"Curse?" Rangnik was a little surprised when he heard the word from Chu Zhongtian's mouth. He had never thought about this before. For him, he did not believe in supernatural things. As a compatriot of Karl Marx, he was an atheist.

"We are just not very lucky recently." He said to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian cannot believe or not to believe these "mystic" things, and he has no feeling. However, in reality, football is indeed related to these divine things. In Africa and South America, there are full-time wizards. Some teams will invite these wizards to the court before playing against their mortal enemies, so that the team can win. Some wizards will also cast spells on the star out of disgust of a certain star, such as cursing him to encounter a serious injury in the future.

Europeans are not inferior in terms of stadium superstition.

Terry always sits in the same seat on the team bus before the game, listens to the same CD, and always parks his car in the same parking space on Stamford Bridge; former Manchester United, Inter Milan and Liverpool player Paul Ince will only wait until he walks out of the passage before putting on the game jersey; England goalkeeper James likes to pee on the wall before the game; Three Lions legendary shooter Hiller only eats two foods before the game: chicken and beans.

In the German football world where Chu Zhongtian played, there is another more famous "superficial", that is, the Germans' "lucky coin". Although the Germans are not superstitious in general, they do believe that piglets, chimney sweepers, four-leaf clovers, and horseshoe utensils have some mysterious power. Similarly, the German copper coin "Fenny" also has the same effect.

The Germans had this idea after the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, after the German team lost 1:5 at home to England. Germany's copper coins have always been considered to have some incredible magic, so the Germans decided to use this magic on the court. The editors of Bistro came up with this idea before the key play-off for the German team Ukraine. They buried a cent coin in the penalty area of ​​the Kiev field, which has since become like a spell. The German team tied Ukraine 1:1 in Kiev, and defeated their opponents 4:1 at home, winning the World Cup ticket.

In the Japan-Korea World Cup, this coin still plays an important role, blessing the German team that was not favored before the game and reached the final.

However, the coin did not always appear, and they lost to Brazil 0:2 in the final.

The Frenchman's superstition was even more successful. At the 1998 World Cup, French central defender Blanco always kissed goalkeeper Badz's bald head before the game to pray for good luck. This approach was very effective, and the French team finally won the first World Cup championship in their country's history.

"I don't know why this is, but a series of unlucky incidents have indeed affected the atmosphere in the locker room." Chu Zhongtian, as a bridge of communication between players and coaches, has the obligation to tell the head coach about the changes in the locker room.

Rangnick also knew that these things affected the atmosphere in the locker room and the morale and combat effectiveness of the team. The team's performance during this period was not good, and compared with the first half of the season, it can even be described as "bad". After losing to Hamburg, they had already lost the first place in the league and were squeezed to the second place in the league by Wolfsburg. They were unbeaten in ten rounds before losing to Bremen, and after losing to Bremen, they only won one of four games, and the other three games were two losses and one draw. How to solve such a problem? Could he ask him to hire a wizard to do it? Just kidding. Hoffenheim is a club managed by modern ideas. Not only him, but even the club owner Mr. Hope would not agree.

Rangnick fell into silence when he looked at the empty training ground.

※※ Hoffenheim's bad luck is not over. After the game against Hamburg, Pogattz and Fabricio were drawn by the German anti-doping department for urine tests. As a result, the two of them were thinking about the failure of the team and the injury of two teammates. They forgot to go for urine tests. Later, their teammates reminded them, and they remembered it, but they were still five minutes late.

This incident was reported by the media and caused another uproar in the Bundesliga. Everyone was paying attention to the progress of the matter.

The German Football Association has launched a formal investigation into the incident, asking Pogattz and Fabricio to explain in writing about violations of relevant drug testing regulations.

There are also German media cited the incident that happened between Italian colleagues half a month ago - Italian players Mannini and Posancini were suspended for a year for similar reasons. They seemed to be trying to hint that if these two people were really suspended for one year, it would definitely be a heavy blow for Hoffenheim. Fabricio was fine. His loan period was only half a season, and he would return to Brazil after it was over. But Pogattz is definitely the team's main left-back. If he is suspended, no one will be available at the left-back position - Ibertberger is also injured, and it is unknown whether he can still play this season... German Football Association Vice Chairman Koch initially believes that the two Hoffenheim players are similar to Italian players, and he does not rule out the possibility of a one-year ban. Although this sounds very strict, the regulations are regulations and must be implemented.

Now Hoffenheim quickly launched crisis public relations, hoping that the German Football Association would not punish so severely.

Although Hoffenheim was praised by many people when he won the winter break championship, thinking that they brought a breeze to German football, when they started to be unlucky, there were many people who gloat. In fact, this is the same as their hatred of Bayern Munich - when you become stronger, there will naturally be more and more people who hate you, although there will also be more and more people who like you at the same time.

