Chapter 164: Missing the Asian Cup
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When the Metz team flew back home with the UEFA Cup, they were warmly welcomed, and Metz fans escorted the Metz bus along the way from Paris to Metz. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
As soon as the team's bus arrived in the city of Metz, the championship parade began, showing the trophy that the team had just won to the fans who had gathered on both sides of the street. The League Cup glittered in the sun, causing screams from below.
Ribery and Menez, the two finalists who scored in the final, sat at the front of the double-decker open-top bus with the trophy in their hands, waving their arms at the crowd. The parade finally reached the finish line, the Sanctuary Hill Furion Stadium, which is open to the public for free today, and tens of thousands of fans poured into the stands while the players streamed out of the corridor with trophies in hand.
The live broadcast led the fans to chant each of their names, just like the entrance ceremony before the game.
Every player was cheered on and the head coach Jean. Fernandez is no exception.
At the end of the live broadcast said: "There is one last person ......"
Before he could finish speaking, there was a cheer from the stands.
“…… It's a shame he couldn't be there to be there to celebrate with us. The announcer waited for the fans to cheer before continuing, "We all know who he is, right?" ”
"Yes!!" The more than 20,000 fans in the stands replied with a uniform roar. "Well, then, let's chant his name—"
"Chu!!"
"Do it again!"
"Chu!!"
"Again!"
"Chu-!!"
※※※ Metz fans announced their love and concern for Chu Zhongtian in a tsunami-like voice at the Holy Mountain Fortion Stadium, so why couldn't Chu Zhongtian participate in this celebration? Because he had a broken arm, he had to go to the hospital for treatment, and his thigh muscle strain worsened, making it difficult to walk and need to recuperate.
So he didn't make it to the full name celebration party. He did arrive in Paris with the team's plane and was met at the airport by a reporter, but he did not take the bus back to Metz with the team at this time, and he stayed in Paris for further treatment. At the time of the award, the team doctor Tang Ji gave him the simplest and simplest treatment, and now he had to take it apart and re-bandage.
In addition, the sports medicine specialist will also make a diagnosis and treatment opinion for his left thigh muscle strain.
Although the team has a league game on the 19th, Chu Zhongtian himself does not have to participate, not only the game on the 19th, but also the game on the 26th. For him, this is the end of the season. He has done his job and helped the team to one of the most important trophies.
Not only will he miss the last two league games, but he will also miss the Asian Cup in four Southeast Asian countries this summer. It is impossible to recover from injuries in 100 days, and the Asian Cup kicked off in Thailand on July 7, and the first game of the Chinese team was against Malaysia on July 10. By that time, it had been less than two months since Chu Zhongtian was injured, and his injuries would not be healed.
Everyone was celebrating, but he wasn't alone.
Originally, Emily's plan was to say goodbye to Chu Zhongtian after watching the game, fly back to China, and continue to work. But now Chu Zhongtian is injured, a muscle strain makes it difficult for him to walk, and a fracture in his right hand makes him unable to take care of himself. As his girlfriend, of course she has to stay and take care of him at this time. So she told her mom to put off all the announcements and work, or postpone them for a few months. Now she has to take care of her lover wholeheartedly.
She and the whole team flew back to Paris on the same plane, and accompanied Chu Zhongtian to the hospital by car. After receiving treatment in the hospital, he accompanied him back to Mace's home and took care of his diet and daily life. Chu Zhongtian was injured in his right hand, and it was inconvenient to eat, so Emily fed him personally and got up every morning to make breakfast for Chu Zhongtian. When Chu Zhongtian began to get dressed and was ready to get up, he went to the bathroom to wet and wring out his face towel, stacked it aside, squeezed the toothpaste on the toothbrush and put it on the water cup, Chu Zhongtian didn't need to do anything, he could wash his face with a shake towel with one hand, and then pick up the toothbrush to brush his teeth, and then hand over the follow-up work to Emily, and he himself went to the restaurant to eat, bacon, sausages, and poached eggs were all cut for him, and he only needed to use a fork, and it was enough to do these with one hand. After eating, she didn't have to do anything, from wiping the table to washing the dishes, Emily did it.
All Chu Zhongtian had to do was enjoy it all.
Media reports about this final were overwhelming later, all admiring Mace's tenacity and Chu Zhongtian's strength. He continued to play through the game despite having broken his arm, and completed a beautiful and crucial assist, which became the talk of everyone. French television continues to return to his great footage of the game, raving about his quality of will.
"With such a captain, you know why Metz can complete the comeback and achieve the final victory!"
"To be honest, Chu doesn't feel like a Chinese, but more like a German, too tenacious......"
In China, the praise of Chu Zhongtian has also become the mainstream trend of the media during this time. Traditional media, online media, TV media, radio media, print media, sports media or mainstream comprehensive media, as long as it involves the report of this game, there is only one protagonist, and that is Chu Zhongtian.
