On the night of May 23, 2010, the lights were still bright outside the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the just-concluded European Champions Cup final, Inter Milan, who reached the final all the way to the final when they were not favored by the world, under the leadership of coach Jose Mourinho, defeated the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich with two wonderful goals from Diego Milito and successfully won the championship.

After the award ceremony, in the parking lot outside the stadium, Mourinho said goodbye to everyone who saw him off one by one, got into a black Audi, and suddenly stopped before driving 10 meters.

He opened the door and strode back, and on the other wall, as his assistant said, he saw Inter's old centre-back Marco Materazzi leaning against the wall, looking very frustrated.

Jose Mourinho rushed forward and hugged Materazzi tightly, both of them saying something, and then both broke down and cried together.

Dozens of seconds later, Mourinho was full of tears, turned around and walked away quickly, got back into the car, and the car gradually disappeared from everyone's sight......

In the hotel room, Li Liang was staring intently at the video interface on the display, and the scene just now was a video he had just clicked on, entitled "Mourinho and Materazzi hugged and cried after winning the Champions League".

An hour earlier, he had said goodbye to Mourinho with Adams and Lao Xu.

As soon as he returned to the hotel room, Li Liang turned on the computer and began to search, and he gradually found that many positive news about Mourinho had already existed.

It's just that because of prejudice, I seem to have turned a blind eye for so many years.

If it weren't for the incredibly candid conversation in the restaurant just now, I would never have known that Mourinho, who seemed to be unruly, was completely two people in public and in private.

watched the video of Mourinho and Materazzi hugging and crying again, which made Li Liang's mood unable to calm down for a long time.

Closing the video, he opened another browser window.

He went on to see that his favourite member of the 2014 World Cup in Germany, Arsenal's midfield centrepiece, Mesut Ozil, also commented: "Jose Mourinho has taught me a lot, he trusts me completely, and I want to thank him from the bottom of my heart and wish him good luck. ”

Frank Lampard: 'The most important thing Mourinho taught me was self-confidence and from the moment I started playing with him, my career changed completely. ”

Zelatan Ibrahimovic, a super-phenomenal center forward who is revered by Chinese fans and is known as "Da Fengxian" and "God Tower", said: "When I was at Inter, every player, including me, was willing to die for Mourinho!" “

What surprised Li Liang the most was that even the old man Alex Ferguson deeply admired Mourinho: "When I saw Mourinho running wild on the sideline, I remembered my early days in the Aberdeen team, jumping excitedly, throwing punches and celebrating. These are simple reactions of a person, you can't hide your emotions, it's part of your personality. ”

Seeing this, Li Liang couldn't help but think of the question he couldn't help but ask Mourinho at the dinner table before: "...... I also want to know...... Why do you do that to the venerable Mr. Wenger? ”

Mourinho's answer impressed Li Liang: "I'm very sorry that what I did may have made a lot of people uncomfortable.

I don't mean to disrespect Mr Arsene Wenger in the slightest, just you have to know that Lee, in London, the Chelsea and Arsenal games are seen as 'war'. Frankly, I played a less-than-likable character in order to win.

Mr Arsene Wenger is a legendary coach and his Arsenal squad is very strong, but they are not without their weaknesses.

Everything that happens between me and Mr Arsene Wenger is part of football, it only happens in game-related moments, and apart from the game, I have very, very much respect for what he has been through......

Li Liang's thoughts returned to the computer screen, and he also saw another sentence from Ferguson: "So, everything Mourinho has done, even if you are not interested in it, you should not be blamed, because these are sincere expressions, not provocations." ”

Li Liang has always admired Wenger very much, and the old professor's tireless pursuit of "beautiful football" made him even more admired, so when he heard Lao Xu say that he wanted to meet Mourinho, he was very resistant.

It's not that Li Liang hasn't thought about how good it would be if his recent performance impressed Arsenal?!

If I really get an invitation from Arsenal, especially the professor, I will definitely agree without hesitation - even if I am sent to another league, I will have no regrets!

But there is no what if, and if this happens, Adams will definitely be the first to get the news, and he will definitely tell himself.

It's a pity that Li Liang is also very clear that he did not impress the professor.

Li Liang sighed softly, and then searched, this time he added Materazzi to the keyword.

Veteran centre-back Marco Materazzi, who had been relegated to the bench under Jose Mourinho at the time, was a member of the 2006 World Cup-winning team.

He humiliated his opponent Zinedine Zidane in the much-anticipated World Cup final, causing Zidane to lose his mind and retaliate by knocking him out with his head. As a result, Zidane was sent off directly with a red card.

The "bad boy" with a strong personality said sincerely: "In that great 'treble' season, Mourinho proved that he was even willing to die for us.

He was like a father and a brother. Not only the 11 people on the field, but even the substitutes, he treated them equally. Like the head of a family, he is always ready to face anything. ”

Li Liang walked to the window, and his mood couldn't calm down.

