In fact, just as the media broke the explosive news, Leon received a call from Barcelona.

The call came from FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta personally.

When Leon learned that the caller was Barcelona President Laporta, he was very surprised: this is not to say how noble Laporta's identity is, with Leon's current fame and level, it is possible to receive a call from the new UEFA President Platini personally, he was surprised that he did not think that he had anything to do with Barcelona.

Sure enough, Laporta got straight to the point and wanted to invite him to Barcelona after the season to officially coach the Barcelona team.

Leon was so shocked by the invitation that he almost thought he had misheard: "Mr. Laporta, if I'm not mistaken, you mean, let me coach Barcelona?"

"Yes. Mr. Lee. In my opinion, you are the best coach in Europe at the moment and, most importantly, you are the one who best suits Barcelona's football philosophy!" said Laporta.

The first thought in Leang's mind was a bit absurd, Barcelona actually invited him to coach, thinking that he was the most suitable football concept for Barcelona, so, the question is, what about Guardiola? He read some reports about Guardiola in his previous life, not that Guardiola is Barcelona has been cultivating hard, is the designated Barcelona coach, and if the historical trajectory is going, Guardiola is after this season, replacing the fired Rijkaard, and becoming the head coach of Barcelona.

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Being so praised by Laporta made Leon happy, but that didn't mean he nodded in agreement.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Laporta, I'm having a good time at Inter Milan and I don't have any idea of changing jobs for the time being, so I can only say sorry for your invitation. Leon said.

"Mr. Li, please don't be busy refusing, we have chosen you after careful consideration, it is very sincere, you have achieved great success at Inter Milan, and Inter Milan will probably continue to be great success this season, you have won everything in Italy, don't you want to think about a change of environment? Barcelona is a great stage, great coach combined with great stage. Laporta tried to persuade.

Leon smiled, he had to admit that what Laporta said was correct, with his success in Inter Milan, if the league successfully defended this season, it would be the third consecutive Serie A title, and if he can dominate Europe again in the Champions League, he has indeed won everything in Inter Milan, and will continue to coach Inter Milan later, maybe he will face the problem of lack of motivation, whether it is for him or for the players, this is an unavoidable problem, this is the inherent law of a dynasty, which is why so many successful coaches choose to retire。

However, Leon still has no feelings for Barcelona. It's not that he doesn't like Barcelona as a club, it's because he knows Barcelona can't give him what he needs.

Leon was silent for a short time, and in Laporta's opinion, it was his own words that moved Leon, and the Barcelona president continued to lobby and said, "Mr. Li, we are very sincere, Barcelona can provide you with all the needs, and the rights and demands you have obtained at Inter Milan can be fulfilled here! You have the final say in the team dressing room, and the transfer power can also be given to you." ”

When Leon heard this, he almost laughed out loud, maybe Laporta was more sincere when he said this at this time, but he knew that Laporta could not fulfill the promises he said, Inter Milan is different from Moratti's team alone, Barcelona is a membership system, with many directors, and there can be said to be many factions within the Barcelona club, in addition, there are also many gangs in the Barcelona dressing room, which is almost a stubborn disease. Although Leon's Inter Milan also has the so-called factions, in the locker room, Leon has the absolute right to speak, this is the team he built, and those disobedient players have been brutally purged by him. When Li Ang first came to Inter Milan, he purged as many as 17 players, which shocked the whole of Europe, which of course has the reason that these players Li Ang does not look down on, or is not suitable for his tactics, but there is also a deep-seated reason, that is, after the big purge, re-establish order!

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Leon can build the team exactly as he wants at Inter Milan, and Moratti has completely delegated power and fulfilled his promise to Leon, who can do things without hesitation, but at Barcelona, he is clearly not likely to do so. If you want to be a manager at Barcelona, you can't just get results on the field, of course, Barcelona's rivals Real Madrid are no less complex than Barcelona.

