Chapter 187 Early Surrender

When Barcelona received a response from the Lazio club, they were actually quite happy.

Although they charged a high price, they were willing to make a price, which showed that they were willing to sell Falcao. Compared with Real Madrid, who paid 40 million and was rejected by Chang Sheng, Barcelona is simply a winner in life.

Don't be afraid of asking a high price, but be afraid of not asking a price.

As long as you are willing to ask for a price, it means that this matter can be negotiated, so any price can be discussed first.

So Barcelona immediately returned a new price of 42 million euros, and asked for installments to pay off the money in three years.

After receiving the counter-offer from Barcelona, ​​Chang Sheng knew that the matter had basically entered the bargaining stage, so he stopped following up.

He left the matter to Lotito and went about his own business. Anyway, the bottom line he gave to Lotito was no less than 50 million. He believes that with Lotito's ability, he can only talk about it at a high level, not at a low level.

Anyway, the one who most urgently needs money is not himself, but Lotito.

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In the 30th round, Lazio lost to Fiorentina 0:1 away, but Inter Milan also lost 1:2 to Juventus at home.

So the difference between the two sides is still five points.

The thirty-first round of the league is a direct dialogue between the two sides.

If Lazio can beat Inter Milan, it can widen the point difference to eight points. With seven rounds left in the league, the advantage of eight points is already considerable.

And Inter Milan will definitely try their best to beat Lazio in the game, so that they can reduce the gap of five points to two points.

If it is only two points away, there is still a chance to catch up.

Otherwise, it is really better to surrender early.

For Inter Milan, although they are playing away, one favorable condition is that in the middle of next week, it will be the first round of Lazio's Champions League quarter-finals. Lazio's opponent is Arsenal. That's not an easy opponent to deal with. And it's an away game.

Inter Milan has been eliminated by Chelsea in the Champions League.

They can now concentrate on playing the league,

Put all your energy into the league.

The media analyzed this game and also believed that Inter Milan's chances would be greater.

Lazio may not use all the main players in the league, they will hide some of the main players.

But it is a pity that Chang Sheng is completely opposite to what they analyzed.

If you want to go further in the Champions League, with the current staffing of Lazio, there is still no way to exert strength in two-line combat at the same time.

Generally speaking. If they want to keep one side, they have to give up the other side.

For example, give up the league and focus on the Champions League.

But in fact, there is another way, and that is to establish a huge lead in the league as soon as possible, completely crushing the opponents, so that they will not be able to catch up.

This game is such an excellent opportunity.

Because this is an opportunity for Lazio and Inter Milan to have a direct dialogue. If Lazio can win, they can lead Inter Milan by eight points. This difference is enough to make Inter Milan lose the courage and motivation to continue to catch up.

If you miss the chance of this game. Even if it's just a draw, leading Inter Milan by five points will give Inter Milan a chance to catch up. Because in the next schedule, Lazio will no longer have the chance to play against Inter Milan, and they cannot decide the life and death of Inter Milan. If Inter Milan has been chasing after it, wouldn't Lazio have to be under tremendous pressure in the league until the end?

That is to always go all out on both presentations at the same time.

In this way, the pressure on the team is too great.

So the smart thing to do is to decide the fate of Inter Milan in this direct dialogue and let them go to hell!

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So when Mancini saw that Lazio started with all the main players. He too was taken aback.

This... makes no sense!

Are they going to give up the Champions League?

Mancini suddenly thought of such a possibility, and then his back broke out in cold sweat...

How could he forget this one!

Chang Sheng said before the start of the season that his team was going to defend the league title. He didn't mention a word about the Champions League! This shows that he did not intend to achieve any results in the Champions League from the very beginning...

Between the league and the Champions League, if he had to choose one, he would definitely choose the league...

Oh shit!

It's a pity that there is only one hour before the start of the game, and it is too late for Mancini to make any adjustments.

Fortunately, Inter Milan was originally on all the main players.

Then let's hit it hard...

To be honest, Mancini was a little uncertain...

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The commentators and reporters discovered that Chang Sheng had sent all the main players in the league. They were also surprised.

"It seems that Chang is planning to give up the Champions League... He wants to ensure his dominance in the league. Maybe he is very clear that after the end of this season, this team will cease to exist... So this is his only Here's the chance. League champions three times in a row!"

