Abel ran away from home, the first time in his fifteen years of life, he left a letter to his mother saying that he went to Hoffenheim to watch the game and came back after watching the game. He was with the people from the Bavaria-Hoffenheim fan club and told his mother not to worry.

But in fact, he was sitting alone on the train, and there was no one he knew around him - he was not with anyone from the Bavaria-Hoffenheim fan club at all. The fan club habitually forgot him, and he held a ticket in his hand, which he bought from the Internet.

At the age of fifteen, he had never been out of Munich, so he was full of anticipation and fear for this unknown trip. Fortunately, he was not stupid and knew to check Google maps before going out to see where Sinsheim was, where Hoffenheim was, the specific location of the Rhineka Stadium, and the transportation route.

He is now worried that there are too many fanatical Munich fans on the train from Munich to Sinsheim. The scene at Allianz Stadium was impressive. He was bullied at school and Daniel in the community. He always felt that he could bear it, but those fanatical fans with big and round waists always made him feel that they would be killed by them.

He didn't dare to chat with others, nor did he dare to look up at those people, so he had to stare at the scenery flashing outside the car window, and then slowly look forward to everything he wanted to go through at the Rhine-Neca Stadium. This time he bought not the tickets where Bayern fans were. He will be with the real Hoffenheim fans to cheer for every wonderful performance of the team. At the same time, even if they scolded Bayern together, they would not worry that someone would come up to beat him up...※※※ Chu Zhongtian was kept by Rangnick after the training, and the head coach had something to say to him.

"Do you remember the reason I gave you when I invited you to Hoffenheim before the season?" Rangnick said apologetically, "I said I want to make you a truly free person, but I'm sorry I didn't do it this season."

"I understand, Ralph. The situation this season is not suitable." Chu Zhongtian felt sorry for not having anything to do.

"But I still remember it. I'm looking forward to that day. So we have to start warming up from now on - the next game against Bayern, and I'm going to let you try this role."

Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised: "Freeman?"

"Yes." Rangnick nodded vigorously, with a smile on his face. He had been thinking about it for a long time and felt that the game against Bayern was a good opportunity.

"Actually, I have always had a doubt, Ralph. Now everyone is saying that the freeman tactics are outdated, so what's the point of being a freeman?"

Rangnik shook his head and said, "There is nothing outdated in this world. It is certainly not suitable for the present. But we are all flexible humans and always make adjustments to the current situation. At the beginning, everyone said that the setting of the scavenger was outdated, but Rehagel's Greek team asked Dras to be the scavenger in the European Championship and won the European championship. What does this mean? The tactics are not as outdated as outdated, the key depends on how people use it. Pure copying the previous libero tactics may not be suitable for the present, but we can make some adjustments. If we have a libero, we can make it easier for the team to win and become stronger, then it makes sense for you to be a libero. I think if

Xavi and Pirlo have excellent physical fitness and are good at defense, and they will definitely develop into new liberos. If Gerald and Lampard are more delicate in organizing offense, they may also become core liberos of the team... And you have such conditions, playing football in England has cultivated your ability to confront you, and playing football in France has demonstrated your offensive talent. Now is the time to unify them. The most critical qualities are in your mind, and you are more awake than anyone during the game. In the last round, we played Bielefeld. After the team was sent off, you took the initiative to make adjustments and led the team to play defensive counterattacks. As a result, we scored the goal, which is a good proof."

"I remember I said that once you get on the court, players should know the situation on the court better than the head coach. So if you just wait for the head coach to make adjustments and instructions, it will often miss the opportunity. But most players do not have such ability and courage. They either don't realize it or they are hesitant and dare not take responsibility. But you can, this is what I value most. Do you know, Chu, this is why I asked you, the guy who just came to the team, to be the captain."

Chu Zhongtian really didn't know what this had to do with him as the captain. He thought that he was the captain just because Rangnick liked him more, or in order to make him transfer to this small team, he felt it was worth it, so he stayed at ease, so he gave him the captain's armband.

"You are a rare person who is capable and willing to take responsibility. The quality of a leader is not to yell on the court, nor to dare to wave fists with opponents, nor to provoke the referee, with a vicious look on his face. For me, there is only one quality of a leader - to dare to take responsibility. Only responsible people can be leaders, and you have it. So I asked you to be the captain. The facts prove that you did a good job. The atmosphere in the team's locker room is good. This is all the credit for you captains. Next season... Teber has communicated with me. He plans to leave the team because he doesn't get too many opportunities here, and Nilsson will serve as a substitute more, so your task will be heavier at that time. But I know you won't shirk the responsibility, right?" Rangnick smiled at Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian touched his nose: "You said me so well..."

