Chapter 73 The Coppa Italia Needs Miracles(1/2)
"Mr. Chairman, I think you need to take a look at this game."
In the office of the Italian Football Association Chairman, the secretary reminded the Italian Football Association Chairman Maldivni.
Only by worrying about what the leader is anxious about can the leader be regarded as a caring little cotton jacket.
This secretary obviously knows the secretarial method very well.
Maldivney looked at the secretary's computer.
It was a second round of the Italian Cup.
There are eight rounds of the Italian Cup.
Serie A teams will participate in the competition from the third round.
So the competition before this was not important at all.
Many people start from the third round.
After all, if you don’t watch football in the top league, then you still have a look!
However, in this second round of cup competition, it is said that there are more than a dozen media outlets on site.
This is a strange thing.
At this time, the camera in the computer suddenly locked a player.
After receiving the ball from the wing, he did not rush to pass the ball because most of the pass routes were blocked by the opponent.
But he carried the opponent's defensive player and performed a horizontal dribbling, and used two irregular Marseille swings in the picture, stumbled and controlled the football under the three-man pressing.
I have to say that this ball protection move is really ugly.
But the effect is really good.
Finally, under the pull of the opponent, the pretty young player staggered to the ground.
However, the referee did not blew the whistle.
Not a black whistle.
It was because the player was falling forward and passed the football with his toes.
You can't tell whether he encountered football on the way to fall or was deliberately passing the ball.
But this doesn't matter anymore.
Because this pass broke through the opponent's sky and crossed the opponent's median line combination.
Then, the passer's companion, a 1.88-meter-high center forward, headed the ball towards the far corner of the goalkeeper under the helpless gaze.
An easy header!
Of these, 80% of the credit is on the passer.
"Lu?" Maldivney saw the name on the other party's jersey and remembered something, "Is it that Lu? The child that Maniro always mentioned? The Chinese who played football with Suotu, Lu?"
The secretary nodded.
Maldivney looked inexplicably, and his eyes flashed.
Serie A is declining, which is a fact that everyone can feel.
Correspondingly, there is also the issue of the value of the Italian Cup.
It is also a domestic cup, but whether it is the FA Cup in England or the Copa del Rey in Spain, it is stronger than the Italian Cup in terms of influence.
As the chairman of the Italian Football Association of this term, Maldivney could have let it go and not repeat the mistakes of his ex.
But... since we have all stood in this position and were in troubled times, how can we be worthy of his restless heart if we don’t make some achievements?
After all, we are here!
The Italian Star project was established under his promotion.
And the effect is very good.
At least the younger generation of Italian fans know the young stars in their own leagues and regions.
They no longer only have the prides of England in their eyes. They also know the star of the future in Monaco, Ceballos, who will take off sooner or later, know the Italian whirlwind Parot, know the Italian defender Tankram, know the Italian future midfielder double core Moric and Lu Yang!
These young stars may not be able to play, and there may not be young stars from England, Spain, Germany, France, and Belgium, but...at least they have the basis to become superstars...attention!
Players who do not have attention cannot become stars or even superstars.
Attention not only means attention, but also affects a player's ability to withstand pressure, spiritual pursuit, sense of honor, and mission.
Without these, Wu Lei will not be able to play football abroad. What's wrong with being the king of football in China?
But without these spiritual pursuits, a player will never be able to become world-class.
There is a saying that may not be nice. Although Wu Lei has now fallen to the Spanish Second Division and has become a substitute, it seems that he has failed in Europe, but... he has at least been respected by this fan.
This is what the Chinese football players of this era lack the most...Risby of fans, the respect of fans!
Having said that, the success of the Italian Star is just a small success, a small attempt.
He proved that if you manage football with your heart, even if the top star and coach leave temporarily, Italian football will not fall to a low point.
Just like the NBA, with enough stories and legends, it can attract enough fans.
When one day you don’t have a story, even if you still have the 400 best stars on this planet, you can no longer stop the ratings from falling.
The reason why the FA Cup is more influential than the Italian Cup is because it is more story-oriented.
Now, Maldivni also wants to write a legendary story belonging to the Italian Cup.
Then he... needs a legendary male protagonist!
Looking at the entire European football world, few non-top league teams have achieved good results in the cup.
If so, it would be a miracle.
And San Remo has reached the second round and has defeated the Serie B team with a chance to upgrade.
This means that as long as they maintain this level, they are likely to enter the fifth round.
Fifth round!
This is definitely a miracle.
After a rough screening, San Remo is really the only team that meets Maldivney's requirements.
First of all, their team has relatively strong strength.
They are almost invincible in the Italian League C. Although they have only recently encountered a dull draw, the score against Brescia is enough to show that they have solved the problem.
Secondly, Sanremo is rich!
Their chairman is a famous rich man in Italy. In the past, he was not doing anything because the team was not worthy. But now, in order to build the stadium and keep it in history, the old chairman finally plans to let the team achieve success.
Again, they have the wealthy bridge.
Their head coach Sotu and player Latuidi are all made contributions to Milan, just like Maldivni.
In fact, Maldivney used to be teammates with Sotu for a while.
The title of Sotu's butcher was only obtained after the old captain Maldivney left.
The relationship between Maldivney and Sotu, just like the relationship between Sotu and Latuide, and the relationship between Latuide and Soegel is the relationship between the previous generation and the next generation.
The association has resources and prioritizes its own people. Is there any problem?
Finally, San Remo still has a very high level of attention at present.
Especially their player named Lu Yang.
To be honest, the ratings of this year's Serie C have increased significantly due to the existence of San Remo Luyang.
Don’t doubt that there are not many spectators in the Italian League, especially online audiences.
But Lu Yang...he has many followers throughout Europe.
Although those people are most concerned about the relationship between Lu Yang and Sophia, they may not necessarily like Lu Yang.
But this does not prevent those people from learning about some Lu Yang's games.
It can be said that San Remo satisfies all Maldivney's fantasies.
At this time, on the computer screen, Lu Yang was tackled by the angry Brescia player at the last moment and obtained a good frontcourt free kick.
Although the Brescia player recovered one goal, the four-to-one score still left them unfair, so some people were so angry that they were embarrassed, right?
The position of this free kick is not far outside the penalty area, but it is less than 25 meters away from the goal.
It's not the elevator ball area that Lu Yang is good at, it's a bit too close.
But because Molic was not here, Lu Yang deservedly became the first pick in the set-piece player.
Lu Yang held his breath and raised his foot and shot.
Brescia's players jumped high, saying they were unwilling to let San Remo score another goal.
Four to one is already a shameful score.
To be continued...