German media said that Hoffenheim and Chu Zhongtian are now entering a peak state together. Their performance is stable and convincing.

After the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Hoffenheim beat Freiburg 3-0 away. The opponent had no power to fight back in the game and basically failed to cause any trouble to Hoffenheim. Chu Zhongtian scored twice in the game, and Van Nistruy scored the third goal of the team.

After this game, Chu Zhongtian scored fourteen league goals in the season, tying the goal record of last season. The league has not yet ended, and he still has a chance to score. Judging from his current state, scoring another goal is not a problem. He will set a new goal high in his career.

In the assist list, Chu Zhongtian also ranked first with thirteen assists.

Van Nystruey also tied the number of goals last season. This Dutch veteran is the last season of his contract. He has decided not to renew his contract with the club after his contract expires. That is to say, this is his last season at Hoffenheim, in which he scored his eighth league goal this season.

In the league, he is the third scorer in the team behind Ibisevic and Chu Zhongtian.

He has been to Hoffenheim for two seasons. Although the number of goals in general is not large, Hoffenheim's first goal in the Champions League was what he scored. With this alone, he is enough to be included in Hoffenheim's team history.

As a dedicated and old professional player, Van Nistrui is very popular in the team. So when he received an assist from Ibisek to score the third goal in the victory, even the goalkeeper rushed up, hugged him, slapped his shoulder and head to celebrate the goal.

The victory over Freiburg allowed Hoffenheim to pull down Mainz, which had been declining before, and they became the third in the league. Now only Dortmund and Leverkusen are above them.

The difference between Dortmund and Leverkusen is very close to that of Leverkusen. Don’t think about the league championship this season. If nothing unexpected happens, Dortmund will definitely win. However, the third in the league must also participate in the qualifying round. Wouldn’t it be better if you can directly participate in the Champions League? So Leverkusen is the target of Hoffenheim’s catch-up.

After playing the league, Hoffenheim is about to welcome Chelsea again.

The matches between the two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals are two weeks apart, and the quarter-finals are only one week apart. Double matches for a week are a big test for the team's physical fitness.

So in the game against Freiburg, Rangnick hid some of the main players. Sana was replaced by Gago, but people like Chu Zhongtian who took the initiative to ask for battle but had no physical problems really had no reason to put him on the bench.

Rangnick has not considered it, but he and Chu Zhongtian were rejected when they talked to him. "The Champions League is important, but the league is also important. What if our league results cannot guarantee that we will be qualified for the Champions League next season, what should we do?" Chu Zhongtian's answer left Rangnick with nothing to say and could only send him on the court.

Shortly after he scored two goals for the team, Rangnick couldn't wait to replace him. Anyway, the victory was basically decided, so there was no need to be on top. If you were injured, the loss would be great.

When Chu Zhongtian was replaced early, he even received tribute from the Freiburg fans, who stood up from their seats and applauded him.

This scene moved and proud of the Chinese journalists present. Chu Zhongtian had conquered the Bundesliga with his practical actions, and his performance was impeccable.

※※※After Chelsea were tied by Hoffenheim at home, the media broke out news of internal conflicts between Chelsea. During the game, Abramovich left the stadium before the end of the game. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with the team's performance. Some of the players were also dissatisfied with Abramovich's actions. A player who did not want to be named complained in front of reporters that the boss's behavior hurt the morale of the team: "We are facing difficulties now, but we should be united." It seems that they are just calling for unity, but the fool knows that there is something in this sentence.

In fact, since Abramovich suddenly fired Chelsea’s assistant coach Wilkins, the relationship between the team and the boss has been tense. Ancelotti once angrily expressed his discomfort to the new assistant coach Emerallo in an interview after Wilkins was fired: "He (Emenalo) will not participate in our training, and will not in the future!"

On the surface, it was dissatisfaction with Emenalo, but in fact it was dissatisfaction with Abramovich, the boss who appointed the assistant coach.

Chelsea players also lost two consecutive games without giving their boss face in the following two games. Captain John Terre simply said he was sick and did not play, and the players who played on the court were not working hard, and he acted as if he used negative games to resist the boss' arbitrary behavior.

The locker room, which was originally harmonious, was suddenly broken. Chelsea, who had been leading the league before, quickly dropped its ranking in the league, allowing Manchester United to surpass it.

Later, Wilkins' sudden dismissal gradually lost its timeliness and no longer appeared in the newspapers. But in fact, that kind of undercurrent has never been calm.

