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Chu Zhongtian's first meeting with his new teammates left a good impression on most of his teammates, just because of his sentence "Let's create a big scene together". Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis was originally a big billboard erected by the Houston Rockets in the city of Houston when Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets. As a result, Yao Ming has been with the Rockets for several seasons, and he has not created any big scenes.

However, this does not affect Chu Zhongtian to borrow it here. Because he thinks it's a good fit. Of course, he came to Hoffenheim to help the team succeed in relegation, after he learned about the team's lineup, he believed that he didn't need to buy anyone, and with these people now, Rangnick was enough to lead them to relegation. He also knew that Rangnick himself knew very well, so what did he go all the way to China to persuade him to join, isn't it obvious?

The club's owner, Mr. Hope, and head coach Rangnick, both want the team to build on the success of relegation, so the team needs to be strengthened.

He just spoke the heart of the manager and the hierarchy, and he used a slogan that everyone thought was good.

"Let's create a big scene together!"

Hoffenheim is not an easy promotion horse and all Hoffenheim players believe they can make a difference in their first Bundesliga season. Because their newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Chu Zhongtian's words immediately reached the depths of their hearts.

As a professional, who wants to be in the middle and bottom of the league all the time? Who doesn't want their team to have the ability to pursue more wins and ...... Champion? Hoffenheim are not short of money, the coaching staff is of a high standard, and they are convinced that they are not weak, so why can't we hope for more?

Some people in the team began to think that Chu Zhongtian was not bad as the core, at least he said what everyone thought when they met, which shows that he and ours have the same thoughts.

Of course, not everyone will be so comfortable with an airborne "core".

They will have questions like:

Why is he at the heart of us?

On what basis did he lead us to victory?

Why did he make us all listen to him?

Is it just such a fluttering sentence of "let's create a big scene together"?

I don't believe it!

Come up with something practical, or we'll wait to see the show!

Salihovic was one of them, and he and some of his teammates did not embrace Chu Zhongtian with the same open arms as the other players, and he scrutinized the newcomer who had robbed him of his place in the crowd with suspicion.

His idea is very simple, if Chu Zhongtian is not able to prove himself in training and competitions, then he will be like head coach Rangnick "forcing the palace". Of course, if Chu Zhongtian did show a superior level, then there was nothing wrong with being his assistant. Salihovic is not a cautious player, he just has a deep affection for Hoffenheim and does not want his team to be ruined by a player who does not know the details after working so hard to promote.

Or rather, he was just acting on instinct.

I've been at the heart of the team since the Southern Regional League, a key figure in leading the team to two years of triple jumps. Hoffenheim has long been my turf, so why should I give it up to such a newcomer? Just because he won the League Cup? That's in Metz, not here. Hoffenheim is not the same as the French team!

※※※After leaving a good impression on some of his teammates, Chu Zhongtian began to devote himself to pre-season training with the team.

First of all, focus on physical training.

From this time on, Chu Zhongtian felt the difference between Hoffenheim's small team and Metz.

There is a high-tech clinic in the training ground in Hoffenheim, and there are only three clinics of this level in the whole of Germany. Hoffenheim has one.

Team Doctor Peter. Bakers, sports psychologist Hans. Dieter. Herman (hans_dieter_hermann) and strength and conditioning coach Reiner. Schrei (rainer_schrey), as well as head coach Rangnick and two assistant coaches Tomislav. Marić (tomislav_maric), Peter. Zeidler (peter_zeidler) uses this high-tech clinic to take samples of each player's body and analyze them individually. In this way, a physical recovery training plan that best suits each player's own fitness recovery is developed.

At that time, each player will be given a training schedule that is specific to him/herself. The rules are very strict, from diet to rest, and the players must follow them meticulously.

It's no surprise to the rest of Hoffenheim's players because that's how they came over the first two seasons. However, Chu Zhongtian, a newly recruited player, seemed very curious.

The professionalism of Metz has already opened his eyes, but when he came to Hoffenheim, he suddenly felt that Metz was like an amateur club, as for Chinese football...... It's just a kid playing at home.

