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Chu Zhongtian's decision not to respond to any rumours that he might join Bayern Munich did not stop the outside world, but at least it could bring peace to him and the team. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The outside continued to hype up this matter, causing a storm in the city, and for a while everyone didn't have the heart to care about anything else, just wondering if Chu Zhongtian would really join Bayern Munich.

And the whole Metz team was given a gag order by Fernandez: no one is allowed to talk about it in front of reporters, and no one is allowed to talk about it in private. It's as if it hadn't happened at all.

They don't have the leisure to dwell with the media on the boring matter of whether Chu Zhongtian has been dug into a corner, they have to devote themselves to preparing for Bayern Munich, and they can't share a little heart. If they really split their energies against the media, they would have fallen into the hands of the Munich media. After listening to Chu Zhongtian tell the truth of the matter, Fernandez knew why Munich was so keen to hype up this matter.

Anyone can catch the wind and shadows, and it doesn't cost anything to make up nonsense. If the time turns out to be false, it's nothing. There are always rumors of this or that about transfers, and if you guess it, it naturally means that the media has the inside story, and if you don't guess it, it's nothing, and no one will be held accountable, because there are even players and agents themselves who use the influence of public opinion to benefit themselves. Everyone is a thief, how can a thief shout to catch a thief?

Therefore, every year about star transfers, it is always confusing and unpredictable.

Dwelling on this kind of thing is just exhausting, and that shouldn't be the attitude before a crucial game.

While actively preparing for the League Cup, Metz also exposed their old problem of lack of stamina in the league.

Perhaps that's why this team is better at playing cup games – they have been in the early and middle stages of the long league, often finishing in the top few places, but in the late stages they have plummeted. In the 05-06 season of winning the French Cup, Metz won 17 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, accumulating 58 points and ranking ninth in the league. In the 06-07 season of winning the UEFA Cup, they won 15 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, accumulating 53 points and still ranked ninth.

In the two months when the league entered the final sprint, due to multiple factors such as physical strength, psychology and attention, Mei's performance in the domestic arena began to plummet.

This is not unusual, there are many teams in world football with different styles and characteristics. There are teams that are good at playing leagues and have been consistent. There are teams that are not consistent but explosive and always surprise people, and such teams always do well in cup competitions. It's like someone is good at sprinting, and some people are talented in middle and long distance running. It's the same with the team and the people, there is always something good at it.

On 5 April, Metz played away to Lens, and the team lost 0-1 to the home team.

Chu Zhongtian's performance in this game was average, perhaps because of the continuous battle, or because most of his teammates were substitutes, in short, his performance was affected by the performance of the whole team, and it was not very good.

The defeat seems to have found a topic for the media to hype:

Look, Chu has decided to join Bayern Munich, so now his performance in the team has been greatly reduced.

Metz head coach Jean. Fernandes dismissed this view in his post-match press conference: "Chu has always been a very professional player, he knows what he has to do. I don't need to teach him this, he knows it better than you. My colleagues and I, as well as his teammates, never doubted his loyalty to Metz, otherwise he would have left as early as last summer. Juventus and AC Milan have invited him, but he was not tempted and chose to stay. I don't think a Bayern Munich can shake him. He knows exactly what he wants, he is always calm, like he organizes a game on the field, he analyzes it carefully and makes the right choice. I'm sure if he's going to leave, he'll let all of us know and choose a team that suits him best......"

In the end, Fernandez may have felt that he was speaking too seriously, and he deliberately made a joke to lighten the mood.

"Of course, I still think the best team for him is Metz."

He said he laughed himself, and the reporters laughed too.

Chu Zhongtian played negatively in the game, and the story of being in Cao Ying's heart in Han ended without any sequel.

The next day, there were no news reports in the media criticizing Chu Zhongtian's poor performance in the game. Interest quickly shifted to Metz's next fixture, which hosts Bayern Munich and will be battling it out for a place in the last four of the UEFA Cup.

Bayern Munich may be strange, but one of the Bayern Munich team is not a stranger, or it can be said that it is "very familiar".

When the Bayern Munich squad arrived in Metz on April 6, Ribery spoke to the local media.

