The players in the first team are no strangers to Mario Balotelli. Balotelli has been with the team during the pre-season warm-up training. Everyone likes the somewhat boyish black boy.
"Mario! Come on! We rely on you to score goals now!" Team captain Javier Zanetti said jokingly, patting Balotelli on the shoulder.
"Well, leave it to me!" Balotelli said firmly.
Uh... Zanetti was stunned for a moment and laughed. This kid is so interesting.
Zanetti is also injured, and he was unable to play in the game against Naples. Therefore, in this game between Inter Milan and Naples, the Nerazzurri is really full of injuries.
During the team training, Li Ang practiced two sets of tactics. One was with Diego Milito as the lone forward, while Mata and David Silva were behind the Argentine to deliver shells for him. This is what the media previously said
It is widely speculated that Inter Milan may use a four-three-two formation.
In addition, Li Ang also practiced a double forward formation with Balotelli and Diego Milito in training. However, even the players of Inter Milan did not think that the head coach would choose such a starting lineup. This is at best the team's
It's just a desperate play when the score is behind.
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The day before the seventh-round Serie A match against Naples, Li Ang stood on the sidelines of the training ground, holding his chin with one hand, watching the team's training.
Li Ang's eyes always stayed on Balotelli.
"It would be great if this kid could be stronger." Li Ang whispered.
"For a player of his age, Balotelli is already pretty good. His combination of man and ball is good, and his speed is relatively fast!" said assistant coach Pablo Banderas. "As a surprise player coming off the bench,
This kid is barely enough."
"Who said I planned to use him as a substitute?" Li Ang said with a smile.
When Banderas heard this, he stared at Li Ang in surprise: "Are you serious, Li? That kid only played as a substitute in the summer warm-up match. He has never played in a first-team official game, even as a substitute.
Never! Now you let him start in such an important game, aren't you afraid of ruining him?"
When coaches promote young players, what they worry about most is to encourage them and directly start the game in the focus of Serie A. You can imagine what a big risk this is. Both Li Ang and Balotelli will be under huge pressure. Li Ang is okay.
, he is a well-deserved famous coach, and Inter Milan is leading the standings by a large margin. Even if he misses the mark in this game, it is not a big problem. However, for a seventeen-year-old kid, under great pressure
The failure of his debut had a profound impact on the development of his career.
"Don't worry, Pablo, this kid is not that fragile." Li Ang shrugged, "Look at his appearance, he just wants to play tomorrow..."
"That's too much excitement. That's what I'm worried about." Pablo said angrily.
Li Ang didn't say anything, he liked the young man's vitality.
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After the day's training, Mario Balotelli found head coach Leon and wanted to get a few more tickets.
Although he still doesn't know whether he can play in the game against Naples, let alone whether he will start, but even if he is just sitting on the bench, this is his first time to experience Serie A up close.
The club will give players some internal tickets, but this is generally limited to first-team players. Balotelli was temporarily transferred from the youth team and currently does not enjoy the free ticket treatment.
As the head coach of the team, Li Ang naturally has free tickets, and he has a larger share. He took out a handful of tickets from the drawer, about seven or eight, and handed them to Balotelli, "Take them all."
Go ahead."
Balotelli did not take them all, but only took five tickets. He calculated that one for each of his adoptive parents, one for his sister, and one for his brother. Well, there was one left for himself. He just needed five tickets.
A game ticket.
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That night, Balotelli's house.
During dinner, Francis Balotelli noticed that Mario had an extremely serious expression and acted upright and straight.
"Mario, what happened?" Old Balotelli asked.
"Secret!" Balotelli grinned and said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, secret!" Sylvia, the adoptive mother, came up and knocked Balotelli on the head, and then saw a stack of paper in front of her. These were the game tickets.
"Tickets for tomorrow's match with Naples." Balotelli said with a proud look on his face, "You all should go and watch it live and cheer me on."
"Oye!"
"Mario, will you show up?"
"Yes!" Balotelli said firmly, "The team needs me! This is the combat mission of my Lieutenant Mario Balotelli!"
Francis and Sylvia glanced at each other worriedly. This boy was now crazy about "Brother Lian", which made both of them worried that Balotelli might become "obsessed".
However, they are only slightly worried. They regard this adopted son as their own and love him extremely. In their eyes, Balotelli is a great young man, kind, humorous, and childish...
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"I'm full!" Balotelli wiped his mouth, then went directly upstairs to refuse. However, after taking two steps, he poked his head out again, "Don't forget to go to the game, the great Mario game.
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"Okay, okay, I got it." Sylvia said with a smile, "We won't forget it."
At this moment, the roar of husband Francis Balotelli came, "Mario, what did you do to Bardele?"
Badler is the family's dog, a husky.
At this moment, Erha was panting heavily and running around the yard restlessly. Huskies are indeed an active dog breed, but this is too active.
"It's not my fault. I wanted to help him find a girlfriend, but unfortunately Lily next door moved away." Balotelli's aggrieved voice came from upstairs.
Lily is the dog of the family next door, a brown female Teddy. Badler has been hanging around Lily in recent days. Now, the family next door went on vacation, and Lily left with them.
Hearing what Mario Balotelli said, Francis Balotelli hurried over and, sure enough, he found the 'evidence of crime', the tin foil wrapper of the 'little blue pill' in the corner next to the dog basin.
"Mario!" The whole house could hear the angry roar of Mr. Francis Balotelli and the manic roar of Husky Badler...
