Football: I carry forward Shaolin Kungfu

Stepping into the stadium in Bologna, Inter Milan coach Conte looked worried.

With his hands behind his back, he looked at the players adapting to the field on the court with complicated eyes.

He took out a stick of chewing gum from his bosom and put it in his mouth, but he didn't chew it, he just yelled silently.

He knew that he had gradually lost control of the locker room.

As a tough head coach, Conte has a very strong self-esteem, and he is not willing to be out like this!

Since the player era, Conte has served as the captain of the Serie A giants for a long time and was the core figure of Juventus in the glory days of the 90s.

After coaching, he brought the leadership style of his player era to the team.

Whether it was Cagliari at the start, Juventus on the way to glory, or an adventure at Chelsea in England, these experiences brought Conte the championship trophy and made him one of the top coaches in Europe, but also shaped Conte even more. Dee has a one-of-a-kind style on the team.

"I am the leader of the team, and my strict management method is the key to the team's achievements!"

Conte emphasized this to the media on more than one occasion.

His current goal is to keep his handsome position and stabilize his position in Inter Milan.

He is the former captain of Juventus. He came to Inter Milan under great pressure last year. He was controversial. Whether it was from Juventus, a diehard Inter Milan fan, or a good media, no one was optimistic about the deal.

Some people even said that Conte was an undercover agent sent by the enemy Juventus, just to screw up Inter Milan, a century-old giant!

Such a statement is naturally a fallacy, and it is nothing more than attracting people's attention.

However, this also spurs Conte from the side.

He warned himself that he must bring the championship back to Inter Milan and show Italian football that as a professional coach, I, Conte, can succeed no matter which club I am in!

Only by relying on one's own strength and leading Inter Milan to win the championship can they continue to secure Inter Milan's handsome position.

The Champions League is obviously more valuable than Serie A!

"Next, I will announce the starting list!"

It was not until 20 minutes before the start of the game that Conte was in the locker room that he called the players together and announced the starting list.

This is obviously the result of his deliberation.

"Goalkeeper Handanovic, three defenders, Ranocchia, Godin, Schick."

"Left wing-back Perisic, midfield three, Gagliardini, Brozovic, Vecino, right wing-back Moses."

"Two forwards, Sanchez and Esposito."

After the announcement, there was an uproar in the locker room!

7 substitutes came on!

The players looked at each other in blank dismay, and several substitute players were also stunned, never expecting that they would be able to start.

Especially the central defender, Uruguayan veteran Godin.

Since his poor performance at the beginning of the season and becoming a substitute, Godin played for Inter Milan last time, or three months ago, after which he was injured and has been recovering from his injury. He only resumed training with the ball two weeks ago.

This game actually started!

The starting striker Esposito was extremely excited, with his mouth wide open and an expression of anticipation on his face.

"What, what, I finally started..."

He is the striker promoted by Conte from the youth team after the winter break. He is not yet 18 years old. He only played for Inter Milan for 5 minutes before, and he didn't even take a shot.

This game actually started!

"What the hell, can't I play!" Barrera, who was impatient and fiery, stood up suddenly and questioned Conte.

Barrera is the absolute main force of Inter Milan. He has started all 30 Serie A games this season.

There are only 8 rounds in the league, and it is the stage of grabbing points, but Barrera was replaced.

"What attitude! With your attitude, so what if I make you a substitute!" Conte confronted tit-for-tat, and did not give in at all.

Varela glanced at his teammates with complex expressions, sneered, and stopped talking.

"Calm down, everyone, please listen to Mr. Conte's deployment and arrangements!"

The old captain Handa stood up and winked at everyone.

He must appease his teammates, at least not at this stage, openly conflict with the coach, this will only intensify the conflict with Conte, which is not good for the team.

Conte folded his arms around his chest and said seriously:

"Want to win the Champions League? If you want to, just listen to me."

"I know, you all seem to be playing Serie A, so let me just say two things."

"First, if Inter Milan's semi-main lineup can't even win against the third-to-last team, then don't say you can compete for the championship."

"Second, after today's league game, we will soon face Bayern Munich at home. In order to ensure the competitiveness of the Champions League, I must rotate. This is not negotiable."

"If you recognize that you are a strong team, you shouldn't be so afraid of Bologna. What's more, we have a 5-point advantage. I'm not nervous. Why are you nervous? Apart from me, who else has won the Serie A championship? What do you do? Qualifications and my theory!"

There was silence in the locker room, everyone looked at Conte silently, without saying a word.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Conte thought that he had calmed them down temporarily, so he struck while the iron was hot, pulled the vertical tactical board, and explained the final matters to the starting players in a hurry.

Ye Chen sat down and scratched his head.

He looked at Conte worriedly.

Before Bologna, he expected that the conservative Conte would make some rotations for the Champions League match against Bayern in the middle of next week.

But he didn't expect that there would be a rotation of 7 people!

Even a semi-retired old comrade like Godin made his debut...

And that Esposito, Ye Chen got a headache when he saw him. During training, as soon as the defender stuck to him, he would masturbate in a panic. Playing in Serie B was enough, not at the level of Serie A at all!

Green, the coach of the youth team, once told Ye Chen that he didn't understand why Conte promoted Esposito, who had mediocre shooting skills and was not strong enough, so he wanted to be faster.

There are obviously more outstanding young players in his team, but Conte just likes this kid.

Ye Chen didn't start this game either.

He is not unhappy about this, but he just feels that it is not an easy task to win Bologna, who is under the pressure of relegation, with this large rotation of starting lineup!

"After the relegation, according to the contract, there is a high probability that their salary will be halved!"

The image of Bernie, the rock and roll uncle, sitting and counting money and gesticulating, once again appeared in Ye Chen's mind.

He glanced at Bernie.

Uncle Bei was very relaxed. He simply wore earphones and was listening to music. He probably didn't hear what Conte said.

Conte babbled for a while, then gave what he thought was an inspiring speech for a few minutes, and then went out.

Teammates left silent for a while.

Ye Chen stood up and said to them:

"Brothers, since it is Conte's starting lineup, we must abide by it. He handed the starting list to the fourth official, and we cannot modify it."

"What I want to say is that since the starting lineup has been decided, the brothers in the starting lineup must do their best to win and strive for three points!"

"Bologna is the relegation team. It's not easy to play against the relegation team at this time. They will definitely fight us hard. Be careful not to be provoked by them. Just play according to our own rhythm. Treat it with a normal heart!"

After Ye Chen made a speech, the morale arrows of all the players all went up!

He looked at everyone with relief, "Work hard, I will cheer for you off the court!"

As a player, he has done everything he can, and the next thing is to look at his teammates.