Although the chat was not very pleasant in the end, Emily went to buy the game between Hoffenheim and Manchester United. She spent 1,000 euros to bet Hoffenheim won Manchester United, but she only bet on the winner and loser, not the others.

When Chu Zhongtian woke up, he had forgotten all the unpleasant parts he had talked with Emily last night. He returned to the player's state, and his mind was full of football.

This day is game day, and there will be a game that is very important for Hoffenheim in the evening. At this time, Chu Zhongtian will never think about anything else.

After getting up, Ibisevic, who was in the same room, then went to have dinner together. After resting, I went to the gym for strength training. I had lunch at noon, rest in the afternoon, and then set off for Rhine-Neka Stadium at 4:30.

That's all his arrangements on game day.

He doesn't need to surf the Internet on his mobile phone, or talks with someone on the phone, doesn't play computers, or games. It sounds like an ascetic, but this is how Chu Zhongtian adjusts his self-state, which helps him concentrate and focus without distraction.

※※※When he was preparing for the game like this, other aspects were also preparing for the game.

Manchester United won’t talk about it. The preparations for the game were completed last night. Ferguson announced the starting list and specific tactical arrangements at the tactical meeting. Today’s arrangements are similar to Hoffenheim, and there is no big difference.

At this point, the busiest thing is actually the media and fans.

The broadcasting car of the TV broadcasting agency drove to the outside of the Rhine-Neka Stadium early in the morning for debugging. Journalists from various media also started their work one after another.

The fans are also very busy, busy packing up their things and going to watch the football game, and busy chatting with fellow students about the evening games...Konelia is responsible for organizing the "villages" to watch the game. Although she is a woman, she is the leader of the fan club in Hoffenheim. The name of this fan club is very ordinary, it is called "Hoffenheim 1899 Fan Club". This is the best fan club in Hoffenheim town. It can be said that the long history of the Hoffenheim team has, the long history of this fan club.

The members of this club are no longer alive, and the members have changed one after another, but the club is always there. Koniriya, who is 45 years old this year, became a member of the club when she was twenty years old, and she was a witness of Hoffenheim's eighth grade jump in 20 years, and saw with her own eyes how Hoffenheim transformed and rose step by step.

Now she has become a veteran and leader in the group. Although she is not the consul of Hoffenheim, she is also a very prestigious person in this small town. It is because she loves Hoffenheim and is the leader of the "Hoffenheim 1899 Fan Club". This can be seen from their house.

Their home has become a tourist attraction in Hoffenheim.

Before each Hoffenheim game, what she does is basically the same. Contact the members of the club who want to watch the game to confirm whether they will not change their itinerary plan, and then tell them the time to gather, and everyone will go together. Then prepare the equipment for everyone to watch the game, not the jerseys, but the jerseys are all personal preparations. They mainly include slogans, banners, banners, portraits, etc.

Today is no different from usual, but Koniriya seems even more excited. Because today's game is a life-and-death battle for Hoffenheim. If you lose, you may bid farewell to the Champions League this season. If you win, you can definitely continue.

She called one by one early in the morning and notified everyone. She didn't need to call everyone, she just called every household. Anyway, they were all in the same town, and even if they knocked from door to door, it would not take two hours.

Then she began to clean up the guys she and her husband were going to watch the game. She picked up Hoffenheim's scarf, spread her hands and raised them high.

"Hoffenheim!" she shouted like watching the ball on the court.

"Hey, my dear, this game has not started yet. What are you calling now?" The husband looked at her swallow and leaned over and asked.

"I'll practice." Koniriya looked back at her husband.

"What's there to practice?"

"We want to take revenge!" Konilia said in the circle, with a strong momentum of "women are not as good as men". "Last time I went to Old Trafford, I was completely suppressed by those English fans. This time, at our home court, I can't make the British too arrogant!"

Seeing her full of fighting spirit, her husband smiled helplessly. He was not as fanatical as his wife. Although he was also a hardcore, he washed the exterior walls and chimneys of the house by himself.

Sometimes you will feel that except for appearance and figure, Konilia is not like a woman in her body. But as her husband, Mr. Coburn likes this energetic fat woman so much.

※※It is four o'clock in the afternoon, and it is only half an hour before Hoffenheim players take a bus to Rhine-Neka Stadium. Sinsheim is a small city and there is no traffic jam problem in big cities, so they will not set off in advance.

Everyone sat in the hotel lobby, waiting to pedal, and chatted in groups of three or five.

The reporters gathered outside the hotel to photograph them and reported the game.

On the other side, Manchester United players gathered together and prepared to go to the stadium.

The most important game in the entire Group B is finally about to begin.

At half past four, the players stood up one after another, walked out of the hotel gate under the urging of the assistant coach, and boarded the bus parked outside the gate.

