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Chapter Thirteen: Lian Po is an old man, still able to eat

The situation that Hiddink expected of Chu Zhongtian, Shahin and Ozil was injured finally did not occur, but the Champions League has rekindled.

In the sixteenth-finals, Ozil was still the starter, and Chu Zhongtian still did not even make the roster.

Many people think that Chu Zhongtian must have held a press conference with great fanfare to announce that he would leave Real Madrid for a Championship team, which angered Real Madrid Club. Real Madrid issued an internal ban on him, and Chu Zhongtian will spend the next half season in the audience.

"Chu repeatedly emphasized that he can still play high-level football to prove that he deserves a two-year contract, but Real Madrid does not give him a chance to prove himself at all. He can't even play a minute of the ball, so why are you talking about high-level or not?"

The commentator took the time to talk about Chu Zhongtian's issue while commenting on Real Madrid's game.

"Real Madrid fans are always fond of the old and old. They are already cheering for Ozil. It's simply dazzling to see what Ozil shows in the game!"

After Ozil completed a wonderful pass on the heel, a huge cheer sounded from the Bernabeu Stadium. Of course, Ozil's performance in the past would have won cheers, but more often the cheers belonged to Chu Zhongtian.

In the past, Chu Zhongtian was the core of the team. Whether it was Ozil, Kaka, Di Maria and others, they were Chu Zhongtian's partners. The core could not be moved, and the partners could be rotated. None of them played as much as Chu Zhongtian.

Now Ozil has finally been properly promoted.

Chu Zhongtian should have withdrawn from the stage of history.

After the game, the media felt that Chu Zhongtian's career in Real Madrid had actually ended and he was likely not to get any more opportunities to play.

But things quickly changed.

After playing the Champions League, Chu Zhongtian entered the roster for the first time in the league! Although it was not a starter, it meant that he could play as a substitute in the game.

Hiddink's explanation for this is: "I rotated the roster, and the players who participated in the Champions League midweek need to rest."

This explanation is reasonable and there is nothing to be picked on.

However, it basically conveyed this message to the outside world - in Real Madrid, Chu Zhongtian is already Ozil's substitute, and Ozil is the main core of this team.

Chu Zhongtian entered the roster of this game, but in the end he did not get a chance to play. Hiddink kept warming up Chu Zhongtian, but he just refused to let him play. After using up three substitution places, he called Chu Zhongtian back from the warm-up area and sat on the bench to watch the game.

After the game, a reporter interviewed Chu Zhongtian and wanted to hear his thoughts. I was dissatisfied with the fact that he had entered the roster but was unable to play as a substitute. Chu Zhongtian shrugged: "Who said that those who entered the roster must play as a match? We have seven substitute players, but there are only three substitute places in the official game, so should all the remaining four people be dissatisfied? I listened to the head coach, and I think every substitute must have his own ideas. I am a player and I have no right to decide whether I can play as a substitute."

Some people praised Chu Zhongtian as a model of professional players, but said that they had no attitude, some people were angry that they were too weak, some people felt that Chu Zhongtian had no competitive ambition, and some Chinese media asked Chu Zhongtian in a particularly sensational way: "Liang Po is old, can he still have a meal?"

Chu Zhongtian turned a deaf ear to everything. He still trained hard and hard every day, and stayed to practice for himself after the training. Even during the holidays, he trained his physical fitness in his own gym.

The Madrid media finally couldn't stand it anymore and called in the newspaper: "...I think Chu was treated unfairly, but no one seemed to dare to admit this. Chu's strength is still there, and his injury has healed, why can't he play? Ozil and Shahin are in good shape? There is no problem. At least Chu should be able to get the time to play for the bench, right? Is it really like some media said that such a player has been banned within Real Madrid? Just because he did not renew his contract with Real Madrid, he chose to play in a team in the English Champions League? Real Madrid cannot treat a meritorious player who has brought them two European Champions Leagues like this!

No matter what, this is Chu's last half season at Real Madrid. We hope he can leave without regrets and complaints. Look at his performance in his usual training, and then look at his attitude when facing the media. It's impeccable. You can't find any fault at all. For such a professional player, what reason does Hiddink have to take him seriously? Don't give him a chance to play?

We agree that Ozil should be the core of Real Madrid in the future, but this is Chu's last half season at Real Madrid. Can Real Madrid express a little respect to this legendary player? In Mourinho's era, he and Ozil can coexist, why did he have to sacrifice one person when he was in the hands of Hiddink?"

The Madrid media have always been as if they have received some warning, and have been silent about Chu Zhongtian's affairs and have not talked about them actively. However, the Catalan media is very enthusiastic about hype and are looking for new evidence of internal strife in Real Madrid all day long.

Now, someone finally broke this abnormal silence and fired at Real Madrid Club and Hiddink in a bombardment.

At Real Madrid's regular press conference every Wednesday, even Madrid reporters asked Hiddink in a slightly sarcastic tone: "Coach Hiddink, has Chu's injury not healed yet?"

