Chapter 10 The first game of the new season (98/134)
Since Isco was suddenly injured in training, Changsheng has raised the alert level. The team's medical team and physical coach Elias Dominic will pay close attention to the physical condition of the Lazio team. After every training, they
They will take the trouble to conduct a simple physical examination for the players. After the physical training phase, a detailed physical examination will be conducted.
After each warm-up match, the team doctor will evaluate each player's body.
If it is found that a player is at risk of injury, his training plan will be adjusted immediately to focus on physical recovery and physical therapy, and no heavy exercise training for the time being.
And he was put on the follow-up observation list until the team doctor thinks his body has reached the standard.
Under the careful care of the winning coaching team, there was only one new injury case until the start of the first league game of the new season.
That's Thiago Alcantara.
Fortunately, his injury was not serious, it was just muscle fatigue and he needed to rest for two weeks.
It's just that the timing of his injury was not very good. He was injured just before the first round of the league.
In this way, he will definitely not be able to catch up with the first two rounds of the league.
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After a summer of preparation and experiencing so many things, the first game of the new season is finally here.
On August 25, in the first round of the league, Lazio faced Udinese at home.
This was originally a very inconspicuous game, not even the opening game of the season.
But this game still attracted much attention.
Because this was the first game of Victory's final season at Lazio.
This game has a very special meaning.
Everyone wants to see how Lazio can perform in this first game.
In this game against Udinese, Chang Sheng fielded the strongest lineup, and it was clear that he attached great importance to this game.
The goalkeeper is Germany's Menter Stegen.
The center back is Jose Passarella and Campoli, with the left back Thornton and the right back Faraoni.
The three midfielders are Casemiro, Ji Ming and Verratti.
Center Icardi, left winger Messi, right winger Gotze.
This lineup is the strongest lineup Lazio can currently produce.
It stands to reason that at their home court, the strongest lineup will play. Lazio will face Udinese. There should not be much suspense. Lazio will definitely defeat Udinese.
Although Lazio has been empty-handed for two consecutive seasons, it does not mean that they have fallen.
Their failure is relative. Compared with their previous results, Lazio is indeed on an overall downward trend.
However, compared with other Italian teams, Lazio is still a giant.
Lazio did not win the championship last season. The championship was snatched by Juventus, and Lazio ended up in second place, runner-up.
How much is Udinese?
The 16th place is worthy of relegation.
So there should be no suspense for Lazio to defeat Udinese at home.
Everyone just wants to see how Lazio wins.
The result was indeed no suspense, Lazio won a good start in the league.
But this process... is not as easy as people think.
The final score of the match between Lazio and Udinese was 2:1.
Just by looking at the score, you can tell what this game was like.
Lazio can be said to have narrowly won.
Although they were the first to score in the game, they were unable to expand their lead.
There were many opportunities, but Lazio's offensive group failed to seize them.
Lazio ultimately paid the price for their profligacy.
After the start of the second half, Udinese equalized the score.
After being equalized, Lazio accelerated the pace and wanted to regain the lead as soon as possible.
However, things did not go as smoothly as they imagined.
Having equalized the score, Udinese's morale was high. Their defense was tenacious and their counterattack was sharp.
It makes Lazio very uncomfortable.
The commentators at the time of the game said that there was no sign that Lazio could win this game, but Udinese looked more like they could win.
Television broadcasts also frequently focused their cameras on Chang Sheng, wanting to see how Chang Sheng would perform in the face of such an obviously unsatisfactory situation.
But what disappointed them was that Chang Sheng had no performance.
He stood on the sidelines with his hands folded across his chest and his face expressionless.
Just from the surface, it is completely impossible to tell what he is thinking in his heart at this moment.
I don't know if he is satisfied or not.
But any fool should have guessed that Chang Sheng would definitely be dissatisfied...
In the end, Lazio broke the deadlock again in the 80th minute and took the lead for the second time.
After taking the lead, Lazio began to shrink its defense, and Udinese made a crazy counterattack.
In the remaining ten minutes, Udinese basically besieged Lazio.
"...This is really unbelievable. Is this game at Lazio's home court or Udinese's home court?"
the commentator complained.
