Chapter 168: The fate of leaving and staying(1/2)
Chu Zhongtian set up a bench and sat next to Legov to watch the game with him. Just a few minutes after the game started, he himself was facing the successive impact of Navas and Alves on the TV.
He responded with a deliberate foul.
Legov laughed when he saw him deliberately tilting his legs up and letting Navas fall head-on.
"You are so bad, Chu!" He smiled and turned his head to Chu Zhongtian and said.
Chu Zhongtian shrugged. Now it looked like it was indeed a very bad move, but at that time, it was a very good move. He made Navas realize that he was not a soft persimmon that could be pinched at will. In the next game, Navas was indeed restrained.
"But I like it," Legov continued. "A very timely foul, and a very effective tackle."
Soon Chu Zhongtian broke Navas's ball, then handed it to Menez, and then Menez passed the ball to Ribery. Ribery shot directly, and the football hit the butt of Sevilla defender Escud and changed the line and flew into the goal.
"That Spanish goalkeeper would never have thought that football would go in like this, ha!" Legov laughed happily again. "Do you know, Chu Escud is a Frenchman. I wonder if he did it on purpose, hahaha!"
Chu Zhongtian also laughed.
Legov's daughter was busy in the kitchen, so Chu Zhongtian accompanied Legov to continue watching the game.
After more than a month of this final, his impression in his heart has gradually faded. Now watching the game video with Legoff has brought back his original memory.
Legov is a fan who can only watch the game in front of the TV. His feelings about the game may not be that deep. When Chu Zhongtian saw the game video, he would think of the scenes he was desperately trying his best in the rain at the Hampton Park Stadium.
The muscles on the lower side of the left thigh and the fractured right arm seemed to be still vaguely ache, reminding him how tragic the game was.
After that, none of them spoke, just watched the game quietly. When Proman was eating the red card, Legov cursed: "This bastard referee!"
This red card and penalty kick were the turning point of the game, and since then Metz went from having the advantage in the first half to falling to a disadvantage. The most difficult moment of the game also began.
Until the end, Chu Zhongtian assisted Menez and scored the equalizer goal. Legov suddenly stood up from his seat, then waved his fists at the TV and shouted: "Let you defend the title! Let you defend the title! Have the ability to defend the title!"
My daughter suddenly heard her father's scream in the kitchen and hurriedly ran out to see it. Only then did she realize that it was her father who was cheering again for Metz's last-minute goal.
Chu Zhongtian was also startled by Legov at first. He was really immersed in memories with the TV screen.
He remembered that when he saw the caddie throwing the football quickly into the field, he had such an idea, so he asked Winby for the ball and used Alves to attack before he could run back to his position to launch a counterattack. To be honest, before Menez scored, he was unsure in his heart.
But how can you know if it's OK if it doesn't give it a try?
Fortunately, the final result was good.
No matter what the process is, good things will be good things.
Sitting on the bench and watching Legov yell at the Seville players on the TV like a child, Chu Zhongtian laughed. This old man was really interesting.
After calling Legov, he turned around and asked him: "Chu, can you tell me if you ever thought about what would happen if you lost the game if this attack failed?"
Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "No. At that time, I didn't care about those things, I just wanted to score goals."
Legov smiled and said, "I think so. Do you know? When I saw this ball, I almost had a heart attack."
Chu Zhongtian looked at Legov in surprise.
"Fortunately, my daughter kept holding the medicine in her hand. When my heart resumed and beat, I felt like I was reborn. I couldn't say why. I just felt that way..." Legov told the situation at that time.
He said it himself in an understatement, but Chu Zhongtian was worried about him. The situation was really critical at that time.
"I told my daughter that I would not die before Metz won the championship. Now Metz has won the championship, but I don't want to die either. I want to watch more of your games."
He pointed at Chu Zhongtian's chest.
Hearing him say this, Chu Zhongtian opened his mouth and said nothing.
※※※The competition was not over, and Legoff's daughter had already prepared dinner.
The three of them sat together and had a very simple dinner. During the meal, Legov noticed that Chu Zhongtian could already use his left hand very skillfully. He joked: "If you say you are not a left-handed, I really don't believe it, Chu."
Chu Zhongtian looked at his hands and then laughed. "Actually, it's good if you get used to it."
Legov's daughter was more interested in Chu Zhongtian's star wife and asked some questions about Emily. In fact, she didn't know who Emily was before, or she had just heard of the name occasionally, but she didn't know her. Since her relationship with Chu Zhongtian was revealed, she has noticed it. Then she looked for the movie after Emily's transformation. She fell in love with Emily Stan. She didn't know what Emily's previous works were like, but now Emily likes it very much.
She made a request to Chu Zhongtian, hoping to get an Emily's signature poster. Chu Zhongtian naturally agreed, and this was nothing rare.
After dinner, Chu Zhongtian was about to get up and say goodbye. He was still thinking about the two women in his family. I wonder if his mother and Emily could communicate effectively... Legov called Chu Zhongtian.
"I have something to give to you."
He moved to the entire wall of wine rack, took out a bottle of wine, then took out a tied bow, and stuck it to the bottleneck with transparent tape.
"Give it." He handed the bottle to Chu Zhongtian.
"But the best in the game was not me, it was Frank Ribery..." Chu Zhongtian said in surprise.
"That's the official best, I'm the best in the folk. In my opinion, you're the best, so this prize should be given to you."
It would be rude to Chu Zhongtian refuse again. He had to accept the "best of the whole audience" awarded by the public and bid farewell to the two. When he left, Chu Zhongtian promised Legov's daughter that he would bring Emily's signature poster to her recently.
Legoff's daughter smiles and thanks.
Chu Zhongtian heard a sound in the corridor, and it was quite small. When he turned around, he found that all the tenants in the apartment building had come out. He was very happy to see that it was Chu Zhongtian and the others.
