Apology statement: Since my home has been disconnected from the Internet from July to now, I can't update online. But it also gave me an opportunity to completely calm down and code words and think about surfing the Internet without having to write a little. In addition, the championship has entered the final sprint stage, and all the stories have been brewing in my mind for more than two years, so I don't need to spend too much time thinking about how the plot will go when I write, I only need to write out what is in my mind now, and the speed is very fast, I have saved a few chapters of manuscripts in the past few days, and I will update one chapter a day from today until the manuscript in my hand is completely transmitted. I guess it's compensation for waiting so long!

Thank you to those who continue to wait and also to say sorry to everyone who supported me!

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Before the start of the season, Sabato's Fiorentina qualified for the main tournament through the Champions League qualifiers, and Zhang Jun's return gave the team great confidence, and the morale-boosting Fiorentina had no chance of losing against the Eastern European side.

Subsequently, the 12-13 season of the Italian Serie A kicked off with matches between Inter Milan and promoted Magiona.

Originally, many people expected Zhang Jun to appear in the first round of the league, but Sabato did not let Zhang Jun appear in the squad for safety and insurance reasons.

In the first round of the league, Fiorentina defeated Udinese 1-0, which was a good sign in the eyes of many Fiorentina supporters.

After two rounds, people finally expected Zhang Jun to appear on Fiorentina's substitute list. Sabato gave Zhang Jun ten minutes, but he didn't expect him to score with his first touch on the field!

A draw between the two sides and a draw away from Lazio was not unacceptable for Fiorentina, but everyone would want to win, right? Sabato asked Zhang Jun not to let him contribute much to the team, but mainly to familiarize him with the rhythm and atmosphere of the game, so as to lay a good foundation for gradual recovery in the future. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun just played three minutes before receiving a wonderful pass from Crewe, he touched the ball for the first time in the game, fell to the ground and stabbed before the attacking goalkeeper, and the football rolled into the net from the goalkeeper's armpit!

Despite being away from home, the Fiorentina fans erupted in a huge cheer, even the TV commentators. 'First time on the pitch, first touch, first goal of the season! Perfect comeback! ”

After scoring the goal, Zhang Jun excitedly raised his arms on the court and shouted, sweeping away the depression of the previous nine months. As he promised, as long as he is healthy on the field, he will do his best to play football, play the football of the past, play beautiful football, happy football!

In that moment, Lazio's home stadium, the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, became the home of the away team Fiorentina.

In the end, Fiorentina relied on Zhang Jun's goal to beat Lazio 1-0.

In the next few rounds of the league, Sabato increased the playing time for Zhang Jun every game as planned, and Zhang Jun also repaid the coach's trust and love for him with a stable and efficient performance.

The third round of the league, the first goal.

Fifth round of the league, second goal.

In the sixth round of the league, the third and fourth goals.

Ninth round of the league, fifth goal.

Despite only starting this season's competition from the third round of the league, Zhang Jun ranks second in terms of goals, just two goals less than Sorbis, who is in first place.

"The Return of Zhang Jun! 》

"That horrible man is back!" 》

"Nothing in the world can stop him!" 》

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Although Zhang Jun's form is good, the overall form of Florence, which has undergone a major earthquake in the summer, is not flattering, because they are behind their main competitors in all aspects such as preparation, so they are naturally left behind at the start of the season. Even Crewe has had a rare dip in form, which has worried many Florentinans.

And Zhang Jun's physical condition is still worrying, although his performance on the field made all defenders and goalkeepers feel terrified, but Sabato never let him play the whole game, every time he was substituted, people could see the thick ice pack wrapped around his left ankle through the TV screen, always reminding everyone that this leg could have an accident at any time......

Feng Qing tried his best for eight months, but he could no longer guarantee that Zhang Jun's feet would return to the way they were. Everyone is not a child anymore, how can anyone still believe the saying "nothing has happened, you can go back to the past"?

Zhang Jun also knows very well in his heart, and it is also clear that Sophie has always shared the pressure and pain for him.

In the dead of night, Zhang Jun could even clearly hear the moaning sound coming from his ankles, which was a sign of overwhelm. Fiorentina is in a critical situation now and he can't go down at this time, otherwise it will only make matters worse. He's been scoring goals, assisting, and getting attention with some incredible performances, but how long can he do that?

