Chapter 51: Rumors?
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Although the Real Madrid players know that some of the reports are nonsense, some are made up, and some are not known whether they are true or false. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info But people on the outside may not know. These reports in the Catalan media did cause a wave of panic among Real Madrid fans. Alonso has played for two seasons at Real Madrid and has already proven that he is an indispensable man for Real Madrid. If Alonso hadn't missed a few games in the second half of last season, I am afraid that Real Madrid would still have hope to compete with Barcelona, he is the kind of player who usually you don't think he is important on the pitch, but once he is gone, you will find it difficult to move an inch. Such players do not shine and are most likely to be overlooked. Real Madrid had a similar history before, when Florentino refused to give Makelele a salary increase and let him go to Chelsea, believing that Makelele was not important and that his replacement was easy to find. The result? Real Madrid has been looking for a stand-in for Makelele until now, and without him, Real Madrid's results have plummeted, and their performance has never been consistent enough.
Real Madrid fans are afraid that Florentino will make such a mistake again, thinking that with Chu Zhongtian, there will be no need for Alonso. Wherever Alonso ends up going is a loss for Real Madrid. Who doesn't want good players on their team?
In the face of the increasingly fierce trend, the parties have to come out to face the media and the public to refute the rumors.
Alonso's response to the rumours was: "I never considered leaving Real Madrid, I'm happy here. As for the contradiction between me and Chu? I have a good relationship with him and there are no contradictions. Competition is not a contradiction, we are competitive partners, but not enemies. ”
As another party, Chu Zhongtian naturally had to ask about it. Especially the Chinese media. Everyone is very concerned about whether he is really on the same page with Alonso, and whether the Real Madrid dressing room will be divided and chaotic because of this incident. You know, if Real Madrid's dressing room goes wrong, then they have almost no chance of winning against Barcelona. This team is strong and the only one who can beat them is themselves.
"I have a conflict with Alonso? How did I not know? Chu Zhongtian opened with a rhetorical question. You only have to look at the media where the source is coming from, and you can know whether these reports are true or false, right? Isn't it normal that the Catalan media has been reporting negative news about Real Madrid, and if there is no negative news, it will also be compiled? The two sides are mortal enemies, and they can't use any means. So what they say, you just have to understand it the other way around, they say that I have a conflict with Alonso, then I must have had no contradiction with Alonso. They say that the Real Madrid dressing room is divided, so there must be peace in the dressing room of Real Madrid. ”
"And what about Alonso's transfer?" A reporter asked.
Chu Zhongtian shrugged: "I don't know about this, I'm not a senior member of the club, and I'm not Alonso himself." But I don't think that's true. The reason is simple - this is the news from the pro-Barcelona media. ”
Others ran to interview Mourinho.
Mourinho's answer to this was: "It's nonsense. Alonso's contract with us expires in 2014 and he won't be going anywhere until then. ”
Alonso's agent also came out to refute it.
But no matter how you refute the rumors, people are more willing to believe what they want to believe. If Alonso doesn't leave, it's boring, so it's more fun to make a move. Therefore, the media insisted that these rumors were actually smoke bombs, and the more Real Madrid Club refuted the rumors, the more it showed that their contradictions with each other were very deep. To this end, the media also cited previous examples to prove the correctness of their analysis. For example, after Beckham was broken by Ferguson's flying boots again, it was rumored in the media that the heartthrob was determined to leave Manchester United after the end of that season and joined Real Madrid. But at that time, both Beckham and Ferguson strongly denied it, and Florentino promised that he would never dig Beckham, and the result? When David Beckham appeared at the Bernabeu with Real Madrid's number 23 shirt and Real Madrid's honorary president, Di Stefano, everyone found out that they had been deceived.
This is a strong case for lying to be a must-have skill in football because you don't know when you're going to use it.
Chu Zhongtian was annoyed by the reporters who came to him again to ask the truth, and simply said: "I have already told the truth I know, and you don't believe it, so why do you still come to ask me?" So I won't answer that question! ”
Generally speaking, Chu Zhongtian's relationship with the media is relatively harmonious, because he is very good at being a person, unlike those players with outstanding personalities, who will embarrass the media. If there is any problem, if he knows it, he will tell the media. This time I'm really annoyed - what does Alonso's problem have to do with himself? The media in Barcelona said that they had a conflict with Alonso, and you believed it? I said no, but I don't believe it, are you brainless or brainless?
He didn't want to be disturbed by this kind of reporter and news anymore, and when he saw the reporter, he said directly: "Anything about Harvey. I won't answer Alonso's questions......"
As a result, this gave reporters a mouthful. As a result, "Chu Zhongtian does have a conflict with Alonso", "Chu disdains to talk about Alonso" and other news have been concocted.
