Chapter 153 The New Season Begins

There is no World Series this year, only the Copa America and the Asian Cup, which have no impact on Lazio at all.

Only Melo and Falcao participated in the America's Cup.

But Melo has already gone to Juventus, even if it has an impact, it also affects Juventus.

And Colombia, where Falcao is located, did not qualify for the group stage. On July 5th, after playing the last group match against the United States, they went home.

So Falcao got a lot of rest time.

As for the Asian Cup... No one from Lazio has participated.

Affected by the US-European World Series, Lazio's pre-season training has done very well.

All the training plans were completed according to the requirements and progress, and the warm-up match also went smoothly.

And because this summer, they did not buy a lot of people, Lazio does not need to re-run the team.

After running in for a season, this team has become quite tacit.

It can be said that Lazio this season is the best season for pre-season training and preparation.

This makes everyone look forward to the team's results in the new season.

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For the ever-victorious Laziola team, the first important game of the new season is the Italian Super Cup.

League champions Lazio face Coppa Italia champions Roma.

It's the Rome derby in the Italian Super Cup!

Although Roma has been suppressed by Lazio in the league, they still have such a chance to teach Lazio face to face and win.

Chang Sheng dismissed this.

"I know what they (Roma fans) think, I can't force everyone to think the same as me, but I still want to say to those Roma fans who are expecting Roma to beat Lazio and then win the Super Cup: wake up Wake up, stop dreaming!"

The Super Bowl is played on the night of August 19th.

As Chang Sheng said.

It is very difficult for Roma to beat Lazio.

Unless he leaves this team with a very victory, as long as he is still in Lazio for one day, he will not allow Roma to beat Lazio.

Roma thought that leaving Lichtsteiner and Melo would affect Lazio's strength.

As a result, Khedira perfectly replaced Melo's position. With the combination of Modric, Khedira and Inle, Lazio's midfield was indestructible.

At the right back position, Abate stepped up.

The main right back of Milan and the Italian national team later matured after Lazio played as a substitute for Lichtsteiner for a year.

So Lazio's strength has not been weakened at all. It even became stronger because of the tacit cooperation.

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Generally speaking, in addition to being held abroad, the venue of the Italian Super Cup is the home of the league champion.

This time because the opponent is Rome, so Rome can be regarded as a home game.

But this didn't help them.

Roma, who were playing at home, was beaten 2:1 by Lazio.

Roma tenaciously equalized once in the game.

But it didn't work. In the end it was Lazio who won.

Falcao scored twice in the game to help Lazio beat their rivals in the same city and win the Super Cup.

Chang Sheng spread his hands at the post-match press conference and said: "Win the championship? This is nothing unexpected. As I said, as long as the opponent is Roma, Lazio will never lose!"

So after the game, the media began to hype that "every victory will make Rome completely regret".

Of course, Rome can also be stubborn and refuse to admit that they regretted their original decision.

But it doesn't matter, they don't admit it doesn't mean others can't think so.

In fact, more and more people think that Rome has indeed regretted it...

This kind of recognition will make Rome even more unhappy.

Because no matter how they refute. It doesn't change public opinion.

Chang Sheng slapped Rome in the face again and again, how could Rome not regret it? It's just that they want to save face, so they refuse to admit it.

This perception hurts Rome.

Worse than losing directly to Lazio on the pitch.

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Every league, every season. The Super Bowl is the outpost of the league.

Five days after the end of the Super Cup, on August 25, the 2007-2008 Serie A season officially kicked off.

The league opener is between defending champions Lazio and Torino.

Torino was promoted last season and finally managed to avoid relegation.

But the first game of the season. Unfortunately, they faced the ever-victorious Lazio.

Lazio played all the main players in this game and played very seriously.

Not at all because Torino was Balzaretti's debut team. Just save face for your teammates.

Of course, Balzaretti was also active.

The professionalism of professional players is fully reflected here.

In the end, Lazio defeated Torino with a score of 2:0 in the opening game and won the first game of the new season.

At the press conference after the game, Chang Sheng said that this season's league title will still belong to Lazio.

"I know it's going to be controversial and it's going to upset some people, but I have to be true to my heart and I have to be honest. I'm sorry guys, those who have been buying like crazy this summer, with ambitions to compete League championship teams, you are doomed to be disappointed. Because this season's league championship is still ours!"

These words are arrogant.

But in the face of his arrogant face, the media couldn't come up with anything to refute his thoughts.

Because winning the league championship for two consecutive seasons...has proved that Chang Sheng and his team have the strength to do what they say.

After he came to Lazio, Lazio has never lacked a championship.

Even without the league title in the first year, Lazio also had a UEFA Cup title and a league title in the second year.

