the middle, and they greeted Chu Zhongtian warmly.

"Long time no see, Chu!"

"Do you remember me, Chu?"

"I heard you're in Metz, France? How about there? ”

…… Captain Kevin. Cooper squeezed in, and then stretched out his hand to Chu Zhongtian on behalf of the team: "I heard that you are back for vacation?" Welcome back, Chu! ”

Chu Zhongtian shook hands with him a little embarrassed: "Disturb your warm-up, right?" ”

The players looked at assistant coach Nicky. Ingrich.

Ingrid smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, the game will be postponed for half an hour!" ”

The amateur league is so casual, and everyone is not surprised.

A group of people saw that the coach had allowed it, and they shouted even more happily.

※※※ After Boss John and his party walked up to the stands, they happened to see Chu Zhongtian surrounded by his teammates at Wimbledon.

"Chu is really popular...... Jackson sighed.

Boss John laughed: "It's going to be even more popular." ”

Around him, many people were already asking, "Who is the person who came in with you?" I'm so far away from here that I can't see ......."

"Why did everyone run over, is it some big shot?"

Phil happily announced loudly, "That's Chu!" ”

Everyone was shocked: "Chu? Impossible, right? Didn't he play in France? How did you get here? ”

"Like...... It's really Chu! ”

"Is it really him? Banzai! I saw him again! ”

With the grandstand where Boss John was and them as the central point, the news of Chu Zhongtian's return spread outward like rippling ripples, and soon the fans of the entire Kings Ranch knew that their hero from last season was back!

There was a commotion in the stands.

Boss John was pleased with their reaction, he rubbed his hands: "I said guys, how long has it been since we've sung that song again, do you remember the lyrics?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and knew what kind of song Uncle John was talking about. They nodded one after another: "It's impossible to forget!" ”

"Okay then, let's sing it up again, it's a gift to Chu: Welcome home, Chu!!"

※※※ Chu Zhongtian was greeting and chatting with his teammates who he hadn't seen for half a year, when he suddenly heard a faint singing voice from the stands.

Soon the lyrics became clear, as more people joined the chorus, and the melody was very familiar, and the lyrics were by no means unfamiliar.

It was a heroic hymn to him, a song he had heard in the game against Chelsea and when he left Wimbledon.

“…… This is not a song for the cowardly, because we don't sing to the cowards......"

“…… He's not like all the other beings! You're going to hear his name...... Let's shout out—"

The voice suddenly became louder.

“its_my_chu――!!”

"Now he's our hero!"

"He never stops running!"

"He terrified all opponents!"

“its_my_chu――!!”

"When he sprints, it's like a chariot of fire!"

"You don't want to cross in front of him easily!"

"Because he is our Chu!!"

The teammates also heard the song and applauded.

Ingrich patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder: "Don't patronize and talk to us, go and say hello to them." He gestured to the stands.

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

His teammates automatically made way for him, and he walked out of the crowd.

There was a burst of cheers from the stands when he walked out, but the singing continued.

Chu Zhongtian stood in the center of the field, looking around at the stands, and the fans above stretched out their arms to him while singing, and for a while, their eyes were full of waving arms.

The singing continued, and Chu Zhongtian's eyes gradually moistened.

It's not the first time he's been sung and praised by fans. He was excited when he was at Chelsea and happy with the support and well-wishes of the fans when he left the club. This time, he was purely moved.

He feels that he was praised by the fans for his good performance when he played, and when he left the team, the fans sang for him as a thank you for his two seasons with the team. But what about now? He just came back to see his old friend, and he didn't expect to hear the fans singing.

This singing voice really reflects his status in the hearts of the fans.

The fans are saying to Chu Zhongtian with such a singing voice: Welcome home, Chu !!

※※※When Chu Zhongtian was cheering from the fans on the field, assistant coach Ingrid went to the coach of the visiting team and negotiated with them to see if the kick-off time of the game could be delayed by half an hour.

Wimbledon will face Dorking. It was an amazing afternoon for the players and coaches of the Dugin team. It started when the man was suddenly surrounded by Wimbledon players, and it turned to a place they didn't know at all - what was going on? Isn't it a pre-race warm-up? Why did the opponents all throw away the football and ignore it? And the fans in the stands, what are they doing?

It was only when the other party's assistant coach came up that they were puzzled: "That...... Is it possible to slightly delay the kick-off by half an hour? ”

The coach of the other party did not know why: "What's going on?" He pointed to Chu Zhongtian on the court and asked.