"I'm just telling the truth, haha! Let's talk about Bayern Munich, you are very familiar with this opponent. I hope you can fully utilize your observation and judgment skills on the court in Sunday night's game. I give you the greatest freedom. Weiss will help you by your side. You don't need to stay in the backcourt to stop the opponent's counterattack. In defense, your role is to appear in a key position at a critical moment, and hold the position to Weiss. I've talked to him and he told me that it's okay. You will put more energy into the offense."

The original prototype of the libero was to "maintain the backcourt order with the highest principle of not losing one goal", but only had autonomy in defense. Later, this idea was broken by the Germans. They ran contrary to the traditional libero's home court, pursuing the idea of ​​"just score one more goal than the opponent", thinking "why not take advantage of the opportunity to add one person to the offense without taking the opportunity to"?

The Germans are a wonderful nation. On the one hand, they strictly abide by discipline, but on the other hand, they can give birth to mad philosophers like Nietzsche, who can say that "God is dead". Rigorousness and madness are perfectly unified in them. Therefore, it is not surprising that one of the greatest tactics of the football field, such as the freeman, was born in Germany.

In general, the Liberty is a tactic that tends to be offensive, but the Liberty in the past was all from the center back, while Chu Zhongtian, the future "Liberty" starts from the position of the back midfielder, so his task in defense is not that heavy. In Metz, he actually plays very close to the Liberty, but his scoring ability is too weak.

Rangnick plans to improve Metz's tactics so that Chu Zhongtian can be completely liberated. In the future, his position is not only fixed on the roster, he has no fixed position in the game. Rangnick will not give him specific tasks, will not specify a running route for him in the tactical class, and will not tell him what to do. All these things are left to him, so that it is not only the freedom to run, but also the freedom to think.

Rangnick firmly believes that a completely free Chu Zhongtian will exert its maximum power and can lead Hoffenheim to continue to move forward.

The game against Bayern is a brand new starting point.

"I won't tell you how to do the first fifteen minutes of the game against Bayern, what to do the first five minutes of the halftime break, and what to do the first fifteen minutes of the game, you can judge for yourself."

Since Gustavo was sent off in the last game, Weis moved to the middle to help Chu Zhongtian. As a result, the two of them cooperated in the middle for the first time, and their tacit understanding was not enough and their performance was not ideal. So in the past two days after the game, the main purpose of Hoffenheim training was to help Chu Zhongtian and Weis cooperate tacitly in the middle. After two days of training, the two people have gradually found a sense of cooperation, and Chu Zhongtian also paid great attention to communicating with Weis on the court. In training, he was like a coach.

As a result, he pulled Weiss to communicate with him during the break. The two of them analyzed the shortcomings and problems in the training just now and found a solution. Chu Zhongtian still has to thank him for his four seasons of playing football at Metz, because this kind of thing is what he often did at Metz and coach Tadio. Rangnick said he appreciated his ability to observe and analyze the game, and in addition to his talent, this ability was trained by Metz and coach Tadio for a long time.

Long-term research on game videos has made him know the situation at all stages of the game. In fact, these tasks are often done by coaches, and because of the frequent work, the coaches have a view of the overall situation and are used to observing the game from a comprehensive perspective. Chu Zhongtian followed this and learned this ability, which is why Rangnick thought that Chu Zhongtian was a coach on the court - he really had the ability to be a coach.

It is said that midfielders are suitable for coaching after retirement, because most of them have strong overall perspective when playing football, and coaches also need this ability. Therefore, after retirement, they can become a qualified coach with a little training or even self-taught. In comparison, there are only a handful of excellent coaches born among the strikers... As a coach who has achieved great achievements in the strikers in the age of players, there may be only two people who have led the team to win championships, one is Cruyff and the other is Heinx. The former does not need to be introduced, and the latter is the head coach of Bayern Munich, the opponent Hoffenheim will face next.

It is not unreasonable for Rangnick to hope that Chu Zhongtian will be a coach after retirement.

Chu Zhongtian nodded. It was not difficult for him to judge what to do at various stages of the game.

Rangnick patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder and ended the conversation: "Last time at their home court, we tied them. This time at our home court, we want to win!"

※※The last time Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich caught broadcasts from 167 countries around the world, which was unprecedented.

This time the competition is no exception. Although it is not as many as the last time, it still attracts broadcasts from more than 150 countries.

After all, this is a highlight that concerns the ownership of the league championship. This is the most important game in the 33rd round of the Bundesliga.

