Chapter 26: The Core

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"Chu Zhongtian is straight up! Higuain! Nice pass and run match! Shot...... The ball is in! Ah! This goal is beautiful! It's so beautiful! The most beautiful is, of course, Chu Zhongtian's previous series of getaways, which are quite chic! In fact, in the Champions League final, we have already seen Chu Zhongtian get rid of it, and now he has become more and more technologically improved in getting rid of it! ”

He Ping gave Chu Zhongtian all the words of praise he could think of, and he didn't feel numb at all. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This goal not only helped Real Madrid equalize, I think it is more important to make Mourinho realize that Real Madrid needs to be in the middle of now! Putting him on the bench is the biggest waste! ”

"That's right! Anything that makes Lin Dan a big bench is a shameful waste and a despicable crime! ”

Many Chinese fans echoed this.

β€»β€»β€» "Chu is amazing, he only needs to come off the bench to have a good performance!" It's true in the Spanish Super Cup, but it's also true in the league! He played just five minutes to help Real Madrid equalise! It was his first assist in La Liga! He had three seasons in the Bundesliga, each season being the Bundesliga's assist leader! Now that he has come to La Liga, he will continue his good performance! The Spanish commentator was also full of praise for Chu Zhongtian.

After the goal, Higuain ran to the sidelines and gestured to shut up at the noisy Osasuna fans in the stands. As an important part of the home atmosphere, these home fans kept disturbing the Real Madrid players during the game, the boos were simple, the insults were the most incredible, and all kinds of swear words popped out of the mouths of the excited fans, some were greeting the immediate female relatives of the Real Madrid players, some were directly greeting the Real Madrid players, and the countries where the Real Madrid players were located...... Higuain has long wanted to calm down these overexcited home fans.

The rest of the Real Madrid players rushed to Gonzalo Higuain, who had scored the goal, to celebrate with him. Chu Zhongtian was also among them, and C. Ronaldo took the lead in waving to him and motioned for him to come up and celebrate together. As a big man with weight in the team's locker room, C. Ronaldo still takes good care of Chu Zhongtian, which is also related to the good relationship between them.

Chu Zhongtian ran over, and was wrapped around his neck by C. Ronaldo, hugged into the crowd, and there was an excited roar in his ears.

"Haha!" Seeing that Chu Zhongtian was pulled into the circle of celebration by C. Ronaldo, He Ping laughed in the studio in Beijing. Because he saw that Chu Zhongtian was gradually integrating into the team, and he had a good relationship with the bigwigs in the team, which made him feel a little relieved.

"Chu's excellent performance must have made it difficult for Mourinho. But what's so embarrassing about me to say? Let Chu and Alonso play together in the back, and Khedira will be on the bench. Only when these two of Europe's top midfielders play at the same time can they compete with Barcelona's midfield! ”

The Spanish narrator continued.

The television broadcast was apt to give Mourinho a close-up as he celebrated the goal with his assistants on the sidelines, without any unusual looks.

Zidane, who was sitting on the podium, also clapped after Higuain's goal, but Florentino, the president of the club sitting in front of him, only smiled because he had to be polite and took into account the mood of the president of the opponent's club.

In fact, a large part of Zidane's palm was not for Higuain, who scored, but for Chu Zhongtian, who assisted Higuain. Chu Zhongtian was introduced by him to the club president Florentino, and Chu Zhongtian's outstanding performance shows that he has a good eye for heroes and a lot more light on his face.

Mourinho is still watching Chu Zhongtian, but Zidane believes that it will not be long before Chu Zhongtian completely conquers this discerning manager and makes him the heart of the team.

β€»β€»β€»Chu Zhongtian's assist made the Chinese audience still talk about it, and the game has restarted.

The morale of Real Madrid, who equalized the score, was greatly boosted, and Osasuna's players pressed for 70 minutes, but they couldn't hold it physically, and they began to be unable to run, and the pressing of Real Madrid players was not as fierce and fast as before, so Real Madrid has slowly gained the upper hand.

Di Maria was still doubting at first how Chu Zhongtian would raise the offensive rhythm under the opponent's tight defense. Now he believes. Seeing Chu Zhongtian's performance of assisting Higuain just now, Di Maria knew that this person really had such ability...... However, after all, Chu Zhongtian has too little time to play with the players of Real Madrid, and most of the time he is really on the bench. In the warm-up game, he was more in the company of the second-tier team and substitute players, so Real Madrid's main players lacked some tacit understanding with him.

Chu Zhongtian showed his ability to get rid of the ball, and his passing ability was only reflected in Higuain's goal. Other times, he and the Real Madrid players were a little out of line. Either the pass was early or the pass was late.

Anyway, it's just not tacit enough.

