Chapter 30: No Accidents
In the second half, Chang Win started to change players, not because the players on the pitch did not perform well, but because Chang Win had to think about the future.
Two players are still on the injury list, with Campoli returning from injury but not right away.
This season has just begun, and after suffering such an injury, Chang Sheng doesn't know what surprises await him in the future.
Just in case, he wants to get more players into the rotation and give the players enough rest so that they don't get injured due to excessive fatigue.
So Cavani was replaced, and the team switched to 442.
But even so, Lazio's attacking quality has not diminished in the slightest.
Gotze and Messi also threatened Roma's players up front.
In the 62nd minute, Messi was also substituted, and Andrea Borg came on.
Speed is his deadliest weapon, and with him, Lazio's counterattacks will be sharper.
Although Borg is not particularly good at controlling the ball because of his speed, in counter-attacking, only his speed is enough.
When Borg came on, he cruised in the middle and was ready to counter-attack.
The "genius" who scolded Gorka so much in the academy back then has matured a lot after that incident.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to make it to the first team of Lazio.
After Borg entered the ranks of professional players, he also realized how correct Coach Gorka's words to him were at the beginning.
So although Gorka scolded him mercilessly at the beginning, he did have great respect for Gorka.
Gorka also took good care of the player, but he didn't turn a blind eye to Borg's training, but was far more demanding than the other players.
Borg knew that Gorka was doing this for his own good, so he didn't complain and worked very hard in training.
Chang Sheng sees all of this. He didn't say anything either.
He knew that Gorka might have seen his past self in Borg. At that crossroads of fate, he chose a completely different path from Borg, and in the end this path went to a dead end. Since he has such experience, he naturally will not let Borg, who is very similar to him in every way, follow his old path.
This is a kind of inheritance......
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Once Borg came on, Lazio's counter-attack consciously handed him the ball, allowing him to use his pace to attack the Roma defence. The effect is very good.
In the 75th minute, Borg broke through on the flank and crossed, and Casemiro, who followed up in the middle, swept a shot. The Roma goalkeeper misjudged the direction and the ball flew into the near corner, only to be pounced on the far corner.
“4:0! Lazio lead Roma 4-0 away from home!! ”
When Casemiro scored, the entire Stadio Olimpico fell silent.
The slogans that insulted Chang Sheng and Lazio, who were quite energetic in the first half, are now hanging listlessly.
Very much in line with the mood of the Roma fans right now.
When the game starts again. The boos and ridicule from the stands against Lazio were much quieter, and some Roma fans even started to leave the stadium early.
And throughout the game, except for when the players scored goals, they stood up to celebrate, and at other times, the winning ass never left his seat.
Winning Rome for him has long been about hatred and glory. That's just a habit. Breathing, eating, and going to the toilet are just as normal.
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When the referee blew the full-time whistle, the winning game got up from his seat for the sixth time - four times for four goals, once at the end of each half.
The Lazio players on the pitch celebrated the victory at Roma's home stadium.
Many Roma fans quickly evacuated the stadium in just ten minutes.
Only those hardcore extreme Roma fans in the South Stand. Still holding their ground.
But their persistence was ironic against the backdrop of the score on the big screen behind their stands.
The stands were full of slogans insulting Lazio and Chang Sheng, and Lazio and Chang Sheng returned them with a 4:0, hearty!
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At the post-match press conference. A reporter asked about the slogans on the South Stand.
Chang Sheng shrugged: "I don't care about it, even if they say something, it doesn't make sense." We are the winners anyway. ”
"But you're going to leave Lazio next season. At that point, the balance of power between Rome and Lazio may be reversed. A reporter asked.
Chang Sheng smiled: "Maybe, maybe not." No one knows what the future holds, but at least now we are the winners. That's enough. The winner takes all! If you want to be happy, let's talk about winning first! ”
At the end of the press conference, Chang Sheng said to reporters: "Ah, so the Roma fans are so happy because of this? It's really promising, dancing so much for the departure of an opponent! Hehe, this kind of team that doesn't dare to challenge a strong opponent, but just hopes that the opponent will show mercy will never have a future, I can say that! ”
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Chang Sheng's last words were like a fishbone, pierced into the hearts of Roma fans.
