"The players worked hard, but because of a misjudgment by the referee, their efforts were in vain."
"I believe that the referee Mr. Pienaro will watch the game video after the game and he will find that he made a mistake!"
"I know there's been a lot of bad buzz around Adriano lately, but what I'm saying is, this is a good guy, he's great, and the effort he put into the game today was there for all to see! He deserves it.
Gotta score that goal!”
"The score of today's game is three to zero! I will always think so in my heart!"
At the post-match press conference between Inter Milan and Lecce, Li Ang once again fired at the referee.
The final score of the game was 2-0. Figo opened the scoring for Inter Milan. In the second half, Inter Milan captain Zanetti sealed the victory for Inter Milan.
The reason why Li Ang angrily criticized the referee after the game was that in the injury time of the game, Aguero, who came on as a substitute, passed the ball and Adriano scored with a header. Just as Adriano ran excitedly to celebrate, Li Ang also raised his arms and cheered.
At that time, the referee Pienaro's whistle sounded. He believed that Adriano was offside and the goal was invalid.
Li Ang looked extremely angry on the sidelines. The team was already 2-0 and victory was in hand. However, compared to victory, he also valued Adriano's ability to break the goal drought. Although he now has a [Skill Set],
Among them, the [Hundred Steps to Pierce] specific skill card can help Adriano score goals, but he still hopes that the players themselves can break the shackles!
This goal was very important for Adriano to regain his form and break the window of the goal, but it was blown away by the referee. He was quite angry.
The slow-motion replay proved that Li Ang was justified. At the moment Aguero passed the ball, Adriano was parallel to Lecce defender Ledesma, and there was no offside situation.
The goal was disallowed by the referee, and Adriano looked extremely frustrated. For a forward who is stuck in a goal drought, goals are so precious!
After the press conference, the entire Inter Milan team took the bus back to their hotel. The players saw their head coach firing at the referee at the press conference through the bus's in-car TV, asking for justice for Adriano.
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There was a burst of applause and whistles from the bus, and the players applauded their head coach. The players were very happy to have such a tough head coach who stood up for the players.
Adriano, who was originally a little depressed, looked at the TV and felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.
It turns out that the head coach thinks so highly of me, the head coach thinks so highly of me, and he still stands up for me... The Brazilian glanced at Li Ang and saw the head coach giving him a thumbs up. This man who is about to turn 24 years old
The Brazilian guy has a sore nose.
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Three days later, the second leg of the Italian Cup quarter-finals in the 2005/20006 season.
Inter Milan, sitting at the Meazza Stadium at home, defeated Lazio 1-0 and advanced to the semi-finals of this season's Italian Cup with a total score of 2-1.
Adriano continued to get starting opportunities in the game, but still failed to score.
Adriano shot eleven times in the whole game and hit the goal frame eight times. However, he failed to score a goal. Lazio's 41-year-old Italian goalkeeper Ballotta was simply amazing in today's game.
He jumped left and blocked at least four of Adriano's inevitable goals.
After the game, the Italian media also exclaimed that the 41-year-old Ballotta performed in this game as if he was twenty years younger.
While praising Ballotta, some Italian media also mocked Adriano sarcastically, saying that the Brazilian striker couldn't even get past the level of a 41-year-old guy.
At the same time, "Turin Sports" once again expressed concern about Inter Milan's employment. The newspaper criticized Li Ang for blindly trusting Adriano...
Li Ang's response to this was: I am the head coach of Inter Milan. Which player should I use and need your approval from "Torino Sports News"?!
On February 5, 2006, in the 23rd round of Serie A, Inter Milan narrowly defeated Chievo 2-1 at home.
Adriano, who continued to get the chance to start in this game, performed poorly and repeatedly wasted scoring opportunities. If Maicon's kick at the last moment of the game had not broken through the fingers of the Chievo goalkeeper, Inter Milan would have been tied with Chievo.
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After the game, even "Gazzetta dello Sport" reporter Di Gennaro, who has always been pro-Inter Milan, expressed confusion about Li Ang's stubborn trust in Adriano. He believed that when Adriano was in poor condition, he should
It might be a good idea to put Adriano on the bench to 'calm down'.
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The second day of the game, Pinenati.
Adriano looked listless during training, and Banderas, the assistant coach in charge of team training, shook his head.
He also didn't quite understand why Leon could continue to tolerate Adriano with his tough character.
After the training, Li Ang called the whole team to finish the training and said, "Adriano stays, the others can go."
No one was surprised at all that the head coach left Adriano to talk. The head coach has been giving Adriano opportunities in these games, but Adriano still hasn't scored a goal. Today's training status is different.
It's like sleepwalking. With Li Ang's tough character, it would be strange not to stay and talk.
"follow me!"
Adriano was already prepared to be criticized, but Leon just said this and walked away.
Adriano can only follow the coach all the way.
Arriving at the door of Li Ang's head coach's office in Pinenati, Li Ang activated the [Mind Master] designated intermediate skill card in his consciousness.
Arriving at his desk, Li Ang opened his laptop and found a saved video.
"Your mother has something to say to you." Leon patted Adriano on the shoulder.
Adriano sat down with some confusion and clicked on the video.
Then a middle-aged woman appeared in the video, "Dear Ribery..."
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"Mom!" Adriano's eyes immediately turned red.
Leon glanced at Adriano, turned around and left the office, closing the office door.
In the video, Adriano's current Rosilda stands in front of a tombstone and clears the weeds in front of the tombstone.