You should know that Wilkins' biggest role in Chelsea is to help stabilize the locker room, assist the head coach, and build a bridge of communication between the players and head coach Ancelotti. He is the biggest contributor to the harmonious atmosphere in the Chelsea locker room. His departure made Ancelotti lose his powerful right-hand man, and also made all the contradictions in the locker room come to the surface. Chelsea is an "international mercenary" with many players from all over the world. Here, the head coach speaks Italian, Lampard and Terry speaks English, Drogba, Anelka, Maluda speaks French, and Alex speaks Portuguese... Different cultural backgrounds, different religious beliefs, and different customs make this team have a lubricant. Now, the lubricant has been abandoned by Abramovich himself.

Currently, Chelsea ranks fifth, four points away from Tottenham Hotspur, which is fourth in the league. The reason for this difference is that Chelsea is still in the Champions League, and they must be distracted from playing in the Champions League. Last weekend's league Ancelotti used the rotation lineup and finally lost to Wigan Athletic 1:2 at home. Tottenham Hotspur has been eliminated by Hoffenheim, they can devote themselves to the league. With their strength, it should not be a problem to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Ancelotti knows that for his boss Abrasimovic, the league is not the most important thing, the Champions League. He has been in the Champions League since he took over Chelsea in the summer of 2003. Now it has been almost eight years. Chelsea's best result is to reach the final and eventually lose to Manchester United in a penalty shootout. Although at that time, Abramovich was obviously not satisfied. He invested hundreds of millions of pounds in order to win the runner-up.

Mourinho helped the team win two consecutive league titles at Chelsea, but he was dismissed. His poor performance in the Champions League group stage became the direct reason for his dismissal. Ancelotti won the league championship in his first season, and this season started his journey with the defending champion. Despite this, Abramovich still did not trust this former AC Milan meritorious coach. The dismissal of Wilkins was due to this distrust. He wanted to install someone he trusted, but Ancelotti did not want to appreciate it.

In the transfer market, he is becoming more and more stingy and has been making more and more mistakes in the team's affairs. In this way, he still requires the team to achieve good results in the Champions League. Abramovich is really hard. No wonder Ancelotti expressed helplessness when asked about the boss and club transfer policies many times.

※※ Before the game, there were many deceptive practices, but this time, the news of Chelsea's internal problems did not seem to be fake. There was a problem inside them. They were tied by their opponents at home and scored two away goals. This put everyone under heavy pressure. Under such pressure, it was normal for conflicts to occur.

Ancelotti was originally a master in adjusting locker room relationships. In AC Milan, he could manage so many big-name stars and veteran players. However, he had only been in the Premier League for one season and was still not good at speaking English. It was really hard to ask him to settle the locker room relationship. The consequences of Wilkins's fired are emerging.

At least Chelsea came to Sinsheim this midweek with all kinds of speculation, doubts and pessimistic comments.

Faced with this game, Chelsea’s players are not as pessimistic as the outside world speculated. Many players expressed their confidence in winning: “There is nothing to say about this game. As long as we win, we will advance.”

"We have conflicts within us? I don't know how they came to this conclusion. In short, we will prove it with victory..."

※※※Although Chelsea had problems of this and that, some were confirmed, and some were not confirmed. But Rangnick did not take it seriously. He warned his players not to be disturbed by the outside world, and ignore the news whether it is beneficial to us or not. The whole team prepared for the battle according to the established plan and treated Chelsea as a beast of fighting.

"Maybe this is their last Champions League match this season. In order to advance to the semi-finals, they will definitely work hard. You must be mentally prepared. Although this game is home, it will be harder than away games. We must score goals and score more goals, but at the same time, we must pay attention to the defense and not allow them to score away goals."

Rangnick also showed everyone the video of Chelsea losing to Wigan Athletic in the last home game. Although Ancelotti used rotation, some main players were still on the court. From the video, they can be seen that their recent performance was indeed affected by being tied by Hoffenheim at home.

However, Rangnick did not say this. He just repeatedly emphasized the abilities and characteristics of each player in Chelsea and their threats. At the same time, he also speculated about the adjustments Ancelotti might make.

He believed that Chu Zhongtian would face a very difficult situation in this game. In the last game, Chelsea's midfielder was not restricted enough on Chu Zhongtian, and this game would definitely strengthen defense in this aspect. Limiting Chu Zhongtian, on the one hand, it can attack Hoffenheim's offense, and on the other hand, it can also cause trouble for Hoffenheim's defense. After all, Chu Zhongtian is the team's offensive and defensive hub, just like a military military rush. If you control this point, you can attack and retreat and defend, kill two birds with one stone, and you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Based on this consideration, Rangnick specifically reminded Chu Zhongtian to be extra careful during the game.

