Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 281 Game of Thrones

Professional players are undoubtedly a high-income group, but the training and living environment of professional players since childhood is relatively simple, and at the same time, cultural learning and social practice are quite different from ordinary people.

It is easy to imagine that when a 22 or 23-year-old Italian university graduate gets his first job with an annual salary of about 3 euros, Zaniolo, who is not yet ranked among the highest salaries in football Players can earn 6 euros a week. It is actually very difficult for you to keep him from inflating himself.

At the same time, this is also an important reason why club dressing rooms are somewhat similar to ordinary workplace offices, but very different.

In the office, ability is of course very important, but emotional intelligence is essential. It is difficult for a person who can't socialize and can't play well in the organization to be good at office politics and have a bright future.

And in the locker room, as long as you have extraordinary abilities, even if you are a bum, childish ghost, Yu-Gi-Oh, narcissist, or life thinker, the head coach will write your name on the starting list without hesitation. name.

Zaniolo obviously has not reached this level, but has this temper.

He doesn't want to spend time competing with Dybala for a main position, just like those young professionals who resign from the company when they are unhappy, naively thinking that changing a team can meet a head coach who appreciates him.

But the fact is that in the Roma team, Zaniolo is not the only player with such naive thoughts, which was thoroughly demonstrated in an embarrassing situation in the game against Atalanta.

That is impatience.

90分钟结束的时候，双方的射门比是27比4，射正比是5比1，控球59%比41%，角球9比1。

If you don't look at the final score, nine out of ten fans think this is another massacre in Rome.

However, it was precisely Atlanta's only shot on goal. In the 35th minute of the first half, the young player Scalvini, who was appointed by Gasperini this season to become the team's main player and played as a midfielder in this field, shot from outside the penalty area. A low kick kicked the ball into the goal of Rome.

Subsequently, what was left to Rome was a shot, or a shot.

Dybala catches the ball and cuts in to force a shot. Pellegrini breaks through and shoots from a small angle.

The starters want to prove that they are worthy of starting by leading the team to win, but they want to try their best to turn the tide and fight for a chance to continue to start when they play in rotation.

So much so that Mourinho angered the team during the intermission and could not change the status quo. After Dybala fell in the penalty area in the 59th minute, the referee did not award a penalty. He ran to the sidelines and the referee Theory, and then was sent to the stands by a red card again.

This was the first time Chen Xiaoliang felt the team was out of control. After the game, although he didn't know what else Zaniolo did, he decided to solve it for the team before the next game. Whoever steps on and blows up this landmine.

On the morning of January 1, surrounded by a group of media, Zaniolo's agent drove him to the parking lot outside the Trigoria base.

That's good. Few of the club's own players knew about the club's agreed player interviews. Instead, the media knew about it in advance, and they waited outside early, as if they were waiting for a big melon to explode today.

Pinto, Mourinho, Forti, and Chen Xiaoliang, the four sat on one side, and Zaniolo and his agent sat on the other side.

Obviously, Pinto and Forti have reserved a lot of steps for each other. I hope that Zaniolo can go downhill, send an apology, and then return to the team for training as soon as possible after recovering from injury. As for the transfer, it can be done through reasonable Communication to solve, and not affect the team's normal game.

But the agent bit him hard, insisting that Zaniolo's request was to leave the team. If Roma refused to let him go, the player would also refuse to play for the club.

Obviously, Mourinho was very disappointed with this answer, but he still had patience and told Zaniolo the simplest truth.

If a professional player publicly expresses his request to leave the team in such an unprofessional way, it will not only have a serious negative impact on his own reputation and reputation, but also on how he will be viewed in the dressing room of the next club. Many coaches are buying He also hesitates when he is playing, and no one wants to buy a thorn and come to the team.

Then everything still didn’t help. The agent seemed to think that he could make a concession and made a request that Chen Xiaoliang thought was unbelievable. He said that Zaniolo would attend training on time, so the club could not refuse to pay him a basic salary.

