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Hoffenheim's clash with Bayer Leverkusen is on 30 August, one day before the summer transfer window closes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But the German media can already officially award the title of "Bundesliga transfer king" to Chu Zhongtian this summer. Because the Bundesliga teams have basically ended their transfer operations.

If it weren't for Manchester United's 37 million euros to buy Berbatov, Chu Zhongtian might have been able to beat Robbie. Keane (Tottenham Hotspur transferred to Liverpool) and Jo (Jo, CSKA Moscow transferred to Manchester City) became the "standard king" of the global transfer market this summer, both of whom had a transfer fee of 24 million euros, while Chu Zhongtian was 30 million euros, exceeding the other party's 6 million.

However, Berbatov soon became the king of the bid, because Manchester City acquired Real Madrid's Brazilian genius Robinho at the last minute before the transfer window closed, and the transaction price was 42 million euros, which set a record for this summer's transfer fee, which was jointly created by Manchester City, invested by the Abi Zabi consortium of the United Arab Emirates, and Real Madrid, a giant of La Liga.

However, Chu Zhongtian's value can still rank third in the 2008-2009 season in world football, which is the first Chinese player. Evaluating this transfer, Chu Zhongtian has become the most expensive star in Asia. Now all he needs to do is prove that he is worthy of this value with a series of wins and titles, and become the number one star in Asia in the truest sense of the word, not just the "number one star" in terms of value - at least South Korean star Park Ji-sung has won last season's UEFA Champions League with Manchester United, and also won the Premier League, becoming the first player in Asia to win the Champions League. Chu Zhongtian was once considered the No. 1 star in Asia in the season when he just won the League Cup, but with Park Ji-sung winning the Champions League with Manchester United, Chu Zhongtian changed from first to second. After all, the UEFA Cup is still not as valuable as the UEFA Champions League.

On this point, there are many people who are quite pessimistic. Because Chu Zhongtian chose a promoted horse in the Bundesliga. First of all, the level of the German football league is not as high as that of Serie A, the Premier League and La Liga, and the status of the top five European leagues is only higher than that of Ligue 1, which is not competitive. Secondly, Hoffenheim is still a promoted polo team, and you have been promoted to the polo team, do you expect them to win the championship? That is clearly unrealistic.

So if Chu Zhongtian wants to win the championship, he has to wait a few more years, use Hoffenheim as a springboard, and transfer to those big clubs. This is still an optimistic estimate.

Those who are pessimistic feel that Chu Zhongtian has completely lost hope for further progress. The UEFA Cup championship is already the highest honor he can get, and then Hoffenheim will be relegated, and Chu Zhongtian will only go to those low-level teams to survive, and even if he doesn't mix well, he can only go to low-level leagues, such as the Bundesliga, the Championship...... And very coincidentally, Hoffenheim suffered a crushing defeat at Bayer Leverkusen on the road, which seems to confirm the pessimistic view that Hoffenheim is only promoted in the final analysis, even if their owners have money, lack fame, and can't buy enough quality players, they will not escape relegation. Don't look at their good performance at the beginning of the season, who doesn't have a "newborn calf is not afraid of tigers"? At the beginning, with a sharp spirit, and the opportunity for the opponents not to know him enough, he temporarily ranked first in the league, and was blown into the sky by the media. The real Hoffenheim is the Hoffenheim team that was beaten by Bayer Leverkusen in the game. That's what they've been doing this season, and if that continues, Hoffenheim will be relegated soon. Then the wealthy owner lost interest in continuing to invest in Hoffenheim, withdrew his investment, and Hoffenheim, who had lost their source of funds, slumped all the way from the German second division to the amateur league and returned to their original form...... This is the blueprint for the future that many people have designed for Hoffenheim.

Now everyone is watching coldly, waiting to see the joke of this promotion horse with a rich boss.

This sentiment is understandable, and when Abramovich bought Chelsea and then invested heavily, it also attracted worldwide antipathy towards Chelsea. Because people always hate the nouveau riche, those who destroy the natural laws of football, and those who use football as a toy for money. And unfortunately, Chelsea accounted for all of them.

It wasn't until Jose Mourinho arrived that Chelsea brought something else that overshadowed Roman Abramovich's golden ruble and drew attention back to football itself. But despite this, Chelsea still attract a lot of people to hate, and there are all sorts of reasons why they hate it, but in the end, there is only one way - Chelsea are richer than the teams they support.

