After settling on the United States and meeting fans for the first time in Chicago, Zhang Tiehan wore the No. 9 jersey.

Although this is the United States, this is also the first warm-up match for Chelsea in the new season. The number worn by the players has been confirmed. At the welcome ceremony of Zhang Tiehan joining the team, he wore the No. 13 jersey, but this number is actually a bit embarrassing.

It's not just the problem with the number itself, but the number was previously Barack's.

Barack signed Chelsea earlier than Zhang Tiehan. At the signing ceremony held by Chelsea for Barack, the Germans wore the No. 13 jersey. In the open training match, the two did not have a clear number and only wore ordinary training suits. Now the first warm-up match is officially about to begin. Zhang Tiehan wore the No. 9 jersey, which shows that he will be Chelsea's No. 9 jersey in the new season, and No. 13 is still owned by Barack.

In fact, this is what he and Barack communicated well.

If the two really compete for this number in the club, it would probably make a big joke. Zhang Tiehan would be a little regretful if he didn't wear the No. 13 jersey, but he thought that Barack had always been the No. 13 of the German team, and No. 13 was of little significance to England. He had just gotten used to wearing No. 13 before, but now he changed to No. 9. This very meaningful number is also very good.

The number nine of football has great significance. This number is the number that every professional player dreams of. It symbolizes the team's offensive core and a killer who penetrates the heart with one sword.

It has been worn on the bodies of great forwards such as Van Basten, Papan, Careca, Batistuta, Shearer, Ronaldo, Crespo, Cruivet, Rooney, Tony, Torres, Van Nistruy, and they are all the real Nine.

Now Zhang Tiehan has also chosen No. 9.

When he chose this number, naturally no one would compete with him. In fact, this number was originally reserved for Shepchenko. However, the Ukrainian had not joined the team yet, so the guy asked him to choose the others and gave No. 13 to Barak. Zhang Tiehan would no longer be kind enough to give No. 9 to Shepchenko, who had not joined the team yet.

In fact, Zhang Tiehan has always wanted to wear the No. 9 jersey. This number is quite meaningful, and he has always played No. 9's job - the team's most threatening striker. However, when he was in Wigan, No. 9 had long been Ellington, and Roma and Liverpool No. 9 had candidates, so he barely made up for No. 13. Everyone even thinks he likes No. 13, but in fact, as a latecomer, he just doesn't want to compete.

Now that Chelsea Nine is out, that's really great.

Since Barack wants No. 13, he gave No. 13 to Barack. It is equivalent to giving a favor. After all, if he wants No. 13, Barack will definitely not be able to fight him. Barack and everyone in the team are very clear about this.

After confirming the number, Chelsea's business department added more than 10,000 No. 9 jerseys with Zhang Tiehan's name, but the tens of thousands of jerseys were sold out on the first day. This is why the season has not started, which shows how confident Chelsea fans are in Zhang Tiehan's performance.

This is due to Zhang Tiehan's fame, who performed too well in the World Cup. It made Chelsea fans very confident that he can perform well in the club, and that wearing the No. 9 jersey is the most suitable one.

The team players feel the same way.

They only trained for a week, but they were deeply moved by Zhang Tiehan's personal abilities. They had such an excellent teammate. They were also looking forward to the new season and understood why Chelsea was willing to spend over 100 million euros to bring Zhang Tiehan from Anfield to Stamford Bridge.

No.9 has special significance, and naturally it also has to bear important responsibilities.

While choosing this number, Zhang Tiehan was destined to work hard to score goals for Chelsea. He knew this, but he still chose No. 9 without hesitation. Because he didn't care at all, even without this jersey, he still had such responsibility. His value was high and his salary was high. With such a salary, he had to score a short goal with the expectation of countless fans.

Scoring goals has long been his responsibility.

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After appearing in the United States wearing the No. 9 jersey, Zhang Tiehan followed the team to do training every day. The training here is no different from being at Stamford Bridge. The only difference is that there are more interviews.

Although there are also some interviews at Stamford Bridge, it does not take up a lot of time. But this is the United States. Chelsea came here to promote while preparing for the game. Naturally, they had to do more interviews and various activities. As the most famous player of the team, Zhang Tiehan would not stubbornly not accept interviews and publicity. Instead, they took the initiative to sign some fans. After all, it is not easy for these American fans to support him. Zhang Tiehan was also very excited to see so many American fans shouting their names.

Before the warm-up match, many media reported on the match.

In the reports of the American media, he carefully introduced the Chelsea club and introduced every player of Chelsea. Zhang Tiehan was the key point. His performance last season and his performance in the World Cup were specially mentioned by the media. His name spread quickly among American fans.

The next day before the game, Zhang Tiehan also participated in a simple interview column. He wanted to talk to the host about Chelsea and the next warm-up match, and this was a live broadcast.

