Chapter 109 Mancini's Bitterness (Daily Transition) Hotel Hassler, Rome city centre. "The official Serie A promotional video was shot here? Won't the public complain about your extravagance?" "We reached the European Cup final last year and the fans were very tolerant of the Football Association." clap clap. Mancini clapped his hands and gave a thumbs up to the staff of the Italian Football Association. He looked around the spacious open-air balcony and saw several familiar old friends: Baggio, Piero, Zola, Signori. The theme of each official promotional video is different, and each group of invited guests also has a different style. Many of the guests in this episode are native No. 9 and a half from the Apennines in the last century. There is no strangeness after a long separation. Everyone soon began to tease each other. "Hey, Giuseppe, weren't you arrested for gambling on football?"
"Robert, why have you gained so much weight? I heard that the 900-page youth training reform plan you wrote was used by the Football Association to cover coffee?" Hear this. Baggio smiled awkwardly. Although he was currently the head of the technical department of the Italian Football Association, he could not get used to the bureaucratic social life in the Apennines, so his power was stripped away. There is no way. The bureaucracy of the Italian Football Association is even more serious than that of the Vietnamese Football Association. Mancini thought for a moment and said, "Would you like to consider coming to Manchester City to be my assistant coach? You passed the A-level coaching certificate last year, right? Look, your braids have white hair. Look how young I am!" Baggio shook his head: "It's very tiring to work with you. You are arrogant, domineering and very proud." Mancini was not angry, but quickly waved his hands and retorted with a smile: "I am not the same as before." My thoughts can't help but go back to more than 20 years ago. Mancini is three years older than Baggio and became famous earlier. When he was young, he was playful, lazy in training, did not abide by discipline, and loved to talk back to his coach. He considers himself the most gifted and talented attacker in the Apennines. Until he met 17-year-old Baggio. sunset. Standing on the Hassler Terrace, you can overlook the entire city of Rome. A panoramic view of ancient buildings. When Gao Qi and Totti arrived at the shooting site, they found that it was already crowded. The wolf king hesitated and said, "We are the closest to here, but we arrived the latest. Are these guys still Italians?" Gao Qi raised his hand and looked at his watch: "They came early." I didn't receive a very enthusiastic greeting. There is no such thing as "you are the shining football genius in Europe" or "you are the successor of something".
In the history of football, people who can play the tactical role of number nine and a half are generally arrogant in nature and do not like the social culture of the Apennines. A polite nod and smile shows your respect. Except Platini. He is French, born in Italy, has always called himself Italian, and has maintained good relations with the Italian Football Association for many years. Participate in various activities. "Gao! Nice guy, I often watch your games, you play very well." Platini has a high emotional intelligence and praised loudly. Then, in a voice that only Gao Qi could hear, he said gently, "But you still need to practice shooting and free kicks. I believe you can do it. Come on." Gao Qi was stunned. This senior number nine is the "villain" in Totti's jokes. The shooting content is simple. Pass the ball. Platini picked up the ball and passed it to Mancini. Mancini, Zola and Signori bounced the ball to each other. It seems that the next receiver has not arrived. Followed by. The ball flew towards Baggio. Baggio gently raised his foot and passed it to Piero. Piero passes to Totti. Totti picked it out for Gao Qi. Gao Qi stepped on the ball to stop it. "Perfect!" "That's not even a pass!" "You brought the ball to life. Damn it, I can't even describe the way you moved, the way the ball flew around." "Do it again!" The bearded director applauded excitedly. The staff also found it a bit unbelievable: Gao Qi, Totti and Piero were fine, but how could the other number nines, who had retired for so many years, still have such top-notch ball sense? Totti patted Gao Qi on the shoulder and said, "I'll go confirm the tax reduction with the people from the Football Association." Like many charity events, the guests appearing in the official promotional video do not receive any money, but they will receive a certain amount of tax deduction.
