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Although they didn't know anything about Metz and Chu Zhongtian before, after the explanation of head coach Ancelotti, the players of AC Milan became interested in Chu Zhongtian. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

And Pirlo discovered one thing - his teammates always like to stare at him when they are fine.

"Hey, Genaro. What do you always watch me do? Finally, Pirlo couldn't help but ask Gattuso beside him, and the AC Milan number eight was not just staring at him, but rubbing his chin as if assessing something.

"I was wondering how I was going to freeze you in the game...... Ah, no! Gattuso came back to his senses and quickly waved his hand, "I'm thinking about how to deal with that Chinese." ”

"But you're looking at me."

"Hey, judging by Ancelotti's description, I think he looks a bit like you."

Pirlo rolled his eyes helplessly.

Still Kaka had a good heart, and he came up to comfort the very injured Pirlo: "Don't worry, Andre." I don't think there's anyone else in the world who can play at the back like you. You are one of the nineteen people who changed world football, and I don't think that Chinese can do it. ”

"Whether he can do it or not, you can't always stare at me, we're teammates ......"

A crowd burst out laughing.

The mood of the AC Milan squad before the game was very relaxed. In terms of strength, Metz is no match for AC Milan and has nothing to worry about.

※※※On the day of the race, the starting list of Metz was finally revealed.

Chu Zhongtian is indeed not in the starting lineup.

This makes the AC Milan players a little strange. In their opinion, Mace was able to play with them because of Chu Zhongtian's ability, but now Mace put Chu Zhongtian on the bench. Don't they want to win this game? Are they going to give up the UEFA Super Cup?

When the players ran onto the field, someone looked at Chu Zhongtian who was sitting on the bench, and Kaka patted Gattuso: "It seems that we have nothing to worry about." ”

The live TV broadcast also gave Chu Zhongtian several close-ups, wanting to see his mental activity from his face sitting on the bench, and the result they hoped to draw was that Chu Zhongtian sat on the bench with a lonely face, resentful of his inability to start.

But they were disappointed, Chu Zhongtian was on the bench and Matthew was sitting next to him. Valbuena had a great conversation. Judging by the smiles on their faces, it was as if they had come not to attend a race, but to visit Monaco.

When the AC Milan players were all on the field, Chu Zhongtian ended the chat with Valbuena and turned his eyes to the field, he didn't look at his teammates, but went directly to the AC Milan players.

He was intrigued by stars who had previously only been seen on television. Playing a season in the UEFA Cup without meeting a team that has always been a big team, this may be the only regret.

Inzaghi, Kaka, Pirlo, Gattuso, Nesta, Seedorf...... There are also Ronaldo and Cafu on the bench.

These are all world-renowned stars, and they are completely different from Metz. In Metz, he is considered the number one star, but his reputation is very small outside of France.

He still has a long way to go.

Proman, as the captain of the team, stepped forward to shake hands with Ambrosini, the captain of the AC Milan game, exchanged flags, and then guessed the side.

Chu Zhongtian turned his attention to the stadium stands. The Stade Louis II in Monaco is no stranger to him, as it is the home of Ligue 1 side Monaco, who come at least once a year to play away from home. With a capacity of only 20,000 people, the stadium is not large, but it has attracted attention for its unique architecture and location, and since 1998, at least until 2008, the UEFA Super Cup will be held in this stadium.

The stands, which can accommodate 20,000 people, are now full. The upper level of the North Stand is the area where VIP boxes are concentrated, the lower level of the Stand is packed with fans from Metz, and the South Stand is for AC Milan fans. Because the jerseys of both teams are mainly red, it looks like the entire stadium stands have become a sea of red.

In fact, Metz were drawn for the away team, with AC Milan allowed to continue playing with their red and black striped shirts, while Metz wore a white and yellow trimmed away kit.

It looked like the stands were full of AC Milan fans.

Just as Chu Zhongtian was observing the stands, Promans had already finished picking the edge, he lost to Ambrosini on the pick, AC Milan won the right to pick the side, and Metz got the right to kick off.

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and Menez kicked the ball that Ibisevic had knocked to him backwards, and the game officially began!

※※※Because Chu Zhongtian did not play, although this game was broadcast live in China, most of the people watched it were listless. Only AC Milan fans don't care about that.

Because the start of school is imminent, Zhou Xiaoxiang has returned to Chengdu, Sichuan, and is now watching the live broadcast of the game with her husband. It's 2:45 a.m. Beijing time, and the next day is the start of school, and Zhou Xiaoxiang has long been accustomed to this kind of life - staying up late to watch football while going to work the next day, and she has done it many times in the past season.

But Chu Zuosheng, who is a husband, is still worried that his wife will not be able to survive, after all, she is not young.

"Why don't you go to bed first, and I'll wake you up when my son plays."

Zhou Xiaoxiang is used to lying on the sofa to watch TV, so it is easy to fall asleep. She shook her head: "Don't fall asleep." ”

As a result, not long after, Chu Zuosheng heard a slight snoring coming from the side. He glanced sideways and saw his wife lying on the couch with her face tilted to the side, apparently asleep.

