Chapter 172 Carrot on a Stick

It's just that they didn't win two games in the league and were eliminated in the Coppa Italia. But if you pay attention to the media reports, you will think that Lazio will fall apart tomorrow.

This is public opinion.

Public opinion cannot actually harm you, but it will subtly affect people.

Chang Sheng himself doesn't need to pay attention to the media, because he knows that the media can't affect him.

But he can't ask his players to be the same as him, and he can ignore public opinion.

Therefore, the hype and reports of these media will affect the team's performance and results through the mentality of the players.

Chang Sheng could no longer sit idly by on this matter.

Pacheco would not know, but he actually gave Chang Sheng a chance to fight back.

If he just clings to Lazio's financial problems, Chang Sheng really has nothing to say.

But when Pacheco got carried away and planned to attack Chang Sheng from the team's performance, he gave Chang Sheng an excellent counterattack opportunity.

Since you've focused all your firepower on my grades, I'll use them to slap you in the face!

This is what I am best at!

First, though, the locker room must be stabilized.

What to use to stabilize the locker room?

money?

Impossible, I can't tell the players that you all renew your contract, the club can definitely meet your salary requirements?

The club's finances can't afford it.

Like in Getafe, talk about feelings, ideals, and love?

it's useless. This is Lazio, no matter how poor it is, it is still a Serie A team. The players don't like to hear these nonsensical things, they only think that Changsheng is lying to them and using them.

In fact, some media recently said that Chang Sheng is using these players to squeeze young people, taking advantage of their youth and ignorance, and their eagerness to play in the First Division to desperately lower their annual salary. It may be useless for one person to say it, but if there are too many people who say it, it will inevitably leave such an impression in the hearts of the players.

So Chang Sheng can no longer use illusory things to make players work for him.

So what to do?

It's actually very simple, just let the players work hard for themselves.

Let them know that playing hard is good for them, not good for the club, good for him to win. In this way, the subjective initiative of the players can be fully mobilized, and they are willing to temporarily put aside their differences and work together.

Secondly, there must be a very clear goal. Let these players know which direction to work hard, and there are real benefits to playing so hard.

Prior to this, Lazio lacked a clear goal.

Although Changsheng said before the season that we want to defend the league championship.

But the league championship is too easy to win, and everyone is somewhat lacking in motivation.

Leading the opponent by seven points in half a season.

Another very important reason is that the league championship has lost its novelty for this group of players and cannot stimulate these people.

They are players who have won the league championship once. Speaking out, they will always have the honor of domestic league champions on their resumes.

It is easy to be satisfied. Although there are some people who want to successfully defend their titles, not everyone will work so hard for a champion they have already won.

We must find a goal that is not so easy to achieve, and always motivate the players. At the same time, this goal must be attractive enough. If it is too inconspicuous, everyone will not be interested.

Like a carrot on a stick. Always hanging on the rope, dangling in front of the donkey, attracting the donkey to keep chasing carrots.

This metaphor is a bit vulgar, but the reality is like this.

The team is a donkey with no motivation, like lying in the mud and rolling around, and then can't fall asleep comfortably.

And if Chang Sheng only used the whip, the donkey might kick him angrily.

So Chang Sheng can only use carrots to attract the donkey's attention, let it get out of the quagmire by itself, and move on.

Every team will face such a problem, and Chang Sheng doesn't think there is any hardship.

This situation will happen to the "Dream Three Team" Barcelona, ​​let alone your own team?

The key is how to solve the problem?

Guardiola chose to be rational, and retreated bravely at the most glorious time, leaving a mess for his successor. In this way, even if Barcelona performed poorly and plummeted, it would not affect their reputation.

This is a very smart approach.

But Chang Sheng had no choice but to leave the pick and leave.

He chose another way.

Going upstream, he wants to accomplish what others think is impossible.

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The carrot that Chang Sheng is looking for for the donkeys of Lazio is the Champions League.

But it's not some empty big talk like "we're going to go further in the Champions League" or "we're going to go further in the Champions League".

What he throws out will be a blockbuster!

After a training session, Chang Sheng called all the players together.

