Li Ang also immediately raised his vigilance. He also knew that there were a lot of young players on his team. He did not want his team to be killed by the Italian media.
He was also very clear about the weaknesses of the young players.
This was also a common problem for many young players. They were very talented and driven, but they were often easily influenced by public opinion. They were easy to become arrogant. They might become arrogant when they achieved some results, and their tails might rise to the sky. They would become arrogant and become more and more arrogant, even conceited, thinking that they were already invincible. This was the biggest problem for young people.
And those veterans who had been tested for a long time often did not commit such a problem. They were used to such scenes in their career. Although they were not immune to the media, they would use their brains and think. They would not become arrogant just because of a few words of praise.
Therefore, Li Ang immediately responded. When he was being interviewed. Li Ang emphasized that not even half of the Serie A season had passed. Although Inter Milan's goal was to win the championship, it was a difficult journey. The most difficult season was still to come. Juventus was a strong opponent. This was a team that was stable and frightening in the league. If Inter Milan wanted to snatch the league title from Juventus, there was still a lot of work to be done.
He said this to continue to emphasize their desire for the championship. Inter Milan had already shouted the slogan of wanting to win the championship. At this time, they naturally did not intend to show weakness. However, Li Ang wanted to tell his players through these words that now was not the time to be happy. They still had a lot of hard work ahead of them.
Li Ang thought that his words would be enough, but he found that it was not enough.
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After the team started to gather again, Li Ang found that the players' attitudes during training began to become less serious. They would discuss how the media praised them today, which media said which words were good, which players were praised as geniuses by the media, and so on. In short, this kind of impetuous atmosphere began to pervade the locker room.
Some players became less serious during training. They felt that their performance was good enough. They began to enthusiastically discuss some fashionable things and began to compare. For example, so and so bought a sports car, and so and so changed to a beautiful girlfriend. The topic of discussion was no longer about what to pay attention to in training and games, or what to improve on …
At the end of the training, there was a kid who drove his flashy supercar. Amidst the cheers of the players, he stepped on the accelerator and rushed out of the Pinenati Training Base, attracting a burst of laughter from the crowd.
Everyone seems to be having a good time.
Li Ang looked on coldly at the players' performance. He did not immediately criticize or berate them. Some of the arrogant little fellows already thought that they were great. At this time, no matter how much he criticized them, the effect would not be very good. He needed to wait for an opportunity to teach these arrogant little fellows a lesson.
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The winter transfer window had opened. This was the opportunity for teams to fill in the gaps in their teams in the middle of the league.
Inter Milan's first player to leave the team in the winter also appeared.
Pasquale, who had submitted a transfer request, quickly found his next club. Serie A team Livorno became Pasquale's next club.
Livorno was the dark horse in the first half of the 20052006 Serie A season. After 17 rounds of the league, they ranked fifth in the league, only six points less than the fourth-placed AC Milan. Therefore, Livorno became the most active team in the winter transfer window. They filled in the gaps in their team, hoping to stay in the top six at the end of the season and qualify for the European competition next season.
Pasquale, who could not play in Inter Milan, was favored by Livorno. They bought the Italian left back, who was a product of Inter Milan's youth training camp, for a price of 1.5 million euros.
At this time, a price list appeared on Li Ang's desk.
Roma's team wanted to buy Inter Milan's Argentine veteran, Cruz.
Their offer was 9 million euros.
Li Ang rejected Roma's offer for Cruz without even thinking about it. It was not that he disliked the other party's offer, but that Li Ang did not even think of selling Cruz. In his plan, Cruz was an indispensable addition to Inter Milan's frontline. Not to mention the Argentinian's attribute of "scoring as soon as he comes on as a substitute," when Adriano's form was not good, Cruz was Li Ang's alternative choice. He was a very well-rounded striker. Any manager would want to have such a well-rounded striker on his bench, who could come on at any time, and who could play at any time.
Li Ang did not take Roma's offer to buy Cruz seriously. He turned his head and forgot about it. However, he received a call the next day. He immediately realized that he was in trouble.
The call was from Cruz's agent, Hittelspieler.
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Li Ang did not think of the possibility of Cruz wanting to leave. In his memory, Cruz had always been on the bench of Inter Milan. Later, he played until the summer of 2009. At the age of 35, he transferred to Lazio on a free transfer.
Now, Cruz wanted to leave Inter Milan?!
Li Ang did not immediately talk to Cruz's agent, Hittelspieler.
He needed to understand the player's thoughts first.
January 7, 2006, the day before the game against Siena, after training.
"Julio, stay for a while. The others can disperse," Li Ang said.
The other players looked at Kroos in surprise. Inter Milan did not disclose the matter of Roma's bid for Kroos, and Roma did a good job of keeping it a secret. Therefore, there was no media report on the matter, and the players naturally knew nothing about it.
Cambiasso also joked with Cruz that he did not work hard in today's training. Now the coach wants to talk to him.
Cruz's condition in today's training was indeed not good. He was somewhat absent-minded. Li Ang's heart sank when he saw that Cruise was obviously out of sorts during the training. He realized that Cruise might really want to transfer out of the club.
"Julio, I think you should be clear about the reason why I asked you to stay." Li Ang and Cruz talked as they walked. "We can talk frankly."
"Coach, I …" Cruz glanced at Li Ang. He was a little hesitant.
"Just say what you want to say." Li Ang smiled. "I think there is no problem that cannot be solved."
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