Zhang Tiehan sat with the beautiful anchor. Although he was a beautiful anchor, Zhang Tiehan glanced at him and said that there was nothing good about this woman besides her big breasts. He had to complain about the aesthetic concepts of Americans. Of course, these were just thought about it in his heart. However, before the live broadcast began, the female anchor kept posing, and obviously had some seductive actions and expressions that made Zhang Tiehan a little angry. Fortunately, he was experienced and not a casual person. He knew more that these women were seducing him, not emotions or something, but purely that they wanted to become famous.

With his fame, any woman who has scandals with him will add a lot of media. It is very likely to be on the front pages of major news. He will not let the other party succeed, especially since he has a high vision and looks down on ordinary women at all.

However, Zhang Tiehan is also a veteran. No matter how uninterested he is, he can still speak with a gentlemanly manner. When he talks about football, life, etc., he just responds with a smile, which makes the female anchor very puzzled.

The live broadcast officially began soon.

The female anchor came up and asked him to talk about his feelings after joining Chelsea. Zhang Tiehan sat down steadily and said, "The environment in London is very good. I have been here a few times and I like the environment here very much. The important thing is that the fans also support me. I feel very good about training and life here, and my teammates are very good. I know many of them. Although I just came to the team, I feel like I have been here for a long time..."

After talking about some experiences in training life, Zhang Tiehan was asked about the key content - about the game between Chelsea and the Major League, the female anchor asked him to talk about the Major League. Zhang Tiehan thought for a long time in a daze before saying, "Major League? Is this an NBA-like organization?" He really didn't know. He only knew it was the Major League, but he was a little confused about what the Major League was.

The female anchor thought about it and nodded, "It's almost the same. The major leagues in the United States are very similar to the NBA, but one is football and the other is basketball."

Zhang Tiehan understood a little, so he said, "I heard from Mr. Grant that he played with the Major League All-Stars. I don't know them very well, but I think I will do my best to play no matter what the opponent is."

"Do you think Chelsea can win?" asked the female anchor.

This question is very critical. In fact, although the major league teams are not strong, this is the Major League All-Star team after all, and its strength is still very strong. It can be said that the overall strength of this Major League All-Star team is even stronger than the American national team. It is hard to say who wins and loses the game against Chelsea.

Zhang Tiehan didn't know how strong the Major League All-Stars were, but he also had an estimate in his heart, so he said confidently, "I think victory will definitely belong to Chelsea!"

"I'm looking forward to this game, it will be my first appearance on behalf of the team, I think I'll score goals and the team will win. It will be a good start for our new season."

The female anchor's face turned a little dark after hearing this.

She doesn't care who wins and loses the game. She is just a show host, not a fan of a team, but it's live broadcast. What Zhang Tiehan said will be seen by fans and will be heard by players in the Major League. All those who watch the show can know.

In this case, isn’t it a bit too much to talk about what to say, “The game will definitely score” and “The victory will definitely belong to Chelsea”?

So she kindly wanted to remind her... It's a pity that Zhang Tiehan didn't care about these things at all. He has always been interviewed like this. Since you asked me to say my heart, I wouldn't have to make up any compliments to each other.

This is a clip from Zhang Tiehan's live broadcast.

When Zhang Tiehan was conducting a live interview, many Chelsea players were also watching this column. When they heard Zhang Tiehan's words, they saw that the female anchor kept reminding Zhang Tiehan that the live broadcast should not be too full, but Zhang Tiehan turned a blind eye. If he kept making a big splash, he would win, "I will score a goal," "There is no suspense in the game", and they all laughed together.

Lampard picked up the drink as wine and laughed, "Cheers to Zhang!"

"cheers!"

Collective response.

Many original Chelsea players felt like they were breathing a lot. Zhang Tiehan had said similar things before the game with Chelsea when he was at Liverpool. They were so frustrated, but Liverpool won in the end. Not to mention the frustration, it was very depressed to think about it.

The opponent said 'must win' and then took away the victory. Is there anything more depressing than this?

Now it was their turn to watch this scene. When others felt this feeling, they felt quite happy, just like they had just taken a cool shower in summer, and their whole body was filled with excitement.

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After receiving the interview, Zhang Tiehan returned to the team's hotel. After training the next morning with his teammates, he prepared to have an afternoon warm-up match.

Arriving at the stadium, they met their opponent - the Major League All-Stars.

The other party just came to the stadium and they didn't know each other. Zhang Tiehan couldn't even call a player's name, and he didn't even have a familiar face. But when the other party saw Chelsea, especially Zhang Tiehan, those people stared at him with resentful eyes. It felt like Zhang Tiehan had a grudge against them to kill their father and take their wife.

Obviously, major league players are not convinced by Zhang Tiehan's statement.

Even if Chelsea has many outstanding stars and Zhang Tiehan is the scorer of the just-passed World Cup, they are the All-Star team of the Major League Baseball Team. Every player is the best of each team. They combine to form a team and play against Chelsea. They are actually saying something like "must win" and "definitely score goals". It is strange that they feel good if they feel good about it.

