Super Marshal

At 15:00 pm on October 16th, the seventh round of Serie A, Inter Milan played against Livorno at home.

Because the alpine management is based on the self-discipline of the players, the players are not required to stay at the training base the night before the game, but let them go home by themselves to accompany their families. Therefore, early in the morning, the players returned to the training base on time .

Although the UEFA Cup group stage started in the middle of the week, Inter Milan had a bye in the first round, so there is no need to prepare for the game.

Therefore, the coaching staff did not arrange training programs in the morning, but arranged for the players to relax.

However, all players are consciously preparing for the game.

Some are on the training ground, some are in the gym, and some are playing basketball, table tennis and other ball games...

The entire training base is filled with a sense of tension that a big battle is imminent.

Everyone knows that playing Livorno tonight is just a warm-up, and playing Juventus a week later will be the highlight.

That was the first time that Inter Milan really encountered a championship opponent this season, which is very important.

In the past period of time, there have been a lot of news about the team, especially during the national team game, first Adriano and Toldo accused the head coach Gao Han, then Stankovic was seriously injured, coupled with the hype of the outside media, All of these made Inter Milan feel pressured up and down.

According to media reports, just the day before the international players returned to the team, head coach Gao Han met with Toldo.

After the team resumed training, Toldo immediately apologized to the head coach Gao Han in public, saying that his original remarks were indeed too impulsive. After thinking about it calmly, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he decided to apologize in public.

Toldo also said he will train harder to regain his starting spot.

Gao Han also accepted Toldo's apology in public, and promised to arrange more competition opportunities.

However, for Toldo's public remarks that are not conducive to the team, Gao Han said that after consultation with the coaching staff, a warning was given, and Toldo also publicly accepted the punishment.

As for Stankovic, who returned from injury, he has also been properly dealt with and is expected to return to the game in two months.

However, in his position, both Yaya Toure and Solari can play, so the impact on Inter Milan is not great.

It was Adriano who really tensed everyone's nerves.

The Brazil international has not returned to the team so far!

The head coach Gao Han never mentioned it, which surprised everyone. What happened?

Captain Zanetti finally couldn't hold his breath, and immediately asked Recoba and Cesar after his teammates returned to the activity room.

"Alvaro, Julio, you are on the same flight as him, what happened?"

In the activity room, all the players looked over one after another.

They are also very curious about this question.

At this critical juncture, you are still late?

Even if you want to lose your temper, you can still score one point, okay?

It's time to play Juventus!

"We don't know either." Recoba shook his head.

"Yeah, we really don't know what's going on." Cesar was also at a loss.

Cannavaro on the side also frowned, "You are on the same flight, how could you not know?"

Everyone immediately looked at Recoba and Cesar.

"That's right." Recoba explained, "According to the original itinerary, we should take a flight from Sao Paulo to Milan on Thursday afternoon and arrive at noon on Friday, but the plane has a technical failure and is expected to be delayed. Thirteen hours."

Everyone nodded one after another. This kind of thing is not surprising and understandable.

"And then?" Zanetti asked.

"We are on the same flight as Milan's Kaka, Cafu and Dida, and there are also South American footballers from other teams. We contacted the airline as soon as possible. They gave us two plans. One is to help us. Contact transfer, first arrive in Madrid, and then fly to Milan, it will take about four more hours."

As soon as Recoba finished speaking, Cesar nodded and said: "Yes, some people who are eager to come back have chosen this plan. If you don't want to, you can accept the airline's arrangement, check into the hotel, and leave in 13 hours. , is expected to arrive Saturday morning."

"Adriano and some other people chose to stay and wait, so we separated."

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood.

For a long time, it has always been a big headache for the major European teams to go back to participate in the national team competition.

The main thing is really not player injuries, or the consumption of the game, but more running back and forth.

According to the flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Milan, it takes eleven hours, but if such emergencies occur, it is often a headache, and even the players are difficult to contact.

Therefore, many rich and powerful teams often cooperate directly. For example, teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus rented a plane together. After the game, they immediately took the players from Brazil to Madrid. , and then let the players return to their teams.

Of course, the reason for this is that their games are all on Saturdays.

The matches between Inter Milan and AC Milan are scheduled on Sunday, so in terms of time, the players have plenty of time to come back by flight. Even after such a delay, as long as the schedule is adjusted in time, it is still possible.

But Adriano hasn't moved yet, the only explanation is...

"This kid is crazy!" Cannavaro cursed angrily.

Everyone present also felt that Adriano was really crazy for doing this.

