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Chapter 224 The Heart of a Champion: The Rumor of Transferring to AC Milan

Chelsea's stars walked out of the airport hall and were immediately surrounded by Italian journalists who had been waiting for a long time.

However, it is clear that the Italian journalists have only one goal, and that is Xiang Nan, the striker of the Italian national team.

"Andre, for the next game, what do you think the result of the game will be."

"There is no doubt that Chelsea will be the ones to progress."

"How does it feel to step on the turf of the Alpenstadion again?"

"Everything is fine and I'm eager to play."

"Andre, Andre, I heard that you will join AC Milan after the season. Is this true?"

Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, and when he heard the sound, he looked over and happened to see a reporter from "Turin Express", stepping on a chair in the airport hall and shouting loudly, looking at Xiang Nan and looking at himself, this slightly fat Italian The man's lips were slightly raised, and he looked very proud.

"I'm sorry, I don't know where you heard the rumor, it's something that has no shadow!!" Xiang Nan replied seriously.

"But, Andre..." The reporter still wanted to ask something loudly. At this time, Scolari had already smelled a hint of conspiracy from this question, so he stopped the next interview. With the help of the airport security , Chelsea players quickly passed the siege of reporters, got into the bus that had been waiting for a long time, quickly started, and disappeared into the night of Turin.

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The Chelsea coaching staff told the players what they should pay attention to in the away game, such as not going out of the hotel at will, not being interviewed by the media, and so on. Everyone is no rookie, and they are familiar with this for a long time, Wilkin Seeing the players stunned and not paying attention, Si smiled and ignored it. His task was to read it out again to prevent someone from making a mistake due to carelessness or confusion.

The players have all entered their respective rooms and are ready to rest. After the tiring journey, everyone is really a little tired.

In a room in the hotel, Scolari is analyzing the upcoming game with assistant coach Wilkins, watching Juventus' recent games repeatedly, especially the first leg of Chelsea's home game against Juventus Finally, Scolari scratched and wrote on the tactical board, hesitated, erased it, and continued...

Time passed unconsciously.

"Carl, what time is it?"

"It's 23 o'clock." Wilkins looked at his watch.

"Well, let's stop here today. When I get used to the venue tomorrow, I will analyze it in detail."

"Okay, you should go to bed earlier." Wilkins packed up the documents and video tapes and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, Carl." Scolari rubbed his head a little dizzy, "At the airport, you should find out about the incident that the Italian reporter said."

Wilkins was stunned for a moment, he understood what Scolari was talking about, and he wanted to find out. At this time, the team can't follow the opponent's way. You know, Xiangnan is the core of the team's offense , it would be bad if his state was affected.

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The next day, the whole Chelsea team came to the Alpi Stadium and conducted training to adapt to the venue.

The first thing to do is the half-time offensive and defensive drills. The rhythm of both sides is not too fast. The main purpose is to warm up and adapt to the turf of the Alpi Stadium.

After the half-time offensive and defensive drill, Scolari brought Xiangnan, Drogba, Joe Cole, Deco, Mikel and Quaresma aside, and taught the opportunity face-to-face. Scolari has already confirmed the six The midfielder who will start.

Scolari drew a rectangle on the tactical board, and then wrote his predicted possible starting lineup for Juventus in each position.

"Here, for tomorrow's game, Juventus' most likely defensive starters should be Grigera, Mellberg, Chiellini and Molinaro."

Speaking of this, Scolari drew a circle on Grigera's name, raised his head and said to Xiang Nan, "Grigera, the right back of Juventus, has outstanding defensive ability, has a very strong assist awareness, speed And soon, Andre, your task is to use offense to contain Grigera's assists, and if he presses out, use the opportunity to score goals!! Are you confident?"

Grigera, Xiangnan was in his mind, recalling the characteristics of this person. In the last game, Grigera was not able to start due to suspension, so Xiangnan did not play against him.

The most exciting scene of Gryguera was his good performance in the 5 World Cup. What was particularly impressive was that in the group match between the Czech Republic and the United States, only [-] minutes into the game, Gryguera hit the frontcourt and scored from the right. A precise curve ball assists Jan Kohler with a header.

In this game, Juventus has a header ability that is not inferior to Jan Kohler's Trezeguet. Grigera is bound to make frequent assists. This will also be an opportunity to go south. Now, it depends Who scored first! !
Seeing that Xiang Nan was thinking, Scolari nodded slightly. This is a player who plays with his brain. As a shooter, in fact, his brain is far more important than his feet.

