Ribery found that if he stayed on the sideline, it would be difficult for him to break through his old friend Chu Zhongtian because the space was too small, making it easy for Chu Zhongtian to defend.

He decided to add some changes. While his teammates were still worried about Tony's previous fall and referee not awarding a penalty, he was already planning his own running route when he attacked for a while.

You can't run along the side road, you need to add some changes. It might be a good idea for him to move closer to the middle road.

When the football came again, Ribery turned his back to Chu Zhongtian. He did not directly take the ball and turn to break through, but protected the ball near the sideline.

Ze Roberto came up to pick him up, he passed the ball out, then turned around and ran, and Chu Zhongtian still followed him closely.

Ze Roberto was passing the football over, and he had already adjusted his direction at this time and walked the football over with his right foot.

Ribery wanted to speed up, but couldn't add it up, because Chu Zhongtian followed him closely, and there was a pulling movement in his hand, which made him unable to run. He suddenly stopped urgently and was about to act in disguise, but found that Chu Zhongtian also stopped, and took this opportunity to lock Ribery in the outside line. If he still wanted to break through the inside line, he would have to run into Chu Zhongtian.

This scene made Ribery a little dazed. He thought about what happened when he just transferred to Metz. At that time, Chu Zhongtian in front of him was not Metz's main player. He trained in the first team every day, but he could only go to the second team to play in the reserve league on weekends. He had no language and had no friends. Everyone didn't know him at all, just like he didn't know the Eastern Country that was thousands of miles away.

He was the first person to say hello to Chu Zhongtian. Although he couldn't understand his accent at all, he still insisted on meeting and saying hello every day. Later, the two became friends like this.

Once in training, the old man asked him to defend himself. What he thought would be easy would become extremely complicated. He followed him to run a circle in the frontcourt, but he still couldn't get rid of it. From that time on, Ribery knew Chu Zhongtian's defensive ability very well.

But now five years have passed, and Ribery is no longer the Ribery he used to be.

Ze Roberto put the edge from Ribery's outside, Ribery made a fake move to pass the ball there, and then slammed the ball into the middle with his left foot and then started!

Chu Zhongtian pressed up tightly. Ribery had no intention of cutting in. He focused on dribbling the ball along the front of the penalty area, as if he wanted to find a loophole in Hoffenheim's defense line in this horizontal dribbling process, and then pass it directly to cause a threat.

Chu Zhongtian believed that Ribery really wanted to do this - he wanted to mobilize Hoffenheim's defense line through the horizontal wheel to find the loophole. He couldn't really lead it horizontally. At that time, Hoffenheim's defensive attention would be attracted to the middle, and the two sides would be empty... So just after running two steps, he took the initiative to step down and intercept the ball.

Just as Chu Zhongtian stretched out his foot, Ribery pushed the football outward. Chu Zhongtian did not kick the ball, but instead kicked his ankle.

The Frenchman screamed and fell to the ground, and the ball was lost.

The referee's whistle sounded.

"Chu's foul! Bayern Munich got a very good opportunity to be in the position!"

Chu Zhongtian knew in his heart that he had been plotted by Ribery. The moment he made a move, Ribery pushed the ball away and waited for him to kick it. His real purpose was not to drive horizontally and then wait for an opportunity to pass directly, but to catch a direct free kick in a dangerous place!

In order not to let himself eat the cards, Chu Zhongtian had to lean over to Larry Berry.

Ribery, who was lying on the ground and rolling back and forth, saw that the referee did not give Chu Zhongtian a yellow card, sat on the ground and raised his hands angrily.

Chu Zhongtian bent down and grabbed his hand: "Stop making trouble, Frank! If you make trouble again, I will really kick you out next time!"

"Then you will also get a red card..." Ribery knew that Chu Zhongtian was the one who said it was the same. He quickly put down his protesting hand and muttered in a low voice.

