The next day Chang Sheng was quite surprised when he heard Jose Passarella tell him that everyone hoped to train at the normal intensity these days.
"Why?" he asked.
So Jose Passarella told him what everyone discussed yesterday.
After listening, Chang Sheng was speechless.
Four veterans are retiring, which is really...a big occasion.
And the reason why they retired was actually for themselves, which made Chang Sheng feel a little guilty and a little moved.
In fact, these people are in good health and condition. After all, they have the training skills to win. They are better than the veterans of other teams. In Lazio, everyone's competitive condition is relatively good.
So if they want to play, they can still play.
Of course, after he leaves and they don't have the training skills, it's hard to say how long they can maintain that level.
"Okay, I agree to your conditions, and I will never have to start tomorrow. From tomorrow on, you will train with the reserve team and the youth team, and everything will refer to their training intensity and standards." Chang Sheng said.
In this way, Lazio's veterans were integrated into the youth team and reserve team. On the national team match day, they conducted training no different from usual.
Everyone's heart is hot.
Although they are older and their physical fitness is not as good as before, they are rich in experience and believe that they can definitely help the boss.
With this belief, even if the training intensity of young people is high, they don't think there is anything they can't bear.
The youth team was also very excited that these once-all-powerful veterans would appear in front of them and train with them.
These veterans were once the top players in the world. They represent Lazio's most glorious era, and they are the representatives of Lazio.
Some people in the youth team can be said to have grown up watching these people play football. Why they chose Lazio is probably because of the examples these veterans have set for them.
But maybe it's because they respect these veterans too much. In training, they seemed a little timid when facing the veterans.
What other effects does such training have?
Chang Sheng suspended the training and then criticized this phenomenon: "This is Lazio, this is not a nursing home! Don't think that the things in front of you are fragile objects that need to be handled with care. They are Lazio players.
They are all warriors and have experienced more difficult situations than you can imagine! If you show mercy to them, it would be a humiliation to them, and they don’t need you to respect their elders!"
The team's captain Jose Passarella later said: "Yes, we don't care about your 'love', young people."
Later, when the game resumed, the veterans showed their professional side.
When young people see the veterans working so hard, they are naturally embarrassed to be lazy and distracted during training.
So it was originally just a restorative training to maintain condition, but unexpectedly, under the leadership of a few old guys, it seemed to be very high-spirited.
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When Jose Passarella said that the old guys all wanted to contribute to the team, Chang Sheng didn't take their words very seriously.
He thought to himself that with so many players in his 27s and 88s in their prime, the veterans might not have many opportunities to play.
However, they have this heart and have already made themselves very satisfied.
But he soon discovered that he was wrong.
But he needs the help of veterans!
Because during the Argentina national team match day, Icardi was injured!
And the injury was quite serious!
Icardi withdrew from the national team the next day and flew directly back to Rome, Italy, where Lazio's team medical team conducted a comprehensive examination on him.
The final result was a broken right calf!
This result means that Icardi will be out for at least six to seven months!
What is the difference between saying goodbye to this season!
After Isco was seriously injured, Icardi was also injured.
Lazio's forward line, which originally had such a rich reserve of talent that they needed to get rid of someone, turned out to be a disaster area hit hard by injuries.
Icardi's injury leaves Lazio with only one center left, and that is the 35-year-old Cavani.
Originally, when the old guys said they must help the boss, Chang Sheng just felt moved.
Now he doesn't just feel moved...
Because he really needs Cavani to contribute!
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After comforting Icardi in the hospital, Chang Sheng frowned when he came out.
He didn't have this expression at all in front of Icardi.
Of course he doesn't want to cause Icardi any anxiety.
Icardi now only needs to undergo surgery and then rest in peace and recuperate.
He doesn't want Icardi to rush back.
Icardi is 28 years old this year. He is in his prime and the golden age of a professional player has just begun.
At the age of twenty-eight, he has much more experience than before, and his physical fitness is at its peak and has not yet begun to decline. He has superb skills, outstanding awareness, and a flexible brain.
He deserves to enjoy a better career.
You shouldn't risk dragging your broken body through the competition.
