183. Is there a pit ahead?
All thirteen rounds of Serie A have ended.
With a 5-0 win over Frosinone, Inter Milan reached 30 points in the league and occupied the top spot in the standings.
On the scorer list, Chu Ge scored three goals in one game, and his tally of goals this season reached fifteen, getting rid of Higuain in one fell swoop, and the goal gap between the two reached five goals.
After the game.
Chu Ge received a call from Zidane.
On the phone, Zidane commented on Chu Ge's recent performance as usual. When the call was about to end, he suddenly asked Chu Ge a very strange question.
Zinedine Zidane asked Chu Ge if he would like to return to Real Madrid during the winter break.
Chu Ge paused for a moment.
He had never thought about it.
When Chu Ge transferred from Real Madrid to Inter Milan, Real Madrid left a buyback clause.
This Chu Ge is in the know.
However, even if Real Madrid wants to buy back Chu Ge, it will be half a year later.
The buyback clause will not take effect until the end of the season.
Moreover, even if Real Madrid wants to initiate the buyback clause, it is not certain whether Chu Ge wants to return to Real Madrid.
Buybacks also need to respect the wishes of the players themselves.
If Chu Ge is unwilling to accept Real Madrid's new contract and is bent on staying at Inter Milan, they will not succeed in buying it back.
Real Madrid is the club that cultivates Chu Ge, and Chu Ge will not make the relationship too stiff with Real Madrid. He is not averse to returning to Real Madrid, but there is a premise, and that is that there is a place for him in the team.
If you go back to see the water cooler, even if it is an invitation from Real Madrid, Chu Ge will refuse.
The current situation is that Ronaldo and Bale have a very solid position in the team, in addition to Isco, James, Jesse, Vazquez and other players as candidates. Unless Real Madrid appoints a coach who appreciates him very much, Chu Ge does not think he can have a stable position at Real Madrid.
And Real Madrid's current manager is Rafael Benitez......
Chu Ge does not think that he will return to Real Madrid at this stage.
So when he heard Zidane ask this question, he was a little surprised.
Then, he skinned it.
"Good! If you're a first-team manager, you tell me to go back, I'll go back. ”
"Haha, that's what you said. You remember, don't go back. After saying that, Zidane quickly hung up the phone.
Belch......
What's going on?
Chu Ge was a little confused.
Sneezed.
It was as if I had a premonition of falling into a pit.
However, he thought about it carefully and didn't think there was anything wrong with his skin.
Real Madrid lost to Barcelona yesterday, and it was a shameless defeat, and this Zidane spoke to Chu Ge on the phone. After his own game, Chu Ge also saw reports and videos of this Spanish derby on the Internet.
Chu Ge believes that after this match, Florentino will definitely be furious.
Perhaps, in a fit of rage, the chairman will move out of his dog's head again, and directly push Benitez out of the noon gate and cut it down.
Just like he did with Carlo Ancelotti.
But.
Even if Real Madrid changes coach, it will not be Zidane's bald head.
Real Madrid has suffered too much negative press in the past six months at Benitez.
Academy veteran goalkeeper Casillas left the team, held a press conference alone, and burst into tears on the spot; The main striker Benzema is deeply involved in the "blackmailgate" scandal, and there are even rumors of imprisonment; The Copa del Rey was sent out of the tournament because of the Cheryshev incident, and the club's management was widely questioned; Ronaldo scored zero goals in three games and was thrown off a cliff; Bale did not perform well and was said to have done something wrong......
The public opinion environment and the team environment are very bad.
And what about Zidane?
Castilla won a La B title, which sounds good, but the qualifications of the La B champion can coach Real Madrid?
Isn't that a joke?
Now Castilla is still struggling to be relegated in La Liga.
Barcelona promoted Pep Guardiola and achieved the reputation of "Cosmos Team".
But Guardiola's example is a special case in itself.
The idea of simply replicating Pep Guardiola's exception and promoting a coach from the youth team to become a famous coach is not necessarily too whimsical, right?
The media in Madrid are spraying Benitez, including Real Madrid fans, who are also dissatisfied with Benitez, but if you let Zidane, who has no first-team experience, replace Benitez, I am afraid everyone will think that you are crazy.
Chu Ge didn't believe it either.
He thought about it, but he didn't come up with a reason, so he left this matter behind.
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On November 21, in addition to the Spanish derby, there was another piece of news.
With a wonderful goal from Brazilian foreign player Elkeson, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated the visiting UAE Al Ahly team 1-0 at home. They won the AFC Champions League for the second time in three years with a 1-0 aggregate score over two legs, becoming only the second team after Etihad to win the AFC Champions League twice.
At the same time, they are also the first Chinese team to win the AFC Champions League twice, creating a new history.
Chu Ge was also happy for them.