Qiao Cole looked at Xiang Nan, and suddenly patted Xiang Nan on the shoulder, "Don't worry, don't be afraid of that Czech, and me."

Xiang Nan came to his senses and gave Joe Cole a moment, "Who's scared, I'm thinking about how I can use this gap."

Drogba next to him didn't speak all the time. At this time, his big head stretched out, "Andre, I think you use your speed to hit Juventus' right side back and forth. Well, I will stand in the penalty area and wait for you to pass the ball." !!"

Looking at the grinning Ivorian elephant to the south, I knew that this man was talking nonsense, but there was also a movement in my mind, 'Yes.When he was in Turin, Xiangnan almost tore through Juventus' entire defense line with speed alone. Now what are you afraid of? A Grigera is not worth worrying too much! ! '

This is self-confidence, a young player's self-confidence of continuous improvement, growth, and recognition.

"Yes, Didier is right!! Andre, you just do it like this, and Ricardo is on the side ready to change positions and respond." Scolari said with a nod.

"Understood, coach!!" Xiang Nan nodded and said.

Quaresma also nodded, indicating that he understood.

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After returning to the hotel, assistant coach Wilkins found Scolari.

The cause of the matter is very simple. It originated from a report in the "Turin Express". Berlusconi's love for Basten has long been known.

When Xiangnan was in Serie A, there was a story circulating in the Apennines media. There was an agreement between Xiangnan and Basten, known as "New Basten", if Basten finally took charge of AC For Milan, Basten will call Xiangnan immediately, and Xiangnan will also give priority to it.

Now, in the context of Ancelotti's resignation, this matter has become the most talked about topic in Milan.

"Carl? What do you think? Is it the psychological warfare of the Turin people, or is it true..." Scolari asked after thinking about it. He had to pay attention to this matter. In the future plan of the Brazilian, Xiang Nan Occupying the most important link, he does not allow any changes in things.

"The statement between Basten and Andre should be related to this matter. However, I think the possibility of Andre leaving Chelsea is very small." Wilkins thought for a while and replied.

"Huh? What? Have you talked to Andre?" Scolari asked suspiciously.

"No, at this time, Andre should not be aware of this matter. I didn't intend to distract him. This is how I think about it. The reason why I am sure that Andre will not leave Stamford Bridge is because, even if Bass Teng became the head coach of AC Milan, and he proposed to buy Andre, and the boss of Milan couldn't be willing to pay so much money!!" Wilkins said confidently.

Scolari was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that it was indeed the case. Berlusconi's enthusiasm for football is not as good as before. During the winter break, he actually wanted to sell the team's core Kaka to Manchester City for cash. Under such circumstances, how could he be willing to spend money to buy Andre? You must know that the current value of Chelsea No. 9 is not much cheaper than Kaka, and even a little higher.

This matter about Xiangnan, just like that, without Xiangnan’s knowledge, ends here, because when it comes to MONEY, there is no need to discuss it at all. Xiangnan’s future can only be discussed at Stanford. Bridge, the boss in Milan...

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Chelsea's bus is slowly driving on the streets of Turin. In front of the bus are 4 motorcycle police cars. It is getting closer and closer to the Alpi Stadium. Through the window of the bus, you can see that the police officers on the scene are also It is increasing, and there are still many local volunteers maintaining order at the scene.

This is not a fuss in Turin, but to be prepared. You must know that since the Heysel tragedy, Juventus fans have always been more or less hostile to teams from England.

"Andre, you're a piece of shit!!"

"Andre, you coward!!!"

"Andre,...%&%&!!!"

Chelsea's bus was getting closer and closer to the Alpi Stadium, and Juventini's greetings were heard through the not-so-thick car windows.

Xiang Nan closed the car window, he was too familiar with all this.

"Andre, these guys from Juventus are very friendly to you!!" Ashley Cole sat beside Xiangnan. Although he couldn't understand Italian, the Juventus fans held up the Xiang Nan's portrait was marked with big red crosses, but he could still understand it.

"Hehe, when I was in Turin, the Turin Derby stabbed their PY hard!!!" Xiang Nan said with a smirk! !
"Andre, you're so bad!!" Ashley Cole suddenly yelled, clutching his buttocks, "Coach, I'm asking to change seats, it's too dangerous here."

"Ashley, if you mean to sit in the empty seat next to me, I have no problem!!" Scolari said coldly.

"Well, forget it, to be honest, Andre is a great guy, I like him..."

There was a burst of laughter in the bus, and Xiang Nan was also happy. He felt that the happy dressing room feeling seemed to be back a little...

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