Chapter 134: Inter Milan in a precarious situation
At this time, Bojan was not the frustrated person who failed in his dream, was ignored by everyone, and couldn't even play football.
Now he is still the pride of La Masia youth training camp and a talented player who has broken a series of records of Messi.
Since joining the La Masia youth training camp in 1999, Bojan has been on a roll in the camp, breaking a series of records held by Messi with his extremely high goal efficiency.
His outstanding performance attracted widespread attention from the outside world. Many people envied Barcelona for being lucky enough to cultivate another talented player.
The hype from the outside world and the strength that Bojan showed in the La Masia youth training camp have aroused great interest in him among countless Barcelona fans.
For Barcelona fans, their expectations for Bojan even exceed those for Messi.
Because Bojan has pure Catalan blood, while Messi is just an outsider.
Some Barcelona fans even suggested that if Bojan could perform in the first team like he did in the youth team, they should kick Messi out and help him take his place.
But unfortunately, the talents of the two are not on the same level at all.
Messi became better and better in the professional arena, but after Bojan joined Barcelona's first team, he gradually lost himself and finally became lost in the crowd.
The huge talent gap between the two means that Bojan can never replace Messi.
In the entire football world, among the active players, the only one whose talent can be compared with Messi is probably Ronaldinho.
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Zhang Linpeng didn't know how powerful Bojan was. When he saw the opponent rushing towards him with the ball and his teammates were too afraid to step forward to intercept him, he took the initiative to meet him.
Seeing this scene, the coach on the sidelines frowned, and the crowd watching all gloated:
"Haha, this silly boy is going to suffer!"
"Haha, you are indeed a newcomer. You actually dare to challenge Boyang alone!"
"Just wait, he's about to make a fool of himself!"
Amid the sneers and ridicule of the crowd, Zhang Linpeng and Bo Yang encountered.
Bojan did not take Zhang Linpeng seriously. After being intercepted by the opponent, he subconsciously made a fake move, trying to shake off the opponent.
However, to his surprise, the opponent was not fooled at all and was still firmly stuck in his path.
Bojan then pedaled a bicycle, and the whole set of movements was very smooth, with the center of gravity shaking along with the body, which was very confusing.
But the other party still didn't fall for it!
What the hell?
Bojan got angry, and seeing that the opponent was an Asian player, he planned to directly engage in physical confrontation and force an overtake!
But he made another mistake!
After just one physical contact between the two, Zhang Linpeng knocked Boyang over.
There was dead silence at the scene, and everyone opened their mouths in surprise.
The scenario that the outside world expected, Bojan slaughtering the Chinese boy, did not happen. Instead, the Chinese boy knocked down the Barcelona youth training superstar!
Even Zhang Linpeng himself was a little stunned:
what's the situation?
Didn’t Brother Lin say that European players have strong physical confrontation capabilities?
How come this guy fell down when I just used a little force?
I understand, this guy must be too weak!
Seeing Zhang Linpeng knocking over Bojan, the youth training coach who was acting as the referee immediately stopped the game. A group of people rushed to the court, surrounded Bojan, and checked his condition with concern.
The posture was as if he was serving the apple of his eye.
Zhang Linpeng was squeezed out of the crowd and was confused when he saw this scene:
Could it be that this guy has a powerful background and connections?
Otherwise, why would so many people be surrounding him?
A few hours later, the final trial results were announced, and Wu Lei was successfully selected for the La Masia youth training camp.
Zhang Linpeng failed to pass Barcelona's trial due to a rough foul.
And he finally knew who he had knocked over!
"What? I think Barcelona's youth training camp is just so-so. Brother Lin, I'm going to join you at Inter Milan!"
Zhang Linpeng was not sad at all about the result, but rather felt a little contemptuous.
He felt that the La Masia youth training camp was not worthy of its reputation, as the camp's top player was so weak.
Moreover, Barcelona's style of play is too soft. Even this level of physical contact is not allowed. It is really boring to play football here.
On the other hand, Serie A has always been a paradise for defensive players.
Cannavaro, Maldini, Nesta and Thuram are all in Serie A.
Only by going to Serie A for trials, playing in Serie A, and learning from these top defensive players can you learn the real stuff!
This is what Zhang Linpeng thought in his heart.
"Okay, I'll take you to see it!"
Lin Feng is not very clear about the level of Inter Milan's youth training, but he thinks that Inter Milan is a wealthy club after all, so even if the youth training is bad, it can't be that bad, right?
