Chapter Seventy-Three: Chu Zhongtian's Valentine's Day Gift
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"In the opening minute, Hoffenheim won a corner. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info This corner is taken by Salihovic......"
"Look at this corner! Prescribe ...... Beforehand! The ball is in!! ”
“…… Weiss hit the ball...... gooooooooooal!! Hoffenheim scored their fourth goal and just a minute into the second half, they were three goals ahead! ”
The little man Weiss is not only ugly, but also short, only 1.70 meters, the shortest player on the field at the moment, and he is also the shortest player in the Hoffenheim team.
But it was such a short player who grabbed the point and headed the ball in, which shows how bad Leverkusen's backline is.
"Look at Adler, he's shaking his head! Apparently he was also helpless against his team-mates' defenses...... Labadia made two substitutions at the start of the second half, hoping to strengthen his team's attack in this way, but now he has suffered an even worse blow and his team is three goals behind! ”
"Hoffenheim's revenge-bent is terrifying! After three league games after the winter break, they not only didn't fall behind as some expected, but extended their lead even further! Rangnick and his young team are doing wonders step by step! A miracle even greater than the 'Kaiser Miracle'! ”
The score of 4:1 completely crushed Leverkusen, and even with nearly forty-five minutes of half-time, the team had no fight at all. In the first half of the season, they beat the stunned promoted Hoffenheim 5:2 at their home stadium, but now they have been beaten by the promoted Hoffenheim, who has become the winter champion, which is really impermanent and amazing.
"Before the game they were shouting for a double win against Hoffenheim, but now it seems that it is absolutely impossible......" sighed the Bundesliga commentator.
There are not many teams that qualify for a double against Hoffenheim this season, with just three defeats in the first half of the season, 2-5 to Bayer Leverkusen, 4-5 to Werder Bremen and 1-2 to Hertha Berlin. Now that Bayer Leverkusen has been beaten by Hoffenheim, the only ones left are Werder Bremen and Hertha Berlin.
In the ensuing game, Hoffenheim was firmly in control of the situation on the field, and Leverkusen could only defend with all their might, trying not to concede any more goals. If you concede another goal, it will be even more humiliating.
The Bayer Leverkusen fans in the stands stopped singing, and they couldn't accept the result for a while.
It was cold tonight, but the hearts of the Bayer Leverkusen fans were even colder.
In the end, the referee gave only one minute of stoppage time, and the whistle blew for the end of the game with 20 seconds left.
The Rhine-Neckar Stadium was a sea of joy and they had never been so excited when they beat Cottages here. But everyone was thrilled to beat Bayer Leverkusen, who had beaten them by a big score.
The televised broadcast deliberately gave a close-up of the big screen on the scene, with Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen cresting side by side, and below is the score of the two pairs: 4-1.
Bayer Leverkusen were defeated by Hoffenheim.
The only regret may be that Ibisevic did not continue to score.
Hoffenheim's players lined up after the game to thank the fans and thank them for their support on this snowy night, without which the victory would have been overshadowed.
"Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim!! ”
Tens of thousands of scarves were waving at the Rhine-Neckar Stadium, and not even snowflakes could settle on this passionate stadium.
"If Hoffenheim had beaten Bayer Leverkusen half a season ago, I would have said it was the biggest upset of the season so far. But now I take it for granted...... Hoffenheim were driving on the highway and it was the first race of their devil's schedule and they got off to a good start with a 4:1! Duan Bin finally said.
※※※Because Bayern Munich lost 1:2 away to Hertha Berlin in this round of the league, Bayern Munich gave up the second place in the league, and the second place in the league was taken by Hertha Berlin, they have a four-point gap with Hoffenheim, which is not a big gap, Hertha Berlin is eyeing Hoffenheim, and Hertha Berlin also happens to be one of the teams that are qualified to beat Hoffenheim twice, they are 2:1 Hoffenheim in England in the first half of the season. Hoffenheim are currently under tremendous pressure to take the lead.
