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The European Cup is a little far away from ordinary Chinese, but the Olympics are on the doorstep.

But for Chinese football fans, the European Championship may feel a little more intimate. Because just yesterday, the Olympics lost one of their biggest attractions for them.

The Chinese Football Association has announced the official squad of players for the Olympic Games, and in addition to those who are of the right age, overage players are the most concerned by Chinese fans.

Before that, for several months, I had not heard of the conjecture about overage players on the Internet and in the media, and most people thought that Chu Zhongtian's selection as an overage player was a sure thing - isn't it normal for the best players in China to participate in the Olympics and win glory for the country?

There are also media reports that swear that Chu Zhongtian has been selected for the Olympic team.

Just before yesterday, everyone thought so.

Only Chu Zhongtian doesn't see it that way.

Because since he returned to Chengdu at the end of the season, he has not received any calls from the Football Association. He was not notified that he would be on the Olympic squad, nor was he told when he would go where to report. He was completely ignored.

He knows why. Because he did not participate in the Asian Cup last year, he formed a bond with the Football Association. Some people in the Football Association thought that he was a fraud, but the actual injury was not that serious at all, and he deliberately pretended to be seriously injured in order not to participate in the Asian Cup.

Of course, the Football Association will not say this to him directly, but he knows the attitude of the Football Association, because there are some things that do not need to be said explicitly. Everyone knows it in their hearts.

Although he joined the national team, he has not been able to play the main force in the national team because of tactical and human factors. Zhu Suishen has opinions about himself, and the leaders of the Football Association also feel that they do not obey discipline.

Last year's Asian Cup was a concentrated eruption of contradictions. Chu Zhongtian's image in the Chinese media has always been okay, but why did the opening of his restaurant in Los Angeles attract a lot of domestic media condemnation? said that he didn't do his job properly, and only knew how to make money off the sidelines? It stands to reason that his opening of a restaurant has nothing to do with him playing football, and the media should not behave like that. When Yao Ming opened Yao's restaurant in Houston, he did not see a swarm of Chinese media criticizing Yao Ming for not doing his job.

So why is it different when it comes to Chu Zhongtian?

Because of the bad reputation and image of Chinese football players? Apparently not.

In fact, this is a revenge from above.

Chu Zhongtian is a very good player, everyone knows this. But for the Football Association, judging whether a player is good is not based on the strength and performance of the player, but on the obedience of the player. No matter how good the disobedient player is, it is called "unorganized and undisciplined", and the obedient player is used no matter how good it is, and it is called "professional ethics".

It's the same with choosing a coach. It's not uncommon for managers to have good coaches, and they like obedient coaches. Because the coach is not here to coach the team at all, but to use a pair of behind-the-scenes hands as a fig leaf.

The results are good, which is the reason why the leaders of the Football Association and the General Administration of Sports are concerned. If the results are not good, it must be the coach's wrong coaching method, not uniting the players, and poor communication with the Chinese coaching staff...... Why did the Football Association go around the world after Zhu Suishen got out of class, and finally chose a Dujkovic? The reason is simple, because Dujkovic is obedient.

After becoming the head coach of the national Olympic team, Dujkovic lost the power to select players and arrange the lineup. Everything has to be decided by the Chinese coaching staff, or to be precise, the Chinese Football Association.

Why? How many people in the Chinese Football Association know how to coach the team? Almost none of them understand, is that they like to pretend to understand? Of course not, the officials of the Chinese Football Association are not stupid at all, nor are they brain-dead at all. They know they won't coach the team, so why overstep their authority? There is only one reason for this - the Beijing Olympics held at home is a grand event, and the Chinese Olympic team will participate as the host, and this is the second time that Chinese football has participated in the Olympic football competition since the 1988 Seoul Olympics. For professional footballers, this is an opportunity, and being able to participate in the Olympics means that the value of the car has skyrocketed. Now it's not uncommon to go to the national team, and it's rare to participate in an Olympic Games.

Since there is a market demand, it is natural that the officials of the Football Association can work with the coaching staff to sell the seats of the national Olympic team at a high price.

The price is clearly marked, and the first bidder wins.

Don't think that these are all conjectured by Chu Zhongtian himself, he really doesn't know these things, but he has a Xu Xiaodi. Xu Xiaodi has a good relationship with the reporters in the circle, and he can hear a lot of insider information from them.

Then he told these inside stories to Chu Zhongtian like a joke.

Chu Zhongtian couldn't laugh, he only felt a chill down his spine.

This is the Chinese Football Association, the highest institution that holds the future and future of Chinese football, and this is the Olympic Games, a world sports event held at our doorstep. Countless fans are still fantasizing that the Chinese Olympic team can break into the knockout round at home with the momentum of their home stadium. Football Association officials are using the opportunity to make a fortune.

Chu Zhongtian felt how lucky he was that he didn't receive a call from the Football Association.

At least he has avoided such a stain in his career that can't be washed away.

On this day, the Chinese Football Association announced the list of the national Olympic team participating in the Beijing Olympics, Chu Zhongtian was not among them, and the three overage players were Li Weifeng, Zheng Zhi and Han Peng.

