It's been a full day since the intense Lorraine derby, and the media in Lorraine and even the national media have focused on the game for a day.

scored two goals in the game, and Chu Zhongtian, who still insisted on playing in a blood-stained robe, naturally became the focus of the media's attention.

And the picture of him bleeding and celebrating in front of the Nancy fan stands made the front page of many media sports pages.

The headline of Metz's local La Repubblica della République de Metz befits their status as a media outlet in Metz: "Hideous Chu frightens the people of Nancy!" ”

The headline of the French team newspaper read: "This is the roar of Metz victory!" The subheadline reads: "Metz wins the Lorraine derby 3-1, Chu is the best in the game!" ”

Canal+ TV also repeatedly broadcast the footage of Chu Zhongtian scoring the second goal in the news: "...... Chu risked an injury to fight Biancarani for the top and he scored the goal for his team to win the game! This goal was the turning point of the game...... Chu Zhongtian, a Chinese player who joined Metz on loan last season, moved to Metz permanently after helping the team to relegation, and he has quickly become the core of the team this season, playing well in all the games in which Metz has won......"

As for the grand occasion of the Chinese media after the game, there is no need to repeat it, you can imagine it with your brain. Naturally, it is a sensual boast, and it is estimated that if they are a little more shameless, Chu Zhongtian can be directly promoted to the successor of the football king. But everyone who watched Chu Zhongtian's game would not worry about those issues with the media.

Of course, there are also many fans who hope that Chu Zhongtian will not come back, he has been playing outside, and it will be over when he comes back.

Others are questioning the Chinese Football Association and asking why players who have performed so well have not been called up by the national team. "If Chu Zhongtian is not worthy of the national team, then everyone in the national team now is not worthy of the national flag on their chests!"

Someone mentioned this problem, which made everyone else feel strange - yes, Chu Zhongtian has gradually played steadily since he played the main team in Metz at the beginning of this year, and he became a big contributor to the success of Metz relegation in the final stage of last season. The new season has further stabilized the position of Metz and has become the heart of Metz, both in attack and in organization, he has played a very important role. But why has there been no news of the national team's recruitment of Chu Zhongtian until now?

This summer, there was a debate about whether Chu Zhongtian should be selected for the under-21 team to compete in the World Junior Championships in the Netherlands. But when everyone found out that Chu Zhongtian was over twenty-one years old, the controversy disappeared. After that, the national youth team performed well in the Netherlands, and a group of very talented players emerged, coupled with young players such as Chu Zhongtian and Dong Fangzhuo, everyone had some confidence in the results of the Chinese national team.

However, some of the people in the national youth team were selected for the national team, and Chu Zhongtian did not even enter the national team training squad.

Why is that? Was it Chu Zhongtian who refused the call up for the national team?

Not really, because as long as you go to the news section of Chu Zhongtian's personal website, the most authoritative in China, you can know that Chu Zhongtian has all the news since he became famous in the game against Chelsea until now, and none of them is related to the "national team".

In other words, the national team has not issued any form of call-up order like this Chinese player who has played well in Ligue 1.

However, it is not strange for everyone, because after the national team's failure to attack the World Cup in Germany, the national team suddenly fell into a situation where there was no ball to play in two years, and the national team recruitment was not so urgent.

Chu Zhongtian himself does not care whether he can be selected for the national team at the moment. He doesn't look forward to playing for Chelsea anyway, so it doesn't matter if he can get a labor certificate or not. At the moment, he aspires most to succeed at club level – he knows very well what the national team is, and there is little success there.

The outstanding performance in the match against Nancy honestly did not make Chu Zhongtian feel that his life had changed anything. In addition to being at the Holy Mountain Frion Stadium as well as the training base, there may be more media queues asking for an interview with him.

On the morning when the team resumed training, Chu Zhongtian was eating breakfast at home alone when he heard the doorbell ringing.

When I opened the door and went out, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a yellow postal logo vest standing outside the courtyard.

"Chu, your package! Ha! ”

Chu Zhongtian didn't know the person outside the courtyard, but that person obviously knew Chu Zhongtian. When he saw Chu Zhongtian open the door and come out, he waved to him and said hello. Looking at his enthusiasm, Chu Zhongtian thought that he had a problem with his memory, and the postman in front of him was someone he knew...... He walked to the gate with some confusion.

"Hi, Chu!" The postman greeted him naturally. "How do you sleep at night? Have you rested? ”

Even Chu Zhongtian's own father would not ask him such a question so enthusiastically, Chu Zhongtian once again suspected that the stranger in front of him was actually very familiar with him...... "Good morning, uh...... Mr. I'm resting well, thank you......" He was really embarrassed to ask the uncle if they knew each other, for fear of hurting his feelings. So the best thing to do in this case is to pretend to be confused.

"Give! Your package! "Uncle Postman handed a package to Chu Zhongtian." It's pretty heavy! ”

Chu Zhongtian signed the list after harvesting.

The postman uncle tore off the list and handed the package to Chu Zhongtian again. Then he pulled out a blank piece of paper like a trick.