Zhang Jun didn't know, Sophie didn't know, there was a limit to what they could do.

"I'm the captain of Florence and there's a bronze statue of me outside of Frankie, I'm what they expect...... It's a responsibility I have to take on my own initiative, even at the cost of that leg. Explaining his reasons for doing so to Calyani, the chief critic of Milan Sport.

Kalyani still couldn't understand: "Fiorentina gave you a salary, you also brought the club two European Championships, three league trophies, two Coppa Italia, two Italian Super Cups, two European Super Cups, two World Club Cups...... You've done so much for the team, what else do you need to do? Zhang, you really should think about yourself, I don't want to see you retire in a wheelchair in the future...... A little more restrained on the field, the defenders are too fierce now, you are a thorn in their side. Don't dribble the ball too much, kick the ball and shoot on goal to reduce the chance of injury......"

"Is that still me?"

"I'm doing this for your good, your body can't hurt anymore......"

"Andre, we have an old saying in China, which says, 'The big man has something to do, and he doesn't do something'. That is to say, as a man, a man, there are some things that cannot be done, but there are some things that must be done. I'm not a kid anymore, I'm a man, I can give up a lot of things, but I have to do it, and as long as Fiorentina gives me a day's salary, I'm going to do my best for her. Do you understand? ”

"I understand, I understand. Li Yan also told me this some time ago...... And I still remember your speech under the bronze statue of you: 'I'm not old yet, I'm going to play here until I retire, bring more championships and trophies, until one day I can't play anymore......' I remember it all, but Zhang Jun, can you still kick now?' ”

"Why is it that the first thing everyone does when they see me is always to persuade me to retire?" Zhang Jun smiled and shrugged, "Are those coaches already scared to the point where I can't sleep for a day?" Looking at Kalyani's puzzled look, he added: "Just kidding." ”

'I can really play now, don't you see me score five goals?'

As soon as Kalyani's mouth opened, he was stopped by Zhang Jun's gesture. "Don't rush me, Andrei, I know you're all doing it for my good. But now I'm still nostalgic for everything here. You don't have to worry, one day I'm tired of it, I don't have the motivation anymore, I don't have the responsibility to take on anymore, I'm old, I really can't play anymore...... I would have chosen to leave myself. It's too early to say that......"

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September and October were memorable for Zhang Jun as he made a successful comeback after nine months of injury. Another reason is that although he keeps scoring goals, he can't save the team. At this time, people who were superstitious about Zhang Jun clearly saw that Fiorentina was not Zhang Jun's team alone, not before, not now, and will not be in the future.

Without the support of his teammates, what if he scored a hundred goals in a season? Right now...... After Gasbaroni entered the first year, his form fell rapidly, and he had lost the style of galloping on the left side and Xiang Tao's tacit understanding.

In a similar situation is a player who has made a name for himself with his speed, Fiorentina's right-wing Spaniard Joaquín.

The young players in the team have been inconsistent because they lack a stable space to develop. When Sabato bought them, he didn't think Fiorentina would be like this one season later.

The young people are not growing up, and the seniors are slowly aging...... No, some people age almost overnight.

The league is in the middle of the table, seventh. He gave up in the first leg of the Coppa Italia and lost the game on his own. The Champions Cup group stage stumbled, and it is difficult to say whether it can qualify at present......

It was in this mixed situation of joy and sorrow that Zhang Jun spent his thirtieth life.

And stand......

I don't know when, the temples became gray, and the thick black hair was also mixed with a lot of gray hair, forehead lines, crow's feet...... These all appeared on his once young and sunny face one by one.

On the day of his birth, Zhang Jun looked at himself and Sophie in the mirror, touched his chin and said to himself: "In other industries, thirty years old is a young man, right?" I used to think that the top ten outstanding young people in China were all in their thirties and forties, and I thought it was strange. Why does it only have football, and a thirty-year-old person looks like a sixty-year-old man? Baggio, Romario, Raul, Zidane...... These people are. He shook his head.

Sophie put her arms around him from behind, "Isn't it good?" The most romantic thing I can think of is to grow old with you......"

"I'm getting goosebumps, Sophie......"

"Nasty!"

