Chu Chao didn't expect that the photo of himself with his hands on his hips would cause such an uproar on the Internet after it was posted.

Not officially.

But...... Weibo exploded again.

"What's going on? Can anyone tell me what's going on? Isn't he running a marathon? Why does he play football? ”

"I was scared by the shady scene of the Seoul Marathon, and I was ready to come to the football world to make waves. (Dog's Head)"

"Why can't you play football if you run a marathon? Running is the foundation, football is the advancement, I played basketball in high school, and the sprint team couldn't outrun me. ”

"It can't really be, right? April Fool's Day has passed, and this joke is a big deal. ”

"The marathon national team cried and fainted in the toilet, and finally became the first in Asia, but he was a scumbag and wanted to jump out of the car."

……

At night.

Suites at Shangri-La Hotel.

I've just had a night view of London at the rooftop restaurant and had a delicious buffet.

After returning to the room, Zhou Xiaoting showed Chu Chao all kinds of comments.

This Weibo has now been on the hot search, although it is only ranked in the middle of the stream, but it still makes her a little afraid.

Consideration was being given to whether or not to delete it.

There are both positive and negative reviews, almost half and half.

Compared with the wind comments of the last "first horse hot spot", the wind direction this time is really unpredictable.

It gave her a fear of leaving her comfort zone.

Since she was working for Chu Chao as this operation, in fact, Zhou Xiaoting has felt her rapid growth, and gradually started to contact more fields from a rookie in the workplace who can only write copywriting, and is very sensitive to "public opinion".

And now...... This thing, she really felt, beyond her cognitive ceiling.

There doesn't seem to be such a precedent in China.

"Brother Chao, isn't it too controversial?"

She asked softly.

Chu Chao glanced at her.

"Isn't controversy a good thing?"

"Black and red are also red, afraid of wool!"

"Hey, let me tell you, football brothers are like this, they are honest, you see how badly the national football team is scolded, but every time you play, not many people watch it?"

"It's not the main battlefield, it's the playing field."

"As long as you can win. Got it? ”

Chu Chao had already seen all this clearly.

So there is no worry at all.

"By the way, you make a tweet, go search for information, see if there are still professional athletes in the world who have crossed industries and achieved success, and give everyone a science popularization."

"I didn't just say it, Bell, now I'm going to play golf."

During the meal, I talked to Douglas about Tottenham's former star, Pei Dasheng.

Bale played at Tottenham Hotspur before moving to Real Madrid, has now retired from football and gone to golf, making his professional debut in February.

Zhou Xiaoting: ...... Nod.

That's all there is to it for the time being.

Yu Wei lowered his head and thought about it, as if he had thought of something, and sighed slightly.

"Hey......"

Chu Chao looked at him again: "What are you sighing again?" ”

Yu Wei said cautiously: "I just think that I am so tired of living in China, the degree of professional freedom is so low, and I am unemployed at the age of thirty-five at every turn." ”

Chu Chao laughed.

"Don't talk about state affairs, is this something you should worry about?"

"You're going to be idle, go back and cut out today's video, especially the beautiful ones, and the goalkeepers are injured."

"Send it to me!"

Yu Wei nodded silently: "Got it." ”

……

The next day.

Chu Chao unexpectedly received a video call from Ren Yun.

Today, Dong Jian and them also arrived in London.

Lao Ren probably talked about these, as well as tactics and the like, and then diverted the topic to the photo.

"You, taking a leave of absence just to play football? How's the kick? When will you kick a ball? ”

He spoke with surprise.

There is also an inexplicable complexity.

and a small grudge.

It's really like being "betrayed" by a scumbag.

"It's always been going to be, when I was in Jianghai University before, I played with a few foreigners, and then I followed this line...... They thought I was talented. ”

Chu Chao probably told the story again.

"Oh, in fact, it's just playing now, and I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet, so I'm not in a hurry. I still want to run a marathon. And the Diamond League. ”

Ren Yun: ......

You're really floating.

I'm really not afraid of getting tired.

However, thinking about his short career, he is also a little considerate.

Football is so lucrative.

If you play for a year, you can almost earn enough money to spend for a lifetime.

"That'...... How was yesterday's tryout? Which is the Premier League? ”

Chu Chao: "Yes! ”

"They say I'm worth around 48 million euros at the moment."

