Chapter 99 The ability to win (guarantee the bottom line)
Because of Marchisio's departure, the winning midfielder is missing another player.
Therefore, if we always win, we have to continue to buy midfielders.
Chang Sheng still plans to poach Juventus in the future.
When AC Milan and Juventus weakened Lazio because of them, I don’t know who is weakening whom...
The one who always valued the success was Antonio Nocerino, the main midfielder of Juventus and the captain of the Italian under-21 national team.
Before his winning streak, Nocerino was already a player for AC Milan.
Before joining Juventus in the 2007-2008 season, Nocerino had been bouncing around in lower-level teams, from Avellino to Genoa, to Cantanzaro, to Crotone, and then to Messi.
Na, Piacenza.
This player’s experience can be described as an upheaval…
It wasn't until Juventus spent 4.7 million euros to buy out half of his ownership in 2007 that he was able to turn around.
He performed well after joining Juventus and was subsequently spotted by Palermo.
A year later he moved to Palermo for €7.5 million.
At that time, Juventus no longer wanted to let him go, but Palermo insisted on taking away this tough-minded midfield interceptor.
There was no other way, Juventus had no choice but to let him go.
During the three seasons in Palermo, Nocerino performed well and became the team's main force until he was valued by AC Milan.
He was also selected for the Italian national team.
Nocerino is a versatile midfielder who is the best defensively and is also creative offensively.
In a winning tactical system, because of the large amount of running, there are very few players who can play all the games in a season, and there is no need to worry about not having a chance to play.
It is not difficult to take Nocerino from Piacenza, as long as you give him enough money.
Back then, Piacenza could deceive Juventus without Moggi, but now they can't deceive them.
And Nocerino was more expensive at that time because he played very well in Piacenza in the 2006-2007 season. He was the starting core. In one season, he had 37 league appearances, two Italian Cup appearances and six goals.
And now...he is still being transferred around, and no one sees his potential.
So in the end, after some bargaining, Lazio won Nocerino for 800,000 euros.
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While Chang Sheng was busy making transfers day and night, the World Cup was also over.
Before the World Cup, Changsheng asked Kate Gracie to take a gamble on the World Cup with money from an investment company. He bought Italy to win and ultimately made a small fortune.
Italy did indeed win the World Cup in accordance with the inertia of history. Italy's victory is inevitable, and even if it has won many times, it cannot change this fact.
Italy's success is the success of the team and the victory of the soldiers.
Everyone is not optimistic about them, but it helps Italy reduce the pressure.
On the other hand, the defending champion Brazil, the five-star Brazil, has been very high-profile since the beginning of the campaign. They can even sell the broadcast rights of their training camps. When the Brazilian team trains, they sell tickets to the outside world. Fans and reporters flock to watch the Brazilian team's training.
There are even TV stations broadcasting it live.
It was very high-profile.
What's the result?
Such a team with high expectations was in trouble from the first game. If it weren't for Kaká's goal in the first game, they might not even be able to win against Croatia.
In the end they were eliminated by a French team led by a group of veterans.
After the World Cup, many players' values soared due to their outstanding performance in the World Cup, while others' values declined due to poor performance in the World Cup.
But these have nothing to do with winning.
There are not many players in Lazio's squad who have participated in the World Cup.
Jose Passarella was selected for the Spanish national team, but Lazio's main center back was only a substitute in Spain and only received a total of forty minutes of playing time.
Benzema was selected for the French national team, also as a substitute, and he was not as good as Jose Passarella, because he did not even have a minute of playing time.
Odo and Peruzzi were selected for the Italian national team.
But these two are also substitutes. Italy's main right back is Zambrotta, and the main goalkeeper is Buffon.
Other players who performed well in Lazio, such as David Silva, Khedira, Melo, Modric, Pavin, Marchisio, etc., were not selected for the national team.
For a strong team, the more capable international players in the team, the more powerful they are.
So Lazio seems to be a bit underwhelming.
But Chang Sheng didn't care about this, he was even happy.
After every World Cup, there is something called "World Cup Syndrome".
The more international players in the team who have participated in the World Cup, the worse the team's condition will be.
Because these international players have just played a hard season, with little rest, and immediately devoted themselves to preparing for the World Cup. Then they play a few games in the World Cup. If the team is lucky, performs well, and reaches the finals, it will be even more important.
Too bad...
By the time the World Cup is over, it will be July 9th. The registration date for Serie A teams is the 16th. How many days are left?
