Chinese champion

Chapter 424 Top of the World New Season New Teammate New Captain

When Frankie's latest news came, the Meazza Stadium fell into a dead silence for an instant.

The hand that was preparing to open the champagne just stopped. If you have not experienced the feeling of falling from heaven to hell in an instant, it is difficult to understand that loss.

"He did it." Pei Wei smiled bitterly and said to Zhuang Feng: "He took the championship from me with his own hands...for the first time since 97."

"Forget it, let others win once." Zhuang Feng comforted him: "This year's protagonist is him."

The "he" they were talking about was naturally Hu Yong who had always regarded Pei Wei as his biggest opponent.

"This season is not a pleasant season." Pei Wei sighed: "I have not lost to Wu Qi before, but I lost this year. After 97, I have not lost to Hu Yong. I also lost this year... ...But it doesn't matter, no one can win forever, I admit defeat this season, but in the next season... let me compete with them again!"

After saying this, Pei Wei turned around abruptly, raised his arms and shouted: "Guys! Don't be dazed, let's go back to the locker room! This season is over, no trophies, no champagne! Waiting for us It’s just a beach vacation! Take a break for the summer and let’s start all over next season!”

"Pei Wei is right!" Baggio continued his words: "The season is over. Although there are regrets, we must have the courage to admit failure! Go back to the locker room, tonight will be our team. It's the last time the season is all together!"

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The 08-09 season of the European League is over. Some people are happy, some people are sad. Barcelona, ​​who have reached the final of the Champions League for four consecutive years, won their third Champions League in four years. Jun was brilliant in the final. He played Wu Qi well with his unstoppable breakthrough and ghostly pass. His pass helped Eto'o and Lampard each score a goal. It seems that Zhu Jun I can finally get married this summer, and Mourinho led Barcelona to the Triple Crown. That set of double-forward style of play is really suitable in La Liga.Although Manchester United relied on Dong Yuzhuo who came off the bench in the second half to get back a point, they still can only accept the runner-up trophy, but this is also their best result in the Champions League since 99.

Manchester United also ranked second in the league. Manzini regained the league title he had lost for two years in the first year after taking the position of Chelsea coach, but in the Champions League, he still failed to surpass his predecessor Mourini O, was eliminated in the semi-finals, and the coach of the eliminated team Barcelona was his predecessor.

Bundesliga Bremen won three consecutive championships and continued to firmly suppress the former overlord Bayern. Lyon, the seven-time champion of Ligue 20, stumbled unexpectedly, and was overtaken by Marseille in the last round of away games. This is also the veteran team of Ligue [-] First league title in nearly [-] years.

Serie A... AC Milan had the last laugh, Hu Yong's first gold-rich championship since he landed in Europe, this is also something worthy of special mention by the Chinese media.

Although there were no big games in the summer of 09, the World Cup qualifiers were as important as the continental cups. For Chinese fans, the World Cup qualifiers did not worry them as much as before.

As early as when the European leagues were in full swing, the Chinese national team’s World Cup journey had already begun in February this year. When facing the group stage, He Jin did not recall any players who played in Europe at all. Relying on domestic players and most of the former Olympic team players, they easily entered the final quarter-finals with a record of victory. The Chinese team was in a group with Australia, Japan and Bahrain. During the period when Pei Wei was injured and absent Within the time limit, the first two games of the Chinese team's group stage have ended. Under the leadership of Hu Yongzhujun and others, the Chinese team defeated Australia and Bahrain in a row and ranked first in the group with six points.

After the end of the season, Pei Wei rested for a week, and then flew back to China with other players who played in Europe. Before July [-]th, they will finish the remaining four World Cup qualifiers. And only then began their vacation.

For the Chinese team members who have won countless honors in Europe, the quarter-finals of the Asian qualifiers are too childish. Besides, in the Chinese team, they have won the top five European league titles or the Champions Cup title There are more than seven players in the team, this lineup is first-class even if it is won in the world!

These four games were relatively boring. The Chinese team was so strong that they were defeated in the quarter-finals. After defeating Japan in consecutive away games and Australia at home, the Chinese team accumulated [-] points in four rounds, already two ahead of schedule. In the round, I got a ticket for the World Cup.

These two victories are of course inseparable from the excellent performance of the players in Europe - they are all holding back their energy. He Jin promised them during the training camp that if they can qualify early, then he will let them go early. It's a big vacation, in order to go to rest early, Pei Wei and the others are still desperate?
After the celebration banquet held for qualifying for the World Cup, He Jin fulfilled his promise. If Pei Wei and others were granted an amnesty, they would have slipped away as soon as the banquet was over. For the former players, this more than one month vacation is really precious.

