Lazio, who has not scored a single point, has many difficulties to reach the final eight. You should know that their next opponent is Real Madrid.

Manchester United's defeat of Meacha did not cause much trouble in the English media.

The Daily Telegraph wrote an article saying that Manchester United has a long time ago, and in Italy, his record is not good. I hope they will win the Champions League again? I am afraid that they will have to wait for decades, so it is better to put their hope on Liverpool. Liverpool has a much higher chance of winning the League Cup this year than Manchester United.

Liverpool won in the League Cup, and there was no suspense at home.

Ferguson had mocked Liverpool before the game, but now he has been slapped in the face by local Liverpool media.

But if Manchester United cannot represent the Premier League? Then another team, Arsenal, is even worse. When they led Bayern Munich 2-0 at home, they were actually chased by Bayern Munich two goals in a row, and the final score became 2:2, which was equivalent to giving up the victory.

So much so that the Manchester Evening News finally found a line to comfort Manchester United - compared to Arsenal, Manchester United still has dignity in Milan, and they have never given up on the game. They died standing. On the other hand, Arsenal directly gave Bayern Munich 2 points at home. I hope Wenger's team can make a breakthrough in the Champions League? It is better to be more optimistic about Leeds United.

However, these news is far less interesting than the Sun's report. The Sun posted a photo of Keane getting off the plane at the airport on the headlines. Keane posted a band-aid on his nose. The Sun put three questions - what exactly happened? As we all know, Keane was not injured in the game, but his nose is now injured. Could it be that Ferguson beat Keane in the locker room?

"The Sun" - No, no, no, things were beyond everyone's expectations. According to exclusive information provided by a staff member of Meacha, Keane was beaten by an Inter Milan player after the game. But the staff did not disclose which player it was. However, the author speculated that the biggest suspect should be the Chinese Zheng Zhi, then Frenchman Blanco, or Italian Matrazi.

The Sun gave a total of three suspects, one was Zheng Zhi, one was Blanco, and the other was Matrazi. These three people are notorious, and the probability is of course high.

The Sun said this, and naturally I really don’t know that it was Zheng Zhi. The staff member was very particular. No matter how much the Sun paid, he did not say Zheng Zhi’s name, but said that Keene was beaten up by Inter Milan. As for the name? There is nothing to tell.

That afternoon, Keen's doorstep was filled with reporters, and everyone wanted to find the answer from Keen's mouth.

What a shameful thing this is? Of course Keane didn't dare to say it. No one else knew except for Manchester United's locker room who knew he was beaten up. But the matter was revealed, and it seemed that the Sun had received news from elsewhere.

After reading the news, he was so glad that the damn staff member did not name Zheng Zhi's name. Of course, he would not admit this even if he was beaten to death.

At the critical moment, Ferguson called him to instruct him on how to face media reporters.

Don't say anything, look at the reaction of Italy. If there is no reaction in Italy and does not tell the truth, then this matter can be pushed into Manchester United's locker room, even if it is said to be beaten by Ferguson.

Of course, Italy is not calm. The news from England is so tempting. Zheng Zhi's doorstep is also full of paparazzi.

However, the paparazzi was disappointed as usual. Zheng Zhi did not accept the interview and was beaten up. Zheng Zhi didn't need to step on Keen again, so Keen could give him a step. But Zheng Zhi couldn't figure it out. No one saw it at that time? It was really strange. Which staff member was making a noise?

There were more than him, including Blanco and Matrazi. Naturally, paparazzi went to interview them.

Faced with the reporter's question, Blanco looked confused.

"I beat Keane? How is that possible?"

"I don't know where this news came from. We were just looking forward to returning to the locker room to celebrate victory. How could we make trouble? This is fake news."

Matrazi also felt incredible, "Am I like a person who likes to fight? I also exchanged jerseys with Stam at that time. We walked through the player passage together, and then went back to our own locker room. The football game was just a football game, and we had no personal grudges."

He hung up the phone, but he took a breath.

“Huh,”

"We don't know, it doesn't mean Zheng Zhi doesn't know. They have personal grudges. By the way, Zheng Zhi came back very late at that time, right? Still gasping?"

Matrazi thinks that way.

Both Grasco and Grosso thought so. After learning the news, the two made a phone call and finally ran to Zheng Zhi's house to find the answers themselves.

Zheng Zhi was training in his own gym and laughed when he heard this question.

"Can you all believe the news about the Sun?"

"I think it must be Ferguson who thinks Keane kicks too badly. Ferguson can't help but punch him or hit him with something."

“Anyway, this is fake news.”

...

...

January 23, New Year's Eve.

A guest came to Zheng Zhi's family, Ma Mingyu, who played football in Perugia. There were only two Chinese players playing football in Italy.

Wu Di was not here, so Zheng Zhi had to cook himself, but his cooking skills were very bad, so he had to buy some dumplings from a Chinese restaurant and come back.

Ma Mingyu started to complain.

"I'm here all the way to you, just have a meal of dumplings?"

"Ah, I only eat once a year. It's not easy." Zheng Zhi smiled.

"I'll cook myself."

"I'm just kidding," Ma Mingyu also smiled, "I haven't eaten dumplings in the past six months. I miss my hometown very much."

After saying that, he buried his head in his mouth and started eating.

The steaming dumplings are indeed very fragrant, but Zheng Zhi understands what he means.

He put down his chopsticks.

"If it really doesn't work, just go back."

