Chapter 218: Real Madrid

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It's no wonder that the media always hype Chu Zhongtian and Mourinho, who makes them really fateful? At Chelsea, the two men were nominally 'master and apprentice'. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info At Hoffenheim, the two men just played each other in the Champions League last season, with one win each. At the Meazza Stadium, Chu Zhongtian was the core of Hoffenheim, although he scored a goal, but almost the whole game was limited by Mourinho's tactics, if it weren't for this, Hoffenheim would not have lost so cleanly.

Back at the Rhine-Neckar, Hoffenheim adjusted their tactics and Mourinho was completely unexpected. This god-like man also has a day when his plans fail. Chu Zhongtian played his best form ever that day, and Hoffenheim also led him to a big show, beating Inter Milan 3-1 on his home turf. In last season's Champions League, the only team that could beat Inter Milan by two goals was them and Barcelona in the group stage, and Hoffenheim was the only team that could score three goals against Inter Milan.

If it weren't for the final penalty shoot-out loss to Inter Milan, it's hard to say who would have won the Champions League.

After last season's feuds, fate has drawn them together again this season. is also a two-legged home and away leg, Chu Zhongtian led Hoffenheim to continue the confrontation with Mourinho. Only this time their opponents were changed from Inter Milan to Real Madrid.

The past glory of Real Madrid team needs no introduction, and there are probably few fans in the world who don't know the name of this club. In this world of football, nothing is bigger than Real Madrid. She doesn't just mean football anymore, the name means many, much more. The Bernabeu is more than just a stadium, it's a stage. Countless people dream of being praised on this stage, and others want to be the protagonist of the stage at all.

Chu Zhongtian is not exempt from vulgarity, he hopes to be the protagonist of this stage and conquer the Bernabeu Stadium.

He knows that Real Madrid is a giant, but he is never afraid, and since he played football, there has always been no shortage of opportunities to face the giant and challenge the giant Goliath. When he was still playing amateur football at Wimbledon, he took on then-giant Chelsea in the FA Cup, and he scored twice in quick succession to knock Chelsea out. Moving to Metz, Lyon were the giants he faced in France, and they eliminated Lyon in the French Cup to win the French Cup. When they transferred to the newly promoted Hoffenheim, they were called the shepherd boy David by the German media, and Bayern Munich was the giant Goliath in their eyes.

Therefore, Chu Zhongtian has a wealth of experience in challenging the giant Goliath, and he is not afraid of any strong team, even a team like Real Madrid. On the contrary, he is excited that he will be able to play against such a strong team.

When they learned the results of the draw, some people in the team felt very frustrated, originally they wanted to do a big job in the Champions League this season, but they didn't expect to meet such a strong group as soon as they came up, and the strong teams in the group were like clouds. It's not easy to just break through, where do you dare to think of something big?

Chu Zhongtian was very excited, and he openly said in an interview with reporters that he liked the lottery result very much.

"In the Champions League anyway, you have to play against strong teams, last season we only met Manchester United and Inter Milan, this season we were lucky to have Real Madrid and AC Milan in the group stage. I like to play against strong teams, I like the feeling of beating strong teams. ”

Chu Zhongtian actually said that his teammates listened, and he wanted to convey such an idea to his teammates - a strong enemy is not terrible, but what is terrible is the cowardice in his heart.

When he arrived in Madrid, Chu Zhongtian's attitude was still the same, full of anticipation for the game at the Bernabeu. Rangnick, on the other hand, is much more calm and low-key, and he has a lot of compliments on Real Madrid, although Real Madrid have only won four points in the first two rounds of the recent league, and the results of one win and one draw are not very good. He praised Real Madrid's past glory, and also praised Real Madrid's new coach Jose Mourinho, believing that Mourinho is a very, very good manager, and his coaching of Real Madrid will definitely bring earth-shaking changes to Real Madrid.

And reporters are eager to hear what Mourinho has to say about an opponent he has lost once.

At the pre-match press conference, Jose Mourinho was asked by a German journalist: "Mr. Mourinho, what do you think of Hoffenheim as a team?" We all know that your Inter Milan lost 3-1 at the Stade Rhine-Neckar last season. ”

Mourinho pretended not to hear clearly and asked the reporter to repeat it again, and then when he was halfway through, Mourinho interrupted him and signaled that he understood: "Oh, Hoffenheim are a team with quality. A team that has been able to reach the Champions League for two consecutive seasons in the Bundesliga, I've only heard of Bayern Munich before. "Knowing that it was a German journalist, he quietly satirized the low level of German football.

"What do you think of Chu on their team?" German journalists were unrelenting.

"Well, he's outstanding." To the surprise of reporters, this time Mourinho did not name all the players of Hoffenheim as before the first meeting between the two sides last year, but did not mention Chu Zhongtian to express his disdain for Chu Zhongtian. His strategy was successful.

But this time, he changed his previous approach and even nodded and praised Chu Zhongtian for coming.

