Reporters soon learned from other sources what had happened to Barak during that week and a half.
Changsheng organized the youth team and reserve team to cooperate with Ballack in training, and specially gave Ballack a special start!
And it's not just general training, there's also a tactical class every day, and homework assignments.
It was these things that helped Ballack find his form and find how to integrate into Lazio's tactical system.
Some media lamented: "It is really a blessing for Ballack to meet such a coach. Now I understand why Ballack had to come to Lazio in the first place. Obviously, he knew that there was something he needed at Lazio..."
These media have the same ability to adapt to the situation. Before, Barak did not perform well, they laughed at him and hugged him wrongly. Now that Barak's condition has recovered, they immediately compared him with
Lazio is blown to the sky...
It seems that Ballack was so far-sighted when he chose to join Lazio. Naturally, no one mentioned the word "hugging".
Chang Sheng laughed off the media's change of attitude, and so did Ballack.
Both of them know that there is a long way to go, and now they have just made a good start. To truly fully integrate into their relationship, it will take time and effort.
Fontana, the team's psychiatrist, expressed surprise at the winning tactics.
"I thought you were going to keep him chatting for a long time..." Fontana said. "I didn't expect you never took the initiative to talk to him about this issue..."
Chang Sheng smiled: "Sometimes, the power of words is far less powerful than actual actions. Michel's problem cannot be solved by rhetoric. First, he must understand his situation. Not being selected for the German national team gave him a lot of trouble.
Big stimulation. Only when he desperately wants to change, then that’s it. The rest is left to training.”
Finally, Chang Sheng spread his hands: "So I said, I am not a psychiatrist, I can only use my own way."
Fangtana pursed her lips and smiled: "I also said that sometimes, wild roads are very effective."
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Ballack regained his form in the subsequent training and reached an agreement with his teammates. He has played for many teams and has experience playing in foreign countries, so he has no idea how to get along with different teammates.
Any questions. He can speak German and English. There are players on the team who can speak both languages, and there is no language barrier.
When Ballack became one with the players, his performance on the training ground and in games naturally got better and better.
Three days later, in the first round of the Champions League group stage, Lazio challenged Twente of the Netherlands away from home, and Ballack started again.
He still did not score a goal or assist in this game, but his role in the team became more and more important.
His experience and ability help him control the team's midfield well.
Then after Modric came on as a substitute, he quickly hid himself and assisted Modric next to him. He did not attack, but just did his job well.
Ballack was once one of the top three midfielders in the world. He has a high understanding of football and it is not too difficult to adapt to Lazio's tactics.
This game proves it.
In the last league game, Ballack was the core organizer.
In this game, he changed his identity, but still performed well.
Chang Sheng was completely relieved.
In the 77th minute, he replaced Ballack.
This time it's no longer because of Ballack's poor performance.
He hopes that Ballack will get a chance to rest and continue to contribute to the team in the long season to come.
After all, he started three consecutive games with almost no rest.
And he is already thirty-four years old and no longer young.
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In the end, Lazio defeated Twente 3:0 away from home and got a good start in the first round of the Champions League.
The third round of the league is Lazio's away game against Fiorentina.
The winning team continued to rotate in this game. The starting players were almost completely different from the one played against Twente. Except for the goalkeeper who was still Handanovic, everyone in other positions had been changed.
Even so, Lazio still defeated Fiorentina 2:1 in the away game.
After the game, the Italian media exclaimed, "Lazio is an invincible battleship!"
"This Lazio is invincible!"
"Oh my God, who's going to stop Lazio?!"
"Lazio has been heading towards the title since the beginning of the season!"
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Looking at the fuss in the media, one would think that there are still three rounds left before the end of the league. But in fact, the league has only started three rounds...
The outside world is very optimistic about Lazio, but Lazio has always won but does not allow any complacency to rise.
The game against Atletico Madrid hasn't been long yet, everyone's memory shouldn't have problems so quickly.
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The fourth round of the league is a highlight. Lazio welcomes AC Milan at home.
AC Milan changed its head coach this season. Leonardo, who had poor coaching results last season but had a very tough personality, left the position of AC Milan coach.
He was replaced by Massimiano Allegri, a local coach who was little known in Italy.
In fact, it is wrong to say that Allegri is "little known". When he was coaching in Cagliari, he led this weak team to rank ninth in the league, and he also won the Serie A Best Coach Award in the 2008 and 2009 seasons."