Hoffenheim used Bayern Munich as an imaginary enemy, but now they find that the Bundesliga standings have changed, and the situation in the Bundesliga is also changing, Bayern Munich is no longer a monopoly, not only did they not overpower Hoffenheim, but they are also chasing farther and farther in the process of catching up, and now they have fallen to third in the league, while Wolfsburg, who is fourth in the league, is only one point away from Bayern, and Stuttgart, who is fifth in the league, is only two points away, and Hamburg and Dortmund are eyeing behind them.
This season's Bundesliga has been a race for dominance.
The Bundesliga began to decline slowly after ten years of glory, a lot of things have happened in between, the Hill Group responsible for broadcasting the Bundesliga went bankrupt, so that many teams are facing a financial crisis, Dortmund is on the verge of bankruptcy, because there is no money, so they can only tighten the monetary base, reduce the salary budget of players, reduce investment in the transfer market, and because there is no money they can not attract those big stars to join the Bundesliga team, without those powerful superstars to join, the competitiveness of the Bundesliga team in Europe is also declining year by year, There's only one Bayern, and you can still save face in the Bundesliga once in a while.
But because of this, the Bundesliga has completed a transformation, from blindly burning money to developing in the direction of sustainable business strategy. Today, the Bundesliga is the healthiest league in the world, with all 18 clubs making a profit, which is absolutely impossible in any other league in Europe, let alone in the context of a global financial crisis.
Now the Bundesliga team is preparing to show their strength to Europe and the world while practicing their internal skills.
Hoffenheim's sudden rise this season is an opportunity to see a number of Bundesliga teams go hand in hand next season.
※※※ February 14, the day after the game, is Valentine's Day, Rangnick gave the team a day off according to the custom, and many teammates in the team were paired on this day, but Chu Zhongtian's Valentine's Day was destined to be spent alone. Emily called him, apologized and regretted that she couldn't accompany Chu Zhongtian, and said that in order to make amends, she carefully prepared a gift for Chu Zhongtian, and asked the courier company to send it over when the time came.
Chu Zhongtian comforted her with his mouth, told her to concentrate on her work, and said that she had nothing to do with it, and she just had a good rest alone. But I still can't stop pantothenic acid in my heart.
No matter how mature and general he is in the game, he is only a twenty-five-year-old in life. Many twenty-five-year-olds are actually children, especially those who play football, don't look at how much they earn, but their brains are unusually simple. Coach Rangnick manages the team in the same way he manages the youth team, and Ferguson runs United in a paternalistic way, and it's not for nothing that everyone sees their players as children.
Since you are young, you have all kinds of **, all kinds of ideas, and all kinds of worries.
Most of the wives and girlfriends of Hoffenheim players are ordinary people, they don't have to live separately from their men, they can be together often. And Chu Zhongtian found a Hollywood movie star to be his girlfriend, and while enjoying the envious eyes of others, he also had to bear the loneliness alone most of the time.
Sometimes, Chu Zhongtian even hoped that Emily would always be the young girl who appeared in the Wimble bar, and not some big star. He doesn't really have much interest in "a big star falls in love with me" or "I fall in love with a big star", but who told him to love Emily, not just someone?
Just entered a beautiful world wave, and this joy was also diluted by Valentine's Day alone.
He originally planned to spend Valentine's Day alone at home, but finally didn't want to stay at home alone, so he ran out alone.
Maybe only by going to a crowded place can he forget his loneliness?
But Chu Zhongtian soon found that this idea was too stupid, and he felt even more lonely in a crowded place. Because the excitement of the world has nothing to do with him, he is surrounded by pairs of lovers, and he seems to be excluded to the edge of the world.
This made him even more uncomfortable, so he simply drove to Hoffenheim and went straight to the training base.
There is a training match at the training ground today.
Chu Zhongtian parked his car in the parking lot, then walked around the cowshed next to the training ground to the barbed wire wall, and stood there to watch the seventeen- and sixteen-year-old children play games.
