Chu Zhongnaïve never thought that he would experience a tense and exciting relegation battle in his first season on loan at Cashe. Since Wimbledon, he has experienced a promotion battle in his playing career, and the final result has been mixed, failing once, but fortunately succeeding in the end. Now that he has experienced a relegation battle, no matter what the final result is, he can be regarded as experienced from beginning to end.

The match against Strasbourg is on 14 May, and Metz will host Paris Saint-Germain seven days later. Although PSG's results this season have not been very good and do not match their reputation, they are still a strong team for Metz.

'The only thing that works in our favor is that we're playing at home.' A few days before the game, Metz's local media "Lorraine Repubblica" said that if you analyze the strength of the team, the more you analyze, the more frustrated you become, and the difference in strength between the two sides is like a huge chasm, which seems to be unbridgeable.

Marseille will host Lyon, who have already won the league ahead of schedule, and the Marseille may be hoping that Lyon, who have already won the trophy, will show mercy to their men so that they can retain fourth place in the league and qualify for next season's UEFA Cup. And the Parisians certainly don't think so, as rivals in the national derby and contenders for qualification in the League Cup, PSG have every reason to hope that Marseille are out of luck. Of course, they will not let go of the weak Metz, and only by defeating Metz can they be in an advantageous position in the competition with Marseille. This is what the local Parisian newspaper Le Parisien said about the game.

There are also many centrist media outlets who are not optimistic that Metz can beat Paris Saint-Germain at home, because Paris Saint-Germain now has the motivation to win the game, and this motivation is no less than Metz.

Metz for survival, Paris Saint-Germain for honor and dignity.

※※※ "Tell everyone that we are going to have a meeting after the training. Captain Bobicon informed the vice-captain Proman, who in turn informed the other teammates of the captain's decision. Soon in between trainings, everyone knew that the team was going to have a closed-door meeting after training.

In fact, it is normal for the team to bypass the coach and decide to hold a meeting on their own, after all, the locker room is a very internal and mysterious area, and even the coach cannot easily set foot in it. If there is anything between the players, it has to be resolved in the dressing room, and you can't go outside the dressing room to say it, whether it is solved or not, you have to follow this rule. This is the rule in the locker rooms of football teams around the world.

When the players want to play against the club collectively and want to increase their wages or bonuses, they hold dressing room meetings. When players are unhappy with a coach, they hold a dressing room meeting to discuss what to do. When there is a conflict between the players, the captain will come forward to hold a dressing room meeting to try to reconcile the two sides. In conclusion, locker room meetings have a lot to do.

Today's locker room meeting has nothing to do with the above reasons, because the team has reached the critical moment of relegation, and the captain wants to boost morale and unify his thoughts - he has to know what his teammates think before these two big battles, and if there are bad signs of thought, he will be strangled directly in the locker room, and he must not let it blossom on the pitch.

After the afternoon training, the players quickly ended their interviews with reporters on the sidelines of the training ground, met the fans to sign autographs and take photos, and walked back to the locker room.

Chu Zhongtian and Ribery are the same, in the face of the question of the chances of relegation from Chinese reporters, Chu Zhongtian just said that they would play the last two games seriously.

"It's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to heaven to make things happen." He said this to Xu Xiaodi.

Chu Zhongtian, who returned to the locker room, heard the captain Bobiconi saying, "Everyone go to take a shower first, change clothes, and then we will have a meeting." Be mindful of the time to take a shower and don't delay everyone's time! ”

There are eleven shower heads in the bathroom, just enough for a starting lineup to take a shower at the same time. After three trips, everyone had showered and changed their clothes, some were sitting in their seats, some were on one side, and some were sitting on the ground, all waiting for the meeting to begin.

Bobigoni stands in the middle, he's the captain, he's in charge of calling the meeting, he's in charge of giving everybody a meeting. There is no coach in the dressing room, and no coach is allowed to participate in the players' meetings, no matter how high the coach is in the team. If a coach wants to force a meeting with the players, he will lose the support of the whole team, which is tantamount to self-destruction, so few coaches dare to challenge the players in the dressing room.

When everyone was there, Bobigconi spoke, "I think everyone knows why I called you to the meeting. We are in a tough relegation situation and we know some people are scared of the next game against opponents like Paris Saint-Germain. That's why I'm calling this meeting – I don't want our team to be relegated, so even the best opponents we have to win! ”

Bobiconi is actually a captain with little presence, and he is almost useless when the team is normal. In addition to reminding everyone to change clothes quickly in the locker room, don't be too lazy during training, and pay attention to early rest during games, he rarely talks in the locker room. In the locker room, the most striking star was Frank. Ribery. But this afternoon, the protagonist here is Bobpiconi.