"Ahh Tap, tap ...... Yes, that's it, uh-huh~ so comfortable...... Ah! ”

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Fiorentina's results were not good, and Ren Yudi was not having a good time.

The Italian judiciary intends to investigate Florence's finances in the future, and they suspect that Ren Yudi's acquisition of the club was related to money laundering, thus further suspecting that Ren Yudi had something to do with the Italian mafia. This news has not yet been announced, otherwise it would have been another earthquake. Ren Yudi learned the news from his own channels.

His response to this is to let them search and investigate. He did nothing, waiting in his villa for the Italian judges and policemen to come.

In addition, due to poor results, there are high calls for resignation. If it's just a simple poor performance, then things will definitely not develop to the point where Ren Yu needs to step down. It was the immeasurable consequences of Di Livio's departure in the summer, which later seemed to be like the traditional "chain defence" of Italian football, one ring after another, ring after ring......

First of all, Di Livio's departure shows the outside world that the powerful Florence is not monolithic, and there are also weaknesses, disagreements and contradictions. That way, it will be much easier to defeat them.

And then the DiLivio incident didn't just happen like people speculated, it did, it did. There are concerns about whether Florence is still united. It's already happening, and Williams and Jones are getting so close that it looks like they can barely work together on the same team.

Montorivo feels that he has learned enough from Crewe, he is older than Crewe, if he has been playing as a substitute for Fiorentina, then his career will be nothing, he wants to read out and make a world of his own, so he has made a request to the head coach Sabato to let him transfer during the winter break - he knows that he can't compete for Crewe, so he can only choose to leave helplessly, and all this has become Crewe forcing the Italian international Montorivo away, and Fiorentina's internal contradictions erupted!

Zhang Jun is no longer able to control the players, they are leaving, and he can't keep them. You can't force someone to squander their youth on the Florentine bench, right?

Sabato's rogue management is gradually becoming unacceptable, and the problems of the past have been overshadowed by victories, and now when they lose in a row, it is like a volcanic eruption...... It's all out.

Although Di Livio and Sabato's coaching philosophies are completely opposite - one is aggressive and adventurous, and the other is steady and conservative - it is only when Di Livio is not around him that Sabato realizes that the other is good. First of all, in terms of training, Di Livio, who knows every player well, is always able to arrange it in an orderly manner. Secondly, his presence is an important factor in stabilizing the dressing room, and he can always easily resolve the grievances of every player. Thirdly, his presence has also given the team the support and respect of fans outside of Florence: in this utilitarian world, there are fewer and fewer teams as human as Fiorentina. The away game has become less difficult to play. Finally, and most importantly, Di Livio has strengthened both Ren Yudi's boss and his position.

Now as soon as others leave, contradictions will come out.

In fact, recalling the past, the cooperation between the two was still very pleasant, and when the team won, the first person to hug him must be the assistant coach Di Livio next to him. What is it that makes them go to the opposite side step by step?

Now there will definitely be a stand at Fiorentina's home stadium that has a banner telling the Chinese boss to get out, and that stand belongs to the radical Fiorentina fans, as long as they do not break the law, the police have no right to interfere in these protests.

Although Ren Yudi may not care, but the impact is not good, now the whole of China knows their pride, Ren Yudi, the first to become the president of the Serie A team, is facing a crisis of confidence.

Zhang Jun is not a fool, he vaguely smells a hint of something wrong from the current abnormal phenomenon, no matter how many goals he scores, there is always a shadow in his heart, although it is small, but it lurks there makes him very uncomfortable. At this time, he received an invitation call from Ren Yudi, inviting the family to Ren Yudi's villa [***] for dinner.

At this time, I am afraid that the real intention of the invitation is not in that meal.

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When Ren Yudi and Zhang Jun's family met, everyone didn't mention the recent things about the club, just greeted, and then recalled the past years at the dinner table, everyone was often amused by the previous events.

The atmosphere is very harmonious, and it doesn't seem that Ren Yudi has been under pressure lately.

This meal took almost two hours to eat and talk about.

After finishing the meal, the three of them went to the small living room next to them to drink tea, and at this time Ren Yu said to Sophie: "Recently, someone gave me a Chihua, but you know, I don't like small animals, I heard that you like puppies very much, so I will give it to you." ”

When Sophie heard that there was a puppy, she jumped up and down happily and let the maid lead her to see her dog, and from then on she would never have to envy Crewe again.

