Chapter 79 New Year
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Vigo Celta, Di Maria, Ozil and Adebayo each scored a goal, while Chu Zhongtian contributed an assist. Although he did not score, his transfer and control in the midfield proved that he deserved his reputation for winning the double-team master.
In this way, before Christmas, Real Madrid maintained a terrifying 18-game winning streak in La Liga. This result even surpassed the 16-game winning streak set by Guardiola's Barcelona, and also surpassed Inter Milan's 17-game winning streak, becoming the team with the longest winning streak among the five major European leagues.
Such a terrifying result made many media start to exclaim that the Real Madrid dynasty belonging to Mourinho is about to come, and many people have begun to believe that Mourinho's Real Madrid may end Barcelona's domination in La Liga. Not only that, they will also shake Barcelona's dominance in European football.
Eighteen consecutive victories are something that is worth celebrating, but there is no activity within Real Madrid. After the game, Real Madrid was disbanded, the whole team was on holiday, and the La Liga also entered the winter break. The league will start again until January 1, 2012.
The players received a week's holiday. Chu Zhongtian put two trophys at home and flew directly to the United States to find his parents with Emily, and the two families spent this Christmas holiday together. For Westerners, Christmas is similar to the Chinese Spring Festival and attaches great importance to it. Because of playing football, Chu Zhongtian rarely has the opportunity to spend the Spring Festival with his family, so Christmas is very lively.
After Christmas, Chu Zhongtian returned to Spain alone, and Emily continued to stay in the United States to accompany her mother and Chu Zhongtian's parents.
The year that is about to pass is a great harvest for Chu Zhongtian. At the beginning of this year, Chu Zhongtian led the Chinese team to win the Asian Cup championship without being favored, allowing the Chinese team to win the first ever intercontinental competition championship, and also allowing the Chinese team to qualify for the next Federation Cup. Regardless of whether the Chinese team can participate in the next Brazil World Cup, they already have the opportunity to go to Brazil's World Cup.
In the middle of the year, Chu Zhongtian and Hoffenheim reached the peak of his personal career together. Also, when they were not favored, he and Hoffenheim defeated the arrogant Barcelona in the final, won the trophy of the UEFA Champions League, and stood at the top of Europe.
Then, the transfer from Hoffenheim to Real Madrid at a sky-high price of 70 million euros in the summer became an important turning point in his career. He embarked on the road of the palace and joining Real Madrid was a win-win situation. Real Madrid won the World Footballer and European Golden Baller of this year, while Chu Zhongtian became a world superstar who was as famous as Kaka, C. Ronaldo and Messi.
Chu Zhongtian performed as well in Real Madrid, adapting to La Liga football at an extremely fast speed and Real Madrid, becoming the absolute core of the team, leading the team to set an impressive record of 18 consecutive victories.
At the end of 2011, he won three major awards including World Footballer, World Best Player, and European Golden Ball Award. Chu Zhongtian, who won the TV Annual Sports Wind Award, will also definitely win the Best Male Athlete Award. A Champions League champion has brought him countless glory. Chu Zhongtian, who has just passed the 28-year-old, is in the golden age of his career. In addition, a giant like Real Madrid and the most magical head coach Mourinho in football, he is still possible to create more brilliant results than this year. For example... the triple crown, the six crown.
Chu Zhongtian's departure from Hoffenheim lost his chance to compete for the European Super Cup and World Football Club Championship, but now he can start over in Real Madrid.
Real Madrid's desire for championships may be the strongest in the world. As a century-old giant who is comparable to Barcelona, Real Madrid has not won a championship for three consecutive years, which is really unbearable. Now Real Madrid is still half a season away from their tenth European Cup in history. In the group stage in the first half of the season, Mourinho's team did not encounter any resistance at all and easily entered the Champions League knockout round as the first in the group. The draw result has come out. Real Madrid's opponent in the quarterfinals is last season's league champion Dortmund. For Real Madrid, this opponent is not a good sign, because Real Madrid has always been very painful to play against German teams, and the German football style seems to be very restrained in Spanish football.
Hoffenheim, who Chu Zhongtian once played for, was unable to enter the knockout stage. Hoffenheim, without Chu Zhongtian, has dropped by two levels. Now they can only rank in the middle of the domestic league, and they are competing for next season's Europa League qualification, not the Champions League qualification.
※※※Real Madrid stars who have returned to the team after the holidays have not yet come back to their senses from the holiday atmosphere. In the evening of January 1st, they were tied by Real Betis away, and the record of 18 consecutive victories came to an abrupt end.
There are many teams in the European League that performed crazy in the first half of the league, but their performance began to fluctuate in the second half, such as Dortmund last season, and Hoffenheim in 2008-09. So will Real Madrid become such a team?
