Fame with a ball

Fabio Capello suddenly appeared at the Bardonecchia training base.

Because the head coach has not appeared in front of the team for a long time, all the tactics and training materials during the summer training period are also arranged by the assistant coach, so many people think that Capello will wait until a week before the start of the official game. Came to the club to meet the team members.

But after everyone finished a confrontation match on the training ground in full swing, they suddenly found that the assistant coach Mr. Ferrari who had been standing outside the training ground had disappeared, and the one who took his place was a medium-sized man with black hair. A middle-aged man with metal-framed glasses, a serious face, and deep forehead lines on his forehead.

At that moment, everyone thought at the same time: Ah, the head coach has finally appeared.

Although today's training is not over yet, everyone is distracted. They can't help paying attention to Capello's expression, and they can't help thinking about how to make a good impression on him. Some even I thought to myself: Should I continue training, or should I go over and say hello to Mr. Capello?

Capello, who was standing outside the court, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, then beckoned and asked everyone to go back to the locker room. He had something to say.

Because Capello consistently maintained his serious expression, all the players did not dare to stay on the court for too long. They quickly left the training ground and rushed to the locker room.

Thirty young and middle-aged men, just finished a sweaty game, and it was the hottest time of summer, but they couldn't take a shower immediately, but had to wait for the head coach to give a lecture-the smell in the locker room was therefore It sucks, it smells like sweat, but everyone is used to the smell.

It's just the smell of sweat, which is nothing.Lin Zhigao thought that his sense of smell had already been trained in England, even if anyone among them had smelly feet, he wouldn’t be afraid, oh, as long as he didn’t open his closet suddenly and mess up his sneakers like a biochemical weapon Throw it away, as Bosroyd once did.

That was literally unbearable, and now, okay.

Capello waited until all the staff arrived before entering the locker room with his arms crossed. His expression did not change the slightest because of the change in the smell, which made Lin Zhigao very admired.

After scanning everyone's faces with stern eyes, Capello pulled out a smile. This smile was a bit stiff and affected almost all facial muscles. Obviously, Capello didn't often make this expression: "Everyone Are you all here?"

This smile might as well not be smiling... The corner of Lin Zhigao's mouth twitched, thinking.

"Yes, everything is here, sir." Pepe replied, still wearing the armband of the acting captain on his arm. Before Capello appointed a new team captain, he was the leader of Juventus. .

"Very good." Capello nodded and said, "Ferrari has given me all the training data during these days, and I have studied them all. But before I tell you about my Before the tactical arrangements for the new season, I would like to announce some team rules, which you must abide by."

The faces of all the players became subtle, and they all remembered a word frequently mentioned by the Italian media these days: "Fabio's Ten Commandments".

Fabio Capello has always managed the team locker room like an army. In his personal coaching career, whether it is AC Milan, Rome, Juventus or Real Madrid, no matter how big these teams are For a big-name player, whether he should yell or yell, whether he should throw the bench or throw the bench, he should be strict, and he has never relaxed at all.

For this reason, Capello has almost no friends in European football, but he has erected enemies as high as mountains and as many forests.Nine out of ten players who have been taught by him will complain to the media after leaving that Capello team: "He treats us like a tyrant..."

And this harsh attitude towards people reached its peak after Capello came to the Three Lions.The Football Association of England is eager for the Three Lions to achieve outstanding results in the World Cup in South Africa, so they leave all the matters of the national team to Capello to decide by himself, and they will definitely not interfere too much.So Capello maximized his rights and set up a series of systems. According to those stars who secretly revealed to the media what the regulations are: "We must obey the orders of the commander like staying in the army. , and there is only one officer, and that is him - Capello. We cannot disobey him, otherwise, even Beckham will be scolded bloody by him."

So the English media called the series of strict rules and regulations set by Capello "Fabio'scommandments",-Fabio's Ten Commandments.The meaning is exactly the same as the Ten Commandments of Moses.

