Chapter 524 Motivating Barak

After the meeting with the elders, Ranieri talked to the players alone. It was the same here. Everyone paid attention to an order. The first person he called was Ballack, and he had already planned to start with new players.

"Michael, nice to see you!" Ranieri stretched out his hand and looked up at the tall Ballack.

Ballack's name can be called Michael Ballack in English translation. In fact, Michael Ballack is more appropriate, but Ballack doesn't mind this name. Ranieri left a good impression on him, a kind old man. Son.

"Hello, Mr. Ranieri!" Ballack responded positively.

Inviting Ballack to sit down, Ranieri went straight to the point. He asked Ballack what position he wanted to play. Needless to say? !

Ballack is not an inexperienced boy who is afraid of this and that. He bluntly said that he wanted to play as a midfielder. Over the years, he has not been able to get what he wanted, but from the bottom of his heart, he naturally chose to play. Front waist.

"Front midfielder?! This is such a waste of your talent!" Ranieri chuckled and said deliberately.

Attracting Ballack's attention, Ranieri took out paper and pen and told Ballack about his tactical intentions. 433, it is 433, not 4231. If it is 4231, Ballack can occupy a midfielder position, but The midfield role of 433 is different from that of the attacking midfielder.

"My idea is that you can be a free agent, a free agent in the frontcourt! I have watched your game and you have a strong ability to read the game. I think you are qualified for such a role, when to attack and when to come back to defend. , you should know very well!" Ranieri said with praise.

Before Ballack could respond, Ranieri turned into a sincere and serious face and said to Ballack: "This season, you just came to the team! You are not a veteran of the team, but in my eyes, This team needs your mental strength, you are a great player, don’t just think about yourself, you have to need your teammates! I believe you can play a very important role in this team!”

"In the first game, against Palermo, although we did not win a victory, that game showed me your sense of responsibility, which is good. The team will still need your help in the future, and we will still need you like this. With the presence of players, you can contribute more to us!”

Who doesn't like to be praised? ! Everyone is eager to be praised, and Ballack is no exception. Ranieri's praise is very useful in his ears, and he feels like a confidant.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Ranieri, I am confident that I can play this role well!" Ballack said seriously.

"Very good! I know you're not here for money! You're here to win more championships! To be honest, I'm the same as you, I'm here also for championships! I'm not young anymore, you know that The media has even found out about my old background. I am ashamed, I really don’t have any honors to offer! I am extremely eager to change my destiny!" Ranieri laughed at himself with some emotion.

After so many years, how could it be possible that he was not lost? ! But that's how people are, they are always tricked by fate. Now that he has come to Trapani, Hugo personally took him to Trapani yesterday, which made Ranieri suddenly very ambitious. The conditions here are so good, I must do it. Seize this opportunity.

If Klinsmann was strict and resolute, then what Ranieri is pursuing now is another kind of gentle policy, like a spring breeze.

"But as the team's highest-paid star, as a veteran player, the soul of the team lies! I also hope that you can set an example and strictly abide by the team's rules!" Ranieri said to Ballack seriously at the end of the conversation. .

"This is natural! I am a professional player!" Ballack replied. In fact, he has always been like this. Even if the head coach has conflicts, he never slacks off. He has never slacked off under Magath. I know Magath is famous for being strict.

The second person Ranieri summoned was Bastian Schweinsteiger. Ballack could also speak English, which this little pig couldn't do at all. Ballack was born in East Germany and learned English in his early years. He was the first foreign language at that time. Needless to say, it’s Russian. He speaks Russian better than English. This Schweinsteiger is not from East Germany, and his academic performance is average. Don’t mention English, let alone Italian.

It's difficult to communicate without knowing the language. Ranieri doesn't know German either. He can only speak barely enough Spanish and can only speak average English, so they have an extra translator for their communication.

Weinsteiger himself was a little surprised that he was called so quickly. Everyone was sorting things out in their minds. Don't think that only Chinese people care about this matter. Foreigners also have such thoughts.

Calling him during the second private conversation made Schweinsteiger, who was already a little uneasy, relax a lot.

Life in Italy is very difficult for him, really too difficult. First of all, he is not very old. It is his first time to play in a foreign league, and he has to pay a high price to survive. This is terrible and stressful. Secondly, he doesn't understand the language and knows nothing about Italian, let alone the local Sicilian dialect. He can't understand it. For him, life every day consists of training and finding Klose.

Klose was injured, and he often went to Klose's home, but he couldn't go every day. Klose was married and couldn't be a guest at other people's homes all the time.

This team has already had some traces of gangs. A group of South American people like to play together, and Italians also play together, but he is uncomfortable. Ballack was originally his teammate in the club, but the relationship between the two is actually average. It is thanks to coming to Italy that they have made progress. However, Ballack is not a young man after all, and there is a generation gap between him and him.

There are many reasons for his mediocre state. The integration problem is very serious. It is not shy to say that many people in the Trapani team are very unhappy with him occupying the main position under Klinsmann, but it is not easy to get angry.

As soon as Klinsmann was dismissed, he was panicked, had serious self-doubt, and became more taciturn.

He even called his agent Schneider to leave. In fact, the main reason why the deal was successful was Klinsmann. Without Klinsmann's insistence, Schweinsteiger would not come to Trapani. Trapani itself did not have a strong desire to introduce him. Seli was even more opposed. He believed that Schweinsteiger was not suitable for the style of Serie A, had no special skills, and was too mediocre.

Schneider was also very annoyed. He was persuaded by Klinsmann to ensure that Schweinsteiger had enough time to grow, but now all the bad things have happened.

In a hurry, he persuaded Schweinsteiger to be patient and see what the new coach's attitude was. On the other hand, he wanted to see if there was a next buyer for Schweinsteiger, but such a buyer was not easy to find.

It has only been a short time. Schneider estimated that Trapani would not let the piglet go without 15 million euros. They can lose money, but they can't lose too much. Do you think Trapani's senior management are all fools? In fact, there is no particularly cheap player from them.

Bayern Munich was too black and asked for a high price. Now, based on Schweinsteiger's situation, who is willing to bid 15 million euros? !

Ranieri's view on Schweinsteiger is similar to that of Seli. He doesn't think this kid can gain a foothold in Trapani now, because it is difficult. First of all, he will not adopt the parallel position of 442 in the formation. Schweinsteiger lost his position. After Klinsmann changed to the diamond position, Schweinsteiger's position sense was not good and he did not play well.

Secondly, it comes from competitors. Even if he goes to the middle, Schweinsteiger is not as competitive as Padoin. From the situation learned from the coaching staff, Hugo actually kept such a mediocre player like Padoin for year after year. Why? ! First, he is diligent, and second, he has many position attributes. He can faithfully implement the tactics of each coach and look like he is not competing with the world, so that he can actually get more than 20 opportunities to play each season.

But Xiaozhu, now, at least not now, he is at an absolute disadvantage in the midfield competition.