This is, naturally, bragging.

There was no offer at all.

Sure enough, Ren Yun was taken aback.

There is only one sentence in my mind, cutting off people's financial means, such as killing parents.

So much money, hundreds of millions, if you change yourself, you must be excited!

"Let's finish the London Marathon first."

"After all, I can't control you now, and the leader also knows, if you ask, you can explain it yourself."

Chu Chao smiled and nodded.

"Well, hey, I bought you a watch."

Ren Yun: "What? Why are you still scolding? ”

Chu Chao: ......

Crying and laughing: "No, I really bought you a watch, a good watch, hundreds of thousands, I'll give it to you later." Don't refuse, be careful. Otherwise, I will quit the team now, and Hei will not come back in London. ”

Ren Yun: ......

His tone suddenly weakened a little, and he said, "You...... You have to play well, ah, come back and talk about it. ”

Put this to the test?

How else does this make people pull their faces down and speak?

Dislike!

……

The London Marathon is two days away.

Under Douglas's leadership, Chu Chao went to Tottenham, located in North London.

On the way, Douglas explained the various historical origins.

This kind of football club, which has been inherited for a hundred years at every turn, is like a martial arts sect, a real river and lake, full of all kinds of love, hatred, and legendary stories.

Like what:

Not far from Tottenham Hotspur is Arsenal.

The two teams are "sworn enemies" in history, and have been fighting each other since more than 100 years ago, during the First World War.

The match between Tottenham and Arsenal, known as the "north London derby", has always been extremely hot.

Historically, Tottenham have had their share of glory.

They were the first team to win both the league and FA Cup, as well as two FA Cups in a row, winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963, the first team in England.

Chu Chao listened to these with relish.

In 1963, my father was not even born...... Now there are no more.

"When I wait for the trial, if I shout that Arsenal will win, will they smash 10 million in my face on the spot and tell me to get out?"

Chu Chao said with a teasing smile.

Douglas was stunned for a moment, imagining that picture, and suddenly laughed like a big fat boy of about 200 pounds.

Back.

Zhou Xiaoting and Yu Wei relied on translation software and headphones to listen carefully to the two talking and laughing.

sighed again, Brother Chao is really showing, and he is getting more and more sassy.

It seems that after going abroad, he really started to let himself go.

In fact, it's not about letting go of yourself.

It is the kind of incisive release in nature, just like Sun Wukong jumping out of Wuzhi Mountain.

……

"Huh?"

"There's a game at the New White Hart Lane Stadium today?"

The car was stuck in the traffic, and there were cars and people everywhere, many people cheered, and with ticket stubs in their hands, they walked towards the stadium with high spirits.

A group of happy little dicks.

It's just that to Chu Chao's surprise, they are not wearing football fan uniforms, but a variety of them.

Douglas smiled.

Explain casually.

"This stadium is now not just the home of Tottenham, but also one of the stadiums selected by the NFL."

"Last year, we partnered with Formula 1 to build the world's first indoor karting standard track."

"In the annex, there is also a high-standard boxing gym."

"Everyone knows that Levi's bare head is filled with more than football, and he wants to make this neighborhood a sports mecca."

Levy, current Tottenham chairman.

Hey?

Hearing this, Chu Chao was slightly stunned, and then he was pleasantly surprised.

This...... It's exciting!

I like this tune.

I like the name of the stadium myself, and Bai Xiaolu definitely likes it more.

The balance is once again in Tottenham's favour.

The car struggled through the traffic and finally reached the established training ground.

Douglas took Chu Chao into the door, similar to the last time.

However, today may be an open day, and there are a lot of sports reporters at the training venue here.

And on the high-standard lawn, you can also see the main players who are doing various trainings.

Of course...... Tactical drills, for sure, are no.

It is also a regular physical training, passing and receiving, and shooting training.

Douglas seems to have a good relationship with Conte, and the two hugged warmly for more than ten seconds, like a pair of good friends, with bright smiles on their faces.

He took out Chu Chao's physical examination report and various physical data in Brentford and handed it to Conte, so as not to take another physical test.

Conte looked at it seriously, glancing at Chu Chao from time to time.

"9.98 seconds?"

The stats are dazzling, even for professional players.

But when he saw the 100-meter result, he still let him completely break the defense.