However, Real Madrid is a little better than Barcelona in that they don't have a lot of ups and downs from time to time.

That's right, it's the Emperor!

Barcelona has a great emperor, and the weight of his words is even more influential and effective than the president of Barcelona.

This 'Emperor' is Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona!

Some clubs also have the so-called 'Emperor', however, their Emperor is more often a symbol, a mascot, but he rarely comes out to speak, let alone interfere with the work of the club, but Cruyff is obviously not a mascot, he declares his existence all the time: Barcelona is his territory, he is the godfather here!

Cruyff was fond of talking about Barca's "public opinion environment", and he always criticized those who liked to express their views on Barça for not being objective enough. But in fact, it is Cruyff himself who likes to express his opinion on Barcelona the most. The former Barcelona player, former coach of Barcelona's "Dream Team", and Barcelona's godfather, in addition to his weekly comments about Barça through a column in the Catalan media, also talks about Barça topics on Catalan radio from time to time, and mostly adopts a condescending critical stance.

The "Godfather of Barcelona" also criticized Ronaldinho by name: "Only with fighting spirit can there be motivation, the so-called injuries are not excuses, sometimes it's just a psychological problem, overcome it and it's over, the players should reflect on themselves, if you really want to play, then you can play anything." ”

Rijkaard, as the head coach of Barcelona, must be unhappy about Cruyff's words, but he can only endure his displeasure, because it is Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona!

If this is changed to Leon being the head coach of Barcelona, he doesn't care what kind of godfather you are, what kind of emperor you are, and he is correct: Why criticize my players, how old are you?

It is conceivable that with Li Ang's temper, he will definitely do this, so that he will not care about the status and face of the old man.

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The most critical and painful thing is that the emperor jumps out to speak almost every week, and it is a miracle that he does not jump out to criticize Barcelona every week.

For example, before the start of the Barcelona vs Valencia match, Cruyff attacked some Barcelona players in an interview with television, "When the team has important games and important awards to compete for, some players are like soft-footed shrimp who are shivering with fear."

Of course, Cruyff may not come out and criticize Barcelona when they are doing very well, but he will imply that these are the development of his football philosophy at Barcelona, and you scum, the current success is because of the seeds that have been planted. Then they will pick the bones in the eggs and say that there are some things that are not perfect, and how to do it. No one is more capable than him anyway.

At the team level, every time Barcelona did not perform well, Cruyff would take Xavi, Iniesta and other midfielders. For example, after being drawn by Sevilla in the last round, the "godfather" attacked Barcelona's midfielder again: "Barcelona is still making the same mistakes on the pitch, week after week, Barcelona falls into the same mistakes. The key is in the midfield, whether it is good or bad depends on the midfield. The midfielders run differently, the ball moves at different speeds, and the team plays differently. From controlling the game to crashing, it's the same players. In the first half, the Barcelona midfielders ran accurately, but in the second half, the accurate runs of the midfielders were missing, and the distance between the three lines was very large, and such mistakes have been made I don't know how many times. ”

In fact, Cruyff's repeated criticism of the Barça players made the Barça dressing room feel very uncomfortable, and such a situation is played out almost every week. Some Barcelona players believe that Cruyff's criticism is mostly an "afterthought", and his snobbish views also make Barcelona players feel that their efforts are not respected, whether it is Ronaldinho, Iniesta or Xavi, they all feel that Cruyff is very "cruel", and Barcelona's "godfather" always ignores the merits of the players, but magnifies the shortcomings of the players.

There are many gangs in the Barcelona dressing room, and the opinions of small groups are often inconsistent, but now, they have achieved the same opinion on one thing, that is, Cruyff's chatter outside the club has had a very bad effect on the team, they collectively expressed their dislike for Cruyff, after Ronaldinho was repeatedly criticized by Cruyff, many players stood up to speak for Ronaldo, Iniesta said that Ronaldo's professionalism should not be doubted, and even Eto'o, who did not deal with Ronaldo, stood up and said that Ronaldinho's professional attitude was indisputable。 To be able to unite this Barcelona team with fierce internal struggles on something, Leon cannot but admire Cruyff's strength.

