Chapter 37: Alonso returns

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The day after the game in which Kaka returned to form, Alonso returned. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Alonso arrived on the training ground, his team-mates came up to give him their best wishes, and after almost a month of injury, he was finally able to train with the squad and compete.

This is indeed something to be congratulated.

Chu Zhongtian was also among them. He hugged Alonso and said in Spanish: "Welcome back, Xavi." ”

Alonso hugged Chu Zhongtian hard and patted him on the shoulder. "Thanks, Chu."

Although Alonso has returned, he has not been so quick to play for the team, after all, he has only returned from injury. In the past, it was because there was no one in the team who could replace Alonso, so he usually didn't get out of the line of fire with a small injury or anything, and if he really couldn't play, as long as the injury was just right, he had to go into the field immediately. It's different now, with Chu Zhongtian's Real Madrid, there is a perfect solution, and Alonso no longer needs to rush to make a comeback. Jose Mourinho wants Alonso to be back in 100 per cent good condition.

Anyway, he's not in a hurry.

But Alonso was in a hurry.

As soon as he returned to the team, he showed himself aggressively in training and hoped to impress Jose Mourinho and feature him in the Champions League group stage next week.

He didn't know that Mourinho had scheduled him to play next weekend's league game as his first game of his comeback. So it's useless to practice hard now.

Chu Zhongtian knew that Alonso regarded himself as a competitor...... But there are good and bad competitors. He didn't want to be a bad rival in Alonso's mind.

So in between trainings, he goes to Alonso to talk. Ask him about his recovery from injury, and tell me that we're all waiting for you to come back. On the one hand, he comforted Alonso's somewhat impatient heart, and on the other hand, he naturally didn't want to make enemies in the dressing room.

Although most players are asked about their relationship with their rivals in interviews, they will answer "We are good friends, and the competition on the football field will not affect our friendship at all." "But it's just a pretty scene for someone else. No one is so open-minded as to be robbed of his place unless he's the winner of the competition.

It's just that most people are able to successfully control their emotions and suppress negative thoughts in their hearts without showing them. So on the surface, it still looks like a friendly mess. But there is always something in my heart.

Especially when he used to play the main team, a newcomer came to the team, and suddenly this newcomer replaced him as the main team, and he was reduced to the bench.

Capable players will ask to leave the team and find another way. Can't do it...... Then you really put the bench through.

Alonso is clearly capable but he doesn't want to leave Real Madrid and believes he deserves his place in this squad.

During this time, when he was recovering from injury, he was also following the Real Madrid game - mainly focusing on Chu Zhongtian's performance.

As a midfielder, you still have the ability to analyze carefully.

After watching these three games, he found that Chu Zhongtian was indeed more comprehensive than himself, which was both his strength and his weakness.

Because if a player is too comprehensive, it is impossible to play in any position and play any role. He is a good passer, good at controlling the tempo, but also can make short passes, make lethal passes, organize attacks and other things, and can also shoot with the ball, shoot from a distance, and have a good header, which is very important in set-piece tactics...... With such a player, how can the manager arrange him?

He must only be able to do one kind of work on the field. Modern football and modern society have very similar requirements for talents, that is, one specialization and multiple abilities, you can be more comprehensive, a little bit in all aspects, but you always have to have something that is particularly good at.

For Chu Zhongtian's use, both Hoffenheim and Metz managers have opted to use his attacking talent, although Alonso believes that Chu's defensive talent is no less than his offensive talent. He and other teammates have seen it in the team's confrontation training. So everyone has no doubts that he can defend Messi one-on-one in the Champions League final.

What would he do if he were a manager? Alonso has thought about a similar problem, and of course he can't put Chu Zhongtian on the bench, because that would be a waste, especially after his excellent performance in these three games. Use him to be a blue-collar midfielder like Khedira? Again, it's waste. So if he were the head coach, he would probably use his offensive talent.

If Chu Zhongtian leads the attack, does he still have his own things on the field?

Alonso felt that there should be, and he was as offensive and defensive as Chu Zhongtian. He is also very good defensively, and can make very lethal long balls in attack. So in fact, the best combination should be himself and Chu Zhongtian's partner.

Control the rhythm by himself, while taking into account the defense, mainly staying behind, Chu Zhongtian should go forward more, similar to a front midfielder, more involved in the attack, mainly short passes and direct passes, and at the same time he will also shoulder a certain scoring task.

Therefore, Chu Zhongtian and himself can coexist completely, but this will have to sacrifice Khedira...... Khedira is a purely defensive midfielder, a man who does the dirty work. But there is obviously no place for him in the midfield today, and he would be a very, very good substitute if he was willing to be a substitute.

That's what Alonso had in mind.

It's just that he doesn't know if Mourinho thinks the same way. After all, there is such a possibility - let Chu Zhongtian replace himself as a more comprehensive and threatening midfielder, and at the same time arrange for a Khedira to be by his side to provide protection for him. From these three games, it can be seen that he and Khedira also have a tacit understanding.

