While the commentators were still excited about this wonderful offense and defense and the fans were in the hustle and bustle, Kaka stood up from the ground, not far ahead of him, the Metz player who stopped him this time had already been "buried" by his teammates.

He lay on the ground and didn't get up, and then he was pressed under the excited Metz players.

It looked as if Metz scored the goal... Kaka stood there, staring at the scene in front of her blankly.

AC Milan, who took advantage of the European Champions League title, wanted to defeat Metz cleanly and neatly in this game and become the well-deserved king of Europe. He didn't expect this small team from France to be so tough.

I almost broke my teeth after biting it.

Inzaji ran up and patted him on the shoulder: "Nothing, Ret."

Kaka's full name is Ricardo Izekson Dos Santos Reite (ricardo_izecson_dos_santos_leite), Kaka is his nickname. Because the pronunciation of "Kaka" is similar to that of "stool" in Italian, everyone still calls his name privately, not his nickname.

Kaka glanced at Inzaji, then smiled helplessly: "I thought that was a good opportunity..."

"There will be any, there will be opportunities." Inzaji patted his shoulder again, turned around and ran away. "Maybe this corner kick is a chance?"

Kaka glanced at Chu Zhongtian who was surrounded by the crowd and ran away.

AC Milan players were running up one after another, and Pirlo ran straight to the corner flag area and prepared to take a corner kick.

On the other side, Metz's players gathered together, as if they were still celebrating Chu Zhongtian's beautiful rescue just now.

Chu Zhongtian was first pressed under his teammates, then pulled up and was patted by everyone's head and shoulders. However, he had not forgotten the task of this game.

Taking advantage of the opportunity that his teammates were gathered by him, he said to everyone: "Brothers, the game is not over yet, we still have to fight for goals!"

After he said this, everyone realized it. They were behind now, and there was no reason to be so happy... "I think we can win!" Signolino said this. He just saw the whole process of Chu Zhongtian from chasing back to rescuing, and now he was full of enthusiasm. He was full of fighting spirit and his voice became much louder.

"That's right! AC Milan is just like that! As long as we work hard and score another goal, the balance of victory will lean towards us!" Captain Promón also slapped.

"Then do it, brothers. We don't have much time left. In the next time, we will try to score another goal! Of course, it would be even better if we could score two more goals!"

Chu Zhongtian's last words made his teammates laugh.

"Okay, get ready to defend the corner kick!" Promon added, "Don't let them take advantage of this opportunity to score!"

Next, Pilor took a corner kick, and Traore pushed the ball out. The one who received the ball outside was Gurkuf. He rushed to take a long shot when facing Chu Zhongtian's interception. As a result, the shot was high and tilted, and it did not pose a threat to the goal guarded by Wenbi.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian's long-distance raid returned to the defense greatly boosted the morale of the team. Not only the players were inspired, but the Metz fans in the stands also sang the songs they wrote for Chu.

"You should know that I am Chu! Because I am as strong as a pillar! Didn't you see me crushing my opponent? After tonight's game, you will know that I am Chu! I am Chu!!"

The players of AC Milan do know who Chu is.

Whether it is offense or defense, Chu Zhongtian can always appear where he needs it most, and he will be seen in any corner of the court. When defending, he fiercely tackles the same as candy and stares at Kaka. Gurkuf and others are unbearable. When attacking, he can either pass long and directly launch an attack from the backcourt, or cooperate with his teammates to the frontcourt and then pass directly to the forward in the most dangerous place.

Chu Zhongtian kept running, running from one end of the court to the other end, and from one side to the other. The thirty-year-old Ambroseni gradually couldn't keep up with Chu Zhongtian's pace, and only Gattuso could continue to pester Chu Zhongtian.

※※In the football world, there is such a name "box_to_box player", although this name is rarely used now.

The "box" in "box_to_box" refers to the penalty area. The literal explanation of this phrase is "from one penalty area to another". As the name suggests, it refers to the kind of player who runs all over the field with outstanding physical fitness.

Players with good physical fitness are not uncommon in world football, but there are not many players who can "from one penalty area to another" now. Note that "from one penalty area to another" here does not just refer to good physical fitness. Most defensive midfielders are also very physically strong. They have the ability to "from one penalty area to another", but more often they can only move in the midfield area, or even defend in the second half. They do not frequently go from one penalty area to another.

