Chapter 347: A Different Olympics (2)

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In anticipation, on July 19, the 26th Olympic Games kicked off in Atlanta, USA.

Since the Italian youth team led by Maldini Sr. and Tardelli won the European Youth Football Championship, the Italian Olympic team with the national youth team as the team has some ideas for the medals in the upcoming football competition at the Atlanta Olympics. Even the Italian Football Association, which has always paid little attention to the Olympic Games, has given the national Olympic team the task of striving for a medal for the first time.

In Zhuang Mingge's view, the lineup of the Italian Olympic team is enough to be described as strong, if it is not too bad luck to meet a more perverted team like Brazil or Argentina in advance, there is no doubt about winning a medal.

The goalkeeper includes Pagliuca, the former national team No. 1 who played as an overage player, and the two substitute goalkeepers are believed to be very familiar to everyone, namely Gian Luigi Buffon from Parma and AC Milan's backup goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini.

In front of Pagliuca, there is a super luxurious backline - Francisco Coco, Alejandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Cristian Panucci, and on the bench are Zambrotta, Iuliano, Billindeli and other elite players.

The main center-back combination is Cannavaro and Nesta, who are the future megatron Shijie, and the two wings are both offensive and defensive. Suffice it to say, this backline is the strongest link in the Italian Olympic team!

In midfield, Roma youngster Francisco Totti was called up to the Olympic team by Maldini Sr. due to his outstanding performances in the league last season and gave him the responsibility of the heart of the organisation. Behind Totti are Fiorentina's Tomasi and overage Di Biagio, as well as former Fiorentina player Massimo Crippa, who also arrived at the Olympics as an overage player. These three players are excellent in physical fitness, active in running, and have good tacit understanding, who are responsible for counter-attacking as soon as the frontcourt players lose the ball, slowing down the opponent's counter-attack, and waiting for opportunities to disrupt the opponent's attack.

Some people may ask, since the Italian Football Federation attaches so much importance to this Olympic Games, Weishenme Maldini does not bring Albertini or Dino Baggio, the two best midfielders in Italy, to the United States, but Cripa and Di Biagio? In fact, there is a reason for this, although the Italian national team was out of the group stage of the European Championship early, it would be too inhuman to really let these two players play two fierce matches in a row in two months.

After all, players are also people, not tireless robots.

The most important reason why Nesta was able to continue to compete in the Olympics after participating in the European Championship is that he did not get a minute of playing time in the European Championship at all, and there was no big problem in terms of fitness and competitive condition.

In terms of midfield substitutes, although the Italian Olympic team is not full of talent, they are definitely strong players, such as Mofeo and Doni, who made a splash in Atalanta, Ambrosini who was loaned to Vicenza by AC Milan, and Tacchinadi, who has just defected to Juventus from Fiorentina, although these players are not very famous, they are definitely good players in their respective positions.

By the way, the seventeen-year-old Andrea Pirlo was also recruited by Maldini Sr. into the national Olympic team and brought to the United States, saying that he wanted to let this talented player from all over Italy see the big scene.

In this regard, Zhuang Mingge slandered the old Maldini's explanation more than once, and said in his heart that you, an old guy, have a crush on Pirlo, just say it, if you have to make such a set of rhetoric, isn't the European Champions Cup game a big scene?

Hawkers, let's ignore this guy who is cheap and sells well.

In terms of the forward partner, although Vieri and Philippe Inzaghi have an unusual relationship, and their partners on the pitch can also be said to complement each other, the elder Maldini finally chose to partner with the more famous and powerful Pierrot and the big Inzaghi, after all, the two are also complementary in style. The former is a classic number nine and a half player, able to create opportunities for Inzaghi, plus he has Totti behind him in charge of the organization (equivalent to Zidane's role in Juventus), such a combination can maximize Pierrot's ability; Inzaghi, on the other hand, is the quintessential goalscorer, who can use any reasonable means to send the ball into the back of the net, and for this Italian Olympic team, Filippo Inzaghi is undoubtedly the most hode-finisher.

As for Vieri and Inzaghi Jr. on the bench, Maldini Sr. decided to use them according to the situation, after all, these two are more typical center forwards, and they can have a great positive effect on attacking or counter-attacking.

Maldini Sr.'s Italian Olympic team had good luck, and they were placed in a group with the Mexican Olympic team in the group draw ceremony, along with Ghana and South Korea, so long as Maldini Sr. doesn't self-destruct the Great Wall like Sacchi, it's only a matter of time before the Italian Olympic team qualifies from this group, after all, the gap between them and the other three teams is too big.

Therefore, Zhuang Mingge did not follow the Italian Olympic team to watch the group stage games all the way, but made a phone call to Italy and called all the birds that GM could send to the United States.

What the? What do you ask them to do? Expand your business, of course!

You must know that although the current GM company has been on the right track, its brokerage business is still limited to Italy, although due to the friendly relationship with Beckenbauer and Cruyff and other football bigwigs, the company also has some customers in Germany and Spain, but in general its business scope is still too small.

According to Zhuang Mingge's idea, GM should expand its business scope to all shijie, and its business is no longer limited to a single industry of football players, such as professional basketball players, F1 drivers, singers, movie stars, etc...... The current GM company is just starting, and it has not even rushed out of Europe in terms of football brokerage, so what is there to be proud of?

The chairman has spoken, and his subordinates are still not allowed to work honestly?

As a result, thanks to the hard work of GM's employees, many young players who came to the Olympics but had no agent fell into the clutches of Zhuang Mingge.

Among them, the biggest achievement is naturally Roger Milla, the head of GM's Africa region, with his special status in the eyes of African players, Uncle Mila can be said to have gained a lot in this Olympic Games, except for Kanu and Finidi George, who have already signed brokerage contracts with others.

Babayaro, Babangida, Oliseh, Ikpeba, Okocha, Amokach, Almunik...... Uncle Mira personally stepped in, and the young talents from Africa instantly fell at each other's feet, and one by one they excitedly signed their names on a long-term brokerage contract.