Seeing that the negotiations had reached an obvious deadlock, and the hot face of the club was completely attached to the other party's cold ass, Chen Xiaoliang said coldly in his seat:
"I hope everyone here can hear me clearly. If Mr. Nicolo Zaniolo appears on the training ground again, then I will lead all first-team players to refuse to train with him."

"If the coaching staff wants to send Mr. Nicolo Zaniolo to play, I will call on all participating players to refuse to cooperate with him on the field."

The seemingly calm and slow words caused the other 5 people present to stare in surprise and turn their heads to look at him.

Mourinho folded his arms across his chest.

Realizing that this was a strong statement, the agent immediately shot back: "Please pay attention to your remarks, we can definitely sue you for workplace bullying."

Chen Xiaoliang stood up, didn't even bother to talk to the agent who looked bad, and pointed to Zaniolo who was obviously angry: "Since you refuse to play for the team, don't appear here again, I don't care What do the other people in the room think, as long as I am here, there will be no chance of you in this club."

He glanced at the agent, then at Zaniolo: "I don't know who the media outside the base came up with to call them in, and I don't know who made up the embellished stories for the tabloids. , In short, the despicable and nasty behavior of the two of you has seriously disgusted the team."

"So, please leave the club now, and then go home and wait for your transfer results. If you, a sleazy agent, can't sell your client, I can find someone to teach you without charging you a commission. "

The agent did not expect that the captain of the team would take the lead in the negotiation and completely block the door of his asking price. He stood up and left with Zaniolo.

Before leaving, he did not forget to say to Chen Xiaoliang viciously: "You wait for the lawyer's letter."

Chen Xiaoliang: "Accompany me at any time."

Mourinho sighed and brought Chen Xiaoliang to his office.

"He was just bewitched by his agent. It's only September now. We can change the situation with a little effort and time. The team can't be short at this stage. I'd rather wait until the winter window to sell him."

Chen Xiaoliang has not sat down since entering the office: "Coach, if I know that the last game against Atlanta will be like a dog due to the temporary suspension of the past few days, I will definitely solve this matter as soon as possible. .”

"Needless to say sane and calm, the whole of Italy saw the appearance of the night before yesterday, including coach yourself. Can you be calm in that situation?"

"If we don't deal with it now, it will make other players feel that it doesn't hurt to do so. In the end, it will be a big deal to dump the blame on the agent. Then what are we waiting for? Are we waiting for the next person to challenge the club?"

"I won't play this one if I don't transfer, what about the next one? I won't play if I don't play? I won't play if I don't get a raise?"

Mourinho frowned: "Have you talked to the locker room?"

Chen Xiaoliang nodded without hesitation: "That's right, when you went to the press conference last night, I said that this team will no longer have Zaniolo, if such a black sheep can stay, Then I'll go."

Mourinho: "How did the dressing room respond?"

Chen Xiaoliang walked to the bed, and pulled up the shade blinds with a swish.

Mourinho looked at the players who were warming up on the training ground. When they saw Zaniolo and his agent walking out of the office building, they all turned their backs immediately. No one wanted to have any more contact with this troublesome teammate. Any eye contact.

Mourinho had mixed feelings for a moment.

He nodded silently and told Chen Xiaoliang to go back to the training ground to participate in the training, while he made a cup of coffee and sat silently in the office.

It's September, and he'll be 9 in four months.

When one gets older, it is natural for people to muddle along easily and still have pride, but the energy cannot be compared with the unruly and sharp-edged one when he first joined Chelsea.

He caught the insider at Chelsea, at Real Madrid, and at Manchester United. Although there was not enough time to repeat this story in Tottenham, he also clearly knew that the faction led by Lowry in the locker room was not in harmony with England. The infighting between another faction of local players, and the fact that relatively independent players such as Sun Xingmin, who have no factions, are innocently affected and are often used by Lowry as a punching bag.

For a moment, he felt that Chen Xiaoliang was terrible, so terrible that he was able to completely control the locker room in this matter before the head coach took any action.

Of course, he knew that this reality was caused by his decentralization, but it would be impossible to take it back now, unless he was really sold.