First, he accused the head coach in an interview with the Brazilian domestic media, and now he is late without saying a word, and he simply does not take the discipline of the team into his eyes.

Not to mention Veron, Cannavaro, Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo and other players who have long been dissatisfied with his accusation of the coach's behavior, even the captain Zanetti has a face angry look.

With the team's six-game winning streak and such a good start, anyone who cares about the team knows that the overall situation should be the top priority.

Therefore, after Toldo returned to the team, he immediately reconciled with the head coach and accepted the club's warning and punishment.

But Adriano actually...

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Near noon, Adriano finally arrived at the Pinettina training base.

Everyone is packed up and ready to go to the restaurant for dinner before heading to San Siro.

At fifteen o'clock in the afternoon, the game started on time.

When the players saw the late Adriano downstairs, Captain Zanetti stepped forward first.

"Why are you here now? Do you know that the game is going to be played in the afternoon?" Zanetti scolded and asked.

According to the situation of this season, everyone knows that Gao Han still attaches great importance to Adriano. During training, he is always arranged in the same group as Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo. Form a trident.

Except for his internal suspension in the first four rounds of the league, he came off the bench in several other games.

As for the missed start, Recoba performed so well, which head coach has a reason to make a sudden substitution?

"I went to deal with some personal matters." Adriano replied lightly.

"Personal matter?" Cannavaro was also angry, "Have you still taken the discipline of the team and the head coach into consideration?"

"That is, if everyone does what you do, how will the team manage?" Veron was also very dissatisfied, "You don't respect the discipline of the team, the coach, or us at all!"

Even Materazzi, who was full of flesh, scolded, "It took us a lot of effort to form a united group. Everyone here is equal. Individuals must obey the discipline of the team. No one There are exceptions, including you."

As soon as he entered the door, he was reprimanded by so many teammates, and Adriano seemed to be dumbfounded.

"I... I... I have asked for leave."

Ask for leave?

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, did he ask for leave?

But why is there no news at all?

"Who did you ask for leave?" Zanetti asked strangely.

"Head coach." Adriano replied without thinking.

Everyone was even more surprised. The head coach obviously didn't know Adriano's whereabouts at all. How could he ask for leave?

But look at Adriano again, he speaks without the slightest guilt, it doesn't look like he is lying.

what happened?

Just when everyone was wondering, Guardiola came down from upstairs.

"You all go to eat quickly and prepare for the game in the afternoon."

Guardiola pointed to Adriano, "Mr. Gao Han is waiting for you in the office."

Gao Han came forward, no matter how many doubts everyone had in their hearts, they had to temporarily suppress them.

A flash of panic flashed in Adriano's eyes, but he still nodded towards Guardiola, and went directly to the second floor instead of going to the locker room.

From the corridor on the second floor, Adriano was full of anxiety when he saw his teammates downstairs going to the restaurant one after another.

He did ask for leave, but not in person.

For the head coach Gao Han, his attitude is very complicated.

At first he didn't resist, but looked forward to it, because he knew that if he performed well under Gao Han's command, he would definitely be able to become a top striker and join the ranks of superstars.

But later, with the start of pre-season preparations, he gradually realized that things were not as good as he imagined.

Gao Han added too many tasks to him, such as requiring him to actively participate in defense, which he did not need to undertake before, but under Gao Han, from Ibrahimovic to Cristiano Ronaldo, even Reco Batu began to take on defensive tasks, and he was hardly an exception.

So, he resisted a little, and he had just experienced the Confederations Cup, which led to his unsatisfactory performance in training and competitions. Later, the main position was gradually replaced by Recoba, who performed better, which made him very happy. Feeling lost.

On the night when the team returned to Milan, a few friends asked him out, and he just wanted to vent, so he went, but unexpectedly, he was photographed by the media reporter, and he was directly listed in the second place. In the newspapers of the day, this is a big disaster.

After that, Gao Han punished him severely internally, suspended him for four games, and fined him for one month.

This made him very uncomfortable, and he was also frustrated with what happened to him. In addition, the communication between his agent and Gao Han was not smooth, which made Adriano's attitude towards Gao Han change sharply.

Agent Rinaldi also felt that the players should put on a gesture to re-determine their status in the team.

Therefore, after Brazil participated in the national team competition, when he accepted an interview with an authoritative media in Brazil, he said that, hoping to attract the attention of the coaching staff and the team management again.

Later, the agent took a private job for him, and the plane happened to be delayed, so he agreed to Rinaldi's suggestion, and the agent asked Gao Han for leave on his behalf, and stayed in Brazil for an extra day.

But now it seems that the whole thing is getting bigger and bigger and getting out of hand.