Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent. Fornier (laurent_fournier) thinks it would be a godsend for them to meet an underdog like Metz at a crucial moment in the race for the UEFA Cup.

In an interview with the newspaper Le Vars, he said: "I'm very happy to see that Marseille's opponent in this round of the league is Lyon. And I never thought Lyon would let go when they had already won the league, for a highly dedicated professional team they would give it their all in any game. I believe in the work ethic of the Lyon players. ”

He praised Lyon, and even congratulated Lyon on winning the league title, believing that they fully deserved it. "Four wins in a row is a great result, Löguin did a great job and the lads from Lyon were great! They deserve the league title and I don't think there's any team in Ligue 1 that can compete with them at the moment......"

And the Marseille media ridiculed Fornier for currying favor with Lyon to the point of disgust in order to get Lyon to go all out against Marseille. "I wonder if Legon and his disciples will get goosebumps when they hear Fournier's words?"

The media in the two major cities are engaged in a war of words around the three teams. But in reality, these two games should be four teams, Paris Saint-Germain and Metz, Marseille and Lyon. But everyone automatically ignored Mace...... Only the local media in Metz were excited, and seemed to be too excited, with "Metz relegation situation in jeopardy" and "Metz players confident of beating Paris Saint-Germain". The fans of Metz don't know whether Metz can win or not.

The media in Nancy, not far from Metz, gloated over the current situation of Metz.

Nancy is a city in northeastern France with a professional team of the same name. Chinese striker Li Jinyu played for the team for a season. Every time the Lorraine derby in Nancy and Metz is very popular, although it is not as well-known as the "French national derby" (clasico) of Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille, but in terms of popularity, they were once called "the hottest derby in France" by the French media.

The two teams have always had old grudges, so they are naturally unwilling to let go of the good opportunity to blow each other down.

Nancy are playing in Ligue 2 this season, and with the remaining two rounds of the league, they have 68 points and are in first place in the second division, 11 points more than fourth in the league, Sedan, and have been promoted ahead of schedule. They will play in Ligue 1 next season. This is a happy event, and as the sworn enemy of the Lorraine region, Metz is mired in relegation, which cannot but make the Nancy people feel overjoyed.

Their media said: "Welcome to the second division, we have experience and can pass it on to you for free." But I don't think you need to, because you just played in the second division two seasons ago. ”

"Let's go to Class A, you go to Class B!"

In the past, Metz fans used to ridicule Nancy, who had been relegated to the second division for four seasons and did not return to the first division, as a "lift", but now that Nancy has been confirmed to be promoted, they themselves may be reduced to the new "lift". Naturally, the Nancy media and fans also mocked Metz for this incident: "They (referring to Metz) have been upgraded!" They were downgraded! They've upgraded again! They're downgraded again! Who's the real lift? ”

The fans of Metz were by no means good-tempered, and they went to Nancy's official website to leave messages and curse their opponents, and declared that they must look good in the Lorraine derby next season.

※※※ The media and fans around the world are fighting fiercely, but the whole team of Mace, which is at the center of the storm, is not calm. The media attention, and the proximity of the tournament, will inevitably make some players nervous.

Even Chu Zhongtian, a Chinese player who rarely appeared in the French media before, is now surrounded by many French reporters who want to hear what he thinks of this relegation battle.

"We have no other way but to win. So we're going to win. This is Chu Zhongtian's answer.

"But there is a gap between your strength and your opponent......"

"Football matches are not just about the strength of the two sides, otherwise Lyon should be unbeaten this season." Chu Zhongtian suddenly hated these French reporters very much, because these questions were too mentally retarded and too contemptuous of people. If the game is only more static than which of the two players is static, then football will lose a lot of fun. People lose hope for the outcome of the game, because the strong team is always strong, and the weak team is always weak.

He's had the experience of beating a top professional team with an amateur team and it's a wonderful feeling. He longed to relive it one more time.

He knew that the local media in Metz often didn't ask that, and that they were from other places, maybe even from Nancy. He now knew that Nancy and Metz were not all the same, although he still had some affinity for that team because Li Jinyu had played for that team before.

What else did the reporters want to ask, Chu Zhongtian had already walked away and returned to the locker room.

"This group of journalists is so annoying!" As soon as I got back to the dressing room, I heard Ribery complaining loudly. "It's like the whole world thinks we're going to lose!"

When he heard that, he thought of when he played at Wimbledon, before the game against Chelsea, his teammate Joe Brown. Shirin had also complained in the car. But the result?

Chu Zhongtian laughed.

Isn't it good that when the whole world doesn't think of us, we win?

※※※ On May 19, two days before the game, after the end of training, Fernandez announced the squad for the competition the day after tomorrow, and Chu Zhongtian's name was unsurprisingly listed. He's a regular player in the squad now, so there's no need to look forward to anything with nervous excitement when the squad is announced.