Adriano's tears welled up all of a sudden. That was the grave of his father, Almir.
"Ribeiro! I came to see your father today and talk to him." Rosilda touched the tombstone and said softly, "I told him that Ribeiro is very good and played great at Inter Milan.
Life is also very good and happy! Let him rest assured in heaven. Son, you are the pride of your father, and he has always been proud of you! Proud of you!"
Adriano howled like a child.
His memory seemed to go back to more than a year ago. It was noon on a Wednesday. After Pinenati finished the morning training, Adriano, who was resting in the dormitory, received a transoceanic call from Brazil. Over there was
His mother Rosilda told him that his father Almir had passed away on Tuesday. It is reported that 44-year-old Almir died suddenly in his villa on Tuesday. It happened that no one was in the villa until the second day.
The genius was discovered by Rosilda, who had returned from work outside, and was rushed to the hospital for rescue, but there was no way to save him. The cause of Almir's death is still unknown, but doctors believe it may be related to his head disease. In 1992, that is, Almir
When Deliano was 10 years old, there was a gang war in the Vera Cruzeiro slum where they lived. As a result, Almir, who was passing by, was shot three times in the head. One of the bullets that compressed the brain nerves was never removed.
Doctors believe this bullet is the culprit.
Adriano was also present when Almir was shot. At that time, his father was preparing to escort his son to the stadium to play football, but he did not expect anything unexpected. Later, Adriano became a professional player and after making money, he settled the whole family in Rioba.
Adriano bought a luxurious villa in the Hada Tijuca district specifically for his father to recuperate, but with the death of Almir, everything was gone.
The video is not long. Adriano's mother Rosilda speaks softly to Almir in front of Adriano's father Almir's tombstone, telling her son's story and telling the deceased that her son is fine now and everything is fine.
Well, he is still the son who makes him extremely proud, so he can rest assured.
Li Ang waited outside the office for about ten minutes. Finally, he opened the door and came in, seeing Adriano with red eyes and tears.
Li Ang came up and patted the shoulder of Adriano, who was in a breakdown. "Ribery, I know you have been missing your father, so..."
"Thank you, coach, thank you." Adriano was silent, tears continued to remain, then he glanced at the laptop, suddenly stood up, and bowed to Li Ang.
Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief. If Adriano continued to cry like this, there would be no way to continue the conversation.
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"Tell me about your dad." Li Ang brought over a chair and sat across from Adriano. "I know he is a great dad. He loves you deeply. He is proud of you and proud of you."
pride."
"He is the best dad in the world." Adriano wiped his tears and talked about his dad, his expression showing pride and memories, "We lived in the slums of Vera Cruzeiro, and dad every day
Everyone worked hard and he tried his best to keep us from going hungry.”
"The place we lived in was the largest slum in Vera Cruzeiro, and there were frequent gunfights there. Dad even had to risk bullets flying to his head when he went out to work. Every night, he would come back with bread after get off work. This is the happiest time for me, not only because I no longer have to go hungry, but also because my father is back safely."
As he spoke, Adriano's tears welled up again.
Li Ang was also a little moved. He knew that Adriano, like many Brazilian players, was born in a Brazilian slum and lived in poverty since childhood. However, he did not expect that they grew up in such a poor and dangerous environment, with slums, gangs, gunfights, and drugs.
, porn, this is the environment in which these Brazilian stars grew up.
"Dad was escorting me to play football that day, so he got into a gang shootout and was shot."
"I saw blood streaming from my father's head, and my tears fell on his arms. From then on, I vowed to become the strongest person in the world to protect my family," Adriano said.
"You have done a good job, Ribeiro." Leon patted Adriano on the shoulder, "I believe your father left with a smile because his son became a professional player and became this
One of the best strikers on the planet!"
"But, daddy is still gone." Adriano covered his face, looking helpless.
Li Ang took a deep breath. He had been thinking about how to talk to Adriano these days. After investigation, he understood where Adriano's problem was now. His father Almir was his
The biggest support in life, in Adriano's heart, his father is a hero, the hero who always protects him, and the driving force for his progress. The death of Almir is like a spiritual pillar for Adriano.
The child collapsed and was gone.
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"Listen, Ribeiro."
"You are the pride of your father. Your father is always watching you and protecting you in heaven. He is proud of you and proud of you! Cheering for every goal you score!"
The [Mind Master] intermediate specific skill card comes into play at this time. Leon's words are like a hypnotist hypnotizing a patient, entering Adriano's ears like a magic sound.
"Is that so?" Adriano raised his head and said helplessly.
"Yes." Li Ang nodded vigorously, "Your father has always had a dream. He dreamed of seeing his son wearing the jersey of Inter Milan, winning the Serie A championship, lifting the European Champions Cup! lifting the European Cup
Golden Globe!”
"He has been protecting you and watching you in heaven. He dreams of seeing this day!"
Adriano's eyes lit up.
"If I do what I do, will dad see it?"
"Will do!"
"Will he be proud of me, proud of me, and applaud me?"
"He has always been proud of you! He applauded and cheered for you!"
At this time, Li Ang stood up and took out a packaging box from his desk drawer.
Opening the box, Li Ang took out something from inside.
"This is from your mother." Li Ang handed it to Adriano, "She said, this is what your father left for you. If you wear it, your father will always be with you. He will always be by your side."
, protect you, cheer for you, be proud of you, be proud of you!"
Adriano was stunned and stared blankly at the thing in Li Ang's hand. It was a bullet with a hole in it and a red rope tied to it.