Golden Chair Award".
When he was dominating Serie A football with a winning streak, he was able to break the winning monopoly and win the Best Coach Award. It can be said that it is not easy, and it somewhat proves his ability.
Chang Sheng, as a time traveler, naturally knows about Allegri.
He knew that Allegri led the team to the league championship in his first season coaching AC Milan, and was tied with Sacchi, Capello and Zaccheroni as the first team to win the championship in his first season coaching AC Milan.
The head coach of the league champion.
Allegri is a capable manager, although he is not well-known.
He is low-key, tactful and even a bit humble in his dealings in the locker room.
But what wealthy clubs need is this kind of head coach, because he will not intensify conflicts in the locker room, but will make the locker room seem quiet.
Allegri, who has just taken office, is in a crisis of confidence. Because after he took over AC Milan, AC Milan's performance was not very good.
Three rounds of the league have started, and AC Milan's results are one win, one draw, and one loss, with a mix of wins, draws, and losses, which is very average.
But as a wealthy team, such results naturally mean failure.
Coupled with his poor performance in the warm-up match, fans were full of doubts about him. The media was also full of articles criticizing him.
Chang Sheng did not intend to sympathize with poor Allegri, he wanted to stab Allegri in the heart again.
Facing AC Milan at home, Lazio will never accept defeat in this game.
They have to win.
In this way, you can get three points for yourself, and more importantly, let your competitors suffer a heavy blow.
It would be better if Allegri could be dismissed from get out of class directly due to this failure...
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With Allegri's character and temper, he would not take the initiative to start a war of words before the game.
Chang Sheng did not utter any wild words.
Both men seemed very peaceful before the game.
They are just preparing for war.
But when the game started, the situation was completely different.
Both sides played with great passion.
Allegri just arrived at AC Milan and mainly relied on AC Milan's previous lineup for fine-tuning.
At Lazio's home court, he did not choose to attack Lazio rashly, but instead contracted his defense and played defensive counterattack.
He believes that if the game ends in a draw, it will be a victory.
Lazio, on the other hand, actively attacked and looked for scoring opportunities.
The game soon entered the half-time offensive and defensive stage.
AC Milan only left one Ibrahimovic in front, who would use it when counterattacking.
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It has to be said that Allegri put in a lot of effort. His defensive arrangements were very targeted in response to Lazio's offense.
Faced with Lazio's dense firepower situation, he did not conduct man-to-man defense, but carried out regional defense. This way he avoided being disrupted by Lazio's multi-core tactics and disrupted his defensive formation.
In defense, formation is more important than anything else.
As long as the formation is not chaotic, it will not be easy for the opponent's offense to score goals.
The advantage of zone defense is to ensure that the formation is not chaotic to the greatest extent.
AC Milan is a team with a defensive tradition. If they are really determined to defend, they will be quite solid.
So Lazio failed to score in the first half.
At this time, the commentators who were still shouting "Lazio is invincible" changed their tune again.
"AC Milan is already halfway successful!"
"Allegri did a great job! He is indeed a coach who can snatch the Golden Chair Award from Chang!"
"Allegri defended the dignity of local Italian coaches! He made people realize that we should not be superstitious about famous foreign coaches. We also have excellent young coaches in our country!"
"Allegri has posed a difficult problem for Chang. Lazio has been unable to conquer it. As time goes by, the situation will only become more and more unfavorable for them..."
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In just half the game, these commentators blew Allegri to the sky. They had been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally waited for this day. A local Italian head coach challenged the winning team, and he was about to succeed!
In the past, Mancini, as one of the top coaches in Italy, had high hopes from people, but when faced with constant victory, Mancini was like a kindergarten child, unable to fight back.
Mourinho is the only head coach who can compete with consistent wins. The Inter Milan he leads can put Lazio into a tough fight, which is already very difficult.
But Mourinho is also a foreign monk, which makes the xenophobic Italians unhappy. They are unwilling to cheer Mourinho, and when he leaves Italy, they only get ridicule and abuse.
Allegri is different, he is a truly Italian head coach.
And in the game against Chang Sheng, Lazio also fell into a tough battle!
Such an excellent head coach deserves their high hopes.
They began to imagine Chang Sheng angrily throwing things in the locker room. This must be very funny... (To be continued...)
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