"Blame me?" Gutierrez couldn’t tolerate his bottom line as a player being questioned. You think I’m playing passively?
"Is it my fault?" The head coach felt slightly guilty. With the league’s top forward on the team and no issues with the midfielders or defenders, who else could be blamed for being fifth in the league if not him, the one at the helm?
"My God, the coaching staff and teammates came up to separate the agitated Gutierrez and Inter’s head coach. The scene was extremely intense..." The commentator excitedly explained everything.
Everyone knew that this time Gutierrez would really leave Inter!
Soon, the match was over. AC Milan defeated Inter Milan 2-1, unexpectedly advancing to the Italian Cup final.
They had a chance for a dual cup win this season, with the opportunity to claim the highest honors in the Champions League and domestic cup.
If they win the league and the domestic cup, it’s usually called a small double.
If it’s the league and the Champions League, then it’s called a big double.
Winning all three is the legendary treble.
As for historical quintuples and sextuples, they include all sequential trophies, such as the national super cup, European Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and others.
It’s indeed an honor, but the gold content is naturally lower than the first three.
The Champions League is the highest honor in club competition, followed by the league, and then the domestic cup.
Inter really got the short end of the stick in this match.
They were eliminated early from the Italian Cup they were prepared to go all out for, and this season is destined to be trophyless, possibly not even a fourth place!
However, from the management’s perspective, it might not necessarily be considered a failure this season.
They are already discussing with the head coach about acquiring those star players.
It can only be said that management, the team, and the fans are sometimes united, but sometimes have vastly different demands. When differences arise and grow larger, an amicable separation is best for both sides.
Otherwise... situations like Gutierrez’s will keep happening.
Just like the current situation with Kane at Tottenham and chairman Levi.
After this match, Gutierrez began to be deliberately slandered.
Several news media reported on Gutierrez’s passive performance, blaming him for all of Inter Milan’s mistakes. To say no one arranged this scale of negative news is to kid kids.
Some fans are genuinely gullible and fell right into the trap.
Another group of fans are casual viewers, not really watching the matches closely, easily swayed by statistics and so-called experts.
Another group of professional fans, though they see that Gutierrez shouldn’t be blamed, are angry at his decision to leave Inter and thus won’t vindicate him.
Only a small number of fans have not lost their sanity, attempting to get everyone to rationally view Gutierrez’s departure and the underlying reasons for the team’s trophyless season.
But it’s futile, as they are harshly criticized by the other three groups combined.
Moreover, the most frightening thing is that besides the fans, Inter’s players have officially responded to Gutierrez’s transfer.
Herman Fing, Inter’s midfield star wearing the No. 10 jersey, a standing that speaks for itself.
After the game, he openly mocked his teammate Gutierrez on his personal social media: "If it were me, I would never betray the blue and black on me!"
"As a player, you grew here, became famous here, and became a superstar here! What you should do is give back to the team and fans, but look at what some are doing?"
"Endlessly demanding high salaries, isn’t six million euros enough? Is ten million euros that important to him? If so, then he is just a bounty hunter, not a football player!"
Suddenly, a storm of attacks descended on Gutierrez.
Bounty hunter became the new name for Serie A’s number one striker.
...
"Our pressure is not that big anymore."
On April 23, at Juventus Stadium.
Players from San Remo and Rome were warming up on the field.
Over forty thousand seats, not a single empty spot.
Everyone eagerly awaited to see the second finalist in the first instance.
Aguirre was chatting with his teammates.
Their midfield No. 10, Brian Barerra, was logically analyzing: "Gutierrez’s current situation is terrible. Management, coaching staff, teammates, fans, everyone is dissatisfied with him. He might even sit on the bench or not appear in the upcoming league matches."
"In this situation, our fourth place this season is almost a certainty!"
"So... we can put all our focus on the Italian Cup. I hope everyone doesn’t get complacent, especially... you, Aguirre!"
Aguirre was startled by the sudden mention.
"Remember your identity, you are Rome’s starting right winger. I need you not to get carried away, I need you to perform at your highest level, but don’t repeat the mistakes you’ve made before!" Barerra’s tone was very serious.
He knows too well what kind of person Aguirre is.
Without Perrotta, Aguirre wished every day to declare himself the new generation Wolf King.
But alas, he doesn’t have the ability.
Before, in the league, he once played like a pile of crap.
Sorry, as a Rome player, I perhaps shouldn’t so much devalue... crap!
But facts are facts.
"I understand, I will use facts to prove that I am the most suitable for Rome," Aguirre said while looking towards Becher’s on the other side of the field.