Volume 1 Chapter 214 Two Invitations
The quarterfinals of the Champions League are over, and among the quarterfinals, Serie A dominates half of the country and becomes the biggest winner.
Originally, AC Milan was not the favorite to win the championship, but after beating Bayern Munich in 4l, they were unanimously favored, and the odds of winning the championship skyrocketed, surpassing other giants to become the favorite to win the championship after Barcelona in one fell swoop.
Inter Milan, who have no hope of winning the league, have regained confidence and direction in the Champions League, which has become their biggest goal.
Fiorentina's promotion was a surprise for Italian fans, no one dared to think that there were four Italian teams in the Champions League, but it also brought Fiorentina a high reputation and popularity, according to the survey, Fiorentina's fan clubs have surged in recent times, and Fiorentina's jerseys are also selling quite hot.
As for Juventus, the club management led by Moggi also hoped to use the performance of the Champions League to ease the scandal off the field, but their goal was not achieved, because the "La Repubblica" found new evidence of Juventus's manipulation of the game, this time it was no longer Serie A, but the Champions League game, which was in the 04UU5 UEFA Champions League Group C match, Juve defeated Ajax 10 away, and the phone recording proved that the referee Mayer was instructed by Pairetto.
From Serie A to the Champions League, the existing phone recordings, although they have not yet proved that Moji and Paireto manipulated the game and controlled the referees, can definitely prove that there was a deal between Paireto and Moggie, and that Paireto used his power to benefit Moji.
The telephone recording that broke out in the newspaper "La Repubblica" has aroused doubts about Juventus' elimination of Glasgow Rangers, as the saying goes, suspicion makes a ghost, although there is no problem with the game between Juventus and Glasgow Rangers, but the Glasgow Rangers goalkeeper has become the object of suspicion of fans, because the mistake of the goalkeeper is too low-level, so low-level that only match-fixing can be explained, the referee's blowing penalty is no problem, but the most stoppage time makes the players and fans dissatisfied, They felt that the referee's decision was a bit biased.
Champions League promotion, the pressure is even greater, which Juventus did not expect, and with the release of more and more telephone recordings, the evidence is becoming more and more conclusive, Moggi can no longer prove his innocence, now Juventus in the Champions League and the league are in a critical period of contention, in order not to affect the team's war, Moggi announced his resignation after Juventus advanced to the quarterfinals.
“… I am going to resign as general manager of Juventus and retire from football forever, I don't have the strength and desire to continue, those people murdered my soul and all I can do is defend my innocence with the law......"
Naturally, no one believes in Moggie's innocence, and the phonegate scandal will not disappear because of Moggie's resignation, and the Turin prosecutor's office review of Moggi continues, but for Juventus club, the pressure may be less, there are only ten rounds left in the league, as long as they can support Juventus to win the championship, under the cover of the World Cup, they can deal with the phonegate incident wholeheartedly.
Back at Fiorentina, the Villarreal players were greeted like heroes, and the Champions League quarter-finals were a common occurrence for the giants, but for Fiorentina it was a feat that took decades to accomplish, not to mention that Fiorentina are still second in the league, only three points behind Juventus, and have great hopes of winning the title.
Chen Yu is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to Florence's promotion, before the quarterfinals, Chen Yu was also a superstar, but this color is a little worse, more because Chen Yu is a Chinese player, and there are hundreds of millions of Chinese fans behind him.
And now, under the leadership of Chen Yu, Fiorentina has become the favorite to win the Serie A championship, and has also become one of the eight best teams in Europe.
As the team's number one star, Chen Yu naturally also won the highest praise, hundreds of reporters tried to interview him that day, thousands of fans surrounded Chen Yu to sign autographs, and dozens of companies and companies looked for Chen Yu's endorsement, it can be said that overnight, Chen Yu's status and influence in Italy have made a qualitative leap, and he has truly become a superstar respected by European fans.
It wasn't until the next day that Chen Yu got a moment of silence, but Chen Yu had just eaten dinner and chatted with Zhang Shubin over tea, and another guest found the door.
"Lippi?"
Chen Yu and Zhang Shubin came out of the living room and saw that it was actually the head coach of the Italian national team, Lippi, Chen Yu and Zhang Shubin were stunned.
The purpose of Lippi's visit is very clear to them, the Italian Football Association has not favored Chen Yu for a day or two, before both the Italian Football Association and some football celebrities in Italy have more or less persuaded Chen Yu, hoping that Chen Yu can join the Italian national team, but Chen Yu has not agreed, and then this kind of contact is less, and there is no chance for a heavyweight like Lippi to come in person.
"Coach Lippi, why are you here, welcome."
Zhang Shubin smiled, no matter what Lippi came from, being able to let Lippi come to visit in person was an increase in popularity and fame for Zhang Shubin and Chen Yu.
Lippi smiled slightly, came over to shake hands with Chen Yu and Zhang Shubin, and said, "I don't come to the door for nothing, now you welcome me, and after a while, maybe you will drive me out." ”
Zhang Shubin said with a smile: "Hurry up and invite inside, a big man like you, we can't invite you."
Coming to the living room and sitting down, Lippi said, "Chen, I was really surprised by your performance in Spain. ”
Chen Yu knew what Lippi was talking about, and he said lightly: "I just practiced guarding the goal for a while, but in fact, if the opponent attacks for a little longer, I won't be able to hold on." ”
Lippi smiled: "After practicing for a while, you have to be praised by Buffon, which is even more remarkable, you are the most versatile player I have ever seen, I really envy Coach Prandley to have a player like you." ”
Lippi has a look of envy on his face, this envy is sincere, now in the Italian lineup, the strikers are only Tottoni, Piero, Quinta and Rossi, and among these people, none of them are as comprehensive as Chen Yu, and so prominent, which team has a player like Chen Yu, it will be too helpful to the head coach, he can change the style of play several times without making substitution adjustments, in this sense, Chen Yu's significance is already strategic, not tactical.