In addition, the most boring and unhappy Barcelona players, Cruyff said many times as early as last season that now Barcelona's squad has reached the end of the cycle, and the team should have a big change. It's like you can always hear someone in your ear saying, 'You can't do it, you can't do it, you're going to be finished, you can't do it,' and it's something that everyone will be disgusted with.

In fact, in the past two seasons, it has been difficult for people to hear Cruyff's praise for Barcelona, and as we all know, Cruyff's influence on Barcelona's top management is huge, whether it is a change of coach or a recruitment, Laporta has to listen to Cruyff's opinion, it can be said that no one can stir up the Barcelona club more than Cruyff.

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"I'm sorry, Mr. Laporta, but I still don't think I'm up to the job. Leon still resolutely refused, he heard Laporta on the other end of the phone seemed to be trying to persuade him, Leon simply gave a subtle hint, "Mr. Rijkaard is a very good coach, besides, his temper is much better than mine." ”

Laporta was stunned, what is this? What does it mean?

However, Laporta is also interested in making contributions in the political arena, and he is not smart enough to say it, and immediately understood what Li Ang meant by his words.

He remembered the biggest headache of the past two days, Cruyff seemed to have a discordant life this week, and his anger was particularly strong, Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Xavi, and even captain Puyol were scolded by him, and Rijkaard was routinely criticized. This caused a backlash in the Barcelona dressing room.

Hiss~

Laporta gritted his teeth, as Leon 'hinted', this person's character and temper, if the 'Emperor Taishang' dared to criticize Leon's players so unscrupulously, criticizing Leon, the Chinese would definitely not swallow their anger, Laporta even suspected that Leon would directly scold Cruyff vomiting blood, no, not doubts, this guy will definitely do that, Cruyff is the godfather of Barcelona, is the emperor, but Leon will definitely not bird this, let alone save any face.

Thinking of Cruyff such a special existence, Laporta has a headache, in fact, Laporta also has to take into account Cruyff's attitude, Cruyff is still very active in Barcelona's important affairs, even decision-making affairs, Cruyff often takes the initiative to send invitations, calling Bekiristan and him to hold a meeting to discuss the team's situation. Cruyff may not have the right to vote, but his voice is valued by the club and his influence on Barcelona is considerable. Although the Barcelona players and even Laporta were dissatisfied with Cruyff's chatter in their hearts, they had no way to silence the mouth of the "Emperor", which is a hugely influential "Emperor".

Laporta felt that he understood a little bit why Leon stayed away from Barcelona, he had a headache, the existence of the emperor, even he was very jealous.

"I hope Mr. Li will consider my invitation carefully, Barcelona and I are very sincere. Laporta could only say helplessly in the end, trying to make a final effort.

"Thank you, Mr. Laporta, I regret not being able to work with you, but thank you for the invitation. Li Ang resolutely refused, and did not even say politely that he wanted to think about it.

Laporta hung up the phone, feeling helpless and depressed.

He looked at the TV in the living room, where sports news was playing outside the Camp Nou, and after the match between Barcelona and Sevilla, hundreds of fans were shouting: "Barcelona, not Laporta." ”

Angry fans, banners, expletives, police, police shields, flashing lights, shoving, name-calling.

The whole scene can be said to be a piece of chicken feathers.

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Leon hung up the phone, thoughtful, and Alice asked him, "What's the matter?"

"Barcelona president Joan Laporta called and asked me to coach Barcelona. Leon said.

"Huh?" exclaimed Alice, who, as a Spanish girl, knew best what Barcelona's invitation meant, and then she asked, "You agreed?"

"Of course not. Leon shook his head, "I refused." ”

"Why?"

"I don't like people up there!" Leon said with a smile.