Central defender, midfielder, central striker. These three overage players form the central axis of the Chinese Olympic team. And Chu Zhongtian, the previously expected favorite, is not among them.

After this list came out, the media lost their voices, but the Internet blew up.

Countless fans expressed their opinions on their respective forums and QQ groups, and they didn't understand why Chu Zhongtian, who was not injured or sick, was defeated.

They shouted greetings to the eighteenth generation of the Chinese Football Association officials, especially the immediate female relatives.

Regarding this list, at the press conference held by the Chinese Football Association the next day, Chairman Xie Yalong explained it this way: "All the players selected for the list are excellent players, and we believe in them. Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng and Han Peng are veterans of the national team, they have already proven themselves in the national team competition, and I believe that their joining will be of great help to the enhancement of the national Olympic team......"

A reporter stood up unceremoniously and asked, "What about Chu Zhongtian?" Chu Zhongtian is a well-deserved core of the Ligue 1 team Metz......"

Xie Yalong interrupted the reporter's question, and said with some dissatisfaction: "The Olympic Games are very important competitions, and Zheng Zhi has rich experience in competitions......

The implication is that Chu Zhongtian is not experienced enough and is too tender.

This is clearly not satisfying the media. There are many departments in the Chinese government that can make the media feel more or less afraid, but there is only one department, and the media does not buy it, and it is not afraid. That is the Chinese Football Association. Don't say that the Football Association is a non-governmental organization, the Chinese Football Association is an official organization.

For a while, the media's free question time was all about why Chu Zhongtian was not selected for the National Olympic team.

Chairman Xie had to directly state: "I will not answer any questions about Chu Zhongtian." Because he wasn't a selection, we're talking about the squad now......"

"But why Chu Zhongtian was not selected for the list, it can be regarded as a matter of the list." The journalist showed no signs of weakness.

Xie Yalong is not a good-tempered chairman, and he once had a "brilliant experience" of scolding fans at the game site. He didn't pay attention to the media.

He slapped the table and glared: "This is the end of the press conference!" ”

Then he got up and left his seat, leaving a group of reporters looking at each other.

The next day, the Chinese Football Association issued an article to all news media, asking them not to publish the relevant content of yesterday's press conference, otherwise they would be banned from all national team games. In other words, don't want to interview the national Olympic team during the Olympic Games, even if they don't get a word of national Olympic news.

This trick is not uncommon in the Chinese Football Association, and no one will pay attention to it in normal times. Now it is very lethal - the Olympic Games are held at home, and the national Olympic team has a home advantage, if it plays normally, it should also be able to enter the knockout round, right? Don't look at so many people scolding Chinese football, it really comes to such a big time, and there are many people who watch Chinese football. If it is really blocked, the loss will be great.

So this time, the media chose to remain silent on the matter.

But they all know that this is not the end of the story. If the Olympic team performs well in the Olympics and achieves the pre-competition goals, then everyone will treat it as if it never happened. Once the performance of the national Olympic team is too bad and does not qualify for the group stage, what awaits the Football Association is the media's post-autumn reckoning.

Although the online world is still arguing and protesting about Chu Zhongtian's failure to be selected for the National Olympic team. However, in the mainstream media, this matter has been downplayed as the Football Association hoped.

Only a few media interviewed Chu Zhongtian and asked him what he thought of the unsuccessful National Olympic team, and how Chu Zhongtian answered.

"I don't know what I'm supposed to think, but I'd better not have any."

This sentence made the Football Association further affirm such a view - although Chu Zhongtian is quite honest in the national team and has not complained that he can only play as a substitute, in fact, this kid has never been an obedient and honest person.

Want to establish him as a banner figure? I'm afraid that I'll move a stone and hit myself in the foot, so let's quickly break this thought.

※※※ Leaving the affairs of the National Olympic team behind, Chu Zhongtian still has his own things to be busy with.

It's June 1st, and it's just entering June. The plan to run the school has been formulated, and a breakthrough has been made in communication and consultation with the local government.

At the beginning, Chu Zhongtian did it himself, and after understanding the basic process, he let go and handed it over to his father to manage, and he was ready to go back to France.

In his plan, the school will be of the highest standard no matter what, he can continue to invest in it if he has no money, and there is nothing to spend on the money he earns anyway, and the restaurant business in Los Angeles is booming, and there is no problem with funds.

One hundred euros is 10 million yuan, and he is a few million euros a year, which is tens of millions of yuan, can't tens of millions of even build a school? He thought so.

Putting aside the best school to build for the children in the disaster area, Chu Zhongtian is going to prepare to return to Metz.

This time I went back to Metz to deal with the house. He was going to sell his house in Mace, because he didn't think he would ever return to Mace during his career. And buying a house in France is not a very smart investment, leaving the house will have to be depreciated, and you will have to spend money on repairs, so it is better to sell it altogether.

Why did he sell the house? Because Hoffenheim has officially made an offer to Metz.

Hoffenheim's boss Hope is willing to offer 20 million euros for Chu Zhongtian.

This figure was told to Chu Zhongtian by Molinari, the president of the Metz club. According to the verbal agreement they made before, Mace could release people at this price.

