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Merry didn't tell Chu Zhongtian that the personal assistant he found was Mathilde, and he planned to surprise Chu Zhongtian. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Mathilde has already agreed with Merry on matters such as personal agreements, and she still has one last hurdle left, which is to meet Chu Zhongtian. As Chu Zhongtian's personal assistant, Chu Zhongtian's opinion is of course the most important. If he doesn't approve of it, no matter how much Merry likes it, he can't do it.

However, Merry was not worried about this, he couldn't think of why Chu Zhongtian would refuse such a suitable candidate - he obviously didn't know about Chu Zhongtian's entanglement with Mathilde.

Mathilde looked apprehensive, and Merry told him that he would take her to see Chu Zhongtian when the league restarted. When the time comes, surprise him.

Mathilde thought to herself, is it not necessarily a surprise...... ※※※ Chu Zhongtian didn't know about these at all, after he handed over all the personal assistant matters to Merry, he didn't care, and most of the time he even forgot that he was still looking for a personal assistant.

On January 3, Hoffenheim began training, because the second half of the league will kick off on January 15, so the team did not go to Spain for training, but chose to train in Hoffenheim. On the day of the gathering, more than a thousand Höfen fans came to Dietmar. Cheer on the team at Hope Field and watch the team train on their first day.

Weiss has not recovered from the flu and is still self-isolating at home. But even if he gets well from a cold, he won't be able to return because he has to undergo knee surgery. He had already undergone one knee surgery this season, which removed the mucosal fold of the knee, but since the surgery, Weiss has always felt discomfort in his knee and has missed several games in the first half of the season, playing only eight games in total. The high-tech clinic in Hoffenheim conducted a detailed examination of Weiss, diagnosed inflammation of the scar tissue in his knee, and recommended surgery.

Weiss will miss the team's games for the entire month of January.

Also leaving the team is No.3 goalkeeper Ozcan. Thinking that he couldn't play in the team, Ozcan wanted to leave the team for a long time, but he never found the right team. This time he found it. Besiktas, who were in a group with Hoffenheim in the Champions League group stage, had a goalkeeper shortage, so they decided to loan Austrian goalkeeper Ozcan from Hoffenheim who has Turkish roots. There is a pre-emptive clause in the loan deal and they will consider buying Ozcan if they are happy with their performance at the end of the season.

Chu Zhongtian also left Hoffenheim after shaking around the team. He will fly back to China for a crucial match that will determine whether the Chinese team can qualify for the Asian Cup, where China hosts Syria.

Weiss's injury has put Hoffenheim's midfield even more stretched. On the three lines of Hoffenheim, both forwards and defenders have enough personnel reserves, but the midfield is slightly thin. In the back, it is good to say, there are four people: Chu Zhongtian, Sana, Vosa, and Zucurini, but there are fewer offensive defenders. The only ones who can really take on the big responsibilities are Eduardo, Salihovic and Weiss, usually Rangnick also let these three people take turns to play, and now as soon as Weiss is injured, Salihovic and Eduardo can start at the same time, but they lack a quality of substitution. Vukocević is not yet twenty years old, too young. And apart from Vukovevic, there are no other substitutes...... So this winter break, Rangnick decided to bring in one or two attacking midfielders of sufficient calibre to strengthen the squad in preparation for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

After negotiations, Hoffenheim finally transferred Mimon from Bochum for three million euros. Azavag (mimoun_azaouagh) was brought to the Rhine-Neckar. The all-round midfielder fits Rangnick's requirements for a midfield rotation – he has to be versatile and be able to play multiple positions. Left, center, right, he can play all-round.

When Bochum signed him from Schalke 04, it was his ability to adapt quickly and adapt quickly in any position. For him, he has no problem with the diamond midfielder, the parallel position of the four midfielders or the 4321 Christmas tree formation, he can do it on the left, on the right, or in the midfield organization. Such an all-round player, even if he is a substitute, will have a lot of opportunities to play.

The Moroccan-born German midfielder has played for two Eintracht Frankfurt teams, as well as Mainz, Schalke 04 and Bochum. Last season was great for Bochum, and this season has been full of highlights – in the first game of the season, he caught the eye with two long-range shots in Bochum against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the space of a minute.

Despite his ability to play in Bochum, Hoffenheim's Champions League and domestic league title contenders attracted Azavag. So when Hoffenheim made an offer, everything seemed to fall into place.

Bochum spent 700,000 euros when they brought him back from Schalke 04, and now he sells it for 3 million, which is a good deal for a Bundesliga side that has always been cautious.

And Azavag also took his career to the next level through this transfer. On January 7, he passed the medical examination and officially joined Hoffenheim, wearing the number 22 shirt.

On the day Azawag arrived, Hoffenheim played a warm-up match that ended in a 2-1 win over Kaiserslautern at the Rhine-Neckar Stadium.

