Fame with a ball

"A Bench Player Worth 2000 Million! "

This is a piece of foreign news that has been quoted the most by the Chinese media in the past few days. As the reporter who wrote this news, the football commentator of Gazzetta dello Sport, Isolt Kuchman, probably couldn’t have imagined it. News that did not cause much trouble in Italy will trigger Chinese media to rush to reprint it.

However, who made this news about Lin Zhigao?And, what it conveys isn't good news.

Chinese people have always cared about what outsiders think of them, especially after nearly a hundred years of modern diplomatic humiliation, and finally started to rise again in the past few decades, the vast majority of Chinese people have a little bit of "worshiping foreign countries and fawning on foreign countries" Now, I feel that the moon abroad is a little bit rounder than my own.

Therefore, the Chinese media and fans also care about Lin Zhigao, because he is the only star in the current football circle who can add glory to China's face.Lin Zhigao failed to play for the team for six consecutive rounds. The domestic fans were even more anxious than himself. The media took advantage of this and often published some news about Lin Zhigao in the newspapers from time to time. Reprinted from foreign newspapers to attract attention and sales.

It may be due to the lack of self-confidence of the Chinese people over the years, and the natural sense of urgency. More than half of the fans believed the nonsense of the domestic reporters, thinking that Lin Zhigao probably had a bad relationship with Capello, or failed to integrate into the team. , that's why he didn't get a chance to play.

Some people are worried about him, some people are giving suggestions for him, and some people-most of them are fans of Premier League clubs, and they call on Lin Zhigao to return to the Premier League.Especially because of Lin Zhigao's relationship last year, some fans fell in love with the Queen's Park Rangers, but this season without Lin Zhigao and without Warnock, the rangers' results were dismal, which made fans miss Lin Zhigao even more Come.

Because there is only Lin Zhigao in the whole country who is reliable and has the hope of becoming a world-class player, so the hopes of fans all over the country are pinned on him.This is actually not a good thing, and the disadvantages are not small.

Those European football superstars also have great prestige in their home countries and are loved by fans, but most of them focus on the player's career, and the players are still well protected.But now domestic fans are looking at Lin Zhigao with a magnifying glass. Lin Zhigao's slightest move - even if he has a cold and fails to train well, can attract the attention and discussion of domestic fans.

In fact, this can easily cause the aesthetic fatigue of normal fans, until they feel that Lin Zhigao is a guy who will die if he doesn't hype (it's so pitiful, he was wronged), and then get bored with Lin Zhigao.Or it is possible for someone with a heart to catch a little flaw in Lin Zhigao's body, and then take the opportunity to hype, exaggerate, and stigmatize him.

This phenomenon quickly attracted the attention of Lin Zhigao's agent Jiang Shupeng. As a former journalist, he has seen too many such examples: when too many spotlights are focused on a certain person, He must be as careful as walking a tightrope in his life, otherwise, there will be too many people secretly waiting for him to fall from a high altitude and then step on him.

Although Lin Zhigao's situation seems to be very good at present, his career is booming, and the endorsement contract has been softened.But he was always at a low point. As his only manager, Jiang Shupeng had to consider any issues for Lin Zhigao.

Under the contact of Jiang Shupeng, Juventus officials quickly responded specifically to Chinese fans.They posted a message on the official forum that although Lin Zhigao has not yet played for the team, the Juventus club has no idea of ​​letting him stay on the bench at all, not even the head coach Fabio Capello, and let everyone Fans who follow him are assured.

Local fans in Italy were very baffled by this news, and many fans of the Bianconeri didn't even know who Lin Zhigao was.But for Chinese fans, this undoubtedly soothed their hearts.

After cutting off the possible hype from the domestic media at the source, Jiang Shupeng deeply felt that he alone could not do what he wanted.

Everyone needs to eat, especially those working in the media industry. The more news there is and the more topics that can be hyped, the better their lives will be.

That's it.These journalists are all profiteers.The simple meaning is that if one day they find that pouring sewage on Lin Zhigao will bring them greater benefits, they will do so without hesitation.

Jiang Shupeng doesn't communicate much with the domestic media circle now. He is too busy and has too many things to do. Although many of his old classmates and old friends are well-established in the domestic media industry, human relationships are more important than jobs. Looking at it, it is undoubtedly that rice bowls account for a larger proportion.