Meanwhile, Manchester United players also got into their car.

The two teams drove from the two hotels to the Rhine-Neka Stadium on time.

Along the way, everyone can see fans along the street.

Not only Hoffenheim fans, but also many Manchester United fans. This time, Manchester United fans followed the team more than 6,000 people, and they accounted for one-fifth in the stands of 30,000 people. The momentum they created can be imagined.

But this time, Hoffenheim fans were also prepared. They had the advantage in numbers and would definitely not give up easily. Last time at Old Trafford, they were suppressed by the whole game of Manchester United Stadium and could hardly make any sound. The loudest group of people cheering for Hoffenheim later found out that they were still Englishmen, and they were Chu Zhongtian's fans... This was a great humiliation for the Germans, so many fan clubs in Hoffenheim had been connected long ago, and they had to give Manchester United fans a little color in the stands, otherwise the British would really make them laugh at them as if they were no one in Germany.

Yingde has always had grudges, but not only in football, but this grudge will be amplified in football.

Football is a war in a peaceful era, and no one wants to lose.

Because we know the grudges between the fans of the two countries, this game is a severe test for Sinsheim's police force. In addition to the traffic police, almost all police officers have been transferred to maintain order on the court. Fortunately, Sinsheim is a city where security is good, so there is no need to worry that the gangsters take the opportunity to make trouble... The buses on both sides also drove the way, escorting the Rhine-Neka Stadium.

It was less than five o'clock, and the Rhine-Neka Stadium was already full of people.

It can be clearly seen from the car that the fans of both sides were divided into two camps under the isolation of the police, with the contrast between red and blue.

Because it was winter, although it was only four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky began to appear twilight, and there was only a trace of rays of light in the west. The stadium had already turned on various lighting.

When the players went out to warm up, there were already people sitting in the stands. The fans who entered the court were busy hanging their slogans and banners, or spreading out various portraits and flags, which were used in the game in a while.

Koniriya was among them. She and several cadres of the "Hoffenheim 1899 Fan Club" entered the court first and took out all the props they brought, but this was not the most important one. In order to create momentum for this game and make Hoffenheim feel more at home, they also specially made a huge Hoffenheim team flag, about 40 meters long and twenty-five meters wide. They were rolled into a roll and carried in by more than a dozen strong men, and piled at the top of the stands. Koniriya and her men were busy fixing the top of the flag at the top of the stands. At that time, everyone took over and gradually spread the front flag, and the visual effect was quite amazing.

※※※"The weather has been very good these two days, and the venue conditions are OK." In the locker room, the players have warmed up, and head coach Rangnick is making the final pre-war mobilization for the players. "And thankfully, none of you fell down in front of the flu. So I can't find a reason why we should lose to Manchester United at home. Since there is no reason, don't lose."

"I'm glad you haven't expressed fear these days, but have been full of fighting spirit. How important this game is, I don't need to repeat it anymore. Now is the time to test our preparations for this game..." Rangnick was also planning to speak generously. His assistant coach, Caidler, suddenly knocked on the door, handed him a piece of paper, and retreated back.

Rangnick looked down at the paper in his hand. Chu Zhongtian noticed that the expression on his face changed and became a little ugly. Then he raised his head and said to everyone: "Our opponent's starting list is different from what we expected... Rooney did not start."

Chu Zhongtianxin said no wonder the head coach's face suddenly became ugly.

Previously, the team predicted that the opponent's lineup was that all the main players were on, because this game was also very important to Manchester United. They could not send a bunch of substitutes, that was asking for death.

Rangnick imagined Manchester United's method to be 442, which is basically the same as the game at Old Trafford.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United's starting lineup is indeed 451 today, Rooney did not start, and Michael Irving started.

The goalkeeper is Kutssack. Although Van der Sar has performed well in the first four seasons, he is old after all, and he has gradually become a substitute this season. Left-back Evra, central defenders Rio Ferdinand and Vidic, right-backs are different from the first match between the two sides, and they are Park Ji-sung who cannot run. In the midfield, Carrick and Fletcher are partnered in the midfield, Scholes is the front midfielder, and Nani and Obertan are the two sides. The forward who is heading at the front is No. 7 Irving.

In fact, most of the predictions are similar to those of Rangnick, which is Park Ji-sung, Obertan and the striker are different from those of the striker. At the same time, Rooney is the target of Rangnick's focus before the game, telling the whole team how to curb such a strong tank. For this reason, he designed many plans to let Sana and the defender closely guard Rooney. The last time the two teams fought, they did a good job in the first half and collapsed in the second half. This time, Rangnick could not let Rooney show his power again.