Then plan to have an open and honest talk with them about recent events.

It is useless to pretend to be deaf and dumb to escape.

If you want to win the support of the players, you must be sincere.

"I think everyone has heard the recent incidents. For a while, we became the target of public criticism. Lazio was in a storm and it seemed to be over at any moment. Our performance on the pitch was not good, so we were eliminated from the Coppa Italia. , our lead in the league has gone from seven points to two points now. The situation is not good, guys. And I have to admit, some media are right - if you want to get from the club It will be difficult to get an annual salary of more than two million euros here."

Hearing what Chang Sheng said, the coaches next to him looked at him in surprise—how could a head coach say such things? Although this is true, but you admit it, isn't this a blow to morale?

Sure enough, the expressions of the players looking at Chang Sheng changed.

In the beginning, some people had illusions.

I feel that the team's performance is good, and maybe this rule that the annual salary should not exceed two million euros will also become obsolete, and it is time to revise it. Now is the best time.

Unexpectedly, Chang Sheng poured cold water on them, which disappointed them greatly.

Chang Sheng naturally also saw their disappointed and surprised expressions.

He continued: "Sorry, this is the truth. Of course, I can also lie to you, saying that after this game is over, we will talk about a new contract, and we will definitely meet your requirements. Then when the season is over, we will do whatever we want What's the matter. But I can't do this. Our cooperation is based on mutual trust. Now let me tell you clearly. Everyone knows the club's financial situation. Why do we have to set a maximum annual salary of 2 million? Because We can't afford a higher salary budget. Every player who enters the team should know this. This standard will not change until we pay off the debt, no matter who it is, no matter how old he is What a reputation, how good the performance is, I'm sorry, we can't change the salary of more than two million."

A coach wants to stop Chang Sheng. He feels that if Chang Sheng is allowed to continue talking like this, Lazio's morale may fall to the bottom.

However, it would be too disrespectful to Chang Sheng to interrupt Chang Sheng in front of all the players.

So he had to pull the arm of assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez, motioning him to stop Chang Sheng.

The relationship between Rudy and Chang Sheng is not trivial. The Lazio coach believes that if Rudy came forward, Chang Sheng should not lose his temper.

But Rudy Gonzalez shook his head: "No, there's no need. There won't be any problem with saying that often."

The coach looked at Rudy in amazement and thought both of them were crazy.

He turned his attention to another coach, Guardiola, for help.

Guardiola smiled at him: "There is always a reason for him to say that."

The trainer finally gave up...

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Chang Sheng continued to open up about his players.

"I know that some of you feel that you can get a higher salary, more than two million annual salary. No problem, this is your freedom. But what I want to say is, as long as you are still my team, or Lazio players, you must listen to me, train and play well, and do your best for Lazio's victory!"

Chang Sheng raised his volume, completely different from the temperament of the previous "confidant brother".

"If you think Lazio is paying you less than what you are paying, you don't want to play for the club. If you are smart, you should know that it is not playing for the club. You are fighting for yourself. Even if you If you want to transfer and get a big contract, don’t your buyers look at your performance? Based on your poor performance in these few games, do you think you can still get a multi-million contract?”

"I know the club can't give you too much money. It's normal for you to have resentment because of this. It's okay for you to find a way out for yourself in private-I mean seriously, everyone has the right to choose, choose to go or Stay, the power rests with you, and I will not interfere in any way. Even if one of you decides to leave, I will not put him in the cold palace. Gianni Kaida’s contract with the club expired at the time, and he chose not to renew his contract , I knew it half a season in advance, and then he was sidelined?"

"But I think even players who are going to transfer should know that they have to work hard to show themselves, so that they can earn a big contract from the new club! Now, I offer you a chance. One is not for me, nor for the club, And the chance to work hard for yourselves. This is the time to rewrite your destiny, guys. A real claim to fame. I ask you... do you like Champions League winners?"

After hearing this, the Lazio coach who was still talking about shaking his head suddenly raised his head and looked at Chang Sheng in surprise.

Like him, opposite him, there are also a group of surprised Lazio players!

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