"I'm happy to be back here, I'm familiar with everything here, and the Holy Mountain Furien Stadium is my home stadium. I'm grateful to the Metz club, to Mr. Fernández. The three seasons I spent at Metz were the three most memorable ones. ”

He also recalled his friendship with the Metz players, especially mentioning Chu Zhongtian: "I have a good relationship with Chu, yes, it's not a secret. The two of us are neighbors, and now my house is still there. I know what you've been talking about all this time, but I'm going to be serious about saying it's all nonsense. Chu and I were just chatting together, like two old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time. Moreover, I have no doubt about my friend's professionalism, he is still the most important opponent in the tournament because he will give it his all. ”

He was clearly afraid that the recent events would anger the fans and the media here, and he feared that he would be booed by the Metz fans throughout the game.

The media's attitude towards Ribery is quite tolerant, but the fans' attitude towards Ribery is not very friendly.

When the two sides played in the first leg, Ribery was the home team, and there were not many fans of the away team, but they still did not hesitate to give Ribery a round of applause and cheers.

But now things have changed.

On the day of his arrival in Metz, Bayern Munich went to the St. Hill Furien Stadium for acclimatisation training, and outside the stadium, Ribery met a group of Metz fans, who were holding signs and showing Ribery.

"Don't take our hero, Frank!"

"Do you remember who raised you? It's Mace, Frank! You can't treat us like that! ”

"You ungrateful villain!"

These slogans from the Metz fans made Ribery look bad. Bayern Munich's team-mates had intended to make fun of Ribery, and during the pre-match warm-up, fans made a special trip to visit him, which shows how popular he is here.

But as soon as I turned my face and saw his gloomy face, I knew that the group of people was probably not here to "welcome" Ribery. So they all wisely chose to be silent.

When the Metz fans saw Ribery coming, they yelled at him: "Did you really just treat him to a meal?" Ribery! ”

"True or not, you're not noble, bastard!"

"Don't let you get the idea, Ribery. He won't go with you! ”

The Metz fans, who were proud of him before, are now glaring at Ribery one by one and constantly protesting.

Amid the protests of the fans, Ribery lowered his head, quickened his steps, and quickly passed in front of them and into the stadium.

The pre-game warm-up training is completely closed, and no outsiders can enter. Ribery also gets a quiet space.

The Stade Fortion is familiar to Ribery, who has only been away from Metz for more than half a season, but has played for three seasons at Meste. Although the quality of the turf is not high compared to the Allianz Arena, even if Ribery is allowed to close his eyes and run on it, he will not be able to stumble.

He has this self-confidence.

It's a wonderful thing to revisit the old place. Ribery was also in a good mood before he came, he thought that the fans here still supported him, and he was still a popular person in the holy mountain of Forion.

I didn't expect it...... The protesters outside the stadium poured cold water on his head.

It doesn't look like this game will be easy for him.

He slammed the ball under his feet into the net of the goal. Despite this, there is no way to vent the frustration in my heart.

Are Metz fans misunderstood?

If it is really misunderstood, he will definitely jump out and refute it loudly. But in fact, on the contrary, he was indeed plotting against Chu Zhongtian...... So it made him even more depressed. The strategy failed to succeed, and he was regarded as the culprit...... on April 7, Chu Zhongtian wanted to put aside rumors and disputes for the time being, and even put football and the League Cup aside for the time being. I went to Paris, France to participate in another important event - as a torchbearer, I carried the torch relay of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Chu Zhongtian was the second runner, but from before the torch relay began, some separatist protesters gathered at the scene and on both sides of the route.

Chu Zhongtian has learned a little about these protests through media reports and the Internet. He also anticipated the situation he would face in France. Because since Sarkozy's short man came to power, France's policy toward China has taken a sharp turn for the worse, in a direction that is not conducive to Sino-French relations.

At present, there are many criticisms of China in France, and the French media are desperately trying to mislead the French people about China, and they are eager to promote China as a country that still wears a green military uniform, has a red treasure book in hand, and is engaged in the Cultural Revolution.

However, because of Chu Zhongtian in Metz, "China" has a very good image in the minds of Metz people. So Chu Zhongtian has never encountered such a thing as racial discrimination. This kind of thing is also far away from him, and he condemns this kind of thing from the bottom of his heart, but he has never been in close contact.

This time, he had the opportunity to kick the other party face to face.

