The Gerland Stadium in Lyon is the home stadium of the Lyon football team. This stadium that can accommodate 43,051 spectators is one of the best stadiums in France. If you visit here, everyone will have to pay 5.8 euros per hour.

When you walk into the stadium, Chu Zhongtian feels the fanatic atmosphere of the Gerland Stadium. Lyon's Ligue 1 championship, which has been more than three consecutive seasons, makes the city's pursuit of football even more fanatical. Every time Lyon's home game, the stadium is almost full.

"We can hardly see people." Chu Zhongtian said after looking up in the stands.

"It's normal, this is the away game." Ribery walked up and said to him.

There are not many Metz fans who come to the Gerland Stadium to cheer for Metz. It is said that the same is true in Spain. Fans do not like to watch the game away, and the opponent's team will not leave many votes for the away fans at their home court. Therefore, many La Liga teams have very different home and away results. They can remain unbeaten at their home court, and they can only be surrounded by people when they are away without any strength to fight back. This may be because of the different football culture. English fans follow the team to the north, west and west as always, regardless of home court or away court.

When it comes to the atmosphere of the court, Chu Zhongtian still likes England the most.

During the warm-up, Ribery named Chu Zhongtian the players of Lyon and asked him to connect the names on the list with the real person.

"Look, that's Essin." Ribery said, pointing to a black man with big eyes.

Chu Zhongtian looked over and said that although he was wearing a loose training vest, he could indeed see that his body was very strong and not very tall, but in fact he was 1.80 meters tall, looking very solid and full of strength. If you only look at his body, he really looked like an excellent back waist.

"That's Diyala." Then Ribery pointed to another black man who looked tall.

Mahamadu Diyala is also a black man, but his figure looks a little longer than Essin.

"That's Juninho," Ribery said, pointing to a white man. "He is the core of Lyon, be careful about him later when the game."

The two of them warmed up and recognized people. After the warm-up was finished, Chu Zhongtian almost recognized Lyon's starting players.

When they finished their warm-up and walked down, a mixed-race man with a "pride" face and a young man with a smile on his face said as he walked, saying that he didn't see them at all. Ribery and Chu Zhongtian naturally turned their heads and looked at the Lyon players, not caring about what was ahead of them, and the two groups collided.

Chu Zhongtian collided with the arrogant mixed-race man on his shoulders. Due to lack of preparation, the two people's bodies tilted at the same time. However, the mixed-race man was almost knocked to the ground, and Chu Zhongtian just shook his body.

Chu Zhongtian turned his head and looked at the other person who was hit and squatted on the ground, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, is it okay?"

The young man from mixed-race who was hit shook his head: "Nothing..."

Chu Zhongtian reached out and handed it to the other party, but the young man did not appreciate it, but stood up by himself. "I have nothing to do, I can do it myself."

It seemed that his kindness was demeaned by the other party. Chu Zhongtian smiled and didn't care. Both of these young people looked very immature and young, probably no more than eighteen years old at most. After all, he was twenty-one years old, so there was no need to be as knowledgeable as these two children.

So he shrugged, withdrew his hand, and smiled, "Since nothing is wrong, I'll leave." He turned around and walked towards the corridor with Ribery.

Ribery whistled: "Do you know who the person you hit just now, Chu?"

"Who is it?"

"The person you hit is Hartm Ben Alpha, and the hooked nose next to him is Karim Benzema."

Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised: "It is said that it is the Lyon double star that hopes for the future of French football?"

Ribery smiled and nodded: "It's them."

"Looks so young..." Chu Zhongtian recalled the faces of Benzema and Ben Alpha.

"It seems that they were all born in 1987."

"I'm only seventeen years old, no wonder I still look like a child."

※※※ Benzema asked Ben Alpha with great concern: "Are you okay, Hartm?"

Ben Alpha kept looking at Chu Zhongtian's back and shook his head: "It's okay, Karim."

"Who is that person?" he asked.

Benzema shrugged: "I only know that the person next to him is Frank Ribery, the one who has performed very well recently. I don't know that... person."

Ben Alpha snorted, and now his shoulder was hit and still hurt a little. But he couldn't show it, that would be too weak.

"Are you really okay, Hartm?" Benzema couldn't help asking again when he saw his friend care so much about a stranger.

"Of course I'm fine, Karim. You don't have to worry about me. Let's go."

He with Benzema walked to the court.

※※※When Chu Zhongtian and Ribery returned to the locker room, their teammates also came back one after another. In the past, Chu Zhongtian changed his clothes and had to go out. Coach Fernandez's pre-match speech had nothing to do with him, but in January he was allowed to stay and listen to Coach Fernandez's teachings.

He took off his training vest, took off his trousers and jacket, revealing the jerseys and shorts inside, and then stuffed the leg guard into the goal socks. After doing this, he sat on a stool and waited for coach Fernandez to speak.

After everyone finished doing this, they all looked up at the head coach Mr. Fernandez like Chu Zhongtian.

"Gentlemen, I know this game is difficult," said Fernandez. "Because our opponent is Lyon, but I still don't want you to surrender now. Lyon seems to be an invincible opponent, but boys, I hope you remember this sentence - if you can't win a football game, don't lose."