Therefore, players who participated in the World Cup will be approved to delay their return to the team, especially players who participated in the finals, they will not be allowed to return to the team until the end of July.
In this way, their rest time was guaranteed. However, the team's overall preparation plan was completely disrupted.
Because of the lack of personnel, the team can only conduct physical training and cannot conduct tactical training. After these players returned to the team, the personnel was fully organized, but they still could not devote themselves to tactical training. Because those players who returned late also had to undergo physical training.
, reserve physical energy.
It's just that their training time has to be compressed and physical training hastily ended. This will naturally reduce the quality of the team's training.
In the end, when the players entered the fierce league, they had not yet adjusted their condition, performed poorly, and the team's performance also declined.
This is the cause of "World Cup Syndrome".
In this World Cup, Italy and France finally reached the finals, so the Italian internationals were very tired.
Many teams with Italian international players will be affected to a greater or lesser extent, except for small teams with few international players.
But they don't have to worry too much about their results in the new season.
There are only a few teams that need to compete for the championship in the new season, and the impact is not small.
But Lazio is an exception.
Because there is no Italian international in the Lazio team.
Both Odo and Peruzzi left the team.
There is a French international who is still a substitute and does not have even one minute of playing time.
So Lazio was least affected.
In fact, Lazio's pre-season preparation training is almost normal.
Because there are only two active Lazio players who participated in the World Cup, Jose Passarella and Benzema.
Benzema played in the Soy Sauce Cup.
Jose Passarella was also a substitute, and his Spanish national team was eliminated by the French team in the 16th round.
Although Chang Sheng still told him that he could come back to the team later to report, he still arrived at Formello on time on the 16th.
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As the players returned to the team one after another, the transfer work was also progressing smoothly.
Lichtsteiner, Coentrao, Kolarov, Azpilicueta and Nocerino all signed.
In addition to Falcao, Cavani, Cazorla, Balzaretti and Ledesma who were dealt with previously.
Lazio's signings for the new season are over.
In terms of player sales and purges, the results have also been brilliant.
Pandev was sold to Fiorentina for 13.3 million euros, and Zauri transferred to Fiorentina for 4 million euros.
Odo went to AC Milan for 10 million euros. Marchisio went to Juventus and brought 3 million euros to Changsheng.
De Silvestri was on loan, Liverani and Gianni Keda left automatically when their contracts expired. Peruzzi's contract did not arrive, but there was no place for him in the team, so in the end Lotito made an exception.
Instead of making another fortune from the old goalkeeper, they let him leave freely. Cribari, Pasquale, and Borriello all had their loan contracts expired and automatically returned to their original teams.
Lazio earned €30.3 million from selling players.
When it comes to buying players, Chang Sheng is very frugal.
Cavani cost Lazio 2.3 million euros, Falcao 3 million, and Cazorla 1.5 million. Balzaretti was the addition to Marchisio's transfer and did not spend a penny.
Abate was also Odo's transfer addition, and he didn't spend a penny. Ledesma was transferred on a free transfer after his contract with Lecce expired. Nocerino was 800,000 euros, and Lichtstein
The compensation of one million euros from Na, 500,000 euros from Kolarov, 300,000 euros from Coentrao, and 50,000 euros from Azpilicueta is just like picking it up for free...
All this cost Lazio... 9.45 million euros!
Ten players, 9.45 million euros, an average talent of 945,000 euros...
In Lotito's first season, he introduced 11 players, with an average of 100,000 euros per player.
Although Changsheng's average price is higher than Lotito's, outsiders still think the price is stingy...
This is the ability to always win. He is good at spending small money to do big things.
This is what a time traveler should have.
In fact, why was Lotito so tireless in his pursuit of winning?
It is because Changsheng can buy at low prices and sell at high prices, making money for the club in the transfer market.
And at the same time, he can also ensure that the team's performance does not decline and win the championship under such a premise!
There are many head coaches and managers in the world who can make money by buying low and selling high to teams, and there is no shortage of head coaches who can lead their teams to championships.
But those who can combine the two are rare.
Chang Sheng is the best among them.
Whether it was Getafe or Valencia, the financial situation of the clubs he stayed at was not very good, and they both encountered economic crises.
But under such circumstances, he still led the team to win one game after another and win one championship after another.
So Lotito will be very happy if he can win the championship.
With Chang Sheng, it's like Liu Bei had Zhuge Liang. From now on, with three parts of the world, Lazio will be able to become a real giant! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)