Chapter 172: Go and Stay
When the referee blew the final whistle, the Fiorentina players, who had been waiting on the sidelines, rushed into the pitch cheering.
Zhang Jun was in the midst of this cheering crowd, he was hugged from behind, and then held high, it turned out to be Ricano.
Zhang Jun was taken aback, and he patted Rigarno's strong arm and shouted, "Hey! Put me down, brute, let me down! ”
But Rigano didn't listen, just put Zhang Junkang on his shoulder and laughed. Running for 90 minutes to be able to carry a person on your shoulders is a terrifying strength and endurance!
Zhang Jun saw that he was not the only one who was lifted, but also captain Di Livio and head coach Mondonico. Only the three of them were held above their heads by their teammates, which can also reflect Zhang Jun's status in the team.
As a striker who arrived in the second half of the game, he used 21 goals to help the team soar from seventh place to second place like an elevator, and locked up a direct promotion spot two rounds in advance. He used his own strength to contribute to Fiorentina's promotion and won everyone's love and trust.
Seeing everyone happily lifting him up, Zhang Jun only had this feeling: it was so lifting him!
He remembered the bits and pieces after coming to Florence, from the initial hostility and helplessness with Ricano, to now being cheered by him on his shoulder. When he first arrived in a strange place, he would never have imagined that there would be such a perfect ending.
He loved the Florentine sun at nine o'clock in the morning, the narrow streets and the clear blue sky on the narrow aisles, and the pigeons in the square in front of the Basilica of Santa Dame, all of which brought a breeze to his once impetuous heart.
He loves this team, he likes the people of this team, the fanatical and loyal fans here.
In short, he liked everything about Florence, and he found sunny Florence more comfortable and cheerful than the cold and damp northern city of Milan.
More and more people flocked to them, each with a smile of happiness and ecstasy on their faces, roaring, dancing, or falling to their knees and weeping with joy.
That's football!
At this moment, Zhang Jun made his choice.
He decided to stay in Florence and continue his association with the city.
Maybe the future will be good, maybe the future will be bad, but what's the use of thinking so much now? Zhang Jun doesn't want to talk about whether he will regret it now, and his happy surname makes him prefer to believe that the future is extremely beautiful.
AC Milan are a great team with a lot of top stars, and even if they win all of them, no one will find it incredible. But no matter how successful he is there, Zhang Jun will not have much sense of accomplishment. Perhaps because he liked to read comics since he was a child, he longed for the feeling of being successful at a weak age.
One is the icing on the cake, and the other is a charcoal in the snow. Which better reflects the value of a player, it goes without saying.
In fact, Yang Pan was right. Zhang Jun is a person who likes nostalgia and is also a lazy guy. When he settles down in a certain place, he won't want to leave unless he has to, because moving is a very painful thing for Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun himself did not clearly realize this, that is, after a year of turmoil and wandering, his already lazy heart was even more tired, and he wanted to find a place to do a long stay, and Florence would be a good choice.
As for Milan, he will let Sister Hua deal with it.
Now, having made his choice, let's enjoy this moment of victory and revelry.
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"Bang!" Champagne spilled on Zhang Jun's body, and then Rigano poured the wine from the bottle over Zhang Jun's head.
Not to be outdone, Zhang Jun used the champagne in his hand as a weapon to return fire at Ricano.
Everyone was pouring champagne over each other, as if it were a Songkran.
Even the head coach Mondonico was not spared, he was doused by Di Livio, the original light blue suit was also drenched in champagne and turned dark blue, his hair was messy, and he looked funny, but he was not angry, because it was party time.
"Upgraded! Upgraded! Banzai! We are back in the first division!! Everyone shouted and spilled the champagne in their hands on their teammates, they wore their upper bodies, and some even wore only a pair of underwear, bumping and dancing, singing and shouting in the locker room.
Even Zhang Jun only wore a pair of underwear to mess with everyone, even on the night when Volendam won the Dutch Cup, he was never so indulgent.
It's crazy!