Especially those old players who have played in Juventus for more than five or six years, they have basically experienced the 04-05,05 and 06-[-] seasons when Capello first coached Juventus, and they all understand What is Perot talking about at this time.

So when some new players cast their inquiry eyes on them, these old players all grimaced and nodded lightly, so everyone looked at Capello with a little nervousness, lest they None of his words fell into his ears.

Capello, on the other hand, just announced his "locker room rules" to the Juventus players one by one with a blank face.

"1. Clique formation is prohibited in the locker room.

2. Players in the team are prohibited from eating high-calorie foods such as sweets.

3. Strictly control your weight. Once you exceed the standard, you must train hard to lose weight.

4. Prostitutes are not allowed, scandals are not allowed, and drinking in bars is prohibited three days before important games.

5. When there is an important competition in another place, you must go to bed before ten o'clock the night before.

6. Outlandish clothes are not allowed for group trips.

7. Listening to music is prohibited in the locker room.

8. Minimize the contact time with the media as much as possible, media interviews are not allowed to exceed 15 minutes 9. Players are absolutely not allowed to use mobile phones on the bus and during meetings 10. Fighting between teammates is prohibited”

"The above, I hope that you can strictly abide by it. If you violate it, no matter who you are, you will not be able to start in the next official game. And, I will choose according to the degree of your violation. You put them on the bench, or go directly to the reserve team to play games."

After the first locker room meeting, the Juventus players left the training ground with ashen faces, not even interested in taking a shower in the locker room, changing clothes, going out for dinner and drinking, and they were busy returning to the base In your own room, memorize the rules you just memorized, or simply call your girlfriend or wife or agent for comfort.

"Capello is really Capello, he is really not easy to mess with." Marchisio said to Pepe, who was traveling with him, with a bitter face.

Pepe didn't care about Marchisio anymore. The first day Capello came to the team to meet everyone was not friendly, but gave everyone a warning, which made Pepe start to worry He recalled his status and the captain's armband that was not yet warmed up on his arm.

……

Pepe was right to worry. Three days later, when all Juventus players returned to Turin on the bus, Capello announced in the car: The team needs a new captain, and the old, calm and reliable Buffon is obviously the best choice.

The eyes of the team members looking at Buffon suddenly became complicated, especially Pepe's faction, which unabashedly revealed surprise, doubt and suspicion.

They probably thought that the new coach had just arrived for three days, and Buffon walked through the back door and established a good relationship.

And Gianluigi Buffon's facial expression is very calm and calm, he did not show any joy because of this appointment, of course, there is no possibility of dissatisfaction.

When the bus stopped in front of the New Alpen Stadium, Pepe took the lead in tearing off the captain's armband on his arm, and then walked away with his group of supporters. Behind him, a supporter of Buffon, Grosso snorted disdainfully.

The foreign players in the team, including Lin Zhigao, looked at each other for a few moments, chose to play it safe, got out of the car and went to the team's garage to drive their own car home.

Jiang Shupeng has gone back to China after taking care of Lin Zhigao's life. Now Lin Zhigao is left alone in Turin. He originally wanted to take a taxi home, but just got off the bus and saw him at the corner of the street. A black luxury car.

Lin Zhigao, who had seen this car once before, quickly recognized that it belonged to John Elkann.

Scratching his head and looking around again, Lin Zhigao walked towards the car.

The window in the rear seat was quickly rolled down, and John's face appeared there, smiling gently.

"Why are you here?" Lin Zhigao asked him.

"Come to check the accounts. When I came out, I just remembered that today is the end of your training camp, so I saw if I could wait for you." John said concisely: "Send you home?"

Lin Zhigao smiled: "That's just right, if you have a car, it's not worth it."

The car started quickly without any jolts.

"I remember you seem to have bought a car?"

"Well, I bought a coupe." Lin Zhigao nodded and said, "But I haven't passed my driver's license test yet, and it will take a while before I can drive on the road by myself."

"There is no bus station around the villa you bought, and taxis are rarely seen. How are you going to train these days?"

