It's really not that Li Mudi is timid, mainly because Raiola's reputation is too loud in European football, everyone knows that he is a ruthless thorn, even famous coaches like Mourinho and Guardiola can only try to avoid walking, and novices like Turin coach really have to worry in front of others.

Fortunately, the other party did not mean to be embarrassed, and quickly explained the reason for the conversation: "I also just arrived from Liverpool, Lukaku is likely to leave Everton this summer, you need to say hello to the club in advance, otherwise it will cause some trouble." After seemingly explaining why he was here at this time, Raiola once again showed his friendliness to Li Mudi, only to see him smile kindly at Lin Yun'er on the side, and then praised in English: "Is this beautiful lady Coach Li's lover?" What an angel who descended to earth! Let me, an old man with a family, be envious. ”

It should be mentioned here that this agent predator is also a linguistic genius, in addition to his native Italian and Dutch, he also has mastered English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese and even a little African indigenous language, which can greatly improve the goodwill and trust of players from all over the world.

Lin Yun'er's English level is okay, after all, her country is Lao Mei's little follower, and she has been learning this world lingua franca since she was a child, so it is no problem to understand these words of praise for herself. While smiling and thanking each other for the compliment, he also took the initiative to reach out and shake his hand with this Westerner, who looked inconspicuous but felt very good. Then she glanced at her boyfriend quickly, and found that the latter was still smiling with a suspicious expression, and after saying hello, she offered to go to the bathroom first and ask the two men to go to the toilet.

After sighing again about the wisdom of this oriental goddess, Raiola also saw that it was not far from the start of the game, so he went directly to the topic: "I have just taken over the direct jurisdiction of left-back youngster Luca Pellegrini from the hands of the company's subordinate agent, so I still have to report in front of you, the team boss, I hope that Coach Li can spur this young man more and help him improve as soon as possible and become a qualified professional player." ”

This news was really unclear to the Torino coach before, but it was not too late to know at this time, after learning that the other party was likely to communicate with him more frequently in the future, Li Mudi felt that a few drops of cold sweat had begun to slide down from the top of his scalp. While digesting the information with a look of concern, he had to grin, and then vaguely responded with a "yes", dealing with the other party's proposal.

However, at just 19 years old, Pellegrini was clearly only the opening point of the conversation, and after a few words of praise for Torino's performance last season, Raiola quickly turned the conversation to the real purpose of the trip: "We can't deny that the Red Bulls were able to upset and finish fourth in the league, there are reasons why other teams don't pay 100% attention to you, but after this summer it's completely different, you are a thorn in everyone's side by the top three." In addition, you have to compete in the Europa League, so strengthening the squad has become a task that you must complete in the next two months or so. ”

As soon as he heard this, Li Mudi basically understood the other party's purpose, which was to recommend his players to join the rhythm of the Torino team! As for which or even which players it will be, before he could think about it carefully, the other party will reveal the answer.

"Although the current ranking of Ligue 1 in Europe is a little low, but the sudden rise of Monaco last season should still attract a lot of people's attention, because of the existence of Mbappe, I believe that Coach Li must also know a little bit about that side, so Mario's performance should not be unfamiliar. Not to boast, but the fact that a small team like Nice ended up finishing third in the league and was at the top of the table in the middle of the season is something that everyone can tell. If it weren't for the injury, I think maybe the upset would have been even bigger. ”

Balotelli, the name that caused a nervous sting in the head of the Torino manager. In terms of talent and physical condition, this guy is definitely one of the best in the world in the last decade, and there are only a handful of people who can match him. However, combined with IQ and EQ, he instantly turned him into a cancer player of a team, thinking about life, lighting his house while taking a shower, throwing darts and stabbing his teammates during training, and wanting to take off the clothes of the opposing player after scoring a goal in order not to be shown a yellow card by the referee for taking off his jersey...... These brain-dead things are enough to make a book. If there is such a player in the team, the manager will probably not be able to sleep.

However, without waiting for him to say no, Raiola directly gave his analysis: "The attacking power of the Torino team surprised the outside world last season, but we can also see that when facing strong opponents, only one Belotti is not enough. If you can't build a second strong point of threat, your team won't go very far, and I'm sure fourth in the league is your limit, and you won't do well in Europe. Mario is the perfect picture for the Red Bulls, he is fast, technical, shoots well, can pick up the ball on the wing when necessary, and is the most complementary partner to Belotti, you can't miss him. ”

Li Mudi has to admire this fat man with a very poor reputation in the industry at this time, his vision is really as sharp as the outside world is rumored, he can see through the weaknesses of the Torino team at a glance, and he also knows that the team will definitely do its best to bring in a good striker this summer. And his analysis of Bashen's characteristics also hit the heart of the Torino coach, only in terms of player ability, Balotelli does look like the golden partner of the red babe, he can seamlessly fit the transition between two strikers and single strikers, and become an assault point and playmaker in the frontcourt, at least one notch higher than Rajadzic. The most important thing is that the player's value is not high, and if there is this big guy to help reduce the price, maybe he can win it for more than 10 million, which is much cheaper than Li Mudi's favorite Immobile.

The surplus funds would be enough to add a good substitute attacker, or one or two midfield sappers, which is too much of an appeal for a club as stingy as Torino. Fortunately, the last reason has been reminding Li Mudi that if he covets this cheapness, it is like making a deal with the devil, and the player who is used to being brain-dead, plus a greedy agent, he thinks that he can't handle it, so he has to endure a strong heartbeat and decline the other party's proposal.