It's unfortunate to be seriously injured at this time. Letting him rest and recover is what he needs to do to win.
Even if he can no longer serve him, that's okay.
Chang Sheng is frowning now because Icardi's injury is really a big blow to the team.
Lazio's striker originally consisted of Icardi and Cavani as the center. The main center was Icardi and Cavani was a substitute. He came on as a substitute or occasionally started. After all, he is older and his abilities in all aspects are not as good as before.
But being a substitute is still enough.
One main player and one substitute, this is a very reasonable configuration.
But now, the main center is injured and Cavani must step in. So who will be his substitute?
There is no one left.
Isco suffered a serious injury and missed a season.
Mario Gotze and Messi are both wingers and cannot play center.
Andrea Borg is also a winger, let alone a center.
So we can only rely on Cavani, a 34-year-old veteran striker, to endure the whole season.
Just thinking about it makes me feel that the future is worrying...
Although the winning streak was in the 2010-2011 season, Klose won the Triple Crown.
But the situation was different at that time. First of all, Klose was 32 years old at the time. He was still on the tail end of the glorious period of his career and was in good shape. Secondly, Klose also had a substitute, and that was Rocky. Two veterans.
It was his outstanding performance that ensured Lazio won the Triple Crown that season, and it was not Klose's credit alone.
But what about now? Cavani is already thirty-four years old. There is only two years between the age of thirty-four and thirty-two, but the physical fitness and condition of the players are very different.
Otherwise, would Chang Sheng be determined to let Cavani come on the bench before this?
And Cavani has no substitute at all.
So Lazio's situation now is much more difficult than it was in the 2010-2011 season!
Frowning his brows, Chang Sheng heard Jose Passarella relaying the words of those old guys and smiled bitterly.
I really need them...
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The next day, after the remaining players trained normally, Cavani found his winning streak.
"What a coincidence, I was just planning to find you, Edison." Chang Sheng smiled when he saw Cavani taking the initiative to come to him.
But Cavani knew that the boss was just forcing a smile.
Isco and Icardi were seriously injured one after another, which was a heavy blow to Lazio's forward line.
He knew exactly what he should do at this time.
So he took the initiative to find the boss.
"If you need me, I'm ready, boss!" Cavani said.
Chang Sheng smiled again.
But this time it was not a forced smile.
"You will be under a lot of pressure, Edison." Chang Sheng didn't say anything polite to Cavani and just had a more in-depth conversation.
"Boss, didn't you say that to be a professional player, you have to bear huge pressure, and to be a professional player of Lazio, the pressure is even greater. I have been here for more than ten years, so I won't be crushed in the last season.
"Yes." Cavani said confidently.
Chang Sheng looked at Cavani's confident face, and he saw something more in it.
After Isco was injured, veteran Messi took over. Now that Icardi is injured, veteran Cavani takes over again.
Before this summer, what he thought was that Lazio's golden generation of players should gradually withdraw from the stage of history. This world is for those players in their prime.
But he didn't expect that in the end, he would still have to rely on these old guys...
Looking at these familiar names and faces, he felt as if he had traveled back ten years.
Ten years ago, Cavani was young and Messi was still the number one player in the world.
As a result, in the blink of an eye, both of them have become veterans.
Although the veteran general is old, his spirit is not gone.
Chang Sheng saw the fighting spirit on Cavani's face.
He has seen this feeling in Messi's eyes before.
As a result, Messi performed well in the game against Juventus, helping Lazio beat Juventus 5:0.
He believes Cavani can successfully replace Icardi.
Even though he is old, a veteran also has veteran advantages.
The only problem is that the season is very long. If Cavani performs well in one game, can he maintain his good form throughout the season?
I'm afraid it's difficult...
What should I do if my condition is not good?
Substitution?
Obviously it doesn't work, because there is no one to replace it.
I'm afraid we can only work hard on tactical adjustments.
When Cavani is in poor condition, bypass him and let him only serve as a bridgehead or a cover. In the end, it is not him who plays the decisive role, but Gotze, Messi, and Borg.
Chang Sheng felt a headache when he thought that there were only four people left in the forward line that originally had six people.
This season... has just begun! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
