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Many people, including pundits and fans, tend to focus on the players who score goals, and ignore the real people behind the scenes. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Ibisevic's hat-trick was unanimously praised by the entire German media, and the English media also reported on Ibisevic's hat-trick, reminding Manchester United to pay attention to the Bosnia-Herzegovina goalscorer in the upcoming Champions League group stage.

But Ibisevic himself was humble, saying it was nice to be able to score, and three goals in a game. But the team win is what makes him happiest. He was also able to complete the hat-trick thanks to his team-mates, who made a series of correct moves before the goal, and he himself just made the last correct move in front of goal.

But the more humble he is, the more people pay attention to him.

On the contrary, Chu Zhongtian, the real director, has been ignored.

Chu Zhongtian didn't think there was anything bad, it would be better for him to be low-key as the "mastermind behind the scenes". Of course, he doesn't want to be low-key in the game.

During training, he jokingly patted Ibisevic on the shoulder and said, "You helped us share the pressure of the whole team, Ibi!" Anyway, if you lose to Manchester United, that's your problem, haha! ”

Everyone also coaxed: "Yes, Victor! If we lose the game, it must be because you didn't score! ”

"When I'm interviewed, I'll have the reporter go straight to you, Victor. Prepare yourself, ha! ”

A group of people gathered together to tease the good-natured Ibshevic, and everyone laughed crookedly.

Ibisevic was not angry either, but just gave them a roll of the eye.

On September 29, the Hoffenheim squad departed for Manchester, where they will challenge their first big opponent in this season's Champions League.

Hoffenheim arrived at Manchester Airport, and from the moment he stepped off the plane, Ibisevic was the focus of the English media.

He had just scored a hat-trick in the league and had scored in three consecutive games and, in the words of the English media, Ibisevic's barrel was hot and ready to smash the enemy's head at any moment.

"Mr. Ibisevic, how did it feel to score a hat-trick in the league?"

"What do you know about Manchester United, Mr. Ibisevic?"

"Rumours that you almost joined Manchester United, is that true?"

…… Numerous reporters surrounded the tall Ibisevic, and microphones, voice recorders and cell phones reached for him.

Another figure who has attracted a lot of attention in the English media is also the striker, and he is Ruud van Nistelrooy. In the last Champions League group game, he scored twice in the game and scored 58 goals in his Champions League main game. Manchester United was the place where he played for five seasons, he won numerous honours at Manchester United, and he is still remembered by Manchester United fans.

This time he faced his old club again after leaving Manchester United. After his move to Real Madrid, he did not face Manchester United in the Champions League for four seasons.

In the past, the reason why he left Manchester United was because he fell out with Ferguson, the godfather of Manchester United, so this return is also a highlight.

"Welcome back to Manchester, Luther!" Some of the reporters who knew him well also greeted him.

'This is the first time you've been back at Old Trafford as an opponent since leaving Manchester United, is there anything you would like to say?'

"On the ...... between you and Ferguson"

…… The two players were surrounded by reporters, while Chu Zhongtian and the other teammates quickly walked onto the bus from the side, and then looked at the two teammates who were almost inserted into their mouths with pity from the car.

"The Hoffenheim squad arrived at Manchester Airport at 10.30am this morning...... "The TV in the bar was playing the evening sports news. The drinkers looked up at the televisions that were suspended from the ceiling. The screen shows a Hoffenheim player walking out of the airport passage.

"Look!" Someone pointed at the TV screen and shouted. "Chu! It's Chu! ”

"Oh oh! That kid is much darker than before......"

"My muscles are a lot stronger, too."

Everyone looked up at the TV and started talking.

"Bosnian striker Ibisevic, who scored a hat-trick in the last round of the Bundesliga, has attracted the attention of the media......"

Chu Zhongtian's footage only existed on the screen for a few seconds, and then the camera shifted to Ibisevic.

This caused the dissatisfaction of the drinkers in the bar: "Who wants to see him!" We're going to see Chu! Bastard! ”

"The media is really utilitarian, just because Chu didn't score, so they don't pay attention to him, it's really hateful......"

"Hey, when the time comes, let you blind media see how powerful he is!"

Chu Zhongtian was not mentioned in the news again, and everyone's attention was diverted from the TV.

This is the Wimblesman Bar, and the owner, John, is busy behind the bar while chatting with the old guys. They have already organised a group of fans to go to Manchester to watch the game, set off on the afternoon of September 30, and then rush back overnight after watching the game.

They will wear blue Wimbledon jerseys, and Hoffenheim's jerseys are also blue, and they look from the stands as if they are also Hoffenheim fans. In fact, they are just Chu Zhongtian fans, they just came to see Chu Zhongtian's game, not Hoffenheim's game.

"In fact, judging from the strength of the two teams, Hoffenheim should not be able to win against Manchester United tomorrow. The two teams are clearly not in the same ......"

