Chapter 146: General and Lieutenant
When Leon arrived at the youth team's training ground, he saw such a scene: the whole team was training in the team, and only Mario Balotelli was running laps alone.
This kid is causing trouble again?!
In Inter Milan's warm-up games before the start of the season, Leon had called Balotelli to the first team, and in one game, he made his first appearance for the first team by bringing on Balotelli as a substitute, of course, it was just a warm-up game.
The call-up for Balotelli was not to promote the 17-year-old Mario to the first team, but to allow talented young players to experience the atmosphere in the first team in advance, and after the summer training warm-up, Balotelli returned to the under-19 youth team.
"Focus!" said Vincenzo Esposito, the head coach of the under-19 team, who saw the players distracted, looked around and reprimanded, but then he found the reason for the distraction.
First team manager Li Ang came to the youth team training ground, no wonder these boys were upset.
The first team manager will not easily come to the youth team, there is only one situation, and that is the team needs to recruit players from the youth team and the reserve team, and these boys obviously guessed this, so they are all a little excited, and they are all expecting that they will be the lucky ones.
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Leaving the team's training to assistant coach Marco Monti, Vincenzo Esposito took on Leon.
"What mistake did that kid make again?" asked Leon and Esposito, pointing to Mario Balotelli, who was still running in circles.
Vincenzo Esposito told about the 'mustard oil', and Leon couldn't laugh or cry, he knew the future development of Balotelli, Balotelli was not an ordinary comic, but he didn't expect that Balotelli, who is only seventeen years old now, has great potential for comics.
"How has Mario been lately?" asked Leon.
"Very nice. Last week in the youth league against Cagliari, he scored two goals. Vincenzo Esposito said that when Leon asked about Balotelli's condition, Vincenzo Esposito knew Leon's intentions, and that the first team was injured by Sergio Aguero and Cassano, and Adriano's suspension suddenly detonated a forward crisis, and now the whole of Italy knows about it.
If Balotelli can be called up to the first team, Vincenzo Esposito is very happy, on the one hand, the youth team is originally to send fresh blood to the first team, if Balotelli can stay in the first team, this also shows that Esposito's work is excellent, in addition, such a boy who is always in trouble, he finally does not need a headache in the future, that is the first team manager Leon's business, which is also something that Esposito is happy to see.
"I want this kid. Now let him report with me to the first team. Leon nodded and said.
Esposito laughed, "No problem. This kid will blow your mind. Then he yelled at the arena, "Mario, don't run laps, come here!"
Everyone heard the shouts of the head coach Esposito, and they all watched with some envy as Balotelli ran over, and they knew what it meant.
"Don't get distracted – keep training!" shouted assistant coach Marco Monti.
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Balotelli ran to the sidelines with a childlike smile, stood upright, and then gave a crooked military salute, "General, Lieutenant Mario Balotelli is here to report!" Seeing Leon appear on the sidelines, Balotelli also knew what it meant, he was just teasing, the brain circuit was extraordinary, and he wasn't really stupid.
This funny scene made Esposito almost cover his face in shame, and he helplessly squeezed out a smile at Leon.
Leon didn't think there was anything, compared to this kid's later comic and brain-dead behavior, he had a dull feeling about this military salute, which was nothing at all, and Leon didn't think about transforming Balotelli, the world of comic is incomprehensible to others, let alone transformed, he wants Balotelli who can perform well on the field, as long as this kid can help the team and score goals, Leon will not particularly interfere with Balotelli's comic behavior...... Well, of course, the main thing is that he doesn't think he can change Balotelli's character.
It's just that Leon is a little curious why this kid Balotelli gave himself the rank of lieutenant?
"Good. Leon nodded, his heart fluttering, and a smile on his face, "Are you ready?
"Always be ready!" said Balotelli, with a serious face, like an American GI about to begin a landing operation in Normandy.
"Ok, Mario. I'm not a person, the first team needs a striker now, you may or may not play, it depends on how well you train, and whether you can stay in the first team also depends on your performance on the pitch!
Balotelli's expression became even more serious, and the kid really seemed to think that this was a battlefield lecture: "Lieutenant Mario Balotelli understands!"
"Very well, now give you five minutes to go to the locker room and get your belongings, and you'll be here in five minutes!
"No problem!" said Balotelli exclaimed.
Seeing that Balotelli was still standing there, Leon glanced at the kid in surprise, then understood a little, and waved his hand, "Go, Lieutenant!"
"Yes, Sir!" Balotelli paused, straightened, turned, and ran away.
Vincenzo Esposito watched this scene and was dumbfounded, and only then did he speak, "Li...... I really didn't expect that. Then he looked admiring, "How did you come up with that? This kid has never been so obedient under me?"
Li Ang laughed and didn't answer, the expression of the first team manager was a little proud.
Esposito really admires Leon, no wonder the other party is the head coach of the first team of Inter Milan, the coach of the European champion, and the coach of Europe, and he really has two brushes.
The two chatted for a while, and Vincenzo Esposito introduced the characteristics of his players to Leon, and the first team manager was a rare visit, so he naturally wanted to promote his players more.
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While the two were talking, Balotelli came back with a backpack, it was actually a camouflage backpack, and there was a still sticker of Lieutenant Winters on it, Leon understood that this kid was now obsessed with "Brother Lian", and he was a little crazy.
"General, Lieutenant Mario Balotelli is back!" Balotelli looked resolute and reverent, as if he were about to step into a battlefield full of bullets and artillery fire.
"Lieutenant, let's go. Leon nodded, and strode ahead, and Balotelli hurriedly trotted to follow.
Vincenzo Esposito looked at the backs of the two of them with a strange smile on his face, maybe only a coach like Leon could use this method to manage Balotelli's bastard.
The other players, watching with envy as Balotelli was taken away by first-team manager Leon, knew that if Balotelli behaved wrongly, this parting was likely to be a watershed between them.
Esposito glanced at his players, and he yelled, "What are you stunned about? Give me training! Instead of envying others, you should improve yourself! Opportunities are only reserved for those who are prepared!"
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