Instead of waking his wife up, he let her sleep, turning down the volume on the TV.

He's quit his job, and he's had a day off to watch this game, so he's in good spirits at this time.

※※※ Without Chu Zhongtian, Mace's attack was all handed over to Pjanic to organize.

Although Pjanic's performances in Ligue 1 have been getting better and better, his lack of experience and emaciation against stronger opponents have all been exposed.

Chu Zhongtian did not start the game, and did not make AC Milan panic. Ancelotti only made a slight tweak, allowing Gattuso to keep an eye on Pjanic and the others to let go of the attack.

Gattuso's defensive prowess is among the best in the world, and this is the strongest opponent Pjanic has faced since his debut, and he is a little uncomfortable with Gattuso's close pressing and ferocious tackles.

After Pjanic was frozen by Gattuso, AC Milan quickly took the initiative on the pitch. Just five minutes into the game, Seedorf passed straight to Inzaghi, the Italian veteran broke into the penalty area after receiving the ball on the edge of the penalty area, the football was a little bigger, everyone's attention was on him, but Kaka cut in from behind, grabbed in front of Inzaghi and suddenly shot with his feet!

Goalkeeper Umbi couldn't react and could only watch the ball fly towards the goal. Luckily, the ball eventually hit the post and bounced out.

Kaka clasped his head in his hands, regretting that he had missed this opportunity.

"From the very beginning of the game, the game was the world of AC Milan. A win would see AC Milan win the UEFA Super Cup a record five times, so their players are full of fighting spirit! ”

"Kaka was the best player in the UEFA Champions League last season! He has continued his good form from last season as well. Look how unexpected his forward insertion is! ”

The commentators gave AC Milan words of praise one after another, with Metz and Pjanic being outright foils.

In the 28th minute, Inzaghi received Kaka's pass and scored, and just as he was celebrating with his trademark run, the referee's whistle blew - he was offside.

"Offside, goal nullified! Let's take a look at the slow motion of this ball...... It seems like it's only a little bit overstep......"

'I'm not surprised at all that Inzaghi was offside because he's a striker who was born offside! Defenders should be careful when facing him. This time he was offside, and maybe not next time! ”

"Although it doesn't count, AC Milan have the advantage and believe that it is only a matter of time before another effective goal is scored and it will not be a problem to win this game."

And they were right.

Gattuso, who was originally defending Pjanic, also tried to be more involved in the attack after finding out that Pjanic was frozen by him and was not performing well. Before the end of the first half, he pulled to the wing, received a pass from Kaka and sent a low cross, Inzaghi jumped high in the unmarked place at the back post and headed Gattuso's pass into the Metz goal, 1:0!

While the AC Milan players were celebrating their goals, Pjanic's face was not good. What does it say that someone who should be defending himself runs up to assist? It shows that he himself is very incompetent and does not create enough pressure on the other party, otherwise how can others still have the spare strength to go up and assist?

It's just how to behave better? He couldn't have imagined. That Gattuso was so powerful, his feet were accurate and ruthless, which made him very jealous.

His body was not strong enough, and he was always worried that he would get injured in such a ferocious scramble. This is the first season of his career and he doesn't want to get injured and miss most of the games.

He shook his head helplessly.

The director of the TV broadcast knows the ball very well, and he also understands the psychology of the football watcher. After Metz conceded the goal, he first pointed the camera at the AC Milan players celebrating the goal, and then after replaying the goal, he pointed the camera at Pjanic with a helpless face, and then turned to the field and gave Chu Zhongtian sitting on the bench a close-up for five seconds.

Chu Zhongtian didn't have the smile on his face before the start of the game, he looked at the field expressionlessly, or very seriously.

The French commentator said that if Chu Zhongtian was on the field, Gattuso should not have the spare energy to rush to assist.

"Chu is a very well-rounded player, he can not only attack but also be involved defensively. If he is there, Metz will also have a lot more stability defensively. Now the midfield defense can only rely on Promans alone, and AC Milan's Kaka, Seedorf and Pirlo are all players who are good at attacking, how can he deal with Milan's three tens alone? ”

At halftime, Chu Zhongtian did not follow the team back to the locker room, but warmed up on the field with his teammates on the bench.

In the dressing room, Fernandes did not blame Pjanic for not playing the role of a central midfielder at all, but encouraged him and did not say he would be replaced at half-time. Pjanic himself felt a little guilty because it was his poor performance that led to Metz not getting any decent chances throughout the first half.

Less than four minutes into the second half, AC Milan doubled the score. Pirlo picked up the ball on the right side of midfield and Proman went up to defend him, while right-back Odor stepped forward to draw much of Metz's defensive attention. At this time, Pirlo suddenly made a long pass, passed the football to the left, and flew straight into the penalty area!

