Ahead of this match, Monaco have five wins, two draws and two defeats in nine matches in Ligue 1, accumulating 17 points and sitting in third place in the league. It is only two points away from the top two Lille and Lyon.

Metz, on the other hand, has three wins, four draws and two losses in nine games, accumulating 13 points and ranking seventh.

In terms of points, Monaco is stronger than Metz. In terms of the staffing of both sides, Monaco is also stronger than Metz. Although a lot of people have been sold this season, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and Monaco is still like a giant for Metz today.

So when the team was able to play 0-0 with Monaco in the first half, everyone looked happy and thought they wanted to get a point at home again. In fact, since the start of the season, Metz has performed well against strong teams.

On August 22, in the third round of the league, Metz drew 1:1 at home with visiting French champions Lyon. After this match, on August 28, in the fourth round of the league, they went to face Marseil away and won 3-1 cleanly.

It was only in the eighth round of the league on September 25 that they lost 0:4 away to Lille (Lille).

They were able to finish seventh after nine rounds in the league, which is inseparable from their excellent performances against strong teams.

However, they conceded in the second half.

The scorer was none other than Togolese striker Bam Adebayor, who had previously moved to Monaco from Metz.

When he broke through the Metz goal, the Togolese striker covered his face with his hands and did not make any gestures of celebration. And his move also earned him thunderous applause from the Metz fans.

"Even I can't help but applaud him...... "Richard, a substitute sitting next to Chu Zhongtian. Soriel muttered so.

The televised commentator said: "Adebayo has not forgotten who raised him!" Although he scored the goal of Metz, he was applauded by the Metz fans! It's a very heartwarming scene......"

Only Franck Ribery didn't buy it, picking up the ball and rushing to the centre circle, then pressing it to the tee-off.

Seeing his move, Chu Zhongtian laughed. He feels that this "Scarface" has many similarities with himself - for example, they have both played as amateurs, they have both worked while playing football, and they both want to win...... No wonder he became friends with him, he is still his only friend in the team.

※※※ Adebayo was particularly strong at the home of Metz, perhaps because he was back in front of his former supporters, like Joe. Schilling was the same as he wanted to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

After scoring a goal, he became more and more active. He also played as a bridgehead up front on several occasions, creating scoring opportunities for his team-mates.

For a while, Mace was working hard.

As the clock ticked, when the score was still 0:1, Metz was behind. The Metz fans finally couldn't bother to cheer for Adebayo - Adebayor was still an opponent no matter how much he said, or his team's results were more important.

They started cheering desperately for their team.

Franck Franck Ribery struggled hard in the game, but he was a bit of a lone player, and the gap between his team-mates and the Monaco players was too great. No matter how good he is on his own, as long as Monaco sends two or three players to guard him, he is not a threat. He is far from the point where he can change the outcome of a match on his own.

'Ribery works hard, but football doesn't have to be won by running a lot. I think there's still some gap between him and Adebayo. The TV announcer commented. And the overall strength of Metz is also far from Monaco......"

In the 70th minute, Fernandes brought on striker Babakar. Gueye (babacar_gueye). Fans can have a certain affection for Adebayor, and he, the head coach who once single-handedly pushed Adebayor to the main center forward position of Metz, is still more realistic. When the team equalised or won the game altogether, he could express his appreciation for Adebayor in an interview. But now he doesn't care so much.

After the replacement of Gueye, the team's attack still did not improve. Ten minutes later, in the eightieth minute, Fernandez made a desperate move to bring in another striker, Richard Brown. Sorrier replaces centre-back Bruno. Pompierre (bruno_pompiere), risking to hit 343. Hopefully an equaliser can be made in the last ten minutes.

At this time, the praise of Adebayo was completely heard from the fans, and everyone was nervous about the fate of Metz.

