radiothebook Chapter 1989 - 521: Milan’s New Era
Chapter 1989 - 521: Milan’s New Era
"Don’t worry, Kevin!"
Ramos nodded and said.
Inzaghi’s words just now gave him inspiration.
He decided to find a girlfriend with decent athletic ability, maybe it would be quite suitable.
If it’s not suitable, they could just break up.
The next day Huang Kaiwen arrived at the team and found that something was off.
The entire team knew about playing volleyball, and quite a few people had signed up.
Even the equipment manager recommended his second daughter, who’s currently in university.
Guardiola stood on the long side, looking at the resume Huang Kaiwen held in his hand and joked: "If it weren’t too busy at home, I could have Cristina join."
"Thanks for the kind offer, but that’s not necessary."
Huang Kaiwen said with a mixture of laughter and tears.
Earlier he thought it would be difficult to gather people.
Unexpectedly, now he needed to conduct a selection.
If they were eliminated, it would surely dampen the club staff’s enthusiasm.
After training ended in the evening, Huang Kaiwen intentionally lingered a bit. When most of his teammates had left, he immediately went to Gagliani’s office.
"Kevin, is there something you need?"
Gagliani quickly stood up and asked.
Huang Kaiwen handed the resume to Gagliani and said: "Besides Lily, help me choose a volleyball team, then find a coach for them. Also, remember to give a gift to those who don’t make the cut. Help me prepare that, the cost of the gifts won’t go through the club’s accounts. You can contact Albert when the time comes."
"Alright, leave this to me!"
Gagliani readily agreed.
Huang Kaiwen rarely sought him out for anything, so he was worried about not having a chance to make an impression in front of Huang Kaiwen.
Handing over the resumes, Huang Kaiwen felt relieved.
Next time something like this happens, it has to be carried out secretly.
August 26.
In the Berlusconi Cup against Juventus, Huang Kaiwen was once again arranged by Guardiola to play as a defensive midfielder.
Milan won the game 3-1.
But the fans at San Siro were not particularly pleased.
After the match.
Crudeli fiercely criticized Guardiola on Milan TV Station, speaking into the camera: "I don’t know what our genius is thinking; he seems to only care about the midfield, which is why Kevin appeared in the defensive midfield position, and as a single defensive midfielder!
Letting Kevin play as a defensive midfielder is a crime.
Pineapple is a good thing, pizza is also a good thing, but you absolutely cannot make pineapple pizza. Kevin is the best player in the history of football, countless fans are waiting to watch his matches, and yet our coach lets Kevin tackle repeatedly, 6 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 aerial duels succeeded, 1 key pass, 81 passes with 77 successful, 3 dribbles with 3 successful, these are Kevin’s stats against Juventus.
We can clearly see Kevin’s attacking stats decreased significantly in the defensive midfield. This isn’t Kevin’s fault, any player playing as a single defensive midfielder must focus more on defense, and Kevin having such stats is already very impressive."
The host asked: "So do you think we should fire Guardiola? The season is about to start, there aren’t many idle coaches available."
"What’s this nonsense?" Crudeli exaggeratedly said: "If you call Mourinho now, he’d even buy out his contract with Real Madrid himself to fly to Milan City. Mourinho has said more than once that Kevin is his favorite player. Even without a coach or letting me coach, it’s better than having Mr. Guardiola."
Guardiola shook his head and turned off the TV.
It’s only been two games of having Huang Kaiwen play as a defensive midfielder, and the reaction from Milan fans has been very strong.
He has some concerns about this matter too.
He’s not a masochist; if possible, he wouldn’t want to be booed by fans at every home game.
But within the team.
Besides Huang Kaiwen, there’s truly no one who can handle the single defensive midfielder role.
Whether it’s Van Bommel or Ambrosini, occasionally letting them play a match is fine.
Once it comes to crucial matches, they definitely can’t hold the line.
Guardiola puckered his lips.
Mourinho once had Huang Kaiwen play as a goalkeeper.
How did he do it?
Why didn’t Mourinho’s arrangement of Huang Kaiwen playing as a goalkeeper face much criticism?
The somewhat irritated Guardiola decided to go out for some air.
He planned to return later to watch the UEFA Champions League group stage draw.
Finding his wife coaxing his young daughter to sleep, Guardiola quietly opened the door and left.
Walking down the street, he kept thinking about what price he must pay to get the fans to support his improvements.
With Huang Kaiwen’s offensive and defensive level, playing centrally as a single defensive midfielder would maximize Huang Kaiwen’s strength; even defending aggressively on the flanks is quite different from in the center.
He’s quite satisfied with various aspects of Milan.
The team roster is commendable, but there’s no way to clean out too many players, nor can he effectively commence the recruitment process.
But players not wanting to leave also indicates his work is successful.
Guardiola is relatively satisfied with the achievements in his first year at Milan.
The children also like the weather and environment here.
If there aren’t any major issues, Guardiola really doesn’t want to leave Milan.
Just then, Guardiola sensed someone quickly approaching in front of him.
As he lifted his head, he realized, a young guy on inline skates was holding two boxes of pizza and had already rushed up to him.
"Watch out!"
The young man shouted loudly.
"Damn it!"
Guardiola cursed.
What was he thinking?
Why not warn him sooner?