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"Pep, it looks like I've stolen your limelight." He glanced up at the leisurely Spaniard and said with a wry smile.

Ever since Brescia showed off their new tactics against Roma, the Italian media have not stopped singing the praises of Mazzoni, who in their opinion as Brescia's manager was undoubtedly the most important architect of the victory.

Although Mazzoni has repeatedly told the media that this tactical concept was first invented by Pep Guardiola, most people think that it is just the modesty of the old manager, and the journalists still give more praise to the old manager.

After all, there is an atmosphere of tactical supremacy in the whole of Italian football, and when it comes to football theory, Italians tend to think that they are the most important people in the whole of Europe. It would be reluctant for them to admit that Brescia's stunning tactical change was the work of a Spaniard – and a player in his 30s.

So out of pride, they have chosen to ignore Pep Guardiola's role in Brescia and focus their reporting on Mazzoni.

This made Mazzoni a little embarrassed when facing Guardiola, as if he had stolen the other party's honor.

But Pep Guardiola naturally dragged a stool and sat in front of Mazzoni, "Carlo, I don't care about this. You deserve it, I'm just coming up with an idea, and you're the one who perfects it and puts it on the pitch. ”

He really doesn't care, and for Pep Guardiola, seeing his ideas being used on the pitch is what excites him the most. As for the praise and praise from the media, as a veteran player who has experienced strong winds and waves, he has long been accustomed to staying calm.

Pep Guardiola is a very planned man, he planned his future career when he left Barcelona, and now in his spare time he has begun to prepare for the coaching qualification, and after retiring he has time to win his own glory as a manager.

"By the way, your fitness is okay, we are about to have our first intensive schedule." Seeing that Guardiola didn't care about the media's ignorance, Mazzoni also changed the subject.

"Don't worry, Carlo. It's not a big problem at the moment, and I'll let you know in advance if I can't hold on. However, we must pay attention to Zhang's physical fitness at all times, and he is now a key figure in the team. Guardiola responded.

"Zhang? His pre-match training seems to have paid off. He looked comfortable after the last game and I think he shouldn't have any problems with the last two games at least. Mazzoni laughs and says, "The results of Mericini's work have been great. ”

"So you're going to give Merriccini a bonus?" Everything is in the plan and Guardiola is in the mood for a joke.

"I'll suggest it to the chairman, but the stingy Peddersori will probably be very distressed about this extra expense."

Mazzoni winked Guardiola's eyes and teased the manager of the team to send both men into a light-hearted laugh.

Brescia will face another intense fixture schedule, and three days later, on 17 September, they will face the first Champions League game in the club's history, travelling to Turkey to take on Besiktas. Four days after this Champions League game, they will return to their home game against Reggina on the 21st. Then on the 28th against promoted Sampdoria and four days later, on 2 October, the Champions League against Porto, until the end of the league against Lecce on 5 October, thanks to the two-week break from European Championship qualifying.

In just 22 days, there are six games in between the league and the Champions League, and almost every week is a double game, which is a huge challenge for Brescia, who lack experience on multiple fronts.

But these are the questions for the coaching staff – and perhaps Pep Guardiola – to take into account, and for the rest of Brescia's players, all they can think about is the excitement of the upcoming Champions League fixture.

Since the end of last season, the young players have been waiting for this day with their fingers crossed, and for many Brescia players, the top competition in Europe, it is almost never expected to be on the stage.

As long as you can perform well in the Champions League, you will definitely be able to attract the attention of more giants, and the next step is to be promoted and raised as CEO.

A comfortable win over Roma in the last round gave Brescia's players a lot of confidence. As Pep Guardiola once told them, they are now playing football that is ahead of its time, and the mere Besiktas will be crushed by the wheels of history like a mantis arm.

While the media hyped Mazzoni's new tactics, they also focused on the upcoming Champions League.

It will be interesting to see what kind of answer Brescia will give to Brescia in their first Champions League appearance, and whether their new team in Serie A will be equally successful on the European stage.

