Chapter Seventy-Seven: Lost
As for why Chang Sheng didn't come, there are also those who think that maybe Chang Sheng is just a little delayed, but it doesn't mean that he won't come, he will just be late.
Doesn't it mean that his wife's due date is the most recent?
Maybe it's because of this?
They're pretty close to the answer.
But they didn't expect that in such an important game as Manchester United, they would not come!
According to their thinking, if Lazio want to qualify for the semi-finals, United will definitely be eliminated.
Then the away game against Manchester United is particularly important.
If Lazio lose away to Manchester United, there will be a lot of pressure to return home. When the time comes, Mourinho's team puts a little more pressure on Lazio and maybe the team will collapse.
It stands to reason that in such an important game, the head coach must be on the spot to direct the game and make sure that his team wins the game as much as possible.
So even if you don't see Chang Sheng now, you won't see him later, anyway, before the game starts, he will definitely come.
Until the pre-match press conference, reporters held this view.
Assistant coach Nesta, who was aware of Chang Sheng's presence at the press conference, told reporters: "Chang will not be there for this game. He has something to work out in his family......"
The reporters in the audience were shocked, they even forgot to raise their hands before asking questions, and asked directly: "So you don't often come to the scene to direct this game?" Is it? ”
"Then Lazio's performance in this game will also be affected, right?"
"Can you tell him why he can't command this game?"
If it were Chang Sheng himself, when he saw such a messy press conference, he immediately shut up and did not answer, and insisted that all reporters raise their hands first and get permission before they can ask questions.
But Nesta is a good guy who doesn't care about the undisciplined language of the reporters, but patiently answers the reporters' questions one by one.
"Yes. Often, the general will not come to the scene...... I don't think Lazio's performance will be affected in any way...... As we all know, Chang's wife is about to give birth, and the due date is just these two days, so Chang decided to stay in Rome to accompany his family. He made the right choice......"
The reporters below looked at each other.
Sure enough, they guessed correctly, Chang Sheng was because his wife was about to give birth, so he didn't come to Manchester with the team.
But what they didn't guess was that Chang Sheng was much more ruthless than they thought! Such an important competition, if you can't say it's coming, it won't come! Directly handed over the power of directing the game to assistant coach Nesta!
As soon as the news came out, the media began to analyze it.
Winning may be an arrangement that kills two birds with one stone.
How many days did it take to have a baby? If Chang Sheng really wanted to come to Manchester, he would definitely be able to come.
But why didn't he come?
I'm afraid it's not just about having children, right?
This season is his last season at Lazio.
After he left. Lazio will also fall apart.
This is now very clear.
So as a team that has coached morale for a season, there are some feelings, right?
Chang Sheng doesn't want to fall apart with his departure.
So he's going to go. Try to be as stable as possible.
He wants to develop a successor for the team.
It has been rumoured that Nesta will become Lazio's manager after Chang Win leaves the team.
So now Nesta has Nesta replace him in the pre-match press conference, which is obviously a test for Nesta, and I hope he can gain experience by directing the game on the spot. This helped him to become a qualified first-team manager.
This game is the battle for the cultivation of a winning successor.
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This analysis is reasonable, as soon as it comes out. It was approved by the vast majority of people.
However, the Champions League quarter-finals are used to develop their successors...... That's not taking the Champions League quarter-finals seriously, right?
In the world, I'm afraid that only a madman like Chang Sheng can do it.
At the same time, his actions are also contemptuous of his opponents.
If you pay attention to your opponent, you will naturally go all out and supervise the battle yourself.
It was precisely because he did not take his opponent seriously that he made such a move.
An interim manager with no first-team experience to face Jose Mourinho's Manchester United...... It makes one wonder if he did it on purpose.
I didn't take Mourinho seriously at all!
Jose Mourinho is furious at this kind of move by Constant.
But he no longer had the opportunity to express his anger directly to the media. Because the game is about to start.
He was only able to reiterate to his players in the dressing room before the game that he was scornful of Manchester United, and to stir up the morale of the United players.
Then go on the pitch to beat Lazio.
In this way, Changsheng regrets it!
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As a result, Manchester United beat Lazio 3-1 at home. Nesta's ability to command on the spot is indeed inferior to Mourinho. In the first half, Lazio was two goals behind.
However, Nesta showed his tenacity.
Just like the way he plays, he is very tenacious defensively.
With already three goals ahead of Manchester United, Lazio scored a goal before the end of the game after his adjustments!
The ball left Nesta ecstatic, raising her arms and chanting on the sidelines.
Even the commentators agreed that the ball was very important for Lazio.
If it's just a 0:3 loss. Lazio's second leg was going to be difficult.
