"If you can also participate in the League Cup in the fourth place in the league, with our performance, it should be fine to win the League fourth place, right?"

In the locker room, teammate Frank Beria is talking about qualifying for the League Cup.

Others also agreed, saying that since we could win third place in the league some time ago "inadvertently" it was, then it shouldn't be a problem if we were ranked fourth in the league?

The more Chu Zhongtian listened, the more he became unhappy. The more he listened, the more he felt so nervous that he felt like he was in a panic. If something was about to pop out, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable.

"If we can't even win Lyon, what else can we talk about fourth in the league?" It was not Chu Zhongtian who said this, but Menez.

Everyone looked at Menez in surprise. Chu Zhongtian also turned his head to look at the young man next to him. He stood, naked with his upper body, showing his stylish muscles and a dissatisfaction on his face. The expression even made people clearly see "disdain". This expression came back. In the first three months when he just joined Metz, this expression always appeared on his face.

Metz's players were very impressed by his expression because what made them feel unhappy was the boy's expression.

"Hey, you boy..." Belia pointed at Menez. Although Menez has played in the first team now, it does not mean that all the players have accepted him willingly. At least Ribery has no intersection with this person anywhere except for cooperating with Menez on the football field.

So in fact, the locker room did not really accept Menez. Usually, except for a few people talking to him, most people ignore Menez. And Menez has anything to say and communicates with Chu Zhongtian.

"What are you talking nonsense?" Someone else stood up and expressed dissatisfaction with Menez. "We have played with Lyon in the league, and there will be no Lyon in the subsequent schedule. What does it have to do if we can win Lyon and the fourth place in the league?"

"That's right, right. The next schedule of the league is good for us. The fourth place in the league is not nonsense!"

More and more people have joined in condemning and ridicule of Menez.

Menetz didn't retaliate or defend himself, but just looked at his teammates disdainfully. He seemed to think it was stupid to waste his talk with these people.

Chu Zhongtian frowned and became tighter. He didn't like this atmosphere.

Just as he opened his mouth and planned to say a few fair words for Menez, he saw Ribery standing up diagonally across from him.

When the young players saw Ribery standing up, they stopped talking. They knew that the boss was going to take action, so naturally it was not their turn to make a fuss.

Menez obviously noticed Ribery standing up opposite him. His expression became no longer as disdainful as before, but he was still full of arrogance and did not show any timidity.

Chu Zhongtian suddenly felt a little nervous. He knew that Ribery had no good feelings for Menez, and Menez was not the only one who was the leader of Ribery like other young players. If the two people conflicted now, what should he do, the person who was sandwiched in the middle?

Maybe it would be better to show your attitude first at this time? Or would you just keep silent?

Just as he was hesitating, Ribery spoke.

"Shut up!" The first sentence was directed at those teammates. "I really feel embarrassed for you!"

Everyone looked at Ribery in surprise, including Chu Zhongtian and Menez. They didn't expect that Ribery stood up not to oppose Menez, but... "Are you so unmotivated?" Ribery pointed to his teammates and scolded. "I'm so scared after losing to Lyon twice? Look at what you said, I really blushed for you! I don't even want to admit that I am your teammates! Goodbye, guys!"

Ribery, who had already changed her clothes, waved to everyone, then turned around and walked out of the locker room.

His sudden outbreak shocked everyone a little dizzy until he left the locker room and they all came to their senses.

"What's wrong with Frank?"

"Isn't he from our group? Why did he help that boy Soxiao?"

"What's going on? What's going on? Why am I a little confused about the situation..."

Everyone was talking, and even Menez's expression continued to change.

Chu Zhongtian was surprised that Ribery was standing with Menetz this time. Later, after thinking about it carefully, he figured it out - like him, Frank didn't like people who failed, but when he failed, they hated the behavior of giving up in advance. Coincidentally, Menetz was also such a person. So on this matter, the three of them agreed.

Now he finally had the opportunity to speak, he walked out of his position and walked into the middle of the locker room. He would not scold his teammates loudly like Ribery, but he had his own way.

When everyone saw Chu Zhongtian appearing in the middle of the locker room, they knew that the commander on the court had something to say.

Usually he is close to Menez, but it does not affect his status and prestige in the team. Because everyone knows that Chu Zhongtian never favors anyone, he speaks fairly and acts fairly.

What will he say this time?

Chu Zhongtian was watched by more than twenty eyes, and he coughed.

"I have something to say to you all."

