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Chapter 23 The first goal

Dortmund in the second half indeed launched a fierce attack on Hoffenheim's penalty area at the beginning of the game. They took advantage of the opportunity to kick off in the second half to organize an attack. Kyle, who was newly on the court, passed the football to the left side. The left forward Klinger caught the ball and passed it to the forward Valdes who was diagonally inserted. After receiving the ball, the Paraguay forward broke into the penalty area. Hoffenheim's central defender Per Nilsson hurriedly pushed up. Valdes saw Hoffenheim's central defender coming up, and he was anxious for a moment and shot directly. As a result, under Nilsson's pressure, his left foot shot high.

Although there was no goal, this offense made Dortmund fans in the stands excited. They cheered together to cheer for their team. They were two goals behind in the first half. During the break, everyone agreed after discussion that equalizing the score should not be a problem, and the key is whether they can turn the defeat into victory.

Now they see that the team is posing as a fierce attack just now, and they are even more confident.

"bvb!bvb!! Go forward, Dortmund!!"

"What's there to be afraid of for a new team? Kill them!"

"That's it, that's it! From now on!"

Dortmund fans are the most fanatical group in Germany. The Bundesliga attendance rate has always been among the top in the European League, and the attendance rate of Dortmund's home court Westphalia Stadium is full of games. Fans wearing yellow and black Dortmund jerseys keep making various sounds in the stands, creating a devilish home atmosphere. Dortmund fans have always been the pride of their club.

Now these hardcore fans are shouting hard at the Carl Mercedes-Benz Stadium, wanting to cheer for their team.

Chu Zhongtian heard the shouts of these fans, and raised his head and looked around the stands. Looking around, Dortmund fans occupied half of the stands, and almost half of the stands were yellow oceans. In creating the atmosphere of the stadium, Hoffenheim fans were obviously not opponents of Dortmund fans. Hoffenheim played in the Bundesliga for the first time in his life. There were not many fans at first, and now many of them have only started to fall in love with them since the recent rounds of the league. Most fans just like Hoffenheim's offensive football style, and they watch the game with an appreciation attitude, and lack that kind of fanaticism.

But it doesn't mean that we won't play football without fans.

Chu Zhongtian thought of what head coach Rangnick said to him before the press conference he joined: "Our supporters will slowly hide when we get good results in the Bundesliga."

This is a very fulfilling thing - the team's performance is getting better and better, and the sky blue in the stands will be more and more. One day, the stands of the huge stadium will be covered with sky blue.

The game against Dortmund is the declaration of our country team, Hoffenheim. Now in the stands, our voices are not as loud as you, but on the court, our players have the final say.

Ibisevic looked at Chu Zhongtian standing there in a daze. He also glanced at the stands, then frowned and muttered: "It's so noisy!"

Because Dortmund fans insulted him before the game, he had no good feelings for this group of people.

"Then let them shut up." Chu Zhongtian, who was standing next to him, suddenly answered.

"You said that there is no way to shut them up."

"Of course we can't make them shut up all the time, but we can make them shut up temporarily." Chu Zhongtian turned his head and smiled at Ibissevic. "Attack, Ibi."

※※ Hoffenheim goalkeeper Ozjan drove the ball out, and Chu Zhongtian competed with Nuri Shahin in the middle of the midfield. The Turkish genius boy was 1.79 meters tall and not short, but he was completely defeated in the air battle with Chu Zhongtian. Whether it was bounce, heading, or judging the ball landing point in the air, Shahin was not as good as that.

This midfielder with delicate skills and accurate passes is not a good job at all. Unfortunately, the football flew over his head, and he had to fight if he didn't fight.

Otherwise, the strict head coach Klopp would see it, and he would probably be placed on the bench in the next game just like captain Kyle.

Chu Zhongtian fought for a header on Shahin's head, and he ferried the football to central defender Nilsson. When he landed and turned around and threw Shahin away, the opponent's two midfielders, Kyle and Tinga, pressed up.