Of course, Roma fans can pretend not to care and say, "We don't believe the enemy's lies!" ”
But this phrase has been repeatedly hyped by the media, and it will always plant seeds in the hearts of Roma fans.
Usually they may not really remember such a thing.
But once they encounter something like this, they may remember the phrase "always winning".
Then there will be an irrepressible sprout, distrust of the team, suspicion of oneself, will grow bigger and bigger, and finally make fans wonder if Roma is really unproductive?
But that's all for later.
Anyway, now Roma fans think of Chang Sheng's arrogant attitude at the post-match press conference, and most of them will spit on their lips and say disdainfully: "What drag? What's the big deal? You're going to fuck off! This time next year, you'll be in front of the TV watching how we slaughter your Lazio! ”
Roma fans are so excited about their future.
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Chang Sheng didn't have time to think about how Lazio would entangle with Rome after he left.
Anyway, if he is in this position for a day, Roma will not want to win Lazio once.
That's right.
Having beaten Roma, Lazio returned to home in the fifth round of the league. Their opponent is Catania.
This time, Lazio did not have the kind of situation where they played a strong team and played a weak team with ups and downs.
This time, Lazio almost beat their opponents 3-1 on their home turf.
The only fly in the ointment was the lack of concentration at the back, allowing the opponent to sneak into a goal.
But getting the three points is more important.
Now five league games have passed, and Lazio have 12 points, which allows them to finish fifth.
Fifth place is certainly not enough for Lazio. You must know that Lazio used to be in the top three of the league, and it has been this ranking since the beginning of the season, and it is rare to fall out of the top four.
So someone once joked that Lazio is the team that is "always in the top four". Their fans don't have to worry about whether Lazio can qualify for next season's Champions League.
They only care if Lazio can win the title.
Since the start of the season, Lazio have had a lot of problems: injuries, ups and downs in form, and other teams have been doing well.
I don't know if it's because knowing that Chang Sheng is leaving Lazio has given other teams confidence and impulse.
Or maybe it's because Lazio hasn't won the title for two consecutive seasons, plus the decision to leave with a lot of wins. This has led to a lot of teams thinking they have an opportunity to take advantage of.
Anyway, a combination of factors means that Lazio is currently ranked fifth after five rounds of league play.
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In the sixth round of the league, Lazio played away to Modena, which is the promotion horse of the season, and was still in Serie B last season.
Modena has also been away from Serie A for many years and has played in Serie A once before. Then he was relegated, and after the relegation, he was found to have match-fixing, so he was relegated to the first class C.
Since then, although promoted to the second division. But he never broke into the First Division again.
This time, it is not easy for them to be promoted to the first division.
After the First Division, the team's performance was not very good.
After five rounds of league play. Modena have yet to win a game and have started the season on a four-game losing streak. It was only in the last round of the league that Napoli drew 1:1, which stopped the decline of the losing streak.
There are already media reports that Modena has booked a season's relegation place in advance. They are the favourites of the season and there is no doubt about it.
Even if Lazio is away from home, there is no problem in winning them.
In fact, this is also true.
Lazio's 3-0 win away at Modena made the media's judgment of Modena more accurate.
At the same time, Lazio jumped to third place with the victory.
Finally entered the European Champions League.
However, the number one place so far this season is not the traditional giants, but Napoli.
Cannavaro's Napoli are top of the league with 16 points, and they have overtaken Utus on goal difference.
Utus and Napoli are tied on 16 points and are second.
Next up is Lazio, who are in third place with 15 points.
Inter Milan are fourth with 14 points.
Stramaccioni's Fiorentina are fifth with 11 points.
The other promoted team, Verona, is ranked sixth with 10 points, which really makes many people fall through their glasses......
As for the traditional giants AC Milan, the past two years have been unfavorable.
After six rounds, they are currently in ninth place with only eight points......
This is how the points standings are in the first six rounds of Serie A of the new season.
You can see how competitive and chaotic the season has been......
Although the former overlord Lazio still entrenched himself on his throne, the restless princes and courtiers below have begun to wait to remove the old king from the throne and replace him.
Naturally, the old king could not be caught with his hands tied.
So the fierce battle for the throne began.