"Oh, our fans are welcoming their heroes home." Ingrid laughed. "I hope you understand."

"Heroes?" Dugin's coach still doesn't understand.

"Well, did you watch the fourth round of the FA Cup last season, sir?" Ingrid asked.

The other party suddenly realized: "Oh - I see! I see! I get it, it should be, it should be! Ha ha! ”

He laughed too.

"It's okay, half an hour late kick-off will be delayed for half an hour."

When the team was warming up, Eames didn't go out, he wrote and drew on the tactical board in the dressing room, thinking about the unexpected situations that might arise in this game. Normally, he doesn't have to wait long for the players to return to the dressing room one after another, ready to hear his last speech before the game.

But today he waited a little longer.

Then he heard a deafening singing sound coming from outside, he opened the door and heard the lyrics, it was "its_my_chu"!

He couldn't figure it out - this was inexplicable, what were the fans doing singing this song to Chu Zhongtian?

And the game hasn't started yet, so there's nothing to stimulate the fans' emotions...... He decided to go out and have a look.

When Eames walked to the edge of the court, he saw at a glance the person standing in the middle of the court, who was being saluted by the fans-Chu Zhongtian!

He laughed, finally understanding what it was all about.

It turned out that the kid was back!

※※※Chu Zhongtian walked under the stands where the fans gathered and waved to them.

“…… This is a song for those who stand firm in their faith! ”

"Sing for Chu who never flinched!"

"There is no doubt that the game will get tougher and tougher......"

"Luck will not befall ...... again"

"When he never gave up!"

“its_my_chu――!!”

"Now he's our hero!"

"He never stops running!"

"He terrified all opponents!"

“its_my_chu――!!”

"When he sprints, it's like a chariot of fire!"

"You don't want to cross in front of him easily!"

"Because he is our Chu!!"

“…… When the game is in trouble, keep your chest out! ”

"Never give in!"

"Never give up!"

"Our Chu!"

"He never flinched!"

“its_my_chu――!!”

The singing gradually stopped, replaced by their shouts: "Chu! Clear! Clear!! Clear!!! "With a uniform wave of arms, it looks spectacular.

Chu Zhongtian kept beating his chest, expressing his feelings for this team and his gratitude to the fans.

Ingrid was looking at Chu Zhongtian, who was interacting with the fans, and suddenly noticed that there was an extra person next to him. At first glance, it was his partner Terry. Eames, the head coach of this team.

"He's the first person in the history of Wimbledon......" Eames muttered as he looked at Chu Zhongtian.

"I'm afraid Pooh. Jones and Dennis. Wise, they're back, so they're comparable to him, right? "On this issue, Ingrid and Eames are of the same opinion.

"It's different, Chu is a star that we have personally cultivated." Eames shook his head.

English was happy. "I suddenly remembered what I had bet you before."

"How?"

"Fortunately, I was only pressing a hundred, not ten thousand."

Eames laughed when he heard his partner say this.

The two of them looked at Chu Zhongtian, who was still on the court, and they both had the illusion that they had gone back to the summer of 2002, two years ago, when they first saw Chu Zhongtian here, he was participating in a trial match.

At that time, he came into Eames' sights because he successfully defended a combined attack by Russell and Bolger. But at that time, they didn't think that Chu Zhongtian would be so glorious two years later.

"It feels good......" Eames said.

"Hmm." Next to him, Ingrid nodded.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian felt that he was going on like this, so he didn't want to play this game. Although the fans were enthusiastic, it was time for the real protagonists to play.

He waved to everyone. Ignoring the shouts from the stands, he walked straight off the field.

"Sorry for taking up your time, guys." He said to his former teammates. "Now it's time for me to go to the podium and watch the game, and hopefully you can win."

Ingrid stepped forward: "Alright, guys, let's all go warm up again!" ”

Chu Zhongtian turned around and saw his former boss Eames yelling at him.

He went up and gave Eames a hug.

"How did you come back?" Eames asked.

"Come back for the holidays."

"How's it going in Metz?" Eames asked him directly what he was most concerned about.

"I've been on the bench for half a season, and I've only recently played a game." Chu Zhongtian replied truthfully.

Eames nodded: "After all, it's a top professional league...... But if you have the opportunity to play, seize it, don't waste it. ”

"I know, boss."

"Don't call me boss, go to the stands and watch the game. You're a pro, but we're not bad, and now we're number one in the league! ”

He gave Chu Zhongtian a thumbs up.

"This season, our goal is to get promoted!"

(To be continued)