When Chang Sheng led the team to fly from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Airport to Manchester, Gao Hongbo also got on the flight from Rome to Beijing, China.
Victory always goes to the west, and he goes to the east.
From then on, things were far apart.
But this experience of studying at Lazio may remain in Gao Hongbo's heart forever and become his most precious memory.
After the plane took off, Gao Hongbo put down the small table and began to write and draw on paper, thinking about how to deal with meeting the leaders of the Football Association.
He is full of expectations for the upcoming appointment as the national football coach, which is a yearning for a new life.
On the plane to Manchester, a coach was surprised that Gao Hongbo was not here.
"Why isn't Gao on the plane? Shouldn't he also be going to Manchester together?"
After asking again and again, the question finally came to Chang Sheng’s head.
Chang Sheng shrugged: "He went back to compete for the position of head coach of the Chinese national team. He will never come again."
The coaches were not sad at all, they just whistled and blessed Gao Hongbo.
"National team coach! That sounds really cool!"
"It's amazing, Gao is already going to be the head coach of the national team!"
"Is the head coach of the Chinese national team very good, Chang?"
"Aren't you talking nonsense? If you think about how many people there are in China, they must be very powerful if they can coach a team from a country with such a large population!"
Chang Sheng listened to their discussion and couldn't laugh or cry.
China naturally has a large population, but a large population does not mean a high level of football.
In the eyes of these coaches, Gao Hongbo's ability to become the head coach of the Chinese national team should mean that his career has progressed and he has a bright future.
But only Chang Sheng knew in his heart that it was a pit of fire, not some kind of paradise.
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When the plane landed at Manchester Airport, Chang Sheng had already gotten over the emotion of Gao Hongbo's farewell.
Now he is here to be a conqueror.
At the airport, Lazio received a "warm welcome" from the media.
When they walked out of the airport, reporters who had been waiting for a long time swarmed them and surrounded them.
Among them, Changsheng is naturally the center of the encirclement.
Countless microphones were stretched out to him, and countless questions were thrown at him.
Chang Sheng had no intention of stopping. The reporters just fought and retreated.
"Chang, Chang, does Lazio really have a chance to make a comeback in the away game?"
Chang Sheng replied while walking: "The wording is wrong. It is Manchester United who should consider a comeback, not us. Please note that Lazio is the leading side now!"
"Ferguson said that he already has a way to deal with Lazio. What is your comment?"
"Just take it out if you have it."
"The odds of bookmakers are not optimistic about you..."
"Then hurry up and buy Lazio and win, and you will definitely make a lot of money!"
"Modric is injured and Ledesma is suspended. How will you arrange your troops..."
"Don't try to trick my starting lineup."
In this way, reporters surrounded Chang Sheng until they were in front of the bus.
Chang Sheng stood by the car and was interviewed by reporters, while the players filed into the car.
After everyone got on the bus, Chang Sheng jumped on the door, turned around and said to the reporters: "Give me a message to Sir Alex Ferguson and ask him if he is ready."
Then the door closed. The bus blew its horn to disperse the reporters and slowly drove away from the airport.
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"Of course I'm ready," Ferguson said in response to a reporter's question at the pre-match press conference. "I look very confident. This is a good thing. I'm looking forward to a great game."
"Mr. Ferguson, you once said that you already have a way to deal with Lazio. Could you please reveal..." a reporter raised his hand and asked.
Ferguson looked at him with a lunatic look until the other person was so frightened that he sat down again.
Ferguson nodded: "Very good. I have already answered you."
The old man is also very arrogant and unruly...
The reporter asked such an idiotic question. If Ferguson was just bluffing, wouldn't he reveal that he had no solution by saying it? If Ferguson really had a solution, it would be even less possible for him to say it.
Of course, this is not the first time this reporter has been such an idiot. At the airport, he even asked Chang Sheng about the starting lineup.
Chang Sheng treated him much more gently than Ferguson treated him.
At least Chang Sheng didn't ridicule him with a venomous tongue.
But is there anything Ferguson can do?
How could it be possible?
He did know what tactics and starting lineup Chang Sheng would use in the game against Manchester United. His scouts took him a video of the game, a very detailed scouting angle.
The video CD he wants to watch is all there.
The problem is that he knows what Lazio wants to do, but he doesn't have time to make detailed and targeted arrangements. He can only arrange a big obstacle.
Because he only had three days... such a short time was really too short.
It was too late to make temporary adjustments to tactics.
He can only cope with all changes by remaining unchanged.
At the same time, it can also be seen from the game between Lazio and Roma that Lazio itself is not very skilled in this strategy.