But he couldn't say this, and he was blocked by Raiola again: "Don't make a decision in a hurry, I think Coach Li can go back and study it carefully after watching this final, and discuss it with the team members of the club." Although there have been many people in the circle who have questioned my communication style, absolutely no one will easily deny my vision and ability to judge players and teams, so I hope that the two of us can contact more in the future, I believe it will be beneficial to both parties. ”

At this point, Li Mudi couldn't say anything more, and agreed with a smile. At this time, Lin Yun'er also happened to return from the bathroom, and the two sides parted after greeting each other, and each entered the venue to prepare to sit down.

By the time the Torino coach, who had been holding his girlfriend's hand all along, found his seat amid the deafening cheers, the venue had almost been evacuated and the entrance ceremony for the starters of both sides was about to begin. Judging from the list of appearances announced in the afternoon, both sides are sending their main forces to fight, and there is nothing to keep at this time.

On Juve's side, Allegri continued to use the same line-up used in the semi-final against Monaco, with a 4-2-3-1 formation with several 'misplaced' players. The goalkeeper will naturally be Gianluigi Buffon, who is ranked in the top five in the history of world football, with three Italian internationals Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Barzagli at the back and Brazilian left-back Alex Sandro, and Khedira and Pjanic in the two midfielders and central midfielders. Up front, Dybala up front, Gonzalo Higuain up front, Mandzukic on the left wing, who has made many cameos in this position, and Brazilian veteran Alves on the right.

Marchisio and Cuadrado did not start, which was somewhat unexpected by the outside world. Khedira has been in good form this season, but a thigh injury in mid-May saw him miss two league and Coppa Italia finals, only to return in the final round of Serie A, and it is unclear if he will be able to regain his form. Alves' attack is slightly inferior to that of the Colombian winger, and Allegri's intention to use his starting line is probably because he is a full-back and can help the defense at the back.

It can be seen from this list that Uncle Yi's conservatism has been committed again, and it is naturally not wrong to pay more attention to defense in the final, but in the face of a strong opponent like Real Madrid, if you can't suppress the opponent on the offensive end, no matter how strong the defense line is, it may not be able to hold the whole game.

On the other hand, on the defending champions' side, Zizou was also lucky to welcome back the injured main right-back Carvajal, and he also bravely put Wales' national hero Bale on the bench to start Isco, who has played well in recent times.

The team's usual 4-3-3 position is still the team, goalkeeper Keylor Navas, the four defenders are Carvajal, Ramos, Varane and the team's vice-Marcelo, and the three midfielders are Kroos, Casemiro and Modric. The position of the three players in the front field is more flexible, in addition to Benzema always at the front, Ronaldo and Isco are not fixed, but they can form a bilateral striker, or a single forward or a double striker. The biggest advantage of this arrangement is that these two attacking strengths can be deployed against the opponent at any time, and after finding the weak points, they will be able to adapt to the situation, and will not be completely targeted by Juve's defense.

The only thing that will cause widespread talk is that Ronaldo has been left out of the squad, and it looks like the Colombian national team superstar has entered the final countdown to his time at the Bernabeu, and he has completely failed in the competition with Isco and has had to choose to move to a new environment and start over.

While speaking, the players of both sides, under the leadership of the German referee Bricht, signed ball boys in turn. Welsh and Liverpool legend Ian Rush then walked into the stadium with the St. Bride's Cup, the Big Ear Cup, in hand, and the cameras of the crowd and broadcasters focused on the silver trophy.

The roof of Cardiff's Millennium Stadium was closed just over an hour before the start of the game, making tonight's clash the first time in Champions League history that the final was held 'indoors', setting a special record.

Due to the draw of the away team, Real Madrid had to wear the purple away team uniform, and Juventus, who can play in the traditional black and white striped shirt, pressed five players to cross the midfield line in one go after kick-off, looking aggressive and quite aggressive.

Just when Li Mudi was about to devote all his energy to watching the game, he was tapped on the shoulder, and when he looked over, it turned out to be Real Madrid star Salgado. The latter, smiling and greeting the Torino manager, crawled in his ear to inform him of the location of the other former Real Madrid players. It turned out that there were really a lot of old people present today, in addition to Raul and Guti, who Li Mudi had known for a long time, Figo, Carlos, Seedorf and Karrumb and others were also present, but the seats were relatively scattered, and only two or three sat together to facilitate communication with each other.

Raul sent a text message to his friend at the time, asking him if he could rush over to take a picture together, but Li Mudi happened to have dinner with his girlfriend at that time, so he regretted missing the scene of this old friend reunion. After a few words with Salgado, they were interrupted by the shouts of the fans around them, as the first shot of the game came three minutes after kick-off.

After two attempts on both sides, Juve launched an effective attack, seizing on the gap left by Casemiro's forward and dribbling the ball from Khedira down the middle to the penalty area to distribute to Mandzukic on the left. The latter kicked back and crossed with a high right-footed ball, and Higuain, who was not far behind the penalty spot, shook off Varane's entanglement and flicked his head back in the process of retreating. Due to the distance and the position of the ball, he was unable to exert too much pressure, which made the shot not fast, and was easily confiscated by the well-prepared Real Madrid goalkeeper.

Immediately, the Juventus players' siege received excellent results, so that the opponent's attack has not been sorted out, and the tactics of many individual wide breakthroughs and long passes to the heads of Benzema and Ronaldo failed to play any threat, and the scene was gradually controlled by the Italian team.

At 3:20, Leonardo Bonucci made a clean tackle at the back to leave the ball behind, Higuain dropped back to receive the ball and opted to step forward, and his long-range shot from the edge of the box tested Navas. The latter pounced on the ball, but fortunately no attacking player rushed over to make up for the shot, and only then did he use his second reaction to catch the ball.