So in fact, "box_to_box players" do not refer to players who are physically good like aliens, but to players who are all-rounders. They can both defend, attack, assist teammates, and score goals by themselves. They are the "terminators" of offense - they can not only end the team's offense with goals, but also end the opponent's offense with excellent defense.

In the eyes of Arigo Saki (hi), who was sitting in the VIP box, the Chu Zhongtian who appeared tirelessly anywhere in the court, defended Kaka's one-point goal, and was able to organize an attack was very close to the kind of "box_to_box player". In addition to his weaker scoring ability... He didn't know much about Chu Zhongtian in the past, and he only started to notice this player since this game. To be precise, he paid attention to Chu Zhongtian after blocking Kaka's must-point goal.

In his eyes, this No. 8 player of Metz has outstanding physical fitness to ensure that he can run all over the field and appear anywhere he needs him. In addition, he has good physical fitness. He is strong and can have physical contact with players like Gattuso without being at a disadvantage. His explosive power is good, so he can still catch up with the clearance after chasing Kaka for 70 meters. His reaction is very flexible, his skills are not bad, and he is full of desire and motivation for the game... These are not the most important, the most important thing is that he has a "intuition of football games", in other words, he "knowing how to play football" (knowing_how_to_play_football).

This is the most important quality of a "box_to_box player". He can score and tackle, and can drive the entire team with his own strength. Only such a player can be called "great".

In terms of driving the entire team, Pirlo also has such qualities, but his physical condition is average and he cannot become a "box_to_box player".

However, in Chu Zhongtian, the former technical director of AC Milan and Real Madrid, the Italian tactical master Saki, saw some prototypes.

Generally speaking, a "box_to_box player" needs protection, because the characteristics of modern football and the modification of offside rules have given a lot of room for the back line and the midfield. If such a player frequently inserts, it will leave a lot of room for his defense line and allow his opponent to use it. In the football of Sakchi's era, three lines were tightened, and the distance from the back line to the forward line was no more than 25 meters. "box_to_box players" don't have to worry about the problem of space behind him.

Modern football is a four-line football. The 4231 formation began to become popular, and the midfield became a full-time professional. They were divided into "attackers" and "defenders". For example, Zidanes always don't know how to defend, so they need a Marklele. In AC Milan in the Saki era, he had Frank_rijkaard and Carlo_ancelotti in the midfield. Although they did not have the scoring ability of Bryan Robson and Lothar_matthaeus, they were both good at destroying and creating.

Although the current game increasingly requires the versatility of players, it is often not enough to be a simple winger and organizer, and scorers - full-backs must learn how to attack. But this is inconsistent with the fact that the most comprehensive "box_to_box player" is declining.

In fact, it is easy to understand. Although players who are specialized in full-backs and forwards need to be comprehensive, they can both attack and defend. However, in the most important midfield, they are still polarized - engineer-type midfielders who are good at defense are very popular. The head coaches require them to concentrate on grabbing the ball, be responsible for snatching the ball, and then hand it over to midfield partners who are responsible for attacking and basically do not return to defense. They are responsible for organizing the offense or shooting in person.

Of course, this is no exception. Barack, Fabregas and Essin have served as both back and front midfielders, both control and attacking. Gerrard and Lampard are also players with both offense and defense, but under the tactical thinking of modern football, they are far from the heights of those predecessors before the 1980s.

Because with the popularity of single forward tactics, the team increasingly needs a midfielder to suppress the opponent's retreating forward, which also accelerates the gradual change from 442 formation to 4231. As such formations are accepted, midfielders are strictly divided into two categories - offense or defense. Although the all-rounders can play two positions, they will no longer be regarded as valuable by the team. After all, the panacea is always not professionally matched and more valued.

All of the above are the reasons why the "box_to_box players" and "free people" players gradually disappeared from the football field. The changes in tactics have given rise to the emergence of "free people" and "box_to_box players". The continued change of tactics has allowed them to gradually disappear into the long river of history.

In Arigo Saki's view, Chu Zhongtian in Metz has a tendency to develop in this direction.

