Chu Zhongtian's first game of his comeback was to face a legendary team at home. On March 19, on the 30th round of the league, Metz played against Auxerre at home.

Ausselle is the king of youth training in French football. In the past decade, it has been a force that cannot be ignored in French football. They have won the French League championship once and won the French Cup three times. However, compared with these achievements, their achievements in youth training can become the well-deserved French No.1, and are the "gifts of the giants" of France. From Ausselle, many stars who will be famous in the world in the future, such as "Mr. United King" Eric Cantona (eric_cantona) is a star trained by Ausselle.

However, compared with this team, their team's head coach is the "legend of legend". The story of Guy Lu can be written into a wonderful novel. He is the longest head coach in the world football world today. Since he came to Auxerre Club when he was twenty-two in 1961 and recommended himself as the head coach, he has been in this team for nearly forty years (three years in between, he followed the family's military traditions.

He went to Germany to serve in the military and served as the head coach of the infantry team in the army. His three years of training have accumulated valuable experience. He built a regional amateur team that he did not even have a football field at that time to be a top French league team that has not been relegated since he was promoted to the First League in 1980. They also became France's double champions in 1996, winning both the league champion and the French Cup champion.

Ausselle is known as France's "king of youth training" because Ausselle has the earliest, most complete and high-level youth training camp in France, which was built and managed by Guy Ru. For Ausselle Club, head coach Guy Ru is equal to Ausselle, and occasionally games are Guy Ru without Guy Ru. Ausselle may still be an amateur team in that small town.

Amateur team that has no money or no one, he spent his whole life bringing it to the First League, winning the championship, and never relegated, and has trained countless excellent players. Such a story is simply a real version of the low-level managers of football managers.

When Manchester United coach Ferguson celebrated his 1000 games in the Champions League group stage where Manchester United beat Lyon 2-1 at home on November 23 last year, Guy Ru, the old French coach, had coached Aussel for more than 2,000 games. This record is currently "unprecedented", and it is estimated that there will be "no futures" for a long time in the future.

Although the French Professional Football League stipulates that the head coach of any team must not be over 65 years old. This rule is not a decision made in consideration of the health of the coaches. It was originally to prevent many clubs from taking advantage of loopholes. Because twenty-seven years ago, France's review process for professional coaches to obtain coaching qualifications was extremely strict and lasting a long time, so that at that time, when many young coaches who did not obtain qualifications wanted to coach professional teams but were not qualified, they usually hired a retired old coach with coaching qualifications to serve as the head coach, but in fact these young people exercised the rights of the head coach. In order to avoid such loopholes, the Professional League has formulated a regulation that the head coaching age should not be over 65 years old.

But Guy Ru is now 66 years old and is still sitting in Ausselle's head coaching the game. And many people think that Guy Ru will not make a decision to retire after this season. As long as he is willing, he can still do it. Those who dare to challenge the French professional football league's dead rule are probably only a head coach like Guy Ru in France.

In this game, Guy Lu stood on the side of the court to direct the game.

Unlike Wenger and Yake's famous French coaches, Guy Lu has a typical French farmer's appearance: a short figure, a bloated face, and a pair of bright eyes on the nose. It looks like the strange-tempered old man that may have in any French family, rather than the legendary coach who created the "king of youth training" Ausserre.

In 2001, he had surgery due to heart disease and was still accustomed to standing on the sidelines to direct the game passionately. It was impossible to tell at all that he was an old man who had heart surgery at 66 years old.

But although Guy Lu is very legendary, Ausselle's performance this season has not been very good. The team has not been able to squeeze into All Three and can only hover between the tenth and fourth place. The whole team is under great pressure. I don't know what Guy Lu's feelings will be.

The same goes for this game, with Ausselle continuing their previous bad form.

Their goalkeeper Fabien_cool made a wonderful save at the end of the first half, sprinting Chu Zhongtian out of the penalty area. As a result, he sprained his waist after landing and had to be replaced by substitute goalkeeper Sébastien_hamel.

Hamel, who was still up, did not get into the form. His performance in the second half could be called a "disaster" for himself and Ausselle.

In the 51st minute, Chu Zhongtian directly assisted Babacar_gueye to open the team's first record, and Metz led Aussel 1:0 at home!

In the 60th minute, Chu Zhongtian passed the ball to Ribery. Ribery made a cross after breaking through René Bolf. Elf Toum shot hard. Although Hamel made a move to fall to the ground to save the ball, the football got through his crotch and rolled into the goal, 2:0!

In the stands at the Forian Stadium in Saint Mountain were the laughter of Metz fans gloating, while Hamel kept shaking his head and muttering, as if he was explaining his mistake. But no one listened.