Let. Coach Fernandez has been standing on the sidelines since the substitution and has not returned to the dugout. Assistant coach Carré heralded all the unused players who were still on the bench to the warm-up area, and he wanted to make sure that when coach Fernandez thought about who to pay back, he would be able to get the players ready for the pitch as soon as he thought about who to return, rather than giving him another five minutes to warm up – in such a situation, even a half-minute warm-up would be a luxury.

Chu Zhongtian also put on a yellow vest to warm up in the warm-up area.

When he had just run to the position and had only started to warm up for a few minutes, he heard a sudden loud noise in the stands. Then his teammates all stopped and turned their heads to look inside the field.

He also looked over and saw Ribery break through Evra at Monaco No. 3!

Then the diagonal line is inserted into the restricted area!

"Oh!" The substitute teammates next to Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but scream.

"Come on, Boss!!"

Although Chu Zhongtian didn't shout, he also clenched his fists.

Franck Franck Ribery burst into the box, he was fast, and Patrice Evra was also a well-known full-back in Ligue 1, but he couldn't keep up with Metz's number 10!

"This is Metz's best chance of the game! Frank. Ribery breakthrough--" shouted the TV announcer.

Monaco's defenders were keeping an eye on the three strikers who were defending Metz, forgetting that it wasn't just the strikers who could get involved...... Ribery burst into the box and did not shoot directly, but looked up in the box and then attracted Monaco centre-back François. Modesto (francois_modesto) paid attention and passed the ball out.

Whether it's Richard. Sorier, or Babakar. Gaye, or Elf. Tum (hervé_tum), none of the three received the ball because Ribery didn't pass the ball to them!

The midfielder Dino, who had been outside the penalty area. Jiba (dino_djiba) saw Ribery burst into the penalty area, so he followed and rushed to the box, and when Ribery passed the ball, he ran to the position, not too soon, not too late, just in time to receive the ball!

Jiba, who is completely unmarked, is a furious shot at the ball!

The ball goes into the net!

The Stadio Ferrien in Metz fell silent for about two seconds, and only when the fans in the stands were sure that the ball had indeed entered the goal, not hit the side-netting, they erupted in cheers.

“buuuuuuuuuuuut！！！”

Chu Zhongtian and his teammates around him also cheered together.

"Eighty-third minute! Dino - Jiba - !! The announcer at the scene shouted.

"Hooray!!" The fans of Metz cheered.

"It's wonderful! Metz equalised in the last minute! Ribery's breakthrough was so beautiful that Evra was like a clumsy clown under his brilliant performance! The narrator also became excited, completely forgetting that he was still questioning Ribery's ability and thinking that Ribery was inferior to Adebayor.

Jiba, who scored the goal, ran to the warm-up area on the sidelines of the pitch and hugged his team-mates. Ribery also rushed up.

Originally, Chu Zhongtian planned to celebrate this goal with his teammates, but at this time, in the midst of the huge noise, he clearly heard the voice of assistant coach Mr. Carré calling his name.

"Chu!"

Chu Zhongtian turned his head back.

Mr. Carré was hooking his hand at him: "Come back!" ”

Coming out?

This thought flashed through Chu Zhongtian's mind, and the others had already run back.

Behind him, his teammates hugged each other, and some latecomers jumped up and pressed on them.

Chu Zhongtian ran to assistant coach Carré and looked at him nervously.

"Ready to play."

Get ready to play!

Get ready to play!

Get ready to play!

Get ready to play!

Get ready to play!

Get ready to play!

This sentence kept echoing in Chu Zhongtian's mind, and after he reacted, he hurriedly began to pull down his yellow vest, which was easy to take off before, but now it was repeated three times before taking it off.

The assistant coach was in charge of explaining the tactics, and head coach Fernandez had been standing on the sidelines and had not come up to talk to Chu Zhongtian.