Xu Genbao has limited time, and he also has to deal with Wu Lei's follow-up matters in Barcelona, so he cannot go to Italy with Zhang Linpeng. He can only ask Lin Feng to take care of him.
Zhang Linpeng was not worried at all, and he did not feel timid or afraid of traveling far away alone.
After coming to Italy, I was very curious about everything here.
"Brother Lin, is this the San Siro Stadium? It's too big!"
Looking at the huge stadium in front of him, Zhang Linpeng opened his mouth in surprise.
There are very few professional football stadiums in China, and the home stadiums of most teams are comprehensive stadiums with running tracks.
Compared with professional football stadiums, the viewing experience of this comprehensive stadium is obviously much worse.
Hearing Zhang Linpeng's words, Lin Feng's face darkened:
"It's called Meazza, San Siro is what AC Milan calls it!"
"Oh!"
Zhang Linpeng scratched his head. Isn’t this San Siro?
No matter what, whatever Brother Lin says is what it is!
……
After arriving at Inter Milan's youth training camp and seeing these youth training players, Lin Feng realized how wrong he was.
Inter Milan’s youth training camp is not weak at all, on the contrary it can be said to be very strong!
As an old and established giant in Serie A, Inter Milan has a solid foundation in youth training.
While Moratti was waving money and buying players in the transfer market, he did not forget to invest in the team's youth training.
Among the 20 current Serie A teams, Inter Milan can be said to be the club with the greatest efforts in youth training.
They not only have complete equipment and high-quality training grounds, but also have 80 coaches, scouts, team doctors and other staff.
The team spends more than 500 million euros on youth training every year. With such huge investment, Inter Milan’s youth training results are also quite impressive.
Last season, Inter Milan won 8 championships in the 6 levels of youth leagues they participated in, which can almost be said to have dominated the entire Italian youth league.
Not to mention AC Milan next door, even the Serie A giants Juventus are no match for Inter Milan in youth training.
Lin Feng took a quick glance and saw Balotelli, Bonucci, Santon, Destro and many other players who would become very famous in the future.
"Lin? Why are you here?"
In addition to these people, Lin Feng also saw an acquaintance - Inter Milan's head coach Mancini!
"I brought a young player here for a tryout. Coach, why are you here too?"
Mancini smiled and said:
"I heard that there are some good talents in the youth team, so I came here specially to take a look!"
As Mancini spoke, he glanced at Zhang Linpeng behind Lin Feng, and a hint of interest emerged in his heart. What level would the players that Lin Feng brought over be?
Will it bring you a surprise?
Thinking of this, he was no longer in a hurry to leave and simply stayed to watch Zhang Linpeng's tryout process.
After Zhang Linpeng's trial with Barcelona, he is no longer so easily nervous.
He successfully passed all the previous tests and entered the final practical stage.
"You are in a group with Bonucci against Balotelli's group!"
Mancini, who originally had no intention of intervening, specifically mentioned Zhang Linpeng's name during the final grouping and asked him to partner with another central defender from the youth team, Bonucci.
"No problem, boss!"
Bonucci glanced at his new partner and found that the opposing striker Balotelli was a little abnormal.
Ever since this guy joined Inter Milan, he has been giving Inter Milan's defenders a hard time.
Even Bonucci himself suffered a lot!
I don’t know whether this new partner is reliable or not. If he is not reliable, they will probably be beaten to pieces by the stupid, big, black and rough guy on the opposite side again this time!
However, after the game started, Zhang Linpeng dispelled Bonucci's concerns with his outstanding performance.
Although at the beginning Zhang Linpeng, like everyone else, felt uncomfortable with Balotelli's attack.
But he remembered Lin Feng's advice that playing football requires using your brain!
Zhang Linpeng discovered that although this big black guy was as strong as an ox, his brain didn't seem to be very smart.
A simple offside tactic can fool him several times.
Once his connection with the midfield was cut off, he became like a headless fly, running around in the frontcourt without any threat at all.
The most amazing thing is that Zhang Linpeng found that it was easy to anger this big black man and make him unbalanced by using some small tricks on him when defending.
Relying on these tricks, with the assistance of Bonucci, the two of them successfully froze Balotelli and helped the team achieve the final victory.
Seeing Zhang Linpeng's performance, Mancini's eyes lit up:
"This kid is good. After a few years of practice, he should have no problem gaining a foothold in Serie A!"
Mancini's comments made Lin Feng feel relieved.
After seeing the strength of Inter Milan's youth training, he was worried about whether Zhang Linpeng could stay.
Now it seems, there is no need to worry.
