Chapter 263: The Only Choice
Ancelotti has said on more than one occasion that he admires Zhang Tiehan when he is outside the referee.
Galliani, the executive chairman of AC Milan and the head of all affairs inside and outside AC Milan, also said publicly: "Zhang is a fantastic player, I admire him and I hope he chooses the San Siro, that will make AC Milan stronger." "When AC Milan broke the news, it was only natural for the media reporters to interview Roma's attitude.
They didn't expect Rosella Sensi to say something like, "If Zhang were to leave Roma, going to AC Milan would be a good choice, and I would be glad that our fantastic players have a better way out." ”
The meaning of the words is almost to send Zhang Tiehan to the front of AC Milan.
This has made many media discover new problems, if it was almost impossible for Roma to have this attitude before, it is normal for someone to ask for players, Zhang Tiehan is so good, naturally many clubs want him to join, but if this club is AC Milan or Juventus, Roma will definitely say, "Zhang is not for sale of the club", or 'we will never sell excellent players to competitors'.
But now it's different.
Another thing is about the election of the president of the Italian Football League, the election of the president of the Italian Football League has a great impact on the clubs, and each election is a contest between the left and right factions of the Italian political team, in this election, the club of Roma fully supports Galliani's re-election in the election of the president of the league, this news surprises many people.
Is Roma going to 'go along with AC Milan, Juventus and other Northern Leagues'?
This is the interpretation of the media in southern Italy.
The Sensi family was once in the vanguard of the rebellion against the Northern Giants, so they have been repeatedly plotted. But now. His daughter Rosella Sensi became a member of the Standing Committee of the Professional League and fully supported Galliani, and some media broke the news that Sensi Sr. was likely to be elected honorary president by the Italian Football Federation. In other words, the Sensi family has abandoned their previous strategy against the Northern Alliance.
Soon there was a new 'sequel' to this matter.
The day before the second leg of the Champions League between Roma and Inter Milan, AS Roma general manager Bardini formally tendered his resignation after a brief meeting with Rosella Sensi, and the club subsequently accepted his resignation, ending Bardini's 'marriage' with the Sensi family that began in 1998.
"I really can't align with the direction chosen by the Sensi family, we can't coexist." When saying goodbye. Bardini suggested that he chose to leave because he was dissatisfied with Rome's growing position towards the two northern powers.
Bardini's contract was supposed to run until the end of the season. But he said in December that he would not renew his contract, and this time he resigned early before the end of his contract, and the timing of his two statements was coincidental - in December last year, several professional league elections failed. The small and medium-sized club uprising failed. And Rome made it clear at the time that they supported Galliani; This resignation is also due to the fact that Bardini does not see a successful future for small and medium-sized clubs.
In the professional league elections, the minor leagues led by Fiorentina boss Delavalle installed Palermo boss Zamparini to take the leadership of the professional leagues and share the presidency with Galliani, but Bardini said, "It's only a small touch of the already established football power system." ”
In short, want to usurp power? No way.
Valdés has been pursuing equality since 1998. Rome was like-minded with him. Now one party has changed its mind, and parting ways has become inevitable. Last week. The determined Bardini openly attacked the football politics established by Milan and Juventus after the match between Milan and Roma.
Regarding Bardini's attitude, Sensi Sr. sighed: "Bardini doesn't understand us. Our sacrifices are for the sake of a successful future for Roma football and the city of Rome. ”
In order to win the two titles at the beginning of the 21st century, the Roma duo had consumed almost all of their economic accumulation, and it was a last resort for Roma and Lazio to change their strategy.
Lazio boss Lotito was able to successfully reach a 23-year agreement with the Italian state tax department to pay off the debt, which would not have been possible without the support of the Italian government. On the other hand, Fiorentina, who are bent on confronting the powerful, although they have great ambitions after returning to the first division, their results have not been able to improve.
"Roma Sport" analysis pointed out that "Bardini's departure is the sorrow of Italian football. "The Italian football environment is like this, the strong and the strong are connected, the other teams can only go against the grain, and the 'warriors' who want to rise up and resist eventually fall, and now even Roma is inclined to the top two in the north, how can other teams resist?
That's the sadness of the Italian team right now.
Of course, these have little to do with the players who go to the game, they still take their salaries, they still work hard to play for the team, even if the chairman changes and the general manager leaves, the game between Roma and Inter Milan will not change.
Roma played 2:0 with Inter Milan in the last leg and achieved a big advantage, and at the Meazza Stadium, it was Inter Milan who was under pressure, and Roma's hope of victory was not small.