So as long as their own team can put enough pressure on them, they may fall into chaos...
It’s Manchester United’s home court anyway, and Lazio’s away game is already very difficult, plus a new tactic...
Ferguson still feels that he has a better chance of winning than Lazio.
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Lazio went to Old Trafford that night to adapt to the venue, and this was also the time for the winning pre-match press conference.
In the pre-match press conference, Chang Sheng still did not reveal anything of value.
Although everything he has was shown in the game against Roma, there is no need for him to publicize it in a big way.
Therefore, in the eyes of reporters, Changsheng only shouts slogans such as "We are here to pursue victory" and "We will definitely eliminate Manchester United", but does not even have any practical information. What else can it do except talk?
But if you want to eliminate Manchester United, under such extremely unfavorable circumstances, just relying on words will not work.
Of course, these people will only see the rhetoric, because Chang Sheng’s efforts and efforts will not directly tell them “what I did”.
Generally speaking, the work begins before the game, and the arrangements and adjustments for a game are basically completed in the pre-game training. The preparation for this game starts from the moment the previous game ends.
If there are more than ten minutes left before the start of the game, and then he talks about the tactics at a long time, then such a head coach must be unqualified. Therefore, before the game, the head coach usually chooses to say something to encourage morale, even if the tactics are laid out
It's just a review. It's very simple and I won't say too much.
But doing this will be considered by some people as talking nonsense. In fact, a coach's real efforts are in daily training, which are inconspicuous and no one will pay attention to them.
Chang Sheng naturally doesn't mind others treating him as a hot-tongued coach, because this way he can hide his true self.
But it's such a pity that except for some ignorant media and fans who do this, no one who really understands football thinks he is a talkative representative.
If a head coach who can come up with mad dog tactics and use it to sweep Europe is a talker... then there is no one in European football today who is not a talker...
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On the day of the match, the media started paying attention to the match from noon. But you know, the real start time of the match is 7:45 pm...
The weather today is not very good. It has started to rain in Manchester since the morning. The rain is not very heavy, but it will make the venue slippery.
So the equipment manager specially prepared long-spiked sneakers.
Chang Sheng felt that his match with Manchester United was really destined to rain...
For a team that is good at ground coordination, rain will increase the difficulty because the field is slippery. The intensity of passing will also be difficult to control, and it will also lead to frequent active errors such as slipping.
The situation is bad enough, Chang Sheng doesn't mind getting a little worse.
Anyway, if there are too many lice, I won’t bite you.
In addition, Chang Sheng has a very firm belief in his heart. No matter how bad it is and how unfavorable the situation is, Lazio must win this game! Manchester United must be eliminated!
This is about the dignity of the European champions!
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When the team took a bus to Old Trafford Stadium, the rain outside was a little heavier. The rain hit the car windows, drawing a line of water diagonally downwards, and the windows were all like this.
slash.
The car lights outside the window were somewhat hazy due to the reflection of these water droplets.
Also hazy were the faces of those Manchester United fans.
When they saw the Lazio bus passing by, they would boo in protest.
Along the way, there were almost all these unfriendly Manchester United fans. One could not help but suspect that this was deliberately arranged by Immortal, just to put pressure on Lazio players.
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During the warm-up, the rain subsided a little, but the players' clothes were still soaked.
After returning, everyone was busy changing out of their wet clothes, wiping the water off with towels, and then putting on dry jerseys.
This way you won't catch a cold.
While they were doing this, Chang Sheng began to make the final mobilization.
"I don't need to repeat to you how bad the situation is, guys. What is the purpose of our hard training in the past week? You also know very well. The public opinion outside is one-sided and optimistic about Manchester United... but you still
Remember what I said to you during the halftime of the last round? Even if the whole world doesn't think highly of us and everyone thinks we are finished, we are going to start a counterattack! The counterattack is not just that one and a half
This game is also part of the Jedi counterattack! In the last round, we withstood their surging offensive at our doorstep. Now it is our turn to fight back and push the offensive to their doorstep! In front of tens of thousands of Manchester United fans
Under the watchful eyes of the fans, tear them apart alive!"
"In this game, no matter what difficulties we encounter, even if they lead us again, even if they score at the beginning of the game... we will win! Because if we don't win, then all the hard work and sweat we have put in these seven days will be lost.
It’s meaningless! And don’t worry, guys, we will definitely win! Because we work harder than our opponents! All the sweat we shed will shine in this game! I believe God will reward us.
Qin! As long as we are willing to risk our lives, even God will make way for us!"
Chang Sheng pointed to the top of his head and said. (To be continued...)