"I'll go to the hotel after training tomorrow, so bring your own things when you come to training tomorrow." After the order, Fernandez disbanded the team.

When Chu Zhongtian jogged back to the apartment, he found that today's apartment was different from usual - there would not be so many people at the door of the apartment and in the corridor on weekdays...... "It's Chu!" Chu is back! After a few people at the door saw Chu Zhongtian's figure, they shouted excitedly, and some people turned around and ran in, probably to ventilate and report the news.

Chu Zhongtian felt strange, why did these people stand outside?

"Hi guys." But he greeted them anyway.

"Good evening, Chu!"

"How's it been today? Are you in good shape? What about Frank's state? ”

Chu Zhongtian walked in, and all the way he asked like this. There were many Metz fans living in this apartment, and when they heard that Chu Zhongtian was back, everyone came out of their houses one after another, stood at the entrance of the building, and when they saw Chu Zhongtian coming up, they said a few words to him, or reached out to pat his body.

He lived on the fourth floor, three passages, and on the third floor he met Le Goff and his daughter.

"My dad must come out and say a few words to you." Legov's daughter said helplessly to Chu Zhongtian.

"It's okay." Chu Zhongtian stopped, and he noticed that Le Goff was holding a bottle of champagne in both hands.

Le Goff also noticed that Chu Zhongtian's eyes were looking at the bottle of wine in his arms, and he lit up very proudly: "The best reward for this game is ready for you, young man!" It's up to you to take it! I won't be able to go to the game the day after tomorrow, but I'll be watching it in front of the TV! ”

Chu Zhongtian glanced at Legov's daughter, who was a little worried, and then said to Legov: "You should listen to your daughter, Mr. Legov......"

"No, no! What does she know about a? Football is what makes my heart strong! When I found out about my illness 10 years ago, I told the doctor that if I wasn't allowed to watch football, I would die tomorrow! And now I watch the Metz game every weekend and I'm still alive and well, haha! Le Goff laughed loudly.

At this time, his daughter was extremely nervous, for fear that the excitement would stimulate her father's heart.

Chu Zhongtian also knew that he couldn't stay here for too long, otherwise it would cause the old man to talk, but it would be miserable.

"I'm sorry, I'm going back, Mr. Legov." Chu Zhongtian pointed to the ceiling.

"You go back, I just wanted to say to you, come and get the best reward in the game!" Legov raised the wine bottle and shook it at Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian spread his hands: "I can only try my best to help the team win, but the best ...... in the game"

"As long as the team wins, you're the best in the game!" Le Goff gave him a thumbs up.

Chu Zhongtian waved at him, turned around and walked up.

But when he reached the top floor, the fourth floor, he found that his agent, Mr. Merry, was also waiting for him outside.

"How does it feel to be welcomed by someone, Chu?" Merry asked him with a smile.

"Feeling...... Weird. Chu Zhongtian scratched his head and said.

Merry laughed and patted him on the shoulder, "I've got dinner ready, let's eat together." ”

※※※After the last day of training, the whole team will travel to the hotel to prepare for the match against Paris Saint-Germain.

Paris Saint-Germain also came to Metz and warmed up at the Stade de la Fortion in the evening. Metz head coach Fernandez and assistant coach David Fernandes. Carré goes to the stadium to find out what the enemy is doing. The management of the hotel was handed over to another coach, Francisco. Morality. Tadio.

Tadio asked everyone not to go out, only to walk around the hotel, to hang out and chat, and to drink alcohol. Everyone else had to go to bed at eleven o'clock, and he would go round one by one.

On this night, Ribery and Chu Zhongtian were still playing a game of Pro Evolution Soccer on PS2 in their hotel room. This time, instead of playing the Master League, they chose to play the real Metz pair against Paris Saint-Germain repeatedly. Ribery and Chu Zhongtian teamed up to play Metz against Paris Saint-Germain, who had the highest difficulty. They plan to simulate the game first.

The two people work together tacitly, and even in the face of the most difficult AI, they can always win easily.

After playing for a while, Ribery got bored: "4:0, 5:0, 6:0...... As long as we want to score more goals, this kind of rehearsal is meaningless...... Pauletta in the game seems to be useless, and balance in all aspects means total mediocrity. And that Cana...... I can't tell that he looks like a 'killing machine'. Roten's technique is outstanding, but here he passes the ball with a few steps and is unthreatening! ”

"After all, even if it's the most difficult, a computer is still a computer. Not as smart as a real person. Chu Zhongtian shrugged.

Ribery lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling. Chu Zhongtian paused the game and put the controller aside.

