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Chapter 16 Whose jokes?

Hoffenheim finished the game against Leverkusen on August 30th, and there is still one day before the summer transfer window is closed.

However, the German media can officially award the title of "Bundesliga Transfer King" this summer to Chu Zhongtian, because the Bundesliga teams have basically ended their transfer operations.

If Manchester United hadn't spent 37 million euros to buy Berbatov, Chu Zhongtian might have been able to beat Robbie Keane (Tortham Hotspur transfers to Liverpool), and if (jo, Moscow CSKA transfers to Manchester City), it will become the "market king" in the global transfer market this summer. The transfer fees of these two people are 24 million euros, while Chu Zhongtian is 30 million euros, exceeding the opponent's six million.

However, soon Berbatov could not become the leader, because Manchester City won Real Madrid's Brazilian genius Robinho at the last moment before the transfer window closed, with a transaction price of 42 million euros, which set the highest transfer fee this summer, created by Manchester City, invested by the UAE Abid Dhabi consortium and Real Madrid in La Liga.

However, Chu Zhongtian's value can still rank third in the world football transfer in 2008-2009, and this is the first Chinese player. Judging this transfer, Chu Zhongtian has become the most expensive star in Asia. What he needs to do now is to use continuous victory and championship to prove that he is worthy of this value and become the number one star in Asia. Not only is it just the "number one" in value - at least South Korean star Park Ji-sung has followed Manchester United to win the UEFA Champions League last season, and also the Premier League championship, becoming the first Asian player to win the Champions League. Chu Zhongtian was once considered the number one star in Asia in the season when he won the League Cup, but as Park Ji-sung followed Manchester United to win the Champions League, Chu Zhongtian changed from first to second. After all, the value of the League Cup is still not as good as that of the European Champions League.

Many people are quite pessimistic about this. Because Chu Zhongtian chose a newly promoted team in the Bundesliga. First of all, the German Football League level is not as good as Serie A, the Premier League and La Liga are high, and their status in the five major European leagues is only higher than that in the Ligue 1, and they lack competitiveness. Secondly, Hoffenheim is still a newly promoted team. Do you expect them to win the championship with the ever-presented team? That is obviously unrealistic.

So if Chu Zhongtian wants to win the championship, he has to wait a few more years, use Hoffenheim as a springboard, and transfer to those big clubs. This is still an optimistic estimate.

If you are a little pessimistic, you feel that Chu Zhongtian has completely lost hope to go further. The League Cup champion has already won the highest honor he can win. Hoffenheim will be relegated next, and Chu Zhongtian will only spend time with those low-level teams, and even if he is not doing well, he can only go to low-level leagues, such as the Bundesliga, the Championship... And it is very coincidental that Hoffenheim lost to Leverkusen away, which seems to further confirm the views of these pessimists - Hoffenheim is just a promotional team in the final analysis. Even if their boss is rich and lacks fame, teams that cannot buy enough players can hardly escape the relegation. Although they performed well at the beginning of the season, who did not have a "newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger"?

With his sharpness and the opportunity that his opponents did not understand him enough, he temporarily ranked first in the league and was hyped by the media. All of them were lying with their eyes open. The real Hoffenheim is the Hoffenheim who was beaten by Leverkusen in the game and couldn't find him. This is their true performance this season. If this performance continues, Hoffenheim will be relegated soon. Then this rich boss lost interest in continuing to invest in Hoffenheim, withdrew from investment, and lost his source of funds. Hoffenheim has never recovered from the German second division, falling all the way to the amateur league, returning to their original form... This is the future blueprint designed by many people for Hoffenheim.

Now everyone is watching coldly, waiting to see the joke about this new team with a wealthy boss.

This emotion is understandable. When Abramovich first bought Chelsea and then made a large investment, it also attracted disgust against Chelsea around the world. Because everyone always hates nouveau riche, those who destroy the natural laws of football, and those who treat football as money toys. Unfortunately, Chelsea took all of this.

It was not until Mourinho joined that he brought something else to Chelsea. These things covered up the light of Abramovich and knives the brilliance of Abramovich and regained everyone's attention to the football itself. But despite this, Chelsea will still attract many people to hate. The reasons for their annoyance are strange. In fact, in the final analysis, there is only one thing that Chelsea is richer than the team they support.

