Chapter 392 The unruly Italian journalist
After Jiang Mu stopped the contract renewal negotiations with Rekoba, the atmosphere of the Pinettina base became tense, because the previous Rekoba's contract renewal negotiations were nearing the end, and the world's first annual salary of 7 million euros had already spread in private. The players were jealous, angry and happy for Rekoba. There are also those who are going to take the opportunity to raise wages. Jiang Mu stopped Rekoba's contract renewal negotiations, which made most players very happy, because their annual salary could not reach Rekoba's number. Most players are jealous of Rekoba's annual salary. However, Jiang Mu's doing this is tantamount to breaking Rekoba's financial path and erasing Rekoba's face. The players are also worried about whether the team boss will conflict with the new head coach.
However, the scene that the players were worried about did not appear. Recoba still came to the training base on time and completed the training tasks assigned by Jiang Mu on time with quality and quantity. It seemed that nothing happened, but the rumors and news about Recoba's transfer came out again. Recoba's agent Casal and Real Madrid's new president The photos of Florentino's meeting are also frequently reported in the newspapers, but this time Inter Milan is very calm, including Moratti, no one has said anything about it, and it seems that Recoba is allowed to leave.
This time lasted for two days. On the fourth day when Jiang Mu came to Milan, it was also the day before Inter Milan's home game against Parma. After the afternoon training, Jiang Mu led the players to Milan City. It turned out that they all lived in the Pinettina base before the game, but Jiang Mu thought that the team had too few rest rooms. There are only 17 rooms, and there are only 3 single rooms, and the Pinettina base is far away from Meacha. Jiang Mu decided to let the players rest in the hotel in Milan City to prepare for the game against Parma the next day, and Moratti also expressed his support.
After settling down the players at the Hilton Hotel near Santa Bibila Square, Jiang Mu came to Recoba's room.
"Coach, you... sit down." Rekoba was very surprised by Jiang Mu's visit. After Jiang Mu stopped his contract renewal negotiations, the two had not said a word.
"No, Alvaro, go to the headquarters with me to attend the press conference." Jiang Mu waved his hand and said.
"Attending the press conference... Ah, okay."
Those who can attend the press conference with the head coach are usually the most important players of the team, or have a close relationship with the coach. Recoba feels that he is not in any way now. He didn't expect that Jiang Mu would take him to the press conference. He was at a loss for a while.
The Hilton Hotel, where the team is stationed, is not far from the headquarters of Inter Milan at 24 Durini Street. Jiang Mu and Recoba did not drive, but walked there on foot.
"Alvaro, do you know what the fans call you in my hometown?"
Jiang Mu saw that Rekoba fell behind him, so he slowed down and walked side by side with Rekoba to let the two bodyguards walk in front.
"What?" Recoba is a little curious.
"Chinese boy."
"Why?" Rekoba is even more strange, because unlike Ronaldo's aliens, this nickname is universal.
"Because you have similar hair and appearance to us."
"So that's it." Recoba said lightly.
"Alvaro, what do you think of tomorrow's game with Parma?" Jiang Mu returned the topic from private to the team.
"Parma is a strong team. Now it ranks fourth, and we will definitely encounter trouble at home." Recoba told the truth.
"Yes, they are well organized. It's not easy to defeat them, but we must win. Your performance will be very important tomorrow. Jiang Mudao.
"My performance, do you mean I'm starting?" Recoba was a little surprised, because after Vieri recovered from injury, he was no longer Taldley's first choice. The starting and substitute time was about the same. Jiang Mu made him start in the first game, and he was very happy.
"Well, although the first 11 people have not been finalized, there are a few of them that are basically in doubt, and you are one of them." Jiang Mu patted Rekoba on the shoulder, and the instructions were very strong.
"Thank you, coach. I will do my best." Recoba Road.
"Well, I believe you, the transfer should not affect a professional player like you." Jiang Mu said with deep meaning.
"...Coach, in fact, I don't want to leave Inter Milan, and I don't want such a high salary..."
Jiang Mu interrupted Rekoba's words, "I understand. Don't worry. If you want to go, I will bless you. If you want to stay, I welcome you. I will be in charge of the transfer power of the club in the future. If you have any ideas, you can let your agent Cassar talk to me."
"Yes, for sure." Recoba nodded repeatedly.
While Jiang Mu and Rekoba were talking, they unconsciously walked to the headquarters of Inter Milan.
