Fame with a ball

Lin Zhigao missed the first three rounds of Serie A due to his return to China.

In the three games against Parma, Siena, and Bologna, Juventus won two and lost one, and the results were good. It was a good start for the new season, and it also made the Bianconeri fans open to Capello again Heartbroken: The title of iron-blooded coach is not for nothing. Capello returned to Turin again and brought the club a Super Cup championship and a good start to the league in just over a month. Governing the locker room in an orderly manner, Juventus fans hope and believe that Capello will definitely bring more victories to the club this season, such as in the European arena.

After Juventus suffered heavy losses due to the "Phonegate" incident in 06, it took them one year to return to Serie A, and another five years to win the league championship. Finally, six years later, they were able to regain their standing in the Champions League. On the field-the Serie A championship won at the end of last season allowed Juventus to directly advance to the Champions League group stage. If they were a little bit luckier, they might even enter the knockout round.

Therefore, Juventus needs multi-line combat this season-at least three lineups must be rotated at the same time to be able to cope with the needs of the domestic arena, European arena, and Italian Cup, or accidental injuries of players.

If this happens to those small clubs, fighting on three battlefields at the same time is very likely to wear them down, because the average small club only has one main lineup, and it is impossible to start a two-line battle, let alone a three-line battle.Players are not robots. They have needs, injuries, and periods of physical exhaustion. If you use them like machines, they will collapse within a few months, either psychologically or physically.

Just like the current Queens Park Rangers, don't look at how happy they got the Champions League place last season, but now, the new head coach of Queens Park Rangers is definitely having a headache for the team lineup.Their trip to the Champions League is very likely to turn into a complete soy sauce activity.

However, even if it is pure soy sauce, there are countless clubs in Europe who want to go to the Champions League-because entering the Champions League group stage, they can get huge broadcast revenue from UEFA.

UEFA's income distribution is based on team performance. All teams that qualify for the group stage can receive a bonus of 300 million euros, and then regardless of the results of the group stage, they can receive another 40 euros for each game played. .In the group stage, a reward of 60 euros will be awarded for each game won, and 30 euros will be awarded for a tie.If they are lucky enough to make it to the knockout round, all teams can get a bonus of 220 million euros, the team that reaches the top 8 can get a bonus of 250 million euros, the team that advances to the top 4 can get a bonus of 300 million euros, and winning the championship can get a bonus of 700 million euros. Get 400 million euros in prize money, the runner-up can get [-] million euros in prize money.

In the 09-10 season, UEFA’s revenue from the Champions League reached a staggering US$15.5 billion, including sponsorship money from several major Champions League sponsors such as Ford, Heineken, MasterCard, PlayStation, Sony, and UniCredit, as well as TV broadcast revenue. .Two-thirds of the $15.5 billion will be used to reward the 32 teams that can qualify for the group stage.But the more than one billion dollars does not include the proceeds from ticket sales by the club itself, as well as proceeds from the sale of jerseys and peripherals.

In other words, even if a team that breaks into the Champions League group stage cannot win a game, it can earn at least 540 million euros, which is even higher than the hard operating income of many clubs throughout the year.This is why there are countless teams going forward, even if they just come to be cannon fodder, they still have to go to the Champions League.

Because once you go to the end, you will not only gain fame, but also huge profits.

Closer to home, perhaps some clubs that have entered the Champions League will worry about how to arrange their team lineups, but these clubs definitely do not include giants like Juventus.Their bench thickness can sometimes be enough for a new team lineup, and all of them are not weak.

There are 35 official players in the first team of Juventus alone. This is not counting the youth team that the club has been vigorously cultivating. As long as the first team needs it, those young and potential players can be transferred from the second team to be the main force at any time. Or substitute.

Such a wealth of player resources not only ensures that Juventus will not face the situation that no one is available for multi-line battles, but also makes full use of every player to prevent them from being dissatisfied with the club and the head coach because they have been sitting on the bench for a long time.

But if you are used to the old lineup of the team, it is easy to ignore the new players-at least Lin Zhigao currently thinks so.

The fourth round of the league against Bologna, and the fifth round of the league against Catania, Lin Zhigao spent both games on the bench.He was sure he was in top shape and he must have shown that to the coach in training, so he couldn't understand why Capello wouldn't let him play, not even as a substitute.

Did Capello forget his existence?Or is the head coach deliberately targeting him?

Lin Zhigao couldn't help but think about it.

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Of course, Capello did not forget the existence of Lin Zhigao, nor did he deliberately target him.

He just doesn't know when to use this player.

