Demon Golden Boots

Chapter 603 The Thin Daytime Wind
After packing up, Liu Yun and head coach Ada embarked on a journey of inspecting players.

They first flew from London to Florence.

At Florence Misaro International Airport, Baggio received Liu Yun and Ada.

After retiring from football, Baggio settled in Turin, Italy.Two seasons ago, Liu Yun ran into Baggio at a reception organized by UEFA.Later he and Baggio became good friends.

Coventry's success in the Super League, Liu Yun sent a message on Twitter, hoping that all friends in the football circle would recommend some players with relatively high cost performance.

Baggio is inextricably linked with the Fiorentina club.He recommended a midfielder from the Fiorentina youth team to Liu Yun.

In the airport reception hall, Baggio warmly embraced Liu Yun: "Congratulations, Liu, you have created another miracle. Leading the team to double jump for two years is really amazing."

Liu Yun said modestly: "This is mainly due to our head coach. This is the head coach of our Coventry team, Ada."

Baggio stretched out his hand towards Ada: "Hello, Coach Ada."

Ada was flattered: "Hello, Baggio."

In Edda's eyes, Baggio is one of the most legendary players in Europe.

On the bus to the hotel, Baggio introduced the situation of the player: "It's like this Liu, the player I recommend is Chinese."

Liu Yun became interested: "Chinese? Oh, what a coincidence."

Baggio said: "His Italian name is Zavadoni. He is a second-generation immigrant. When he was five years old, he settled in Florence with his parents."

Liu Yun snickered in his heart.

Zavadoni, this is really a Chinese-Italian name!

Many years ago, the heroic films of the former Yugoslavia were popular in Huaguo.

Among them, two films are the most famous.One is "Walter Defends Sarajevo" and the other is "The Bridge". "Ah, Goodbye, Friend", a popular song in China, is the theme song of "Bridge".

In "The Bridge", there are two important supporting roles.One is an Italian guerrilla - Zavadoni.One is a native of Yugoslavia - Bambino.

These two people have two classic dialogues in the movie:

"Good luck, Zavadone!"

"Good luck, Bambino!"

Most Chinese people in that era had seen this movie.Ever since, the Italian name Zavadone has another meaning in China.

Zavadoni means laurel forest in Italian.

In China, the name has another meaning - good luck.

Naming his son "Zawadone" really seems to be something done by Chinese immigrants who have experienced that era.

Baggio said to Liu Yun and Ada again: "This player... Heh, if I meet you for the first time, you must have a bad impression of him!"

Liu Yun asked, "Why?"

Baggio replied: "He is only 1.6 meters nine and weighs 56 kilograms. He looks very weak."

Edda was startled: 1.6 meters nine? 56 kg?What does it look like to be thin?In the Premier League, a league known for its high-intensity physical confrontation, such a player. . .Maybe get knocked away like a piece of paper by those stadium villains.

Baggio saw Edda's doubts, and he continued: "However, this 19-year-old kid has a spirit of not admitting defeat. It is very similar to me when I was 19 years old. And he has excellent awareness on the court. First-class belting ability, first-class passing accuracy, first-class shooting skills... Except for the size flaws, he is almost perfect."

Ada said to Baggio: "Mr. Baggio, you and Liu are friends. I should speak my heart to you without reservation. With all due respect, the intensity of physical confrontation in the Premier League is the strongest among the five major leagues. .Even if this kid has a hundred strengths—he has one shortcoming of thin body—he won’t be able to adapt to the Premier League.”

Baggio shrugged his shoulders: "Okay. I admit that this child's physical condition does not seem to be suitable for the Premier League—not even for Serie A. He can't play the main role in the Fiorentina youth team, and sometimes he even enters the bench. Chances are rare for this reason. However, I still think that he has something to shine. Well, in two days, the Fiorentina youth team will play a friendly match with the PSV Eindhoven youth team .At that time he will play. You can inspect him on the spot.”

Ada was disappointed again.Didn't it mean that this player is the main player of the Fiorentina youth team?Why did Baggio say that he rarely even had a chance to be on the bench in the youth team?
Edda asked Baggio: "Is he now a marginal player in the youth team?"