You must know that when he lost 1:3 to Hoffenheim in the 120 minutes away and let Chu Zhongtian score two goals for his team, he didn't praise Chu Zhongtian's performance even a word.

What's wrong with him today?

Is it another conspiracy?

Taking advantage of the stunned efforts of the reporters, Mourinho stood up and announced the end of the pre-match press conference, thank you, and bow off the stage.

※※※ "Hey, Chu. That guy Mourinho actually complimented you! Ibishevich told Chu Zhongtian that he was watching TV. In this game to Real Madrid, he and Chu Zhongtian are in the same house.

Chu Zhongtian is calling Xu Xiaodi, about the acquisition of Chuanzu, Xu Xiaodi needs to inform Chu Zhongtian of the latest progress at any time.

Hearing Ibisevic speak, he glanced at the television footage, which was showing a video of Mourinho attending the pre-match press conference, with the caption at the bottom of the screen reading like this - "Jose: Chu is excellent. ”

He did not respond to Ibisevic immediately, but turned around and continued to listen to Xu Xiaodi's report. Ibisevic, who lives in the same room with him, is used to it, not only him, but Hoffenheim, who lives in the same room with Chu Zhongtian when he goes out to play away games, is used to Chu Zhongtian not going anywhere all day, just holding a laptop with wireless Internet access and talking non-stop. Everyone knows that he is not only a player, he is also the chairman of a listed group, and he is usually quite busy. I went back to China to play a game, and it seems to be busier. But no one knows exactly what he's up to.

In the past, there was another player in China who was both a player and an owner, his name was "Hao Haidong", and the Chinese media and fans called him "Hao Dong" at that time. Now that Chu Zhongtian has also been upgraded, some media have begun to call him "Chu Dong...... For the acquisition of Sichuan Football Team, the people of the Provincial Football Association did not expect that Chu Zhongtian's first request was not financial support, not policy inclination, nor a preferential price on the land, but the name of the club.

They didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to insist on the name "Sichuan Quanxing".

They can't do anything about this matter, so they have to discuss it with Quanxing Group, after all, they use other people's names. Although the name has nothing to do with Grobest.

Their concern is that the reputation of football in China is very bad now, and the shady scenes related to football are breaking one after another. Quanxing Group will worry that Chuanzu's use of this name will reduce the image of Quanxing Group in the minds of consumers, and once there is any negative news about the club, the masses who do not know the truth will associate these negative news with Quanxing Group, thus discrediting Quanxing Group.

Their concerns are right and legitimate. When Quanxing Group heard that Chu Zhongtian was going to accept Chuanzu's request to use their name, it refused, saying that their name could not be used.

Chu Zhongtian said, well, we won't buy Chuanzu.

For so many years, the Xinchuan Football Team has not even been able to sell the naming rights, and the main sponsor cannot be found, so it is difficult to invite a God of Wealth, how can the people of the Football Association be willing to let it go like this? hurriedly persuaded Xu Xiaodi, who represented Chu Zhongtian, to hope that Chu Zhongtian would think about it again, not necessarily to use the name Sichuan Quanxing, it would not be bad to change to another name, such as Sichuan Zhongtian, it would be very good. They understood that Chu Zhongtian meant to commemorate the Chuanzu that had made countless people willing to give everything, but the name was just a codename, as long as it was still Chuanzu, it would be the same name...... Chu Zhongtian insisted on using the name Sichuan Quanxing, for him, the four words "Sichuan Quanxing" were no longer a code name, which meant the most ignorant ideals and the purest feelings in his childhood. Changed his name, and he himself lost his enthusiasm for investment. What kind of name "Sichuan Zhongtian", he didn't seem to feel at all, even if it was named after him...... In the end, Gong Jianmin mediated, and Chu Zhongtian expressed his willingness to pay for the permanent naming rights of the team, as much as he wanted.

After thinking about it for a few days, the Sichuan Quanxing Group finally launched the position of chairman of the group, and Yang Zhaoji, the former chairman of the Sichuan Quanxing Club, who only served as the secretary of the party committee of the group, made a decision -- he permanently sold the name "Sichuan Quanxing" to Chu Zhongtian at a symbolic price of one yuan, stipulating that the name should only be used in football clubs and not in any field.

What prompted Yang Zhaoji to make this decision was that Xu Xiaodi went to meet Yang Zhaoji and told Yang Zhaoji about "My Football Philosophy" that Chu Zhongtian told him in the hotel café. Mr. Yang was moved by Chu Zhongtian's willingness to invest in Chinese football and Sichuan football and do something practical, and decided to allow Xinchuan Football to use the name of "Quanxing" at an ultra-low price of one dollar.

Because of this incident, Chu Zhongtian and Yang Zhaoji became New Year's friends. Yang Zhaoji praised Chu Zhongtian's attitude towards football. I think that when he was not old, he also liked football, Sichuan football, and a little money, so he had the idea of founding a professional football club. persisted for eight years, and saw all the ups and downs, he finally lowered his ideal disclosure in the face of dark reality and chose to quit helplessly. And now another young man has taken over his gun and embarked on the road of revitalizing Sichuan football. He can't afford to continue his football career, but he doesn't sneer at such people, the only thing he can do is support it as much as he can.