"You don't go up and play at the back, you play at centre-back...... You've played centre-back in the second tier league, right? ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Yes, sir." I did. ”

"Very good, so you go on the pitch and play centre-back, the main task is to stop the opponent's possible counterattack, especially the opponent's number 20!" Carley pointed to the court, and Chu Zhongtian looked at his hand and saw Adebayo like a bamboo pole.

Chu Zhongtian stared at Adebayo, who was a little disappointed, and nodded: "No problem, sir." ”

※※※ "Look! Wang Hao suddenly pointed to the bench of the Metz team in the stands and shouted.

At this time, the Metz fans around him were still cheering for Jiba's goal, and he had already noticed that something was going on on the bench.

Jiang Ran looked at his hand and found that their eldest brother Chu was standing on the sidelines, being pulled by the assistant coach to say something.

"Brother Chu is going to play?" He asked.

"Looks like it!" Wang Hao was very excited. In terms of age, he has always regarded Chu Zhongtian as a big brother, but at the same time, they are still fellow villagers, and this relationship is closer than Chu Zhongtian and Jiang Ran. He most hopes that Chu Zhongtian can play in the first team, because they are all Chengdu babies. "Well, we just equalised, and at this time, considering that the opponent may fight back, we should change a defensive player to stabilize the defense. The manager had already replaced a centre-back......"

He was actually analyzing the reasons for Chu Zhongtian's appearance.

Jiang Ran nodded and agreed with Wang Hao's statement.

"Hehe, call Brother Chu tomorrow for a treat! The first time you represent the first team in the league, you should treat yourself! Wang Hao said excitedly.

By the time the cheers from the stands had faded, the Metz players had returned to the pitch, but the referee did not blow the whistle for Monaco to kick off because the Metz team had requested a substitution and the players to be replaced were already waiting below.

Chu Zhongtian stood on the sidelines, bouncing and continuing to move his body, he couldn't wait to play.

"Metz substitution, No. 23 Dino. Jiba down! He shouted on the live radio.

After hearing Jiba's name, there was another cheer from the stands.

The scorer Giba was substituted and he slowly walked to the sidelines, deliberately delaying the game.

"No. 30 Chu Zhong Heaven!"

Compared to the previous cheers, the stands at the Holy Mountain Furien Stadium can be described as silent. The fans of Metz were still very unfamiliar with Chu Zhongtian, and this awkward name did not arouse any repercussions from them at all, only some people applauded out of politeness.

However, Wang Hao and Jiang Ran in the stands were screaming and jumping excitedly.

Another person who is more excited than the average person is Delphine. Miss Mathilde, she also shouted, "Come on!!" ”

Seeing that no one next to him echoed him, he quickly shut his mouth shyly and put down his raised arm. Then he lowered his head, for fear that the people around him would think of him as a monster who didn't fit in and didn't know how to play.

Jiba slowly walked off the field, Chu Zhongtian watched anxiously below, now he and those Monaco players will definitely be able to find a common language - I hope Jiba will leave the field soon, and I hope that there will be more game time left for him.

finally waited for Jiba to get off the field, and after Chu Zhongtian hurriedly high-fived him, he ran onto the court. In the process of running on the field, he almost used the speed of the 100-meter sprint, and he was not willing to waste even a second.

Chu Zhongtian ran directly into his own penalty area, and then shouted to his teammates: "The head coach tells us to pay attention to defense!" ”

※※※ "One oriental face...... Well, the 30th, Chu-Zhong-Tian? The player who has been on loan from Chelsea this season has previously played in an amateur team......' TV commentator told the audience about the early days.

'He joined Metz on loan this summer, but he has never played in the league or been in the squad before, so this is his first time.

"To put it simply, a French junior brother, hahaha!"

Commentators and commentators burst out laughing at the parable.

Maybe Chu Zhongtian's supporters will be unhappy with the comparison of Zhongtian to a "virgin" in the league, but it doesn't matter, no one in the crowd watching the live TV broadcast now is a fan of Chu Zhongtian.