In the remaining two games, He Jin dispatched a lineup consisting mainly of young players and domestic players to train the team, and he was quite satisfied with the result. He defeated Bahrain in the away game and drew with Japan 1:1 at home in the final round. The Japanese team also relied on this tie to squeeze Australia to the third place. The unlucky Australia was originally aiming at the qualifying places in Asia, but it still only ranked fifth in Asia, and it still had to compete with the champion of Oceania, the old Rival New Zealand compete for a World Cup spot.

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But all of this has nothing to do with Pei Wei. He flew back to Milan immediately after leaving China. He was going to fulfill his promise last summer: give Marco a complete and real honeymoon.

From the islands of Mallorca to the beaches of Hawaii, and then to the beautiful Maldives, the two of them have left their footprints in the most famous tourist destinations in summer. There is no disturbance from reporters or transfer rumors. Within a short period of time, Pei Wei spent his most relaxing vacation.

Turn off the phone, don't care about anything, and completely isolate yourself from the outside world. Anyway, it is impossible for Inter Milan to transfer him out, and I have also greeted Liu Qinglin. I don't need to come here for any business matters during this period. Just find yourself and leave it to him to deal with it. There are also specialized people in domestic football schools who manage it, so he doesn't need to worry about it. Therefore, during this month, Pei Wei put everything down and immersed himself in it wholeheartedly. In the two-person world with Marco.

But after playing, Pei Wei did not let go of his training at all. The 3000-meter routine running exercise every morning is indispensable. Every afternoon, he has to get familiar with the ball feeling, play beach football or something, Pei Wei I don't want to become a big fat man after this holiday, not to mention affecting the game, the most important thing is to damage the image!
So at the end of this month, Pei Wei who reappeared in front of other people did not change much, except that he was a little dark because of too much sun on the beach, but he was still so strong and lean.

When Pei Wei appeared in front of Liu Qinglin, all the resentment in Liu Qinglin's stomach burst out: "Hello, I've been playing for so long, it's hard for me, do you know how many commercials are waiting for you to shoot? Signed It's a contract, boss!"

Pei Wei hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, Uncle Liu, I'm really bothering you this time! Isn't it half a month before the team gathers? During this period, I will give you all the 100 catties , do whatever you want!"

"That's what you said." Liu Qinglin took out a folder like magic: "I have already arranged the itinerary for this half month. From today onwards, you have to listen to me!"

"Oh my god!" Pei Wei yelled, rubbing his forehead: "I knew that the price of being comfortable this month is not that simple..."

That being said, Pei Wei also knew that Liu Qinglin would not allow him to shoot too many commercials. After all, all the world-class companies that Pei Wei signed with now were world-class companies. Not enough time and energy.

But, it is necessary to complain a few words, otherwise Liu Qinglin will deal with him more ruthlessly in the future.

"By the way, is there any news during this time? How is the club going?" Pei Wei asked Liu Qinglin.

"There is no news." Liu Qinglin shook his head: "Compared with last summer, this summer is simply dull! There is no news worth noting at all. The most noteworthy thing is probably the fact that Cassano returned to Italy and joined Juventus. And then... Li Min signed a four-year contract with Liverpool."

"Oh." Pei Wei nodded: "Where is our Inter Milan?"

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This summer's European transfer market was calm, and the occasional few transactions were minor incidents. The same is true for Serie A. AC Milan's generous transfer market last year allowed them to win the No.18 league championship trophy in history. With the idea of ​​"the championship team does not need to make too many adjustments", before this season, AC Milan only released a few veterans and added a few young people who are not too well-known. Juventus continued their small business and careful calculation. , but the former Italian golden boy Cassano, whose contract expired, was introduced for free from Real Madrid.

However, after the silence last summer, Inter Milan set off a wave in the transfer market this year. When Materaz was 36 years old, he introduced the 1.9-meter-zero Belgian central defender Campani from Hamburg, Germany to maintain the defense. At the same time, due to his advanced age, Vieira is not suitable for such intense and intensive competitions in Serie A. In addition, he hopes to return to his motherland to end his career, so he switched back to Ligue [-] after the end of the season. Newly promoted champion Marseille, Inter Milan bought Italian international Perotta from Roma to replace him.

