169. Showdown

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Fernández's troubles have never been more than they are today. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Winning the UEFA Cup was an exciting event for him and the team, when everyone was only interested in the title and no one was thinking about what the future would hold.

Now the impact of the UEFA Cup is starting to be felt.

In fact, Fernandez has been thinking about such a question - why did Metz win the French Cup and the League Cup successively, but still can't get rid of the fate of the "supermarket"?

In the immediate aftermath of the season, the club received numerous offers and his entire first team squad was interested.

Frank. Ribery and Chu Zhongtian have received the most invitations, Ribery has already signed a contract with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in June, and as soon as July 1 arrives, he will move there and become a member of Bayern Munich.

And Chu Zhongtian also has an ambiguous attitude now, not saying categorically that he would stay like a season ago. It looks like after winning the UEFA Cup, he seems to feel that there is no motivation to stay in Metz. This is normal, a player as capable as Chu Zhongtian is definitely not willing to only participate in the League Cup for the rest of his life, nor is he willing to fight in a small team like Metz. But Ribery is gone, if Chu Zhongtian leaves the team again, the tactical system he spent three years building will collapse in one day, and he has no idea what the team's performance will be in the new season. If it's good, relegation. If it's not good, downgrading is not impossible. Don't look at the fact that there are many powerful players in his team, but the backbone is gone, and no matter how good the players are, they can't be pinched.

Ribery was released because of an agreement between the two sides last year, and the team let Ribery leave this season in exchange for Ribery staying in the team for another season, and the result was that this season, they won the League Cup, and Ribery scored two goals in the final to help the team win the title. The decision turned out to be the right one.

Do you want to use the same method on Chu Zhongtian? Promised him a move for next season, but want him to stay with the club for another season?

Fernandez was at a loss. A team like Juventus is clearly more attractive than Metz.

As for other players, not to mention, the famous and powerful players are sought after by big clubs, and the players with small fame and weak strength are chased by small teams, and no one is left out in the cold anyway.

Menez has also received offers from a number of domestic and foreign clubs, including the likes of Roma, Lyon and Monaco.

Ibisevic is also interested in a German team, with Wolfsburg looking to bring in Ibisevic.

Promans is also very popular with his excellent performances in the midfield and central defense in the past two seasons, and there are domestic and foreign teams interested in him and hoping that he can be transferred.

After winning a trophy, according to Molinari's character, it is impossible not to sell people, because this is the best time to sell people - the team has just won the League Cup, and the players who have performed well in the League Cup have risen in value, and they can sell for a good price at this time. If I wait another season, I don't know what the team's results will be, and maybe there won't be the high price it is now.

Ribery has already been sold, and Fernandez is worried that this will be a signal for the opening of the "supermarket in Metz". The other day he called the president of the club, Molinari, and told him not to sell everyone he could. If the strength of the team is guaranteed, it can continue to achieve good results, and the value of the players can rise again and again. Metz will always have good players to sell, so it's better to have a long stream than to sell everyone this year and then the team falls into the second division.

Molinari wasn't stupid either, and knew it was a good idea, but it was risky. The risk is that there is no guarantee that the team will be able to do well next season, and Metz has already won the UEFA Cup last season, so could it be better to defend the UEFA Cup than that?

He promised Fernandez that he would seriously consider his proposal.

Fernandes doesn't know if Molinari will really take his words seriously, but at the moment he has no choice but to take one step at a time, and hope that the players will not be so easily tempted.

※※※Because Ligue 1 started early, the pre-season training camp of Ligue 1 teams also started early. The 4th of July is the reporting day for the Metz team. On this day, players who do not have a major national team assignment and players who are new to the team will come to report.

This summer, Metz hasn't made much of a move in the transfer market, unlike last year. Last year was to play in the League Cup, so to strengthen the team, we need to add a lot of new players. Fernandes' strategy this year is to focus on stability, maintaining the current squad and making some adjustments to individual positions.

Although Chu Zhongtian's arms were still hanging on his chest, he still had to report to the team according to the regulations.

After breakfast in the morning, after resting for a while, he said goodbye to his mother and Emily, called Belmont's car, and reported to the Holy Mountain Furion training base.

Outside the training base, he met many teammates who came to report. A holiday is gone, and everyone greets each other. It's just that some of them will seem preoccupied.

Everyone here has been invited and harassed by other clubs to a greater or lesser extent, and the players are of course preoccupied when it comes to their own future. Those who don't have a heart are either not taken by other teams, or they are determined to stay in the Metz team.

If it had been a few days ago, Chu Zhongtian would definitely have a lot on his mind. But now, he's made up his mind, so he can easily say hello to his teammates he hasn't seen in a long time.

As the team's third captain, the absolute tactical core of the field, he himself will always be noticed by other teammates. There are a lot of rumors about Chu Zhongtian leaving this summer, and everyone cares about Chu Zhongtian's own thoughts. Ribery is gone, and no one cares about him except good luck.

