Chapter 127 Alonso, who is expected to return
When Junior Zhongtian came to the training ground, he saw Xavi Alonso who was chatting with Mourinho on the sidelines.
He was a little happy.
"Have!" he called out.
Alonso heard the scream, turned his head and saw that it was Chu Zhongtian, and he also smiled and waved to him.
Chu Zhongtian walked up and patted his shoulder: "How is your injury recovering?"
Alonso smiled and said, "I'm talking to the head coach about this."
Chu Zhongtian greeted Mourinho.
"Xavi should be able to catch up with the Champions League final." Mourinho said to Chu Zhongtian.
"That's great news!" Chu Zhongtian clapped his face.
Xavi Alonso was injured in the 33rd round of the away game against Hercules. The result of the examination was a torn cruciate ligament and he missed all the remaining games. But Alonso's injury recovered better than everyone expected. Yesterday, the team doctor just checked by the team doctors, and the team doctors believed that if everything goes well, Alonso would catch up with the Champions League final a week later.
If Alonso can really participate in the final, it will obviously be a strong reinforcement for Real Madrid.
After a season of running-in, he and Chu Zhongtian's midfield partner have become very tacit. With him, he can liberate Chu Zhongtian and Real Madrid will return to the dual-core state.
This is a powerful weapon against Barcelona.
Although Real Madrid defeated Barcelona away in the national derby of the league, Mourinho knew that the victory of that game was a bit lucky - if it weren't for Chu Zhongtian's sudden explosion in the second half, the initiative in the game might have been taken away by Barcelona.
If Alonso is there, Real Madrid's midfielder can completely compete with Barcelona. Barcelona's midfielder include Xavi, Iniesta, and Buzquez, Real Madrid's midfielder also Chu Zhongtian, Alonso, Kaka and Ozil.
Alonso's position and function are subtle.
When he was on the court, everyone generally did not realize what role he played. He seemed to be an optional person. In terms of direct assists and goals, he was not as good as his midfield partner Chu Zhongtian. He didn't often do things like being in the limelight.
But Chu Zhongtian knew very well how powerful the person around him was. With him and without him, those were two completely different feelings.
This feeling is unaware of by ordinary people.
In the games Alonso was absent, Chu Zhongtian and Khedira partnered. Khedira was an excellent defensive midfielder, but he could only share the burden on defense for Chu Zhongtian and had very little support for Chu Zhongtian in offense.
If Alonso is there, he will not only share Chu Zhongtian's tasks in defense, but also support Chu Zhongtian during offense, making him feel like he is in water.
Because Alonso is also an offensive organizer, his ideas with Chu Zhongtian on the court were the same. He didn't need anything Chu Zhongtian said, but he knew how to cooperate with Chu Zhongtian, which greatly increased the fluency of the midfield.
If Alonso can really make a comeback in the Champions League final, then Real Madrid's hopes of defeating Barcelona are one more point.
The three people present knew this very well, so they all had smiles on their faces.
Alonso did not train with the team in the end, and he still returned to the gym for his recovery training.
However, everyone knows that Alonso has hope of making a comeback before the Champions League final, and this news made everyone very happy. Alonso is an important member of the team, and he is also a leader in the locker room.
Many people think that their hopes of defeating Barcelona and winning the tenth European Cup have become much greater.
※※※ Of course, such good news cannot be hidden from the reporters. Madrid journalists who have good relations with Real Madrid clubs soon learned the news from their respective channels. Some heard from the middle and senior members of the club, some heard from the players or members of the coaching staff, and some had relatively shallow relationships, so they could only hear from the club's cleaners, turf care workers... such staff.
However, strictly speaking, these are just "rumors". The news that Alonso is expected to make a comeback has not been officially confirmed by the team.
Therefore, when the media reported this news, they could only use speculative tone.
"…This morning, news came from inside Real Madrid Club that Xavi Alonso may have the potential to return before the Champions League final..."
"Xavi Alonso's injury was once very serious, which made everyone think that all the remaining games this season are gone. Unexpectedly, good news is coming from Real Madrid now. Xavi Alonso will most likely come back in the Champions League final with Barcelona!"
"...I believe this is definitely bad news for Guardiola. They had a headache to deal with one Chu, but now they have to deal with another Alonso. The combined effect of these two people is definitely not just one plus one..."
Of course, the Catalan media has another interpretation.
"...We cannot rule out that this is a smoke bomb that Mourinho cast before the Champions League final - he is very good at doing this. Alonso was previously found to have a torn cruciate ligament. Such an injury would never be able to fully recover in nearly two months, even if a miracle happened!"