Only three minutes later, Ribery intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and passed the ball to Toum. Toum suddenly kicked the ball outside the penalty area. Hamel couldn't react in time and saw the ball rubbing against the post and entering the goal. He was powerless.

In just twelve minutes, Metz scored three goals in a row, and the former Ligue 1 double champion did not even have the power to fight back. Metz fans dare not imagine that they could defeat Ausser so easily at their home court. Although there are still twenty-seven minutes before the end of the game, they are now leading by three goals. Can they still lose?

"Maybe Guy Ru really should consider retiring..." The commentator in charge of commenting on the game looked at the coach Auxerre who was standing on the sidelines and sighed.

More than two months later, Auxerre, who was beaten by Metz, won the French Cup, and then Guy Lu announced his official retirement. Facing the media, the 66-year-old man said: "I decided to stop. I thought about it for several weeks, and now is the time for me to withdraw from this circle. I want to stop before the team declines (my own work), all directions are green light, we have completed a successful season, and at this time, I think it is the time."

Time is like water, and time is ruthless. There is also a day when the great legends come to an end.

Now Guy Ru stares at the players on both sides running on the court, with no expression on his face, and no one knows what he is thinking.

I wonder if the idea of ​​retirement became stronger and stronger after seeing his team being beaten by Mets without any fighting back?

※※This game ended with Metz defeating Aussel 3-0.

After the game, Guy Ru took the initiative to walk to Jean Fernandez, shook hands with him, and asked him: "Who is your number 30?"

Fernandez was not surprised that someone would come to ask him about Chu Zhongtian's situation, so Guy Lu's question did not surprise him. You know, Guy Lu had a very accurate view of people, and he could see Chu Zhongtian's talent. He decided to rent him from Chelsea. How could Guy Lu, who had trained countless outstanding players, not be able to see it?

"I am a Chinese player named Chu Zhongtian and Mr. Juillu." Fernandez politely answered Guillu's question.

Even if he is the coach who trains famous stars such as Zidane, he must be respectful in front of Guy Lu.

Juyi Lu whispered Chu Zhongtian's name several times, and then asked, "How did you find him, Fernandez?"

"He used to play football in an amateur team in England, and later played in the FA Cup with Chelsea. He became famous in one game. My scout submitted his game video to me..."

Guy Ru shook his head gently: "It's a pity... maybe I should have our scouts pay more attention to the opposite side of the strait." Then he hugged Fernandez, "He will be promising, you've got a big bargain, Fernandez."

After saying this, he turned around and left the court.

He doesn't seem to care about the team's defeat, he cares more about the director's No. 30, the director.

Fernandez looked back at Guylu's back and smiled bitterly: What cheap did I get? This is Chelsea's person! However... After watching Chu Zhongtian's performance after his comeback in this game, he should indeed ask Chelsea for the price... Chu Zhongtian didn't know that he had actually received the favor of the most prestigious head coach in France. He just thanked the fans on the court with his teammates for their support. Because of his outstanding performance in this game, many fans in the stands shouted his last name: "Chu! Chu! Chu!!"

After spending most of the season here, I was finally fully accepted by the people here. It’s a pity that he couldn’t stay in this team for long... After the season ended, he would go back to Chelsea, and he didn’t know where he would be loaned next season. He suddenly regretted it now - if he had known that he should have rejected Chelsea at the beginning and chose to transfer to Mets... At least in Mets, he became good friends with Ribery, and there were also a group of fans who supported him, and some coaches who carefully cultivated himself. Here he could have a stable environment, temper himself without pressure, and constantly improve.

And these things do not exist in Chelsea. Yes, Chelsea is a big club. Yes, Chelsea enjoys a world reputation. Yes, there are many big-name stars here. If you can be teammates with them, you will definitely have a glory in your face. But how will these help your career?

Although he won the game with Ausselle, Chu Zhongtian was not happy about it. He had already begun to calmly think about whether the decision to sign with Chelsea was correct and how he would go about the future.

※※Two days later, Fernandez suggested to Metz club chairman Carlo_molinari that for the sake of the team, they should buy out Chu Zhongtian, who was loaned from Chelsea this summer transfer period.

"I don't think Chelsea values ​​him, but he has the strength and talent. He is very suitable for our team. If your team wants to make a difference next season, he and Frank are indispensable players."

Molinari believes that Chu Zhongtian is indeed talented, but what he is more interested in is renewing the contract with Fernandez, a famous French coach. Their contract expires at the end of June this year. Before that, the two sides held some negotiations. Fernandez did not care about the treatment. He just hopes that the Chairman can write the annual financial guarantee for the team into the contract, because the team must be willing to invest, otherwise they can only fight for relegation every year. Molinari feels that the team's finances cannot guarantee that Fernandez will have too much transfer fees. When he signed this famous youth coach who is famous in France, he hoped that he could tap his potential in himself and see what good seedlings can be cultivated in Metz's youth army, which can not only bring good results to the team, but also make a lot of money when selling players.

