Packing well, Liu Yun and head coach Eda embarked on a journey to inspect the players.

They flew from London to Florence first.

At Florence's Mizaro International Airport, Baggio picked up Liu Yun and Edda.

After retiring from the army, Baggio settled in Turin, Italy. Two seasons ago, Liu Yun met Baggio at a reception organized by UEFA. Later he and Baggio became good friends.

Coventry was successful, and Liu Yun sent a message on Twitter, hoping that all friends in the football circle would recommend some players with high cost performance.

Baggio is inextricably linked to Fiorentina FC. He recommended a forward midfielder from Fiorentina's youth team to Liu Yun.

In the airport reception hall, Baggio warmly hugged Liu Yun: "Liu, congratulations, you have created another miracle." Led the team in two double jumps, which is really remarkable. ”

Liu Yun said modestly: "This is mainly the credit of our head coach. This is Edda, our Coventry City manager. ”

Baggio held out his hand towards Edda: "Hello, Coach Edda. ”

Eda was flattered: "Hello, Baggio. ”

In Edda's eyes, Baggio is one of the most legendary stars in all of Europe.

On the bus to the hotel, Baggio introduced the player's situation: "That's Liu, the player I recommended is Chinese. ”

Liu Yun came interested: "Chinese? Oh, that's a coincidence. ”

"His Italian name is Zavadoni, and he is a second-generation immigrant who settled in Florence with his parents at the age of five," Baggio said. ”

Liu Yun snickered in his heart.

Zavadoni, that's really a Chinese-Italian name!

Many years ago, the heroic films of the former Yugoslavia were popular in China.

Two of these films are the most well-known. One is "Walter Defends Sarajevo" and the other is "The Bridge". "Ah, Goodbye Friend", a popular song in China, is the theme song of "Bridge".

In "The Bridge", there are two important supporting characters. One was an Italian partisan - Zavadoni. One is a native of Yugoslavia - Bambino.

These two people have two classic lines of dialogue in the movie:

"Good luck, Zavadoni!"

"Good luck, Bambino!"

At that time, the Chinese people basically watched this movie. As a result, the Italian name Zavadoni has another meaning in China.

Zavadoni originally meant the jungle of laurel in Italian.

In China, the name has another meaning – good luck.

Naming his son "Zavadoni" really seems to be something that Chinese immigrants who lived through that era did.

Baggio said to Liu Yun and Edda: "This player... Oh, if it's the first time I've met you. You must have a bad impression of him! ”

Liu Yun asked, "Why?" ”

Baggio replied: "He is only 1.69 meters tall and weighs 56 kilograms, so he looks weak. ”

Eda was shocked: 1.69 meters? 56 kg? What does that have to be skinny? In the Premier League, a league known for its high-intensity physical confrontation, such a player... Maybe it will be knocked off like a piece of paper by the villains on the court.

Baggio saw Edda's doubts, and he continued: "However, there is a spirit in this nineteen-year-old child who does not admit defeat. It's like me when I was nineteen. And he has excellent awareness on the field, first-class dribbling ability, first-class passing accuracy, first-class shooting skills... Except for the flaws of his figure, he is almost perfect. ”

Eda said to Baggio, "Mr. Baggio. You and Liu are friends. I should be unreservedly speaking my heart to you. IMHO, the intensity of the physical confrontation in the Premier League is the strongest among the big five leagues. Even if this kid has a hundred advantages - the disadvantage of being thin - he will not be able to adapt to the Premier League game. ”

Baggio shrugged his shoulders: "Okay. I'll admit that the kid's physical condition does not seem to be suitable for the Premier League – or even Serie A. It was for this reason that he could not play in the Fiorentina youth team and sometimes had few chances to even get on the bench. Still, I think there's something about him that can make people shine. So, two days later, Fiorentina will play a friendly against PSV Eindhoven. He'll be there then. You can take a look at him on the spot. ”

Eda was disappointed again. Didn't that say that this player was the main player of Fiorentina's youth team? How did Baggio say that he didn't even get a chance to be a bench in the youth team?

