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Chapter 111 The Battle of Two Horses (Subscription Request)

"Hey, you're not sleeping so late at night, do you have any sense of public morality?"

Mancini yelled, banging on the wall.

Because his parents and mother-in-law have to take care of Federica and the children, it is not very convenient for them to get to the team there, so he can finally have a few days of peace and quiet by himself.

But he apparently forgot that his neighbors would often stay up late.

The knocking sound on the wall changed from intermittent to continuous.

Mancini really doubted whether Lu Deyang did it on purpose for the sake of face.

Alas, young people just love face.

I remember that he once told Vialli that he was the strongest man in the Apennines.

Later he found out that no matter how strong a striker was, he could not compare to a housewife.

Federica must be more energetic at night because she lacks work.

Since he couldn't sleep anyway, Mancini turned on the tape recorder and started listening to the night radio.

"Just now a fan called and said that every time he went to the Sampdoria training base to ask for an autograph, he couldn't get through..." The host said with a smile: "It does take a bit of luck to get Dejan's autograph. After the fan lost control once, Dejan rarely stops the car anymore."

"Let's take the next call from a friend... This friend says he's a musician and has written a song for DeYoung. Let's enjoy it together."

The host said with some anticipation.

Mancini is waiting to listen too.

"Heil Dejan..."

The German opening made the host cough immediately, and he cut off the call and said: "This friend may not be ready. As this is a relationship program, we should try to talk about some emotional things."

Mancini curled his lips.

He had thought it was a football program because it kept mentioning Lu Deyang.

But he soon discovered that Marco Lanna's name was mentioned quite often.

"I have a friend who looks a lot like Lanner. How should I persuade him..."

"Something's not right with my girlfriend, and I don't want to be the next Marco Lanner..."

"..."

Mancini even felt a little sorry for that kid Lanner.

A promising star, the next captain.

His status as a local player alone was enough to make him the second most popular player after Lu Deyang. However, with such good conditions, he turned himself into a joke.

He even heard that the club had deducted a portion of the money from Lanner's contract renewal and put it into a fixed deposit for him. The deposit certificate was in Mantovani's hands, because they were afraid that he would be defrauded of all his money by others again.

Mancini, who thought the show was interesting, picked up the phone, took a look and put it down again.

He saw in a movie that one could find out who made a call by looking at the phone number.

Mancini dialed the number directly with his mobile phone. It took 5 minutes before the call was answered and he was told to wait a moment.

On the radio he could hear a middle-aged woman complaining that her children were becoming more and more rebellious and that she was going to become a grandmother early.

Mancini pouted and muttered: "So you have to take good care of your children..."

"My friend, what is your name?"

At this time, the host's voice came from the microphone.

"Ma...Marco, my name is Marco Totti."

Mancini silently gave himself a thumbs up.

I almost said my name without noticing.

"Well, Marco, what kind of emotional troubles do you have?" asked the host's magnetic voice.

Mancini couldn't help but complain in his heart that these guys with nice voices were not handsome.

The main reason is that the other person’s voice is so nice.

"I, ah, I have a friend who lives in the same apartment as me, but sometimes he brings his girlfriend home..." Mancini said.

"Did I disturb your rest?" asked the host.

"Yes, they are very noisy, and the most important thing is that guy often bangs on the wall with his hands to save face," Mancini complained.

"That's really too much, but are you sure you're knocking on the wall?"

The host said: "If it was knocking on the wall, it would affect his girlfriend's rest. I think this is unlikely. Maybe he is really good at this."

"Impossible, it's already past 3 o'clock!!!"

Mancini shouted and hung up the phone.

Damn, what an emotional show.

He felt even more upset after making a phone call.

Mancini stood up and punched the wall behind him more than a dozen times before he could not help but let out a wail.

……

The team cafeteria.

"Roberto, why is your hand swollen?"

Vialli asked as he sat down with his plate.

Mancini's right hand is obviously more than one size bigger.

"It's okay, I've been practicing boxing recently." Mancini said in a muffled voice.

Vialli looked at Mancini suspiciously and said, "It doesn't seem right. You know, we are best friends. You can tell me anything."

