Chu Zhongtian's first meeting with his new teammates left a good impression on most teammates, because of his words "Let's create a big scene together." This was originally a big billboard erected by the Houston Rockets when Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets. As a result, Yao Ming has been joining the Rockets for several seasons, but he has not created any big scenes.

But this does not affect Chu Zhongtian's borrowing it here. Because he thinks it is very suitable. Of course, did he come to Hoffenheim to help the team successfully relegation? After he understood the team's lineup, he believed that he would not have to buy anyone. With these people now, Rangnick is enough to lead them to relegation successfully. He also knew that Rangnick himself was very clear, so why did he travel all the way to China to persuade him to join? Isn't this very obvious?

The club's owner, Mr. Hope, and head coach Rangnick, both hope that this team can strive for better terms based on successful relegation, so the team's strength needs to be strengthened.

He just said the thoughts of the head coach and senior management, and also used a slogan that everyone thought was very good.

"Let's create a big scene together!"

Hoffenheim is not a simple promotional team. All Hoffenheim players believe that they can make a difference in their first Bundesliga season in their lives. Because they are newborn calfs are not afraid of tigers.

Chu Zhongtian's words suddenly came to their hearts.

As professional players, who wants to be hang out among the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the league? Who doesn’t want their team to be able to pursue more victory and... Champions? Hoffenheim is not short of money, and the coaching staff is also of high standards. They also firmly believe that their abilities are not weak. So why can’t we look forward to more?

At first, some people in the team thought that Chu Zhongtian was good at being the core, at least he expressed his thoughts when he met, which shows that he and ours were consistent.

Of course, not everyone will accept an airborne "core" so calmly.

They have this question:

Why should he be our core?

Why does he lead us to victory?

Why should he make us all listen to him?

Just with this light saying "Let us create a big scene together"?

I don't believe it!

Come out some practical things, otherwise we will wait and see the show!

Salihovic is one of them. He and some teammates did not open their arms to accept Chu Zhongtian like other players. He looked at the newcomer who had stolen his status in the crowd with suspicious eyes.

His idea is very simple. If Chu Zhongtian cannot prove himself in training and games, then he will be like head coach Rangnick "forced the palace". Of course, if Chu Zhongtian does show his superiority, then there is nothing wrong with being an assistant to him. Salihovic is not a slim player, he just has a deep relationship with Hoffenheim and does not want his team to be ruined by a player who is indecisive after hard promotion.

Or, he was just out of an instinct.

Since the Southern Regional League, I have been the core of the team and the key figure who led the team to complete the triple jump for two years. Hoffenheim has long been my territory. Why do you want me to give it to such a new boy? Just because he won the League Cup championship? That's at Metz, not here. Hoffenheim is different from that French team!

※※※After leaving a good impression on some of his teammates, Chu Zhongtian began to participate in pre-season training with the team.

First, physical training is the main focus.

From this time on, Chu Zhongtian felt the difference between Hoffenheim's small team and Metz.

In Hoffenheim's training base, there is a high-tech clinic, and there are only three clinics of this level in Germany. There is one in Hoffenheim.

Team doctor Peter Bex, sports psychologist Hans Dieter Hermann, physical fitness coach Reiner Schrey, head coach Rangnick, two assistant coaches Tomislav Maric, and Peter Zeidler will use this high-tech clinic to sample each player's bodies and analyze them separately, thus formulating a physical recovery training plan that is most suitable for each player.

At that time, every player will get a training schedule that is only for himself. The regulations are very strict from diet to work and rest, and players must follow and implement them meticulously.

Other Hoffenheim players are used to this, because this is how they came through the first two seasons. However, Chu Zhongtian, a new player, seemed very curious.

Metz's professionalization has already opened his eyes, but when he came to Hoffenheim, he suddenly felt that Metz was like an amateur club. As for Chinese football... it was just a child playing house.