Edda asked Baggio: "Is he a fringe player in the youth team now?" ”

Baggio nodded: "Yes." Fiorentina have bought a large number of stars since they were bought by Middle Eastern oil tycoons. The youth team is also a star-studded team. He was able to come off the bench on occasional occasions last season, but now he has lost his place in the youth team. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. His transfer fee will not exceed 1 million euros. ”

Eda persuaded himself in his heart: Isn't the purpose of this trip with the old lieutenant to scout players to find cheap and practical players for Coventry? At least the guy introduced by Baggio meets the conditions of cheapness.

Besides, five years ago, I went to Huaguo to scout players. When I heard Sun Jihai say that the old lieutenant's age was 45 years old, was he very repulsed? It was only for the sake of Sun Jihai, a member of the Premier League Hall of Fame, that he went to the Pearl River.

The result? Today's old lieutenant has become a legend in European football.

Thinking of this, Edda said to Baggio, "Okay. Then let's go and inspect him on the spot. ”

Baggio added: "I have booked a room for you at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Florence. The friendly match was played two days later. In the afternoon, you should have a good rest at the hotel. Tomorrow I'll take you on a tour of Florence. I can arrange for you to meet Zavadoni before the friendly match. If the friendly is over and you are satisfied with the player, I can contact Fiorentina for you. ”

Liu Yun suddenly asked Baggio: "Trouble you, Baggio." By the way, does this child have a Chinese name? ”

Baggio shook his head: "I don't know. Oh, I'll send him a message to ask. ”

A minute later, Baggio placed his phone in front of Liu Yun. On the phone is a bunch of Italian, along with three striking Chinese characters: "White Day Wind." ”

"Daywind?" Liu Yun remembered this name deeply in his heart.

Edda and Liu Yun joked: "Old lieutenant, now we are shocked to have two Chinese children, Zhao Kaixuan and Li Fanghua. If we buy this Chinese kid from Fiorentina again, next season, we will have four Chinese players in Coventry! Others will definitely say that we are a Chinese mercenary regiment, haha! ”

Liu Yun shook his head: "Zhao Kaixuan and Li Fanghua are players trained by our Coventry youth training system, not mercenaries." ”

Baggio was a little surprised and said, "Coach Edda, plus the old lieutenant, do you already have three Chinese players in the Coventry team now?" Oh my God, they all say that Chinese people don't know how to play. I don't think so! ”

Liu Yun smiled: "Baggio, don't look at our Huaguo players with old eyes!" Qu Bai is likely to win the Golden Globe at the end of this year. ”

The group arrived at the Hilton Hotel.

As the host, Baggio invited Edda and Liu Yun to a hearty lunch.

Baggio said while eating: "Liu, with all due respect, the European football media seems to be very optimistic about Coventry's future in the new Premier League season!" The team of your main squad is the same as when you played in League One two years ago. Aside from you, the old lieutenant, you don't have a single star in your team who is well-known in the UK. Your average age is 22 years old, a genuine youth army, inexperienced. ”

Liu Yun said half-jokingly: "Baggio, I want to make a statement in advance. I'm 50 years old, which has seriously raised the average age of our Coventry team. If you don't count me, the average age of our players is less than 21. ”

Baggio shrugged: "yes." The youth army sometimes has a unique advantage - fast speed, good physical fitness, and dare to fight. However, lack of experience is the Achilles heel of the youth army. What are your goals for the new season? Is it relegation? ”

Edda took a sip of red wine: "Our declared goal for the media – of course is relegation. But our old lieutenant has an even bigger goal: to lead the team to the Leicester City Miracle, the Kaiserslautern Miracle!"

Baggio raised the wine glass in his hand: "Liu, you are a person full of dreams. I propose, for the sake of your great dreams, let's have a toast. ”

Liu Yun said with a smile: "We have a famous saying in China: people have no dreams, what is the difference between them and salted fish? ”

The three of them raised their glasses and drank them all.

Liu Yun and Eda rested at the hotel for an afternoon. In the evening, the two listened to an opera at the Teatro dell'Opera di Florence.

The next day, Baggio came to the hotel as a guide for the two of them, and took them on a good tour of the historic city of Florence.

