At five o'clock in the afternoon, the team left the hotel where they were staying and took a bus to the Francie Stadium, where reporters followed and filmed, and the whole team of Metz also enjoyed the treatment of being chased by the paparazzi. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As they approached the Stade de France, they could clearly see the roof from the car. and the crowds.

It's easy to tell the fans are supporters of that team by the colours of their clothes – the red ones are definitely Metz fans, and the white ones are Paris Saint-Germain fans.

In the pre-match draw, Metz were drawn at home, so they had a chance to wear the crimson home jersey.

"It's awesome!

In the closed car, you can still hear the noise coming from outside.

"It's really worthy of the French Cup final"

"It's the first time I've played in front of 80,000 people"

"Don't be weak then, haha!"

Chu Zhongtian sat in his position and turned his head to look at the bustling crowd outside the window. He saw the same group of Metz fans holding up a large picture of him and waving at him. So he waved back.

That should be his fan.

A girl suddenly occurred to him. I wonder if Emily will be able to see this game? He didn't receive a text message from Emily today, and there was no such situation in the past, as long as he sent the text message, if Emily was free, she would reply immediately, even if there was something he didn't see, he would reply later, and it would definitely not be a day.

My text message before going to bed last night has been more than ten hours now, and I haven't replied, didn't Emily receive it?

Or was he angry about that day's text messages?

At that time, she replied to herself with a "stupid" and never heard back. So what does this "stupid" mean when she gets angry?

Chu Zhongtian felt that his experience had been made a little uneasy, and this should not have happened before such an important game. She shook her head, trying not to think about Emily and get the game done first. Anyway, if you don't pay attention to Emily's text messages again, just call and ask.

When the Metz bus stopped at the entrance and the players left the stadium in turn, Emily was also on her way to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, where fans from both sides could be seen, and she was wearing a blue T-shirt with a small white jacket over it, making her look like an ordinary tourist, because almost every fan who went to see the game had obvious characteristics - either wearing their respective team jerseys, scarves on their arms, or waving team flags, and some holding models of their own championship trophies.

As she gets closer to the Stade de France, there are more and more such people. Many fans took the time before the game as an opportunity to praise themselves and show off their creativity and clothing.

Emily sees a guy in the crowd who pretends to be a dragon. Dressed in a bloated prop costume, he swayed back and forth in the crowded square, which was very eye-catching. Because it was too hot, he took the faucet off and took it to injury. That person's cute appearance attracted the attention of many people, many people took pictures of him, and some people stepped forward to hug him and take pictures.

And once he saw someone photographing him, this guy was very dedicated to bringing a dragon head and posing in various poses for others to take pictures

Emily Dou thought this person was interesting, took out her camera and ran over, expressing her desire to take a group photo with him in French.

"No problem, no problem, beauty." The dude took the dragon head again. Then he opened his mouth and rushed at Emily with his teeth

"My name is GU11Y! Now I'm going to eat you, the princess of men, and the knight who saved you? ”

Hearing the "Strange Dragon" say this, Emily pointed to the Stade de France behind him: "My knight has arrived!" ”

Seeing that the golden beauty was so cooperative, "Grauli" also laughed, he took off the dragon head, wiped his sweat, and asked, "Are you a Metz fan?" Then he noticed the two lines on Emily's chest.

Emily shook her head, "I'm not, but I'm here to cheer for Mace today!" ”

"Good!" The guy "Graulli" admired the blonde of this golden beauty. "As long as it's for Mace, we're all welcome!"

Bidding farewell to "Graulli", who continued to "perform" there, Emily walked to the fan entrance with a smile on her face.

She loved the atmosphere, she hadn't experienced it in a long time, free, uninhibited and enjoying the joy that football brought her. It's a lot more fun than being a star.

She blended in with the Metz fans and made her way to one of the several entrances.

The fans kept singing, and then more people sang with him, laughed after singing, and continued to move towards the entrance. Of course, there are also people shouting slogans attacking the opposing team, and the police officers who are responsible for maintaining order will be very nervous. Metz fans and Paris Saint-Germain fans are not innocent people, there are football hooligans in Paris, there are Metz too, Paris Saint-Germain fans chant racist slogans, and Metz fans have done such things. Therefore, the security check of the stadium today is very strict, and even the flagpole is not allowed to enter the stadium.

Metz fans will chant: "PSGGIGANGNEEIGANGNEE!!"

