Many people, including those experts and fans, are accustomed to focusing on the players who score goals, and ignore the real heroes behind the scenes.

After completing the hat-trick, Ibissevic was unanimously praised by the entire German media. The English media also reported on Ibissevic's hat-trick, reminding Manchester United to pay attention to this Bosnia and Herzegovina scorer in the next Champions League group stage.

But Ibisevic himself seemed very humble. He said that he could score goals, and three goals in one game, which was of course beautiful. But winning the team was the happiest thing for him. In addition, he had to thank his teammates for being able to complete a hat trick. Before the goal, his teammates made a series of correct moves, and he himself made the last correct move in front of the goal.

But the more humble he is, the more everyone pays attention to him.

On the contrary, Chu Zhongtian, the real director, has been ignored.

Chu Zhongtian didn't think there was anything wrong with it. As the "master behind the scenes", he would be better off being low-key. Of course, he would not pursue low-key in the game.

During training, he also jokingly patted Ibissevic on the shoulder and said, "You helped us share the pressure on the whole team, Ibis! Anyway, if you lose to Manchester United, that's your problem, haha!"

Everyone also started to cheer: "Yes, Vido! If we lose the game, it must be because you didn't score!"

"When I'm going to be interviewed, I'll ask the reporter to go directly to you, Vido. Be mentally prepared, ha!"

A group of people gathered together to tease Ibisevic with a good temper, and everyone laughed in disarray.

Ibisevic was not angry either, but just rolled his eyes.

※※On September 29, Hoffenheim's entire team set off for Manchester, where they will challenge their first opponent in the Champions League this season.

Hoffenheim arrived at Manchester Airport, and from the moment he got off the plane, Ibisevic became the focus of the English media pursuit.

He just completed a hat-trick in the league and scored goals in three consecutive rounds. In the words of the English media, Ibisevic's gun barrel is now hot and ready to smash the enemy's head at any time.

"Mr. Ibisevic, how does it feel to finish a hat trick in the league?"

"How much do you know about Manchester United, Mr. Ibisevic?"

"Rumor said you almost joined Manchester United. Is this true?"

...Many reporters surrounded the tall Ibisevic, and the microphone, recorder and cell phone reached towards him.

Another person who has attracted much attention from the English media is also a striker, who is Van Nistruei. In the last Champions League group stage, he scored twice in the game and scored 58 goals in the individual Champions League. Manchester United was the place where he played for five seasons. He has won countless honors at Manchester United. Until now, among Manchester United fans, there are still people who miss him.

This time he left Manchester United and faced his old club again. After he transferred to Real Madrid, he had never met Manchester United in the Champions League for four seasons.

The reason why he left Manchester United in the past was that he had a falling out with Manchester United's godfather Ferguson, so this time he came back was also a highlight.

"Welcome back to Manchester, Luther!" Some people familiar with the reporters were greeting him.

"This is the first time you have returned to Old Trafford as an opponent since leaving Manchester United. Do you have anything to say?"

"About the matter between you and Ferguson..."

...The two players were surrounded by reporters, while Chu Zhongtian and other teammates quickly got on the bus from the side, and then looked at two teammates who were almost inserted into their mouths by the microphone in the car with pity.

※※※ "The whole Hoffenheim team arrived at Manchester Airport at 10:30 this morning..." The TV in the bar was playing sports news for the evening. The drinkers looked up at the TV hanging from the ceiling. The screen was a picture of Hoffenheim players walking out of the airport passage.

"Look!" Someone pointed at the TV screen and shouted. "Chu! It's Chu!"

"Ohhhh! That boy is much darker than before..."

"The muscles are much stronger, too."

Everyone looked up at the TV and started talking.

"Boston-Herzegovina scorer Ibisevic, who scored a hat-trick in the last round of the Bundesliga, has attracted the attention of the media..."

Chu Zhongtian's picture only existed on the screen for a few seconds, and then the camera turned to Ibisevic.

This caused dissatisfaction among the drinkers in the bar: "Who wants to see him! We want to see Chu! Bastard!"

"The media is really utilitarian. Just because Chu didn't score, he didn't pay attention to him. It's so hateful..."

"Hey, let you blind media see how powerful he is!"

Chu Zhongtian was not mentioned in the news, and everyone's attention was also diverted from the TV.

This is a Wimbledon bar. The owner John is busy behind the bar while chatting with the old guys. They have organized fans to go to Manchester to watch the football. They set off on the afternoon of September 30th, and after watching the football, they rushed back overnight.

At that time, they will wear blue Wimbledon Athletics jerseys to watch the game. Hoffenheim's jerseys are also blue. From the stands, it seems that they are also Hoffenheim fans. In fact, they are just Chu Zhongtian's fans, they are just watching Chu Zhongtian's game, not Hoffenheim's game.

