Liu Surong's words reminded Yun Sheng of the 2009-10 season.
At that time, he was still coaching Monaco. In the Champions League group stage, Monaco was drawn against Cottbus, and Yunsheng had a trip home.
In a few days, Yunsheng will go to Monaco to compete with his old club as Juventus coach for a spot in the Champions League semi-finals.
Although the Monaco league is currently in poor condition and urgently needs Champions League results, as an opponent, even if Yunsheng sympathizes, it is impossible to let go.
Yun Sheng felt a little uncomfortable at the thought of playing against his old club on the field.
But there is no way, this is cruel modern football.
In the few days preparing for the Champions League quarter-finals, everything was normal at Juventus. The previous topic of fair play was gradually forgotten. New football news emerged one after another, attracting people's attention.
The only thing related to this incident is a news reported by Gazzetta dello Sport. Someone broke the news that on the day after the Italian Cup semi-finals, Juventus chairman Agnelli and head coach Yun Sheng had a heated argument in the office. During the conflict, the two quarreled loudly and even fought, and even the office glass was broken.
Faced with this kind of news, Yun Sheng, who was surrounded by a team of reporters after the training, couldn't laugh or cry.
"Is the starting point for making up news so low now? Just take a photo of broken glass and say that the chairman and I had a fight? Is it because we won the game one day and had a fight in excitement the next day to celebrate? Victory?"
When Agnelli was interviewed by reporters, he found it very funny: "I really don't want to explain this matter. If I do, it will simply lower our IQ. I have learned two lessons from this incident. The first is to strengthen the security around the club to prevent any spies from entering, and the second is to never swing golf clubs around in the office in the future, as this will easily lead to loss of renovation costs."
Apart from the joking remarks of the two, no one believed that there would be any conflicts between this pair of partners who seemed to have an extremely good chemistry with the outside world, and the matter was completely silenced.
Within the Italian Football League, there was little progress in the investigation of Masgerber Ninglei. In the end, the disciplinary committee cited law enforcement errors as the reason for suspending Ninglei for three months as a warning.
Everyone's eyes once again return to football itself, back to the game itself.
After several days of training, the Juventus team is in good condition. In these days, Yunsheng specifically explained the characteristics of Monaco players, allowing the Juventus players to remember their opponents and respond flexibly on the court.
On the afternoon of March 27, the entire Juventus team arrived in Monaco and checked into the hotel.
Yun Sheng is very familiar with everything about this prosperous city. Although he has been away for a long time, this strong sense of familiarity makes him extremely friendly, as if he was still living here yesterday and leading Monaco in the Ligue 1 competition.
And this hotel is also a hotel he is very familiar with. Before he came here, there was really no need for Juventus club officials to make arrangements. The business representative of Yuntian Company had already helped Yunsheng arrange everything.
Outside the hotel, Makelele and Proud had already appeared there on time.
"Boss, long time no see!"
Makelele stepped forward and hugged Yun Sheng, and Puo also embraced Yun Sheng enthusiastically.
Yun Sheng chatted with the two and asked them to wait for a while in the lobby of the hotel. He settled the players and coaching staff, then came downstairs to meet the two old friends again.
The three of them were sitting in a private room in the cafe, chatting quietly.
Makelele said with a smile: "Boss, Zhang Linpeng and the other boys also wanted to come over, but I didn't let them come over. I'm worried that after they see you, they won't be able to bear to be cruel in tomorrow's game, which will be troublesome."
Yun Sheng also laughed: "How is it possible? Those guys are very professional players. Let alone meeting me, even if the opponent is their biological father, they can still kill him."
Pro raised his thumb: "When it comes to professionalism, you are really the representative of professionalism. We watched the Italian Cup a few days ago. When you asked Del Piero to miss the penalty kick, even us in front of the TV were shocked. Applause for you.”
Yun Sheng nodded: "That penalty kick was not ours in the first place. Isn't it normal for it to be kicked away?"
"That's right," Makelele said approvingly, "I still feel very sorry. It would have been nice if I could have studied with you for a few more years."
"Claude, your coaching ability is already very good. I have nothing more to teach you." Yun Sheng said.
Makelele shook his head and frowned slightly: "Monaco has not performed well in the league this season. The team's status is ups and downs. They may not be able to get a European spot next season."
Yun Sheng comforted him: "It doesn't matter, everything will be fine."
"By the way, Zhang Linpeng's contract will expire next year. He has not renewed his contract with the club. Isn't he planning to go to Juventus to find you in the summer?"
"How is it possible? It's absolutely impossible!"
"Really?"
"I also guarantee my own personality that he will never go to Juventus!"
Yun Sheng said, smiling bitterly to himself.
I will no longer be the head coach of Juventus next season, so how can I poach Zhang Linpeng away...
While the three of them were chatting, Yun Sheng's cell phone suddenly rang. After answering the call, hearty laughter came from the other end.
"Brother, I'll be at the hotel soon. We'll see you soon."
"Okay, Your Highness, I'll be at the coffee shop on the first floor. See you later."
After hanging up the phone, Makelele asked: "Is it Prince Albert?"
Yun Sheng nodded: "Yes, he will be there soon."
Makelele stood up immediately: "Well, you guys will chat in a while, Puro and I will leave first."
Yun Sheng was stunned: "What happened? Did you also have a conflict with the chairman?"
Makelele sighed: "Boss, the team has not performed well in the league during this period and has fallen out of the European competition. Now His Royal Highness calls me almost every day and asks me how the team's training status is and when. The question about whether my grades can be improved almost made me collapse. If he sees me later, he will definitely have to ask again for a long time, so I'd better hide."
Puo also smiled and stood up to leave.
Yun Sheng sent the two of them out, Makelele sat in the driver's seat, and Prolo was about to get in the car.
Just when Makelele was getting into the car, Pro suddenly stopped. He looked back at Yunsheng and asked in a low voice: "Those things mentioned by Gazzetta dello Sport should be true."
Yun Sheng was stunned: "What did you say? What is true?"
Pu Luo looked at Yun Sheng with a complicated expression: "When Claude was about to leave, you asked him if he also had a conflict with the chairman. I noticed that you used the word 'also'..."