Paris Saint-Germain is short for Paris Saint-Germain from the name of their club: "Paris-Saint-Germain", which is combined with the letters of each of these three words to form "PSG". Non-Paris Saint-Germain fans also use this abbreviation to refer to Paris Saint-Germain, but it is not a good idea, but the French meaning "igangnee", which means "leaving for nothing", which is used to ridicule Paris Saint-Germain for not winning and winning the championship.

From this nickname alone, it can be seen that the team is not likable, and there are many people in France who hate Paris Saint-Germain. Maybe it has something to do with their hatred of Parisians, Parisians have always looked down on provincials, they feel that the whole of France except for them Parisians, everyone else is a bun, uneducated, cultureless, moneyless, and statusless. Even their compliments are "You look like a real Parisian." "You can imagine how good they feel about themselves.

Paris is the political, cultural and economic center of France, and Parisians are naturally proud, but this is not necessarily the case when it comes to football. Any team that can beat PSG with just one effort will be extremely satisfying because they have taught the arrogant Parisians a lesson.

Hearing the shouts of Metz fans, the fans of Paris Saint-Germain were naturally not to be outdone. They shouted: "Yankees Yankees!" ”

The north of France is a bitter cold place in the minds of many French, especially southerners, and the weather is cold and harsh. The people there were poor and uneducated, and spoke a strange dialect that they didn't understand. Ribery is a prime example. When it comes to the Yankees, one is to say it in a disdainful tone.

Fortunately, the entrances of the fans on both sides are not on one side, and they are all separated, otherwise the radical fans on both sides may have "played" the French Cup final in advance on the field.

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When Belmont threw the taxi nicely into the parking lot, he said to Mathilde, who was almost lying down in the back seat in the rearview mirror, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at the destination of this flight, the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris." Now the temperature outside is 30 degrees, breezy and sunny, it is a good day. Thank you for taking this flight. Have a great trip! ”

"Ha", after a serious imitation of the flight attendant said this, Belmont laughed: "Here we are." See! Stade de France! ”

Mathilde looked up at the stadium roof outside, and she didn't even have the strength to say a word. Fortunately, she did not agree with Belmont's suggestion that she should go to downtown Paris for dinner first. Otherwise, now the food she just ate has been vomited out

"Let me rest for a while......" Mathilde unbuckled and lay down in her seat, muttering.

And the driver, Belmont, had already opened the car door and jumped in, and was screaming excitedly in front of the Stade de France: "Rush! Mace! Go ahead, 'Crimson'!! Whoop ......Oooo Parisians, die! Wowhaha!!

Belmont didn't wear the blue Zidane shirt today, he wore the crimson Metz No. 8 shirt, which made it clear who he was. Compared to him, Mathilde lying in the car seems very unprofessional, but we can't ask too much of a pseudo-fan, can we?

The players of the Metz team, who entered the dressing room of the Stade de France, did not change their clothes and went out to warm up. Instead, they are doing a "locker room tour". Everyone took out their digital cameras and mobile phones with camera functions, and took pictures of the inside and outside of the locker room. The stadium is one of the best in France, and the dressing rooms are infinitely more luxurious than the Stade de la Fortion on the Holy Mountain. And they were drawn for the home team, so they were assigned to the home team's dressing room, where the lockers are usually used by stars like Henry, Vieira and Zinedine Zidane.

And even Ribery, who is the number one star in the Metz team, is just an unknown little brother in the French national team.

"This is for Zidan!" Ribery said suddenly, pointing to a cabinet. Now he is working as a temporary tour guide for Metz's teammates.

A group of people looked at the cabinet with their eyes shining - they are usually used by Zidane, but in this game we used it! So who can use this cabinet......

"Don't worry, I won't rob you, I have my own exclusive cabinet!" Ribery said triumphantly.

"Hey, lo and behold! That's the cabinet I use! He pointed to a locker and told everyone. If you look at it, you can see from the position of the locker room how a person is in the team - the cabinet that Ribery is referring to is right in front of the bathroom, which is not a good position. But despite this, it is enough to make others envious.

"This one is used by Henry, this is Vieira's...... And Filtod, Garra, Barthez...... "Just as Ribery was introducing everyone to everyone who the original owners of these cabinets were, the coaches walked in with big bags.

"Alright, it's time to visit, gentlemen." David Carré said as he waved everyone out of the way.

Then he took a jersey out of his bag and found a random cabinet to hang it on.

Everyone looked at it, and it was Menez's jersey that was hung up.