Perhaps the media's questioning has played a role, or perhaps Hiddink figured it out himself, or perhaps the pressure from Real Madrid's senior executives has been reduced, and perhaps it has nothing to do with the above, it is purely because Ozil's physical strength has been exhausted... In short, in the league where Real Madrid challenged Sevilla away, Chu Zhongtian got twenty minutes of substitute time. He replaced the exhausted Ozil.

Sevilla used their physical advantages to constantly squeeze Ozil's living space at his home court. Ozil was in great pain. He fell to the ground again and again. Since it was Sevilla's home court, the referee also chose a tacit attitude towards Sevilla's actions.

Under such a barbaric defense, Ozil cannot organize the offense normally. All his physical strength is used to compete with the opponent. If this continues, how can he have the energy to organize the offense?

If it weren't for relying on a direct free kick from C. Ronaldo, Real Madrid would not have been able to lead Sevilla with one goal away.

As the game approached, Sevilla's counterattack was very crazy, and their defensive movements became more and more rude. Ozil was knocked to the ground again and again, and Real Madrid's offense could hardly proceed smoothly. At this time, Hiddink had to replace Ozil and then switched to Chu Zhongtian.

In fact, Hiddink's substitution is a bit sinister. If Chu Zhongtian was injured again in Sevilla's rough defense, the debate that had been lingering in his ears for several months would come to an end. Chu Zhongtian was injured again. If he didn't let him play, no one would point fingers.

This trick of killing people with a knife is very clever, and no one can see it. After all, the team's current situation is still very critical, and one goal lead cannot guarantee that the team will win the game. Ozil cannot exert his power, so he has to replace Chu Zhongtian and use his experience to control the ball and stabilize the situation. So this substitution makes sense and there is no problem.

As for Chu Zhongtian who was really injured in the game, it was just an accident. No one would blame him as the head coach. Even Chu Zhongtian himself would not think so.

If Chu Zhongtian was not injured, no one would ask Hiddink why he wouldn't let Chu Zhongtian appear, because Chu Zhongtian had already appeared...※※※When Chu Zhongtian ran to the court, the TV commentator shouted: "Chu finally came on the court! This is his first appearance since he was injured! Welcome back, Chu!"

When he was treated unfairly, Chu Zhongtian won the respect and likes of most people with his absolutely professional attitude, so the commentator would use this tone to welcome Chu Zhongtian's return, although he was not a supporter of Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian knew very well what his purpose was to play. His character was not easy at all. This was definitely not the kind of substitute who gave you more than ten minutes to slowly adapt to the rhythm of the game. He needed to quickly enter the game state and reverse the situation where the team was passively beaten in the midfield. If possible, it would be best to help the team score a goal, widen the score gap and expand the lead. In this way, Sevilla naturally lost his fighting spirit.

Such a problem is not a difficult problem for Chu Zhongtian. Over the years, he has been responsible for such tasks.

In fact, when he was sitting on the bench, he was already practicing in his mind, thinking about what he would do if this situation was changed. Not only this game, but also in all previous games, as long as he did not appear, whether in the VIP box at the Bernabeu or in front of his own TV, he would continue to deduce it in his mind.

The reason why he was able to become the best midfield commander in the world football today is because he has put in several times the effort of ordinary players behind him.

Relying on their physical and home court advantages, Sevilla constantly used various nearly foul defensive moves and many small moves in the game to prevent Real Madrid from attacking.

Chu Zhongtian believed that the first thing he should do was to severely attack Selivia's arrogance, so that they knew that the person he had replaced was different from Ozil, and that he was not afraid of their physical collision.

In fact, when Sevilla's players saw Chu Zhongtian being replaced, they all thought that their hope had come - now there are still twenty minutes left before the end of the game, and this time is enough for them to equalize the score and then overtake.

Ozil is in his prime and cannot resist their physical offensive, let alone Chu Zhongtian, who is already thirty-four years old. He has just been injured and his body must have not fully recovered. There are also rumors that his ankles and knees have hidden dangers... Combined with these factors, can he still compete with us?

c. Ronaldo seemed very happy to see Chu Zhongtian appear on the court, and he passed the football to Chu Zhongtian.

Immediately afterwards, Sevilla's player rushed up. He planned to use his body to knock Chu Zhongtian away, then break the football down, and directly hit Real Madrid's counterattack, and catch the opponent off guard!

"Be careful!" someone couldn't help but scream.

Of course, Chu Zhongtian saw the opponent's player rushing up, but he did not pass the football immediately, but stopped the football and waited for the opponent to bump into it.

It’s not that he can’t pass the ball directly, but if this is the case, Sevilla players will think that he is afraid of them and they will become even more rampant. It will not have the effect of hitting their arrogance.

Chu Zhongtian decided to let the other party compete with him with what they were most proud of, and directly defeat the other party's confidence from this.

So he protected the football and did not move.

When the two sides collided without any suspense, some people couldn't help but close their eyes. Their minds had already outlined the way Chu Zhongtian was knocked to the ground and then the football was snatched away by the other party. Some even felt that this time it was definitely not a reasonable collision, but a foul should be called.