This is something that many people are concerned about.
Real Betis, who tied Real Madrid, performed as if they had defeated Real Madrid after the game, cheering and celebrating wildly. Although they did not end Real Madrid's unbeaten record, they successfully delayed Real Madrid's pace.
Barcelona continued to win, narrowing the gap between the two sides to one point.
The competition for the league championship in the second half is still fierce.
Meanwhile, in the fifth round of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid defeated La Coruña 5-1 in two rounds and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Now Real Madrid is advancing towards the goal of "triple crown".
※※※Some people are worried that Chu Zhongtian will indulge in the world of fame and fortune and have no intention of playing football when he goes to Real Madrid. Such worries are obviously unnecessary now.
Chu Zhongtian's personality is actually not interested in parties, so he lives a very peaceful life in Real Madrid. He is basically unfamiliar with nightclubs in Madrid. He will not go to parties where his teammates are too crazy. Most of the time he stays at home when he doesn't train.
Although he and Emily often separated from each other due to work reasons, no scandals have ever been heard. The paparazzi in Madrid once wanted to dig out the scandals between Chu Zhongtian and other women. But after spending a lot of money and manpower, they still gained nothing. Chu Zhongtian left the training ground and drove home directly, not lingering.
In addition, he still has a lot of work to deal with, and he really doesn't have that much time to fool around outside.
Chu Zhongtian's life in Madrid is so boring that the media's interest in him is not as great as before. He appears on the front page headlines much less than c. Ronaldo and Marcelo and others, and even less than Mourinho.
He will only become the focus of newspaper reports after the game, because he once again played well in the game and helped the team win the ball.
After January, he was named the best player in the La Liga in January. Although Real Madrid did not maintain a complete victory in January, Chu Zhongtian's personal performance was still outstanding. In five league games in January, he scored four goals and assisted twice, which was the main contributor to the team's top-ranking pressure from Barcelona.
Especially in the league with Sevilla at home, Chu Zhongtian shone out in this game, scored twice and assisted with a goal, and finally helped Real Madrid defeat Sevilla 5-1 at his home court. The victory in this game also means that in Spain, except Barcelona, other teams are not matches of Real Madrid.
In addition, the big victory in this game also made the previous advocates that Real Madrid's condition fluctuated in the second half, and that Barcelona might be turned around at any time.
Even the big victory in this game stabilized Real Madrid's morale. After being tied by Real Betis away, the gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid was only one point, and the pressure to be the leader in the league marathon was transferred to Real Madrid players. During this period, Real Madrid fans were trembling in every game. Especially in the last round of away games against Getafe, facing this little brother in the Madrid region, Real Madrid did not rely on Chu Zhongtian's inspiration until the last five minutes to assist c.
Ronaldo scored the only goal in the game. Real Madrid won very hard in that game. After the game, there was a voice saying that Real Madrid had already experienced the pressure of the leader. The next round of the game against Sevilla will be the best opportunity for Barcelona to return to the top of the list. Because although Real Madrid plays at home, Sevilla is very strong. The result of this game may not be that Real Madrid won at home. Even if Sevilla just ties Real Madrid, Barcelona can return to the top position in the league with a victory.
What happened? Chu Zhongtian's outbreak brought the team a 5:1 victory, which responded to media doubts and also allowed the internal worries to dissipate invisible.
Mourinho also breathed a sigh of relief.
You should know that after the Champions League quarterfinals rekindled in February, Real Madrid will face a third-line battle, which is a very severe test for the team. In fact, there are already wounded soldiers in Real Madrid. Ozil was injured in the game against Getafe and is expected to miss the game for one month, which is not good news for Real Madrid. In addition, Kaka's knee felt pain again. He was injured in training. Although the team doctor thought there was no big love, Mourinho decided to let Kaka rest until the Champions League restarted. Adebayo was injured in training after the winter break. After examination, he would be absent for three to six weeks.
Fortunately, there are no big problems on the defense line, otherwise Mourinho will be in a difficult position. Currently, those who are absent from Real Madrid due to injuries have replacement candidates, and they are very rich, so Mourinho is not in a hurry. Adebayo cannot be played, and Real Madrid has two attackers, Higuain and Benzema. Ozil was injured, but Chu Zhongtian and Granero can replace him. Kaka is recuperating, Di Maria is on the side, and Chu Zhongtian can also replace him in the middle. Speaking of which, Chu Zhongtian is really an all-round talent, and can play in any position, and it is just like ordinary ten thousand.
What is different about Jinyou is that he plays very well in every position. Mourinho even thinks that if this person plays not a midfielder, but a central defender, or a center forward at the beginning, he can also become a world-class person... Only after working with Chu Zhongtian did he realize how eager this is a player that the head coach is to cooperate with. He is obedient, but has his own ideas, can implement your tactical requirements, and also knows appropriate flexibility. When the team encounters difficulties, he can stand up and save the team while saving the head coach who is sitting on pins and needles on the coach's seat.