"Actually, I have to say that Rangnick's most failed approach was to loan Sanogo from Bremen after Wellington was injured during the winter break." The German media also began to take advantage of the situation and mocked the team. "Sanogo is a completely declining god. Wherever he goes, he is unlucky. He went to Kaiserslautern, but Kaiserslautern was immediately relegated. Then he transferred to Hamburg, and the top three Hamburgers were almost relegated. Sanogo's legend has not yet ended, the second one

He transferred to Bremen in the season. Which Bremen ranks this season? Ninth! But the good news is that they finally got rid of the declining god Sanogo. Now they have begun to rebound, defeated Hoffenheim away, and the league ranking has also risen to seventh place. Sanogo brought his bad luck to Hoffenheim. This team was the winter champion before Sanogo joined, with a glory and unbeaten at home. What about now? They lost the first place in the league, and their home unbeaten record was also broken..."

"There is another thing that can prove that Sanogo is a despicable god - in the Hoffenheim match against Hamburg, he hit three posts in one game. You should know that since the Bundesliga began to count the number of hits on the post in the 1993-94 season, no one has hit the post three times in a game... But Sanogo did it, what does this mean? If you want to say that he is not a despicable god, does anyone believe it?"

"Chu twice stated that his goal is a league championship. I think if he really wants a league championship, it is better to transfer to Bayern, even to Wolfsburg. Staying in Hoffenheim has no future. After someone has studied it thoroughly, it will be restored to its original form... What Hoffenheim should consider now is not the league championship, but to maintain the qualification to participate in the European League next season."

"In fact, Hoffenheim has been very successful. As a new team, it is worthy of their pride that they can win a winter championship. But the 'Kaisslautern Miracle' is not so easy to replicate. Why is it called 'miracle'? It is because of its irreplicability..."

There are all kinds of voices in the media, some of which seem to even speak good things for Hoffenheim, but the central idea is that it is not optimistic about Hoffenheim's next game.

※※※Rangnick hasn't figured out how to reverse the atmosphere in the locker room, but Chu Zhongtian, as the captain of the team, cannot watch the team's morale fall.

The next game will face Bochum, the second-last place in the league. Although Bochum is very low, I think this team will easily win. It is now the 27th round of the league, and there are eight rounds left before the end of the league. Such teams that are deeply trapped in the relegation zone will be more difficult to deal with because they have to fight for their own survival. Therefore, at the end of the league, it has always been recognized that relegation teams are more difficult to deal with than championship opponents.

Chu Zhongtian didn't want Hamburg's failure to be the beginning of the team's losing streak. He had to do something. As the captain, this is also his responsibility.

After the training, everyone returned to the locker room. During this period, the atmosphere in the locker room was not as active as before, and everyone was affected by failure and the so-called "curse theory".

Just as everyone lowered their heads to change their clothes, Chu Zhongtian stood up and clapped his hands.

In the relatively quiet locker room, his slap was loud and everyone heard it. They raised their heads and looked at Chu Zhongtian standing.

"Why are both of you so frustrated? Are we going to be demoted?" Chu Zhongtian's words stunned everyone.

By the way, if Chu hadn't said that, I would have thought our league ranking was bad... But in fact, our current league ranking is... "We are ranked second in the league now, and how many new players have achieved such achievements? This is still a very proud thing. Why do you want to be depressed?" Chu Zhongtian pointed at everyone and asked. "Of course I regret the injuries of Matthias and Andres, but how can football not be injured? Maybe I will be injured in training tomorrow? This is not the reason why we are depressed. We performed so well. Why are we frustrated? Don't listen to the words of the media. They are useless except to create gimmicks to attract attention!"

On the road to growth of Chu Zhongtian, the media has always played a positive and negative role in him, and controversy has always revolved around him. Whether it is the completely opposite performance in the club and in the national team, or the practice of playing football and opening a hotel, his transfer choice is also unexpected, which makes everyone unable to guess.

He knows the media very well.

"I think no matter how many people are injured and suspended, as long as we can get eleven players on the court, there is no reason to act like this."

"I think Chu is right." Ibisevic stood up. In the team, he will always be a loyal fan of Chu Zhongtian. No matter what Chu Zhongtian said, he was the first person to stand up and express his support. "I don't understand curses, but I don't think that's amazing. If we are affected by the so-called curse and lose the game, is it the curse at work or are we making a mistake ourselves?"