Of course, I don't question the authenticity of this report, but I just feel that it is shocking.

A football player who can run in 100 meters for 10 seconds is really a football player with unlimited prospects and unlimited stars.

The potential of a top striker.

"This kid used to practice track and field."

Douglas mentioned it again, shrugging his shoulders and looking very smug.

After a pause, he added: "In fact, he will be running the London Marathon in two days." And his marathon results can be ranked in the top five in the world for the time being. ”

"Conte, my old friend, Chu has more than speed."

"Matthew calls him a supercar, and in my opinion, he is a super tank that can tear the opponent's backline to pieces in one fell swoop with a blazing speed and a strong body!"

Chu Chao glanced at him and pursed his lips.

What the fuck are you ......

You're the tank.

Lao Tzu is a small steel cannon, no, a big steel cannon, what should be translated into English?

The vocabulary reserve is not enough.

"Oh, I can't wait to see it."

Conte gave the order to close the stadium and the reporters were kicked out.

Then he looked at Chu Chao and showed a mysterious smile.

This smile reminded Chu Chao of the "Bursting Drummer" he had watched before, in the movie, the devil coach laughed happily when he was subjecting the male protagonist to inhumane mental torture.

Hiss......

Conte is also bald.

When I laughed, I looked really perverted.

"Chu, I allow you to choose a defender, and he will mark you one-on-one, choose one of three."

"Eric?"

"Emerson?"

"Or ...... Romero? ”

Chu Chao: ......

Douglas couldn't help but exclaim: "It's not fair! Eric is a member of the national team, and Romero is a World Cup-winning defender! ”

These two people, one was selected for the 26-man squad of the British national team, and the other was an Argentine international, both of whom were the main defenders in the team, the main force of the main team!

Of course, choosing one of the three, the reason why he only called the names of two people was mainly because he was worried that Chu Chao was not familiar with the Tottenham players, so he gave him a hint clearly.

These two wrong options, you quickly eliminate them!

Choose the one I didn't say!

Emerson!

Emerson, the Brazilian defender, at least not an international, was not selected for last year's World Cup.

It may be that there is too much talent in Brazilian football, but at least it says a little bit.

"Oh!"

"Argentina international, last year's World Cup winner? Messi's teammates? ”

"I ...... May I? He's here to defend me? ”

Chu Chao took a deep breath and asked, extremely surprised and eager to try.

World Cup winner defender!

Come and defend me one-on-one!

This card is awesome!

Douglas slapped himself on the forehead and let out a feeble moan.

Damn it!

Chu Chao misunderstood what he meant.

And he forgot Chu Chao's temper.

A rebellious person, of course, chooses to fight against the strongest!

"Then Romero, good luck, boy."

Conte smiled evilly, patted Chu Chao's shoulder, and turned to make arrangements.

"Hey!"

"Conte! I don't agree, I ask for another one! Chu, he is not very familiar with the football world! ”

Douglas chased after him and shouted.

He was afraid that Chu Chao would be abused to death and be abused out of the psychological shadow.

Conte looked back and smiled: "Twenty minutes later, I'll consider a substitution." ”

Douglas shook his arm, helpless.

He went back, sighed, and explained to Chu Chao: "Congratulations, you are about to have twenty minutes of devil's time." ”

Chu Chao grinned, revealing a mouth full of white teeth.

"I have a question."

"Huh?"

"If I hurt him, do we have to pay for it? Uh, I mean, accidentally, in case ......"

Douglas: "Hiss......"

He gasped.

Are you the devil?

Seeing his constipation-like expression, Chu Chao laughed: "Just kidding, I'm a civilized player." ”

……

The trial was quickly scheduled.

Most of them are temporary teams composed of non-main members, and the focus is naturally the confrontation between Team B striker Chu Chao and Team A defender, Argentine international Romero.

After the start of the game.

In a good show, the teammates immediately passed the ball to Chu Chao.

In all fairness, the level of this team is really high, Chu Chao just came on the field, and he felt very smooth, and the balls passed by his teammates were the most comfortable and reasonable positions.

However, as soon as he got the ball, Romero smiled and posted it very easily.

Chu Chao tried a feint to change direction, but his center of gravity was very stable, and he didn't shake it at all, but almost stabbed the ball away from Chu Chao's feet.

