Chapter 149 How to sell Merlot for a big price (thanks to the gods)
In the last round of the league, Lazio lost to Siena 1:2 away from home, ending all games of the 2006-2007 season.
In this last round of competition, Lazio had no desire and no desire, so it was normal for them to lose to Siena.
However, competition among other teams is still fierce.
The battle for Champions League qualification between AC Milan and Fiorentina disappeared as AC Milan won the Champions League.
Because AC Milan won the Champions League, according to regulations, the defending champion can automatically participate in the Champions League next season, starting from the qualifying rounds.
As a result, Serie A will lose one seat.
So even if Fiorentina is currently ranked fourth, it has already lost its Champions League qualification for next season.
This fact devastated Florence.
Although they were still two points ahead of AC Milan before the last round, everything changed after AC Milan won the Champions League title in midweek.
Florence lost hope of qualifying for the Champions League, and also lost its goal and motivation.
As a result, Fiorentina lost to Sampdoria at home, while AC Milan defeated Reggina away from home.
AC Milan finally ranked fourth in the league with a one-point advantage, while Fiorentina fell to fifth. But it made no difference. They were already destined to participate in the UEFA Cup anyway...
Just because AC Milan defeated Liverpool in the final and won the Champions League.
Even though they were deeply affected by the Calciopoli scandal, they were able to win the Champions League. AC Milan surprised everyone except for their winning streak.
Kaka performed well in winning the Champions League and won the top scorer and best player awards with ten goals.
If nothing else goes wrong, he will win this year's European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year.
This is the peak period of Kaka's career.
Then, he began to gradually decline.
But even then, he is still very strong.
If Chang Sheng is like picking up a bargain, you won't be able to pick it up.
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In the end, Lazio ranked first with 30 wins, five draws, three losses and 95 points, while Inter Milan ranked second with 82 points, Roma third with 74 points, and AC Milan fourth with 68 points.
Fiorentina could only finish fifth with 67 points and qualify for the UEFA Cup next season. Palermo ranked sixth and also qualified for the UEFA Cup.
The three relegated teams are Chievo, Messina and Ascoli.
After the league is over, fans and players can take a rest.
The team's manager and head coach have to continue to be busy.
The recruitment work has started from this moment.
This summer, Lazio has not made any big moves in terms of signings. The main task is to do everything possible to sell Melo, and to do so at a high price.
Melo has performed well at Lazio in the past two seasons and is the main player and core of the midfield.
Such players were not only selected for the Brazilian national team due to their outstanding performance, but also attracted the favor of other wealthy teams.
Juventus is not the first team to express interest in Melo.
Real Madrid, which has been looking for a good defensive midfielder, is also coveting Melo.
They previously bought Emerson from Juventus and Mohamed Diarra from Lyon. At that time, Capello said that with these two midfielders, his team would only lose three games a season.
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As a result, my face was swollen after being beaten.
It later turned out that Emerson was already on the decline, and Diarra was prone to injury.
So Real Madrid still needs to buy a defensive midfielder.
In addition to these two teams, many other giants are interested in Melo.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Liverpool... and many other well-known teams in European football all hope to get him.
All this provides the basis for Chang Sheng’s asking price.
But this is not enough.
Consistent victory also requires the power of public opinion.
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Just after the league ended, news of Juventus's interest in Melo was exposed.
Reporters interviewed Chang Sheng, who did not deny this. He admitted that Juventus had indeed called him to inquire about the possibility of Melo's transfer.
"But I rejected him. Melo is the core of Lazio's midfield and the absolute main force. I will not sell such a player who is very important to the team."
Chang Sheng clarified all transfer rumors about Melo.
But this clarification cannot really keep Melo away from the whirlpool of transfer rumors.
Use this as an introduction.
There has been a big discussion in the media about Melo's importance to Lazio.
Journalists and commentators have written articles explaining Melo's important role in winning tactics.
The Brazilian defensive midfielder has also been given various nicknames.
Titles such as "Conning Tower", "Commander", and "Metronome" were all placed on Merlo's head.
He used to be a bad-tempered big player, but now he has become an absolutely indispensable figure in Lazio's midfield.
There is one point of view that is very representative.
"...Maybe Melo is as dazzling as Modric and David Silva. But he is definitely the most indispensable figure in the team! Normally Lazio can do without David Silva, and they can do without Mo
Delic. But we just can’t live without Melo... This season, Lazio has won 27 of the 30 games with Melo. His importance to the team is self-evident. He is the kind of player who plays well on the court.
He may seem an inconspicuous and unremarkable player, but his tactical status is very high. He may be an invisible person in the eyes of fans, but he is the player that every head coach dreams of!"
"When he is on the court, you can't see how good he is. Only when he is not on the court, you know how important Lazio is missing!"
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In the conscience of heaven and earth, Chang Sheng really did not instruct the media to do this. Even if he did, the media would not listen to him.
But these media just said everything Chang Sheng wanted to say but couldn't.
This kind of praise for one's own players, and it is done in a naked and naked way. It is hard to say that it will win forever, but if it were the media, no one would have any doubts.
