green shooter

Chapter 139 Pepper Lecce

While they were having fun eating, Zhu Hantao continued to chat with his parents without saying a word.

"Son, how are you doing there alone? You can't see it in the video. Only when you see the real person will you find that you seem to be a little thin. Do you usually eat well?"

"Oh, mom, why not? I always eat customized nutritious meals in the club restaurant. They are healthy and nutritious. Where did I lose weight? Maybe it's because I trained a lot some time ago, but I'm not light weight either?"

"Oh, your mother loves you too. How old is this? It's not easy to go to other places to work alone."

"Dad, why don't you sell the restaurant and go to Milan with me. Not only can you take good care of me, but you can also relax."

"Ah this..."

Lao Zhu and his wife were speechless for a moment.

"Hahahaha, I'm just kidding, I know you can't let go of this restaurant. It's a foundation you've worked hard for more than ten years. Besides, I live there by myself. Every day is either training or competition, which is very fulfilling." Zhu Hantao said with a smile.

"Xiaotao, it's because you are too sensible, sometimes your mother and I feel a little sorry for you and have not fulfilled the responsibility of parents."

"Don't say that. To me, you are the best parents in the world. Anyway, when you get tired from work, you will close the shop and I will support you."

As Zhu Hantao was talking, he found that the old Zhu in front of him was a little depressed, and Ms. Lin began to cry quietly, "Don't cry, why are you crying, our family finally met."

"Yes, our son is right. You should laugh. Xiaotao has developed so smoothly. He went to a new team and met new friends. We should be happy for him."

The proprietress wiped her tears and smiled, "Yes, that's right, you should laugh."

Fortunately, Ibrahimovic and Bashen didn't lift their heads when they were immersed in nothing, otherwise they would have been confused when they saw the scene here and asked you what are you doing.

Chinese food is indeed delicious, but it is true that many foreigners do not like it at all. This is caused by the eating habits developed since childhood.

Lao Zhu's cooking skills are definitely not very good among Chinese chefs, but his strength is that he has been in Italy for so many years and has fully understood the tastes of the local people. He has made a lot of adjustments on the basis of Chinese food to cater to Italian eating habits.

This is also the reason why Zhu's restaurant can continue to operate here and the business has always been very good.

Just like when KFC came to China, they started to sell food and crayfish, not to mention the snail noodle skewers, which are completely out of line with KFC.

This is also their attempt to cater to the preferences of consumers in Huaguo. Although some effects are mediocre, it is their attitude that makes them successful in Huaguo.

Several dishes were completely eaten by Ibrahimovic and Bashen, "It's so delicious." "I'm full,"

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Hantao and his parents looked at each other and smiled.

Of course, after the meal, we will have some dessert before chatting.

"I don't poke the needle you passed to me today, so I can do more next time." Zhu Hantao joked.

"You're really welcome, boy, but why do I always feel that every time I give you an assist, you are trying to give me back one, it's unnecessary."

"Ah? I don't think friends should come and go when they get along, so I will ejaculate myself when I get the chance."

"If I want to score goals, I can do it myself. You don't need to give me your chance. I am God!"

Balotelli looked at the two men with black eyes. I can't get into the topic of your chat. Today I only played for 10 minutes, and the little substitute shivered and dared not speak.

"Mario, you have to work hard. It would be great for the three of us to start together one day." Ibrahimovic just said it casually. Both he and Zhu Hantao knew that this was actually impossible.

Balotelli is now a substitute player in Inter Milan, and can act as a rotation supplement when the team is fighting on multiple lines.

After all, there are big-name players such as Quaresmaffego on the team's front line. Even Zhu Hantao's starting lineup is not stable. Maybe he will be replaced and returned to the bench when his condition is not good.

But Bashen, who was encouraged, cheered up anyway, "Yes! I will work hard," and then he glanced at Zhu Hantao again, "I will not lose to you!"

"It's best to be like this," Zhu Hantao looked at his black friend, "Every time I say it very firmly, it is true only if I can do it."

If Balotelli can really learn from Zhu Hantao's hard-working and serious attitude, it will be great for himself and even for the Italian national team.