※※※After the third round of the league on August 30, the Bundesliga ushered in a two-week adjustment period, which is the national team break. Hoffenheim also have some internationals, such as Salihovic and Ibisevic; Nigeria international Obasi, who has just participated in the Olympics and lost to Argentina in the final, is particularly interested in Chu Zhongtian after coming back because he has been to Beijing; and Austrian goalkeeper Ozcan, who was called up to the national team for his outstanding performance at Hoffenheim; Senegal international Demba Ba.

As for the other players, some have not been through any level of national teams at all, some have been selected for the 21-year-old national team of their country, and some have been selected for the national team, but the national team career is very short, and they are still marginal players who can be recruited or not.

Chu Zhongtian is not a marginal figure of the national team, although he can't play the main force in the national team, he still enlists in the army every time he competes in the national team, and has made a total of 11 appearances in various competitions for the national team so far. It stands to reason that he should have flown back to China to compete during the international break. But on this day, the Chinese team did not have any game schedule.

Xie Yalong, who lost the Olympic gamble, is on the cusp of the media, and he must take full responsibility for this failure. The national teams at all levels have also been temporarily denied the task of playing - both the Olympic and women's teams have lost, the teams have been disbanded after the elimination of the Olympics, and the players have returned to their clubs. As a national team, the most important game is naturally the 2010 South Africa World Cup Asian qualifiers. However, the Chinese national team has been eliminated from the Asian Top 20 in June and has lost its qualification to participate in the Top 10. In the second half of the year, the Chinese national team did not have a decent game, the national team is facing reorganization, and the senior management of the Football Association is brewing a reshuffle...... The national team was eliminated, and Chu Zhongtian was also in the team, but it was obvious that he couldn't do anything, because the head coach Dujkovic couldn't play a role, and the personnel matter was completely up to the Football Association. This is basically a rehearsal for the Olympic Games, the Olympic Games held in the home country is the most important game in the eyes of Xie Yalong and others, even if the World Cup qualifiers are eliminated, it doesn't matter, anyway, it has become the norm for the Chinese team to not be able to participate in the World Cup, and there will be no protests from domestic fans if they lose, but the Olympic Games held at their own doorstep should be done well, and if they are done well, they can win the praise of fans and leaders. As long as the national Olympic team makes a breakthrough in the Olympic Games, who will remember the ugly performance of the Chinese team being eliminated from the qualifiers in the World Cup? When the time comes, the media and fans will only chant "Thank God thank you Yalong".

Unexpectedly, the national team was eliminated, and the Olympic gamble was lost. Xie Yalong's Chinese Football Association was like a gambler who lost his underwear, thrown out of the casino naked.

Chu Zhongtian, who had no World Cup qualifiers and no warm-up matches to play, stayed in Hoffenheim, training with the team, and at the same time taking time to drive to Tauberbischofsheim to learn fencing from Old Bell. He has already obtained a driver's license, and it is not difficult for him to learn a driver's license for him to be serious about everything he does and strive for perfection. With a driver's license and a car, he drove himself to Tauberbischofsheim to learn fencing, and except for the first time he got lost, everything else was fine.

In addition to this, he was not idle. In addition to keeping in touch with Emily by phone, the Internet and other means, he is also concerned about the progress of the construction of a school in Beichuan, an earthquake-stricken area in China. In addition, he has to make some decisions about the business of the "Greater China" restaurant in Los Angeles. Although the legal representative is Chu Zhongtian's father, Chu Zuosheng, it is Chu Zhongtian himself who actually pays attention. In the six months since the opening of "Greater China", business has been booming, and under the publicity of many Hollywood stars, many star-chasers and ordinary Americans will also go to "Great China" to dine, and those rich Chinese folk arts have made them very interested. Under the operation of Chu Zuosheng and Miranda, "Great China" also held a small "Chinese Folk Art Festival", which promoted the fame and image of its restaurant to a new level while promoting Chinese folk art. In the eyes of many people, "Greater China" is not only a visit with a lot of Chinese food, but also a "cultural image", and going to "Greater China" to eat is considered a very tasteful thing.

Miranda was also very pleasantly surprised by this, she didn't expect that her daughter and that Chu Zhongtian would bring so much real money to the idea they came up with. She has a restaurant expansion plan to open branches all over the country. Two cities, New York and Houston, were initially selected.

