There was also a big upset in Serie A, Juventus, who had lost 22-4 in the previous 26 league games, finally ushered in their first draw of the season, and they were unexpectedly forced to 1-1 away from home by Udinese, who were only in 14th place. The Old Lady enjoyed 66 per cent possession throughout the game and only got nine chances on goal with the four attackers of Higuain, Mandzukic, Pjanic and Dybala all starting, one less than the home side. Had it not been for Italian centre-back Leonardo Bonucci who scored from a set-piece in the 60th minute, they could well have suffered another defeat against a team at the bottom of the table.

After this round of games, the top four positions in the table remain unchanged, and the Torino team took advantage of the good opportunity of Atalanta to erase the two-point gap between the two sides in the previous round, and returned to the fifth place with the advantage of goal difference.

At 14:30 p.m. local time on Monday, March 6, the press room at the Turin Olympic Stadium was once again full, where Li Mudi will complete the signing ceremony for the new contract with club president Urbano Cairo, with Valentino Cairo acting as the host of the event.

The reporters who were busy taking photos finally waited for the moment to introduce the terms of the contract, and the prince of Turin held the document in his hand and explained the various terms and conditions with great grace.

The new contract will be executed from now until June 30, 2019, for a period of two years and four months; The manager's weekly salary is 28,000 euros, which is converted into an annual salary of about 1.46 million, and at the same time pays a one-time signing fee of 200,000 euros to Li Mudi;

Finally, there are the reward terms, the same as the previous contract, each place in the league this season has a corresponding bonus, from 300,000 for the champion to 100,000 for the fifth place, if you qualify for Europe as the sixth place, you can also get 100,000, and the terms of the next season will be adjusted according to the specific situation.

Then it is time for the official signing, just like the previous ceremony, both parties A and B sit on the rostrum, first sign their names on a document, and then exchange with each other and sign again. In fact, these are all pretentious, the real contract was signed as early as the morning, but it was a document with dozens of A4 papers, and there were seventy or eighty additional terms, detailing how many Celestial Empire foods he had to choose from for brunch every day when Li Mudi was working at the club, and how many calories could not be exceeded.

After the two people holding the "display contract" sandwiched in the folder were photographed by the reporters below, the press conference officially entered the most anticipated part of the free Q&A, for this renewal, the media and people of Italy and the Celestial Empire obviously want to know a lot of things.

"First of all, congratulations to Coach Li on his successful contract extension, we want to know what kind of plans you have for the Torino team in the next two years or so?" "Corriere della Sera" has always taken a fair stance on Li Mudi, praising him when he performs well and criticizing him when he plays a stinky ball, which makes the latter feel very comfortable, so he is willing to say more about their questions.

"Thank you! I am delighted to have the opportunity to continue to serve the Torino club and the fans. This team has existed since its inception to fight for the highest honours and to show the tenacity and indomitability of the people of Torino, so I will continue to follow the will of my predecessors and continue to push forward with each victory, which requires strengthening the club's hardware and software. Although the overall ability of the team is still far from Juventus, Roma and Napoli and other strong teams, and the attractiveness of recruitment needs to be improved, but fortunately, I have reached an agreement with Mr. President that the club will continue to strengthen investment in youth training, hoping to improve its strength step by step by buying powerful players and cultivating their own lineage, and finally achieve the revival of the glory of the 'Turin era'. ”

Celestial Empire CCTV reporters are very concerned about whether Li Mudi is willing to continue to strengthen cooperation with domestic football, and the latter's previous plan to "make children fall in love with football" assistance project is currently progressing very smoothly, and the results received have also made many news media voices praise. Thanks to the generosity of the four companies, the funds needed for the first phase of the project were quickly put in place, and milk and football began to be distributed to children in need of these supplies in early November last year, and because of the special set up of inspectors, so more than four months have passed, and not a single negative incident has happened, which is relatively rare in this kind of public welfare activity. Seeing that Li Mudi and others are sincerely contributing to the youth football movement of the Celestial Empire, the Chinese people are still very pleased, and many people want to join in, but because the project does not set up an external donation mechanism, so this time the CCTV reporter also asked about the plan in this regard.

Li Mudi is also happy that his modest efforts can make some positive contributions, but he is still negative about accepting donations from outside countries for the time being, he responds: "I receive a very detailed project report every week, in addition to various data and monitoring results, there will be some photos of children drinking free milk and playing football full of happiness and joy, and the smiling faces of these children make me feel an incomparable sense of pride." To put it bluntly, they have sublimated my soul and helped me find the way to realize my self-worth in life, and I hope that such activities will continue to be more and more and more consistent. As for the donation model, I have consulted some private public welfare fund organizations in China before, but the feedback I got is not ideal...... I don't want to be an outlier, so try not to touch that link when I still have enough money in my hand, and see what changes happen in the future! ”

In order to avoid being a thorn in the side of some people in the country, the Turin coach does not want to wade into the troubled waters of private public funds. What's more, the little money in Li Mudi's pocket is not enough to see at all, he is not interested in pretending to be that big head, and he still has to do things according to his ability.

