Chapter 370: Laying the Foundation

After the Champions League match against Bayern Munich, the final design plan and preliminary preparations for Lazio's new stadium were completed.

Next is the groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by representatives from China and Italy.

Lazio Club, Rome Municipal Government in Italy, Chinese Construction Company, and Chinese Sponsored Capital.

These people will all be present at the groundbreaking ceremony.

In addition, hundreds of reporters will be on site to cover the groundbreaking ceremony.

This time Lazio are out to steal the show, not just on the pitch, but off it as well.

Chang Sheng was also invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the new stadium.

Each person shoveled the soil, and sprinkled the soil in the shovel on the foundation cup.

After the groundbreaking ceremony, Lotito talked about the significance of this new stadium to Lazio in an interview with reporters: "The city council leased this land to us for ninety-nine years. I think this is a great opportunity for us. A very important thing. In the future, it will bring us a steady stream of money. I am very direct because modern football is based on money..."

Chang Sheng was originally listening, but when Wang Qiang came over, the two of them moved to a corner.

"My father was also very excited after hearing your plan for the football school. He told me that there are very few people with such a long-term vision, especially in Chinese football, where people with such a long-term vision like you are especially needed." Wang Qiang said laughingly. "My father also asked me if I wanted to return to China to attend the school's groundbreaking ceremony."

Chang Sheng shook his head: "I'm afraid I don't have time. Let's start the project as soon as possible. I look forward to it being completed as soon as possible than anyone else."

Wang Qiang smiled: "That's what I told my father. It doesn't matter. After the school is completed, you can go and take a walk inside. I'm also looking forward to the future of that school. It will definitely be very beautiful."

Chang Sheng smiled: "Yes, it will definitely be wonderful."

"Actually... when you rejected us directly at the beginning, I was still prejudiced against you, but now, the prejudice is naturally gone."

At this time, Wang Qiang also spoke frankly to Chang Sheng about his views on him.

Chang Sheng laughed.

He knew that he refused so directly,

It will definitely make people think too much. So he then explained why he did this, and unexpectedly, it helped him find a partner, which led to the current situation.

"I love Chinese football more than anyone else. But the way to help Chinese football is not just to coach the national team. I don't think that will do much. The problems of Chinese football cannot be solved by just one national team. I don't think I can Coaching the national team gives me more space and freedom to do what I think I should do.”

Wang Qiang nodded in admiration: "Yes, everything you do is more meaningful than coaching the national team. I can't wait to see the future you create."

Chang Sheng shook his head: "It was created by all of us, by the efforts of everyone who loves Chinese football and is willing to make it better."

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After the groundbreaking ceremony, the new stadium project officially began.

Because Wanda Group invested in the naming rights. for the first thirty years of the new stadium. It will be named "Wanda Stadium".

After Chang Sheng heard the naming result. I almost squirted out a mouthful of water.

Wanda Plazas are popping up everywhere in China. I didn’t expect there to be Wanda Stadium in Europe...

I just don’t know what expression Chinese fans should use to face this... stadium in the future.

Western media may not feel uncomfortable when they read the name of this stadium, but I will always feel that it is very inconsistent...

Of course. Wanda Group did the right thing in this regard, although the name may make Chinese fans feel very inconsistent. But it's the right thing to do.

Isn’t it just to spend so much money to promote their brand image throughout Europe?

The home stadium of the famous American NBA team, the Houston Rockets, is the Toyota Center Arena. This is sponsored by Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan.

The home stadium of Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League is called "Reebok Stadium" because Reebok sponsored and invested in it.

Wanda Group spent money, why can't it be named after their own company?

At least Wanda Stadium sounds much better than "Sports Direct Stadium"...

Maybe to foreigners, "Wanda Stadium" has a meaning of "I don't know what it means, but it feels so awesome".

Anyway, I feel that the peacekeepers are only the Chinese, and if foreigners can accept it, they can spread the word.

Wanda Group’s goal has been achieved.

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In the 30th round of the league, Lazio's opponents were still not strong.

They face Cesena at home.

