Chapter 50: Chu Zhongtian and Alonso
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C. Ronaldo's goal ended the game early, and it would be nice for Arsenal to score a face-saving goal for the rest of the game, let alone an equaliser or a comeback, which is completely impossible. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
And this goal did make the Arsenal players very frustrated and flustered. After the restart, some people wanted to fight back immediately, but some people felt that the general trend was gone, the team's thinking was not unified, and the performance was naturally scattered. The key to their frustration and panic is the timing of the goal, if C. Ronaldo had scored ten minutes earlier, it might have been able to give the Arsenal players a fighting spirit, but in the final moments of the game, injury time was almost away, leaving too little time for Arsenal...... The rest of the game passed quickly, and when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score was fixed at 2:0.
Real Madrid picked up a valuable away win that laid a very good foundation for them to win the group. As soon as the whistle blew, Mourinho showed everyone his great personality, he did not shake Wenger's hand as is customary after the game, but turned and walked straight into the aisle...... There was talk before the game about whether there would be a post-match handshake between Wenger and Mourinho, but now they saw the result, with Mourinho ignoring Arsene Wenger and leaving as a winner.
But that didn't embarrass Wenger, who didn't intend to shake hands with Mourinho either, and he stood on the sidelines after the game, frowning and unhappy with the team's defeat, not even noticing whether Mourinho was gone or stayed.
"It's over! Jose Mourinho once again beat Arsene Wenger for Asena. Arsene Wenger will have to wait a while to break this embarrassing record...... The most recent chance is in the Champions League group stage in two weeks' time, when Arsenal travel to the Bernabeu to play Real Madrid, which may be Arsene Wenger's last chance this season......
The Spanish commentator triumphantly said that he had no belief that Arsenal would be able to beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
※※※ After the game, some Chinese media raised their eyebrows and declared: "The media in North London no longer dare to mention the stupid proposition that Chu Zhongtian is Fabregas's stand-in!" No one is anyone's stand-in, Chu Zhongtian is Chu Zhongtian, he is unique, he is the best midfielder in world football today, there is no one! ”
The media in London have not mentioned it at all, analysing Arsenal's path to group progress. Real Madrid have shown their quality after losing at home to Real Madrid, so it is almost impossible for Arsenal to beat them away from home, so perhaps their only outcome is to fight for second place in the group.
Madrid's media naturally praised Real Madrid's performance. The happiest thing is not the final score, but the process, from which everyone can see the difference in strength between Real Madrid and Arsenal, and Real Madrid is better than last season. The victory in this match took the Madrid media's hype of Real Madrid to a new level.
Many people are already planning to lift the Champions League trophy for Mourinho.
Mourinho had a note last season that made everyone have a lot of opinions. There is a very marketable statement, that is, Mourinho is planning to win the double, because the number on the note is 38 league games, 13 Champions League games, and the other number six does not know what it means, if it is used to refer to the Copa del Rey, six games are only enough for Real Madrid to reach the quarterfinals.
In the end, this statement is naturally self-defeating, because Mourinho's Real Madrid has not won a single title.
After the end of last season, Barcelona's media sneered at Mourinho, saying that he was bold at the beginning, but ended up empty-handed, which is really humiliating. Mourinho thinks that this result is normal, because Barcelona is a mature team that has continued to play the same football philosophy for more than 20 years, and his Real Madrid has only been established for a year, if such Real Madrid can beat Barcelona and steal the championship, it will not be the glory of Real Madrid, but the shame of Barcelona. So it's normal to lose to Barcelona in the title race.
The media believe that this is half true and half false. To say that it is normal for Real Madrid to lose to Barcelona, it is true, because it is, football has the laws of football. But it would be a mistake to say that Mourinho was able to accept the result calmly and think it was no big deal. With Mourinho's temper, he would never be able to take this breath. The 0-5 loss to Barcelona at Camp Nou has not been avenged...... Last season's Real Madrid was in the construction period, so can Real Madrid still be in the construction period this season? It's a high-paced society these days, so it's impossible to allow a team to be building two years in a row, especially a big club like Real Madrid, which has to produce results. For a team like Real Madrid, which is considered a big failure to finish as runners-up, it is interesting enough to allow Mourinho to be empty-handed for a season. So this season, no matter what, you have to win the title, whether it's the league title or the Champions League, of course, it's better to win both.
Now that they are going to win the title this season, is Real Madrid ready in terms of strength?
Madrid's media believe that through these two months of competition, they believe that Mourinho's side already have the ability. Although it is not 100%, with the current strength of Real Madrid, as long as it plays normally, it is possible to win the championship.
Especially the game against Arsenal, which showed their strength to the fullest. On the road, in the face of strong opponents, they are still calm, they have not seen such Real Madrid for a long time.
