Fame with a ball

When Lin Zhigao finished watching the normal training match of the first team and entered the locker room under the leadership of the assistant coach Mr. Ferrari, all the players of the Bianconeri had clearly divided into three small groups for discussion and conversation.

When he walked into the locker room, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at him.

Lin Zhigao was also watching them, and quickly looked at everyone who gathered together, trying to figure out who the boss in the locker room was from their expressions and standing postures.

What puzzled him was that there didn't seem to be an absolute authority here, a person who said nothing, but it seemed that there were several players doing their own thing.

Lin Zhigao's guess was correct. Originally, there was an absolute king in the Juventus locker room, and that was the "Zebra Prince" - Alessandro Del Piero.

Del Piero has been in the football world for 20 years, and he has played for Juventus for 18 years. Even in the most difficult time for Juventus, he did not leave him. He is a world-class player and is well-deserved in the Italian football world. superstar.He is 38 years old this year. Most professional players at this age have already retired, but Del Piero still wants to play. He originally wanted to play in the top league for another year or two before retiring directly at Juventus, but Capello is coming this season.

The relationship between Del Piero and Capello is definitely not good, or even a little bad.When Capello was coaching at Juventus, he once cleaned the locker room in order to establish his absolute authority, but Piero was the boss of the locker room at the time, so of course he would resist, so the two had a personal relationship. It was extremely bad, and finally the Serie A "phone door" broke out, and Capello simply left Juventus.

Now Capello is coming back to the Bianconeri. He said directly to the media in May, "For next season's game, I do have some personnel adjustments to make, such as eliminating those who can no longer play fiercely. Players in the game, input more fresh blood or something" - this is almost directly telling Del Piero that you are not in my squad for next season.

So Piero had to choose to leave.

In fact, the Juventus executives also put forward such a proposal: Del Piero announced his retirement at Juventus directly after the end of last season. In this case, the Juventus executives will hold a grand farewell ceremony for him. There will be a press conference attended by reporters and tens of thousands of fans, there will be a dinner, and even a friendly match.

In the friendly match, Juventus officials will invite Del Piero all the superstars he wants to invite, whether they are retired or active. The current UEFA President, Mr. Platini, is the former Juventus The players will also come, and then Juventus executives, from the chairman to the manager, will participate in such a ceremony to make the most dignified farewell ceremony for Del Piero.

And after Del Piero retires, he can also directly enter the Juventus senior management, just as Zidane entered the Real Madrid senior management after retiring from Real Madrid.

But Del Piero refused. The reason for his refusal was that he wanted to prove that he could still play football and played well-of course, the more important reason was to be angry with Capello.Aren't you playing to let me retire and leave the game to give you your attention?Okay, the club drove me away for you, but I will definitely not make you feel comfortable. I will continue to stay in the football field, continue to occupy the page of the newspaper, and disgust you from time to time... This is what Piero thinks in his heart .

So after ending his contract with Juventus, Del Piero went directly to the American Major League, and it was David Beckham who led the way.Del Piero has a good personal relationship with Beckham. Beckham is the player he most wants to partner with in his life. Although Del Piero has gone to the American Major League, he can no longer be teammates with Beckham because Beckham has retired. Yes, but two world-class stars who are also from Europe can still take care of each other there.

Although Del Piero is 38 years old, his physical fitness is very good. According to the data of professional sports coaches, he can still play at a high level for one or two years. Therefore, after he leaves Juventus, the competition for his Not only American teams, but even Bundesliga, Ligue [-] clubs, and China's Shenhua.

In order to get Del Piero, Shanghai Shenhua once offered an annual salary of 1500 million yuan. This figure looks amazing in China, but it is obviously not enough for top European players.So Del Piero went to the American Major League, which could offer him an annual salary of 250 million euros.

As soon as Del Piero left, the banner of the Juventus locker room fell, and the players who had been attached to him were looking for the next "locker room leader", or simply raised the banner to be the boss.

There are currently three talkative groups in the Juventus locker room, led by Simone Pepe, Gianluigi Buffon, and Alexander Manninger.

Needless to say, Buffon is a world-class goalkeeper, mature and stable. He once served as the captain of Juventus, and then the captain's position was given to Del Piero.He is a goalkeeper, but he is also a banner of Juventus. Several players who are over 35 years old like him are also low-key and silent, but mature and calm players take his words as sacred.

And Pepe, of course, this Pepe is not the Pepe of Real Madrid, that Pepe is a Brazilian-Portuguese, and this Pepe is a native Italian.He is a winger, advocating offense, not in line with Juventus' usual style of play, and has a different playing philosophy from Buffon and other veterans, but he has won some young players headed by Marchisio and De Chelie There are more than a dozen people in their group, and they are the largest group in the locker room, led by Pepe.

