"Gezka is no longer the Gizka of the past. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info," Scott said with emotion.

Banderas nodded as well.

Leon is frowning, in his plan, Mendieta is very suitable for this Sporting Gijón team, the former Valencia star is only thirty years old this year, as long as he can play half of the ability in Valencia, it is already quite good, with Mendieta as the core of the midfield, Sporting Gijón's midfield strength will go to a higher level, and the midfield tactics envisioned by Leon can also be maximized.

However, it is a pity that Mendieta politely declined the invitation of Sporting Gijón, not only did he refuse Sporting Gijón, but Mendieta also rejected invitations from Real Sociedad and La Liga clubs such as Osasuna.

Although Mendieta did not say the reason for the refusal, but including Leon and Scottary and Banderas can guess: the low point of the past few years in Lazio has worn out Mendieta's ambition, he is afraid of the new environment, afraid of encountering a bigger trough again, the season when he was loaned to Middlesbrough, he found a little bit of form, Mendieta wants to continue to stay in the familiar environment of Middlesbrough, he does not dare to risk going to a new club, even if it is a La Liga match he is familiar with, he does not dare to risk going back。

Thinking back to Mendieta's time in Valencia, the most talented midfield maestro in Valencia's history has gone forever.

Leon shook his head, since Mendieta is bent on going to Middlesbrough, he has no choice, in Mendieta, in Middlesbrough, it is in retirement, spend the last career, if he comes to Sporting Gijón, Leon believes that this talented veteran can rejuvenate under his command, he has this confidence, it's a pity......

"What did Albertini say?" asked Leon.

Albertini's agent, Mr. Blanchini, has responded that they will come to Palermo to meet us. Banderas said.

Leon nodded, finally there is good news, Albertini is willing to come to Palermo to meet, which shows that the other party is not averse to going to Gijón, and now it is up to him to convince the former AC Milan deputy with his three-inch tongue.

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In the warm-up game against Palermo, Leon made a bold attempt by arranging Luka Modric to start and the young Croatian playmaker as a playmaker in midfield.

However, it is clear that Modric is still very young and looks helpless against the chain defense of the Italian team.

In the second half of the game, Li Ang deployed troops, arranged for Mata to retreat, and participated in organizing the attack, but the effect was still not good.

The result was 0-0 and Sporting Gijón's attack was not on play, but the presence of Marcos and Carlos at the back made it difficult for Palermo to threaten Sporting Gijón's goal.

And the defense line of Commander Hierro is also relatively stable, although Pepe is still a little rough, but with Hierro, a veteran, in command, there is no danger.

In short, it's a stuffy battle.

The only bright spot was Di Natale's performance, who was able to get a great shot up front with his individual ability without strong support, only to be denied the goal by the post.

In addition, Grosso's assist on the left side also made Palermo's right side a little embarrassed for a while.

On the contrary, Ribery, who had high hopes for Leon, performed a little badly, and in the 90 minutes of the game, Ribery fell into the Italian defense and looked like sleepwalking.

This made Leon frown, this can't be done, Ribery's flank rush is an important part of his tactics, and he must activate the power of this French Scar Man as soon as possible.

In the stands of Barbera Stadium, there are not many fans, and there is not much interest in such a warm-up game.

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Demi Albertini and agent Blanchini watched the match from the stands, and the two men whispered a few words from time to time.

"Demy, what do you think of this team?" Paige Blanchini asked Albertini.

"Defensively did a good job. Albertini stared at the pitch and echoed, "Their players are very aggressive. ”

Pranchini nodded, "Demy, have you noticed that their players are young. ”

"Indeed. Albertini took a closer look, and although he didn't know the age of the Athletic Gijón players on the field, it was obvious that many of the players were very young, and even looked like they were only eighteen or nineteen years old.

"Apart from Hierro, the oldest are twenty-seven-year-old Di Natale and Grosso. The youngest was only seventeen or eighteen years old. Pranchini said, then pointed to the Sporting Gijón players in the stadium and began to explain to Albertini.

This surprised Albertini, on the one hand, he was surprised that the age composition of the Sporting Gijón team was so young, and on the other hand, he didn't expect Pranchini to know so much about this team, and he looked at Pranchini in surprise.