Some Madrid media analyzed why there was such a big difference between the two seasons of Real Madrid, mainly because of the arrival of Chu Zhongtian. His arrival stabilized Real Madrid's midfield and allowed Real Madrid to hold their backs up.
Of course, this article was quickly introduced to China by the Chinese media, which made Chinese readers and fans very happy.
※※※But Chu Zhongtian still didn't score.
Foreign media don't care about whether Chu Zhongtian scores a goal, after all, he is a midfielder, and his positioning is a commander and organizer, not a striker. So whether to score or not, when to score, how many goals to score, is not a topic they care about at all.
The domestic media is very concerned. It's as if scoring goals is the only measure of Chu Zhongtian's success at Real Madrid. Some media even couldn't wait to label Chu Zhongtian as "goal anxiety", saying that Chu Zhongtian has begun to feel anxious now, and Mourinho also has doubts about his ability because he doesn't score...... How unqualified is this to make up such a report?
When someone transferred this to Chu Zhongtian, Chu Zhongtian once again understood the extent to which some domestic media have no lower limit. But he didn't make any response, he felt that this kind of thing was not worth responding to, the media was worried about it, and if they thought they had the so-called "goal anxiety", they thought they were going, and he didn't care what the fans thought. He responded, maybe it was just the right time for these media to take advantage of the hype.
Anyway, he doesn't have anxiety himself, his position in the team is unprecedentedly solid, and this is enough for him to know. His main position at Real Madrid was not given by these journalists and media, and he is not responsible for them.
As for the question of when to score, when the time comes, it will naturally go in. When a Chinese reporter asked him this question, he answered it all.
※※※In addition to training and competitions, Chu Zhongtian's daily life is very ordinary, if Emily is there, he will go out shopping together, or drive to the suburbs, or ask his friends in the team to have a small party together.
His new house has been renovated and will be ready to move in in another month. When the time comes, he will feast all the teammates on the team who are willing to come. He has also settled down in Madrid, and he no longer has to stay in a hotel every day.
In addition, he had already learned Spanish, which was very similar to Spanish, almost equivalent to the difference between Chinese dialects - of course, definitely not between Sichuan and Hokkien - so he learned it quickly, and with his linguistic talent, he was now able to communicate with Spaniards in Spanish on any occasion.
This has increased his relationship with the Spanish and Argentine players in the team, and has strengthened his position within the team.
As long as we can communicate, there are basically no contradictions and problems that cannot be solved. Chu Zhongtian is convinced of this truth, so he actively communicates with his teammates, and never acts as a silent invisible person in the locker room. At first, Benzema was unhappy at Real Madrid, unable to find his form on the pitch and had few friends in the dressing room, but in the end it was Zinedine Zidane who came to help him integrate into the team. It's because he doesn't speak Spanish, he doesn't know anything but French, and Real Madrid is the world of Spanish and Portuguese, so he seems very silent in the dressing room, never participating in the jokes between his teammates, like a fringe figure, how can such a person cooperate with other teammates on the pitch? If you don't get in touch with others, how will they know what kind of person you are? How do you know what you think on the pitch? They prefer to pass football on to someone they know more than to be a stranger.
Now that Benzema has gradually integrated into the team with the help of Zinedine Zidane, his performance has also been remarkable.
Chu Zhongtian didn't have anyone to help him integrate into the team, he completely relied on his own strength and attitude to integrate into the team.
His performances on the football pitch have now conquered those star team-mates. Real Madrid players have a kind of arrogance and when they think you're not up to the right level, they won't talk to you. This feeling is even more pronounced for an outsider. But if you're as capable as them, they'll be more than happy to accept you.
To put it bluntly, at Real Madrid, as long as you're a real superstar, you don't have to worry about any dressing room problems. Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Raul, David Beckham have never heard of being victims of factional struggles in the dressing room. They are quite like princes sitting on one side, even the manager has to be respectful to them, if anyone dares to give the superstars a look, the superstars will report to the president of the club, Florentino, the head coach will have to leave the class. What was the reason for the resignation of Real Madrid's head coach Camacho after just over a month, and wasn't it because of the tension with the superstar in the team? He asked the lazy Ronaldo to run laps, and Ronaldo retorted: "Who has ever seen a pianist carry a piano?" Camacho, who couldn't get a superstar in the end, was unwilling to continue to swallow his anger in the team and chose to resign and leave.
There are probably only two coaches for Real Madrid, one is Bosque's fatherly type, and he can convince all the big stars to play under him. The other type should be Mourinho's type, the superstar of the coaching world is quite compatible with the superstar of the players, and the means of his rule are very rich and effective, and all the players in the team he coaches are vying to play for him.