The wolf king had only taken a few steps. Gao Qi suddenly felt his shoulders being patted twice again. Turn around and look. It's Mancini. The Manchester City manager said in an anxious tone, with a furtive expression: “Come over here, let’s have a chat.” Gao Qi smiled and followed the other person to the corner of the balcony. Mancini looked around and took out two pages of tactical paper from his suit pocket with a mysterious look on his face. "You've heard my story, right? Gao!" Gao Qi nodded. Of course he knew Mancini. He was a super talent as a player, and led Sampdoria to win many honors with the tactical role of a number nine and a half, including the Italian Cup. European Cup Winners' Cup champion. In the last round of the 90/91 Serie A season, Mancini defeated Maradona head-on and won Sampdoria's first league championship in history. Many years later. Italian legend Baresi wrote in his autobiography: Sampdoria's championship was an incredible thing; there were many teams stronger than them at that time, but Mancini led a "weak team" to create miracles, not just one miracle. Think of this. Gao Qi could not help but admire the Sampdoria and a half in front of him, and said seriously: "Your story inspires me to stay in Rome firmly." Mancini was about to unfold the tactical paper, but when he heard these words, he was stunned. "what?" "excitation?" "Resolutely stay in Rome?" "I'm asking you, do you know my coaching story?" Gao Qi shook his head. The magazines he came across in the southern Apennines described Mancini as the best coach in the world, just like the Chinese media described Enrique as the best coach in the world. But the media north of the Apennines did not think highly of him. In Totti's daily jokes, Mancini is also the villain. Mancini put his hand to his forehead in disappointment. "It doesn't matter. What do you think of Manchester City?" Gao Qi thought about it and said, "I don't know."
He has been studying either Bayern or Juventus recently and has not watched any Premier League games for a long time. Why do you say you don’t know? I really don’t know. During this historical period, except for Ferguson's Manchester United and Wenger's Arsenal, the two clubs were able to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances; the tactical fine-tuning cycle of other clubs has been shortened to half a month or even a week. Mancini: “.” He refolded the two pages of tactical paper and stuffed them into Gao Qi's shirt pocket. "It's not convenient here. We don't have enough time to communicate." "My phone number is on it. If you have any questions, call me." "It's okay, I can wait." "I am different than I was before. I am a good coach now. Just look at the news about Balotelli and me last year." Feng Shui turns. In 1984, the young Mancini was kicked out of the national team by Bearzot because of his playfulness and disobedience to discipline. So after he became a coach, he was particularly patient and tolerant towards young talented players. Even if Balotelli beat him, it did not affect the relationship between master and apprentice. "Hey." Mancini sighed. Then he left in a hurry. Manchester City are 14 points behind the top team in the Premier League and were almost slaughtered by Southampton and Tottenham last month. Now the Manchester City coach is busy returning to the Premier League to fight for the top four. A few days later. The official sample of Serie A is released. Movie title: "Nine and a Half". The Serie A theme song from 20 years ago is playing slowly. The camera overlooks the entire ancient city. Pull in slowly. Mottled city walls. The longest and widest staircase in Europe. Baroque style building. Snapped! The crisp sound of the ball touching the ground caused the camera to quickly move to a large balcony. The afterglow of the setting sun seemed to cover the picture with a layer of gold.
Platini, who is nearly sixty years old, took up football. When the football rises. The scene cuts to the young Zebra Tianjiao wearing a black and white jersey. The football seemed to be given life. Leaping lightly between Mancini, Zola, Signori, Baggio, Piero and Totti. Everybody’s moment of touch. The screen will switch to old photos of them when they were young and full of vigor and vitality. The ancient city of Rome at sunset. Every frame is a blockbuster. finally. The football fell at Gao Qi's feet. Time spans thirty years. The screen went black. A long list of subtitles appeared. 'You may not remember their names, but you will definitely remember their faces.' 'The way they run with the ball, the way they celebrate, the light in their eyes.' 'The legacy of number nine and a half.' The number of comments, likes, and reposts skyrocketed. - 【Tears of the times.】 - [Wow, Platini can play football? ] - 【Mancini was quite handsome when he was young. 】 - 【Baggio! 】 - [Serie A now needs a star, a king, to revitalize the league, and Gao Qi is the most suitable candidate. ] - [I am awesome, I can support a declining league by myself. ] - 【Who will translate the subtitles? 】 - [The subtitle means: The Italian Football Association gave these people a tax reduction of several million euros in the Apennines. ] - [How could the Italian national team reach the final of the European Cup last year when the Italian Football Association is so stupid and corrupt and has such a heavy bureaucracy? ] - 【Come on Gao Qi, win the Italian double championship! 】 (End of this chapter)