The players of Metz have played in the rain battle, but they have played in the weather that is more extreme and harsh than the water battle - all the games under heavy snow.

But they never took such a lot of pressure to play such a game in bad weather.

If you can't score a goal, you can't advance. If you can't score a goal, you have to go home.

Who would like to say goodbye like this? With three games left before the final.

Metz players hope to leave their names in the League Cup, and being eliminated in the quarter-finals is obviously not a feasible solution.

So Metz's players are not as calm as usual when they play under such conditions.

After Menez failed to shoot a long shot, he soon got another chance to shoot a long shot. In fact, if the ball was passed to Ibisekic at that time, the effect might be better. However, after receiving the ball, Menez decisively chose to shoot a long shot. As a result, under the pressing of the opponent's defender, his shot directly missed the baseline.

Ribery then made a long shot outside the penalty area.

When it rains, you naturally need to strengthen your long shot, because the football is heavier and slippery, which can easily cause the goalkeeper to lose his hands or simply make them unable to save the ball.

But it would be wrong to shoot blindly from a long shot no matter what the situation is... As the team's captain and commander, Chu Zhongtian must criticize his teammates' constant waste of offensive opportunities.

"Don't always shoot long!" he shouted to the two of them. "There is obviously a better chance, why are you anxious about?"

"We want to score the goal as soon as possible..." Menez defended himself.

"It's not that few minutes. You end the offense so blindly, just handing over the ball to your opponent. We have to talk about success rate. If there is no better opportunity, don't shoot far. Even if you really can't find the opportunity to go in, don't shoot far easily. Leave the football to me and we reorganize it. Football has no twenty-four seconds of attack time, so why are you anxious?"

"Okay..." Menetz curled his lips.

Chu Zhongtian looked at Ribery.

Ribery raised his hand: "I only shot one shot. The field was a bit slippery and I couldn't control the ball well, so I chose to shoot from a long time..."

"Pass more and draw less." Chu Zhongtian also knew that the venue was a bit slippery, but this was not a problem he could solve.

※※※When seeing Messe shoot from a distance, the person who is happiest to see him shoot from a distance is Tottenham head coach Martin Yoll. He knows why Messe shoots from a distance because they want to score goals. More shots can increase the chance of scoring goals, and long shots are obviously easier than shooting with complicated matches.

But he is not afraid of long-range shots. He made targeted arrangements specifically for this. Today's weather is not good for Metz. It rains and the ground is slippery, which is favorable for Tottenham. Because in this case, as long-range shot players give them a little defensive pressure, they may miss their shots.

So he asked Metz players not to give them space when they shoot outside the penalty area and to interfere.

Looking at these far-range shots, his players all implemented his requests well.

Shoot, shoot, the more you shots like this, the further you will be from the semi-finals... Unfortunately, Metz did not let him get what he wanted, because they reduced their blind long shots and increased their continuous passing cooperation.

※※Spurs made up their minds to defend and counterattack in this game. Facing Metz's possession of the ball in the second half, they all hurried in their own half and did not come up to disturb him. Chu Zhongtian could calmly catch the ball, turn around, observe the situation, and then decide how to play this attack.

After preventing his teammates from blindly shooting from long shots, he discovered a new problem - because he was eager to score goals, Metz's players often passed the exam when attacking and focused on the middle. What consequences does this bring? Tottenham's defense line was compressed very tightly by them, shrinking in the middle, and there was very little room for use, and there was almost no room for use.

Typical intensive defense.

In the past game, everyone would consciously retreat and respond, and the opponent's players would be withdrawn, just like a net, which was originally a bunch of holes, but now they can't find many holes when they spread out. But now, because everyone is in a hurry to score goals, they don't care about any withdrawal and respond. They try to squeeze forward as much as possible, as if the closer to the goal, the closer they are to the goal.

But in this way, it is easier for Tottenham to defend, because Metz players stop moving after standing. The opponent standing is the best to defend. On the other hand, because Metz's front line is pressing, Tottenham's defense line also shrinks and retreats, so that the space available to be used in front of Tottenham's goal is getting smaller and smaller, and even no.

For the forwards, this has no effect. They just need to stand in front of the teammates to pass the ball. But for a midfield passer like Chu Zhongtian, this situation is very uncomfortable - if you don’t have time, you can’t pass the ball, and if you can’t pass the ball, you can’t organize the attack. At the same time, they have to face the pressing of the opponent’s defensive players and may concede the ball at any time.

Every time Chu Zhongtian wanted to pass the ball forward, he was helpless in the face of the crowded front of the penalty area. In order to avoid being cut off when the ball was controlled for too long, he turned around and passed the ball back, and then hooked his teammates in front: "Pull it out!"

After all, blind long shots and swarms to the front were all because they wanted to score a goal as soon as possible.

The opponent's two away goals were like a huge rock that weighed on the hearts of Metz players.

There is only one solution - to score a goal as soon as possible.

Although Chu Zhongtian, who is responsible for controlling the rhythm, should not be anxious. Because if even he becomes impatient, the team's offense will be even more chaotic.

