Chapter 315: Upgrade
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The dressing room was a mess, the players who came in threw their clothes on the floor, some people kicked their shoes off, and after 45 minutes of all-out play, they just wanted to get a good rest and relax. The www.biquge.info 45 minutes of the second half was not easy.
Everyone came in talking about the first half that had just ended. The Champions League final brought them a lot of new feelings, and we had to communicate at halftime.
"Barcelona are really strong, but we're not weak either!"
"If Chu scores that goal, it will be good, we will take the lead and go into halftime......"
"yes, yes...... I don't think there's anything to be afraid of in Barcelona. Before the game, I thought we had no hope of running into them, so I didn't think ...... Ha ha! β
Overall, everyone was satisfied with this first half, although they conceded a goal and were equalized, but Chu Zhongtian's subsequent attack was really morale-boosting.
When Rangnick walked in, everyone stopped talking and looked at their manager.
"First of all, congratulations, gentlemen, you have done a great job!"
Rangnick's face changed. "Don't rejoice too soon, though. The game is only halfway through and no one knows what will happen in the second half. Barcelona are a very strong team, they are strong and resilient, and they can't beat them for 45 minutes. So we have to keep playing like that in the second half...... We were suppressed by them for most of the first half, we can't be like that in the second half, we have to play our characteristics and always keep this fast pace, strengthen the pressing up front, and not let them press us in the first half like they did in the first half! β
At the same time, in another dressing room, Pep Guardiola is also arranging the tactics of the second half. Hoffenheim's quick attack in the first half posed a threat to his team, and in the second half they had to contain the opposition's quick attack. Fast and control are actually mutually reinforcing, fast can break control, control can also overcome fast. It depends on how you use it and the level of the person who uses it. Barcelona's level is clearly not low.
Although Barcelona's coaching staff has a very detailed understanding of Hoffenheim's characteristics, there are some things that you can't see just by watching the tapes, and you can only get first-hand information about them by experiencing them for yourself. Now that the Barcelona players have first-hand information, they know how fast Hoffenheim can get up.
ββ¦β¦ In the second half, you have to be quick to get back to defending, especially the two full-backs, and you have to go back after the assist. "Pep Guardiola draws all sorts of arrows on the tactical board." At the same time, the front court strengthened the encirclement and pressing, and organized them to play a quick attack! β
"To deal with Chu, you must appropriately use foul tactics, and you must grasp the degree of foul play."
Generally speaking, if the opponent fouls in the half, as long as it is not a very bad and retaliatory foul, the referee will not give a warning.
Pep Guardiola is just about letting his players do that.
For Chu Zhongtian, many Barcelona players have to re-examine him, his performance in the first half, especially in the last minutes of the first half, is really amazing. It is no exaggeration to say that with his attack, the quality he has shown can completely establish himself in Barcelona.
It may seem narcissistic to say that, but when a Barcelona player compliments a player on the other side, the highest courtesy is that they think they can play in Barcelona.
It's a kind of confidence that belongs to the Barcelona players β only the best players in the world can play in our team and be teammates with us.
A few years ago, some media linked Chu Zhongtian and Barcelona together, and many Barcelona players scoffed at this rumor and didn't believe it at all. They don't think it's possible for a player they haven't even heard of to join Barcelona, does he have that ability? Does he also deserve to wear the Barcelona shirt?
Now they will not have such doubts, if there is news that the club's senior management wants to bring in Chu Zhongtian, they will definitely support it.
Xavi is over 30 years old, Buzques is still young, and the midfield really needs someone who can organise the attack and link the whole team. Moreover, Chu Zhongtian's offense is better than Butzks's, and his defense is stronger than Harvey's, so it is difficult to find such an all-round person with a lantern now.
Both teams are working on a tense set-up in the locker room, while the fans can enjoy a relaxing 45 minutes. Both Barcelona and Hoffenheim fans were looking forward to the second half of the game and were relaxed. Barcelona fans are because they have this almost blind confidence in their team, and Barcelona have been in such good form this season that winning the Champions League is a matter of course. Hoffenheim could not threaten them at all.
Hoffenheim fans have little expectation and think that they should win a runner-up, so there is no pressure. Now it's natural to be happy to see the team perform so well in the first half. Everyone felt that the game was played like this, and Hoffenheim was able to play against Barcelona without being at a disadvantage and even score goals, which is something to celebrate.
As for the neutral fans, it goes without saying that both sides gave them a brilliant 45 minutes in the first half, and those good shots were the focus of their discussions.
Wimbledon fans also gathered together, and Chu Zhongtian's performance in the first half made them feel excited. Speaking of Chu Zhongtian's flashes in the first half, his eyebrows fluttered.
At halftime, the CCTV sports channel was replaying the highlights of the first half, except for the goals of both sides, almost all of them were Chu Zhongtian's footage, which was obviously edited by them. But Chinese audiences just like to watch it.
