Fox in the Penalty Area

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"Dear, I see that the 'like scandal' about Farias is still going on online, and there is no sign of it stopping..."

Sylvia Banega said worriedly to her husband.

Mellie Banega curled her lips: "How can it end so soon? It hasn't even passed a week."

Seeing her husband's nonchalant look, Sylvia continued to ask: "Aren't you worried about Farias? He has endured too much pressure and controversy..."

Unexpectedly, the response she got was a snort from her husband: "Do you think that kid is someone who can be easily crushed?"

"Huh?" Sylvia was stunned for a moment.

"Why do you think he didn't come to the king in the first place, Sylvia?"

In order to steal people from the pirates, the King of Madrid specifically asked Melly to lobby Farias.

In the king's wishful thinking, Melly and Farias are both Argentineans. One plays on the right and the other plays on the left. They are simply the blue and white wings of the king - not the "blue and white" of Munich, but the "blue and white" of Munich. It’s the “blue and white” colors of the Argentine flag…

Think about it, given Melli's status and influence in Argentine football, as long as he extends an invitation to Farias, who is only 17 years old, the latter will not accept it?

But what's the result?

After Melly became a lobbyist, Farias turned around and joined Madrid Pirates...

So much so that the Kings Club suspected that the rumors on the Internet were true - because of his fancy playing style and his love of showing off his skills, Nestor Farias was ridiculed that he should be Brazilian, not Argentinian.

But as an Argentinian, how could he not want to come to the King and fight side by side with Melli?

But Farias just didn't want to.

"You know, Silvia, I saw the shadow of Hu in Nestor. Before Hu went to the pirates, everyone thought he would come to the king. I thought so too... But he gave me He made a phone call and said that he would rather be my opponent than my teammate. Facts have proved that his original choice was correct. If he came to the Kings, his career would never be as successful as it is now. And Nestor had the same idea.”

After hearing what her husband said, Sylvia's eyes widened: "So Farias wants to defeat you?"

"Or maybe he wants to surpass me... He feels that if the king comes, then all success will be because of me, not himself. Everyone will only focus on me..."

"But... there are also beauties among pirates."

"He and Hu are not the same type of players." Melly said, "Maybe because of this he feels that he can surpass Hu, but that's not necessarily true.

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Sylvia suddenly understood: "I understand, he hopes that he can not only have a strong individual combat ability like you, but also be able to score goals like Hu?"

Melly smiled, neither agreeing nor denying his wife's conclusion.

Sylvia sighed: "Combining you and Hu...Are all young people today so arrogant?"

"You said they are young people. If young people don't have such ambitions, how can they get better from generation to generation?"

The wife frowned: "What you said is so old-fashioned..."

Mellie laughed: "I just celebrated my thirty-first birthday."

"What's wrong with being thirty-one? Thirty-one is the peak of your career!"

After Sylvia finished defending her husband, she frowned again: "But now it seems that he still chose the wrong place. It is difficult for him to get a chance in the Pirates. The Pirates coach would rather use Toni than him ...I think he should leave the Pirates after this season, it was completely delayed!"

She is Spanish, but her husband is Argentinian, so she naturally has to consider it from the perspective of the Argentine team. Although Farias has a strong sense of competition against her husband, she still hopes that Farias can play out, because only in this way can she become an important help for her husband to win the World Cup.

As for whether her husband will be replaced and surpassed by Farias...

Sylvia wasn't too worried.

She firmly believes that her husband, Mellie Banega, is a historical superstar in world football. There are only a few people who can compare with him in the history of world football for more than a hundred years.

Nestor Farias was not worthy of comparison.

His wife was worried about his national team teammates, but Melly shook his head: "I don't think so. I don't think he can replace Hu in the Pirates. His situation in the Pirates is not that Parotti deliberately suppressed him, but that he ask for it."

Sylvia's eyes widened, and she didn't expect that her husband would criticize his compatriots so unceremoniously.

Is it because he is still unhappy with Farias' desire to surpass him?

Melly continued: "I actually hope that Parotti can train him well...after all, it can be regarded as helping the Argentine team to cultivate talents. But now it seems that Parotti's own coaching position is not stable, and I am afraid he can't take care of it anymore." Continue to sharpen him. It's a pity..."

He sighed, really sorry.

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"The cake is ready!"

Ettore Parotti took his freshly made pizza out of the oven and brought it to the table.

The house smelled of baking.

The coaches sitting around the dining table took a deep breath, and some even joked:

"Ettore, even if you are no longer the head coach, I think you can still make a good living by opening a pizza restaurant."