Seeing Sophie disappear behind the door, Zhang Juncai turned his head to Ren Yu and said, "In order to get rid of her, you really worked hard to buy a dog." ”

Ren Yu smiled, "I'm not lying, I did send it some time ago." ”

"Forget it, don't dwell on such details. You must have something to say to me when you came to me, right? Something to do with the club's recent woes? ”

"Hehe, worthy of being a striker, his sense of smell is really sensitive." Ren Yudi answered Zhang Jun's question in this way. "Well, you've seen the club's situation lately, isn't it?"

Zhang Jun was noncommittal: "It's okay." ”

"And what would you think if I told you that I was being targeted by the Italian state?"

Ren Yu said with a smile, as if joking, but Zhang Jun's hand to get the teacup trembled.

"I was suspected of money laundering by them, colluding with the mafia, and they wanted to find out what I was."

Zhang Jun thought that Ren Yudi had inexplicably completed the acquisition of Florence so quickly......

"But don't worry, I can assure you that they won't find anything." As if seeing through Zhang Jun's thoughts, Ren Yu comforted, "It's not that my methods of faking are superb, but that I haven't done anything wrong at all." Zhang Jun, I know that Di Livio's incident makes you a little unhappy with me, thinking that I am too cold-blooded and unsympathetic. That's right, I can have a net worth of two billion at such a young age, and it is impossible to do it through legitimate business means, life is not, and it is not a movie or comics. The accumulation of raw funds, I will certainly not lose to the Europeans of the XVII and XVIII centuries...... In that circle, any means must be used, and anyone can be betrayed. But ......"

Ren Yu put his hand on Zhang Jun's shoulder, "But, please trust me." There's only one thing, and I'm not going to let it be tarnished, and I think you know what that is. ”

Zhang Jun didn't speak, he just looked at Ren Yudi and looked into his eyes.

"The outside world has always said that I have a net worth of two billion, and that is because they have confused me with my family, and in order to be able to let go of the identity of the heir of the family, I threw away more than one billion of my property. I'm not afraid of your jokes, all my assets now, except for this estate, are your Florentine club. ”

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment, he had never heard Ren Yudi say, and he always thought that Yudi would be very rich: "Then you still have ...... in the transfer market"

"That's my own money." Ren Yu winked playfully, "Doesn't every man do this?" ”

Zhang Jun suddenly thought about why Fiorentina had gained so little in the transfer market in the last season or two, and Ren Yu was not so generous in his shots, for a John. Jones, even personally went to Spain to negotiate. Not only are there fewer people coming in, but more people are going out. "Could it be...... How is this possible? ”

Ren Yu nodded, confirming the guess in Zhang Jun's heart. "When the private money is spent, the club has to support itself. This is the purpose of business activities in Asia, and selling people is also a way to make money, and many clubs are the main source of income. Compared to them, we are happy enough. ”

After Fiorentina didn't get anything last season, some media criticized Florence for the reason why the team couldn't hold on after Zhang Jun's injury, suffered a large number of injuries, and couldn't keep up with their physical fitness, because they went to distant East Asia in the summer to play some tour matches, and they made a lot of money, but the pre-season preparation was inevitably affected. It wasn't until today that Zhang Jun understood Ren Yudi's painstaking intentions.

"Nadonadale, Kyle, they ......"

"Although it is said that the main force does exist, it is just a better appearance on the face, and the actual situation is that we need money."

From the very beginning, Ren Yudi said very sincerely, and Zhang Jun naturally did not think that his friend was lying to him. It seems that Florence's financial situation is indeed a little bad, although it looks beautiful on the surface, but who knows what is behind the scenery?

He suddenly thought of his salary, which was the highest in the entire team, and the team did not ask for his image rights, which meant that the advertisers did not have to pay Fiorentina for using Zhang Jun's image. Zhang Jun's salary is the first level, and he is the only one in this grade, and the second level is down, with an annual salary of four million euros after tax. There are more people in the second gear, Crewe, Xiang Tao, Frey, Joaquin, Mascherano...... This is the price for players who are of great value to the team. The third tier is a salary of three million, and half of the first-team players who are excluded from the above and beyond are at this price. Next is the fourth gear, 1.5 million to 2 million, and most of the substitutes take so much.