But Chu Zhongtian did not approve this plan. He thinks that it is not a good thing for the restaurant to develop too fast, because people tend to get carried away when the road is smooth, and they do not think about many things and ignore some important things. Rapid expansion is inevitably followed by rapid death. "If God wants him to perish, he must first make him mad." He didn't agree to rush to open branches now, he decided to wait a little longer, and run Los Angeles first before talking about other places, after all, he still needed to cultivate people he trusted. Now that he is working everywhere, he already feels that there is a shortage of people, and then open a branch? Who's going to take care of it?

Such opposition to Miranda's plan would of course leave a bad impression on her future mother-in-law, so after communicating with Emily, Chu Zhongtian asked Emily to explain the matter to her mother. Let's just say that the decision not to open a branch for the time being was made by the two of them together, even if Miranda doesn't give Chu Zhongtian face, she always has to give her daughter face.

Chu Zhongtian felt that the twenty-four-year-old was full of energy, not only interested in football, but also wanted to take care of business affairs. He didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so, because he didn't delay his "main business". Now there are some critics in the media, saying that he opened a restaurant, ran a charitable fund, and built a school -- shooting advertisements for endorsements is a light criticism -- and frequently appearing in front of the public as a philanthropist, a restaurant owner, a school investor, etc., and he does not look like a professional football player at all, who only knows how to make money everywhere, which is not a proper job!

But these critics obviously don't know that Chu Zhongtian is the hardest working person in the team when he trains every day, and he often trains for himself. Even if he goes out to shoot commercials and do charity, he insists on exercising every day to maintain his condition. At the same time, he hardly drinks alcohol now, let alone smokes, and has a regular schedule, even if Emily is not around, and he does not linger in nightclubs, red light districts, and bars.

Only those who really know him know that there can be no professional player who is more professional than Chu Zhongtian. Because as long as he chooses to do it, he will do it well. Football is the path he chooses to follow, how can he not do his job? At the beginning, he went around in such a big circle, went through so many hardships, and played football again, and it was too late for him to cherish it.

Chu Zhongtian was dismissive of these criticisms, it didn't matter what the outside world said about him, what mattered was what he could do. He believes that as long as he can lead the team to victory, or even win the championship, these criticisms of his lack of business will disappear overnight. This is more effective than justifying yourself with your mouth for 10,000 sentences.

That's the power of silence.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian continued to be silent, and Hoffenheim was also silent after a heavy defeat. Rangnick didn't say anything about the gloating voices in the media, and Hope, the club's behind-the-scenes owner, didn't talk about it, preferring to talk to the media who came to interview him about Hoffenheim's academy.

After the international break, the players who had participated in the international team returned to the squad and the team began to practice tactically, and three days later they will host Stuttgart at their temporary home stadium Karl Benz Stadium, which can also be counted as a Baden-Württemberg derby.

As two of the best teams in Baden-Württemberg at the moment, their clash is bound to attract a lot of attention.

Especially after Hoffenheim's previous heavy defeat, everyone wants to see if Hoffenheim will continue to lose. They have strong opponents in these league rounds: Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen. If you are not careful, you may get a four-game losing streak, and then the team will definitely return to the relegation zone, and the next whole season will not be able to turn over, and you must fight for relegation.

When analysing the game on TV, experts have said that this game will be a watershed moment for Hoffenheim throughout the season, and if they can keep a clean sheet in this game, then there is hope for this season, if they lose...... Morale will be further undermined, which will have a very negative impact on the team's next two league rounds.

In such a situation, three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Hoffenheim hosted what was considered a crucial match at home.

The game has just begun, maybe it is really influenced by public opinion, or maybe the impact of the last heavy defeat to Bayer Leverkusen has not been eliminated, Hoffenheim looks a little nervous. In the third minute, Hoffenheim's main left-back Ibertsberger (andereas_ibertsberger) made a mistake in the backfield, and Stuttgart counterattacked on the spot. Hilbert (roberto_hilbert) crosses low from the right and Simak (jan_simak) sends a right-footed shot high from near the penalty spot.

The goal was not scored, but the more than 10,000 Hoffenheim fans at home broke out in a cold sweat.

"We need to attack! We need to attack! Take your courage! The recovered Hoffenheim fans began shouting slogans from the stands, cheering on the team and reminding the players what to do.