Mancini rolled his eyes.

Telling him would be the same as telling the whole team, and it would be almost the same if the entire city of Genoa knew about it.

Redondo quickly finished his meal and started eating pasta.

This is an Argentinian dessert, a kind of fruit cake.

"Be careful not to become like Roberto if you eat so much sweets," Vialli warned.

"It's okay." Redondo grinned and said, "I exercise a lot, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Seeing that Lu Deyang had also finished eating, Mancini said cautiously: "Did you notice that the boss didn't come this morning? I heard that he had some trouble, and it seemed to be quite serious."

"Could it be that he was captured and taken back by Yugoslavia?"

Vialli joked.

"Yes, that's right!"

A voice came from behind.

Vialli looked back, almost frightened to death, and said with a dry laugh: "Boss, boss, I was just kidding."

"It's okay, Paul is looking for Dejan."

Boskov said.

"You go first, Dejan, I'll help you collect the plates later," said Redondo.

Lu Deyang stood up and followed Boskov to the office building.

"The Genoese are here to help," said Boskov.

"Genoa, team?"

Lu Deyang asked after a brief pause.

"Well, they want to get Paul together to set up a company and buy the Ferraris Stadium from City Hall," said Boskov.

Lu Deyang roughly understood what was going on.

The Ferraris Stadium was built by Genoa.

But when the money ran out, it was sold to the city hall.

Recently, due to Lu Qiuwang, the number of tourists has increased sharply.

Tourists who can't buy tickets for Sampdoria will watch Genoa's games.

The increase in ticket revenue has made Genoa even more uncomfortable, and they need to pay more money to the city hall.

This made Genoa think about buying back the stadium. After all, it is not a good thing for the team to be sucked dry by the city hall all the time.

In the conference room, Lu Deyang met a stranger.

Didn't he know about the Genoa chairman Preziosi, who later became a crazy coach-scalper? Preziosi was Berlusconi's political lackey, so the relationship between Milan and Genoa is so close.

The relationship between Serie A teams is an alliance formed for economic or political reasons.

Mantovani also has connections with some team owners, so he was able to easily bring in talented young players such as Vialli.

"Dejan, let me introduce you. This is Lorenzo Costa, the current chairman of Genoa." Mantovani said with a smile, and directly pulled Lu Deyang's arm and asked him to sit down.

"Mr. Costa."

Lu Deyang nodded and said.

"Don't be so polite, just call me Lorenzo." Costa said flatteringly: "Dejan, you have more face in the city hall, so we still have to trouble you for the acquisition of the stadium."

Lu Deyang looked at Mantovani.

Mantovani said: "The acquisition of the stadium will bring many benefits to the team, and we can also take out loans."

"no problem!"

Lu Deyang said: "What do you need me to do?"

Since the old chairman said so, King Lu will come forward.

Costa said: "We will let someone leak the news in the newspaper, and then hope you can mention it at the press conference and off the court. Then we will directly initiate the acquisition, and we may need some players to stand up and let the fans support us."

"no problem."

Lu Deyang said.

"Thank you so much." Costa said excitedly: "I will go back and prepare now. I will tell Paul the details."

Lu Deyang stood up directly.

It would be impolite to sit there when the guests are about to leave.

After Costa left, the old chairman explained: "Genoa's economic situation is not very good, but Lorenzo found an opportunity. Bank loans are lower than the share of the city hall. As long as Genoa buys the stadium, it will have more income."

"Didn't they upgrade?"

Lu Deyang asked.

"Yes, but they have also brought in a lot of players. Genoa's ability to resist risks is not strong. Lorenzo seems to want to sell the club."

Mantovani said.

Lu Deyang nodded again.

Understood.

Isn't this just taking advantage of the upgrade, and since the players introduced are not completely useless, building a stadium will increase the valuation a bit.

Anyway, Genoa will pay back the loan for the stadium, so he can get more money when he sells the club. No wonder Costa is so polite.

Faced with someone who can bring you hundreds of millions of profits, these businessmen are willing to do anything.