It can be seen from the above that Fiorentina's treatment is relatively good in many teams in Serie A and even in several major European leagues, no wonder people like Donadale would rather stay as a substitute in the team, and get more money.

Moreover, there are a lot of prizes in various competitions, and there are many names and amounts. The Champions Cup is awarded for winning the championship, the league is awarded for winning the championship, and the Italian Cup is won with money, and what else is the winning streak award, the unbeaten streak award, the winning streak award, the player loyalty award, the streak of not conceding a goal award, the streak of goals award, the top scorer award, the best assist award, the best newcomer award...... Not counting the fact that if a player in the team wins an individual prize at continental level, the club will also give money to encourage it.

These prizes range from a few thousand to millions of euros. No wonder money is spent fast...... But Yudi is obviously good at business, how can he be such a "loser"?

Zhang Jun said this question, and Ren Yu shrugged: "Didn't I say it?" There's only one thing, and I don't care about that much. ”

Football. Zhang Jun said in his heart.

"Then I'll take out my salary and savings......"

Ren Yu stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Jun from continuing. "Fool, I'm your boss, how can the money you give you come back? Besides, you don't have a lot of savings, do you? I heard Hua Fang say, almost all of them were invested in that football school, what do you give me? ”

Zhang Jun thought about it for a while, and then said categorically: "Then I will now formally ask you to sign a new contract." ”

"New contract?" Ren Yudi didn't understand what Zhang Jun wanted to do.

"The contract will not change until 2015 and will not be renewed, but my salary will only be half of what it used to be." Zhang Jun stretched out three fingers.

Ren Yu's eyes widened and he looked at Zhang Jun with some incredulity. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "Although I have known what your temper is, you still surprise me...... I don't agree with your request. ”

"If you don't agree with me, I will announce my retirement tomorrow and say goodbye to professional football completely." Zhang Jun's expression remained unchanged, and he was still categorical.

"Are you kidding?" Ren Yu laughed.

"Nope."

"Then you're threatening me?"

"That's right."

Ren Yu looked at Zhang Jun's face, and then laughed violently, he laughed exaggeratedly, and the whole person leaned back on the back of the sofa. While laughing, he reached out and wiped his eyes. "Why are you doing this, Zhang Jun......" he asked, lying down on the sofa. None of these things have anything to do with you, you just have to play your ball well and let me enjoy it. I'm here today to let you play in peace......"

"Hey, that's the kind of person I am, I like to get myself in trouble."

Ren Yu sat up from the couch abruptly, "You masochist! You ask Hua Fang to go to Barty tomorrow to talk about the new contract, and I won't care about it this time. ”

Zhang Jun smiled again.

Ren Yu looked at Zhang Jun, then lowered his head and said, "I originally just wanted you to play football with peace of mind, since you have already made such a decision." Then I'll tell you in advance what I might not be able to say to you in a few months. ”

"What?"

"At the end of the season, I'm going to leave here."

"Leave? Where to? What do you mean? Zhang Jun was a little panicked, and the shadow in his heart was getting bigger and bigger.

"Farewell to Florence, farewell to you. As for where to go, I don't know, I'll talk about it then, anyway, it's still early, you see it's still half a year. But maybe it's a good idea to travel around the world......" Ren Yu noticed that Zhang Jun's face was wrong.

"You...... Do you want to pick a pick? Zhang Jun asked with a gloomy face.

Ren Yu stabilized his mood for a moment, and then nodded: "The wrong word, it's not a pick, it's a rest, a rest." ”

"Why?" These words were almost squeezed out of Zhang Jun's teeth.

"I'm tired. Five years ago I had a lot of intrigues with a lot of people, including my dad, and five years later I'm going to have a lot more intrigues with people, and I feel tired. You see, Zhang Jun, we're the same age, but here's mine," he pounded his heart with his hand, "much bigger than you." I threw almost everything away and came here to watch you play, thanking you for giving me wonderful memories of five years. Now that I have five years of good memories, why am I so greedy? Ren Yu glanced at Zhang Jun, "Hey, don't you think I can stay here with you until you retire?" ”

When these words came to Zhang Jun's heart, his face turned red.

