This is not the first time Chu Zhongtian has played against Tottenham Hotspur. The last time he was playing football at Metz, Metz played in the League Cup and met Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals. As a result, in the first leg, Metz scored two away goals by the opponent at home, but had not yet scored three points, and the score was tied 2:2.

At that time, there was a lot of sadness in the media, and everyone thought that Mes would definitely be eliminated this time. Tottenham Hotspur had a bright future. He didn't expect that Chu Zhongtian suddenly broke out and scored goals and assists in the second leg of the game against Tottenham, helping his team win three away goals, eliminated Tottenham with a total score of 5:2 and advanced to the final held in Glasgow.

In today's Hoffenheim, Chu Zhongtian and Ibisevic have experience in fighting Tottenham.

However, that Tottenham is completely different from the current Tottenham. After changing the head coach, he also changed the person. Redknapp is much more capable than Joel, and Tottenham's lineup is becoming more perfect.

On the front line, there are Crouch, who is good at heading, Robbie Keane, and the fast-speed Difoe, and the comprehensive Pavolyuchenko. The midfield includes the demon Dos Santos, Croatian international Kranic, the core of the midfield Van der Fate, the core of Croatia, and the fast-speed Lennon, Bentley and Gareth Bale, who are the successor of "Glen Hoddle" by Redknapp. They also have strong players on the back line, including England international Laidley King, England youth team international Michael Dawson, and experienced French international, former double captain William Galas of Arsenal and French national teams, Croatian international Korluca, and goalkeeper Gomez.

Such a lineup looks very powerful, but in fact it is indeed very powerful.

It is completely different from the Tottenham that Chu Zhongtian encountered when he was at Metz. And now Tottenham has changed a coach. Redknapp is an evergreen in English football. He is a capable and respected coach. Under his leadership, Tottenham has historically qualified for the Champions League this season and returned to the top stage in Europe forty-eight years later. With this result, it is enough to prove his strength.

Tottenham fans are looking forward to completing a revenge against Chu Zhongtian. A few seasons ago, Chu Zhongtian led Messe to humiliate them 3:0 at their home court. This failure made them unable to raise their heads for a long time. Not only did they lose a chance to win the League Cup, but more importantly, the score was too ugly to lose 0:3.

When Chu Zhongtian appeared, Tottenham fans at the scene booed.

But Chu Zhongtian turned a deaf ear to him.

Due to the snow, a layer of white snow has accumulated on the green field. The referee decided to change the white football to a red football. The players on both sides have also taken cold protection measures, such as wearing an extra long-sleeved thermal underwear in the jersey, wearing scarves and gloves.

Chu Zhongtian is an exception. He neither wears thermal underwear nor fences or gloves. In fact, he doesn't even wear long-sleeved jerseys, but he is wearing summer short-sleeved jerseys.

You can't see any signs of coldness from him. There are fine beads of sweat on his forehead. When the snowflakes fall above his head, they have melted.

He did a lot of serious and hard work during the warm-up, and even increased the amount of exercise he had done, so he was not cold at all now. Another reason why he didn't feel cold is that he was very hot inside now. He has been eager for the arrival of this game for a long time. After the Asian Cup, the Champions League was his only goal, and the match against Tottenham was his first step - the group stage was nothing at all.

※※※In the match against Hoffenheim, Tottenham sent the strongest lineup they could send.

The same goes for Hoffenheim.

As soon as the game began, Chu Zhongtian felt how much attention the other party attached to him.

The first time he touched the ball, he was violated by the opponent.

Hodlestone pushed him from behind, but he couldn't push him down, but the venue was slippery. Chu Zhongtian's feet slipped and he sat on the ground.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the game only started fifteen seconds.

Hodlestone pulled Chu Zhongtian up, which seemed quite polite, but Chu Zhongtian knew in his heart that the pressure he was facing in this game was not light.

Redknapp reminded everyone before the game, how threatening the captain of Hoffenheim is. When defending him, you must be ruthless. Try to use fouls to use fouls to push him to the ground frequently, so that he can't find the rhythm of organizing the offense, thus disrupting the rhythm of the entire Hoffenheim team.

When Redknapp saw the snowflakes falling from the sky, he was secretly happy. Such weather and venues were just right for his tactical requirements. With just a little physical contact, it would cause people to fall over. Therefore, even if Chu Zhongtian fell to the ground, he might not be called a foul by Tottenham players. This would not only cause the opponent's offense to be inconsistent, but also the risks he had to take were much smaller.

The venue was indeed slippery, and Chu Zhongtian felt that it was much more difficult to control the ball than before. But this was not the first time he played snow football. If he could not perform at his true level just because he was slippery, he would not deserve to be the captain and core.

Since it is the core, you have to bear greater pressure and burdens than others, and you must provide solutions to not disappoint others.

Chu Zhongtian’s solution is to reduce personal ball control, and at the same time, he requires his teammates to reduce unnecessary dribbling, try to use passes to contact, and increase long shots if possible. Rain and snow weather will make the football slippery and difficult to control. At this time, you will receive unexpected surprises.