Chu Zhongtian was not surprised, but he was a little surprised that there was only one Tingjia defense in the first half - he thought that Dortmund's head coach must have studied him and would find two people to guard him. Unexpectedly, Dortmund did not do this, which made him unexpectedly relaxed and active in the first half.

As a core figure of a team and a future free agent, he has long been aware of the fact that he will often be blocked by multiple opponents in the game.

Kyle and Tinga quickly rushed up one by one, one behind, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, not causing Chu Zhongtian to retreat. He still raised his arms to ask his teammate for the ball.

Originally, the person who took the ball was Baker. He noticed that Chu Zhongtian was raising his hand to ask for the ball, and he also noticed that Chu Zhongtian had two Dortmund players around him. He hesitated for a moment and passed the football over.

Since Chu Zhongtian is the core of the team and he has proved his ability in previous games, as his teammate, you have to believe him in the game.

Let's see if he will disappoint himself... Baker passed the football to Chu Zhongtian with such an idea.

Chu Zhongtian's position was slightly on the right side at this time, and the right back Baker passed the ball to him. Two Dortmund players were stuck in front of him, one left and one right, and Tinga leaned on the middle to prevent Chu Zhongtian from dribbling the ball into the middle, while Kyle was stuck on Chu Zhongtian's right side to prevent him from breaking to the side after receiving the ball. At the same time, it could also allow Chu Zhongtian to get rid of the idea of ​​passing the ball to the right side and playing two-pass with Baker - after passing the ball, Baker was indeed moving forward from the backcourt at high speed.

Their idea is good, which is almost double insurance.

But Chu Zhongtian's approach was beyond their expectations.

When the football came, he chose to turn around and face Tinga, blocking Kyle behind him. The football was passed from behind. He did not stop the football, but when the football entered between his legs, his right foot suddenly took a small step forward and made a false move to catch the ball and break through the middle, which caused Tinga to move his center of gravity a little to the middle, and then jumped up his left foot and swung his heel. In the future, the ball hit the right side of his body from under him to the right side of his body.

The football happened to pass through the gap between Tinga and Kyle!

At the same time, after Chu Zhongtian's left foot landed, he pushed out his right foot again, and his left foot quickly followed, and his feet crossed sideways at a very fast frequency. Before the two opponents could make a stop, others were about to rush to the edge of the encirclement!

"Ahh! Very beautiful!" The commentator couldn't help but exclaim.

When Chu Zhongtian used his heel to break through the defense, Tingjia immediately turned around, but the amplitude of his turn was too large - because he wanted to turn completely from right to left - the support foot could not support the weight of the whole person, causing him to slip to the ground. Kyle's reaction was obviously half a beat slower, and he watched Chu Zhongtian run past him, perhaps because he did not expect Chu Zhongtian to get rid of it so cleanly and decisively.

Although Chu Zhongtian's foot skills are not as top in the world and are far from those masters of ball balls, he conducted special ball control training after four seasons of training in Ligue 1 and the supervision of coach Fernandez in the first two seasons. Now his footwork has improved greatly compared to before. In the Bundesliga environment, his footwork is already considered first-class.

Just look at his one-and-two.

Chu Zhongtian had known for a long time that he would always be easily stared at by multiple opponents. Passing is not feasible. He can only work hard to improve his foot skills and work hard on ball control and dribbling. In this way, when he faces the defense of two or three opponents alone, he can also use his foot skills to bring the football out.

It is difficult to break the balance with passes. It not only requires your own passing skills, but also the running skills of the whole team and the opponent making mistakes. And such an opportunity is impossible to appear anytime and anywhere in a game. The dribbling is different. You only need to change the situation on the court, break the balance or deadlock.

If Chu Zhongtian wants to perform well on a higher level in the future, dribbling and controlling the ball is a skill that must be mastered.