Regarding Chu Zhongtian's deeds of insisting on the game with an injury and finally helping the team win, the Chinese media directly portrayed Chu Zhongtian as a god descending to earth and a predator. Of course, they didn't taunt the players in China.
"How many years? We don't see that spirit in Chinese players? Whatever it takes to win, whatever it takes to win...... With such a spirit, how could Chu Zhongtian not succeed? ”
"The French media are cheering for Chu Zhongtian, he has completely conquered the picky French with his fighting spirit!"
"Such an outstanding player, he can't play the main force in the national team, I really doubt that Zhu Suishen is blind......
After this battle, Chu Zhongtian's image of tenacious struggle is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he has a new group of fans. Nike also saw the momentum of his rising popularity in China, and wanted to shoot a commercial film specifically for him, which was only put on the Chinese mainland market. The advertisement directly uses the footage editing of the game and Chu Zhongtian's monologue to show his tenacity and perseverance, and I believe the effect will be very good.
Chu Zhongtian's monologue is to find a special person to dub it, so Chu Zhongtian doesn't have to do anything for this advertisement, he just needs to wait at home for the commercial to be on TV.
After the injury, he received a lot of phone calls, including from his parents, as well as from agents and friends. They were all concerned about his injury, and he told them that it was no big deal, that the strain would be recuperated for more than a month, and that if everything went well, it would be three months at most. These are not serious injuries that will affect his future career, so Chu Zhongtian, who is recuperating from injuries, is in a good mood.
Besides, with Emily by his side, this is a good day he has been thinking about for a long time, so injuries and illnesses have become a kind of happy bonus.
※※※ On May 19, the Metz team, which had just won the League Cup, challenged Paris Saint-Germain away, and the second-tier team Metz lost 1:2 away, and this game has nothing to do with the overall situation. Paris Saint-Germain won this game and finished in 16th place, accumulating 45 points, and this season is destined to be empty-handed. They have already sacked Guy in the first half of the season. Lacomb, replaced Le Gon, who used to coach Lyon, and Le Gon took the team out of the relegation zone, but still could not go further in the results. Metz are ninth with 50 points, and there is no hope of finishing in the top six of the league, let alone participating in next season's Champions League, but they have already won the UEFA Cup and can play in the UEFA Cup next season as the defending champions, so European qualification is also considered to have been obtained.
Then, in the final round on 26 May, Metz returned to their home stadium to face their last opponent of the season, Lens.
This game lets. Fernandez sent the full main lineup, except for Chu Zhongtian, who was absent due to injury, Ribery, Menez, Promans, Ibyšević and others all started.
Before the game, Chu Zhongtian appeared in the stands of the stadium with a bandage, and in the company of his girlfriend, he waved to the fans to thank him, and also accepted the cheers of the fans. This is how he says goodbye to a season.
Chu Zhongtian's sudden appearance was a small **, when the players were waiting for the game in the corridor, they heard a huge cheer outside, and the players on both sides didn't understand what was happening, and then they were relieved after hearing what the fans were shouting.
This match also has a special meaning for Ribery. Because after the UEFA Cup final, he has made it clear in an interview that he will not stay in Metz next season: "...... I have a deep affection for Mace and yes, I love everything about it. But I think it's time for a cycle to come to an end. I've had a great time here, I've won two very important championships, and I'm going to go for higher honors and challenges. I'm grateful to the Metz fans for their support, I won't forget them. It's just that as a professional I want to play at a higher level and I won't be staying in Metz next season......"
This time, the Metz fans did not protest or fight for the club to keep Ribery. They all know very well that their small team can't keep big stars, and Ribery, who has been selected for the national team, participated in the World Cup final, and won the best player in the League Cup final, is unlikely to stay in the team.
So in the stands of this game, a fan typed: "Good luck Frank, good luck, thank you!" to say goodbye to him.
From 2004-2005 to 2006-2007, Ribery played for Metz for three seasons, and as a star of his name, it was good enough for Metz to keep him for three seasons. There really is no need to continue to bind his wings and prevent him from pursuing his goals.
It is said that a number of clubs have already made offers to Ribery in the hope that he will join in the summer. What Metz should be thinking about now is not how to keep Ribery, but how to get the most money out of Ribery.
Ribery was lively in this game, scoring a goal and an assist to a 3-0 home win over Lens, which ended his Metz career perfectly. With five minutes to go, he was let out. Fernandes came on and received cheers and applause from the crowd alone, before Ribery hugged Fernandes on the sidelines to thank him for his cultivation over the years. It's not pretentious, it's not contrived, if not let. Fernandez, there will definitely not be Ribery today. So the first person Ribery has to thank is the French coach.
Let. Fernandes whispered in Ribery's ear: "Wherever you go, play well. Football is what you are, Frank. ”
Ribery nodded, it was the advice of his football godfather to him, which he took to heart.
With the referee blowing the final three whistles, the 2006-2007 season came to an end.
