Chapter Twenty-Five: The Center of the Storm Was Calm

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Chu Zhongtian was substituted, but the game was not over yet. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoDortmund are still trying to attack, and they are no longer expecting to equalise or turn defeat into victory. They just want to save a little bit of face for themselves in this game.

Nurui, who was defended by Chu Zhong Tianfang before, had no temper at all. Shaheen has gradually become active after Chu Zhongtian's play, and Tinga and Kyle no longer have to focus all their energy on one player at Hoffenheim. Although the Brazilian defender Gustavo, who came on as a substitute for Chu Zhongtian, is a player with great potential, there is still a big gap between him and Chu Zhongtian in terms of current strength.

He alone was not enough to immobilize all three of Dortmund's midfielders.

Borussia Dortmund's incessant attacking efforts finally paid off when they were awarded a corner in the final minute of stoppage time. Shaheen's corner from the left was met by several Hoffenheim players. Santana picked up a low left-footed shot from eight yards out in the middle and the ball swooped into the bottom left corner of the net.

1:4。

Borussia Dortmund finally scored a face-saving goal.

However, the goal did not affect the Hoffenheim fans in the mood of the victory.

It was the team's biggest win since entering the Bundesliga, not just by the scoreline, but also because they beat Borussia Dortmund, who had won the European Champions League. The doubts from the outside world made them, the fans, also very painful, so the big win over Dortmund in this game was really a bad breath for them!

The Dortmund crowd looked frustrated, with the exception of a few radical fans who were still chanting threats against Dietma. Outside of the song of Hope and Chu Zhongtian's life, everyone else silently left the Carl Benz stadium with their heads down. It was a painful afternoon for them, and they wished they had forgotten about it all in one night.

On the road, against a promoted polo team that has never played in the Bundesliga, they lost so badly...... It's hard to look back on.

As soon as the game ended, Chu Zhongtian became the focus of the media's pursuit, because he played so perfectly in this game. His performance is a good illustration of what is the "midfield core", "midfield hub", "field commander" and other concepts.

"If anyone doesn't know what a good midfield core is, let's take a look at Chu's performance in this game!" German pay TV station Premiere (Author's note: I found a lot of information, but I also did not find the correct Chinese translation of this TV station. I am not very accustomed to frequently using a foreign word that everyone can't understand in articles written in Chinese, so I have encountered similar situations before, I will find the Chinese translation names of those words, and then mark the foreign name in parentheses, this time I really can't find it. If you have any friends who are more familiar with German football, or Germany, please help, you can directly post your translation in the book review area, and I will thank you if you see it) The commentator was also impressed by Chu Zhongtian's performance in this game. When he was doing a league analysis show before the season, the commentator was a guest, and he was not optimistic about Hoffenheim's prospects, thinking that there were many owners who would throw money at them, but football does not mean that the richer the more successful, Chelsea owner Abramovich spent so much money and won the European Champions Cup? No. Similarly, Hoffenheim, who is inferior to Chelsea in terms of fame, scale and history, is unlikely to become a phoenix because of a 6.3 billion euro owner.

At the time, he asserted that the team's goal this season should be to avoid relegation, and as long as they can stay in the Bundesliga next season and stay in the Bundesliga for at least five seasons, then the team can be considered a success.

At the beginning of the new season, Hoffenheim's performance was so eye-catching.

The previous results can also be said to be that everyone does not know Hoffenheim, so they took advantage of the loopholes. But the commentator is not a pseudo-fan who doesn't know anything, he is also an expert. After commenting on the game, he thinks Hoffenheim do have what it takes to succeed.

First of all, the boss has money, modern football is not the world of 50 years ago, and it can't be played without money. A wealthy and investing owner is something that all teams can only dream of, and now Hoffenheim has it. Money is the foundation of football, and an ordinary football lover who wants to play football has to pay for football and shoes, let alone professional football? Not every club with money will be successful, but a club without money will certainly not be able to win the championship. This is what modern football is all about.

In addition to having money, the owners of Hoffenheim have created a very good hardware environment for the club, from the best high-tech clinics in Germany to first-class training grounds.

In addition to a good hardware environment, Hope also spent a lot of money to build an excellent software for the team - the coaching team. Ralph, the representative of the German football academy. Rangnick, former head coach of the German men's hockey team Bernha. Peters (bernhard_peters), who was once an admirer of Klinsmann and only failed to work in the German national team due to opposition from the German Football Association, could greatly enrich Rangnick's ideas tactically.

With all of this in hand, Hope gave the team to head coach Ralph. Rangnick has full autonomy. As a result, Rangnick became the first coach to exercise the role of manager of English football in a Bundesliga team after Magath. In the transfer market, Hoffenheim bought all the people he bought for three seasons by Rangnick himself, and all Hope had to do was shell out and sign a check.