In Chu Zhongtian's training arrangement, the coaching staff asked him to strengthen his muscle strength and speed training. In Ligue 1, Chu Zhongtian was already very confident in his physical confrontation ability. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Hoffenheim, the coaching staff was still not satisfied and asked him to continue to strengthen his confrontation ability and at the same time improve his running speed, especially his speed in a state of fatigue.

Chu Zhongtian thought about it and did it right. Especially the speed. If he wants to be a free agent, he often makes tens of meters of full-strength sprints and backs in the game. If the speed is slow, he can't come back and cannot go back. What's the use? He doesn't require his speed to be faster than Robert Carlos, at least he can't slow down the offensive rhythm of the whole team. You should know that from studying Hoffenheim's game video last season, Chu Zhongtian already knows that the offensive rhythm of this team is very, very fast... After a week of physical training, everyone's physical fitness has been significantly improved. At first, he would be out of breath and weak. Now he can calmly handle a training class. And it won't make the players feel tired. This is the role of high technology.

Chu Zhongtian felt that his physical ability to fight had improved. Under fatigue, his speed did not slow down, but remained at the previous level. Rangnick was very satisfied with this, which means that when the game reached the final stage, Hoffenheim would have many scoring opportunities, because Chu Zhongtian could still sprint with all his strength.

In fact, after watching the League Cup final between Metz and Sevilla, Rangnick should have confirmed this - with Chu Zhongtian, his team will always have one more person on the court than his opponent!

Chu Zhongtian showed his invincible physical fitness in physical training, allowing his teammates to take the lead in seeing an aspect of his ability. His physical training score is the best in the team. In the eyes of his teammates, this Chinese man seemed to have no idea what "tired" means!

Salihovic lost to Chu Zhongtian in physical fitness.

When everyone finished the training and was resting on the grass panting, Chu Zhongtian had to conduct fatigue sprinting and back-running training under the supervision of the coach. Seeing the Chinese sprinting back and forth at a distance of 30 meters, his speed did not decrease at all, his teammates started to discuss in surprise.

"God, how capable of running..."

"Is he a monster?"

"No, I think he's more like a marathon runner!"

"Okay, at least it's about physical strength. I admit he's very strong..."

"Hey, I said brothers, football games are not just about physical strength? If you want him to be our core, at least he has to come up with something that we can trust!"

"Yes, yes. What's the point of being able to run? You can run any marathon athlete, but can they play football? I think if he just can run, then 30 million is not worth it!"

"At least, being able to run is an advantage, isn't it? It's better to have one advantage than one advantage, right?"

"Yes, this is just the first training event anyway, so let's continue to look down. There are warm-up matches and so on, everyone should watch it."

... Listening to his teammates' comments on Chu Zhongtian's physical strength, Salihovic, who was already tired, felt very complicated.

※※※At the same time, a few days after the training began, Rangnick handed the captain's armband to Chu Zhongtian. Just as he said to Chu Zhongtian before the transfer, while he handed the captain's armband to him, he also handed over the future of the entire team to Chu Zhongtian.

As for why he chose a player who just joined the team as the first captain, Rangnick explained this: "Chu has experience as a captain at Metz and did a good job. Look at his performance in the League Cup final. I think he is a naturally qualified leader." Then he said to Chu Zhongtian, "Of course, if you perform poorly in captains, I will deprive you of the captain's armband at any time, Chu."

Chu Zhongtian nodded and said that he had no objection.

This is not the first time Chu Zhongtian has been a captain, but it is the first time he has been the first to be the first team. He just arrived at a strange team and had to be the captain, which is a challenge for him.

At this time, he thought of coach Jean Fernandez's cultivation of himself. When Mes deliberately asked him to help Menez, Ibisevic, and help new teammates integrate into the team. What he said to him when he asked him to help Menez has now become a reality.

He also thanked Met for his four seasons at Metz for learning how to lead a team.

So now, when he took over the captain's armband at Hoffenheim, he had no hesitation on his face and was full of confidence.

I can be the captain of this team, and I can lead them.

That's what he said in his heart.

Although there are still some difficulties at the moment. For example, when he took over the captain's armband, not everyone in the team applauded to congratulate him. If the team wants to truly impress him, he has to show some real skills on the court.