Most players were surprised after hearing what coach Fernandez said. Only Ribery had a smile on his face. He seemed to know his "football godfather" very well. He once called Jean Fernandez in an interview. He was his football godfather.

Chu Zhongtian was touched by this sentence. Although this is different from his usual insistence on "I play football for the sake of winning, not for losing", the draw is also an attitude of not giving up. Even if the gap between the two sides is huge, it is definitely not an excuse to give up the game and let the other party ravage. In this case, hard work is more important than winning the game.

After all, there are not only two outcomes of football matches: losing and winning. Beating against your opponent is the best result, but in many cases, "not losing" requires more courage and more difficult.

"Chu." The first person named by Fernandez was Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian looked at the head coach.

"Your main task in this game is defense, I want you to keep a close eye on the opponent's Juninho."

Ribery looked at Chu Zhongtian in surprise. He originally thought that Juninho would be handed over to Proman to defend, and then asked Chu Zhongtian to concentrate on organizing the offense. Unexpectedly, head coach Fernandez still had to rely on Chu Zhongtian's defense. He is really a player who makes the coach's headache. He has both offense and defense, good defense, and has potential for offense. Should he be the one who wants him to defend or the one who attacks? This is indeed a problem.

Although he could not organize the attack, Chu Zhongtian was still happy with the decision. He nodded vigorously: "Okay, sir!"

In such a game, it is amazing to be able to compete with the number one midfielder in Ligue 1!

"His free kick is great, I want to remind you not to give him too many free throws in dangerous areas. You have good predictions in defense, make more use of this."

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

"Also although his free kicks are great, I hope you know that he can be the core of Lyon's midfield, not because of his free kicks. His personal skills and passes are excellent, and you have to keep a consistent focus on defending him. His speed is not fast, which is where you can take advantage of it. In short, this game is a test for you."

"Please rest assured, sir." Chu Zhongtian said with full fighting spirit, not afraid that his opponent would not be strong enough, nor was he afraid that the game would not be important enough, nor was he afraid that the home team fans in the stands were booing all over the sky. These are all important reasons why he loves football so much - opponents, powerful opponents.

"Their Maluda and Govu are very fast and are one of Lyon's main offensive methods. So I ask the full-back to not be able to push up this game and stabilize the defense. Frank, you and Ludovik should also return to defense more."

"Then we are just no one attacking, sir?" Ribery raised his hand and asked.

"It's true at the beginning. Let go first and then attack." Fernandez explained, "We defend and counterattack. The simpler the attack routine, the better. I give you the greatest freedom. When you attack, you can play freely according to the situation on the field."

Berry liked to hear this, and he agreed with a smile. Ludovik Oblaniak had no objection.

※※※Lyon's head coach Paul Legon is a young coach. Of course, this young is not the same as the young of a player. For players, twenty years old can be said to be a young player, but for coaches, forty years old is considered young. This year, Regon will be 41 years old in one month, and is a serious "young coach".

Although he is not as young as 41, he has led Lyon to a league championship. And according to the current momentum of Lyon's league performance, he is likely to have rewrite the historical achievement of three consecutive Ligue 1 titles, a 29-year-old historical achievement. The last one to complete this task was Saint-Etienne's head coach Robert Elban in the 1970s.

He is confident in this game. The team is in good morale and in good shape, and is still at home, and is far better than Metz. Although Fernandez is a respectable coach, it is on the court, not in the nursing home. He doesn't have to be polite to the team led by Fernandez.

Just now, he asked his team to find goals as much as possible, and both full-backs should actively pursue offense. Anyway, Abdale and Revier are full-backs with outstanding assists, so it would be a waste of talent to not allow them to participate in the offense.

"Our opponents are not very strong, but you can't underestimate the enemy. If you underestimate the enemy, Metz will not let you go. Be careful of No. 10 in their team, Ribery."

He thought about it and it seemed that Mes is the only one who is worth mentioning. Promont is one...but he only knows how to defend.

"It's nothing, everyone is ready to appear." Since there is nothing to say, why not just say it. Regon waved his hand and signaled that everyone could appear.

※※※Chu Zhongtian stood on the court, looking at Lyon No. 8 Juninho, who was wearing the armband of the captain of the captain, opposite him. This is his opponent in this game!

How should I deal with him?

Maybe I should say hello to him at the beginning of the game: Hi, Hello Juninho, please don’t look around, your opponent in this game is me.

Chu Zhongtian nodded and did so.

Juninho was guessing the coin with Metz's captain Bobbyconi, but he lost the right to pick the side and gained the kick-off. However, this may be better for Lyon. They can take advantage of the advantage of possessing the ball from the beginning and launch a tide-like offensive towards Metz's goal. As long as they do it well, they can even prevent Metz from attacking the thirty-meter area within fifteen minutes.

※※ On the TV screen, the players on both sides found their own formations. The camera lens will be featured to Lyon's Juninho and Metz's Ribery. The game director then reminded the TV audience in this way - the key figures in this game are Juninho and Ribery. The performance of the two of them can determine the result of the game. If nothing unexpected happens, Nyon's younger will still be slightly better. It should be fine for Lyon to defeat Metz.