I guess if King Lu runs at full speed, the opponents will have to kowtow to him.

It’s not bad to be sober like this.

Whether you spend money or make money, the other party's attitude makes you comfortable.

If it were Huangpigou, he would want to discipline the DIY players who pay for him every two years. This thing can only remain popular after the rise of domestic products. Even if you don't use domestic products, don't belittle it, because it really benefits you.

After returning home, Lu Deyang saw the discussion about the stadium on TV.

This Costa is quite unusual.

Maybe he had to convince the Milan chairman to make this happen.

But Lu Deyang probably had little hope.

No matter how powerful you are, can you compare with the Agnelli family?
It took so long for Juventus' stadium to be praised. Genoa and Sampdoria's combined performance is not bad, but the energy off the field is far behind.

However, Lu Deyang will still try his best to help.

This is mainly for the sake of the old chairman Mantovani's face.

After the 11-10 home win over Pisa on November 6, Lu Deyang, who did not play, made a rare appearance at the press conference.

Normally he attends press conferences after he makes an appearance.

The reporters were immediately overwhelmed by the huge surprise.

They wanted to put the microphone into Lu Deyang's mouth.

Why Lu Deyang appeared here is news in itself.

"Dejan, why did you attend the press conference?"

"Did something happen at Sampdoria, Dejan?"

"Recently there are rumors that Bayern wants to take you away for 5000 million US dollars. Is this true?"

"Mr. Boskov, is Sampdoria planning to sell Dejan?"

"..."

Lu Deyang sat down and watched the reporters' performance with a smile.

After they stopped talking, Lu Deyang took the microphone and said, "Thank you for your estimate of 5000 million for me. If this is true, I will leave the team and leave 5000 million US dollars. I believe that this money can be used to buy several players to take the team to a higher level. As for the transfer share in my contract, I don't want a penny."

The reporters fell silent.

Baggio broke the transfer fee record, this money could almost buy three Baggios.

Let’s not talk about whether Lu Deyang is worth the money. As of now, even if he is worth it, it is difficult for any team to spend so much money to introduce a player.

One Lu Deyang for five and a half Maradonas?

We don’t need that half. Five Maradonas plus their teammates can beat all the teams in the football world.

Even without so many Maradonas, there are still Van Basten and Gullit.

"Then why did you appear at the press conference? You are always likely to attend the press conference after you appear on stage." asked a reporter.

Lu Deyang smiled and said: "There is no reason, I just want to express some gratitude to the fans. It is because of their constant shouting that the team can play the biggest score of the season. Some people say that fans are the twelfth person on the field. I agree with this point of view. Without fans, football is nothing.

But unfortunately, the stadium we are in does not belong to us, nor to the fans, and the 12th man on the field does not have his own home."

boom--

The reporters finally understood what Lu Deyang was talking about.

"Dejan, are your words directed at Italy's current stadium problems?"

"There was a similar argument in the newspaper recently. Dejan, did you think of this after reading the newspaper?"

"Do you think City Hall should sell the stadium to Sampdoria, Dejan?"

"..."

The reporters were more excited than before.

After all, the stadium is the money bag of local city halls, and they will not give it up.

Boskov said quickly: "Yes, Dejan also saw the newspaper, and so did we. You also know that Sampdoria won three championships last season. We got a lot of bonuses and sponsorship income, but we didn’t spend too much on transfers. After improving the training facilities, the club wants to invest the money in the stadium.

The Ferraris Stadium was expanded in a hurry for the World Cup. The capacity has been increased, but the supporting facilities and quality are not enough, which has affected the fans' viewing experience. We hope to acquire the stadium and renovate it to give fans a better viewing experience. "

"But that would put a big dent in the revenues of the city hall, wouldn't it?"

The reporter said directly.

"Yes," Boskov said, "but why should the city hall make money on the stadium? German teams have their own stadiums, British teams and Spanish teams also have their own stadiums, why can't Italian teams have their own stadiums?"

I saw that the reporters wanted to ask more questions.

Boskov stood up immediately.

After all, he was not deeply involved in this matter, and saying too much might cause problems.