Chen Yu said modestly: "Coach Lippi has won the award, my ability is limited, it is the overall strength of the team is excellent, and Coach Prandelli has a good command to achieve the current results." ”
Lippi laughed and said: "Chen, you are too modest, your status and role in Florence are obvious to all, if Florence did not have you, they would never have achieved what they are today." ”
Chen Yu said politely: "Yes, if it weren't for me, Florence might not be able to get to where it is today, but without Florence, I wouldn't have today's achievements."
Chen Yu is really kind to say, he has a star acceleration system, no matter what team he goes to, success is a high probability event, and it doesn't have to be in Fiorentina to succeed. Lippi listened to it more and more pleasantly, and felt that Chen Yu was really a teamwork player who knew the general situation, and couldn't help but say bluntly: "I am not proud of making such achievements, I finally understand why you can improve so quickly, Chen, you should be able to guess the meaning of my coming to you today, I invited you to participate in the Italian national team, what is the difference between joining the Italian national team and joining the Chinese national team, I don't think I need to elaborate on it." ”
Zhang Shubin smiled, this difference fools all know, although Italy is full of scandals, but it is still the favorite to win the championship, the Chinese team is a team that is difficult to even enter the finals of the World Cup, for players, which one is more attractive Needless to say, the World Cup is the highest temple of football, and no player will not want to get the World Cup
Chen Yu didn't smile, he said sincerely: "Yes, this difference is very huge, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a world of difference, but I am afraid it will be difficult for me to play for the Italian national team, because this is not just football."
Lippi didn't understand what Chen Yu meant, and persuaded him: "Are you worried that the Italian players and fans will not accept you?" Don't worry about that, Italy is an open country, isn't Camoranesi widely loved by Italian fans? You've been playing in Serie A for five years and you're fluent in Italian, the players know you well, there's no problem with acceptance, there's no problem with running in. “
Chen Yu shook his head and said: "That's not what you mean, Coach Lippi, thank you for your attention to me, I really can't join the Italian team, it's not because of football, it's because of national feelings, I can't play for Italy, of course, if you're in another professional club, I think I'll consider playing for you."
Lippi was very sorry when he heard this, and sighed: "That's a pity, a talent like you, but you can't show your skills in the World Lu World Cup, Chen, you can think about it again, if you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for you to have another chance, you are already P, and you will be thirty-two years old in the next World Lu World Cup." ”
Chen Yu said calmly but decisively: "Coach Lippi don't persuade me anymore, unless you coach the Chinese team, I will not play for other national teams." ”
Lippi is also a very knowledgeable person, and when he saw Chen Yu's attitude, he knew that he was not a person who changed his mind easily, he stood up and said: "Okay, I understand and respect your thoughts, but if you change your mind, you can still call me before May." ”
"Coach Xie Lu, Shelippi." Chen Yu also stood up to see off the guests.
Zhang Shubin rubbed his hands regretfully, "Coach Lippi, I'm really sorry to let you run for nothing, let's eat here and then leave." ”
Lippi smiled: "You're welcome, I've eaten it." See you again. ”
"See you soon."
After sending Lippi away, Chen Yu and Zhang Shubin had not yet returned, and an ordinary-looking Chinese hurried to the door with a briefcase.
"Mr. Zhang Shubin, Mr. Chen Yu, don't close the door, I have something to do with you."
Chen Yu and Zhang Shubin looked at this strange Chinese in surprise, in his forties, and he didn't look like a fan, and they didn't know what he meant.
"You ......"
Zhang Shubin asked.
The middle-aged man said: "Mr. Zhang Shubin, Mr. Chen Yu, I am Xu Tao, the assistant coach of the Chinese team, I have something to say to you." ”
When Chen Yu heard this, he frowned and said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to see people related to the Chinese team." After speaking, Chen Yu turned around and went back.
Xu Tao didn't expect Chen Yu's attitude to be so cold and hard, and his embarrassed face turned red.
Zhang Shubin smiled bitterly: "Coach Xu, I'm sorry, Chen Yu has no good impression of the coaches and players of the Chinese team since the last time he had a conflict with the national team. If you are a fan or an ordinary Chinese, I will definitely invite you to sit at home, but for now, I am afraid that I can only give you a closed door to eat. “
Xu Tao thought that the white-haired Italian who had just come out of the gang was very similar to Lippi, and couldn't help but tentatively ask: "You hate the coach of the Chinese team so much because Chen Yu agreed to join the Italian national team?" I see Lippi just left? ”
Zhang Shubin said with a smile: "You think wrong, it's because Chen Yu just rejected Lippi and was unhappy, so he gave you a closed door to eat." ”
When Xu Tao heard this, he was reassured that as long as Chen Yu did not agree to join the Italian team, there would be hope for China, and he asked again: "I want to meet Chen Yu, is it okay?" ”
Zhang Shubin shook his head and politely refused: "I think it's better that you don't see you, now he's in a bad mood, you can wait for the next time, now Chen Yu is very busy, there are a lot of competitions, and he can't spare time." ”
Xu Tao knew that Chen Yu did not agree to join the Italian team, and he had an idea in his heart, and he was not reluctant, so he said: "Okay, I won't disturb Chen Yu's rest, and I will come back to visit when I have time in the future." ”
"Well, I'm sorry, Coach Xu is leaving."
Zhang Shubin waved his hand to Xu Tao, turned around and closed the door gently.