Unexpectedly, Rooney did not start in this game, but was on the bench... His first reaction was that Rooney was injured? However, there was no news about Rooney's injury before the game. In the last round of the Premier League, Rooney also started for 70 minutes and was not injured at all in the game. Could it be that he was injured when he arrived at Hoffenheim yesterday? The probability is too small... impossible.

Then why did Ferguson put him on the bench instead of sending him on the court? Does he think that he could defeat Hoffenheim away without relying on Rooney?

This is impossible. Ferguson cannot be such a arrogant person. Moreover, judging from the starting candidates in other positions, Ferguson obviously believes that he has to do his best to defeat Hoffenheim, and there is no other place to stay. Why did he stay in the important position of the striker?

This doesn't make sense.

Rooney's failure to start also surprised Hoffenheim's players. They looked at each other and didn't know what to do. The plans they had formulated before were all aimed at Rooney, but now suddenly Rooney is no longer there, and the opponent's formation is different. What should we do?

Rangnick shook his head and left all the guesses about why Rooney didn't start. Now is not the time to figure out this problem, but to find a way to end the current problem, and there is not much time left for him.

He told the team: "It seems we need to change the plan a little bit...Sana, you mainly focus on Scholes, central defenders pay attention to Irving, and others will remain the same as before."

His original arrangement was that Sana would also assist the back line in guarding Rooney, because Rooney was used to retreating and responding and then attacking the attack direction. Since Rooney did not play, then make adjustments to liberate Sanaa and defending Manchester United's midfielder Scholes. Scholes is also a very threatening figure. When the two sides fought for the first time, Scholes did not start, and after they came on as a substitute, Manchester United's offensive began to become threatening. Therefore, Scholes must not be left alone.

Sana nodded and agreed. Anyway, whether it was Rooney or Scholes, his task was the same - curb the opponent's performance, protect the space while defending, and protect the football while attacking.

In addition, the requirements for Chu Zhongtian are also higher. Because the opponent put five people in the midfield, the number of people is better than ours, and this number of people in the game will be reflected soon. However, Rangnick did not say much to Chu Zhongtian.

Rangnick once said in an interview after a game: "With Chu, we are always one more person." This just says that Chu Zhongtian is good at physical fitness and good at running. In fact, there is another more important meaning - Chu Zhongtian can mobilize the ability and enthusiasm of his teammates around him, which will make the team look like there is one more person on the court. So although Manchester United has one more person in the midfield than Hoffenheim, as long as Chu Zhongtian is there, the number of people is actually equal.

After quickly revising the tactics, there was no time left. Rangnick had prepared a speech full of inspirational thoughts, but it was useless, so he had to wave his hand: "Everyone, remember this is a final!"

※※※When Chu Zhongtian stood in the player corridor, he looked back and looked at Manchester United's player. Rooney walked up from behind, then slapped and chatted with his teammates. He did not stop, but continued to walk out. Judging from his walking posture, it was impossible to tell that he was unable to play due to injury, and his expression did not look like the frustration and anger of being unable to play due to injury, and he seemed very relaxed with a smile.

Chu Zhongtian thought about it in his mind, thinking that this might have been arranged by Ferguson.

In order to disrupt our arrangements, it seems that it has done it... Although Coach Rangnick urgently revised the tactical arrangements, everyone has been practicing the one for more than a week, and suddenly changed it to another brand new and completely unprepared tactic. It is really doubtful how much it can be accomplished... Ferguson is indeed an old fox. He has worked in this industry for too long and has rich experience.

I wonder what arrangements he will make for me then?

Chu Zhongtian thought of Crick and Fletcher as a midfielder, but arranged a Scholes. It is estimated that Carrick would not have too many opportunities to go forward in this game. He and Fletcher will curb himself. Two-on-one? I have encountered it before... Chu Zhongtian wouldn't think about those anymore, anyway, he would naturally know when the game was about.

It's useless to think too much now.

He pulled the captain's armband upwards, then turned around and shouted at everyone, "Here you come out, brothers!"

The three referees in front have already stepped on the stage of appearance.

The huge noise is getting closer and closer to the players. In fact, head coach Rangnick doesn't need to spit in the lounge, dancing and making passionate mobilization speeches. Hoffenheim players will instantly burst into their heads whenever they hear this tsunami-like voice calling your name.

Such a competition is simply an excellent stage to show oneself.

If you don’t give your all in such a game, why are you playing football?

"Come on the field!" The excited Hoffenheim players all shouted with the shouts coming from outside. No one mobilized or led the way, and everyone's emotions burst out at this moment.

The Manchester United players next to them have always been very calm. They were startled by the sudden scream of the Hoffenheim players and turned their heads to look at them, as if they were watching a group of psychopaths.
Chapter completed!