Chapter 449: Italian Pride Tradition
In February this year, Roberto Donadoni, the head coach of the Italian national team, had a conversation with Zhuo Yang under the recommendation of his good friend Maldini, and he solemnly invited Zhuo Yang to join the Italian national team.
Donadoni didn't mention money, the Italian national team is not a trench and never needs to use money to tempt anyone to play, his golden sign is more effective than any money. In terms of competition and heritage, Italy is actually a better choice than Germany.
There is no big obstacle for Zhuo Yang to join the Italian national team, from the football side, he has been absolutely recognized by the Apennine football community, and he is also familiar with the football style here, and there is no gap in the technical level. Psychologically, Andrea Pirlo and Gattuso, who have a very good relationship with him, including Milan team-mate Ambrosini, both have a strong voice in the Italian national team.
Not to mention the second brother Montolivo and the iron son Chiellini.
The nationality problem does exist, Zhuo Yang holds a German green card, and the number of years he has worked in Italy is not enough for the legal conditions for immigration naturalization. However, the Italian Prime Minister has nationality immunity in his hands, which means that he can be granted a special naturalization quota every year beyond the limits of the law. Who is the Prime Minister?
Berlusconi has made it clear that he is happy to see Zhuo Yang join the Italian national team, and if necessary, he promised to use immunity to give Zhuo Yang the green light to naturalize, and it can be done in a week, without trouble.
Donadoni is eager to recruit talents, the Knights of the Round Table are enthusiastically supportive, and the Prime Minister is sincerely helping, all waiting for Zhuo Yang's nod. But he still hesitated, and waited.
Donadoni's solicitation was just his personal act, and the Italian Football Federation did not take a position on it, and Zhuo Yang learned from Raiola that Donadoni's position was not secure.
Donadoni has a hard target for reaching the semi-finals of this summer's European Championships, and he doesn't have much confidence in that, and Zhuo Yang is the means to achieve it. But it's hard to say about the football game, what if even if Zhuo Yang still fails to reach the semi-finals? You slapped your ass and left after class, it is unknown who you will change, who will Zhuo Yang find to lose his temper?
And, very importantly, the Italian national team is not friendly to outsiders.
There is only one player of color in the history of the Italian national team, the dark-skinned Fabio Liverani. Although he was born in Italy, he grew up in Italy, and his level is sufficient, but his recruitment is only an attitude of political correctness in the Italian national team, which shows that we are not racist. Liverani didn't play a few official national team games, but he didn't miss a word of gossip in private.
The only 'naturalized' player in the history of the Italian national team, Argentine Camoranesi, knows what happened to him in the national team. When he was selected, there was strong opposition from those who included Maldini.
Serie A is very united and friendly with foreign players, but the Italian national team is so proud that it is almost no longer personal.
Although the second brother said that these things were not a problem, Zhuo Yang couldn't help but think about it, facing some self-righteous expressions all day long, it was really better to go to the UAE to be a big guy.
In the end, because of the conflict with Buffon, Zhuo Yang ranked Italy behind Germany and the United Arab Emirates.
Although it is known for its unity, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The Juventus gang are a big part of the Italian national team, and Gianluigi Buffon has already decided on the next captain of the national team, and Zhuo Yang must take these factors into account.
Through the conflict with Buffon, Zhuo Yang deeply understood the prejudice between the players of the Italian national team. The Knights of the Round Table, including Maldini, although they protected Zhuo Yang on the face of affection, told him to stop fooling around. In everyone's eyes, Buffon is a gentleman, a traditional Italian gentleman, while Zhuo Yang is an outsider who likes to cause trouble.
This concept is deeply ingrained, respect and friendship are not rooted in their bone marrow, but only a kind of etiquette, personal appreciation and intimacy, can not replace their pride and inheritance of the national team tradition.
In other words, Zhuo Yang will probably not really fit into the Italian national team, and will be more of an outstanding part-time worker. This is actually no different from his joining the UAE, nothing more than a low-hanging fruit reward, and an uncertain expectation of honors and rewards.
If there is no bridge with Buffon, before getting the call of the German team, Zhuo Yang will most likely join Italy. It's not because of love, it's just an inertia, it's just because Italian football is of a higher grade. But because of the conflict with Buffon, he saw the essence of some things clearly, and the Italian national team was far behind the United Arab Emirates in the selection rankings.
deliberately pulling Donadoni, Zhuo Yang just wanted to put on a show more.
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In the following March, Zhuo Yang, under the recommendation of the little angel's sister Midel, waited for an invitation from His Majesty Albert II, brought by the Minister of Sports of Monaco, Guy Bono.
Monaco used to have a national team, and Albert II played in midfield when he was younger. But this small country is too small, with a total population of just over 30,000, and if you remove half of the women, and then remove the unsuitable population, there are few people who can play football.
And Monaco has the highest per capita income in the world, and it's hard to expect these rich people to play football for real. Therefore, after the retirement of Albert II, the Monaco national team has become a historical relic.
Nowadays, Monaco still has its own domestic league, which is composed of seven or eight teams, but the number is not fixed or fixed, it is purely in the nature of amateur time wild ball tickets, and UEFA does not count this league. Speaking of Milan, it is estimated that a random community folk team from Xi'an can dominate the Monaco League.
There is not a single Monegasque player in the top five leagues; There is not a single Monegasque player in all levels of professional league in Europe; There is not a single Monegasque national among the registered professional players in the world.
Although the Football Association no longer exists, Albert II has always wanted to reinstate the Monaco national team, he needs a primer, and Zhuo Yang is the most suitable target.
If Zhuo Yang can join the Monaco national team, with his dazzling superstar influence as a call, and then continue to recruit some European second- and third-rate players, it will be difficult for the Monaco national team to achieve much, but if you are lucky, it is not that there is no hope of reaching the European Cup or the World Cup.
Besides, even if the impact is hopeless, it is a big step to have it again, which is better than nothing.
And the bargaining chips given by the Monaco royal family, in addition to the most precious title in the world, are still the greatest authority given by all countries that want to recruit Zhuo Yang, the authority given to Zhuo Yang.