Therefore, from the perspective of Hoffenheim's players, they are all very suitable players for this team, although they are not well-known, but they have a quality to be underestimated - they have already proved this in the first five rounds of the league.

Speaking of players, we have to focus on Chu Zhongtian, a Chinese player who spent 30 million euros on the club this summer and became the transfer champion of the Bundesliga this season.

Previously, the media was very puzzled by Hope and Rangnick spending so much money to buy a Chinese player who only played in Ligue 1 and the League Cup, and even lashed out at Hope for using money indiscriminately, which made the presidents of Bundesliga clubs who were budget-conscious in order to buy a player embarrassed.

Although Chu Zhongtian won the League Cup, although Chu Zhongtian has a record of leading Metz to defeat Bayern Munich, but who can prove that he can be like a fish in water in the Bundesliga? If you look at last season's results for Metz, Ribery went away and the team ended up with nothing, doesn't that tell the story? Besides, even if Chu Zhongtian is an excellent player, it is not worth 30 million euros...... Franck Franck Ribery was bought by Bayern Munich from Metz last season for 30 million euros, but the 30 million was only paid in installments, and if Bayern Munich failed to qualify from the group stage of the Champions League this season - although this possibility is very unlikely - Ribery would be worth 24 million in real terms.

The main reason why Ribery can be worth 30 million is not his excellent performance in the League Cup, but his performance at the World Cup in Germany. That's why Bayern Munich are willing to pay 30 million euros for him.

What does Chu Zhongtian have? Except for the League Cup, he did not have any achievements that could prove his ability, and he was dragged down by the results of the Chinese national team in the World Cup, and he never even showed his face. Why would such a player be worth 30 million euros?

Some media simply questioned whether Chu Zhongtian's agent had a private agreement with Rangnick, saying that it was 30 million, but in fact, part of the kickback went into Rangnick and his agent's pockets. This kind of thing is not uncommon in European football, and some well-known managers have been exposed to scandals of teaming up with their agents to take kickbacks.

This kind of questioning of Chu Zhongtian's personal ability has always existed. Therefore, although the high value can satisfy Chu Zhongtian's vanity, it also puts him under heavy pressure. If he doesn't show the ability to match his worth, then criticism will flood him and drown him out. A few years later, when Chu Zhongtian was struggling in the lower divisions of the league, people recalled the aura of "Bundesliga transfer king" he once created, and they didn't know how to feel.

Thankfully, this hasn't happened yet.

Chu Zhongtian's performance in this game made many people look at him with admiration, and the previous doubts are now much smaller.

Maybe there will be doubts about his worth, but at least no one will think that Chu Zhongtian is a parallel import.

The team's big win over rival Dortmund made Chu Zhongtian feel good, although he could hear the personal threats from those Dortmund radical fans in the final stages of the game, but he didn't take it to heart.

Chu Zhongtian, who was surrounded by Chinese and German reporters in the center, smiled happily and answered the questions raised by the reporters one by one.

Of course, he did not arrogantly attribute the victory to himself, he said that the team was able to win, and it was all due to the team, even the head coach Ralph. Rangnick has contributed much more than he did.

It can't be said that he is being humble, because he is telling the truth, and without Rangnick, he would never have played so well in the game, because he would not even be the heart of the whole team that revolves around him. And if it's just him and Rangnick, and the other ten teammates don't cooperate at all, then no matter how good he is, it's useless.

But in the eyes of the media, he was praised for his humble attitude.

Suddenly, a German reporter asked a question that had nothing to do with the previous question: "May I ask Chu, did you hear those songs in the stands?" ”

The German reporter next to him suddenly looked a little bad on his face, and even the Chinese reporter changed color. What the radical Dortmund fans have done, these people are very clear, but this matter is more sensitive, and everyone is reluctant to talk about it. Chinese journalists are afraid of escalating to the level of diplomatic conflict -- don't think that this kind of thing has little impact, and everyone in South Korea can protest because of the Chinese commentator's criticism of South Korean football -- the German journalist thinks this is really embarrassing...... Unexpectedly, they didn't hear Chu Zhongtian's angry criticism, but smiled: "I think it's okay, it shows that they are afraid of me." And if they're afraid of me, it means I'm doing well. ”

His answer made the reporters breathe a sigh of relief, no matter whether Chu Zhongtian really thought so, or just didn't want to embarrass everyone's witty answer, in short, his response made everyone very satisfied.

And so it went.

Chu Zhongtian got the highest score of the game - one point after the game, and he deservedly won the best of the game.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian did not take the personal threats made to him by Borussia Dortmund radical fans, but it does not mean that everyone does not care.

In the immediate aftermath of the game, Hope lashed out in the media for the move by Borussia Dortmund's radical fans. "They're over the limit now — they're screaming for murder." "It's no longer just a kid's joke," he told the Mannheim Morning Post. We need to take decisive measures to stop this kind of behavior, otherwise it will get out of control and eventually become a habit. ”

He didn't just denounce the practice in the media, he also called the police to the police.