The media and fans in China will be equally excited.

This is the debut of Chinese players in the Champions League, and most Chinese think about the same as Zhang Shu, in their hearts, only the main game of the Champions League can be counted as the Champions League, and the previous qualifying matches are not counted, just as the top ten matches are not considered World Cup.

For Chinese football, the Champions League is an unattainable mountain far away in the sky. For a long time, although many Chinese players have stayed abroad in Europe, most of them have played for various relegation teams, not to mention the Champions League, and they have not even participated in the League Cup.

But now, Zhang Shu has finally put an end to this embarrassing record for Chinese football, and he will become the first Chinese player to appear in the Champions League, and he will also participate in this competition as the core of Brescia, which makes the hearts of all those who care about Chinese football full of expectations.

Soon, a Chinese reporter interviewed Zhang Shu and asked him how he felt about playing in the Champions League for the first time.

"Don't feel anything? Isn't it just a game? Zhang Shu behaved unusually calmly. Anyway, it's just a matter of kicking one game at a time. ”

"Are you confident of leading the team to their first European victory?" The reporter asked.

"Did you ask that? Do you expect me to tell you that you don't have faith? You've asked that, and I'm sure I'll tell you that I have faith. Zhang Shu smiled and teased the reporter who asked him a question.

After almost a year of getting along, he is now very familiar with this group of Chinese journalists, and he usually seems to speak more casually.

His words made the reporters around him laugh, it is true that this question is a bit stupid to ask, but it can't be helped, this question can be regarded as a regular question asked by sports reporters before the game, although I know that the players' answers must be the same, but they are good to write reports when someone asks them, right? It's impossible to just take it for granted without asking questions, right?

"We don't know much about Besiktas, but we can definitely win this fight."

After joking with reporters, Zhang Shu still answered this question a little more normally, after all, you can't make it difficult for reporters, right?

It's just that his answer still brings his strong personal style, if you let other players who are a little more slick say something, "the team that can participate in the Champions League is not weak, every opponent deserves our attention, we will go all out to win" and so on.

How can there be someone like Zhang Shu who directly declares victory in advance, which not only makes people feel that he is not modest enough, but also easy to be slapped in the face.

But the reporters just like Zhang Shu's domineering, no matter what, at least they feel uplifted when they write such words.

Brescia had only one day of recuperative training after the match against Rome before boarding a plane to Istanbul, Turkey.

Speaking of which, this is the second time Zhang Shu and his teammates have flown to an away game, Brescia has not had the opportunity to play abroad before, and the farthest away in the league is only to the south of Italy, in order to save money, the club usually chooses to use a bus to carry the players to the away game. And pre-season training or something, as a small club, Brescia can't go overseas to train like those giants.

So even though the players have been on the plane a lot of times, the experience of spending hours on a plane together as a team like this is still very new, and there is often a strange fun to do boring things that many people do together. The novelty was a bit exciting for the players, who either sat together to play cards or chatted in pairs, and almost no one chose to spend the journey sleeping.

"That's good, that's good! Look at that ass! ”

Bacchini and Zhang Shu were sitting in the back row of the team, discussing the figure and appearance of the flight attendants.

"Which one?" Zhang Shu lifted his body slightly from his seat, stretched his neck and looked into the aisle, "Damn, Jonathan, didn't you see her face!" Do you like this type? ”

"Nonono, Zhang, you're still too young... Bacchini stretched out a finger and shook it, "Young people value faces, but they don't know that the butt is the most practical part in actual combat!" It's the so-called butt big over the shoulders... ”

Before he could finish his sentence, a bald head popped up from behind the two of them, "Jonathan! What are you talking about? Don't break it! Di Biagio's serious words interrupted Bacchini's "life experience" to Zhang Shu.

'The next game is very important for us and if you have enough energy to spread it out over the women, you might as well think about how you can get into the game.