When he began to run with the torch in his hand, as soon as he started, a person rushed out of it, wearing the snow-capped mountain lion flag, and pounced on Chu Zhongtian, wanting to snatch his torch.

At the moment when he just leaned out of the crowd, Chu Zhongtian predicted this person's next move in advance, so he didn't start, but braked suddenly, and then the other party rushed past him and crashed headlong into the police who were maintaining order...... Chu Zhongtian glanced at the man who fell to the ground, and he was quickly thrown to the ground by the police.

It didn't take long for him to continue running, and again, this time two people rushed towards him from two directions at the same time. Chu Zhongtian saw that he couldn't dodge, so he used his body to protect the torch, and then poked the heart of the person on the left with his bent elbow, and at the same time blocked the sight of most people and the TV camera lens with his body, and gave the crotch of the person on the right with his knees, and he even heard the sound of clicking. His speed was very fast, his strength was not small, and before anyone else could see what was happening, he saw two demonstrators all fall to the ground, one covering his heart, and the other covering his crotch, rolling in pain.

Chu Zhongtian shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, with an innocent expression on his face, indicating that these two people had nothing to do with him like this.

No one came up to trouble him after that, perhaps after seeing the fate of his two companions, the "professional protesters" who were waiting outside had to touch their bottom to see if they were still intact...... But Chu Zhongtian was a little regretful - he hadn't been happy enough, why didn't he come?

After running the 500-meter distance, Chu Zhongtian handed over his torch to Jin Jing, a Chinese disabled fencer who was in the third bat, and withdrew.

Soon after, it happened that Jin Jing bravely protected the torch in the face of the ** elements, at that time Chu Zhongtian had already left the torch relay site, and he didn't see what happened, he only knew that there was a riot at that time, which was bigger than he was at that time. He really didn't have any riots at that time, and two times could only be regarded as harassment, not up to the level of "riots". He was unscathed, but it was the three unlucky ones who came out one after another for him to plot.

Later, he and Jin Jing appeared in the media together, and the photo of him protecting the torch with his back to the two protesters went viral on the Internet, and everyone applauded Chu Zhongtian's behavior, and many people who were not interested in him before became his fans, and his reputation in China was unprecedentedly high.

But no one noticed Chu Zhongtian's strange movements—the elbow of one hand was stretched back, and in front of the elbow was a protester who was lying on his back with his heart clutched. At the same time, he stood on one foot, one knee raised high, facing another protester directly in front of him.

Chu Zhongtian was quite proud when he saw this photo after a long time, he hid it too well. I don't know if the guy who hit his little brother broke the sexual happiness of the lower half of his body...... He actually wanted to make sure, but he didn't have that condition.

This incident has made Chu Zhongtian's prestige soar, and in China, many people have called for Chu Zhongtian to participate in the Olympic Games held at home as an overage player. He missed last year's Asian Cup due to injury, and this year's Olympics should give him such a chance anyway - it is a scandal to say that the best football players in China are not even able to participate in the Olympics.

However, there was no relevant news from the Football Association, and the Football Association official Nan Yong denied the rumors that Chu Zhongtian had been confirmed to be selected for the list of overage players of the National Olympic team.

"The final squad hasn't been confirmed yet, so I don't know about [his selection for the Olympic team]."

Chu Zhongtian himself is not interested in whether he can participate in the Olympics, he knows the style of the Football Association. He has no foundation in domestic football, so he will naturally not be taken seriously. Second, there is no connection, and no one will ever defend him for intercession at a critical moment.

It's a great honor to participate in the Olympics, the school-age players are crazy, and there are only three overage player quotas, and countless people are squeezing their heads to drill into it, how can they get their turn?

He was already very satisfied to be able to participate in the Olympic torch relay.

※※※Chu Zhongtian, who returned from the torch relay site, quickly adjusted his mentality and devoted himself to training to prepare for the League Cup.

Occasionally, some media would ask him about what had happened on the day of the torch relay, but more media would be concerned about the UEFA Cup and the rumours that he had signed a personal contract with Bayern Munich.

After the last day of training before the game, he and his head coach Jean. Fernandes was also present at the pre-match press conference.

Since Ribery talked about Chu Zhongtian when he was interviewed by reporters, how could Chu Zhongtian not talk about Ribery? His friendship with Ribery is known to the whole world, and everyone is very concerned about how Chu Zhongtian will feel when facing an old friend.