"There are two league games left to end the season...... I remembered Mr. Merry's words again, what are we going to do next season? Ribery muttered. Are you going back to Chelsea, Chu? ”

"Hmm." Chu Zhongtian nodded. "I'm on loan at Metz and I'm going to be back when the season is over."

"Are you coming back next season?"

"I don't know, it depends on the club's arrangement......"

"It doesn't make sense for me to stay in Metz if you're not there. Oh, and Mr. Fernández. Ribery sighed, "Let's wait until the season is over to see if Mr. Fernandez and you are still here." Anyway, I don't have to worry about running out of places to go. It's just that it's really troublesome to re-recruit people to cultivate tacit understanding after changing places. ”

Ribery was lying on the bed complaining all the time, while Chu Zhongtian sat next to him and listened silently.

As he spoke, Ribery suddenly turned over and looked at Chu Zhongtian: "Why don't you transfer next season, Mr. Fernandez likes you very much, you can see it?" Isn't it better to play under a coach who knows you well, knows you, and likes you, than to play at any other team? ”

Hearing Ribery say this, Chu Zhongtian suddenly thought of something that Mr. Merry had said to him before - the Metz club had asked Chelsea about his intention to sell him, but Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused.

Does this mean that Mourinho and Chelsea are optimistic about their future?

Chu Zhongtian was not sure.

He vaguely felt that a move to Metz might be a good choice. If Chelsea don't have a future of their own, why hang themselves from that golden tree?

He nodded: "If you and Mr. Fernandes can stay in Metz after this season, then I will apply for a transfer." ”

Ribery looked very happy when he heard Chu Zhongtian say this, he jumped up from the bed and ran to Chu Zhongtian to high-five him.

After the high-five, Ribery was excited to talk about what he planned for next season if they could both stay in Metz.

"Don't fight for relegation next season! It's exciting, but it's too unpursuing! Ribery has bigger ambitions, "hopefully the team can go a little further in the cup." ”

"League Cup? Or the French Cup? ”

"It's all right, haha!"

The two of them talked until the stipulated break, and Coach Tadio's loud voice sounded outside the door: "Sleep, Frank, Chu!" ”

The two of them got up and went to the bathroom to wash.

Before going to bed, Ribery lay on the quilt and stretched out his fist to Chu Zhongtian: "I don't want you to come next season, but we have to play in the second division, so tomorrow's game must be won!" Win and show them! ”

Chu Zhongtian stretched out his fist and touched him.

"Come on tomorrow!"

※※※ For all Ligue 1 leagues in the current round, Metz's home match against Paris Saint-Germain is not a very important game, and the most eye-catching game is Marseille's home game against Lyon. Both sides are strong teams and it is also about qualifying for next season's UEFA Cup, so this game is in the spotlight.

In China, though, the game is clearly less attractive than Metz's relegation battle. In the past half season, as Chu Zhongtian has continued to play in Metz and has played steadily, the domestic attention to him has become higher and higher. It's all done before, this time I have long heard that it is the relegation battle of Metz, and the opponent is Paris Saint-Germain, who helped Chu Zhongtian establish his position in the team, and this game must get a live broadcast signal no matter what.

It is convenient to talk to the French about the stakes and tell the group of arrogant Frenchmen that because Metz is a Chu Zhongtian, their league is becoming more and more influential in Chinese mainland - of course, it is exaggerated, not so prosperous and so prosperous, otherwise how can the French be willing to give a signal - and then tell them that the Chinese market is very broad, and now the Premier League, Serie A, and Bundesliga have a large number of loyal fans in China, but the French league has not been able to open the Chinese market, Chu Zhongtian, who is now playing in Metz, is a good opportunity. Chinese fans want to see Chu Zhongtian play, and the French league also needs to open up the Chinese market through Chu Zhongtian, so why not have a win-win opportunity?

Anyway, in the end, the French side agreed to send the broadcast signal of Metz to CCTV, so that they could broadcast it to Chinese mainland.

After getting the signal, CCTV's sports channel began to promote it in their programs a week in advance. even compared Chu Zhongtian's game with Yang Chen's relegation battle in Frankfurt a few years ago, almost without directly blowing Chu Zhongtian into the leader of Metz.

The effect of this is very good, in China, there are many fans who usually don't pay attention to Ligue 1 because they have China's own players, and they plan to watch this game, not to mention those fans who are already paying attention to Chu Zhongtian.

And Chu Zhongtian's parents are ready to stay up late to watch the game, strong tea, coffee, snacks and snacks...... It's time for a little tea party.

Because the game kicks off at 8 p.m. local time in France, that is, at 3 a.m. Beijing time. In order to broadcast this match, CCTV Sports also canceled a La Liga broadcast. It's just that this time, not many people on the Internet scolded the TV station for this decision.

Because it's an opportunity to cheer on your players, it's more immersive than watching the performances of La Liga stars.

(To be continued)