Therefore, in order to avoid similar situations in the future - it refers to the widely circulated news that is unfavorable to Lin Zhigao and inconsistent with the facts.Jiang Shupeng felt that it was necessary for him to set up a special crisis public relations team for Lin Zhigao, such as dealing with the media and handling those obviously false news.

Then they also need to have a professional name, such as Lin Zhigao Studio or something.

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Lin Zhigao didn't feel that he needed so many people to serve him.Now in Italy, he is hardly well-known, and there are not many journalists coming to interview him, so he doesn't think it is necessary for him to hire some people and receive a high salary every day, just to deal with the little troubles caused by the media.

But thinking about the domestic situation... Maybe these crisis teams can also be used to deal with other people?

Moreover, Lin Zhigao hated that group of reporters more and more now, and their technique of making troubles was top-notch.Now he doesn't provoke them, so in most cases, the two sides live in peace. What if Lin Zhigao himself gets upset and has a bad relationship with the media in the future?He can't hide and never deal with reporters.

So Lin Zhigao agreed to Jiang Shupeng's proposal and asked him to choose some people to help him deal with the media and trouble.As for what kind of person to choose and what kind of treatment to give, Jiang Shupeng has full power.

Lin Zhigao's current focus of life is playing football and games. As for other things, he leaves most of them to others. The people Jiang Shupeng hired for him at the beginning have been white-collar workers for a long time, and it's time to let them be busy. .

The Serie A league continues in full swing. It has just played six rounds of the league, and most clubs are biting tight in the standings.

Currently occupying the top position in the standings is AC Milan, who have 18 points and 15 points with six victories in six league rounds, ranking first.Followed by Udinese, five wins and one loss, 15 points.Then Juventus ranked third. In fact, Juventus also has [-] points, the same as Udinese, but Udinese's goal difference is two more than Juventus, so it can be ranked second .

But this is just the beginning of the league, and no one takes the current position in the standings seriously.Even in the second half of the season, when there are only six or seven league rounds left, there are still clubs that can stage a big reversal.

The arrival of Capello did not bring much change to Juventus. Of course, this refers to the team's usual tactics.Capello's favorite tactic is defensive counterattack. It can already be seen from here that he is a tactically conservative coach who pursues victory, and Juventus is also a steady and progressive club. He never advances aggressively and is good at the chain More defensive than offensive.

In a way, Capello and Juventus are a perfect match.

In the seventh round of Serie A, Juventus challenged Chievo away.The Chievo club is an adventurous team with a small median in Serie A, which may be related to their origin.

Chievo's full name is Chievo Verona Football Club. It was originally formed by a group of sports enthusiasts in the Verona area, and later slowly joined the Italian professional league. Most of Chievo's players are Italian and came from grass roots.Their football may be a bit rough and cannot be compared with those giants, but Chievo is not afraid to challenge any giants-on the contrary, they often surprise and overthrow the Serie A giants, including clubs like Inter Milan.

Among the fans, Chievo also has a kind nickname called "Flying Donkey". Oh, it has nothing to do with eDonkey.The reason why it is called this by the fans is because fans of other clubs in the same area as Chievo once scolded Chievo fans during the game, saying that "if Chievo is upgraded to Serie A, donkeys can fly to the sky!" They were promoted from Serie B to Serie A in 2001, and their fans are also proud to be called "Flying Donkeys".

The reason why I introduce such a grassroots team is to explain one thing, that is, most clubs that can be promoted to Serie A are not easy to chew.Even if it is a century-old giant like Juventus, facing Chievo's monolithic defense, it is difficult to break through them and score goals, especially Juventus's dismissal is also conservative.

So throughout the game, the fans enjoyed the world's top defensive competition.Most of Chievo's players are surrounded by their own penalty area, waiting for the attack of Juventus players, and half of Juventus' players stay in their own half. Occasionally, a few forwards seem to go on an outing. Walked around the venue, and then came back just when the other party was alerted...

The game ended in a 0:0 draw.

Chievo's players and fans had smiles on their faces, and it was an absolute honor for them to draw with Juventus.For the Juventus players, they are a little less happy.

In fact, anyone who has just been ravaged 2:0 by a strong team like AC Milan, and then tied by a small team like Chievo, will feel a little nervous, especially for Juventus, which has always had a strong self-esteem For players.