This is easier said than done.

In such an environment, passing will also increase mistakes. Changes in support feet will definitely affect the accuracy of the passing.

Although it is helpful to spikes, it still has an impact.

Chu Zhongtian missed the first pass with a long pass. Of course, this is not entirely because of the slippery field, but also the Tottenham players who are always around him.

Redknapp did not designate a Tottenham player to guard him, but instead conducted regional defense. In which area Chu Zhongtian appeared, he asked the people in charge of that area to defend him and interfere with him.

This move can effectively ensure the compactness and stability of your formation, so that you will not be confused by Chu Zhongtian, who has excellent running ability.

※※※Hoffenheim temporarily suppressed Tottenham Hotspur on the scene with his home advantage. Chu Zhongtian adjusted his passing sight bit by bit.

When he passed the third kick, he accurately sent the ball to the front-end Salihovic. While he was passing the ball, he was surrounded by Tottenham player Gareth Bale.

Bale hit Chu Zhongtian, but Chu Zhongtian did not slip, but stabilized the center of gravity and immediately passed the football out.

This was a long diagonal pass in a movement, and he still passed it right.

"It seems that Chu Zhongtian is operating normally." The German commentator breathed a sigh of relief. When Chu Zhongtian passed the ball missed the first kick, he really felt tight. Now everyone knows that Chu Zhongtian is Hoffenheim's heart. If he sneezes, Hoffenheim will catch a cold. If he doesn't perform well, Hoffenheim's prospects will be unpredictable in this game.

Fortunately, he quickly stabilized everyone's heart with a precise long pass.

Bale was a little upset that he had not disturbed Chu Zhongtian. When Tottenham and Chu Zhongtian's first fight, he was not a Tottenham player. Before this, he had no idea about Chu Zhongtian. Except for occasionally hearing his name, he knew nothing about Chu Zhongtian most of the time. However, after he became famous in the game with Inter Milan, many media compared him to Chu Zhongtian to let him know this person. But only because of knowing the name, it is hard to know how much he knew. Before this game, coach Redknapp showed everyone the video of Hoffenheim's game. Whether analyzing their offense or defense, he could not avoid this person. The name "Chu" was also what coach Redknapp said the most - "Chu is very threatening", "Chu is the core", "You must be careful of Chu", "You must be extra careful", "As long as Chu is restricted, it will not be a problem to defeat Hoffenheim"... Chu is like this and like that.

Everyone knows that Chu Zhongtian is very dangerous and needs to be defended strictly. But how can they defend strictly? You can't just hang it on the opponent, right?

Perhaps because of home games, the referee pays great attention to protecting the home team players. As long as Chu Zhongtian is knocked to the ground, whether he is knocked down directly or slipped because of the field, the referee will call Tottenham players foul.

Although there are no cards yet, too many fouls are always a hidden danger. If Tottenham players frequently eat cards on Chu Zhongtian alone, it will only make it difficult to play in subsequent games - by then, Tottenham players with cards will become ruthless because they are worried about being sent off for the second yellow card.

Did Chu Zhongtian suffer any influence?

He was less and less affected.

He was not unfamiliar with snow fights. When he was at Metz, he had already seen the characteristics of snow football. Metz is a small town on the northern border of France, where it is always snowy in winter. There are several rounds of the Ligue 1 league. When he played the first snowball fight, he was still very uncomfortable. He slipped frequently on the court, his technical movements were distorted, and he did not even play half of his usual training level. This made him, a strong man, very dissatisfied with his performance after the game, and he strengthened his training in the snow. Logically speaking, once the weather is bad, the coach will arrange for the team to train indoors. However, when Chu Zhongtian was at Metz, after the indoor training, he would run out with the football and carry out various trainings of dribbling, passing and shooting in the snow, in order to adapt to the feeling of being familiar with playing football in such a difficult field as soon as possible.

God pays off on his own, his efforts paid off, and his performance became better and better in the subsequent snow competition.

Now he is no longer afraid of snow battles. There are normal venues with normal venues and snow-styles with snow-styles. He can switch at will, just like preparing two modes, pressing a boss key can complete one-click switching.

※※※Garrez Bale was unable to interfere with Chu Zhongtian, this is just a microcosm. Other Tottenham players were also desperately interfering with Chu Zhongtian, but they had little effect.

Chu Zhongtian does not have to get the ball when organizing an offense.

Salihovic led the football from the side to the middle, as if he was going to break through to the ribs, but Tottenham didn't care so much. Seeing Chu Zhongtian appear in the middle, they knew that Salihovic would eventually pass the football to Chu Zhongtian. This Hoffenheim's dependence on Chu Zhongtian has reached the point of "the pinnacle". Let's see how bad their performance would be without Chu Zhongtian. Therefore, as long as they defended Chu Zhongtian, the team would have no chance!

Tottenham's central defender Michael Dawson and midfielder Hoddlestone rushed towards Chu Zhongtian.

