Chapter 10 The First Game of the New Season (Ninety-Eight/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

Since Isco was suddenly injured in training, Changsheng has raised the alert level. The team's medical team and physical coach Elias Dominic will pay close attention to the physical condition of the Lazio team. After the training every day, they will tirelessly give the players a simple physical examination. mAfter the physical training phase, another detailed physical examination will be conducted.

After each warm-up match, the team doctor will evaluate the physical condition of each player.

If a player is found to be at risk of injury, his training plan will be adjusted immediately, focusing on physical recovery and physical therapy, and not doing high-intensity training for the time being.

And put him on the follow-up observation list until the team doctor believes that his body has met the standard.

Under the careful care of Changsheng's coaching team, there was only one new injury case until the first league game of the new season.

That is Thiago Alcantara.

Fortunately, his injury is not very serious, just muscle fatigue, and he needs to rest for two weeks.

It's just that the timing of his injury is not very good. He was injured before the first round of the league was about to start.

In this way, he will definitely miss the first two rounds of the league.

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After a summer of preparation and so many things, the first game of the new season is finally here.

On August 25, in the first round of the league, Lazio played against Udinese at home.

This was originally a very inconspicuous game, not even the opening game of the season.

But this game still attracted much attention.

Because this is the first game of Changsheng's last season in Lazio.

This game has a very special meaning.

Everyone wants to see how Lazio can play in this first game.

In this game against Udinese, Changsheng sent out the strongest lineup. It can also be seen that he attaches great importance to this game.

The goalkeeper is German goalkeeper Ter Stegen.

The central defenders are Jose Passarella and Campoli,

Left back Santon, right back Faraoni.

The three midfielders are Casemiro, Ji Ming and Verratti.

Center forward Icardi, left winger Messi. Right winger Gotze.

This lineup is the strongest lineup that Lazio can bring out now.

It stands to reason that at home, with the strongest lineup, Lazio will face Udinese, and there should be no big suspense. Lazio will definitely beat Udinese.

Although Lazio has been empty-handed for two consecutive seasons, it does not mean that they have fallen.

Their failure is relative. Compared with their previous results, Lazio is indeed in an overall downward trend.

However, compared with other Italian teams, Lazio is still a giant.

Last season, Lazio did not win the championship. The championship was snatched away by Juventus. Lazio's final ranking was also second, the runner-up.

How much is Udinese?

Sixteenth place, barely relegated.

So there should be no suspense that Lazio beat Udinese at home.

Everyone just wants to see how Lazio wins.

The result is indeed no suspense. Lazio won the league's first victory.

But this process... is not as easy as people imagine.

The final score of the match between Lazio and Udinese was 2:1.

Just looking at this score, you can see how the match went.

Lazio can be said to have won by a narrow margin.

Although they scored first in the match, they have been unable to expand their lead.

There were many opportunities, but Lazio's offensive clusters did not seize them.

Lazio finally paid the price for their profligacy.

After the start of the second half, Udinese equalized the score.

Lazio, who was tied, then accelerated the pace and wanted to regain the lead as soon as possible.

However, things were not as smooth as they imagined.

Udinese, who equalized the score, was in high spirits, their defense was tenacious, and their counterattack was sharp.

It made Lazio very uncomfortable.

The commentators at the time of the game said that there was no sign that Lazio could win the game, and Udinese looked more like they could win.

The TV broadcast also frequently focused the camera on Changsheng, wanting to see how Changsheng would perform in the face of such an obviously unsatisfactory situation.

But to their disappointment, Changsheng showed no performance.

He stood on the sidelines, his arms folded across his chest, expressionless.

From the surface alone, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking at this moment.

I don’t know whether he was satisfied or not.

But even a fool could guess that Changsheng was definitely not satisfied...

Finally, Lazio broke the deadlock again in the 80th minute, and they took the lead for the second time.

After taking the lead, Lazio began to shrink its defense, and Udinese launched a crazy counterattack.

In the remaining ten minutes, Udinese basically besieged Lazio.

“… This is really unbelievable. Is this game Lazio’s home court or Udinese’s home court?”

The commentator complained.