He took out the phone and dialed Mourinho's mobile phone, which he had just saved, and the phone was quickly connected, and a familiar voice came: "Hello, Lee, do you have any more questions to ask?" ”

Li Liang asked: "Sir, can you tell me what you two talked about when you and Materazzi said goodbye outside the Santiago Bernabeu after the 2010 Champions League final?" ”

Mourinho smiled: "Okay, Lee, I can tell you, but not now.

When you fulfill your promise with me and we meet again, I'll tell you everything you want to know! ”

The call ended, and both of them put down their phones, smiles on their faces at the same time.

In the afternoon, under the arrangement of Adams and Lao Xu, Li Liang met with Vasiliev, the vice president and technical director of the Monaco club.

This is a funny Russian, fluent in English, and won the president of the club, the Russian magnate Dmitry? Rybonovlev's trust is the club's uncompromising No. 2.

He gave Li Liang a detailed introduction to the situation of the Monaco team, and promised that if Li Liang joined, he would tailor a set of scientific training plans for him.

When he heard that Monaco, under the tutelage of Jardim, has become an important championship contender to threaten the dominance of Paris, and has been a regular in the Champions League for many years, Li Liang was moved.

He was particularly impressed by Vasilyev's last words.

"Our strategy has shifted to relying on young players and newcomers, and our only goal in the league is to win the title," Vasilyev said.

And our ultimate goal is the Champions League! Lee, come and join us, and Bernardo? Silva, Thomas Lemar, Fabio? Enrique? Geniuses like Tavares have shocked the whole of Europe! ”

In addition, representatives of Chelsea and Lyon only met with Lao Xu, and the remaining three clubs only had preliminary exchanges by phone.

Li Liang thought about it repeatedly, and he and Da Xiong, Lao Xu, and Adams stayed up almost all night, and discussed together for almost an all-night.

At dawn, Li Liang finally decided not to respond to these invitations for the time being!

He asked Lao Xu to tell the six clubs except New York City that he would make the final choice before the end of the season.

Except for him, the remaining three people were very surprised, and they didn't understand that Li Liang was as stable as Mount Tai in the face of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he could make such an answer.

Li Liang explained that he can only play in the official must-play game unless he goes to New York City to play like Big Bear.

And even if you sign with any of these clubs immediately, even if it is a loan to another league to "practice", you will have to wait until the summer transfer window opens.

Another important reason is that he is not inclined to sign with these four Premier League clubs, and the season is not fully over, and it is not clear whether Monaco and Lyon will eventually qualify for the Champions League.

Everyone was shocked by Li Liang, an amateur player who had never even played a formal professional game, actually took whether he could participate in the Champions League as his choice condition?

Da Xiong was genuinely happy for Li Liang, and he no longer doubted whether any of Li Liang's goals were too exaggerated.

Li Liang also said seriously: "Brother Xiong, I used to think that we would definitely be able to compete together, but now it has been achieved here, but this is not an official competition. I still have a hunch that we will meet again in Europe! ”

Watching Li Liang and Da Xiong discuss these surreal dreams with great interest, Lao Xu felt a little dizzy.

But he had already begun to believe in his heart that at least something would happen to this good son!

But there is another thorny problem at hand, that is, Big Bear must first terminate the contract with Hurricane Haicheng.

And Lao Xu has already tested Xiaoli's attitude - it's like a piece of ice.

Xiaoli's attitude is very clear, and she resolutely cannot accept Da Xiong's behavior of acting without greeting.

Da Xiong is also very helpless, he has communicated with Xiaoli several times, and Xiaoli's attitude towards him is exactly the same as towards Lao Xu.

Including Adams, the three of them focused their eyes on Li Liang.

Li Liang panicked: "Hey...... What do you all mean? ”

Lao Xu said heavily: "Liangzi, the bell must be tied to the bell." Mr. Wu said that Xiaoli is the plenipotentiary.

No matter what you say, you have to pass the hurdle of others, I have passed the bear and I have passed, I'm afraid you have to do Xiaoli's work! ”

Li Liang complained bitterly, at this time, the time for the big bear is indeed very tense. But no matter how he thinks about it, it is obviously impossible to bypass Xiaoli in this matter.

Although Li Liang used to be an otaku, he is also a "man" after all, and he already knows Xiaoli's heart for him.

But he was also very helpless, he only had Xiaoyu in his heart, but this Xiaoli refused to let go.

In fact, since Li Liang was still in Haicheng, he was already thinking about how to help Da Xiong realize his wish to stay in the ocean.

Therefore, without everyone knowing, he invited Da Xiong and Xiao Yu to accompany him to Manchester as representatives of relatives and friends.

But to his surprise, the accompanying club represented Xiaoli!

He had a headache at the time - he already had a hunch that things were likely to get more and more troublesome.