※※After the third round of the league on August 30, the Bundesliga ushered in a two-week rest adjustment period, which was the national team match day. Hoffenheim also has some international players, such as "Bosnia-Herzegovich" Salihovic and Ibissevic; Nigerian international Obasi, who just participated in the Olympics and lost to Argentina in the final. Because he has been to Beijing, he is particularly interested in Chu Zhongtian after returning; and Austrian goalkeeper Ozjan, who was called into the national team because of his outstanding performance at Hoffenheim; Senegal international Dembaba.

As for other players, some have never passed the national team of any level, some have been selected for their 21-year-old national team in their country, and some have been selected for their national team, but their national team career is very short and they are still marginal players who can be recruited or not.

Chu Zhongtian is not a marginal figure in the national team. Although he cannot play the main player in the national team, he still enlisted in every national team competition. So far, he has played eleven times in various competitions on behalf of the national team. Logically speaking, he should also fly back to China to participate in the competition on international matches. However, the Chinese team did not have any competition arrangements on this day.

Xie Yalong, who lost the Olympic bet, is at the forefront of the media, and he must be fully responsible for this failure. National teams of all levels have no match tasks for the time being - both the National Olympic and Women's Football Team lost the game, the team was disbanded after being eliminated in the Olympics, and the players returned to the club. As the national team, the most important game is naturally the 2010 South Africa World Cup Asian Qualifiers. However, the Chinese national team was eliminated in the top 20 Asian matches in June and lost the qualification to participate in the top 10. In the second half of the year, the Chinese national team did not have a decent game. The national team was facing reorganization, and the senior leaders of the Football Association were planning a reshuffle. At this time, there was no mind to arrange a warm-up match... The national team was eliminated, and Chu Zhongtian was also

In the team, it is obvious that he can't do it, because head coach Duikovic doesn't play a role either, and the personnel matters are completely decided by the Football Association. This is basically the preview of the Olympics. The Olympics held in the local area are the most important matches in the eyes of Xie Yalong and others. Even if the World Cup qualifiers are eliminated, it doesn't matter. Anyway, it has become the norm for the Chinese team to participate in the World Cup. If they lose, there will be no protests. Instead, the Olympics held at their doorstep must be done well, and if they do it well, they can win the praise of fans and leaders. As long as the national Olympic team makes a breakthrough in the Olympics, who will still remember the ugly performance of the Chinese team being eliminated from the qualifiers in the World Cup? At that time, the media and fans will only shout "Thank God, thank you, Yalong."

Unexpectedly, the national team was eliminated and the Olympic gamble was also lost. Xie Yalong's Chinese Football Association was like a gambler who lost his underwear and was thrown out of the casino naked.

Chu Zhongtian stayed in Hoffenheim while training with the team while taking time to drive to Tauberbischowsheim to learn fencing with Old Bell. He had already obtained a driver's license, and for him who was serious about everything and strived for perfection, learning a driver's license is not a difficult task. With a driver's license and a car, he drove to Tauberbischowsheim to learn fencing by himself. Except for the first time he got lost, everything else was fine.

In addition, he was not idle. In addition to maintaining contact with Emily through telephone, Internet and other means, he was also concerned about the progress of the construction of a school in Beichuan, the earthquake-stricken area of ​​China. Xu Xiaodi is now fully responsible for this matter. Chu Zhongtian regularly listens to him report on the project progress on the phone. In addition, he also has to make some decisions on the business of the "Greater China" restaurant in Los Angeles. Although the legal representative is Chu Zhongtian's father Chu Zuosheng, Chu Zhongtian himself actually paid attention to it. "Greater China" has been in full swing for business for half a year, and under the promotion of many Hollywood stars, many people have been chasing him.

Stars and ordinary Americans will also go to Greater China for dinner, and those arts with Chinese folk characteristics are very interesting to them. Under the operation of Chu Zuosheng and Miranda, Greater China also held a small "Chinese Folk Art Festival". While promoting Chinese folk art, it pushed the fame and image of its restaurant to a new level. In the eyes of many people, "Great China" is no longer just a visit with many Chinese food, it has also been given a "cultural image". Going to Greater China for dinner is considered to be a very tasteful thing.

Miranda was also surprised by this. She didn't expect that the creativity that her daughter and Chu Zhongtian had made indiscriminate ideas brought so much real money. She had a catering expansion plan, hoping to open the branches all over the United States. She initially selected the two cities of New York and Houston.