The outside media are more optimistic about Roma, although Zhang Tiehan can not play, but in the last game against AC Milan, all the players in Rome are in good shape, and the media believes that as long as Roma can play half of the strength of the last game, plus the advantage of two goals, it will be enough to eliminate Inter Milan.
But in the end, the media was disappointed.
Drinel used a swaggering tactic in the game, he declared before the game that the team was going to play defensive counter-attack, and the opening formation was surprising, it was a set of 433 formation, which was the best offensive formation that Roma could come up with without Zhang Tiehan playing.
But midfield is Roma's weakness.
Perrotta and Dacu's interceptions are not bad, Adriano is also very defended, but Roma's other defenses are not doing well, perhaps Drinel is hoping that the team can score an away goal, so that Inter Milan has almost no hope of winning, but in the end Roma failed to do it, and the only good chance in the first half was wasted by Cassano.
As a result, in the second half, Inter Milan scored two goals in a row, completely leaving Roma in a passive state.
The final result of the match was 3-0, with Inter Milan beating Roma by three goals at the Meazza Stadium. After two legs, the score of the two teams was 3:2, and Inter Milan eliminated Roma by one goal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. They will meet Chelsea-side AC Milan in the semi-finals of the Champions League, while Roma will have to leave Milan in disgrace.
Zhang Tiehan did not go to Milan with him, he watched the team's games at home.
After watching the whole game, Zhang Tiehan felt deeply disappointed, he originally thought that he was not on the field, and the team's table would not be too bad, but in the game. The team's midfield and defence have become a big problem, and if he is present, he can threaten the Inter defence. This problem is not prominent, he is not there, Inter Milan and Roma play against each other normally, and Roma's defensive problem has become the key.
At this time, Zhang Tiehan felt that it was time for him to leave.
Against the city of Rome, this team. Zhang Tiehan still has a good impression. After a year here, he has made a lot of new friends, Totti, Cassano, Mancini and De Rossi are all good friends, they are also good, they are happy to play with them, but he wants to get honors.
Only with honor can he unlock his ability and make him more famous. Make him stronger.
In Rome he saw little hope.
There are a lot of transfer rumors about him from the outside world, but Zhang Tiehan knows that they are just hype. For example, AC Milan, AC Milan wanted to get him and wanted him to join, but he never expressed anything, and AC Milan only released this meaning to let him know the sincerity.
Zhang Tiehan has his own ideas.
AC Milan is good, it is a good team, it can be said to be the king in Serie A, but after a year, he is more looking forward to going to other leagues, such as the Bundesliga, such as the Premier League, he doesn't want to stay in this place where football and politics are linked, even if he goes to the strong AC Milan, it is still in Serie A, he feels that there is no freedom here.
One year was enough, and he wanted to leave.
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Fast forward to April, and many clubs in Europe are already busy with summer transfers, and Roma is no different, with a lot of work to do, starting with a list of who will stay and leave.
Due to financial problems, Roma had to sell some players.
Some youth players have small contracts and are not worth much, so they naturally do not have to leave, and those who are old and have big contracts, Roma will not stay, but they are also worthless, and to solve Roma's financial problems, they have to choose to sell the team's stars.
There are many stars in Roma, Totti, Montella, Cassano, De Rossi, Zhang Tiehan, Mancini, Del Vecchio...... The only ones who can really sell for a high price are Totti, Cassano, De Rossi and Zhang Tiehan.
As for the value of the player, the Roma club also has an estimate.
Totti is naturally worth a lot, he is the core of the Italian team, one of the best midfield stars in Italy, worth at least 30 million euros, this is the most basic, if you want to get Totti, you don't have to think about it without 40 million euros.
Cassano is a talented striker cultivated by Roma, but there are many problems that many clubs need to consider when introducing him, that is, Cassano is not easy to sell, but how can he get more than 20 million euros by selling Cassano.
De Rossi is a young player and many teams are optimistic about his future, with his value estimated to be between €8 million and €15 million.
Finally, Zhang Tiehan.
Zhang Tiehan is determined to be the top scorer in Serie A and the Champions League this season, his table is better than Inter Milan's king Adriano, and better than the Italian striker 'national treasure' Gilardino, plus the advantage of age, his value is at least above Gilardino, that is, more than 30 million euros.
In this way, four stars, Roma must give up one of them.
Totti doesn't have to think about it, with the current situation in Roma, selling Totti is almost equivalent to breaking with all Roma fans, and no matter what way you look at it, you can't sell the team's leading stars.
De Rossi is the future of Roma, selling De Rossi can only barely solve the debt this season, and it will not ease Roma's finances at all, between the future of the team and 10 million euros, Roma naturally has to choose the future.
Cassano ...... It's not easy to sell!
Then there is only one option. (To be continued......)