Chapter 153: Good Luck Runs Out
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The day after the match between Hoffenheim and Manchester United, Chu Zhongtian was on the front page of major sports media throughout Europe. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info It's not because Hoffenheim won Manchester United, because Hoffenheim people have a very high position for him, and even if they do win Manchester United, it's not too surprising.
Chu Zhongtian made headlines solely because of his own excellent performance against Manchester United.
Twice against Manchester United, scoring three goals and providing one assist. Hoffenheim's win over Manchester United yesterday can be said to be entirely due to him, and he was given a high score of nine by the media after the game, which is enough to show his performance in the game.
Major European media praised Chu Zhongtian's performance in the game.
"This is definitely the most beautiful game Chu Zhongtian has played! Although he got bogged down in the opponent's foul tactics for a while, he was still very dominant most of the time. ”
"For most people who are watching Hoffenheim for the first time, they must be surprised where this number eight came from. But to me, Chu is no stranger. Back in the UEFA Cup, he gave us an idea of what he was capable of. It's just that at that time, Ribery, who was good at breaking through and could score goals, was more eye-catching than him. But if it weren't for Chu, Metz probably wouldn't even be able to make it to the League Cup final......"
"When Rangnick spent 30 million euros to buy Chu Zhongtian, he was laughed at by the media and fans for a while, thinking that spending 30 million euros to buy a Chinese player must have a bad brain. No one dares to say that now. At the end of last season, the whole of Germany was conquered by this Chinese player! Such a player is worth 60 million! ”
"Beckenbauer said that Chu has a shadow of his back then, and after this game I don't think that's nonsense. The Football Emperor must have seen something shining from Chu......"
"Chu, who has just celebrated his twenty-sixth birthday, is on his way to conquer Europe!"
The Chinese media is even more frenzied. It has never been before that a player from his own country has performed so well in the Champions League that he has been highly praised by the major European media. In the past, whether it was Sun Jihai, Yang Chen, Shao Jiayi and others, the praise for their outstanding performance was only some local media, and the scope was very small.
Therefore, it is not bad to say that Chu Zhongtian conquered the discerning critics of Europe this time.
In addition to reprinting the praise of the European media, the Chinese media also wrote articles praising Chu Zhongtian.
The online media is even more exaggerated, what "Emperor Star" and "Heavenly King" such usually sensational words are now on Chu Zhongtian's head. But Chinese netizens and fans who read these articles don't think it's disgusting. All Chinese fans who watched the game in the early hours of this morning, but how inferior they usually are to their country's football, must also admit that Chu Zhongtian is worthy of those false names and boasts.
Against a strong team like Manchester United, and in a crucial game in which both sides have to do their best to win, scoring two beautiful goals and assisting a goal, and all three goals of this team are related to him, if such a performance is not commendable, then what kind of performance can make everyone proud?
Towards the end of 2009, a storm broke out in Chinese football, and several senior football players were arrested. In the face of these news, the mood of Chinese fans is complicated, on the one hand, they feel that it is a good thing to fight black, and on the other hand, they feel that the senior management of the Football Association is involved. So is Chinese football still good?
Under such circumstances, Chu Zhongtian used his performance in distant Europe to give a ray of light to Chinese fans who were confused in the dark. Let's stop talking about fighting black, let's watch Chu Zhongtian's game!
After the game, on the Chinese Internet, as long as the news related to Chu Zhongtian is behind, there are enthusiastic messages from Chinese fans.
"Well done, Chu Zhongtian!"
"This is what football is for, let the domestic players see!"
"We all love Lin Danda!"
"I think Chu Zhongtian can be compared with Kaka, Messi and Ronaldo!"
"Upstairs, it's actually pretty close, those three are the top three in the world. But I think with Chu Zhongtian's ability, it's no problem to enter the top ten in the world, haha! ”
"Lin Dan is amazing!"
"Coach, I want to play football......"
"What Emperor Star, Heavenly King's? Chu Zhongtian is a Chinese dragon! ”
"Although I am a Manchester United fan, I am still very happy to see Chu Zhongtian have such a good performance. Because I am first and foremost a Chinese! ”
"Wowhaha! Man Dog loses! What a joy! ”
"SB die! Manchester United fucked your mother or fucked your wife, you hate her so much! ”
"This must be a stupid fan to sow discord, don't be fooled!"
"! Shut up my Barcelona! You yellow dog......"
"The Champion Legend Sightseeing Group is here!"
...... the number of visits to "We all love Lin Danda" climbed to a new high after the end of the game, if it wasn't for Yang Yang's preparation, the website server would definitely crash.
