Chapter 210 Huo Village Nemesis
"I'm sorry, Chu. I think I still have to ask this question. I know you must have answered it many times in recent times and heard it many times. That is - is Werder Bremen really not Hoffenheim's nemesis?"
On the TV screen, the famous German football host Johannes Kerner was interviewing the guest Chu Zhongtian on his talk show.
After the TV broadcast asked this question, he gave Chu Zhongtian a large close-up of his face, and captured even the slightest change in expression on his face when Chu Zhongtian answered the question.
There was no change in Chu Zhongtian's expression on his face. Before, he was just smiling, but now he was just smiling, and even the curves of the corners of his eyes and mouth did not change.
He shook his head and smiled, "No."
"Really?" Kerner asked.
Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Really."
"But the past results are very telling... Just like you always perform well when facing Bayern Munich, with a high winning rate - Sorry, Mr. Van Gaal, I didn't mean to talk to your team on purpose." As he said that, Kerner made an apologetic move and expression to the camera.
The audience in the opposite audience burst into laughter. Bayern Munich had just lost to Hoffenheim where Chu Zhongtian was in the German Super Cup, and Kerner was obviously sprinkling salt on Bayern Munich's wound.
Chu Zhongtian also laughed loudly. He had no malice to Van Gaal and Bayern Munich, although he knew that Van Gaal did not like him very much. But everyone was laughing. If he didn't cooperate, wouldn't it be too uneven? At the same time, the smile could also bring the viewer such a message - we are not afraid of Werder Bremen, nor do we mind others making this statement. Because if someone mentions "Werder Bremen" to you, you will be very angry, as if you were offended, which can only show one thing - you actually care about Werder Bremen, and you are afraid that they have lost their calmness and rationality.
Just like Keegan, who was coached at Newcastle, who was almost driven crazy by Manchester United, he suddenly shouted on a TV show: "If we beat them (Manchester United), I would be very happy, very happy! I love to defeat Manchester United!" At that time, his team was still ranked first in the league standings, leading Manchester United. As a result, under Ferguson's continuous psychological offensive and the pressure of step-by-step progress, the poor honest man collapsed. With such a disobedient performance on the TV show, that shot has become one of the most classic shots in the Premier League since its establishment.
The follow-up to this classic shot is that Manchester United finally completed a big reversal that season, beating Newcastle to win the Premier League championship. Keegan's "famous quote" was explained by the British Concise English organization: "Manchester United beat Newcastle and they will win the championship!"
So it is a very bad thing to show off in public, and it may even bring many disastrous consequences - losing a league championship is definitely a disaster.
Chu Zhongtian didn't want others to catch the handle and said he was talking about something, but in fact he cared about Werder Bremen in his heart. So he had to keep smiling all the time, and no matter what, the wind could not be lost. He is now a star, no longer an unknown person who just said nothing and didn't have to be responsible for anything.
He is the captain of the team, the core of tactics, and is known as the "head coach on the court". In many occasions, he actually represents Hoffenheim. He must pay attention to every word he says. It's not that he has to hold his tail, but that he must be clear that he is responsible for every word he says. Just like when he was interviewed by the host of "Sports Observation" Monica Lilhouse, he said that his goal was the league championship. He and his teammates finally worked hard to achieve this goal and were responsible for every word he said, indicating that he had absolutely no nonsense, no sensationalism, and no train full of mouth.
After the Bayern Munich joke, host Kerner turned to look at Chu Zhongtian: "Just like you did to Bayern, the media called you 'Bayern nemesis', why isn't Bremen your nemesis?"
Chu Zhongtian kept a smile on his face and replied: "I never thought we were Bayern Munich nemesis, so I don't think Werder Bremen is our nemesis."
"But the achievements between you..."
"Yes, the results don't look very good, but this is the interesting thing about football. Sometimes you play well but you can't win. Sometimes you perform badly but you can win..." Chu Zhongtian said again what he said to the Chinese media.
"I can understand your feelings. But no matter how you explain it, the outside world thinks now - Werder Bremen is Hoffenheim's nemesis. So I personally think that the first round of the league has attracted much attention. Are you and your teammates ready to take any actions to eliminate people's impression?"
Chu Zhongtian nodded: "We will defeat them in this game."
His voice came through the TV, slightly distorted, but very clear.
Kerner whistled: "What a declaration of confidence! Then I wish you good luck. Of course, I have no intention of offending Bremen. I just look forward to seeing a wonderful game then."
※※The day after the show was broadcast, some media went to ask Werder Bremen's head coach Thomas Schaff. He said he had not watched that show at all and did not know what Chu Zhongtian said.
As the head coach, Schaff is quite calm. There is still a week before the start of the league, so why are you hyping up so early!
However, Bremen players are unwilling to be lonely.