"Uh..." Lin Zhigao only remembered this question now.There is no bus stop within a five-kilometer radius of the rich man’s villa area, and no taxi driver will come here to try his luck—who would believe that he does not have a car if he can enter and exit this community?

Lin Zhigao's bitter face entertained John very well, he smiled and said, "Why don't I lend you Clary for a few days first."

"Clary? Who?" Lin Zhigao didn't react for a while.

Suddenly there was a muffled sound from the driver's seat, and Lin Zhigao saw a serious and expressionless face in the rear car mirror: "It's me, sir."

It turned out to be John's driver.

……

The car stopped in front of Lin Zhigao's house. Lin Zhigao got out of the car, glanced at his home, and asked John, "Do you want to go in and have a cup of coffee?"

John's expression can be said to be pleasantly surprised, "Is it okay?"

"Of course." Lin Zhigao paused, and then said: "If the house is messy, you must not mind."

John smiled and said, "How much can I ask for a place where a man lives alone? Lin, no matter how messy the house is, I won't be intimidated by it. I have lived in a slum before."

John did live in a slum, which was a legendary experience when he was young. Lin Zhigao was fortunate to hear him mention a few words, but it is not close to the topic of the current article, so I will not list it in detail.

Lin Zhigao laughed twice, took out the key and opened the door.

Facts have proved that the house is indeed not as messy as Lin Zhigao thought, but neat and clean. This is not at all due to Lin Zhigao, but perhaps all due to the domestic workers who come to clean the house regularly every day.

Domestic workers will not only provide cleaning services for the house, but also regularly buy the most simple and convenient ingredients for a bachelor to cook in the refrigerator, and then clean out the expired food.Because Lin Zhigao doesn't have much time to go shopping in the supermarket on weekdays, when he asks for housekeeping services, he proposes a service that the housekeepers will help him buy daily necessities.

Opening the refrigerator, Lin Zhigao found eggs, flour, some vegetables, salad dressing, cola beer, instant coffee, and of course, milk and tea.

John would probably not drink instant coffee. Lin Zhigao took out tea and milk, turned on the fire to boil water, and asked loudly, "There is only instant coffee, can I drink tea?"

John was visiting the hallway between the drawing-room and the bedrooms, where there were many portraits and decorative sculptures of great artistic value - emblems of the taste of the former owners of the house, a couple of diplomats.

"Of course. By the way, I want one-third milk for tea."

Lin Zhigao quickly made the tea, and when he walked out of the open kitchen with the cup, John was still in the corridor.

He walked over and handed the cup to the other party, and then asked him, "Why are you looking so engrossed?"

"These oil paintings are very good." Holding the cup, John pointed to one of them: "Mademoiselle Romain Lacour, a work of Renoir, I happen to be the owner of it."

Lin Zhigao was taken aback, "Really or not?"

"My mother liked him very much, so she took a few real works and gave them to me later."

Lin Zhigao doesn't have many artistic cells in his body, so he doesn't realize the difference between real and fake. In his opinion, a beautiful portrait hanging in an elegantly decorated house has already reflected its value.

Apparently, John also felt the same way. From his words, Lin Zhigao could easily see that there were really a few priceless oil paintings hanging conspicuously and casually on the walls of his house.

"I shouldn't be the only guest in such a beautiful house." John said meaningfully.

Lin Zhigao smiled helplessly, "It's only been more than half a month, and I haven't made a few friends in the team yet. At most, it's just something to talk about."

"Moving to a new home is a good excuse to hold a party. With communication in life, the friendship on the court will be stronger."

"...Party? It's a good suggestion, but what about food? I can't order takeaway."

John smiled: "Chinese food? Italians like to eat Chinese food."

Lin Zhigao's facial expression almost froze: "I can't do it..."

"What about your girlfriend?"

"...I don't have a girlfriend."

"Okay." John said helplessly, "I can lend you the chef."

Lin Zhigao excitedly gave John a hug: "There is no one cuter than you in the world!"