There was jubilation at home, and at Hoffenheim, where everyone was excited to beat Manchester United and that continued into training the following day.
After the Champions League match, Hoffenheim did not take a holiday, but continued to train, because there is also a domestic league on the weekend.
Everyone met and greeted each other with a smile on their faces. Ask each other, "How did you sleep last night?" words.
"It's alright, what about you?"
"It's all the same, haha!"
Today's training intensity is not very high, and it is mainly based on recovery training. They will face a weaker side Eintracht Frankfurt at the weekend, and Rangnick will definitely have to rotate heavily by then.
Today's training is open to the public, and there are many fans outside the training ground early, they all watched last night's game, and their excitement is difficult to calm, and they came early this morning to get close to the hero idol in their hearts.
When the team trains, they look and take pictures from the sidelines. When the training was over, I squeezed up to ask for autographs and group photos.
Cornelia was among them, and her husband had to go to work, so she came to the training ground alone to watch the training. In fact, it is more convenient for her to watch Hoffenheim training than to go to the store to buy things, her family is walking more than ten meters diagonally is Hoffenheim's training base, and the people who watch the gate are from Hoffenheim Town, they all know her, and they will not stop her. So she often comes to see the lads train.
Today's training ended at 4:30 p.m., with the players walking out of the training pitch and the fans crowding in. Chu Zhongtian was surrounded by the most fans, and everyone stretched out their postcards, notebooks, and star cards to Chu Zhongtian, hoping that he would sign it.
As for the fans' requests, Chu Zhongtian never refused, and signed after taking the pen.
Cornelia came up and handed over the Chu Zhongtian Ball Star Card in her hand.
As soon as Chu Zhongtian looked up and saw that it was an old face, he smiled: "Aunt Cornelia, didn't you sleep well yesterday?" ”
Cornelia's eyes were still dark, and she knew at a glance that she hadn't rested well.
"Isn't it because of you, Chu?" Cornelia glared. "I couldn't sleep all night yesterday! Did you fall asleep yesterday? ”
"I slept soundly." The League Cup champions have all been won, and the night of the final did not lose sleep because of this, and the victory over Manchester United could not make Chu Zhongtian excited and couldn't sleep all night.
He handed Cornelia the signed card and took the postcard from a fan next to him.
※※※With his outstanding performance in the past season and the last half season, especially the brilliant results of leading the team to defeat Manchester United, Chu Zhongtian also won the award of personal honor. In the 2009 Asian Footballer of the Year selection, he beat South Korean star Park Ji-sung, who plays for Manchester United, and was elected the 2009 Asian Footballer of the Year, not only that, but he was also selected into the FIFA World Footballer of the Year 23-3 list, becoming the only Chinese player to enter this squad. He is also the second Chinese player in history to be nominated for World Footballer of the Year, and the first honor belongs to Gong Lei, who is currently leading the Shaanxi team to the Chinese Super League as the head coach, and is also a guest commentator on football matches on CCTV Sports Channel.
Gong Lei once won the top scorer of the French Tahiti League in 1993 with 36 goals, and was voted by the Tahiti Football Association for World Footballer. Gong Lei led the team to four league titles and three cup titles as captain of the Pillay team when he played for the Tahiti League. But in terms of the number of championships, he is the most successful person in Chinese football abroad.
Now Chu Zhongtian has become the second, and it is obviously higher than the championship of the Tahiti League. Naturally, it is indispensable to the praise of the media, although in the end Chu Zhongtian only got two tickets, one of which was given by Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese team, but it was also a historic breakthrough.
has been recognized in Asian football and international football, but due to the rules, Chu Zhongtian and Chinese Footballer missed each other and have never had a chance. The Chinese Footballer of the Year is the highest honor in China's domestic football field, but since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the Chinese Footballer of the Year and the league's Golden Ball Award have been merged, and the new award is called "Chinese Super League Footballer of the Year", and the candidates can only be selected from the players who have played in the Chinese Super League, so the Chinese players who play in foreign leagues have no chance of this award. Unless the Football Association revises the selection rules in the future, it is impossible for Chu Zhongtian to win this award again. However, everyone didn't care about this, and the fans even ridiculed Chu Zhongtian if he took this one day, it would probably be an indelible stain on his career. Some media also took this opportunity to criticize the brain-dead rules of the Chinese Football Association, and it is a scandal that the best players in China cannot be elected as Mr. Chinese Football Football...... Chu Zhongtian also felt quite funny after learning about the selection rules of the Chinese Footballer. But he didn't fight for this, and he didn't speak in the media. He just thinks it's funny, now he doesn't care about the Chinese Footballer, whether he is recognized and affirmed by the Chinese Football Association, this is not within his scope of concern.
