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Chapter 232: Conversation with Conte

"Hey, Li! I'm leaving, leaving Italy, leaving Juventus." After the call was connected, Giacherini did not exchange pleasantries, but went straight to the topic.

Li Zihan froze on the spot for a moment, obviously not yet able to react, and asked after a while: "What's the matter? Why are you leaving suddenly? Because of the newly joined Carlos Tevez? But your position is not direct. Conflict with him, you can play as a winger, a full-back or even a midfielder."

Giaccellini didn't expect Li Zihan's reaction to be so big, he immediately interrupted Li Zihan's words: "No, it has nothing to do with these, nor is it a matter of salary or contract. Li, you must know that I am not young anymore. At this age, if I don’t go out and break through, my whole career may be like this. And you know next year is the World Cup year. I am just a rookie in the Italian national team. I want to keep a position in the national team even if it is Substitutes are also good, so I must get more chances to play, and gain the trust of the head coach with a stable state and excellent performance."

Li Zihan understood that it was because Gaccherini didn't get enough playing time in Juventus, so he wanted to go to another team to seek more opportunities to play.And the World Cup has an irresistible charm for every football player. Don't you see that the World Cup has always been a pain for many countries?
Giacherini went on to say: "And I am 28 years old this year, and I will be 29 years old by the time of the World Cup. If I miss this World Cup, I may not have a chance in this life. So even as a substitute I don't want to miss this opportunity."

Li Zihan did not expect that Giacherini was the second to leave, and Iaquinta was the first.Originally, he himself was still hesitating whether to transfer or not, but he did not expect that the honest man Jaccherini, who seldom speaks in the team, would transfer without saying a word.Thinking about it carefully, the two people who have already transferred have a relatively good relationship with Li Zihan.

It is impossible for Li Zihan to force the opponent to stay. He is neither the head coach nor the top management of the club.At the same time, I also hope from the bottom of my heart that Giacherini can reach a higher level, a real late bloomer.

"So... where is your next stop?" Li Zihan asked.

"Sunderland, a mid-lower team in the Premier League, has made a formal offer to Juventus and it has been agreed. At the same time, I am very satisfied with their personal negotiations, so if there is no accident, the transfer period will officially start. I went to them for a physical examination, and I will play in England next season." Giacherini replied lightly.

There is no sadness in the tone, no reluctance and no regrets.There are some expectations for the future, and his passion that has not been washed away with the precipitation of time.

"Then, congratulations to you, Jakai. I hope you can fulfill your dream in England, but if we meet on the field, I will try to score more goals. If your team wants to win, you must score more goals." Too many balls." Li Zihan also made a small joke when sending his blessings.

Giacherini said with a smile: "You may not have a chance, Li. Because with Sunderland's strength, it is unlikely to enter the European arena. Of course, if you are lucky, you accidentally enter the Europa League. Juventus It would be possible for Si to be eliminated in the group stage and qualify for the UEFA Europa League. Hahaha, well, Lee, then let’s do it for now.”

"Well, take care!"

"Take care of yourself!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Zihan fell into deep thought, and immediately booked a flight back to Italy.

When Li Zihan arrived in Turin, it was already July [-]nd.At this time, the Confederations Cup game has come to an end. Yesterday, the Italian team encountered the South American strong team Uruguay in the third and fourth finals.In the end, the two sides dragged on to a penalty shootout. Italy defeated Uruguay [-]-[-] and won the third place in the Confederations Cup.

The host Brazil met Spain, the double winner of the World Cup and European Cup in the final. In the end, the Selecao finished the European hegemony with a score of [-]-[-] and won the Confederations Cup.

Li Zihan thought in his heart, at this time the national team is disbanded, should Giacherini fly directly to England for a medical examination?

Li Zihan met Conte in Conte's office at the Vinovo training base. Although it is now a holiday, for the head coach, there are very few holidays.Because they need to introduce players during the transfer period, negotiate with the opposing club and so on, so the head coach may not necessarily be able to rest if the players rest.

This is not the first time that Li Zihan has come to Conte's office, and he did not come less often during the season.But for some reason, he felt that when he stepped into the threshold of Conte's office this time, his steps were a little heavy.

