Chapter 1 Is He the Man We Need?
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"Direct pass! Hit Marcelo...... Yes! Harvey! Harvey! Harvey! The ball is in! They are 1-0 up on their home turf! This is football in Barcelona!! ”
"Villa! Shot!! Casillas ...... Pedro! Pedro! The ball is in again! 2:0! Casillas pounced, but the ball still slipped through the middle, and Pedro was smart enough to follow...... It's beautiful! ”
'Real Madrid got off to a bad start as they were two goals down at the Camp Nou...... It was torture to stand up to them in this first half...... Real Madrid looked so unmotivated and disciplined that they couldn't even pose a threat to Barcelona's goal. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"The first half is over, I believe they can get a respite ......"
"Messi...... Messi! Villa! Oooo Here comes the third ball! The third ball! Barcelona leads Real Madrid 3:0! Mourinho has completely lost his temper, he sits in his place with a blank face......"
"Villa! It's Villa again! Brace! Oh, my God...... I can't believe the fourth ball...... I can't believe that this will be the pinnacle matchup between Real Madrid and Barcelona, the game is one-sided and the score is one-sided! This game has just lost its suspense! Villa's second goal made the game die in the 57th minute! ”
"The fifth - Bojan crosses, Hefren! Heffren!! 5:0!! Incredible! Incredible...... It was a night of shame for Real Madrid...... Look at Pique's gesture after the goal, five goals! Huge gap! ”
The sound of the Camp Nou stadium shook the eardrums and heart of every Real Madrid person. They tasted defeat here, but what was even more terrible than defeat was the score - 5:0! This score has only appeared six times in the history of the 234 meetings between the two sides, four of which belonged to Barcelona, who thrashed Real Madrid 5-0 and the other two to Real Madrid. However, this was not the most obvious score in the history of the two sides, the match with the biggest difference was the Copa del Rey semi-final on June 13, 1943, when Real Madrid slaughtered Barcelona 11-1.
All the Barcelona fans raised their arms and stretched out five fingers to announce to the world that their team could beat the unbeatable new Galaxy by such a scoreline, and put Mourinho in shame!
It was like a slap in the face of the Real Madrid people, and it was not one, it was five, not one person, but more than 80,000 people together!
"Poor Casillas...... The best goalkeeper in world football today has picked up the ball in the goal five times...... Today's Real Madrid team is completely incomprehensible, undisciplined, lacking in fighting spirit, completely unaware of what they are thinking......"
Real Madrid's superstars all stood in place, their faces full of confusion and pain. They never imagined that this game would turn out like this...... Messi and his teammates were celebrating the victory, but C. Ronaldo was biting his lip and looking pained.
"It's over! Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-0 on their home turf! This is a first-class national derby, the battle of the century, before the game, no one would have thought that what should have been a close peak showdown has become a one-man show for Barcelona. They used this match to show the world how strong their football is, both to be pleasing to the eye and to beat their opponents......"
Rosell, the new president of Barcelona, got up with a smug smile and shook hands with Florentino, who was sitting next to him, and Florentino returned the salute with a very gracious smile. But as he walked out of the box, he said to Baldano next to him, "We have to buy another person who can compete with them!" ”
The expression on his face is no longer good-looking, and can even be described as black.
It is impossible for anyone to maintain their demeanor and good mood after such humiliation.
※※※ "Chu! He passed the ball to Obasi! Nice transfer! Obasi shoots ...... The ball is in! The ball is in! Pretty! Pretty! It's incredible! Hoffenheim actually took the lead over Barcelona in the race! It was Hoffenheim, not Barcelona!! ”
"The game was in the final moments, the score was still 3:2, and Barcelona was ahead of Hoffenheim! And they have one more person...... Van Nistelrooy - !! Valdez! He pounced! Football fell outside...... Clear! It's Chu! The offensive isn't over yet! Shoot - incredible! Hoffenheim equalised! 3:3!! ”
The voice of commentary on the television echoed through the small office. Several middle-aged men sat around an oval-shaped conference table, staring at the TV screen.
"He's simply China's Beckenbauer! You can see him everywhere in the audience! Rangnick's original investment of 30 million now seems to be simply cheap, and it can't be cheaper...... Chu Neng plays almost all positions on the pitch, except for the goalkeeper ......"
"Oh no! I'm going to take back what I said before, he can even play the goalkeeper! Nice save! Wonderful! Very exciting! ”
One person picks up the remote control and turns the volume down. Then he looked away, turned his face to look at the others, and said, "Gentlemen, I think he's the one we need." ”
Someone opened the shutters in the house, and the sunlight from the outside penetrated into the room. On the table were sports newspapers that had one thing in common – a picture of the same person on the front page.
"Chu has created a rural miracle!"
"The real successor of Beckenbauer - Chu!"
"Chu is the soul of Hoffenheim!"