Now, his team lineup has become more mature, the strength of the players has improved rapidly, and the team's tactics have a tacit understanding. For such a team, it is not surprising that they will defend the league title again.

on the contrary. It would be surprising if Chang Sheng didn't say this.

So when some reporters heard what Chang Sheng said, they even breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this is the normal rhythm.

Chang Sheng's remarks will indeed make some people upset, such as Inter Milan's head coach Mancini who has resentment towards the league championship.

His team lost the league championship last season, but with the performance of the double-kill Milan, Mancini finally managed to stay in Inter Milan.

Of course, some media said that Inter Milan kept Mancini because there was really no better head coach. Chang Sheng is very suitable, but it is impossible for Chang Sheng to come to Inter Milan.

So Inter Milan had no choice but to keep Mancini.

Although did not win the league championship. But Mancini can lead the team to second in the league every season, which is a bit of a skill...

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After playing the first round of the league, on August 30, Chang Sheng went to Monaco to participate in the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony.

Like a lottery, he wanted to see who he could be grouped with this time.

The end result was that Lazio were assigned to Group C. They are in a group with Real Madrid, Werder Bremen and Olympiakos as second tier teams.

As soon as this group came out, Chang Sheng became the focus again.

Everyone knows the grievances between Chang Sheng and Real Madrid...

Chang Sheng went out of the Real Madrid youth training camp back then, but was kicked out. So his hatred for Real Madrid can last for a long time.

As soon as the result of the lottery came out, the TV broadcast gave Chang Sheng a close-up shot.

Chang Sheng in the camera smiles happily.

Apparently he liked the result, too.

Sure enough, after the draw ceremony, Chang Sheng said in an interview with reporters: "I am very happy to be able to draw with Real Madrid. I haven't seen them for a long time... To be honest, I miss it a little." Those 'old friends' in Spain."

Real Madrid's current head coach is Schuster.

This head coach really has a relationship with Chang Sheng.

Because he also coached Getafe...

That was when Chang Sheng coached Valencia. Schuster only saw Getafe for a short period of one year, but he did not leave Getafe with anything worth remembering.

Later he coached Levante and led Levante to upgrade.

He succeeded the unpopular Fabio Capello this summer because of his success with this small team. Become the head coach of Real Madrid.

This is a challenge for him.

And the first important challenge he will face may be to face Real Madrid's old enemy Changsheng.

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After the UEFA Super Cup, the second round of the league is coming. Lazio beat Sampdoria 1-0 away. Achieved two consecutive league victories.

In the third round, Lazio beat Empoli 4-0 at home.

After three rounds. They won three games in three games, accumulated nine points, and rose to the first place in the ranking.

The second place in the league is the city rival Roma.

Roma also won three games and three games, accumulating nine points.

The two teams even scored and conceded exactly the same number of goals. Both scored seven goals and conceded none.

However, in terms of points ranking, Lazio is still placed first.

This made the Roma fans very unhappy.

Our points, number of goals scored, and number of goals conceded are all the same. Why are we second in the league and they are first in the league?

In fact, if it is Roma and any other random team that encounters this situation, Roma fans probably won't have this idea.

But as long as you encounter a deadly enemy in the same city in any matter, there is nothing you can do.

The Italian Football Association can only give no explanation. They think that anyway, after another round, the winner will be determined.

They don't believe that the league has played four rounds, and these two damn teams can still have the same points, the same number of goals scored, and the same number of goals conceded!

Roma fans are unhappy, Lazio fans are very happy. Because they are the same as their opponents, but in the end they overwhelmed Rome and ranked first.

When seeing the Roma fans jumping in anger at this treatment, the Lazio fans felt happy from the bottom of their hearts.

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After three league rounds, Lazio will go away to play the first game of the Champions League group stage.

They play away at Olympiacos.

At this time, Lazio is not like last season. Most of the team has no experience in the Champions League.

After a season of Champions League baptism, this team finally has experience in the Champions League.

And the gold content of these experiences is very high.

They reached the quarter-finals in one breath, and they were inseparable from Bundesliga giants like Bayern Munich.

In the end, he narrowly lost to his opponent in the penalty shootout.

It is the first time to participate in the Champions League, and they have such a wealth of experience, which is very beneficial to their experience accumulation.

So this season's Lazio has become more mature in the Champions League.

What's more, Olympiacos was Lazio's opponent in the Champions League group stage last season.

They were in a group stage with Olympiacos, Valencia and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Olympiacos is no stranger to Lazio.

It also helps them.

In the away game, Lazio finally defeated Olympiacos 3:0, giving themselves a good start to the Champions League in the new season.

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ps, today is also the third watch~