This building, known as the Durini Palace, is located in the center of Milan, north of Durini Street, not far from Milan's iconic Milan Cathedral and St. Babila Square, and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, the largest shopping mall in Milan, is also close by.
Durini Street is very short, up to 200 meters from south to north. It is surrounded by high-end shopping areas. There are not only many famous brand stores, but Durini Street itself is a little noisy and quiet. There are not many stores. In addition to clothing stores, there are also several small bars.
Durini Palace is an antique building built in 1645. It is a typical Baroque style, solemn, simple, clean and beautiful. However, there are many such buildings in Milan. If you see too much, you will not be surprised. Strangely, there is not a sign related to the club on a huge building. Don't talk about blue and black banners and slogans, there is not even a small nameplate. If you are not a hardcore Inter Milan fan, you may cross the door without knowing it. However, when I walked inside, I felt that what was hidden here was completely the most magnificent football club headquarters in Italy and even in Europe. Because most of the murals and carvings on the interior walls and ceiling are hand-painted by the master Rubens, they are of great value.
Jiang Mu and Rekoba came to the headquarters. The press officer Sabattini took them to the press conference hall. Reporters from all over the world were talking. They had been waiting in the hall for a long time. When they saw Jiang Mu and Rekoba coming, the reporters stopped talking and pointed the cameras at Jiang Mu and Rekoba one after another. In the reporter's opinion, The appearance of these two people is a news topic.
After Sabatini announced the start of the press conference, Jiang Mu briefly talked about tomorrow's opponent Parma, "This is a team that has the strength to win the championship, goalkeeper Buffon, defender Cannavaro, Turam, midfielder Almeida, Concesan, Miku, striker Milosha. Veitch, Amoruso and Divayo, this configuration is no worse than Inter Milan, and in fact, their ranking is indeed higher than ours. Well, of course, our front team is much more than the back..."
Jiang Mu's fluent self-deprecating in Italian attracted the laughter of reporters in the hall, which made Recoba, who had been in Italy for many years, envious.
"Massaleni is an experienced coach who is good at hard fighting. The leader Udinese was pulled down by him. Roma and Capello should thank him. Massaleni's team also won AC Milan 2:0. Of course, I didn't forget that we were slaughtered 6:1 by them in the Coppa Italia, whether it was To avenge ourselves, or to avenge the next door, we will all defeat them in Meacha..."
There was another burst of laughter in the press conference hall. Although AC Milan's chairman Berlusconi mastered several media and TV stations, and Italian journalists often made things difficult for Inter Milan, Jiang Mu came to Inter Milan and won the favor of reporters with his wit and extraordinary memory.
"I can't tell you about the starting lineup yet, because even I don't know. We have a lot of excellent players. They are in excellent form. It's difficult for me to make a choice, because this choice is cruel, both for the players and for me. If possible, I will send all 30 players from the first team. They are really excellent. But... such an excellent team ranked 11th, which means that it is excellent or not. You also need to perform your excellence on the court. In addition, you have to strictly abide by the tactical discipline, but the premise is that the tactics should be right, otherwise it will become incompetent and exhausting thousands of troops..."
After Jiang Mu's speech, it was Recoba, who was the representative of the player. Recoba did not have the relaxed mentality of Jiang Mu. He still remembered the defeat in the Coppa Italia, and he was the starting striker of that game. After the game, he was criticized by head coach Tardelli, but in fact The goal that saved Tardelli and Inter Milan was scored by Recoba. However, at that time, Recoba was the biggest star on the Inter Milan court, and Tardelli had to spread his anger on the Chinese boy.
"This is a battle of revenge. We have been waiting for this game to reach the point of years. The shame in our Coppa Italia must be washed away, and we must defeat our opponents in this game. Compared with a month ago, we are in a much better state now. Vieri is back, and Cordoba and Blanco are getting better and better. What's more important is that we have changed a head coach who values defense. The new coach has a brilliant record. His tactics are very flexible and the team is extremely united. I believe that in Coach Jiang's lead Leader, we will definitely beat Parma and reach the Champions League final, which is very important to us. It is a shame for a giant like Inter Milan not to enter the Champions League..."
Before Rekoba's words were finished, an Italian reporter suddenly stood up and interrupted Rekoba's speech loudly, saying, "Do you really want Inter Milan to enter the Champions League? Maybe you will be a player of Juventus next month?