For every action of Chu Zhongtian, the guests and the host have to analyze. Of course, almost all of them are praise, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV are happy. No one will say that they are too disgusting and hypocritical, and they will only praise the stinky feet of the national football players, because what they say is true, Chu Zhongtian's performance in this first half is indeed very good, and all fans who have been watching Chu Zhongtian's game and paying attention to him can find an obvious change - Chu Zhongtian in this game is better and better than Chu Zhongtian before, and obviously his level has risen to a new level. In a sentence that may not be appropriate, it is that Chu Zhongtian has been upgraded!
Emily met Chu Zhongtian's parents at halftime, they were resting in the box and didn't go anywhere. She sat down and chatted with the two old men. Of course, everyone is talking about Chu Zhongtian. In addition, she also met Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese national team, who was sitting next to Chu Zhongtian's parents.
Gao Hongbo was full of praise for Chu Zhongtian's performance, and also thanked Emily humorously, because it was Emily who persuaded Chu Zhongtian to play football again, otherwise, the Chinese team would not have today's results and could still win the Asian Cup.
UEFA officials also sat in the boxes, chatting with each other during the break, perhaps with activities unrelated to the game. However, UEFA president Michel Platini did nothing, just sat in his seat and waited quietly for the second half to begin. He's going to give the champion a trophy in a moment.
Although rumors circulating on the Chinese Internet that Platini is Barcelona's "godfather", in fact, this is just a concoction of those fans who hate Barcelona, and there is no evidence that Platini is really Barcelona's godfather. But it's no secret that Platini likes Barcelona, who likes good-looking, eye-pleasing attacking football, and Barcelona happens to play that.
Thankfully, it was two teams that favored attacking football that ended up in the final this season, otherwise he would have been a staunch supporter of Barcelona again. But even so, he still hopes that Barcelona wins, after all, Barcelona has publicity value, and Hoffenheim does not, Barcelona's own influence is huge, if he wins the Champions League again, it will be even more terrifying, such promotion is twice the result with half the effort. It would take a lot of effort to promote Hoffenheim...... Inter Milan's triumph last season was a slap in the face, and for a moment everyone exclaimed that "negative and ugly conservative football" would be the future trend of world football, and if that was the case, it was certainly not what Platini wanted. Fortunately in the unfortunate world, in the end, the Spanish national team with Barcelona as the team won the Hercules Gold Cup, which can be regarded as saving face for offensive football.
Therefore, both public and private, Platini hopes that Barcelona will win the Champions League this time.
β»β»β» The halftime passed quickly, and the second half was about to begin. Players from both sides came out of the dressing rooms one after another, and the fans in the stands gave their first cheers.
As soon as Chu Zhongtian came out, the TV camera was aimed at him, he was a very active person in the first half, contributed an assist to the team, and the attack before the end of the first half also made people talk about it until now. What will he do in the second half? It's worth the wait.
Messi naturally also received the attention of the people, and before the start of the second half, he was the one who gave the most time for close-ups except Chu Zhongtian.
In this way, the director of the live broadcast told everyone that these two people are the leaders of their respective teams, and they will be the key to the victory or defeat of this game!
"Audience friends! Welcome back to Wembley Stadium for the 2010-2011 Champions League final against Barcelona and Hoffenheim. The score of the first half was 1:1, and the two sides were temporarily tied. In the twentieth minute, Obasi took the lead for Hoffenheim, and the person who assisted him was our player Chu Zhongtian! In the 37th minute, Barcelona equalized and it was Pedro who scored. He Ping put on soundproof headphones and started his work.
"Now that the players from both sides have stepped onto the pitch, we have seen Chu Zhongtian...... He was very good in this game, with assists in attack and Messi on several occasions when defending. You must know that there are not many people who can defend Messi in one-on-one......"
He Ping's tone revealed undisguised pride.
One of the players who dominated this game was our compatriot, and that's certainly something to be proud of!
β»β»β»The second half of the game started with the referee's whistle and no substitutions were made by either side. However, the telecasts also noticed that just after the start of the second half, Van Nistelrooy put on his vest and warmed up.
Maybe Hoffenheim will be the first to make a change?
At the start of the second half, Barcelona didn't take advantage of their kick-off to launch an onslaught into Hoffenheim's heartland, they played the ball back to attract Hoffenheim to press out.
As long as the football is under their feet, there is no problem.
After several minutes of continuous possession, they finally hit the penalty area. Villa crossed, Messi grabbed a point in front of the goal, but unfortunately under Chu Zhongtian's close interference, his shot did not have any force, and the weak shot made Enyema, who was in a good position, easy to get.
Chu Zhongtian had just completed his close defense against Messi in front of the goal, and then rushed out of the penalty area.
