Chapter Forty-Eight: Mancini? Who's that? (Guaranteed second update)
Returning from the icy waters of Russia to the warmth of Rome, Italy, the team was welcomed by Lazio fans with their victory.
It was a difficult game to play, and those fans who watched the game in front of the TV knew very well that when the wind blew, the sky was covered with goose feathers, and at one point no one could even be seen in the panoramic TV lens, and the red football loomed, as if playing hide and seek with them.
In such a situation, even watching the game becomes a problem, let alone playing football
But Lazio won in such a hostile environment.
It's remarkable.
Handanovic became the focus of discussion after the game.
As soon as he arrived in Rome, he was surrounded by journalists at the airport.
Everyone interviewed the young goalkeeper who "became famous in a fight".
When Chang Sheng bought him, Handanovic didn't have many opportunities to perform, and everyone only thought that he had prepared a substitute for Peruzzi.
In the eyes of these people, Peruzzi will be able to play at a high level in Lazio for at least two to three years.
But through this game, some people began to doubt their own ideas.
In front of such an aggressive Handanovic, Peruzzi may not be able to hold out for that long, right?
It is well known that Chang Sheng prefers young people.
So Peruzzi's injury, it's not the right time to really hurt......
Peruzzi's injury, which was detected after the game, was a back muscle strain.
Muscle strains are not serious, but they are not serious, but they are still somewhat serious.
If such an injury falls on a young man, such as Handanovic, there is nothing to worry about and it can be recovered quickly.
As long as you rest well, you will not relapse for a long time in the future.
But it can fall to Peruzzi, who is thirty-five years old. It's a different story.
Strains are strain injuries, and the older the person, the slower the recovery and the greater the chance of recurrence in a short period of time.
So, a seemingly simple back muscle strain would have Peruzzi out of training for six weeks, while at what point he would be able to play again just to be on the safe side. It's even more unknown.
Chang Sheng comforted the depressed Peruzzi, but was not worried about the situation.
Because Handanovic showed sè, he had nothing to worry about in the goalkeeper position.
In fact, he also knew that Peruzzi's frustration was not due to injury, but because of Handanovic's strong rise, and he was worried that his injury would make him completely lose his position as the main goalkeeper.
In this regard, Chang Sheng can't help it.
He doesn't tell somebody "you're going to be the main man", which is unfair to other players who are working hard.
So he only looks at the state and doesn't recognize people.
A player who is not in good shape, no matter how famous he is, it is useless. And those players who are not famous and inexperienced, as long as they train seriously. Keep it in shape and you can win the favor of permanence.
He has to do that if he wants to make sure the whole team is in a good competitive environment.
Peruzzi's injury is indeed not at the right time, but if Handanovic has been performing well during his absence, then even if Peruzzi is experienced, capable, and famous, there is no reason for him to let Handanovic down. Continue to start Peruzzi.
This will seriously hit Handanovic's self-confidence and not be conducive to Handanovic's growth. Let's just say that this matter itself is unfair, why should a goalkeeper who performs well have to play as a substitute, just because the original main goalkeeper is more famous?
The goalkeeper is a position that pays attention to stability.
If it weren't for Peruzzi's injury, Handanovic might have had to stay on the bench and wait for his chance.
But now that Handanovic has a chance, he's doing well, unless he's injured or out of form. Otherwise, I would never be able to replace him.
Although Peruzzi is a little sorry for this, this is what professional football is all about.
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Two fierce battles in a row, one is the Roman derby, and the other is to Moscow in the ice and snow.
Both of these games were won by Lazio, for the team up and down. Their confidence has been greatly boosted.
This will be good for the next Lazio game.
In fact, in the ninth round of the league, Lazio hosted Chievo, and the "Blue Eagles" finally beat the "flying donkey" Chievo with a score of 2:0.
The perennial winning team continues to soar in the league standings, and with the exception of the perverted Juventus, who have won nine games, Lazio is not far behind any team.
Now there are only two teams in Serie A that have not lost a game, one is Juventus and the other is Lazio.
Juventus have won nine games and accumulated 27 points. Lazio won seven and drew two, accumulating 23 points.
As for Rome......
With three wins, two draws and four defeats, they have only 11 points and are 14th in the league.
This kind of performance is a far cry from Lazio.
As Chang Sheng said, Sensi can say that he has no regrets about the decision to get rid of Chang Sheng, but the reality will keep slapping him in the face, telling him that it is because he drove Chang Sheng away, so Rome's sworn rival Lazio has risen strongly, and Rome can only continue to slide towards the abyss.