But the successful breakthrough this time is also related to the fencing practice he has been doing recently.

He did feel the flexibility of his pace from his fencing practice, constantly moving his footsteps, moving forward or backward, accelerating his sprint or returning to defense quickly in a very small space. These are very helpful for him to control the ball.

During this breakthrough, he swung his left foot quickly, and at the same time he supported his body with his right foot, and then activated his feet quickly. The rapid cross-sliding of his feet, this whole set of movement can be done so lightly and quickly, which is the result of fencing practice.

Chu Zhongtian, who broke through the defense, turned his head and looked at Baker who was inserted at high speed. His turning head fell into the eyes of Dortmund's young left-back Schmeltzer. He hesitated for a while because he was coming up, and there was a large amount of space behind him. At this time, Baker was in front of the high speed again. As long as Hoffenheim's No. 8 allocated the football to the side, behind him, the opponent could drive straight into and into the penalty area... No... Just when Schmeltzer hesitated, Baker had already run to a position parallel to him, but Chu Zhongtian did not pass the ball, but took advantage of Schmeltzer's moment of being stunned and dribbled the ball from him.

Schmelce's hesitation was caught by his teammates, centre-back Santana Felipe off guard. He originally planned to come up with Schmelce to defend Chu Zhongtian, but this time he had to stop Chu Zhongtian at the front of the penalty area. Unexpectedly, Schmelce hesitated just because of Chu Zhongtian's look and wasted the great opportunity to join forces to attack.

Now if he is facing the No. 8 alone, what should he do?

Chu Zhongtian swung his right foot and made a long shot.

Dortmund's players have seen his long shot twice in the first half, and both shots are quite threatening. So when Chu Zhongtian swung his foot, Philippe dared not be on guard. He turned around and stretched his legs, trying to expand the defense area, intending to use his legs or back to block Chu Zhongtian's long shot.

Unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian was just a fake move. After seeing Felipe turn around and unable to see himself, he gently slammed the football with his right foot, then changed his left foot and pushed the football forward.

The football was passed to Ibisevic who was waiting in front.

Chu Zhongtian did not stop after passing the ball. He continued to run forward and ran directly into the penalty area.

After Ibisekic received the ball, he successfully attracted the attention of the last Dortmund defender Subotic. Subotic forced him to prevent him from shooting, and goalkeeper Weidenfell also opened his arms and moved the center of gravity, intending to save Ibisekic's shot.

Ibisevic lowered his head, but did not shoot, but sent the football sideways out! He was not unfamiliar with this scene. They often cooperated like this when they were at Metz, and he had a complete understanding of Chu Zhongtian's ideas.

The football rolled past Subotic, but he was powerless to do anything about it. He could only turn his head and watch the football roll behind him. Behind him, the number eight of Hoffenheim had already reached the position. Out of no one's guard... "Chu! He broke into the penalty area! This is Hoffenheim's opportunity...shot!!!"

When Chu Zhongtian faced the big gift from Ibisevic, he was not polite and pushed it gently, and the football flew towards the goal with a straight line.

Goalkeeper Weidenfell rushed back, but he was still one step late, and the football almost flew across the goal line with his fingertips!

"Chu Zhongtian! Chu Zhongtian! Chu Zhongtian shot!! The ball was in! The ball was in! OK - the ball!"

All Dortmund fans and players watched the football roll across the goal line in despair at this moment, and they stopped until they hit the net, and the moment they got their hearts seemed to stop beating.

3:0, three goals behind, and there are 44 minutes left in the game. Can they still win back?

"goooooooooooooal!!! Chu! Chu from China, he scored! This is his first goal in the Bundesliga and his first goal since joining Hoffenheim! A very beautiful attack!" The commentator of the German TV station shouted excitedly.

"Bortmond actually fell behind three goals... This was really something that no one expected before the game!"