Parotti smiled: "Maybe it is true. Baking is my hobby, but I never thought about developing it into a main business."

Taking off her gloves and untying her apron, Parotti also sat down on the dining chair.

While everyone was having dinner, he said: "I told Leray my idea, and he neither agreed nor objected. I think he still wanted to see the result of our game against Catalonia before making a decision. "

"That means the rest of our time with the Pirates is either one game or two months," assistant coach Enzo Nacher concluded.

"In this case, I think there is no need to deal with Farias anymore. Let's follow the method we are most familiar with. How to tame this wild horse is the next thing..." First assistant coach Jesus Va Lundin was clearly unhappy with Farias.

Of course, I am afraid that few people in the entire coaching staff still have a good impression of Farias.

Ever since this kid arrived, the team has been in chaos.

First there were all kinds of baseless rumors, and then they really created divisions and conflicts.

The most important thing is that because of him, Ettore Parotti, the most successful head coach in the history of the Pirates Club, could not end his coaching career with the Pirates...

Now everyone is facing the end of being fired midway.

We are all human beings. Faced with such a result, who can lose his temper and emotions?

Parotti did not speak out when everyone denounced Farias. It was not until they had almost finished speaking that he said:

"Toni came to see me today."

All eyes at the table were turned to him.

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When Tonini opened the door and walked in, Parotti kept looking at him but said nothing.

It wasn't until he sat down that Parotti asked: "What do you want from me, Cardoso?"

The Brazil international got straight to the point: "Ettore, I hope... that in the next games, you can make Farias a regular starter."

Parotti opened his eyes slightly and looked at the other party.

Tonini continued: "I am tired of the atmosphere within the team now. The Pirates used to be a very united team. No matter whether they are new or old, as long as everyone is together, there is nothing that cannot be said. No matter how famous or how high the salary is, , regardless of their status stated in the contract, they can joke around. Hu and Ion can do their best to amuse everyone in the locker room, just like clowns in the circus. They don't care about this, and others Don't care anymore...

"Now we are in the same dressing room, but we act like enemies. We can no longer joke, and we can even argue about the choice of music. Everyone is divided into small circles. According to language and nationality. , according to beliefs, according to preferences for music, according to the length of time playing for this team... As long as they are willing, everyone can find a standard to distinguish themselves from others.

"They say that all the troubles and conflicts are caused by Farias. I'm not sure if that's true... because sometimes, I can't stand the behavior of us old guys. I think if conflicts arise, Surely it can't be just one party's responsibility?

"I can't ask others what to do... I have seriously considered it. Since the intensification of the conflict started after I returned from injury, at least one major problem can be solved first. I am willing to give up my position and play as a substitute. I I hope that by doing so, the conflicts can subside. At the very least, before the end of this season, everyone can return to focusing on football itself."

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Parotti relayed Tonini's words to the coaches present. After hearing this, everyone was silent at first, and then someone said: "The question is not whether we let Farias start, the question is Farias and our tactical system. There is a conflict..."

"Yes, he did not perform well after he came on the field. It is not that we deliberately suppressed him... His personality is too outstanding and he is incompatible with everyone in the locker room, and the same is true on the court. As long as the football reaches his feet, our offense will advance. It's like he's stuck in a quagmire, he always has to do a lot of meaningless dribbling. And...he's not as active defensively as Tonini."

"The outside world always thinks that we are villains. But Farias has never learned how to cooperate with the whole team. Let him go up and others just watch his performance? Yes, he did score thirty-four goals in Segunda B The ball, but why don't you look at how much he sacrificed for others? Do we have to let Hu sacrifice his right to fire for him?"

"In the first three months of the season, his data were indeed very impressive. Everyone was talking about this. But at what cost? The team's performance was not as good as his data! What qualifications does he have to let the team work for him? Serve?!"

"His talent is indeed very good, but he made a mistake. Talent does not equal ability. Who does he think he is now? Even Hu can't be above the team, so why does he think he can? Even Hu When he first came to the team, he also spent a lot of time practicing passing and receiving with the team, trying to change the playing habits he developed in Leeds City and cooperate with the team. As the top scorer in the World Cup, he also Didn't you complain? Didn't you say that since he won the Premier League and the Europa League, he didn't need to practice and asked the whole team to cooperate with him alone? "

"Yes! Wasn't it the same when Vukovich came to the team? From a midfielder who specialized in organizing offense, he was transformed into an all-round midfielder with both offense and defense. This process is very painful, but Vukovich is not Are you insisting on the change? Because he knows that it is beneficial to the team as a whole, and he is willing to make personal sacrifices for the benefit of the team. Doesn’t Farias understand such a simple truth?”