Journalists from all walks of life gathered in the small town of Sinsheim, and Hoffenheim, with a permanent population of 3,300, was even more crowded. The rise of Hoffenheim Club has brought a large number of foreign tourists to the small city, including tourists who come to visit and journalists from all over the world. Sinsheim's hotel industry first flourished.

When many people come to Hoffenheim town to visit, they will be attracted by a two-story building diagonally opposite the club's office building. The style of the building is nothing strange, but its color is very prominent - the wall on the street is painted blue and white, and most of the walls are white, but the window frames, eaves and some dividing lines are painted sky blue, which is the logo color of Hoffenheim Club. The open windows are also filled with the flag of Hoffenheim Club. This is not new. In this small place in Hoffenheim, the sky blue flag of Hoffenheim Club flutters outside the windows. There are only 3,000 people in this small town, but almost all of them are fans of Hoffenheim Club.

Today is the last day of training before the match against Bayern. The training ground was crowded with reporters and fans from all over the world. Among the fans, people with yellow skin, black hair, and eastern faces but wearing blue Hoffenheim jerseys can be seen. Most of them are Chinese students from Heidelberg. Because Chu Zhongtian, a Chinese player, played in Hoffenheim, these international students naturally became Hoffenheim fans. In addition, Hoffenheim's football is very passionate, and even neutral fans will like it after watching it, so they will come to Sinsheim to watch Hoffenheim's game whenever they have time.

After training, Chu Zhongtian walked towards the fans outside the training ground with his teammates. It was only specifically required by the club that everyone had to sign the fans after training. As the Hoffenheim Club, which is rooted in this small place, every fan deserves their attention.

Seeing Chu Zhongtian walking to the sidelines, a large group of Chinese fans and reporters rushed up. As a Chinese, Chu Zhongtian is their pride. The team is currently ranked first in the Bundesliga, and Chu Zhongtian is the key figure in the team's ranking. In the history of professional football, there are many Chinese overseas players, but no one has ever been able to reach the height of Chu Zhongtian. Whether it is Metz or Hoffenheim, whether it is the League Cup champion or the future Bundesliga champion, he is the core figure and the leading figure.

He is unique in this achievement.

However, it is not only Chinese who like him, he has many fans in Germany.

A middle-aged woman with a slightly fat body squeezed in, holding a postcard with a photo of Chu Zhongtian in her hand and asked him to sign: "I plan to send it to my aunt in Munich. I think this must be a good gift after the game with Bayern. Can you sign me for an autograph? Chu?"

"No problem, Aunt Koniriya." Chu Zhongtian responded, lowering his head to sign the postcard. "But the best gift is to win the ball..."

"Can't we win?" Koniriya asked with her hands on her hips and her eyes glaring, her expression like an aunt asking about her nephew. Perhaps fans in other places would regard Chu Zhongtian, Ibisevic, Salihovic and others as big stars, but those who live in Hoffenheim town will not do this every day. To them, the young men in Hoffenheim have lived in this town for many years, and they are the ones they have watched grow up.

"Of course you will win." Chu Zhongtian handed the postcard with the signed name to Koniriya, "By the way, is your aunt a Bayern fan?"

"Of course!" Konilia blinked, looking very proud.

Chu Zhongtian laughed: "That is indeed the best gift, haha!"

After Ke Nilia got the signed postcard and left with satisfaction, the Chinese media next to her came up: "Are you very familiar with her, Chu Zhongtian?"

They obviously came to Hoffenheim just now, and they even came just to report on the game between Hoffenheim and Bayern. Chinese journalists who often wander here will not ask Chu Zhongtian this question.

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "When you first came to Hoffenheim, did you see the house diagonally opposite the club?"

The reporters nodded. The blue and white house was very conspicuous. As soon as you look at the house, you will know that the owner of the house is a hardcore Hoffenheim fan.

"Konelia is the owner of that house. She and her husband are both die-hard supporters of our team. When our team was still playing in the regional amateur league, they were fans. They fell in love with Hoffenheim earlier than most people now."

"Wow!" Everyone was surprised. No matter how you see that the fat middle-aged woman is just an ordinary housewife, cooking at home and taking care of her children every day, waiting for her husband to come home. Unexpectedly, there was such a wild side... "The exterior wall of the house was made by Hoffenheim after she was promoted to the First League last season. And she told me that if Hoffenheim finally won the championship this season, she would also paint the chimney at home with her husband."

"It's so crazy..." someone sighed.

Chu Zhongtian laughed: "Hoffenheim has the best fans, so we also want to give them the best gift."

Everyone knows what the best gift is, and no one asks stupidly.

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!