On January 20, the day before the game, Chu Zheng left home on time at 8 a.m. and drove the Mercedes-Benz Big G he had just obtained a few days ago straight to the Manchester City training base.
This car was customized with De Bruyne a month ago, and it has been equipped with various personal customizations from the outside to the inside.
Forced by the power of a tigress in the family, Chu Zheng chose a coquettish bright red color.
When the car arrived, he saw that it was surprisingly good. It was in the novelty stage these days. Even when he went to the supermarket a few hundred meters away, he had to drive this big thing.
But he was blocked by a large overturned cargo on the way. It wasn't until after nine o'clock that he arrived at the entrance of the base. As a result, he forgot to read the almanac when he went out, and Temeow was blocked again.
"Rubbish! Get out of Manchester!!!"
“My dog can jump on me better than you!!!!!”
"You are a waste!"
"idiot!!!!!"
"..."
Chu Zheng frowned when he saw a black SUV blocked at the entrance of the base, with more than 20 young people surrounding the car shouting curses, and occasionally slapping the car to vent their anger.
Chu Zheng lowered the window and leaned out of the window to take a look at the license plate, then shook his head and sighed, it was Bravo's car.
This rarely happens.
It seems that Bravo has really aroused public anger this time, otherwise these fans would not come directly to block him.
Seeing that the ill-prepared security personnel at the entrance to the base were unable to stop these violent fans, Chu Zheng pressed the car horn.
"Guys, I want you to know what day tomorrow is. Don't delay our training, okay?" Chu Zheng couldn't help shouting, with no emotion or anger on his face.
But the amazing thing is that these fans who were extremely irritable just a second ago gave Chu Zheng face and quickly surrounded him.
Seeing so many people, Chu Zheng was really a little scared, so he resisted the urge to close the window.
Fortunately, these people only came here to ask for autographs and photos.
The five or six security guards who were frightened by the sudden scene in the morning, plus the doorman Old William, saw Chu Zheng attracting people. They were relieved and then quickly guided Bravo to escape into the base. At the same time, he separated several people.
People came to protect Chu Zheng.
After more than ten minutes, Chu Zheng signed autographs and took photos one by one, and then drove into the base.
The fans who got autographs and photos left happily.
Seeing Chu Zheng driving away, several security personnel at the entrance felt extremely sad. Without comparison, there would be no harm.
Unknowingly, Chu Zheng already has great appeal among Manchester City fans.
This is due to the accumulation of stable performance and excellent form game after game.
Driving to the parking lot, Chu Zheng got out of the car with his bag on his back and saw Bravo waiting for him in the parking lot. His face was a little pale, and he seemed to be very frightened.
"Claudio, are you okay?" Chu Zheng walked over and asked.
Bravo smiled a little reluctantly, shook his head and nodded, saying: "Thank you for saving me, Chu!"
Chu Zheng smiled and wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start.
In fact, the goalkeeper's low save rate does not necessarily mean there is a problem with his personal ability. Just like the forward who encounters a goal drought, it may also be a problem with his mentality.
Bravo joined Real Sociedad in La Liga at the age of 23. He has played against many world-class forwards and saved countless tricky shots.
His career over the years has actually proven his ability.
But now this phenomenon of high probability of scoring when a shot is on target is really unexplainable. It may be related to Guardiola's defensive system, or it may be related to his personal psychological factors.
Therefore, it is not easy to stay in a wealthy family.
Although Manchester City is not recognized as a wealthy club by the outside world because it does not have enough honors, the team lineup is actually no different from that of a wealthy club.
When Chu Zheng changed clothes and came to the training ground, he found that the coaching staff had not arrived yet, but Aguero and De Bruyne had already started playing.
Because there is a first-place battle to be played tomorrow, today's training is based on the premise of not consuming the players' physical strength as much as possible, as well as targeted tactical training for tomorrow's game, as well as an afternoon tactics class.
As soon as Chu Zheng approached the crowd, he heard everyone burst into laughter.
After watching it silently for a while, Chu Zheng understood how to play this little game.
The rules are very simple, that is, stop the balls of various strengths and routes coming from the ball server six or seven meters away, and hit the six balls placed in a fan shape on a triangular cone in front of you.
The more hits, the higher the score. Each player has five chances, and then the score is calculated.
This game is actually an enlarged version of billiards.