Chu Zhongtian was confident in this regard. He was not afraid to show his abilities to his teammates.

※※※In this week, Hoffenheim continued to strengthen the team's strength in the transfer market.

They let go of the players in the team who were no longer able to meet the team's requirements and allowed them to transfer freely, not just to clean up the first team lineup.

Then Hoffenheim bought right-back Andreas Beck from Stuttgart for 3.2 million euros. This is the main right-back of the German national youth team. He started playing in Stuttgart last season. He participated in 18 official games for the first team of Stuttgart and scored one goal, which was his Bundesliga debut. He has good potential, and Rangnick is not just about his potential. Because if nothing unexpected happens this season, Baker will follow the team to the Bundesliga as Hoffenheim's main right-back.

During the winter break last season, Sparta Moscow bid 5 million euros to buy him, but was rejected by Stuttgart. As a result, in the summer, Baker felt that he would not be able to guarantee a chance to play in Stuttgart, so he chose to switch to Hoffenheim, who could give him the main position. Compared with winter, Stuttgart lost 1.8 million euros.

Last season, Hoffenheim conceded forty goals in the Bundesliga. If this goal is given to the Bundesliga team, considering the strength of the Bundesliga team, the number of goals conceded may be further improved. So after buying Chu Zhongtian, Rangnick immediately bought a defender to improve the strength of the defense line. If it is not as good as Baker, this defense line is the complete "Bundesliga Defence Line". The most famous ones are the centre-back Per Nilsson who was selected for the Swedish national team. But don't underestimate them, Austrian international Ibertsberger and young German central defender Comper (pper) are all experienced players.

In addition to buying Becker, the team also bought out several players who were loaned to the team last season.

A million euros bought out Austrian goalkeeper Ozcan (ramazan_özcan), who came from Austrian team Salzburg for a loan fee of 200,000 euros last winter break, and he firmly took the main position as soon as he came. Hoffenheim can be promoted to the Bundesliga, and his role cannot be underestimated. He will face the bombardment of the Bundesliga striker in the new season, and whether he can withstand it is also a key factor in whether the team can achieve good results.

A million euros bought out midfielder Ruiz Gustavo (luiz_gustavo). In the famous football manager game FM produced by the British SI company, this monster midfielder is a traitor. He was loaned from the Palestinian League last season and played twenty-seven games.

A million euros bought out the young Garner midfielder Isaac_vorsah (Isaac_vorsah). Last season, he played for Hoffenheim and scored one goal. He can serve as a central defender, a defensive midfielder and a central defender.

Last season, the team's top scorer belonged to two people - Senegalese Demba Ba (demba_ba) and Nigerian Chinedu_ogbuke_obasi). The two each scored twelve goals for the team, tied for the team's top scorer and was also the main contributor to the team's upgrade.

However, in the first few rounds of the new season, Rangnick faced the situation of losing a main striker - Obasi was summoned by the Nigerian National Olympic Team and went to Beijing to play the Olympics. In addition, the Bundesliga is different from the Bundesliga, so the team must enhance its competitiveness on the front line. Therefore, Rangnick has to find another striker.

He targeted Metz.

Chu Zhongtian's teammate Ibisevic came into his sight.

In fact, when observing Chu Zhongtian, Rangnick also noticed several of Metz's players. Ibisevic was from Bosnia and Herzegovich, who was also from Bosnia and Herzegovich, so he paid a little more attention. He can also be said to have an understanding of this player.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina scored 25 goals in various competitions last season, creating the best results in his career. This summer, he is also an interesting figure in various clubs.

Since Chu Zhongtian was let go of 30 million, Metz seems to have become a supermarket in the eyes of many clubs.

Someone wants to buy Ibisevic, and Menez is also plagued by scandals. The latest news is that Manchester United is interested in Obettan, and Lyon is seducing Pjanic... All the news about Metz is that a certain player may transfer and leave. If you only read these news, because Metz is bankrupt, they are in a hurry to sell players to fill the big financial hole... But Chu Zhongtian's departure made many of Metz's old ministers feel that the future is really confusing, and many people are also leaving.

