At 2:30 in the afternoon, the Wembley Stadium was crowded with people, and fans had already begun to enter the venue one after another, and the huge stands were quickly filled.

The players on both sides have arrived at the stadium, and the game started at 3:30 in the afternoon.

The players are warming up on the court, most fans have already taken the seat, and a few are still waiting to enter.

The flags were waving in the stands, and the hardcore fans of both sides began to promote each other in the stands. Boss John led his men to sing, starting with various singing to cheer for the players and the team, and the finale was of course the heroic hymn to Chu Zhongtian, "its_my_chu".

"Let's shout out—its_my_chu—now he is our hero! He runs never stops! He makes all opponents frightened! its_my_chu—"

Under such singing, Chu Zhongtian and his teammates were warming up on the court.

Today's weather is sunny and the temperature is naturally very high. Many players sweat all over just warming up and wet their clothes.

Chu Zhongtian didn't stop even though he was so hot. He put on a pergola in his hand and looked at the stands to see the increasingly dense fans.

A Premier League playoff game can still make Wembley Stadium full. I have to admire the English people's enthusiasm for football.

Chu Zhongtian did not find where Boss John and the others were, and Emily was with them. In the area where the Wimbledon Athletics fans were concentrated, they looked blue and could not tell who was who.

My parents must be in the private room, which is quieter.

There is a sense of excitement among the players around him that "the mission is about to be completed", but he is very calm. For him, upgrading is just the beginning, far from the end.

Alai Russell stood in the locker room, looking at the decorated locker room and tactical boards. He finally got to this point... He actually felt like he was "completed in mission", but he thought of what Chu Zhongtian said to him again.

——This is not the end, this is just the beginning.

He admitted that what Chu Zhongtian said made sense, and even impressed him, making him unable to wait to see how his team performed in the Premier League, which is known as the best league in the world.

Then let’s take this game as the starting point of a brand new story. One day, we will return to this stadium, but we will definitely not be here to participate in the upgrade play-offs, but to participate in the FA Cup finals!

There is only such a big championship trophy in Wimbledon's history, but the FA has never planned to return it to them. Since that's the case, why should I beg for the FA? If they don't give it to them, we will get it ourselves!

Russell was influenced by Chu Zhongtian and felt aroused a lot of passion in his heart.

He clenched his fists and waved them.

※※※When the fans finally filled the entire Wembley Stadium with no stands, the warm-up of the teams on both sides ended.

Chu Zhongtian led the players back to the locker room.

As soon as he entered the locker room, he turned into a head coach.

After everyone changed their jerseys, Chu Zhongtian stood up half an hour before the game began.

According to his and Russell's previous agreement, it was his turn to speak at this time.

"Listen to me, guys." He clapped his face.

Everyone raised their heads and looked at the captain. In the past half season, they have also been used to listening to Chu Zhongtian say a few words before the game begins, so even though the real head coach is back, Chu Zhongtian is still the head coaching job, and no one feels uncomfortable.

"This is the last game we're hungry this season. We have to play forty-six games in the regular season alone in the English Championship. In addition to these three play-offs, we have played forty-nine games in the league this season. I know many people are exhausted, but we have to grit our teeth and persevere in this last game no matter what."

"I don't want to repeat the history of this team for you. In the past two days, the media has promoted us many times. I hope you all understand what it means to this team. I also plan to tell you that upgrading is not our ultimate goal. If we go back to the Championship next season, then today will become a "shaming day" for all of us and be ridiculed!"

Chu Zhongtian strengthened his tone.

"I don't want Wimbledon to become a lift, constantly upgraded and relegated. The Mad Gang should have higher pursuits, guys. Don't treat this game as the end, don't have a sense of ease of 'upgrade and ending'. Take this as the starting point! It's going from one glory to another glorious starting point, guys!"

"Do you still remember our other title?'Mad Gang'! What a loud name! This name once made the strong teams in the top league frightened, and made every visiting team who came to Pulao Lane so weak! Now, let's return to the Premier League with such a name to make a big comeback!!"

Chu Zhongtian rarely says so many things before the game, and his words are always concise and to the point.

When Russell saw him, he felt a little moved... Stop talking about him, he was so moved that he said this.

"Mad Gang"... What a nostalgic name.

"For too many years, people have forgotten our existence. Now, it's time to tell them why we are called "crazy gangs"! Don't start next season, let's start from this game! Upgrade! Go to the Premier League! Let them see how powerful we are!"

Chu Zhongtian waved his hand suddenly.

※※※In Reading's locker room, Reading head coach Michael Hawen is also encouraging the team's morale.