"Sign it, Chu!"

Chu Zhongtian understood-this was his fan.

He nodded and signed his Chinese name: Chu Zhongtian.

The uncle who got the autograph grabbed Chu Zhongtian's hand again and shook it vigorously: "Well done, Chu!" What a wonderful performance you had at the Lorraine derby! You know, I used to be a Ribery fan, but now I'm yours fan! Hah! Let me see, your wound is okay, right? It looked scary at the time, and I was scared of a lot of blood...... I said, you don't feel it at all? After scoring a goal, he also ran to provoke the Nancy fans...... But I just like you like that, haha! He gave Chu Zhongtian a thumbs up.

Chu Zhongtian found that in front of this enthusiastic fan, there was no part for him to intervene, so he chose to be a listener very smartly.

After pouring out his admiration very enthusiastically, he waved goodbye to Chu Zhongtian: "Goodbye!" Clear! I will continue to work hard in future competitions! I'll go to the scene to cheer you on when the time comes, haha! ”

Chu Zhongtian stood at the door and waved to him, and watched the enthusiastic fan postman uncle drive away before turning around and walking back.

As he walked, he weighed the rectangular package in his hand, which was indeed not light. What's inside? Curiosity drove him not to return home, so he stood directly in the courtyard and began to unpack.

After the outer packaging was opened, Chu Zhongtian was surprised to find that it was a wooden box, and when he pushed open the lid, a bottle of champagne lay quietly between the soft flannel cloth and the plastic strip.

A bow is tied at the neck of the champagne.

I took it out and looked at it carefully, and found that it read:

May 17, 2005, 7th round of the league, Lorraine derby, best of the match!

Chu Zhongtian raised the wine bottle in his hand, and in the golden sunlight of the morning, he looked at it carefully. The sunlight had softened a lot when it reached his face through the scattering of the bottle.

He smiled and shook his head slightly.

Mr. Legov really sent himself the champagne of the best players...... ※※※ The champagne of the old man Legov made Chu Zhongtian feel in a good mood all day. He prefers the acknowledgment of the fans to the praise of the media. Because he came from a team made by fans, he can understand the feelings of the fans, and he can also appreciate how great the love of the fans is. This is also why he has never refused the fans' request for autographs and photos since he was not famous, even if he has a cold because of it.

The demands of the fans are really low, and they can be met by the players with a single gesture. He couldn't refuse such a low request.

Whenever he faced those fans, he would think of his friends at Wimble's bar, of his two classmates, who were both fans, and who were of the same nationality as the person in front of him, but who had the same feelings for the team.

※※※ After a day of rest, the first day of the team's resumption of training, the injury on Chu Zhongtian's forehead naturally became the focus of discussion among his teammates, and even Menez expressed concern about Chu Zhongtian's injury. When Chu Zhongtian routinely greeted Menez, the French young man suddenly asked, "Are your injuries okay?" ”

Chu Zhongtian was stunned for a moment and didn't react. It was always him who took the initiative to find words to talk to Menez, and Menez's reaction was generally very cold, and it was something that had never happened before when he took the initiative to speak to him.

He suddenly realized that this was an opportunity to bring himself closer to Menez, so he shrugged: "It's nothing, thank you for your concern." ”

When Menez saw that he was all right, he fell silent again.

Chu Zhongtian pursed his lips.

If this continues, how long will it take to bring Menez into the team?

Obviously, if Menez takes the initiative, it is estimated that he will not be able to wait until his contract with Metz expires. This kind of thing can't let Menez take the initiative, he has to take the initiative himself...... After all, Mr. Fernandez asked him to integrate Menez into the team, and did not let him wait for Menez to integrate into the team.

During training, Chu Zhongtian took the initiative to propose to Coach Fernandez that he liked to train in a group with Menez. Ribery was taken aback by his proposal, and then Ribery shrugged his lips and pouted, a little dissatisfied.

At this time, Chu Zhongtian definitely couldn't explain to Ribery in person, he could only wait until the training was over to talk to Ribery about this matter. And Fernandez was very happy that Chu Zhongtian had this statement, so he nodded and agreed to Chu Zhongtian's request.

The teammates were all surprised by Chu Zhongtian's decision, including Menez himself.

However, he did not show any aversion to arranging for him to train with Chu Zhongtian with the head coach.

As he and Menez were working in a warm-up stretch, he suddenly recalled his days at Wimbledon and pulled with his enemy, Russell. At that time, he and Russell were warming up and cursing at each other, and now the situation is much better than then. At that time, he and Russell wanted each other to die, but in the end they became good friends, why couldn't he and Menez?

During training, Chu Zhongtian noticed that Ribery's mood was wrong, and he knew that this kid must be angry with himself.

After all, his previous contact with Menez can be said to be the request of the head coach, and his attitude is generally negative in addition to taking the initiative to say hello, and he is still closer to Ribery.

Today, I did take the initiative to kick it out, and passive acceptance is not the same as active demand.