Chu Zhongtian thanked Mr. Yang for his strong support and understanding, and called to thank him after knowing about this incident, and said that the next time he had the opportunity to go back to Chengdu, he must invite Mr. Yang to have a meal. Yang Zhaoji laughed and said: "Old man, my body can't do it, and if I can't socialize, I won't go." I don't want you to invite me to dinner, you can give me a Chinese team jersey signed by you! ”

Today, Xu Xiaodi is calling to tell him that the name has been done, once the acquisition of Sichuan Football Club, Sichuan Football will be officially renamed "Sichuan Quanxing Football Club", the main color of the home jersey and the club is bright yellow, and the design and production of the team emblem is in progress.

Now that the name has been decided, Chu Zhongtian can start the specific action of the acquisition. Pujiang training base or anything is not necessary, as long as the name is in hand, Chuanzu is there.

Chu Zhongtian explained what Xu Xiaodi would pay attention to in the next work, especially after talking to Xu Ming about the Pujiang training base, he hung up the phone.

Only then did he turn to Ibshevic and say, "Did he praise me?" ”

Ibisevic nodded: "Yes, he said you are excellent. Think about what he thought of you before we played him for the first time last season? Looks like you conquered him, Chu! ”

Chu Zhongtian shrugged: "That's not likely." Who knows if he wants to take this opportunity to let my guard down? Besides...... "hehe, "of course I'm good!" ”

"Hey!" Ibisevic grimaced at Chu Zhongtian, "You're really welcome!" ”

For Chu Zhongtian, this is his first visit to the Bernabeu, although there were rumors before the season that Real Madrid were interested in Chu Zhongtian. But that's really just a rumor. Mourinho's more emotional person was Khedira, who was playing for Stuttgart at the time.

For some in the Hoffenheim squad, though, the Santiago Bernabéu can mean something else.

Before the game, some Spanish media contemptuously called Hoffenheim the "second team of Real Madrid" because they bought several people from Real Madrid.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, who joined the team last season, had a very happy three seasons at Real Madrid, and he left Real Madrid differently than those who left Real Madrid, and he was grateful to Real Madrid, and Real Madrid also sent their best wishes for Ruud van Nistelrooy's departure.

This time he will return to his old place, and he should also be welcomed by the applause of the fans in the stands.

Metzelde's trip to Real Madrid was like a dream that looked beautiful. He joined Real Madrid on a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund with the intention of taking his career to the next level. Frequent injuries have made him almost non-existent during his years at Real Madrid, and most of the time fans can't remember that there is such a German in the team's backline. He is a bit like England centre-back Woodgate, who joined Real Madrid from Newcastle with a halo. He was sold to Hoffenheim, who continued to strengthen the backline, before his contract expired, and he returned to his home country after being sold to Hoffenheim, who continued to strengthen the depth of the bench at the back.

What does Real Madrid mean to him? Does he feel the slightest sense of belonging to this team? Nobody knows. Anyway, Chu Zhongtian didn't see Metzelder in the team mention his years at Real Madrid, although he had a good relationship with Real Madrid's players Van Nistelrooy and Gago, but it was just a personal friendship.

Back at the Bernabeu, he has to sit on the bench this time, still on the bench, I wonder what he will feel when he watches his former teammates and today's teammates fight against each other on the sidelines. Has he ever been attached to this stadium, but has he ever regretted moving to Real Madrid?

Gago, who only arrived at Hoffenheim from Real Madrid this season, had only returned from injury before this game, but Rangnick still brought him to the Bernabeu. In the three and a half seasons here, from the main team to the substitute, in order to be able to get the opportunity to play, he was once known as "Redondo II", he did not hesitate to sacrifice his aura, running desperately on the field, using rough tackles and fouls, doing the work of a blue-collar sapper. Grinding off the aura, in exchange for muscles, but he still can't play the main force in Real Madrid.

In search of a better future, he chose to move to Hoffenheim.

It is not known if he made the right choice, as he was injured after only half a German Cup game for his team. I know that I have only recently recovered from injury and have not played other games for the team. This time he will be on the bench and I don't know if there will be a chance to play.

The return of these three former Real Madrid players to their hometowns is also the focus of media attention.

At the airport, Van Nistelrooy was warmly welcomed by the Spanish media, and even Real Madrid fans wearing Real Madrid shirts came to greet Van Nistelrooy at the airport, holding signs welcoming Ruud van Nistelrooy home and waving posters of Ruud van Nistelrooy. Of the three, Van Nistelrooy is the most popular and has the best reputation. It is also natural that he should be treated like this.

Rangnick will also start Ruud van Nistelrooy, who will be paired with Ibisevic, who has been in good form since the start of the season, against his former team-mates.

(To be continued)