Before the start of Inter Milan's pre-season training, Inter Milan completed the most expensive transfer on the Apennine Peninsula this summer.

The French international, the 21-year-old Nasri, who made great contributions to Marseille's victory in the league championship last season, was transferred from Marseille at a price of 100 million. This newcomer called "New Zidane" As early as last summer, he became the target of the big giants, but last year he rejected the invitations from Real Madrid, Barcelona and other teams, and decided to train in Marseille for another year, and the facts proved this decision Whether it is a great thing for him or for Marseille, after a perfect season, his worth has risen, if it is not for the weight of Vieira, Blanca wants to dig this future Countless newcomers really need to spend a lot of brains.

Nasri can play multiple positions such as attacking midfielder, central midfielder, second forward and winger. Whether he is partnering with Pei Wei in the midfield or as a substitute for Pei Wei, Ibrahimovic and Ronaldinho, it is reassuring. From this From a perspective, Inter Milan's 100 million is too worthwhile.

The arrival of Nasri will undoubtedly have an impact on the main position of Pei Wei and others, but from another aspect, his presence makes Inter Milan's frontcourt bench thicker than ever before, and as long as it is normal Competition is definitely a good thing for a team.

On the first day of training after the team regrouped, Baggio introduced three newcomers to the squad.

They are young, they have strength, and they are eager for championships. Such fresh blood is exactly what a team needs most.

However, their joining will definitely have an impact on the original players. Campani can say that Inter Milan is already a bit out of place in the central defender position. Materaz and Cordoba are both in their thirties. Veteran, Andreoli is too young, and as Zanetti has gradually faded out of the game, only Maicon is left as a right back in the team. He will appear more at the right back position, There are only two Mesozoic players, Burdisso and Dainelli, at the central defender position. It is inevitable to add fresh force, and the departure of Vieira also made room for Perotta. Only Nasri The arrival of the player will have a direct impact on Pei Wei's position. Many people are speculating that Inter Milan no longer needs Pei Wei?Have you started looking for a replacement for Pei Wei?
But Pei Wei looked very happy. When Zanetti introduced Pei Wei to Nasri, Pei Wei held Nasri's hand enthusiastically: "Welcome! With you here, our The strength of the frontcourt is stronger! This season, we must find everything we lost last season!"

Nasri's expression was even more excited: "You are the target I have been chasing! So when my agent asked me if I would like to come to Inter Milan, I said yes! It is my honor to fight by your side !"

The other players roared with laughter, and Pei Wei withdrew his hand in embarrassment: "I didn't expect that I had become the target of young players... Am I old? I'm only 26..."

After seeing this scene, Baggio felt relieved, as long as there were no problems between the players, he was confident to lead the Inter Milan team to the top again!

After introducing everyone to his new teammates, Zanetti cleared his throat: "Everyone be quiet, I have something to announce."

The players were all quiet, no matter who it is, they will respect the only banner of Inter Milan in the past ten years.

"Because I will appear more as an assistant coach this season, it is not suitable for me to continue to be the captain." Zanetti smiled and said to everyone: "After obtaining the coach's consent, I have resigned." Therefore, now we need to select a new captain from among you.”

The players looked at each other in blank dismay, no one thought that before the start of the new season, they would lose their most reliable captain in the past ten years.

But it's normal to think about it. After all, the captain is almost 37 years old. At this age, it is really impossible to play all the games in a season like before, and a captain who can't play most of the games is not very good. In control of the team.

Baggio nodded: "Javier is right. After research by our coaching staff, it is decided that your new captain is..."

Baggio took the captain's armband from Zanetti and walked up to Pei Wei: "Pei!"

"We agree!" All the team members responded enthusiastically after being stunned for a moment. Except for the captain Zanetti, only Materac and Cordoba have played for Inter Milan longer than Pei Wei. They are also members of the team. The second captain and the third captain, but like Zanetti, they are already very old, and their playing time is gradually decreasing. Others like Cambiasso came to Inter Milan in the same year as Pei Wei, but he did not Like Pei Wei, who came out of the Inter Milan youth team, coupled with his absolute main force position, no one is more suitable to be the captain than Pei Wei.

Pei Wei himself was stunned for a moment. Although he has always been the captain of the Chinese Olympic team and the national team, and occasionally wore the captain's armband in previous games, it is still the first to be named captain in such a serious manner. Second-rate.

"No..." Pei Wei just wanted to say no, but was overwhelmed by the cheers of others: "Welcome the new captain!"

(End of this chapter)