When Lazio fans were leaving the stadium one after another, Chang Sheng was already sitting at the post-match press conference, accepting the "indiscriminate bombardment" from reporters.
This game attracted a lot of media attention before the game, and it was no exception after the game.
After all, a strong team like Juventus could be beaten by Lazio with four goals, and Lazio seemed to be able to do so with ease in the process. If they had not retained their physical strength and strength in the end, Lazio would have probably scored a few more goals against Barcelona.
In fact, Chang Sheng also has something to say.
The post-match press conference is a good opportunity.
Chang Sheng was talking endlessly into the microphone.
"Juventus almost put us in a tough battle, yes, it was almost. If they kicked and injured a few more of our players." Chang Sheng shrugged into the microphone. "Some people will think that Juventus is brave and tenacious, but
I won't. I know what they want to do, and this is a personal feud between us. But I'm sorry that they didn't stick to their 'heroic tenacity'... otherwise we could have scored a few more goals!"
Chang Sheng's mouth was full of irritation and he made all kinds of sarcastic remarks about Juventus.
Originally, the reporters thought that even if Chang Sheng would not show respect for Juventus' tenacity, at least they would not say anything unpleasant.
Unexpectedly, they still underestimated Chang Sheng.
Chang Sheng always criticizes Juventus.
Although he did not directly say what Juventus was guilty of, everyone immediately understood that he was accusing Juventus of rough fouls during the game.
Of course, Juventus's foul during the game was quite controversial...
However, Juventus failed to defeat Lazio even with this move, which still made many reporters disappointed.
They wanted Lazio to lose, so it was not just the commentators who cheered for Juventus during the game, but also these idle reporters...
Now they are disappointed.
Chang Sheng naturally knew what these reporters were thinking.
His words were not only meant for Juventus, but also for many reporters present here.
Sorry to disappoint you, we only beat Juventus by four goals...
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A reporter stood up and asked Chang Sheng if this game would affect the game against Manchester United next week.
Chang Sheng pouted: "No, it won't affect anything. We won the league, and we will also win the Champions League semifinals."
Some reporters criticized the fact that it was too crazy for Lazio to fall back in the backcourt at the last minute of the victory.
Chang Sheng was not polite about this.
"This is how our tactics are, just like Juventus' tactics are to kick our players. Which do you think is more unacceptable to you, our cautious tactics or Juventus' aggressive tactics?
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The reporter was left speechless by Chang Sheng's rhetorical question.
Anyone with a sane intelligence would know that it is obviously wrong to intentionally kick someone.
Chang Sheng has said so, but if that reporter still criticizes Lazio, then it is obviously wrong.
So he could only sit down angrily. Although he was still a little unwilling, he could only shut up.
Chang Sheng glanced at the reporter and thought to himself: Why are you so timid?
I'm still waiting for you to continue sending me ammunition...
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In the end, Chang Sheng laughed at the reporters at the post-match press conference who thought Juventus would cause trouble to Lazio before the game, and then stood up and left.
A group of reporters were left looking at each other.
Although Chang Sheng made it very clear, Juventus did not cause trouble to Lazio.
But there are still some journalists who don’t see it that way.
They think that winning is just a tough talk.
Lazio had a huge victory over Juventus, but they played high-speed football for more than 60 minutes during the game, which had a great impact on the players' physical fitness.
Just three days is definitely not enough time to recover their physical fitness.
What he says now is just to set off smoke bombs for Manchester United. After all, no one will admit his shortcomings.
Whether Juventus's game will affect the second leg of the semi-final between Lazio and Manchester United, we will naturally know when the game comes.
So the next day, many articles holding this argument appeared in the media.
When Chang Sheng saw these articles, he sneered in response.
He actually likes the media's publicity.
Because if Manchester United really believes it, it will be a good thing for Lazio.
But... Chang Sheng thought maybe Ferguson wouldn't be such an idiot.
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Just the day after the match between Lazio and Juventus, Manchester United lost cleanly to their arch-rival Arsenal in an away game with a score of 0:2.
At a critical moment in the fight for the Premier League title, Manchester United's six-point lead over Chelsea dropped to three points after this game.
This has reached a very dangerous point difference.
Despite this, Ferguson still hid almost all the main players in this game. Let the substitutes go to the away game to challenge the "four crazy" Arsenal, and it is completely normal to lose the game.
The English media commented after the game that Manchester United's defeat was a strategic loss.
"...Obviously, in the eyes of Sir Alex Ferguson, the Champions League championship is more important than the league championship. In his long years of coaching, if there is any regret, then I think there is only one Champions League champion. Maybe it counts.
That's right. Legendary coach Brian Clough once mocked Ferguson: 'There is one thing, I have two, but he only has one. Everyone knows what I'm talking about.' This is what Ferguson will always have in mind.
