Chapter 232: A Conversation with Conte (Part I)

"Hey, Lee! I'm leaving, leaving Italy, leaving Juventus. Giaccherini didn't say hello when the phone was answered, but went straight to the point.

Li Zihan was stunned on the spot for a moment, obviously not yet reacting, and asked after a while, "What's wrong?" Why are you leaving all of a sudden? Because of the new Tevez? But your position doesn't directly clash with him, you can play as a winger, a full-back or even a midfielder."

Giaccherini didn't expect Li Zihan's reaction to be so big, he immediately interrupted Li Zihan's words: "No, no, it has nothing to do with these, and it's not a matter of salary and contract." Lee, you know, I'm not young, and if I don't go out and break through at this age, my whole career may be like this. And you know next year is the year of the Shijie Cup, I'm just a newcomer to the Italian national team. I want to keep a place in the national team, even if it's a substitute, so I have to get more opportunities to play and gain the trust of the manager with my form and performance. ”

Li Zihan understood that Giaccherini wanted to go to another team to seek more opportunities because he didn't get enough playing time at Juventus. And the shijie cup has an irresistible charm for every football player, don't you see that the shijie cup has always been a pain in many countries?

Giaccherini continued: "And I'm twenty-eight years old this year, and I'll be twenty-nine when I get to the Shijie Cup. If I miss this Shijie Cup, I may not have a chance in this life. So even if it's going to be a substitute for the bench, I don't want to miss this opportunity. ”

Li Zihan didn't expect that the second to leave was Giaccherini, and the first was Iaquinta. Originally, he was still hesitant to transfer, but he didn't expect Giaccherini, an honest man who rarely spoke in the team, to transfer without a word. Thinking about it carefully, the two people who have been transferred so far are both more related to Li Zihan.

It is impossible for Li Zihan to force the other party to stay, he is neither the head coach nor the senior management of the club. At the same time, I also hope from the bottom of my heart that Giaccherini can go to the next level and be a real late bloomer.

">Then where is your next stop?" Li Zihan asked.

"Sunderland, a mid-table Premier League team, have made a formal offer for Juventus and have agreed. At the same time I negotiated with them personally and was very satisfied, so if there were no surprises, I would go to them for a medical as soon as the transfer period officially opened, and I will be playing in England next season. Giaccherini replied lightly.

There is no sadness in the tone, no reluctance, and no regret. There is a little hope for the future, and his passion that has not been consumed with the precipitation of time.

"Well, congratulations to Jakai. Hopefully you can achieve your dream in England but if we meet on the pitch I'll try to score more goals and if your team wants to win you have to score more. Li Zihan also made a little joke when he sent his blessings.

Giaccherini smiled and said, "You probably won't have a chance, Lee." Because with Sunderland's quality, it is unlikely that they will be on the European stage, of course, if they are lucky enough to accidentally enter the Europa League, Juventus will be eliminated in the group stage and Europa League. Haha, Lee, that's it for now. ”

"Well, take care!"

"Take care!"

Li Zihan, who hung up the phone, fell into deep thought, and immediately booked a ticket back to Italy.

When Li Zihan arrived in Turin, it was already the second of July. By this time, the Confederations Cup competition had come to an end, and yesterday Italy faced South American powerhouse Uruguay in the third and fourth place finals. In the end, the two sides dragged it to a penalty shootout, and Italy defeated Uruguay 5-4 to win the third place in this Confederations Cup.

The host country met Spain, the double winner of the Shijie Cup and the European Cup, in the final of the Brazilian team, and finally the Samba Army completed the European hegemony with a score of 3-0 and won the championship of this Confederations Cup.

Li Zihan thought in his heart, at this time, the national team was disbanded, and Giaccherini should fly directly to the UK for a medical examination?

Li Zihan met Conte in his office at the Vinovo training base, although it is now a holiday, but for the manager, the holiday is pitiful. Because they need to bring in players in the transfer period, negotiate with the opposing club or something, so the manager doesn't necessarily get a break when the players are rested.

This is not the first time Li Zihan has been in Conte's office, and he has not been less frequent during the season. But he didn't know Weishenme, but this time he felt that when he stepped into the threshold of Conte's office this time, his steps were a little heavy.