As soon as he started to fight against him, Chu Chao realized that what is called strength cannot be used.

Romero is as cunning as an old ghost!

He is not physically strong, but he has a lot of experience.

When you break through head-on, you can't pass the ball, but you can't pass the ball.

When he takes the ball with his back, or grabs a point with a long pass, his various card positions are also very exquisite, and some small movements in his hands are not big, but the harassing person is very uncomfortable.

is often the key point of force, and he interrupts the accumulation.

Damn it!

Chu Chao felt that he was restrained.

Completely shackled.

This kind of defender is really difficult.

Chu Chao silently thought about the way to break the game.

Long shot?

Seems like it's a try.

So, in the next time, Chu Chao tried to shoot more from a distance.

Five shots, two hits and three on target, but they were all confiscated by the goalkeeper.

Mainly......

The timing, it really wasn't that good, the position was played to death by Romero.

I can't get enough of it.

He didn't have to think about anything else, just like a dog skin plaster, always sticking to himself.

At this time, when I shot five times, my teammates began to have opinions, and their instinctive professionalism made them no longer take care of the trial, and the balls they passed to themselves began to become less.

Even if it's a tryout, no one wants to lose.

Chu Chao took a deep breath, thought about it, and began to retreat more, pulling away the distance and position.

Then ...... Run.

An attack by the opponent, Chu Chao from the opponent's penalty area, all the way back to his own side, near the bottom line, after his own defender lost his position, a falling sliding tackle, the ball was destroyed out of the bottom line.

A successful defense.

Sidelines.

Douglas and Conte watched the scene in silence.

In modern football, strikers have become more and more involved in defense, which is the basis exercise.

Chu Chao's speed and fighting spirit in this defense are remarkable.

But, a striker's vocation is to score goals!

"Huh?"

Conte suddenly let out a guttural sound, and his body subconsciously stretched forward, looking intently at the field.

It's a defensive counterattack!

The opponent's corner kick opportunity was punched out by the goalkeeper's fists, Chu Chao ran towards the ball landing point, and after carrying down one of the opponent's players with his shoulders halfway, he controlled the ball.

And then......

He began to accelerate!

The two long legs that ran up, coupled with the burly body, really looked like a moving heavy tank.

Romero was near the halfway line at this time.

Because the distance was far enough, Chu Chao gained enough space to accelerate at this time, and he saw Romero in front of him!

Romero also saw him.

At this moment, Romero felt like he was facing a high-speed approaching train!

He leaned slightly sideways, took the initiative to pounce on Chu Chao, and made a feint that seemed to be about to tackle.

Chu Chao had noticed him a long time ago, and while he was moving, he stabbed the ball out and stabbed it into a large open ground in front of him, and then the speed increased a few points again, and his shoulder only touched him lightly, feeling that the jersey was pulled, and with a hissing sound, the neck felt strangled, as if the jersey was torn.

However, it doesn't matter, he has passed him.

Striding to catch up with the ball, there was already an undefended area ahead.

Chu Chao easily entered the penalty area, glanced at the goalkeeper who saved, a shot feint, shook his position, and kicked the ball into the gate with the other foot.

Go on...... Put your hands on your hips.

Chu Chao roared.

Excited, he took off his shirt, revealing a body of strong muscles, like a sculpture.

Sidelines.

Conte couldn't help but laugh out loud and admire.

"Crazy speed, crazy muscles."

"He even plays football with his brain?"

On the sidelines, it is natural to see clearly and analyze Chu Chao's mental journey.

However, Chu Chao tried to shoot from a distance in a close-range confrontation.

The long-range chances were not good, and he started to try to retreat to defend.

Stretch out the space, then use your speed to look for counter-attacking opportunities.

As a newcomer with little experience in the game, in fact, this kind of literacy is still quite rare.

Of course......

This is also because there are no tactical arrangements and restrictions of the manager.

All the tactical arrangements and ways to break the game on the field were all come up by himself.

"The brains of the Chinese people, still use me?"

"At least 30 million, starting out, every tryout, I could feel his progress."

Douglas shrugged and snapped a number.

After watching Chu Chao's two trial matches, he completely believes that Chu Chao is worth this value.

Conte laughed dryly.

There is no response, and in my heart, I am naturally faintly calculating.

I'm going to have to look at it again.