It hurts. In the summer of 2008, his team had a chance to win the Champions League, but was blocked by Lazio. In the second season, it was eliminated by Lazio in the quarter-finals. Now they meet again, and the first leg was only one goal.
Small loss, this is Manchester United's best chance..."
"Ferguson made a big bet on the Champions League, and I hope he made the right bet. Otherwise, it is very likely that he will end up with the league title and the Champions League title, neither of which... But in general, the situation is favorable to Manchester United. Although Lazio won in the last round of the league
They scored four goals to beat Juventus, but Juventus also struggled with Lazio for half the game. Manchester United hid all its main players, recharging their energy at their home court and waiting to work... Manchester United really had a chance of winning this game.
It’s huge!”
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After the 35th round of the Premier League, the English media began to hype the Champions League. Among these hypes, the voice that was optimistic about Manchester United was the mainstream.
The key is that Manchester United's performance in the last round gave these people confidence.
They believe that if Manchester United maintains this state in the second round and has the home advantage and physical advantage, it should not be a problem to defeat Lazio at home.
The most important thing here is the physical advantage.
After being shown by Naples, AC Milan, Juventus and other teams, everyone now knows that the most effective weapon against Lazio is physical fitness. As long as your physical fitness is better than theirs, then you can suppress them.
Lazio is said to be very powerful, what an invincible team, what a Cosmos team... The secret is very simple, it is physical fitness. Their physical fitness is better than most teams, so they can always gain an advantage.
But if there are opponents with better physical fitness than them, then their advantage will be very small. Although it still exists, it is within the normal category. It will not be as exaggerated as it is now.
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The second leg of the Champions League semi-final actually started when the entire Lazio team arrived in Manchester.
The media gathered in Manchester, paying attention to this focus battle.
Compared with the game between Lazio and Manchester United, the "UEFA Champions League El Clásico" between Guardiola's Barcelona and Mourinho's Real Madrid on the other side seems less attractive.
After all, Barcelona and Real Madrid are still considered teams on earth.
Barcelona used to be on top, but after playing two rounds of semi-finals with Lazio last season, they were knocked off the clouds by Lazio and returned to the ground.
However, the match between Manchester United and Lazio was given such an interesting title by the English media:
"Earth Defense Battle!"
This means that Lazio is an alien team, and Manchester United is the defender of the earth. If Manchester United can defeat Lazio, then it will be considered a successful defense of the earth...
In fact, this game does deserve such a name.
Before Manchester United faced Lazio at home, many European football celebrities and professionals were enthusiastically providing advice and reference to Manchester United.
Mourinho, who has played against Lazio many times, said in an interview that he had called Ferguson and discussed how to deal with Lazio.
"...The characteristic of Lazio is that their passing is very smooth. Once Lazio passes the football, their offense will be difficult to defend. So the most important thing is not to allow them to run the football smoothly."
Mourinho told reporters that this was the advice he gave Ferguson.
In addition, AC Milan head coach Allegri also told Ferguson through the media: "Physical fitness is very important, but more important is how to reasonably distribute physical fitness. If all the physical fitness is used up in the first half, then the team will definitely lose in the second half.
Collapse..."
Juventus head coach Del Neri, who just finished the game with Lazio, also said: "They are very fast, which is their biggest feature and threat. So try to compress their space and time..."
In addition to these coaches, there are also many football celebrities and experts who provide advice to Ferguson through various methods.
These people help Manchester United so selflessly, naturally they all have one purpose, which is to hope that Manchester United can defeat Lazio.
So one Manchester United team gathered the wisdom of other teams.
This scene is really like an American Hollywood science fiction blockbuster, where global forces are gathered to jointly fight against alien invaders.
Some English media even gave Manchester United a new name, called the "Manchester United Football League".
Chang Sheng had another interpretation of this matter.
"Actually, the six major martial arts sects besieged Guangmingding."
He said this to his coaching staff.
Rudy Gonzalez and Di Matteo asked at the same time: "What is 'the six major martial arts sects besieging Guangmingding'?"
Just as Chang Sheng was about to open his mouth, he suddenly felt that it was very troublesome to explain this matter. He had to start with "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", and then when he talked about it, he had to explain what a "martial arts novel" was, and to explain "martial arts novels", which naturally went around a lot.
Without introducing the author Jin Yong, we can continue to trace back to the traditional cultural background of martial arts novels in China...
Chang Sheng felt that he had explained all of this clearly, and it would probably take several chapters. That was just trying to fill up the word count.
So he waved his hand: "To put it simply, it's a group of people with different ideas but all high-sounding people, under the banner of 'walking for heaven', gathered in a place called 'Guangmingding', intending to jointly eliminate the big villain."
"Are we the villain?" DiMatteo asked.
Chang Sheng nodded: "Of course, we are the villains. We are besieged by those righteous people, and the situation is very critical. But..."
He changed his voice and said with a smile: "The villain will definitely win the final victory!"
