Chapter 37: The End of China Day
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As the ball passed between Nikolov's legs and rolled into the back of the net, the Macedonian goalkeeper heard some Hoffenheim fans laughing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Duan Bin excitedly announced that Hoffenheim had opened the score gap again, but Yang Chen did not say anything. He was watching the replay after the goal he had just scored.
There aren't many familiar faces in this Eintracht Frankfurt team, and goalkeeper Nikolov is one of them. He has been playing for Eintracht Frankfurt since the 1995-96 season, and when Yang Chen transferred in 1998, he was the team's main goalkeeper, and the two had a good relationship. Seeing this old acquaintance being teased and humiliated in today's game, picking up three goals from the goal in one game, he didn't know what to say, the original main goalkeeper only played twelve games for Eintracht Frankfurt last season, and he, like this team, is going downhill.
Although it has been six years since he left Frankfurt, no matter how he says, he always has some "Frankfurt complex" in his heart. He supported Hoffenheim before the game, and now that Hoffenheim has already confirmed the victory, there is no need for him to support Hoffenheim with such fanfare. You have to make him nostalgic for the old days, right?
Originally, Eintracht Frankfurt thought they had a goal back, even if they saw hope. I was still thinking about chasing after the victory, but Hoffenheim scored a goal as soon as the kick-off, extinguishing the flame of hope they had just ignited.
Hoffenheim was like rain falling from the sky, not only extinguishing the flame of hope in the hearts of the Eintracht Frankfurt players, but also drenching them in soup, as if to mock their attempts to resist.
With the goal conceded, Eintracht Frankfurt lost all hope of winning the game, and despite the fact that there were more than 20 minutes to go, they did not pose much of a threat to the Hoffenheim goal.
Only their head coach von Kelkel did not give up, and he was replaced by Madavecchia and Cayo (cesar_alves_dos_santos, nicknamed Caio). Both men are attacking midfielders and Vonkel's ideas are obvious.
It's a pity that his players have lost their fighting spirit, and even if he replaces with more offensive players, it will be difficult for him to recover the defeat.
Hoffenheim, however, had a couple of chances to score in the ensuing quarters. However, the strikers did not grasp it.
One was in the 77th minute, when Carlos, who came on as a substitute. Eduardo crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and BlackRock blocked the ball to Demba in front of the post. At his feet, the latter shot with his right foot from seven meters out, and Ruth flew in the small penalty area to save with a header.
Another time was in the 90th minute, Chu Zhongtian broke the substitute Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Madavecchia (mehdi_mahadavikia) to break through with the ball, and then handed the ball to Eduardo. Eduardo used his skills comparable to Ronaldinho's, broke through again from the right and then crossed low flat. Obasi tackled from eight yards in front of goal, but it hit goalkeeper Nikolov.
After this attack, the referee gave both sides three minutes to make up the matter.
Eintracht Frankfurt made one last effort in those three minutes, and instead of wanting to win, they suddenly let go of their baggage and wanted to score another goal.
It's a pity that Madavecchia's long-range shot was rubbed by Chu Zhongtian's thigh, changed the line slightly, and missed the goalpost.
When the shot went wide, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
"It's over! Hoffenheim claimed a no-brainer victory at their home stadium! Chinese player Chu Zhongtian had a goal and a direct assist in this game, and the team's second goal was also initiated by him...... What a great performance! The live TV broadcast also focused on him, and it seemed that he was the best player of the match! Three consecutive rounds, three consecutive goals, three consecutive best-in-class, Chu Zhongtian's current state is surprisingly good! ”
After Chu Zhongtian and his teammates hugged to celebrate the victory, he walked to the sidelines to thank the fans in the stands who were cheering for him.
And with his movements, the stands will continue to erupt with shouts of "Chu Zhongtian". After a game, these Germans were already able to call Chu Zhongtian's full name relatively proficiently, and the pronunciation was almost the same.
"Chu Zhongtian! Chu Zhongtian! Chu Zhongtian! They kept shouting the hero's name in the rain, and some fans even threw away their ponchos in excitement, took off their shirts, showed their breasts, and waved their arms vigorously to the rhythm of the shouts.
Hoffenheim FC has no achievements in its history, and naturally there are no representatives who can do it. So far, in the more than 100-year history of Hoffenheim FC, there is only one Dietma. Hope is a big man, but he's not known for playing football, he's known for his assets.
This is also the reason why other people talk about Hoffenheim and think that they have no background and lack history. Hoffenheim fans look back on the past 100 years of the club, and can't find any achievements and stars that can be used as talking points, their hearts certainly belong to Hoffenheim, but they always feel empty and missing something. When Bayern Munich fans talk about Beckenbauer, they talk about Gerd. Muller, when talking about Mateus, talking about Klinsmann, Hoffenheim fans can only be silent. Dortmund fans can also talk about their hero Matthias. Summer, and even Mannheim, a team in the German regional league, can talk about Uwe. Larne (top scorer in the Bundesliga in 1987 and German Footballer of the Year, although this honour was won at Borussia Mönchengladbach, but he was actually developed in Mannheim), Warnes (Borussia Dortmund and the main centre-back of the German national team, also from Mannheim).