Alonso found that Chu Zhongtian is really a powerful figure, his adaptation period in Real Madrid is very short, and his adaptation period with the players on the field is even shorter, he seems to be able to cooperate with anyone - Alonso must not know that Chu Zhongtian insisted on watching the game videos of all the Real Madrid players when he returned home in order to integrate into the team as soon as possible, so he can know the characteristics of Real Madrid players well. If you know it in your heart, you can be sure of it.

All Alonso can do now is train hard, train seriously, and hope to impress Mourinho with his performance in training, so that he can squeeze out Khedira and become the one who partners with Chu Zhongtian.

When watching Chu Zhongtian's first game, Alonso was worried that he would be squeezed out of position by Chu Zhongtian, and after watching Chu Zhongtian's three games, Alonso's idea has changed to fighting for a partner with Chu Zhongtian...... although Alonso is eager to play in the Champions League group stage in midweek, but the cruel reality still disappoints him - the eighteen-man squad for playing Benfica away has been released, and he is not included in it. This left Alonso a little disappointed.

Although Mourinho specifically explained to Alonso when he announced the list, this was due to the fact that he had just recovered from injury and did not dare to risk letting him play, so he was not taken there. After all, it's a two-game a week, and it's physically demanding on the players. Considering that Alonso has been recovering from injuries before, his physical condition must be poor, and when the time comes, after playing two games, he is afraid of the recurrence of the old injury, so he will simply let him continue to rest.

But Alonso remains concerned that this could be a sign that he will be on the bench.

※※※ In the second game of the Champions League group stage in midweek, Real Madrid went to play Benfica away.

Recently, Kaka's form is positive, Mourinho of course wants to strike while the iron is hot, let him get more playing time, on the one hand, he wants to investigate whether Kaka is another occasional flash, or can continue to play steadily, on the other hand, if he can play steadily, then of course, he must use more games to keep this state alive.

However, this time Mourinho replaced not Di Maria, but Ozil.

Because Mourinho also wants to see what kind of sparks he will have with Chu Zhongtian if Kaka is used as a forward midfielder.

Kaka's outstanding performance in the last game was due to Kaka's presence on the wing, which gave him more space to break through and get the ball.

But this time in the middle of the road, is there still so much space?

In fact, this is a test for Kaka, and it is also a test for Chu Zhongtian. When Kaka moves to the middle, it's usually heavily guarded, and creating enough space there is quite a lot of demand for the playmaker.

Mourinho was very curious, or rather looking forward to it, to see if Chu Zhongtian could let him see more things that surprised him...... ※※※ This time Kaka and Chu Zhongtian were once again in a room.

After that game, the relationship between the two became much closer.

On the eve of the game, Kaka no longer had to pray to God to seek peace of mind, and he was pulled by C. Ronaldo to play against Pro Evolution Soccer. And what about Chu Zhongtian? This time, I didn't go with it, but I was busy with my own business in the hotel room through the Internet.

After all, he is also the owner of several companies at the same time...... After the release of the first film of Zhongtian Culture and Entertainment Co., Ltd., the response was good, and the income was also good. What to do next, Yang Yang wanted to hear Chu Zhongtian's opinion.

How is the development of Sichuan Quanxing Club, the second division league has been playing for almost a season, what are the results, and how is the operation of the club? As well as all kinds of other bits and pieces, Chu Zhongtian threw them to Xu Xiaodi. Under Xu Xiaodi's repeated urging, he should also listen to Xu Xiaodi's work report...... In addition, I must know how the sports brand named after my surname has developed over the past year or so, and how the sales are in the Chinese market.

When not fighting, these jobs are done at home. Sometimes, though, I bring it to a hotel room. His team-mates at Hoffenheim were no stranger.

Real Madrid's teammates haven't seen it yet.

So Kaka returned to the room satisfied, and found that when Chu Zhongtian was crackling on the keyboard in front of the computer, he thought he was chatting with someone, so he leaned over to take a look, and found that his eyes were full of dense numbers and dizzying forms. He was stunned for a moment.

"What is this?"

Chu Zhongtian glanced back at him, and continued to stare at the computer screen. "Ah, here's one of my team's results this year and all kinds of reports......"

As soon as Kaka heard that it was the team, he immediately became interested. The players in Real Madrid's first team are all millionaires, and the least of them are millionaires. But so far, no one has said that they still have a team...... Many players like to play luxury cars, real estate, golf, tennis, billiards and so on...... But I've never heard of playing teams.

"What team?"

Chu Zhongtian introduced the situation of Sichuan Quanxing to Kaka, including the past and present life of this team, and told Kaka to listen.

Kaka was stunned for a long time after listening to it, and he felt as if he was listening to a story...... "It's amazing!" After being stunned, Kaka became excited, and he came up to ask Chu Zhongtian. What's it like to have a team, Chu? Will it be like Mr. Perez? ”

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "I don't know, the team is managed by another person, I actually don't care about anything......"

