Chapter 173: The Real Madrid Dream
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Piero is definitely no stranger, as opponents they have fought before, Zhang Yuan left a deep impact on him.
Gianluigi Buffon is now 33 years old, but as a goalkeeper, he can't be said to be too old, and it is not appropriate to say that he is in his prime, but he has always been in excellent form, whether it is at Juventus or in the Italian national team, he is the number one.
Piero is almost 37 years old, he is really a bit old as a striker at this age, there have been rumors that he will leave in the past few seasons, and the idea of Juventus' top management is also to want him to leave, but he is really reluctant, and at the competitive level, he is actually the person who has contributed the most to Juventus, giving people the feeling that the older he gets, the more demonic he is.
However, for stars like Piero and Nedved or Trezeguet, there is only one way to be reluctant to leave, or simply retire, a perfect ending, if you don't want to retire, you can only be a person, and now the team is not the team it used to be, loyalty is not so easy to achieve, and for the sake of economic interests, the players have to seriously consider one or two.
Last season, Piero had already made a complete promise to the club, play a season in a new stadium and leave.
Nine times out of ten, Zhang Yuan's arrival will further squeeze his space, but he is also in a helpless situation, there is no way, people have to serve the old.
When he was young, Piero was very fast, Lippi drove away Baggio for him, Piero was actually a very gentle person, but when he was young, he also did some things out of the ordinary, one of which was about the problem between him and Inzaghi.
There was a period when Piero was badly injured and then his competitive form was very poor, not one season but two in a row, and he was nicknamed Mr. Penalty because he scored nine goals throughout the season, eight of which were penalties.
This state is very bad, which causes Piero to be in a very bad mood, and he actually fell out with Inzaghi, saying that Inzaghi does not know how to cooperate.
Does it make sense? There is some truth to it! Inzaghi is not a strong center or a ball-making striker, he can be called an alternative striker, he has a strong ability to grasp opportunities, he is good at seizing opportunities, he is definitely the strongest in the world at that time, and no one can have his alternative sense of smell now, yes, no one is better than him.
To put it bluntly, a striker like him needs other players to create chances for him, and you can count on Inzaghi to create chances for you is definitely rare.
Piero didn't score and thought Inzaghi was an obstacle, he didn't always create chances for me, how could I score.
In the end, Juventus chose to trust Piero, the main reason is that even if Piero is in poor form, Juventus fans are very supportive of him, and the top management also believes that Piero will definitely return to the top.
Inzaghi fell victim and was sent to AC Milan, which was not news at the time.
Now Piero's mentality is obviously different, he certainly doesn't need to be jealous, he expressed a warm welcome to Zhang Yuan's arrival, anyway, even if he can't be old Juventus for the rest of his life, Piero is still a loyal Juventus, hoping that the team can rebuild its former glory.
Lunch was very harmonious, after lunch was the rest time, Zhang Yuan was also arranged in his own separate room, in the afternoon Zhang Yuan participated in the training of the whole team, at the beginning of the training, he was introduced by Piero to the team's various teammates, everyone behaved very friendly.
Juventus has such a good habit, similar to Bayern Munich, they both like to bring in stars who are famous in their league, so the Italian speakers in the team are the absolute majority, and there is no big barrier to communication, which is very beneficial to Zhang Yuan, a newcomer.
The reason why the Chinese government wants to promote Mandarin is that readers understand that it is the same in the team, everyone uses the same language to speak, and there is a need to communicate on the battlefield.
In this afternoon, Zhang Yuan did not train alone, Conte directly included Zhang Yuan in the team's collective training, which made Zhang Yuan have a more intuitive feeling of Conte, well, Matri is right, this person is quite emotional, and the same is true on the training ground.
Yelling and screaming, he wanted to make himself hoarse, and maybe because he used to be a midfielder, he even went off the pitch to train with everyone.
Yo, decent. Zhang Yuan smiled secretly, Mourinho will never be like this, or the coach he has met will not be like this, Conte is the only one.
Zhang Yuan doesn't understand this meaning, Conte has his own plans, Juventus's strength is really not very bad, but why is it getting worse and worse, as the former core main force grows old and leaves, their mental state is not very good in the first place.
They are still a Champions League contender in the first two years of promotion from Serie B, with Piero and Trezeguet still in their final flashes, with Piero even winning the Serie A Golden Boot for the first time in his life, scoring 21 league goals in a single season.
Then the back is gone, the old is old, Juventus's temperament is gone, Barcelona's temperament is art, Real Madrid's temperament is noble, the cradle of superstars, Juventus's temperament is calm.
No team at Juventus dared to underestimate them when they were at their best, and their defense could make opponents crazy and unable to do anything, just that's it.
But this is not the case with Juventus now, the management has gone through chaos, failed to recruit and converge into the current situation of Juventus, the team's flag is still there, but the stability is very poor, and there is often no way to take the middle and lower teams inexplicably.
It's no accident that he finished seventh two years in a row, Conte is now coming to Juventus not only with new ideas, but more importantly with discipline and iron spirit, he seems to understand what the team's problems are, so he leads by example and trains intensively, but he can do it well as a coach, what reason do you other players have to dodge?!
Veterans such as Piero and Toney train very seriously and meticulously, and complete Conte's requirements with quality and quantity.
At the end of the afternoon training, the whole team went to a restaurant in Turin for a group dinner, the purpose of course was to welcome Zhang Yuan, a newcomer, a traditional program.
During training, Zhang Yuan was not a nobody, and he was also proficient in Italian, so he communicated with many teammates, and he did the most with his former opponent Vidal, but Matri couldn't interject too much.
Vidal has been an opponent with Zhang Yuan in Bayer Leverkusen before, and when he learned that Zhang Yuan would come, he was still a little looking forward to it, he came here completely because of the language barrier, Estigalivia and Cáceres, who can speak Spanish, are not familiar with him, unlike Zhang Yuan, everyone has been an opponent, and the series that has chatted on the court is barely familiar, and you can also find a little common topic in Germany, and it is not a bad thing to have one more acquaintance.
At present, Juventus has a total of 27 players in the first team, which is huge for Juventus who only have one domestic front in the new season, but who makes them giants, always thinking of piling up more backup.
And multiple people have multiple choices, Conte's lineup is both an advantage and a trouble, so many people are also to ensure that Juventus can make a difference in the league this season, of course, they are a little afraid of Juventus's senior management, the previous season played poorly, and another factor is injury, there are enough manpower in all positions this season, and the competition will of course only become more intense.
It was the players' own dinner, no one else attended, Zhang Yuan sat his friend Matri on his left hand, and his new friend Vidal on his right.
Piero welcomed Zhang Yuan on behalf of everyone, and Zhang Yuan also expressed his gratitude to everyone, said some words of blessing, and then it was free chat time, everyone joked in twos and threes, and told some interesting things.
"Good boy, you can be willing to come over in Real Madrid, it's really rare!" Pirlo ran over with a drink and touched Zhang Yuan.
He was a little surprised, Zhang Yuan was not outstanding in Real Madrid, but he came over like this, because of the playing time?! Pirlo was not so convinced.
And there is a little secret between him and Real Madrid, when he was infinitely close to Real Madrid, he had a Real Madrid dream in his heart.