Ren Yu laughed: "Don't be stupid. As a Chinese, no, foreigner, I have been able to sit in this position for five years, which is long enough. Without the power of the Moratti family and the Agnelli family, it is impossible for me to take root in Italy. Being able to be with you for five years is already my limit, and now it's time to go. ”

For a moment, the two people in the room were silent.

Zhang Jun sighed for a long time: "No matter what, there is a banquet in the world, even friends must have a day of separation......"

"Don't say it so sadly. Just because I'm out of here doesn't mean we're friends anymore. Later, when you retire, I will come to see you. When the time comes, we will be neighbors and play football every day. Ha ha! Ren Yu said with a smile, his different experience from Zhang Jun made him look at such things as parting very lightly.

"Hey, Zhang Jun, you don't think I'm pitiful, do you? If you really think so, you'd be wrong. Although it looks like I'll have nothing in a few months, I'm actually rich. He pointed to his head, "It's all here." Don't cry your face, come, give me a smile for my uncle. ”

Zhang Jun couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "Die!" ”

At the end of the conversation, Ren Yu entrusted Florence to Zhang Jun like a handover: "Although it was bought with money, I still have a little feeling after a long time." I don't want to see this broken team fall into the second division or lower league after I'm gone, Zhang Jun, you are my ideal guardian! ”

"Ahem! I'm getting goosebumps. ”

“…… In short, no matter what, keep the team in the first division. The remaining three years are up to you! ”

The hands of the two men were clasped tightly.

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On the car home, Sophie stared out the window without saying a word from the moment she got into the car, leaving Zhang Jun confused and didn't know what was wrong with her. He wanted to hear Sophie talk about the fun of the puppy...... That's right, dogs! Why didn't you see a dog? was about to ask, but I didn't expect Sophie to speak first: "Zhang Jun, how about you say that we will travel the world after we retire?" ”

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment, he looked at Sophie's serious expression, and then turned his gaze back to the front.

"Okay, go travel the world. We didn't take anything with us, we carried two big backpacks. If you don't have any money, you can make money by painting people in the square, and I'll work in a restaurant. Earn enough money to travel and then go to the next place, and go from place to place......"

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Ren Yu looked at the Chihuahua dog bouncing under his feet with some strange eyes. "She didn't take it?" He asked the maid next to him who was in charge of taking Sophie to see the puppy.

The servant shook her head, "No, sir." But Miss, she has a word for you. ”

"Say."

"When a person feels lonely, let it accompany you."

Ren Yu sat down on the sofa and waved his hand gently, and the servant obediently turned away.

The puppy tried hard to climb up, but every time it grabbed Ren Yudi's pants and slid down in failure. The dog, who had failed several times, sat on the ground, looked up at the silent owner, moaned softly, and then curled up on Ren Yudi's legs and lay down.

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Two days later, Zhang Jun called Hua Fang, his agent in China, hoping that she would take the time to fly back to negotiate a new contract with the club, and told her very clearly on the phone: he took the initiative to ask for a salary cut, and he couldn't finish a season, and he also asked for 6 million euros, the highest annual salary in the club, and he would be restless. So don't get entangled in the contract over salary.

Hua Fang already had a complete understanding of Zhang Jun's thoughts, so this time she didn't say a word of opposition or persuasion, just said that she knew what to do and asked Zhang Jun to wait for her good news.

By the way, he asked a little about the preparation of the school, and after getting the reply that everything was good news, Zhang Jun hung up the phone with confidence.

He looked back and saw Sophie looking at him, knowing that his phone had been guessed by the clever woman.

"It's the only thing I can do off the football pitch." He shrugged his shoulders with feigned relief.

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Just after October, Zhang Jun was injured again in an away game against Roma. Fortunately, the injury this time is not serious, he only needs to rest for two weeks to recover, and there is no uproar in the media, but some people also point out that the current Zhang Jun has fallen into the circle of injury-comeback-injury-comeback-comeback and comeback, and has become a complete glass man.

Zhang Jun turned a deaf ear to the evaluation of the outside world, and honestly cooperated with Fengqing to do recovery training every day. He knew very well in his heart that this was the inevitable result, and instead of complaining, it was better to think about how to make the most of the time he could play.

