The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 121 I’m waiting for you in Serie A
  When asked, Balotelli's eyes glazed over and he fell into silence.

After Thornton saw this, he was the first to answer.

"I don't know, but the team didn't buy a full-back this summer. Maybe I can get more playing opportunities after the season starts?"

Leo was noncommittal and looked at Ba Shen again.

"What about you? Although Ibrahimovic is no longer here, the arrival of Milito and Eto'o is likely to affect your position.

Do you have the confidence to compete with them for the starting position? "

Now Leo still believes that Mourinho will still mainly use the 4312 formation as last season.

After all, Inter players are relatively familiar with this tactic, and their record last season was also very good.

And if this is the case, then there will still be only two starting forward positions.

Balotelli will inevitably face competition with Milito and Eto'o, the two top strikers.

Ba Shen didn't react at all, just grinning.

"I'm not worried, you're not here, boss.

You pass the ball more to me and less to them. If I score more goals than them, won’t you be able to steal my starting spot? "

Leo sighed silently in his heart, is this all you can do?
  But he shook his head and said:
  “Mario, I will help you, but this is not the same thing.

You have to earn the coach's trust with your performance. "

Then he looked at Thornton. This kid was also worried.

“We won the Double last season, and everyone knows our goal for the new season is the Champions League.

So the head coach's requirements for us will only be stricter.

If you are still like now, thinking about being lazy in training and just playing every day, you will probably be given up by the coach. "

Balotelli was okay, Thornton's expression changed slightly, but it was not obvious under the dim light.

"No...no way! Boss, don't scare us!"

Leo shook his head and took a sip of wine.

"This is what the coach asked me to convey to you. Mourinho thinks it might be better for me to say something to you.

Your talents are outstanding, but if you want to become a truly top star, you still need to put in more effort.

He hopes that you will not squander your talents and reach the heights you deserve.

Oh, by the way, the head coach also said that he doesn't care how you play off the field, he only requires you to ensure that you are in good condition for training and games.

If you can't meet his requirements, you will naturally have to be a substitute. "

Every once in a while, he has to look for opportunities to cheer up and refresh these two playful brats, which makes Leo feel very tired.

But after all, they are different from Leo. For young players who are less than 20 years old, maybe scientific control of playing time is better for their growth?
  It’s not that they shouldn’t be allowed to play, but that they should be within a reasonable range.

Frequent high-intensity competition when the body is not fully developed will cause irreversible damage to the body.

Anyway, Balotelli and Thornton began to suffer frequent injuries at the end of last season. Although they were not serious, they were enough to sound the alarm.

Balotelli and Thornton looked at each other and nodded together.

"We know it and we will work harder."

Phew, he breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on Leo's face.

"I hope you can do what you say."

On August 8, Leo and the three of them came to Inter Milan's store in Azul Bay to interact with fans.

There are only three of them today, Zanetti, Toldo, and Samuel are scheduled for tomorrow.

At the beginning, two disabled fans arranged by the organizer got the opportunity to sign autographs and take photos with Leo and others.

Then the fans who had been queuing outside the store for a long time began to enter the store in an orderly manner with their jerseys, asking Leo, Balotelli and Thornton to sign their autographs.

Balotelli and Thornton still need translators, but Leo doesn't need one, he can do it himself.

"Leo, I really like you!"

"Ah! Leo is so handsome!"

Facing the enthusiastic fans, Leo responded with a smile one by one.

"Thanks a lot!"

"Thank you!"

……

There were so many people and so enthusiastic that Leo's face froze with laughter and his hands were a little numb.

"Leo, I am also a player. I came all the way from Shanghai. Can you write me a word of encouragement?"

Leo, who was immersed in signing, raised his head unexpectedly when he heard this.

A young man who was not tall and looked several years younger than Leo was standing in front of the table holding Leo's No. 10 jersey.

"Okay, no problem, what's your name?"

"武三石! Three stones of three stones!"

Leo thought for a while and wrote this sentence on the chest of the jersey.

"The meeting must be determined to reach the peak of the clouds, and the ninety thousand yuan will be lifted up by the wind.

On August 2009, 8, Leo presented Wu Sanshi in Yanjing."

Just as he was about to hand the jersey to the other party, Leo took it back and added.

"Come on, I'm waiting for you in Serie A!"

After seeing it, Wu Sanshi blushed with excitement and nodded repeatedly.

"Thank you so much! I will definitely continue to support you!"

Leo smiled and touched the other person's hair, what a cute kid.

"Don't just support me, you have to work hard yourself too!"

"I will!" Leo didn't know that this young man who looked like a child was actually only one year younger than him, and he had scored a goal in the Chinese League One when he was sixteen.

Because the autograph event took too long, there were too many fans who came to the scene and they were too enthusiastic, so there was nothing we could do.

The subsequent activities seemed a little tense. On the second floor of the store, Leo and the others accepted a brief interview with the media.

"I am very happy to come to China. The fans here are very enthusiastic and make us feel like we are going home.

