Chapter Ninety-Seven: This Farewell, From Now on the Other Side
The war of words between Chang Sheng and Ranieri was not a mainstream topic, and the day after the game, no one in the media paid attention to the two men, with all eyes on Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Manchester United and Lazio, the two opponents in last year's final, teamed up for another classic in the Champions League this season, so will the second leg continue the classic?
People are more concerned about this.
Compared to this, the city derby between Lazio and Roma is nothing to mention.
Of course, this must have left Rome feeling lost...... But who cares how they feel?
After the match against Roma, the whole Lazio team did not rest, did not have half a day, but started training directly the next day.
They were pressed for time and had no time to rest.
On the second day, everyone sat together and watched the video of yesterday's game against Roma.
Ninety minutes of video of the game, everyone watched it together all morning.
Chang Sheng almost explained their gains and losses in the game ball by ball.
Praise what is good, and praise what is not good, depending on what is the reason for the bad performance, because it is not adapted to the new tactics, or because of the slack in thinking.
If it's the latter, then it's a harsh criticism.
A video lesson analyzed the game very thoroughly, and also deepened the players' understanding of the new tactics and how to use them in the game.
Next, training with the ball began in the afternoon.
Lazio practiced from Sunday to Tuesday afternoon.
The Champions League is on Wednesday night and the team is on their way to Manchester after training on Tuesday afternoon.
It was at this time that Gao Hongbo found Chang Sheng.
"I'm here to say goodbye to you, Chang Sheng." Gao Hongbo said with a bag on his back and two large suitcases.
"Looks like you've packed your things. Are you going back to the competition? β
Gao Hongbo was a little surprised: "How do you know?" β
His wife told him about the competition, and he thought that no one else knew about it.
Chang Sheng was a little embarrassed when he saw Gao Hongbo so surprisedβhe forgot to hide that he knew about the future for a moment.
"Well, I have acquaintances in the circle of journalists, and I've heard some rumors. Are you ready to go back and fulfill your dreams? β
Gao Hongbo nodded: "I'm embarrassed to say it...... I haven't even been in the season and I'm leaving......"
Chang Sheng shook his head: "On the contrary, I feel sorry." You do stay too short, and it would be better if you stayed a little longer. β
"But opportunity waits for no one."
Chang Sheng looked at Gao Hongbo. Thought of the follow-up story he knew about the man.
He became the head coach of the national team, and the first game he led the national team to play was the warm-up match against Germany, which resulted in a 1:1 draw between the Chinese team and Germany. There is also a series of previous running coordination, and it can be seen from this goal what this little man has brought to Chinese football.
At that time, he was not the head coach of Lazio, but when he saw the Chinese team playing so well in front of the TV, he dared to make moves and play with the German team, and he was excited to dance on the sofa at home, and found the joy of watching football again.
And then later. Chinese football has fallen into a black storm, senior officials of the Football Association, well-known referees, and football bigwigs have fallen one after another, and the outside world believes that Chinese football has fallen to a low point and freezing.
But at the same time, he led the Chinese national team in the East Asian semifinals. defeated the South Korean national team 3:0, breaking the embarrassing record of the Chinese team not winning against South Korea for 32 years!
Before the World Cup in South Africa, his Chinese team and the French team had a real warm-up match, and the Chinese team relied on Deng Zhuoxiang's wonderful elevator ball. Defeated former world champions France 1-0!
These outstanding performances did not allow him to remain in the position of head coach of the national team.
The Asian Cup was approved by the Football Association, but the experience of sending young players to train became an excuse for the Football Association to fire him in the future. Because Wang Jianlin, the boss of Wanda, named him to be handsome, and Gao Hongbo, the local handsome, became an outcast.
So when he led the team to the top 20 of the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in Brazil, he was fired and replaced by Camacho, a second-rate player in Europe.
After that, a Chinese national team with a good style of play, ideas, momentum and vitality disappeared, and the old people who were abandoned by Gao Hongbo returned to the national team, which also brought a dull twilight and ...... to the national team Factional struggles.
Before Chang Sheng, Camacho was still the head coach of the Chinese national team, and Chang Sheng still watched every game of the national team, but every time he watched and scolded Camacho, Wang Jianlin and the Chinese Football Association.
The Chinese team can't see any rules, winning depends on luck, losing is normal, in the game you can't see the tactical traces instilled by Camacho, the head coach, to the national team, saying that his national team is playing a long pass and rushing to lift him, and the long pass is still a set of tactics, Camacho's national team doesn't even have tactics. The head coach from Spain is rougher than England, which can be regarded as a strange flower.
Some people also said that Gao Hongbo's official competition results were not good, so he invited the famous coach Camacho.
