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Emily knew from Chu Zhongtian that they had advanced to the quarterfinals and were going to London to compete, and she was very envious: "This is awesome, dear!" But I'm sorry, I can't go there to cheer you on......"

"I know, you're busy at work, it's okay. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"But I make a promise to you: I'll go to your final!"

Chu Zhongtian laughed when he heard Emily say this: "Then don't I also have to promise you that I will definitely help the team reach the finals?" ”

Emily also smiled: "So are you committing or not committing?" ”

"Of course promised! If you can make it to the final, why not? ”

Even if it's not for Emily, Chu Zhongtian wants to reach the finals. Any player who plays professional football is not a qualified professional player if he does not aspire to wins and championships.

Every successful person must first be a competitive person.

Chu Zhongtian is very competitive.

Chu Zhongtian, who returned to Metz, washed the spoils of his trip to Portugal and hung them in a special cabinet.

This is a wardrobe, but it is not an ordinary wardrobe, it does not hang Chu Zhongtian's own clothes, nor Emily's.

This cabinet only hangs the jerseys of each team that Chu Zhongtian got after the game because of the exchange of jerseys with the opponent, the most precious of which is the jersey exchanged between Zidane and Chu Zhongtian after the warm-up match. Belmont will have pink eye when he sees this shirt, because it is the shirt worn by Zidane himself.

Now there will be another shirt worn by the midfielder in this cabinet - the Portuguese Rui. Costa's jersey.

After the game, Chu Zhongtian didn't expect that Lu Yi, who had been replaced. Costa walked back on, and after comforting a few of his teammates, he walked straight to himself.

He was fully dressed and holding the jersey that had been taken off in his hand.

"Can I swap jerseys with you?" He spoke in Portuguese.

Chu Zhongtian can't understand Portuguese, but there are many actions on the court that he can understand without words. For example, if you swap jerseys, you just need to pull your own jersey and point to the opponent's jersey, and any player will know what that means.

Chu Zhongtian was quite surprised, but he quickly took off his jersey and handed it to Rui. Costa.

After Costa took his jersey, he gave his jersey to Chu Zhongtian.

Then he didn't say anything, just patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder, and turned to leave.

Chu Zhongtian looked at his back, and he was quickly pulled into the circle of celebrating the victory by his teammates. When he came out again after celebrating his victory, Rui could not be found on the sidelines. Costa too.

The midfielder, who was once on par with Zinedine Zidane for some time, was the epitome of Portugal's golden generation. In terms of short passing ability alone, he may still be above Zidane.

It's a pity...... Chu Zhongtian hung the jersey in the cabinet and then carefully flattened it to make sure there were no wrinkles.

※※※ Coming back from Lisbon, the whole Metz team was still so excited that they couldn't concentrate on the league at all. On March 17, Metz, who had just finished the League Cup, lost 1:3 away to Saint-Etienne in the 29th round of the league.

No one cares, and the local media are still hyping Metz to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, and they are still proud that Metz is the only team in Ligue 1 to remain in Europe.

Next up is the international break, Chu Zhongtian was called up by the national team to play two warm-up games, in which he played a total of 75 minutes, the Chinese team first lost 0-2 to Australia in Guangzhou, and then won 3-1 against Uzbekistan in Macau.

For this defeat and a victory, Chu Zhongtian has neither responsibility nor contribution. It seems that he came to the national team just to brush up on the number of appearances...... In fact, it was because Zhu Suishen's tactics were not suitable for Chu Zhongtian, so Chu Zhongtian was unable to integrate into the team for a long time.

Some media already know what makes Chu Zhongtian's performance in the club and national team like two people, and they have also suggested to Zhu Suishen more than once that the national team should be rebuilt with Chu Zhongtian as the core. However, their proposal was refuted by some other media, who believed that Zhu Suishen had made Zheng Zhi the core of the national team for several years, and the tactical system of the entire national team had already been perfected...... The media on both sides launched a war of words on their respective positions, and Chu Zhongtian did not participate in it, he did not accept interviews with reporters much in the national team, and he did not answer any questions about his position when he couldn't hide.

After playing two warm-up games, Chu Zhongtian returned to Metz, considering that he flew tens of thousands of kilometers back and forth and was tired from the journey, Fernandes did not let him appear in the league two days later. Chu Zhongtian didn't even make the squad, just watched his team lose to Sochaux with a score of 0:1 from the stands.

Not only did Chu Zhongtian not play in this game, but Ribery, Traore, Rodriguez, and Ibisevic, who also played for the national team, did not play, and they didn't play for a minute, and they were all hidden by Fernandes, just for the first leg of the home game with Tottenham Hotspur.

It's not a good thing to play at home first, and Tottenham are a bit better than Benfica, so Fernandes is cautious.