At the same time, Fiorentina FC announced that they have signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Zhang Jun, who will play for Fiorentina from December 25, 2012 until June 31, 2015, with an annual salary of three million euros. The statement stressed that this is not a depreciation of Zhang Jun's value, and even if he is seriously injured, he is a priceless treasure of Florence, not for sale. This was requested by Zhang Jun on his own initiative. According to the analysis of external media, the main reason may be that considering that his body cannot play all the games for the club in a full season, he is unhappy with the highest salary in the team.

The ripple effect of the incident is that five people, including Xiang Tao, Crewe and Frey, have asked for salary cuts, all of which are around one million euros. In this way, most of the players' salaries are in the third grade, and there is no possibility of disputes caused by income erupting.

At the end of November, Zhang Jun returned to action and scored five more goals in one go until the winter break arrived. Although he was left behind on the scorer list, Zhang Jun no longer cares about these false names. Fiorentina picked up a slight rebound and the Champions League progressed from the group stage despite a hard fight, and everything is becoming clear.

Sabato announced their official abandonment of the domestic league with half of the league remaining, and they will specialize in the European Champions Cup this season!

We must win another championship, at least a championship! Let the world know that Florence has not yet fallen, and that Florence is still a terrifying purple lightning bolt that swept across the entire European continent!

There are too many surprises to happen in a long season, and the knockout format is just right for Fiorentina, who are in inconsistent form.

You don't need to think too much, and you don't need to stay hard, you can always fight back a champion by fighting one game at a time!

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The cold winter break has finally arrived.

Given Sabato's winning rhetoric, Montolivo promised the manager to stay, at least until the end of the season. And John. Jones' close rival Williams has been loaned back to Chelsea, with Chelsea also having the right of first refusal to buy him once his loan expires.

The team that could have fallen apart was reunited by Jang Jun's tenacity and Sabato's confidence to move towards their only goal this season.

At the same time, everyone knows very well in each other's hearts that if this season's European Champions Cup is really won, it will be the last championship they will win together.

It's been six years together, it's so familiar, so familiar that it's even a little tired......

At the 2012 Christmas reception, for the first time, the club did not invite political officials and people from all walks of life, or even a single fan to invite it.

Zhang Jun stood on the high platform with a wine glass, and the atmosphere set off by the alcohol made him a little moved, watching the familiar faces slowly becoming unfamiliar, but there was only helplessness in his heart.

"I don't know how much more I'll be able to spend Christmas with you, maybe I'll have to spend the next Christmas in the hospital......," he said, using his physical condition to disguise the fact that the team was disheartened and everyone went their separate ways. But I hope that everyone can be happy when they are together, and let go of any contradictions first, we ...... After all, it's still a team, we're all teammates, we all have the same goal. ”

Although the occasion was different, Zhang Jun inevitably thought of what he said in the locker room after he scored the thirtieth goal of his first single season four years ago. He thanked a lot of people, some of whom are no longer here, like Tony, like Jorgensen. At the time he said he enjoyed playing with them and loved the team.

“…… All of you treat Fiorentina as your own team and you are working hard, whether it's as a main player or as a substitute, everyone is working hard. I really like this team and I want to play with you......"

"Next season, let's go to Europe and let everyone see what kind of team we are at Fiorentina!" And when he shouted it, he never thought of a day when Christmas drinks would be like a casual meal.

Gone are the young voices that once shouted with him and made the whole of Europe tremble, and now everyone has learned to be silent and indifferent.

At a glance, Frei was thirty-two years old, Xiang Tao was thirty-one years old, Joaquin was thirty-one years old, Gasbaroni was thirty-one years old, and Bonella was thirty-two years old. Yes, after winning all the championships in two years, what motivation can there be?

It's no longer the years when the green field galloped across the field and the years of forced capture in the middle of laughter and laughter, and now everyone is beginning to arrange a way back for themselves: what to do if you retire? What to do if Florence is not working? What should I do if the captain retires? ……

Zhang Jun had no idea what he was talking about just now, and in the end he could only raise the wine glass in his hand: "Everyone, I wish you a Merry Christmas!" Cheers! ”

2012 has passed.

(To be continued)