Chapter 154: Outbreak and Adjustment
At the post-match press conference, the reporters did not let go of the Torino coach, who deliberately looked very low-key because of the loss, and repeatedly used vitriol questions to stimulate the latter's nerves.
"May I ask Coach Li, what is the reason why this game was reversed by the opponent? How do you feel at this moment? ”
'We played well, but the opponent was a little bit better and there was some luck that led to the loss. As for the feelings, I don't have any thoughts, I'm already thinking about this round against Empoli. Li Mudi, who was in a bad mood, just wanted to deal with it hastily at this time, and then go back to the hotel to have a good rest, so opening his mouth was a cliché, and his perfunctory attitude was a little too obvious. However, judging from the technical statistics after the game, the shooting ratio of the two teams is 22 to 14, and Atalanta has a clear advantage, but the number of shots on target is indeed 3 to 7, but Torino is much more efficient. In addition to the same four corners, the visitors were better in terms of fouls of 16 versus 20, pass success rate of 77 versus 78 per cent, tackle success rate of 78 per cent versus 92 per cent and possession rate of 49 versus 51 per cent. From this point of view, in addition to those two goals, the home team has failed to create other good chances, and Torino did lose with some resentment.
"We saw that both of Torino's goals were linked to English goalkeeper Joe Hart, so will Coach Lee put him back on the bench in the next game?"
'It's a problem for the whole team, the coaching staff and me, and it's not just because of one person. Joe Hart is a world-class goalkeeper who has proven his quality in the Premier League and international competitions for many years, but it will take some time to settle into the Serie A scene and integrate into the team. After all, he is the first English goalkeeper to play in Serie A, which is both an honour and a pressure in a sense, but I think he will solve it perfectly. As for who will be the starting goalkeeper in the next game, it will be interesting to see who is in better shape at the time, at least for the time being, no player in Torino has won the status of the main player, and this is the case with any player. Although the game was messed up by the England internationals, but at this time, as a qualified team manager, Li Mudi can only say a few more words to relieve the pressure on him, criticizing a player alone is definitely taboo in football, unless you really want to tear your face with it, Mourinho's big mouth is not for everyone.
"Lazio have already overtaken Torino by one point after drawing away at Chievo in this round, does that mean that Mihajlovic is better than you?"
"Their performance is not bad, they are indeed better than us for the time being, but you must know that the value of all the players in the Lazio first team together is twice that of Torino, and the annual salary of the manager is more than twice that of the manager, and the points of the two teams are 4 to 3, which seems to be higher on our side from the point of view of value for money. And since you media have been comparing the Blue Eagles to our Red Bulls, does it mean that in your eyes, these two teams are on the same level? After three league games, they are already a full five points behind Juventus at the top of the table. It's a bit disrespectful to say that, but the goal of the Torino club is not just to get half the points of the Old Lady, so the two teams are not direct competitors, and Mr. Sinissa should find another team to compete. The cautious Li Mudi will never forget the other party's disparagement of himself in the interview before the season, so he did not miss any opportunity to sneer at Miha, which is one of the favorite topics of reporters.
"Before this match, you said you wanted to achieve two wins in a row, but it turned out to be a big reversal, so what is your goal now?"
'I've talked about the goal many times before, it's really worn out, before every game, even before every game, even before every game, my expectation is to win, to keep winning, and nothing else.
"Even if it's Juventus?"
"Even if it's Real Madrid or World Stars United, my goal is to win!" This kind of question has already annoyed Li Mudi's headache, I really don't know if these reporters are the first "beautiful female reporter" in the Celestial Empire track and field, referred to as "Meiji" - Winter is a brain circuit, which can always make the interviewee suffer endless mental torture.
"You had a lot of admiration for Atalanta boss Gasperini, so did your opinion of him change after this game?"
"He is one of the best managers in Italy today, his tactical philosophy and use ideas are at the top level in the world, and I will learn more from him." The Torino coach's Eastern modesty, but it was considered cowardly, and a reporter immediately questioned it: "Atalanta now only have three points, temporarily in 12th place in the standings, while Genoa after him has won all three games and topped the league table, which shows that Gasperini's coaching ability is not as good as you think, right?" I think there are really some problems with Coach Li's judgment ability, is it like this for all the coaches of the Celestial Empire...... How do you say, 'different'? ”
"You're put. Fart! The Torino coach, who had been suppressing his anger, finally failed to survive until the end of the press conference, and still broke out. I saw him stand up suddenly, holding the microphone in his left hand, and pointing at the reporter who wantonly insulted the people of the Celestial Empire with his right hand and shouted: "I remember your appearance, wait for the lawyer's letter of racial discrimination accusations!" Then, after glancing his angry gaze at the entire press gallery below, he said word by word in an extremely restrained but angry tone: "I know many of you are waiting to see my jokes, but I'm sorry, you're destined to be disappointed." I think Mr. Gasperini's coaching ability will be known at the end of the season, and while he doesn't need to be endorsed, I would like to say that Genoa will definitely regret the loss of such an outstanding manager, and Atalanta will definitely surprise you in the final standings. As for my judgment? We'll see you in the next few league games, and hopefully you'll be in the same mood as you are today when you interview me again. After finishing speaking, he put down the microphone and left the press conference hall directly, leaving behind a lot of people who were talking......