Seeing Li Zihan knocking on the door, Conte beckoned him to come in and sit on his sofa.

Before Li Zihan entered the door and did not speak, Conte said: "How I wish you would not come to me. I didn't expect you to come anyway. I guessed this day when Marotta renewed his contract with you. I never thought this day would come so soon.”

"Forehead, do you know why I came to see you?" Li Zihan asked in surprise.

Conte glanced at him and asked with a smile: "Do you think I look like an idiot?" Then he continued: "We will have a lot of strikers next season, not to mention the newly joined Llorente and Tevez. Now there are Matri, Giovinko, and the excellent Vucinic and you in the team. So it is imperative to sell some forwards, but I have never thought of putting you on the transfer market. Only It would be a fool to let a fantastic young player like you go, except for a club that sells players for a living, but we are not that kind of club."

"So, Li, how about staying?" Conte looked into Li Zihan's eyes.

Li Zihan lowered his head a little guilty, not daring to look into Conte's eyes.He felt like he had betrayed the other party. Although he was able to have the ability of which system he is today, Conte also contributed to him.

But now, I have only played under him for a year, and I want to leave.
Li Zihan said weakly: "If... if you can promise to give me a main position and let me play in many important games, then I will definitely stay."

Li Zihan actually doesn't have much sense of belonging to Juventus. Although he is their player, Li Zihan's performance this season can completely exceed the salary given to him by the opponent.And when I first came to Juventus, I didn't cost them a "lire", and I wasn't trained from the youth training system by them spending a lot of money.So for Juventus, Li Zihan has never felt guilty.I take your salary, I give you goals and play seriously.

And he feels guilty about Conte, the coach who single-handedly gave him many opportunities and the teacher who gave him many things.At the same time, there are those teammates who have not known each other for more than a year between the support and cooperation during the season.

"It's impossible." Conte replied: "You know Li, it is almost impossible for any head coach to agree to your request. First of all, every player's state has ups and downs, so as a A coach we are responsible for the whole team. And you know, young players have the biggest ups and downs, they often have amazing performances, but a lot of times they are not good. Of course, I know you have been very good this season. Very, very good, It can be said that you can enter the top three in the entire league. But who can be sure that you will perform well in the next season, next month or even the next game? Moreover, as the head coach, we will make different arrangements according to different situations. Therefore, whoever is more in line with the tactical requirements and who is in an excellent state will sit in the starting position of the main force."

Conte said slowly: "I think you are still young, you need to train yourself in the game, that's for sure. But you are so young and really not suitable to be a main force, especially a rich team. This is not good for you, you What needs to be done now is to train hard, and then slowly improve yourself through the game. We all know that your first season was perfect, and even without you we would not even qualify for the Champions League, and the league title would not be so easy. . But that doesn't mean you're fully qualified or ready to be the core, and there are so many examples of that in history."

From the beginning to the end, it was Conte who was talking, and Li Zihan just lowered his head and listened carefully.

Conte thought that what he said was almost enough, and then asked: "You see Tevez is 29 years old this year. He doesn't have much time to maintain his form for a long time. Llorente is not young. But they have rich experience , you can definitely learn more from them in normal times. Although Llorente didn't play many games last season, he is still the top striker in Europe. I think you can learn a lot from him. What do you think, Lee?"

Conte's meaning is very simple. The general idea is that Tevez is not young. Even if he is in excellent form after transferring, he will not last for two seasons.Moreover, there are very few Argentine forwards who are over 31 or two years old and can occupy the main position in the European giants.And you, Li Zihan, are very young now, what you need most is time.When Tevez comes, you can learn a lot from his side, and when you mature, it will be the time when he is going downhill.At that time, whether it is Carlos Tevez, Llorente or now Vucinic will inevitably enter a career downhill.At that time, you just happened to take over perfectly and carry the banner.

Li Zihan also thinks that Conte's words are not unreasonable, but after thinking about it for 1 minute.He broke the silence and said: "Boss, I think I'm ready to gain a foothold in the first team. I think when I renew the contract with Marotta, I insist on adding a release clause. You can understand what I mean."

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