Lazio, who sent all the main players, played at home against the defeated Inter Milan. Just read this sentence, in fact, everyone can already know the result.

"Falcao...Falcao!!! The 'tiger' roars!" Amidst the roar of the commentator, Falcao ran with open arms to celebrate the goal. Lazio leads Inter Milan 1-0 at home! "This is his twenty-eighth league goal. Two goals away from 30 goals! Will he become the second player to score more than 30 goals in half a century?!"

After Lazio took a one-goal lead, Inter Milan relied on Cambiasso's long-range shot to equalize the score.

This goal made the Inter Milan fans excited for a while.

Now that the competition for the league title is getting more and more intense, every point counts.

Inter Milan, which seems to have been driven to a desperate situation, has also exploded with great potential!

In the first half, the two sides drew 1:1.

During the intermission, Chang Sheng criticized the team's insurance because he believed that the players did not put enough pressure on the opponent.

"They can still compete with us in midfield! It's not normal!"

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In the second half, Lazio strengthened the speed change based on possession.

It will be much harder for Inter Milan to cope.

In the 53rd and 60th minutes, Lazio scored two goals in a row.

Benzema scored twice in the game!

"Karim Benzema! A super shooter who won't lose to Falcao! He was called 'Ronaldo No. 2' by the media at a young age! He proved the media were right with his actual performance!"

"In addition to Falcao will definitely leave the team this summer, Benzema is also the focus of the European giants...Maybe next season, we will not be able to see this pair of strikers who make the entire Apennines tremble in Lazio Combined!"

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Although Inter Milan pulled back a goal in the 80th minute, it didn't help.

Lazio made the most of their ball control in the final ten minutes. In these ten minutes, Inter Milan didn't even have a few chances to attack.

There was a huge cheer from the Lazio fans at Rome's Stadio Olimpico when the referee blew the end of the game.

The players of Inter Milan lowered their heads, looking very frustrated.

eight points!

Lazio leads Inter Milan by eight points in the league!

This point difference has basically declared that Inter Milan has failed to hit the league championship again.

Mancini stood on the sidelines, motionless, and no one knew who his eyes finally fell on, nor what he was thinking.

Maybe he was thinking that without Chang, without this Lazio team, he should be the team that won the three consecutive league titles?

The Lazio players celebrated on the pitch, they have seen the trophy!

Three consecutive league championships are about to be achieved!

They started a dynasty!

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In the post-match press conference, Mancini made a somewhat surprising but logical decision.

"Although I still have four years of contract with the club, I have decided to leave the team after this season. I think it is time to leave... I am very proud of my work in this team, but I I still have to say that the next one and a half months will be my last one and a half months in this team. Thank you for your support, but there is always a banquet in the world..."

He looked very tired when he said this, and his voice was low and weak.

It can be seen that the entanglement with Chang Sheng for two consecutive seasons exhausted all his energy and put him under tremendous pressure.

He couldn't stand it any longer.

Subsequently, his remarks caused an uproar in the Italian media.

"If I were Moratti, I would let that coward go now! The league is not over yet, and Lazio is only eight points ahead of Inter Milan! There are seven rounds left in the league, why give up? Even if there is only a slight chance, Inter Milan will not give up. You should go all out and never give up until the last moment! He is tantamount to surrendering early! As the head coach of the team, he does this, how does he want his players to think of him? Is such a coward leading us? A serious blow to the morale of the team!"

In a TV program, an Inter Milan supporter guest slammed Mancini's approach to the camera.

"Mancini issued a declaration of unconditional surrender after the game tonight. At the time when the league championship was at its peak, his move was obviously an early surrender. He believed that Inter Milan would no longer be able to win the league championship..." TV The same is true of Mancini's speech in the news.

The newspaper used such a headline to ridicule Mancini.

"Manjo surrendered!"

The newspaper published a cartoon in which Mancini was bare-bottomed and holding up a pair of white underwear, while Chang Sheng in front of him had his arms folded, his head held high, and his face was full of arrogance. The football under the feet is printed with the Inter Milan mark.

This cartoon is really humiliating for Inter Milan...

But who made Inter Milan suffer such humiliation?

It's Mancini! (to be continued...)