Mister Legend

Chapter 193 Work after the game

Seeing that the Turin coach became easy to talk to, the media put their long-suppressed enthusiasm on him. The three players sitting together on the stage did not answer a single question after 15 minutes, and became Pure decoration.

"Gazzetta dello Sport" reporter asked: "Coach Li, you have lost two games in a row, and you still lost to the team's two biggest rivals. Did the club chairman and senior management have any negative comments or even doubts on you? ?Now the league schedule is almost halfway through, we all know that your contract period is only one year, do you think you will get a new contract before next summer? "

"Although I have been in the Turin club for a short time, I have established very good communication channels and habits with the chairman and other club staff. It is naturally impossible to talk about everything, but the relationship between each other is very good. In the past three weeks, the team has encountered a very difficult schedule, coupled with the ups and downs caused by fatigue, so the results are not satisfactory, but I really haven't heard anyone in the club have any opinions on me. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that they have temporarily endured so as not to interfere with the team's preparations, but I am willing to listen to all valuable suggestions at any time. Everyone knows, so ... if someone says something or wants to say something, I'm always ready."

Li Mudi wasn't sure if someone had talked about him behind his back, so he left room to avoid being slapped in the face if someone found out. "As for next season...it's too early to talk about it. The team and the head coach have always had a two-way choice. They are satisfied with me, and they will naturally offer a new contract. If I fail to meet the team's schedule Goals, or if they don’t meet the club’s team-building philosophy, they will leave obediently and return home to post their resumes everywhere online. Of course, this is not a good choice. Believe me, the feeling of being unemployed is not so good. Alright, the next one .”

A reporter from the "Republic" asked: "Coach Li, we found that the players' state in this game seems to have improved a lot compared with the previous two games. Are you in a good state to meet the games before the winter break, especially the next round of Naples?"

"The rebound of a game can't explain anything, especially the rivals in the same city that need to be selected from the [-] league opponents. The information I have got is exactly the same as yours. The state of the players today is indeed better than before playing Chievo, San Pudoria and the Cup are better. As for what will happen next week, I don’t have the ability to predict it. But no matter what kind of situation we are in, we will do our best in every game. A good way of playing, a bad way when it is not good, people who work hard enough will not be too bad luck, right? As for Naples, as I said before, they are in second place with Rome this season. Because of Juventus, the remaining teams are far behind them, including us of course. Going to the Stadio San Paolo (Stadio San Paolo) to challenge them is an extremely difficult task, even if the old woman goes there It’s not likely to get any good results, so we can only do everything we can and leave the rest to football itself.”

CCTV reporter Zhu Feng in Italy is still partial to his compatriots, and his inquiries are not as aggressive as the Italian reporter: "After the game, all the audience who were still guarding the screen heard the chorus of more than [-] Turin fans. The team song "Ancora Toro", what kind of feeling did Coach Li feel when he was on the scene at that time? Because I saw something that seemed to sparkle in your eyes from the close-up of the broadcast screen. Is it tears? "

The domestic media are really careful enough to observe and like this kind of material that digs into people's inner emotions. However, Li Moody does have some thoughts to share with you at this time, so it can be regarded as a false hit.I saw that he was silent for a while, brewing his feelings, and then responded in a relatively slow voice: "Everyone knows that when I was in elementary school, Serie A landed on the sports program of our Tianchao TV station. , there was no live game at the beginning, it was a highlight of each round of the league. Among them, the team songs of each team will be broadcast in the opening and occasional links. At that time, it was the most powerful Milan dynasty and Sampdoria. era, which gave birth to a large number of Chinese fans of the two teams, and their team songs should have played a big role in this. For me, the first two Italian songs that I can hum are 'Milan , Milan, solo con te' and 'Forza Doria, Forza Sampdoria'... Oh, sorry, as the coach of the Torino team, I should not sing the team anthem of Sampdoria, please forgive me Turin."

It was another little humor that made most people smile, and then it got to the point: "At that time, the Turin team was not very valued by the fans there. Yes, and later got the name of the Seven Sisters of Serie A and was relegated to Serie B. "Ancora Toro" must have been played on the program at that time, but it hardly left any impression on people. I was also preparing to take over the team I only learned it after listening to this song carefully a few times before, but I didn't feel it at first... Once again, I would like to ask Turin fans to forgive me, I didn't think this song is so good, at least it is far away from AC Milan and another The team's anthem is more than one notch worse. However, just after the game that just ended, I was in an extremely depressed situation when I heard the song "Ancora Toro" sung from the fans , but suddenly felt infinite power pouring into the body. This is really not an exaggeration. I believe that the three people beside Belotti, Benassi and Rossettini should have similar feelings. The body spread out on the turf was instantly reinfused with strength."

The three Turin players who served as the background for more than ten minutes immediately nodded solemnly, and the team's fourth captain, Benassi, leaned over and answered the microphone: "Indeed, the singing of the fans gave us great encouragement." and support."

Then Li Mudi took up the topic again: "From this song, I feel the endless love of Turin fans for this team. Even after we let them down again and again, they still choose to continue to trust me and my team." The players who believe that the Red Bulls can fight tenaciously, this emotion really makes me too... How should I put it, there is a famous saying in China called 'a man dies for his confidant', in addition to doing everything to repay the support of the fans Besides, I can’t think of any other forms. So here, I would like to say thank you to every fan who has supported, always supported, and even always supported the Red Bulls, and then please see our actual situation in the future. Go ahead...that's it."

These words were a bit sensational, even hypocritical, but most people at the scene felt the sincerity of the Turin coach, so no one popped out to criticize, which made the press conference go on for the rest of the time. In contrast, the media reporters have finally obtained a lot of reporting resources from the Chinese head coach who has received public attention since the new season, and they have returned with a full load.