"That's not necessarily." After Chu Zhongtian pulled Ribery up, the two hugged each other and patted each other's back and shoulders, looking very close, but who knew that their conversation was actually this?

"Even if we end up, we will go down at the same time. Bayern lacks your most threatening offensive point, and we just lack a right forward. I think Hoffenheim still takes advantage."

Ribery was speechless after hearing Chu Zhongtian's words.

"You're ruthless!"

The referee only saw the two people hugging each other intimately. It was no problem. This was not a malicious foul, and the person who was violated was not hurt, so he had no intention of taking out a card. There was no verbal warning. Such fouls were everywhere on the court. If you had to warn verbally every time, you would be afraid that the referee's saliva would be dried up.

※※※ Bayern Munich won a free kick twenty meters away from the goal. The position is in the center. This position is very good, but the distance may not be good. Because the goal is too close, the free kick is not the better the closer the goal. If the free kick is too close, it will be more test for the free thrower. Because the distance is too close, the time for the football to fly over the man wall and fall over the man wall. Such a ball will either hit the man wall directly or rise above the crossbar.

So when Chu Zhongtian fouled, he was not too worried. As a midfielder, he often had to face the choice of whether to commit a foul or not in defense. How could he always choose the wrong answer? When Chu Zhongtian stepped down, he knew that this place was not necessarily dangerous, even if it was close to the goal. However, those free kicks from 25 to 28 meters were truly dangerous free kicks.

Of course, if there is a Robert Carlos in Bayern Munich, then Chu Zhongtian has to consider whether to give the opponent a close-range free kick... Sure enough, the free kick that Ribery personally took directly above the crossbar.

After Bayern failed to score a free kick, both sides continued to attack. It was so lively that they were playing back and forth, but they all lacked some luck, just not scoring goals.

But despite not scoring the goal, the audience watching the game did not feel boring at all, because there were not many exciting scenes.

Klose headed the ball out of the goal, and Ibisevic volleyed hard on the other side to change the color of his clothes.

The commentators at the broadcast seat kept silly, spraying spitting stars, commenting on the game between the two sides, so busy that they didn't even have time to drink water.

"This is Bayern Munich's attack... Schweinsteiger... Tony! Tony! Ah! The shot missed!"

"Tony is here again. How many opportunities did he get in this game? This time is no exception, he wasted it!"

"Hoffenheim's counterattack! Gustavo passed the ball in the middle, Eduardo surpassed Odo! The cross... was pushed out by Lucio!"

"Chu! This is Chu! He dribbled the ball on the side! He dunked! He passed! Cut in the middle... Suddenly pass straight! Oh! Offside! Ibisek was offside!"

"Gustavo's long shot - a beautiful save! Rensing! He showed great form in this game. Bayern's performance was recovering, and Rensing's form was also recovering. As Kahn's successor, he was under great pressure. But in this game, he showed such quality..."

From the 20th to the 35th minute, within fifteen minutes, both sides completed a total of seven shots, an average of one shot every two minutes. And because everyone is playing offensive football, there are always loopholes in the defense that can be exploited, so each shot seems to have to score a goal when it is shot.

The emotions of the fans were mobilized in every shot, and the atmosphere on the court became more and more lively.

Bayern fans in the stands were singing fan songs to cheer for Bayern, and Hoffenheim was not to be outdone. They kept shouting Hoffenheim's name, and the blue still survived tenaciously and stubbornly surrounded by a large red area.

In the 37th minute, Chu Zhongtian suddenly cut inside while dribbing the ball from 30 meters away, and then shot directly, and the football went slightly. One minute later, Hoffenheim made a comeback. Ibisekic got a pass from Obasi at the top of the penalty area and then stabbed the ball with his right foot. The football was confiscated by Rensin.

Until the end of the first half, the game was in a fast rhythm of high confrontation and intensity. When the referee Mayer blew the whistle to the end of the first half, some people didn't react - the first half ended? Why did it feel like the kickoff has not been long? It was completely unsatisfactory!