I guess they wouldn't say anything nice to Zhang Tiehan last night.

Now they are holding their anger and want to perform on the court. Let Zhang Tiehan and Chelsea know that they are not easy to deal with.

It’s a pity that Zhang Tiehan doesn’t care at all.

He directly ignored the players of the Major League All-Stars, went to the locker room with his teammates, and took a break in the locker room before going to warm up. On the court, the two teams collided again. Although they were on both sides of the court, it seemed that these Major League players still wanted to prove something. When they warmed up, they did all kinds of shots and passes. And whenever they performed wonderfully, they looked in Chelsea, especially Zhang Tiehan, who was stared at by various eyes.

One of the curly haired players even kicked the ball towards Zhang Tiehan. Zhang Tiehan stood there without moving. The football fell to the ground more than one meter in front of him. This kick showed outstanding footwork and good strength.

This is pure provocation.

Chelsea players looked over with some anger. However, they did not rush to do anything, but instead looked at Zhang Tiehan interested. Everyone knew Zhang Tiehan's footwork. If the other party used this method to provoke, they would definitely not suffer any losses.

"He is provoking, Zhang!" Lampard said.

Terry nodded, "You should teach them some lessons. Let's see you!"

Other Chelsea players also saw it, and Zhang Tiehan looked a little bit popular. In this case, Zhang Tiehan could not be indifferent. The position he stood was about ten meters away from the center line. He looked up at the direction of the opponent's goal, ignoring the provocative player at all, but just calculating the position in his mind.

He looked at Lampard. "Kick the ball." Lampard kicked the ball over.

Zhang Tiehan stopped the ball in place, looked at the opponent's goal again, then took two steps back, jogged forward, and swung his right foot and thrust hard on the football.

With a 'bang', the football flew high and rushed towards the opponent's penalty area.

The American League players on the opposite side were a little puzzled. They didn't quite understand what the opponent was doing to kick the ball like this, but then they quickly understood that the football rushed to the highest point in the air and then fell, and the goal was in the right direction.

The opponent's goalkeeper is standing in the middle of the goal.

He didn't expect this to be a shot. He thought it was the opponent's kick at Donovan, but when he kicked it away, he laughed at the opponent's footwork in his heart. So when he saw the football rushing towards the goal, he was a little panicked for a moment. When he reacted, he judged the direction but found that the football angle was extremely tricky and he didn't know whether he should save it.

As a result, he watched the football almost fly into the goal against the post.

The players of the Major League All-Stars collectively lost their voices. They stared blankly at the ball in their own goal, then turned to see the opponent's position. The distance was seventy meters... Seventy meters, it was very difficult to kick the ball in the spot and kick it into the goal range with one kick. Let's not talk about pursuing any angle.

"Is this luck?" Many people thought so.

It is really hard for them to believe that any player can do this, and Donovan, who was provoking just now, didn't speak. He is the captain of the United States Team and used to play for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, but he played for Leverkusen twice for more than a year. In 2004, he officially returned to the Major League, currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy, and has just become the captain of the American football team.

Donovan was very angry at what Zhang Tiehan said in an interview, so he planned to stand up for the team and show his footwork in front of Chelsea. At least he could not let the opponent underestimate the team, but he did not expect that he would get such a response.

Seventy meters, directly hanging the door? Still so accurate?

If it weren't for seeing with my own eyes, Donovan wouldn't believe that anyone could play such a ball, but obviously this happened. For a moment, he was a little confused, and even thought that there was a reason for the opponent to look down on the Major League... At least he would never be able to do such a shot.

Donovan failed to hit Zhang Tiehan's arrogance, but instead caused his team's morale to drop a lot, which he did not expect.

But he can do nothing now.

After all, this is just a warm-up. He can't provoke it again and again. More importantly, he thinks that his footwork is really much worse than Zhang Tiehan, and his strength is not as strong as others. What can he do? He can only think about performing hard in the game, even if he can't play the other party. At least he must win respect!

In fact, what Donovan didn't notice was that his mentality had changed.

When he learned that he wanted to play against Chelsea, he wanted to lead the Major League All-Stars to defeat Chelsea, but now he wanted to win respect in front of Chelsea. This change in mentality is precisely because of Zhang Tiehan's words and his surprising shot just now.

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Zhang Tiehan's wonderful hanging kick was not only seen by the players, but also by many American fans who just entered the court, as well as other people from both teams. The media who came to interview also saw it.

This game was broadcast live by espn-2 against espn users across the United States. In the UK, chelsea A-TV also received a signal from Chelsea official to broadcast the game for Chelsea fans.

Espn-2 is a pay TV station, and chels A-TV is also a British TV station dedicated to live broadcasting games. Both sides made detailed reports on this warm-up. When the two teams were warming up, the live broadcast had already begun, so almost all fans who watched the game saw Zhang Tiehan's ball.
To be continued...