Football: I carry forward Shaolin Kung Fu

Stepping into the stadium in Bologna, Inter manager Antonio Conte looked worried.

With his hands behind his back, he looked at the players who were acclimatizing on the pitch with a complicated gaze.



Conte's heart struggled

to take out a piece of gum from his arms and put it in his mouth, but did not chew, just silently held it.

The cool mint flavor filled his mouth, but Conte tasted only bitterness.

He knew he was losing control of the dressing room.

As a tough manager, Conte's self-esteem is very strong, and he is not willing to be out like this!

Conte has captained the Serie A giants for a long time since his time as a player, and was a central figure in Juve's glory days in the 90s.

After coaching, he brought the leadership style of his playing era to the team.

Whether it was Cagliari, Juventus, or an adventure at Chelsea in England, these experiences brought Conte the trophy and made him one of Europe's top coaches, but they also shaped Conte's style of speaking in the team.

"I am the leader of the team, and my strict management method is the key to the team's results!"

Conte did not just emphasize this to the media on one occasion.

His goal now is to keep his position and secure his place at Inter.

He is a former Juve captain who came to Inter last year under intense pressure and is controversial, and no one is optimistic about the deal, whether from Juve, Inter die-hard fans or the media of good things.

Some even say that Conte is an undercover agent sent by the enemy Juventus to screw up Inter's century-old giants!

Such a statement is naturally a fallacy, just eyeballs.

However, this also spurred Conte on from the side.

He warned himself that he must bring the title back to Inter and show the Italian football world that Conte can succeed as a professional coach, no matter what club he is in!

Only by relying on his own strength and leading Inter to win the championship can he continue to hold Inter's position.

The Champions League is obviously more gold than Serie A!

"Next, I announce the starting list!"

It wasn't until 20 minutes before the start of the game, when Conte was in the dressing room, that he gathered the players and announced the starting lineup.

This is clearly the result of his deliberation.

"Goalkeeper Handanovic, three defenders, Ranocchia, Godin, Shik."

"Left wing-back Perisic, midfield three, Gagliardini, Brozovic, Besino and right-winger Moses."

"Double striker, Sanchez and Esposito."

After the announcement, there was an uproar in the dressing room!

7 substitutes on the field!

The players looked at each other, and several substitute players were also confused, not thinking that they could actually start.

Especially the centre-back, Uruguayan veteran Godin.

Since his poor start to the season as a substitute, Godin last made his Inter appearance three months ago, after which he was injured and has been recovering until he returned to training with the ball two weeks ago.

This game actually started!

Starting striker Esposito was unusually excited, opening his mouth wide and looking expectant.

"What, what, I'm finally starting..."

He is a striker promoted by Conte from the youth team after the winter break, who is not yet 18 years old and has only played five minutes for Inter Tipen, without even a single shot on goal.

This game actually started!

"What the hell, can't I play!" Barrera, who was impatient and fiery, stood up and questioned Conte.

Barrera is Inter's absolute workhorse, starting all 30 Serie A games this season, giving away nicknames, and the Italian little heart that can't die.

There are only 8 rounds of the league, and it is the stage of the point grab, but Barrera has been substituted.

"What attitude! With your attitude, I'll let you substitute! "Conte is-for-tat and unyielding.

Barrera glanced at her complex-looking teammates, sneered, and stopped talking.

"Everyone calm down, please listen to Mr. Conte's deployment and arrangement!"

The old captain Handa stood up and made eye contact with everyone.

He must reassure his teammates, at least not openly clashing with the coach at this stage, which will only intensify the conflict with Conte and will not benefit the team.

Conte folded his hands in front of his chest and said:

"Want to win the Champions League?" If you want, listen to me.

"I know, you're also very similar to Serie A, so I'll make two points."

"First, if Inter's semi-main squad can't even win the third-to-last team, then don't say you can compete for the title."

"Secondly, after today's league game, we will face Bayern Munich at home, and in order to ensure the competitiveness of the Champions League, I have to rotate, which is not negotiable."

"If you recognize yourself as a strong team, you shouldn't be so afraid of Bologna, besides, we have a five-point advantage, I'm not nervous, what are you nervous about? Who in this room, apart from me, has ever won the Serie A title? What qualifications do you have to theorize with me! There

was silence in the dressing room, and everyone looked at Conte silently, without saying a word.

Conte saw that everyone did not speak, thinking that he had temporarily calmed them, so he struck while the iron was hot, pulled a vertical tactical board, and intensively explained the final matters to the starting team.

Ye Chen sat down and scratched his head.

He looked at Conte with a worried expression.

Before Bologna, he expected the conservative Conte to do some rotation for next week's Champions League clash against Bayern Munich in midweek.

But he didn't expect that there was actually a rotation of 7 people!

Even such a semi-retired old comrade as Godin made his debut....

There is also that Esposito, Ye Chen has a headache when he sees him, when training, as long as the defender sticks to him, he will play in a panic, and it is enough to kick Serie B, which is not enough for the level of Serie A!

Youth team coach Green once told Ye Chen that he couldn't understand why Conte promoted this Esposito, his shooting skills were average, his body was not strong enough, so he was faster.

He obviously has more good young players in the team, but Conte likes this kid.

Ye Chen did not start this game.

It's not that he's upset about it, it's just that he feels that with this heavily rotated starting line-up, it is not easy to win over Bologna, who is under relegation pressure!

"After the downgrade, according to the contract, their salary is likely to be halved!"

The picture of Rock Uncle Berni sitting and counting money gestures once again appeared in Ye Chen's mind.

He glanced at Berni.

Uncle Bei was very relaxed, simply wearing headphones, listening to music, what Conte said, he probably didn't hear.

Conte babbled a few words, then gave a few minutes of what he thought was motivating, and then went out.

Leave behind a moment of silence with your teammates.

Ye Chen stood up and said to them:

"Brothers, since it is the starting line of Conte's platoon, we must follow it, the starting list was handed by him to the fourth official, and we cannot modify it."

"What I want to say is that since the starter has been decided, then the brothers who started must do their best to win and fight for three points!"

"Bologna is a relegation team, the relegation team is not good to play at this time, they will definitely fight with us, everyone pay attention not to be provoked by them, just play at our own pace, treat it normally!"

After Ye Chen's speech, the morale arrows of all the players were all upward!

He looked at everyone with satisfaction, "Work hard, I'll cheer for you off the field!" "

As a player, he's done everything he can and the next thing is up to his friends.