This scene made Ibisevic in front of the TV constantly beat his chest - because if he was on the field, he would have completed his hat trick long ago with these opportunities...... β€»β€»β€» Real Madrid's goal to overtake the score has nothing to do with Chu Zhongtian, it is Xavi. Alonso instigated, he made a long pass to Higuain in front, Higuain stopped the ball and pulled it to the side, and then crossed, C. Ronaldo, who followed up in the middle, shook his head to attack, the football was blocked by goalkeeper Felipe, and the follow-up forward Ozil easily cushioned the ball and scored the football into the unguarded goal.

The goal silenced the Navarra Kingdom Stadium and the Osasuna fans woke up after a long dream.

From leading to behind, the huge contrast made Osasuna's players a little unacceptable, and their actions on the field became more and more brutal. The referee of the game failed to control the situation, and finally in the 85th minute, Xavi. Alonso was tackled by Osasuna striker Aranda.

"Alonso is injured!"

"Aranda's tackle is brutal......"

"Looks like he's not lightly injured!"

Seeing Alonso's injury, Mourinho was a little nervous and got up from his seat, leaning out and staring at the pitch.

The referee had already whistled to interrupt the game, and Real Madrid's team doctor ran up.

Soon the results of the examination came back, and the team doctor stood up and made a substitution gesture to Mourinho off the field.

Mourinho swung his fist and spun around: "Hell! ”

Alonso is the heart of Real Madrid's brain, and if he has a three-strong and two-short game, Real Madrid's attack will be greatly affected. Real Madrid's poor performances last season were almost all related to Alonso's absence or poor form - at this time, he seemed to have forgotten about Chu Zhongtian...... "The team doctor made a substitution gesture!" Looks like Alonso can't hold on! But he forgot that Real Madrid had used up all three substitutions, with Di Maria coming on for Kaka, Chu for Khedira, and Karim Benzema for Higuain...... Real Madrid has no one to change for! ”

Real Madrid did have no one to replace, but Alonso couldn't keep playing anymore, he felt a lot of pain in his ankle, and it is estimated that Aranda's kick was tackled to the ankle.

Despite this, Aranda was only given a yellow card and was not sent off. This caused dissatisfaction among the Real Madrid players, and when Alonso was examined by the team doctor, they surrounded the referee and asked him for an explanation.

The referee didn't give any explanation, just waved his hand to disperse the Real Madrid players.

In this way, Real Madrid could only play with 10 men, a scene that of course displeased the manager Jose Mourinho, who roared at the fourth official from the sidelines, attracting everyone's attention, and the home fans were agitated again, and they gave Mourinho a huge boo.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the game, and after Mourinho roared at the fourth official, he turned around and shouted at Chu Zhongtian on the field: "Chu! Clear!! ”

Chu Zhongtian heard his shout, and ran to the sideline before the game restarted, Mourinho hooked his neck and instructed him in his ear: "Shrink the defense, we need to hold this ball!" ”

This is the first time he has laid out tactics to Chu Zhongtian face-to-face, and he used to use assistant coach Karanka.

This scene is believed to make many rotten girls scream in the future, but at this moment, it has another meaning - perhaps this action means that the "ice" between Chu Zhongtian and Mourinho has loosened and cracked.

"Let them all come back and defend......" Mourinho said in English.

"Everyone?" Chu Zhongtian also asked in English.

"Everyone! All of them have to defend! Mourinho said categorically.

"Okay." Chu Zhongtian nodded.

From his attitude, it is not clear that he and Mourinho are as incompatible as the outside world has been rumored...... After giving his account, Mourinho patted him on the head and pushed him back onto the pitch.

Chu Zhongtian, who ran onto the pitch, conveyed Mourinho's meaning to his teammates, and he first slapped his hands and shouted: "We want to defend!" Then he waved at C. Ronaldo and others in front: "All back to defense!" He didn't get timid just because the opponent was a star with a high status in the dressing room like C. Ronaldo, and he let go of his voice.

This is quite like his captain at Hoffenheim...... After communicating the manager's tactical adjustments, he single-handedly guarded the middle of the penalty area to contain the opposition's attack.

Osasuna underestimated Chu Zhongtian, thinking that he was the only one in the middle and would not be able to defend against their onslaught, and they planned to launch a final attack on Real Madrid's goal in the final minutes of the game to try to equalize before the end of the game. Even a draw against Real Madrid on his home turf is already a remarkable achievement.

But they soon realize that they were wrong.

Chu Zhongtian is like a moving city wall, able to appear anywhere in the middle of the midfield at any time.

Clearing with a header, a tackle accurate to the centimeter, a well-timed tackle, and an easy interception that jammed the passing route, Chu Zhongtian brought his defensive ability to the fullest.

By the time Osasuna found out they couldn't get into the Real Madrid penalty area from the middle, there was not much time left.

In the end, Real Madrid beat Osasuna 2-1 with one less man away from home and made a good start to the new league season.