In the end, Lazio kept their victory and narrowly defeated Udinese 2:1 at home.

"I believe that everyone who watched this game will feel sorry for Udinese's failure to win the game. They will also think that Udinese should have won this game. Because Udinese's performance is obviously better than Lazio. What reason does Lazio have to win this game? I can't see it at all..."

At the end of the game, the commentator of this game, Fabio Caresa, criticized mercilessly, showing his sharp tongue.

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At the press conference after the game, reporters all went to the press conference hall. They had many questions to ask Changsheng about this game. These questions might embarrass Changsheng, but this is their purpose.

However, Changsheng did not let them get what they wanted. He did not come to the post-match press conference at all!

He asked the second assistant coach Nesta to attend the post-match press conference instead of him.

When the reporters saw that the person who appeared in front of them was Nesta, they were stunned.

They really didn't expect Changsheng to do such a thing-hiding himself. But asking his men to come out and bear the fire of reporters, what is the difference between this and a coward?

"Sorry, everyone. Chang has his own things to do, and in his opinion, this matter is more important than attending the post-match press conference. So let me come. You can ask me any questions."

A group of reporters looked at each other, you look at me, and I look at you.

They do have a lot of questions to ask the head coach of Lazio, but these questions are not very friendly. The words will be very intense.

These questions are perfect for dealing with Changsheng.

As long as they can stimulate Changsheng to get angry, they will win.

But these questions are obviously not applicable to Nesta.

Nesta's good popularity is famous in Italian football. He rarely conflicts with others, and no one has ever seen him get angry with anyone.

This was the case when he was a player, and it is even more so when he became a coach.

He is low-key and humble, and has a good popularity and image in the media.

Changsheng has a grudge against these media. The reporters are willing to embarrass Changsheng, but it does not mean that they are willing to embarrass Nesta...

Nesta has no grudges against them and has never offended them.

They don't have to embarrass Nesta at the post-match press conference.

All the aggressive questions prepared before were abandoned...

This made the reporters gnashing their teeth.

They felt that they were tricked by Changsheng.

Some people were so angry that they asked Nesta: "Is Chang too embarrassed to come out to see us because the team played so badly? He was afraid that our questioning would make him lose face, right?"

Faced with such a gunpowder-filled question, if it were Changsheng, he would have swung his arm back.

But Nesta just smiled slightly: "I don't think Chang is such a person. He has a big heart. He didn't come to the post-match press conference because he really had something."

"What is it? Is it more important than attending the post-match press conference?" A reporter asked.

Nesta nodded and answered seriously: "Yes, the post-match press conference is much more important."

The attitude of the honest man Nesta was so firm that the reporters didn't know what to say, and their questions were choked in their throats.

So next, a group of reporters could only ask some trivial questions.

Let Nesta comment on this game and whether he was satisfied with the team's performance.

Nesta's answer was also quite standard, with no highlights and nothing to complain about.

Ordinary and low-key, just like himself.

Although the reporters were not happy with Changsheng, only comparison could show the difference.

No matter how unhappy they were with Changsheng, they had to admit that Changsheng was the type of coach they liked the most. A press conference attended by Changshen would never be so boring and dull.

They couldn't find any breaking news.

Going back to sort out Nesta's answer and their questions, and publishing the original text in the newspaper, it was really tasteless... A game that should have been quite controversial, if it ended with such a dull post-match press conference, it would be a bit too... tasteless!

Nesta didn't care about the complaints of these reporters. He continued to answer the reporters in a way that made them drowsy. Although he always had a humble and kind smile on his face, the reporters just wanted to roll their eyes.

Some reporters couldn't help wondering in their hearts whether Changsheng and Nesta had colluded to disgust them. Nesta's performance really makes people feel that this post-match press conference is meaningless and it is better not to hold it.

Just like that, in the end, there was no wave, and the post-match press conferences of Lazio and Udinese ended just like that.

When the reporters left the Wanda Stadium, they were still very unwilling.

They had already thought about it, and they must blacken Changsheng in their own media, and portray him as a coward who dared not come out to face the media's questions when the team played poorly!

Although you dare not face us, you still can't stop us from criticizing you!