Chen Xiaoliang is no longer the young eagle when he first entered Rome, but a dragon that has grown fangs and a sharp beak. After giving him a period of time, after spreading his wings, the entire European football world will be shrouded in his shadow under.

On the other hand, as a head coach, being able to train such a player is really a life-long blessing.

If Chen Xiaoliang was there in Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Chelsea in the second phase of Mu, where would the dressing room collapse?Where will there be infighting to seriously affect the performance of the game?
He himself didn't expect that at this age, when he no longer had the energy to catch the ghost, he was born with this person who helped him iron the entire locker room.

He knew that Chen Xiaoliang was right, thinking back then that he caught the ghost again and again, just to defend a principle of the head coach - no player can override the club.

And what Chen Xiaoliang is doing now is exactly that.

Looking out of the floor-to-ceiling windows, Foti and the members of the coaching staff are leading the players to train in an orderly manner. Mourinho simply did not participate in the morning training. He waited for a suitable time, which should be before the elderly sat down to have lunch. In time, a phone call was made.

On the other end of the phone, an old, friendly, yet respectable thick Scottish accent rang out: "Jose, is there any trouble? It's noon, and you're not going to call me if you have nothing to do. Old man's people."

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing that his mind was exposed, Mourinho couldn't help laughing.

If there is anyone in the football world who can convince a madman like him, Sir Alex Ferguson must be one of them.

Perhaps the 40-year-old young and strong Mourinho really does not accept any of his peers, but the closer to the twilight of his career, the more he admires what Sir Alex Ferguson has done in Manchester United for 27 years.

He told the elder what happened today, just to prove a question in his heart.

Sir Ferguson smiled after hearing this, and replied: "It sounds like he is better than Roy Keane back then. At least he won't contradict you or bully young players. Congratulations, Jose, you have found A perfect employee."

Mourinho was very pleased, but somewhat puzzled: "Sir, are you sure about that?"

Ferguson was categorical: "Of course, I have met this kid before. His competitive spirit and his humility are shown on his face at the same time. He is right. Jose, now you have this capital. If you change me I will do the same."

Despite the phone call, Mourinho nodded: "Thank you Sir, I wish you good health."

After hanging up the phone, Mourinho walked out of the office and came to the court with a firm expression on his face.

Chen Xiaoliang had just observed that his head coach had been sitting alone in the office, and now seeing that there was no hesitation or entanglement on his face, he was also happy in his heart, and said to him: "Welcome back, coach."

Mourinho nodded knowingly, and Chen Xiaoliang returned to training.

Mourinho to Forti: "Let Pinto tell that bastard agent who wants to instigate transfers to overcharge commissions, tell him that before they apologized to the club thoroughly, Zaniolo had Don't even think about going anywhere before the summer window opens next year! Even if I let him rot at home, I won't let him have a chance to leave! I'd rather see who else would want him after a year of rot!"

Full of surprise, Foti thought to himself: "Damn it! What happened just now? Why does Jose suddenly seem like a different person!"

But Foti was also extremely happy in his heart. He knew that Mourinho was right at the moment, and such a resolute approach would definitely dispel the concerns of the players and fans.

But when Mourinho said the next sentence, his voice became quieter: "Pinto has to use his brain, that bastard called so many media, they must want to use this to make trouble, the board of directors will definitely If you are not satisfied, ask Pinto to contact the media to let him know."

Foti couldn't help smiling, then picked up the PAD in his hand, and opened several webpages of well-known football media.

"Zaniolo clamors that he will not play unless he transfers, completely angering the Roma team"

"Chen Xiaoliang angrily reprimands Zaniolo, saying that the locker room will never accommodate this person again"

"Mourinho bans Zaniolo outright"

"I was raised for nothing by the team for two years, but now I have become an ungrateful white-eyed wolf in Italy"

Zaniolo - The Peasant and the Snake in Ancient Rome

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In this way, Foti looked through more than [-] reports in a row. Mourinho checked the release time, and almost all of them were uploaded on the Internet when he was drinking coffee and making a phone call.

Obviously, the prepared article was posted after someone ordered it.

