Brescia's manager, Carlo Mazzone, sat at his desk, looking intently at the screen. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info press pause from time to time and think for a moment.

Igor, who was promoted to assistant coach of the first team, sat across from him and watched with him as Zhang Shu dribbled the ball on the screen. This is a video footage of the match between Brescia youth and Milan youth team, taken by Marcello. Unlike the video footage of the game that most fans usually see, the DVD they watched was not a panoramic shot of the game, but more of a personal picture.

"Igor, I remember that you signed this kid?" The 66-year-old is already full of gray hair, as the Roman godfather who once discovered Totti, since coming to Brescia in 2000, Mazzoni has brought a sea change to Brescia, and the biggest change has come in the transfer strategy since the establishment of Baggio at the core in tactics.

In the past, Brescia always relied on selling the core of their team to obtain a transfer fee, but Mazzoni successfully changed Brescia's transfer strategy, after an in-depth exchange with the club's president Gino Corioni (GinoCorioni), Brescia finally stopped selling the core of their team, and at the same time continued to supplement the squad with low transfer fees but still strong veterans, in 2001, they even signed the former Barcelona captain, the legendary defender Pep Guardiola.

In addition to moving into a veteran, Mazzoni has also been constantly scouting young players in the squad, and it was Mazzoni who moved to Parma this year to replace Cannavaro's young defender Bonella.

"Zhang's dribbling skills and shooting are quite mastered, and he also has a very good grasp of short-distance passing footwork, and I think his template in the future will be a second Robbie." Igor said. "In terms of physical fitness, according to the report of the youth team's physical trainer Cosimo, because he has not undergone professional training before, his body is still a little thin, and his physical condition is not very good, but he is only 16 years old and there is still room for improvement. After almost two months of training, there has been a lot of improvement from this game. ”

Mazzoni nodded, the pen in his hand tapping on the table, as if thinking about something.

Igor hopes to transfer Zhang Shu to the first team, and he has already revealed some words to his friends who have taken over his position, asking Saville to focus on developing Zhang Shu. Seeing Mazzoni's hesitation, he decided to add another fire.

Robbie's physical condition has been good in the last two years, but Trapattoni not taking him to the World Cup has hit him a bit hard, and he has already expressed his desire to retire on a few occasions. I think we have to be prepared to lose him. Igor said: "I think if Zhang Shu can be transferred to the first team, it will help him improve if he is given some guidance next to Robbie. ”

This reason convinced the veteran manager that, indeed, for Brescia, there is no substitute for Baggio's importance, and the team must accept the possibility of losing Baggio as soon as possible.

Mazzoni tossed the pen on the table and closed the tactical notebook. "So let's do it. But until then, we'd better go and see for ourselves, when is the next home game for the youth team? ”

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Zhang Shu did not know that he had been placed on the watch list of the first team manager. After winning the first victory of his career, Zhang Shu's life has not changed much, and he still repeats his daily life of training, eating, and sleeping. In addition to Savile's increasingly stringent training requirements.

Since Zhang Shu's excellent performance in the last game, Savile has become more and more harsh on Zhang Shu, and even Cosimo, who is known for his strictness, is worried about whether this will cause damage to Zhang Shu's body.

But in the face of Cosimo's dissuasion, Savile was unmoved. Only I know that maybe it won't be long before Zhang Shu is no longer his own player. Igor did not tell Savile a specific time when Zhang Shu could be promoted to the first team, and Savile hoped that Zhang Shu could improve his strength as soon as possible and make that time come earlier.

What is rare is that Zhang Shu did not show much disgust in the face of the head coach's almost harsh requirements, and still silently endured nearly twice the amount of training that exceeded others, which made Savile feel extremely gratified.