But Gao Hongbo did not qualify for the Asian Cup group, and he made it to the main game. Camacho's national team couldn't even enter the top 10 of the World Cup Asian qualifiers, and was eliminated in the top 20, and the results in the main match were worse than Gao Hongbo.
In the same warm-up match, Gao Hongbo's national team was able to defeat the former world champion France 1:0, and Camacho's Chinese team could lose 0:8 to the former world champion Brazil.
Chang Sheng had no idea what such a so-called famous coach could do to get an annual salary of 28 million yuan a year.
Gao Hongbo won 24 wins, 13 draws and 5 losses, and Camacho won 7 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses...... Where can you see that the coaching results of the foreign coach will be better than the local handsome?
Chang Sheng knows very well what will happen to Gao Hongbo after returning to China.
Although he has changed many things in the world, there are still some deep-rooted east-west towers that cannot be changed, such as the football environment in China and the amateur level of the Chinese Football Association.
Otherwise, why would he refuse to coach the Chinese Olympic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? That's a great opportunity to show up in front of my hometown fathers.
If he could, he really didn't want Gao Hongbo to go back now. Even if he goes back, he will be unloaded and killed by people in two years.
Camacho's national team is seeded in the World Cup qualifiers round of 20, and the identity of this seeded team is spelled out by Gao Hongbo leading the Chinese team game by game.
As a result, Camacho brought such a seeded team out of the tournament two rounds early, which is really handsome......
The most painful thing is that Chang Sheng knows these things and knows Gao Hongbo's fate, but he can't say it.
He couldn't say to Gao Hongbo: "No matter what the results of leading the team are when you go back, you will get out of the way after two years...... Because you are handsome, rustic and handsome, you don't have a handsome and high-end foreign style, Wang Dashan can't look down on it, and the Football Association can't look down on ......it."
His identity as a traverser is the biggest secret, and no one can tell it, not even his parents, let alone Gao Hongbo.
"This may not be the best opportunity, and there may be a better opportunity in the future......" He could only say here.
However, Gao Hongbo obviously didn't listen, he smiled and shook his head: "I don't know what the future holds, but if I miss this opportunity, I will regret it." β
Chang Sheng saw Gao Hongbo like this, knowing that he couldn't convince Gao Hongbo, and without conclusive evidence, how could he prevent him from looking at his personal life pursuits and ideals?
So he had to sigh: "I know that you have made up your mind, and you can see from the fact that you came to say goodbye to me with all your belongings." I give you a word of advice, don't trust those villains in China. My so-called villains include the Football Association, journalists, and ...... Some big, rich football-loving bosses. β
"I know you're low-key and shy, and unlike me, you don't like to deal with the media. But if you succeed in becoming the head coach of the national team, you will be under the attention of the whole Chinese media, and you have to have a good relationship with them, because their influence will affect whether your position is secure. Don't offend them, or when you're in trouble, no one will talk to you, open the newspaper, turn on the TV, and it's all bad things about you, and the situation will not be good. β
Chang Sheng thought of the reporters represented by Ma Dexing of "Sports Weekly" during Gao Hongbo's coaching period, focusing on smearing the mongrels of Gao Jiajun for 30 years...... When Gao Hongbo left class, a group of media were still cheering for this, advocating that the Chinese football team would be in line with the world under the leadership of the famous coach Camacho and learn the most advanced football. Tian shamelessly said that "the change of commander in the battle also has a positive impact".
The result? Camacho pumped the faces of these royals game by game! The top 20 of the world preliminaries were two rounds ahead of schedule, and the seeded team was out, which was a big shame!
Gao Hongbo nodded, indicating that he had written it down.
In fact, Chang Sheng is not sure whether Gao Hongbo can really follow his advice in the future.
That's all he can do anyway.
Character determines fate, Gao Hongbo's fate can only be changed by his own efforts, and others can only help for a while, but they can't help for a lifetime.
In the end, Chang Sheng said to Gao Hongbo: "No matter what, as long as you want to come back, my coaching staff will always have your place." Next time let's sign a contract, you don't have to sit in the stands and watch the game anymore. β
Gao Hongbo nodded: "Okay, thank you, Chang Sheng!" I'll cheer for Lazio. I should be watching the game live from my home in Beijing. Gao Hongbo waved his hand to Chang Sheng, pulled up two large suitcases, and turned to leave.
Chang Sheng smiled and waved goodbye, but smiled reluctantly.
In fact, he knew that Gao Hongbo might never come back if he went......
Even if he doesn't continue to coach the national team, there is no shortage of opportunities to work. If he's going to be a good manager, he's not going to want to come back and play for himself.