The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 89
  "This is too time-consuming. Just mail the trophy to me."

Leo was a little dissatisfied with the fact that a ceremony for a Golden Boy Award required him to travel to Turin.

Raiola, the agent who sent him to Turin to receive the award, smiled and replied:
  "After all, it's an intercontinental-level individual award. Just tell me what you said, but don't let the media hear it."

The European Golden Boy Award was founded in 2003 by Italy's "Torino Sport". More than media from European countries vote to select the best young player of the year.

This is also recognized as the most authoritative young player award in Europe.

The previous five Golden Boy Award winners were Van der Vaart, Rooney, Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Aguero.

This year, Leo relied on his outstanding performance at Tottenham and Inter Milan to win the championship over a number of new stars.

Balotelli didn't even rank in the top three. Second only to Leo was the genius Anderson from Manchester United.

The Brazilian teenager, who only received five assists last season and had only a fraction of Leo's statistics, won a lot of votes with his outstanding team honors.

This is the importance of the platform. Whether it is Balotelli or Gareth Bale, this year's performance on the field and specific goals and assists data have completely surpassed Anderson.

But they were not second in the Golden Boy Awards.

This is simply because the team is different. Manchester United won the Premier League and Champions League last season under the leadership of Ferguson.

Brazilians are more exposed than others, and their popularity is correspondingly higher.

If it weren't for Leo's performance that makes it really difficult to compare with Anderson, it's really hard to say that he would be the winner of the Golden Boy Award in the end.

The award ceremony was very short, mainly taking photos and interviews.

Leo also answered every reporter's question with a fake smile on his face throughout.

The handsome photo of him holding the Golden Boy Award trophy in his hand will undoubtedly be the headline of the sports pages of major media the next day.

The organizers of the Golden Boy Awards may not have thought that Leo's appearance would allow them to avoid the embarrassment of awarding the award to Anderson, the "most popular Golden Boy in history."

In short, Leo returned to Milan with the European Golden Boy Award. It is just a trophy. Playing well in the next game is more important.

On December 12, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Inter Milan faced Werder Bremen away from home.

Ibrahimovic and Leo have rarely sat on the bench this season.

Mourinho's idea is very clear. He has already qualified anyway, so there is no need to waste too much energy.

Inter Milan plays a double match a week, basically playing a game every three days.

Under such a dense schedule, giving players reasonable rotation and rest is a science.

The Nerazzurri returned to the four-three-three formation for a long time, with Quaresma, Adriano and Mancini forming a trident, and Materazzi and Burdisso also started.

Bremen is currently in fourth place at the bottom of the group and has no chance of advancing to the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

But playing at home, the Bundesliga team has no intention of holding back at all.

After the opening, Bremen, playing at home, continued to attack and won consecutive corner kick opportunities.

Inter Milan's defensive players were highly nervous. Cesar made high passes and low blocks in front of the goal. Finally, the opponent did not score easily.

Looking at the offense again, towards the end of the first half, the Nerazzurri didn’t even have a shot within the goal frame.

This kind of performance can only be said that the frontcourt people are on the bench, and they should not get a chance to play in the hands of the Magic Bird.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Ergo took a corner kick, Pizarro headed the ball, and Cesar struggled to save the ball from the baseline.

"call--"

Mourinho let out a sigh of relief on the sidelines. It was really frustrating to watch this ball.

The home team was only a little bit close to rewriting the score before half-time, but fortunately Inter Milan's goalkeeper did not lose focus.

During the intermission, Leo and the others also returned to the locker room.

Mourinho is also hesitant. If he replaces Ibrahimovic and Leo, he still has a chance to win this game.    But is this necessary? Let's do this first and wait and see.

There were no substitutions, and the original teams of both sides started the second half.

At the beginning of the second half, Werder Bremen forward Rosenberg's long shot from outside the penalty area was missed.

In the 49th minute, Bernisch made a pass from the left, and Pizarro singled out Cesar in front of the penalty area and missed the ball!
  So fierce! With the support of the home fans, Bremen continued to maintain pressure on Inter Milan's goal.

Rosenberg knocked back from the right side of the penalty area, but Pizarro unfortunately missed the opportunity to hit the goal at the back point.

Inter Milan finally got a chance to counterattack quickly!

Quaresma's long-range shot from outside the penalty area went too far.

In the 63rd minute, Maicon made a mistake under the opponent's pressure and made a short clearance. Bremen intercepted the ball from the left and passed it low to the center.

Ergo's low shot with his left foot in front of the goal caused Cesar to miss the ball. Pizarro volleyed with his right foot in front of the far post and shot into the net!
  One to zero!

The Weser Stadium was filled with joy!

When they scored a goal against Inter Milan, it was like celebrating the New Year.

At this time, the camera first showed Mourinho, whose face was ashen, but it seemed that he was not ready to make substitutions yet.

Then came the trio of Leo, Ibrahimovic and Bashen, who looked at the field with dull eyes.

Before a ball was even finished, the home team continued their attack.

Muntari, who was somewhat above, tackled Franez and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Hunter's free kick passed to the back point, and Ergo's powerful shot was saved by Cesar.

Cesar kicked off the ball with a big kick, and Bremen fought for the ball in the backcourt and quickly counterattacked.

Ergou broke through and passed a low pass from the left. Rosenberg fell to the ground in front of the small penalty area and fired with his left foot. Cesar saved him but rolled it into the lower left corner of the goal!

Two to zero!
  In fact, Cesar tried his best today. You can't really blame him for conceding two goals.

Mourinho shook his head and asked Leo and the three to warm up and prepare to play.

In the 82nd minute, Inter Milan made three substitutions in a row, and all three forward players were substituted.

The formation also changed back to four-three-one-two.

After Leo and the others came on the field, they quickly activated the Nerazzurri's offense in the frontcourt.

In the 88th minute, Maxwell made a cross from the left, and Leo kept passing the ball into the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Ibrahimovic hit the goal with a curved ball with his right foot, hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net!
  Two to one! Inter Milan gets a goal back!
  The Inter Milan fans watching this game also had complicated expressions at this time.

It is too obvious to see which players are useless and which ones can help the team win.

Entering stoppage time, Leo passed the ball into the penalty area. Balotelli turned around and fired a shot, but the Bremen goalkeeper bravely blocked it!

Hearing the referee's whistle, Leo sighed helplessly, giving them too little time.

He and Ibrahimovic looked at each other, and the two shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

At the end of the game, Inter Milan lost 1 to 2 away to Bremen, but still successfully advanced to the Champions League knockout rounds as the first in the group.

Mourinho didn't want to linger for a moment, and turned around and walked into the locker room without looking back.

“It would be best if you can make up for the winter window, but it doesn’t matter if you can’t.

These people should find a way to clean up, there is no use staying in the team. "

(End of this chapter)