One of the weakest groups in the Juventus dressing room comes from those foreign players, Manninger from Austria, Elia from the Netherlands, Sorensen from Denmark, Lichtsteiner from Switzerland, etc. These are from Europa Players from another continent had to huddle together in this predominantly Italian team to avoid isolation and to fight for more power for themselves.

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Lin Zhigao is now more and more aware of the importance of learning a foreign language.

If he can only speak English, then his current situation will be extremely embarrassing, because there is no player from England in this Bianconeri, even those foreign players, they will consciously use Italian in the locker room Exchange, who made this an Italian giants team, and 90% of the team's main players are from Italy.

Of the 34 players in the first team, only seven are from other countries, and four of them are only substitutes.Although English is also an official language in Italy, for these players who have been studying in football schools since childhood and joined Italian clubs in their teens, they would not want to learn one if they don’t play in foreign leagues. foreign language.

Thankfully, Lin Zhigao once again thanked himself for being wise, and learned Italian three months in advance, allowing him to communicate freely in the locker room without leaving an image of him being arrogant or unapproachable.

Mr. Ferrari introduced the members of the team to Lin Zhigao one by one. No matter who he was facing, Lin Zhigao always smiled politely and modestly, showing the gentle side of the Asians, which made other members of the team treat him for the first time. A good impression.

Manninger first expressed kindness to Lin Zhigao, because they are both foreign players.Followed by Pepe, this slightly impatient striker is eager to establish his dominance before the new head coach rectifies the locker room, so he wants to win over all players that can be won over.The veterans headed by Buffon still looked at Lin Zhigao with calm eyes. However, although they would not express any excessive kindness to him, they would not deliberately tease him.

In fact, the cautiousness of both parties is not without reason.The departure of Del Piero this season has really caused a wave of public opinion in Italian football. The media are speculating whether Juventus will sign another heavyweight player after the departure of Prince Zebra - but they are looking forward to it. Lin Zhigao, this is really beyond everyone's expectations.

The Juventus players are even more inexplicable about the club's signings. In their view, the club's signings are almost unbelievable. Why do they spend a lot of money on so many outstanding Italian strikers? How about finding an Asian?

It wasn't until Pepe got in touch with the club's chief scout Sensibel that he knew that the signing was directed by the club's general manager, Mr. Marotta.This undoubtedly sent a message to the Juventus locker room-the transfer that Marotta personally facilitated must have a lot of insider information.

Although they don't know the hidden secrets, given the great prestige of the three words Giuseppe Marotta in the Apennines region, it is enough to give all Juventus players a hint, so that they don't want to be a newcomer when he first arrives. Show off your majesty.

The delicate and cautious atmosphere in the Juventus locker room gave Lin Zhigao time to adapt. He quickly figured out the division of forces in the locker room and adjusted his strategy: Treating Manninger's foreign players like himself Friends, be warm and considerate, because they are in the same situation, so even if the relationship is a little better, others will not mistakenly think that he is deliberately wooing people.When dealing with Pepe's young main players, you must show a humble attitude. It doesn't matter if you are more obedient or obedient. The main thing is to break into the enemy's interior first.

As for Buffon and the others, although they seem to be quite talkative, they are actually the most difficult group of people to tackle. Treat them with courtesy and thoughtfulness.

In short, Lin Zhigao's strategy was right. In less than ten days, he was already called "Lin" by his teammates. Although his tone was not affectionate, it was at least friendly.The two groups of Manninger and Pepe also went out to drink with him once, although it was in a village tavern near Bardonecchia, but this is a good sign, indicating that they are accepting Lin Zhigao as a teammate .

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I'm in Turin, let's have a drink together? — Elchin

No, I'm still training in Bardonecchia and I won't be back until a week later. ——Lin Zhigao to pick you up? — Elchin

...does anyone on the team know you? —— Lin Zhigao

Although I haven't met them, I think they all know me.Well, there are not many Italians who don't know me. —Elchin, never mind, someone will gossip. —— Lin Zhigao

What gossip? (innocent expression) - Elchin

Don't be cute! —— Lin Zhigao

That is, others will say that I know the big boss, so I will definitely open the back door and gossip. ——Lin Zhigao That's a pity, the sunshine in Bordeaux this year is very good, and the wine produced is also very good. —Elchin... how many bottles did you bring? —— Lin Zhigao

And the chocolates I make in my workshop in Turin, limited edition worldwide. — Elchin forgot to mention, less than five bottles.You know, I like to drink a little wine before bed. —Elchin, send the car quickly! —— Lin Zhigao

Cough, come secretly and send me a text message outside the base. —— Lin Zhigao

"Sì, miosignore." - John.