"Does anyone want to be downgraded?" He asked.

His teammates shook their heads and replied, "No! ”

"No, who wants to be demoted?"

"I don't know what other people think, but I don't want to downgrade myself......"

"Stefan, you're!" Ribery screamed as if insulted. 'We're players for Metz, do we want our team to be relegated? If we do get relegated, it will be an insult to ourselves, because it shows that we haven't worked hard for a season! We ourselves are inferior and cannot be relegated! ”

Despite being scolded by Ribery, Bobigconi was not angry, he laughed: "I'm so happy to see that you guys are still so scrappy. To be honest, I was worried that you would lose your fighting spirit because our opponent was Paris Saint-Germain...... Now it seems that I am too careful. If you really think so, then I don't have much to say. In the last two rounds of the league, we have to win anyway, we have to be relegated, and there is no way except to win! ”

"Paris Saint-Germain is really nothing remarkable!" Ribery continued, "Didn't we almost take a point the last time we played them? If it weren't for their fake fall at the last moment...... So I don't think we should have any psychological pressure when we play against them. Today's Paris is long gone! ”

His words were echoed by everyone, and his teammates echoed him.

"Yes, we can defeat them!"

"The media always say that the relegation team is the hardest to play, so let's show them how difficult it is!"

Bobigconi was pleased with the reaction, and that was what he called the meeting for - to boost morale if the morale was not enough, and if there was no problem, add more firewood and fire to make the flame burn stronger.

"Well, brothers, against Paris Saint-Germain, don't let our home fans down!"

※※※ The meeting was over, and everyone was still discussing the next matches and their opponents.

Chu Zhongtian became the focus of everyone's discussion, because the last time the two teams met, it was he who came on as a substitute for the injured Leka in the game, helping the team regain control of the midfield and almost get a point.

"Hey Chu, it is estimated that Kanna will still play in this game, be careful of that person." Promans reminded Chu Zhongtian.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Ribery next to him stood up and said, "Who won and who lost the last time they met?" Wasn't that kid defeated by our Chu? I don't think there's anything to worry about. ”

"Don't get hurt...... Promans added.

"Thank you, Gregory." Chu Zhongtian smiled at Promang, the other party was kind-hearted, and he couldn't help but appreciate it.

"I think it should be Kanna, be careful of our Chu!" Ribery's words amused many people, and they all remembered the scene when Kana was knocked to the ground by Chu Zhongtian and almost lost his breath. Seeing that the "killing machine" that showed off its power before was so embarrassed, the Metz players as opponents were really cool.

Bobigoni walked up and asked Chu Zhongtian: "Chu, how many yellow cards do you have on you now after the suspension?" ”

Chu Zhongtian thought for a moment, and then told the captain: "One." ”

Bobigoni nodded: "That's good." But be careful not to play against Cana, if you get a red card, it's a ...... game."

Chu Zhongtian replied, "Don't worry, captain." I know how to measure. ”

※※※ At the crucial moment of relegation, the performance of Chu Zhongtian and Ribery is crucial, and it may not be an exaggeration to say that their performance will determine the ultimate fate of the team. So Merry returned to Metz to watch his two players play.

When he arrived in Mace, he invited the two of them to a meal and talked about their respective futures. After all, the season is coming to an end, and it is not yet known whether the team will be able to succeed in relegation, what will happen to them next season if they can be relegated, and what will they do next season if they can't be relegated.

"If I can't be relegated, I definitely won't stay here." Ribery said it very simply, he doesn't really have much affection for Metz, if it weren't for Chu Zhongtian and Coach Fernandez, he might have moved to Turkey during the winter break. 'If I can be relegated, I'm going to see if there are other teams interested in me, and if they can offer me a contract that I'm happy with, I'll move.'

"Me? I have to look at Chelsea's arrangement, whether the team is relegated or not......" Chu Zhongtian is also telling the truth, he has no way to decide his fate at all.

Merry said to Chu Zhongtian: "Some time ago, Metz asked Chelsea for an offer, and they plan to buy you out. ”

Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised, he had never heard of this before, even Xu Xiaodi had not told him, obviously he didn't know.

'However, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is said to have refused, and he intends to wait and see you before deciding whether to accept the transfer request from you.

"Observe me? So I have hope of returning to Chelsea? Chu Zhongtian asked, he was not surprised when he heard this.

"I don't know, Chu. We're going to watch them again. But for now, you are sincere with Mez, maybe because of your head coach Fernandez......"

