At 15:00 p.m. on October 16, in the seventh round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Livorno at home.

Because Gao Han's management is based on the players' self-discipline and consciousness, the night before the game, the players did not require the players to stay at the training base, but instead asked them to go home on their own and accompany their families. So early in the morning, the players returned to the training base on time.

Although the group stage of the League Cup in the midweek starts, Inter Milan has byes, so there is no need to prepare for the game.

Therefore, the coaching staff did not arrange training programs in the morning, but arranged for players to relax and rest.

However, all the players were very consciously preparing for the pre-match.

Some are in the training ground, some are in the gym, and some are playing basketball, table tennis and other ball sports...

The entire training base is full of tension that a big battle is imminent.

Everyone knows that playing Livorno tonight and afternoon is just a warm-up, and playing Juventus in a week is the highlight.

That was the first time Inter Milan has really encountered a championship opponent this season, and it was crucial.

Over the past period of time, the team has made a lot of news, especially during the national team game. First, Adriano and Toldo accused head coach Gao Han, then Stankovic was seriously injured, and coupled with the hype from the outside media, these have made Inter Milan feel much pressure.

According to media reports, just the day before the internationals returned to the team, head coach Gao Han met Thordo.

After the team retrained, Toldo immediately apologized to head coach Gao Han in public, saying that his words were indeed too impulsive. Later, he calmly thought about it and felt it was inappropriate, so he decided to apologize in public.

Toldo also said he will train harder to fight for the position.

Gao Han also accepted Toldo's apology in public and promised to arrange more match opportunities.

However, regarding Toldo's behaviors that were not conducive to the team's remarks in public, Gao Han said that after consultation with the coaching staff, he was given a warning, and Toldo also expressed his acceptance of the punishment in public.

As for Stankovic, who returned to the team due to injury, has also been properly handled and is expected to return to the field in two months.

However, in his position, Yaya Toure and Solari can play, so the impact on Inter Milan is not very big.

It was Adriano who really made everyone nervous.

The Brazil international has not yet reported that he has returned to the team!

Head coach Gao Han never mentioned it, which surprised everyone. What happened?

Captain Sanetti finally couldn't hold back. After his teammates returned to the activity room, he immediately asked Recoba and Cesar.

"Alvaro, Giulio, you are on the same flight as him, what happened?"

In the activity room, all the players watched.

They are also very curious about this question.

At this critical moment, he was still late?

Even if you are going to get angry, will you still get one point?

It's about to play Juventus!

"We don't know either." Recoba shook his head.

"Yes, we really don't know what's going on." Cesar was also confused.

Cannavaro, who was standing beside him, also frowned, "You are from the same plane, why don't you know?"

Everyone immediately looked at Recoba and Cesar.

"That's right." Recoba explained, "According to the original itinerary, we should have taken a flight from Sao Paulo to Milan on Thursday afternoon and arrived at noon Friday, but the plane had a technical failure and was expected to be delayed by thirteen hours."

Everyone nodded. This kind of thing was not surprising, understandable.

"What?" Sanetti asked.

"We are on the same flight as Kaka, Kafu and Dida in Milan, and there are other teams' South American feet. We contacted the airline as soon as possible. They gave two plans, one was to help us contact the transfer, first to Madrid and then to Milan, which would take about four more hours."

As soon as Recoba finished speaking, Cesar nodded and said, "Yes, some people who are eager to come back have chosen this plan. If you don't want to, you can accept the arrangements of the airline, check in the hotel, leave in thirteen hours, and expect to arrive on Saturday morning."

"Adriano and some others chose to stay and wait, so we separated."

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood.

For a long time, South American internationals have always been a big problem for major European teams to go back to participate in national team competitions.

The main reason is that it is not a player injury or a game consumption, but it is more about running back and forth.

According to the flight from Sao Paulo to Milan, Brazil, it takes eleven hours, but if such incidents occur, it is often very troublesome and it is difficult for players to contact.

Therefore, many wealthy teams often cooperate directly. For example, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus and other teams rented a plane together. After the game, they immediately took the players from Brazil to Madrid, and then let the players return to the team.

Of course, the reason for this is that their games are all on Saturday.

Inter Milan and AC Milan are scheduled on Sundays, so in terms of time, it is very affordable for players to come back on a flight by themselves. Even after such delays occur, as long as they adjust their itinerary in time, it is still time to do so.

But Adriano has not yet moved, the only explanation is...

"This kid is crazy!" Cannavaro cursed angrily.

Everyone present also felt that Adriano was crazy to do this.