The ball served by the ball server can be regarded as the cue ball, and the other six balls are sub-balls.
"Chu, how many six balls can you hit at the same time?" De Bruyne also stood in the crowd and watched with interest. When he noticed Chu Zheng coming, he turned around and asked with a smile.
Seeing Sterling sticking his butt out and only hitting one ball after five consecutive stops, Chu Zheng hesitated and said: "Two or three!"
"oh!"
"Guys, Chu just said that he can hit three at the same time!" Hearing Chu Zheng's answer, Aguero next to him started shouting.
Chu Zheng immediately rolled his eyes.
Can't this guy understand human language?
Two or three, is that 2 eaten?
Everyone was attracted by Aguero's exclamation and looked at Chu Zheng, but no one said anything because they knew Chu Zheng could do it.
But two strangers in the crowd sneered at Chu Zheng's words.
These two people are Ederson and Jesus who have just registered with the team.
The power of the ball machine is random, and the line is random. If there is a slight mistake, let alone hitting the ball, it will be difficult to stop. Hitting one is already very strong.
If you have a little more luck, it is possible to kill two birds with one stone, but killing three birds with one stone is absolutely impossible for the two of them.
Under the cheers of the crowd, Chu Zheng stood behind six balls.
Whoosh! The ball server sends the ball out with great force and a somewhat straight line.
Chu Zheng quickly took a step back and raised his right foot. Then he saw that there seemed to be strong glue on his foot. The ball that was flying quickly was directly unloaded, and then it fell parabola towards the first ball on his right side.
The next second, the first ball on the right was hit by Chu Zheng's stopped ball, and then the hit ball flew forward to the left and directly hit the second ball.
What's even more outrageous is that the second ball continues to run towards the third ball, just like a car rear-ending one after another.
Wow!!
For a moment, the eyes of De Bruyne, Aguero, Sterling and others standing nearby dropped to the floor.
They knew Chu Zheng had a good feel for the ball, but they didn't expect it to be this good, and they still underestimated Chu Zheng.
I thought it would take Chu Zheng a few tries and a little luck to kill three birds with one stone, but he didn't expect that he hit them all at the first opportunity.
Jesus and Ederson also looked like they had seen a ghost, and they wanted to pop their eyes out.
In fact, it is not difficult for professional players like them to hit the first ball. What is difficult is how to find the angle and precise hitting position for the first ball to hit the second ball.
But Chu Zheng did it. Not only did the first ball successfully hit the second ball, he also made the second ball hit the third ball accurately again. This was simply a monster.
What a fairy ball feeling this is!
This ball feeling is so terrifying!
"Hell, it must be luck!"
Jesus subconsciously said what he was thinking, and Edson next to him, who obviously didn't know much about anything, actually nodded along.
Chu Zheng smiled and said, "You don't believe me?" Then I will convince you.
With the growth rate of Green Elf's talent rising to 80%, Chu Zheng now really feels like he can control the ball like an arm.
Chu Zheng could even imagine that once the Green Shadow Elf's talent reaches 100%, his control of the ball may really be like using his feet as his hands.
Soon, with a whoosh, the ball came again, and this time Chu Zheng used his left foot.
This time the ball from the ball machine was lower.
So Chu Zheng didn't stop, his eyes quickly swept over the three balls in front of his left side, and then he swung his left leg slightly to hit the ball directly.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
After four muffled sounds, starting from the left, four balls were hit in succession and flew out.
"Hiss!!!!!!!!!!!!" The crowd suddenly had a toothache!
Aguero was dumbfounded!
A special fourth birthday!
Do you dare to be more outrageous?!
Chu Zheng's movement seemed to be a direct hit, but in fact there was a very short release of force in it. This kind of subtle control is simply terrifying to think about.
Before this, Aguero felt that Chu Zheng's touch on the ball was not as good as that of his good friend Messi.
But now it seems that this is simply on the same level.
Even in terms of touch accuracy, Chu Zheng is better than Messi.
Seeing that he hit four goals in a row, Chu Zheng was also stunned for a moment.
Next to them, Ederson and Jesus lowered their gazes, looking at Chu Zheng's thick legs, their eyes full of doubts. They were a little confused about which one was Chu Zheng's dominant foot.
Outside the court, Guardiola, who had just arrived with the coaching staff, saw Chu Zheng's miraculous footwork, and his eyes were filled with excitement.