Metz, who have lost two in a row, have slipped to fifth place after losing to Sochaux, but at this time everyone is not caring about the league.

After playing at home to Sochaux, Metz will not go anywhere, just quietly waiting for Tottenham to arrive at home.

It's not quiet, actually.

Every time they practice, their teammates get together and talk about the UEFA Cup final. Hampton Park in Glasgow, Scotland, feels like it's a stone's throw away.

Everyone looked restless, wishing the quarter-finals and semi-finals were over sooner, and it was better to get some sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow when it was the UEFA Cup final.

"Why is the knockout round of the League Cup thirty-two teams? Why not start with the round of 16 like the Champions League? We're going to have one more knockout round than the Champions League! But I can't wait! I want to play in the final right now! ”

"I think only the final can stimulate my fighting spirit......"

"Tottenham? Maybe they're strong, but we're stronger! Ha ha! ”

"I just want to play one game this season, and that's the UEFA Cup final!"

"Oooo Finals Finals! Let's District Finals! ”

Even Chu Zhongtian only had the finals in his mind. Because Emily will go to watch the game live when he reaches the final, he will not pay attention to the non-final games in comparison.

※※※ On April 5, they waited for Tottenham.

Metz thought Tottenham would be as vulnerable as Benfica, but when the first half ended, the Metz fans looked at the scoreboard and fell silent - it was 0:2, the away team Tottenham Hotspur 2, the home team Metz 0.

"Oooo Berbatov, Berbatov! The commentator in England shouted excitedly.

The French commentator, who was sitting next to him, covered his forehead and refused to speak.

On the pitch, Dimitar Berbatov (dimitar_berbatov), dressed in a white Tottenham shirt, was running, followed by a large group of Tottenham players. They just scored and now they're celebrating.

"The score is 0:1! Home team Metz is behind! Berbatov's goalmouth volley was quite beautiful! It's too close to Metz goalkeeper Gregory. There's no way for Win to make any saves! ”

Although there were only 3,000 fans following Tottenham, at the Holy Mountain Furien Stadium, they made a noise comparable to 30,000. The fans of Metz were completely overwhelmed by these "guests".

It was in the 21st minute of the first half, when the Metz defence was not well marked, causing Dimitar Berbatov to calmly set up and shoot from that close.

Then in the 37th minute, Tottenham scored again, this time by Robbie. Keane (robbie_keane) and Aaron. Lennon (aaron_lennon) made a one-two and then made a gesture to break into the box, causing his defenders to drop back early, making room for him. Keane shot straight from distance and the ball flew past Wambi's fingers and into the back of the net.

With a 2-0 lead in the first half and two very important away goals, it was a perfect first half for Tottenham.

It's just that the players in Metz were very frustrated when they came off the pitch.

They didn't expect the first half to be so unbearable. Before the game, they thought Tottenham were a vulnerable opponent, but they didn't expect that it was themselves who were really vulnerable.

The Metz players who returned to the dressing room saw Fernandes erupt and their manager was in a rare outburst.

"Look at your performance in the first half! What does it look like? Don't you know that this is the quarter-finals of the League Cup? Fernandes glared at a group of silent players in the dressing room.

They themselves knew that the performance in the first half was really scummy, and they felt that they couldn't get into the groove for a long time, and Tottenham were well prepared and pressed Metz players as soon as they came up, which was unexpected by the Metz team - they didn't expect Tottenham to be able to fight back.

"Count on your fingers in the first half, how many times did you threaten to shoot? Five fingers is enough! Kicked so badly! ”

"Is it because of physical fitness? But most of you didn't play in the last league game. So what exactly is the reason? Can anyone tell me? ”

Although he asked everyone, his eyes kept looking at Chu Zhongtian.

Promans is still recovering from his injury, and his toe injury was worse than he thought.

Bopiconi has now largely lost his place in the main team and has only had a chance to play in the league rotation. Therefore, the captain's armband is still worn on Chu Zhongtian.

As a representative of the players, the captain enjoys authority at the same time, but also pays the price. For example, on behalf of the whole team.

Chu Zhongtian knew that he was the captain, and at this time he had to stand up and speak, whether it was to defend or apologize, he had to stand up.

"I'm sorry, sir." Chu Zhongtian stood up and said, "My performance is not good. ”

He did not play well in the first half of this game, because he did not play a role in connecting the whole team at all, and he kept making mistakes throughout the first half. His own mind didn't seem to be on the court - he had relaxed too much before, but now he found it difficult to tighten up...... "Your performance is not bad, it is very bad!" "Fernandez, who has always liked Chu Zhongtian, was ruthless this time.

Faced with such severe criticism from the head coach that he had never had, Chu Zhongtian could only keep his head down, not knowing how to respond.