The two sides have had such differences before. This time, Fernandez made a concession, asking club chairman Molinari to buy Chu Zhongtian and increase his salary and treatment to Ribery to leave "Ferrari Berry". To meet these two requirements, he renewed his contract with the club.

Molinari is willing to apply to Chelsea club to buy Chu Zhongtian, but he is not very interested in keeping Ribery.

"Mess Club can only make money by selling those famous talented players to survive. Mr. Fernandez. Ribery is very popular now. There are many teams who want to buy him. I don't think we can keep him... Players always have to pursue higher treatment. Mess is a small club and cannot satisfy him."

Molinari said it was quite true, and Fernandez also knew that although Ribery called him the "Godfather of Football", he believed that the charm of the "Godfather" was definitely not as good as "money". If a club offered Ribery a contract that was ten times better than him in Metz, even if he took action personally, Ribery would definitely not be able to keep it.

"But we will ask Chelsea club about Chu's transfer price."

In the end, the two sides did not agree to renew the contract. Fernandez felt that if Chu and Ribery could not stay, it would be meaningless for him to stay in Metz. Anyway, he had no worries about not being able to find a coaching team. His contract with Metz would expire at the end of this season. Recently, many teams are contacting him and hope he can coach next season. It can be said that he will choose many French teams, and foreign teams are looking for him.

The reason why he can stay at Metz is just because he wants to train Chu and Ribery, just like training Zidane. Now he feels very accomplished when he sees him calling for the wind and rain in the world football world.

But can the two of them still be at the Forian Stadium in Holy Mountain next season?

※※Molinari did not deceive Fernandez. The day after talking to Fernandez, Metz club sent a fax to Chelsea, asking them whether they were willing to sell Chu Zhongtian's ownership. Because Chu Zhongtian is not a member of the Chelsea youth team, he is a Chelsea adult team player, so the fax was handed over to the team's head coach Mourinho.

The Portuguese glanced at the strange name, and then asked his assistant, Scotsman Steve Clark, in surprise: "A Chinese?"

Clark knew who this was, but if he hadn't had this fax, he probably forgot that there was such a person in his team. When buying Chu Zhongtian, it was Ranieri's idea to slap his head. As a result, after he made this decision, he left Stamford Bridge after the end of the season. He didn't even have the chance to say a word to the player he wanted to come in person and pat him on the shoulder to encourage him. The new Mourinho didn't care about such an amateur player, nor did he have time to understand the performance of every player who was loaned out. So Chu Zhongtian fell into the embarrassing situation of "the uncle doesn't care about him and the grandma doesn't love him."

"A Chinese player, who used to play amateur football, was bought by your ex because he performed well in the FA Cup last season. Because he couldn't apply for a labor permit, he was loaned out and is currently playing football at the French club Metz."

He roughly told Mourinho about Chu Zhongtian's situation.

Mourinho stared at the player's name and then said to Clark: "Is there any video of his game or a report?"

As soon as Steve Clark heard that Go Mourinho wanted the game report and video, he looked embarrassed: "No..."

Mourinho was a little surprised. He thought that every player Chelsea who was loaned out would follow and observe.

Clark also knew what Mourinho was surprised. He said embarrassedly: "Chu is the player Ranieri wants. The club has no interest in him, so he is not too concerned... After all, he is already twenty years old, but he is still playing amateur football. From the ninth league to the top league, it is unlikely that he will become a talent. Even if he can play in the future, it will definitely not meet Chelsea's requirements."

Mourinho doesn't believe what others say, he is more willing to believe what he sees with his own eyes.

"Anyway, let's get some videos of his game. Didn't you say he performed well in the FA Cup? Then take the videos of his performance. Since he plays in Ligue 1, there will be games replays and other things, and find a way to get some."

He didn't value Chu Zhongtian very much. He just felt that since the opponent's club wanted to buy people from his team, he had to know at least what kind of ability this player who could be favored by a Ligue 1 team fell to the ground. If he accidentally sold the wrong person, it would be too late to regret it in the future.

Clark nodded.

Two days later, he got videotapes of Chu Zhongtian's game for the head coach who is more famous than the player, starting from the FA Cup with Chelsea to help Metz fight Paris Saint-Germain, tie Lyon and defeat Ausselle.

After reading it, Mourinho told Clark: "From today, I will send someone to collect his game reports from time to time, and I will observe and observe again. Tell the Frenchman that they will only rent and not sell for the time being. If they still want to rent next season, I have no objection."

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!