The current Inter Milan was still a little different from a year ago.
At the end of the 20052006 season, the veteran Mihajlović, who rarely played in the entire season, announced his retirement. Currently, old Mihajlović was taking the test for his coaching license while working on the Inter Milan youth team coaching staff as an assistant manager.
In the summer of 2006, Li Ang brought in a new player in the left-back position. The Brazilian full-back Maxwell joined Inter Milan from the Dutch Eredivisie powerhouse Ajax.
And this was also Inter Milan's only signing in the summer of 2006. The team had just won the Treble, and the lineup was stable. Li Ang did not think that Inter Milan needed to recruit on a large scale.
However, now that another season had passed and the 20062007 season had ended, the team's situation had changed again.
First of all, the Portuguese veteran, Luís Figo, decided to break up with Inter Milan on a free basis. In fact, after winning the UEFA Champions League last season, the Portuguese veteran had the intention to leave. Figo was expelled by Real Madrid, but stood at the top of Europe with Inter Milan. The Portuguese ruthlessly let out a breath of resentment and then found that there was no goal to fight for.
Therefore, after persevering for another season, Figo decided to leave. His target was Qatar, which was a good place for veterans to retire and make money. Figo had already reached an agreement with the Qatar Ittihad Club and negotiated with the Inter Milan Club. After the end of the season, Figo was already free and could freely join the Qatar Ittihad Team.
If Li Ang was relatively calm about Figo's departure, then Ronaldo's sudden return to Brazil to play football caught Li Ang a little off guard.
After he learned of Ronaldo's intention, he communicated with the Brazilian. Then, Li Ang gave up trying to persuade him to stay.
Ronaldo had won almost all the honors. The only thing he lacked was the UEFA Champions League trophy. In the summer of 2006, after standing at the top of Europe with Inter Milan, Ronaldo's wish was fulfilled. The Brazilian seemed to be at a loss all of a sudden and had no motivation to move forward. Therefore, even though he was still grateful to Li Ang, Ronaldo really wanted to leave Inter Milan.
Li Ang had to admit that he could give Ronaldo a healthy body and temporarily inspire the Brazilian's fighting spirit. However, when Ronaldo's dream had been realized and he had lost his goal and fighting spirit, there was nothing he could do.
Ronaldo chose to return to Corinthians, a powerhouse in Brasileirão. He wanted to go back and enjoy his football.
Moratti was definitely a good father. He truly loved Ronaldo. In order to express his love for Ronaldo and to thank him for his contribution to Inter Milan's rise to the top of Europe, Moratti personally participated and made the decision. In the end, as long as Corinthians paid 10 million USD for the transfer fee, which was less than half of Ronaldo's current value, Inter Milan would release the 'alien' back to Brazil.
The departure of Figo and Ronaldo was also used by some media outlets to stir up trouble. They added fuel to the fire and criticized Inter Milan.
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Although Li Ang was unhappy, he did not pay attention to it. He did not even start a war of words with the media.
Now, any words were useless. Only results were the most persuasive.
The season had just ended and the entire team was on vacation.
Li Ang was not in a hurry to start work for the new season. He gave himself a vacation and took Alice and his parents to Cyprus for a vacation. Originally, his brother-in-law, Carlos, wanted to tag along. Just as they were about to leave, the kid suddenly said that he had other arrangements. Then, two days later, Li Ang saw a picture in the newspaper of Carlos and Mata together, hugging beautiful women and having fun on the beach in South Africa.
Although it was a vacation, Li Ang could not really relax completely.
He directed the team's recruitment and clean-up work through remote control.
The first was the arrangement of the team's players on loan.
Pasquale and Acquafresca returned from their loan. However, in the current Inter Milan, these two players still did not have the ability to compete for a position in the team. Therefore, Li Ang still decided to continue loaning out the two players. He had already asked the club to inform the players and their agents. If there were any loaning places that they wanted to go, they could communicate with the club.
In Inter Milan's goalkeeper position, the Brazilian national goalkeeper, César, had already firmly occupied the starting position. The veteran, Toldo, was the second goalkeeper of Inter Milan, and the veteran, Orlando, was the third goalkeeper of Inter Milan. This combination was quite reasonable. As long as there were no major injuries, it would not be a problem to cope for the entire season.
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In the rear defensive line, Marco Materazzi was already a little old. However, the Italian warrior's fighting spirit was indispensable in the Inter Milan locker room. Li Ang admired Materazzi very much.
Samuels and Cordoba were still in their prime, while the young Bonucci was gradually maturing. The future was worth looking forward to.
They were both young players, but the development and performance of Andrioli, who was one year older than Bonucci, were somewhat disappointing. Coming from Inter Milan's youth training, he was young, handsome, and had excellent physical conditions. Andrioli had always been regarded as Inter Milan's defensive pillar for the next ten years. However, since his terrible performance in the Youth Derby, Andrioli's performance made people shake their heads. Li Ang also gave the young player some opportunities to play in the first team, but his performance was really unsatisfactory.
Should he continue to give Andrioli opportunities, loan him out, or just give up? This was the decision that Li Ang needed to make.
In the center back position, Burdisso, who had been accompanying his sick son in Argentina, had returned. Burdisso could be said to be Inter Milan's "veteran." The Argentine had joined Inter Milan in 2004. However, before Li Ang came to Inter Milan, Burdisso received an emergency call from his home in Argentina after a Serie A match on January 4, 2005. He was informed that his beloved son, Beeches, had leukemia. After hearing the news, Burdisso, who had just become a father, was burning with anxiety. He flew back to Argentina at top speed and began a life of traveling between South America and Europe. He was on tenterhooks. Later, Inter Milan knew that he was too tired to focus on the game, so they took special care of him and let him return to Boca Juniors on loan.
However, after returning to Inter Milan last summer, Li Ang was not satisfied with Burdisso's performance this past season. The Argentine's performance was more impetuous. Sometimes, in Li Ang's heart, Bonucci's playing order was even higher than Burdisso's.
Therefore, Li Ang had to consider whether to make certain additions to the center back position.
In the fullback position, Evra firmly occupied the position of the main left fullback. The team captain, Javier Zanetti, rotated with Mai Kong in the right fullback position. Zanetti could also play as a left fullback. In addition, Maxwell was a powerful addition to Inter Milan's fullback position. Therefore, Li Ang was quite satisfied with the fullback position.
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