Florence is the world's art capital, the cultural center of Europe, the birthplace of the Renaissance, the birthplace of opera, and a world-famous cultural mecca. The entire city still retains the Roman pattern, with numerous Renaissance buildings. There are also more than 40 museums and art galleries in the city.

At the end of the day's tour, Liu Yun said to Baggio: "No wonder others say that you must go to two places in Italy, one is Florence and the other is Rome." Now that it's true, it's a beautiful city. ”

Baggio said, "yes. It's a beautiful city. The people here are also very kind. I had an unforgettable youth with Fiorentina. ”

Baggio, Liu Yun, and Edda chatted in the open-air café outside the Chapel of San Giovanni. The people around recognized the two world-class superstars, Baggio and Liu Yun. They gathered around and demanded autographs and group photos.

Liu Yun didn't expect that he would also have such a high reputation in Italy.

Baggio is a former hero of the city of Florence. Veteran lieutenant Liu Yun is now the most legendary of the current European players. Naturally, fans flocked to the two.

Liu Yun and Baggio tried their best to meet the demands of the fans.

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A day later, Fiorentina FC is home to the Stade Franchi.

Two hours before the friendly kick-off, Baggio led the day to meet Liu Yun and Edda in the stands at Frankie Stadium.

As Baggio said before, Bai Rifeng, a nineteen-year-old child, is very thin.

Not to mention a professional player. Even those ordinary eighteen or nine-year-old Chinese youths are obviously much stronger than Bai Rifeng.

Liu Yun didn't care. At the age of nineteen, Lewandowski was not sentenced to death by the bricks of Polish football because of his thin body?

Sometimes, the strength of a player is not always about how muscular the person is.

If you can play football well with one muscle, wouldn't a bodybuilder like Schwarzenegger become a superstar in international football?

Liu Yun took the initiative to stretch out his hand to Bai Rifeng, and he greeted in Chinese: "Hello, Xiaobai. ”

White Sun Wind already likes the Italian name that his coach and teammates call him: "Zavadoni". He didn't even react for a moment.

Baggio reminded Bai Rifeng: "Isn't the old lieutenant the player you admire the most?" He's greeting you. ”

Bai Rifeng nodded and said to Liu Yun in jerky Chinese: "Hello, old lieutenant, my name is Bai Rifeng." ”

Liu Yun asked Bai Rifeng: "You came to Italy when you were five years old?" Have you ever been back to China since then? ”

Bai Rifeng replied: "I have not been back to China since I immigrated to Florence with my parents. ”

Liu Yun smiled and said, "Well, that's the case." The game is about to start, so go back to the dressing room and get ready. I hope we'll see each other again after this friendly match. ”

Bai Rifeng left the stands and returned to the locker room.

Eda shrugged her shoulders at Liu Yun, "This kid - too thin. It's as thin as a scrap of paper fluttering in the wind. ”

Baggio asked Edda, "Coach Ada, do you mean you don't have a crush on this child?" ”

Liu Yun joked with Baggio: "Our Coach Eda has always been cautious when selecting players. When he first met me in Zhujiang, China, he also had a refusal attitude. ”

Edda laughed and said, "That's right, I was afraid that my boss, George Sr., would take his Winchester shotgun and cross the whole of Eurasia and beat me into a hornet's nest. I'm often afraid that if I hadn't signed an old lieutenant in Zhujiang, Europe would have lost a legendary superstar! ”

Baggio said: "Coach Edda, I assure you. I recommended Zavadoni to the old lieutenant because of the sparkle in this kid! ”

The match was a warm-up match between the youth teams, and the Frankie Stadium was packed with only a few hundred spectators. Most of these spectators are parents, friends and girlfriends of the young players.

Fiorentina youth team and visiting PSV Eindhoven youth team entered.

Bai Rifeng is not in the starting list!

Edda's heart beat a drum: Do you have to be a substitute in the youth team? This kid's strength doesn't seem to be recognized by his coach! Why did Baggio recommend him so much?

With the referee's whistle, the warm-up match began.

It was a dull game. The game lasted 60 minutes, and the score was still 0:0.

Finally, the coach of the Fiorentina reserve team brought the white wind onto the field.