Neither Inzaghi nor Kaka were in the box, and it was left wing-back Jankulovski who started the game! He was followed by Rodriguez, the only Metz defender in the box...... Jankulovski kept watching the ball, and when the ball fell from the sky, he didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground and just picked up his left foot and volleyed it!

Goalkeeper Humbi and defender Rodriguez didn't expect Jankulovski to shoot straight at goal without stopping, which was a difficult shot.

Wynbi was half a beat late to the save and could only watch as the ball rolled past him and flew into the far corner of the goal behind him!

"Oh! World Wave! From Jankulovsky! ”

"AC Milan have a 2-0 lead over Metz, so it looks like they've won this game!"

"What a beautiful goal! It's so beautiful! The European championship belongs to Milan! ”

Only the French commentator was a little depressed: "There is still a big gap between Metz and AC Milan in terms of strength, and Pjanic is still young and lacks experience in dealing with this kind of opponent......"

Chu Zhongtian was also depressed that the team had conceded two goals in a row, especially the second goal was too demoralizing, because the opponent's goal was impeccable and flawless. Any opponent will be a little discouraged by such a world wave goal, and will have a frustrated thought from the bottom of his heart that "the opponent is simply too strong, no matter how hard we try, we can't win".

It was at this time that he heard Fernandez's voice: "Chu, go warm up." ”

The TV broadcast quickly captured the scene of Chu Zhongtian warming up with several other teammates off the field. Is he going to play?

The Chinese commentator was excited: "Chu Zhongtian is warming up!" Pjanic was frozen in midfield, causing Metz to spiral out of control. It seems that at the critical moment, it is still necessary to let Chu Zhongtian work! ”

Chu Zuosheng was also very happy, he hesitated for a moment, whether to call his wife now. After thinking about it, let's wait for Chu Zhongtian to really play. Just because you're called to warm up doesn't mean you're going to play. It's not uncommon to warm up on the sidelines for dozens of minutes and then return to the bench and sit until the end of the game.

Ancelotti also noticed the scene where Chu Zhongtian went to warm up, and it looked like the other party was finally going to use their strongest weapon, but it was too late to change it now, right?

Now that AC Milan have a two-goal lead and are in good form as a team, he believes that even an opponent like Inter Milan may not be able to stop Milan from pursuing their fifth UEFA Super Cup in their history.

Chu Zhongtian was warming up, which also stimulated Pjanic. He was more aggressive on the pitch, trying to get away from Gattuso's marking, even going so far as to get into a violent physical collision with his opponent. It's a pity that there is still too much difference in strength and experience, and he can't get rid of Gattuso.

※※※ In the 60th minute, Chu Zhongtian in the warm-up was replaced by assistant coach David. Carré called back.

Fernandes stood in front of him: "It's not a lot of time for you, especially considering it's AC Milan. But I know you're the kind of player who doesn't give up until the game is over. Go up and get the rhythm back and take back the initiative. ”

"What about Gattuso, sir?"

"Fight him." Fernandez said, "Pjanic is too soft. ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Okay, I know, sir." ”

In the sixty-second minute of the game, Chu Zhongtian was substituted, and he was replaced by Pjanic.

At the end of the pitch, Pjanic looked a little frustrated. Chu Zhongtian patted his head and said to him, "Don't take it to heart, it's normal." Then he ran onto the field.

※※※Seeing his son appear, Chu Zuosheng hurriedly woke up Zhou Xiaoxiang. At the same time, the CCTV commentator on TV was also very excited and said: "Metz made the first substitution adjustment of this game, and Chu Zhongtian played!" This figure has really made everyone wait for a long time......"

He was not wrong at all, and this was the first time this season that Chinese TV viewers had seen Chu Zhongtian's game on television. The match with Paris Saint-Germain was originally broadcast live against China, but Chu Zhongtian made a bench for 90 minutes and did not get a minute of playing time. Then there was no live broadcast schedule for Mace. It wasn't until this UEFA Super Cup that Chinese fans saw Chu Zhongtian wearing a Metz jersey on the TV screen and reappearing on the pitch.

Since that League Cup final, Chu Zhongtian has disappeared from Chinese television screens for one hundred and six days.

It's really made everyone wait for a long time.

Zhou Xiaoxiang was woken up by her husband in her sleep, opened her eyes, and vaguely saw a number eight on the TV screen. She didn't read the color of her jersey before she sat up sharply. She knew her son was on the scene.

"I'm going to wash my face......" Zhou Xiaoxiang got off the sofa, put on his slippers and ran to the bathroom.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian ran on the field and began to instruct his teammates to stand and tell them what to do next.

"Attention, guys!" Chu Zhongtian shouted in French, "Let's attack next!" ”

The teammates laughed one after another, and the frustration of being pressed and beaten by AC Milan was suddenly relieved.

The TV broadcast captured this shot very keenly, and the French commentator immediately sighed: "This is the core of Metz...... Although he wears the captain's armband, he is a true leader! With him there, the players in Metz can feel at ease. In the next game, AC Milan should be careful! ”

(To be continued)