Zhu Hantao is actually just saying this in passing, whether Bashen is willing to listen to him or not has no effect on him, and even in the current situation where Inter Milan's striker competition is so fierce, if Balotelli really improves further, it may affect his own starting position.

So this is just out of concern among friends, I hope Balotelli can go on the right path and don't waste his talent and squander his talents.

After such a period of time, if the current Zhu Hantao compares his strength with Balotelli again, after his own attributes have been greatly improved, his shooting and speed are already much better than Balotelli.

In terms of physical strength, Balotelli, who is black, is still better, and Balotelli is also slightly better in terms of ball feel and skills, but Zhu Hantao is stronger than Balotelli in mental attributes.

Generally speaking, Zhu Hantao, whose comprehensive strength was inferior to the opponent a year ago and could only rely on his own persistence and tenacity to compete with him, is now stronger than the opponent as a whole.

In other words, after a season of growth, Zhu Hantao's own strength truly surpassed that of the talented rising star Balotelli.

Coupled with his skills and equipment and mental attributes that are more suitable for the game, Zhu Hantao can have a very good performance in the game.

You have your talent, and I have my hard work. I, Zhu Hantao, have played football all my life and have always relied on my own hard work and never resorted to any external force. "System, add more!"

The fun of men is often that simple, but when Zhu Hantao took Ibrahimovic and Balotelli to play football after the meal, the two of them stared in disbelief. Are you kidding me?Not for real?

After receiving Zhu Hantao's affirmative answer, Ibrahimovic and the others picked up their things and prepared to leave, "Sorry, I won't play with you anymore."

"Come on, it's still early, let's just go out and practice. I know there is a grass field over there, and it's just right for us to play."

"Zhu, just spare us, just finished a game today, can't you take a rest?"

"That's it."

"Mario, what are you? Are you tired after playing for a few minutes? Didn't you say you have to work hard? Let's go together! Let's go!"

"Eh..." Balotelli choked speechlessly after being stabbed in the heart.

"Also, I just wanted to say that you brought us to your house for Chinese food, but you ended up eating boiled chicken breast? Vegetable salad? Is this appropriate?" Ibrahimovic said pretending to be very angry.

"I'm used to this. I've been eating this way for many years. I have high demands on myself. You can learn from me." Zhu Hantao said with a smile.

"It's still not necessary. The nutritious meals I usually eat in the club for training and games have already vomited. I don't think it's a big problem if I have the opportunity to eat something delicious. Are you making a big fuss over a molehill?"

"Yeah, I think so too." Bashen agreed.

"Okay, okay, I won't tell you this anymore, let's go play football."

Ibrahimovic and Bashen, who really couldn't resist Zhu Hantao, shrugged their shoulders and looked at each other helplessly, and followed Zhu Hantao to play football helplessly.

"I will definitely not be fooled by you in the future to accept your invitation, so the only fun is playing football?"

"Is there anything more interesting than football?" Zhu Hantao asked back, "Oh, I also play games occasionally. Mario knows this, and he can testify for me."

Ibrahimovic turned to look at Balotelli in disbelief, and Balotelli nodded, "I just thought I came here today to play games, who knows..."

"But I don't have any equipment at home. I took all the game consoles to the apartment next to the base. After all, I live there more often."

"Hahahaha, it's really you!"

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Early the next morning, La Pang came to pick up Zhu Hantao on time, then went to the hotel to wake up Ibrahimovic and Bashen, and sent the three of them to the Pinetina base.

"Mino, goodbye." Ibrahimovic and Raiola have spent the longest time together, and the two are the most familiar, so they are more casual.

"Thank you for your hard work." Zhu Hantao was more polite.

Balotelli didn't know whether he should say something to him. La Pang nodded with the other two people, and then said to Balotelli, "I'm waiting for your good news. You have my phone number."

What else could Bashen say, he nodded at Raiola foolishly.

When seeing Quaresma, the other party was a little surprised and greeted Zhu Hantao, "Why didn't you come to practice this morning?"

