Chapter 166: Telephone Communication

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Although Inter now have Ibrahimovic as a world-class striker, Mourinho doesn't really like Ibrahimovic's unique style of play (which makes it difficult to fit into the manager's tactical system) and his obsession with fancy skills (which is actually not reasonable to play), and he is not very active in running (which was actually fine during Inter's time, but it is still not comparable to a model worker like Drogba). So when the news broke that he would take over as Inter manager, the Italian media speculated that Ibrahimovic would be purged. In fact, Mourinho did have that idea, but it is difficult to buy a world-class striker who can compare with Ibrahimovic, and if he sells Ibrahimovic too early and fails to buy enough to replace his attacking core before the start of the next season, it is "stealing chickens and not losing rice".

Therefore, Mourinho once planned to keep Ibrahimovic for a year to try to see if he could make good use of him, if it really didn't work, there would be more reasons to replace him at that time, so as not to suffer too much pressure from the fans because of the sale of the star of the house, and he can also slowly find a replacement in this year, which is much better than having a transfer period left now. But after receiving a call from his agent Mendes, Mourinho suddenly had a new idea in his heart

Although there are still many Western media and fans of other teams nitpicking, Gao Jun's performance in the 2007/2008 season really shocked all the European giants, and Gao Jun is not only scary in the number of games, but also his characteristics are also liked by most high-level managers.

For those world-class excellent managers, they can basically guarantee that their teams can rely on tactical routines to create some good scoring opportunities in the game, so the forward's ability to grasp the opportunity is crucial, and Gao Jun is invincible in the world in this regard; Gao's excellent movement, quick and concise touches and actually quite unselfish style of play make it easy for him to fit into the team's overall style of play. And Gao Jun also has excellent physicism, running ability and a positive attitude to the game, making him the perfect striker that almost any manager dreams of. As for the only flaw of poor dribbling skills, it is not a problem at all in the big teams, because there will definitely be strong attackers in the team, and it is not necessary for a striker to solve all the problems alone

In particular, Mourinho is good at defending and counter-attacking, so it is easier for Gao Jun, who is extremely fast, to play in his tactical system. However, Mourinho also had some doubts about Gao Jun's joining Inter, so he did not agree immediately, but said that he needed to talk to Gao Jun first

Before contacting Mourinho, Mendes communicated with Gao Jun in advance, otherwise if Mourinho agreed, Gao Jun refused after knowing it, wouldn't he be unpleasing to both ends? After Gao Jun knew that Mendes wanted to recommend himself to Inter, he wanted to refuse at first. Because Inter will enter the most glorious season under the leadership of Mourinho in a year, it seems to be almost the same with him or not, but after thinking about it carefully, Gao Jun soon realized that although Inter Milan had excellent results that season, many key games were won very thrilling, and the scene was actually quite passive, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there is a certain element of luck, which is still quite different from the absolute dominance of the Barcelona Cosmos team and Super Bayern. If you go to Inter by yourself, you won't necessarily be without challenges.

Besides, Mourinho only reached glory in his second season after coming to Inter. If you can make a breakthrough for Inter in your first season, wouldn't that prove your worth? Therefore, Gao Jun finally said that he could talk to Mourinho.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by the leakage of information, Gao Jun did not meet Mourinho immediately, but first communicated with Guò by international phone under Mendes's arrangement. On the phone. Jose Mourinho praised Gao Jun's extraordinary progress over the past two years: "I used to quote you when I was at Chelsea, you were a rising star, and in just three years you have grown into the best striker in the world."

After Gao Jun expressed his gratitude to Mourinho for his praise. The Portuguese, who was dubbed a "madman" by the media and fans, said frankly to him, "But for a giant team like Inter Milan, you are not famous enough now, and you come from Asia, where football is not developed, even if I make you the tactical core, it will be difficult for your teammates and Inter fans to be convinced, and it may cause discord." So you can only rely on your own table xiàn to conquer your teammates and fans, as for the media, I will solve this problem, you don't have to worry. ”

"I'll prove myself, sir, but I want to know where you position me in tactics." Gao Jun quickly introduced a more critical topic.