Chu Zhongtian felt that this matter was really getting darker and darker, so he simply kept silent.
Let those reporters hype it up, and let others guess. Anyway, he himself is not afraid of shadows, and he doesn't do anything to be sorry for others.
But sometimes, even if he doesn't do it, others will want to be crooked...... the day before the home game against Villarreal, Real Madrid stayed in a hotel to prepare for the game. Chu Zhongtian was arranged to live in the same room as Alonso.
The purpose of this is very clear.
Chu Zhongtian knew that Mourinho deliberately created opportunities for himself and Alonso to understand and get close to each other, and ensure that they could cooperate tacitly on the field. There is even a sense of eliminating misunderstandings between them.
But after all the previous events, this kind of being alone is a little too awkward...... His remarks were distorted by reporters to mean something else entirely, and it would not be unreasonable for Alonto to misinterpret it.
Anyway, he didn't know how to communicate with Alonso in such an awkward situation...... They didn't even spend much time alone, they entered the hotel, put down their luggage and went straight to dinner, after eating Chu Zhongtian went back to the room alone, and Alonso went out with Casillas and Ramos, and he didn't know where he went.
Chu Zhongtian looked at the empty room and spread his hands. Then take out your laptop from your bag, plug in the internet cable and start surfing the internet. There is a lot of work that needs to be done by him through the Internet, so he is constantly online.
After he had taken care of all the work, Alonso also returned, and then washed up in the bathroom.
The conversation between the two is very brief, that is, "Are you back?" ”
"yes, you didn't go out?"
"No, it's been in the room."
"Oh......"
After Alonso came out of the bathroom, he had just taken a shower with a bath towel around his upper body and lower body.
Chu Zhongtian also closed his laptop and prepared to wash.
When he returned to his room after washing, he found Alonso lying on the bed with his back to him, headphones on his ears.
Look at it like this, don't think about any communication. Alonso was hiding from himself on purpose...... Chu Zhongtian shrugged his shoulders slightly, Mourinho's wishful thinking didn't come to fruition.
※※※Mourinho really hopes to improve their understanding of each other by letting Chu Zhongtian and Alonso live in the same room, so that they can better cooperate on the field. At the same time, try to eliminate the impact of those pre-match rumors.
This is the key to whether Real Madrid will continue to be empty-handed or break through this season, and he must take it seriously.
However, the two cores of his heart are still in an awkward situation.
When they woke up the next day, the conversation between the two was quite simple.
"Got up?"
"Hmm." Chu Zhongtian was holding a toothbrush in his mouth when he nodded. "Good morning"
"Good morning."
And then it's gone.
Is it really okay to play in the evening?
Chu Zhongtian returned to the bathroom and rolled his eyes in the mirror.
※※※ "Harvey. Alonso! "The live broadcast at the Bernabeu is introducing the home team players to the starters. When he read Alonso's name, there was a loud cheer.
In this cheer, Chu Zhongtian saw Alonso stop his chest and tilt his head slightly. This was a small movement, and Chu Zhongtian still noticed it. It looks like Alonso cares about this...... Indeed, Alonso was a little relieved to hear the cheers from the fans – at least at the Bernabeu Stadium, he was still very popular. The fans here love him as always, and they don't empathize with Chu Zhongtian.
The next shout was Chu Zhongtian's name, and the cheers were similar to Alonso's. Chu Zhongtian has already proven his strength through his two-month competition, and in Madrid there is no doubt about whether Florentino's 70 million euros is worth it. He relied on his actions to win the love of the discerning Bernabeu fans.
Of course, there are still some media outlets that are worried about his future, mainly from Catalonia. Their reasoning also sounds quite reasonable - the players who have transferred to Real Madrid over the years have a common problem, that is, they performed very well in their first season at Real Madrid, especially in the first half of the season, which can be described as "amazing". But in the second season, it was immediately out of the blue. For example, Sneijder, such as Van der Vaart, such as Russ. Diarra, such as Muhammad. Diarra ...... These people are like that. Therefore, Chu Zhongtian may not be able to escape this law. Now his performance is not telling, it depends on his performance next season, or the second half of the season.
Such voices are only a minority, and Real Madrid fans are still enjoying the football that Chu Zhongtian brought to them.
'Alonso finally started the game, his first since injury. He had been on the bench until then and it looked like he was almost back from injury...... "The TV camera has been on Alonso, who has been in the spotlight for this game.
"The biggest attraction of this game is not the victory between Real Madrid and Villarreal, but the first starting partnership of Chu and Alonso, what kind of effect will it have? Mourinho is said to have been practicing the tactics of the two men for a week......
The close-up shot was given to Chu Zhongtian again.
'It's an absolute blissful affair for Mourinho to have two high-quality midfield commanders in a team at the same time. How is he going to solve this problem? ”
The camera pans to Jose Mourinho again.