There are also many media in Germany who have paid attention to this matter, and Chu Zhongtian is also on the news as a matter of course. After this round of the league, he became the most exposed player.

First, he helped Hoffenheim beat Borussia Dortmund by a surprising score of 4-1, and secondly, he was named Player of the Round after this round of the league and was named in the Team of the Round.

"But a brilliant performance on the pitch caused him problems" - these are the words of the German media. He endured boos and abuse from the Dortmund fans during the game, which eventually turned into racist rhetoric and life-threatening remarks.

The German media has embarked on a new round of rising attacks against racist and neo-Nazi forces, not just in football, but also in society as a whole. And the fuse was a Chinese player Chu Zhongtian.

Borussia Dortmund's president, Dr. Laubar, also fiercely criticized some Dortmund fans in an interview with the media, saying that their actions disgraced Dortmund and stained Dortmund's crest.

Although clubs always try to please their supporters, it does not mean that supporters will enjoy and support anything they do in the name of supporting the club. Some of the football hooligans are also die-hard supporters of the team, but any team would rather they like themselves. Doing "hateful" things under the banner of "love" is definitely not an honor for the object of their "love", but a shame.

Borussia Dortmund's general manager, Hans-joachim_watzke, has already apologised for the behaviour of some of the fans, calling the time "embarrassing, shameful and unworthy". The club also stated that it would do its utmost to support the police investigation.

A 19-year-old Dortmund boy has been taken into police custody. If found guilty, he will be barred from all stadiums in Germany.

In addition, the local Chinese community in Dortmund, Germany, also protested to the Dortmund club and the German Football Association against racial discrimination against Chinese people in the Bundesliga last weekend. Although Chu Zhongtian has not yet made any achievements in Hoffenheim, his wonderful performance has made the Chinese in Germany regard Chu Zhongtian as their pride.

Yang Chen had enjoyed such treatment before, and his best result in Frankfurt was only to help Frankfurt succeed in relegation. Today, eight years later, it's about Chu Zhongtian.

The incident, which was reported in the Chinese media, caused quite a stir among Chinese fans, but these were reactions both privately and online. The attitude of the mainstream media is restrained, which is normal. It is absolutely impossible for CCTV to strongly condemn the physical threat made by a fan of Germany's Borussia Dortmund football club against a Chinese player in a news broadcast, which is too nonsensical.

So the most lively is on the Internet. Many netizens and fans have condemned the actions of Dortmund's radical fans on the Internet, showing solidarity with Chu Zhongtian, and some equally radical people have shouted slogans that are no less than those of the Germans.

Borussia Dortmund also has a loyal group of fans in China, and they are probably the most painful group in this matter. Because it is impossible for everyone to be sensible and know that "there is a debtor who is wronged", more people simply pointed the finger at the Dortmund Club in this incident, and scolded the Dortmund Club as a garbage concentration camp where neo-Nazis are concentrated, snakes and rats are concentrated.

※※※The reaction on the domestic Internet and the media has little to do with Chu Zhongtian, but his parents, girlfriend, and agent are a little nervous after learning about this incident.

Father Chu Zuosheng supported Chu Zhongtian to play football, but in this matter, he still reminded Chu Zhongtian to pay attention to his own safety. He knew that his son was very smug in some ways.

Zhou Xiaoxiang, who was a mother, was even more nervous, and even wanted Chu Zhongtian to invite a few personal bodyguards. This is, of course, unrealistic...... Chu Zhongtian did not directly oppose it in his mouth, and he did not intend to follow it in his heart.

The first thing Emily did when she called was to care about Chu Zhongtian's safety, and asked him to pay more attention to it, and if he noticed a stranger dangling outside the house, he would quickly call the police. The second thing was to tell Chu Zhongtian that he was about to end his work in the United States and come to Germany to accompany him for a while.

This was the first time the two of them had met after their separation in Sichuan, China, and although they had only been together for a week, Chu Zhongtian was very happy. He has long since thrown the threat of Dortmund fans out of the sky.

In fact, as soon as the game was over, he didn't think about it. His own club owner, Mr. Hope, went to the police, but he didn't think about it at all.

Agent James. Merry's phone call was no different from the others, just to remind him to stay safe.

Although Chu Zhongtian is always going on, he knows that everyone is kind, he is not a dog that bites Lu Dongbin, he doesn't know the hearts of good people, and he doesn't know what to do. So they all verbally expressed their gratitude.

In fact, this incident did not have any impact on Chu Zhongtian himself, but it was very lively around, and the advantage protest was scolding. As for him, everything was as usual, and the day after the competition, he drove to Tauberbischofsheim to practice fencing with Coach Bell with all his equipment.

(To be continued)