"Good morning, Gregory." He greeted Promans, who had just gotten out of the car.

"Good morning, ...... Chu" Promang looked left and right, then pulled Chu Zhongtian aside, lowered his voice and asked, "Honestly, Chu." Are you really going to move away? ”

Chu Zhongtian asked, "Who told you that?" ”

"Who told me? Don't be funny? "Lorraine Republic", "Team Newspaper...... These media are saying that no one needs to tell me. You're really going to go, just like Frank. Ribery like that? ”

Chu Zhongtian answered his question, but asked rhetorically: "I remember that there are quite a few teams that are interested in you, Gregory. ”

"I'm not leaving." Promans straightened his chest and said proudly, "I am a player trained by the youth team of Metz, as long as Metz does not drive me away, I will not leave Metz." ”

Hearing Promans' affirmative answer, Chu Zhongtian asked: "Didn't you think that the big team had a chance to win the championship?" ”

'We also won the French Cup and the League Cup. Proman replied.

"Uh, I mean the league champion and the champion of the Champions League......"

Promans shook his head: "Sometimes I think like this, but I quickly told myself that it was impossible at that time, and I couldn't transfer to the giants, and I wouldn't necessarily be able to be the main player if I went." I don't have any ambitions to play, I can just play in the team I like. ”

Chu Zhongtian thinks that players like Promans are also very good, they are simpler than himself. Maybe it's because he came from the youth team of Metz and is a player with roots. And what about yourself? Without roots, wandering around like duckweed, playing in a professional football school as a child, later playing for Wimbledon, and now belonging to Metz, where will he go in the future?

"I said, Chu. You haven't answered my question yet? Do you really want to transfer? ”

Just as Chu Zhongtian was about to answer him, a happy voice sounded behind him: "Hi, Chu! ”

Chu Zhongtian looked back and saw Pjanic.

Today's Pjanic is taller than when Chu Zhongtian first saw him, about 1.75 meters by eyesight, and he grows really fast...... "Hello, Milaren." Chu Zhongtian turned around and greeted Pjanic. Why are you here? ”

'A week ago, Mr Fernandes called me and told me to come to the first team's pre-season camp! Pjanic excitedly said that more than a week had passed since the incident, and he was still excited about the moment. "It was Coach Tadio who recommended me."

Coach Chu Zhongtian is very familiar with it, when he first arrived in Metz, it was he who was responsible for his own technical training, tracking and observing his games, helping him find out the problems, and then solving the problems together. Fernandez gave him a chance, while Tadio taught him a lot.

Now Tadio is now the head of the youth department in Metz, and Pjanic and Wang Hao are directly under his leadership.

Wang Hao is also a very talented player, but the total injury has greatly affected his performance. He is 16 years old this year, but in fact he has changed his age, but he is not like ordinary Chinese players to change his age, he has changed his age - because when he entered the Derui football school, the age was not up to standard, one year younger than the required age, so he could not enter the football school. In order to be able to go to France to pursue his football dream, he could only change his uh age to one year older to meet the school's admission standards.

However, the French did not know these things, they made a training plan according to Wang Hao's actual age, and then found that Wang Hao was always injured. Although it is normal for players to be injured during their formative years, Wang Hao's frequent injuries are also related to his actual age - his physical strength has not kept up with the training intensity, so injuries occur frequently.

His written age was sixteen, but in reality he was only fifteen. Pjanic is already seventeen years old, and the difference between the two is two years, so there is naturally a gap in achievement. Pjanic is now a member of the first team, while Wang Hao is still battling injuries in the under-18 youth team.

"I said we'd play together, Chu!" It was Pjanic's wish to be able to play in the same team as Chu Zhongtian, and now that he has finally got his wish, he is very happy.

Promans saw the child's smile in the back, and thought to himself whether Chu Zhongtian would leave, if he left, this kid would not be able to play football with Chu Zhongtian...... Chu Zhongtian also smiled at him: "It's just to join the first-team training camp, you have to work harder to really stay." ”

"Hmm!" Pjanic nodded vigorously. Then he saw Promans standing behind Chu Zhongtian, and he nodded to Promans: "Hello, Promans!" ”

Promans replied: "The first team is not a youth team, and if you want to stand your ground, you have to work harder than in the first team. It's okay to learn from Chu. I heard that your number in the youth team is eight? ”

Pjanic nodded: "I like number eight, because Chu is also wearing number eight." ”

Promans smiled, then glanced at Chu Zhongtian. If Chu Zhongtian transfers and leaves, won't this No. 8 be vacant?

※※※Three people came to the locker room and greeted their teammates who had already arrived. Soon assistant coach David. Carré walked in, he had come to assign the locker to Pjanic.