Sitting at the back of the table, facing the TV, was Florentino, the president of Real Madrid, who turned his head to look at the man on his left.
Mourinho shrugged: "It's really good. ”
Florentino looked to the right again. "Qi Zu, can you tell me?"
Zinedin. Zidane nodded: "I also think he is the person we need very much right now." I was friends with him and I knew him. His presence will definitely help us improve our strength. And, if decided, I can convince him......"
Florentino withdrew his gaze and returned to the TV screen, where the game footage was shown on Barcelona's final attack, and Pedro's inevitable goal was saved by Chu Zhongtian.
"Almost as agile as Igor...... "Jorge Jorge, the team's sports manager. Baldano (je_valdano) lamented.
"Outstanding physical fitness, super physical fitness, tenacious fighting spirit, very good overall vision and awareness, and solid basic skills...... I think you've seen that in the Champions League final. The man with the remote control pointed to the TV and said he was the club's technical director, Pardeza.
"The only problem is that he's probably going to be worth a bit of a ......," Padessa added at the end.
'The problem now is that we need a replacement for Alonso. But it seems a bit ...... to let him come as a substitute," Baldano frowned. "In addition, compared to Cesc Fabregas, he is not a homegrown player, and he is ...... for the image development of our club Also, compared to Schweinsteiger, he is not an EU player and will take up a non-EU place for us. ”
"But we can take the opportunity to expand our presence in the Asian market, especially in East Asia and China!" Sitting across from him was the marketing director, Jose. Sanchez said excitedly. When I think of China's huge market, no businessman will not be excited, businessmen can get along with their parents, but they will never get along with money.
Real Madrid has made two trips to China before, the first time was very successful, and the second time was mediocre. Since then, I have never tried to re-enter the Chinese market. For Chinese fans, Beckham is gone, Raul is gone, Zidane is gone, and it seems that they have lost the star that attracted them. But if they can buy the Chinese player Chu Zhongtian, the Chinese market is simply their backyard, and they can do whatever they want.
You know, Chu Zhongtian is the most popular sports star in Chinese, even surpassing Yao Ming and Liu Xiang and others.
Zidane is resolutely advocating the introduction of Chu Zhongtian, and with his understanding of Chu Zhongtian, he certainly knows what kind of changes Chu Zhongtian's arrival can bring to Real Madrid.
The meeting did not come to a final decision. The main reason is not Balde's obstruction, but Mourinho's appearance of being uninterested, as if he is not interested. Everyone else was in the thick of the discussion, but he said very little. However, everyone here knows the grievances between Mourinho and Chu Zhongtian...... Anyway, summer has just begun, and Florentino is not in a hurry. After all, if Cesc Fabregas, who was born in Barcelona, can be poached, it will also be a heavy blow to Barcelona. In the midfield position, there are many options to choose from.
But there was one person who was in a hurry.
After the meeting, Zidane approached Florentino.
"I suggest you buy Chu at once, Mr. Florentino." Zidane said to Florentino.
Florentino was puzzled: "He's very expensive, Zizou. He had just won the European Cup, and it was when he was at his most popular. Moreover, Cesc Fabregas ......"
Zidane shook his head: "It is much more difficult to buy their core from Arsenal than it is to buy their core from Hoffenheim. ”
Florentino thought about it for a moment and said to Zidane: "This way, Zizou. Our guys have been in contact with Cesc Fabregas, so let's see what's going on on his side first. ”
Zidane knows that Florentino still prefers Cesc Fabregas, after all, he is a native Spanish player, which is very helpful to the "Real Madrid localization strategy" that Florentino has been pursuing. At Real Madrid, football is not just about football, it's also about politics. Just like Robben and Sneijder are actually very good, but only because he was bought by the former chairman Calderon, the first thing Florentino did when he came to power was to purge Calderon's old forces, selling Robben to Bayern Munich and Sneijder to Inter Milan. Even if the team of these two men ended up playing at the Bernabeu for the Champions League final, the old man Florentino never regretted his decision.
He really hopes that Chu Zhongtian will join the team, he thinks that Fabregas is an equally good player, but in some aspects, Fabregas is not as good as Chu Zhongtian, at least in terms of defensive ability, Fabregas is far inferior to Chu Zhongtian.
And Chu Zhongtian has proved to the world with practical actions that he can defeat Barcelona. A team of Hoffenheim's calibre can beat Barcelona and lift the Champions League under his leadership, so what about the better Real Madrid?
Isn't that a blessing?
Zidane thinks about it, and now the most important person in the club, besides the president Florentino, is the team's head coach Jose. Jose Mourinho too.
He knew that Mourinho and Chu Zhongtian had some old grudges before...... But he doesn't think that Mourinho, a smart man, would give up his good future because of such a personal vendetta.
He decided to go to Mourinho.