"The results of the Torino team this season have really been a sight to behold, and Coach Lee has achieved this kind of achievement at such an age, will it put too much pressure on the future development because of such a high starting point?" The reporter of "Republic Daily" saw a breaking point in Li Mudi's age, and the age of the head coach who is currently active in the mainstream European leagues has begun to decrease year by year, but in the top five leagues, a large group of "old fritters" still hold the positions of various giants and strong teams, and it is difficult for young coaches to get a chance to stand out here.

In Serie A, for example, the average age of the managers of the 20 teams at the start of the season was 48.9 years old, while the average age of the managers of the six traditional powerhouses (Juventus, Milan, Roma and Napoli) was 49.67 years old, thanks to the 42-year-old Montella's lower overall score. However, after Frank de Boer, who was born in 1970, was replaced by Pioli, who was five years before him, this average has crossed the 50 mark. Atalanta coach Gasperini, who has emerged this season, is an "old antique" born in 1958, and he is 59 years old shortly after New Year's Day this year, which makes the Torino coach who is nine months away from his 34th birthday seem so out of place, no wonder the outside world always treats him with colored glasses!

"To a certain extent, youth represents a lack of experience and youthful ability, but it also brings a different kind of vitality and adaptability to new things to young people. There are many young marshals in history who have achieved good results before the age of forty, not to mention the early and middle of the last century, which is too far away from the present, how many genius coaches of the thirties have appeared in the last two or three decades. The likes of Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and Simeone all took over the country's top flight before they entered their prime, and each of them achieved results that others would have achieved around the age of 40. Don't mention that Villas-Boas took over at Chelsea at the age of 33, Hoffenheim's current manager, Julian Nagelsmann, was born in July 1987 and was under 29 when he took over last season. ”

After directing the focus to others, Li Mudi continued to answer the question of whether he would be under pressure: "The team's current position is ideal, but there are eleven rounds of games left before the end of the league, and everything is unpredictable. If you don't qualify for Europe, then there will be no difference from last season's 12th place, you won't be able to talk about any results, and if you don't have results, you won't be under pressure. As for if we get lucky enough to get a place in the Europa League, then ask me that question then, now is not the time to dream. ”

After that, it was still a process of reporters from Italy and Japan vying to ask questions, a few questions were addressed to the president of Torino, and most of the people's artillery fire was still aimed at the coach of the team, but the latter, after this period of experience and the guidance of Genes, basically managed not to be provoked by some ill-intentioned people and fired guns indiscriminately. Of course, the biggest reason is because he is in a sweet love period at this time, so he is in a very, very good mood, and ordinary things can't break his mood. In this way, although the following answer has been as simple as possible, the press conference still lasted for two and a half hours before it ended, and Li Mudi was dry-mouthed, and after returning to the lounge, he drank two glasses of water in one go, and his throat was still a little hoarse the next day.

The media in both countries reported the news of the contract renewal after the press conference and even during it, which attracted the attention of many fans. Most Italians think that the choice of the top management of the Torino club is wise, and the vast majority of the celebrations on the Internet on the Celestial Empire side are naturally scattered, and only a small number of fans think that it would be good if Li Mudi could join a big club after the contract expires, this view is naturally whimsical, and the Celestial Empire people can't get into the eyes of that kind of team for the time being.

On March 7, in order to catch up with the time, Li Mudi adjusted the team's training schedule for this day, so that he could leave the training ground earlier and hurriedly get into Forsina's car and rush to the airport. When he arrived in Naples in southern Italy, it was just a quarter past three o'clock in the afternoon, and the two of them took a taxi to the Caracciolo Hotel, not far from the São Paulo Stadium, where Real Madrid was staying.

Although he had expected some reporters to be waiting outside the hotel, when the Torino coach pulled into the street in a taxi, he couldn't help but be slightly startled by the crowd. In addition to dozens of journalists near the door, there were nearly a hundred Napoli fans who were packing their things and looked like they were ready to leave. At this moment, Li Mudi received a call from Qi Zu, and the taxi immediately adjusted the itinerary and went straight to a practice field not far away.

Ten minutes later, the two friends sat together in the café on the sidelines of the practice range, and the Frenchman began to complain after greeting him. The Real Madrid group arrived here yesterday evening and immediately checked into the hotel they had booked, but no one expected that hundreds of Napoli fans would gather outside the hotel early this morning to make noise and try to disturb the sleep of the Real Madrid players.

The problem was finally solved with the help of the local police, and Real Madrid received news that a lot of local fans had gathered on both sides of the road between the hotel and the São Paulo stadium, and if the team wanted to do acclimatization training in the morning as planned, they would have to pass through the crazy Napoli fans, and there was a high chance of accidents. So Qi Zu had no choice but to cancel the training, and instead directly conducted technical and tactical analysis with the players in the hotel.

But even such a concession did not prevent another provocation from the local fans. Around 1:30 p.m., another group of Napoli fans gathered near the hotel and banged gongs and horns in an attempt to disrupt the Real Madrid players' lunch break. The noise was heard clearly in the hotel, which made the Real Madrid party very angry, but there was no better way than to call the police. Fortunately, the Napoli club also knew that it could not make things more out of the ordinary, so they made the impromptu decision to open the São Paulo Stadium at three o'clock in the afternoon, six hours after the start time, to attract fans to enter early and reduce some inconvenience for the visiting team. However, this is only a matter of remedy, as most of Real Madrid's players have the problem of not getting a good rest, and with the cancellation of training in the morning, the state of the evening game can be a bit worrying.