After arranging the cabinets for everyone to use, everyone quieted down, nervously and expectantly watching the coach take out the jerseys one by one and hang them up. Henry and Vieira both have shirts hanging from their cabinets, with Ibisevic and substitute goalkeeper Christopher Marić ieibsp; When Carré took out Ribery's jersey, Ribery raised his hand and shouted: "I'll use this cabinet, Mr. Carré!" ”

Carré gave him one look and handed him the jersey. Then you can do it yourself. That's not a good location......

"I'm in France," Ribery said proudly, causing Carré to shrug his shoulders.

Then Carré took out Chu Zhongtian's jersey, he swept around, locked on to a target, and walked over to put the jersey in the cabinet.

Someone in the crowd exclaimed.

Even Chu Zhongtian didn't expect it, he was a little surprised.

Hearing the players' voices, Carré asked: "Is there something going on?" ”

"Sir, you chose Qi Dan's cabinet......" Someone pointed to Chu Zhongtian's jersey.

Carley looked at it, and then patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder: "Very good, now it's yours to use!" ”

Then he ignored the surprised players and continued to hang his shirt.

Ribery squeezed his eyes at Chu Zhongtian and signaled that his kid was lucky. Chu Zhongtian ignored him, only looked at the No. 8 jersey hanging in front of his locker.

actually shared a locker with Zidane......

He never saw Zidane again, except on TV. I didn't know this big man, but I didn't expect to be connected with a superstar in this way.

After Calley had assigned everyone's lockers, he told the players that they could take a shower if they wanted to, listen to music if they wanted to, and do whatever they wanted, but they weren't allowed to go out. Half an hour later he would come and call the team out to warm up.

As soon as Carré left, Chu Zhongtian suddenly became the target of envy of his teammates, and they came up one after another, envious.

"Hey, Chu, exchange with me, right? Zidane has always been my idol! ”

"Don't listen to his Chu, why should I change it with you? Swap it with me, Chu! ”

"Please exchange with me and exchange with me, I can invite you to dinner! Clear! ”

Chu Zhongtian shook his head and rejected them: "I'm really sorry, guys. I'm also a Zidan fan. ”

Everyone looked at Chu Zhongtian, sighed, and dispersed reluctantly.

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While the Metz players in the dressing room were envious of Chu Zhongtian's good fortune to be able to share a cabinet with Zidane, Metz coach Fernandes was working with Paris Saint-Germain coach Guy Murphy. Lakombou shook hands and shuddered.

"Long time no see, old friend." Guy. Lacomb patted Fernandez on the shoulder and laughed.

"I didn't expect our goodbye to be on such an occasion." Fernandez sighed.

"Isn't that great? The two of us are always on the front foot, and if you resign from Cannes, I'll take over you. You've done a good job in Sochaux, and you've decided not to renew your contract, and I'm going to be your successor again. I've always been referred to by the media as 'Fernand's successor', and to be honest, I don't really like that title. Now I'm going to challenge you here! Lacon preached.

Hearing him say this, Fernandez burst out laughing.

"Don't lose your temper if you lose, I know you've been having a bad time lately." He smiled at his old friend Lacomb. Paris Saint-Germain has been mired in rumors of "foreign acquisition" in the past half season, and just a week before this game, Paris Saint-Germain's original owner, the French US Group, which owns France's largest TV station +, announced the sale of Paris Saint-Germain Club to a club owned by the American investment group Cloney Fund, the French investment group Butler Fund, and the American financial services group Morgan. Stanley's acquisition group paid 41 million euros for a break-up.

In fact, the media has always believed that the US Group chose to announce the results at this time in order to stabilize people's minds. However, the actual effect has been to further exacerbate the turmoil within the team - there will be changes at the top of the club, many personnel changes, and will manager Lacombe stay next season? Will new money coming into the team bring more new players to the team? Where do the veteran players go?

These problems will cause some problems for the current team. So much so that some Parisian media said that before such an important final, Lacombe's main job was not to formulate team tactics and command training, but to be busy calming those restless hearts. It's just that when even the boss has changed, a head coach can't protect himself, how much credibility does his words have?

So don't look at Lacomb's smile very calmly now, in fact, he has a lot of troubles.

"I'll give it back, old man." Lakon Bu is not weak at all. From the outside, it is impossible to tell that his team is going through the toughest period of the season.

"If you lose, come and be my assistant, Guy." Fernandez half-jokingly.

"Don't even think about it!" The perforated cloth board also half-jokingly refused.

"It's a shame," Fernandez shook his head.