Fernandez did not let Chu Zhongtian go, but continued to find fault with him: "Have you estimated the running distance yourself in the first half? How many? I've got the stats here -- it's just four kilometers! You've run four kilometers in forty-five minutes, and what is your usual number? At least 5.8 km! If you don't run, how do you string teams? ”

'Also, you had 11 turnovers in the first half. There were only twenty-seven passes and twenty successes. He was violated six times and four times. Fernandez seems to have grasped Chu Zhongtian, a typical example of taking the initiative to stand up and admit his mistakes, and launched a merciless fierce criticism.

"Is that normal for you? In which game did you pass more than 80 feet? ”

Seeing the head coach angrily criticizing Chu Zhongtian, the other players also fully felt Fernandez's anger, no one dared to speak out, and no one dared to fight for Chu Zhongtian.

"What does it mean that you can't run and don't be aggressive, and that you don't have enough passes? It means that you are not involved enough in the attack! What does it mean that there are fewer violations? It shows that you are not an important figure in the opponent's defense at all, and it means that you yourself have been so bad that the opponent does not need to play an oppressive defense against you! You're at the heart of us, the pivot of attack and defence, can the team be good with your performance? ”

Faced with a series of rhetorical questions from Fernandez, Chu Zhongtian was speechless.

Don't think that Fernandez will let Chu Zhongtian go like this, it's not over yet.

'I know you've been outstanding this season and you've played a decisive role in a lot of games. But don't get carried away with that! You're just in Metz, it's just Ligue 1. There are a few more leagues than Ligue 1, and if you feel like you can win games casually without having to work hard right now, then your career is at most at this point! Who do you think you are? You're just an unknown nobody in European football! There are many better players in the world than you, and if you feel like you can stop and rest now, then you will never get up again in your life! ”

said that it was the team's halftime break, but in fact, Fernandez scolded Chu Zhongtian for nearly ten minutes in one go. His expression was serious and critical of Chu Zhongtian's appearance, which frightened many Mace players. In the end, even those people thought that the head coach was actually taking the opportunity to scold Chu Zhongtian to scold them.

For fifteen minutes, the locker room was filled with criticism, and instead of shielding words like some irascible coaches, he never swore but the air with which he spoke made everyone feel stressed.

He didn't make any second-half adjustments other than criticism, and after the criticism, he allowed the team to return to the pitch.

In contrast to Metz, Tottenham had an easy break at half-time as they picked up two away goals and led 2-0. Although Benfica also scored away goals in the last round, can one away goal be compared to two?

Tottenham believe these two away goals will make a huge difference back at White Hart Lane as long as they play properly.

So they returned to the Holy Mountain Furion Field with a very relaxed mood.

They didn't expect Metz in the second half to be completely different from the first...... In the first half, the whole team of Metz was stunned by Tottenham's tight defense and fast-paced passing and cutting cooperation, and they didn't get used to it for a long time.

The situation in the second half was no different from the first, except that the roles of the two sides were reversed.

Tottenham also looked at Metz with the same eyes as the first half, believing that Metz would continue to be muddy in the second half, after all, conceding two goals at home would be a big blow to any team. Chu Zhongtian, the core of Metz, doesn't know why this game is not good, and Metz's attack can only watch a few people fight alone, and it does not pose any threat to Tottenham's defense.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the second half came up, Chu Zhongtian announced his recovery with a fierce tackle.

Lennon, who was extremely fast at the time, relied on his speed to shake off Obragnak's defense, intending to continue to break through the bottom, but Chu Zhongtian came back from the side, shoveling the football out of the sideline from a fierce but accurate tackle, and Lennon was also shoveled to the ground because he couldn't hold his foot. He lay on the ground and raised his hand to signal to the referee that Metz had fouled No. 8, but the referee did not punish Chu Zhongtian for a foul, but only signaled Tottenham to throw a throw-in.

The linesman was near the scene of the incident, and he saw it very clearly, Chu Zhongtian tackled the ball very cleanly, and Lennon kicked Chu Zhongtian's leg because he couldn't hold his foot and was thrown out by inertia.

Lennon waved his arms angrily, and then he pointed to his eyes and questioned the linesman's decision.

The protest drew a yellow card from the referee, and the Metz fans in the stands booed Lennon.

Chu Zhongtian didn't argue with Lennon about anything, he turned around and ran back, and at the same time pointed at several dangerous people at Tottenham with his arm wearing the captain's armband, and loudly reminded his teammates: "Pay attention to defend them!" Don't miss it when you're staring! ”

He felt the wrath of the manager, and he wanted to prove to the manager that he had not fallen, and it was just a small accident. In the last forty-five minutes of the game, he had to give it his all!

(To be continued)