Bacchini shrunk his neck and didn't dare to talk to Di Biagio, and the entire Brescia player knew that the midfielder's personality was as irascible as his face, and he was not a good target for jokes.

Zhang Shu also closed his mouth decisively, and motioned to Bacchini to look at the next flight attendant. It wasn't until Di Biagio was called to the front by Mazzoni to discuss the matter that the two of them resumed whispering.

"Jonathan, let me tell you, there is an unspoken rule for flying on Turkish Airlines, do you know?" Zhang Shushen said mysteriously to Bacini.

Bacchini suddenly became interested, "What unspoken rule?" ”

"Passengers in economy class will be taken away by the police if they touch the buttocks of the flight attendants, but passengers in first class will not call the police until the third time."

"How is that possible! You're talking nonsense! ”

"Do I look like a liar?" Zhang Shu raised his hand with a serious expression, "Now we are in business class, Jonathan,"

The expression on his face was extremely serious, but his voice was full of temptation. "Twice, you have two chances!"

Bacchini shook his head violently.

"Do you want to be a hero for a second, or be a coward for a lifetime!" Zhang Shu kept shaking the fruit of wisdom in front of Bacchini like a poisonous snake in the Garden of Eden, "As long as you don't touch it a second time, it's fine!" Jonathan! Face your fate bravely! ”

Bacchini was still a little hesitant, but a hint of luck was already pure in his heart.

But in the next second, Zhang Shu was strangled by someone from behind.

"Jonathan, don't trust him. I guarantee with 20 years of professional experience that there is absolutely no such service in Turkish Airlines. Guardiola rubbed Zhang's head and said, "If you don't want to be arrested for sexual harassment, I suggest you don't do it." ”

"Hey, I almost made it!" Zhang Shu stiffened his neck and struggled while protesting to Guardiola.

But Pep Guardiola has forcefully suppressed his resistance. "Don't make a fuss, we don't have time to go to the police station to bail Jonathan out after we get off the plane."

Zhang Shu could only make a final effort. "Come on, Jonathan! Follow your heart's desire! ”

"I didn't even want to touch it! I just said I liked that stewardess's ass! Bacchini corrected Zhang Shu loudly.

In his excitement, he didn't realize that his words seemed too loud, and in the whispered conversations of the people around him, this loud shout echoed throughout the cabin like a radio.

Suddenly, the entire cabin fell silent.

"Actually... When he got off the plane, Bacchini also wanted to explain to the flight attendant standing at the cabin door.

But the other party unconsciously took a small step back, and the tall policeman next to him stepped forward to look at him "friendly", ready to guard against the irrational behavior of this guest.

Bacini lost interest in explaining.

He waved his hand frustrated and dragged his suitcase down the gangway.

"Istanbul is such an unfriendly city." Looking at the setting sun in the west, Barcchini let out such an exclamation.

In most people's minds, Istanbul is Turkey's largest and most famous city. With an area of more than 5,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 10 million people, this city is the heart of Turkey and the center of economy, culture, finance, news, trade, and transportation.

Compared to Ankara, the real capital of Turkey, Istanbul is much more famous, and many people even mistakenly believe that Istanbul is the capital of Turkey.

Founded more than 600 BC on a headland between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara, the city was originally called Byzantium, and in 324 AD Constantine the Great of the Roman Empire moved its capital from Rome to Constantinople. But after 1000 years, the Turks stormed Constantinople, destroyed the Eastern Roman Empire, and renamed the city Istanbul, where it continues to this day.

In its more than 2,000 years of history, Istanbul has witnessed the rise and fall of countless empires, experienced countless wars and bloodbaths, from the crusaders of the East to the iron cavalry of the Ottoman Empire, no matter how heroic the man, whether he entered the city with sword and fire or not, and finally became a handful of dry bones in the yellow sand in the long years. Only Istanbul still stands quietly, silently watching the years pass by on it.

Today, descendants from the Roman Empire are once again on this side of the land, looking forward to being able to reconquer the city from the Turks. (To be continued.) )