The day before, Chu Zhongtian played a match against Syria on behalf of the national team, and with his help, the team won 2:1 and qualified ahead of schedule. In the game, Chu Zhongtian did not score goals and direct assists, but the two goals of the Chinese team were all instigated by him.

After playing this game, there is no need to participate in the last round of the game against Vietnam, so Gao Hongbo let Chu Zhongtian go back and did not need to return to China to participate in the away game against Vietnam. It was also a relief to Hoffenheim, who had three Bundesliga games in January, all against tough opponents. If Chu Zhongtian still has to participate in the match with Vietnam on the 17th, it will be Hoffenheim's life...... Today's Chu Zhongtian alone is equal to half of Hoffenheim, if he is not in good shape, too tired or something, Hoffenheim will be unlucky.

※※※Although Chu Zhongtian did not have to participate in the match with Vietnam, Hoffenheim fans were relieved, but for Hoffenheim, this month's game is not easy to play.

First of all, they will meet three strong teams in half a month, facing Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on January 15, hosting winter champions Bayer Leverkusen on January 24, and away Schalke 04 on January 29, these three teams are currently in the top three of the league, Bayer Leverkusen is first, Schalke 04 is second, and Bayern Munich is third. Therefore, this is also called the "devil's schedule" by the media - the schedule is not dense, but the opponents are very strong, and they are also considered devils.

In addition to the schedule not being in their favor, the large number of attritions within the team has also given Rangnick a headache. Weiss just got on the operating table with a cold, while Obasi just went to the Nigerian national team to report on the cold, and he left the team with Vosa, who went to report to the Ghana national team. They are going to the Africa Cup of Nations.

And that's not even the main thing. Hoffenheim's bad luck continues.

On January 10, five days before the first round of the second half of the season against Bayern Munich, Rangnick received the sad news that his father was seriously ill. He had to take a break from his team work and rush home to take care of his ailing father. Before leaving, he handed over the team's work to the coaching staff, and at the same time, he also had a separate chat with Chu Zhongtian, asking him to help the coach more and manage the team well.

Rangnick's departure was the biggest blow to the team, and although assistant coach Tsai Dler worked hard with the coaching staff and Chu Zhongtian to maintain it, the team still had a feeling of "losing its backbone".

Is Hoffenheim really going to have the devil in such a situation? There was a doubt in everyone's minds.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian received a call from Meili, telling him that the personal assistant had been selected for him, and he would take him to see him in two days, let him take a look, and if he had no opinion, he would sign a contract, and then he could hand over this matter to the personal assistant and liberate himself.

Only then did Chu Zhongtian remember what kind of personal assistant there was.

But now he doesn't have time to look at any personal assistants, Rangnick is not there, and his duties in the team are similar to that of a coach. So he told Merry to wait until the three games in January were over before saying anything about personal assistants.

He now just wants to help the team get through this "devil's schedule" safely.

※※※ "Ah, I'm sorry, our plans are going to be revised......" Merry and Mathilde call and tell her that the time of the meeting is going to be changed. "Let's wait until January is over before I go to Germany."

Mathilde was nervous, but when she heard that she didn't have to meet the man so soon, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.

"What is the reason, Mr. Merry?" In disappointment, the question blurted out.

"Well, he's been too busy this time, and the situation of the team is not very good, as the captain he probably doesn't have time to ......"

"That's right......"

The disappointment in Mathilde's tone was palpable even to Merry across the phone, and he smiled. "It's all right, it's only half a month, Miss Mathilde."

Merry himself was anxious about this matter, and he was anxious to throw all those miscellaneous things to Mathilde, so that he would have more time for other things, including spending time with his wife and children.

Mathilde said, "Okay, I can wait, it's okay, Mr. Merry. ”

I've been waiting for almost five years, so what's the point of waiting another month?

Since deciding to start serving as Chu Zhongtian's personal assistant, she has started to pay attention to Chu Zhongtian again, so he knows that Chu Zhongtian's team has indeed encountered a lot of difficulties during this time, but she didn't expect that these difficulties would affect her and Chu Zhongtian's reunion.

I don't know if Mr. Merry told Chu that the new personal assistant was her. If he knew that it was her, but still postponed the meeting, did it mean that Chu's heart was also struggling like her?

She was starting to think about it again...... Rangnick was back with a day to go, looking very tired. The good news is that his dad's condition has finally stabilized, so he was able to return to the team to prepare for the game against Bayern Munich.

It is said that it is "preparing for war", but in fact, the process of preparation has ended.

Hoffenheim ended up losing 1-2 at Manchester United. Although Ibisevic scored a goal for the team and Chu Zhongtian had an assist, in the context of the team's loss, this goal and assist were just an addition to their statistics.

Seven games without a win, which is Hoffenheim's worst result since entering the Bundesliga. Even if they were damned by the media for last season's interruption, they were only winless in two rounds and lost intermittently. It's like now that it's seven rounds of winlessness. Since beating Freiburg 2-0 in the 11th round of the league, the team has not won in the league.

