Chapter 217: The Group of Death
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Chu Zhongtian gave Xu Xiaodi instructions, and Xu Xiaodi flew directly to Chengdu, Sichuan the next day to discuss the specific acquisition with the people of the Provincial Football Association. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Chu Zhongtian set several conditions for the acquisition of the team, and he would only buy the team if these conditions were met.
The first is that the new team must be named after "Sichuan Quanxing". This "Quanxing" is no longer the meaning of Quanxing Distillery, or even Quanxing Daqu, this "Quanxing" is not the name of a sponsor, but the name of a football club. The full name of the club is "Sichuan Quanxing Football Club", not Quanxing, but Sichuan Quanxing, only when Sichuan and Quanxing are combined, there is such a special meaning, in addition to Sichuan is Sichuan, Quanxing is Quanxing, and it has nothing to do with it.
Sichuan Quanxing is the nostalgia of all Sichuan fans for that era, Chu Zhongtian hopes to use this way to keep everyone's eternal memory, a few years later, this team may have ups and downs, but she will be like those European clubs, even after a hundred years, the name has not changed.
Xu Xiaodi was a little worried, because Quanxing Group didn't know if it would agree. Chu Zhongtian said to him, if Quanxing Group does not agree, you can talk to them, give them money, and buy this permanent naming right. Besides, we can be regarded as giving them a permanent advertisement, and even if Quanxing Group goes bankrupt in a hundred years, everyone will still remember the name Quanxing.
If the first condition is met, the rest will be much easier. For example, the logo of the team refers to the logo design of the Sichuan Quanxing period, and the general form remains unchanged.
The third is that the symbolic color of the club is still the yellow of the Sichuan Quanxing period, and the style of the jersey may change in the future, but the main color will never change, it is yellow! Chu Zhongtian wants to let the "Yellow Hurricane" go on forever and scrape it into the next century.
The fourth is to hope that the Provincial Football Association will come forward to assist them in negotiating with Shide, buy the Pujiang training base, and transform it into a new training base in Sichuan Quanxing.
As for the home stadium or something, Chu Zhongtian will not force it, don't count on the Chengdu Sports Center in Chengdu Houzimen, a second-class team will not be able to enter. Chu Zhongtian's plan is to find a stadium in the surrounding area now, but no matter where he plays, he has to sign a loan contract of at least five years. His team can't afford to struggle with finding a home stadium every season, and fans of his team shouldn't have to bother finding where their team's home stadium will be for the new season. Whether it is the Olympic Sports Center in Jinniu District, or the Sunshine City Stadium in Longquan, or other places such as Dujiangyan and Shuangliu, you can.
Before, Chuanzu took Dujiangyan as the home field, so let's talk to the Dujiangyan government first, see if it works, if it works, it will still be there, and if it doesn't work, find another place.
The fifth is to hope that the local management can try to provide a good soil for the survival of this young and fragile team and not disturb it as much as possible. They want to work hard, calm down and do football in a down-to-earth manner, and they don't want to hype or be high-profile.
Basically, it's just a few articles, and when you're satisfied, you can sign it, and it's okay. If you are not satisfied, forget it, he is here to engage in football, not to spend money to invite the uncles to do it. He doesn't care about losing money, if he loses it, if an outsider comes to make a loss for him, he cares a lot.
※※※Xu Xiaodi went to Sichuan with his instructions, and Chu Zhongtian returned to the identity of a player, training with the national team and preparing for the match with Paraguay.
But to be honest, after experiencing the Sichuan Football incident, Chu Zhongtian's biggest expectation now is definitely not the game with Paraguay, but one day he can see Sichuan football reborn and reappear on the top league stadium in China.
That's what he's looking forward to.
He suddenly felt that life was too short and that he still had a lot of things to do. **That's right, seize the day, seize the day. He has to seize all the time now and do what he wants to do - play football well, win championships, run his Sichuan Football Club with all his heart, make money, make a lot of money, because these all need money.
Before, he made money just for the sake of making money, but now it's different, and the money he earns can be used to do a lot of meaningful things, which makes him feel good.
In the match with Paraguay, Chu Zhongtian was in excellent form, scoring a goal and assisting a goal to help the Chinese team defeat Paraguay in the quarterfinals of the World Cup 2:1 in the warm-up match.
After the game, the media praised Chu Zhongtian's excellent state and analyzed why they were in such a state. How did they know that Chu Zhongtian was in such a good state because he had found another goal to strive for in life. Many people have been in a mess all their lives, maybe because they have no ideals, maybe because they have no ability, Chu Zhongtian is very lucky, he not only has ideals, but also has the ability to realize ideals, what reason does he have not to seize this opportunity to work hard?
After playing the match against Paraguay, Chu Zhongtian flew directly from China back to Germany to prepare for the third round of the league against Schalke 04.
At the same time, Xu Xiaodi also met with the relevant leaders of the Sichuan Provincial Football Association, and Xu Xiaodi expressed to them Chu Zhongtian's willingness to contribute to his hometown football, but also put forward some conditions, and the two sides can negotiate on these conditions.