※※※ As soon as the season ended, there were transfer rumors related to Ribery in the major sports media in Europe, one moment saying that Manchester United had taken a fancy to him, another saying that Real Madrid and Barcelona were fighting for him, and another saying that the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich was very optimistic about Ribery and hoped to take him to Hollywood in the Bundesliga...... Some say these are all anecdotes, and only one or two of them are actually pursuing Ribery. But Chu Zhongtian knew that these were true, and those clubs were indeed interested in Ribery. James. Merry has been busy since the UEFA Cup final and shows no signs of resting. In the past, he worked hard to promote his players, but now those clubs are scrambling to get to know him, he has to keep talking to those clubs who are interested in Ribery, and at the same time, he also has to pay attention to the information that is interested in Chu Zhongtian, after all, it is these two players who make the most money under him.
Chu Zhongtian has not received any news that the club is interested in him, but has received a call from Zhu Suishen, the head coach of the national team.
On the phone, Zhu Suishen greeted Chu Zhongtian's injury, and he frowned when he heard that Chu Zhongtian's broken arm would take at least three months to return to the court.
Because Chu Zhongtian always gives people a feeling of being unapproachable and high up in the national team, Zhu Suishen doesn't like him very much. But I have to admit that his strength is very good, and it has helped the team to improve a lot. This summer, the Chinese team is going to compete in the Asian Cup, and there is a high demand in China for Chu Zhongtian to play the main force, and he has not considered such a thing. Unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian was injured in the League Cup final.
At first, I thought that the Asian Cup would not be delayed for a month and a half, but now that I think about it, I am afraid that he may not be able to do well after the Asian Cup is over.
He originally wanted to recruit Chu Zhongtian into the team, but now it seems that there is no need for that.
I had to say some words of comfort and regret, so that Chu Zhongtian could recuperate from his injuries and look forward to cooperating again in the World Cup qualifiers...... Zhu Suishen, who said this, would never have imagined that he himself would not wait for the day when they would cooperate again, and the two would never cross paths again in the future.
Chu Zhongtian also regretted not being able to participate in the Asian Cup, after all, it was an intercontinental competition, and he was still eager to participate. The last Asian Cup was held in China, and at that time he had just emerged in England, and he was a nobody, so it was a pity that he didn't catch up with that Asian Cup. Because that Asian Cup is the best chance for the Chinese team, if it is not defeated by the Japanese team with handball in the end...... No matter how bad Chinese football is today, it is not an excuse for Chu Zhongtian to give up on himself and not want to pursue victory and honor. As long as he can be selected for the national team, he doesn't care what others do, but he is definitely 100 per cent hard, just like in the League Cup final.
But now those are just thinking about it, because he is destined not to be selected for the national team and cannot represent the national team in the Asian Cup. Now his task is to recover from his injury and try to recover from it before the new season comes. He didn't expect that it would be proved later that it was a blessing that he was not selected for the national team this time...... Just after Zhu Suishen communicated with Chu Zhongtian by phone, the Chinese Football Association announced the training list for the Asian Cup, and Chu Zhongtian's name was not included in it. The media didn't have much opinion, because Chu Zhongtian was injured in the League Cup final and fractured his hand bone, which is something that everyone knows, and it would be too inhumane to ask Chu Zhongtian to participate in the Asian Cup under such circumstances.
They just feel sorry - if Chu Zhongtian joins, the team will definitely be able to make a breakthrough in the Asian Cup!
Now, I can only lust myself in my heart.
For a while, the domestic media had a trace of pessimism about the prospects of the national team, and expressed concern about the performance of the national team in the Asian Cup. These articles made Zhu Suishen very annoyed, he admitted that Chu Zhongtian was capable, but the Chinese team was not his team alone, and this very capable player had never proven himself in the national team, so why couldn't the national team play without him?
As a response, he said in an interview: "Although Chu Zhongtian is absent, we still have Zheng Zhi and many outstanding players. I don't think he can't play in the Asian Cup, what impact will it have on the team. Because our team has been playing like this since two years ago, and we didn't have him at that time......"
Suddenly, some pro-Chu Zhongtian media ridiculed: "Compare Zheng Zhi with Chu Zhongtian, may I ask Director Zhu, has Zheng Zhi won the French Cup?" Have you ever won the UEFA Cup? In addition, Chu Zhongtian's absence really can't have any impact on the team, because the team's level will not be improved at all! ”
In this small-scale war of words, Chu Zhongtian did not participate in it, and it was a very advantageous condition for others to be abroad, which allowed him to stay out of the matter and concentrate on recuperating from his injuries as an excuse.
Because of the inconvenience of putting his arm, he will not even return to China this summer, but he is very worried that his injured mother will fly from China to France to take care of him. At that time, Emily will be liberated to go back to work, after all, as an actress whose career is on the rise, she always ignores her work, which is also very detrimental to her development.
At the same time, those clubs interested in Chu Zhongtian have gradually increased, and this summer is destined to be a busy and fulfilling summer for Chu Zhongtian, although there is no way to participate in the Asian Cup.
(To be continued)