"Madrid media said that Alonso will return from injury and he will return from injury? Then can we announce that Cruyff will be back on the court and fight for Barcelona to win the fifth European Champions League..."
"Mr. Mourinho's psychological warfare is very mature, so we must first think about whether this is a new kind of psychological warfare? In addition, I think this is not a big deal. Even if Xavi Alonso can come back, his condition will not be guaranteed. If I were Mourinho, I would not choose to let him play. His appearance may not help the team, and there is still a great possibility that it will drag the whole team down and become the weakest link of the team!"
In fact, Guardiola did not think Alonso's comeback was a big deal.
Even if Alonso returns to the team, he has just returned from injury and has not played in two months. How many are there in the game?
The Champions League final is not a league, it can allow you to play one game at a time, five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes... In this way, it is slow to find the state. The Champions League final is a game of winning and losing, and it is OK if it is OK if it is not OK if it is not OK. If the starter is in good shape, it would be fine. In fact, most of the time, it is in no state. Not only will the team perform better, but it will limit the team and make the team at a loss.
Guardiola didn't take Alonso to heart. He thought that the method to deal with Real Madrid was very simple - to curb Chu Zhongtian's performance. If Chu Zhongtian couldn't play, it would be no different from what he had done before a season. c. Ronaldo was not afraid of at all. Because he was the kind of player who needed the whole team to support him alone to perform at his own level. Although he was also good at dribbling and was very versatile, able to play by the ball, able to break, pass and shoot, but if he was separated from the whole, what's the use of being an all-rounder?
Chu Zhongtian is completely different. This person's omnipotence is an all-rounder in another sense - he can score by himself and help his teammates score by shooting. He can organize his team's offense and stop the opponent's attack. He can not only act like a hero from the whole person, but also hide himself and make the whole stronger... Such a player is the real threat.
How to curb Chu Zhongtian will be the topic that Guardiola will study in the past week and a half.
If Chu Zhongtian knew that Guardiola valued him so much, I wonder if he should feel honored...※※※ Even the Madrid media would not have any interest in following up about Alonso's possible comeback. After all, this is just an episode. In fact, everyone knows that if Alonso can make a comeback, it will be considered good news at most, but it will not play a decisive role. The person who can play a decisive role is Chu Zhongtian. If Chu Zhongtian is injured in training and may miss the Champions League final, he will immediately become the front-page headlines of various media.
From this point we can see Chu Zhongtian's current position in the team.
When Chu Zhongtian was at Metz, he had an injury before the League Cup final. That was a thigh muscle strain, which attracted widespread attention from the media at that time. However, Chu Zhongtian was not affected by the injury and still insisted on starting the game, and led the team to defeat Sevilla in overtime in the final, leading Metz to win the first European championship in club history.
However, this history does not explain anything.
Chu Zhongtian's physical condition is at its peak now, and he can feel it himself. After training, some of his teammates feel very tired, but he feels as comfortable as if he has just walked a massage and massage, and he even wants to continue training.
At the age of twenty-eight, he is in the golden age of his professional player career - he is physically energetic, quick-witted, and strong. His good living habits and professional attitude towards football allow him to maintain his state in this golden age for a longer time.
Moreover, even if his physical fitness declines in the future, his consciousness and skills are still there, and he can still transform into a purely organized midfielder and still play a crucial role.
Such a person is like a bug.
Such a bug is Mourinho's biggest reliance.
※※※One side, Real Madrid's Champions League final preparations are in full swing, and on the other side, in Chu Zhongtian's motherland, China, his attention and expectations for this game are increasing day by day.
Although there are no institutions or individuals in China that count how many football fans there are in China, in 2007, FIFA announced the number of football populations in various countries. This football population not only includes players playing football, but also the vast number of fans.
At that time, the number of people calculated was 26.166.335, ranking first in the world.
Because of well-known reasons, there are not many football players registered in China, so this number can be regarded as the number of Chinese fans.
The 26 million fans are definitely not an advantageous group in China. It is said that there are 20 million Go fans in China, not to mention the table tennis, which is called national football, and badminton, which is also widely popular among the masses. Supporters of these two sports love more than 100 million people.
But if you want to talk about the Chinese who are paying attention to this Champions League final, there are definitely more than 20 million.
Of course, football fans will pay attention to the Champions League finals. At the same time, there will be many people who don’t usually watch football games, but pay attention to those who are compatriots. Just like the live broadcast of Li Na’s French Open championship, it is said that the CCTV Sports Channel alone has more than 60 million viewers.