"The club you choose is probably the last club you played for in your career. "I want to try to make your career as unregrettable as possible, and all I can do is to get to know and do my job as well as I can." ”

Albertini had a warm current in his chest, he didn't speak, he and his agent Pranchini have worked together for many years, in Albertini's eyes, the other party is like a brother taking care of his younger brother to help him, there are many entanglements of interests between players and agents, this kind of mutual acquaintance and mutual help is rare. It is even more precious.

"Paige. Albertini asked Pranchini, "What do you think of the invitation to Sporting Gijón?"

"Their head coach, Mr. Leon, is a very interesting person. "He was very open on the phone, he pointed out that his players are young and inexperienced, that the midfield needs a commander, and that he has an interesting statement. ”

"What do you mean?" asked Albertini with interest.

"He said if you go to Sporting Gijón, you're the teacher of the young guys in this team. "It's clear that Mr. Leon realizes that his team's youth is both an advantage and a weakness, and he needs a veteran to take charge." ”

"Teacher?" Albertini muttered to himself, then looked at the Sporting Gijón players on the field, a little distracted, but finally smiled.

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"Page, you can see that you have a high opinion of this Chinese coach. Albertini said with a smile.

"If you know what this young Chinese does, you will also be interested. Pranchini said that he was really thinking about the final journey of Albertini's career, and after receiving an invitation from Sporting Gijón, it only took one night to get to know Sporting Gijón through various channels, and also to get to know the team's Chinese head coach Li Ang.

"Oh, let's hear it. Albertini was intrigued.

Pranchini started with Leon being ousted from his position as manager of Real Madrid's under-17 A-team......

Albertini was also amazed, when he heard that Leon led Sporting Gijón all the way to the Copa del Rey final, and defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to lift the Copa del Rey championship trophy, Albertini, who is used to seeing big scenes, was also shocked.

"It's a miracle. Albertini finally sighed, whether it is winning the Copa del Rey, or in the league from the relegation zone all the way to the promotion play-offs, and finally hitting La Liga, the performance of coach Leon leading Sporting Gijón in this half season can indeed be described as a 'miracle'.

"Not bad. Pranchini nodded, and then he said to Albertini in a more serious tone, "Demy, I think this team might be a good choice. ”

"Tell me why, Paige. Albertini also said that he knew that since Pranchini said so, he had his reasons.

"First of all, this team has Di Natale and Grosso. Pranchini said with a smile.

Albertini was stunned for a moment, then nodded, this is indeed an important factor, although he does not know Di Natale and Grosso, but, they are both Italians, there are two Italian compatriots, it will reduce the loneliness of a foreign country, people like to huddle, and so are the players, this kind of huddle is not a hill to say, but it is indeed good to have familiar friends and language.

"Second, as we have seen, and what Coach Leon said, his team needs a teacher, you have the experience and the ability to be the core of the midfield for this team, which shows how important you are in this team. Pranchini said.

Albertini sat up straight and nodded seriously, which the manager attaches to the importance that a veteran like Albertini values the most, especially what Pranchini said, to be the core of the team, which will make them very satisfied.

"Finally, your old friend suggested that you go to this team. Pranchini said.

"Old friend?" Albertini was stunned for a moment, then he looked into the field and saw that Hierro had made a successful interception, understood, and a smile appeared on his face, "It's really an old friend." ”

Demi Albertini and Fernando Hierro, one is the vice president of AC Milan, the other is the captain of Real Madrid, AC Milan and Real Madrid, the hegemony of these two giants was once the main theme of European football, Albertini and Hierro have been old rivals for many years, of course, they can also be said to be old friends.

Looking at the thirty-six-year-old Hierro on the field, the thirty-three-year-old Albertini was in a trance, his eyes seemed to see the smoke of the year, he was wearing a red and black shirt, and Hierro was fluttering in white, he could never forget the years of the year, just as he could never forget his bits and pieces in San Siro......

Perhaps, it would feel good to be playing with such an old friend, he suddenly came to the idea.

ps: First update. (To be continued.) )