"This is really a tense and exciting game!" The Mexican narrator said in a speech of Spanish. This simple sentence highly summarized the first half.

※※※Although there was no goal, the Hoffenheim players still looked excited when they left the court. They fought against Bayern Munich for 45 minutes at Allianz Stadium, and were not at a disadvantage or conceded the goal. This made them happy.

When they returned to the locker room, they were still discussing the first half with great enthusiasm. Who performed well, who missed the opportunity, who successfully completed a defense... Let's talk about the shock that playing football at Allianz Stadium gave them. The stadium here is so big, there are so many fans here, and the stands here are so close to the stadium... Chu Zhongtian did not participate in it. Although he was also happy for the team's performance in the first half, he had already played here for the first time, so naturally he no longer had the excitement of the first meeting.

This discussion continued until head coach Rangnick came in and his voice slowly disappeared. Everyone looked at their head coach and they wanted to get praise because they performed very well.

Rangnick was not stingy with this. The first thing he said was to praise the team's performance: "You did a good job in the first half, boys. We let Bayern Munich see our strength at their home court!"

Some people applauded, some laughed, and some whistled. After working hard for half a day, wouldn’t they just want their efforts to be recognized?

Rangnick raised his hands and signaled everyone to calm down.

"But that's not enough." He said again after the voice disappeared. "We want to score a goal, you were wasting too many opportunities in the first half." He changed his tone and pointed directly at the striker.

Ibisekic, Obasi and Demba and Ba were all embarrassed.

"The defense against Ribery was very successful and the assists were done well." Rangnick praised Chu Zhongtian and Baker.

In the first half, Ram had only a handful of attacks into the 30-meter area of ​​the frontcourt, all because Chu Zhongtian and Baker were active here. Chu Zhongtian and Baker not only defended Ribery, but also curbed Ram's assists. You should know that Ram can be a full-back who is famous for assists, and his offensive ability in the Bundesliga. The first goal in the 2006 World Cup in Germany was that Ram inserted into the wing and then scored a long shot.

For the team, except for the forward wasting too many opportunities in the first half, they performed perfectly. Although they also gave Bayern Munich a chance, this is the inevitable price for their big offensive football. If they don’t want to give Bayern a chance, the team will shrink their defense. What else can they talk about offensive football?

※※※Abel and Daniel stood on the steps to rest. They bought a standing ticket, and there were no clean and beautiful plastic seats for them to sit down and rest. The standing seats are generally only available to the most hardcore fans. Being able to stand and watch the game means you are loyal to this team and are extremely fanatical. Daniel is such an extremely fanatical Bayern fan, but Abel was very embarrassed... Daniel was very happy in the first half, but Abel felt very uncomfortable. Because Daniel could cheer for every beautiful attack of Bayern, Abel did not dare to cheer for Hoffenheim.

It’s better not to come to such a scene!

Abel muttered in his heart. He didn't dare to speak out. Daniel is not a good character. He is a well-deserved boss in their group, and many people are afraid of him. His younger brothers follow him because they are afraid of him. In fact, not many people really like him and want to make friends with him.

"This game is really exciting, haha! Apart from the fact that we didn't score, do you think so, little Abel?" Daniel patted Abel's shoulder and laughed.

Abel could only nod.

"But I was a little surprised. I didn't expect that you little country bumpkin team would dare to fight us at our home court! What surprised me even more was that you haven't lost the ball yet. Tony, the Italian, is in such a bad state. If I were Klinsmann, I would definitely scold him at halftime!"

※※What a pity, Klinsmann did not do this.

Bayern Munich's head coach was satisfied with the team's performance, except for the forward line. Kloser had few opportunities in the first half, and most of the opportunities were given to Tony, but Tony repeatedly wasted the opportunity to shoot. Klinsmann did not criticize the two forwards as loudly as Daniel thought. He was not a hair dryer coach like Ferguson.

Klinsman asked the team to continue to attack like this in the second half. The team is fine in tactical terms and the players perform well. Since that's the case, is there anything else to adjust?

