Chapter 21 "Collective Wedding" (110/136)

These players will also participate in a press conference tomorrow.

This may be the press conference with the largest number of new players joining the team at the same time.

Chang Sheng did not open in batches, nor did he focus on a certain person.

First of all, I want to say who is the most famous star among them. It seems that no one can be counted. Even Benzema, who has the highest social status, has a limited reputation.

Secondly, Chang Sheng deliberately arranged this way, because he didn't want to highlight a certain person, or a few people. He wanted all players to realize that they are a whole, not a foil for a certain star.

In today's Lazio, there are no superstars. This is different from the victorious Valencia, but somewhat similar to the Getafe he taught at the beginning.

Considering the current situation of Lazio, it is normal to have no superstar.

Anyway, I don't even think about the Champions League now.

Lazio have just qualified for the Intertoto Cup.

This is the only way they can advance to Europe.

As long as Lazio can get the top three in the Intertoto Cup, they can qualify for the UEFA Cup.

This UEFA Cup has nothing to do with honor, but with the economy. The more games you play in the UEFA Cup, the more bonuses you can earn.

So this UEFA Cup qualification is the first test that Lazio led by Chang Sheng will face.

As a controversial head coach, he returned to coach Lazio, whether he can prove his success in Italy. This toto cup will be a proof.

Chang Sheng hopes that the team is a whole, regardless of you and me. Only in this way can his tactics be implemented.

So he doesn't care at all that this team is full of unknown unknowns.

He hoped so.

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Lazio's press conference went on as scheduled the next day. Reporters from Rome and Italy gathered in Formello. Although the franchise players were not well-known, there were quite a few reporters. Because everyone wants to see how spectacular this press conference similar to a collective wedding is...

"Corriere dello Sport" teased that the ever-victorious Lazio intends to "win by quantity" in this summer's transfer market.

"Jose Passarella, Pavon, David Silva, Stendardo, Cribari, Campagnaro, Marchisio, Borriello, Pasquale, Melo , Benzema, Handanovic... a total of twelve people! Lazio launched twelve new players in one go. Obviously, although Lazio is still picking like a miser this season. But they still hope that the transfer Become a famous figure in the market... It's a pity that this kind of approach can only be ridiculed, but can't get any positive support..."

"Corriere dello Sport" is the official mouthpiece of the Roma Club, and their reports are all inclined to the Roma Club. Although they also report a lot on Lazio, this is purely for work, and there are many things about Black Lazio. When many Lazio players left the team, they expressed that they did not understand why the Rome City media, led by "Corriere dello Sport", liked to report negative news about Lazio.

At the press conference, a reporter also asked Chang Sheng whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for Lazio to undergo a big change in just one month.

Chang Sheng said that there is a saying in China that "destroy first and then establish", and the old Lazio should not be completely destroyed. There is no way to rebuild the building on the original foundation.

However, at the press conference this time, no one questioned whether the seemingly unknown players introduced by Chang Sheng could be a major player.

Changsheng's experience in Valencia. It is enough to prove his vision. If you question your eyesight, then it is really a mess.

At this press conference, Chang Sheng also released a piece of news that surprised most people.

"What I want to say is... Lazio's transfer and signing work this season is all over! From now on, we will close the transfer window, neither signing nor selling."

When Chang Sheng said these words, all the reporters present were surprised.

July 1st. The summer transfer window has just opened...many clubs are gearing up and waiting to show their talents in the transfer market.

Lazio strangely announced that they have closed the transfer window!

Chang Sheng's words are so amazing that he can't stop talking!

Seeing a room full of stunned reporters, Chang Sheng nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, that's what I want to say! You don't have to guess who we will buy next. None of us will buy! This has nothing to do with the club's finances. It doesn't matter, I am very satisfied with the current Lazio lineup. I firmly believe that this lineup is enough for us to achieve good results in the new season."

A reporter asked: "What is the team's goal for the new season? What counts as a 'good result'?"

Chang Sheng shrugged: "Get the Champions League qualification for next season."

He spoke lightly and in a normal tone.

But the reporters in the audience could not calm down.

They looked at Chang Sheng in surprise, thinking that they must have heard it wrong. Either Chang Sheng was wrong.