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

Chelsea's midfielders have many origins with excellent physical fitness, such as Essin and Lampard. So the previous method of relying solely on physical fitness to drag down the opponent will not work here.

He must think of another way.

Relying on excellent footwork skills and awareness to pass quickly may be a way.

※※※On the day when Hoffenheim played against Chelsea at home, the opening ceremony of the movie "Wimbledon Love" filmed by Chu Zhongtian Investment and starring Emily as a producer and actress was also held in the Wimbledon Wimbledon Bar in London, England.

In April when spring is in full bloom, this story about a transnational love that was born because of football has finally started filming after more than half a year of preparation.

At noon, Chu Zhongtian called the crew, thanking them for their hard work and wishing the filming success.

After calling, he went for lunch. In the evening, Hoffenheim played against Chelsea at home. Ibissevic, who was in the same room as him, teased him as a busy businessman, not like a football player.

"Look, Chu. Even if you retire, your life will be very exciting, right?" Ibisevic said to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian thought about it and said to him: "I really never thought about what I would do when I retire."

"Do you still need to think about it? There are so many industries under your name, which is enough for you to be busy. People like me, if they retire, they will find a club to be a coach, start from the most basic coach, and then slowly move up. In the end, they will be satisfied if they can be a head coach. If it really doesn't work, I can go back to the United States to be a coach of a college football team. Look at us, you are much more complicated than me."

Chu Zhongtian laughed: "It's good to be simple, and it's not because I can do too much..."

It's true. Chu Zhongtian now feels that there are too many things to do, but he doesn't know what to invest a lot of energy to do. Xu Xiaodi is helping him manage it in Quanxing, Sichuan in China, and he is also doing well. The new China League Two season has begun. It is said that the results are fluctuating, but the team's hardware is being improved, and all teams are also enriching. In addition, many activities have been held to interact with local fans to enhance the attractiveness and popularity of the club. These have received good praise in the local area.

The cultural investment company is owned by Yang Yang, and he is doing well.

Only a sports brand named after its surname is left, but with the help of Nike, it has developed quite quickly.

As for the initial catering chain, my parents were taking care of it, and my father fully utilized the management skills he had accumulated in business, while my mother kept researching various recipes and inventing new dishes.

The oldest person in love was the production company that was established not long ago, and it was also handed over to Emily's mother for management.

After all, there are actually not many people who really need them.

So much is left to others to manage, of course because I need to concentrate on playing football and don’t have much time and energy to manage those companies.

Retired?

It seems that he is going to find a new investment direction for himself...※※※After supper in the afternoon, Hoffenheim gathered and boarded the team's bus and rushed to their competition venue, Rhine-Neca Arena.

Although Chelsea will definitely have a fierce counterattack, the Hoffenheim players' mentality is still quite relaxed. After all, they have played the most difficult away games, and they played well. What reason do we have to be nervous?

At this time, Chelsea should be the one who is nervous about entering the game and throws all the burden to them.

At Stamford Bridge, Hoffenheim fans were completely suppressed by Chelsea fans. They only saved some face by relying on the few Wimbledon Athletics fans. However, when they returned to their familiar home court, the situation was different. Hoffenheim's home court was able to accommodate 30,000 people. This time, the home team fans occupied 27,000 people, leaving only 3,000 places for the away team.

Hoffenheim Club uses this method to cause trouble for Chelsea who are playing away. At that time, Chelsea will hear overwhelming German shouts, and their supporters will not even open their mouths in the face of huge sounds.

Chelsea players experienced it in advance when they came on the court. They played with Hoffenheim players to warm up. The 30,000 Rhineka Stadium cheered 60,000 people. The sound made him feel illusioned that he was playing against Bayern Munich at Allianz Stadium, rather than Hoffenheim at Rhineka Arena.

In fact, this is how Hoffenheim fans greet Chelsea fans - you guys, we can shout louder!

After warming up, I returned to my respective locker rooms. Ancelotti's pre-match preparation was very short, only one minute.

He said to his players in somewhat crappy English: "You just need to remember one thing - if you lose this game, we will be eliminated."

Although the internal environment is indeed bad for Chelsea, Ancelotti still strives to keep everyone focused on the game rather than some other messy things.

On the other hand, Rangnick was also making the final pre-match preparations, his preparations were as short as possible. At the beginning, he would publish some long comments. Later, as the captain Chu Zhongtian became more and more outstanding, he did very little work in this regard. He was only responsible for tactics and encouraged the team to rely more on the captain Chu Zhongtian.

After Rangnick reminded everyone to pay attention to some things, he handed over the time to the captain Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian didn't talk for too long. He raised three fingers and said to his teammates: "There are three games left before Wembley!"
Chapter completed!