※※※ When Real Madrid was still hesitating about whether to introduce Chu Zhongtian, Chu Zhongtian was on vacation in China. Just as the champion team has to bring the trophy back to its homeland after winning the World Cup, Chu Zhongtian has also brought the European Champions Cup to China.
When the plane landed at the airport and he appeared at the gangway door with the trophy in hand, the media, officials and fan representatives who had been waiting at the airport for a long time were excited.
For the first time, China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast the whole process of a player getting off the plane!
Chu Zhongtian even caught up with the national leader.
On the terminal of the Capital International Airport, a banner reading "Welcome Heroes Back to China" was hung, and Chu Zhongtian held the trophy high on the gangway, followed by a burst of cheers and applause.
After walking down the gangway, Wei Di, vice chairman of the Football Association, accompanied Cai Guohua, deputy director of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China and director of the Football Management Center, presented flowers to Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian also knows how to be a man, of course, thanks to the leadership and the country's vigorous cultivation and help - although the Chinese Football Association has had little impact on his career.
He said he was on vacation, but in fact he was socializing almost every day, and he needed to attend various events. There are commercial activities, there are social activities, there are charitable activities. Every day is busy, more tiring than playing a World Cup.
Despite this, Chu Zhongtian still tried his best to show people in the best possible image. He would never do anything like dozing off at a press conference.
Chu Zhongtian led the team to win the cup, which is the hottest sports news in China.
During this time, his popularity remained high in China.
Not to mention in China, it's the same in all of Europe.
Although Chu Zhongtian became famous very early and led the team to win the UEFA Cup. But it was this game that really put him in the limelight around the world. All the sports channels are vying to broadcast Chu Zhongtian's wonderful performance highlights. His dominating performance in the tournament has been praised by countless pundits and celebrities.
Since he is so famous, it is natural that there are many transfer rumors about him.
Almost all the giants have been rumored to have transfer scandals related to him.
Barcelona in particular, after losing to Hoffenheim in the final, Pep Guardiola asked the club to poach Chu Zhongtian from Hoffenheim at all costs, so that Barcelona are truly invincible.
In addition, Manchester United, which has been lacking a good midfielder, is also chasing Chu Zhongtian, and Ferguson praised Chu Zhongtian's performance after the game as already the top three in the world. The love of talent can be seen.
Allegri also believes that AC Milan's rebuilding must start from the most critical position, and it is the general trend for Chu Zhongtian to take over Pirlo's team.
Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea are playing the emotional card, summoning the wanderer home.
Almost every day, there is transfer news related to Chu Zhongtian. One moment it was an impasse in the transfer negotiations with a certain team, and the next moment it was a peak turn. For a while, the two sides refuted the rumors, which was simply impossible, and the next time, according to people familiar with the matter, the team had already privately offered Hoffenheim a good price...... Hoffenheim's little seedling seems to be destined to leave this big Buddha.
Reporters rushed to Sinsheim to hear what Hoffenheim had to say about the rumours.
Hoffenheim's official reply was: "This is the time for the team to be on holiday, and the head coach Rangnick is not there, so we can't answer your questions. Everything will have to wait until Rangnick returns. ”
The reporters went to find Chu Zhongtian again, Chu Zhongtian's phone was turned off, and when he returned to China, he changed to another mobile phone with a domestic number. Some Chinese reporters wanted to ask him similar questions, but he refused to answer all questions about transfers. People are now the most popular, and they are qualified enough to play big names and take a stand in front of these reporters.
The reporters were afraid that it would be too late, let alone ask clearly despite Chu Zhongtian's wishes. No brain-dead journalist would dare to do that.
Helpless, the reporters could only call Chu Zhongtian's agent James. Merry.
Merry's response was: "All transfer rumours are rumors! Nothing to believe! Chu is now on vacation in China and I haven't received any contact from the club either. Quote? You'll have to ask the Hoffenheim Club. I don't have any news here that you might be interested in, everything is calm, calm like a pool of stagnant water. ”
Football was kicked to the club's side again. But the journalists all know what the club's reply is. They went to ask the club, and they couldn't ask anything.
It's almost impossible to get something out of the mouths of the three parties.
No matter how hot the outside world was, Chu Zhongtian ignored it, and hurriedly accompanied his wife to Jiuzhaigou, and Emily, who had been to many of the most beautiful places in the world, was also shocked by the beauty of Jiuzhaigou.
Coming out of Jiuzhaigou, although there are no commercial activities, social activities and charitable activities. But Chu Zhongtian can't rest, his own career is still waiting for him to deal with. First of all, he wants to go to the new Sichuan Quanxing Football Club to see the staff and players who are sticking to it and cheer them up. Then he will go back to Beijing to deal with the sports brand named after him, and then he will leave China for Hollywood to care about the later development of "Wimbledon Love...... Although he was very busy, Chu Zhongtian felt very fulfilled.
(To be continued)