For Hoffenheim they could not say anything, their history was pale as a blank slate.
Those who hate Hoffenheim never refer to the team as "Hoffenheim", but simply call them "Hillbilly Team" in a disdainful tone. Hoffenheim is not a village, but a town, but the German media are accustomed to using the term "country team" to describe this mini-team, which is a nickname for those who like this team, and the best scorn for those who hate it.
Hoffenheim fans are desperate for a big star to come out of their squad. Last season they thought Salihovic was the same person, and now they have found another person, a guy who once took away his place at the heart of Salihovic and made them feel annoying.
People who had been prejudiced against Chu Zhongtian before were now all conquered by his performance on the field. This is Chu Zhongtian's favorite support - these fans are not because of his attitude towards fans, nor because of his professionalism, let alone because he has a celebrity girlfriend, and they will not support him. They only supported him because he played well.
Chu Zhongtian thanked them for their support, he waved upward, and then clenched his right hand into a fist, slapping the team emblem on his chest.
Of course, he knew how scarce Hoffenheim's history was, pale as a blank sheet of paper, but didn't such a large piece of paper make him easy to paint?
Hoffenheim doesn't have a glorious history, so we make a new one. Hoffenheim didn't have a star to play, so we became that kind of star. Hoffenheim is not a giant, then we will move towards a giant!
"Forward, Hoffenheim!" He was infected by today's hearty victory and the frenzied atmosphere of the scene, and couldn't help but shout.
The fans in the stands also chanted along with him: "Forward, Hoffenheim!!" Advance! ”
Saying goodbye to the fans, Chu Zhongtian walked to the locker room, and he was stopped by many reporters in the mixed interview area, and he must let the man who won the best player in three consecutive games say a few words. The film crew that specially came to shoot Chu Zhongtian's "Football Night" was also among them.
"We're in a good position." Chu Zhongtian had just withdrawn from that excited scene, and he was full of confidence when he spoke. "I think we've managed to stay in the relegation early."
The reporters burst into laughter.
"I know some people have been questioning us, and we're going to prove it to them. We're going to win the next game, we're going to win the next game, we're going to win the next game. We're going to keep winning, like Mr. Rangnick said, we're not here to relegate, we're here to win every game! ”
His victory declaration made the reporters present a little dumbfounded, although they had expected that after winning this game, Chu Zhongtian would win the best three games in a row, and it would be very interesting. But no one expected to hear such a confident declaration.
It's arrogant for a promoted horse to say they want to win on a back-to-back – even a Bundesliga hegemon like Bayern Munich wouldn't say that.
The Chinese reporters were quickly relieved after their initial astonishment, and they laughed. This is the so-called "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers", right? As Chinese, of course, they support their stars, and they will also support their stars' teams. This has been verified a lot in Yang Chen's joining Frankfurt and Yao Ming's joining the Houston Rockets.
So they don't think there's anything wrong with saying that. What kind of prince will Xiangning have? Who says that promoted polo teams can't make such noises?
German reporters continued to be cautious about Chu Zhongtian's words, and if Chu Zhongtian said that their team was going to win in a row, they really touted this team in the media as having the appearance of a king. No, the Germans are more rigorous, and they rarely make such irresponsible statements in the media unless there is some special reason. They are not the same as the tabloids in England and the Spanish sports media.
Rangnick was not as arrogant as Chu Zhongtian, and he only praised the team's performance in the post-match press conference. When a reporter asked him what he thought of Chu Zhongtian's prosperity, he was also very bland: "Every player has the right to express himself, I have nothing to say about this." ”
The reporter asked: "So do you think the team can win in a row?" ”
Rangnick said: "I don't want to put too much pressure on the team, whether we can win in a row and wait until a few rounds of the league will come to see. ”
He avoided this more sensitive topic.
The reporters didn't press any further. The team had just won and there was no point in dwelling on such a topic. It is better to ask Rangnick what is the secret of this success......※※※ Yang Chen went straight to the locker room in Frankfurt after the game, and at the door he met Nikolov, he was going to come to settle down Nikolov. After all, the two had a pretty good relationship when they played for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Nikolov, who was slightly frustrated because he lost the game by conceding three goals, was quite surprised when he saw Yang Chen.
"Yang? How did you end up here? ”
Yang Chen explained: "I am the guest commentator of this game. ”
Nikolov suddenly realized: "China Day! I understand. I don't know if it's because of this, the No. 8 in your country is really active......" He shook his head with a wry smile, he was really unlucky to have such an opponent on such a special day.
Yang Chen put his hand on his shoulder: "Don't take it to heart, Nikolov. He's the best player in China right now! Although he was comforting his former teammates, Yang Chen couldn't help but feel proud when he said this.