"I heard you are here, Chu! I didn't believe it at first. Now you are recuperating from home, how could you come to us? I heard your voice just now and ran out to see it. I didn't expect it was you, ha!"
"Hello, Chu!"
"I performed well in the League Cup final! I watched that game on the spot! It was so exciting!"
"Are you better at your hands, Chu?"
"Muscle strain should be cured, right?"
A group of people rushed up and greeted Chu Zhongtian enthusiastically.
Chu Zhongtian answered everyone's questions and responded to their greetings, without any celebrity airs. It was not that he deliberately kept a low profile, but that he felt like he was back home in this apartment where he had lived for a year. Will anyone still be showing off his celebrity airs at home?
※※※When Chu Zhongtian stood by the street outside the apartment and waited for the bus, it was already half an hour later.
He chatted with everyone for half an hour, but in fact he was always worried that everyone would ask him about the summer transfer, but he didn't know how to answer. If he told the truth, he would be afraid of hurting everyone's hearts. If he didn't tell the truth, he might become a villain without trust. Fortunately, in this half an hour, no one asked him about the transfer.
He breathed a light sigh. He called Belmont just now, and Belmont said that he would arrive in ten minutes because he was pulling a guest now.
Chu Zhongtian told him not to worry, and he was not in a hurry.
He stood alone by the roadside and looked back at the brightly lit apartment building. He spent a year here, for nearly half a season. The people here didn't know who he was, or they didn't care who he was, nor did they care who he was. Everyone didn't know each other, and they didn't know each other, and they were even more familiar with each other. That was the most difficult time when he came to Mets. He couldn't play in the game, so he could only play in the second team game, and could not see the future, and did not know whether his choice was correct.
At that time, he didn't care about the people who lived under the same roof as him. Although when he first joined the team, his agent, Mr. James Merry, suggested to him that he would have more contact with society and learn how to live. However, he was still in the mood to do those things under heavy pressure.
It was not until after Christmas that this situation improved. As he appeared more in the Ligue 1 field, the tenants in the apartment realized that the person who lived with them turned out to be Metz's first-team player, and he was also a very good player.
After the match against Lyon, he received the champagne from old man Legov for the first time. At that time, he thought it was just an old man on a whim, but he did not expect it to become an informal "tradition" - as long as he got the best on the spot, he would definitely get a bottle of "best champagne" given by Legov.
I really didn't expect such an interesting old man to live downstairs.
At that time, he could not have thought that he would enjoy such a high status in this apartment building. When he left and came back, he would be welcomed by the slit.
That feels...to be honest, it's really good!
Chu Zhongtian recalled the time he spent here, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
※※Ten minutes are actually not long, but it is still long for Chu Zhongtian, who is used to waiting for only five minutes.
However, he can also use this time to think about his future. There is no suitable team in the transfer market now, although there are many teams interested in him.
Half a month ago he was thinking about which team to go to, and now he is beginning to consider what benefits will be if he stays at Metz.
It’s not just because I had a meal here today and met some old friends.
A unique engine roar interrupted Chu Zhongtian's contemplation, and Belmont's taxi had already stopped in front of him.
"Sorry, I've been waiting for a long time, man?" Belmont poked his head out of the car window, and he noticed the bottle of wine in Chu Zhongtian's hand.
"You won the best game again? There has been no competition recently..."
"This is a reissue prize." Chu Zhongtian handed him the champagne.
Belmont turned on the ceiling light in the car and put the bottle up to look.
"The best league cup final? Isn't that Frank Ribery?"
"Mr. Legov said I was the best in his mind."
Belmont laughed. "This reason is pretty good. To be honest, you are the best in my mind. But why did they score two goals, but you didn't score a single goal? Those experts always use goals as standards. I don't think they are as professional and authoritative as ordinary fans! Get in the car, man!"
He pointed to the back.
After a few hours, he was much more talkative than before. Is this a return to normal?
After Chu Zhongtian got into the car, he said to Belmont: "Belmont, do you care about where I will play next season?"
"Nonsense, I am your fan, why don't I care?" After he finished speaking, he didn't see Chu Zhongtian talking for a while, and continued. "Actually, it's nothing if you want to leave, it's normal. Anyway, we Metz fans have become accustomed to those promising young people leaving. If we hadn't won the League Cup last season, Metz would be a small team that was not in the top, and there was no comparison with those big teams. The goal every year is to relegate, and such a team would not be able to retain people."
"But players can choose the team they join, but fans cannot choose the team they like. I am from Metz, so I am a Metz fan. No matter how bad her performance is, it is. So no matter where you are going, man. I hope you can still perform well and I will cheer for you, but I am afraid I won't go to watch your game anymore, because you will definitely not stay in France. I don't have that much money to go abroad to watch games every weekend. Ha!"
"You don't have to worry that Metz fans will resent you. How is that possible? Without you and Ribery, we Metz may not know how many years it will take to win the League Cup. I don't know if there is a chance when I die, ha! With you, we won the French Cup, won the League Cup, and played the Super Cup with AC Milan in the new season. Such games are not often available. Metz was absolutely impossible in the past. You brought so much to the team. Even if you only played for one season at Metz, you will always be the hero in the hearts of Metz fans."
After hearing Belmont's words, Chu Zhongtian remained silent.
After sending Chu Zhongtian home, Belmont waved at him in the car: "I have a piece of advice, do you want to listen, man?"
Chu Zhongtian got up.
"No matter where you go to transfer, hurry up and learn your driver's license and buy a car. If you want a car in Metz, you can find me. If you go to other places, you won't be able to meet a taxi driver with such superb skills and good service attitude!"
He waved to Chu Zhongtian: "Goodbye, man, good luck."
To be continued...