In Chu Zhongtian's training arrangement, the coaching staff asked him to strengthen his muscle strength and speed training. In Ligue 1, Chu Zhongtian is already very confident in his physical confrontation ability, but when he thought of Hoffenheim, the coaching staff was still not satisfied, and asked him to continue to strengthen his confrontation ability, and at the same time improve his running speed, especially in a state of fatigue.

Chu Zhongtian thought about it, and it was quite right to do this. Especially speed. If you want to be a free man, you will often make dozens of meters of all-out sprint and turn back in the race, if the speed is slow, you can't come back, you can't go up, what's the use? Don't ask him to be faster than Robert. Carlos, at the very least, can't slow down the offensive tempo of the whole team. You must know that judging from the study of Hoffenheim's game video last season, Chu Zhongtian already knows that the offensive rhythm of this team is very, very fast...... After a week of physical training, everyone's fitness has improved significantly. At first, I would be out of breath after training, and I was weak and weak, but now I can calmly cope with a training session. And it doesn't make the players feel tired, that's where high technology comes in.

Chu Zhongtian felt that his physical confrontation ability had improved, and his speed did not slow down under fatigue, but remained at the previous level. Rangnick is happy with this, which means that Hoffenheim will have plenty of scoring opportunities when the game comes to the final stage, because Chu Zhongtian can still sprint with all his might.

In fact, after watching the League Cup final between Metz and Sevilla, Rangnick should be sure of this - with Chu Zhongtian, his team will always have one more person on the field than his opponent!

Chu Zhongtian showed his invincible physical fitness in physical training, allowing his teammates to be the first to see one aspect of his ability. His physical training results are the best in the team, and in the eyes of his teammates, this Chinese seems to have no idea what "tired" is!

Salihovic lost to Chu Zhongtian first in terms of physical fitness.

When everyone finished training and rested on the grass out of breath, Chu Zhongtian also had to conduct fatigue sprint switchback running training under the supervision of the coach. Watching the Chinese sprint back and forth at a distance of thirty meters, the speed did not decrease at all, and the teammates talked in surprise.

"Oh my God, how good can he run......"

"Is he a monster?"

"No, I think he's more of a marathon runner!"

"Well, at least with physical strength, I admit he's very strong......"

"Hey, I said brothers, isn't football a game just about physical strength? For him to be our core, at least he has to come up with something that we can trust! ”

"yes, yes. What is it to be able to run? Any marathon runner can run, but can they play football? I think if he can just run, then 30 million is not worth it at all! ”

"At least being able to run is an advantage, isn't it? It's better to have one advantage than none at all, right? ”

"yes, it's just the first training program anyway, so we'll just have to move on. There's also a warm-up game or something, everyone is watching. ”

…… Listening to his teammates' discussions about Chu Zhongtian's physical fitness, Salihovic, who was already too tired to stand up, had very mixed feelings.

※※※At the same time, a few days after the start of training, Rangnick handed over the captain's armband to Chu Zhongtian. Just like what he said to Chu Zhongtian before the transfer, while handing over the captain's armband to him, he also handed over the future of the entire team to Chu Zhongtian.

As for why he chose a player who had just joined the team to be the first captain, Rangnick explained it this way: "Chu has experience as captain at Metz, and he has done a good job. Take a look at his performances in the UEFA Cup final. I think he's a naturally qualified leader. Then he said to Chu Zhongtian, "Of course, if you don't perform well as the captain, I will deprive you of the captain's armband at any time, Chu." ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded and said that he had no objection.

It's not the first time Chu Zhongtian has been a captain, but it's the first time to be the first captain. It was a challenge for him to captain a team that he had just arrived at and was unfamiliar with.

That's when he thought of let. Coach Fernandez cultivated himself, and deliberately asked him to help Menez, help Ibisevic, and help his new teammates integrate into the team. The words he said to Menez when he asked him to help him. It's all a reality.

He is also grateful for his four seasons at Metz, which taught him how to lead a team.

So now, when he took over the captain's armband at Hoffenheim, he had no hesitation on his face and was full of confidence.

I can be the captain of this team, I can lead them.

That's what he said in his heart.

