Handanovic's successful contract extension is indeed a very morale-boosting thing.
Lazio defeated Sampdoria 2:1 at home in the next league game, halting the downward trend.
However, in the 22nd round of the league, Lazio played Empoli away from home, which was still very difficult. In the end, Lazio narrowly defeated Empoli 3:2.
If ruguo hadn't been Falcao, Lazio wouldn't have even been able to draw, let alone win.
Judging from the comparison of the strength of the two teams, this should not be the result. "Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!"
After the game, assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez and the goalkeeper coach both reported to Chang Sheng that Handanovic's performance was not stable enough.
This situation actually happened a few league rounds ago.
But at that time, Handanovic was negotiating with the club to renew his contract. Chang Sheng thought that the contract renewal distracted Handanovic's energy. When the contract renewal was negotiated, Handanovic would return to normal.
Unexpectedly, the situation did not improve with Handanovic's successful contract extension.
Handanovic still performs inconsistently and lacks concentration in training.
"The media reported that Handanovic bought a latest Land Rover just after renewing his contract and drove this big car to training every day. I think his performance in games and training may be in line with what he thinks. "Ziji's performance is very solid, so he has peace of mind. Apart from him, the other two goalkeepers in our team are not good enough. It is true that only few people can catch him," said assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez.
Goalkeeper coach Blasi nodded: "Yes, I also found such signs."
It is common for players to lose morale and motivation due to lack of competition and become slack in training.
Handanovich's problem is not a heinous one.
But the question is how to correct him?
The winter break has passed, and it is impossible to find a suitable backup goalkeeper from the transfer market.
It is really difficult to give Handanovic a sense of urgency when there is a lack of competition within the team...
Chang Sheng touched his chin and thought for a while, his eyes lit up.
"I know what to do, it's no problem."
A group of coaches looked at him, wondering what he would do.
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As the coaching staff speculated, Handanovic has indeed relaxed his demands on Ziji due to lack of competition.
Players are real people, not robots with joys and sorrows.
Therefore, when they are training with high intensity all the time, they will get tired and slack off.
Especially the special goalkeeper. Generally speaking, the main goalkeeper will not be easily replaced unless he is injured. This goal needs enough stability. When the back line gets used to Handanovic's goalkeeping style and command , Turán is withdrawn and replaced with an unfamiliar substitute goalkeeper, which will only make the goalkeeper Ziji and the back line feel overwhelmed.
Therefore Handanovich's wèizhi is very strong.
And he is very talented. Among the three goalkeepers in the team, he is the only one who has the ability to guard the first team. The other two substitute goalkeepers are just here to make up the numbers.
He feels that Ziji is a bit like Real Madrid's Casillas. Casillas is a well-deserved main player in Real Madrid. No one dares to replace him. No matter how good the substitute goalkeeper is, he can't take away his talent.
Ziji is Casillas of Lazio.
The contract renewal made him feel relieved. Now his contract with the club expires in 2011, and his salary has also increased significantly. At 1.5 million euros per year, he can live a relatively luxurious life.
The first thing he did after renewing his contract was to buy a Range Rover that he had been eyeing for a long time but was always reluctant to buy. It cost him 80,000 euros.
He loved this car so much that on the first day he bought it, he was even interested in who was in the car.
On the first day of training, he drove this brand new black Land Rover to Formello, attracting the attention of fans and teammates.
In the locker room, everyone talked about his new car. Many people expressed envy and jealousy.
This greatly satisfied Handanovich's vanity.
The tall goalkeeper Handanovic and the luxurious Range Rover SUV are a perfect match!
For Handanovich, who is still married, this car is like his lover.
He didn't even allow others to touch the body of the car at will, for fear that they would leave Ziji's fingerprints on the car...
It's evident how much Handanovich cherishes this car.
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On the day of training, Handanovic drove Ziji's Range Rover to the Fermelo training base as usual.
He met Ziji's boss in the parking lot. The team's head coach always wins.
He happened to be standing next to Ziji's parking space.
Handanovich drove the car slowly over, and Chang Sheng greeted him: "Good morning, Samir."
Handanovich stuck his head out of the car window and replied: "Good morning, boss."
"Beautiful car!" Chang Sheng looked at his Range Rover and whistled.
Handanovich had a proud smile on his face.
During this period of time, what Handanovic liked to hear most was not that others said he performed well in the competition, but that his car was beautiful and domineering.
"Such a beautiful car... I think more people should appreciate it. What do you think, Samir?"