In fact, Zhang Shu couldn't wait to leave the youth team. Since the last game, this thought has been growing like a weed that has taken root in his heart. Facing the Milan youth team, Zhang Shu felt that he didn't spend much effort to help the team defeat the opponent, and this kind of game made him feel bored. The growth of the system requires that he has strong enough emotional fluctuations, and facing an opponent who is not at the same level at all, even if he scores a hat trick, he cannot be excited enough.

Stepping into the first team and facing a star-studded AC Milan is the real challenge you could hope for.

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Even Saville and Igor were desperate for Zhang Shu to be promoted to the first team quickly, but they were doomed to disappointment. The next game of the youth team is to challenge arch-rivals Atalanta away, and Mazzoni will certainly not travel with the team. To win Mazzoni's favour, they will also have to wait for the next round to return to their home game.

When it comes to rivalries, people always think of the feuds between AC Milan and Inter Milan, Roma and Lazio, Real Madrid and Barcelona, but there are many more smaller clubs that also have bitter enemies. Brescia and Atalanta are one such pair.

The Atlanta club is located in the city of Bergamo in the Lombardy region, halfway between Milan and Brescia. It takes less than an hour to drive from Brescia to Bergamo. The close proximity of the two teams makes the match between the two teams a natural derby.

Among the three major factions of Italian football, Brescia belongs to the AC Milan system, and Atalanta is a loyal supporter of Inter Milan.

Although it is often said that football takes politics away, as a war in peacetime, football has never been separated from politics. Especially in Italy, football is even more involved in politics, and even Milan's owner Silvio Berlusconi is Italy's prime minister.

From the point of view of team strength, both teams are famous elevators in Serie A, as direct rivals, the two sides have stepped on each other's corpses in the relegation battle more than once, which has deepened the hatred between the two teams.

Against this backdrop, Brescia and Atlanta's youth teams have also inherited the feud between the senior teams, and every year the match between the two teams is like Mars hitting Earth.

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Sitting on the team's bus, Zhang Shu listened to the song leisurely, this was his first time playing away games with the team. But having experienced one game, he felt that an away game was not a big deal except for a change of venue. Since Brescia is not far from the city of Bergamo, where Atalanta is located, the team did not assemble until noon. After lunch, the players boarded the bus and headed for the Atlanta club.

The Italian A4 highway connecting the two cities is a two-way, four-lane highway flanked by large tracts of farmland in addition to the factory buildings. In the autumn wind, which was already slightly chilly in October, it seemed extremely empty.

It didn't take long for the bus to pull into Bergamo's Atalanta club, and the players stepped off the bus and into the visiting dressing room. Zhang Shu put his things in the closet and waited for the head coach's speech while changing clothes.

"Lads, you're going to face a dangerous opponent today. I want you to raise the spirit of the twelve to face them. Forget the big win in the last game, they are a more formidable opponent than Milan. Saville said to them with a serious expression.

Compared with the head coach's big enemy, Zhang Shu feels that it is a bit of a fuss, can the Atalanta youth team be stronger than the AC Milan youth team? A few months ago, he was still an ordinary fan, and in his heart, AC Milan is a giant, even the strength of the youth team should be far superior to other teams.

'Maybe some of the players don't understand our relationship with Atalanta. Savile glanced at Zhang Shu with a relaxed expression. "I don't want to waste time telling you about Atalanta and why we are mortal enemies, you just need to know that in today's game, you will meet your toughest opponents in the youth team, the fans are your enemies, the referees are your enemies, and the Atlantans in the jerseys are your enemies. They'll do anything to win, they'll kick your ankles, throw you on the turf again and again, and then complain to the referee about your fakes. ”

Hearing this, even Zhang Shu couldn't help but put away his playful look. The other team members looked even more serious.

"If anyone else has the mind that it will be easy to win today, and discard this unrealistic idea as soon as possible, today, I don't want anything but victory! Now, let's get out and give those Atlantans a humiliating defeat! ”

The players let out a loud shout, pushed open the door of the locker room with murderous energy, and rushed out onto the playing field.