These players will also attend a press conference tomorrow. [High quality update.]
This may be the most attended press conference for new players joining the team at the same time.
Changsheng did not open in batches, nor did it focus on any one person.
First of all, when it comes to who is the most famous star among them, it seems that no one can be counted. Even Benzema, the most valuable player, has a very limited reputation.
Secondly, Chang Sheng deliberately arranged this, that is, he did not want to highlight a certain person or a few people. He wanted all players to realize that they are a whole, not a foil for a certain star.
There are no superstars in Lazioli today. This is different from Valencia, which always wins, but it is somewhat similar to Getafe, which he coached at the beginning.
Considering Lazio's current situation, it is normal not to have a superstar.
Anyway, I don’t think about the Champions League now.
Lazio has just qualified for the Intertoto Cup.
This is their only way to advance into Europe.
As long as Lazio can finish in the top three in the International Toto Cup, it will qualify for the UEFA Cup.
This UEFA Cup is not about honor, but about economy. The more games you play in the UEFA Cup, the more bonuses you can get.
Therefore, this UEFA Cup qualification is the first test that Lazio, led by the winning team, will face.
As a controversial head coach, he returns to coach Lazio. Can he prove his success in Italy? This Toto Cup will be a proof.
He hopes that the team will always win as a whole, regardless of you or me. Only in this way can his tactics be implemented.
So he doesn't care at all that this team is full of unknowns.
That's what he hoped.
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Lazio's press conference went on as scheduled the next day. In Rome, Italian reporters gathered in Formello. Although the players who joined the team were not well-known, there were still a lot of reporters. Because everyone wanted to come and see what was like a collective wedding.
How spectacular is the press conference...
"Corriere dello Sport" teased that Lazio, which has always won, plans to "win with quantity" in this summer's transfer market.
, Benzema, Handanovic... a total of twelve people! Lazio launched twelve new players in one breath. Obviously, although Lazio is still like a miser this season, they still hope to transfer.
Becoming a man of the hour in the market...It's a pity that this approach can only be ridiculed but cannot get any positive support..."
"Corriere dello Sport" is the official mouthpiece of the Roma Club. Their reports are all biased towards the Roma Club. Although they also report a lot on Lazio, this is purely for work. Besides, there are also many things about Lazio. Many Lazio
When players left the team, they expressed that they did not understand why the Rome media, led by Corriere dello Sport, liked to report negative news about Lazio.
At the press conference, a reporter also asked Chang Sheng whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to give Lazio a big change in just one month.
Chang Sheng said that there is a saying in China, "Destroy first and then build up." Without completely destroying the old Lazio, there is no way to rebuild the building on the original foundation.
But this time at the press conference, no one questioned whether the seemingly unknown players introduced by Changsheng could take on big roles.
Chang Sheng's experiences in Valencia are enough to prove his vision. If he questions the vision issue again, he is really making trouble.
At this press conference, Chang Sheng also revealed a piece of news that surprised most people.
"What I want to say is... Lazio's transfer and recruitment work for this season has been completed! From now on, we will close the transfer window and will not sign or sell anyone."
When Chang Sheng said these words, the reporters present were all surprised.
July 1st. The summer transfer window has just opened...many clubs are gearing up and waiting to show their talents in the transfer market.
Lazio weirdly announced that they have closed the transfer window!
Chang Sheng is really unstoppable without words!
Seeing a room full of stunned reporters, Chang Sheng nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, that's what I want to say! You don't have to guess who we will buy next. We will not buy anyone! This has nothing to do with the club's finances.
It doesn't matter, I am very satisfied with the current lineup of Lazio. I firmly believe that this lineup is enough for us to achieve good results in the new season."
A reporter asked: "What is the team's goal for the new season? What counts as a 'good result'?"
Chang Sheng shrugged: "Qualify for the Champions League next season."
He spoke lightly and in a normal tone.
But the reporters in the audience remained calm.
They looked at Chang Sheng in surprise, thinking that either they had heard wrong or Chang Sheng had said it wrong.
The reporter who asked the question asked in astonishment: "Uh... I heard that right..."