Three draws and four losses in seven league rounds, and the league ranking has also slipped from the initial first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and all the way to eighth after losing to Bayern.

It looks like they are not only getting farther and farther away from the defending champions, but also from European qualification next season.

The crisis in Hoffenheim has also caused heated discussions in the media.

"Rangnick was not good at playing on two fronts when he was coaching Schalke 04, when he led Schalke 04 to the Champions League, but not only did he not qualify for the Champions League group stage, but he also suffered a mediocre result in the league, and he lost 1:6 to Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup. Up to now, his problem of not being good at multi-front combat has not been improved......"

'Hoffenheim's performance in the Champions League has been impressive, but their poor record in the league has put more and more pressure on the whole team. This shows that this team still lacks heritage and is too young. ”

'I think Rangnick should think hard about it if they reach the last four of the Champions League this season – it's certainly a very, very good result to celebrate. But at the same time, if the team is in the relegation circle, is it worth it? ”

"Chu Zhongtian's performance is still excellent, but the whole team is in a sluggish state, and he can't do anything. It is difficult to support alone, and it is difficult to sing alone, this is the best adjective to describe Chu Zhongtian now. ”

"The success of Hoffenheim last season was inseparable from their unity and good atmosphere in the team. But now, the team is threatened with disintegration from within, with Salihovic criticising his team-mates for their lack of discipline and casual attitude in an interview a few days ......ago.

This is really not a media fabrication, it is indeed Salihovic's own words, he said this in an interview with the German magazine "Kicker". The exact quote was: "Everyone has to understand that when the holidays are over, you have to prepare for the upcoming competitions, but some of us have not been able to do that. ”

What he said was true, and that there was something that happened within the team, with three players, Camper, Vukovevic and Eduardo, arriving late for fitness tests during the winter break, reflecting the lack of discipline among the players.

But the problem is that he shouldn't say it publicly, it will affect the unity within the team.

So Chu Zhongtian found Salihovich alone after training and talked to him.

Salihovic said he was all about the team: "If I don't make it public, does anyone take this issue seriously? We've lost so many games that no one realizes what's wrong until now, what did we do with that time? ”

Faced with Salihovic's questioning, Chu Zhongtian was a little speechless. He admitted that his captain was a bit derelict in this matter...... "Of course I care about the unity of the team." But this cannot be at the expense of our discipline and combat effectiveness. Eduardo's recent performances to be honest, I'm not happy with it. Salihovich continued to say to Chu Zhongtian.

In addition to being late for his fitness test, Eduardo declared after returning to the team that he would rather stay on the beach in Brazil and play with his friends. This kind of remark really upset Salihovic, Hoffenheim has a "grace to reinvent" Salihovic, so he is very loyal and loving to this team. At the beginning of Demba. Ba wanted to put pressure on the team by taking advantage of the incident with Stuttgart, and was publicly scolded by Salihovic in an interview with reporters, so it seems that it is not the first time that he has publicly expressed his views on his teammates in the media...... Salihovic's love for Hoffenheim is not even comparable to Chu Zhongtian, and it is precisely because of this love that he is extremely strict with his teammates. Chu Zhongtian's joining the team caused Salihovic's hostility, in fact, it was not that he was jealous of Chu Zhongtian for stealing his core, but worried that such a person of unknown origin suddenly became the core of the team, and the damage to the team would be very great, and the team would be destroyed under the leadership of this inexplicable core. In such an emotion, he was full of hostility towards Chu Zhongtian. He regarded Hoffenheim as his favorite, and he could not tolerate the slightest insult and grievance to this favorite, so he was so disgusted by the lack of discipline and casual attitude of his teammates that he made it public, making the conflict superficial.

In fact, he is right, if he doesn't be a bad guy and make his words clear, how can everyone pay so much attention to Hoffenheim's internal problems? It is impossible to never have problems internally, the key is what is the attitude towards these internal problems, is it wishful thinking to think that there is no problem when you hide it so that people don't see it? Or be brave and generous in your face and find ways to solve it? Chu Zhongtian is not a fool, this multiple-choice question does not require a coin toss, and he should only choose the latter.

The conversation with Salihovic made Chu Zhongtian realize that the relationship between the players is not as harmonious as it seems on the surface, and if you want to save the defeat, you have to make everyone work together. The tactical side of things, the coaching staff is in meetings to look at it, he can't help much, as captain, the psychology of the players, the atmosphere in the dressing room, that's what he's responsible for, and he should help in those areas.

So after discussing with the other two captains, he gathered all the members of the team committee and held a meeting together to discuss how to solve the current problems faced by the team.

At the meeting, Salihovic still meant that the discipline problem must not be tolerated and must be corrected, otherwise the seven-round winless run is just the beginning.

In the end, it was decided to gather everyone together and hold a closed-door meeting in the locker room to solve the problems of the wrong atmosphere, loose attitude and lack of discipline in the team.

(To be continued)