They really need to be encouraged.

Wimbledon is stronger in competitive strength than Reading, and there is also a monster in the team, Chu Zhongtian, who is still so awesome at the age of 35, so Reading is under great pressure.

Hawen was afraid that the team would not have enough fighting spirit and kept giving the players a boost during the period of preparation for the finals. He analyzed the situation of Wimbledon's competition from all aspects, especially Chu Zhongtian. In order to give the players confidence, he looked down on Chu Zhongtian's performance and magnified his shortcomings and told the players.

For example, Chu Zhongtian is old, for example, his ankles and knees are hidden dangers... Of course, this is just to make the players feel confident, not to say that he really looks down on Chu Zhongtian. In fact, Ha Wen has put a lot of effort into dealing with Chu Zhongtian.

He knows what Reading's style is and what the characteristics of Wimbledon's competition are. If you want your team to play with Wimbledon's competition, it is like playing in a game where people set rules. You will never beat the rulemaker. Therefore, you cannot follow the characteristics and rhythm of Wimbledon's competition.

Wimbledon competition must be dragged into its own pace and played the game where they set the rules with themselves.

Reading lost to Wimbledon in both home and away games before. Hawen learned lessons from these two games. He did not think that technical flow would definitely kill his body flow. If this is true, it can only be because he has not yet brought the body flow to the extreme.

In order to upgrade, Hawen intends to do whatever he wants.

For this reason, the strategy he formulated was to first abolish the core of Wimbledon's athletics - Chu Zhongtian!

According to previous reports, Chu Zhongtian's ankles and knees have hidden dangers. The doctor at the Madrid Hospital said that he was seriously worn and overwhelmed.

If this is true, Hawen finds it too incredible - in this case, Chu Zhongtian also played a good ball for a season without any major injuries... But no matter whether it is a 35-year-old man with hidden dangers on his knees and ankles, or a 25-year-old young player, he will definitely not be able to withstand the foul action deliberately going to those places.

His strategy is not to let people make small moves against Chu Zhong Angels interfere with his ball control during the game. This kind of pediatric-like defense was tested in the previous two games. For Chu Zhongtian, such small fights are not a threat at all.

If you want to completely stop Chu Zhongtian, you have to be cruel.

In fact, Hawen and Chu Zhongtian have no personal grudges, this is entirely for the team's performance. This is quite normal in English football. You should know that when the Premier League coaches command the game on the sidelines, they will shout: "Kick at his leg! Kick him off his leg!"

For example, Liverpool's former midfielder, Murphy, who has retired, once pointed out without mercy that "some coaches in the Premier League specifically instructed the team to deliberately foul the opponent's attack." He specifically pointed out the names of Wolves, Blackburn and Stoke City. In Murphy's opinion, McCarthy, Allardyce and Priss have condoned the players to act wildly on the court, "Their players foul wildly on the court, so of course there will be problems if this continues."

The concept of English football is to fight like a man when he has broken arms and legs, so it is common for them to be injured. They don’t think there is anything wrong with doing this. On the contrary, they even think it is a very honorable thing to be injured because of the game... This idea is deeply rooted, and even now, there is still a market.

This is true in the Premier League, so the English Championship, which pays more attention to physical confrontation than the Premier League, is even more exaggerated. Hawen's arrangement seems reasonable to the players in Reading, and no one raises objections to this.

Of course, this may lead to a player on his side being sent off for a red card, but Hawen thinks this is the only way to deal with Wimbledon. In addition, if Chu Zhongtian gets injured, it will have a great impact on Wimbledon. It will definitely be a heavy blow to their morale. Without Chu Zhongtian's Wimbledon Athletic, Reading still has the strength to compete.

And you may not be sent off by a red card. As long as you have a hidden action, a good degree of foul, and a timely and correct attitude towards admitting mistakes, it may be just a yellow card... You know, the referees in England are used to the scene of people on the court, and they will not think that this is a big deal!

※※ Both sides completed the final mobilization, and the players began to walk out of the locker room, lined up in the passage, waiting to enter the field.

Outside, the fans made deafening noises, and even the scorching sun at 3:30 p.m. could not stop these people's enthusiasm.

Television broadcasting also started working.

"...Dear viewers, good afternoon, welcome to watch the final of the 2018-2019 English Football Champions League upgrade playoffs held at Wembley Stadium, against both sides of Reading and Wimbledon Athletics! This game attracted a lot of attention, thinking that Reading's opponent Wimbledon Athletics is quite legendary - this team has just been established for seventeen years and has almost reached the Super League! When they first started the team, they proposed to return to the top league, and now they are only one step away from this goal!"

