Battle Eve: Mysterious Recording Reaches Inter Milan's Office, and the Coach Is Delighted!

In less than 6 hours, the entire Inter Milan team will board a flight from Milan to Manchester.

In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Inter Milan were very unlucky to draw Manchester City.

The entire club was filled with lamentations and complaints about this unfortunate draw!

The match hasn't even started, but it already feels like their UEFA Champions League journey for this season is over.

I remember when Inter Milan vice president Zanetti drew that ball, his lips twitched involuntarily, and then he forced a helpless smile.

Meanwhile, the other Inter Milan executives sitting in the audience were horrified and remained silent.

"What terrible luck Zanetti had! I told you we shouldn't have let him go for that..."

Inter Milan are eagerly anticipating their return to the UEFA Champions League after four years.

With no hope of winning the title, they hope to at least go further in the UEFA Champions League, aiming to reach the quarterfinals.

But unexpectedly, they encountered the formidable Manchester City in the first round of the knockout stage!

Although sporting director Ausilio stated in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport that Inter Milan was not intimidated by the draw.

His tone was filled with pride, while also encouraging the entire team.

"Are we afraid of Manchester City? No, that's not the case."

"In terms of team history, Inter Milan has won the UEFA Champions League three times, while Manchester City has never won it."

"And in terms of the league title we've won, we're far ahead of our rivals!"

"Inter Milan is one of the biggest clubs in the world. We have the most passionate fans and the most professional players. Any challenge is a booster and stepping stone for this club to continue to grow and move forward."

Inter Milan legend Bergomi made no attempt to hide it.

When interviewed by reporters, he casually remarked that this was absolutely the worst possible outcome!

"Ausilio is talking nonsense, just comforting himself. In my opinion, drawing Manchester City is more devastating than drawing Real Madrid, Barca, or Bayern."

"Manchester City is the dominant force in the Premier League, representing the highest level of competition in Premier League. This current Inter Milan, if placed in the Premier League, probably wouldn't even qualify for the UEFA Europa League. The difference in strength between the two sides is self-evident."

"What's worse is that the opposing team has two players who used to play for Inter Milan, Don and Ranocchia!"

"They know Inter Milan very well and they know where our weaknesses are."

"Especially Tang, since coming to the Premier League, he's at least twice as good as before."

"I really can't imagine how Inter Milan, who haven't played in the UEFA Champions League for many years and lack UEFA Champions League experience, can compete with the Premier League champions?"

"Just figuring out how to stop their key player, Tang, is enough to give the head coach a real headache."

"Not to mention that Manchester City also has speed-oriented players like Sterling, Agüero, Bony, and Navas."

"At this stage, Inter Milan is not afraid of physical confrontations, but rather of fast and agile attacks!"

Bergomi is right.

How to contain Dom is the biggest challenge facing current Inter Milan coach Laino.

He and the entire coaching staff discussed this issue for a whole week, but they still couldn't reach a conclusion.

In particular, when they tried to establish a hypothetical enemy like Tang Long in their training and to develop practical combat skills around him, they found that it was simply impossible!

Which of Inter Milan's current midfielders can compare to Tang Long?

The player with the closest style is Croatia youngster Kovacic.

However, in terms of dribbling agility, through-pass accuracy, and overall game awareness, Kovacic is far inferior to Tang Long, making this kind of sparring match meaningless.

"No, we need to come up with something unconventional. We can't just sit here and wait to die..."

Inter Milan's flight will take off in less than 6 hours.

Laino remained in his office, deep in thought.

Laino is not Mancini, much less Guardiola.

Before being promoted to head coach of the first team, he was merely the head coach of a youth team.

He was only promoted to the first team this season because of his personal relationship with Ausilio, and his performance has been very mediocre.

After more than 20 rounds of Serie A, they are only ranked sixth, and their hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League through the regular season are slim.

Therefore, whether Laino can reach the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals is his lifeline for staying at Inter Milan next season.