But Chu Zhongtian did not approve this plan. He felt that it was not a good thing for restaurants to develop too fast, because people tend to forget themselves when they are in a good way, lack consideration for many things, and ignore some very important things. After rapid expansion, they will inevitably die quickly. "If God wants to destroy him, he will make him crazy first." He disagrees and is eager to open branches everywhere now. He decided to wait and manage Los Angeles first and then talk about other places. After all, he still needs to cultivate talents he can trust. Now that he starts to work everywhere, he feels that he is short of people. Then open a branch? Who will manage it?

Opposing Miranda's plan so much will certainly leave a bad impression on her future mother-in-law. So after communicating with Emily, Chu Zhongtian asked Emily to explain this to her mother. She said that the decision to not open a branch for the time being was made by the two of them. Even if Miranda doesn't give Chu Zhongtian face, she will always give her daughter face.

Chu Zhongtian felt that he was 24 years old and was energetic. He was not only interested in football, but also wanted to take care of business matters. He didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this, because he did not delay his "main business". There are some criticisms in the media now saying that he opened a restaurant, started a charity fund, and built a school - filming advertisements and endorsements, which are all light criticisms - frequently appearing in front of the public with the image of philanthropists, restaurant owners, school investors, etc., and he doesn't look like a professional football player at all. He only knows how to make money everywhere, which is not a good job!

But these critics obviously don't know that Chu Zhongtian is the hardest-working person in the team every day, and he often practices for himself. Even if he goes out to shoot advertisements and do charity, he insists on exercising every day and keeps in shape. At the same time, he almost doesn't drink alcohol, nor does he smoke, and his daily routines are regular, even if Emily is not around, he doesn't linger in nightclubs, red light districts, or bars.

Only those who truly understand him know that there is no professional player who is more professional than Chu Zhongtian. Because as long as he chooses to do it, he will do this well. Football is the path he chooses to take, so how could he not do his job? He had gone through such a big circle, went through so many hardships, and played football again, and it was too late to cherish it.

Chu Zhongtian disdained these criticisms. He didn't matter to the outside world. What mattered was what he could achieve. He believed that as long as he could lead the team to win or even win the championship, these criticisms about his incompetence would disappear overnight. This was more effective than just defending himself with a slight mouth.

This is the power of silence.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian continued to remain silent, Hoffenheim was also silent after experiencing a crushing defeat. As the head coach, Rangnick did not express any opinions on the gloating voices in the media, and Hope, the behind-the-scenes boss of the club, did not talk about this matter. He would rather talk to the media who came to interview him about Hoffenheim's youth training camp.

After the national team game, the players who participated in the national team game returned to the team one after another. The team began tactical training. Three days later, they will welcome the strong team Stuttgart at their "temporary home court" Karl Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This game can also be regarded as a derby in Baden-Württemberg.

As the two best-performing teams in Bawu State, their confrontation will inevitably attract the attention of many people.

Especially when Hoffenheim had just suffered a crushing defeat, everyone wants to see if Hoffenheim will continue to lose. Their opponents in these rounds of the league are very strong: Stuttgart, Dortmund and Werder Bremen. If you are not careful, you may lose four consecutive times. At that time, the team will definitely return to the relegation zone. You will not be able to make a comeback for the next season and must fight for relegation.

When analyzing this game on the TV program, experts said that this game will be a watershed in Hoffenheim's entire season. If they can keep not losing in this game, then there is still hope this season. If they lose... morale will be further setbacked and have a very adverse impact on the team's next two rounds of leagues.

In this case, three days pass by in the blink of an eye.

Hoffenheim welcomed a game that was considered a crucial one at home.

The game just started, and perhaps it was really affected by public opinion. Perhaps the impact of the last defeat to Leverkusen has not been eliminated. Hoffenheim seemed a little nervous. In the third minute, Hoffenheim's main left-back Andereas_ibertsberger made a mistake in the backcourt pass, and Stuttgart counterattacked on the spot. Hilbert (roberto_hilbert) made a low cross from the right, and Simach (jan_simak) pushed the ball high with his right foot near the penalty point.

The ball did not go in, but it shocked the Hoffenheim fans at home with more than 10,000 sweats.

"We need to attack! We need to attack! Take out your courage!" Hoffenheim fans who came back to their senses began to shout slogans in the stands to cheer for the team, and also remind the players what to do.

