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Lake Como

Milan's back garden

Gao Xiaodong is standing on the terrace of the former Inter Milan star Ibrahimovic's mansion overlooking the railing.

The lake lightly **** against the embankment full of yachts. There are swans frolicking and foraging on the shore, lazy tourists, whispering couples, and local residents eating dogs walking and cycling. From a distance, the scenery is beautiful. It's like a landscape painting without the color of fireworks.

"How about this villa?"

Mendes got up from the recliner, walked to Gao Xiaodong's side, and asked.

"Yes, the only drawback is that it is too expensive."

Gao Xiaodong only arrived in Milan yesterday, and was pulled by Mendes to see the villa today.

When he was in Portugal, Gao Xiaodong lived in a rented house. Now his annual salary has reached 6 million, he can no longer rent a house. Gao Xiaodong originally planned to buy a house in Milan, but Mendes said that most of the Italian celebrities are in Como. If you buy a villa near the lake, if you haven't got a villa for yourself on Lake Como, you are embarrassed to say that you are a celebrity.

Gao Xiaodong was touched by Mendes, and felt that he had more than two million euros in his hand, so he came to see the villa with Mendes.

Ibrahimovic's mansion was the third mansion that Gao Xiaodong saw. It was also the best and the largest one, but the price was also the highest. Ibrahimovic gave him a price tag of 4 million euros.

"You can do instalments, or I can pay you some in advance." Mendes said.

Gao Xiaodong shook his head and said, "Forget it, I think the villa on the east bank I just looked at is good, although the area is less than 4,000 square meters. But the price is only 2.16 million euros. If it can fall within 2 million, I will buy it. Down it."

Mendes said: "Okay, I'll talk to the agency company, buy it quickly, and live well, so that you can play with peace of mind, go, let's go to Mourinho's house and sit down. His villa is not far away. ."

When Mendes drove Gao Xiaodong to Mourinho's luxury villa, Mourinho was watching the player's video in the living room. He personally greeted the door and invited Gao Xiaodong and Mendes into the living room.

Seeing the player's game highlights still on the video recorder, Gao Xiaodong praised: "The coach is really hardworking."

Mourinho said solemnly: "The pressure this season is unprecedented, so you don't have to work hard."

Gao Xiaodong said: "I brought you the pressure."

Mourinho shook his head, "As long as you work in Italy, you will always feel pressure. Everyone here thinks that he understands football and tactics better than you, but Xiao Donggao, you have to be mentally prepared. Your pressure will not be less than mine."

Mendes intentionally or unintentionally said: "Xiaodong, you chose a high salary, and you also chose pressure and responsibility. Now you are Inter Milan's second highest salary, second only to Eto'o."

Gao Xiaodong felt like he felt that Mendes might have realized something. He smiled and said, "This money is not what I want, so give it to me. I can't let it go."

Mourinho said: "Don't talk about the salary anymore. It's boring to cry over the spilled milk. Now you should think about how to get along with your teammates. Language is the key. You have to learn Italian as soon as possible and strive to be part of the team."

Mendes said leisurely: "José, Xiaodong has just arrived, you should tell him about the current internal and external situation of Inter Milan. There are no outsiders here, you don't have to hide it."

"Well, I was about to talk to Xiao Donggao."

Mourinho was the speaker, and Mendes added that Gao Xiaodong had a general understanding of the current situation of Inter Milan.

Every giant has a gang, and there is no doubt that Inter Milan also has a gang.

However, Inter Milan is different from ordinary teams. In Inter Milan, the biggest gang is not the local Italian gang. In the era of Mancini, the biggest gang was the Lazio gang led by Mancini. After Mourinho arrived, Lazio was wiped out, leaving only one Stankovic who could hit the midfielder.

At present, the biggest gang of Inter Milan is the Argentine gang headed by Cambiasso and Zanetti, as well as South American players attached to the Argentine gang, such as Maicon, Cordoba, and Cesar.

The second largest gang is the Italian local gang headed by Materazzi. Although the local gang only has Materazzi, Toldo, Thornton, and Balotelli, Thornton and Balotelli are the chairman of Mora. Di loves, so it also has a certain influence.

The third largest gang is called the Third World in Inter Milan, mainly Montari, Quaresma, Stankovic, Eto'o and others. There are a lot of people in the Third World, but they don’t form a synergy. The influence of the team is very small, equivalent to the democratic parties in China.

After talking about the situation in the team, Mourinho said: "We are introducing Bayern defender, Brazil national team captain Lucio, if he can come, plus Brazilian-Italian player Motta, Inter Milan’s team. The comparison may change."

Mendes sighed: "After Jose came to Inter Milan, he hoped to have his own team, but Quaresma's performance was too poor, which affected Jose's right to speak, and Carvalho and Deco could not come later. If you could come last season, everything might be different, so this season Jose is desperate to get you. He hopes that you can unite with his teammates, support his tactical play, and stabilize the locker room."

Mourinho said: "Last season Da Costa was too greedy, and I was a bit conservative. I believed in Quaresma. In fact, your performance in the locker room in Porto is incomparable to Quaresma."

Mendes saw Gao Xiaodong a little puzzled, and smiled in Gao Xiaodong's ears in a low voice: "José appreciates your method of dismantling the Argentine gang in Porto."

Gao Xiaodong suddenly realized that he was regarded as a member of the Portuguese department by Mourinho. In fact, he had been in Portugal for three years and was under Mendes’s banner. Mourinho trusted him for granted, but he didn’t. Thinking of Mourinho not only valued his skills, but also wanted to use him to reorganize the locker room.

Mourinho said: "The internal situation is like this, now Figo has entered the management of the team, you can go to him if you have any questions, during and outside the game, he is a very reliable person. ."

"Okay." Gao Xiaodong admired Figo for a long time. Hearing what Mendes said just now, it seems that Mancini has stepped down and Mourinho is coming to Inter Milan. They are all connected with Figo. He feels that he has a chance to affirm. I want to pay a visit to this superstar who turned his hands on the clouds and rained his hands.

Mourinho said: "The distribution of Serie A TV contracts has undergone changes this season. The income of the three giants has fallen by 30-50 million, while the income of mid- and lower-level teams will be 3 to 5 times that of the past. This means that from the beginning of this season, the overall pattern of Serie A may undergo a fundamental reversal, and the order of strength and weakness of Apennines may be completely changed. In the future, Regina may also win the championship! Our main opponents are in addition to Roma. Juventus, they bought Diego, Merlo and Cannavaro. They have a deep foundation in Serie A. We must not take them lightly. Although we left Kaka next door, we came to Huntelaar, and we cannot ignore it. ."

After speaking, Mourinho found a thick stack of video tapes in the cupboard, and said to Gao Xiaodong: "This is the video of the Serie A opponent collected by Boas. You can take it to see it, but you must send it after you watch it. give me."

Gao Xiaodong saw that there were many videotapes in the cupboard, and couldn't help but admire. A little translator who has hardly played professional football can grow into a world-class coach with an annual salary of 10 million Euros. The hard work behind it is beyond ordinary people. of.

Mourinho talked to Gao Xiaodong about the internal and external situation of Inter Milan. When it was time for dinner, he took the two to a hotel in Como for an Italian meal. During the dinner, Mourinho again He explained in detail his current tactical play in Inter Milan and where Gao Xiaodong will play.

After the meal, Gao Xiaodong and Mendes left Lake Como together and returned to the hotel in Milan to prepare for the next day's medical examination and meeting.