At 15 p.m. on October 16, in the seventh round of Serie A, inter play Livorno at home.
Because the management of alpine cold is based on the players'' self-discipline, the players are not required to stay in the training base the night before the game. Instead, they are allowed to go home by themselves and accompany their families. Therefore, in the early morning, the players return to the training base on time.
Although the UEFA Cup group match starts in the middle of the week, the first round of Inter Milan is empty, so there is no need to prepare for it.
Therefore, the coaching team did not arrange the training items in the morning, but arranged the players to relax and rest.
However, all the players are consciously preparing for the match.
Some are in the training ground, some are in the gym, some are playing basketball, table tennis and other ball games
The whole training base is full of a sense of tension that the war is coming.
As everyone knows, playing Livorno tonight afternoon is just a warm-up, and playing Juve a week later is the most important thing.
It''s the first time Inter have really met a champion this season and it''s crucial.
Over the past period of time, the team has made a lot of news, especially during the national team match, first Adriano and Toldo accused the head coach of cold, then Stankovic was seriously injured, coupled with the hype of the external media, all of which made inter feel more pressure.
According to media reports, the day before the internationals returned to the team, coach Gao Han met with Thoreau.
After the team''s re training, Toldo apologized to the head coach Gao Han in public for the first time, saying that what he said at the beginning was too impulsive. Later, he thought it over calmly and thought it was out of time, so he decided to apologize in public.
Toldo also said that he will work harder to train and try to regain the starting position.
Gao also accepted Toldo''s apology in public and promised to arrange more competition opportunities.
However, for Toldo''s behavior that is not conducive to the team''s speech in public, Gao Han said that after consultation with the coaching staff, he would be given a warning, and Toldo also said that he would accept the punishment in public.
As for the injured Stankovic returned to the team has also been properly dealt with, is expected to be able to return to the game in two months.
However, in his position, Yaya Toure and Solari can play, so the impact on Inter is not great.
It''s Adriano who really makes everyone nervous.
The Brazil international has not been reported back so far!
Head coach Gao cold is also never mentioned, which makes everyone feel very surprised, in the end what happened?
Captain Zanetti finally still can not calm down, after the teammates have returned to the activity room, immediately asked Recoba and Cesar.
"Alvaro, Julio, you''re on the same flight as him. What''s going on?"
In the activity room, all the players looked at it one after another.
They are also very curious about this issue.
At this point in the limelight, are you still late?
Even if you want to be angry, how about scoring one point?
I''m going to play against Juve!
"We don''t know." Recoba shook his head.
"Yes, we really don''t know what''s going on." Cesar was also at a loss.
One side of Cannavaro is also frowning, "you are the same flight, how can you not know?"
Everyone immediately looked at Recoba and Cesar.
"It''s like this." Recoba explained, "according to the original schedule, 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 fault and is expected to be 13 hours late."
It''s not surprising that people are nodding. It''s understandable.
"And then?" Asked Zanetti.
"We are on the same flight with Kaka, Cafu and Dida of Milan, together with the South American players of other teams. We contacted the airline for the first time, and they gave us two plans. One is to help us contact the transfer, first to Madrid, and then to Milan, which will take about four more hours."
As soon as Recoba''s voice was over, Cesar nodded and said, "yes, some people who are in a hurry to come back have chosen this scheme. If they are not willing, they can accept the arrangement of the airline, stay in the hotel, leave in 13 hours, and are expected to arrive on Saturday morning."
"Adriano and some other people chose to stay and wait, so we were separated."
When they heard this, they all understood.
All along, the South American International back to participate in the national team games, is often a big headache for European teams.
The main thing is not injuries, or games, but back and forth.
According to the Brazilian Sao Paulo to Milan flight, it takes 11 hours, but if there is such an emergency, often very headache, even the players are difficult to contact.
Therefore, many teams with big money often cooperate directly. For example, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juve rent a plane together. After the game, they immediately take 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 Saturday.
The match between inter and AC Milan is arranged on Sunday, so from the time point of view, it is very comfortable for the players to come back by flight. Even after such a delay, as long as they adjust their schedule in time, they can have time.
But Adriano still hasn''t moved, the only explanation is
"The boy is crazy!" Cannavaro scolded angrily.
Everyone at the scene also felt that Adriano was really crazy to do so.
