When the Metz players finished their warm-up and returned to the locker room, Proman's injured big toe had been dealt with, and now he was sitting barefoot in his position to change clothes. Unlike other players, he took off his match clothes and changed back to the clothes he had when he came to the court. Germany was quite cold in February, so he couldn't sit on the bench in shorts and jerseys, right?

Seeing Chu Zhongtian walking in, Promum shrugged at him and shook his head and said, "It's so unlucky. It seems that I'm going to miss the game for two to three weeks..."

Chu Zhongtian asked him: "Have you injured your bones?"

Proman shook his head: "No, Mr. Tangji said no."

"That's good." Chu Zhongtian nodded.

"Do it well, Chu." Promang stretched out his hand to Chu Zhongtian, and Chu Zhongtian slapped his hand.

After everyone returned to the locker room, head coach Fernandez began his speech.

"Proman's injury was an accident, and I don't want it to affect your mood." He said first, and then he mentioned Yayiovi. "Ahmed, you will be the first to replace Proman in this game. Your task is to defend and assist Chu in the offense if possible."

Yayiovi nodded.

"Next, let's talk about the goal of this game - not losing." Fernandez said. "Not losing is our goal. It's better if we can win, but if we press it out, the opponent may seize the opportunity, so defense is the first in this game. Chu, you have to do more in the defense."

"Okay, sir." Chu Zhongtian replied.

"Make sure we don't lose, then we score away goals." Fernandez continued, "If you play away first, you must try to get away goals in the away game. In this way, even if we lose the game, as long as we have away goals in our hands, there is nothing to worry about. Therefore, on the basis of solid defense, you still have to attack. Don't hear me say that you don't lose, and you don't attack. It won't work without attacking."

Everyone said that they knew, and Fernandez turned his attention to Chu Zhongtian again: "Have Coach Carre told you, Chu? You are the captain of the field in this game."

Chu Zhongtian nodded and said, "I said it, sir."

Fernandez nodded, indicating that he knew.

After he finished speaking everything he should say, he left the time to the players himself. At this time, there were more than twenty minutes before the game began, so it was too early to go out and wait outside.

Proman made a gesture to signal Chu Zhongtian to pass.

After Chu Zhongtian passed, he took out the captain's armband: "I forgot to give it to you just now."

Chu Zhongtian originally wanted to take it, but he didn't expect Proman to say to him: "I'll help you put it on."

Chu Zhongtian, who had already changed his jersey, knelt on one knee and gave his left arm to Promang. Promang put the captain's armband on Chu Zhongtian's arm and carefully tidied it up to make sure that the sleeves were pressed under the captain's armband and would not run around.

Then he patted his armband with satisfaction: "Okay."

This was the first time Chu Zhongtian wore the captain's armband. The elastic-stringed armband was tightly wrapped around his arms, giving him this feeling--the arms were very heavy, as if they were carrying something heavy.

The first captain, now because he rarely plays the game, and actually can't wear the captain's armband, also came up to remind Chu Zhongtian: "This is your first time playing as a captain. There are some things you need to know, Chu. If our people have conflicts with the other party, what you need to do is not to avenge your teammates, but to persuade them and appeal to the referee at the same time. If our own people have objections to the referee's penalty, you have to communicate with the referee on behalf of the team. But you have to master a degree. Some referees do not want the players to question his penalty, just express their attitude, and don't always nag there."

He said, Chu Zhongtian nodded. These are all experiences.

"I don't say anything else so easy to say." Bobby Coney said at last, "Anyway, do it well, Chu."

"I can do it." Chu Zhongtian replied. After he answered, he looked at the time and should have gone out and waited for entry.

This will be the first time he has given orders in the locker room, which was done by Bobby Coni or Proman. From today onwards, he will do this in two to three weeks.

He cleared his throat and heard Ribery's laughter. He turned around and glared at his friend. The boy did not cooperate with him, but wanted to see his own jokes!

"Are you okay, Chu? You have no problem with your voice?" Ribery smiled even brighter.

"Thank you for your concern, I'm very good!" Chu Zhongtian replied angrily, and then he shouted to his other teammates: "Okay, brothers, it's time for us to play!"

Ribery smiled and was the first to stand up to cooperate with him. The other teammates also stood up from their seats with lively smiles and walked outwards.

When Ibisevic passed by Chu Zhongtian, he gave him a thumbs up to show his encouragement.