During this fifteen-minute break, the coaches of both sides actually didn't do much. They both felt that their team was moving on the right track, and all they lacked was luck. If Ibissevic, Obasi and Demba and Ba could seize one or two of so many opportunities, the advantage of the game would be to Hoffenheim. And if Tony no longer wasted opportunities, even if he only grabbed one of them, Klinsmann believed that the final victory of the game would belong to Bayern Munich.

※※※Daniel was still raving in his ears to evaluate the first half. He expressed his contempt for Hoffenheim more than once, which can be seen from his name. He never called the team Abel likes "Hoffenheim", he always used "little country bumpkin team" to refer to Hoffenheim.

Abel allowed him to show off Bayern's brilliant history and past in his ears, and his eyes turned to the stands opposite. There was a blue gathering area there, which was Hoffenheim fans. He was thinking that the "Bavaria-Hoffenheim" fan association must be among them, and they must be happily discussing Hoffenheim's first half game during the break.

Hoffenheim played very well in the first half, and there were not many teams who did not concede the ball against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Stadium.

Abel had many ideas to communicate with them, including the team's captain Chu Zhongtian, the unexpected personnel arrangements of Rangnick, and several shots from Ibisek. They could get together and talk about Hoffenheim's performance without worrying about being troubled by Bayern fans around them - there was a circle of police officers around the area where Hoffenheim fans gathered, and they separated the home and away fans.

But all this was far away from him, and from the first step he took to the stands, he was in a very awkward position. He didn't expect that all Bayern fans around him were the most fanatical ones.

If I hadn't bought Daniel's ticket at the beginning, at least I could cheer for every beautiful attack from Hoffenheim in front of the TV at home. Although my mother might complain that she was too noisy, she wouldn't be beaten.

Now, I got on the pirate ship and couldn't get off the boat.

He is really the most pitiful fan in the world... Just when Abel complained that he should not accept Daniel's "good intention", players from both sides walked out of the player channel and appeared on the court.

Bayern fans, who had an absolute advantage in numbers, cheered. Daniel quickly threw Abel down and raised his arms to cheer with the people around him: "Bayern! Go forward! Bayern!"

Abel dared not shout anything. He was unwilling to cheer for Bayern, nor did he dare to cheer for Hoffenheim. He could only look at the players wearing blue jerseys and cheer silently in his heart.

※※ Neither head coach made any adjustments to the team's lineup. They both thought their team performed well and did not need adjustments.

Before the game started, Chu Zhongtian was getting together with his teammates to communicate. Communication is essential because it can make his teammates understand what you mean more.

"We need to strengthen the offense in the second half." He told his teammates around him, surrounded by three forwards, two midfielders, and a full-back. "Ram is a full-back with strong assist ability. He didn't come over in the first half to consolidate the defense. But I don't think he won't come up in the second half. Once he presses up and participates in the offense, it's our chance."

"You mean we should use the right attack more in the second half, Chu?" Ibisevic asked.

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "That's it."

"But we don't have a full-time right forward." Obasi spread his hands.

Chu Zhongtian pointed at himself: "I can give it a try."

When Chu Zhongtian participated in the offense in the first half, he often leaned towards the middle, and was completely relied on Baker to insert from the back line on the right.

This has high requirements for Baker, and it is easy to leave huge gaps behind him and be used by the opponent. Chu Zhongtian cannot always hand over the task of attacking on the sidelines to his teammates, and sometimes he must take responsibility.

"Okay!" Ibisevic shouted no matter what other teammates think of Chu Zhongtian's words: "Let us give Bayern a little awesome in the second half!"

The players on both sides came out, and everyone began to walk towards the center of the court, preparing to kick off according to their respective formations.

Ibisevic stood in the middle circle and gave Chu Zhongtian a thumbs up: "Don't forget to pass the ball to me if you have a chance, Chu!"
Chapter completed!