"Don't be a pity, we now have a new owner and funds, be careful that I poach you next season!"

It's still a joke, because Rakombou isn't sure what the new boss will do.

But this sentence clearly touched Fernandez, and instead of fighting back in a joking tone, he muttered: "You're not the only one who wants to dig my corner next season."

After saying that, he stopped talking, and neither did Lacomb. He knows Fernandez's troubles, although he is different, but neither of them is the kind of person who can relax his mind, he has to worry about his position next season, and Fernandes has to worry that the players he has worked so hard to develop will be sold by the club again, you must know that there is a World Cup this summer, and Ribery has a high chance of being selected for the World Cup squad with his excellent performances in the league and cup this season. Once the World Cup passes, the value of the player will double, and even if Fernandes wants to stay, in the face of the temptation of a huge transfer fee, can his top boss still resist not interfering?

Two poor men yelled

When Emily had already settled down in the stands, players from both sides also ran out to warm up. The half-hour warm-up was accompanied by singing and cheering from the stands. For Emily, the French and English have the same love for football, but in a slightly different way. The French are slightly inferior to the English, but she comes from the football desert of the United States, and she is already satisfied to be in such an environment.

The position she bought was not bad, behind the goal, but unfortunately this side of the goal was Paris Saint-Germain warming up, if you want to see Chu Zhongtian, you have to take a telescope.

Emily held the binoculars and watched Chu Zhongtian in the distance warming up.

Then compare the figure in front of you with the Chinese boy in your memory.

It's a little thinner than when I was at Wimbledon, but it's not obvious, and it won't be visible if it's not very careful. Although I have lost a little weight, I feel that I am strong no matter how I look at it, and the training method of professional football is really effective. The movements also look much more standardized than when they were at Wimbledon, and they look like a professional player rather than an amateur player from the wild. Looking at the smile on his face when he chatted with his teammates in the warm-up, it seems that he is quite popular in the Metz team. Originally, he also handled the relationship with his teammates well when he was at Wimbledon, except for the beginning

Emily just observed while comparing the Chu Zhongtian in front of her with the Chu Zhongtian in her memory, and she was never tired of it. Until Chu Zhongtian finished his warm-up and returned to the passage.

She put the binoculars down contentedly. I pulled out a packet of throat lozenges and put one in my mouth, ready for a frantic game for a while.

Then she pulled out a folded piece of paper from her backpack and spread it out, which read, "Come on!" Clear! ”

Everyone was sitting in the locker room, some were impatient to change their clothes, and some were wearing their upper bodies, letting the sweat on their bodies drip down.

They were all waiting for the manager to say something.

In the middle of the dressing room, looking around at the players, Fernandes said: "Actually, I don't have anything to say, you have no experience, I don't have much experience. To be honest, it's been a long time since I've played a final in a game, my job is done, and once you're on the pitch, it's up to you and your team-mates. Remember, be confident, because the team that can make it to the final is definitely not a weak team! ”

"I don't have much more to say, remember your own tasks, and then swing out all the things in training."

Sure enough, it was short enough, and the rest of the time was left to the players.

Chu Zhongtian stood up and turned to look at the jersey that was still hanging in the cabinet.

Just before that, France won 2-O at home to Northern Ireland, Ribery played his first game for his country. Chu Zhongtian watched the live broadcast of this game, and Zidane, who returned to the national team in that game, is a well-deserved number one star, he is the brain of the French team, the brightest star of that game. He directed all two goals for France. Ribery, who came back from the national team competition, took the trouble to tell Chu Zhongtian how Zidane was so powerful.

Before that game, he must have been facing the locker like he is now, ready to change his shirt and play.

He imagined Zinedine Zidane standing in the same position as him at this moment, reaching out to remove the number 10 shirt from the hanger.

Chu Zhongtian reached out and took his jersey.

Then, together with Zidane, he put the shirt on his body, put his hands through the sleeves, and then laid it down. As the placket fell, the names on the back and above the numbers shimmered in the light.

Number ten, Zinedine Zidane.

No. 8, Chu Zhongtian.

Note: GU11Y Grauli is the legendary winged black dragon of Metz, and the first Bishop of Metz, St. Clemente, tamed this group of strange dragons and saved the people of Metz. Later, Grauli became the symbol of Metz, and there is a statue in the Catholic Church of Metz.

The emblem of the Metz team has a very strong religious color, with a white cross on a red background on the right and a red dragon on a white background on the left, and the red dragon is Grauli.

So the Metz team also has the nickname of Graulli.