The Torino players, who had been told to take the bus back to the hotel first, had been immersed in extreme calm, in addition to feeling very embarrassed by the reversal of the game, they had also seen the manager's gloomy face in the locker room just now, and felt that the boss was likely to lash out at them at night, but nothing happened, which surprised them.
In fact, after a night of thinking, the Turin coach also figured out that his current state was not quite right, very impetuous, and the heart of gain and loss was too heavy. Wanting to win and get recognition from the outside world is a good thing, and it is also the most basic requirement that a good football manager should have. But if you are too obsessed with the outcome of victory and defeat, you will lose your sense of normalcy, causing the person concerned to be unable to see the reality clearly. Does Li Muddy really appreciate Atalanta coach Gasperini? No, it was he who saw the opponent's counterattack before crossing over, and knew that the son of the sea god would have a very good record in this season, so he praised the other party in front of the media many times, so as to leave the impression that the outside world had a good vision and no friends, to put it bluntly, he just wanted to pretend to be B. If he really attaches great importance to the coach in his heart, he will definitely not be so poor in the preparation before the game that there is almost nothing to be done in the face of unfavorable conditions in the second half of the game.
Li Mudi, who had barely slept all night, finally figured it out, feeling that he had suddenly taken over a team that was much higher than he expected when he was not fully prepared, and he seriously lacked self-confidence, so he became eager to win and gain recognition from the outside world. Although it still looks very peaceful in normal times, its realization has been seriously distorted by this impatient mood, but he didn't know it before. But fortunately, because of the experience in the last game and the post-match press conference, he found the problem in time and made self-adjustments to avoid the possibility of collapse. So the next morning, the Turin players and coaching staff, who were having breakfast together in the hotel's restaurant, noticed that their boss's face, which had been gloomy, had calmed down, and the smile had reappeared, and the atmosphere of the whole team was thawed from the ice. After Li Mudi finished the meal, he walked straight to Joe Hart, who was eating pineapple chunks and fried eggs alone in the corner, and sat directly beside him, which immediately attracted the attention of almost everyone in the restaurant and the eyes of the parties involved in some surprise.
Aside from tourism, this was the first time England had come to the Apennines, and his decision to move to Turin on loan was a bit sudden, leaving the player himself with no time to learn a new language. In the Torino team, only Ghanaian midfielder Akuwa, whose native English is a native speaker, can talk to him, and the others can basically only talk to each other, and daily communication is definitely a problem. (Popular science: English, German, and Dutch belong to the Germanic language family, while French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese belong to the Romance language family, and the gap between the two is much larger than the language gap within the same family.) And hastily came to a new environment, in addition to the language barrier, and the living habits are very different, you can imagine what Joe Hart's psychological state is.
A good goalkeeper must not only have excellent goal-line skills, but also have the ability to dominate the defense, that is, be able to give instructions for teammates to defend reasonably, then teammate communication is a very important part of it. Therefore, in Li Mudi's view, Joe Hart has also failed to correct his mentality and position, and has been holding the frame of his number one goalkeeper in the birthplace of modern football, and has no willingness to take the initiative to integrate into the new team. Regardless of the ability, Joe Hart is a better goalkeeper than Padelli, as long as the head coach is not in the water, it is impossible not to judge who should play the main team, but the Torino coach feels that if this guy can't put the interests of the team first, then maybe his time is about to pass, even if Joe Hart, who was born in 1987, is now only 29 years old, and is a goalkeeper at his best. (In reality, the Three Lions international was dropped by Pep Guardiola again for the new season and was loaned out to West Ham United.) By the summer of 2018, his contract with Manchester City had expired, and it was a shame that he might have made the switch to him as a loser. )
Li Mudi does not say that he wants to save this young and famous, talented and excellent goalkeeper, just for the sake of Torino's results this season, but also to do his best to "reform" the English people's minds, so that he can adapt to the rhythm of the Italian game as soon as possible. So, a heart-to-heart meeting in the atmosphere of friendship with river crabs started between two men during breakfast on this day. The Torino coach who opened the halo of his confidant brother played a trick on the player from the rotten country under his command, from what is the difference in the rhythm of football between Italy and the United Kingdom, to how important it is to learn a foreign language for the improvement of a man's own charm, and finally analyzed that if he can't use this season to win back Guardiola's trust, then it is likely that he will never have the opportunity to play for Manchester City again.
Despite coming through the Shresbury Ton Academy, it is Joe Hart who loves Manchester City the most. And even for the sake of the national team's career, he needs to have a solid position in the team and perform well, and if he stays on the bench all the time, he can't be selected by the national team manager just by virtue of his past name. However, although it is said that staying at Manchester City is what he desires most at this time, of course, it would be better if Guardiola left. However, modern football is also part of the global commercialisation after all, and Joe Hart has not ruled out the possibility of joining other English clubs, but due to his age and salary, several other Premier League giants will not be very interested in him, and perhaps a move to the Gunners to succeed Petr Cech may be the only option. The England goalkeeper was very aware of the dangers he might face in the future, so he felt the kindness of the other party after Li Mudi's very sincere communication, and promised to do his best to learn Italian and strengthen communication with his teammates. Then he stood up and solemnly apologized to all the members in English for their mistakes in the game, which won everyone's approval.
The team's goalkeeper crisis seems to have been resolved to a certain extent for the time being, and Li Mudi's confidence in the next few games is also getting stronger.