After Zhu Hantao explained the situation to him, the Portuguese didn't speak, but just looked at him straight.

Zhu Hantao looked terrified, was he asking me why I didn’t bring him one?

Yesterday Sunday just ended a game against Turin, and on Wednesday, the day after tomorrow, Inter Milan will face the newly promoted Pepper Lecce at their home court in Meazza.

So Mourinho's team didn't have time to rest and relax for a day. As soon as they returned to the training base, they started intense and hard training again. The whole team was actively preparing for the next game.

Lecce Football Club is a football club located in the southern Italian city of Lecce. The history of the team dates back to 1908, when a group of students and their teachers founded the Lecce Sports Club.

This is not just a football team but a comprehensive sports group.Lecce's first official match against Bari Football Club was a 1-5 defeat.

Wearing striking red and black uniforms, Lecce participated in the 1922-1923 First Division, but they were relegated the following year due to financial problems.

The reorganized club of Lecce Football Club was shown to the world again in 1924. On September 1926, 9, the club officially changed its name to Lecce Sports United Club.

The first president of the club was a lawyer named Ruigi Lopez Royal. The team uniform was also changed to a black and white striped shirt, which was very similar to Juventus. However, local entrepreneurs did not like this style.

It is rare for Pepper to stay in the first division. For decades, he has been up and down in the Italian leagues at all levels.

In 1989, the Lecce team was promoted to Serie A again after continuous efforts, but history reappeared on them. In 1991, the team was finally relegated to Serie B because of the fierce competition in Serie A, and was promoted back to Serie A in 1993.

After that, the Lecce team was like a pendulum swinging between the first and second divisions, and they became frequent visitors between the two leagues.The restless team even once fell into the abyss of the C-League.

After the new Lecce club chairman Mario Moroni took office, the team saw some signs of life and returned to Serie A in 1997.

Since then, although Pepper has been supported by stars such as the former Roman Prince Giannini, the result is still predictable. As happened many times before, he was relegated again and then upgraded.

Among the three Serie A southern teams, Lecce, Bari, and Regina, Lecce is known for its volatility, often just promoted, and then relegated in the following season.

Lecce's experience in Serie A over the past few years has made them less optimistic about the future.

Last year, Lecce only played in the play-offs with the third place in Serie B before being promoted to the Italian Football League again.

Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, this is a game with no suspense and great disparity in strength. Inter Milan's away game against Turin is a four-to-one victory, and they will score a few more goals against a weak team like Lecce at home.

Several strikers in the Nerazzurri team are also secretly competing in training, hoping to impress coach Mourinho to get the chance to start the next game.

Because they feel that scoring a few more goals in a cruel game like Lecce must be very helpful for them to compete for the starter internally.

As the head coach of the Inter Milan club, Mourinho is very clear about the players' careful thinking, and he is also happy to see the results. Healthy internal competition is what every head coach likes to see.

This game against Lecce will also be captain Zanetti's 600th appearance on behalf of Inter Milan, which is second only to Bergomi's 758 games and Facchetti's 634 games in the history of Inter Milan.

Before the game, the team's vice-captain Cordoba presented a souvenir to Zanetti on behalf of the club.The word 600 was printed on Zanetti's captain's armband in this game, as well as the team names of all his opponents during his effectiveness at Inter Milan.

The Nerazzurri in the North Stand had also prepared carefully, and pulled out a huge banner at the scene, which read: "600 games, a great heart, thank you captain."

Inter Milan midfielder Muntari is still suspended, Stankovic has recovered from his injury, and goalkeeper Cesar ushered in his 100th Serie A appearance. Despite the Milan derby at the weekend, Mourinho decided to let Ibrahimovic start the game, forming a trident with Alder and Mancini.

Today's opponent, the newly promoted Lecce team, only scored 3 points in the first 4 rounds. Lecce's coach Barretta still has some grievances with Inter Milan. Last season, he led Siena to a 2-2 draw with Inter Milan in the away game, which added a bit of suspense to the opponent's championship.

Lecce have only won once away at Inter, and that was almost a decade ago.

(End of this chapter)