Ribery suddenly interjected: "Chu, let's just transfer to other teams together next season!" We're still in this together! ”

Chu Zhongtian's heart skipped a beat—this was a very attractive suggestion. But...... It's very difficult to operate, first of all, the team that is interested in Ribery is not necessarily interested in themselves, and the team that is interested in themselves is not necessarily interested in Ribery. Secondly, the team that can meet Ribery's requirements may not be willing to meet its own requirements, and the team that can meet its own requirements may not be able to meet Ribery's requirements.

He shrugged, "We'll see, Frank, the season isn't over yet, I don't know what the situation will be." ”

"I have another concern......," Mr Merry added, "and I know that your manager Fernandes' contract with Metz expires at the end of the season and he has not renewed his contract with the club. He thinks a lot of about you, but it's hard to say if he's going to be in Metz next season, and you have to take that into account when you think about your future. ”

Both of them knew that the manager and the club had not yet renewed their contracts, and they thought that Mr. Fernandes did not want to be distracted at the critical moment of relegation, and planned to wait for the team to relegate before renewing his contract with the team. But what if the team doesn't get relegated?

Will they be like them and leave the team?

I finally met a coach who was optimistic about himself and carefully cultivated him, but he and himself didn't know where they would be next season, and his career was really uneven...... Chu Zhongtian and Ribery both had such a feeling for a while.

"What's wrong with you? I don't want to put pressure on you. Seeing that Chu Zhongtian and Ribery were a little silent, Merry clapped his hands and laughed. You've done a great season, where can't you go in the future? Don't think about it so much just yet, let's finish the last two games. ”

※※※As the match against Paris Saint-Germain approaches, the number of fans who come to watch the team's training outside the Holy Mountain Fortion training base every day has also increased. They are all here to cheer on the players, hoping that they can overcome strong opponents and succeed in relegation.

Chu Zhongtian even saw the taxi driver Escher in the crowd. Morality. Belmont. Today, instead of wearing the blue No. 10 jersey of the French team, he wore a No. 30 jersey of Metz, with Chu Zhongtian's surname printed on it: "Chu".

"I'm not lying, I'm really your fan." After seeing Chu Zhongtian, Belmont excitedly pointed to the number and name behind him and said to Chu Zhongtian, and then he turned his back and asked Chu Zhongtian to sign the white number.

"I said man, PSG has nothing to fear! them! "When Chu Zhongtian signed his autograph, he was still chattering." That Kanna is nowhere near as good as you! What else would he do but be able to defend? Oh sorry, he's not defending but tackles, what else would he do but tackle? You're a million times stronger than him! ”

"Alright." After Chu Zhongtian signed his name, he slapped him on the back, "Aren't you driving today?" ”

"I'm just sending a guest here to see you train...... " he searched the crowd, as if trying to find the passenger he had just carried. Chu Zhongtian thought to himself, there are so many people here, how can it be so easy for you to find it?

As soon as he finished thinking about it, he saw Belmont point with his hand: "It's her!" ”

Chu Zhongtian looked over and saw Lin Beiyao leaning on a tree on the edge of the training ground, vomiting...... "How long did it take you to get from Metz University to here?" He asked Belmont.

"Six minutes!" Belmont proudly announced.

Chu Zhongtian is full of black lines.

"I'll make her watch out for no more rides in your car, Belmont."

"Uh......" Belmont, who was still very proud just now, was stunned: "That's your friend?" ”

"Of course. If she has a three-long and two-short, you don't want to ask for my autograph again! Chu Zhongtian bluffed this young Frenchman who looked scary, but was actually very simple.

"Well, I'll pay attention to it later...... Otherwise, you make a list of your friends, and I'll see a ...... who will pay attention to speed control in the future."

Chu Zhongtian shrugged at him, how could he possibly accept this kind of request? He ignored Belmont and turned to sign autographs for the next fan.

Belmont looked back at Lin Beiyao, who was still vomiting, then at Chu Zhongtian, and then waved at him: "I have to go, man!" I said perform well during the game and I'll go cheer you on! ”

Then he trotted away from the Holy Mountain Furien Stadium, and he was in a hurry to drive to make money.

※※※ The players finished the training session and signed autographs for the enthusiastic fans outside the training ground, thanking them for coming to the training ground to support the team.

The team's head coach, Mr. Fernandez, sat in his office in the only small building on the training base, with his mobile phone in front of him.

There were no lights on in the office, even though it was dark outside and the light inside the room was dim. It didn't matter, because he had to look at something, he was sitting in his chair, just meditating.

He had just finished a call. In the phone call, he was invited to coach his team at the end of the season, and promised to give him a high salary, in addition to meeting his requirements in the transfer market, as long as he wanted, he would try his best to buy him and build a team that could once again dominate France and even Europe.

The man's name was Papa. Diouf (papa_diouf) is the president of the Marseille club.

(To be continued)