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Three days later, agent Jean Reynaud told Chu Ge that the talks between Inter Milan and Real Madrid regarding the cancellation of the buy-back agreement were said to be very close to being agreed, and that the two sides were expected to reach an agreement before Christmas.
Chu Ge said he knew.
He continued to wait and see.
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November 30th.
It can be a day with very mixed emotions for basketball fans.
Kobe Bryant, an NBA superstar who has accompanied countless basketball fans in their youth, officially announced that he will retire at the end of this season, and he also published an article in the Players Forum titled "Dear Basketball" as a farewell message.
As many people hack him, as many people like him; As many people have heard of the NBA, there are as many people who care about, or have ever cared about, Kobe.
However.
It's time to say goodbye again.
Separation always comes inadvertently at the end of the year, and memories of the wine that slips into the thoughts with the wind and snow.
I believe that this time is very special for many people.
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Also taking place on November 30 was the AFC's annual gala.
At its annual ceremony in New Delhi, the AFC summarized the key events of Asian football over the past year and presented awards to individuals and groups that performed well.
Generally speaking, among the year-end awards of the continental football federations, the most important award should be the footballer award.
However, according to the rules, players who play overseas cannot participate in the selection of Asian Footballer of the Year. In addition, the best players in Asia are basically playing in European leagues. Therefore, the most influential award in the AFC's annual awards ceremony is the Overseas Player of the Year award, which was established in 2012.
Chu Ge was also shortlisted for the best overseas player of the year.
This is the first time that a Chinese player has been shortlisted for this award.
The AFC finally awarded the award to South Korean striker Son Heung-min, who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.
For his outstanding performances at Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham, Son Heung-min won the award.
However, this decision of the AFC has also caused a lot of controversy.
Many Chinese media believe that the reason why the AFC will award the best overseas player of the year to Son Xingmin is because South Korea has a relatively large influence in the AFC.
South Korean football heavyweight Chung Mong-joon, a former president of the AFC, is now the vice president of FIFA.
The South Korean media believes that Son Heung-min deserves to win the award.
Although Chu Ge is excellent, he has only played in the top league for half a year and has not won any substantial major honors.
Moreover, Son Heung-min's transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Tottenham Hotspur cost Tottenham 30 million euros, setting a new record for the highest transfer fee for an Asian player.
The two sides argued for a while.
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On 31 November, Inter Milan took on Napoli away.
As a result, they suffered their first defeat of the season.
In Naples, both Inter Milan and Chugo are in trouble.
At the beginning of the season, many teams were unfamiliar with Chu Ge's characteristics and suffered as a result.
For example, AC Milan.
After a few rounds of games, some teams began to target Chu Ge and sent special personnel to guard him, but the results were average.
Maurizio Sarri's Napoli did not have the same tactics as those teams.
They insisted on their style of play and put Inter under a lot of pressure in attack. At the same time, in terms of targeting Chu Ge, they pay more attention not only to the marking of Chu Ge, but also to cut off the connection between other players and Chu Ge.
In particular, it strengthened the pressing of three Inter midfielders, Guarin, Medel and Brozovic.
This works very well.
Chu Ge was forced to fall into a lonely situation many times.
No matter how good his dribbling skills were, it was difficult to break through the heavy defence of the Napoli players.
In the end, at the São Paulo Stadium, Inter Milan lost 1:2 to Napoli and just won the top position of the league, and handed over to the opponent of this game, Napoli.
In this game, Yuto Nagatomo received two yellow cards and was sent off after 45 minutes.
Gonzalo Higuain scored twice and Icardi scored the only goal for Inter.
After the goal, Chu Ge took out two jerseys from the bench, one for him and Icardi, and showed them to the camera.
The jersey does not have a name, but it does have a number, which is 8 and 24.
After the game, in the mixed interview area, the reporter stopped Chu Ge and asked him why he showed the two jerseys with Icardi, whether it was to pay tribute to Kobe.
No. 8 and No. 24 are both Kobe Bryant's numbers.
Chu Ge smiled and nodded, "This is my idea, I pulled Mauro to do it together." ”
He graciously admitted.
"Why are you showing Bryant's jersey number during a game?"
The reporter asked curiously.
"Because Kobe Bryant had just announced his retirement, and I really admired one of his qualities, so I had this idea."
"As a great scorer, even if you don't make the first 10 shots, you have to make a decisive shot the 11th."
"And I also like a song called 'The Little Blacksmith of Milan'."
Reporter:......
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December 5th.
Serie A round 15.
Inter Milan face Genoa at home.
Genoa manager Gasperini learned Maurizio Sarri's tactics and restricted Chu Ge.
As a result, Chu Ge was restricted, but Genoa did not suppress Inter Milan. With Ljajic's goal, Inter Milan beat Genoa by one goal.
The next day, Napoli capsized away.
They lost 2:3 to Bologna.
Inter Milan returned to the top of the table five days later.