Li Ang felt that it was a pity for the Greek player, Karagounis. Karagounis was the captain of the Greek team. He performed well in the Greek national team, but his performance in the club was not good. There were many players like him who performed well in the national team, but their performance in the club was average. Karagounis was an example.
Li Ang put a question mark on Karagounis' name.
Inter Milan also had a talented midfielder, the Dutch star player, van der Meyde. As another talented midfielder created by the "talent supermarket" Ajax, van der Meyde was the teammate of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, van der Vaart, Sneijder, and Chivu. When he first joined Inter Milan, he carried a lot of hope. But reality told everyone that the Dutchman's performance at Inter Milan disappointed many people. In his first season at Inter Milan, van der Meyde only played 14 games due to injury. Although van der Meyde's performance picked up in the following season, Li Ang knew that van der Meyde's performance was still going downhill. This was a player with very poor self-discipline. He drank, took drugs, and picked up girls. He was good at everything. Such a player was completely squandering his talent.
Li Ang did not mind cashing in van der Meyde while he could still sell for a price.
Li Ang circled van der Meyde's name.
Looking at the last few names, Li Ang's headache became bigger.
Adriano's story did not need to be said. His talent was amazing, and he was known as the most talented striker in football today.
Born to be a striker with a magical left foot. Once, Adriano, who belonged to the Wild Faction, often relied on his own strength to destroy the opponent's defenders. Apart from his ability to entertain the crowd with his dazzling dribbling, many fans were already used to the process: he would dribble the ball from his right foot to his left foot, and then immediately shoot. This continuous movement was like a "football cannon".
Born in a country tormented by crime and slums, Adriano could only come into contact with football and learn the rules of life on the streets of Vera Cruzeiro when he was young. However, Vera Cruzeiro had always been a chaotic area in the standard sense. Crime, drugs, and corruption eroded everything here. Football represented the only road to wealth, fame, sports cars, and status.
The soccer youth who came out of this place craved the favor of money, but his family and friends coveted his wealth even more. When those Brazilian kids who grew up on the streets became nouveau riche, they had to learn how to manage their money. There were too many stories about players going bankrupt after retirement. For them, this was a compulsory lesson in life.
At the age of 16, Adriano had already played for Flamengo's first team. In just two games, he scored his first goal in his career against Sao Paulo. Throughout the 2000-01 season, Adriano made 24 appearances and scored 10 goals. As another masterpiece of the assembly line of Brazilian talented forwards, Adriano's balance, strength, and the momentum of an angry bull when he attacked left a deep impression. Well, at that time, some people regarded Adriano as another "alien." Inter Milan took a fancy to Adriano and directly threw a check to buy the young Flamengo player. However, the Nerazzurri later made a deal to share Adriano's ownership rights with Parma and Fiorentina. In this way, the Brazilian striker played for these three teams from 2002 to 2004, and his most brilliant performance was undoubtedly the explosive performance with Parma (2002-03 season, 15 goals in 28 games; 2003-04 season, 8 goals in 9 games).
Seeing Adriano's talent, Inter Milan could not sit still. At the end of 2003, the Nerazzurri took back the Brazilian striker. Soon, he was in hot form and was given the title of "King" by the Milan Gazzetta dello Sport. Adriano's unstoppable performance caused the Italian media to regard him as "the second phenomenon (Ronaldo's successor)," but this comparison made him bear more pressure off the field.
Unfortunately, Adriano's father, Almil, also met with an accident at the age of 44. With the sudden increase of pressure and the pain of losing his father, the young Adriano gradually lost control and began to indulge in the player's eternal enemy: alcohol.
However, Adriano's young body and extraordinary talent continued to shine on the field. In 2005, the Brazilian striker played the best figures of his career, scoring nearly 40 goals in various competitions, and those advertisements, contracts, and awards followed one after another. But now it seemed that the most important thing for Adriano was not his football skills, but his way of life. Few people knew that his father's departure completely destroyed Adriano's originally orderly life. Almil, who raised his son, had always been Adriano's most relied on pillar of life. Without his father's company, the "King's" world began to be eroded by indulgence. For Adriano, football never seemed to be difficult, but he had never been able to control the self-discipline in life.
No matter how extraordinary his talent was, he could not compete with "seeking death." Adriano, the "King," began to be a wanderer in the Meazza Stadium since 2006. A year later, when Adriano was completely intoxicated by his indulgent life, Inter Milan was also planning to sell him, among which the bidders included West Ham United and Manchester City. In the end, the "King" was loaned back to São Paulo, the club where he scored his first professional goal. When he first returned to his homeland, Adriano was in good form, playing 19 games and scoring 11 goals. However, the unrestrained nightlife and slacking in training made him antagonize the fans and the media, and later, he fell further and finally was completely destroyed.