Nyema then threw the ball at him.
Chu Zhongtian glanced back at the football, and when he came back, he planned to adjust his speed, and then let the football fall in front of him.
The soccer ball fell from behind him, and he had just reached out to bring it down when he felt his supporting foot kicked.
But he didn't fall, because this level of injury could not interfere with him.
He rushed forward and continued to control the ball, and at this time the person next to him rushed up, reached out and grabbed his clothes, and he ran forward again, unable to run.
The referee's whistle sounded.
Barcelona foul!
The foul was committed by Pedro, who ran away immediately after the foul, and the referee only made the gesture to allow Hoffenheim to take a free-kick at the back.
Hoffenheim's fast-break opportunities are gone.
Chu Zhongtian glanced at Pedro's back. In the first half, I didn't receive much such treatment, and the Barcelona players played politely, and there was not a single yellow card in the first half, which can be telling.
In the subsequent game, as long as Hoffenheim switched from defense to offense, when Chu Zhongtian got the ball in the backfield, at least two Barcelona players would immediately come up next to him, and then foul him, and even they didn't come to break the ball at all, just to foul.
But their fouls were all minor, at most some tugging on their jerseys, pushing and shoving on their hands, and stumbling under their feet...... None of these fouls were enough to get a card, but they were effective in stopping Hoffenheim's quick attack. Let the Hoffenheim players run for nothing again and again.
Under their fouls, Chu Zhongtian didn't even organize a quick attack.
He kind of understood, it seemed that the other party was planning to use this method to curb himself and Hoffenheim's speed.
Chu Zhongtian knew that this would cause him some trouble, but it was only some trouble. If you foul me, I will reduce the amount of time the football stays at my feet, and then your foul will be useless. I'm gone, what are you going to do with me fouling?
When the football came again, Chu Zhongtian even knocked the football directly with his heel to Sana behind him, and it was impossible for the other party to foul him again, if they rushed up to foul him at this time, the yellow card would never be able to run away - fouls on players without the ball must be strictly prohibited.
And this has the added benefit of making Hoffenheim's already fast attack faster, because the football does not have to rest at his feet, which saves a lot of time.
Sana passed the football to Chu Zhongtian, the power was a little small, and there was Iniesta next to him, and the other party pounced when he saw this.
In fact, Sana knew that the ball was bad when he passed the ball, and his passing power was too small, and it was easy to be intercepted by the opponent halfway, and then counterattacked, so after passing the ball, he quickly took a step back and prepared to defend Iniesta.
Chu Zhongtian did not give up the ball, he and Iniesta rushed up together, fighting for possession.
Generally speaking, if you change a player and put it in Chu Zhongtian's position, his choice will most likely be to pass the football out with a big foot, let the football get out of this small space as soon as possible, or quickly buckle and pull the football back, and get rid of Iniesta, who is more ruthless.
Chu Zhongtian didn't do this, he strode towards the football, although it looked like he was going to clear the siege with a big foot, or buckle the football behind him, but he didn't expect his foot to go down but it was very light, the football was rubbed up by him, just past the leg of Iniesta, who was intercepting, and returned to Sana's feet.
Sana took a step back and saw the football flying towards him, and quickly stopped, Chu Zhongtian pointed to the far end, and he understood it, and transferred the football directly, breaking Barcelona's frontcourt pressing.
This performance won him applause from the stands, but this was by no means just Chu Zhongtian's only wonderful performance.
As he moved up front, Srna played a long ball from the back, and he paused his chest to get Buszques close behind him. Chu Zhongtian did not continue to control the ball, nor did he try to stop the football, after the football fell, he first held the football with his left foot to let the football slow down, and then he half-turned, with the outside of his right foot to put the football to the side, and Sana, who was inserted from behind him, used his thigh to slide the football out. No Barcelona player thought that Chu Zhongtian would pass the ball like this, and Sana broke through easily with football!
"Oh!!" The Hoffenheim fans in the stands let out an exclamation.
The commentators also applauded Chu Zhongtian's inadvertent display of skills and awareness.
"Wonderful!"
"What else can we say but be pretty?"
"Butzkes can't even touch Chu Zhongtian's clothes, and the football has already been sent out by him!"
"Chu has taught Barcelona's masters a lesson!"
All sorts of praise appeared on the commentary table at the same time.
Footage like this was seen several times in the following matches. Even Rangnick couldn't help but applaud his wonderful performances again and again. In his opinion, Chu Zhongtian in the final is a little strange to him, but he can be sure of one thing - now Chu Zhongtian has completed a transcendence, he has escaped the realm of an ordinary all-round midfielder, so he can already be tied with those superstars in Barcelona.
Chu Zhongtian is taking advantage of the opportunity of this Champions League final to upgrade in front of people all over the world!
(To be continued)