In addition to the madness, Rigano did not forget to ask Zhang Jun a question that he was most concerned about recently. "Hey Zhang, are you going back to Milan after the season?" He approached Zhang Jun and asked in his ear.
He knows the answer is yes, because Milan are much better than Fiorentina, and he was very moved by the rumours last year that Inter Milan were interested in him. What's more, what about Zhang Jun, whose strength is even higher than him?
But Zhang Jun shook his head with a smile: "No, I'll stay and be with everyone." ”
This answer was really unexpected by Ricano, who scolded in a low voice: "Why don't you go back? Fool! How can Florence have Milan good? ”
Zhang Jun is still smiling, he said: "I know, I know Milan is very good, but what I like is Fiorentina, I like the feeling of being with everyone. He looked at his teammates who were making a fuss.
Rigano looked down and muttered something, then looked up again and asked, "Will Milan let you go?" ”
Zhang Jun thought for a while: "If I insist on leaving, there should be no resistance. Let's not forget that Milan is a club with a lot of humanity and they don't ignore the personal wishes of their players. ”
"That'...... Are we going to partner next season? ”
"Still a partner." Zhang Jun raised his hand and touched the empty bottle with Ricano, which can be regarded as an agreement.
Zhang Jun decided his own future in this way, and this frantic celebration also made him exhaust the last ounce of strength, and fell asleep on the plane back to Florence.
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Zhang Jun didn't know how he got home, how he took a shower, how he changed his clothes, he didn't even remember whether he had dinner or not, and when he woke up, he found himself lying in his own bed.
Memories of yesterday's crazy game and celebration jumped straight to ten o'clock this morning, when he woke up and saw the ceiling for the first time.
I didn't have to train today, and all of a sudden I didn't know what to do. A few days ago, he was so nervous, so busy, and his nerves were tense all the time, but now he suddenly relaxed, which really made him a little uncomfortable.
Just when Zhang Jun was sitting on the bed, not knowing how to spend the day, he received a call from Yang Pan.
"First of all, congratulations to Fiorentina on their successful promotion, and then congratulations on your third place in the second division's scorer list."
"Okay, okay, I wish you all the best of luck."
"How do I feel that you are not sincere?" Yang Pan muttered in a low voice, and Zhang Jun laughed on the other side of the phone.
"We haven't been in touch in a while, have we?" Zhang Jun smiled, and then lay back on the bed.
"It's been more than a month and everyone is busy. You're okay here, it's a critical moment on my side. The title race with Juventus is already in full swing and we are only one point ahead of them with two rounds to go! ”
"Two rounds is not a small piece of cake for you."
"All the, we have to win streak, win streak! The Champions League was eliminated by Real Madrid, and the league title cannot be lost again. ”
"By the way, speaking of the Champions Cup, how does it feel to play against a Real Madrid superstar?" Zhang Jun is indeed envious of Yang Pan and has the opportunity to play against Real Madrid. However, he was envious and envied, and his decision to stay in Florence would not be changed.
"I don't feel anything, it's just that those demons are too strong. Real Madrid has adjusted its management policy this season, and the staffing is more reasonable, and I think we are not unjustly eliminated, and it is not surprising that they will win the tenth Champions Cup. But I can only tell you this, if the media knows, I will be miserable. ”
Zhang Jun laughed.
"But I exchanged jerseys with Zidane's top man!"
"Huh? I'm going to! I'm going to! Zhang Jun became excited.
"Hey! When you get back to Milan, I'll give it to you. Come back, come back......" Yang Pan sang Fei Xiang's popular song "Hometown Clouds".
Zhang Jun was silent, as if Zidane's jersey had no appeal to him.
Yang Pan noticed Zhang Jun's strangeness, and he remembered that question. "The season is coming to an end, do you want to come back, Zhang Jun?"
Zhang Jun said slowly: "No, I plan to stay in Florence. ”
Yang Pan was not surprised by this answer, but he still couldn't accept it: "Why? Is Milan inferior to Fiorentina? ”
Zhang Jun scratched his head: "It's not like this, it's just that I'm more used to Florence, and the city of Milan is not suitable for me." ”
"Have you seriously considered it?"