Ibisevic is one of them.

In Rangnik's view, Ibisevic is a very outstanding center forward. He can not only shoot himself, but also make balls for his teammates. Such a player is obviously helpful to the team, because if he can't open the situation, his passing may create some opportunities.

But he also wants to ask for someone's opinion.

He found Chu Zhongtian and did not tell him that he was interested in Ibissevic, but said that the team now needs a center and asked him if there is a suitable candidate to recommend one for his reference.

As a result, Chu Zhongtian reported Ibisevich's name without hesitation.

This made Rangnik laugh - he and Chu Zhongtian really have a connection... Since Chu Zhongtian also recommends Ibisevic, it means that this Bosnian is fine.

And it's not just a recommendation from Chu Zhongtian.

Salihovic, the teammate of Ibissevic in the Bosnia-Herzej national team, even called Ibissevic in person and invited him to Hoffenheim very enthusiastically. Salihovic and Ibissevic met in the Bosnia-Herzej national team. It's a pity that Ibissevic has never talked about Metz's people and things in the national team because it's unnecessary. Otherwise, Salihovic's attitude towards Chu Zhongtian might not be like this... Ibissevic has several transfer options, Ligue 1 is Lyon, Spain has Atletico Madrid, Italy has Lazio. He is still hesitating. When he heard that Hoffenheim was interested in himself, he immediately said without saying a word that he was very happy to go to Hoffenheim because there were two of his teammates there - national teammate Salihovic and Metz teammate Chu Zhongtian.

Since so many teams are interested in Ibissevic, Molinari naturally "followed public opinion" and pushed Ibissevic into the transfer market.

Finally, after a fierce competition, Hoffenheim brought Ibissevic from France to Germany for 10 million euros. The money was divided into two steps. The first step was Hoffenheim's down payment of 6 million euros. The second step was when Ibissevic scored a total of 30 league goals in Hoffenheim, another 4 million euros were then scored onto the Metz club's account.

Chu Zhongtian was very happy after learning that Ibissevic had successfully transferred to Hoffenheim, because he and Ibi could meet again after a different place. It was a great fate. He could finally call Ibissevic to express his welcome. The reason why he didn't dare to call Ibissevic before was because he was afraid of "diging Mets' corner" like Ribery. Ribery was too careless and was caught by the media.

"Welcome to Hoffenheim, Ibi. We can cooperate together again, ha!"

Ibisevic on the other end of the phone was also very happy. Although he chose to join Hoffenheim, it was certainly because Hoffenheim offered a good contract, but the most important reason was that Chu Zhongtian was here. He knew that Chu could become the core of Hoffenheim. As long as Chu was there, the future of this team would be bright, just like Metz.

Chu Zhongtian welcomed Ibissevic to Hoffenheim for another reason - there was finally someone he was familiar with in the team, and Ibis and Salihovic had a good relationship. Although Salihovic now has an opinion on himself, if the team wants to have good results, unity within the team is essential. He hopes that the arrival of Ibissevic can resolve the conflict between him and Salihovic - he has entered the role of captain and unknowingly began to consider issues from the perspective of the team leader.

After winning Ibisekic, Rangnick felt that the forward's bench depth was not enough, so he spent another 4.5 million euros to introduce the 20-year-old striker Wellington from the Brazilian International team. The young player is a famous striker in the virtual football manager world, but in the real world, he still needs to prove his abilities in the Bundesliga.

Although Rangnick knew that the defense line was not very strong, he still had to spend so much money on the front line. It seemed that he was really in love with offensive football.

But this is not bad. Chu Zhongtian played offensive football at Metz. When he came to Hoffenheim and continued offensive football, he didn't need to adapt to the role. He was very familiar with it.

Chu Zhongtian also discovered a problem, which made him believe that Rangnick was really looking forward to his arrival, and he has been looking forward to it since a long time ago.

This discovery was only noticed after tactical training began.
Chapter completed!