Chapter 6

Chapter Six Turns

The 2004/2005 season of Serie A is about to begin, but Degan's career seems to have come to an end. In the new season's reserve league, Degan's name is not on the registration list. Obviously, he will next The place to go can only be the under-18 youth team, which he regards as a child's play, to be an overage player.

Originally, Degan hoped that his father, Bosque, would find a place where he could play football, but obviously, he was disappointed again. Bosque was not at home during this time, so he flew away. England, to negotiate a new sponsorship contract for Kaka.

Since the last big quarrel with his family, even his mother Simeone's attitude towards him has become very cold. At home, only Kaka and Caroline can still feel his presence.

If it weren't for the fact that he and Kaka looked very similar, Degan would have doubted whether he was the real child of the Wright couple.

Digan's current situation is almost like the male protagonist in a third-rate novel. His career is not going well, his family is indifferent, and love is something that Digan has not yet touched.

However, according to the development of the story, Degan's road should have gone through a beautiful turn of events after that, which would blind everyone's eyes, but he doesn't know where the road is now.

Fortunately, this book also belongs to the third-rate category. Just when our hero, little friend Digan, was about to drip out of water, his savior appeared.

Andre Mandolini, the head coach of last season's Serie B runner-up Atalanta, is young, but in his early forties. Speaking of which, he is a player of the same age as Maldini, but what he has achieved with Maldini Compared with his brilliant achievements, his career can only be described as mediocre.

Maldini is still fighting in Serie A. Last season, he led AC Milan to win the league championship, but Mandolini took up the coaching position early in 1998.

After coaching Trieste, Peggia, and Vicenza successively, he led the Atlanta team back to Serie A last season, and he also got the first opportunity to coach a Serie A team.

As a freshman rookie, and not a monster like Mourinho, he is trembling every step he takes. Obviously he doesn't want his Serie A debut to just go through the motions, and then get relegated in disgrace. He also has ambitions, Such as relegation.

For this goal, he also completed several seemingly successful transfers in the new season, but he failed to splash even a single splash this summer.

The introduction of Rivalta, who is well-known in Serie A from Vicenza, is the only transfer fee Atlanta paid this summer, and the young Croatian striker Boudin was loaned from Palermo. A special deal will be the famous general Albertini who got it for free.

But this is obviously not enough. He doesn't have to worry about the defense on all lines of the team. The old goalkeeper Taibi is trustworthy. Sala, Innocenti, Natali and other famous players are still strong, supplementing Rival After the tower, the transformation of the defense line has been basically completed. In the midfield, there are not only veterans like Albertini, but also powerful players like Zenoni and Gaultieri, as well as Montolivo and Lazzari. The young rookie has enough creativity and toughness, the only thing to worry about is the forward line.

The main center Shodati's strength is limited, and what's more terrible is his poor attendance rate. As early as last season, Komandini has been sidelined by him, and Pia and the loaned Boudin are not trustworthy. , the only reliable Paccini is too young and has enough impact, but unfortunately he doesn't have many ways to deal with one-on-one defense.

Just when he was scratching his head, his old friend, Pellegrini, the team's chief scout, found him. But there are quite a few. Rossini in the early days, Montolivo and Pacini in the team are all his results.

"Lucia! Any new discoveries?"

As early as half a month ago, Mandolini told this old friend the biggest problem. The new season is about to start, but the club has clearly told him that he is not going to make more investment in the team. He can only pin all his hopes on Pellegrini.

With a child-like smile on his face, Pellegrini handed a videotape into Mandolini's hands: "Andre! Look, I found a genius, a real genius, one who has not yet A talent noticed by others, if you are still satisfied, I think he will report to the team soon and help you in the new season!"

Pellegrini's evaluation was so high that Mandolini was surprised: "Okay! Okay! Let's take your time to discover the dusty pearl!"

The video tape started to play, and the picture was obviously fixed on Degan. The more Mandolini watched, the deeper his frown became, especially when he saw that Degan's mistake led to the opponent's goal, he finally couldn't help it. Confused: "Lucia! Are you sure you are not joking? This guy is terrible, this is what you call a genius, the kids playing football games on the streets of Bergamo are better than him! And you know , what I need now is a striker, striker, a striker with full impact!"

Pellegrino said calmly, "Andre! Read on, I guess many people have the urge to smash the TV when they see this, but I beg you to read on patiently, otherwise, you I will regret it forever!"

Mandolini still had confidence in Pellegrino's vision. Although he didn't know why Pellegrino recommended this giant elephant, he still patiently watched it.

Time passed by one minute and one second, and suddenly Pellegrino seemed to have discovered a new world, and exclaimed: "This is it, Andre pays attention, this is definitely a genius performance."

As soon as Pellegrino's words fell, Degan on the screen intercepted the football, and then ran for a long distance. After throwing off the opponent's two defenders, he suddenly cut inside and attacked the goal with a strong kick.

Mandolini raised his eyebrows. He admitted that Degan did a good job in the one-stop attack just now, but if it was just like this, it was obviously not enough.

"Go on, look at this corner, I swear on my work ethic, he's a genius, a total genius!"

When Mandolini saw that Degan squeezed into the correct position, he suddenly jumped high and hit the goal with a head swing. He was also stunned. It was like a bomber, although the goal missed in the end. , but this header was absolutely flawless.

"My God! How high he jumped, he was almost on the shoulders of that defender! Isn't it amazing, Andre, I said he is a genius!"

Mandolini finally smiled, nodded and said: "The people in AC Milan are all idiots. They are obviously a strong striker, but let him play as a defender. Is the level of Milan's coaching staff already so unbearable?"

Mandolini seems to be very proud, because he discovered something that even AC Milan's coaching staff failed to discover, that is the essence of the matter.

"Want to know his identity? That genius!"

Mandolini shrugged helplessly. He knew that every time his old friend found a good player, he couldn't help showing off.

"He is Kaka's younger brother! My dear brother!"

Mandolini couldn't help being a little worried when he heard the words. Since he is Kaka's younger brother, AC Milan should attach great importance to it. Do they have a chance to get such a player?

Pellegrino saw Mandolini's worry, and said with a smile: "Andre! You know, people like to focus on the one who is amazingly talented, as for the other one who has not yet shown their talent. One, people are always habitually ignoring!"

"You mean~~~~~~~"

"I heard that AC Milan are planning to loan him out, this is our chance, don't hesitate, old friend, even if we don't have him outright, as long as he plays for us for a while, it will be an asset to Atalanta! "

Mandolini finally made up his mind, nodded, and said: "Submit the application, we want to rent him, wait! Don't forget the first right to buy out!"