Although there are still some difficulties at the moment. For example, when he took over the captain's armband, not everyone in the team applauded him to congratulate him. If he wants this team to really convince him, he has to show some real skills on the field.

At this point, Chu Zhongtian is confident. He is not afraid to show his teammates what he is capable of.

※※※ During this week, Hoffenheim also continued to strengthen the team in the transfer market.

They let go of players in the squad who were no longer able to meet the team's requirements, allowing them to move freely, not just to clean up the first-team squad.

Hoffenheim then bought right-back Andreas from Stuttgart for 3.2 million euros. Baker (andreas_beck). He was Germany's main right-back and started playing in Stuttgart last season, between a regular and a substitute, and played in 18 competitive games for Stuttgart's first team, scoring a goal for his first goal in the Bundesliga. He has a lot of potential, and Rangnick sees him for more than just potential. Because if nothing else happens this season, Baker will play in the Bundesliga with Hoffenheim as the main right-back.

During last season's winter break, Sparta Moscow made an offer of five million euros for him, which Stuttgart refused. As a result, in the summer, Baker felt that he would not be able to guarantee a chance to play if he remained in Stuttgart, so he chose to switch to Hoffenheim, who could give him a place in the main team. Compared to the winter, Stuttgart lost 1.8 million euros.

Hoffenheim conceded 40 goals in the Bundesliga last season, and if this goal is placed in the Bundesliga, the number of goals conceded may increase even further given the strength of the Bundesliga team. So after buying Chu Zhongtian, Rangnick bought a defender to improve the strength of the backline. If not enough for Beck, this backline is the "Bundesliga defense" through and through, and the most famous is the central defender Pell, who was once selected for the Swedish national team. Nelson (per_nilsson). But don't underestimate them, Austria international Ebersberg (andreas_ibertsberger) and young German centre-back Kamper (marvin_pper) are both experienced players.

In addition to buying Becker, the team also bought out several players who were loaned out last season.

A million euros bought out Austrian goalkeeper Ozcan (ramazan_zcan), who arrived on loan from Austrian side Salzburg for €200,000 during last season's winter break. Hoffenheim can be promoted to the Bundesliga, and his role should not be underestimated. He will face the bombardment of Bundesliga strikers in the new season, and whether he can withstand it is also a key factor in the team's good results.

One million euros to buy out midfielder Ruiz. Gustavo (luiz_gustavo). In the famous football manager game FM produced by the British company SI, this is a demon-level midfield star. He was loaned out of the Brazilian second league last season and played 27 games.

A million euros to buy out the young Ghanaian midfielder versatility Wosa (isaac_vorsah). Played 17 games for Hoffenheim last season and scored one goal. He can play as a central defender, a defensive midfielder and a central midfielder.

Last season, the team's top scorers belonged to two men - Senegalese Demba. Ba (demba_ba) and Nigerian Obasi (chinedu_ogbuke_obasi). The duo scored 12 goals each, tied for the team's top scorer and a major contributor to the team's promotion.

However, in the first few rounds of the new season, Rangnick faced the loss of a key striker - Obsi was called up by the Nigerian Olympic team to play in Beijing. In addition, unlike the Bundesliga, the team must be more competitive in the attack. That's why Rangnick has to find another striker.

He set his sights on Metz.

Chu Zhongtian's teammate Ibisevic came into his sight.

In fact, while observing Chu Zhongtian, Rangnick also noticed several players from Metz, among whom Ibisevic was from Bosnia and Herzegovina because he was from the same Bosnia and Herzegovina as Salihovic in his team, so he paid a little more attention. I can also say that I know this player.

The Bosnian striker scored 25 goals in all competitions in Metz last season, the best of his career. He is also of interest to various clubs this summer.

Since 30 million let Chu Zhongtian go, Metz seems to have become a supermarket in the eyes of many clubs.

Ibisevic has someone to buy, Menez is also riddled with scandals, the latest news, Manchester United are interested in Obertan and Lyon are seducing Pjanic...... The news about Metz is all about the possible transfer of such and such a player. If you only look at the news, it's because Metz is bankrupt and is in a hurry to sell players to fill the financial hole...... But Chu Zhongtian's departure made many of Mays's former ministers feel that it was true that the future was confused, and many people were also moving their minds.

