Chapter 179 This is the best Mace in history, the king of European kings!
The penalty shot created by Chu Zhongtian happened in the 88th minute, but due to AC Milan and the referee's complaint, it wasted some time. By the time Proman shot the ball into the goal guarded by Dida, the game time had reached the 90th minute.
They had wasted nearly two minutes themselves.
While AC Milan's Girardino and Kaka were standing in the middle circle and preparing to kick off, the fourth official also raised the sign of injury stoppage time on the sidelines: four minutes of stoppage time.
Fernandez expected it.
Metz fans sang in the stands to celebrate the victory in the game in advance. If they win the game, it would be the first European Super Cup in their club history.
For Metz fans in recent years, it was like a wonderful dream. In the 2002-03 season, they were still in the second division, and returned to the first division a year later, but they had to fight for relegation. After another season, they continued to fight for relegation. At that time, Metz fans did not have high requirements, as long as the team could ensure that they stayed in the first division every season, just like they had participated in the top French league for 35 consecutive years. As for the championship, they were not expecting it. They never thought they would travel all over Europe with the team's footprints and met many opponents they had never met before.
Nowadays, the French Cup champion, the League Cup champion, and the European Super Cup champion that is about to be won, this dream is so wonderful that it makes people worry that the more wonderful it is, the easier it is to wake up.
Ribery has left, will Chu Zhongtian be the next one?
There are also Menez, Ibisevic, Oblaniak, Proman... and others are all very popular players in the transfer market.
Metz has no rich boss. Metz fans are always worried that the players they train will be sold after becoming famous. This kind of worry has never left the hearts of Metz fans. Chu Zhongtian has made it clear that he will leave Metz next season and start a new journey. Fools know that Chu Zhongtian is the core of the team. All Fernandez's tactics are formulated around him. He is equal to Metz, and Metz is equal to him. If he leaves, what will Metz's performance be like? Will it plummet? If the results decline, will the players in the team leave one after another? The players left, what about the meritorious coach Jean Fernandez?
What will Metz look like then?
Nowadays, Metz fans don't want to think about this issue. They cheered wildly in the stands and prepared to face this victory. Anyway, Chu Zhongtian has confirmed to leave, so cherish the time of this season...※※According to four minutes of injury time, AC Milan launched one wave after another, while Metz retreated from the entire line. Chu Zhongtian returned to the midfield position, with three midfielders in front of Metz's back line, and even Pirlo could not find a suitable passing route. Not to mention Kaka, there was no room for sprinting, his threat dropped significantly. In the last moment, he could only try long shots outside the penalty area.
Menez returned to the 30-meter area to be responsible for defense.
Metz united in the last moment and blocked AC Milan's bombardment for four minutes.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Promum's feet softened and he sat on the ground. Logically speaking, those who collapsed on the ground after the game were all losers. Promum was tired this time. He had been in a double game for a week before, and the game was even the last moment. Within those four minutes, he was even worried that his team would not be able to hold on and the opponent equalized the score.
Fortunately, this scene did not happen.
He sat on the ground weakly, while his teammates jumped up.
"We won!!"
※※※"The game ended! Metz won the game and they completed a shocking reversal while falling behind two goals!"
"Oh! Mes actually defeated AC Milan! It's really unexpected..."
"I bet that before the game, people in Milan must think they can beat Metz and win the club's fifth European Super Cup championship. But now look at their confused expressions... I think the best team of this year must be Metz!"
"Mez from France beat AC Milan 3:2, and they continued their good momentum in defeating Sevilla in the League Cup final. Although they played poorly in the league this season, they beat the powerful AC Milan in the European Super Cup."
"I think after Ribery left, and Chu was injured and missed, Metz never found their winning code. But this game may indicate that Metz can win without Ribery!" The French commentator said excitedly. Although Metz's strength cannot win the league championship, it can disrupt the league game, which is obviously what the neutrals want to see.
"The TV camera is aimed at Chu Zhongtian. If you want to talk about the turning point of this game, it is that Fernandez replaced Chu Zhongtian who missed the game for more than three months due to injury!" CCTV's commentator was sincerely happy for Chu Zhongtian - our own Chinese players have such outstanding performance. Who is not happy as Chinese fans?
"His appearance revitalized Metz's midfield and regained control. He instigated an offensive to help the team get a goal back, then directly assisted Menez to tie the score. Finally, he won a penalty for the team. Proman scored a shot and completed a big reversal! Chu Zhongtian, good!"
Chu Zuosheng and Zhou Xiaoxiang, who were sitting in front of the TV, felt sweet when they heard the commentator on the TV praise their son like this.