Lin Zhigao is a player with great development potential. Of course, this does not mean that he is not strong now, but it is precisely because Lin Zhigao has such strength and achievements at the tender age of 18, which makes Capet even more Luo finds it difficult.

Every head coach has the ideal of wanting to mobilize a world superstar. The reason why Ferguson and Wenger are world-renowned is not just because of how many trophies they have won for Manchester United and Arsenal.To be honest, Wenger's championship luck is really bad. Although he has brought many changes to Arsenal and has become a godfather figure in the hearts of Arsenal fans, the Arsenal team he leads plays beautiful technical football. Breaking into the Champions League again and again, passing the Big Ears Cup again and again, and even winning the domestic league championship very rarely.

However, this does not change the status of Ferguson and Wenger in the hearts of both club executives and fans. Even though they are old, they are still super heavyweights that the club dare not or cannot fire.The reason is precisely because the two of them have trained countless world-class players single-handedly.

Needless to say Ferguson, Owen, Giggs, Beckham, and Rooney are all inseparable from his careful cultivation. Among them, even if Beckham has already left Manchester United, Ferguson once yelled at the media, "Victoria is my best in this world." The most hated woman!", the relationship between the two masters and apprentices can hardly be improved in the eyes of outsiders.

But now that Beckham has already gone to the American Major League, when he was interviewed by reporters, he admitted that Ferguson is the most important person in his life. He still misses Manchester United and still admires Ferguson.And Ferguson also changed his attitude for the first time after many years, saying that "Beckham is the best player he has taught." At the same time, both of them tacitly avoided questions about Victoria.

And Arsenal's coach Wenger is unparalleled in training young players.Bergkamp, ​​Vieira, Henry, Cesc Fabregas, and the current Arsenal captain, Lin Zhigao's friend Van Persie's fame is inseparable from Wenger's careful cultivation.

In fact, if it weren't for Lin Zhigao's reluctance to help other teams play against his old club just after leaving Queens Park Rangers, he would most likely have moved to Arsenal.Jiang Shupeng also suggested this to him. Those teams that offered an olive branch to Lin Zhigao at that time were really no more suitable than Arsenal or Manchester United. out of the Premier League.

Even the "madman" Mourinho has an ambition to train young players. Every time he goes to a new club, he vigorously uses new players and gives many players a chance to fight again. Mourinho even once Said publicly: "I want to train Beckham's successor."

As a world-renowned coach, Capello's skill in training players is not inferior to the above-mentioned coaches. However, whether it is because of his personality or other factors, Capello will always fight with him The promoted players turned against each other.The attitude of mutual hostility even surpassed when Ferguson and Beckham fell out.

The famous "bad boy" Cassano in football is currently playing for AC Milan. He is a player who is not inferior to Kaka in football talent.He is a player who was single-handedly promoted by Capello, and it is no exaggeration to say that Capello is his mentor.

When Capello was coaching in Rome, he personally brought Cassano, who was only 19 years old and unknown at the time, from Bari to Rome, and single-handedly trained him to become a talent, making him famous all over the world.Cassano is very grateful to Capello. When interviewed by reporters, he once said: "Capello is the best head coach in the world. He treats me like a father treats his son."

Later, when Capello went to work in Real Madrid, Cassano also transferred to Real Madrid. At that time, the Spanish and Italian media said that "Capello will definitely reuse Cassana, and Real Madrid will enter the 'Cassano era'" .

But what is puzzling and regrettable is that even under the personal guidance of his mentor, Cassano could not change his unruly temper. He had many quarrels and conflicts with Capello, and Capello refused to give him As the main force, he was even put on the substitute list at one point, and he was not given a chance to play.

As a result, Cassano, who was already grumpy, yelled at Capello on the spot in the locker room, "You are so shameless. You forgot how I worked for you in Rome, but now you are so cold to me." These words Immediately angered the face-conscious Capello, he suspended Cassano in the Real Madrid team, contacted the club's senior management, and quickly sold Cassano. Perot was the first player to be cleaned after he came to Real Madrid.

Since then, the two have become enemies.

But this is definitely not an exception. Capello once had another lover, Totti. They once jointly won the league championship for Roma, and they had a very good personal relationship at one time.But the two still hated each other for unknown reasons, and like Cassano, Totti also made no secret of speaking ill of Capello to reporters.

So some reporters commented on Capello and said: This is a typical iron-blooded coach. His existence will undoubtedly bring honor to the team and players, but it will not bring them warmth.The powerful high-pressure method is Capello's weapon when training players, which can easily make the young players he coaches famous, but the seeds of rebellion must also be planted in his heart.Until one day, when the former kindness was completely wiped out, it was time for Capello to turn his back on his disciple.