The reporter who asked the question asked in astonishment: "Uh...I heard correctly..."

Chang Sheng interrupted him: "Yes, you heard it right, the new season. Lazio will qualify for the Champions League!"

This time, even the club chairman Lotito turned his head and looked at him with incredible eyes: Champions League qualification? How much does that cost!

The new recruits, as long as they understand Italian, turn to look at their coach. I think the head coach is really... domineering!

Can you still qualify for the Champions League at the level of Lazio?

It's impossible...

but why?

Why are they a little excited when they hear that the team they are going to have such ambitions?

They are all young. You don't come to Lazio to retire - and Lazio really isn't a place to retire.

They only come to Lazio because they have opportunities in Lazio, they want opportunities in Lazio, they want to make achievements in Lazio - as a young man, who doesn't like that?

What they are most afraid of is that the team they come to has no pursuit, and every season they feel that they can avoid relegation.

Their careers are already on the rise, and it can even be said that they are laying the foundation.

So they are naturally happy to see the team they play for pursue.

Now hearing what Chang Sheng said, they are full of confidence in their future in Lazio. I'm motivated, and I'm going to have a big fight with the head coach.

The players were excited, but the reporters thought it was ridiculous.

As far as Lazio is in this state, it has just recovered financially, the original players have been sold out, and a group of new players have arrived, even the head coach is new. The tactics need to be adjusted, and the cooperation needs to be familiar...

Just such a team, even delusional to get the top four in the league in the first season?

What are you kidding? !

Do you really think the Italian Football League is so easy to mix it? !

The reporters took this as Chang Sheng's contempt for Serie A.

They have already figured out how to laugh at Lazio's goals for this season, and put pressure on Lazio's players through repeated hype. When Lazio's players couldn't withstand the pressure and finally collapsed, Lazio's performance also declined and missed the UEFA Champions League next season. At that time, they came out to mock Chang Sheng wantonly!

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After the press conference, there was a fan meeting ceremony.

Out of support for Changsheng and curiosity about new players, more than 7,000 Lazio fans came to the scene. When twelve newly joined players appeared on the field in one order, the Lazio fans at the scene They were still shocked.

They were in a trance, thinking that this was Lazio's starting lineup for the game...

Although they were stunned by the meeting ceremony where twelve people came out together, the Lazio fans still showed enough face and gave warm applause and cheers to these new players.

In the end, each player played ten footballs signed by them in the stands, which was regarded as giving back to the fans and making a small interaction.

In the end, 12 newly joined players stood in the splendid Olympic Stadium in Rome, and Chang Sheng stood in the middle of them, leaving such a group photo.

A few years later, this "group photo of the new players and fans meeting ceremony" with a large number of people has become a classic...

Just like when the players of Manchester United's Class 92 took a group photo behind Ferguson...

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After the fan meeting for the new players, Chang Sheng said to these players: "Everyone has worked hard, now you can go on vacation, and I will wait for you at the Fermelo training base on the 16th. The ugly words are ahead, Guys, don't have too much fun this holiday season, and when the season rolls around and your bodies aren't ready, I don't mind putting you on the bench, or the reserves... from now on In the future, you will work with me, and I hope you understand that I am a person who walks the talk and walks the talk. I mean everything I say to you, so don’t think I'm just kidding."

"Now, disband, I wish you a happy holiday!"

After Chang Sheng said this, he left.

Leaving a group of players feeling a little depressed.

He has threatened so nakedly, who dares to really let go of the game?

After all, no one likes to be with the reserve team at the beginning of the new season, or to leave a bad impression on the head coach at the beginning.

In fact, everyone knows these reasons. After a new coach takes office, the team's training and game performance are often better than before. So people say that changing hands is like changing a knife, looking for freshness.

But it's really just players working harder than usual to make a good impression on their new coach.

So this is the law, there is absolutely no need for Chang Sheng to say it separately, as if he is afraid that other people will not know.

But he said it.

And it is very natural, as if deliberately trying to make the players unhappy, this is his habit.

Only then did the players recall the many rumors about him in the media...

Judging from these rumors, this does not seem to be an easy head coach to get along with...

And they have to work with this head coach.

I really don't know if this is a blessing or a curse for me.