"Who's going to care about that? All we went to see was Chu! As long as Chu's performance is okay, it's okay, whether Hoffenheim wins or not! ”

The rest of the people continued to discuss tomorrow's game as they drank the beer in their glasses.

"It's true, I'm not a Hoffenheim fan, I'm not a Manchester United fan, I just want to see Chu have a good performance tomorrow, as for who wins and loses...... Well, actually, I still hope Hoffenheim wins, after all, Hoffenheim has Chu......"

The more everyone talked about it, the more excited they became.

On Boss John's side, everyone spoke much quieter, almost whispering.

"How many people are we going to tomorrow?" Bent asked Boss John.

"About one hundred and fifty people."

"Last time at Hampton Park, we had three hundred ......"

Boss John interrupted him: "Old Trafford isn't Hampton Park, old man. All the tickets for the home fans were snatched up by the real Manchester United fans, and they didn't give many tickets to the away fans. I still bought it from the German side, and these 150 tickets are not easy. If it weren't for the ticket, we would have been able to go to more than 300 people. ”

"I don't think it's much of us 150 or so on Manchester United's home stadium......" Old Bent felt frustrated at the thought of the crowd singing from the Manchester United fans in the stadium.

"I don't see it that way." Boss John retorted. "As long as we open our mouths to sing, Chu can hear it. It's called telepathy, ha! ”

"Speaking of Manchester United, I suddenly thought of Chu still here, that year's FA Cup, we all wanted to draw Manchester United. That's the way to Old Trafford. As a result, Wimbledon Athletic have not drawn Manchester United in the FA Cup until now, but Chu went to Old Trafford first. After laughing, Boss John suddenly remembered the past.

"How did you think about it for so long?" Old Bent was a little surprised.

'It's nothing, when I talk about Manchester United, I can't help but think about the old days. Chu seems to be doing well at Hoffenheim, having played in the Champions League this season and may have even greater achievements in the future. I don't think he'll ever get a chance to wear our shirt again in his life......"

Old Bent was drinking, choking on his last words and coughing.

"Ahem...... Cough! Where do you think you're going, old man? We're not even a professional team now, unless one day we're back in the Premier League, but how old is Chu by then? ”

Boss John also realizes that he is thinking too far ahead and is meaningless. So he laughed too, picked up his wine glass, and touched it with old Bent: "Forget it, let's just talk about tomorrow's game!" ”

In the evening, meanwhile, in the hotel in Manchester, the Hoffenheim players were giving tactical lessons.

In general, the tactics and personnel arrangements in the game will be talked about in this tactical class, so this tactical class is the most important, and no one can be absent.

Rangnick first announced his starting line-up for tomorrow's game. Unsurprisingly, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ibisevic started together, with Salihovic, Eduardo, Chu Zhongtian and Sana in midfield. At the back, Simunic played at centre-back alongside Pogatecs, while Kolarov and Baker were left and right wing-backs respectively. The goalkeeper is naturally Thiem. Hildebrand. On the bench sat substitute goalkeeper Daniel. Haas, defenders Metzelder and Comper, Vosa and Vukočevic in midfield, and Wellington and Obasi in front.

Then Rangnick showed everyone the footage of the Manchester United game and told everyone how to deal with it in the game.

Many people think that Manchester United should be greatly reduced by leaving Ronaldo this summer, but Rangnick does not see it that way. He believes that Ronaldo and Manchester United actually benefit from Ronaldo, even if the Portuguese is gone, Manchester United is still Manchester United. Because in order to make Ronaldo the core, Ferguson sacrificed Rooney. As soon as the Portuguese left, they liberated Rooney. So in fact, the key figure for Manchester United is not Ronaldo, who has left the team, but Wayne Rooney.

Therefore, the key to this game will be whether the Hoffenheim backline can successfully contain Rooney.

In this regard, Rangnick specially pulled a few defenders to watch Rooney's game footage repeatedly, so that they could familiarize themselves with Rooney's style of play. 'He's very physical, pay attention to his movements, he doesn't look hard, but the defenders tend to be at a disadvantage when they compete with him for positions, so you have to pay attention to his close defense in the penalty area and don't be easily squeezed into the right position by him...... He's sprinting very fast, try not to give him a chance to rush up if possible, reasonable fouls are necessary, don't hold back, deal with him a little harder...... He likes to drop back and then go forward, and his power will increase dramatically, so the two midfielders will also be actively involved in defending him...... Defending him while keeping the back line in position, Rooney is a good passer when Ronaldo is around, so his passing should not be underestimated......

In fact, Rangnick didn't say much about the defensive things, the main thing is to contain Rooney, and at the same time pay attention to defending other Manchester United players, don't easily lose their position in defense, and pay attention to maintaining the position of a few lines at any time and maintain the formation.