These words are actually quite dialectical. Fortune telling, cursing, superstition, and other things. Do you think it is effective because you believe them? Or do you believe it because they are really effective? Is the so-called "sincerity is spiritual" a kind of psychological suggestion and speaking skill? If you believe it, then you will treat it as a manifestation even if it is just a coincidence. If you don't believe it, then coincidence is just a coincidence.

Ibisevic's words aroused the contemplation of his teammates, and Chu Zhongtian threw a thankful look at him.

Even Demba, who had swear to say that it was a curse, frowned and considered what Ibisevic said.

Curse says that there is actually a market in the team, because most people who play football are superstitious.

"In other words, even if it is really a curse, I want to try my best to break free from the constraints of this curse. I don't believe in evil." Chu Zhongtian said to his teammates.

When he was competing at Wimbledon, facing a strong rival Chelsea, even his teammates thought they could not defeat this team like a giant. But Chu Zhongtian did not believe in evil, and they really eliminated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. When he faced his future, Mourinho, the famous coach of the current generation, hoped that he would stay and wait for an opportunity at Chelsea. It seemed that Chelsea was more attractive than Mess, but Chu Zhongtian did not believe in evil, and did not hesitate to turn against Mourinho and also wanted to transfer to Mess.

At Metz, he achieved the most glorious four seasons of his career so far, winning the French Cup, the French Super Cup, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. After Metz ended the four-year cycle, everyone felt that Hoffenheim, the newly promoted team, had no future and was willing to fall into depravity after going there. Chu Zhongtian once again did not believe in evil and insisted on transferring to come here. As a result, he and his teammates created a fairy-tale reality - they won the Bundesliga half-champion as the newly promoted team.

Yes, he has been through this journey without believing in evil, leaving behind "common reason", "logic", "reality" and "reasonability" behind him. In the weak Metz, he won the UEFA Cup. Why can't Hoffenheim hold the Bundesliga championship game even better than Metz?

※※Rangnick noticed that the atmosphere in the team's locker room was better than before, and the team was not that listless in training. He knew that this must be Chu Zhongtian's credit, he was the captain, and the change in the atmosphere in the team's locker room must be related to him.

So he expressed his gratitude to Chu Zhongtian during his routine chat before training.

As the team's atmosphere improved, the combat effectiveness naturally recovered, although the team still faced many problems.

For example, Weiss caught a cold before the game against Bochum and could only play as a substitute. Hildebran was injured for the third time and could not even make the roster. Vosa was unable to participate in the game due to a back injury. Rangnick had to draw three people from the youth team to enrich the bench in the game against Bochum. Otherwise, Hoffenheim's bench would be unsatisfied.

Despite so many adverse factors, Hoffenheim still defeated Bochum with a 3-0 score at home.

Ibisevic scored a goal in the game, expanding his league goals this season to twenty-four, continuing to lead the scorer list.

In the 43rd minute, Hoffenheim scored the first record. After the corner kick was taken, Chu Zhongtian headed the ball and was blocked by goalkeeper Daniel Fernandes. The ball fell just under Ibisek's feet. He poked it lightly and the ball rolled into the goal.

In the 55th minute, Hoffenheim threw the ball outside the boundary, and Pogattz threw the ball directly into the penalty area. Bochum's central defender Marcel_maltritz made a mistake in the competition and directly pushed the ball to Salihovic. Salihovic faced the big gift he gave, and was unceremonious. He shot from the 16-yard field goal and scored a low shot in the lower left corner, 2:0!

Seeing Hoffenheim performing so well, the commentator has to sigh that this is the characteristic of the young team: "When the bulls have hope for them, they will disappoint you. And when you don't have hope for them, they will make your eyes shine again... Before the game, everyone thought that although Bochum was a away game, they would definitely pull Hoffenheim, who was in poor condition, off the horse. Unexpectedly... Hoffenheim established the advantage of two goals in the 55th minute, and we saw the familiar Hoffenheim, who was fast maneuvering and moving forward. Bochum kept making mistakes under Hoffenheim's pressure and could only defend passively..."

In the 69th minute, Bochum was hit again. Chu Zhongtian broke away from the defense of christoph_dabrowski at the front of the penalty area, and faced the forced Bochum central defender Mergim_mavraj to send a wonderful pass. Demba Ba stabbed the ball into the goal before the defender Anthar_yahia who was resting the defense. 3:0!

"3:0! Hoffenheim has already made this game lose its suspense in advance! Although this is not good for Bochum, in fact, they did not show any strength to defeat Hoffenheim in the game. The victory of this game came very timely. I believe that for Hoffenheim players, this three-pointer can calm their restless hearts a little..."

This commentator is right. If someone had thought that the reason for this status quo was a curse before, then the victory of this game would have made everyone see clearly, just as their captain said - even if it was a curse, we would not believe in evil!
Chapter completed!