Under the tactical concept of modern football, if an all-round player wants to perform well, he must have a full-time midfielder to protect them so that he will not lose himself in frequent offense and defense conversions. For example, in the 2005 Champions League final, Benitez gave Gerald a midfielder Harman, which was completely liberated and eventually led the team to complete that epic reversal. The victim was AC Milan, who once had all-round players like Rijkaard and Ancelotti.

Metz's tactics are the same, allowing Fernandez to arrange a Proman next to Chu Zhongtian, a player who is far stronger than attacking. The former French National Youth Team player has now become Chu Zhongtian's personal bodyguard. With him, Chu Zhongtian can feel at ease and bold, play freely, and do not have to worry about his position at all. So you can see him anywhere on the court, whether it is offense or defense, he can play freely and be fully liberated.

Sakchi no longer works for the AC Milan club, but as an AC Milan supporter, he still habitually considers Milan.

He was thinking that when the game was over, he would remind Galliani and told him that Metz's No. 8 player is worth noting. If possible, AC Milan would better consider buying him. In his opinion, this No. 8 is more promising than Gurkuf.

※※※While Saki was pondering in the box, Chu Zhongtian was planning another new round of offensive for Mes.

The game just entered the eighty-minute mark. Within the remaining ten minutes, Metz had to score at least one goal and drag the game into overtime.

Gatuso followed Chu Zhongtian in AC Milan's half. Although Chu Zhongtian was not afraid of physically fighting with Gatuso, it would slow down the pace and miss the opportunity to fight. So he passed the football out and then cut the run by himself. Gatuso followed him unceasingly. After this period of game, Gatuso had determined how much Chu Zhongtian had on Metz. He organized several attacks. If Metz's players had not caught it, the score would definitely not be 1:1 now.

The football was quickly passed back.

Gattuso did not rush to rob, but instead pressed him behind Chu Zhongtian, not allowing him to turn around easily. As long as he couldn't turn around, he would not be able to complete the task of passing the ball organization.

Chu Zhongtian felt the pressure from behind. Gattuso is a member of the world champion team and an experienced player. With his full strength, Chu Zhongtian is still a bit difficult to deal with.

In desperation, he passed the ball to the back.

Then Metz did not organize an attack through him, but instead passed the defender directly to the front to find Ibisevic and Menez.

The football was pushed out by Karaze and flew to the sky above the area where Chu Zhongtian was.

Chu Zhongtian and Gatuso looked up at the sky, with only football in their eyes, and they ignored each other. Then they jumped high and fought for the header. The football hit Chu Zhongtian's shoulder and flew to one side. That was not where Chu Zhongtian wanted it to go, but there was no way. With Gatuso's interference, it would be good that he could reach the ball. And now he couldn't care where the football ended up flying.

He and Gattuso collided hard in the air. Due to differences in height and bounce, Gattuso hit his shoulder and blood suddenly oozed out from the forehead.

After Chu Zhongtian landed, he turned around and saw Gatuso covering his left half of his face with one hand, and red blood flowed out from the cracks of his fingers. He quickly signaled to the referee and other AC Milan players that some players were injured.

AC Milan player Pirlo, who had already received the ball, originally planned to launch an attack, but when he saw Gattuso's appearance, he quickly kicked the ball out of the sideline.

The team doctor from AC Milan ran up, checked Gattuso's injury and decided to carry him off the field. Gattuso refused the treatment of being "carried" off the field, and insisted on going on by himself.

After Gattuso left the game, the game started again. Because AC Milan kicked the football out of the sideline, Metz threw the ball out of the boundary. The ball fell at Chu Zhongtian's feet. There was no AC Milan player coming up to defend, and Chu Zhongtian had no intention of launching an attack. He opened his feet forward and kicked the football into AC Milan's half. The football rolled onto the sideline for several laps before leaving the sideline.

The game will only return to normal after AC Milan plays out the outbound ball.

Gattuso was treated with hemostatic treatment below. If the wound was large, it might have to be sutured. If it was not in the way, I would probably just wrap the bandage around a few times.

Without Gattuso, Ambrosini could not keep up with Chu Zhongtian's rhythm due to physical fitness. Chu Zhongtian suddenly felt like he was getting rid of all the shackles. He let out a long breath, was free and no one could stop him.