But they didn't hear the referee's whistle.

"Oh...oh!! Chu! Beautiful!" They heard the appraiser's exclamation.

After Sevilla's player came into contact, Chu Zhongtian did not move at all, and the football was still under his feet.

"I think Laplov must have felt like he hit a wall!"

"Look at his grin, haha!"

Even Real Madrid players did not expect that Chu Zhongtian could have the advantage in the physical confrontation with Sevilla player Laplov! You should know that this Russian midfielder was very active in this game, and Ozil suffered a lot of losses under his feet.

After bearing the impact of Raplov, Chu Zhongtian brought the football forward. Raplov's reaction was quick, and he immediately followed, trying to pull Chu Zhongtian down with his hands and feet, but no matter how hard he tried, Chu Zhongtian was still rushing forward and was not trapped by him. However, Raplov was too focused on how to put down Chu Zhongtian, so he messed up his rhythm. He originally planned to stretch his feet to stump Chu Zhongtian, but he didn't expect that after kicking Chu Zhongtian's calf, he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground!

"Oh oh oh! Raplov's foul on Chu did not succeed, but instead made him fall to the ground!"

"That's so wonderful! Haha! So wonderful! It's so great to see Raplov's embarrassment in this game!"

"It's incredible! The thirty-four-year-old Chu has the upper hand in the battle with the 24-year-old Laplov! He is like a towering tree, unable to shake it at all!"

After Chu Zhongtian threw away Laplov, he quickly dribbled the ball forward. His speed was not as fast as before, but his dribbling skills were very reasonable, making people unable to find the opportunity to easily intercept the ball.

Although Laplov fell, Sevilla's forward Negredo ran back from the front at high speed, trying to stop Chu Zhongtian from continuing to dribble from behind.

Chu Zhongtian did not look back, just as if he had known that there was such a person approaching at high speed behind him. He suddenly stopped suddenly while dribbling and leaned back.

Negredo hit him head-on and was actually knocked back two steps... If he didn't retreat, he would sit down to the ground.

After knocking away Negredo, Chu Zhongtian continued to dribble the ball and further approached Sevilla's defense!

Now, no matter whether it is the midfielder or the defender, Sevilla players rushed towards Chu Zhongtian in a swarm. They didn't care about what kind of room they would leave after rushing up. Everyone had only one thought in their minds, that was to stop this person!

The image of Chu Zhongtian before his injury suddenly appeared in their hearts. Only then did they realize that the person who gave them the most headache and who was once called "bug" by former Barcelona coach Guardiola is back! Although he is thirty-four years old, he can still make them feel scared!

"Don't let him shoot!!" Sevilla's goalkeeper Cesar shouted.

Seeing Sevilla's players approaching him and trying to make dumplings, Chu Zhongtian swung his right foot.

"Is the Greater China cannon going to ring again?" Some commentator was excitedly looking forward.

Sevilla's central defender, who was standing in front of Chu Zhongtian, quickly took a step forward, intending to block Chu Zhongtian's shot with his body. He had no idea that it was his step forward, but instead revealed his vacancy and gave Chu Zhongtian a pass record.

Chu Zhongtian swung his foot down not to volley, but to poke it!

The football crawled between the Sevilla defenders and rolled to Neymar's feet.

The Brazilian star dribbled the ball into the penalty area and faced goalkeeper Cesar directly without any interference.

What happened next was so simple for him.

He made a fake move to shoot directly, and after tricking Cesar, he passed the opponent and pushed the empty goal!

“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!”

"The ball is in! The ball is in!!"

"Real Madrid led Sevilla 2:0 away! They won this toughest away game!"

"This is just the first time Chu has participated in the offense since he came on the court, a series of dazzling performances! Neymar needs to do something very simple, which is to send the football into the goal!"

"Chu Zengjin said that he can still play high-level football. I used to think he was talking nonsense, but now I believe it! He can still play high-level football! He is not at all inferior in physical confrontation. His passing skills are still superb, and his consciousness is unmatched!"

"I think Chu's assist was a headache for Sevilla players, but it must also make Hiddink a headache? Haha! Everyone thought Chu was going to give in to the core position, but now he used an assist to tell Hiddink that he was not old yet!"

The most exciting thing is He Ping, the host of CCTV. He is now CCTV's top football commentator. For him, Chu Zhongtian announced that he would not renew his contract with Real Madrid, but instead went to the Championship. This is a very sad thing, because he has explained Chu Zhongtian's eight seasons of the game, but now he has to watch him disappear from his own vision.

It is precisely because of this that he felt very frustrated amid the previous doubts about Chu Zhongtian and was eager to refute those nonsense. But how can language be more powerful than actual actions?

Seeing Chu Zhongtian breaking all doubts with an assisted attack, he was so excited that he danced: "Someone asked Lian Po if he is old, can he still eat. I said - Yes! The 34-year-old Chu Zhongtian still showed that he was not inferior to a 25-year-old young man! It's admirable!"
Chapter completed!
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