Komo Lake
Milan's back garden
GAO Xiaodong is standing on the balcony of former Inter star Ibrahimovic's mansion and overlooking from the fence.
The water of the lake is gently lapping the bank full of yachts. There are swans frolicking for food, lazy tourists, lovers whispering, and local residents eating, walking and riding. From a distance, the scenery is as beautiful as a landscape painting without fireworks.
"How about this villa?"
Mendes got up from the couch, went to Gao Xiaodong and asked.
"Yes, the only drawback is that it's too expensive."
Gao Xiaodong arrived in Milan yesterday, and today he was pulled by Mendes to see the villa.
When he was in Portugal, Gao Xiaodong used to rent a house. Now his annual salary has reached 6 million yuan, so he can't rent a house any more. Gao Xiaodong originally planned to buy a house in Milan, but Mendes said that most Italian celebrities buy villas near Lake Como. If they don't get a villa for themselves in Lake Como, they are embarrassed to say that they are celebrities.
Gao Xiaodong was moved by Mendes and felt that he still had more than 2 million euros in his hand, so he came to see the villa with Mendes.
Yibu's mansion is the third one Gao Xiaodong saw. It is also the largest one with the best location, but the price is also the highest. Yibu priced him 4 million euros.
"You can do it in installments, or I can pay you in advance." Mendesroad.
Gao Xiaodong shook his head and said, "well, I think the villa on the east bank that I just saw is very good, although the area is less than 4000 square meters. But the price is only 2.16 million euros. If it falls to less than 2 million, I will buy it. "
Mendes said: "OK, I'll talk to the agency again. Buy it as soon as possible. If you live well, you can have peace of mind. Let's go to the house of Jose. His villa is not far away."
When Mendes drives Gao Xiaodong to the luxury villa, he is watching the player's video in the living room. He welcomes Gao Xiaodong and Mendes into the living room.
Seeing the players' game highlights still on the video, Gao Xiaodong praised: "the coach is really hardworking."
"The pressure of this season is unprecedented. How can we do without hard work?" he said seriously
Gao Xiaodong said, "I'm the one who put pressure on you."
"As long as you work in Italy, you will always feel the pressure. Here, everyone thinks that he knows football and tactics better than you, but Xiao Donggao, you have to be prepared. Your pressure will not be less than me at all."
Mendes intentionally or unintentionally said: "Xiaodong, you chose high salary, also chose pressure and responsibility. Now you are the second highest salary of Inter, second only to Eto'o."
Gao Xiaodong felt that Mendes might have realized something. He said with a smile, "this money is not what I want. Give it to me. I can't do without it."
"Don't talk about the salary. It's no fun crying over spilt milk. You'd better think about how to get along with your teammates now. Language is the key. You should learn Italian quickly and try to integrate into the team," he said
Mendes leisurely way: "Jose, little winter just came, you still tell him about Inter Milan's current internal and external situation, there is no outsider here, you don't have to hide."
"Well, I'm just going to talk to Xiao Donggao."
As the main speaker of Jose, Mendes added, Gao Xiaodong has a general understanding of the current situation of Inter Milan.
There are gangs in every big club. There is no doubt that there are gangs in Inter.
However, inter are different from other teams. In Inter, the biggest Gang is not the Italian local gang. In the Mancini era, the biggest Gang is the Lazio Gang under the leadership of Mancini. After the arrival of Jose, the Lazio Gang is cleaned up, leaving only one Stankovic who can play in the middle.
At present, the biggest gangs of Inter Milan are the Argentine gangs headed by Cambiasso and Zanetti, as well as South American players attached to the Argentine gangs, such as Maicon, Cordoba and Cesar.
The second largest Gang is the Italian local gang headed by Materazzi. Although there are only Materazzi, Toldo, Santon and Balotelli, Santon and Balotelli are loved by president Moratti, so they also have certain influence.
The third largest gang in Inter Milan is called the third world, mainly montari, Quaresma, Stankovic, Eto'o and others. There are a lot of people in the third world, but they can not form a joint force and have little influence on the team, which is equivalent to the democratic parties in China.
After talking about the situation in the team, he said: "we are bringing in Bayern defender, Brazilian national team captain Lucio. If he can come, plus Brazilian Italian player Motta, the balance of power in Inter Milan's team may change."
Mendes sighed: "after Jose came to Inter, he hoped to have a team of his own, but Quaresma's poor performance affected Jose's voice. Carvalho and Deco couldn't come back. If you could come last season, everything might be different, so this season Jose is desperate to get you, he hopes you can unite his teammates Support his tactics and stabilize the dressing room"Last season, it was too greedy for da Costa. I was a bit conservative. I believed in Quaresma. In fact, your performance in Porto's dressing room was not comparable to that of Quaresma."
Mendes looked at Gao Xiaodong a little confused, whispered in Gao Xiaodong's ear and said with a smile: "Jos é appreciates your means of disintegrating Porto's Argentina gang."
Gao Xiaodong suddenly realized that he was regarded as a member of the Portuguese department by Jose. In fact, he has been in Portugal for three years and is under Mendes' banner. It is natural for him to trust him, but he did not expect that he not only valued his ball skills, but also wanted to borrow him to clean up the dressing room.
"The internal situation is like this. Now FIGO has entered the management of the team. If you have any questions, you can go to him. He is a very reliable person
"All right." Gao Xiaodong has heard a lot about FIGO. According to Mendes' words, it seems that when Mancini steps down, and when Jose comes to Inter Milan, they are all connected with FIGO. He thinks that he will definitely meet the superstar who has turned his hand over to cloud and rain.
"This season, the distribution of Serie A TV contracts has been changed. The income of the three giants has dropped by 30-50 million, while the income of the middle and lower stream teams will be three to five times that of the past. This means that from the beginning of this season, the overall pattern of Serie A may be fundamentally reversed, and the order of the strength of apenning may be completely changed. In the future, Regina may also win the championship! Our main opponents are not only Roma but also Juve. They have bought Diego, Melo and Cannavaro. They have a deep foundation in Serie A, so we must not take them lightly. Although Kaka left next door, Huntelaar came. We can't ignore them
With that, he found a thick pile of videos in the cupboard and said to Gao Xiaodong: "this is the video of Serie A opponents collected by boas. You can take it and have a look, but you must give it to me after watching it."
Seeing that there are many videos in the cupboard, Gao Xiaodong can't help sighing that a little translator who has hardly played professional football can grow up to be a world-class coach with an annual salary of 10 million euros, and his efforts behind are really beyond ordinary people.
After talking to Gao Xiaodong about the internal and external situation of Inter Milan, he took them to the hotel in Como for a big Italian meal. During the dinner, he explained to Gao Xiaodong his current tactics in Inter Milan and the position he would play.
After dinner, Gao Xiaodong left Lake Como with Mendes and returned to the hotel in Milan to prepare for the next day's physical examination and meeting.