※※This is the first time Chu Zhongtian stood at the forefront of the team and led his teammates to the stage. He still doesn't know what the captain's armband has brought him.

But this feeling is pretty good.

Following the referee, there were huge cheers sounding from Bayer Stadium, most of which were given to the home team Leverkusen.

As a captain, he was very busy before the game, exchanging team flags, picking sides, taking photos... Speaking of picking sides, Chu Zhongtian's intuition can play a role.

The venue conditions for both half-courts are the same. Now it's night, there is no "Yin and Yang Field", so it's meaningless to get the right to pick the side. Chu Zhongtian decided to kick off the ball, and he got the right to possess the ball at the beginning of the game, so he could take this opportunity to launch an offensive.

So he deliberately chose the wrong side and gave the right to Leverkusen's captain's midfielder Carsten_ramelow (carsten_ramelow).

Metz will be qualified to kick off the ball in the first half, and they can control the football at their feet from the beginning of the game. Chu Zhongtian must plan carefully how to use this ball-handling opportunity.

Some teams like to pass the football big feet to the side as soon as they kick off the ball to the side players who have already rushed up.

Chu Zhongtian doesn't like to do this kind of thing. He thinks that such a pass is too rash and it is easy to lose possession in an instant. Moreover, compressing the opponent's defense line as soon as the ball is opened is not good for his attack. He still has to pull out all the opponent's players and make the opponent's three lines an opportunity to take advantage of it.

So I decided to pour a few kicks in the back after the kickoff.

He did not tell his teammates what he thought. Anyway, the football will definitely be passed to him immediately after the kickoff, so there is no need to worry that someone will directly kick the ball to the side.

Sure enough, after the referee blew the whistle, the football was passed by only two feet and obediently reached his feet.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and passed the ball to the centre-back Traore behind, and then made a gesture to let Traore pass the ball to him.

Traore hesitated for a moment, but still passed the football to Ribery who was active on the sidelines.

As a result, Ribery, who was familiar with Chu Zhongtian's passing and mastering the rhythm, did not expect that Mes would pass so quickly after the kick-off, and did not receive the ball. In the past, after the kick-off, the football always had to turn several laps at Chu Zhongtian's feet and around before transitioning to him, so he didn't focus on the football before. He was still observing the opponent's defense and planning how to break through for a while.

Chu Zhongtian was a little annoyed. He was the commander of the team and he should have the final say on how the entire team attacked. Traore's self-decided approach caused the team to lose possession.

He made a gesture to Traore: "You should pass the ball to me, Sammy." Traore is seven years older than him and is considered his senior, so although he was complaining, Chu Zhongtian also paid attention to his tone.

Traore originally wanted to play Leverkusen off guard, because Mes used to kick off the ball and had to hit the frontcourt a few kicks before passing the ball. He thought that this time, it would be even more threatening to pass directly. Unexpectedly, things went against their wishes.

Faced with Chu Zhongtian's complaints, he could not defend himself, so he could only make an apologetic gesture.

Fernandez nodded when he saw this scene off the court - Chu Zhongtian was quite conscious of being a captain... Although his performance in the locker room was a bit immature, once he got on the court, he quickly entered the finals. Even a veteran like Traore dared to blame him if he did something wrong.

It was really a smart choice to let him be the third captain.

※※※After Leverkusen got the ball again, he launched an offensive and finally returned to Metz. This time, Chu Zhongtian specifically reminded his teammates in the backcourt: "Don't pass long with big feet. The Germans are tall and heading generally have good headings. We have no advantage in long passes, especially when they stand in the defensive position. They are tall, but they turn slowly and have heavy feet. They are not as flexible as ours, and they play more on the ground to cooperate."

Why is Chu Zhongtian able to play the role of a head coach on the court? Just look at what he said to the players. This is completely what a head coach should say... Finally, he said to goalkeeper Winby: "Give the ball to me, I'll handle all this."

Winby passed the football to him.

Leverkusen's head coach obviously has some research on Mess, for example, he knew that Chu Zhongtian was the core of this team, so he sent someone to specifically guard Chu Zhongtian.

As soon as Chu Zhongtian got the ball, Leverkusen's captain Ramilao rushed up. He had white hair, no, to be precise, Karlsten Ramilao with light blonde hair, because his hair was very conspicuous on the court. But what was brighter than his hair was his tough defense.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and saw Ramilao stretching out his foot from him. This was not a way to break the ball with a slightest like saying hello, but a tackle!

