Chapter 144: Dispute over the No. 9 jersey
'Philippe Inzaghi is a great player and I have a lot of respect for him. If I can wear the red and black sword bar 9, I will be very grateful for Inzaghi's generosity and thank the great AC Milan club. Ronaldo told reporters in Madrid.
As the greatest number 9 player in world football of the last decade, Ronaldo is the man who best interprets the meaning of number 9. Judging from the historical status of football, he is qualified to occupy the No. 9 shirt in any team, and now 'R9' has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and has even become a sports brand that can bring Ronaldo good benefits. So, whether for fame or profit, Ronaldo hopes to be understood wearing the number 9 shirt at AC Milan.
What's more, he could temporarily use No. 10 and No. 11 for a year, because he was in full swing at that time, and what number actually did not affect his reputation. But now the situation is different, Ronaldo has reached the end of football and has just been disliked by Real Madrid. People can be humble when the flowers are boiling, but when they are depressed, they will inevitably be more sensitive, they will care more about their own status, the opinions of others, and pay more attention to some things outside the body.
Everyone is like this, and Ronaldo is naturally not immune.
He wants to get the No.9 shirt for AC Milan, because he wants to get an attitude from Milan, or a kind of reserve for his future status. What do Milan's teammates think of him? Is it a veteran who has come to mess around, or a superstar who saves the front? Can you get the respect of Inter here?
So, after confirming the success of the transfer, Ronaldo publicly said that and kicked the ball to Inzaghi, who is now the owner of the number 9 shirt.
Serie A is a very peculiar thing, there was no fixed number here before 1995, every game is the coach to the starters from 1 to 11, how to rank depends on the position and mood on the field, no player has his own fixed number. Since 1995, thanks to the strong appeal of the stars and major sponsors, the officials of the Football Association, who have always been lazy, have kept up with the trend of the world, with a registration system for the entry number, and each player has his name printed on the back of his shirt.
So, AC Milan has had a lot of very good centre-forwards in their history, and Inzaghi is far from the best of them, but Silvio Berlusconi said: "Pippo is my favourite number nine. There is a factor in the fact that the jersey number was fixed after 95 years. For example, Van Basten, he is the Basten of the Milan Three Musketeers, and has little connection with the Milan No. 9. He was the No. 9 in the last game, and when he was resting from injury, Lentini could be the No. 9, and even Simeone and Massaro could be the No. 9.
But since Inzaghi's transfer to Milan, he has redefined the No. 9 shirt in Milan, not to say how awesome he plays, Milan's previous star players, people are respectful of Maldini, Kakasheva is a favorite, and Inzaghi is naked love.
There is only one player in the world who only needs to warm up on the sidelines to get the ball pumping, and that's Filippo Inzaghi – Sport Milan
After the ninth master heard Ronaldo's words from the media, his stomach was a hundred uncomfortable.
Speaking from facts, Inzaghi is a long way from Ronaldo's status in football, but no one is convinced by the flowers in Milan. Ronaldo relied on his status to rely on the old and sell the old, but Inzaghi was three years older than him. Ronaldo now needs to maintain his position in front of him when he steps down from the altar, and Inzaghi is very sensitive to respect for outsiders in the twilight of football.
Inzaghi is absolutely unwilling to give up his number, especially since there is already a competition for position, and giving up the number is like the two armies have bent their pre-war momentum against themselves. It's not the shirt number that is being caught, it's the image and figure in the eyes of teammates, clubs, fans.
If you put it when you are young, you will let it be generous, and Inzaghi still has the consciousness of taking into account the overall situation, but not now, people live with a face, and the older the tree, the more the skin can save life.
Inzaghi couldn't help but complain about the strange registration system in Serie A, Serie A is different from other leagues, there is only one number registration at the beginning of the season, and there will be a second time here in the winter transfer period, giving the clubs the opportunity to change and Ronaldo to stretch out his hand.
AC Milan's teammates were also stunned when they heard Ronaldo say this: Shouldn't these things be communicated privately in advance? As soon as it came up, it was clear that there was no room for maneuver for carriages and horses.
Zhuo Yang's No. 18 jersey before coming was to actively communicate with Yankulovski in private, and then gave Yangku enough face in the media. But to tell the truth, Yanku is not very difficult here, there is the maneuvering of the fat Raiola, and Yanku does not have a fixed exclusive number, he has memorized AC Milan from the 12th to the 27th, and it doesn't matter what.
But in any case, it is the right thing to do to communicate privately first, which Ronaldo will not ignore. Even if he doesn't understand, but the team around him is full of smart people, how can he make such a mistake? This is because Ronaldo has been given the guidance of a 'master'.
The taller is AC Milan's Athletic manager, 38-year-old Brazilian Leonardo.
Leonardo, because of his backing on Figer and his own considerable ability to cooperate, although it seems to be low-key on the surface now, but in fact, Leonardo has a very high status in Brazil or Italy, and even the Japanese Football Association, he is also very able to speak.
From Cafu to Kaka, to Oliveira and now Ronaldo, this series of Brazilian transfer operations have Leonardo's figure behind them, even decisive.
Leonardo knows Milan culture very well, he knows Milanello and the round table, he knows Inzaghi, and he knows the love that the city of Milan loves for Inzaghi. He knew in his heart that if Ronaldo went to communicate with Inzaghi in private first according to the rules, he would definitely get a sentence: I'm really sorry, why don't you look at other numbers?
Inzaghi is not short of money or women, interests can't move him, he only lacks goals, but Ronaldo is also short of this thing, not to mention that now with Zhuo Yang's help, the competition between Inzaghi and Ronaldo is far greater than cooperation. In this way, once Inzaghi is allowed to refuse, this matter will be very difficult, and Milan is not allowed to publicly turn their faces for a jersey, and if it doesn't get better, it will be yellow.
But it is precisely because of this understanding that Leonardo knows where the weakness of Inzaghi and these people is.
Because of the existence of the Holy Knights of the Round Table, the Milanese people paid too much attention to unity, especially these people at the Round Table, including Inzaghi, who sometimes preferred to wronged themselves for the sake of unity, and this unity has even become a burden to their reputation.
Leonardo asked Ronaldo to do this, which is to kick the ball to Inzaghi, and put the responsibility of unity or not in front of the Knights of the Round Table, and it is up to you whether to be in the same boat or turn the other cheek.
Leonardo's hand is very clever, he is using moral kidnapping to force Inzaghi to submit, and let the Knights of the Round Table force Inzaghi to make a compromise.