※※Mes’ substitutes rushed into the stadium with excited commentary from commentators from various countries to celebrate their victory.
The AC Milan players stood aside in a little disappointed manner. They did not expect their failure to be so thorough.
Chu Zhongtian originally wanted to celebrate the victory with his teammates, but he suddenly remembered something and turned around and ran to the AC Milan player.
He found Kaka.
He only speaks English, French and Chinese, and does not speak Portuguese, while Kaka speaks Portuguese and Italian, and does not speak English, French, and of course he does not speak Chinese.
It is not a problem to understand language, because Chu Zhongtian didn't come to Kaka to brag about it. He pulled his jersey and made a gesture to exchange jerseys at Kaka.
Kaka raised his head and found that Chu Zhongtian was standing in front of him.
He didn't know about "Chu Zhongtian" before this game, but he knew about it after this game. Not only did he know, but he also remembered to be tall.
For a long time, he would never forget the Chinese player who chased him for 70 meters and finally blocked his sure goal.
Thinking about it now, if I had scored that goal, the game would not have been the result. Metz's morale would have been hit hard, and they would not have scored the second goal again, so naturally it would be impossible for a third goal to happen. Unfortunately, it's a pity... there is no if on the football field.
He looked up and down Chu Zhongtian, wanting to carefully examine what kind of person the player who could stop him was.
He looks ordinary, except for his slightly dark skin, as if he has been exposed to the sun. He can't tell how strong he is from the outside, but he didn't expect that such an inconspicuous body contains huge energy. He still can't figure out why this person can chase seventy meters and never give up, and he really succeeded... His dribbling of more than sixty meters should have been a wonderful world-wave goal, but now he has become a foil for this person.
In fact, Kaka had contacts with Chinese players when she was very young, but now he has forgotten them. Those memories are gradually fading away, and he knows nothing about Chinese players.
Seeing that Kaka did not react, Chu Zhongtian thought he was in a bad mood because he lost the ball, so he made the move to change his jerseys again and made up his mind if he didn't react, he turned around and left. Although he really wanted to keep Kaka's jersey for a souvenir, he had to change it with dignity, right? I remember that when the Chinese players and Brazil played a commercial game in Guangzhou after the 2002 World Cup, the two sides finally hit 0:0. The result of this game made Chinese fans and media high for a while. After the game, the Chinese players ran to find Brazil's big-name stars to change their jerseys, but they were all rejected - they looked down on you at all. They were already full of anger after being tied. How could they change jerseys with you?
If Chu Zhongtian was at the scene at that time, he would probably have turned around and left long ago, so he would not have run away and asked to exchange jerseys in a low voice. He would not want such jerseys to be exchanged.
Although he was very disappointed after losing the game, Kaka still maintained a good demeanor. He came to his senses, saw Chu Zhongtian's movements, then smiled at him, muttering in a low voice: "Sorry." Then he took off the No. 22 AC Milan jersey soaked in sweat and handed it to Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian took over Kaka's jersey and handed it to Kaka.
After exchanging jerseys, the two shook hands. Chu Zhongtian originally wanted to comfort Kaka, but he didn't know what to say. His mouth trembled and a Chinese sentence emerged: "Sadness and reconciliation."
This sentence made him blush with shame, and he quickly turned around and said goodbye.
Chu Zhongtian felt very happy holding the wet red and black jersey in his hand.
Why do you want to exchange jerseys for Kaka? Because he successfully defended Kaka's breakthrough in the game, it was a very critical defense. If Kaka scored the goal, Messe's backwardness would change from one goal to two goals, and then Messe would be in a state of doom. He didn't know that the commentators regarded his appearance as a turning point in the game. He believed that the turning point of the game occurred when he blocked Kaka's long-distance raid shot, which was the moment when a fundamental turning point occurred. He blocked Kaka's must-scoring Kaka's goal, which greatly encouraged the morale of his teammates and destroyed AC Milan's fighting spirit.
If Kaka's long-distance raid attack was very exciting, then his long-distance raid defense was even more exciting.
In the duel with Kaka, he won. As a reward, he wanted to get Kaka's jersey.
During the award ceremony, Chu Zhongtian wore Kaka's No. 22 jersey, which was very conspicuous among a large group of teammates wearing white jerseys.
The TV broadcast also pointed the camera at him many times and gave him close-ups. The director told the audience in this way who was the key figure in this game.
"I gave him a high score. At least nine points. I'm wondering now if Fernandez asked Chu to start, wouldn't the game be decided until the last moment?"
"He should be the best in the game, the best in the game only played in the 62nd minute! Ha!"