"Seriously...... Considered. ”
"Are you really not coming back?"
"I think there will be a while...... It's not coming back. ”
"Do you think there is more prospect in Florence than in Milan?"
"I ...... I didn't think about it that much. Yang Pan, where did I divide these and those when I chose at that time, I just felt ......"
"Feelings?" Yang Pan was stunned for a moment, "I really hope that your feeling about life is as good as your feeling about the ball." I don't care, it's a big deal to be a teammate in the national team, but Kakako is hard to say. ”
Zhang Jun smiled bitterly: "You can help me apologize to him, just say that I will go back to Milan and personally apologize for making food for him." ”
"He'll protest that you're treating him like a pig."
"He's a pig, so let's do it."
Yang Pan sighed: "You kid has no intention of going, even if you are not in Florence, you will not go back to Milan." Do you still hold a grudge against Milan for your experience in Milan? ”
"I didn't, I never hated Milan, Yang Pan. The reason I didn't go back to Milan was because I was there and knew that Milan wasn't for me. If I had been at Inter and I found out that it wasn't for me, I wouldn't have gone back. It doesn't matter which team it is, it's just a matter of individual adaptability. I'm not used to Milan, and all Milan needs now is to increase the thickness of the bench, and we're naturally in tune with each other. ”
Yang Pan was silent for a while, and then said, "You always have to come back after the season, right?" ”
"That's nature."
Yang Pan sighed again: "Okay, I'll tell Kaka." But you have to be mentally prepared to come back and be slaughtered. ”
"Hey, hey! I already have the consciousness of mortality. ”
Putting down the phone, Zhang Juncai sighed with relief. His friend's side also got it done, and no matter how unhappy Kaka was, he could only pretend not to know about it. The next thing is how to persuade the Milan club to accept his offer to leave, but it really can't work, even if he pays for it himself, he has to leave Milan. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to go back after all the words of leaving have been spoken?
That kind of backsliding, Zhang Junke can't do.
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Three days later, the Stade Franky was the scene of a big feast, with the game being played in second place, with Fiorentina and Empoli both fielding as many substitutes as possible, and fans unfurling a striking banner under the stands like a party saying "Let's go to the first division together". The players and coaches of both sides also greeted each other and chatted easily during the pre-game warm-up...... In short, no one took this game to heart.
And the game ended up 0:0, the scene was very boring, but everyone's mind was not on the game, and the TV station had long been prescient, so the game was not included in the plan for live TV.
Since the beginning of the 80th minute, Frankie Stadium has been constantly shouting Zhang Jun's name, and they hope that the head coach will let Zhang Jun come on the court to meet everyone, even if it is only for a minute.
Zhang Jun's affection for the fans was somewhat unexpected, he is a player on loan and has never dared to expect his status in the hearts of discerning Fiorentina fans to be so high.
Mondonico was a little embarrassed, he didn't want to disappoint these fans who had been supporting the team in the wind and rain. On the other hand, Zhang Jun has a problem with his physical strength, and he didn't plan to play when he was brought in this game, just to participate in the big celebrations after the game.
He got up and walked to Zhang Jun's seat, then squatted down and asked Zhang Jun, "Do you hear this voice?" He pointed to the stands behind him, "Are they shouting at you, are you going to play?" I'd like to hear your opinion. ”
Zhang Jun sat on the bench and looked up at the purple billowing stands, where he also heard the cries of the fans. Isn't it possible for him not to go? He was sitting on the bench and heard the shouting, how could he not be up?
So he stood up, nodded to Mondonico, and said, "I'll go." ”
Mondonico was still squatting on the ground, he looked up and asked Zhang Jun: "...... your physical strength?"
Zhang Jun twisted his waist and began to do warm-up movements. "It's just a few minutes, no problem."
Only then did Mondonico stand up and say to Zhang Jun, "Then let's go warm up and come back in five minutes." Don't force yourself when the time comes, even if you stand still, I won't scold you. ”
Zhang Jun smiled: "That's not good, coach." Then I would have cursed myself. ”
Mondonico smiled and patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder: "Go ahead." ”
Seeing Zhang Jun get up from the bench and run to warm up, the fans shouted even harder, and this cheering continued until Zhang Jun stood next to the fourth official, ready to play.
