Chapter 147 Welcome

No matter how much Inter Milan hates this game, and no matter how reluctant they are, time will not stop its pace, it will still move forward minute by minute until the game comes.

On the afternoon of May 13th, Meazza ushered in a special opponent.

When the Inter Milan team lined up in two lines outside the channel.

There were boos and boos from the stands.

No one knows whether the booing is booing Lazio or the disappointing Inter Milan.

Or... a bit of both.

For the Inter Milan players, starting is a recognition of their own strength. They train hard every week and keep a good load, just to be able to start the game on the weekend.

Starting qualification is something every player desperately pursues.

But in this game, they definitely won't think so.

For the starter, many people are afraid to avoid it.

Because the starters have to stand on the court to line up to welcome their opponents.

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Listening to the boos outside, the Lazio players looked very comfortable.

"This feeling...is great!"

A young Benzema speaks to his team-mates in the dressing room tunnel.

"Hey, guys, we're going out, get ready for their 'welcome'!" Rocky, the captain of the game, shouted back to his teammates.

Then the procession starts moving.

When they came out of the passage, the boos suddenly increased.

Inter Milan fans can only express their dissatisfaction in this way at this time.

Amidst their boos, Lazio's players instead held their heads high and looked proud.

This is the treatment we get by relying on our own strength, you boo and boo are not afraid of us!

We have a clear conscience!

The Inter Milan players standing on the field looked at these Lazio players coming up with their toes,

It's even more uncomfortable in my heart-if they could win the league championship, this situation would be reversed. Lazio players will line up to welcome them...

The Inter Milan players clapped their hands listlessly.

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Chang Sheng put his hands on his hips on the coach's bench. Watching his players file through the welcome queue of Inter Milan players.

He thought the guy who invented this ritual was really great!

Accepting a tribute from your opponent is also a great way to humiliate your opponent.

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Mancini huddled in the coach's seat and didn't go out. He didn't even raise his head. He lowered his head. No one knew what he was thinking.

After losing the league championship, there were voices in the media asking him to dismiss get out of class.

This time Moratti, who is famous for changing coaches, showed extraordinary patience. He once again publicly supported Mancini, saying that he thought Mancini had done a good job at Inter Milan.

"I will continue to support his work. The whole locker room will support his work."

Despite the full support of Mr. Chairman, it seems that Mancini is still not very happy.

He kept his head down and didn't look at the field.

He didn't look up for the first time until the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

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Mancini may have had an idea of ​​how his team might perform in this game.

So although he looked up after the game started, he didn't get up from his seat.

He acted dull.

And the team was as dull as he was.

Inter Milan is completely out of shape.

They played listlessly and did not run aggressively enough. Pass accuracy has also plummeted.

Some balls can be snatched by just grabbing them, and the players of Inter Milan don't have such thoughts anymore.

In many cases, their defense can even be described as "eye defense". Obviously Inter Milan didn't want to play well.

After struggling for the goal of a season, the league championship was snatched away by others at the last moment, and they had to line up at their home court to welcome the enemy who snatched their championship. This is a huge blow to their morale.

For the league championship, they even gave up the Champions League. This should be their last straw.

Now they missed it and drowned in the torrential flood...

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Lazio played very relaxed because Inter Milan really didn't create much pressure on them.

Lazio's players are very relaxed on the pitch and do whatever they want.

The mentality is better. Just kick it.

Lazio scored the first goal in the 30th minute.

When they were celebrating the goal, there was another overwhelming booing over the Meazza Stadium.

Affected by the constant victories, the Lazio players now feel that the opponent's boos are not so scary.

Just take the booing as a compliment and cheer for yourself.

At home, the home team fans support themselves with cheers.

And on the road. The away fans booed them.

How simple.

Thinking about it this way, I feel that no matter how loud the booing is, it is nothing special.

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After the game restarts. Inter Milan, which is one goal behind, still has no intention of rising up.

The other party is so polite, Lazio will naturally not show mercy.

In the second half, Lazio scored two more goals.

Inter Milan only scored a face-saving goal at the last moment, despite Meazza's boos all over the sky.

In the end, Lazio defeated Inter Milan 3:1 away.

Completed the double play against Inter Milan.

After the game, Gazzetta dello Sport angrily denounced Inter Milan as shameful and unprogressive.

Surrender completely on your own home field!

The "Corriere dello Sport" praised Lazio's performance.

After enjoying the welcome tribute from Inter Milan, Lazio's main task this season has been fully completed.

With the remaining two rounds of the league, Chang Sheng intends to let the substitute lineup play.

All the main players rest.

In fact, it is an early vacation.

Basically Lazio's 2006-2007 season is over.

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In the thirty-seventh round, Lazio played against Parma at home.