Gong Jianmin acted as an intermediary to communicate and negotiate.
Chu Zhongtian kept in touch with Xu Xiaodi at any time, and he told Xu Xiaodi that he could call him and report to him regardless of the time difference, as long as there was an update.
Emily was also intrigued after hearing about Chu Zhongtian's plan to buy the football team in his hometown. She asked Chu Zhongtian to tell Xu Xiaodi that when Chu Zhongtian went to train during the day, she could ask Xu Xiaodi to call her. It was up to her to tell Chu Zhongtian.
※※※On September 10, Hoffenheim welcomed Magath's Schalke 04 on their home turf.
Schalke 04 has been on a recruitment spree this season in an attempt to reinvigorate themselves, and for this reason they have bought Real Madrid's banner man Raul. Gonzalez, as well as AC Milan striker Huntelaar. How did I think that the results of such a high-profile reinforcement Schalke 04 were not satisfactory, the league started two rounds, they lost two in a row, the score was the same, 1:2, lost to Hamburg in the first round, lost to Hannover 96 in the second round, Raul, who was highly anticipated before the season, has not yet scored, and Magath is currently under great pressure.
The match against Hoffenheim was a tough challenge for the Schalke 04 team.
Before the game, Schalke 04's Farfan said they would not back down and would be brave enough to go for the win.
Although the rhetoric is nice, the reality is still cruel.
Schalke 04 were beaten 3-0 by Hoffenheim at the Stade Rhine-Neckar.
Chu Zhongtian is still scoring, this time it is a brace. The other goal was scored by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Everyone found that Chu Zhongtian's shots were stronger this season, the number of shots was more, and the accuracy of his shots was further enhanced, so he kept scoring goals.
Only three rounds into the league and he has already scored five goals and provided one assist. With the start of the five major European leagues, Chu Zhongtian is currently the most popular player, because his form is really good.
Rangnick also noticed this, went back to China, played two national team warm-up games, and most of the players' physical condition was not satisfactory, so this game Rangnick rotated, but in Chu Zhongtian, he couldn't see the impact of the national team match day at all, his physical fitness was excellent, his physical condition was also good, and it could even be said that his condition was even better. After coming back, Chu Zhongtian's whole person was full of fighting spirit, self-confidence, and goals. He's like a lion full of ** for wins and goals.
He didn't know what happened to Chu Zhongtian in China that made him have such a change, but this change was a good thing for him, and he was happy to accept it.
※※※Prior to this, Hoffenheim participated in the Champions League draw for the new season. Although they were impressive in the Champions League last season, beating Manchester United and Inter Milan, who went on to become Champions League winners.
Because of last season's excellent performance, Hoffenheim were placed in the third tier of the team this season, a notch up from a year ago, and Hoffenheim's hard work paid off.
Hoffenheim will not be underestimated now, with the media believing that Hoffenheim's placement in Pot 3 and Real Madrid's placement in Pot 2 could lead to the most high-profile group of death in this season's Champions League.
Among the 32 teams participating in the Champions League in the new season, the defending champion Inter Milan, the former seven-time champion of the French Ligue 1, Lyon, the "Red Devils" Manchester United, the six-time champion Barcelona last season, the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, the Blues Chelsea, the Serie A giants AC Milan, and the Gunners Arsenal were divided into the first tier. Ajax from the Eredivisie, Benfica from Portugal, Valencia from Spain, Panathinaikos from Greece, Roma from Serie A, Marseille from Ligue 1, Real Madrid with nine Champions League winners, and Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine belong to the second tier. The third tier includes Tottenham Hotspur, who entered the Champions League for the first time in 44 years, Schalke 04, Glasgow Rangers in Scotland, Copenhagen in Denmark, Basel in Switzerland, CSKA Moscow in Russia, Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, and Braga in Portugal. The remaining teams from Twente, Tel Aviv Workers, Bursa, Kazan Rubies, Cluj, Zhilina, Auxerre and Partizan Belgrade belong to the fourth tier.
When the draw came out, the media speculation and analysis came true – the deadliest group of death in the Champions League this season was born.
The first team in Group G belongs to seven-time Champions League giants AC Milan, while the second-tier team is nine-time Champions League giants Real Madrid. They were together in the Champions League group stage last season, but that can't be called the group of death. Because Marseille and Zurich were not too strong at that time.
This year's reason why this group is called the strongest group of death is the third and fourth bracket teams - the third bracket is from the upstarts of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim, who won the Champions League last season!
In the third tier is France's Young Guard, Auxerre, led by Ligue 1 coach Fernandes.
Together, these four teams do deserve the title of the strongest group of death.
As soon as the results of the draw came out, there was an exclamation.
Rangnick was surrounded by reporters who wanted to hear what he had to say about the draw.
'I don't have much to say, no matter who the opponent is, we only play Hoffenheim football.'