Chu Zhongtian ran back to defend, but didn't catch up, only to see the opponent push high. He made a gesture of pressing down with both hands to everyone, and then shouted, "Calm down! Calm down! This is our home turf! Now it's our turn to attack! ”

Then Chu Zhongtian received the ball kicked by goalkeeper Ozcan and organized an attack.

In the 14th minute, after attracting the attention of two defenders of the opposing team, Ibisevic distributed the football to Chu Zhongtian, who cut in behind, and Chu Zhongtian fired a powerful low shot with his right foot in the arc of the penalty area, and Stuttgart's goalkeeper Lehmann (jens_lehmann) barely blocked the ball off the line.

The attack won bursts of applause from the stands, and more importantly, Lehmann's embarrassed way of saving the ball boosted Hoffenheim's morale and relaxed the nervous start of the game.

A minute later, Ibertsberger, who had made a mistake and almost conceded a goal, sent a precise through ball from Stuttgart II to Tobias in Hoffenheim. Weiss received the ball on the left side of the box and fired a low shot wide of the post from a tight angle.

In the twenty-seventh minute, the new "bomber" of German football, Mario. Gomez (mario_gomez) shook off his former teammate Baker in the box before smashing a big shot. The soccer ball was punched out by Ozjan with both fists.

After that, Stuttgart's chances gradually dwindled.

Hoffenheim had a lot of chances, but because of Lehmann's excellent play and many saves, Hoffenheim never scored.

The German commentator in charge of the game also had to admit that Hoffenheim had the upper hand from the perspective of the field, and it would not be a surprise if Hoffenheim won this game in the end.

"It seems that Hoffenheim have come out of the predicament of the 2-5 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, facing the big brother of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, they are not relenting at all, threatening the goal of Lehmann many times!"

Hoffenheim can have so many shooting opportunities, of course, it is related to Chu Zhongtian's combing in the midfield. He used his experience and skill to control the tempo for Hoffenheim, sending football to the front court again and again to Salihovic, Eduardo, Weiss, Ibisevic and Demba. Ba waited for the feet of others. Sometimes they shoot on their own, and sometimes they play as "second-hand dealers" and pass the football to more threatening teammates.

Such a layered and varied attack made Stuttgart bitter.

Originally, they thought that Hoffenheim had been beaten back to form by Bayer Leverkusen, and this game was not a difficult one for them.

Unexpectedly, this team was not affected by the defeat in the slightest, except for a little nervousness at the beginning. They also performed completely differently from the game against Bayer Leverkusen. They run more aggressively, are more flexible, attack more intensely, and the quality of their attack improves.

This made Stuttgart's head coach Amin. Fei (armin_veh) was a little surprised. Although he is in the same state, he has not paid much attention to this team because of the different strengths and goals of the two teams. I used to think that Hoffenheim were doing well because people didn't know enough about them, and the promotion horses are generally like this, and they did better at the beginning because they were full of freshness in the Bundesliga, but soon they will be beaten back to their original form and realize the cruelty of the top league.

He thought Hoffenheim was just such a promoted team.

But now that he's seen Hoffenheim football with his own eyes, he's changed his mind. He even thinks that what Rangnick said before "We are not here for relegation" is very reasonable, and a team with such a performance is ridiculous if it is just fighting for relegation!

At halftime Amin. Fei adjusted his tactics, and instead of asking the team to continue to attack, he decided to be conservative and play defensive counterattacks. On the opponent's home field, he thinks that even a point is a victory. He's starting to see Hoffenheim as an opponent to be taken seriously...... The second half was like Amin. As Fei thought, Hoffenheim continued to attack and Stuttgart began to recycle the counter-attack.

Both sides had some chances, but Hoffenheim had more. Until the final moments of the game, Hoffenheim were still tirelessly attacking the Stuttgart defence, hoping to score a goal.

But until the last minute, Hoffenheim didn't get on the scoresheet because Lehmann's performance was just too brave. The 38-year-old goalkeeper returned to the Bundesliga for a second spring, stopping the attack of the Hoffenheim team alone.

After the game, he was given a high score of 1.5 by the media and won the best of the game.

Hoffenheim, on the other hand, had many chances to win the game, but in the face of Lehmann, who was like a divine help, they could only accept the result with depression.

The 0:0 draw with Stuttgart at least stopped the momentum of continued defeat, so that the people who were waiting to see the excitement before the game did not get their wish.

(To be continued)