Chapter 577: Overt and Covert Fighting

The victory in the Milan derby allowed Inter Milan to expand its points lead to 11 points. This advantage allows Inter Milan to calmly face their Coppa Italia quarter-final opponent Juventus.

Before the Milan Derby, Mourinho once considered whether to give up the Italian Cup if he lost the Milan Derby?

Because Inter Milan's opponent in the Champions League is the powerful Chelsea, if they lose the Milan derby, their lead will be only 5 points. They will not have the energy to take care of the Italian Cup at all.

Now the league is 11 points ahead of the second place. As long as they don't commit suicide, the championship is basically stable. Lucio and Sneijder are both suspended and unable to participate in the next round of the league, just in time to compete in the Italian Cup.

But when arranging the starting lineup for the Italian Cup, Mourinho and Gao Xiaodong had a little disagreement.

Gao Xiaodong hopes to start in the Italian Cup, but Mourinho has two considerations. First, he hopes that Gao Xiaodong will maintain his physical fitness, prevent injuries, and focus on the Champions League and the league. Second, let Sneijder serve as an attacking midfielder and ball player. The team is trying to adjust and wants to put Gao Xiaodong on the bench.

Given the relationship between Mourinho and Gao Xiaodong, the two certainly couldn't argue face to face, but after the training, Mourinho kept Gao Xiaodong and explained his purpose of putting him on the bench.

"I am here to protect you. Good steel should be used on the blade. The Champions League and the league are your stages." Mourinho concluded in the end.

Gao Xiaodong smiled bitterly. Mourinho's reasons are very good. For ordinary players, the risk of injuries does increase in the middle and late stages of the league, but Gao Xiaodong is different. He is covered in high-tech equipment, so there is almost no need to worry. He is not afraid of injuries or physical problems. He can buy small tonic pills and large tonic pills. As long as he has enough points, he doesn't have to worry about losing physical fitness.

But this was Gao Xiaodong's absolute secret. He couldn't tell Mourinho. He could only explain to Mourinho that he was in good physical condition and could definitely fight on three fronts. He was very careful and would not get injured.

Mourinho was a little unhappy and felt that he had already explained clearly. This was to protect Gao Xiaodong and for the overall interests of the team, but Gao Xiaodong actually wanted to start in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. It's just too selfish and too eager to be in the limelight.

However, Gao Xiaodong played too great a role for Mourinho and the team. Mourinho still explained pleasantly: "If the team cannot start the situation or falls behind, I will arrange for you to play. Don't worry, the Italian Cup I will not give up."

Having said this, Gao Xiaodong could not say anything more. He had no choice but to accept Mourinho's arrangement.

Juventus is 14 points behind Inter Milan in the league and has lost hope of winning the championship. It was also eliminated by Bayern in the Champions League group stage. All hopes this season are placed on the Italian Cup, but Juventus's state this season is really bad. .

The head coach Ferrara is an inexperienced rookie. The attacking midfielder Diego and the zebra prince Del Piero are incompatible. The hard-working Melo has become useless, and there is also the "iron guard" Amauri on the front line. Juventus is in such a state There is no way to fight against Inter Milan, who are going all out except for Gao Xiaodong and Zanetti.

In this game, Sneijder started as an attacking midfielder. After experiencing red cards in the league, Sneijder and Lucio were eager to redeem themselves in the Italian Cup. They were indeed the best players on the team.

Lucio opened the scoring for the team with a corner kick, Balotelli expanded the score for Inter Milan, and both goals were passed by Sneijder.

Juventus did not pose a threat to Inter Milan for almost the whole game. They only took advantage of goalkeeper Toldo's mistake to score a face-saving goal in stoppage time of the second half.

Inter Milan advanced to the semi-finals. Gao Xiaodong did not play. Attacking midfielder Sneijder led Inter Milan's victory. In the next Serie A match against Parma, Sneijder, Lucio and Mourinho were suspended, and Gao Xiaodong led the way. Inter Milan was tied again. After the game, the media with racial discrimination and the media hostile to Inter Milan began to praise Sneijder, believing that the optimal configuration of Inter Milan is that Sneijder will be the core of the frontcourt, and Gao Xiaodong will play in the backcourt. waist.

Sneijder's agent Lerby also jumped out after the game.

It said that Sneijder's most suitable position is the attacking midfielder, and other positions are a waste of Sneijder's talent.

Lerbi also gave Mourinho advice, saying that Gao Xiaodong is an all-round player and can play in any position. Inter Milan's midfielder is not very offensive, so Gao Xiaodong can definitely play as a midfielder.