Then he talked about attacking, which is what Hoffenheim players like the most, because they play attacking football, which they are more familiar with than defending.

In terms of offense, Chu Zhongtian is naturally the core, which goes without saying. After a summer of running-in, and the first seven rounds of the league, everyone knows this. So in terms of offense, Rangnick actually explained it in two parts, first to the other offensive players except Chu Zhongtian, and then he talked to Chu Zhongtian about Chu Zhongtian alone.

Rangnick's demand for his strikers is not to drop back frequently, but to be at the front and constantly put pressure on United's backline. This is because Hoffenheim's midfielders have a strong ability to create scoring chances, and they don't need the strikers to drop back frequently to get the ball up front. Of course, this has the credit of Chu Zhongtian.

Hoffenheim's fast football, why it can create so many scoring opportunities, in addition to the strength of the midfield, another reason is that the forwards start to press and force the opponent to make mistakes. Since last season, Hoffenheim have been moving closer and closer to such football. A lot of their goals came from mistakes in their own box.

That's why Rangnick asked the strikers to keep putting pressure on United's backline, in addition to the attacking performance, but also the defensive requirements. Not only to put United under pressure in attack, but also to press up front.

As for the forward line, the requirements are simple, play well on the wings and have the opportunity to switch positions. When the full-backs get the assist, the full-backs cut inside to the ribs...... And so on.

These have been explained many times in normal games, and the games against Manchester United are no different from the past. Manchester United's full-back Patrice Evra has a good assist, so of course he has to make good use of it. But there are examples of other opponents who like to assist at full-backs, so Rangnick just gave a little bit and didn't say much.

Next is the time for him to communicate with Chu Zhongtian.

"Chu, who do you think Ferguson will arrange for Ferguson to keep an eye on you?"

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "He won't look for anyone." Because there's no way he's going to play man-to-man defence against me. ”

Rangnick laughed after hearing Chu Zhongtian's answer.

This was a small game, and of course he knew what Chu Zhongtian's answer was. In fact, at the beginning, Hoffenheim's opponents would engage in man-to-man defense, and find a midfielder who is very good at marking people to closely mark Chu Zhongtian. But the result of that was that this back was led around by Chu Zhongtian, which disrupted his own defense. So now, basically no team will send someone to guard Chu Zhongtian when they are playing against Hoffenheim. Now everyone's popular method is zone defense, where Chu Zhongtian appears, let people defend him somewhere.

"Offensively, you were no different from usual. But defensively, your task is a bit heavier. Rooney is left to Sana and your task is for everyone in their midfield. ”

Hearing the head coach say this, everyone turned their attention to Chu Zhongtian.

"Everyone?" Chu Zhongtian asked rhetorically.

"Yes. I don't know who their starting line-up will be right now, but judging by their starting line-up in the previous league games, it should be a left-behind midfielder with excellent control of the tempo and long passing, and a defensive midfielder with excellent fighting ability. We won't talk about the two wings, the key is the two in the middle, you have to be responsible for them in defence. I'm expecting them to focus on you defensively as well, but you know what to do, so I won't say more. The main thing is our defence, we can't make the opposition midfield flexible. ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "I know how to do it." ”

What Rangnick wanted was Chu Zhongtian's words, and he smiled: "That's good." Now that everyone knows what to do, that's all for today's tactical lesson, let's go back and rest. ”

The head coach slapped the meeting and dismissed.

Chu Zhongtian was left alone, and Rangnick still had something to say.

"Ferguson knows you well. So you're going to have a harder time than you used to, and if Fletcher comes on, you have to be careful with him. ”

Chu Zhongtian thought that it was an important task for the head coach to keep him, but it turned out to be this...... Fletcher: Of course he knew. At the beginning, he was known as the "successor of Beckham", but later the development was not very smooth, and the successor of Beckham did not do it, but sat on the bench at Old Trafford. Then he changed his position, moving from the wing to the middle, but he found his senses, he did a good job in the defensive midfield, fighting aggressively and fiercely. But Chu Zhongtian was not afraid of him.

He suddenly had the feeling that he was being underestimated by the manager. What kind of player he is, doesn't Rangnick know yet? Why did he leave him alone just to remind him of Fletcher? Is Fletcher as good as Gattuso? He's played against AC Milan and led the team to win against AC Milan, so what's there to be afraid of as a Fletcher?

He was a little upset, but he replied politely, "Yes, I'll be careful." ”

Rangnick could hear the stiffness and reluctance in his tone, but he didn't say anything, just smiled. Then patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder and left.

Chu Zhongtian stayed alone in the conference room. Still thinking about it.

The thought of being looked down upon by the manager for a Fletcher is a little unpleasant. Now he can't wait to get the game started. He wanted Rangnick to see who was being careful of what he was saying to Fletcher.

(To be continued)