But Chu Zhongtian suddenly wanted to test whether what Rangnick said was true, and whether Hoffenheim really regarded him as a very important and indispensable figure. So he asked the Metz club to reject the offer, and Molinari told Hoffenheim that if he wanted to buy Chu Zhongtian, he would increase the offer.

This is how this is reflected in the media.

"The Bundesliga promotion horse suddenly joined the competition against Chu Zhongtian! 》

Hoffenheim? Who's that? 》

"Hoffenheim have made a formal offer to Metz for the ......"

“…… Hoffenheim are rumored to have offered Metz a transfer price of 20 million euros, which is the highest known offer for Chu Zhongtian. I just don't know how Mace will react......"

“…… I think that when Ribery left Metz last season, he brought in at least 26 million euros for Metz, and if Bayern Munich can make it past the group stage of the Champions League next season, there will be another 4 million. As Chu Zhongtian, who is as famous as Metz and Ribery, how can it not be less than this number, right? ”

"Metz rejects the Bundesliga promotion offer! 》

This news definitely made many Chinese fans breathe a sigh of relief. Because before that, when they heard that Hoffenheim was interested in Chu Zhongtian, they began to oppose it. As a Chinese fan, of course, I hope that the number one star of my country can go to a giant team, AC Milan fans support Chu Zhongtian to go to AC Milan, and Inter Milan fans scold every day in order to compete for Chu Zhongtian and AC Milan fans. Fans of La Liga's two giants are attacking each other for the same reason. As for the Premier League fans, it was even more tragic, they argued for a long time, and lewd for a long time, only to find out that Chu Zhongtian couldn't get a labor certificate at all...... But no matter how much they quarreled with each other, they were surprisingly united when Hoffenheim's new enemy appeared.

There may not be a single person in the whole of China who wants Chu Zhongtian to go to Hoffenheim, a nobody who has never heard of it before.

They did everything they could to ridicule the promoted polo team as "toads who want to eat swan meat".

"Hoffenheim? What a bad name? I've never heard of it, a promoted polo team is delusional to buy our Lin Danda! It's a laughing death! ”

"Unless Chu Zhongtian's brain is burned, he will go to this team. A team aiming for relegation, what to do there? First, there is no qualification for Europe, and second, there is no hope of winning the championship...... I said let's come to our factory! ”

"Arsenal don't have much hope of winning the title......

"Death to Mangou!"

…… Of course, it will all end up attacking each other.

In short, everyone was relieved to see that Metz had rejected Hoffenheim's offer.

"Molinari is a very good man!"

"It's good to refuse! Let them know that not all teams are qualified to pursue our family every day! ”

Molinari said this to the Chinese media and the French media after rejecting Hoffenheim's offer: "...... Chu is the best player in our team and we won't let him go like that......"

Who are you fooling, don't you want more money?

In fact, everyone knows that "I won't let him leave like this", which means that the current offer is not satisfactory to him.

So what does it take to satisfy him?

Go ahead and make the offer.

The clubs that were still watching before couldn't bear the loneliness when they saw Hoffenheim being the first to jump out and make an offer.

As a result, almost every day in the media, news of a new team offering Metz to buy Chu Zhongtian appeared.

And the news is quite "exciting".

"AC Milan bids fifteen million to buy Chu Zhongtian! 》

Valencia locks in the core of Metz for 12 million euros! 》

"Rome spent 18 million to buy Chu Zhongtian! 》

…… Regardless of whether it's true or not, anyway, the Chinese media has attracted the attention of readers well through the name of Chu Zhongtian during this time.

In the end, even giant crocodiles such as Real Madrid and Barcelona appeared, and one by one they said that they didn't want it.

In the midst of this dazzling news, Hoffenheim's name popped up again, and this time everyone was stunned for a few seconds after seeing it, and then they suspected that it was fake news.

"Hoffenheim offers 30 million euros to buy Chu Zhongtian! 》

...... "Fake news! ”

"The media is so unscrupulous, shameless and shameless!"

"Today's prostitutes really dare to say anything......

…… There is a one-sided refutation and suspicion of this matter on the Internet.

But Chu Zhongtian already knew that it was a sure thing for him to go to Hoffenheim.

The price I think is very appropriate, and Molinari also thinks it is good. With the same value as Ribery, and the 30 million is not an installment payment, there are no strings attached, Hoffenheim readily agreed to transfer 30 million euros directly to the Metz account after the transaction was successful.

Since there is no problem on the club side, it is only the personal treatment that remains. Chu Zhongtian believes that it is not a problem, and it will be negotiated soon, he only needs to go to Hoffenheim for a physical examination, and then sign.

He knows that he has abandoned AC Milan and teams like Roma and Fiorentina, which will definitely make many people feel incredible, and maybe there will be all kinds of rumours about him at that time.

But he wasn't worried. When he chooses the way forward, he only thinks about his own interests, and he knows what is best for him. But what is best for those audiences, he can't help it...... What's best for you, that's it.

He believes it will be a successful transfer like going to Metz.

Because that's what his intuition told him.

(To be continued)