"I know why Frank said those words, because I have the same position as him." Chu Zhongtian expressed his attitude at the beginning. He was in the same group as Ribery and Menez. "I know we have lost to Lyon twice this season, and we were both big scores. We were beaten to fight back at all. But I don't think that was embarrassing. After all, our strength is like Lyon, and it is normal to lose."

These words made his teammates confused - no matter how hard he heard, he seemed to be on our side. So who did he lean towards?

"But when we hadn't started the game with Lyon, we opened our mouths and shut up and said, "I can't win" and "think about other ways"... I feel very embarrassing if this happens."

Chu Zhongtian's tone was very calm, but the impact was no less than Ribery's screams and scolds.

"Why? Because we gave up in advance."

"I can accept fighting with my opponent on the court for 90 minutes, and then losing the game because of my unbearable strength. But I can't accept it when the battle has not started. Yes, I can't accept this!" He shook his head and said.

"I'll tell you a story, guys."

Chu Zhongtian was not standing in the same place when he was talking, and he was turning around in a very small radius in the center of the locker room. This ensured that his words were said to everyone, not just to the audience.

"I know many of you know what I used to do - I'm not like you, I've been trained in professional football since I was a very young man. Before I really got into the football league, I was a Chinese student who went to college in London, England, and my hobby was playing football. So later I joined a local amateur team organized by fans to participate in the Ninth League in England, which is the amateur league, and it was a very low-level and low-level amateur league."

Chu Zhongtian told his past.

Although everyone knows that Chu Zhongtian used to play amateur football, no one has heard him tell his story in detail. For a moment, the locker room was very quiet, with only his voice. Everyone wanted to hear Chu Zhongtian's story. They even forgot what made Chu Zhongtian stand up and tell his story.

Menetz also stood there and listened very seriously. Unlike other teammates, he heard Chu Zhongtian talk about his past events. But he said it very briefly, and there were many details he had passed. Today, he had an opportunity to listen to the detailed version.

"The average attendance rate of the league I played is fifty to one hundred people. You can imagine what level of league it is, or you can imagine what our team is - it is definitely not strong. In the second season, we qualified for the FA Cup in England - does anyone know what the FA Cup is? Like the French Cup, all teams registered in the Football Association are allowed to participate, regardless of professionalism or amateurship, as long as they meet the requirements. At the beginning, it was the qualifying match, and then the perimeter match between amateur teams. After the perimeter match, it was the main match, and then there would be professional teams joining."

Chu Zhongtian completed another circle.

"We started from the perimeter game, defeated many teams with higher levels along the way, and finally entered the main game. As an amateur team, we had already exceeded the task, because no one could have thought that we were the only amateur team to enter the main game that year."

Speaking of this, Chu Zhongtian himself felt very proud. He remembered the days when he fought with his "Mad Gang" teammates. Although it was an amateur game, although they were not professional players, they were still passionate and unforgettable. That might be the happiest and simplest time he played football.

"Then we started to face those professional teams that were countless times stronger than us. The first opponent was a team in the second division, which was actually equivalent to the French League C team. We defeated them without being optimistic. A dislike. From that game, we set a goal - that is to enter the third round of the main game anyway! Because only in the third round can we meet Premier League teams. By then, we have the opportunity to play at a stadium like Old Trafford, and live TV and become a household name in England. We don't consider whether we can get to that point with our own strength. We just want to win. It's simple, but also arrogant, right?"

Chu Zhongtian asked with a smile, and no one answered his question, but in the hearts of many people, he thought so - he was so arrogant and arrogant, this was simply overestimating his abilities... An amateur team wanted to enter the third round of the Premier League team under the siege of a group of professional teams? This dream was really big... "Many people thought so at that time, but we really reached the third round!" Chu Zhongtian's voice suddenly raised, which actually boosted the audience's emotions. "But we did not meet the Premier League team in hope in the third round, but encountered a very special opponent... It was very troublesome to say, it was like the relationship between us Metz and Nancy."

Everyone suddenly realized this - a derby!

But what derby relationship can amateur teams and professional teams have? Well, that doesn't matter, it's important to keep listening.

Chu Zhongtian continued: "We can't lose in that game no matter what, we must win. At that time, we didn't think about winning the game and advanced to the next level. We just wanted to win. In the end, we really won. I assisted and scored a goal."

Chu Zhongtian said with a smile.

"As an amateur team, I beat a team in the English League One. I was the best in that game."

This story, Menetz thought it was the one he was familiar with, and he thought of the champagne in the wine cabinet he had seen at Chu Zhongtian's home. The bottle he was holding at that time was the best prize for the FA Cup in the whole game.

