Lake Como

The back garden of Milan

Gao Xiaodong is standing on the terrace of the mansion of former Inter star Ibrahimovic and overlooking the railing. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The lake gently laps on the embankment full of yachts, there are swans playing and foraging on the shore, there are lazy tourists, there are whispering couples, there are local residents eating and walking dogs and cycling, and the scenery is as beautiful as a landscape painting without fireworks from a distance.

"How is this villa?"

Mendez got up from the recliner, walked to Gao Xiaodong's side, and asked.

"Yes, the only downside is that it's too expensive. ”

Gao Xiaodong only arrived in Milan yesterday, and was pulled by Mendes to see the villa today.

When he was in Portugal, Gao Xiaodong rented a house to live, and now the annual salary has reached 6 million, so naturally he can't rent a house anymore, Gao Xiaodong was going to buy a house in Milan, but Mendes said that most of Italy's celebrities buy villas near Lake Como, and if they don't get a villa for themselves in Lake Como, they are embarrassed to say that they are celebrities.

Gao Xiaodong was moved by Mendes's words, and felt that he still had more than two million euros in his hand, so he came to see the villa with Mendes.

Ibrahimovic's mansion is the third mansion Gao Xiaodong has seen, and it is also the best location and the largest one, but it is also the highest, and Ibrahimovic has a price tag of 4 million euros.

"You can do it in installments, or I can pay you some in advance. Mendes said.

Gao Xiaodong shook his head and said, "Forget it, I think the villa on the east coast I just saw is good, although the area is less than four thousand square meters." But the price is only 2.16 million euros, and if it can fall below 2 million, I will buy it. ”

Mendes said: "Okay, I'll talk to the agency again, buy it quickly, live well, so that you can play with peace of mind, let's go, let's go to Mourinho's house to sit down, his villa is not far away." ”

When Mendes drove Gao Xiaodong to Mourinho's luxury villa, Mourinho was watching the player's video in the living room, and he personally greeted the door and invited Gao Xiaodong and Mendes into the living room.

Seeing that the players' game highlights were still playing in the video recorder, Gao Xiaodong praised: "The coach is really hardworking. ”

Mourinho said solemnly: "The pressure this season is unprecedented, how can you do it without hard work. ”

Gao Xiaodong said: "It's me who brought pressure to you." ”

Mourinho shook his head, "As long as you work in Italy, you will always feel the pressure, here, everyone thinks that he knows football better than you, knows tactics better, but Xiao Donggao, you have to be mentally prepared, your pressure will not be less than mine." ”

Mendes said intentionally or unintentionally: "Xiaodong, you chose a high salary, and you also chose pressure and responsibility, and now you are the second highest salary at Inter Milan, second only to Eto'o." ”

Gao Xiaodong's heart fluttered, thinking that Mendes might have realized something, he smiled and said: "This money is not what I want, force it to me, I can't do without it." ”

Mourinho said: "Don't talk about the salary, it's not fun to cry over the spilled milk, you better think about how to get along with your team-mates now, language is key, you have to learn Italian quickly and try to integrate into the team." ”

Mendes said leisurely: "Jose, Xiaodong has just arrived, you should tell him about the current internal and external situation of Inter Milan, there are no outsiders here, you don't have to hide it." ”

"Well, I was about to talk to Xiao Donggao. ”

Mourinho spoke, and Mendes added on the side, Gao Xiaodong has a general understanding of the current situation of Inter Milan.

Any big club has a gang, and there is no doubt that Inter Milan also has a gang.

However, Inter Milan is different from the average team, in Inter Milan, the biggest gang is not the Italian local gang, in the Mancini era, the biggest gang is the Lazio gang under the leadership of Mancini, after Mourinho's arrival, the Lazio gang was cleaned, leaving only one Stankovic who can play the front midfield.

At present, the biggest gang of Inter Milan is the Argentine gang led by Cambiasso and Zanetti, as well as South American players who are attached to the Argentine gang, such as McConn, Córdoba, and Cesar.

The second largest gang is the Italian local gang led by Materazzi, although the local gang only has Materazzi, Toldo, Thornton and Balotelli, but Sandton and Balotelli are loved by Chairman Moratti, so they also have a certain influence.

The third largest gang in Inter Milan is known as the Third World, mainly Muntari, Quaresma, Stankovic, Eto'o and others, the Third World has a lot of people, but it is not a joint force, and it has little impact on the team, which is equivalent to the democratic parties in China.

After talking about the situation in the team, Mourinho said: "We are bringing in Bayern defender, the captain of the Brazilian national team, Lucio, if he can come, plus the Brazilian-Italian player Motta, the balance of power in the team of Inter Milan may change." ”

Mendes sighed: "After Jose came to Inter Milan, he hoped to have a group of his own team, but Quaresma's performance was too poor, which affected Jose's right to speak, and Carvalho and Deco couldn't come later, if you could come last season, everything might be different, so this season Jose is desperate to get you, he hopes that you can unite your teammates, support his tactical play, and stabilize the locker room." ”

Mourinho said: "Last season it was Da Costa who was too greedy and I was a bit conservative and believed in Quaresma, in fact, your performance in the dressing room in Porto was not comparable to Quaresma. ”

Mendes looked at Gao Xiaodong a little puzzled, and whispered a smile in Gao Xiaodong's ear: "Jose admires your methods to dismantle Porto's Argentine gang. ”

Gao Xiaodong suddenly realized that he was regarded by Mourinho as a member of the Portuguese department, in fact, he had been in Portugal for three years, and he was under Mendes, and it was natural for Mourinho to trust him, but he didn't expect that Mourinho not only valued his football skills, but also wanted to use him to clean up the locker room.

Mourinho said: "The internal situation is like this, now that Figo is in the management of the team, you can go to him if you have any problems, during the game and outside the game, he is a very reliable person. ”

"Okay. Gao Xiaodong has admired Figo's name for a long time, listening to the meaning of Mendes's words just now, it seems that Mancini stepped down and Mourinho came to Inter Milan, both of which are related to Figo, and he feels that he will definitely have the opportunity to visit this superstar who turned his hands into clouds and rain.

Mourinho said: "This season there has been a change in the way Serie A TV contracts are allocated, and the income of the big three giants has fallen by 30 million to 50 million, while the income of the middle and lower teams will be three to five times that of the past. This means that from this season, the overall pattern of Serie A may be fundamentally reversed, and the order of strength and weakness of the Apennines may be completely changed. In the future, Reggina may also win the championship! Our main opponents are Juventus in addition to Roma, they bought Diego, Melo and Cannavaro, and they have deep roots in Serie A, we must not take them lightly. ”

After speaking, Mourinho found a thick stack of videotapes in the cupboard, and said to Gao Xiaodong: "This is the video of the Serie A opponent collected by Boas, you can take it and watch it, but you must give it to me after watching it." ”

Gao Xiaodong saw that there were many, many videotapes in the cupboard, and couldn't help but admire, a little translator who had almost never played professional football, could grow into a world-class coach with an annual salary of 10 million euros, and the efforts behind it were really beyond ordinary people.

Mourinho told Gao Xiaodong about the internal and external situation of Inter Milan, and when he saw the dinner time, he took the two to the hotel in Como City for an Italian dinner.

After dinner, Gao Xiaodong and Mendes left Lake Como together and returned to their hotel in Milan to prepare for the next day's medical examination and meeting.