Chu Zhongtian felt that his relationship with Mourinho was improving, or that there were no major problems from the beginning. Anyway, in training, Mourinho and himself also talked and laughed, and was not as nervous as the outside world thought. Perhaps because of the winning streak, the outside media now has a more positive evaluation of Mourinho and the team, and there is little pressure from the club's top management. The season has not yet reached the stage of competing for the championship, and the pursuit of results is not so urgent.
The atmosphere in the team is relaxed.
Of course, this is only scratching the surface. Chu Zhongtian knows what Mourinho's goal is this season - the 10th European Champions League in the club's history.
That's why he chose to come to Real Madrid, Real Madrid has an urgent need for the title, plus the strength of the team is here, and he came here to compete for the title. He's almost 28 years old and he doesn't know how long he'll be at his peak, so this move could be the last option in his career's glory days, and he hopes to lift as many trophies as possible in those few limited years.
He admits that his transfer is utilitarian, but isn't professional football a utilitarian world? He's here to win, not to lose, and who doesn't love a championship?
After the match against Arsenal, Mourinho began to continue to study the coexistence of Chu Zhongtian and Alonso. Alonso will definitely start in the next league game, and then it will be the key to whether these two midfielders can coexist. If Chu Zhongtian and Alonso can coexist and play well, then Real Madrid's waist will not have to worry about this whole season. But what if two people can't coexist? One game doesn't tell the story, and Mourinho intends to experiment with a few more games to see what happens. If it still doesn't work, you have to break it up and let one of them be the rotation player...... This is a bad thing for the team's dressing room, as Alonso is a very important member of the team as a native Spanish player, he usually doesn't talk much, but he is very authoritative in the dressing room. Last season, Alonso was described by the media as a true captain of the Galacticos. If he doesn't play, the dressing room will be in turmoil.
And what about Chu Zhongtian? The star bought for 70 million euros, but let him sit on the bench. He doesn't know if there will be turmoil in the dressing room, but there will certainly be turmoil between the club's hierarchy and him...... If the coexistence of Alonso and Chu Zhongtian is not very good, it will be difficult to make anyone a substitute, which is quite a troublesome thing.
Therefore, Mourinho hopes that the transformation of the team can be completed smoothly, and Chu Zhongtian would better be able to have some chemistry with Alonso like him and Kaka.
Judging from the training in recent days, there are still some problems with the cooperation of the two, but in general Mourinho is relatively satisfied. Just waiting for the actual combat test.
But the media won't make it so easy for Real Madrid to prepare for the game.
Just the day after Real Madrid finished the match with Arsenal, a sports newspaper from Catalonia suddenly broke a "shocking news" - "...... Harvey. Alonso can clearly no longer stand to remain on the bench at the Bernabeu and has already made a transfer request to Real Madrid's hierarchy to leave Real Madrid. For now, Mourinho trusts the new signing Chu more than the Basque...... Alonso wants to leave after feeling he has no place at Real Madrid...... There are a lot of teams interested in him right now, and Manchester United from the Premier League is the most eager......"
This article seems to be true, because everyone knows that Chu Zhongtian squeezed Alonso's position. In the game against Arsenal, it was expected that Alonso would start before the game, but he sat on the bench and sat until the end of the game, not even getting a minute of playing time.
Then more fierce news was revealed, saying that Alonso and Chu Zhongtian had many contradictions, and no one on either side looked down on each other, and they both thought very highly of themselves. And the locker room is divided because of the contradictions between the two men. The native Spanish gang and the Portuguese gang each supported their own partners and fell into opposition, while the other small gangs could only watch the excitement and play soy sauce. Chu Zhongtian has a very good relationship with Kaka and C. Ronaldo, so he was naturally classified by the media as a Portuguese gang, and Alonso is a Spaniard and a member of the national team, so he naturally has to be protected by the Spanish local gang.
The last two of these messages can be seen to be false by Real Madrid. Because they don't know if Chu Zhongtian and Alonso have any contradictions, at least on the surface, it doesn't seem to be a big deal, and the two of them will greet each other when they meet, but they are not as affectionate as good friends. This can definitely not be regarded as "full of contradictions".
As for the locker room split...... This is even more ridiculous. Yesterday Marcelo was still joking about Casillas in training, Marcelo is a member of the Portuguese gang, if the two gangs are opposed, can they still joke like that?
There is only one thing, and the teammates within Real Madrid have no way of knowing the truth. Because no one knows whether Alonso has really applied for a transfer to the club's management, he will never tell them this kind of thing, and the club will not come forward to say anything.
However, everyone saw that Alonso had some anxiety during this time, and he even risked another injury to return early. He did feel the threat from Chu Zhongtian, which was the consensus of his teammates. So if Alonso really plans to leave Real Madrid, no one will be too surprised.
But will he really leave?
(To be continued)