"I've seen almost all of your big games this season, and I have to admit that your shots are really unparalleled, but I have a little different opinion about what the media has said about you before. You're very fast to start, even though there are probably not many faster than you in the world, but your ability to accelerate consistently, especially with the ball, is a little worse. Of course, in low-level Asian football, you still have a great advantage in speed, and you can often stage long-distance running, but when it comes to the Champions League, which is the most important for the club, although your absolute speed is still very fast, the advantage cannot be so huge", Mourinho said something that was first raised and then suppressed, and then suddenly changed his tone, "But I was surprised to find that your body is simply bottomless, even in the difficult three-line battle, you can still run all over the game, Judging from the number of games, you have more than once run more than 13,000 meters, and you have not played the whole game, and even when you are substituted, you can't see any particularly obvious fatigue You have to thank Magath for his physical training, I remember three years ago you couldn't even do it in the senior team game and then you could not even fight back on the spot after losing the ball, I didn't think you could be so strong now"

Hearing this, Gao Jun had already guessed what Mourinho was going to say next, and sure enough, Mourinho wanted him to follow the example of Drogba when he was in charge of Chelsea, and build the first line of defense for the team with active pressing in the frontcourt, that is to say, Mourinho's positioning of Gao Jun as a defensive striker

Many media and fans will mention "defensive striker" with a little contempt, even insult, but Gao Jun, who was once China's No. 1 local coach, knows the central role of defensive striker on the field, especially in Mourinho's defensive and counter-attacking style, and letting himself do this "dirty work" shows that Mourinho really intends to reuse himself.

In addition, Gao Jun is well aware that defensive strikers do not really put defense in front of the attack, and there are actually a lot of scoring opportunities in the game, which can be seen by looking at the number of goals scored by Drogba at Chelsea every season, and Gao Jun is more capable of seizing opportunities, especially good at shooting at the first time without adjustment, so the goals will only roll in. And as Mourinho said, the muscle type is mainly pink muscles, and the physical ability is fully developed by Magath Gao Jun is extremely strong, even Drogba is not as good as it, so what reason does he have to refuse such an arrangement? Gao Jun has never cared much about face!

And there is another advantage of playing as a defensive striker, that is, you can quickly gain the favor of fans, coaches, teammates, and even the media, after all, no one doesn't like people who work hard, which is very helpful for newcomers to establish themselves in the team. As long as it is fully recognized in the team, when Mourinho gives Gao Jun more freedom on the field, there will be no more irresponsible remarks or even disobedience

Mourinho was very happy to hear that Gao Jun agreed to his arrangement, and he was originally worried that Gao Jun would like to be young and would not do such a job. However, considering Gao Jun's current value, Mourinho cannot finalize the deal immediately, after all, Moratti's financial resources are not as abundant as ten years ago, so he must say hello first.

Although Gao Jun understands this, he will not wait indefinitely, and if Inter do not get it done before July 1, then let Mendes find another home. In addition, Gao Jun also has one thing to make clear, "There are Olympic games to play this year, and I have to participate in the training camp before, so the club's pre-season training camp and the August competition cannot participate"

Mourinho's face sank after hearing this, but after careful consideration for a while, he still agreed, and did not make the decision to give up the introduction of Gao Jun, after all, it is inevitable that such a situation will occur among the internationals of the team, and the game affected is actually an inconsequential Italian Super Cup, Mourinho can still tolerate it.

After Mourinho negotiated with Gao Jun, the transfer was handed over to Mendes, because Gao Jun's current value is too high, and the staggering premium brought by age and the Chinese market has to be counted, even Inter Milan, which is the top European giant, is a little unbearable, so he must sell the core of the team Ibrahimovic to get enough cash. Fortunately, Barcelona couldn't wait for Messi to become a talent at this time, and immediately made an offer after learning that Inter Milan sold Ibrahimovic, and finally obtained the Serie A striker in the form of Eto'o + cash, a full year earlier than in history (to be continued......