Salihovic indeed passed the football.

Just when everyone thought Chu Zhongtian would stop the football in the air with his chest, he flashed and let the football fly past his face. He left nothing except a gust of wind.

Dawson and Hoddlestone were both deceived by Chu Zhongtian. The football flew past Chu Zhongtian and finally landed at the feet of Quaresma, who also received the ribs.

Quaresma immediately took a long shot after stopping the ball!

This was what Rangnick told everyone before the game. Seeing that the weather was not good, he specifically reminded everyone to strengthen long-range shooting before the game.

Quaresma's long shot was made with his usual right foot outside his right foot, and the football drew a line and flew towards the goal.

Gomez took the air and rapped the football out with both hands.

But he didn't go far.

Because of the venue, the football did not continue to bounce and roll after it landed, but fell directly into the snow... This sudden change disrupted Tottenham's penalty area. The Tottenham defender who was about to run out quickly rushed towards the football, and there were also Hoffenheim players who thought the attack would end there. Both sides rushed over. Snowflakes in front of Tottenham's goal seemed to stir up a thousand waves.

In the white snow mist, no one could see clearly what was going on, and then the football flew out. It was not flying towards the goal, but flying outside the penalty area.

It seems that Tottenham's clearance has been successful.

But the attack is not over yet!

Chu Zhongtian didn't rush in. He was waiting outside, and this was the opportunity he was waiting for.

When the football flew outside the penalty area, he rushed up to the football and swung his right foot.

"Bang!"

The instep was thrust hard under the football, stirring up a ball of snowflakes.

At this moment, the wind and snow above Rhine-Neka suddenly increased. In Gomez's eyes, a large piece of snowflakes floated by, blocking his sight. But soon, the snowflakes were blown away, and a red football appeared in his sight!

The red football was like a fireball, hitting his heart. He made a reflexive save, but it was too late!

The football cried over his head, and he raised his hands, not as if he was saving, but more like surrendering... "The ball has entered!!!"

The German narrator yelled excitedly.

"Hoffenheim took the lead in the 19th minute of the game! The person who scored the goal was - Chu!!"

"This is his sixth goal in this Champions League! The iconic long shot! The Greater China Cannon!!"

After scoring the goal, Chu Zhongtian was very excited. He rushed to the stand where the home team fans gathered and slapped the team logo on his chest hard. The Hoffenheim fans in the stands responded to him with uniform shouts: "Go ahead! Go ahead! Let's go ahead!!"

What they were calling out was the goal that Chu Zhongtian set for the team before the season - this season, he would go further in the Champions League.

They stopped in the quarterfinals last season, but now they will at least reach the quarterfinals, right?

"It was only nineteen minutes into the game, and Tottenham Hotspur was one goal behind, which is not a good sign for them. Past records show that Hoffenheim is very good at playing the tailwind after the lead. Their technical and tactical characteristics determine that once they lead and their opponents press forward to counterattack, they can easily tear the opponent's defense with a fast attack..." The English commentator began to worry about Tottenham's fate.

On the away game, I conceded the ball first, and the venue conditions were not good, so Tottenham could not play out, so this game was really difficult to play.

※※Redknapp was not unprepared for conceding the ball, but he didn't expect it to be so fast - he fell behind in less than twenty minutes.

He stood on the sidelines and spread his hands, feeling helpless. Is this concealment of the ball a reaction to the gap in strength? No. It’s just that Hoffenheim’s luck is better than them. Before scoring a long shot, there was no series of beautiful transmissions and wonderful cooperation. But after a melee, everyone’s attention was attracted to the penalty area, but the football suddenly flew outside, allowing Chu Zhongtian outside to get a bargain.

Such a goal loss made Redknapp very unwilling, because the goal should not have been lost. If it were in normal times, no matter who could get the ball, he would have kicked the center circle long ago. Even if the football fell to the feet of the Hoffenheim player, he would not be able to shoot directly, which would pose a threat. Tottenham still have time to reorganize the defense.

It was in the snowy sky, and the snow on the ground became resistance. Perhaps most of the power of this kick was used to kick the snow.

When he saw it snowing, he thought the weather was good for him, but he didn't expect that the snowy day would become the opponent's weapon... This time the goal was lost and did not hit Tottenham's morale. He broke into the Champions League for the first time in 48 years. Who would like to go home like this?

They once fell behind the defending champion 0:4 away, but the final score was 3:4. They firmly believe that if the referee is willing to give them three more minutes of stoppage time, they will definitely not be the one who loses the game in the end.

Similarly, I encountered difficulties at Hoffenheim today, but Tottenham Hotspur would not be intimidated!

There are seventy minutes left, and I don’t know who wins and who loses. Don’t be too happy too early, German country bumpkins!

Hoffenheim's celebration ended, the football was re-placed in the middle circle, in a vast white snow, and the red football was very eye-catching.

The competition has begun again, and the further competition is not over yet.
Chapter completed!