The team's central defender Naldo told reporters: "I am looking forward to the first league game with Hoffenheim. I have heard of that statement. Hoffenheim's nemesis? I think it sounds very interesting!"
Naldo's attitude is very arrogant, while the young Marin expressed his superiority in another way: "Hoffenheim is very strong, they are the league champions, and they also won the German Super Cup. But I'm glad we can maintain a complete victory against them so far!"
The titles put out by local media in Bremen are also very provocative. What are the "Hocun Nemesis", what are the "Chu's only opponent that cannot be defeated", "Bremen has psychological advantages"... And on Hoffenheim, everyone is very satisfied with the captain's statement in the interview. They do care about Werder Bremen. Chu Zhongtian's declaration of "We will defeat them in the game" will give them some pressure, but it is better than saying "I think we may not win"? The latter is too damaging to morale.
Chu Zhongtian himself is not saying this. The team just won the German Super Cup and won Bayern Munich, and the whole team is full of morale. If we really want to break the embarrassing record of losing in Bremen, then now is the best time.
※※※In such a noisy day, the first round of the German Cup was over. Hoffenheim, composed of substitutes and new players, defeated his opponent Rostock 4-0 away.
Van Nistroy scored the first record for the team in the 14th minute, and four minutes later, Hlosek assisted Hazawag to score the second goal. In the 28th minute, Quaresma scored the first official goal for Hoffenheim in the game, helping the team expand the lead to three goals. In the 32nd minute, Pogattz headed the ball in a corner kick, freeing the score to 4:0. Before the first half was over, Hoffenheim had already secured the victory, and the game lost suspense.
In the second half, Rangnick let Ibisevic, Chu Zhongtian and Obasi appear on the court to find the feeling of the game and prepare for the first round of the Bundesliga a week later.
But not all of them are good news. Although Chu Zhongtian's appearance was planned, the real reason was still helpless - Gago was injured in the game and was unable to persist in the game, which led to Chu Zhongtian's appearance ten minutes earlier than the planned one.
Neither Rangnick nor Chu Zhongtian care about the physical energy consumed in the extra ten minutes. Gago's injury is what they care about the most.
The day after the game, the hospital's examination results came out. Gago had a first to second degree strain on the biceps femoris with his left leg and he had to miss the game for at least three weeks.
As Hoffenheim's most expensive transfer this season, Gago has not contributed much to the team and has to advance the injury list, which is really dismay.
But neither Rangnick nor other Hoffenheim fans were the most depressed as Gago himself.
He originally hoped that he could prove himself again in a new place, so even facing Chu Zhongtian and Sana, the golden midfielder who had last season, was fearless and willing to compete with him.
Unexpectedly, he lost to injury first.
Gago's injury cast a shadow on Hoffenheim's new season. After all, at the current position of the midfielder, Vosa was sold, and Zukulini was still too young and useless. Apart from Chu Zhongtian and Sana, there is only Gago, a player with enough strength. His injury means that Chu Zhongtian and Sana cannot have any problems in the next three weeks.
If there is no physical problem, I am afraid of being injured.
Injuries are unpredictable and unsure, and I don’t know when it will find players.
The ambitious Real Madrid this season is currently suffering from injuries, with almost all players in the defense and midfield positions on the injury list.
Rangnick's luck is pretty good at the moment. No one except Gago was injured, but who can guarantee that he won't do it in the future?
※※※The first round of the league came soon, and in almost the blink of an eye, the 2010-2011 season of the German Football League will be about to begin.
The Bundesliga this season is full of expectations. Because the young German team performed well in the World Cup, coupled with the Champions League last season, Bayern Munich entered the Champions League final for German football. These factors make people reason to believe that it is time for German football to rise again.
Currently, German football is the healthiest football league in the world, with the average league attendance rate in Europe, and local young talents are also emerging. In the just-concluded World Cup, the German team is the only team whose players are all from their own leagues. However, such a team eliminated England 4:1 in the World Cup, massacred a world-class team like Argentina 4:0, and was a favorite to win the championship. This is enough to show the level of the German local league.
With such an outstanding performance, it is naturally worth looking forward to.
Although Khdira and Ozil transferred to Real Madrid, this still does not damage the viewing of the German Football League. They also have young stars such as Thomas Muller and Tony Klos. Of course, we cannot forget Hoffenheim, who is full of vitality and motivation, and Chu Zhongtian, who is considered by Bekenbauer to be one of the five best organizers in the world football midfield today!
Before the new season, China Central Television broadcast a promotional video for the new season produced by the German League Committee. The promotional video follows this idea - Youth Storm is the theme of the Bundesliga, and young players like Chu Zhongtian, Muller, Klos, Marin, and Neuer have become the protagonists in the film.
Compared with other leagues, the Bundesliga has a little bit less star-stirring, but they are also interesting. For example, these outstanding young people.