The support from the fans also strengthened his choice to stay in Fiorentina.
Zhang Jun came on the pitch in stoppage time, he only went up for two minutes, touched the ball twice, and the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
The whole stadium was boiling, and the excitement that had been building up since three days ago came to a general explosion at this time. The fans in the stands kept shouting, jumping and cheering.
And the Fiorentina players also wore a commemorative T-shirt that had been prepared for a long time, which read: "First Division, we are back!" ”
Di Livio gathered everyone together, then held hands, lined up in a long line, shouted one, two, three, and everyone rushed to the stands behind the goal, and then they let go of their hands and swooped down like fighter planes landing.
Zhang Jun lay on the grass and looked at the elated teammates around him. He was suddenly a little sentimental in his excitement, how many of them could stay in the end?
Fiorentina, who have been promoted to the first division, will definitely have a big change in order to gain a foothold in Serie A and strive for better results. So now at least 60% of the team will be loaned or sold, and some of them may go on to play in the second division, almost forever missing out on the first division. And even if they stay in Florence, how many of them will be able to play regularly?
Don't they know? No, they are well aware. It's just that they, like Zhang Jun, are only happy for the upgrade at this moment, as for the future...... I'll think about it later. No matter how downcast they may be in the future, at least today, they are glorious.
"Hooray! Florence! "They were lined up in three rows, with the front row lying on the ground and the one in the back standing behind them, holding the Fiorentina flag in their hands and shouting at the camera. After the flash, this moment was frozen on the film by the photographer, and also fixed in their memories of each other.
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The team that had finished celebrating at the stadium also celebrated in Piazza Santa Dame Cathedral in Florence and, later on, was received by the mayor for a gala dinner hosted by the Municipal Axe. This frenzied celebration continued into the night.
When Zhang Jun dragged his tired body home, he saw a text message sent to him by Yang Pan: "We won, but Juventus also won, and there is still no winner or loser, only to watch the last battle of the next week." ”
Zhang Jun smiled, threw the phone on the bed, and fell down with it. Yang Pan's text message, which was like a work report, made him feel a brotherly friendship. Although he has made up his mind to leave Milan, he still hopes that Milan can win the league title this season, because he does not want Yang Pan and Kaka's hard work for a season to be wasted.
As for Li Yongle, there are more and more opportunities to play at Inter Milan. In his own words, he seized the opportunity at the beginning, and then the opportunity kept coming to him. Edgar; Davies was sold to Ajax during the winter break, Cristiano; Zanetti has been in inconsistent form and has been plagued by injuries that have left him unable to get enough playing time.
Most of the time, Mancini is using Cambiaso, who is on a free transfer from Real Madrid. But Cambiaso's strength is still poor after all, and he has never been satisfied, so Li Yongle has more opportunities to play.
In Mancini's eyes, Li Yongle, who is only 22 years old, is a real "waist", who can attack and retreat, can be defended, is tall but quick to react, has excellent physical strength and is never tireless. He lacks nothing but experience now.
Inter Milan have secured a place in next season's European Champions League, and Mancini can be bold in his training.
Zhang Jun rolled over and went to take a shower to get ready for bed.
Not only to wish Milan the league championship, but also to wish Li Yongle to squeeze out Cambiaso and Cristiano; Zanetti is constantly injured, in addition to injuries and injuries, injuries are good and not in good shape...... In short, it is necessary for Li Yongle to become the main player of Inter Milan smoothly.
Zhang Jun silently made a wish in his heart.
As for yourself...... First, the negotiations with AC Milan can go smoothly and successfully stay in Fiorentina. Second, I saw Sophie early.
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I don't know which god Zhang Jun made a wish to, but his wishes to others have basically come true. A week later, in the 38th round of Serie A, AC Milan and Juventus both won the 05/06 Serie A title, which is also their 18th Serie A title, and they only need to win two more league titles to embroider a second gold star above the Milan crest on their chests.