With the head coach setting the tone, there should be no problem for Zhang Linpeng to join Inter Milan's youth training camp.
"By the way, Boss, who are you going to investigate?"
After solving Zhang Linpeng's problem, Lin Feng remembered something Mancini had mentioned before and couldn't help but become curious.
"The team's defense has had a lot of injuries recently, so I plan to promote a young player from the bench."
As Mancini said this, his eyes were fixed on Bonucci.
Obviously, the person he wants to promote is Bonucci.
As the best offensive player in Juventus' three-back system, Bonucci's passing ability far exceeds that of Chiellini and Barzagli.
But what about his defensive ability!
This depends on personal opinion!
If Mancini intends to promote him to the first team and make use of his strengths in passing the ball, then there will be no problem.
But if you want to rely on his defensive ability to fill in the gaps and lay a solid foundation for the team's back line, then you are just daydreaming.
Lin Feng rented a house in Milan, but Zhang Linpeng preferred to live in the team's player dormitory.
The dormitory conditions of Inter Milan's youth training camp are better than those of the first team. After Lin Feng went in to take a look, he stopped persuading them.
After helping Zhang Linpeng buy all the necessities for his daily life and buying him a mobile phone and recharging his phone bill, Lin Feng left.
Before leaving, he specifically greeted the people in the youth training camp, asked them to take care of Zhang Linpeng, and told Zhang Linpeng to contact him at any time if there was anything.
After arranging all this, Lin Feng left with peace of mind.
The FIFA competition is about to end, and a new round of Serie A will start next week.
He needs to adjust his condition and prepare for the next game.
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On November 11, Serie A resumed after a two-week absence.
In this round of the game, Inter Milan will face Parma at home.
Before the game even started, people outside started to predict Inter Milan's defeat.
"Gazzetta dello Sport": The league is about to start again, but whether Inter Milan can get rid of the slump remains a question mark.
For Inter Milan fans, the only good news is that the team’s midfield core Lin Feng has returned from the national team. I hope he can lead the team out of the trough!
"Tuttosport": After 11 league rounds, the Nerazzurri are 10 points behind the top team, and their dream of winning the championship will be shattered once again.
This season's Serie A championship will still belong to Juventus!
Maybe Moratti should consider how to reset the team!
"Italian News": Parma is in great form and Inter Milan's home field will face a huge test. If they lose, Mancini may have to consider his next job.
There is a reason for the outside world's pessimism. In the first three rounds of games, Inter Milan was tied by Roma, Sampdoria and Lazio respectively, resulting in them now lagging behind the top team by a full 10 points.
You know, the league has only played 11 rounds!
On average, they fall behind by one point per game. If they continue playing like this, they might be 30 points behind Juventus by the end of the season.
The poor record put Mancini under tremendous pressure. Moratti was very dissatisfied with Mancini's performance, and rumors spread everywhere that he planned to replace him as coach during the winter break.
When such rumors were rampant, Moratti and Inter Milan officials did not come out to refute them.
This is very telling!
For Mancini, regardless of whether the rumor is true or false, if he still wants to keep his job, he must win this game.
The same goes for Inter Milan. If they don't want to be further left behind by Juventus and completely lose hope of winning the championship, they must win this game!
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As the focus of this round, this match was scheduled to be played last.
In the first match, Juventus, who were at the top of the table, remained stable and beat Roma 4:1 away from home.
Roma, who had been in a stalemate with Inter Milan at the Meazza Stadium, seemed to suddenly lose their ability to play football when they met the experienced Juventus.
Capello completely saw through Spalletti's strikerless formation. Roma's core player Totti was targeted throughout the game. The team's offensive system did not work at all and they were beaten almost throughout the game.
In less than half a time, Juventus had already scored three goals to secure the victory. Roma's goal at the end of the game was more like the opponent's deliberate release of weapons and weapons.
This game not only allowed Juventus to consolidate its leading position, but also further widened the gap with its pursuers.
Because in the penultimate game, AC Milan lost 1:3 to Fiorentina away from home, causing the gap between them and Juventus to widen to 5 points.
"Don't worry about the results of the teams ahead of us in the standings. We just need to focus on ourselves and play our own game well!"
It seems like he has given up everything, or he has faced up to the reality.
Mancini is no longer obsessed with competing with Juventus and AC Milan, but instead focuses more on Inter Milan's own combat effectiveness.
There are still some major problems in Inter Milan's offensive and defensive systems. I hope I can find these problems and improve them before I get fired!
Otherwise, even if he leaves Inter Milan and goes to the next team, he will make the same mistake.
(End of this chapter)