"In fact, judging from the strength of the two teams, Hoffenheim should not be able to beat Manchester United tomorrow. The two teams are obviously not in the same level..."

"Who cares about that? We are only looking at Chu! As long as Chu's performance is OK, it's fine, whether Hoffenheim wins or not!"

The rest continued to discuss tomorrow's game while drinking the beer in the glass.

"That's right, I'm not a Hoffenheim fan, I'm not a Manchester United fan. I just want to see Chu have a wonderful performance tomorrow. As for who loses and who wins... Well, actually I still hope Hoffenheim wins. After all, Chu is there in Hoffenheim..."

Everyone became more and more excited when they talked with alcohol.

On Boss John's side, everyone's voices were much smaller, almost whispering.

"How many people are we going to go tomorrow?" Bente asked Boss John.

"About one hundred and fifty people."

“Last time at Hampton Park Stadium, we had three hundred…”

Boss John interrupted him: "Old Trafford is not Hampton Park, old man. All the tickets for home team fans were snatched by real Manchester United fans, and they didn't give away fans many tickets. I bought them from Germany. These 150 tickets are not easy. If it weren't for tickets, we would still have more than 300 people."

"I think at Manchester United's home court, our 150 people are basically useless..." Old Bente felt discouraged when he thought of the singing of Manchester United fans in the whole game.

"I don't think so." Boss John retorted. "As long as we sing, Chu can hear it. This is called telepathy, ha!"

"When it comes to Manchester United, I suddenly thought of Chu's still here. In the FA Cup that year, we all hoped to draw Manchester United. In this way, we could play at Old Trafford. As a result, Wimbledon has never drawn Manchester United in the FA Cup until now, but Chu went to Old Trafford first." After laughing, Boss John suddenly recalled the past.

"Why did you think of something that has been so long?" Old Bente was a little surprised.

"It's nothing. When it comes to Manchester United, I can't help but think about the past days. Chu seems to be doing well in Hoffenheim. He has participated in the Champions League this season, and may have greater achievements in the future. I think he will never have the chance to wear our jerseys in his life..."

Old Bente was drinking, but he was so choking that he coughed when he said last words.

"Cough... Cough! Where are you thinking about, old man? We don't even count professional teams now, unless we return to the Premier League one day, but how old is Chu Du at that time?"

Boss John also realized that he was thinking too far and meaningless. So he laughed, picked up the wine glass, and ran into old Bente: "Forget it, let's just talk about tomorrow's game!"

※※※At night, at the same time, Hoffenheim players were taking tactical classes in the hotel in Manchester.

Generally, the tactics and personnel arrangements in the competition will be explained in this tactical class, so this tactical class is the most important and no one can miss it.

Rangnick first announced the starting list for tomorrow's game. If nothing unexpected happens, Van Nystruei and Ibisevic partnered with the starter, while Salihovic, Eduardo, Chu Zhongtian and Sana were in the midfield. Simonic partnered with Pogattz to play the center back, while Kolarov and Baker were left and right full-backs respectively. The goalkeeper was naturally Tim Hildebran. On the bench, there were substitute goalkeeper Daniel Haas, defenders Metzelder, Comper, Wosa, Vukocevic in the midfield, and the forwards were Wellington and Obasi.

Then Rangnick showed everyone the video of Manchester United's game and told everyone how to deal with it in the game.

Many people think that Manchester United has left Ronaldo this summer and its strength should be greatly reduced, but Rangnick doesn't think so. He believes that Ronaldo and Manchester United actually benefit from Ronaldo. Even if the Portuguese leaves, Manchester United is still Manchester United. Because in order to make Ronaldo the core, Ferguson sacrificed Rooney. The Portuguese left, Rooney just liberated. So in fact, the key figure of Manchester United is not Ronaldo who left the team, but Rooney.

Therefore, the key to this game is whether Hoffenheim's defense can successfully contain Rooney.

In this regard, Rangnick specially pulled several defenders to watch Rooney's game video editing repeatedly to make them familiar with Rooney's way of playing football. "He is very strong, pay attention to his movements, and it doesn't seem to be hard, but the defenders are often at a disadvantage when competing with him for position, so you must pay attention to his close defense against him in the penalty area, and don't easily be squeezed into the right position by him... His sprint speed is very fast. If possible, try not to give him a chance to rush. A reasonable foul is necessary, don't shrink your hands and feet, and you have to be a little ruthless against him... He likes to retreat and respond, and then launch a forward attack. At this time, his power will increase drastically, so the two midfielders should also actively participate in his defense... While defending him, you must also maintain the position of the defense line. When Ronaldo is here, Rooney is a qualified passer, so his pass should not be underestimated..."

In fact, Rangnick didn't say much about defense, mainly to curb Rooney, and at the same time pay attention to defending other Manchester United players. Don't easily lose positions in defense. You should always pay attention to maintaining the position of several lines and maintaining the formation.