First, he accused the head coach of his interview with domestic Brazilian media, but now he suddenly became late without saying a word, and he simply did not take the team's discipline seriously.

Not to mention players such as Peron, Cannavaro, Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo who have long been dissatisfied with his accusation of the head coach's behavior, even the captain Zanetti looked angry.

With the team winning six consecutive victories and having such an excellent start, anyone who cares about the team knows that the overall situation should be put first.

Therefore, after Toldo returned to the team, he immediately settled with the head coach and accepted the club's warning and punishment.

But Adriano actually...

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At noon, Adriano finally arrived at the Pinetina training base.

Everyone was packed up and prepared to go to the restaurant for dinner. After that, they would leave to Meacha Stadium.

The competition begins on time at fifteen o'clock in the afternoon.

When the players saw the belated Adriano downstairs, captain Sanetti walked forward first.

"Why are you here now? Do you know if the competition is going to be in the afternoon?" Sanetti asked.

Judging from the situation this season, everyone knows that Gao Han still attaches great importance to Adriano. During training, he is always arranged to be in the same group as Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo, and obviously wants to form a trident.

Except for the first four rounds of the league, he was banned internally, he came on as a substitute in the other games.

As for the missed chance, Recoba performed so well, which head coach has reason to make a sudden substitution?

"I went to deal with some private matters." Adriano replied lightly.

"Private affairs?" Cannavaro was also angry, "Do you still take the team's discipline and take the head coach seriously?"

"That's right, if everyone does what you do, how can the team manage it?" Veron was also very dissatisfied. "You completely disrespect the team's discipline, the head coach, and the other party!"

Even Matrazi, who was full of flesh, cursed, "We finally formed a united group. Everyone here is equal. Individuals must obey the team's discipline. No one can be exceptional, including you."

As soon as he entered the door, he was scolded by so many teammates, and Adriano seemed to be confused.

"I...I...I've asked for leave."

Ask for leave?

Everyone looked at each other with all their eyes. Has he asked for leave?

But why there is no news at all?

"Who did you ask for leave?" Sanetti asked strangely.

"Head coach." Adriano answered without thinking.

Everyone was even more surprised. The head coach obviously didn't know Adriano's whereabouts at all. How did he ask for leave?

But look at Adriano again, he speaks without any guilt, and does not seem to be pretending to be fake.

What's going on?

Just as everyone was wondering, Guardiola walked downstairs.

"You all hurry up and go to have a meal and prepare for the afternoon game."

Guardiola pointed at Adriano, "Mr. Gao Han is waiting for you in the office."

Gao Han came forward, and no matter how many questions everyone had in their hearts, they had to temporarily suppress them.

Adriano's eyes flashed with panic, but he still nodded to Guardiola, and went directly to the second floor without going to the locker room.

From the corridor on the second floor, when he saw his teammates downstairs continue to go to the restaurant, Adriano was very nervous.

He did ask for leave, but he didn't ask for it himself.

His attitude towards head coach Gao Han is very complicated.

At first he didn't resist, but was looking forward to it because he knew that if he performed well under Gao Han's command, he would definitely be able to become a top striker and become a superstar.

But later, as the pre-season preparation began, he gradually realized that things were not as beautiful as he imagined.

Gao Han added too many tasks to him, such as asking him to actively participate in defense, which he did not need to undertake before, but under Gao Han's command, from Ibrahimovic to Cristiano Ronaldo, even Recoba began to undertake defensive tasks, and he was hard to exception.

So, he was a little resistant, and he had just experienced the Federation Cup, which led to his performance not being particularly ideal in training and competitions. Later, the main position was gradually replaced by Recoba, who performed better, which made him feel very disappointed.

On the night the team returned to Milan, a few friends asked him out. He happened to want to ejaculate, so he went there. Unexpectedly, he was photographed by a media reporter and posted it directly in the newspaper the next day. This caused a big disaster.

Afterwards, Gao Han punished him severely, suspended him for four games, and paid him for one month.

This made him very uncomfortable and frustrated with his own experience. In addition, the communication between his agent and Gao Han was also very unsmooth, which made Adriano's attitude towards Gao Han turn sharply.

Agent Rinaldi also feels that players should take a stance and re-establish their position in the team.

Therefore, after Brazil participated in the national team game, he said that in an interview with an authoritative Brazilian media, hoping to regain the attention of the coaching staff and team management.

Later, the agent took a private job for him, and the plane happened to be delayed, so he agreed to Rinaldi's suggestion and the agent asked Gao Han for leave on his behalf, and stayed in Brazil for one day.
Chapter completed!