Chu Zhongtian ran back to defend, but failed to catch up, only saw his opponent pushing and shooting high. He made a gesture of pressing down to everyone, and then shouted loudly: "Calm down! Calm down! This is our home court! Now it's our turn to attack!"

Then Chu Zhongtian received the ball kicked by goalkeeper Ozjan and organized the attack.

In the 14th minute, after attracting the attention of two opponent's defensive players, Ibisevic distributed the football to Chu Zhongtian who was inserted behind. Chu Zhongtian shot with his right foot in the penalty area. Stuttgart's goalkeeper Jens_lehmann barely blocked the ball out of the baseline.

This offense won the applause from the stands, and more importantly, Lehmann was in a mess and saved the ball, which boosted Hoffenheim's morale and relaxed them after the start of the game.

One minute later, Ibertsberger, who had made a pass mistake before, almost causing the team to lose the ball, accurately made a direct pass in the midfield, and Tobias Weiss, who transferred from Stuttgart's second team to Hoffenheim, received the ball and entered the left side of the penalty area, and shot low at a low angle and missed the post.

In the 27th minute, the new "bomber" of German football, Mario Gomez (mario_gomez), shook his former teammate Baker in the penalty area, and then hit the goal vigorously. The football was punched by Ozjan.

After that, Stuttgart's chances gradually decreased.

Hoffenheim has gained a lot of opportunities, but because of Lehman's outstanding performance and many rescues, Hoffenheim has never scored.

The German commentator who was responsible for commenting on this game also had to admit that from the scene, Hoffenheim had completely gained the upper hand. If Hoffenheim won in the end, it would not be surprising at all.

"It seems that Hoffenheim has come out of the dilemma of losing 2:5 to Leverkusen. Facing the big brother Stuttgart of Bawu State, they are not ruthless at all and threaten the goal guarded by Leman many times!"

Hoffenheim has so many shooting opportunities, of course, related to Chu Zhongtian's sorting out the midfield. He used his experience and skills to control the rhythm for Hoffenheim, and sent the football to the frontcourt Salihovic, Eduardo, Weiss, Ibissevic and Demba. Ba and others again and again. Sometimes they shot by themselves, and sometimes they became "second-hand dealers" to pass the football to more threatening teammates.

Such a layered and varied attack made Stuttgart complain.

Originally they thought Hoffenheim was beaten back to their original form by Leverkusen, and this game was not a difficult task for them.

Unexpectedly, this team was not affected by the loss at all except for being a little nervous at the beginning. Their performance was completely different from the game with Leverkusen. They ran more active and flexible, had a stronger desire to attack, and the quality of offense was also improved.

This surprised Stuttgart head coach Armin_veh a little. Although he is in the same state, because of the strength and goals of the two teams, he has not paid much attention to this team. He used to think that Hoffenheim's performance was good because everyone did not know them enough, and the newly promoted teams were generally like this. His performance was relatively good at the beginning because he was full of freshness for the Bundesliga, but soon they would be beaten back to their original form and realize the cruelty of the top league.

He thought Hoffenheim was also a promoted team like this.

But now that he has seen Hoffenheim's football with his own eyes, he has changed his view. He even thinks that what Rangnick said before, "We are not going to be relegation for the first division" is very reasonable. If a team that performs like this is just fighting for relegation, it would be ridiculous!

During the halftime break, Amin Fei adjusted his tactics. He did not ask the team to continue to attack fiercely, but decided to be more conservative and play defensive counterattack. At the opponent's home court, he believed that even if he scored a point, he would win. He had begun to regard Hoffenheim as an opponent who needs to be taken seriously... In the second half, just as Amin Fei thought, Hoffenheim continued to attack fiercely, and Stuttgart began to reclaim the defense and counterattack.

Both sides have some opportunities, but Hoffenheim is more. Until the last moment of the game, Hoffenheim was still tirelessly rushing to Stuttgart's defense, hoping to score a goal.

But until the last moment, Hoffenheim did not score because Lyman's performance was so brave. The 38-year-old goalkeeper returned to the Bundesliga and rejuvenated his second spring. In this game, he stopped Hoffenheim's entire team's offense alone.

After the game, he was given a high score of 15 points by the media and won the best in the game.

Although Hoffenheim has many opportunities to win the game, they can only accept this result with depression when facing Leman, who is like a god-assisted help.

The tie with Stuttgart 0:0 was at least stopped the momentum of continued failure, making it impossible for the people who were waiting to watch the fun before the game to get what they wanted.
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