The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 13
  "Tottenham set off a youth storm, beating Derby County with four goals at home! 》

"The Prince of Milan Arrives at White Hart Lane!" The 16-year-old scored in his Premier League debut! 》

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The fact that Tottenham won the game is not worthy of attention, but the two young players who started the game sparked heated discussions.

Fortunately for Gareth Bale, he was already somewhat famous when he was at Southampton.

Tottenham was also competing with a number of Premier League giants and used real money as a sign of sincerity to finally recruit this Welsh genius.

Compared to Bell, the name Leonardo is somewhat unfamiliar to Premier League fans.

In fact, not to mention fans who only follow the Premier League, even fans in Serie A don't know much about Leo.

Such a humble kid before the game actually performed very well in his career debut and scored his first Premier League goal.

Naturally, his mistakes on the court were selectively ignored. It is normal to be a little tolerant towards young players.

This inevitably makes many people very curious about this young man who is not yet 17 years old.

After some digging by the reporter, they found interesting inside information.

It turns out that Leo came from Inter Milan's youth training, and was loaned to Tottenham after Mancini didn't like him.

This is interesting. Serie A started later than the Premier League. On the second day of this 4-0 game against Tottenham, Inter Milan lost 0-1 to Roma in the Italian Super Cup and missed the championship.

The reporter from Sky Sports Italy was well-informed and asked a question after the game that made the Nerazzurri coach instantly embarrassed.

"Mr. Mancini, do you know the player Leonardo? He has performed well in the Premier League. If he had not been loaned out, might this game not be lost?"

Roberto Mancini frowned, he really remembered this name.

"I know him, he is a young player with great potential, but we have many better players than him in the midfield position.

Letting him out on loan also hopes that he can get more playing opportunities. If he really grows in the Premier League, then I will be very pleased. "

Although the reporter wanted to ask a few more questions, the experienced Inter Milan press officer stopped him in time.

"Damn it, what kind of trick did that kid come up with? Are these people idle? Are you saying that I don't know how to use young people?"

After returning from the press conference, Mancini figured out what was going on.

He is a champion coach and the head coach of Serie A giant Inter Milan, how can he have time to care about a young player who is on loan from the youth team.

Besides, doesn't that guy play in midfield? Why did you switch to playing on the wing and still score goals in the Premier League?
  No, no, no, I couldn't have been mistaken. I must have been lucky. Otherwise, my true colors would have been revealed in a few days.

But regarding the current doubts about him, Mancini decided to do something.

"Hello? It's so late to disturb your rest, right Vincenzo? Haha, nothing else, you ask that black boy in the team tomorrow, yes, Mario Balotelli, that's him, let him report to the first team !”

In fact, Balotelli trained with the first team for a period of time before the start of the season. As soon as the new season started, he was pushed back to the youth team by Mancini.

If he stays in the first team and doesn't have a chance to play, it would be better to return to the youth team and play games to make rapid progress.

Just look at the current strikers of Inter Milan, Ibrahimovic, Cruz, Crespo and Suazo.

Not to mention there is Adriano, who has just returned from Brazil with some problems since last season.

This is the forward's graveyard in Inter Milan. If these people were switched to other Serie A teams, which one would not be the absolute main force?
  With only two forwards starting at most in a game, there is nowhere for Balotelli to gain a foothold.

However, when the outside media criticized Mancini again and again for not paying attention to young players and not giving his own youth training opportunities, the situation changed somewhat.

Because of Leo, it is very likely that Balotelli will make his first team debut in advance.

"Ah!"

Who is scolding me behind my back? Leo sneezed while training.

"Are you okay?" "Ah? It's okay. Gareth, do you want me to stay and practice with you tonight?"

Leo, who had tasted the sweetness after scoring in the last game, was not willing to continue to be just a passer who made wedding clothes for others.

It happened that good friend Bell had to practice shooting every day, and Leo also came up with this idea.

However, I have to train during the day every day, and then I have to "train" when I get home and lie down in bed. If I do some extra training in the middle, I don't know if I can handle it mentally.

After thinking about it again, Leo decided to seek professional advice.

"Boss, I want to practice for a while after training every day. Do you have any suggestions?"

Martin Yoel was stunned when he heard this. After this kid became popular, not only was he not in a complacent mood, but he also worked harder.

After spending this time together, the relationship between Leo and the team's head coach has become much more harmonious, and some of the initial conflicts have long since disappeared.

Although Martin didn't agree with Leo's idea very much, he still said it more tactfully.

"It's good that you have such an idea, but the training the team arranges for you every day is actually enough.

I know you want to progress faster, but you are still developing after all, and excessive training may cause damage to the body.

So my suggestion is not to do it, just do it in moderation.

But if you really want it, I will help you re-create a training plan with them when you have time, so that you can train to the maximum extent within a reasonable range. "

"That's great! Thank you!"

After saying that, Leo happily left.

"This kid..."

Martin Yoel shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then went back to preparations for the next game.

A week passed quickly, and the little bit of heat on Leo's body had long since faded.

Unless he can continue to perform in the Premier League, no one will soon remember such a "genius boy".

On August 2007, 8, the entire Tottenham Hotspur team took the club bus to Manchester.

There they will usher in the fourth round of the Premier League, an away game against the Red Devils Manchester United!
  However, Leo and Gareth Bale did not get the chance to start in this game, and they sat on the bench together.

Tottenham's full-back Lee Young-pyo returned from injury and started the game, while Taarabt took Leo's place.

Leo, who was sitting on the sidelines doing nothing, looked curiously towards the home team's bench.

Sir Alex Ferguson was still chewing gum as usual, and a figure that surprised him was not far behind Sir Alex Ferguson.

"Isn't this King Dong!"

Leo looked at the opponent with envy. Even playing as a substitute for Manchester United, the Premier League giant, is a great achievement.

How did he know that he envied King Dong, and King Dong also envied him?

This game is the first time Wang Dong has entered the squad this season. If Ronaldo was not suspended and Rooney was injured and Manchester United had no one available on the front line, he would probably not be on the bench.

Not to mention that he has not started a game for Manchester United so far this season, while Leo has already scored goals.

Tottenham, who returned to their previous tactics today, were at a disadvantage at Old Trafford as expected.

After all, the guard combination of Gardner and Cabre cannot compare to the partnership of Ledley King and Dawson.

Fortunately, the absence of Ronaldo and Rooney made Manchester United's offensive end look a bit weak. The Lily Army could barely cope with the home team's offense in the first half, but at the same time Tottenham's opportunities to counterattack were also quite limited and failed to cause any damage to the home team. What a threat.

(End of this chapter)