When more and more people say this, the laymen at Juventus have to be fooled.
Of course. The data does not lie. Melo is indeed important to Lazio. This cannot be faked.
But Chang Sheng is not worried about this problem. Because with such a core, since he can create one, he can create a second one.
Mero is gone and he still has Khedira.
There's Inler, there's Ledesma. And there's Nocerino. There are many choices.
The advantage of a time traveler is that he doesn't rely too much on any one player because he can always find a suitable replacement.
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There are more and more discussions about Melo, and there are more and more scandals about him in the transfer market.
Some media swore that Real Madrid asked Lazio for a price.
The next day, the media reported that Melo's agent appeared in London and that the destination of his trip was Stamford Bridge.
Two days later, another Italian media said that Inter Milan planned to make great efforts to poach Melo from Lazio this season: "For Moratti, if you can't beat your opponents on the football field, then steal their people, in the future.
Beat them in the transfer market!"
The news changes every day.
Melo's agent was in Spain for a while and was said to be in Manchester at the same time.
Faced with so many transfer rumors, Melo's agent's attitude is also very ambiguous.
"I haven't talked to Felipe yet... He is currently preparing for the America's Cup. I think after the America's Cup is over, we can sit down and have a good talk."
The words were ambiguous, and no one knew whether Melo was going to leave or stay.
Only Chang Sheng knew very well that Melo definitely wanted to leave.
If he didn't want to leave, faced with so many transfer rumors, wouldn't he know to call himself, explain, and show his loyalty?
He knows his mobile phone number.
If he didn't do this, it only meant that he already wanted to change jobs. He didn't dare to call himself because he was afraid that he would ask him to change his mind.
Chang Sheng also hoped that Melo wouldn't call him because he really wanted Melo to leave, but because of the sky-high price, he couldn't reveal the slightest bit of such thoughts.
So Melo don't call yourself, everyone will be better off.
Chang Sheng also remained silent on Melo's transfer rumors.
Reporters couldn't even find him.
At this time, he followed Avril all over the world and even went to China.
But it's not a trip, or visiting relatives and friends. It's because Avril Lavigne's new album will be released at the end of April. Avril Lavigne will go to various places around the world to promote her new album, attend various promotional activities, appear on TV, record programs on the radio, etc...
At this time, Chang Sheng has been by her side. She is so low-key that no assistant has a sense of presence.
But Avril doesn't need him to be high-profile, as long as he is by her side, she is very satisfied.
When he went to China for promotion, Chang Sheng finally became the protagonist, and went on stage to promote with his wife.
When being interviewed by reporters, he also joked that he would let the live DJ at Lazio's Olimpico Stadium play Avril Lavigne's new album before the start of the game and during halftime...
Because of her constant success, Avril Lavigne has a very large number of fans in China.
Some fans who originally didn't listen to Avril Lavigne's songs began to like Avril Lavigne because of her frequent wins, and were willing to support Avril Lavigne.
Also because of her constant success, Avril Lavigne’s promotion trip to China was very successful.
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Avril was so busy this June that Chang Sheng followed her all the time and never returned home.
The two of them traveled from China to Japan, then to Canada, then to the United States, the United Kingdom and the European continent.
In one month, it flew around the earth.
Until the end of Chang Sheng's vacation, Avril was still busy.
So Changsheng got off the bus and returned to Rome, while Avril continued her European journey...
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The team registration date is July 15th.
However, Chang Sheng usually returns to the club half a month in advance to deal with transfer matters. If the introduction of a player has been negotiated in advance, July 1st is usually the day for physical examination.
At this time, Chang Sheng, as the head coach of the team, must be present.
As mentioned before, this summer, the focus of Lazio club's transfer work is Felipe Melo.
How to sell Melo at a good price is the highest goal of all members of the club's sports department.
After being widely publicized by the media and public opinion, Melo's reputation is now booming, and he has the demeanor of being "one of the top five defensive midfielders in Europe".
It has successfully whetted the appetite of wealthy clubs, especially Juventus.
Juventus is almost convinced that Melo is their true destiny, the man Juventus needs for its rise.
They tried to contact the Lazio club many times, but the replies they received were "The head coach is on vacation. If you have anything to do, please wait until he comes back from vacation. Thank you."
If you can’t find anyone, naturally you can’t buy it.
But at least Juventus is not so amateurish as to know nothing.
They still sent professional scouts to Venezuela to watch every game of the Brazilian team in the Copa America to follow up and evaluate Melo's level.
What makes Chang Sheng gratified is that Melo also performed very well in this Copa America. He came on as a substitute in the first game, performed well, and started every subsequent game. Now that the Brazilian team has reached the final, it will be
Met Argentina in the final.
Melo's role in the Brazilian team's midfield is obvious. His tireless sweeping and running ensure the safety of the Brazilian team's defense. At the same time, he also has a direct pass and long shot, which can be inserted into the attack. Although he did not score a goal
, but once again assisted, fully proving his offensive ability.
Such a player with both offense and defense is indeed what Juventus needs!