Just when the CPU in Laino's brain was about to burn out from overworking itself.

My phone suddenly received a message from a virtual number.

[Look into what Don did to Fernando at Toure's house that day; it will be very useful to you.]

Although somewhat puzzled, Laino still clicked on the audio message.

Upon hearing this, Laino was overjoyed!

He saw an opportunity to win.

After much deliberation, he realized this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and immediately called Ausilio.

Ausilio was incredibly excited after hearing this news.

"Give me ten minutes to verify Fernando's situation with my UK friends. If it's true, we'll sell him to the La Gazzetta dello Sport and make a fortune!"

La Gazzetta dello Sport: <Breaking News! Manchester City players Don and Fernando get into a brawl!>

The La Gazzetta dello Sport immediately published a news article on social media, along with the complete recording.

They even embellished the story, describing the scene vividly, as if their reporter had been there on the spot!

According to a Manchester City player who wished to remain anonymous, what was supposed to be a harmonious family dinner at Toure's house turned into a brawl between Don and Fernando!

"The two got into an argument during the welcoming ceremony for new Gündoğan, which escalated into a physical fight!"

"Tang Long knocked Fernando to the ground with a few punches, then straddled him and kept hitting him by the neck!"

Meanwhile, Tang Long's other Manchester City teammates cheered and applauded, saying, "Well done! Fight to the death!"

"Fernando, not to be outdone, immediately launched a counterattack, locking Tang Long to the ground again."

"In the end, Tang Long's sneak attack hit Fernando's vital point, knocking him out with one kick!"

"That foot is truly a foot that can cause infertility; it's said that Fernando lost his ability to have children afterward."

"Fernando hasn't played for several rounds in a row. It seems he won't have a good ending going against Manchester City's number one bully, Tang!"

The whole city is in turmoil!

Major media outlets quickly followed up with reports and reposted the recording.

Because the process described by the La Gazzetta dello Sport was so bizarre, the revelation by the Manchester City player, who wished to remain anonymous, instantly became a major online sensation.

The fans, on the other hand, were delighted and eagerly watched the spectacle unfold.

"Sold in the front row: sunflower seeds, beverages, bottled water, cigarettes, beer, and instant noodles!"

Just two hours after the situation escalated.

Manchester City's management was also shocked.

Where did this recording come from?

Bejistan quickly summoned everyone from Toure's house that day to the club and questioned them individually.

However, no one admitted to recording the audio.

Toure: "It couldn't possibly be me. This is my house! I'm the host! Why would I record a video? Am I stupid?"

Kompany: "Although I didn't record the audio, as the team captain, I failed to control the situation, and I apologize to you all."

Agüero: "Good heavens, which mole did this? Is another Nasri coming?! I'll beat him up!"

Joe Hart: "I swear on my child's life, I would never do something so shameless and despicable."

Sterling: "I'm not going to record this, but I think Don did a great job. Fernando bullied an honest guy, why should he make Gündoğan crawl between his legs?"

Bony: "Heh, I got slapped away by Toure halfway there, don't ask me."

Ranocchia: "You all know what my relationship with Tang is like. It couldn't possibly be me. Why would I do this? Give me a reason."

Gündoğan: "Tang helped me out of that predicament, and I'm very grateful to him. I'm the last person who would record a recording."

Silva: "The person who recorded this is despicable! Releasing it at this UEFA Champions League knockout stage is a deliberate attempt to demoralize the team. You must find him!"

Fernando: "... I was being beaten, with so many people watching, how could I possibly take the time to record a video?"

Tang Long: "I was teaching Fernando a lesson, showing him what it means to respect others. I didn't have time to record."

After an investigation yielded no conclusion, Manchester City had no choice but to quickly issue a crisis management statement.

They claimed that the recording was completely fabricated by malicious individuals and urged the public not to believe the rumors.

However, as the situation continued to escalate...

The Premier League League has zero tolerance for violence, quickly announced its involvement in the investigation!

The official intervention escalated the seriousness of the situation...