"I don't feel anything." Chu Zhongtian shrugged. "It's not the first time we've played against him, in China, we played against each other in the last leg. I think it's ordinary. Of course, Frank is a tough player to play against, but football is a game of eleven, not one man's ......."

Another reporter threw out the "poaching theory", Chu Zhongtian said: "I know that you don't believe anything I say, there are always some people in this world who believe in conspiracy theories." "As soon as this issue is mentioned, Chu Zhongtian is angry." If I win the game, I say I want to work hard to show the new club, and if I lose the game, I say that I deliberately put water in exchange for a good impression...... What else can I do? I don't care how you pass, I just play my ball. As long as I have a clear conscience, thank you. I will not answer any such questions in the future. Oh, and I don't mean 'later' now, but until the end of the season. ”

The pre-match press conference suddenly became full of gunpowder because of this question.

Fernandez is naturally also a proud disciple who supports himself: "The whole team fully trusts Chu. We don't have any problems and I'm sure Chu will give us a good game. This is a question that needs no more and we don't have much to say about it. ”

What else is there to ask if this question is not asked?

It's nothing more than "what do you think are the odds of beating Bayern Munich", "What are the options against Franck Franck Ribery", "How likely are Metz likely to defend the UEFA Cup this season"...... Questions like that.

Everyone thinks these problems are very commonplace, but Chu Zhongtian's matter is the most worthy of hype, but it is a pity that the other party does not cooperate.

It was in this uncomfortable atmosphere that the press conference ended.

When Fernandez and Chu Zhongtian left, Fernandez patted him on the shoulder: "Don't take their words to heart. ”

Chu Zhongtian shrugged: "I don't, sir." I know why the Munich media did this, and I just want them to pay now. He clenched his fists.

The Stadio Fortion, home of Metz, has a capacity of 26,700 people, but there were actually 29,800 fans in attendance on the day of the game, and even the stairs were full.

This set a record for the highest attendance at home in the history of the club of Metz. The previous record was set on December 7, 1991, when 28,766 spectators poured into the Stade de la Saint-Mont-Forion during the match between Metz and Marseille.

Now Bayern Munich is famous, as well as Frank. The gimmick of Ribery's return to the Holy Mountain Furion Stadium set a new record for the Holy Mountain Fertile Stadium.

Ribery had already anticipated what he would be "enjoying" here today, so it was no surprise to hear the boos and scolding being directed at him as he warmed up outside. It's just that his face isn't very good-looking.

In the other half, the Metz players were warming up and, of course, they heard boos coming from the stands against Ribery.

Proon was puzzled: "When did Ribery become the enemy of the people?" ”

Chu Zhongtian knows why Metz fans booed Ribery. He shrugged: "Isn't it because of that?" ”

"Oh!" Promans reacted. "The fans really love and hate...... But I don't believe Frank would turn against you, and if it's a joke, I'm sure it's serious. ”

Chu Zhongtianxin said that he is worthy of being teammates who have been together for three seasons, and he knows more about Ribery than ordinary fans.

Fans are easily misled by the media, and if the media tell them that Ribery is to blame for everything, this is the result.

He actually wanted to comfort Ribery, but at this sensitive time, he couldn't do so.

So I could only watch Ribery warm up on the side with a very ugly face.

Promans sighed, "I'm sure Frank himself is looking forward to going home this time...... It's just that...... He would have been a popular man at the Holy Mountain Furion Stadium......"

In the face of Promang's emotion, Chu Zhongtian was speechless. He also believes Ribery is looking forward to returning to the Stade de la Fortion and facing the fans of Metz. Who would have thought that meeting again would become like this...... Both himself and Frank were shot by the Munich media.

Ribery quickly finished his warm-up and hurried off the pitch and back to the dressing room.

It was only after he was gone that the boos in the stands died down.

It didn't take long for both players to finish their warm-up and return to the dressing room to make final preparations for the game.

※※※ In the locker room, let. Fernandez didn't say much, he didn't know how many times he had to say what he had to say, and everyone knew what they were supposed to do.

If they want to advance, they will have to beat Bayern Munich here, and unless the results are 0-0 and 1-1, Metz will be eliminated in even a draw. This is clearly not what everyone wants to see.

