Chapter 548: From Italy to Spain

"The fans of Sporting Gijón are definitely the happiest fans right now, they are now the first in La Liga, they must be very excited, even a little complicated, I am afraid that the most optimistic fans would never dream that their team would be able to get to this point! Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 However, Li Ang may not be so nervous, this Chinese coach has an extremely tough heart, he is smart, has a fighting spirit, and has a tough personality, this young coach has the basic qualities that fit a great coach! In addition, we are shocked that this team is still alive in the UEFA Cup, the first leg of the 3-0 away Parma match, so that they have one foot in the final four of the League Cup, in the Spanish Copa del Rey, they also reached the semi-finals, with a thin lineup, as a promoted horse, this Chinese coach shocked everyone, and in Spain, the team he led has become the object of study, they can play amazing attacking football, however, their defensive counterattack is also sharp, under the command of Leon, Sporting Gijón skillfully transformed in tactics, which makes their opponents despairThere is no doubt that Leon is the soul of this team! This is a team that takes the will of the head coach as its will! In this team, the head coach has absolute authority, and he is loved by all the players......" - Milan Sports Newspaper

Put down the newspaper, take off the reading glasses, Fachetti showed a shocked expression, he did not expect that "Milan Sports Newspaper" has such high praise for this Chinese coach, "Milan Sports Newspaper" is a world-renowned sports media, very professional, there is no need to shoot a Chinese coaching in Spain, can make "Milan Sports Newspaper" so praised, indicating that this person has really won the appreciation of this Italian newspaper, at least the author of this report was conquered by this Chinese.

Facchetti noticed that the author of the report was Di Gennaro and knew it. Di Gennaro is a well-known Inter Milan fan and a well-known football expert for the newspaper Sport, and has a good relationship with Moratti.

Of course, Facchetti did not suspect that Di Gennaro was over-touting Leon, he still believed in Di Gennarro's professionalism and vision, and said that Di Gennaro is a very discerning person, and it is not easy to win his favor and praise.

This makes Facchetti very curious about Leon, this young Chinese coach, who can make Moratti admire and be able to make Di Gennaro endorse and praise, seems to be of a certain level.

Of course, Facchetti is not someone who can be moved or shaken by a single report, and he told Moratti that he needs to get to know Leon a little more before he can make a decision.

Moratti was a little disappointed that he was not able to convince Facchetti in the first place, but he also knew that Fachetti needed time to investigate and understand Leon, and that was the only way to do it at present.

Fachetti still had questions about Leon, but in the ensuing discussion, Fachetti had to make concessions on whether to change the manager. Moratti is the boss, and Facchetti can't always disagree with the boss.

In the end, the most important decision made by this closed-door meeting of the Inter Milan hierarchy was that they had set a suspended sentence for the team's manager, Roberto Mancini!

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Three days later, the Champions League quarter-finals, where Inter Milan play the second leg at home to rivals AC Milan, will be the final test of whether Roberto Mancini will be able to manage Inter Milan at the end of the season.

In the absence of any hope of winning the league, whether he can go further in the Champions League is regarded by the Inter Milan hierarchy as the only criterion for the examination of Mancini.

As for the report card that Inter Milan has reached the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, it is obviously not possible to impress Moratti's change of coach, and it is not news that the Serie A giants generally do not look down on the Coppa Italia.

After the meeting, Facchetti also sighed, although he was not satisfied with Mancini's coaching results, but he did think that Mancini should be given more time, at least to give Mancini another season, but Moratti is very determined, and it is not easy to agree to give Mancini a suspended sentence.

However, Facchetti is not optimistic about whether Mancini can get through the danger, in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Inter Milan lost 0-2 away to the city rival AC Milan, if you want to turn the tables, you must score three goals at home to AC Milan in the second leg, and at the same time can not concede goals, which is almost a difficult task to complete.

But there's only so much Facchetti can do to help Mancini......

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The aftermath of this match between Sporting Gijón and Albacete continues.

The Spanish media are talking about Sporting Gijón coach Leon declaring his team's desire to win the championship.

The whole team of Sporting Gijón was surprised or a little nervous at first when the head coach blatantly showed his intention to win the championship, but more excitedly.

Previously, they knew that their goal was the league championship, but they didn't dare to say it, which was more or less sneaky, which would invisibly make the players a little unconfident.

Now, Li Ang's move has made the team very uplifted, and in their minds, the head coach is now showing his heart to win the championship, which shows that the coach is very confident in winning the championship, and thinks that it has reached the point of announcing the world, and the morale of the players who trust and respect Li Ang very much is greatly boosted.

There is also an aftermath of the match with Albachete, that is, Sporting Gijón Club officially complained to the Spanish Football Federation about the referee on duty in this game, Depay, in accordance with the request of head coach Leon, complaining that Depay lacked basic restraint and control over the game.

The reason for Leon's move is very direct, that is, the results of the post-match examination are out, there is no problem with Mata's injury, the problem is Benzema, and the French youngster will need to be out of action for at least a month, which is already stretched on the front line and faces the multi-front combat mission in the sprint stage of the season, which has a very negative impact on Sporting Gijon.

Therefore, the more Li Ang thought about it, the more angry he became, and under his anger, he hated the referee Depay's inaction even more, and asked the club to complain to the Spanish Football Federation about this person.

Lao Tzu is not happy, and you can't think about it, this is his clear love and hatred or simple and crude logic.

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Three days later, Italy, Milan, Meazza Stadium. It's a great stadium, when it's the home stadium of AC Milan, it's called the San Siro, and when it's Inter Milan, it's called Meazza.