He led Pjanic to the cabinet that Ribery had used to use, and said to Pjanic: "You use this cupboard." ”

Metz's locker room cabinet arrangement has always been arranged in the order of entry time. Franck Franck Ribery left the team, and Pjanic was the first newcomer to join the team in the new season, so Ribery's cabinet naturally belonged to him.

The people in the locker room took a look. Ribery has moved away, and his cabinet is immediately being used by newcomers. Ribery belongs only to the memory of the past, while the future belongs to the newcomer Pjanic.

After assigning Ribery's cabinet out, David. Carré said to Chu Zhongtian again: "Chu, Mr. Fernández wants you to go. ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded, and then walked out with Carley.

As soon as he left, there was a discussion of his future in the dressing room.

"I've heard that there are a lot of teams interested in Chu, it's hard for me to imagine him staying in Metz......"

"I still want him to stay, Ribery is gone, if he leaves, it will be difficult for us to play in the new season......

'I also want him to stay, the big teams are not suitable for him, only with us can he be the core ......'

"Saying this, can't Chu's ability be the core of a big team? I think it's a good thing for him to leave, his ability is always buried in Mace's words! ”

A group of people argued about Chu Zhongtian's inability to leave the team. Promans paid special attention to Pjanic to see what he thought about the rumors that Chu Zhongtian was leaving the team. But Promans didn't seem to care about these people's discussions, he just arranged his locker room cabinet very seriously, and didn't care at all whether Chu Zhongtian really wanted to leave the team.

Promans thought about it, and then figured it out - Chu Zhongtian's role in Pjanic has a conflict, if Chu Zhongtian continues to stay in Metz, Pjanic can only play as a substitute, because Chu Zhongtian's Metz does not have a forward midfielder, if Pjanic wants to play, he must change to a back midfielder, which is a bit difficult in terms of his physical condition, or play as a fullback, but Pjanic is not a wide player, he is a natural middle player.

If Chu Zhongtian transfers away, who will benefit the most? Pjanic! He also understands why the Fernandes manager would call Pjanic to report for the first-team pre-season training camp. This is obviously preparing for Chu Zhongtian's departure, once Chu Zhongtian transfers and leaves, Pjanic, who can also organize an attack, will be able to top.

In this way, it is estimated that Chu Zhongtian's transfer to leave Metz in the new season is a sure thing...... when Promans was thinking nonsense there, Chu Zhongtian was talking with head coach Fernandes in the head coach's office.

"Have you seen Pjanic, Chu? I know you have a good relationship with him. ”

"I just met him in the parking lot, sir."

"Hmm...... Do you know why I moved him to the first team? Fernandez asked.

Chu Zhongtian really didn't think about it carefully, "Isn't it recommended by Coach Tadio?" ”

"Actually, I asked Francis if there were any players who were good at organising that I could recommend to me and that I would be able to use right away. He recommended Pjanic to me. I'm preparing for your possible departure, Chu. ”

Fernandez's words made Chu Zhongtian feel embarrassed.

"I know Pjanic is an admirer of yours and he chose the number eight in the youth team because of you. I wanted you to be able to teach him, just as you taught Jayovie. He played a lot of games last season and did a good job. I think Pjanic is better and more promising than Jaiovi. ”

That's a good point, Jayovi is at most the strength of the main team in the middle and lower reaches, and Pjanic is not sure to have the strength of the main force of the giants.

If nothing else, Pjanic is Fernandes' next big focus.

"Yes, he has a lot of potential...... Chu Zhongtian nodded and admitted, he and Pjanic had played football together, although the game was just a game-based training, he could also see the energy contained in this thin little child, as long as he was given the opportunity, he would definitely soar.

"I want him to be your successor."

"This season, sir?" Chu Zhongtian asked.

"I'm going to prepare for the worst, even though I don't like it very much." Fernandez looked at Chu Zhongtian and said.

'I know we have an agreement, but you know, it's too late to get back to me in mid-July, so I'm going to be ready whether you're going to stay in the team or not.

Chu Zhongtian nodded, expressing his understanding of the head coach's approach.

"If you don't call me, I'll come to you, sir. I just wanted to talk to you about it, about my transfer. ”

If he says "about me staying", then Fernandes will feel that he wants to stay, and now he is saying "about my transfer", which is very likely to be leaving, coming to a showdown.

He shrugged his shoulders and motioned for Chu Zhongtian to continue.

"I thought about it for a long time and decided that it would be better for me and the team to stay in Metz for another season."

Hearing this, Fernandez looked at Chu Zhongtian with some surprise.

Chu Zhongtian smiled at him: "It may be more suitable for me to stay, but I think I will leave next season, sir." ”

"That's fine......" Fernandez reacted, laughing. He never believed that Chu Zhongtian would stay in Metz until he retired, just as he didn't believe that he would stay on this team for the rest of his life.

Metz has a tradition of producing good young players, but the owners here are clearly not ambitious.

One day, they'll all leave here. I just want to be able to make as many good memories as possible before leaving.

(To be continued)