Since the first disciple began to complain about himself in front of reporters, Capello has seen reporters criticize and comment on himself like this, but he has never taken it seriously.But one, two, three... When those players that he felt he had cultivated by himself expressed their dissatisfaction with him behind their backs, Capello was very angry, extremely angry.Second, he is also thinking about why this situation is caused.

He is too strict?Forget it, Capello has always been like this.If those players obeyed their own words at the beginning, and then began to resist themselves when they became famous, then what Capello would reflect on was definitely not his own behavior, but his own vision.He will feel that those players are extremely hypocritical and use themselves as a springboard for fame.

So, he's not good enough for people?This may be a reason.

Capello considers himself a man of absolute integrity.There are many manifestations of integrity, and the first one is not showing favoritism.He hates it when someone has a relationship with him. He treats a player who has been with him for many years, or a player who is a stranger, equally.This is a bit unusual in European football, which pays great attention to the friendship between compatriots and the relationship between mentors and apprentices. It may be one of the reasons why Cassano and Capello turned against each other in the first place-Cassano thought that Capello would help him in Real Madrid. Established a dynasty, but Capello did not.

But... well, Capello can admit that he is a bit unreasonable, but he definitely does not think there is anything wrong with his too much integrity.He is basically a person who acts according to his own rules, will not change at all, and does not think he will make mistakes.

So after Cassano, he no longer wants to train new players, not only because he is tired of fighting against all kinds of disciples, but also because there are not many superstar seedlings in the current world football.

But when Lin Zhigao was born, especially after being signed by Juventus, Capello's heart was a little restless again.

With the sharp eyes of a famous coach, he affirmed that Lin Zhigao is definitely a good embryo for a future world superstar—as long as he doesn't suffer from any fatal injuries in the past few years.However, judging from the situation of that Chinese kid during training, he has a healthy body like a calf, and he is definitely not a glass man like Irving and Ronaldo, so his growth can rule out injuries, the biggest killer of professional players.

So if apart from excellent physical fitness, what other factors are necessary to become a football superstar?

talent?As a professional player who only started playing football at the age of 17, his achievements at the age of 18 are enough for him to publish an autobiography. Maybe Hollywood screenwriters will be interested in his experience.

technology?Blind people can see that Lin Zhigao has grown rapidly in the past year and a half, almost a qualitative leap, and his learning ability is definitely not bad.

Physical fitness?A player who is as healthy as a bull or a bear, how bad can his physical strength be?What's more, Lin Zhigao often played full games in the Premier League.

Football smell?Yes, he is a little worse than Inzaghi, but he is much better than most other players.Even in the absence of tactical guidance, he also knows where to stand on the court and where not to stand.

If you have to continue to criticize, language?Except for Messi, who has been staying in Barcelona and has not come out, most of the other world superstars have been in at least two or three top leagues. The Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue [-], and Bundesliga are only famous in one league. It's nothing, because it may indicate that this player is not strong in adaptability or learning ability. Only by conquering players and media from at least two countries can he be considered to have conquered the world.

In fact, Messi can only be regarded as a special case, because his situation is too special. Except for him, most of the top superstars in the world have played in several leagues.Moreover, with the backing of the Barcelona club, which is currently the top three in the world, no one dares to say that Messi is not a superstar even if he will never transfer in his life.

Well, in fact, Messi is often criticized now. The media in some places often laugh at him and say that Messi may not play well after leaving Barcelona, ​​don’t you believe it?Just look at his performance in the Argentina national team.

Capello once studied Lin Zhigao thoroughly, and concluded that he is very likely to become a world-class star in the future, but at the same time, he is not easy to discipline.

Lin Zhigao has all the things a superstar should have. He only needs to be carefully crafted and tempered by time, and he will bloom with amazing brilliance.But the point is, does Capello want to be this craftsman?

The answer is without a doubt that Capello wants to do that.

But worries also exist. Lin Zhigao, like those players that Capello valued before, has amazing talent and unique personality.Capello himself admits that he is not a head coach who is good at building a good relationship with players. If he is not careful, Lin Zhigao will repeat the mistakes of Cassano.

Therefore, Capello hesitated for a long time between letting Lin Zhigao let go and discipline him severely.He even made two-handed preparations, specially designed a set of tactics tailored for Lin Zhigao, with him as the core of the attack.And, consider Lin Zhigao as a substitute and maintain Juventus' current main lineup unchanged.

There is not a short time left for Capello to think and consider, because the Chinese Football Association has perfectly done a cannon fodder between him and the club.