"Sometimes I feel that football is mixed with too many things. Why can't we just play football?" Boskov sighed.

Lu Deyang smiled and said: "Because football has its class nature since its birth, it has always contained struggle and evolution."

Boskov also nodded.

As a man born in his 30s, he knows very well what football was like before.

The two returned to the locker room together.

The next day.

Seeing that Monica was still sleeping soundly, Lu Deyang got up, washed, went downstairs to get the newspaper, and then started cooking.

After breakfast, Monica just sniffed, mumbled a few words and fell asleep again.

Lu Deyang suddenly discovered a problem.

Before, Monica always picked him to go to away games, especially when he came back from away games in European competitions, and she would squeeze him hard. That's why he felt so tired.

He didn't even play in the game against Pizza, and now he has a new skill.

Monica didn't know how long she would sleep.

After opening the newspaper, Lu Deyang immediately widened his eyes.

A letter of appeal from fans was actually published in Gazzetta dello Sport.

They wrote: "What Dejan said is what we think. As legal citizens, we respect everyone in the city hall. But we firmly demand that the operation rights of the stadium be returned to the team. The stadium is as important to the team as the army is to the country. Although the city hall manages it well, the stadium that does not belong to the team lacks soul.

The Ferraris Stadium was named in memory of Luis Ferraris, a Genoa player who died in World War I. It is not a city hall or mayor's stadium. Depriving the team of its management rights is modern Farisism, which is robbing the club of its past. We demand an open and fair negotiation opportunity to communicate. If our demands are not met, we will take measures such as not entering the stadium to watch the game and protesting in front of the city hall.

Genoese Royal Guard. "

I have to say that the fans' manifesto was very well written.

Mentioning the origin of the stadium's name evokes emotional resonance, emphasizing the importance of the stadium to the team to justify the need to return the management rights, and most importantly, the wording is powerful but not absolutely tough.

It seems that there are requirements, but not many specific things are mentioned, and the city hall is not given any solution to deal with it.

At worst, we can just go our separate ways. If you don't go to watch the game, you won't have any income.

Not to mention tourists, even if there are enough tourists, the locals will find ways to prevent them from entering.

But the signature at the end made Lu Deyang laugh and cry.

It’s obvious at first glance that this group is the fan group of King Lu.

Alas, this has become King Lu’s business.

It’s okay, at least it’s not signed with “Free Genoa” or “Genoa XX Front” or something like that.

Otherwise, Lu Deyang would have to be careful about whether there would be explosions on the streets when he went out.

……

Genoa Town Hall.

Merlo had already smashed three ashtrays in the office.

The secretary was terrified, afraid that the next time it would hit her on the head.

As someone who makes a living by his looks, I can't allow others to destroy my means of livelihood.

"Rita, get them to the conference room."

Merlo said.

Shit, the Expo is less than two years away.

After that he wanted to leave Genoa, but someone always found him something to do.

The operating rights of the stadium represent billions or even tens of billions of liras in revenue each year and are an important source of municipal expenditure and some welfare benefits. Who would agree to cut their own welfare?

Italy does not allow private ownership of land.

Whether a team is building a stadium or wants to buy a stadium, there are many procedural issues to deal with.

If Lu Deyang hadn't stepped forward, Mello wouldn't have had so much of a headache.

He always knew that the big star had a lot of influence.

But I didn't expect it to be so big.

He stood up and stood in front of the window, pressed the blinds with his fingers and looked at the street, where many fans holding banners had gathered.

If there is no quick response, more fans will come to cause trouble.

Mello hurried to the conference room, where most of the top executives were already present.

The mayor, who was in no mood to talk nonsense, knocked on the table and said, "Come up with a solution that can at least get us out of this."

"Say there is no precedent in Italy!"

"We agreed first, but we held them up on the formalities."

"I can't agree to this, damn it, or my political career will be ruined."

said Fontana, head of the city hall's culture department.

If you open this loophole, what will you do if fans of other teams cause trouble?
He offended everyone at once.

Even if he hadn't been shot in the back and died, his political future would have been ruined.