Mourinho bought Sneijder to prevent Gao Xiaodong from getting injured and suspended. He never wanted Sneijder to come to Inter Milan and compete with Gao Xiaodong for the core position.

After Lerby spoke, Mourinho immediately went to Sneijder and told his agent to shut up. Then he held a press conference and warned Lerby not to dictate his formation. If he really had a command If you have the ability to compete, you won’t become an agent.

Gao Xiaodong worked hard for half a season to win the core position and the position of vice-captain. Sneijder wanted to steal his core position less than half a month after arriving. This made Gao Xiaodong very unhappy. His response was to score goals.

In the following Serie A league, Gao Xiaodong suddenly broke out and scored a hat trick against Cagliari in the 23rd round, scoring 17 goals and tying Milito for the top spot in the scorer list.

Gao Xiaodong's hat trick was like three slaps on the reporter's face. After the game, no one asked Gao Xiaodong to play as a defensive midfielder anymore.

However, Sneijder did not show weakness. In the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-final against Fiorentina, he scored the only goal to help Inter Milan beat Viola Viola 1:0 at home and gain the initiative to advance.

After the game, the media began to brag about Sneijder again. Although they no longer said that Sneijder should be the core, they put forward the dual-core theory, hoping that Sneijder and Gao Xiaodong would become the dual core of Inter Milan and jointly promote the advancement of Inter Milan.

On forums and on Twitter, Sneijder's fans and Gao Xiaodong's fans were also quarreling. They both believed that their idol was better than the other, and both wanted their idol to become the core of Inter Milan's frontcourt.

Gao Xiaodong does not need to play in the Coppa Italia. He has one game a week and a very relaxed schedule. Not only does he pay attention to the media noise and fans' quarrels every day, he also uses his vest to tease Sneijder's fans on the forum, setting the pace and making Xiao Le and Xiaodong The monkey was very speechless.

The day of the 24th round of the league is Valentine's Day in the West and the first day of the Chinese New Year. The day before the game, Chen Qiang, Zhang Qi, Yang Fan, Yu Debao and Monkey all came to Milan, Italy to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Yang Fan is still the main player in Rexos, but Rexos is no longer the dark horse of Gao Xiaodong's era. Rexos' record this season is very poor. It is currently ranked last and is very likely to be relegated to the Portuguese Liga.

Although Yu Debao failed to gain a foothold in a wealthy club, after moving to Rio Ave in the Portuguese Super League, he gradually became the main force, and his momentum was even better than that of Yang Fan.

This is Gao Xiaodong's first Spring Festival in Italy. Gao Xiaodong wanted to go to a Chinese restaurant for dinner, but Xiao Le and Chen Qiang disagreed. They said it would be un lively and warm, so they had to buy their own ingredients and cook their own meals.

So Xiao Le, Chen Qiang, and Hou Hou went to buy ingredients, while Gao Xiaodong, Zhang Qi, Yang Fan, and Yu Debao played mahjong together at home.

Just when Gao Xiaodong and others were having fun, Li Min, China's ambassador to Italy, came with condolences and reporters.

Gao Xiaodong, Zhang Qi and others rushed out to welcome him. Gao Xiaodong held Li Min's hand and said, "Ambassador Li, welcome, welcome."

Li Min was in his forties, wearing glasses and looking like an intellectual. He held Gao Xiaodong's hand and shook it repeatedly, "Xiaodong, you are our Chinese hero. I have wanted to come see you for a long time. That's right." Can’t spare the time.”

When reporters saw Li Min shaking hands with Gao Xiaodong, they quickly took photos. With Gao Xiaodong as a superhuman balloon star, as long as they are distributed, sales will definitely increase.

Gao Xiaodong said: "The ambassador is too polite, please sit inside quickly."

Li Min shook hands with everyone one by one, and then walked side by side to the living room with Gao Xiaodong.

"Playing mahjong, this is our national quintessence." Li Min laughed when he saw the mahjong machine.

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "Don't forget your roots. Does Ambassador Li know how to play? Come and play a few rounds?"

Li Min waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, my level is too low, you can just play."

If the ambassador doesn't play, others naturally can't play by themselves. They let the ambassador watch from the side, and everyone chats with the ambassador in the living room.

Ambassador Li highly praised Gao Xiaodong's outstanding performance in Serie A, believing that he has brought glory to the Chinese and improved their status in the minds of the Italian people. He hopes that Gao Xiaodong will continue to work hard and become the first Chinese to win the Serie A championship.

After sitting for about ten minutes, Ambassador Li asked his subordinates to deliver the condolences and left Gao Xiaodong's house.

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