Ibisevic is one of them.

In Rangnick's opinion, Ibisevic is a very good centre-forward who can not only shoot and score on his own, but also play the ball to his teammates. Such a player is obviously helpful to the team, because when the situation is not open, his passing may create some chances.

But he also had to ask for the opinion of one person.

He found Chu Zhongtian and did not tell him that he was interested in Ibisevic, but said that the team needed a center forward now, and asked him if there was a suitable candidate to recommend for his reference.

As a result, Chu Zhongtian did not hesitate to report Ibisevic's name.

This made Rangnick laugh - he and Chu Zhongtian really had a good heart...... Since Chu Zhongtian also recommended Ibisevic, it means that this Bosnian is no problem.

And it's not just a Chu Zhongtian recommendation.

Salihovic, Ibisevic's teammate in the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team, even called Ibisevic personally and warmly invited him to Hoffenheim. Salihovic and Ibisevic met in the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team, and it's a pity that Ibisevic never talked about the people and things of Metz in the national team, because it was unnecessary. Otherwise, Salihovic's attitude towards Chu Zhongtian may not be like this now...... Ibisevic has several transfer options, with Lyon in Ligue 1, Atletico Madrid in Spain and Lazio in Italy. He was still hesitating, as soon as he heard that Hoffenheim was interested in him? Without saying a word, he said in an interview with reporters that he was very happy to go to Hoffenheim because there were two of his teammates there - national team teammate Salihovic and Metz teammate Chu Zhongtian.

Since so many teams are interested in Ibisevic, Molinari naturally "conformed to public opinion" and pushed Ibyševich into the transfer market.

In the end, after a fierce competition. Hoffenheim brought Ibisevic from France to Germany for ten million euros. The money was split into two steps, the first one was a down payment of six million euros for Hoffenheim, the second step was when Ibisevic scored a total of 30 league goals at Hoffenheim, and the other four million euros went to the Metz club.

Chu Zhongtian was very happy after learning that Ibisevic's transfer to Hoffenheim was successful, because he and Ibi could reunite in a different place, which was really a great fate. He was finally able to call Ibshevic to welcome him. The reason why I didn't dare to call Ibisevic before was because I was afraid that I would be infamous for "digging the corner of Metz" like Ribery. Ribery was just too careless to be caught by the media.

"Welcome to Hoffenheim, Ibby. We're together again, ha! ”

Ibisevic on the other end of the phone is also very happy, his choice to join Hoffenheim is of course due to the factors of Salihovic, and of course because the contract offered by Hoffenheim is not bad, but the most important reason is that there is Chu Zhongtian, he knows that Chu can become the core of Hoffenheim, so as long as Chu is there, the future of this team is bright, just like Metz.

Chu Zhongtian welcomed Ibisevic to Hoffenheim for another reason - the team finally has a person he is familiar with, plus the relationship between Ibi and Salihovic is also good, although Salihovic now has an opinion about himself, but if the team wants to have good results, unity within the team is essential. He hopes that Ibisevic's arrival will resolve the tension between himself and Salihovic - he has stepped into the captaincy role and unconsciously began to think in the shoes of the captains of the team.

After winning Ibisevic, Rangnick felt that the depth of the forward bench was not enough, so he spent another 4.5 million euros to bring in 20-year-old striker Wellington from the Brazilian international team. The youngster is a well-known striker in the virtual world of football managers, but in the real world he also needs to prove himself in the Bundesliga.

Although Rangnick knows that the back line is not very strong, and he still has to spend so much money on the front line, it seems that he is really in love with attacking football.

But this is not bad, Chu Zhongtian played offensive football in Metz, and when he came to Hoffenheim and continued to play offensive football, he didn't need to adapt to the role. He knows the road very well.

Chu Zhongtian also found a problem that made him believe that Rangnick was really looking forward to his arrival, and had been looking forward to it since a long time ago.

This discovery was only noticed after the start of tactical training.

(To be continued)