After everyone had vented their grievances against Farias, Parotti said:

"I plan to go talk to Farias tomorrow."

Jesus Valentin curled his lips and asked: "Is it useful, Ettore? You have talked to him more than once, right? His ears have become calloused because of the truth. Has he listened?"

"That's the problem, everyone." Parotti looked around everyone, and then said, "I think there may be some problems with the way we treated Farias because of our personal stance... because his joining represents the will of the club. This Let us feel conflicted. As long as Farias's performance cannot satisfy us, we are used to criticizing him with a superior attitude, always trying to tell him the truth. Tell him, 'You are not doing it right, you should be like this, You shouldn't have done that...' But we never thought about, would Farias be willing to accept that?"

"Aren't we right, Ettore? He does not put the interests of the team first, and he is indeed too self-centered. He will always slow down the team by being too sticky on the ball and showing off his skills on the court. The pace of the offense..." countered first assistant coach Jesus Valentine.

Parotti nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's right, everything we said is right. But... who stipulates that you must accept the right one?"

Valentin was asked such a question that he didn't know how to refute it.

Doesn’t it seem natural to him to do the right thing and follow the right advice?

What else?

What I said is obviously right, but you don't listen, then there must be something wrong with you, and you should reflect on it!

The others had the same reaction as Valentin, they were all stunned by what Parotti said.

Parotti continued: "Remember how Farias came to us in the first place, right? Although that guy Leray always likes to brag about what an amazing operation he made by snatching Farias from the king. But in fact I personally feel that the reason why Farias did not choose the king is because he did not want to live in the shadow of Melly..."

"Ha, is he willing to live in Hu's shadow?" Enzo Nahel couldn't help laughing, and his words also aroused laughter from others present.

Paroti laughed along with them.

After he finished laughing, he continued: "Of course he doesn't want to live in the shadow of Hu. But I think Melli and he are both Argentinians. If he is on the same team as Melli in the national team and the club, I'm afraid it will be harder to get rid of. But here, on the one hand, he is the mortal enemy of the Kings, and on the other hand, at least he and Hu are not in the same national team, so he can still work hard. In addition, he and Hu have different playing styles, so they will not Like him and Mellie, there's a total overlap."

Everyone stopped laughing. After thinking carefully about Parotti's words, they were mostly convinced.

So Valentine asked again: "Well, even if that's the case...then what does this have to do with his attitude?"

"It can be seen from this that Farias is a young man who has his own ideas. You must know that he was only seventeen years old at the time. He was able to resist the temptation of Melly and the king and choose to join the king's mortal enemy. A man with such a determined heart People, do you think he is a person who can easily listen to other people's suggestions? Even if the suggestions are correct."

Seeing that Valentine was about to open his mouth again, Parotti added.

"Of course our suggestions are right, but if Farias can't listen, then what's the use of the right suggestions? Today Tonini reminded me of one thing... We are here to fight with Farias Is it right or wrong to argue? No, we should solve the problem. But if we always face him with a confrontational mentality, then the problem will not be solved."

After hearing what Parotti said, someone sighed: "Oh, today's young people... are not easy to deal with, it is really difficult to deal with."

"It would be great if he could be like Hu. As a newcomer, he can integrate into the team very well and get along well with everyone. The most important thing is that he is obviously very good, but he has no airs at all. No……"

Parotti said: "You can't expect everyone to be like Hu. Hu is a special one."

With that he tore off a slice of pizza.

"Okay, let's not talk about work anymore. At least let us all relax tonight. If there are any problems, leave them to tomorrow... Do you really think I can open a bakery?"

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"I will not leave the pirates, Augusto."

Nestor Farias said to his agent Augusto Ayala, who was sitting across from him.

The latter was just trying to persuade him to consider a change of environment, even if it was a loan?

If the tree is moved, it will die, but if the person is moved, it will live.

But his proposal was rejected without hesitation by Farias.

"If I leave, I will be a deserter. Everyone will laugh at me. Otherwise, why didn't I leave earlier? I had the opportunity to leave last summer.

"I just want to prove that I can do it, and as long as I'm given the opportunity and the platform, I can give them back tenfold, a hundredfold... just like I did in the first three months of the season."

"But nothing changed in the end," the agent said.

"It doesn't matter. I don't think Parotti can sit down forever. I can always wait for the opportunity. My performance will definitely be noticed by the next head coach."

The agent's eyes lit up: "Yes. If the Pirates are eliminated by Catalonia, Parotti will probably..."

He didn't finish his words, because a waiter brought the pizza they ordered.

"Please enjoy."