"Hey, my tea—"

……

Lin Zhigao took the initiative to invite all Juventus teammates to hold a BBQ meeting at home, and the time was set in three days.Almost all the team members came to the appointment with dignity, and all of them brought gifts to congratulate Lin Zhigao on settling in Turin. Of course, the gifts were not expensive, and most of them were drinks or snacks made by his wife and girlfriend.

Teammates who couldn't come due to certain circumstances also expressed their apologies to Lin Zhigao.

Even the team's assistant coach Ferrari brought a bottle of good wine to have fun with the people. Lin Zhigao also invited Capello, but Capello is notoriously unselfish and never talks to his players. He engaged in too close a personal relationship, so he did not appear in Lin Zhigao's villa from the beginning to the end, which was also expected by everyone.

Thanks to John's kindly provided excellent drinks and the chef's blessing, when Lin Zhigao saw off the guests, they all expressed their satisfaction with this party. Even a serious and calm person like Buffon smiled and chatted with Lin Zhigao that night For a while, his beautiful wife was still standing beside him.

When he went to the training ground the next day, Lin Zhigao obviously felt that his teammates were much more friendly with him. During the training, the cooperation was much better than before, and he received more passes at his feet during the confrontation. .

It seems that the party is really useful for building a good relationship with everyone.Lin Zhigao was thinking like this, while thinking about what name and where to hold the next party, and at the same time, he also decided in his heart that he should listen to John's opinions more in the future.

He's always right, isn't he?

If there is anyone else who would feel uncomfortable at Juventus under Capello's rule besides making the players feel trembling, it is undoubtedly the media.

There are not many head coaches in European football who dare to block the media, and Capello is one of the few people who has the ability to do so, and he has indeed done so.When he coaches any team, he always likes to close the usual training ground like an iron barrel, prohibiting players from contacting the media more, and setting a daily media interview time of 15 minutes.

He did this when he was training for the England national team, causing the British media to complain and curse him again and again, but Capello didn't change his mind.Italian media?He is even less afraid.

15 minutes enough for what?Before the reporters rushed into the training ground and asked a few questions, the time was gone.Moreover, apart from the stipulated 15 minutes, Capello does not like his players to have more contact with the media outside the field. Fighting for the starting position rarely goes against his will.

The Italian media are lamenting, and the Chinese media are also complaining.

Capello's daily 15-minute interview time limit is not only Italian journalists, but also Chinese journalists.Without Juventus in the Italian media, there are other giant club stars to write about - Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma and so on.But what about Chinese journalists?They stayed in Turin just because of Lin Zhigao!

Nearly 100 TV stations, newspapers, magazines and media have set up offices in Turin, more than [-] resident reporters, and five satellite live broadcast vehicles. Even CCTV is considering sending commentators to Turin to explain the game. In this case, It will not be troubled by satellite signals, and the game can be broadcast to domestic audiences more directly and accurately.

All of these exist for Lin Zhigao, and they are all for making money——Domestic readers don’t buy anyone except Lin Zhigao, even world-class stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Is it Chinese?no!Therefore, if you want to increase the ratings, sell more newspapers and magazines, and attract readers' attention, you must and can only serve Lin Zhigao.

While the media were racking their brains, wondering whether to use high-tech means to scout the Juventus training ground, intercept Lin Zhigao's interview on his way home, or simply bribe Capello to open the back door, the Italian League 12- The prelude to the 13th season has gradually begun.

According to historical practice, the opening game of each season is the Italian Super Cup, and this year's Italian Super Cup champion will be between last season's league champion Juventus and the Italian Cup champion Inter Milan.

This event has made all the Chinese media, and even all Chinese people, extremely excited and excited.Because the venue of the competition is Shanghai, China.

The author has something to say: PS: Fabio's ten commandments are words used by English journalists to satirize Capello, because he has too many restrictions on the members of the England national team. Let me borrow them here.As for the terms inside, some are true and some are nonsense.However, Capello himself is more iron-blooded and rigorous, and the rules he made for British players are similar to these.