The second leg of the Champions League derby between Inter Milan and AC Milan.

In the stands of the Meazza Stadium, club owner Moratti, club president Facchetti, club general manager Oriari, and club technical director Blanca appeared in the live camera.

Italian commentator Viviano saw this scene and joked that Inter Milan attaches great importance to this game, and Mancini must be under a lot of pressure.

The camera then gives a close-up of Mancini in the Inter dugout.

At this time, it was unclear to everyone, including Mancini himself, what this match meant to him.

In the first leg, AC Milan won 2-0, and in this game, AC Milan scored another goal to extend the aggregate score to 3-0.

The goal was fatal for Inter, who had to score four goals in a row if they wanted to turn the tables around.

Moratti sank above the stands.

Facchetti shook his head and sighed.

Oryari glanced at the expressionless Moratti, then at Mancini in the dugout, and sighed, knowing that the Mancini era at Inter Milan had not yet begun and might be over.

Blanca's eyes flickered, not knowing what she was thinking.

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In the ensuing game, Inter Milan launched a Jedi counterattack, but Cambiaso's goal was blown away by the referee, which caused strong anger among Inter Milan fans, and threw a large number of fireworks and firecrackers into the stadium, which set off in the stadium and caused Dida to be smashed and injured. The referee on duty was forced to announce that the match was interrupted.

This derby is known as a fireworks derby by fans, and the back of Materazzi and Rui Costa watching the fireworks together has become one of the classic shots in football.

Although the game was interrupted and temporarily canceled, all Inter Milan executives, including Moratti, knew that the result was not optimistic for Inter Milan, after all, before the game was interrupted, the score was AC Milan ahead, and it was the chaos caused by the fireworks thrown by Inter Milan fans that forced the game to be interrupted. The onus is on Inter's side.

Subsequently, the Inter Milan hierarchy appealed to UEFA, and their suggestion was to continue the game on a later date, starting with AC Milan with a score of 1-0 and playing the rest of the game. This is the most advantageous degree that Inter Milan can fight for within the rules.

However, UEFA rejected Inter's suggestions and requests.

After a series of discussions, UEFA announced the results of the penalty against Inter Milan a day later, and in the future European matches of Inter Milan, Inter Milan will have 6 games behind closed doors, which means that fans will not be allowed to enter Inter Milan's next 6 European matches. The first four of these games will be played from now on, while the last two games will be suspended for three years depending on Inter's performance. At the same time, Inter Milan lost 3-0 to AC Milan in the second leg of the Milan derby, in which case Inter Milan will be eliminated by city rivals AC Milan with an aggregate score of 0-5, and Inter Milan will also be fined about $250,000.

If Inter Milan were to play 6 games closed, then Inter Milan's losses could exceed 15 million euros. At the same time, Inter Milan has filed a claim for compensation from fans arrested by the Italian police, and announced that a fan suspected of throwing fireworks into the stadium will be suspended from attending the stadium for three years, which will be the first time in the history of the Italian team that its own fans will be banned from attending the game.

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After the results of UEFA's punishment came out, Inter Milan's Pinenati base, Inter Milan's top management immediately held an emergency meeting.

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini was given a short notice to attend the meeting, where the Inter manager received thanks and blessings from the club - he was told that he could only coach the team until the end of the season: that is, at the end of the season, Mancini was dismissed, and the issue of the termination of Inter Milan and his contract for the next two years and liquidated damages was settled through negotiation.

Mancini appears very frustrated and angry, believing that he has been abandoned and betrayed.

Moratti is a very soft-hearted and emotional person, seeing the sad and angry Mancini, and a little guilty, after all, he invited Mancini to coach last summer, thinking back to last year, the two of them also imagined a bright future for Inter Milan together, so Moratti took the initiative to appease Mancini, saying that today's meeting decision will be kept secret, and the players will not know, which can maximize the prestige of Mancini in the Inter Milan dressing room. And said that in terms of liquidated damages for termination, Mancini would be satisfied.

In a sense, Moratti is indeed a very good boss, willing to spend money and emotional...... Unfortunately, his Inter Milan has been stumbling, which makes him unable to continue to endure, because he does not know when he will be able to see the rise of his favorite team.

Angry and frustrated, Mancini left the Pinenati base early, unaware that the Inter hierarchy had not left, and then Moratti hosted a closed-door meeting......

Inter Milan were knocked out 5-0 by city rivals AC Milan, and the club's hierarchy then held a closed-door meeting in Pinenati, which caused a lot of media interest.

The media began to hype up Mancini's managerial crisis.

However, Inter Milan later denied it, and the club expressed their support and trust in manager Roberto Mancini.

Roberto Mancini also stepped up to respond, saying that he would continue to lead Inter Milan forward, stating that he was aiming for the Coppa Italia title.

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Just a few hours after the closed-door meeting at Inter Milan, in Gijón, Spain, Sporting Gijón ushered in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup against Parma, with a big score of 3-0 in the first leg, considering that the weekend was the focus of the matchup with Barcelona, Leon adopted a large rotation, and in the end, Sporting Gijón drew 1-1 with Parma at home, and reached the semi-finals of the 2004/2005 UEFA Cup season with a two-legged aggregate score of 4-1.

That night, when he returned home, Leon and his girlfriend Alice were enjoying a candlelit dinner when they received a call from their agent, Miss Betty......

"Hi Betty, good evening. ”

"Good evening, Lee. Betty's voice was excited, "There's something I think needs to communicate with you right away......"

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