Then he talked about offense, which is also the favorite content of Hoffenheim players, because they are just offensive football, and they are more familiar with offense than defense.

In terms of offense, Chu Zhongtian is naturally the core, so there is no need to say more about this. After a summer of running-in and the first seven rounds of the league, everyone knows this. So, in fact, Rangnick explains this point in offense in two parts. First, he tells it to other offensive players except Chu Zhongtian, and then he asks Chu Zhongtian to talk about the part about Chu Zhongtian alone.

Rangnick's requirement for the striker is not to frequently retreat, but to be at the forefront and constantly create pressure on Manchester United's defense line. This is because Hoffenheim's midfield has a relatively strong ability to create scoring opportunities. Without the forwards' frequent retreat and response, they can send the football to the front. Of course, this is due to Chu Zhongtian's contribution.

Why can Hoffenheim's fast football create so many scoring opportunities? In addition to the strong midfield, another reason is that he presses from the forwards to force the opponent to make mistakes. Since last season, Hoffenheim has been approaching such football step by step. Many of their goals are scored by the opponent's mistakes near their own penalty area.

Therefore, Rangnick asked the forward to constantly create pressure on Manchester United's defense line, in addition to offensive performance, it also includes defensive requirements. Not only should we create pressure on Manchester United in offense, but we should also use the method of front court pressing to create pressure on Manchester United.

As for the requirements on the forward line, it is very simple. Play well on the wing and have the opportunity to switch positions. When the fullback inserts assists, the full-time forward cuts into the ribs... and so on.

These have been explained many times in daily games, and the game from Manchester United is no different from the past. Manchester United's full-back Evra has good assists, so of course she has to make good use of them. But other opponents also have examples of full-backs who like assists, so Rangnick just clicked a little and didn't say much.

Next is his communication time with Chu Zhongtian.

"Chu, who do you think Ferguson will arrange to guard you?"

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "No one will be looking for him. Because he can't defend me by man."

Rangnick laughed after hearing Chu Zhongtian's answer.

This is a small game, and he certainly knows what Chu Zhongtian's answer is. In fact, at first, there were Hoffenheim's opponents who would do people-to-man defense, and find a midfielder who is very good at people-to-man defense to target Chu Zhongtian. But the result was that this midfielder was led by Chu Zhongtian to run around, which disrupted his defense line. So now basically no team will send people to specifically guard Chu Zhongtian when playing against Hoffenheim. The popular method now is regional defense. If Chu Zhongtian appears, people from all over the place will defend him.

"You are no different from the usual game on offense. But your task on defense is heavier. Rooney gives Sana to deal with it, and your task is everyone in their midfield."

When everyone heard the head coach say this, they all turned their attention to Chu Zhongtian.

"Everyone?" Chu Zhongtian asked back.

"Yes. I don't know who their starting lineup will be, but referring to their starting lineup in the previous few rounds of the league, it should be a stay-at-home midfielder with excellent control rhythm and a defensive midfielder with outstanding fighting skills. We won't talk about the two sides. The key is the two people in the middle, you have to be responsible for them in the defense. I expect them to focus on you in the defense, but you know what to do, so I won't say much. The main thing is that our defense cannot make the opponent's midfield run flexibly."

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "I know what to do."

All Rangnick wanted was Chu Zhongtian's words. He smiled and said, "Okay. Since everyone knows what to do, then today's tactics class will end here. Let's go back and rest."

The head coach slapped his face and slapped the meeting.

Chu Zhongtian was left alone, and Rangnick had something to say.

"Ferguson knows you very well. So you should have a difficult situation in the game than before. If Fletcher appears, you have to be careful of him."

Chu Zhongtian thought that the head coach would keep him, and it turned out to be this... Of course he knew. He was known as "Beckham's successor" at the beginning, but his development was not going well. Beckham's successor did not do it and sat on the bench at Old Trafford. Later, he changed his position and went to the middle from the wing, but found a feeling that he did a good job in the defensive midfield position, and he fought actively and fiercely. But Chu Zhongtian was not afraid of him.

He suddenly felt underestimated by the head coach. What kind of player he was? Don’t Rangnick know? Why did he stay alone just to remind him to pay attention to Fletcher? Is Fletcher so powerful as Gattuso? He has played games with AC Milan and led the team to win AC Milan. What is there to be afraid of if Fletcher is?

He was a little unhappy, but he still replied politely: "Yes, I'll be careful."

Rangnick heard the stiffness and reluctance in his tone, but he didn't say anything, just smiled. Then he patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder and left.

Chu Zhongtian stayed alone in the conference room and was still thinking about this.

It was so unhappy to think that he would be looked down upon by the head coach because of Fletcher. Now he couldn't wait to get the game to begin. He wanted Rangnick to see who was careful of who he was going to face Fletcher.
Chapter completed!