He knew this was the best opportunity and was more proactive and frequently looking for the teammates to ask for the ball.

Chu Zhongtian just returned to the penalty area and participated in a defense, forcing Inzaghi to shoot the football out of the baseline. Metz's goal. Chu Zhongtian glanced outside the court. Gatuso's injury treatment had come to an end. He was eager to try and was preparing to return to the field. The pressure to get him back became greater. This is not enough. You must hurry up and organize an efficient attack before he comes back.

He retreated to the front of the penalty area and did not have to make any moves. Wenbi passed the ball to him. After Chu Zhongtian made a simple pass with the defenders in the backcourt, he began to dribble forward.

After he entered AC Milan's half, Ambroseni ran up from one side, approached him, and interfered with him. Chu Zhongtian knew that the captain who decided AC Milan could not run anymore, so he decided to throw Abroseni away. He strode forward and suddenly stepped forward!

Chu Zhongtian took this step firmly and powerfully. Ambroseni couldn't react in time. When he wanted to chase him, he kicked the ground and felt weak and did not use his strength. When he restarted, Chu Zhongtian had already pulled apart.

If he wants to stop Chu Zhongtian now, he can only drive Chu Zhongtian and others away from behind, but that will inevitably attract him a red card. Anyway, Chu Zhongtian has the entire defense line of Pirlo and AC Milan in front of him, and it is not yet at the point where he will be scored without a foul. So let's wait for an opportunity to intercept the ball... When he thought about it, he did not take any further action, but just followed behind.

Pirlo came up to intercept the front, and Milan's defenders were also shrinking in the middle. At this moment, he poked the ball to the right with his right toe. The ball almost rolled over to the toe of Pirlo who was snatching up and landed at Obetan's feet.

After passing the ball, Chu Zhongtian continued to try to get forward, and Pirlo quickly turned around and chased after him.

After receiving the ball, Obetan did not make a direct cross, but dribbled the ball and broke into the inside.

Now, AC Milan's defense line turned its focus to their own left side. The Italian team adjusted its defense line very quickly. Obetan almost took two steps and before entering the penalty area, he found that he could not break through.

At this time, he glanced out of the corner of his eyes and saw Chu Zhongtian following in the middle.

He swept the football without hesitation.

Chu Zhongtian received the ball from the double-team between Ambrosini and Pirlo. This place is a dangerous area and the opponent's players cannot take the ball calmly here. Ambrosini no longer waited. He suddenly bullied himself and squeezed up from behind, intending to interfere with Chu Zhongtian's handling of the ball. At the same time, Pirlo also planned to intercept the ball from the side.

Two people attack at the same time, so we must end Metz's attack here!

Chu Zhongtian had already expected the situation he might face at this position, so he did not let the football stay under his feet. As soon as he received the ball, he passed the football to the other side.

Menez did not stand there and waited for the stop. The moment Chu Zhongtian passed the ball, he began to turn around, from back to attacking direction to facing the attacking direction. While turning around, he poked his right toe and smoothed the ball. He also took the ball and avoided Karaze's robbery!

Now when he turned completely, the penalty area in front of him was AC Milan, almost empty!

Dida didn't expect that Karaze was so easily passed by the opponent and rushed to attack. At the same time, Nesta also threw Ibissevic down to save Menez. At this time, he didn't even bother to consider what would happen if Menez passed the ball horizontally to Ibissevic. Whoever took the ball was the most threatening.

Menez took a step inside, and then suddenly shot when Nesta made up!

The football rushed over from Nesta's feet and Dida's fingertips, heading straight to the far corner of the goal... "but!but!buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

"Wow! The ball is in!! The ball is in! The assist from Chu Zhongtian! In the 81st minute, Metz equalized the score! 2:2!" CCTV's commentator was also excited. The first European Super Cup for Chinese players is a chance!

Seeing this goal, Saki couldn't help but applaud Chu Zhongtian's performance. He is such an excellent player... Although a scout had mentioned this person to him before, Chu Zhongtian's ability cannot be described in words, and he is far from the shocking and convincing way of seeing his performance with his own eyes...
Chapter completed!