But soon Menez discovered that it was not the story he had heard.

Chu Zhongtian continued to speak.

The teammates in the locker room heard that Chu Zhongtian's team defeated a League One team and advanced to the fourth round, their curiosity became stronger. They all wanted to know what would happen next? Is it just that? It always sounds like something was missing... "We broke into the fourth round. Do you know who our opponents are in the fourth round?" Chu Zhongtian asked with a smile. He didn't let his teammates think for too long, and probably they wouldn't really guess, so he quickly announced the answer: "Chelsea."

"oh--"

A burst of exclamation rang out in the locker room.

Everyone knows this name, it is a giant in the Premier League! After Abramovich took over, he bought many world-class stars, and the lineup was quite luxurious.

Chu Zhongtian was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, and this was the reaction of a normal person.

"You guys drew Chelsea?" A teammate asked Chu Zhongtian, but he seemed to be unable to believe it.

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Yes, and it's still away. We are going to play against Chelsea. The wishes of our teammates have come true - when you meet a Premier League team, it's better to go to the top giants and go away and enjoy the feeling of playing football on the top court." He said to everyone with his fingers. "Football won't jump and master the rules, and you don't have to worry about spraining your ankle."

"But no one believed that we would win before the game, including ourselves. Many people thought that we could play a game in a stadium like Stamford Bridge, and there was no regret for losing. But I don't think so, and my other friends didn't think so. The three of us wanted to win. Why should a strong team definitely defeat a weak team? Why can't we dream of defeating the top team in the Premier League? Why?" Chu Zhongtian asked everyone.

No one answered, and some people lowered their heads and thoughtfully.

"I know there is a huge gap in strength between an amateur team and Chelsea, but I just want to win. At least before the game is over, I want to try to pursue victory. I am unwilling to give up the game before the game, and raise my hand to surrender before the game." Chu Zhongtian spread his hands and said to his current teammates. Just like when he was in the visiting team locker room at Stamford Bridge, he said to his teammates at that time, "I just want to win."

"Chelsea scored first, but I equalized the score just after we kicked off."

Chu Zhongtian heard the sound of someone breathing.

"Later, I scored another goal in the second half, and we finally eliminated Chelsea 2-1 away."

The eyes of his teammates changed when they looked at him.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce the amateur team I am in. The team is called 'Wimbledon Athletic', an amateur team in the Wimbledon community in London. This team has a nickname called 'Mad Gang'. Why is it called 'Mad Gang'? Because we have a 'Mad Gang'. What is 'Mad Gang'?"

Chu Zhongtian spread his hands: "This is the 'crazy spirit'."

"The 'Mad Gang' always dares to challenge enemies that are countless times stronger than us, and can create miracles. The 'Mad Gang' will never die and never give up!" He clenched his fists, as if he had returned to that passionate night. "I am a player from the 'Mad Gang', I don't understand what 'giving up early'! Lyon is very strong, but I think no matter how strong I am, the gap between us now is not as big as amateur team in the ninth level and Chelsea, right?"

Facing Chu Zhongtian's questioning, no one could answer it.

"A amateur team can defeat Chelsea, why can't we defeat Lyon? Will we lose every game if we lose a game? I don't think so, but if you raise your hands before the game..." Chu Zhongtian raised his hands high, "Then you will definitely lose this game."

He put his hand down: "I hate this action. I don't want to lose, nor do I want to give in in advance. I don't care what you think of this game against Lyon, anyway, even if I'm the only one left, I will fight until the last moment!"

He shrugged: "I do what I say, no joke."

After saying that, he walked back to his closet, patted Menez on the shoulder, put on his backpack and turned toward the door of the locker room.

At the door he stopped and turned around to wave to the people in the locker room: "Goodbye, guys."

※※※After Chu Zhongtian disappeared at the door, no one in the locker room was talking.

Menetz looked at his silent squadronmate and began to wear clothes silently. After he finished putting his clothes on, he was about to leave.

Before leaving, he said to those whom he looked down upon: "I will fight until the last moment, too."

Then he chased him out.

The room was looking at each other. Then no one said anything, no one discussed the League Cup, no Lyon, and no one discussed the fourth place in the league. They just started changing clothes silently, or going to take a shower, or had already taken a shower, and started putting on their clothes and preparing to leave.

Everyone seemed to be worried, and the atmosphere in the locker room was so dull for the first time.
Chapter completed!