Chang Sheng interrupted him: "Yes, you heard it right, in the new season, Lazio will qualify for the Champions League!"
This time, even club president Lotito turned to look at him with incredible eyes: Qualifying for the Champions League? How much does that cost?
The newly joined players, as long as they could understand Italian, turned to look at their head coach. They felt that the head coach was really... domineering!
Is Lazio still qualifying for the Champions League at this level?
It's completely impossible...
but why?
Why are they a little excited when they hear that the team they are coming to has such ambitions?
They are all young. They did not come to Lazio to retire - Lazio is really not a place to retire.
They come to Lazio just because they have opportunities in Lazio. They are eager to get opportunities and make achievements in Lazio - as young people, who doesn't like these?
What they fear most is that the team that comes here has no pursuit and just thinks it can avoid relegation every season.
Their careers are already on the rise, and it can even be said that they are laying the foundation.
So they are naturally happy to see the teams they play for pursue something.
Now that they heard what Chang Sheng said, they were full of confidence in their future at Lazio. They were motivated and planned to follow the head coach and have a great career.
The players were excited, but the reporters thought it was ridiculous.
Lazio is in this state. They have just taken a breather financially. All the original players have been sold out. A group of new people have come. Even the head coach is new. The tactics need to be adjusted and the coordination needs to be familiar...
Just such a team actually wants to finish in the top four in the league in its first season?
Are you kidding?!
Do you really think the Italian Football League is that easy to mess with?!
Reporters took this as Chang Sheng's contempt for Serie A.
They had already thought about how to ridicule Lazio's goals for this season, and put pressure on Lazio's players through repeated hype. When Lazio's players could not withstand the pressure and eventually collapsed, Lazio also suffered a decline in performance and missed the Champions League next season.
When the time came, they came out again and laughed at Chang Sheng!
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After the press conference, there was a fan meeting ceremony.
Out of support for the winning streak and curiosity about the new players, more than 7,000 Lazio fans came to the scene. When the twelve newly-joined players appeared on the court in unison, the Lazio fans at the scene
They were still shocked.
They were in a daze, thinking that this was Lazio's lineup...
Although they were shocked by the meeting ceremony where twelve people came out together, Lazio fans still showed their respect and gave these new players warm applause and cheers.
In the end, each player kicked ten footballs signed by them into the stands, giving back to the fans and creating a small interaction.
Finally, the twelve newly-joined players stood in the brilliant Olympic Stadium in Rome, with Chang Sheng standing in the middle of them, leaving such a group photo.
A few years later, this large number of "new players and fans meeting ceremony photo" became a classic...
Just like when Manchester United's Class 92 players lined up behind Ferguson for a photo...
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After the fan meeting for the new players, Chang Sheng said to these players: "Thank you for your hard work. Now you can go on vacation. I will wait for you at the Formello training base on the 16th. The ugly words are ahead,
Guys, don’t get too excited during this holiday. When the new season comes and your bodies are not ready, then I don’t mind putting you on the bench or in the reserve team... from now on.
From now on, you will be working with me, and I hope you understand that I am a person who does what I say and will do what I say. I mean every word I say to you, so don’t think that I
I'm kidding."
"Now, let's dismiss and have a nice holiday!"
Chang Sheng left after saying this.
A group of players were left feeling a little depressed.
He has threatened so nakedly, who dares to really let go and play?
After all, no one likes to be with the reserve team at the beginning of the new season, or leave a bad impression on the head coach from the beginning.
In fact, everyone knows these truths. After a new coach takes office, the team's training and game performance are often better than before. So people say that changing hands is like changing knives, looking for freshness.
But in reality it was just the players working harder than usual to leave a good impression on the new coach.
So this is the rule. There is absolutely no need for Chang Sheng to say it out individually, as if he is afraid that no one else will know.
But he said it.
And he said it very naturally, as if he was deliberately trying to make the players unhappy. This is his habit.
Only then did the players remember the many rumors about him in the media...
Judging from these rumors, it seems that this is not a head coach who is easy to get along with...
And they have to work with this head coach.
I really don’t know if this is a blessing or a curse for me.