In the end, Lazio held on to their victory and narrowly defeated Udinese 2:1 at home.
"I believe that everyone who watched this game will feel sorry for Udinese's failure to win the game. They will also think that Udinese should win this game. Because of Udinese's performance
Obviously better than Lazio. What reason does Lazio have to win this game? I don't see it at all..."
At the end of the game, Fabio Caressa, the commentator of this game, criticized mercilessly, showing his venomous tongue.
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At the press conference after the game, reporters all used the press conference hall. Regarding this game, they had many questions to ask Chang Sheng. These questions may embarrass Chang Sheng, but this is their purpose.
But Chang Sheng didn't let them get what they wanted. He didn't come to the post-match press conference at all!
He asked second assistant coach Nesta to attend the post-match press conference instead of him.
When the reporters saw that the person in front of them was Nesta, they were stunned.
They really didn't expect that Chang Sheng would do such a thing - he couldn't hide himself, but asked his men to come out and bear the fire from the reporters. How is this different from being a coward?
"Sorry, everyone. Chang has his own things to do. In his opinion, this matter is more important than attending the post-match press conference, so he asked me to come. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
A group of reporters looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you.
They do have a lot of questions they want to ask Lazio's head coach, but these questions are not very friendly and the words will be very fierce.
These questions are perfect for dealing with Chang Sheng.
As long as they can make Chang Sheng angry, they will win.
But these problems obviously do not apply to Nesta.
Nesta's popularity is well-known in Italian football. He rarely conflicts with others, and no one has ever seen him blushing with anyone.
This was true when I was a player, and even more so when I became a coach.
He is low-key and humble, and has good popularity and image in the media.
Chang Sheng has a grudge against these media. The reporters are willing to make Chang Sheng look bad, but that doesn’t mean they are also willing to make Nesta look bad...
Nesta had no enmity with them and had never offended them.
They couldn't afford to embarrass Nesta at the post-match press conference.
All the aggressive questions I prepared before will be discarded...
This made the reporters itch with hatred.
They felt that they were being tricked by Chang Sheng.
Someone was so angry that he asked Nesta: "Is it because the team played too ugly that Chang doesn't have the nerve to come out to see us? Is he afraid that our questioning will make him unable to stand down?"
Faced with such a hot-smelling problem, if he had always won, his arms would have been rounded and he would have been withdrawn.
But Nesta just smiled slightly: "I don't think Chang is such a person. He has a big heart. He didn't come to the post-match press conference because something really happened."
"Is there anything more important than attending the post-match press conference?" a reporter asked.
Nesta nodded and replied seriously: "Yes, the press conference after the game is much more important."
The honest man Nesta's attitude was so firm that the reporters didn't know what to say, and their questions were all choked in their throats.
So next, a group of reporters could only ask some innocuous questions.
Let Nesta comment on this game and whether he is satisfied with the team's performance.
Nesta's answer was quite satisfactory, with no highlights and nothing to complain about.
Unremarkable and low-key, just like him.
Although reporters are unhappy with Chang Sheng, comparison can reveal the difference.
No matter how unhappy they are with Chang Sheng, they must admit that Chang Sheng is their favorite type of coach. A press conference with Chang Sheng in attendance will never be so boring.
So that they can't find any breaking news.
I went back and sorted out Nesta's answers and their questions, and published the original text in the newspaper. It was really tasteless... It would be a bit confusing for a game that should have been quite controversial to end with such a bland post-match press conference.
It’s too...not flavorful enough!
Nesta didn't care about the reporters' complaints. He continued to give answers that made the reporters sleepy. Although he always had a humble and kind smile on his face, the reporters just wanted to roll their eyes.
Some reporters couldn't help but wonder whether Chang Sheng and Nesta had colluded to make them sick. Nesta's performance really made people feel that this post-match press conference was meaningless.
It's better not to open it.
In this way, the post-match press conference between Lazio and Udinese ended without making any waves in the end.
When the reporters left the Wanda Stadium, they were still very reluctant.
They have already thought about it, and they must try their best to discredit Chang Sheng in their own media, and portray him as a coward who dares not come out to face media criticism if the team does not play well. He is a coward!
Although you dare not face us, you still can't stop us from criticizing you! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