The two sides drew 0:0.

But the score and the result are not important anymore.

After the game, the Italian Football Association awarded Lazio the championship trophy of the season.

The Olympic Stadium has become a sea of ​​joy.

The team then headed to Plaza España to join the fans in celebrating their league title.

However, while the players and fans were enjoying the joy brought by the championship, Chang Sheng and Lotito were discussing the team's plan for next season in the corner.

"Will we continue to sell people next season?" Lotito asked Chang Sheng.

Chang Sheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "I think I should be the one who asked you this question, Mr. Chairman."

Lotito laughed too. Realized the problem.

Whether Chang Sheng sells or not depends on the club's finances. If the club's finances are healthy, Chang Sheng's brain is pumped to keep selling players. In any case, he cultivated it with his own hard work.

Lotito shook his head: "I'm afraid you have to sell players, Chang."

"But it can't be sold any more." Chang Sheng was not surprised by this answer, he nodded.

It really can't be a big sale.

The reason why Chang Sheng dared to do this last season was because it had to be done in order to clear enough salary space. After all, the cleaning up of the original players of the team was not thorough enough.

Another aspect is that most of these players cannot afford the price, so naturally they can only be dealt with at a low price.

And at that time, it was just in time for the phone call, and there was a possibility in the transfer market that this would make him fish in troubled waters. If nothing happens to Juventus. When Moggi's GEA company was still covering the sky in Italian football, it was almost impossible for him to buy so many Italian players at a low price.

But now, this favorable factor is gone.

Secondly, he doesn't need to sell and clean up so much.

Because in the transfer action last summer, Lazio's main framework has been built by Changsheng.

The next thing is to adjust the various positions.

And the money earned from selling ten people before. Maybe it's enough to sell one person now.

No matter how it is collected, it is also the league championship team, and the players here are naturally much more valuable than before.

After receiving Chang Sheng's answer, Lotito expressed his support for Chang Sheng.

"No matter who you sell or who you buy, the club will support you."

he said.

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There are really not many people who Changsheng wants to sell.

He can't move most of the players, these are his own team.

In this summer, the most profitable player may be the main defensive midfielder and midfielder Melo.

Mello is under his own hands. Has grown into a midfield core with both offense and defense.

The defense is fierce, and the ability to organize offense is also very good. Has a record of goals and assists.

The only problem is that Melo's temper is still as grumpy as before, and he often eats cards on the court.

But Chang Sheng didn't deliberately correct his problem.

Because he knew that Melo would not stay in the team forever.

Although he is the main core in Lazio, he has not lost championships. But he will definitely go to a bigger team.

It can even be said because he succeeded in Lazio. So he had to leave instead.

The reason is salary.

Lazio implements a salary cap system, and there is a maximum salary standard, and no one is allowed to exceed this standard.

Even if it is the team's top star, the salary of the head coach Chang Sheng is the same.

This standard is two million euros.

subject to a limit of two million euros.

Lazio's highest salary is two million.

Chang Sheng is two million.

He is also the only player on the team with such an annual salary.

Most of Lazio's players are young people. In the initial stage of their careers, their income is generally not high at this time. It is also normal. No one will complain about anything.

But Melo is different.

Melo is a Brazilian, a black Brazilian, and like most other black Brazilian players, he was born in a slum. A large group of brothers and sisters at home.

This made him attach great importance to money since he was a child.

He doesn't play football for ideals, it's simply for money.

When he was not famous, it was no problem for him to accept a low salary.

But when he became famous, played better and became a big star, he would naturally not be willing to take an annual salary of 900,000 euros.

He needs a higher salary. This salary is far more than two million euros.

And this is what the Lazio club cannot satisfy him.

If you are not satisfied, you have to leave.

Neither the Lazio club nor Changsheng are hypocritical.

It is normal for players to leave because the club cannot afford a higher salary. Anyway, Melo was not cultivated by himself, and he doesn't have much affection for Lazio.

So let's go if you want, everyone get together and get together, and don't say bad words after breaking up.

However, if Melo wants to leave, he must also earn enough transfer fees for Lazio...

I believe Mello thought so too.

Transfer value is the most straightforward way to show a player's status, just like annual salary.

How could Melo, who demanded a high annual salary, not demand a high net worth?

He hopes to go to a wealthy family and hopes that a wealthy family will buy him at a sky-high price, and satisfying his vanity is secondary. From another perspective, sky-high net worth is also something that reflects a player's level of strength and status. With this net worth, it is also convenient for Melo to earn more money in the future.

So although Melo has attracted the attention of many teams, it is not so easy to take away Melo, who still has a two-year contract with Lazio.

From now on, Lazio players will never accept low prices!