Chapter 15: The Authoritative Conclusion
In this way, Gao Zheng started his trial in Sassuolo.
Every morning, Guo Wei drove him to the training ground, and then went to handle his business in Sassuolo himself.
Don't worry about him at noon, Gao Zheng eats in the restaurant of the Sassuolo training ground.
After the lunch break, the afternoon continues with training.
At the end of the afternoon training, Guo Wei waited for him outside the training ground, picked him up and took him back to the hotel in Modena, eat, sleep and rest.
And so the day ended.
Gao Zheng had no distractions and completely devoted himself to the trial. He hadn't felt this kind of professional team training for more than a year - although the old man had arranged for him to train for more than half a month when he was leaving, the old man was teaching children to play football after all, and the training intensity and methods were completely different from the training of professional teams.
The feeling that had not been seen for a long time made Gao Zheng's whole person come to life, and he was sure again that it was really more suitable for him here.
I started training football at the age of six, and now I have been dealing with football for thirteen years, training and playing all the time. He doesn't know anything but kicking football, and he's good for nothing but football.
What can you do if you don't keep playing?
Now he is not happy to let him go back to the life of the old man.
In fact, he never thought of giving up the path of professional football, if it weren't for the "death sentence" sentence given to him by the Milan laboratory, even if he didn't play at AC Milan, he would have found another team, and he would not have returned to China at all.
But it was that verdict that made him always have a skeptical voice in his heart, constantly asking him: Can I really continue on this path? Am I really, really okay?
He didn't know, even if he had been training in Sassuolo for days, he wouldn't be able to give an answer.
The verdict of the Milan laboratory is like a bomb that does not know when it will explode, and under the influence of this bomb, his life and mentality have all changed and become a mess.
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Gao Zheng's performance in training was outstanding, although the trial was not yet completed, but it also made Mandelley determined to let the club keep Gao Zheng. Although his current body is not very good, and his physical strength and strength are still poor, Mandelli believes that as long as Gao Zheng is given time, he will definitely come back with his talent.
He escalated the decision to the club's sporting director, Nerio Bonato.
When he knocked on Bonato's office, he was somewhat surprised to find the club's owner, Giorgio Skunzi, sitting in Bonato's office.
"Uh...... Hello Mr. President. Mandeli hurriedly greeted Skunzi first.
"Paro, I'm glad to see you." Skunzi stood up and offered to extend his hand to Mandeley.
Mandelly flattered and handed it over.
After the two had shaken hands, Bonato asked Mandley, "Is there anything wrong, Paro?" ”
'That's right, three players have been on trial with us recently and one of them has been outstanding and I want to sign him, so I've come to you. Mandeli handed over the report related to Gao Zheng.
Bonato looked down at the report, while Skunzi asked Mandeli to take a look at the academy: "What about the lads in the academy? ”
It is normal for the owner to care about the academy, because Sassuolo is a small team, mainly relying on the strength of the academy, and they basically buy young players - the club's highest annual investment in recent years is only 350,000 euros, and more money is invested in young players, hoping that they will only make a few and become the pillars of the team.
Unlike Udinese, who also attach importance to youth training, Sassuolo pays more attention to Italian localization, and the young players they recruit are basically Italian players. Of course, there is a reason why Sassuolo can't afford to raise a global scouting team, but it's true that their club culture values their own players more.
"It's all good, sir."
"What about Berardi?"
'He was moved to the reserve team, but mainly with training and the game was back to the Under-17s.
Skunzi wasn't very happy with Mandley's answer: "Why don't you let him play directly in the reserves?" He must have reached his capacity, right? ”
"Actually...... Well, it's a combination of factors......" Mandley pondered the wording. He knew that Skunzi liked Berardi as a young man, perhaps because the lad had a legend in him, and the media liked it, the fans liked it, and the owner liked it.
In fact, Berardi did not receive professional football training until he was fifteen years old, and he was recommended to try out in Sassoto after playing a five-a-side match with his brother at the University of Modena. The result of the trial was naturally impressive, so he stayed in Sassoto and became a member of the echelon.
He has grown at an astonishing rate and is now one of Sassotho's most famous hopefuls.
But Mandelley still thinks Berardi doesn't meet the requirements of the reserve game, after all, his fundamentals are still a bit bad, and of course he is not to blame, who let him not start real football training until he was fifteen years old? And the basic skills can't be made up by one or two years of training, he needs time.
Sassuolo's boss Skunzi was obviously not that patient, and he shook his head: "I think I can give this kid a chance in the reserves, I don't ask him to play all the games, but you can't bring him up to train for a season and not even play once, right?" I think if he does well in training, then the reserve team can be used as a reward for him......"
As the owner of the club, Mandley can only listen to what he says. In this small club, Skunzi is a man of his word. Since his investment in the club in 2004, he has brought new life and hope to this little-known club, who have been promoted from League C II to League C I and now in League II, and now in League II, the owner is loved and welcomed by all Sassuolo fans, his reputation here is unrivalled and his opinion is unrivaled.
At this moment, Bonato, who had been looking down at the report, suddenly let out a low cry and successfully helped Mandley out of the siege.
"Is that tall?" He asked, looking up.
Mandeli nodded hurriedly: "It's that high." ”
Skunzi was confused: "What high?" ”
"Gao Zheng, who trained in the AC Milan academy and won the Under-16 Player of the Year...... explained.
"Is that him?"
To the surprise of both Mandelley and Bonato, their boss knew who it was at once.
"The person you plan to sign is that Gao Zheng?"
Mandley nodded and hurriedly introduced himself to the boss, who knew that the boss had a soft spot for young players.
"Gao had been on trial with us for almost a week and he was doing really well and he was really a talented player for AC Milan. But I don't know why he didn't renew his contract with AC Milan...... I think we can sign it, so it's a leak, ha......."
Mandeley's laughter soon stopped abruptly as he saw the serious expression on his boss's face.
"Then do you know why AC Milan didn't renew his contract, Paro?"
Mandelly glanced at Bonato, who made a "I don't know what's going on" expression and gesture at him.
"Uh, I don't know......"
"Because the Milan laboratory has synthesized high physical data, it is believed that his body can no longer be a professional player." Skunzi said very seriously.
The news came as a surprise to both Mandelley and Bonato, who looked dumbfounded at the club's president, Skunzi.