Baggio nodded: "Yes. Since Fiorentina was bought by an oil tycoon in the Middle East, the team has bought a large number of stars. The youth team is also full of stars. He could occasionally come off the bench last season. Now, the youth team has Lost his main position. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. His transfer fee will not exceed 100 million euros."

Ada persuaded himself in his heart: Isn't the purpose of this trip to inspect players with the old lieutenant to find cheap and practical players for Coventry?At least the guy Baggio introduced met the condition of being cheap.

Besides, five years ago, I went to Huaguo to scout for players.When I heard Sun Jihai say that the old lieutenant was 45 years old, didn't I feel very repulsed?I went to Zhujiang only because of the face of Sun Jihai, a member of the Premier League Hall of Fame.

The results of it?Today's old lieutenant has become a legend in European football.

Thinking of this, Ada said to Baggio: "Okay. Then let's go to the scene to inspect him."

Baggio added: "I have already booked rooms for you at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Florence. The friendly match will be held in two days. You should take a good rest at the hotel in the afternoon. I will take you around Florence tomorrow. Before the friendly match , I can arrange for you to meet with Zavadoni. If the friendly match is over and you are satisfied with this player, I can contact the Fiorentina club for you."

Liu Yun suddenly asked Baggio: "I'm sorry, Baggio. By the way, does this child have a Hua name?"

Baggio shook his head: "I don't know. Oh, I'll send a message to ask him."

One minute later, Baggio put his mobile phone in front of Liu Yun.There are a bunch of Italian words on the phone, and there are three eye-catching Chinese characters: "Bai Rifeng."

"Bai Rifeng?" Liu Yun deeply remembered the name in his heart.

Ada and Liu Yun joked: "Old lieutenant, now we in Coventry are surprised to have two Chinese children, Zhao Kaixuan and Li Fanghua. If we buy this Chinese child from Florence, next season, our Coventry will We have four Huaguo players! Others will definitely say that we are Huaguo mercenary corps, haha!"

Liu Yun shook his head: "Zhao Kaixuan and Li Fanghua are players trained by our Coventry youth training system, not mercenaries."

Baggio was a little surprised and said: "Coach Edda, plus the old lieutenant, do you already have three Chinese players in your Coventry team? Oh my God, they say that Chinese people can't play football. I Not necessarily!"

Liu Yun smiled: "Baggio, don't look at our Huaguo players with old eyes! Qu Bai is likely to win the Ballon d'Or by the end of this year."

A group of people arrived at the Hilton Hotel.

As the host, Baggio invited Ada and Liu Yun to have a sumptuous lunch.

Baggio said while eating: "Liu, with all due respect, the European football media seem to be very pessimistic about Coventry's future in the Premier League! Set up a team. Except for you, the old lieutenant, your team does not have any well-known stars in the UK. Your average age is 22 years old. You are a genuine youth army with little experience."

Liu Yun half-jokingly said: "Baggio, I want to declare in advance. My age of 50 has seriously raised the average age of our Coventry team. If you exclude me, the average age of our players is less than 21 years old. .”

Baggio shrugged: "Yes. The youth army sometimes has unique advantages-fast speed, good physical fitness, and the courage to fight. However, lack of experience is the Achilles heel of the youth army. What is your goal for the new season? Relegation?"

Ada took a sip of red wine: "The goal we announced to the media-of course, is relegation. However, our old lieutenant has a more ambitious goal: to lead the team to stage the miracle of Leicester City and Kaiserslautern! "

Baggio raised the wine glass in his hand: "Liu, you are a person full of dreams. I propose that we have a toast for your great dreams."

Liu Yun said with a smile: "There is a famous saying in China: People have no dreams, so what is the difference between them and salted fish?"

The three toasted and drank.

Liu Yun and Ada rested at the hotel all afternoon.In the evening, the two listened to an opera at the Florence Opera House.

The next day, Baggio came to the hotel and, as a tour guide for the two, took them to visit the historic city of Florence.