Of course Capello is not happy, he is a head coach who only likes victory, failure?draw?These are words he hates.

Because of his bad mood, Capello didn't have the mind to hold any post-match summary meeting. After the club bus brought all the team members back to Turin, Capello directly disbanded the team and let the players go home to rest. Then he came to the club alone again, preparing to sort out the notes he made during the game.

Every head coach basically carries a small notebook and pen with him. During the game or at any other time, he records what he observes or thinks of suddenly. This is often a flash of ideas about tactics. Or the unknown specialties and habits of a certain player on the team captured, etc. These details are also of great help to winning the game.

Capello prefers to write things in his black leather notebook more than other head coaches. There are too many and complicated things, and some ideas can only be replaced with a few letters temporarily without time to write in detail, so he must be in time. Summarize these things after the game, in case your brain forgets them anytime.

When Capello came to his office and prepared a cup of coffee for himself to immerse himself in work, he found that the curtains in his office were not drawn.At this moment, the sky was getting dark and the lights were on in the office. Capello stood up and was about to close the curtains.

But as soon as he walked to the window, he saw a figure wearing a jersey on the training ground through the window of the office practicing shooting against the goal.

The figure was not tall, but not too low either.Looking through the glass from a distance, it looks a little thin, with black hair and fair skin.

There are about five or six footballs in front of him, facing the goal at different angles and distances.Capello saw that after the man put the football down, he raised his right leg and shot without even a run-up. He kicked five or six footballs into the goal one after another, and the white net swayed again and again. A wave of ripples.

The technique of setting the ball is not bad... Capello thought so, and he didn't take his own notes. He just stood like this, and then the sky began to gradually darken, watching the Juventus player train.

Within half an hour from the darkening of the sky to the time when the figure could not be seen clearly, Capello observed that the player practiced 20 sets of back and forth 50-meter back and forth runs, and about 20 free kicks.All of this was done in one go, without even a one-minute break in between.Capello couldn't help shouting hello to the player's physical strength.

And the free kick success rate is extremely amazing.There were 20 shots from different angles, and 19 of them scored. The remaining one missed because the sky was too dark and the shot was a little bit high and hit the goal post. However, it was only a little bit short.

Reminiscent of today's away game, except for the players who played against Verona, he gave all first-team players a holiday.So, the players practicing here are from the youth team?However, this is obviously the training ground for the first team. The training ground for the youth team is on the other side of the club, and Capello's office cannot see what's going on there.

It is also possible that a young player from the youth team sneaked in to borrow the field for practice while the first-team players were away. This is also very possible. The lawn of the first-team training ground is better than that of the youth team, and the staff maintains it more carefully. .

According to the team rules of the Juventus club, youth team players are not allowed to come to the first team without permission.Between finding this player and punishing him, or transferring him to the first team, Capello hesitated for less than a minute and chose the latter.Just relying on the physical strength and shooting accuracy of this young player in just half an hour, Capello felt that he had potential worth cultivating.

Seeing that it was completely dark outside, Capello closed the curtains, walked to the desk and drank the cold coffee, then pressed the phone at the desk, and the secretary came in quickly: "Do you have any questions?" What order, Mr Capello?"

"Go and ask the security of the stadium, who was connecting the ball in the training ground just now, and called him to see me."

The secretary nodded and went out.After more than ten minutes, she came in again with a sorry expression on her face: "The security said that Lin Zhigao had left the club just now and went home."

Capello looked surprised: "You said that it was Lin Zhigao who was practicing on the court just now, not a player from the youth team?"

"Isn't it true that youth team players can't come to the first team for training? If the stadium security hears you say that, they will definitely think that you don't trust their ability to work." It was Lin Zhigao, and I heard from the security guard that he would stay in the stadium very late every day, and he was the last one in the team to go home."

Capello was a little moved: "Every day?"

"It's been a month, sir. The security guard also said that the first team is on vacation today, and they were surprised to see Lin Zhigao come to train again."

Reminiscent of the figure seen through the window just now, it really looks like Lin Zhigao.Perhaps it is because most Italians also have black hair, and Capello himself thought that all the first-line players were not in the club, so he preconceived that he was a youth team player.

Capello sat behind the desk with his arms folded, and slowly fell into deep thought with a blank expression.