……

Now.

on the field.

Chu Chao walked up to Romero, smiled at him, and stretched out a hand.

"I can make a mistake countless times, but you can only make a mistake once. One mistake, one goal conceded. ”

"And ......"

"Pay me a jersey and ask you for an autographed version. Argentina jersey for champion defenders! ”

When Romero heard Chu Chao's first words, the anger in his heart was suddenly hooked.

You're a rookie and you're so crazy with me?

However, when he heard Chu Chao's words, his face was stunned, and his emotions were flashed like his body just now.

Can't help it...... Shake your head and smile.

"No problem."

This kid!

Like a bad boy on the pitch.

However, he is quite good at talking.

……

The next game.

Romero is substituted.

changed to a guard with a strength similar to Chu Chao's, and Chu Chao instantly felt a lot easier.

I started to feel comfortable fitting into the team.

And, continue to run at the expense of physical fitness.

Running from the frontcourt offense to the backcourt defense is a routine operation, and the teammates who watched it were stunned.

Strikers are involved in defense, which is naturally a good thing.

But you don't have to run back every time, do you?

Aren't you tired?

Chu Chao's answer is, not tired.

Not tired at all.

Until the end of the game, in the ninety minutes of the game, Chu Chao scored a total of three goals.

Each one is an opportunity to fight out at the expense of physical strength.

Sidelines.

Conte looked at the full-course running data brought by the assistant coach, 15.6 kilometers!

He was silent for a few moments.

Players in the five major leagues run an average of 12 kilometers per game.

Even in the Champions League, add up to 2 km.

15.6, even if it is the devil's coach, no matter how tight the tactics of the whole court, it may not reach this number.

David Beckham once set the record for the highest distance traveled in a football match at 16.1km.

It was the most difficult time for him, and it was the stage of the World Cup.

People have limits.

However, now, as far as the naked eye can see, Chu Chao seems to still have plenty of physical strength after playing for 90 minutes.

Even in the final moments of the second half, there was almost no significant drop in his fitness and sprinting speed.

Douglas let out a hearty laugh.

"Maybe this is the shortest running distance in Chu in ninety minutes."

"You know, he can run 42 kilometers in two hours and two minutes."

"Conte, the marathon the day after tomorrow, he's going to go for it, you should really go see ......"

"If he wins the marathon, the price I just said will rise by at least another five million."

"Oh, I'm kind of tempted to call Simeone right now, assistant, this game stats, help me make a copy of it and take it with you."

Courtney:......

Slightly helpless glanced at him.

……

On the sidelines, Chu Chao ran to Romero to ask for his contact information and jersey.

At the club, Romero naturally did not bring the jersey of the national team, gave Chu Chao his contact information, and prepared to give it to him back.

After chatting with him for a few words, Chu Chao looked at the man next to him, Sun Xingmin.

Sun Xingmin showed a friendly smile and stretched out his hand towards Chu Chao.

With his vision, it can be seen that Chu Chao's chances of passing the trial are quite large.

A very strong youngster.

And also Asian.

"Hey, have you been following the news in Seoul lately?"

Chu Chao asked with a grin.

Sun Xingmin was slightly stunned, slightly surprised, and shook his head: "What happened?" Which thing are you talking about? ”

"Keywords, Seoul Marathon, search for yourself!"

Chu Chao originally thought that he didn't know about it, but now he just wanted to tease him.

He is the first person in Asia to marathon.

This is currently the first person in Asia in football.

But......

Unexpectedly, Sun Xingmin actually knew about it, and he let out a long sigh: "You did the right thing." I...... is also about to break with the national football association. ”

Well?

Chu Chao was stunned.

I didn't expect him to say that.

It's so much fun.

"What happened?"

Sun Xingmin: "You can also search for it yourself, keyword, orbital fracture, risk to compete in the World Cup." ”

Chu Chao: ......

suddenly remembered that during the World Cup last year, he was wearing protective gear, fractured his eye socket, and played so hard.

This is to use people to death.

Six!

There may be similar problems between domestic authorities and overseas star players.

Especially in Asia, which pays attention to the feelings of family and country, the Confucian cultural circle.

Mainly, this in itself is an irreconcilable issue.

Not enough money was given.

Touching interests, sadness touching souls.

……

……

(End of chapter)