The Coppa Italia has reached the main match, that is, the top sixteen. The next game is an away game against AC Milan. The time is scheduled for 1 o'clock in the evening on January 12.The following weekend was the start of the second round of the league, and Torino will return to home against the Rossoneri. It is a coincidence that the two teams will meet twice within four days.In other words, before the winter break, each team has only two games left.The Red Bulls will play an away game against Naples, which has one point more than themselves, at 21:12 pm on December 18 after seven days. After four days, they will return to their home court to welcome Genoa, who is no longer in the form of the beginning of the league. Then you can enjoy the included Two weeks off for Christmas and New Years Day.With such a long-term adjustment opportunity, I believe the players should be able to get back to their respective states.

Li Moody originally planned to cancel the rest on the second day after the game, so as to prepare as much as possible to face another strong opponent, but after checking the physical condition and status of the players through the FM system, he gave up this idea.The stamina of all the main players has dropped below 50%. Among them, Bareca, Baselli and others have less than [-]% left. In addition to the morale that seems to have improved, let them rest for a day Well, after all, the way of civil and martial arts still pays attention to one piece and one relaxation.

However, the players can rest, but the coaching staff and the club's top management cannot relax. The former needs to get together early for a meeting to study how to restrain Naples' powerful attack line, while the latter needs to study the lineup adjustment during the winter break and the contract of the team coach. .

After sixteen league rounds, the White Dolphins scored a total of 32 goals, ranking fourth in this Serie A after Roma (36), Turin (36) and Juventus (35).However, after the main striker Polish striker Milik was seriously injured, the head coach Sarri had no hope of acquiring Belotti. Forward Mertens (Dries Mertens, also translated as Mertens) topped the center position.As a result, this helpless move actually brought great surprises to the team. They beat Udinese 1-61, tied Sassuolo 2-1, beat Inter Milan 1-1 and defeated Cali 3-0 away. Yari and the White Dolphins returned to the top four with this wave of strong performance, and they are only one point away from AC Milan, which can qualify for the Champions League.Mertens even completed his first hat-trick after landing in Serie A in the game against Cagliari, thus becoming the team's top scorer with six goals. It is the confidant of Turin's defense.

The Red Bulls' defensive problems have exposed many problems in the latest period. In the last eight rounds of the league, except for the 2-0 victory over Crotone, which did not concede a goal, the other seven games were successfully scored by the opponent 1.37 times. It is the level of averaging two goals per game, which is already the level of a relegated team.This means that the frontcourt players can score goals, so that the team can rush to the forefront of the standings. If it is still at the level of 12 goals per game last season, it is estimated that the Turin team can only rank No.[-] in the league. The name is gone.However, this is already the result of the defensive coaches and players very hard. After all, the team suddenly lost the three original posterior defense of Glik, Maximovic and Molinao, and temporarily fighting. The newly formed defense line is already considered the strongest combination in the team.So if you want to further improve defensive stability, you can only start with signings. This is also a matter that the club's senior management, especially Valentino Cairo, who is in charge of related work, has been busy.

Originally, Li Mudi planned to spend huge sums of money on Hoffenheim's 21-year-old central defender Niklas Süle, but the club ignored Turin's inquiry at all. When he made his national team debut in the farewell match for Schweinsteiger, the Turin coach knew that his worth was no longer affordable by non-first-class teams.However, before the foreign giants could make a move, the FM system has given that Bayern is negotiating to buy this young player with a potential value of 168. The two parties have basically reached an agreement on the worth of 2000 million euros. The transfer will be completed next summer.In addition, Freiburg teenager Marc-Oliver Kempf, who has just returned to the Bundesliga, is also a good and cheap choice, but his injury history is not reassuring. Listed as last option.In addition, there are also several potential young players under the age of 23 overseas who have the opportunity to grow into first-class central defenders in the future, but none of them have a second EU nationality and cannot join in the winter.

However, there is a new situation in the position of the goalkeeper. According to the report of the British media "The Sun" the day before, if the Turin team wants to sign Joe Hart from Manchester City, they only need to pay a little more than 1000 million euros. The transfer fee seals the deal. "Manchester Evening Post" also published a report about England's national goal. It said that Joe Hart performed very well during his loan in Italy. If there is no accident, he should be bought by the Red Bulls at the end of this season. broken.Blue Moon are willing to sell Hart to a non-Premier League club for 1000 million pounds, which is almost 1200 million euros based on the current exchange rate.Valentino Cairo, who advocated the introduction of the goalkeeper at the beginning, believes that the price is still very cheap. After all, according to the price given by the German "Transfer Market", Joe Hart is still worth 2000 million euros.

Although Li Moody is very displeased with the British goalkeeper who likes to hit the ball too much instead of trying to hold it when the situation permits, as well as the occasional low-level mistakes, but his reaction and goal-line skills are still top in the world. A goalkeeper who has just entered the golden age can be bought for only 1200 million, which is definitely a great deal.But the biggest problem now is salary. Joe Hart’s pre-tax weekly salary in Manchester City is 12 pounds, or about 14 euros, which will be converted into an annual salary of more than 700 million euros, far exceeding the club’s upper line.Considering that the player and his agent are unlikely to accept a salary cut of more than 50%, the Turin coach believes that this transaction is impossible to complete, at least until the financial situation of the Turin club has developed by leaps and bounds.However, Valentino did not give up his last hope. He still wanted to discuss with his father, the chairman, and other high-level officials whether he could break the salary structure once. At the same time, he frequently kept in touch with Hart's agent, trying to persuade him Lower the conditions further.

(End of this chapter)