Chu Zhongtian still has to organize the offense patiently and master the rhythm of the whole team.

He didn't care about how his teammates in front waved him to pass the ball. He just kept his feet in the backcourt and defenders. Anyway, Tottenham didn't force him up, and he wasn't afraid of losing the ball.

"Mess doesn't seem to be in a hurry to attack... After fifteen minutes of continuous shooting and failed to score, Mess slowed down the pace."

If Chu Zhongtian didn't have a good chance, he would rather fall down in the backcourt than send the ball up easily. Once the football was passed, he would yell at the front and ask his teammates to come back to pick him up. He also made gestures to let his teammates run.

How can I pass the ball when I die? All the time appears during the run. If I don’t run, I will never have a chance.

Under Chu Zhongtian's mobilization, the teammates in front finally realized that if they did not change their playing style, the football would always be passed around from behind, and Chu Zhongtian's stubborn temper came up.

So they all ran as Chu Zhongtian asked.

Chu Zhongtian still passed the ball slowly, as if he had not seen any changes in his teammates.

When he was in the backcourt with the defenders, Tottenham players did not press down on defense. Forwards Berbatov and Robbie Keane were just symbolically defending. As long as Chu Zhongtian pushed the ball forward, they would not care and waited for his teammates to cut the ball to play a long pass counterattack.

"Mes is still not in a hurry to attack, Chu frequently passes back, what do he want to do? Hello, Tottenham's goal is here, not there..." The commentator was confused.

※※※ "Why is Chu just a pass back or a cross? There are too few forward passes! Doesn't Metz urgently need a goal? If you don't pass forward, how can you score a goal?" The people in Wimbledon in the stands couldn't understand, and they started to talk.

"Idiot, look at the front, are there any chance?" Qiao Xilin said, pointing at the stadium to class at the fans around him. "Spurs shrinks their defense, and the goal is full of their people. The forward pass is just passing the ball to Tottenham. Metz even pressed the full-back. Once the ball is lost, there will be a large gap in the back. Tottenham clearly wants to play a defensive counterattack. Of course, Chu can't easily pass the ball!"

He is the main striker at Wimbledon Athletics and is usually a coach of a football team. He has a clearer understanding of these things.

"Then when do you think Chu will pass it forward?" someone asked.

Xilin did not answer immediately, but observed for a while. He saw that the players in front of Mets began to move, and the full-back was running back. In short, the distance between Chu Zhongtian was getting closer and closer.

"When there is a gap in Tottenham's defense line, it is when he speeds up..." he murmured.

While speaking, Ibissevic ran to the left, and the last person who was still in front finally left his original position. When Metz's players stopped playing football, Tottenham players could not stand and defend.

Qiao Xilin's fists naturally clenched.

Here comes! He growled in his heart.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian has been passing the ball back and forth with Traore, Rodriguez and Jaiovi, and sometimes passes forward, but after he passes the ball, he will let the receiver pass it back to him. If Robbie Keen and Berbatov get a little closer, he will continue to pass the ball back and cross, and he will not rush forward anyway.

Don't think that he just passes the ball for the sake of passing. During this process, he has been observing the changes in his teammates and Tottenham's defense line. When he passes forward, when the situation changes, a gap may have appeared on the opponent's defense line, but the gap immediately closes, so he waves his hand and takes the ball back. Wait patiently for the next opportunity to appear. If the loophole is very small, continue to come back. If there is a big opportunity, he will insert it forward after passing the ball.

In the past five or six minutes, the football was always controlled by Metz.

The Tottenham players are not in a hurry to grab the ball. Anyway, they don’t feel sorry for the time wasted like this. They wish that all the game time would be wasted. 0:0, the total score is 2:2, because there are more away goals than Messe, Tottenham Hotspur will be qualified to advance.

But Tottenham fans in the stands were dissatisfied with this. On the one hand, they did not want to see such a boring game between the two sides. On the other hand, they naturally mocked Metz for being a turtle with a headliner. They booed more and more in the stands.

When Metz just started to fall down in the middle and backcourt, there were boos, and it was only bigger when Chu Zhongtian got the ball. Now it has developed to the point that no matter who it is, as long as Metz starts to fall down, the boos will continue, unless they pass the ball forward.

Not only booing, but also a lot of scolding insulting Metz.

"Cowardly Frenchman, why don't you attack?"

"I just slept with your wife last night. It tasted so good, hahaha!"

"Nigu Nigami! You are a big nigami! Be careful of being hit by a car when you go out at night!"

"If you want to give up the game, please kneel down and raise your hands!"

...Just as they scolded him more and more fiercely, Chu Zhongtian asked Traore to ask for the ball, and then passed it to Yayi Ovi. As soon as Yayi Ovi got the ball, Robbie Keane rushed up. He seemed a little tired of the repeated downs in the midfield and backcourt. Seeing the opponent pushing him, Yayi Ovi planned to pass it to the retreating full-back Signorino immediately, but at this moment he saw Chu Zhongtian make a gesture to him - to pass it in front of me!

He didn't have time to think about why this was, but he just listened to the master's words.

While he sent the football in front of Chu Zhongtian, Chu Zhongtian also started to penetrate forward.