First, he criticized the head coach in an interview with Brazilian domestic media. Now he is suddenly late without saying a word. He simply doesn''t pay attention to the discipline of the team.
Not to mention the players such as Veron, Cannavaro, Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo who have long been dissatisfied with his accusations against the manager, even the captain Zanetti is angry.
When the team has won six games in a row and started so well, everyone who cares about the team knows that we should focus on the overall situation.
Therefore, after Toldo returned to the team, he immediately reconciled with the coach and accepted the warning and punishment of the club.
But Adriano
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Near noon, Adriano finally arrived at the pinetina training base.
Everyone is packed and ready to eat in the restaurant before leaving for the meacha stadium.
At 15 p.m., the game started on time.
When the players saw Adriano coming downstairs, Captain Zanetti took the lead.
"Why are you here now? It''s going to be a race this afternoon, you know? " Asked Zanetti.
According to the situation of this season, everyone knows that alpine still attaches great importance to Adriano. In training, he is always arranged to be in the same group with Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo, obviously to form a trident.
In addition to the first four rounds of the league he was banned internally, he came off the bench in several other games.
As for no chance to start, Recoba''s performance is so excellent, which coach has reason to change suddenly?
"I went to deal with some private matters." Adriano returned faintly.
"Private affairs?" Cannavaro also angry, "do you still have the discipline of the team, the head coach in the eye?"
"That is, if everyone does what you do, how can the team be managed?" Veron is also very dissatisfied, "you do not respect team discipline, do not respect the coach, do not respect us!"
Even matrazi, who was full of flesh and blood, scolded, "we have managed to build a united collective. Everyone here is equal, and individuals must obey the discipline of the team. No one can be exceptional, including you."
As soon as he entered the gate, he was scolded by so many teammates, and Adriano seemed to be confused.
"I''m... I''m... I''m on leave."
Asking for leave?
Everyone looked at each other. Did he ask for leave?
But why is there no news at all?
"Who did you ask for leave with?" Asked Zanetti curiously.
"The head coach." Adriano replied without thinking.
All the more strange, the coach obviously did not know Adriano''s whereabouts, how to ask for leave?
But look at Adriano again. He doesn''t feel guilty at all. He doesn''t seem to be faking.
What''s going on?
Just when people were wondering, Guardiola came down from upstairs.
"You all hurry to dinner and get ready for the afternoon game."
Guardiola pointed to Adriano, "Mr. Gao Han is waiting for you in the office."
Gao Han came forward, and even if there were more questions in their hearts, they had to be pressed down for a while.
Adriano''s eyes flashed a little flustered, but he still nodded to Guardiola. Instead of going to the dressing room, he went straight to the second floor.
From the corridor on the second floor, Adriano was full of anxiety when he saw his teammates going to the restaurant one after another.
He did ask for leave, but not in person.
He has a complicated attitude towards the coach.
At first, he didn''t resist, but looked forward to it, because he knew that if he performed well under Gao Han, he would become a top striker and a superstar.
But later, with the start of pre-season preparation, he gradually realized that things are not as good as he imagined.
Alpine 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 alpine, from Ibrahimovic to Cristiano Ronaldo, and even Recoba began to undertake defensive tasks, he was hardly exceptional.
As a result, he resisted and just experienced the Confederations Cup. As a result, he did not perform very well in training and competition. Later, the main position was gradually replaced by Recoba, who performed better, which made him feel lost.
On the night of the team''s return to Milan, some friends asked him out. He just wanted to vent his anger, so he went. Unexpectedly, he was photographed by the media and directly appeared in the newspaper the next day, which caused a big disaster.
After that, Gao Han severely punished him, suspended him for four games and fined him a month.
This makes him very uncomfortable and frustrated with his own experience. In addition, the communication between the agent and Gao Han is not smooth, which makes Adriano''s attitude towards Gao Han turn sharply.
Agent Rinaldi also felt that the players should put on a posture and redefine their position in the team.
Therefore, after Brazil''s participation in the national team, he said that in an interview with an authoritative Brazilian media, hoping to arouse the attention of the coaching staff and team management.
Later, the agent took a private job for him, and the plane was just late, so he agreed to Rinaldi''s suggestion. The agent asked for leave from the cold on his behalf and stayed in Brazil for one more day.
But now it seems that the whole thing is getting worse and worse.