Later, Chang Sheng saw this photoshopped poster on the Chinese Internet, and he felt as if I had been shot even while lying down.
Because he did not hope or ask UEFA for extrajudicial mercy.
In fact, he continued to criticize the referee and Evra at the post-match press conference. He was already prepared to be suspended for six or seven games.
Unexpectedly, Platini favored himself...
Damn...I didn't ask you to favor me!
You are attracting hatred to me!
Whenever you play against others in the future, others will say, "Look, Lazio is the godson of UEFA!"
In the world before he traveled, he also laughed with others on the Internet about his godfather Platini's "fatherly love like a mountain" for his godson Barcelona.
Unexpectedly, in this time and space, he has replaced Barcelona as his godson...
Where is this from?
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The punishment was not as severe as expected, but Lazio also suffered heavy losses.
Pavin sprained his ankle and needed to rest for a month, which is equivalent to missing the season.
Belletti tore his ankle ligaments and needed surgery. Don't expect him to return to the field for another six or seven months.
Lazio hired a dedicated team doctor this season, so there weren't many injuries, but they were always injured, and they were all sustained during games, which made Chang Sheng very helpless.
In addition to the injured, Cavani's red card was suspended for four games, Motta and Chiellini were suspended for one game each, and Handanovic and Balzaretti also received their second yellow card in the Champions League this season. If
One more card and you will be suspended for one game...
In addition, Gotze looked very tired after the game. After an examination by fitness coach Elias Dominic, it was determined that Gotze's physical fitness had been exhausted.
As a seventeen-year-old player, his body has not yet matured, but he has shouldered heavy tasks this season, starting almost every game. The intensity of this game is too much for him.
My physical ability has not been exhausted until this point, which is considered to be an excellent physical ability...
Although Chang Sheng has a game skill that slows down the speed of physical energy consumption, it is still a slowdown. It cannot completely prevent the consumption of physical energy. If there are too many games and the intensity is high, the physical energy will still be exhausted.
In this way, the first team, which already has a small number of players, becomes even more stretched.
David Silva has been injured a long time ago, Modric also bid farewell to the season in the last round, and now Pavin and Belletti have also followed their footsteps and entered the injured list.
Coupled with the suspended Cavani, Motta and Chiellini, even if Lazio has passed the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, facing Bayern Munich, the winning formation will be affected.
It’s a big restriction. I’m afraid I can’t even sort out a complete 433.
Ledesma returned in the next game, but Motta was absent, so the only players available were Ledesma, Candreva, and Cazorla, not even a substitute.
On the front line, Cavani is suspended and can only play Giroud, Rocky and Gotze, but Giroud is not suitable for playing mad dog tactics. Gotze has no physical fitness... Maybe Lazio has to change to 442, but if it is 442, the midfielder
There are not enough people.
Then 532?
Well, let’s take a look at the back line. Belletti is injured, Chiellini is suspended, and Pavin is also injured. Only Jose Passarella and Bonucci are left at the center back position. Where are the three center backs?
use?
How can we play 532 without three central defenders?
This really gives Chang Sheng a headache...
And paying such a high price in the Champions League will definitely affect the league.
Lazio is now only three points ahead of Inter Milan. This score gap is really worrying. If they lose the league title because of the Champions League, it will be too much of a loss.
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Round 32. Lazio returned to the league and drew 0:0 with Genoa away from home. The Champions League has truly affected the domestic league.
Originally, even if Lazio played Genoa away from home, it shouldn't be so difficult.
But because the Champions League was so brutal and consumed a lot, the state in the league was also affected.
For example, Gotze didn't even make the squad for this game because he didn't have enough energy.
In addition, Belletti was injured, leaving Lazio with only Azpilicueta at right back and no substitute.
In order to rest the players who participated in the midweek game against Manchester United, Chang Sheng replaced almost all of his available players.
Goalkeeper Handanovic rested, Mirante started, center back Jose Passarella rested, Chiellini and Bonucci started, left back Balzaretti rested, Coentrao started, and only Argentine was the right back.
Zpilicueta started. The midfield was quite miserable. Even if Chang Sheng wanted to change, there would be no one to replace. Motta, Ledesma and Candreva started, and Giroud, Rocky and Caso were on the front line.
Pull the starter.
It can be said that half of them are actually the main players, but just like that, Lazio failed to win in the away game, which explains the problem even more.