Seeing Li Zihan knocking on the door, Conte motioned for him to come in and sit on the other party's sofa.

Li Zihan hadn't entered the door or spoken, but Conte said: "How I wish you didn't come to me, I didn't expect you to come anyway." I guessed this day just when Marotta renewed her contract with you, and I didn't expect it to come so quickly. ”

"Forehead, do you know why I'm coming to you?" Li Zihan asked in surprise.

Conte looked at him and smiled and asked, "Do you think I look like an idiot?" Then he continued: "Next season we have more strikers, not to mention the new signings Llorente and Tevez. Now there are also Matri, Giovinco, and the powerful Vucinic and you. So it's imperative to sell some strikers, but I didn't want to put you on the transfer market. Only a fool would let a young player like you go, except for clubs that sell players for a living, but we're not that kind of club. ”

"So, Lee, how about staying?" Conte stared into Li Zihan's eyes.

Li Zihan lowered his head a little weakly, not daring to look at Conte's eyes. He felt like he had betrayed the other party, and he was able to have the ability of any system today, but Conte also contributed to him.

And now, I have only been playing under him for a year, and I want to leave

Li Zihan said weakly: "If you can promise to give me a main position and let me play in many important games, then I will definitely stay." ”

Li Zihan doesn't really have much sense of belonging to Juventus, although he is their player, but Li Zihan's performance this season can completely exceed the salary given to him by the other party. And when I first came to Juventus, it didn't cost them a "lira", and I didn't spend a lot of money to train from the youth system. So for Juventus, Li Zihan has never felt guilty. I take your salary, I give you goals and play seriously.

And what he feels is weak-hearted is Conte, the coach who gave him a lot of opportunities and the teacher who gave him a lot of things. And then there are the teammates who have been so supportive and cooperative, and they've known each other for less than a year.

"It's impossible." Conte replied: "You know Lee, it's almost impossible for any manager to agree to your request. First of all, every player's form has its ups and downs, so as a coach we have to be responsible for the whole team. And you know, the ups and downs of the young players are the biggest, they tend to have amazing performances, but a lot of times they don't perform well. Of course, I know you're out of luck this season. Very, very out-of-the-box, you can say you can finish in the top three in the whole league. But who can be sure that you'll do well next season, next month or even the next game? Moreover, as the head coach, we will arrange different tactical lineups according to different situations, so who is more in line with the tactical requirements and who is in the form of the main team will sit in the starting position of the main team. ”

Conte said slowly: "I think you're still young and you need to play and work on yourself, that's for sure. But you're really not fit to be a main player at such a young age, especially a big team. It's not good for you, what you need to do now is train hard and then slowly improve yourself through the competition. We all know that your first season was perfect, and we wouldn't have even qualified in the Champions League without you, and the league title wouldn't have come easily. But that doesn't mean you're fully qualified or ready to be the core, and there are too many examples of this in history. ”

It was Conte who was talking from beginning to end, and Li Zihan just lowered his head and listened carefully.

Conte thought he had a bitter conscience and asked: "You see Tevez is twenty-nine years old, he doesn't have much time to stay in shape for a long time, and Llorente is not young. But they're very experienced, you can learn more from them in normal times, and although Llorente didn't play many games last season, he's still one of the best strikers in Europe at the moment. I think you can learn quite a bit of useful things from him, what do you think, Lee? ”

Conte's meaning is very simple, to the effect that Tevez is not young, and even if the transfer is out of form, there are no two seasons that can last. Moreover, Argentine strikers are rarely more than thirty-one or two years old and can still occupy the main position in the European giants. And you, Li Zihan, are very young now, and the most important thing is time. When Tevez comes, you can learn a lot from him, and then when you mature, it's time for him and downhill. At that time, whether it is Tevez, Llorente or now Vucinic, it is inevitable that they will enter the downhill slope of their careers. At that time, you will be the perfect successor and carry the banner.

Li Zihan also thinks that Conte's words are not unreasonable, but after thinking about it for a minute. He broke the silence but said: "Boss, I think I'm ready to stand firm in the first team. I think when it comes to renewing Marotta's contract, I insist on a release clause, you can see what I mean. ”

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