Jose Mourinho was chatting with assistant coach Karanka.
※※※After the start of the game, Mourinho has been sitting in the coach's box, staring at the field, his eyes are mainly focused on Chu Zhongtian and Alonso. He wanted to see how well the two of them worked together.
The game against Villarreal is not a national derby, but Mourinho takes it very seriously because it is the key to whether the team can make a breakthrough in the coming season.
Villarreal are not weak, currently fourth in the league, and are the best opponents to test the results of the team's training - too weak, Chu Zhongtian and Alonso will not be able to be truly tested. And if it were Barcelona, they might suffer a defeat, which would be very bad for the new tactics that were just starting out.
The rest of the Real Madrid players already knew that the protagonists of this game were Chu Zhongtian and Marcos Alonso, because Mourinho had been letting the two train together before the game, and the intention of arranging their starting line was self-evident.
But the media hyped up the contradictions between Chu Zhongtian and Alonso before, and they were worried about whether the two could still cooperate.
And for them, there used to be only one commander, but now they are two commanders, and it will take time to adapt. Is it to pass the football to Chu Zhongtian or to Alonso? Is it to listen to Alonso or Chu Zhongtian?
In this confusion, Real Madrid did not play well in the first ten minutes of their home stadium.
The attack was clueless, but Villarreal's counter-attack was thriving.
"There's a lack of connection between Chu and Xavi...... assistant coach Karanka said to Mourinho off the pitch, in a worried tone.
Mourinho didn't say anything, neither showed agreement nor opposition, just buried his head in writing something in his little notebook.
"Mourinho's adjustment is bold, but it may not be wise at the moment. Two cores played at the same time, causing chaos for the team. During this time, Real Madrid's attack was completely unplayable......"
The narrator said.
"Hah! Playing dual-core? Play to death you guys! The anti-Real Madridists in front of the TV laughed. These people are not necessarily Barcelona fans, and Real Madrid have many enemies in Spain, collectively known as "anti-Real Madridists". Some of them are because they hate Real Madrid's arrogance that no one wants, some because they hate the "national" symbol that Real Madrid represents, some because they hate the fans of the poached team that Real Madrid poachs everywhere because they have money, and some people simply become "anti-Real Madridists" because they hate Mourinho. In short, there are many reasons to hate Real Madrid, and the result is the same - to see Real Madrid lose and be unlucky, to see them lose their hand, to see them unrest at the top, to see all the bad things happen to Real Madrid.
When the media broke the news that Mourinho was seeking to make Chu Zhongtian and Alonso coexist, these "anti-Real Madridists" jumped out to ridicule him.
Looking at today's European football, no team dares to play a double core, with the complicated locker room relationship of Real Madrid, I am afraid that playing a double core will die even worse.
They just waited to see the jokes of Mourinho and Real Madrid.
※※※Chu Zhongtian also felt that he lacked contact with Alonso, and the team's attack could not be organized.
How do you eliminate embarrassment and misunderstanding? After dealing with the media, he already knew that words would not work, and even if he went to Alonso and told him that he had absolutely no such meaning to him, they were not enemies, they were partners, and Alonso might not believe them.
On the football field, a thousand words are no match for action.
He decided to take the initiative himself.
To be honest, he doesn't know if Alonso has any thoughts about himself, but he certainly doesn't have any thoughts about Alonso. So he had to show it to Alonso.
※※※ This problem of Real Madrid was detected earlier than Villarreal. It seems that what the media said before the game is true, and Chu Zhongtian does have conflicts with Alonso...... In this way, it is only necessary to keep an eye on one of them, because the two lack the necessary connection.
Laying siege to Alonso, or besieging Chu Zhongtian, would be able to disrupt Real Madrid's attack. It is very dangerous for the two backs not to make contact. Such a midfield is no different from a loose game.
In fact, in the first ten minutes, Villarreal had several attacks that were played like this, and after the steal, they attacked directly.
Sporadic boos rang out from the stands at the Bernabeu, a warning, a harbinger. If Real Madrid don't change the status quo, such boos will gradually increase and eventually become a terrible wave that will sweep across the entire Bernabeu.
It had been some time since the boos had been heard over the Bernabeu.
Chu Zhongtian raised his head and looked at the fans.
It's really impatient, but it's because of these impatient fans that Real Madrid keeps moving forward, because they are the best club of the 20th century, they have to do their best, not only to win, but to win beautifully, not only to win the championship, but also to convince everyone.
Such a requirement is a pressure and burden for many people, so playing at Real Madrid is not something that any player can adapt to.
Chu Zhongtian is not afraid of pressure, he doesn't care about the boos of the fans. Now he just wants to find a solution as soon as possible to help the team break the deadlock and turn the situation around.
(To be continued)