Everyone knows nothing about this Chinese player wearing the No. 30 jersey of Metz, and it is very unfamiliar.

※※※ Ribery originally thought that Chu Zhongtian would play the back, but he didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to run straight into the penalty area, and he asked loudly from afar: "You play center back?" ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "My target is him." He pointed to Adebayo.

Ribery laughed and gave him a thumbs up.

Adebayo had obviously also noticed someone pointing at him, and he turned his head to look over, just as he collided with Chu Zhongtian's gaze in the air.

A stranger, judging by his physical characteristics, is certainly not French, nor African, so who could it be? South Americans? Native American? Asian?

But that doesn't matter. His goal seems to be himself.

Adebayo looked at this opponent who was not too tall and did not take him seriously.

A minute later, Bam Adebayor won a corner for Monaco.

Although he was trained by Metz, he did not intend to release water in the game, and now that there are seven or eight minutes before the end of the game, he will not easily give up the opportunity to score another goal.

Adebayo squeezed into the crowd and came to the goal, Chu Zhongtian followed, standing opposite him, stuck on the inside, and didn't let him take another step forward. He did not reach for the shirt of La Adebayo, and did not say anything other than to stand opposite the Togolese.

※※※Assistant coach Carley called the other teammates who were still warming up, anyway, after Chu Zhongtian came on the field, the three substitutions were all used up, and there was no point in warming up again, so it was better to call back and rest.

"We've got a backup centre-back, Mr Fernandez...... 'As soon as he returned to the dugout, he asked the question in his mind.

"I just wanted to observe Chu's performance." Fernández smiled.

"In a game like this, at a moment like this?" Carré was a little surprised. It is not known whether the team will be able to get this point at home, and the manager Fernandes wants to take the opportunity to observe a player who has not even played a game in Ligue 1!

'It's the kind of moment that really shows the quality of a player, especially a defensive player. Fernandez explained with a smile.

After that, he stopped talking, just turned his gaze back to the court. On that, Monaco were preparing for a corner.

Bam Adebayo is not a great header, although he is tall at 1.90m. However, he can still form a certain deterrent to the opponent's goal when taking a corner kick - no defender will relax his marking of Adebayor, who can guarantee that every time the football hits the head of the 1.90m, it will not bounce into the goal?

Adebayo looked up at the corner flag area, completely ignoring the No. 30 in Metz.

He raised his hand and motioned for his teammates to kick the ball on his head.

He was going to end the game with a header.

His teammate Argentine Lucas. Bernardi (lucas_bernardi) drove the ball out.

Adebayo jumped on the spot and prepared to fight for the top. When he first took off, he felt a gust of wind blow around him, and then he saw the Metz 30, which had been beside him, suddenly appear in front of him!

Chu Zhongtian rushed forward and went around to the front of Adebayo, and then jumped high, shook his head and pushed the ball out hard!

As a result, Adebayo jumped completely for nothing...... "It was the ...... who hit the ball That number 30, Chu! A successful defense! However, Adebayo's performance was too bad...... He jumped on the spot. ”

"Is he underestimating his opponent too much?"

"Maybe so......"

※※※ Fernandez turned back to Carré standing behind him and smiled, "Look. ”

"He's bounced well." Carré also had to admit that Chu Zhongtian performed very well in this defense.

"The selection of seats was also accurate. To be honest, I think he can read the game very well in defense, but I don't know if he can still read this kind of reading in attack......" Fernandez muttered as he looked at Chu Zhongtian's back.

The No. 30 of Metz is now facing away from the dugout, and he continues to entangle with Adebayor. Monaco won another corner.

※※※After seeing that Chu Zhongtian successfully blocked this corner kick in the stands, Wang Hao and Jiang Ran couldn't help cheering. Not far from them, Delphine. Mathilde shouted again with her hands raised in the air.

This time, though, she didn't have to worry about being noticeable, as the Metz fans in the stands cheered her student's header clear.

(To be continued)