"Chu Zhongtian finally scored a goal! He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga! Nothing can explain the problem more than a goal! Those who questioned him can shut up now!" The Chinese commentator was also very excited. The German media had a question about Chu Zhongtian. The Chinese media knew it, but how to refute them? It was said that Chu Zhongtian controlled the rhythm of the whole team and had the style of a midfield master? This is too general, and the goal is the most direct. As long as you score, you can be scored high, and no one dared to say anything to you, even if you are a midfielder, not a striker.

After scoring the goal, Chu Zhongtian dodged away from Rukavina who was returning to defense, turned around and ran to the stands where Dortmund fans gathered. He placed his index finger in front of his lips and made a gesture to shut them up.

This gesture is internationally used, and Dortmund fans absolutely understand what it means.

Logically, they should have made a huge boo to fight back against Chu Zhongtian's provocation. However, facing this somewhat unexpected score, Dortmund's fans lost the ability to think. When Chu Zhongtian came to provoke, they were still stunned and did not respond.

It was not until Chu Zhongtian turned around and hugged his teammates who ran towards him that Dortmund fans booed in dissatisfaction.

Although the time was short, Chu Zhongtian did make them shut up.

Turning back, Chu Zhongtian smiled at Ibisevich who was running in the front and said, "Look, they are quiet for the time being!"

Before he finished speaking, a huge boo sounded.

Ibissevic was about to say something to make a joke about Chu Zhongtian when he heard Hoffenheim fans cheering even louder than the visiting team fans: "Chu!!!"

As soon as the sound rang, it suppressed the booing of Dortmund fans.

Amid the cheers, Chu Zhongtian and Ibisevich laughed and hugged each other.

"We will definitely win, Ibi!" Chu Zhongtian shouted in Ibisekic's ear. If he didn't have to shout, Ibisekic wouldn't be able to hear it.

"Yes, Chu! We're sure to win!"

"This is just the first step!" Chu Zhongtian continued to shout. "We..."

Before he could say the following words, more teammates rushed up and hugged them firmly.

"Good job, Chu! Good job!" They patted Chu Zhongtian's shoulder and head excitedly and shouted.

※※※ "Oh...oh!! Beautiful!" In the sideline coach's seat, assistant coach Caidler couldn't help but be amazed after seeing Chu Zhongtian break into the penalty area and then Ibissevic passed the football over. When the football really flew into Dortmund's goal, he had already raised his arms and stood up from his seat and cheered loudly.

"We are leading three goals, Ralph!" After cheering, he turned around and said to Rangnick, who was hugging another assistant coach Marichi.

"Yes, the guys are doing a good job!" Rangnik let go of Marich and said to Caidler.

"But it's not enough, we have to continue to work hard!" Didn't Rangnick continue to celebrate, but walked to the sidelines and shouted to the players inside: "Continue attack! Continue to score goals!"

Hoffenheim's football, or Rangnick's football, is such a "reasonable and unforgivable". If you can score four goals, you will never score three goals.

It is no wonder that such football is unkind and unwilling to be their opponents.

Just after the celebration with his teammates, Chu Zhongtian heard Rangnick's shouting on the sidelines. He nodded to the head coach, then turned around and opened his arms to everyone and shouted: "We continue to attack! The game is not over yet, and we still have to score a goal!"

He shouted in German. When Dortmund player Tinga, who was close to him, suddenly felt anger in his heart when he heard this - Dortmund is also a strong veteran team, how can you, the group of newly promoted teams, be bullied like this? Being behind three goals, maybe we can't save the defeat, but we can still let you know that Dortmund's goal is not just a few goals!

In the first half, Chu Zhongtian was exhausted and in a mess. He was so moved to the ground just now that he was playing tricks on the ground. This made him feel angry. Now that he heard Chu Zhongtian's arrogant words, he couldn't control his anger and vowed to give Chu Zhongtian a little more powerful look!
Chapter completed!
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