"He is the core of Metz. Ribery is more like an assaulter. If the assaulter leaves, you can find it again. The core is still there... But it is said that he will leave Metz after the end of next season. Look at his performance in this game. There will definitely be many European clubs fighting for him at that time. Where will he go? I wonder if AC Milan will be interested in him after this game, haha!"
The players of AC Milan first walked up to the rostrum to receive the silver medal. The players of champion Metz stood on both sides and applauded them. Although they lost the game, the atmosphere was still friendly. After the game, the tension disappeared, and the players of Milan were friendly to high-fives, shake hands, and even hugs with Metz players.
After AC Milan players received the silver medal, it was Mets' turn to go up to receive the prize. Milan players walked off the stage from the other side, stood in the stadium, looking at the silver trophy on the rostrum, a little envious and unwilling to accept it.
Chu Zhongtian's jersey was worn on the back by Kaka. The big "8" and Chu Zhongtian's surname were right in front of Kaka's chest. When it was swept by the TV camera, it was very conspicuous.
His own jersey was on the championship podium, but it was not himself who wore it, but someone else.
After Metz's players came to the stage, UEFA's current chairman Michel Platini was responsible for presenting the award. He was very happy that the team of his motherland won this honor. French football was almost completely defeated in the European arena, and only Metz, an inconspicuous small team, can safeguard the dignity of French football.
And speaking of it, he and Metz still have some connections.
Platini had the opportunity to join Metz because Platini was a Lorraine, and Metz was the capital of Lorraine. Metz was also the only professional team in the area. At that time, Nancy was just an amateur team. Platini, who had shown extraordinary talent since childhood, should naturally join Metz. However, during the physical examination, Metz's team doctors found that he was thin, had a small lung capacity, and his heart was not strong enough to cope with professional sports, so Metz closed the door to him. Later, he joined Nancy, who was still a Class C team at the time, and started his legendary football career from the youth team.
Being rejected by Metz is definitely not a good memory, but so many years have passed, and Platini has long forgotten the past. Now the team from his hometown has won the European Super Cup. He, a Lorraine, always has to pull every player to say a few more words when presenting the awards.
This led to a longer award ceremony than expected, but everyone can see that Platini, a French football legend, is in a good mood.
When Chu Zhongtian walked forward, Platini grabbed Chu Zhongtian's arm, patted him on the face, and said to him in French: "You did a good job, Chu. What a pity why are you not a Frenchman?"
Chu Zhongtian smiled: "I think it's good to be a Chinese."
Platini shrugged and hung the gold medal around his neck: "Please keep it well, this is what you deserve. In addition, the ball you prevented from Kaka is so beautiful, ha!"
When head coach Fernandez stepped forward, Platini expressed his respect to the coach again: "Thank you, Mr. Fernandez. Look at these players you have trained, I am really proud of you!"
Fernandez smiled and said, "This is my job, Michelle. Of course, I am also proud of my players!"
Finally, Proman took over the European Super Cup as the captain and held it high.
The song "We Are the Champions" sounded in the stadium.
However, it is not "We Are the Champions" by Queen, but the song "We Are the Champions" composed by J. Delon. The melody is very simple, but catchy and full of passion. Perhaps not all fans will sing the "We Are the Champions" by Queen, but fans around the world will definitely sing this song "We Are the Champions".
“…ole!ole!ole!ole!we_are_the_champion!we_are_the_champion!we_are_the_champion!”
Nearly 10,000 Metz fans sang together with this melody.
"Oh Lai! Oh Lai! Oh Lai! Oh Lai! We are the champions! We are the champions!"
Metz's players surrounded the trophy and smiled brightly. Behind them, a group of UEFA bigwigs applauded their wonderful performance with smiles. The AC Milan players off the court had to slap their faces to express their demeanor. Metz's fans cheered and vented their emotions. Only AC Milan fans were very disappointed, but no one cared about them at this time.
"In the past two seasons, Metz's rise is like the Rockets. They were thrillingly relegated in the penultimate round of the league, but now they have stood on the highest podium in Europe. It's really incredible... This is the best Metz in history!" The French commentator exclaimed such praise.
Yes, he is right, this is the best Metz in history.
Metz has been in the team for 75 years, and the best result in history is the French Cup. He is unknown in the European arena. Now they have won the League Cup and defeated the powerful AC Milan to win the European Super Cup. This is amazing.
Now, the best Metz in history has stood at the top of Europe and become the king of kings.
Metz fans temporarily put their concerns about the team's future aside, just wanting to numb themselves with alcohol this evening and enjoy the joy this best Metz in history brings them.
Maybe after tonight, all this will be gone.
Chapter completed!