No wonder Rangnick was finally able to win the world's best coach last year... It's all because of Chu Zhongtian!
Whoever plays such a player will get half the result with twice the effort.
※※※In addition to their outstanding performance in the league, Mourinho's team was also continuing to move forward in the Cup of REE. They eliminated Villarreal with a total score of 4:2 in the quarterfinals of the two rounds and reached the semi-finals. Barcelona failed to play in the quarterfinals of the Copa REE, and they were eliminated by Atletico Madrid as a substitute.
Then at the end of January and early February, Real Madrid defeated Espanyol in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and entered the finals, while their opponent was Atletico Madrid. In this way, the Madrid derby will be staged in this year's Copa del Rey finals. However, everyone believes that Atletico Madrid cannot stop Real Madrid from winning the Copa del Rey. After all, the strength gap between the two teams is there, and Real Madrid has a psychological advantage over Atletico Madrid. In this way, Real Madrid will win the Copa del Rey again after 19 years.
※※The time has entered February, and the Champions League knockout round is about to begin.
In the two league games since February, Real Madrid won two consecutive victories. In the league before the Champions League quarter-finals, Mourinho sent a substitute lineup, but the substitute lineup was even more terrifying than the main lineup. They defeated Villarreal on the road with an astonishing 7:3. Chu Zhongtian didn't make it until the 75th minute of the game. At that time, the score was already 6:2, and the first half was 5:0. The commentators were all exclaiming that Real Madrid was crazy.
Among them, the commentator of the pro-Real Madrid did not forget to tease Barcelona: "Real Madrid's second team led the home team 5:0 at the Qinge Stadium! And the benches include C. Ronaldo, Chu, Alonso, Pepe, Di Maria and other stars. The total value of this bench has exceeded 300 million euros... Such an expensive bench, I believe Guardiola must be very envious, right?"
In the end, Kaka scored a hat-trick against Villarreal, which was his first hat-trick since joining Real Madrid. Before the Champions League quarter-finals against Dortmund, Kaka returned to the team from injury and showed such an excellent form. This is a major benefit for Mourinho.
In addition, Garez Bale also scored his winning goal after joining Real Madrid in the game. The way he scored was his best - free kick. Usually Real Madrid's direct free kicks are controlled by C. Ronaldo. Only when he is not on the court can others have the opportunity to try it. Garez Bale has a deep attainment in free kicks, and he can only take advantage of C. Ronaldo's seat on the bench to take the penalty, but he did not disappoint. The football sent out drew a beautiful arc and directly turned into the dead corner of the goal.
In the most difficult devil schedule, Real Madrid first defeated Sevilla 5:1, then cleanly beat Valencia 2:0, then defeated La Coruña 3:1, and defeated Villarreal 7:3. Although Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao away challenge, for Real Madrid, in the entire La Liga, except Barcelona, they no longer have any opponents.
These big scores of victory tell the whole story. Just like the devil's schedule in the first half of the league, except for Atletico Madrid that once caused some trouble for Real Madrid, all of the other opponents raised their hands early to surrender.
Mourinho is also very satisfied with the team's recent performance. He doesn't think that his team can widen the points gap with Barcelona by winning streak. Real Madrid is winning streak, while Barcelona is winning streak. But he has this consideration, that is, when the Champions League rekindles the war, his team should at least not lose to Barcelona in the league standings, so that the team will be more relaxed and their mentality will be more relaxed when they re-enter the Champions League.
The continuous large scores show that Real Madrid is in very good shape, and not only the main lineup is in good shape, but also the substitute lineup is in very good shape. Of course, this will give Mourinho a headache when he arranges the troops and is not allowed to go to whom, but it is better than choosing one person but not choosing one.
Having many players in excellent form on their hands means more changes and it is more difficult for opponents to guess his plans. This is not harmful to Real Madrid's preparation for the Champions League quarterfinals.
Dortmund was the champion of the Bundesliga last season. He performed well this season and has always been stable in the top three camps. Sometimes he can still reach the top of the league and sit for a few weeks.
In addition, Real Madrid has always been very hard when facing German teams, so they must not underestimate the enemy. The team's outstanding condition increases Mourinho's chances of entering the quarterfinals.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Although Real Madrid broke the "Eight Dreams Curse" last season, Mourinho never wants to fall into the quarterfinals again this season.
In the battle with Dortmund, Mourinho will definitely send out the strongest lineup.
And Chu Zhongtian will return to the German stadium he is familiar with to challenge Dortmund, who once hated him very much.
Chapter completed!