We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 20 Palermo's internal strife escalates

On the court, DiDonato was a little dazed after scoring the goal.

He did it.

He beat the Serie A team!

This was something he would have never been able to accomplish before.

But under He Tianqi's arrangement, the dream became reality.

He really understands tactics!

How can he really coach!

He is an excellent head coach!

"what!!!"

DiDonato rushed to the corner flag area and celebrated wildly.

He Tianqi looked at DiDonato's back and nodded.

I'm afraid he's the only one who knows why DiDonato is so excited.

Because DiDonato has found his own future on the football field.

He would have been completely abandoned by high-level football leagues as a core player, but is about to return to the mainstream vision as a role player.

Those who understand will naturally understand this kind of joy of recovering what has been lost, and those who don’t understand will never understand it.

Because this experience is really painful.

……

The Palermo players celebrated for a long time because they knew they had advanced!
They beat a Serie A team!
Perugia did not complain about Palermo's celebration for too long because it was all meaningless.

But they really didn't expect that He Tianqi would be so "mean".

In the 91st minute, shortly after Perugia kicked off, there was a dead ball and He Tianqi actually signaled for a substitution.

There was a roar of boos at the Renato Guri Stadium.

Barbara was reminded of her sad past and cursed: "He Tianqi is terrible! He is the most ungraceful head coach I have ever seen!"

"Perugia clearly had no chance of winning, yet he was wasting time by making substitutions!"

"too disgusting!"

"People like this will never achieve true success!"

"It was like this when he was a player, and it will be like this when he is a coach!"

Barbara's words reflect the true feelings of Perugia fans.

But soon, the anger of Perugia fans was released.

because……

“Arturo refuses to play!”

"What's going on? Has the internal strife in Palermo become so serious?"

"The Palermo dressing room may be out of control!"

"Arturo did not come on the pitch, but walked towards the player tunnel and left early."

"It seems that He Tianqi has not established the authority of a coach in the team."

"He Tianqi replaced Quagliarella with Cotroneo, and the game continued, but no one cared about the game anymore."

"I'm afraid this incident will have a more far-reaching impact after the game."

Finally, with three whistles from the referee, the farce came to an end.

After the game, reporters flocked to He Tianqi, they had too many questions.

Reporter: "How does it feel to beat Perugia?"

He Tianqi: "Perugia is a strong team for us. We are all very excited to beat such an opponent."

Reporter: "Arturo refused to come on as a substitute and said you didn't respect him. How do you explain this?" He Tianqi: "From Arturo's perspective, I can understand his idea, but I don't agree with his approach. I don't disrespect him either. On the contrary, making tactical arrangements for a player is respect in football."

Reporter: "Will you take revenge on Arturo?"

He Tianqi: "Of course not. As I said, I understand him and respect him."

Seeing that He Tianqi calmly answered the reporters' questions, Barbara could no longer sit still. She asked directly and sharply, "Are you ashamed of your behavior of replacing people at the last minute to delay time?"

"This move has made Perugia fans very angry. How do you plan to apologize?"

When He Tianqi saw that it was Barbara, his old acquaintance, he nodded and smiled and greeted her.

He was somewhat embarrassed about what happened on her birthday. He really didn't expect that Barbara would actually cry.

But in Barbara's view, this smile was completely provocative.

He Tianqi: "First of all, being eliminated from the Italian Cup is not a bad thing for Perugia."

"Their most important task this season is to avoid relegation. Now they can better focus on the league."

"From this perspective, I think Perugia can successfully avoid relegation this season. I also wish them to continue to fight in Serie A. They have many excellent players."

Some Perugia reporters calmed down a little.

He is arrogant before winning and low-key after winning, which shows his good character.

Being low-key before winning and arrogant after winning, that is the real lack of class.

But Barbara disagreed. She wanted to expose He Tianqi's ugly true face: "So using substitutions to delay the game is also your blessing?"

He Tianqi: "I said it before, it was an adjustment for tactical purposes. This is a very common scene in professional football."

"Everyone has watched the 1999 Champions League final. I believe no one would want their team to be like Bayern."

“When I started coaching, I realized that more.”

"I've been sharing with the players that when we're behind, we need to imagine we're the Red Devils and we can come back."

"When we are ahead, we have to treat our opponents like Manchester United. We must not let them turn the tables!"

"That's the spirit I want Palermo to have as well."

"And taking it seriously like this is the greatest respect for the opponent."

"So I don't think there's anything wrong with my adjustment. If Perugia hate us for that, it just means they are not a top team like Manchester United."

"But I believe Perugia can feel my respect."

Wow!
Many players and reporters at the scene applauded.

(Bayern:???)
Grosso, who had been standing aside for a while, was moved by He Tianqi's professionalism and said, "We lost because we were not as skilled as others. There is nothing to hate about it."

"Hopefully Palermo can go far in the Coppa Italia."

He Tianqi immediately went over and hugged Grosso: "Fabio, you are an excellent player. I see the shadow of greatness in you."

Grosso was a little shy: "Your evaluation is too high, that's not me."

He Tianqi was very sure: "Then work hard to make yourself great!"

Grosso's pupils shrank. What does this mean?
Could it be that He Tianqi has taken a fancy to me? Ugh... Could it be that Palermo wants me?

Grosso left with thoughts.

I thought the interview ended here.

But as Palermo's team bus was leaving the stadium, a convertible Porsche 911 stopped the bus.

Barbara pointed at the bus and cursed at it, showing none of the demeanor of Italy's second daughter.

He Tianqi got out of the car and walked towards Barbara.

"Get away and don't touch my car!" Barbara looked at He Tianqi who didn't say a word and suddenly felt a little scared.

boom!
He Tianqi got on Barbara's passenger seat and said, "I ordered dinner for the team. They just went through a tough battle and they deserve some comfort."

(End of this chapter)