"That's right, Leonardo is right. So Leon, give us a solution." Mello said directly.

Of course, he also knew the risks behind this matter.

That's why he asked everyone to come to the meeting. Even if he has to take the blame, he can't just take it alone.

"Actually, things are not as bad as we thought," said Piazza of the Ministry of Planning and Construction.

His last name means square, and many members of his family are in politics.

"Tell me what you think."

Mello said without comment.

"We can try another approach, for example, instead of letting Genoa and Sampdoria buy the stadium, we can use the stadium to buy shares in some companies," Piazza said.

"Mantovani would not agree to that."

Merlo said directly.

Others are not stupid. You only earn that much from football tickets a year, while the oil industry makes much more money.

"Then I have no choice."

Piazza said.

It's all rubbish!

Merlo rubbed his temple. They were really unreliable at the critical moment.

In this case, everyone will rely on their own abilities.

"Okay, let's adjourn the meeting."

Merlo said.

When he left the city hall in the evening, he met a reporter. Merlo smiled and said to the reporter: "I am personally very willing to return the stadium to the two teams, and I am also working hard to promote this matter, but there are many complicated procedures involved. I am afraid that there will be problems in some procedures in the end."

After saying this, he rejected the reporter's questions and left.

He went home in the evening and called others to explain that he didn't really want to do this.

I believe other mayors can understand this.

Making a public statement can gain a lot of support from people, not only from Genoa fans, but also from fans in other cities. Maybe his political career can really go further.

The most important thing is that if it fails, it is because of the procedures and formalities, not his efforts, but because someone in the city hall is sabotaging it.

Ah.

Those idiots will have their work cut out for them then.

This matter caused quite a stir.

It completely turned into a game between the team and the city hall.

Until the ninth round of the game, these politicians were everywhere in the news.

I agreed to everything when asked, but rejected it as soon as I applied.

Italian politicians are also quite good at playing.

"Damn you vampire bastard!"

"Support Dejan!"

"Give us the court back!"

Outside the Sao Paulo Stadium, many fans held banners asking them to return the stadium to the team.

"Dejan, go directly to the locker room and stop accepting interviews," said Boskov.

He really didn't expect that this incident would have such a big impact. If he had known this earlier, he would never agree with what Lu Deyang said at the press conference.

It's clearly a team matter, why let a player be caught up in the whirlpool of public opinion?

Lu Deyang smiled and nodded and walked towards the locker room.

Mancini whispered, "I feel like something is not right. You should be more careful."

He has always been a sharp person.

"Do not worry."

Lu Deyang said.

No matter how big this matter is, it will not affect King Lu.

Both parties behind the scenes knew who their opponent was, they were just waving the banner of King Lu.

If the old chairman didn't also want to get the stadium back, he wouldn't have shown up.

Mancini helped Lu Deyang put on the armband again.

Maradona is the captain of Napoli, and Lu Deyang, as his good brother, cannot be inferior to him.

"Dejan!"

Materazzi changed his equipment with a grin on his face. He was very tall and it looked funny for him when he bent over and looked up.

"Congratulations, Marco, you finally made the starting lineup."

Lu Deyang said.

Materazzi trained with the first team and played with the youth team.

This time it was mainly because of some serious injuries in the defense line, and Carboni's physical condition prevented him from playing continuously, so Materazzi got the chance.

"I will work hard."

Materazzi said.

Viljoward glanced at him and said, "You look like a tough guy, play well."

"it is good!"

Materazzi grinned.

Lu Deyang chose to draw the lottery directly.

[Because your good brother Mancini is very popular in the team, even if he goes to coach the Italian national team, his old teammates are still willing to help him, so draw a player who is not popular in the locker room. Ding, get the 1992-1993 Bundesliga round , Bayern Munich VS Bochum, Lothar Humbert Matthaus single game experience card]

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Is King Lu fighting with Matthäus?
In the last game it was Anthony Matthäus, in this game it was Lothar Matthäus.

It’s just that this Mateus is much stronger than the previous one.

Just by watching the game broadcasts and highlights, you can feel how powerful Matthäus is.