And Li Yongle also got the opportunity to start in the last round of the league, which was his fifth start this season. c who has returned from injury; Zanetti was in poor form and could only sit on the bench.
The last round of the league started at the same time, Zhang Jun held the remote control in his hand, kept changing the channel, in Ennio; Switching back and forth between Stadini Stadium and San Siro.
Li Yongle performed very well, seeing that he sorted out Inter Milan's previous messy midfield, Zhang Jun can be sure that next season, if he stays in Fiorentina, when he visits the Meazza Stadium, Li Yongle will definitely greet him as the main starter.
On the other side, Yang Pan is the main force and his favorite right midfielder. Gattuso was suspended for accumulating yellow cards in this crucial battle, and Ancelotti used Yang Pan, which paid off wonders. After a dreary 90 minutes, with Juventus already leading 2-0 away, Yang Pan stepped up as the Milanese grew anxious, disrupting Cagliari's backline with a swift break down the right flank in the second minute of stoppage time, before slotting in the winning goal with a cross for Shepchenko, who had been inserted in the assist, sealed the win.
When Shepchenko put the ball in the head, the whole San Siro trembled and cheered. After the goal, Shepchenko held Yang Pan firmly, and more and more Milan players flocked to them, and Yang Pan has become a pure Milanian. Zhang Jun sighed.
After the game, Yang Pan took the T-shirt thrown by his teammates, and the white T-shirt was in large red letters: 18. That's the number of times Milan have won the Scudetto. He and Kaka hugged each other excitedly, and Zhang Jun knew that the game was broadcast live from China, and the Chinese commentator must have been very excited because it was the first European top league title won by a Chinese player.
Zhang Jun was not excited at all, nor was he jealous, he was just happy, happy for Kaka and Yang Pan. Because he knows that he firmly believes that one day he will also lift the Italian Serie A trophy.
Tomorrow, he will leave for Milan, where he will need to talk to Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti and senior Galliani. After talking to them, when Sister Hua comes back and tells her her of her decision, it will be time for her to appear.
Speaking of which, Sister Hua is also quite busy now, she has been in Germany for the past few days, and Anke seems to have fallen into the same choice as him.
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"The situation now is that Bayern Munich want to get you. Karn is old after all, and they want you to pick up Karn's class. Bayern missed out on Hildebrand last season and they don't want to miss out on another good goalkeeper this season. They have already made a transfer request to Borussia Dortmund. Hua Fang sat across from Anke and said to him, "My advice is to choose Bayern Munich." After all, it is a traditional giant, the boss of the Bundesliga, and the treatment is many times better than what you are now. And you'll be able to participate in the European Champions Cup, which will increase your visibility and commercial value. ”
Anke nodded, he also agreed with Sister Hua's statement, Dortmund's financial situation has not fundamentally improved, and the salary of a main goalkeeper like Anke is only sixteenth in the team, and Rosicky, Kohler and others are far behind.
He thought that to make his family stop worrying about his future, he wanted to take more money back and let his father know that playing football could make a lot of money, even if he couldn't find a job after retiring, it would be enough money for him to live the rest of his life. Then with his current salary in Dortmund, it is far from enough.
"And there's one more piece of news that you're definitely interested in. Bayern have decided that Kahn will retire as Bayern's goalkeeper coach if once you go. That is, he is in charge of your training. ”
Anke's eyes really lit up, and he was a little excited: "Really? Will Karn agree? Didn't he keep saying that he would be able to play until the next World Cup in South Africa? ”
Hua Fang was very satisfied with Anke's reaction: "He has always been a stubborn person. The eye disease made it impossible for him to hold on any longer, and the doctors were already persuading him to retire. And he also said that he would quit the national team after playing this World Cup. ”
Anke nodded vigorously: "That's what he said." In that case, I don't have any problems. ”
"Okay, I'll go to Bayern tomorrow. At the end of the season, there were a lot of things going on and I had to hurry. ”
"Sister Hua, what's going on over there with Zhang Jun?"