The commentator was introducing the background information of the two teams to the TV audience, and of course, the legendary team Wimbledon Athletics has to focus on it.

"... It was just a team formed by a group of enthusiastic fans. I didn't expect that in just 17 years, they would have the opportunity to re-sum the Super League! Of course, their captain Chu made an indelible contribution! This is his first season in joining the team, and he led the team to the end. If he can successfully upgrade, we will see his wonderful performance in the top league next season!"

※※※ As the captain, Chu Zhongtian stood in front of the team, and next to him was Reading's captain Seren Simmons, this tall central defender.

He turned his head and looked at Chu Zhongtian, with no expression on his face. The atmosphere before the game between the two sides was not friendly. Reading and Wimbledon had no feud, but now the two sides are competing for an upgraded place, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is life or death. In such a situation, there is really no need to maintain any friendship and gentlemanly demeanor.

So Chu Zhongtian did not respond to the captain's attitude and smiled. Chu Zhongtian never did anything like a hot face and a cold butt.

The two sides stood on both sides of the passage, clearly distinguishing themselves and the atmosphere was quite unfriendly.

It's pretty good to have expressionless expressions like Reading Captain Simmons. Some Reading players even deliberately make fierce expressions when they deliberately or pretend to be unintentional to glance at Wimbledon Athletics players... This is a psychological battle before the game, and they want to put pressure on Wimbledon Athletics players from this time so that they can't maintain a normal mentality in the game.

Such tricks are simply pediatrics for Chu Zhongtian. He has seen countless unfriendly situations in his career.

Reading's approach has indeed affected Wimbledon's players, and some players are not even afraid to look at Reading's players. Of course, many people are unhappy about this, but most of them don't know what to do. Even if they bravely look at the other party, it is only one-on-one, and cannot form a climate and cannot affect the entire team.

Someone must take the lead, and Chu Zhongtian decided to fight back.

"Hey, guys!" he clapped his hands and said loudly.

The teammates thought the referee was coming and was about to appear. Some people even looked back and looked at the passage, but they saw nothing.

"This is our last game of the season. Do you still remember what I said to you before?" he asked.

Teammates looked at him one after another.

It seemed that he didn't realize his intention... Chu Zhongtian raised his voice and asked loudly: "Do you still remember what I said to you before, in the locker room just now, guys?"

The first person to react was Kevin Clark, who is the most recent player in Wimbledon, who has a deep affection for this team.

"Of course! We remember!"

His words also awakened many people, and they all echoed: "Yes, we still remember!"

"Very good." Chu Zhongtian nodded.

The conversation between them attracted the attention of the Reading players next to them. They turned around and looked at the Wimbledon Athletics players with curiosity, not knowing what they were crazy about. Of course, some people still had some vicious expressions on their faces, and it seemed that they had become a habit... "Tell them loudly..." Chu Zhongtian suddenly pointed to the Reading players next to him, "What are we?!"

Reading's players were confused and didn't understand why they had something to do with them... At this moment, they heard a deafening answer: "Madness-------------!"

After seeing everyone roaring out such a name with passion, Chu Zhongtian waved his hand with great satisfaction: "Very good, thank you!"

Then he stopped talking and just continued to stand in his position, looking straight ahead, waiting for the game to appear.

The other Wimbledon Athletics players suddenly became no longer afraid of the fierce eyes and expressions of Reading players. They stood beside Reading like their captain, fearlessly.

As for Reading?

Everyone was still stunned and had not come back to their senses for a long time... At this moment, the referee and his assistants walked out of the referee's locker room, and the traditional passage came to the players of the two teams.

He looked at the straight Wimbledon Athletics players standing and the Reading players standing very well - they were actually scared, not really regular - he nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good, gentlemen, we're coming soon, ready."

The music that had been playing on the radio outside the stadium suddenly stopped, and the fans cheered a lot - they all knew that the players on both sides were going to play! The music was parked because the list of players from the two teams was played next. Every time a player's name was read, the fans would cheer. Whoever cheered the most was the most popular and status in the minds of the fans.

The referee waved his hand: "Come on, gentlemen." After saying that, he held the game ball and walked out of the player's passage with two assistant referees.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and clapped his hands and shouted to his teammates: "It's coming, guys! Come on!"

Under his leadership, the Wimbledon Athletic players stepped onto the steps to the court. The Reading players seemed to have reacted from the shock just now. Their appearance was obviously a few steps slower than Wimbledon Athletics.

So everyone can see that Chu Zhongtian led the starting eleven-man lineup of Wimbledon Athletics to appear first in front of the audience!
Chapter completed!