"It's not a big deal to spend so much time here. If you don't have a home, it's no big deal to go back to China to play football. We are professional players, and we have to play in the game."

"Next year is the World Cup year, so it's impossible not to play the national team, right?"

After staying in Perugia for so long, Ma Mingyu has never even played in Serie A. What's the point of living this? Although it's a big blow to Ma Mingyu, people should always think about reality.

It would be fine if there were players in Europe who were willing to accept Ma Mingyu, but if not, it would be embarrassing. So it would be better to go back while you can play for a few more years.

Hearing Zheng Zhi say this, Ma Mingyu also put down his chopsticks.

"I've also thought about it for a long time."

"I have already asked my agent to contact the domestic club. I will find my next home as soon as possible while A has not started."

"Oh, who said that I am not strong enough? What can I do?" Ma Mingyu sighed heavily.

The level here has not grown, but the self-confidence has been almost lost.

Almost all players who went abroad to overseas have been recognized, but he lived like a year in the Perugia reserve team, had no chance to participate in the game, and was always ridiculed by the media.

"Hi,"

"That's because the head coach is blind and he won't give you a chance. Of course, if you're a few years younger, it might be much better. But we don't have time to waste now, and playing games is the most important thing."

Zheng Zhi comforted again.

"We don't need anyone's recognition. As long as we are worthy of our true hearts and our own efforts, that's enough. Sometimes, if you care too much about other people's thoughts, you will be unhappy. We are not living for others."

Ma Mingyu nodded thoughtfully.

Actually, Ma Mingyu's matter is really complicated, not a simple player transfer.

A popular joke on the Internet vividly reveals the embarrassment of Ma Mingyu. "Nakata Hideho may be a good tour guide after retirement. A large number of Japanese tourists travel to Italy because of him. Ma Mingyu may become an excellent carpenter after retirement. He has been sitting on the bench for a long time and has become a love affair over time..."

Too miserable.

Fortunately, it was not compared with Zheng Zhi's situation, otherwise Ma Mingyu's mentality would probably collapse.

Ma Mingyu is actually a victim of the bankruptcy of South Korea's Daewoo Automobile Company. Daewoo sponsored the Italian Perugia Club in order to occupy the share of the European auto market. The return condition was that the team had to select two or three Asian players. As a result, South Korea's unknown Ahn Jung-hwan and Chinese star Ma Mingyu successfully landed in Serie A.

However, at this time, Daewoo went bankrupt. Without the support of his sponsor, Ahn Jung-hwan could no longer get a chance to play, and the weak Ma Mingyu also lost the backstage boss who helped him speak, so he had to remain a substitute. In addition, the appearance restrictions of the three non-European players also forced Ma Mingyu to rank among Brazil's Ze Maria, Agenyan's Paris and other non-European players to wait for the opportunity.

When Perugia Club asked his agent Carlovi to sign Ma Mingyu, he also accompanied a package of contracts, such as the sale of television broadcast rights, the transfer of souvenir sales rights, the commercial invitational contract, etc. However, except for bringing Ma Mingyu to Italy, Carlovi made no progress in other contracts, which means that Ma Mingyu's added value is still in China, which is completely opposite to the situation when the club made a fortune by buying Nakata Hidesho. Therefore, the benefits after buying Ma Mingyu were almost zero.

After incorrectly estimating the consumption capacity of the Chinese market (Japanese per capita income is more than US$10,000, while China is less than US$800), the Perugia Club decisively decided not to use Ma Mingyu for the time being to avoid a double blow in business and performance.

The Perugia's TV broadcast fee of US$50,000 to 70,000 per game (excluding the cost of renting satellites, etc.) makes it difficult for the Chinese TV market to accept. At the same time, the price of US$50-75 per Perugia's jersey cannot be sold in the Chinese market. Therefore, Perugia's bundled sales plan made Ma Mingyu a victim of "arranged marriage".

The greedy Perugia boss really packed Ma Mingyu as Zheng Zhi... Zheng Zhi is worth the price, but Ma Mingyu is not good. Zheng Zhi is a golden ball, what is Ma Mingyu?

There is another serious problem. Ma Mingyu's language is not up to date. He doesn't understand English or Italian. How can he get through? According to the recent report of the "Milan Sports Daily", the reason why Ma Mingyu cannot play the main player is that his language has not been up to date and cannot communicate with head coach Cosmi in Italian. At the same time, Ma Mingyu almost couldn't speak with his teammates because his English conversational ability is also very poor. It can be seen that Ma Mingyu realized when he arrived in Italy that he had not passed the level of his cultural course, and how difficult it was to make up for this lesson!

At this moment, the doorbell rang.

Dingdong,

Dingdong.

Very rhythmic ringtone.

I wonder who will visit this point?

Zheng Zhi himself was a little surprised. When he walked to the gate, he found a tall woman wrapped in a thick down jacket standing in front of the gate.

Shen Bing!

This girl ran over from China.

Could it be that I am thinking about celebrating the New Year with myself?

Ouch hey,

She took it seriously...

“Come in quickly,”

Although he was just a show of Shen Bing, he could not be cold when he came here to see her from all the way. He quickly let Shen Bing enter the house.

Ma Mingyu was embarrassed. In the middle of the night, a woman came to Zheng Zhi for the New Year, and he, a big man, was just a big light bulb.

"Brother Ma, this is Shen Bing."

"Shen Bing, he is Brother Ma Mingyu."
To be continued...