Those children are immature, but their performance on the field is quite stylish. There were a lot of people next to them to cheer them on, even though it was a game between youth teams, and there were a lot of people who came to watch the game. Most of them are parents and friends of the players, and Chu Zhongtian also saw some single girls in the crowd, who should obviously be the girlfriends of those young players on the field...... Valentine's Day is really everywhere, and the girls in bright clothes on the football field today are also particularly eye-catching.
Chu Zhongtian couldn't take a good look at the ball for a while. Because he didn't hide anything, he was quickly recognized by the fans. As the captain of Hoffenheim, Chu Zhongtian often needs to show his head, and his status in the hearts of the fans is also very high, everyone can see that this star worth 30 million has real talent and learning, so although his income and value are the highest in the team, no one will feel that there is anything bad about this - his arrival has made Hoffenheim have such an outstanding performance, even if he gets a high salary, it is what people should get.
Seeing that the captain of Hoffenheim actually appeared on the sidelines of the youth team's game, everyone rushed over, and no one even watched the game on the field for a while, and everyone turned their attention to Chu Zhongtian.
Some fans greeted Chu Zhongtian warmly.
"Hey, Chu, today is Valentine's Day, why don't you accompany your girlfriend and come here to watch the game with us?"
Chu Zhongtian spread his hands: "My girlfriend is in the United States." ”
A group of people laughed.
"No wonder I have to come to football to relieve my boredom. For players, football is the best lover! ”
"Actually, German girls are pretty good......
The German girls who had been watching their boyfriends play football also came over and rushed to say hello to the Hoffenheim celebrity.
"Hi Chu! You're so handsome! A girl screamed.
In fact, Chu Zhongtian is definitely not handsome, he can only be said to be not ugly, he has no deep eyes and a straight nose bridge, let alone sexy lips and handsome sword eyebrows, a handsome guy in the usual sense is definitely not Chu Zhongtian. He's just having good facial features. If you look on the streets of China, you can find a boy of his standard.
Some people think he is handsome, and that's just because his performance on the pitch affects everyone's impression of him. Chu Zhongtian on the court really deserves the word "handsome". Whether it is the wonderful world wave, or his fierce appearance when defending, as well as the calmness and agility when organizing the attack, and the decisiveness of the sudden direct pass, these are combined, the Chu Zhongtian who plays on the field is one word - handsome!
"Sign me, Chu! My son is your supporter! You see, he's on the field, wearing the number eight jersey ......"
"Sign me too, Chu! What a beautiful goal you scored yesterday! ”
"Can you take a picture with me, Chu?"
Everyone rushed up to find Chu Zhongtian to sign an autograph and take a group photo, but Chu Zhongtian did not refuse, just stood there to sign autographs for the fans and let them take pictures.
The news of Chu Zhongtian's arrival soon reached the ears of the players on the field, Chu Zhongtian is the current captain of the team, and he is also the well-deserved core of the team, and many players in the youth team regard Chu Zhongtian as an idol, especially the midfielders.
So when Chu Zhongtian appeared on the sidelines, the young men of Hoffenheim were particularly energetic, especially those players who regarded Chu Zhongtian as an idol, and no one wanted to lose face in front of their idols. As a result, Hoffenheim Youth defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1.
As soon as the game was over, the boys of the youth team surrounded Chu Zhongtian and were very interested in him coming to see them play. These young players also have access to the players in the training base, so they did not gather around Chu Zhongtian to ask for autographs and group photos like the fans.
They ask questions that are much more technical than the fans – "Chu, what do you think of my performance?" Was that pass a little bigger? ”
"When defending, should you wait for the opponent to make a move before making a move, or should you trust your own prediction?"
"Is there any trick to getting stuck when heading over?"
…… Questions like these were thrown at Chu Zhongtian, and Chu Zhongtian himself didn't know how to deal with this group of enthusiastic young players. Just when he was feeling embarrassed, someone came to relieve him.