In order to prevent injury, he jumped up quickly, and the football was shoveled out by Ramilao.

How could Chu Zhongtian easily give up his control of the ball?

After landing, he turned around and chased after Leverkusen's German international Bened Snyder (bernd_schneider) was almost receiving the football, but Chu Zhongtian used the same tackle as Ramilao to stab the football away.

The football was shoveled out of bounds by Chu Zhongtian, and Leverkusen robbed the ball possession in the frontcourt. Chu Zhongtian looked back at the team flags exchanged with him before the game, shook hands and took a photo together, and looked very distinctive Leverkusen captain Ramilao.

I didn't expect to be such a tough opponent... Chu Zhongtian didn't know much about Ramilao, otherwise he wouldn't have expressed such feelings in his heart.

You should know that Ramilao is as ordinary as eating in the Bundesliga. He is a native German with the inherent characteristics of the Germanic nation: stubbornness, courage, tenacity, and tenacity. These are quite terrible when it comes to football, especially a defensive midfielder.

His front-facing defensive ability is very outstanding and he can rank in the top three among the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga.

But...this is right!

Chu Zhongtian clenched his fists.

Why is the purpose of playing the League Cup? Is it just to fight against weak teams? In the group stage of the first half of the season, Chu Zhongtian was a little embarrassed. Now that he meets such a powerful opponent, of course he will only be excited and will not have other ideas.

The significance of the European war is that it can fight against more powerful teams and strong men that cannot be encountered in France!

※※※Leverkusen's offense mainly relies on the following people: German international Schneider, Croatian international barbic (marko_babic), Bosnian international barbary (sergej_barbarez), and andriy_voronin (andriy_voronin) on the front line.

There is another person who also needs the attention of Metz's players. He is the captain of the German national team at the age of 21. Stefan_kiessling, a center forward who is 1.91 meters tall but has delicate skills under his feet. He is called "Ibrahimovic Germany".

These players have analyzed in detail to his subordinates before the game, what this player needs to pay attention to and what that player needs to pay attention to.

Among these people, Schneider is the most active player in Leverkusen's offense. Although he is thirty-three years old, he still runs all over the field and keeps asking for balls. However, Barbaretz, who is thirty-five, has not taken the balls in the game as a midfielder, and he is not active enough in the game.

Schneider is really a scalper for Leverkusen... Because of Schneider's activity, Chu Zhongtian also met him many times in the game. Because Schneider did not just play a full-back, sometimes he would come to the middle and play a guest midfielder.

In this game, Fernandez gave the team the first task to be stable in defense, so when the ball control is not on his side, Chu Zhongtian defended honestly in the backcourt. After all, Jaiovi was still a little tender, and one person could not defend.

Ten minutes into the game, Chu Zhongtian and Schneider had two matches, and both sides won and lost, and they tied. Schneider had more experience and earned that time by relying on experience. Chu Zhongtian had better physical fitness. Facing the older Schneider, he put pressure on his body, and the German international lost control of the ball.

But what Chu Zhongtian hated was that even if he lost the ball, there was another person - Karlsten Ramilao.

After breaking Schneider's ball himself, Ramilao rushed up.

Chu Zhongtian had seen the power of this midfielder and knew that this man's front defense was excellent. Now he had just cut Schneider's ball, but he had not controlled it yet. Ramilao rushed up again. What should he do?

The football was between Chu Zhongtian and Ramilao, and Schneider was already tilted to the side and was powerless to do anything about this ball. In fact, the only ones who could grab this ball were Chu Zhongtian and Ramilao.

Seeing this situation, Chu Zhongtian suddenly had an inspiration in his mind. He thought of the techniques he had been practicing hard for more than half a year.

Then he strode out and rushed towards the football.

Ramilao knew that if Chu Zhongtian was allowed to grab this ball, he would definitely take advantage of the situation to launch an attack. Although he was a little closer to the football, he was older, which weakened his explosive power. If he grabbed the ball normally, he might be taken first by his opponent.

Use extraordinary methods to make extraordinary situations - tackle!

Ramilao gave up his center of gravity, lowered his body, and used his defensive skills as a tackle.

This move does not mean to keep football, but to prevent Chu Zhongtian from continuing to organize the offense after he obtains football. As long as he can destroy the opponent's counterattack, it will be a great achievement.

The tough Ramilao fell to the ground and tackled the ball with great momentum, and many opponents fell on his fierce tackle.
To be continued...