Capello's careful thoughts Juventus club will not consider and don't want to know. For the greater good, although the club will not interfere with any adjustments made by Capello to the team, they don't want the club to spend money. Players bought for 2000 million euros will sit on the bench every time they play.

Juventus general manager Marotta talked to Capello before the start of the sixth round of the league. Out of the emphasis on the Chinese market, they all hope that Capello will not put Lin Zhigao on the bench for a long time.

Because Lin Zhigao is neither injured nor in poor condition, the team brought him from England, so he should be given a chance to play.In the end, Marotta also asked Capello if he had any personal opinion on Lin Zhigao. If so, Lin Zhigao should be allowed to play as soon as possible, because only by maintaining his state can the club be able to play in the next season. Sell ​​him at a high price, and then buy the player Capello likes.

Capello immediately expressed that he absolutely did not deliberately snub Lin Zhigao.The reason he was slow to play him was because he didn't know where to put him.

Originally, Capello envisioned Lin Zhigao as Iaquinta's shadow striker, but after seeing his outstanding performance in the Chinese team, Capello felt that such an excellent offensive striker was not needed, so he chose It would be too much of a waste of Lin Zhigao's talent for him to lead it on other roads.

As for the position in the team, let Lin Zhigao be the main core, but he will go back to China to play at least four games in the remaining days of this season, and each time will take at least a week. After returning to the team, he has to be given time to adjust his status. If Juventus has adapted to the tactical arrangement headed by Lin Zhigao by then, wouldn't Lin Zhigao's sudden departure not make the club a hole?And this season Juventus will also compete in Europe, the more stable the team lineup is, the better.

But if Lin Zhigao is used as a substitute, it is indeed a waste.So Capello told Marotta that he is also very distressed at the moment, and he really can't think of a perfect solution.

Marotta later tried to communicate with the Chinese Football Association, hoping that they would no longer recruit Lin Zhigao, but the Chinese Football Association, which has already tasted the sweetness of playing with Lin Zhigao, decisively rejected the request made by the Juventus club and sternly said: : If Juventus deliberately does not let Lin Zhigao go when they recruit Lin Zhigao to play in China, they will sue them to FIFA.

Marotta's anger immediately shifted direction and spewed towards the Chinese Football Association.

Capello received comfort and understanding from the club's top management, and walked out of Marotta's office triumphantly.

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As a new member who just joined the team with a high transfer fee in the summer, in good physical condition, he was unable to start games for the team for six consecutive rounds, no matter which league or club he is in. something out of the ordinary.

At least the Italian media are very concerned about this special situation.

They chose to ask this question at the press conference after the sixth round of Serie A, Juventus and AC Milan.

The reporter of Gazzetta dello Sport spoke first: "May I ask Capello, why is there no Asian player Lin Zhigao in Juventus under your guidance? He obviously only transferred to Serie A this summer. He is a powerful striker who has won the Premier League Golden Boot, isn't he? Why did you keep him out of the game? Was he accidentally sick, or did you have a personal grievance with him?"

Perhaps the reporter was completely innocent when he asked the question, but unfortunately, he chose the wrong time to ask the question.

Capello, who had just lost 0:2 to AC Milan in the game, didn't even want to come to the press conference, let alone answer questions from sports reporters in Milan.So Capello ignored the reporter at all, just randomly clicked on another reporter, and was about to listen to his question, but suddenly saw the head coach of AC Milan, Allegri, walking in from the outside.Because according to the general press conference practice, the winning coach is the last person to be interviewed.

When Capello saw Allegri, his face became even more stinky, and he lost even the slightest mood to accept an interview. He walked through the crowd and left the press conference, leaving groups of reporters wondering what he meant.

In the various media after the game, the reports on this game have different emphasis.

"Evening Post" is concerned about the game itself, not biased towards Juventus or AC Milan. "Corriere dello Sport" laughed at Juventus being completely suppressed by Milan from the perspective of a bystander, and only duck eggs can be eaten.The media "Marca" and "Aspen" in Spain discussed the thickness of Serie A defense, and the dullness of Italian football is far less pleasing to the eye than the gorgeousness of Spanish football. "Turin Sports Daily" did not want to talk about Juventus' defeat, so they used the lace news in the Juventus locker room to attract attention.

But the reporter of Gazzetta dello Sport took a different approach and concocted a topic that attracted most of the attention of the Italian media, and even worried the Chinese reporters far away in the other hemisphere: "Capello does not want to talk about China Lin, Juventus welcomes the most expensive bench player in history? "An ordinary Serie A match has been interpreted by various media to have different meanings, or how can it be said that the reporters have rich imaginations?