However, the performance of the media was not as calm as he appeared, and many media believed that Bundesliga upstart Hoffenheim's Champions League journey suffered a heavy blow from the start, and being placed in the group of death was definitely not good news. Both AC Milan and Real Madrid are super strong teams, and Ousterre are also difficult to deal with, and Hoffenheim have little chance of qualifying from this group. Even if they can get six points against their opponents in the two contract Auxerre, there is no guarantee that they will qualify.
The key to qualifying will be to watch them play the two legs against Real Madrid and AC Milan.
The draw was not good news for many Hoffenheim supporters. Their Champions League journey may have to end in the group stage, which is a disappointing result for Hoffenheim, who reached the last 16 last season.
But for Chu Zhongtian, this lottery result has another significance. In addition to facing Mourinho again, he will also meet his Ligue 1 mentor in the group stage.
Fernandes, the veteran coach who coached Metz at the beginning, has arrived at Auxerre, and now the master and apprentice are finally going to meet again. It's just that they are their own enemies on the field.
Chu Zhongtian said in an interview that he is looking forward to all the games in this group, he is eager to play against strong opponents such as Real Madrid and AC Milan, and he is also looking forward to competing with his mentor. "I want him to see that I'm always growing." He told the press about his relationship with Fernández. "He cares about me and I'm thankful for him. He's a really good coach and without him I wouldn't be where I am today. ”
A reporter asked: "What about how it compares to Rangnick?" ”
Chu Zhongtian smiled: "Don't want me to fall into a trap." I'm not going to compare the two coaches, in my opinion they are both very good, Fernandes has developed me and Rangnick has given me a bigger vision and a higher vision. I would like to thank them for always having great coaches in my career and I am very happy to have worked with them. ”
"Mourinho is also very good...... "There are reporters who don't open which pot to mention."
Chu Zhongtian has long been able to calmly deal with the phenomenon that the media always talk about him and Mourinho together.
"Yes, he's excellent too."
"Have you ever thought about working with him one day, Chu?" Earlier the journalist asked.
Chu Zhongtian shrugged: "I can't think of anything in the future, who can say for sure?" ”
In fact, being able to reunite with Fernandez is really a thing that makes Chu Zhongtian very happy. As he told reporters, he wants to show Fernandez that he is always growing, just like going back to his teacher for a debriefing, and the better he performs, the happier he believes his teacher will be. As for his performance, the team's performance will also be good, then Auxerre is likely to lose the game, Chu Zhongtian will automatically not think about it...... ※※※After playing the game with Schalke 04, Hoffenheim will go to the Spanish capital Madrid to challenge their Champions League group stage may be the strongest opponent - Mourinho's Real Madrid.
In fact, if it weren't for Mourinho, Real Madrid might not have been Hoffenheim's strongest opponent.
It is not for nothing that Real Madrid have been placed in Pot 2 for two consecutive seasons, because missing out on the quarter-finals for six consecutive years puts them at a disadvantage in the Tier 2 points, and it is no surprise that the teams that have been placed in Pot 2 will be placed in Pot 2. But now this Real Madrid team is back competitive because they have the most amazing manager in world football today, Jose. Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese coach led Inter Milan to the treble last season, giving people a glimpse of Inter Milan in the big international era.
Mourinho's move to Real Madrid this season can be said to be Florentino's biggest and wisest signing this summer.
Also because of the arrival of Mourinho, Real Madrid, which was always regarded as a soft persimmon nerve knife, really has the temperament of a strong team.
Last season's Manuel Pellegrini's Real Madrid, the personnel are not much different from this season, but a weak team like Zurich can concede two goals away, and AC Milan, which was not favored at the time to play at home, and had a lot of internal and external troubles, was finally reversed by AC Milan in the lead, and lost the game 2:3, AC Milan also solved the problem with the victory of this game, regained self-confidence, and played better and better in the domestic league. At home to Zurich, Real Madrid also won by only one goal.
After entering the round of 16, the performance was even more incomprehensible, the first leg away against Lyon had no fighting spirit, and the game was completely disorganized, and I didn't know what Pellegrini thought. As a result, he lost 0:1. A return to their home stadium should have been a ruin, and in fact it was, with Real Madrid starting the game off to a good start with a 1-0 lead in the first half. Unexpectedly, after halftime, Real Madrid suddenly lost its direction, couldn't find its rhythm, and was like two teams in the first half. As a result, Pjanic equalized with a goal from Lyon's midfielder. The away goal helped Lyon take a 2-1 aggregate lead and eventually eliminated Real Madrid, giving them the humiliation of missing out on the quarter-finals for the sixth year in a row.
In short, no matter how good Real Madrid played at that time, it would always give people a feeling of insecurity. Watching Real Madrid play is like carrying a ticking time bomb and not knowing when it will explode.
As for Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid, the league has played two rounds so far, with one win and one draw. It's not good in that sense, but it's a clear change to see that Real Madrid are solid on the pitch, especially in their defence. Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid defence has become more solid, and when their attacking stars find their senses, such a Real Madrid will be an invincible supership.
Hoffenheim went to the Bernabeu Stadium to face Real Madrid's newly built galactic battleship......
(To be continued)