The current Adriano's performance in the past season was quite outstanding, and he was the best striker in the Inter Milan Team.
Li Ang admired Adriano's talent, but he had to put a question mark on the future of this player who lacked self-control.
After thinking about it, Li Ang decided to give Adriano a chance.
Of course, Adriano was now at the peak of his career, and he was Moratti's favorite godson. If he pushed Adriano into the transfer market at this time, there was no need to worry about not being able to fetch a sky-high price. However, Inter Milan would not accept it. Li Ang had just taken office and had not won the glory of being a champion, so he could not do whatever he wanted.
However, for Adriano's partner, Martins, Li Ang decided to push Martins into the transfer market. There was no other reason. The Nigerian was not in his plan, and he needed Martins to make room for the player he had his eyes on.
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Later, Li Ang cast his gaze on the names of Moratti's other two godson.
Vieri was a famous prodigal son in the football world. In the summer of 1999, Moratti spent a huge sum of 45 million euros to poach Vieri from Lazio to partner with Ronaldo in the front line. Unfortunately, due to Ronaldo's frequent injuries, the highly anticipated combination of Vero and Ronaldo did not have many opportunities to play together on the field. Vieri stayed at Inter Milan for six years, and played for the same team for such a long time. This was the first time in his nearly 20 years of football career. Vieri and Inter Milan broke up in a terrible way. According to the original track of history, Vieri would have terminated his contract with Inter Milan this summer, and then transferred to Milan. After leaving Inter Milan, Vieri also sued Inter Milan and Moratti in court, asking for huge compensation.
Inter Milan's reason for terminating Vieri's contract was simple. 'Mr. 90 Billion' was getting old, and his condition was deteriorating. With a high salary of 7.5 million euros, this was a huge financial burden for Inter Milan, and it was also detrimental to the stability of the locker room.
Recoba's situation was similar to Vieri's. There was no doubt that Recoba was Moratti's favorite godson. Even as early as the turn of the century, Inter Milan had already given Recoba an annual salary of 7.5 million euros (the highest annual salary in the world at that time, more than 20% higher than Zidane's). However, in the Nerazzurri, not only did Recoba not really show the level that he had shown in Venice, but his body was also like glass, and he was repeatedly injured.
As for how to deal with Lei Koba, Li Ang was really troubled. Most importantly, even if Li Ang intended to push Recoba into the transfer market, it would be difficult to find a taker. Recoba's annual salary of 10 million euros was a huge burden for many powerhouses. Li Ang really could not understand Moratti's actions. Moratti was not a qualified president, but more accurately, a fanatical fan. He loved to drink and admire Recoba's football talent. Therefore, in a situation where Recoba was constantly injured and his performance could not be said to be outstanding, he kept increasing Recoba's salary, and he received the highest salary in the football world.
As the highest leader of the club, Massimo Moratti had long adopted a very humane family-style management. Many of the superstars who played for Inter Milan had established deep friendships with Moratti. Some were even jokingly called Moratti's godson by the media. However, in Li Ang's view, this was a major drawback of Inter Milan's management during Moratti's era. Too many players could bypass the team's coach and manager and directly ask for Moratti's help, which made the club's operations appear chaotic. This was also a behavior that Li Ang needed to severely crack down on. Since he was the manager of Inter Milan, he had to put an end to this kind of behavior.
The two remaining frontline players were Kroos and Jotos. The former was a player that Li Ang appreciated more. He worked hard without complaint and always performed well as a substitute. He was a necessary supplement on the bench.
As for the Greek Jotos, Li Ang circled his name.
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Subsequently, after careful consideration, Li Ang submitted a list to the Inter Milan management. To be precise, it was a list to be purged.
These were the players that needed to be purged first. As for the players that he did not like, for various reasons, he did not put them on the list for the time being. Otherwise, in Li Ang's opinion, this Inter Milan team had at least 20 players that needed to be purged and replaced.
Now, the list to be purged was the result of his repeated cuts.
In other words, this was Li Ang's test for the management. Although Moratti had promised to give him the right to transfer, Li Ang needed to see more practical support.
Even though this list had been simplified, when it finally appeared in front of Facchetti and Moratti's desks, it still shocked the two big shots.
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