"Alright, boys, you should go back to the dressing room to shower and change, and if you catch a cold, don't blame me for punishing you." The person who came was the team's youth director and also the head of the technical side of Bernhard. Peters.
The former head coach of the German national hockey team, a man whom Klinsmann admired, had wanted him to join the German national team coaching staff with him, but the German Football Association did not approve it. So Hoffenheim picked up a big bargain.
Hoffenheim's aggressive and beautiful style of play at the same time is a credit to Peters.
Peters is not a youth coach, but he has a high reputation among the young players and has been in charge of the academy for three years, and Hoffenheim's academy is now one of the best in Germany, thanks to his hard work.
Driving away those curious baby-like young players, Peters rushed to Chu Zhongtianle: "How did you end up here on such a wonderful day?" ”
It seems that a person who sees him today will ask this question, which is simply revealing his scars...... Without waiting for Chu Zhongtian to answer, Peters made a sudden realization: "Oh, your girlfriend is in the United States......"
Chu Zhongtian could only smile bitterly now.
Peters laughed and patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder: "Why do you want to watch the youth team game?" ”
"I didn't know there was a game at the training base today, I just wanted to come here and ......go around," Chu Zhongtian replied.
"Thank you, Chu. Your arrival makes the children very happy. ”
Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised—what is there to thank for?
Seeing Chu Zhongtian's incomprehensible expression, Peters explained: "There are very few players in the first team, and no one will even come to watch a youth team game, even if it is just by chance. They have a lot of things about themselves when they're not training and not competing. But the youth team has always made the first team a goal to strive for and your arrival is a big encouragement for them. ”
Chu Zhongtian remembered the happy smiles and excitement of those children, and he knew that what Peters said was right. Unexpectedly, his unintentional actions inspired many young players...... Chu Zhongtian has never played in the youth team of any team, whether it is Wimbledon Athletic or Metz, or now Hoffenheim, he was a first-team player when he joined. However, he once attended a football school in China. At that time, in his mind, Li Bing, Ma Mingyu and Wei Daxia were the idols of these young players, but the idols had never come to watch their games, if they could, I believe they would be a great encouragement to them...... Chu Zhongtian chatted with Peters for a while, and Peters said goodbye.
His job isn't over yet, and the fans outside the training pitch have long since dispersed, and while it's exciting to meet the stars, they care more about their children.
Chu Zhongtian went to the parking lot alone to pick up the car and drove back to Sinsheim.
When I walked to the road, I remembered that I didn't seem to have anything to eat at home, so I went to the supermarket and bought some bread, sausages, and pasta.
When he got home, Chu Zhongtian threw down his things and prepared to cook dinner for himself, although it was still early, but there was nothing to do anyway, he ate early, and he had a little more time in the evening.
I was working in the kitchen when I heard the doorbell ring.
He looked through the cat's eye and saw only a man in a yellow-red jacket and a cap with the word "DHL" emblazoned on it.
"Excuse me, Zhongtian. Is Mr. Chu at home? A deep voice rang out.
"Ah, it's me." Chu Zhongtian opened the door while responding.
"There's your delivery."
As he spoke, Chu Zhongtian had already opened the door. But when he opened the door, what he saw was not a DHL courier standing in front of him, but ...... "Emily?!" He exclaimed, startled at what he saw.
Standing in front of him is the official girlfriend Emily who has been thinking about him for a long time. Stan. Still wearing a yellow-and-red DHL jacket, she took off her cap to reveal her true face.
At this time, Emily smiled brightly at Chu Zhongtian, and in Chu Zhongtian's opinion, this cold Valentine's Day suddenly became warm.
"Happy Valentine's Day, dear. This is your Valentine's Day gift, please sign for it. Emily put her hands on Chu Zhongtian's neck, leaned over, and exhaled like an orchid with one mouth, delicate and charming, seducing Chu Zhongtian.
(To be continued)