Florence is an extremely famous art capital of the world, a European cultural center, the birthplace of the Renaissance, the birthplace of opera, and a world-famous cultural sanctuary.The entire urban area still maintains the pattern of the ancient Roman period, and there are a large number of Renaissance buildings.There are also more than 40 museums and art galleries in the city.

At the end of the day's tour, Liu Yun said with emotion to Baggio: "No wonder people say that you must go to two places in Italy, one is Florence and the other is Rome. Now it is true what you said, this is really a beautiful city. .”

Baggio said: "Yes. This is a beautiful city. The people here are also very friendly. I spent an unforgettable youth in the Fiorentina team."

Baggio, Liu Yun, and Ada were chatting in the open-air cafe outside the San Giovanni Chapel.People around recognized Baggio and Liu Yun, two world-class superstars.They gathered around one after another, asking for autographs and group photos.

Liu Yun did not expect to have such a high reputation in Italy.

Baggio was once a hero of the city of Florence.The old lieutenant Liu Yun is the most legendary among active players in Europe today.Fans are naturally flocking to the two.

Liu Yun and Baggio tried their best to satisfy the fans' demands.

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A day later, the Fiorentina club played at the Frankie Stadium.

Two hours before the start of the friendly match, Baggio led the daylight to meet Liu Yun and Ada in the stands of Frankie Stadium.

As Baggio said before, the 19-year-old Bai Rifeng has a very thin figure.

Let alone a professional player.Even those ordinary Huaguo youths aged [-] or [-] were obviously much stronger than Bai Rifeng.

Liu Yun didn't take it seriously.When Lewandowski was 19 years old, wasn't he sentenced to death by the Polish football players because of his thin body?
Sometimes, how strong a player has is often not how muscular the person is.

If a body of muscle can play football well, wouldn't a bodybuilder like Schwarzenegger become a superstar in international football?
Liu Yun took the initiative to stretch out his hand towards Bai Rifeng, and he greeted in Chinese: "Hi, Xiaobai."

Bai Rifeng already likes the Italian name his coach and teammates call him: "Zavadoni".He didn't react for a moment.

Baggio reminded Bai Rifeng: "Isn't the old lieutenant your most admired player? He is greeting you."

Bai Rifeng nodded, and said to Liu Yun in jerky Chinese: "Hello, old lieutenant, my name is Bai Rifeng."

Liu Yun asked Bai Rifeng: "You came to Italy when you were five years old? Have you ever returned to China after that?"

Bai Rifeng replied: "Since I immigrated to Florence with my parents, I have never been back to China."

Liu Yun smiled and said: "Well, that's right. The game is about to start, go back to the locker room and get ready. I hope we will meet again after this friendly match."

Bai Rifeng left the stands and returned to the locker room.

Ada shrugged her shoulders towards Liu Yun: "This child is too thin. It's as thin as a piece of confetti flying in the wind."

Baggio asked Edda: "Coach Edda, do you mean that you don't like this kid?"

Liu Yun joked with Baggio: "Our coach Ada has always been cautious in selecting players. When he first met me in Pearl River, China, he also refused."

Ada laughed and said, "That's right. At that time, I was afraid that my boss, old George, would take his Winchester shotgun and beat me into a hornet's nest across the entire Eurasian continent. Now I am often afraid that if I hadn't Zhujiang signed the old lieutenant, and Europe will lose a legendary superstar!"

Baggio said: "Coach Edda, I assure you. I recommend Zawadone to the old lieutenant because this kid has a bright spot!"

This game was a warm-up match between the youth teams, and there were only a few hundred spectators sparsely seated in the Frankie Stadium.Most of these audiences are the parents, friends and girlfriends of the young players.

The Fiorentina youth team and the visiting PSV Eindhoven youth team entered the field.

Bai Rifeng was not on the starting list!

Edda was beating his heart: Do you have to be a substitute in the youth team?This kid's strength doesn't seem to be recognized by his coach!Why does Baggio strongly recommend him?

With the whistle of the referee, the warm-up match began.

It's a dull game.The game lasted 60 minutes and the score was still 0:0.

Finally, the coach of the Fiorentina youth team replaced Bai Rifeng on the field.

　Premier League rookie Bai Rifeng, haha.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)