We hope to bring a victory to the Chinese fans at the Bird's Nest. "

Then an indifferent reporter asked Leo what he thought of Chinese football.

"What do I think about Chinese football?

Sorry, I don't understand and have no opinion.

I hope that all children in China will like the sport of football.

Only if more people like playing football can China's football get better and better. "

The event came to an end soon, and Leo and the others returned to the hotel with tired faces.

"There's nothing going on with us later, right?"

"It seems like, all that's left is the game."

Later, some other activities of Inter Milan were assigned to other players, and Leo and the others would be gone at the end of today.

"Thank God for that. Doing it again might kill me!"

Inter Milan's training for the first three days was conducted at the Olympic Center Stadium next to the Bird's Nest.

In order to allow the Nerazzurri soldiers to adapt to the Bird's Nest venue in advance, the organizing committee arranged for Inter Milan to conduct a fully closed training session in the Bird's Nest on the afternoon of the 6th.

This is also Inter Milan's only chance to adapt to the venue.

Therefore, Mourinho led the team to train in the Bird's Nest for two and a half hours before reluctantly leaving.

This is a full hour longer than the original training time.

After the training, Zanetti, who is the captain of Inter Milan, greatly appreciated the Bird's Nest:

“A year ago, I watched the grand opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on television and felt that everything here was beautiful.

So I hope that for Saturday’s game, the audience and fans can fill up the stadium and turn this place into a football festival through the game.

By then, this place will be even more perfect. "

When a reporter from China asked Zanetti to compare Inter Milan's home stadium with the Bird's Nest, Zanetti looked embarrassed.

"Emotionally speaking, Meazza is Inter's home ground, it is a unique stadium for us and we have deep emotions.

But this place (Bird's Nest) is really perfect and beautiful. "

As the team's head coach, Mourinho is more concerned about the situation of the Bird's Nest turf.

When being interviewed by reporters, Mourinho showed a regretful expression:

"The stadium is beautiful, but the quality of the turf is a bit worrying. It's not even as good as the training ground at Inter Milan's training base."

Perhaps feeling that he had gone too far, the madman quickly added:

“I was here two months ago and it was really bad.

However, through the efforts of the staff in the past two months, it is now very good. "

As we all know, Italy's economic situation is not good, and the operating conditions of Serie A are even more unsatisfactory.

This has resulted in the income of the major Serie A teams being quite limited.

But with the development of the times, running a football club is no longer the same as in the past, where you only need to spend a small amount of money.

Now, if you want to remain competitive in Europe, you must invest heavily, which also requires a lot of capital.

Obviously, there are smart people who have taken a fancy to China's vast market, which has a good fan base.

In the early years, CCTV's broadcast of Serie A cultivated a considerable number of old fans.

Today, many of them are already employed and have quite good financial capabilities.

Serie A teams just need to move around more and cultivate some new generations of young fans, and there is actually a lot to be done.

This year's Italian Super Cup is the fourth time it has been held outside Italy and the first time it has been held in China.

Therefore, the two participating teams competed to play the "China card."

After Inter Milan announced that they would wear jerseys with Chinese characters on them during the game, Lazio later announced the same news.

On the morning of August 8, Inter Milan officials revealed that they had discussed a series of cooperation with the Chinese Super League.

Next, Inter Milan will conduct a series of training sessions for Chinese referees and coaches, which will be held at the Inter Milan Campus Football Development Center in Qingdao.

For this Italian Super Cup, Qingdao Inter Milan Campus Football Development Center specially selected six young players to be ball boys for this game.

In response, on the afternoon of the 6th, while Inter Milan players were still training in the Bird's Nest, Lazio held a press conference at the Italian Embassy in China.

They warmly invited Chinese people to travel to Rome, the capital of Italy.

In the final at the Bird's Nest, Lazio players will wear jerseys with the Colosseum and the Chinese slogan "Rome is waiting for you" printed on it.

The actions of both parties undoubtedly gave Chinese fans face, and also satisfied the officials of the two football associations who planned to play the Super Cup in China.

Tens of thousands of fans from all over the country gathered in the capital. On August 8, a day that Chinese people love to see, the 8nd Italian Super Cup kicked off at the Yanjing National Stadium Bird's Nest.

This game is also the first official sports event held by the Bird's Nest after the Olympic Games, and is used as part of the Olympic anniversary commemoration activities.

It can only be said that both teams have a large number of fans in China, and the "Bird's Nest", which can accommodate 90,000 spectators, was packed tonight!
  Such a lively scene even surprised the Inter Milan players.

"Do we really have that many fans here?"

Captain Zanetti was shocked when he saw the sea of ​​blue and black in the stands, and even a large number of spectators singing the Inter Milan team anthem in unison organized by the fan association.

This is not the country of China. I thought I was back in Meazza!

The good words I said during the interview the day before yesterday were not in vain, they deserve it!

Inter Milan vs. Lazio, the game starts on time at 8pm!
  (End of this chapter)