This data is very terrible.
Of course, since the Champions League final was held in the early morning, the ratings could not reach Li Na's French Open final. But I believe that it should be possible to have 30 million.
Just a rough estimate, by then about 30 million people will watch the Champions League finals through CCTV's sports channel.
On the Internet, countless people are following this game. Every day, news about this final appears, and every day, new people join the crowd discussing this game.
Everyone was discussing the closer and closer Champions League final, predicting, or looking forward to what kind of performance Chu Zhongtian will perform in the Champions League final.
All kinds of celebrities rushed to predict the score, or predict Chu Zhongtian's performance.
Of course, there are also people who can clearly know that it is a newcomer to join in to express their views. Although they try hard to pretend that they are veterans, their true identity as a rookie newcomer is revealed as soon as they open their mouths... "Everyone is looking forward to this game so enthusiastically, but I think it's better not to put too much pressure on Chu Zhongtian. After all, the expectations of so many people may completely ruin him. If he performs abnormally in the game, who can bear the responsibility? So everyone is calm, don't pay too much attention, and don't impose their wishes on Chu Zhongtian..."
As soon as these words came out, the old people laughed.
If we say this four years ago, there is still a lot of market, but after several seasons, everyone has discovered that Chu Zhongtian’s ability to withstand pressure is amazing. No matter how high everyone’s expectations are or how much pressure the game is, he has never disappointed everyone. And the more critical the game is, the more people pay attention to it, the better his performance will be.
It's like... "People are crazy"!
Anyway, everyone can now add their longing and expectations for football to Chu Zhongtian's shoulders. He is like a vast land, absolutely able to bear it.
※※※ Chu Zhongtian is very busy now and no longer has a lot of time to go online like when he was playing for Metz. Now, in addition to training, he has to spend more things on handling company affairs - many times everyone only knows that Chu Zhongtian is a football player who plays for Real Madrid, but he ignores that he has another identity, that is, a businessman with a net worth of billions... So he may only have one day every week to go online to entertain and entertain, go to his official website to communicate with Chu fans all over the world, and then post a few Weibo posts on Twitter and Sina Weibo to see everyone's messages. If you are in a good mood, you will reply to a few more.
The online consultation was updated very quickly, but after browsing, Chu Zhongtian could still know the trends on the Internet. Regarding the Champions League final, he had received many greetings and encouragement from Chinese fans on his Weibo.
He couldn't respond to those enthusiastic fans one by one, so he posted a new Weibo post to thank everyone. As a result, he received a lot of reposts and enthusiastic and surprising messages in an instant.
Many people were very surprised that he could also go online to communicate with everyone while training so intensely. Some people were concerned about asking him to rest early and not stay up late - these people must have forgotten the "time difference".
The reason why Chu Zhongtian never regards fans' expectations for him as a burden is because he likes this harmonious relationship. Football players are born to satisfy fans. What is the point of a player who cannot satisfy his supporters? Look at the Bernabeu stands, look at the stands at the Rhineka Arena... Look at the fans who support him, how can he regard it as negative pressure?
It should be regarded as motivation. It is the support of these people that is why he runs desperately on the court and pursues victory.
He still remembers how much he wanted the players and teams he supported to win when he was a fan, and when they failed, he was even more painful than those players. It is precisely because he knew how much damage it would cause to the fans that after becoming a player, he strived to stop failing, strive to make his supporters happy and proud of him.
He wants to be the winner, he wants to be the winner.
After looking at the time, Chu Zhongtian published his last meager story today: "With the thirty-day competition, witness with me!"
He didn't say anything about witnessing, but everyone knew what he was referring to.
※※After a week of training in Madrid, Real Madrid boarded a plane to Munich, Germany and rushed to the final venue.
There they will have another three days of training and will fight to the death with Barcelona at the Allianz Stadium.
This brilliant season is about to usher in the pinnacle of honor and the real end.
When Chu Zhongtian followed the team to appear at the exit of Munich International Airport, he was surprised to see a touch of blue in the crowd - a group of fans wearing Hoffenheim jerseys were holding up the poster of Chu Zhongtian playing for Hoffenheim and waved to him!
"Chu!!"
"Welcome back to Germany, Chu!"
They waved their arms and cheered.
Unlike the Real Madrid fans wearing white jerseys at the airport, these blue Hoffenheim fans are not here to welcome the Real Madrid team. They come to the airport just to welcome old friend Chu Zhongtian!
Chapter completed!