※※※Chu Zhongtian shines, but it doesn't always have a good sound. At the same time, there is a voice that is ruining everyone's mood. That is, it is believed that the small temple of Hoffenheim is destined to not be able to leave the big Buddha of Chu Zhongtian.
"With Chu Zhongtian's performance, I can guarantee that after the end of this season, Hoffenheim will have to consider putting a price on him. The competition for him by the European giants will be fierce, and Hoffenheim will not be able to keep him. ”
This statement is actually quite marketable, because in any case, Hoffenheim is a small team in the eyes of everyone, and since it is a small team, it is not qualified to keep a big star, which is a fact. Look at the small teams that have had amazing performances, the team has countless talented players, but the moment of amazement is not only the most glorious time for the small team, but also the beginning of decline, because they can't stop the loss of talented players in the team. Players want higher salaries and transfer if they can't satisfy them, while others simply want to play in the big clubs and improve their level. Players who can really stay in a small team for the rest of their lives existed two decades ago, and have almost disappeared in the last decade. It's not that there are no "loyal" players, but they are all in big clubs, in small teams, as long as you have the ability, the transfer is inevitable.
Just because Hope is rich doesn't mean Hoffenheim is rich. Besides, Hope is just a businessman, businessmen are chasing profits, when the giant team quotes a "sky-high price", can Hoffenheim not let go? Who wouldn't want to play at a big club? Otherwise, knowing that there is a lot of pressure to play in Real Madrid, and it may not be successful, why once a player in the Real Madrid team makes a call, everyone says "I have been a Real Madrid fan since I was a child" and "Joining Real Madrid is my lifelong dream"? Isn't it because of the "Real Madrid" sign?
The same is true for other giants.
Some people think that Chu Zhongtian's performance is also outstanding, which means that he and Hoffenheim will go further and further in the future. At the same time, these people all admit that with Chu Zhongtian's ability and vision, I am afraid that he can't look down on the average first-class team, and if he wants to go, it must be a giant team in the national league, such as La Liga, Milan in Serie A, Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League, in the Bundesliga, only Bayern Munich is worthy of him...... However, analysts believe that Chu Zhongtian is unlikely to remain in the Bundesliga, which is not competitive enough.
So there aren't really many teams he can go to.
These voices did bring a sense of pessimism to Hoffenheim's fans. They are particularly conflicted now, and they want Chu Zhongtian to perform well, because this is how the team's performance is outstanding. I don't want Chu Zhongtian to perform well, I am afraid that if he performs well, he will attract the attention of more giants, and Hoffenheim will not be able to keep him.
Almost 99% of Hoffenheim fans do not have the same ambition as Chu Zhongtian, they feel that their team is very satisfied to stay in the Bundesliga every season, as for the league championship and the Champions League, it is all a bonus benefit, of course, there is no disappointment...... So none of them think that their team has the ability to keep Chu Zhongtian.
※※※ In the league over the weekend, Chu Zhongtian did not start, Rangnick rotated most of the starters in the game with Manchester United, and Hoffenheim was forced to draw 1:1 by Eintracht Frankfurt at his home stadium, and Chu Zhongtian did not replace until the 75th minute, but his appearance did not change this result.
After the win over Manchester United, Hoffenheim fell into a psychological slump and were a little upset against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Hoffenheim's fans were not unhappy with the draw and, like the players, were still basking in a resounding victory over Manchester United.
After this game, Hoffenheim slipped from fourth to fifth in the league, while Bayern Munich rebounded strongly on the road, winning 5-1 against Bochum, overtaking a draw Hoffenheim to become fourth in the league.
These are not the main ones, but after the game, the media broke the news that Inter Milan's head coach Jose Mourinho was privately contacting Chu Zhongtian's agent James. Merry, the two of them met in a restaurant in Milan and had a great conversation. It's hard not to believe that this news is so much that it's hard not to believe it.
Merry hurriedly jumped out and denied that there had never been such a thing, he did go to Milan City some time ago, but it was for another player under him, and it had nothing to do with Chu Zhongtian.
Inter Milan's head coach Jose Mourinho also angrily dismissed the news as nonsense, saying that Inter Milan's squad is perfect and there is no need to bring in any players. The implication is that Chu Zhongtian we don't want it.
