Chapter 147: Mario, What Did You Do to It?
The first-team players are no strangers to Mario Balotelli, who has been with the squad since the pre-season warm-up camp. For some boyish black lads, everyone loves it.
"Mario, come on, we're going to score with you now!" said captain Javier Zanetti, jokingly patting Balotelli on the shoulder.
"Well, leave it to me!" said Balotelli, with a determined expression.
Belch...... Zanetti was stunned and laughed, this kid is so interesting.
Zanetti is also injured, and he can't play in the game against Napoli, so the Nerazzurri are really full of injuries in this game between Inter Milan and Napoli.
In the team's training, Leon rehearsed two tactics, one with Diego Milito as a lone striker, while Juan Mata and David Silva fed him cannonballs behind the Argentine, which was widely speculated by the media that Inter might use the 4321 formation.
In addition, Leon also rehearsed the formation of Balotelli and Diego Milito in a two-striker formation in training, but even the Inter Milan players did not expect the manager to choose such a starter, which was at most a desperate style of play when the team was behind.
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The day before the seventh round of Serie A against Napoli, Leon stood on the sidelines of the training pitch with his chin in one hand and watched the team train.
Leon's gaze remained on Balotelli.
"If only this kid could be stronger. Leon whispered.
"For a player his age, Balotelli is already good, he has a good combination of man and ball, speed and speed!", said assistant coach Pablo Banderas, "and as a substitute, this kid is barely enough. ”
"Who said I was going to use him as a substitute?" Leon said with a smile.
When Banderas heard this, he stared at Leon in surprise: "Are you serious, Li? That kid has only played as a substitute in the summer warm-up game, and he has never played in an official match in the first team, not even a substitute! Now you let him start in such an important game, aren't you afraid of ruining him!"
Coaches promote young players, the most worrying is to pull out the seedlings to help them, directly start in the Serie A focus battle, you can imagine what a big adventure this is, whether it is Leon or Balotelli will be under great pressure, Leon is okay, he is a well-deserved coach, and Inter Milan is leading in the standings, even if this game is a big mistake, there is no big problem, but, for a seventeen-year-old child, the failure of his debut under great pressure has a profound impact on the development of his career.
"Don't worry, Pablo, this kid isn't that vulnerable. Leon shrugged, "Look at the way he looks, I can't wait to play tomorrow......"
"That's too much excitement, that's what I'm worried about. Pablo said angrily.
Leon didn't say anything, he liked the young man's vigor.
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At the end of the day's training, Mario Balotelli approached head coach Leon and asked for a few more tickets.
Although he didn't know if he would be able to play against Napoli and even if he would start, it was the first time he had been up close to Serie A, even if he was just sitting on the bench.
The club will give players some internal tickets, but this is generally limited to first-team players, and Balotelli has been drawn from the youth team on an ad hoc basis and is not currently entitled to a free ticket.
As the head coach of the team, Li Ang naturally also has free tickets, and his share is relatively large, so he took out a handful of tickets from the drawer, about seven or eight tickets, and Li Ang handed them to Balotelli, "Take them all." ”
Balotelli didn't take them all, but only took five tickets, he calculated it, one for each of his adoptive parents, one for his sister, one for his younger brother, well, and one for himself, just five tickets were needed.
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That night, at Balotelli's house.
At dinner, Francis Balotelli noticed that Mario had a serious expression, and he was straight and straight.
"Mario, what's wrong?" asked old Balotelli.
"Secret!" said Balotelli with a grin.
"Alright, alright, secret!" said her adoptive mother, Sylvia, who came up and knocked on Balotelli's head, and then saw a stack of papers in front of her, which was a ballot.
"Tickets for tomorrow's game against Napoli. Balotelli said with a smug face, "You all have to go to the scene and cheer me on." ”
"Oye!"
"Mario, will you play?"
"Yes!" Balotelli looked firm, "The team needs me! This is my combat mission for Lieutenant Mario Balotelli!"
Francis and Sylvia looked at each other with some concern, this kid is now madly infatuated with 'brother Lian', making both of them a little worried about whether Balotelli will 'go crazy'.
However, it was only a little worried, for this adopted son, they regarded it as their own, loved the abnormal, in their eyes, Balotelli was a great guy, kind, humorous, childlike......
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"I'm full!" Balotelli wiped his mouth and went straight upstairs, but, after taking two steps, poking his head out again, "Don't forget to watch the game, the great Mario game." ”
"Alright, alright, got it. Sylvia smiled and said, "We won't forget." ”
It was then that the roar of her husband, Francis Balotelli, said, "Mario, what did you do to Bardle?"
Badler is a dog in the family, a husky.
At this moment, Erha gasped for breath and ran around the yard irritably, huskies are indeed active dog breeds, but this is inevitably too active.
"It's not my fault, I want to help it find a girlfriend, but unfortunately Lily next door has moved away. "There was a voice of grievance from Balotelli upstairs.
Lily is the dog of the family next door, a brown female teddy. Badler has been revolving around Lily for the last few days, and now that the family next door is out on vacation, Lily is leaving.
Hearing Mario Balotelli say this, Francis Balotelli hurriedly ran over, and sure enough, he found the 'incriminating evidence' in the corner next to the dog basin, the tin foil wrapper of the 'little blue pill'.
"Mario!" could be heard throughout the house the angry roar of Mr. Francis Balotelli and the manic roar of the husky bardler......