In the comments below, the vast majority of people are on the side of Roma. After all, fans of any club do not want such unprofessional and heartless players to appear in their clubs.

But the more he looked at it, the more shocked Mourinho became.

Why was the media able to release what just happened so quickly?Judging from the length of those articles, it is obviously impossible to prepare them in just a few 10 minutes, and they were obviously pre-written one night in advance, but how could this group of reporters predict what happened the next morning?And what Chen Xiaoliang said in the conference room?
Mourinho suddenly understood!He looked up and asked Foty, "Who did this?"

Foti looked at Chen Xiaoliang, who was training with his teammates: "I saw him walk out of the meeting room, and called Riise, asking him to call the media to start action. You know the group of writers, give some money Just start writing, if you write something authoritative, it will look neutral, and if you don’t have a taste, you will directly add oil and vinegar to it.”

After hearing this, even though he already had the answer in his heart, Mourinho was still so surprised that he couldn't help opening his mouth.

So he planned everything last night?Even the head coach's reaction has been calculated in advance?

And the scary thing is that even if I still want to keep Zaniolo back today, after these articles are published, under the criticism of fans and the board of directors, and under the pressure of one-sided public opinion, I will be forced to make a tough statement .

Mourinho was stunned and couldn't say a word.

He thought to himself: "I wonder if that old man in Ferguson will say that he is the best employee after hearing this?"

"What is this kid doing at home? Watching Game of Thrones? The Tudors? House of Cards?"

After thinking about it, although there was no answer, Mourinho became more interested and excited.

Originally, he was still thinking about whether to coach a national team after the age of 60, or to lead the club for a few more years and then retire to enjoy a life without pressure. Now, he doesn't think about it at all.

He has to keep going, whether he is the head coach or an opponent in the future, he has to see what kind of monster Chen Xiaoliang will grow into in the future.

But the fact is that under the catalysis of external public opinion and the release of internal atmosphere, the team has returned to the normal track.

Although owner Dan Friedkin is in the United States, he fully supports the actions taken by the team. He even said more strongly that if Zaniolo admits his counsel, let him sit on the bench until next year. If Han wants to wrestle his wrists, the club will not only stay with him to the end, but he will never even think about participating in any training or any game before his contract expires in June 2024!
Two days later, Zaniolo quickly confessed, and published another article on social media, saying that most of the media reports were untrue, and that the communication in the conference room was very harmonious that day, and that he was still A member of the Roma family, always answering the call of the team.

But things have come to this point, everything is too late.

In the face of his hypocritical and hypocritical statement, no one in the management and coaching staff is willing to forgive.

And Zaniolo's death-like treatment also completely dispelled other players' thoughts of lack of professionalism.

Among the fans, there is also an overwhelming support for the club, and like the "Torino Sport", which has always been at odds with Roma and Chen Xiaoliang, it is rare to choose a low-key support for Roma's tough measures.

Chen Xiaoliang didn't ask Riise to ask them to buy the report, but the Juventus team, which is in a bad situation, is full of conflicts. At this time, "Torino Sport" will easily ignite the grievances of other people's families, and it will easily set the fire on itself. .

In the 7th round of the league, Roma lost to Atlanta, which was in excellent form, which can only be regarded as a small upset. Inter Milan lost 3 to 1 to Udinese in an away game. Monza's 1-0 victory over Juventus at home was a big upset.

Mourinho is also fortunate that when his own team lost, the competitors did not take the opportunity to go wild. Not only did the score not increase, but it also pushed the public opinion environment in a direction that was beneficial to him.

7轮过后，本轮客场1比2战胜AC米兰的那不勒斯以17分排在了第1，同样5胜2平保持不败的亚特兰大同积17分列第2，罗马16分第3，拉齐奥14分第4，AC米兰同积14分第5、国际米兰12分第7，尤文图斯输球后还是排在第9。

For a full 10 days, players without national team missions focused on training at the Trigoria base. Players with national team missions also performed well and did not suffer injuries.

After the team assembled, everyone embarked on a journey to Milan. Their next opponent was Inter Milan, the Nerazzurri who were also seeking to return to the winning track.

(End of this chapter)