Chu Zhongtian himself also came out to refute the rumors that his agent had no private contact with Inter Milan. 'I have two and a half seasons left on my contract with Hoffenheim and I respect the partnership and if I have any ideas, I'll let the club know as soon as possible.'
But this kind of statement in football is too common, and the media didn't take it seriously, and continued to speculate where Chu Zhongtian's next stop would be.
Everyone is happy to do such a thing, YY is human nature, not the patent of online novels.
※※※After Chu Zhongtian published a refutation of the rumors, he didn't have time to pay attention to the rumors in the media. Anyway, he has a clear conscience and continues to prove his loyalty to the Hoffenheim fans every week with his outstanding performances on the pitch. As for the others, he doesn't need to care what they think and feel.
However, Hoffenheim seemed to have run out of good luck in their win over Manchester United, following a home draw at Eintracht Frankfurt in the 16th round of the league and then being harassed by the H1N1 flu.
Previously, Chu Zhongtian, Comper, and Obasić participated in a German public service announcement, in which they rolled up their sleeves and asked the doctor to vaccinate themselves, and then said to the camera: "We have done it, what about you?" ”
In fact, it is true that none of the three people have been vaccinated, and that is just a façade.
Who would have thought that now Obasi and Comper actually got the flu one after another...... The incident caused a flurry within the team, with the coaching staff and players looking for who would be the last to make contact with both of them. The two unlucky ones have been sent home to quarantine, and now it's up to them to find out who was the last person to come into contact with them so that the spread of the infection doesn't spread.
The team doctor, Dr. Bakers, was annoyed by the two men, Comper and Obasi, and after a brief examination, no third infected person had occurred. However, the cold virus has an incubation period of one week in the human body, so it is not clear at this time.
Chu Zhongtian was the person who attracted the most attention, because he filmed commercials with Obasi and Comper at that time. So since Tuesday, he has been told by his coach that he will not need to train for the time being, and that he will go home and isolate himself.
Chu Zhongtian didn't show anything unusual at the moment, but for safety reasons, he still had to go back.
Not only that, but on Wednesday, when the third patient had not been found for the time being, the whole team took a holiday and went home to quarantine. Only Vossa, Nelsson, Gould, Vukocevic and Trachino, who had been vaccinated and were able to attend the club's activities, were allowed to attend the children's hospital in Heidelberg to distribute the Christmas gifts prepared by the club to the children there.
On Thursday, the latest unlucky guy appeared, with goalkeeper Hildebrand and midfielder Weiss both experiencing fever symptoms and being diagnosed with influenza A (H1N1). They will be quarantined and will not be back until January 3 at the earliest. They will definitely miss the game against Stuttgart.
Rangnick's lungs were about to blow up, and he had repeatedly told everyone to pay attention to their health and get vaccinated, but most of the team ignored them. Well, now before the big game, four main players are out!
Knowing that the team will go to Stuttgart in the next round, this Baden-Württemberg derby is in the spotlight. Stuttgart lost to Hoffenheim on their home turf last time out, and this time they are vowing revenge.
In the face of such an ill-intentioned opponent, Hoffenheim reduced its personnel. Can Rangnick not have a headache? The good news is that Chu Zhongtian has not found any signs of flu, and if nothing else, he can play in the match against Stuttgart. The bad news is that Chu Zhongtian didn't train on Tuesday and Wednesday, and how well he is staying in shape is really worrying.
The day before the race, it snowed heavily, and it continued to fall until the day of the race. The race had to be played on a snowy field.
Before the game, a staff member took out an electronic thermometer to measure the temperature at that time, and the number displayed shocked many people - minus 14 degrees!
Both players on the bench wrapped themselves tightly, and the warm-up time for both players was as long as 40 minutes, while the warm-up time to the start of the game was shortened to 15 minutes, all to avoid injuries in too cold weather.
Hieldebrand, Camper, Obsilian and Weiss were all absent due to the flu, while Salihovic was automatically suspended for one game due to five yellow cards, Hoffenheim had an incomplete squad and bad weather.
The result was a 2-1 defeat away to Stuttgart. Eduardo scored from a direct free-kick, but to no avail.
After a 2-0 win over Freiburg in the 11th round of the league, they have not tasted a win in five league games.
As soon as the race was over, Hoffenheim quickly fled the cold Mercedes-Benz Arena. They have also slipped from fifth to seventh in the league.
It's just that Rangnick is very helpless about this, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice...... A team's cold, suspension, and a snowy night of minus 14 degrees, playing a hot Baden-Württemberg derby, losing is a foregone conclusion.
(To be continued)