And Chu Zhongtian's La Liga debut was very successful. Although he only played more than 20 minutes, many media still gave him high marks after the game.

"He was very good both offensively and defensively, and he showed us what the best player in the Champions League looks like. Such a person, 70 million is not wrongly spent! ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Before Chu came on the pitch, Real Madrid's attack looked messy, with a group of stars always playing wherever they wanted, lacking planning and inspiration. But that all changed with Chu's arrival. In the fifth minute, he got away beautifully from Iranian defender Jawad who was marking him in midfield. Nekonan, in front of his wonderful performance, the Iranian state looks bulky......"

"I think it's necessary to call on Mourinho again to start Chu! It is clear that Chu can bring inspiration to Real Madrid, and it is a pleasure to see him in command in midfield! ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Harvey. Alonso is an excellent tempo controller, but he is not very good at organising clever attacks, and his last pass in front of the opposition box is not as good as Mesut Ozil. That's why Xavi is at the heart of the Spanish national team, and Alonso can only assist him. I think now Real Madrid have their core ......"

"To be honest, Chu's move to defeat Nekonan suddenly reminded me of Zidane. The same ethereal and chic movements, without the deliberate fancy, it was like making the best choice to make the most of the environment at the time! Simply outstanding! ”

After the game, many Spanish media praised Chu Zhongtian's wonderful performance.

And the evaluation of the Chinese media is "Chu Zhongtian conquered the whole of Spain in 25 minutes!" ”

Although it is a bit exaggerated, the basic facts are still accurate - Chu Zhongtian's performance in the past 20 minutes or so has indeed made many Spanish media applaud him.

So did these accolades help change Chu Zhongtian's position in the team?

Perhaps, but it was Harvey who played a decisive role. Alonso was injured.

Alonso was sent straight back to Madrid after the game, and after being examined in the hospital, it was found that he had suffered a strained and partialized ankle ligament and a swollen lateral ankle. The doctor's recommendation was a one-month truce.

A month is not a short time, and Mourinho did not scold or harsh after hearing the news.

Although he lashed out at the Osasuna players in his post-match press conference and the referee's merciless decision-making scale. You must know that the biggest news in Spanish football in the past few days is not Chu Zhongtian's amazing performance for more than 20 minutes, but Mourinho's failure to control his big mouth at the press conference. He slammed the existence of "anti-Real Madridism" in Spanish football.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ There are always those who only look at Real Madrid with malicious intent, and whatever the team does will become an excuse for criticism in them. They scolded when they lost, and they scolded when they won. They scolded for winning the thrill, and they said that Real Madrid did not respect the opponent enough...... "Mourinho spread his hands in the midst of the many flashes. "I won't say why, I'm sure you know better than I, a Portuguese. I'm not complaining, because complaining doesn't solve anything, and no matter how much they complain, they always find a reason to baash us. So what we have to do is very simple, and that is to win, to win in a row! ”

Jose Mourinho's remarks caused an uproar in the Spanish media after the game.

And the president of Real Madrid FC Florentino also called Mourinho urgently to warn him not to talk about it in public anymore.

Florentino's refusal to allow Mourinho to say "anti-Real Madrid coalition" is not because it is Mourinho's spill of water out of nothing, on the contrary, it is a fact. But if you go deeper, you can easily touch on politics. Florentino has always demanded that his club stay away from political and national issues.

In Spain there is indeed an invisible "anti-Real Madrid coalition", whose membership is uncertain, but the number is huge. And it has a long history, it seems to have existed since the time of Franco, and it still exists. Look at the people who threw something at goalkeeper Casillas on the pitch and smashed him on the head, and the ball boys who threw a second football into the pitch many times when Real Madrid attacked in order to prevent Real Madrid from playing smoothly.

All this has less to do with football and more with political factors. Because many people think that Real Madrid represents centralism, represents the government, and therefore represents backward values. For these people, local autonomy is the symbol of progress and modernization, and Madrid is the symbol of fascism and all imaginable evil. From a very long time ago, Real Madrid and Francoism have been linked.

Mourinho is now banned by the chairman, but he can concentrate on studying how Real Madrid will cope with this month's game without Alonso.

Real Madrid also have two league games and two Champions League games over the course of the month. The only good news is that after the first round of league games, there is a week of international breaks, and Mourinho has had time to adjust.

He thought of Chu Zhongtian. The original intention of buying Chu Zhongtian was to find Alonso's stand-in, but the stand-in was not found, and an enhanced version of the ...... was found Now that Alonso is injured, Chu Zhongtian is just on top.

Jose Mourinho is just worried that the transition will be too quick and his side may not be ready...... He sighed, it seemed that Zidane had won...... Chu Zhongtian became the core of the team so quickly, which he really didn't expect.

(To be continued)