But because of this away goal. In the second leg, as long as Lazio can win 2-0 at home, they will have no problem. They will knock out Manchester United by scoring more away goals.
A single goal makes a big difference in Lazio's promotion situation, and that's the beauty of football.
Sometimes, heaven and hell are really just a thin line apart.
Before Lazio scored, Old Trafford was filled with the excitement of Manchester United fans. With a 3-0 win over Lazio, Manchester United have great hopes of progressing to the semi-finals.
But when Lazio scored a goal, the singing stopped.
They all understand. What this goal means.
Lazio, already on the verge of death, has come back to life!
The Italian commentator was the most excited, and he kept shouting Ji Ming's name after Ji Ming scored this precious away goal for Lazio, again and again, until he was hoarse.
Finally, he said in a hoarse voice: "He saved Lazio!" ”
Mourinho's face is not very good-looking.
When he was leading by three goals, he sat in the coach's seat, crossed Erlang's legs, and looked very leisurely.
After Ji Ming's goal, he got up from his seat and looked angry at the goal.
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In the end, Lazio lost 3-1 away to Manchester United.
But no one dared to say that Lazio was necessarily out. Manchester United must have qualified for the semi-finals.
In such a game, Chang Win did not watch the live broadcast in front of the TV.
When Lazio played Manchester United away, Chang Sheng was holding Avril's hand in the delivery room. Work hard with her - they're working on their third child.
Doctors and nurses are also busy, guiding Avril to have a baby.
In the wee hours of the morning, with a loud cry, Chang Sheng and Avril Lavigne's third child was born, a son.
When Chang Sheng hugged his third child and smiled happily. He didn't know that his side had already lost the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final on the road......
The next day, the news of Lazio's 3-1 defeat at Manchester United appeared prominently in the sports pages of the media.
And Chang Sheng and Avril Lavigne are happy to have a noble son, and they appeared on the celebrity gossip entertainment version.
Some media ridiculed Chang Sheng and Lazio, saying that on the day when Chang Sheng was happy to have a noble son, Lazio lost the game instead, and he was really the boss who didn't give them any face. On such a day of great joy. Shouldn't they use a victory as a gift to their boss?
The Chinese media temporarily put aside the results of the Champions League and cheered: "Ji Ming is the core of Chinese football for the next ten years, and Chang Wei, the eldest son of Chang Sheng, is the core of Chinese football for ten years and ten years after that." It's good now. Even the core of thirty years and ten years later! At least the core of Chinese football in the next 40 years is that there is no need to look for it anymore! ”
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When the Lazio team arrived at Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome, Chang Sheng and Avril returned home with their third child in their arms.
In front of the house, they stood outside the gate, holding the children and letting the reporters take pictures.
Facing the camera, Chang Sheng and Avril all looked very happy. A happy smile on his face.
But on such a happy day, there are always people who want to embarrass Chang Sheng.
Pacheco was in the middle of that group.
and Chang Sheng has been an opponent for more than ten years. To this day, he is still fighting against Chang Sheng.
When the photographers were taking pictures, he raised his hand and asked, "May I ask Mr. Chang, seeing that you are so happy, you must not know that your team lost away from home, right?" Need me to tell you the score? ”
Chang Sheng is no stranger to Pacheco either, and when he sees him, he knows it's not a good thing.
So he shook his head: "Thank you Mr. Pacheco for your concern, no need." I've been on the phone with Alessandro. He told me about the result and the process of the game. ”
"Now that you know the results, why do you seem so happy? Don't you care at all about the fate of Lazio? ”
Pacheco's words are a heart-wrenching argument, purely to add to the blockage of Chang Sheng.
And he also wants to create a public opinion that wants to prove to Lazio fans that their manager is a selfish ghost who has abandoned Lazio for the sake of his children.
Such a manager is obviously not worthy of their support.
This is to sow discord.
Chang Shengcai doesn't eat his set.
He was still smiling, seemingly unaware of Pacheco's ill-intentioned question.
In fact, Pacheco was waiting for him to lash out.
Then he can say that Chang Sheng is in his heart, otherwise why be angry?
As a result, Chang Sheng continued to smile now, but he didn't know what to do.
Chang Sheng smiled and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, the quarterfinals are two legs, we still have one more game, it's not a big deal, don't make a fuss, Mr. Pacheco." ”
Then he stopped talking to Pacheco, and Pacheco didn't know how to ask.
After Chang Sheng and Avril finished taking pictures, they turned around and walked into the courtyard of their house, the gate closed in front of the reporters, and they could no longer see Chang Sheng and Avril.
The reporters dispersed one after another.
Only Pacheco stayed until the end.
He spat at the closed door: "Makes you crazy!" Wait for you to cry after the second round! ”