Being able to make foreign players bow down is not common with previous Chinese players.
Nikolov muttered, "It would be nice if he were my teammate......"
Yang Chen laughed.
"I don't have much to say about losing to him in this game. Congratulations on finally having such a star player, who was almost the only star on the pitch in this game. Nikolov shrugged and shook his head.
Yang Chen was very useful in saying this. "Thank you."
Then the two old teammates chatted a few more words, and Yang Chen said goodbye to him.
As soon as the game ended, Yang Chen disappeared, Duan Bin was in a hurry, he saw Yang Chen appear in his field of vision, he strode up, grabbed Yang Chen and asked, "Where have you been?" ”
"Went to visit an old friend." Yang Chen said with a smile.
"Frankfurt's?"
Yang Chen nodded.
Duan Bin understood everything.
"It's time for us to go, what do you think of this China Day?" He asked.
Yang Chen glanced back at the Karl-Benz Stadium in the rain and fog.
"It was a really impressive game."
It's been almost an hour since the game ended, and even the hardcore fans have gone in the cold rain, but Emily is still waiting outside the stadium with an umbrella.
Soon she saw her boyfriend trotting all the way against the rain, she greeted him and gave half of the umbrella in her hand to Chu Zhongtian.
"It's over?" She asked.
"Well, it's over!" Chu Zhongtian took the umbrella and walked to the parking lot with Emily. From here they will drive directly to Munich to meet their old friends Ribery.
won a hearty game on China Day, and was elected the best of the game for the third time in a row, Chu Zhongtian, who was tired for a day, also had to give himself a good vacation.
The two of them got into the car, Chu Zhongtian started the car, he didn't rush to leave, but waited in the parking lot. After a while, the players streamed out of the tunnel and boarded the bus parked at the door. Watching the bus leave the stadium, Chu Zhongcai drove away and drove away on a completely different road than back to Hoffenheim.
In the home team's dressing room at the Allianz Arena, the match against Bochum had just ended, and as soon as Ribery arrived in the dressing room, he asked someone to inquire about the score of the match between Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt.
"3:1, they won!" The team's right-back Lahm said angrily.
Bayern Munich have not been in good form so far this season, and they played 3-3 with Bochum in the game they just played, and it was unacceptable to be held to a draw by a team like Bochum on their home turf. They lost 1-0 away to Hannover 96 in the last round and suffered a 5-2 defeat at home to Werder Bremen in the last round.
Three consecutive league games without a win have put Bayern Munich under pressure. At this time, Hoffenheim has risen strongly, which will inevitably make people compare these two teams together, and comments believe that Hoffenheim will challenge Bayern Munich's position. This makes Bayern Munich's players not want to mention Hoffenheim. Being compared to a promoted polo team, many Bayern Munich players feel that it is a shame.
Ribery screamed when he heard that Hoffenheim had won again. His teammates thought that he and himself were the same idea, but how did they know that Ribery knew that he was going to be ridiculed by Chu Zhongtian in person. He was forced to score 3:3 in the face of a weak team at home, and Chu Zhongtian defeated Eintracht Frankfurt cleanly 3:1 at home...... Now that there are seven rounds of the league, Hoffenheim is second in the league, and what about Bayern Munich? 11th in the league. Although the season has only just begun, it is enough to be unpleasant to look at this ranking.
Ribery went to take a bath after screaming, and he was already thinking in his heart about letting Chu Zhongtian invite him to dinner. Of course, the person who wins the game is going to break the bank, so why should I pay for it?
After the players returned to the hotel, Rangnick disbanded the team and told them to have a day off tomorrow. You can have as much fun as you like.
Anyway, there will be no next round of matches until October 18 after this match, and this is the national team break day in between.
So it's okay if you don't train tomorrow.
The players were very welcoming to the decision. But not everyone will be able to enjoy this day of vacation. Because some of the players who have been selected for the national team have to leave the team to report for their respective national teams.
Fortunately, Hoffenheim is not a team with a lot of internationals, otherwise Rangnick would have to focus on physical training during this time.
What makes Rangnick happiest is that the Chinese team was eliminated from the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in South Africa early, so Chu Zhongtian will not receive any national team call-up order on this national team match day - the Chinese national team has no games to play until the end of the year.
Rangnick decided to use these two weeks to have a good talk with Chu Zhongtian. Regarding Hoffenheim's tactical reform, Chu Zhongtian is the tactical core of the team, and all new tactics must revolve around him, so if Chu Zhongtian also goes to play in the national team, Rangnick will not be able to find anyone.
Rangnick doesn't just see Chu Zhongtian as a player now, and sometimes he is willing to share some of his thoughts with Chu Zhongtian like an assistant coach.
At this time, Chu Zhongtian, who could top a coach in Rangnick's mind, was leaning on the co-pilot's seat, tilting his head, and had fallen asleep.
(To be continued)