But when playing football face to face, the feeling is more intuitive.

On the pitch Matthäus is a perfect player.

Momentum and spirit, things that cannot be felt on TV, actually have a great impact.

Otherwise, King Bei would not have said that he would choose Matthäus.

Lu Deyang tied his shoelaces, stood up and jumped.

Sometimes he even felt like a great philanthropist, having helped Maradona battle Cruyff from a distance.

Now that Maradona has quit taking drugs, Matthäus is in trouble. In order to give him a fair fight, the King of Football stepped forward again.

When he came out to warm up, the Napoli fans were quite respectful.

Recently everyone is in the same trench, otherwise the northern teams would only hear boos when they go to the Sao Paulo Stadium.

"Something doesn't seem right with that guy."

Mancini pointed at Maradona and said.

Lu Deyang looked over and found that Maradona was indeed not as active as before.

He raised his hand towards Careka, motioning him to come closer.

Lu Deyang covered his mouth and asked, "What's wrong with Diego? Didn't he say he didn't need that thing anymore?"

"Yes, but it's very difficult. He needs something else to distract himself."

Careka also covered his mouth and said.

Effenberg was shocked by the fact that his lips were read.

South American players often greet other people's families on the court.

"So what did he choose?"

"Girl, this guy has been fooling around lately."

Careka complained.

Lu Deyang smiled and shook his head.

Drug addiction is indeed difficult to resolve and requires not only willpower but also family support.

Maradona's frequent infidelity has put him in a vicious circle.

Lu Deyang believed that he loved his wife the most.

After all, when he was divorced, he still refused to agree, and finally asked his ex-wife to be his agent and refused to leave him.

But from here, it seems difficult for this guy to change some habits.

"Can he play then?"

Lu Deyang asked.

"It's okay. In order to deal with you, he hasn't gone out to play for half a month. It's not that he's weak, it's that recently..." Careka said hesitantly.

"I understand."

Lu Deyang nodded while holding back his smile, and quickly waved his hand to signal the other party to go back, and he also returned to his half.

After all this time, Lao Ma finally got frustrated.

"Thanks, Dejan, about Diego..."

Kalekah said from behind.

The conflict between Lu Deyang and the gang allowed Maradona to successfully escape from the Naples gang.

The constant persuasion is also for Maradona's own good.

And there is absolutely no conflict of interest.

He felt that what the newspaper said was right. Compared to these bad guys, Lu Deyang was the best role model in football.

“Try to feel it.”

Seeing Lu Deyang coming back, Viljoward kicked the ball directly to Lu Deyang.

The ball was not moving fast, and Lu Deyang ran towards the ball, swung his right foot and kicked the ball hard from behind.

boom--

The huge noise made the stadium silent.

Materazzi only felt a strong wind blowing past his head, making his face hurt.

As a goalkeeper with outstanding reaction speed, Paluka rushed out at the first moment, but still failed to stop the shot.

Only after he landed did he feel a cold sweat on his back.

"Are you okay?"

Virjoward asked, bending down and extending his hand.

After Pagliuca stood up, he shouted at Lu Deyang: "Asshole, are you going to kill me?"

As a top goalkeeper, he could clearly judge that the long shot just now contained considerable power.

Lu Deyang smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I just kicked it casually, don't take it too seriously."

"Damn, I always thought I had a good relationship with Dejan."

Pagliuca muttered, "Now I realize that I thought too much. He was waiting for an opportunity to kill me."

"You kid."

Viljoward laughed and scolded: "You also saw me pass the ball, Dejan shot directly without any preparation, isn't this just a random kick?"

Paluka did not deny it, after all, it was exactly as Virchowd said.

But when he bent down to pick up the ball, he immediately discovered a problem.

Something was not right with the ball.

Having played football for more than 20 years, he can feel it as soon as he starts.

Pagliuca quickly took off his gloves and touched the ball back and forth twice, and couldn't help but curse: "Fuck, it's leaking!"

If a random kick is so brutal, wouldn't the goalkeeper die on the field if he is well prepared?
(End of this chapter)