"He? I don't know his considerations yet. I'll talk to him when I get back to Italy. Hua Fang began to pack her things, there was not much time, and she gradually felt a little lacking in skills by herself. As a broker, this is the busiest time of the year.
"Oh, that's right, Sister Hua. Does the media know that we are in contact with Bayern? Anke remembered and asked, "I haven't watched much of the news lately." ”
Hua Fang continued to bow her head to pack up the information, and replied casually: "I know, all major media have reported it." That's why I said that your joining Bayern is a great opportunity to raise your profile......"
Anke was stunned: "All ...... You know it all, Sister Hua? ”
"yes, what's wrong?" Hua Fang stopped and looked up at Anke suspiciously.
Anke shook his head and frowned: "If that's the case, then I have to think about the plan to go to Bayern, it's troublesome." ”
"Think about it? Troublesome? Why? Hua Fang was confused, not knowing why Anke said that.
"Sister Hua doesn't know? Dortmund fans are the best, most loyal and most fervent fans in all of Germany. I'm not boasting, I'm really popular with the fans, and I've been developed by Borussia Dortmund's youth team and I've become the future of Dortmund in their minds. What would they think if they knew I was going to leave the crisis-ridden Borussia Dortmund behind and move to the deep-pocketed Bayern Munich? ”
Hua Fang was stunned, and then waved his hand nonchalantly: "It turns out that you are worried about the reaction of the fans." But that's fine, no matter how much the fans protest, it won't affect your transfer. Hua Fang thought that Anke was worried that the dissatisfaction of the fans would cause the club not to let him go. Dortmund need money now, and as long as Bayern give money, they won't let you go. ”
"No, Sister Hua misunderstood what I meant. I'm not worried about the Dortmund hierarchy, I'm worried about myself. ”
"Yourself?"
"I'm afraid I'll be soft-hearted and reluctant to let those fans ......"
Hua Fang suddenly laughed, and she put her face in front of An Ke: "An Ke, are you still a child?" How many people have you seen who have become big things give up on going to a better place because of the fans? What did they give you? When you go to high places, why do they stop you and rebuke you? If they are really the best fans in all of Germany, they should bless you and not hold you back at this time. Look at Zhang Jun, when he was in Warrendam, when he was leaving, none of those fans blamed him, they all blessed him, this is called a really good fan. Transfers are very commercial, and involving too many emotions will only miss your future. ”
An Ke was still hesitating: "Maybe you're right, Sister Hua." But after more than two years of relationship, I can't say that I can let it go. Anke is right, since he met Sophie in high school, he still can't forget it, even though Sophie is engaged to Zhang Jun. It can be seen that he is actually a very emotional person. "It was too sudden a decision for Dortmund fans to accept. I'm afraid they're going to do something drastic. And there's one thing you didn't say right, Sister Hua. ”
"Which point?"
"Anke is here today thanks to a few people, the head coach of the youth team, Mr. Rheinberg and the goalkeeper coach Oliver, the head coach of the first team, Mr. Donny van Mawijk, and the fans who will always support the team. It was their support, encouragement, and care that made me go from being an international student to a professional footballer. Maybe as you said, everyone who achieves great things has to give up something, but what superstar doesn't have the support of the fans? The players, the team are the trees, and the fans are the land. I would love to go to Bayern, but I don't want to offend the fans. ”
Hua Fang was dumbfounded by Anke's "fan theory", and what Anke said did make sense. After a while, she asked, "So what do you want to do?" ”
"Don't rush to contact Bayern just yet, let me think about it again. There is one round left in the Bundesliga and I will tell you my plans after this last round. ”
That's all there is to it, the main thing is the will of their players. The agent can give him 10,000 benefits of going to Bayern, and even use money to lure, but if he meets someone who thinks that emotions are more important than money, it will not work. Hua Fang sighed: "Okay then, there are still four days." I'm going back to Milan first, and Zhang Jun is waiting for me there. Think about it, but I hope you don't act impulsively, think it through, and don't regret it. ”
Anke smiled: "I will, Sister Hua." ”
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