In front of nearly 30,000 supporters, Metz hopes to pull off a miracle and beat Bayern Munich.

Fernandez didn't say much, just left the time to the players themselves, and when the time came, he called the players out to get ready to play.

Chu Zhongtian stood in the middle of the team, and next to him was the player from Bayern Munich, to be exact, Frank. Ribery.

Seeing Chu Zhongtian standing with him, Ribery's originally ugly face improved, he smiled again and greeted Chu Zhongtian: "Hey, it's nice to see you here, buddy." ”

Now it's a good opportunity to reassure Ribery that they won't be seen by the media and the fans when they are in the players' tunnels.

Chu Zhongtian said to Ribery, "It seems that the matter of our dinner together that night caused you a lot of trouble, Frank. ”

Ribery shrugged: "I'm afraid I'll give you more trouble than I do." I'm sure the media asks you similar questions all the time these days. Me...... At most, endure 90 minutes of boos. In front of his good friends, he still tries to be optimistic.

"Well, since you're in trouble, I'm in trouble too, then we're even!"

Chu Zhongtian stretched out his fist to Ribery.

"That's how it is!" Ribery also stretched out his fist and collided with Chu Zhongtian.

At this time, the outside radio began to broadcast today's starting list for the fans, starting with the away team. Bayern Munich, as a star team, has a number of big-name stars in the team, but the fans of Metz did not save any face for these big-name stars - not a single Bayern Munich player was called, and they were greeted by the overwhelming boos of Metz fans. In fact, these Bayern players have suffered completely unjustifiably, and Metz fans are resentful of the recent media revelations that Bayern Munich has taken away their heroes by very despicable means, and the fans are powerless to stop the transactions between clubs, they can only defend their dignity and express their dissatisfaction in this way.

When Ribery's name was reported, Chu Zhongtian and everyone heard the loud boos that erupted from the stands. Metz fans used this as a way to express their displeasure with Ribery.

Chu Zhongtian turned his head to look at Ribery, who smiled at him: "You always have to get used to it, man." ”

But Chu Zhongtian could see that the smile on Ribery's face was squeezed out. He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

After reporting the visitors' starting line-up, players from both sides followed suit.

Live broadcasts begin to broadcast the starting line-up of the home team's players in the order of appearance.

This time, he only pronounced everyone's name, and then the fans shouted out their surnames.

Starting with Promans, the captain who took the lead, every player was cheered no less than Ribery.

When Chu Zhongtian walked out of the corridor, the live broadcast changed the usual mode of introduction, and he shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen! Next is the unyielding warrior, our—"

He lengthened his voice, and when Chu Zhongtian appeared in front of everyone, the Metz fans in the stands shouted in unison: "Chu-!! ”

The holy mountain of Forian volcano erupted.

This was the biggest decibel cheer of the fans tonight, and the stadium of the Bundesliga is also famous for the loud decibels of the fans, and the Bayern Munich players who saw it were still startled by the roar of the Metz fans.

Fans all know that Chu Zhongtian is currently mired in rumors, and they actually don't know if there is anything unspeakable behind it. But what can they do? If Chu Zhongtian has really reached an agreement with Bayern Munich, can they stop it?

They only want to express their thoughts with such shouts: Hear such cheers, Chu. Can you bear to sign with another team behind our back? You're still a player for Metz!

Chu Zhongtian also heard the shouts of the fans, and he admitted that his feelings were a little complicated. He has a clear conscience in the story with Bayern Munich, but he must be leaving this team, and at the same time he has a lot of feelings for Metz, and it is not so easy to say goodbye.

It's not over just this roar, and the radio is shouting again: "Yes, Chu, Chu of Mace!" ”

"Yes, Chu, Chu of Mace!!" The fans repeated.

This is even more obvious, Metz fans are demonstrating to Bayern in this way - we don't care if you have reached any agreement in private, at least now Chu belongs to us!

"Wow, listen to that cheer!" The commentator was also infected by the atmosphere of the scene, "Although there have been some rumors recently, claiming that Chu and Bayern Munich have privately signed a franchise agreement, but tonight the fans of Metz told Chu Zhongtian with such a loud voice - in the Holy Mountain Forian Stadium, he is still the most popular person!" ”

In the midst of a huge shout, Chu Zhongtian lowered his head.

(To be continued)