Because the opponent was not strong and Lazio was playing at home, Cesena basically surrendered before the game even started.

After the game started, Cesena lost the game almost without any resistance.

The final score was 6:0, Lazio defeated its opponent at home.

The media also did not criticize Cesena for being timid before fighting.

Because it is difficult for wealthy teams to do something like Lazio, let alone a small team like Cesena.

So no one expected Cesena to beat Lazio.

The shepherd boy David challenged the giant Goliath and succeeded. It is destined to be a myth...

After the match against Cesena, there will be another round of league matches before the Champions League quarter-finals. After this league match, Lazio will face Schalke 04 in the quarter-finals.

Playing two German teams in a row, Lazio has no pressure at all.

The Italian national team does not have an advantage when facing the German national team, but this situation will not happen to Lazio.

In the eyes of the German media, when Schalke 04 meets Lazio in the draw, it basically means that they are out.

In today's European football, in the eyes of the European media, it is possible - note. It is possible, not certain - that the only two Spanish Super League giants, Barcelona and Real Madrid, can challenge Lazio's hegemony.

Real Madrid has changed a lot after Mourinho came.

Barcelona currently. It still has some power.

But unfortunately, so far, these three teams have not met.

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In the 31st round, Lazio will challenge Naples away.

Before this game, Changsheng finally lifted the ban on those players. Previously, they were suspended from the Changsheng team because of their poor performance in the make-up match with Udinese.

For a whole month, they did not get any chance to play, whether in Serie A or the Champions League, they had no chance.

If it were any other team, such a thing would have been a serious internal crisis. The players could have threatened the club's top management and kicked the head coach out of the team.

Because the head coach offended not one or two people, but more than a dozen people!

Half of the first-team lineup!

This approach is really no different from courting death.

But in Lazio, such an incident did not cause any waves, it was completely calm.

The players were very calm after accepting the punishment, and no one complained to the media. There were no rumors of wanting to leave Lazio.

The club's top management did not care about it, as if nothing had happened at all.

They were busy attracting investment everywhere.

Flying to China to sign contracts with the Chinese Football Association and Wanda Group. Busy participating in various interviews and talk shows.

Attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the new stadium...

But he just didn't care about the team's affairs.

Lotito perfectly fulfilled his promise to Changsheng: the team is your territory, you have the final say.

Not only Lotito, but no one in the entire Lazio club has pointed fingers at Changsheng's work and said irresponsible things.

You should know that Lazio is a joint-stock club with directors. Although Lotito is the largest shareholder, he can't stop other people from talking, but no one has made a different voice.

This shows Changsheng's status in Lazio.

So Changsheng says whatever he wants. This kind of thing is commonplace in the media. No media will be stupid enough to hype this matter and try to create trouble for Changsheng.

That will only make the media die more miserably.

Before the game against Naples, Changsheng lifted the ban on these players, just to let the other players who had played for a month have a good rest so that they can face Schalke 04 at home.

Of course, it is a very risky thing to let these players who have not played a formal game for a month challenge Naples away.

How is their condition?

How is their mentality?

These minor changes may affect the final result of the game.

And Naples' home court is notoriously difficult to play.

If such a long-out-of-game lineup is used to deal with Naples, it is hard to say what will happen in the end...

What if Naples thinks that Lazio looks down on them, the whole team goes crazy, everyone plays beyond their level, and then drags Lazio down from the clouds. That would be a big loss...

But Changsheng still used it, and used it without hesitation, as if he didn't care about the result at all.

Although his team did lose a game now, it would not affect the final championship.

But they are still undefeated and undefeated!

Such a great achievement, naturally hope it can continue.

If it is broken in this game, it would be a pity for Lazio...

No team has ever won the championship with undefeated teams, and Lazio has the hope of creating a record.

They shouldn't let this end the record.

The day before the game, when Lazio announced the starting lineup for the game, the media saw the lineup and expressed the above concerns.

This is really ridiculous. They were so enthusiastic about criticizing Lazio at the beginning, but now they are worried about Lazio.

Is it because they were conquered by Lazio's domineering spirit?