In the tenth round of the league, Lazio's chance came.
In an early league game, Juventus lost 3-1 away to AC Milan.
Juventus, who have maintained a winning streak from the beginning of the league to the present, finally lost!
So as long as Lazio can beat Reggina away in the league the next day, they can shorten the gap with Juventus and turn it from four points to one!
Although the young Lazio players looked a little nervous and overly excited, they still won 1-0 away at Regina. Caught up with Juventus.
Now the two teams are only one point apart!
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In the eleventh round, Lazio hosted Inter Milan.
If you want to talk about hatred, there is not much hatred between Lazio and Inter Milan, but when it comes to resentment, Inter Milan definitely has a grudge against winning constantly.
Because Chang Sheng sold Aimar to Inter Milan for 30 million, Inter Milan thought that he had picked up a bargain.
But who would have thought that they would feel like they were being won in less than a season.
Bought a waste for 30 million.
Aimar is completely out of habit in Serie A, he needs space. But there was no space in Italy that he needed. And the Italian defenders are very defensive, which also makes Aimar unable to adapt at all. His physical confrontation ability is already weak, and this is the case in Valencia. However, in Valencia, there are two defenders who specialise in defending Baraja and Albelda to protect him, and even if he concedes a ball, the two midfielders can quickly snatch the football back.
At Inter, he doesn't enjoy such privileges.
He's not the core here. After his poor performance, he quickly lost his position.
Inter then sold him to Spanish side Zaragoza. It's just that by this time, Aimar has already lost half of its value. They bought it from Valencia for 30 million euros, and now they sell it to Zaragoza for only 13 million.
It can be said that Inter Milan is miserable by the constant victory......
In addition to Aimar, there is also Keeley. Gonzalez and other Inter Milan players, when they first came, were all big contracts. The salary is high. The result was completely unsatisfactory to their value, which made Inter Milan resentful.
It's just that such a little resentment is at most a small episode of the confrontation between these two teams, and it can't affect the process and result of the game at all.
So in fact, the gimmick of this game is not in the two clubs, but in the two managers.
It was a contest between the former and current managers of Lazio.
Roberto Mancini coached Lazio between 2002 and 2004. In the 20042005 season he went to Inter Milan.
If Mancini hadn't been finalized in advance, perhaps Chang Sheng would have been in charge of Inter Milan.
And after Chang Sheng went around in circles, he finally became the head coach of Lazio.
The two of them faced each other like this.
Last season, when Cassel and Papadopoulo were in charge of Lazio, the team had poor results.
At that time, the fans missed Mancini.
Although they knew it was impossible, they still hoped that Mancini would come back to save Lazio.
But when the victory came. Lazio fans don't miss Mancini anymore.
Let's not talk about the results of the two managers, let's just talk about the Rome derby. It was enough to make Lazio fans inclined to win often.
Such a raising Rome derby is rarely seen by Lazio fans.
There was no media attempt to compare the pros and cons of Chang Sheng and Mancini before the game.
This is a false proposition, and it makes no sense.
In terms of coaching ability, it is clear that Chang Sheng is better.
Chang Sheng has won the league title and the domestic cup title, as well as the Champions League.
And what does Mancini have?
So far, he has only three domestic cup titles. They won the Coppa Italia with Fiorentina in 20002001, Lazio in the 20032004 season and Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia last season.
In terms of both the number and quality of titles, Mancini is nowhere near as good as he is always winning.
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Chang Sheng is well aware of Mancini's weaknesses as a coach, in his first years as head coach. Roberto Mancini is a nervous coach and his on-the-spot command is often wrong. His ability to handle pressure seems to be poor, and if you put enough pressure on him, he will mess with himself.
He coached at Inter Milan and suffered several dismissals almost every season.
It's all related to his psychological qualities.
Roberto Mancini has talent as a manager, but he has a bad heart.
Chang Sheng played against Inter Milan when he was in charge of Roma last season, and in that game he saw Mancini's easy nervousness and poor on-field command.
This time, he came to Lazio, and he replaced Mancini's impression in the minds of the fans as a kind of "latecomer", which would have put pressure on Mancini.
Because Mancini's affection for Lazio is extraordinary.
So before the game began, Chang Sheng kicked off the war of words with Mancini.
When a reporter interviewed him, he asked him to evaluate Mancini, the head coach who also coached Lazio, Chang Sheng shrugged his shoulders contemptuously and pouted: "Mancini? Who's that? ”
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(To be continued.) )