"And how has your team been this season?"

"Well, not very good. Because they are all young players, very, very young, they have no experience in professional play, and there are even amateur players. So ......" Chu Zhongtian shrugged.

"But there's always good news, right?"

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "The good news is that the maintenance and renovation of our training base is completely over, and the team no longer needs to borrow the court to train in the university." In addition, two youth teams of 18 and 15 were formed...... That's all good news. By the way, the team's official website is also available! After Chu Zhongtian finished speaking, he entered the official website URL of the team in the browser and opened it to show Kaka.

Kaka smiled: "Watching your team take shape little by little, it must be a great sense of accomplishment, right?" ”

"Well, I'm feeling a great sense of accomplishment right now, ha!" Chu Zhongtian pointed to the computer screen and said with a smile.

Kaka looked at the various photos of the team on the website, including family photos of the team, the team's training facilities, the team's dormitory building, the dining hall, and photos of the team participating in the Chinese Football League B.

He could tell that these were all young people, and it was estimated that none of the first team members were over the age of twenty-four...... What a young team.

He still knows something about Chinese football, although he doesn't know much. Because when he was in the national team, he played against the Chinese team in the 2002 Japan-South Korea World Cup, and when he was still playing in the São Paulo junior team, he played against the Jianlibao football team from China who came to Brazil to study.

However, his understanding of Chinese football is limited to this, and he has no idea what the general environment of Chinese football is.

Chu Zhongtian is running a team in his hometown, and he is very serious about doing it again, which can be seen from the fact that he attaches importance to infrastructure and ladder team construction. Everybody plays football, so naturally they know a lot about it.

So Kaka thinks Chu Zhongtian is very good.

"There's a chance, I'm really eager to go to your team, Chu." He said, staring at the smiling faces on the computer screen.

Chu Zhongtian smiled: "If you go, you don't know what a sensational thing it is......" He took Kaka's words as a joke.

Unexpectedly, Kaka took his gaze back, looked at him and said, "I'm serious, Chu." I really want to see these people. He gestured to the young players on the screen.

When Chu Zhongtian heard Kaka say this, he didn't answer, but thought about the feasibility of doing so in his mind...... If Kaka is invited to visit the club in a private name, there should be no interest in various brokerage companies...... I'm sure that the players will also be very happy to see a world-class superstar like Kaka come to their side and communicate with them.

This is a great opportunity to raise the profile and influence of your club. If you have such a connection, why don't you use it?

He nodded, "No problem, but what about when the season is over." ”

Kaka clapped his hands: "Okay! It just so happens that I want to go to China too! ”

In this way, Chu Zhongtian and his roommate Kaka in the hotel room agreed that Kaka would visit the Sichuan Quanxing Club in a private name next summer. Because it is a private visit, we do not engage in any commercial promotional activities. But Chu Zhongtian knew that in front of the all-pervasive reporters, there was nothing to hide. If Kaka comes to China next summer, he will definitely not be able to hide his whereabouts, and he will definitely be caught by the media...... The two chatted about Chu Zhongtian's business again. Kaka was both envious and exaggerated about Chu Zhongtian's life - he was also a human being, and he only had twenty-four hours a day, how could he maintain a good condition on the court and do so much business at the same time?

Real Madrid also have financial experts in the team. For example, Kaka's good friend C. Ronaldo has his own clothing brands CR7 and CR9, and has recently become obsessed with stock trading. However, compared with Chu Zhongtian, they are all insignificant. Chu Zhongtian is the number one person who can be ranked on the list of the five hundred richest people in the world.

Kaka doesn't do business, and he doesn't pursue wealth, because his family is very well-off, and he only plays because he likes to play, not to change his destiny by playing football. But he still envied Chu Zhongtian very much, because he felt that Chu Zhongtian had lived a very fulfilling life.

The conversation turned to the football team again.

Kaka designed Chu Zhongtian's life after he retired.

"I think there's so much you can do after you retire, but I think why don't you try to take the Sichuan team into your own hands and let yourself manage it yourself? It must have been fun and rewarding! ”

Kaka said with a dancing hand.

Chu Zhongtian's eyes lit up.

Regarding the question of what he should do after retiring, Chu Zhongtian did not seriously consider it before, Rangnick once joked that Chu Zhongtian could be the head coach after retiring, and Chu Zhongtian was twenty-five years old at that time, and he did not consider retirement at all.

Now that Kaka said this, he suddenly felt that it should be a very interesting thing to be the president of the club and take control of a club after retiring. His career has been like playing Pro Evolution Soccer in the "One Goal to Fame" mode, so he can play a strategy and management simulation game like Football Manager or Championship Club when he retires...... Looks like he's going to seriously consider Kaka's suggestion.

(To be continued)