Ribery must have thought that he had betrayed his friendship with him and had come together with Menez, whom he hated the most...... After the training, Chu Zhongtian wanted to explain to Ribery. Of course, he didn't abandon his friendship with Ribery, he just felt that he needed to take more care of the newcomer at this time, anyway, he and Ribery were already old friends, and it should be okay to leave out for a while.

As a result, according to the original training plan today, he had to stay and have a tactical lesson with Coach Tadio. Together with Coach Tadio, he analysed what was effective and what was unnecessary in every touch he had against Nancy. Through these analyses, he can know what exactly is wrong with him, so that he can develop a targeted training plan to avoid making mistakes in future competitions.

It stands to reason that when he comes out of the tactical class, all his teammates should be gone, and Ribery will naturally not stay here to listen to what he explains.

Chu Zhongtian was the best to cheekily go to Ribery to fight in Pro Evolution Soccer at night and planned to walk out of the locker room, but he didn't expect that when he passed by the parking lot, he heard the sound of a horn.

Looking back, Ribery sat in the car and waved at him, "Would you like a ride, man?" ”

Chu Zhongtian laughed in surprise - he really didn't expect Ribery to be waiting for him here.

"Of course." He ran over and pulled the door open himself and got inside.

"I thought you were gone." After getting into the car, Chu Zhongtian's first sentence was this. "I had something to say to you, but when I saw you here, I knew I didn't need to say anything......"

Ribery shrugged: "You think I'm angry?" Actually, I did get angry! But now I find that I can't be angry with you! If I want to be angry, I can only get angry with the old man, but obviously I can't do that. ”

He said a lot like a tongue twister.

Chu Zhongtian laughed.

Ribery started the car and slowly drove out of the training base's parking lot.

"You see, we didn't have that Menez, we won Nancy and we won it with an incomplete squad. I still can't figure out why the old man would spend money on that boy from Menez. While driving the car, Ribery complained to Chu Zhongtian.

When the two of them get along in private, Ribery will call Jean. Fernández is the "old man" as a gesture of kindness. Only on formal occasions would he say "Mr. Fernández".

Chu Zhongtian actually didn't understand the specific use of buying Menez. Anyway, that kid didn't make an inch, but it made the atmosphere in the team's locker room very tense for a while. But since this is a kind of experience for himself, he naturally does it. Coach Fernandez won't hurt him anyway.

"Who knows? Sir has his thoughts...... But Menez's skills are really good, and if he can fit into the team, maybe it will help us a lot......

Ribery scoffed at Chu Zhongtian's claims.

"Waiting for him to settle into the team? No kidding, Chu! You know that's impossible! ”

Chu Zhongtian said: "This is what I am working on. ”

"That kid won't appreciate it, look at the way he looks above the top, as if none of us here are as good as him! I don't feel good when I see him! Ribery slapped the steering wheel and looked really upset with Menez.

Ribery babbled and complained all the way, and when he got home, Chu Zhongcai said to Ribery, "I think I need your help, Frank." ”

"Don't expect me to do this for you, Chu. Everything else is fine, but this one can't. Ribery waved his hand.

"I don't want you to be friends, but I want you to treat him like a regular teammate when you're on the team."

Ribery looked at Chu Zhongtian and asked, "Are you serious?" ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "You complained all the way just now, and I thought about it all the way." I think where we are now is a problem for both of us, Menez has a problem, and we have it. If we hadn't excluded him, his relationship with us wouldn't have been so stiff. ”

Hearing him say this, Ribery pointed at him and was about to retort: "Don't make a mistake, Chu. It's that kid......"

Chu Zhongtian hurriedly interrupted him: "I know, I know, but now let's not talk about his problem, let's talk about our responsibilities first." Now that he's wearing the Metz jersey, he's our team-mate. I think no matter how many conflicts there are in private, they should be put aside when training and competing. I don't expect you to have a good relationship with that kid, I just want if we play together we can work together like a team. ”

Ribery laughed, "Your request is a bit too much for that kid. ”

"I'm trying to figure it out on his side, but inside the team, I want Frank to help me. I know you have a lot of prestige in the dressing room, and if you were talking, it would definitely work better than me. ”

For Chu Zhongtian's compliment, Ribery was very useful.

He waved his hand: "I'll say okay first, I'll only be responsible for this time, if that kid still looks like he is underbeaten, I don't care about anything." ”

It's not easy to get such a sentence from Ribery. Chu Zhongtian didn't expect to ask Ribery for help every time.

He unbuckled his seat belt and stretched out his palm in front of Ribery.

"Do what?" Ribery asked.

"Come and give a high-five!"

"Childish." Ribery didn't high-five Chu Zhongtian, "Get out of the car quickly, I'm still in a hurry to go home and hug my wife!" ”

Chu Zhongtian, who was "driven" out of the car by Ribery, was not angry, but smiled and waved at Ribery: "Goodbye, Frank." ”

Ribery rolled his eyes at him and pulled the car into the garage.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and walked towards his home. With Ribery's support, he was confident of completing the task given to him by coach Fernandes.

(To be continued)