He Ping sat alone in the studio and explained the game to the Chinese audience who stayed up late to watch the game. Although the focus of the camera was Ribery and Juninho, as a Chinese commentator, the person he was following was naturally Chu Zhongtian.

This is not the first time he commented on Chu Zhongtian's game. The first time was in the match between Metz and Paris Saint-Germain. Chu Zhongtian was ordered in the second half of the game. Unexpectedly, he performed well. Seeing that he had such a performance, CCTV adjusted the live broadcast time of the game, increased the number of Ligue 1 live broadcasts, and kept talking with France whether he could give them more signals from Metz to meet the needs of Chinese fans.

In January when Chu Zhongtian started, they broadcasted two games of Chu Zhongtian, but unfortunately, Chu Zhongtian's performance was not very good in those two games, which disappointed many Chinese fans who wanted to see him perform like he did in the game against Paris Saint-Germain.

Today is the fourth time CCTV broadcasts Metz's game. This time, Chinese TV viewers are more attracted by the Ligue 1 overlord, Lyon, otherwise it would be hard to say whether France will give Metz a signal to the game.

"We saw Chu Zhongtian appear on the starting lineup again. Although his performance in January was not stable, he is still the team's starter. However, when Leka returns from injury, whether he can still sit in this position. To be honest, it depends on his performance in February." He Ping introduced Chu Zhongtian's performance during this period and analyzed the situation he faced.

"So, February is a very critical month for him. There is a bad news that includes a French Cup that he will definitely participate in. Metz may only have three games in February, one cup and two league games. Only these three games, Chu Zhongtian must show his full level to impress the head coach. February 9th is the Lunar New Year in our China. This is the day for family reunion, and Chu Zhongtian must work hard in France for his future. Here, I wish him to have a good performance to make himself have a good New Year!"

Chu Zuosheng and his wife sat in front of the TV. When he heard the commentator say this, he felt that his wife next to him reached out and wiped his eyes. He knew that his wife missed her son again. Since he left his hometown to study, he has not spent four Spring Festivals at home. They don’t have many relatives and friends in Chengdu, so they spend almost every Spring Festival in a deserted manner. I don’t know how long it will last for such a day... Son, although I support you to play football, I still miss you sometimes...※※ Chu Zhongtian couldn’t hear his father’s voice. At this moment, he didn’t remember what special day February 9 was. He focused all his attention on the game because the game had already begun.

Lyon's ball was quickly handed over to Juninho's feet. He was the team's midfield core and was responsible for organizing the offense. At this time, Juninho was still in the middle circle, and Chu Zhongtian had already forced him up desperately.

Juninho just received the ball and turned around and collided with Chu Zhongtian who was rushing up.

He jumped up and dodged out of conditioned reflex, and then was hit by Chu Zhongtian and leaned against the sky. Chu Zhongtian's knee was just pushing to the outside of his thigh, which made him roll around on the ground, and it looked as if his leg was kicked and broken.

The referee's whistle sounded.

"Oh? Just 56 seconds into the game, Chu, the No. 30 of Metz, made a foul... I don't know that this is not the fastest foul in Ligue 1 history, but I think this will be the fastest foul record in the league this season. In fact, this foul is completely unnecessary!" The French Ligue 1 commentator has no good impression of Chu Zhongtian as always.

Metz's assistant coach David Carre also believed that Chu Zhongtian's foul was completely unnecessary: ​​"There was a foul just so soon when the game started. Isn't this reminding the referee to pay attention to him? You should know that the person who defended Juninho, who was a set-piece master! Give the opponent a free kick and then he was sent off by himself?"

He rattled at Fernandez in front of the coach's seat.

Coach Fernandez laughed but said nothing.

Chu Zhongtian, who knocked Juninho over, did not turn away, but leaned down and stretched out his hand to Juninho, who was grinning in pain, and wanted to pull him up very friendly.

This is a flaw, and it will be cured after a while. Juninho just felt strange - this was still in their half, what was the opponent's player doing when he rushed up and fouled? Despite the pain, he still took the hand handed by Chu Zhongtian.

"Hello, my name is Chu Zhongtian." After Chu Zhongtian pulled Juninho up, he said to him.

Juninho was confused - this was the first time he heard someone introduce himself on the field.

The referee ran up to warn Chu Zhongtian to pay attention to his movements during the game: "I don't mind giving you a card, you can choose the color, young man."

Chu Zhongtian made an apologetic gesture to the referee, then backed back and ran back. When he was regressing, he always looked at Juninho, the Brazilian midfielder was moving his legs that he had just hit, and was a little limping when walking.

He was sure that he had left a deep impression on the other party this time.

"Hey, Chu, what are you doing? That was a completely unnecessary foul..." Deputy Captain Promang asked Chu Zhongtian who ran back to him with some reproach.

Chu Zhongtian pointed at Juninho and said to Proman, "Go up and say hello to him."
Chapter completed!