The trailer ends with such subtitles: They are hope for German football.
In a large group of young people in Germany, there is only one foreigner, that is Chu Zhongtian. Of course, he will not be the hope of German football, but his performance is really outstanding, and it is so outstanding that the producers cannot rule out him when making trailers on such a theme.
The German media's outlook for Chu Zhongtian's new season is: "...Under his leadership, Hoffenheim has the hope to go further in the Champions League. Going further has always been a sentence he has to say. This season we will see a more mature Chu, which can be confirmed by the performance of the German Super Cup. He is the entire hope of Hoffenheim, so before the start of this season, the club will spare no expense to keep him. It is not rare to add the requirements for the club to the renewal conditions, but it usually comes from the absolute core of those superstars and the team. From this point, we can see how important Chu's role is..."
Lef, the host of the German premiere TV station who purchased the right to broadcast the Bundesliga, said: "I'm glad Chu chose Hoffenheim and the Bundesliga. This allows us to appreciate his performance. As he is becoming more and more mature, he has already faintly become a master's demeanor."
From being questioned and ridiculed to being impressed by everyone, Chu Zhongtian spent two seasons. Now no one doubts whether Hope's 30 million euros is worth it. That's a stupid question. No one questioned whether Chu Zhongtian can become the second Beckenbauer and the second Summer. Although his style is different from the two predecessors, his role on the court is already a free man of a new era. He doesn't have to go forward from the position of a scavenger. Modern
The regional defense of football is not afraid of his "number advantage" of one more person, but he used his free improvisation to play the general football and running covered all the game to create another kind of "free man". Who said that the free man can only copy the previous settings? The highest realm of the free man is not bound by any format in the past and creates his own football. Just like the free man's tactics at that time, Beckenbauer, from the development of the tactics of the scavenger, was a breaking convention and unexpected surprise.
German media generally believe that even if you call Chu Zhongtian the "third free man".
※※※In the opening match of the new season of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich defeated Wolfsburg 2-1 at home, temporarily ranking first in the league. This game also somewhat alleviated the pressure on Bayern Munich players and helped them get out of the shadow of the German Super Cup failure.
Next, the German Volkswagen and the media turned to Hoffenheim's home game against Bremen.
This match is a live broadcast by German premiere TV stations around the world.
The day before the game, the media's hype about this game had entered a white-hot stage.
The reporters, celebrities and players who supported both sides had a verbal battle through the media, and the verbal battles were very lively.
Bremen has tried hard to exaggerate their winning streak against Hoffenheim, in order to stimulate Hoffenheim, hoping to put psychological pressure on Hoffenheim and make them truly psychologically shady.
Hoffenheim said that if there is really a "Hocun nemesis", this game will be the day when the nemesis dies!
On the afternoon of the game, outside the Rhine Neka Stadium, such an attack scene can also be seen from the slogans of fans on both sides.
In fact, compared to the hatred with Dortmund, Hoffenheim and Bremen fans are still friendly. Therefore, everyone is just using their own slogans to tease and attack their opponents, and there is no direct action or insult.
The competition between Hoffenheim and Bremen is more pure and only related to football and nothing to do with anything else. Bremen fans do not envy, jealously hate Hoffenheim is richer than their boss and has better grades than them. There is no situation where the heroes of their club are compared with Chu Zhongtian and feel that their self-esteem is hurt. Hoffenheim's competition with Bremen has nothing to do with the alternation of new and old forces in the Bundesliga, the decline of a dynasty and the rise of new nobles, and the future of German football.
So the gunpowder smell of this game only exists on the court.
Before the game, there were even scenes of Hoffenheim fans and Bremen fans holding beer glasses together, which made people deeply appreciate the cuteness of the fans.
Of course, these cute shots cannot conceal the competitive spirit and fighting spirit between the players of the two teams. Bremen wants to continue their winning streak against Hoffenheim, and Hoffenheim cannot tolerate such an embarrassing record in any case. Today, Hoffenheim has lofty ambitions. How can their vision in the Champions League allow domestic league teams to insult themselves so unscrupulously? Just like when they were poor before, they felt that it was nothing, but when they got rich overnight, they suddenly refused to face their miserable past. Werder Bremen was a knife inserted into Hoffenheim's heart, and they had to move from time to time, making the wound unable to heal for a long time.
If they cannot defeat Werder Bremen, Hoffenheim's most inferior side will always exist. This is obviously not conducive to their pursuit of bigger goals in the Champions League.
Chu Zhongtian and Rangnick both regarded this game as an opportunity to enhance the team's confidence and move towards a strong position. How could a team with a goal in the Champions League have any domestic opponents that have been defeated?
Our journey is the sea of stars. The past that was unbearable to look back on was buried!
Chapter completed!