You must know that in the first half of the season, Lazio defeated Genoa 4:1 at home.
In fact, this was a great opportunity to get rid of Inter Milan, because Inter Milan's opponent in this round is Juventus, which is Italy's national derby.
As a result, Inter Milan tenaciously tied Juventus 1:1 in the away game.
The two sides are still three points apart.
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After the game with Genoa, I went to Vermelo and went to find Stramaccioni.
He is very happy in the youth academy.
Chang Sheng gave a list, and Lazio's scouts used this list to search for outstanding prospects all over the world.
If you cast a net over a large area, you can always catch something.
They have successfully attracted many talented young players.
Stramaccioni was very happy to see so many talented players joining his youth training camp. He was full of motivation when he thought that these young talents were trained by himself.
He no longer thinks about Rome, he only knows that he made the right choice to come to Lazio!
When Chang Sheng found Stramaccioni, he was training with his children on the training ground.
Seeing Chang Sheng standing on the sidelines, Stramaccioni did not immediately drop what he was doing and run to see him. Instead, he glanced at him and continued his training.
He didn't walk to the sidelines until the training break.
"Are there not enough people in the first team?" Stramaccioni saw Chang Sheng appear here and knew what he was going to do.
The game against Manchester United was really brutal, with red cards, injuries, and physical exhaustion...
Although Lazio successfully defeated Manchester United and defended their new European championship glory, they also paid a very heavy price...
Chang Sheng nodded: "There is only Azpilicueta on the right back, and I need his substitute."
"What a coincidence, I have a suitable candidate to recommend to you. If you think it is useful, there is no need to return him, just let him stay in the first team. I think the youth team is no longer suitable for him, and he needs to go to a wider field.
The stage.”
Stramaccioni said to Chang Sheng.
Then he walked back to the training ground, waved over a young player, said a few words to him, and then led him to the front of Chang Sheng.
"Marco Faraoni, seventeen years old, is the main right back in my youth team. A full-back with outstanding assist ability, I think he just meets your tactical requirements."
Stramaccioni patted Faraoni on the shoulder.
Chang Sheng nodded.
Full-back assists are a very important part of Mad Dog's tactics, so when he buys full-backs, he also pays attention to offensive ability.
If Faraoni is really good at assists, as Stramaccioni said, then he is really a suitable candidate...
He looked at Faraoni standing opposite him with satisfaction.
When the young man heard that he had the hope of playing in the first team, he seemed very excited and could not hide the excitement on his face.
But he seemed to be afraid that the head coach would say that he was not calm enough, so although he could not hide the excitement on his face, he was still quite calm overall. He pursed his lips tightly and stood there without moving.
Chang Sheng observed his legs carefully, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"I hope you're ready, Marco. I'm not letting you go to the first team just to gain experience. I need you to come on and contribute to the team right away. If you perform well in training, maybe next time
You can get your first chance to play in Serie A in just one league game... Don't worry, listen to me." Seeing Faraoni's full of longing, Chang Sheng quickly waved his hand and said. "But the same, in the first team.
The pressure is several times that here, and the competition will be more intense. If you don't perform well, I will scold you and make you want to commit suicide in shame. You can gain what you dream of in the first team, but you may also endure it.
Huge pressure and frustration. It's a double-edged sword."
"How's it going? Are you going to accept the challenge of the first team, young man?" Finally, Chang Sheng asked.
Faraoni still replied loudly without hesitation: "I'm ready, sir!"
Chang Sheng nodded: "From now on, call me 'boss'."
"Yes, boss!"
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In this way, under the envious eyes of his youth team teammates, Faraoni packed up his things and followed his boss to the first-team training ground. He became a glorious Lazio first-team player.
He finally realized his childhood dream, becoming a first-team player for Lazio and contributing to the team he supported as a child.
If Belletti hadn't been injured, he doesn't know how many years he would have struggled at Lazio...
For Faraoni, Lazio's bitter struggle at Manchester United gave him an opportunity and filled him with beautiful visions for the future.
But even though Chang Sheng got such an outstanding young talent from the youth training camp, he still wasn't very happy.
Lazio's predicament will not change just because there is one more Faraoni.
After Lazio and Atalanta in the next round, there will be the Champions League semi-finals with Bayern Munich.
He still doesn't know how to fight then...
Even arranging troops is not easy to do. (To be continued...)