"Ah?" Handanovich was a little confused when faced with Chang Sheng's words.
Chang Shengzi opened the passenger door and jumped in.
"Okay, stop it, let's go, target training ground No. 1!"
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When Handanovic drove Ziji's car to the training ground, the Lazio fans, reporters and their friends who were watching the team training on the sidelines of the training ground were all shocked!
These people originally came to watch the training and dig up some news.
Unexpectedly, they saw a scene that was not part of training!
That car has become very popular among fans and the media recently. Handanovic's love for Ziji's car is well known to the world.
Everyone could tell at a glance that it was Handanovich's favorite car.
But the problem is, this car will appear on the training ground for no reason.
A group of people looked at each other in confusion, no one seemed to be confused.
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Handanovic, under the command of Chang Sheng, stopped the car in front of the goal.
Then Chang Sheng said to him: "Turn off the engine and take out the key. Now go back to the locker room to change clothes and prepare for training."
Handanovich was confused and a little uneasy and asked Ziji's boss: "Boss... can you tell me, are you going to make a shime..."
Chang Sheng smiled and shook his head: "Don't ask nàme Dosamier. Hurry up and change clothes, otherwise I'll count you as late for training."
Players who are late for training will not end well.
This is a big killer.
When Handanovich heard what Ziji's boss said, he quickly turned off the engine, took out the key, opened the car door, and ran to the dressing room.
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When the Lazio players changed into their training clothes from the locker room and walked to the training ground, everyone was surprised!
Because they saw a black behemoth on the green grassy training field!
A domineering off-road vehicle was parked in front of the goal!
There are four clear ruts on the ground, which are the traces left by this giant beast.
Anyone with a keen eye can immediately recognize that this is Handanovich's favorite car, a Range Rover worth 80,000 euros.
But they didn't know why this car would appear on the training ground.
Someone looked at Handanovich, who also looked confused.
Although he listened to the boss and drove the car here, to be honest, he didn't know what the boss was doing by asking him to drive the car here.
Also surprised were the coaches on the Lazio coaching staff.
No one knows why this car will appear on the training ground. Doesn't anyone think it is in the way?
Chang Sheng blew a whistle, drawing everyone's attention away from Handanovich's car and turning to look at him.
"Okay, guys. The training session is about to begin. Are you still standing here dumbfounded? Rudy, lead them to warm up!"
Assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez stood up and blew his whistle. A rapid whistle sounded.
“Warm up warm up!!”
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When the players were running laps at the training ground to warm up, every time they passed the goal where the Land Rover was, everyone would involuntarily turn their heads and look at the car.
Especially Handanovich, even from the far end, his eyes fell on Ziji's car.
Although he didn't know why his boss asked him to drive the car over, he always had a bad feeling in his heart...
It seems that something bad is going to happen to Ziji's car.
After all the warm-up training, everyone stood in front of the ever-victorious team again.
Chang Sheng announced to them the content of this morning's training.
"The first part of today's training is shooting training." Chang Sheng said.
Shooting training is also a normal training subject, but the timing is a little wrong. It is rare to start practicing shooting at the beginning of training. Generally speaking, popular training is practiced at the last moment of the training session, and everyone will do other training before.
Goalkeepers will also have specialized goalkeeping training.
Then Chang Sheng pointed to the goal where Handanovic's car was.
"Practice in front of that goal!"
Handanovich thumped, and he suddenly realized that the ominous premonition in Ziji's heart was Shime...
While others looked over there in surprise.
Then finally someone boldly raised his arm and said to Chang Sheng, except for the doubts in his mind: "But boss... there, there is a car there... and it's Samir's new car, you know it..."
There were many echoing voices from the crowd.
These people all know how much Samir Handanovich cherishes Ziji’s car.
His car is parked in front of the goal, but he has to practice shooting. He has no eyes for football. What if he accidentally hits it?
Listening to the voices of his teammates, Handanovic buried his head.
Chang Sheng's voice came to mind: "No worries, guys. I believe that in order to protect Ziji's car from injury, Samir will fight hard to save your shots and keep the goal. Right, Samir?"
Hearing the call from the boss, Handanovich raised his head and said with a mournful face: "Boss..."
Chang Sheng said to him with a straight face: "You should know that I did this for Shime, Samir. Everyone has seen your recent performance in games and training. What the goalkeeper needs to protect is the goal and the whole team.
You worked hard and scored the goal. But since you don’t care about protecting these now, then I will find something you care about protecting. What do you think of your ziji’s car?”