Berbatov wanted to come up and steal, or stop Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian did not entangle with him, but directly sent the football to Menez's feet in front.

Then he did not hook up and let Menez pass the ball back like before, but ran forward by himself. Menez saw him suddenly step forward, and did not turn around by himself, but used his outer instep to knock the ball to his right, in front of Chu Zhongtian.

Edgar Davis, who was originally coming up to defend Menez, did not expect that Menez did not pass back this time, but passed the ball to the side. Before he could react, he could pass it to whom? He saw a red figure coming up.

"Wow! It's Chu! He suddenly ended the meaningless backward pass in the midfield and backcourt and started to fuck! His fucking forward was completely unexpected by Tottenham players!"

"This bastard!" Ridley King was a person who reacted in Tottenham. Ibissevic went to the side and there was no one in the middle for the time being, so there was no need for him to stay behind. Before the game, coach Yoll warned them that Mes would definitely have a lot of long shots, and don't let them shoot easily in front of the penalty area. But now because of Chu Zhongtian's sudden forward insertion, Tottenham's midfield did not play an interception role at all. Now is not the time to ask "who is responsible for him", but rush forward and resolve the crisis first!

Jin rushed up and planned to stop Chu Zhongtian from shooting. In his opinion, this was a great opportunity to shoot from a long shot. If Chu Zhongtian didn't shoot from a long shot, he would definitely have a problem with his brain!

"Chu Zheng is facing the goal, the football is right under his feet. It seems that he is going to shoot... He swung his foot!"

Seeing him leaving his defensive position and rushing towards him, Chu Zhongtian did swing his foot and seemed to have a long shot... But when his feet fell, the football did not whistle through Ridley King's ears like a shell, but lightly rose from Ridley King's eyes and passed over his head. The speed was not fast, but the Tottenham captain wanted to stop him but could not stop him because his center of gravity could not be adjusted during the sprint forward, from horizontal movement to vertical movement.

So he could only raise his head, lean back, and watch the football float past his head helplessly.

"Choose the pass!!"

※※※"Beautiful! Beautiful!" Joe Xilin slapped Andy Sullivan in front on the back.

"It's so wonderful, this corner kick passes!"

※※※The eyes were following the football. Jin Yuguang glanced at the side behind him, and there seemed to be a figure inserted into him.

He didn't know who that person was, someone knew it.

"Frank Ribery!!" the narrator shouted.

Yes, it's Ribery!

When Ridley King rushed to defend Chu Zhongtian and shot from a long time, Ribery was keen to get the gap behind him. Ibissevic was running in parallel, so he did not pull out another central defender Michael Dawson from Tottenham. The two were far behind Ridley King. Even if he appeared behind King at this time, he would not be considered offside.

So he suddenly cut inside from the side, inserted into the penalty area diagonally, and headed straight for the gap left by Ridley King after rushing up!

At this moment, Chu Zhongtian swung his foot and fell down, but the shot turned into a pick. He scored a perfect pass, and after crossing the top of Ridley Golden, who was 1.88 meters tall, the football fell straight into the gap behind him.

It was at this time that Ribery, who was inserted into the penalty area, stretched out his left foot and gently removed the ball from Chu Zhongtian.

He had no one to guard, and Tottenham's other defender, Zimbonda, just raised his hand to signal his French fellow to offside.

Unfortunately, he is just a player, not a referee, so there is no whistle sound. Only the harsh and desperate booing of Tottenham fans.

After Ribery stopped the ball, he did not do any extra moves and swung his right foot to shoot!

This time the football flew out like a cannonball and pointed directly at the goal!

Tottenham goalkeeper is England's goalkeeper Paul Robinson, but he still can't do anything about Ribery's powerful volley near the penalty spot.

He stood there, just waved his hand, not like saving, but more like waving his way... and just watched the football fly into the goal he guarded... "Wow! The ball is in! The ball is in! The good goal not offside! Frank Ribery! He scored Metz's first away goal... Metz led Tottenham 3:2 in the total score! Tottenham has only one away goal advantage! Ahha, beautifully done, Frank!"

"Oh-oh! What a beautiful goal! Beautiful!! Chu's sudden forward insertion made Tottenham's defense line chaotic, but the most exciting thing was his unexpected pass and Ribery's forward insertion. The two of them really have a tacit understanding. They are worthy of being good friends who live together in a pair!"

"Riberiribeliribeliribeliribeliribeliribeliribeliribeliribeliribeliribeliribeli—" The Spanish commentator seemed to be more passionate than France. The commentator shouted seven "Riberi" in one breath, "gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-Riberi gooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Compared with them, the English commentator's performance showed his position very well: "It's really... what is Tottenham's defense thinking? It actually made the opponent pass and catch the ball so easily. Frank Ribery even had time to stop and tie his shoelaces and then send the football into Robinson's goal! Well, now Tottenham has only one away goal advantage, and more importantly, they are behind in the total score! Martin Yoll's conservative tactics went bankrupt so quickly. In the 29th minute, Metz led Tottenham 1:0 away!"
Chapter completed!