Chapter 10: First Game of the New Season (98/134)

Since Isco's sudden injury in training, Chang Sheng has raised the alert level, and the team's team doctor and strength coach Elias Dominik keep a close eye on the physical condition of the entire Lazio team, and they will take the trouble to give the players a simple physical examination after each training session. At the end of the physical training phase, a detailed medical examination is carried out.

At the end of each warm-up game, the team doctor will assess each player's body.

If a player is found to be at risk of injury, then immediately adjust his training plan, focusing on physical recovery and physiotherapy, and not training with a large amount of exercise for the time being.

And he was put on the follow-up watch list, knowing that the team doctor thought that his body had reached the standard.

With such care from the winning coaching staff, there was only one new injury until the first league game of the new season.

It's Thiago Alcantara.

But fortunately, his injury is not very serious, just muscle fatigue and needs to rest for two weeks.

It's just that the timing of his injury wasn't too good, and he got injured just before the first round of the league was about to start.

In this way, he will definitely not be able to make it to the first two rounds of the league.

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After a summer of preparation and so much to do, the first game of the new season is finally here.

On August 25, in the first round of the league, Lazio hosted Udinese.

It was a very humble game, not even the opening game of the season.

But this game is still in the spotlight.

Because this is the first game of the last season of the perennial win at Lazio.

This game has a very special meaning.

Everybody wants to see what Lazio can do in this first game.

In this match with Udinese, Chang Sheng sent the strongest lineup, and it can be seen that he attaches great importance to this game.

The goalkeeper is German international Menter Stegen.

The central defenders are Jose Passarella and Campoli, with Thornton at left back and Falahoni at right.

The midfield trio is Casemiro, Ji Ming and Verratti.

Center forward Icardi. Lionel Messi on the left winger and Gotze on the right.

This is the strongest squad that Lazio can come up with right now.

It stands to reason that in their home stadium, they are still the strongest lineup, Lazio against Udinese, there should not be much suspense, Lazio will definitely beat Udinese.

Although Lazio have been empty-handed for two consecutive seasons, that doesn't mean they're down.

Their defeat was relative, and Lazio were indeed on a downward trend compared to their own previous results.

But compared to other Italian teams. Lazio is still a Big Mac.

Last season Lazio did not win the title, the title was snatched by Utus, and Lazio also finished in second place, runner-up.

How much is Udinese?

Sixteenth, worthy of relegation.

So there should be no suspense for Lazio to beat Udinese at home.

Everyone just wants to see how Lazio wins.

The result is really not suspenseful. Lazio won the opening of the league.

But what about this process...... But it's not as easy as people think.

The final score of the match between Lazio and Udinese was 2:1.

Just looking at this scoreline, you can see what this game has achieved.

Lazio can be said to have won narrowly.

Although they were the first to score in the game, they were slow to extend their lead.

There were many chances, but Lazio's attacking clusters didn't take advantage of them.

Lazio ended up paying the price for their profligacy.

At the start of the second half, Udinese equalised.

Lazio, who were equalised, picked up the tempo and wanted to regain the lead as soon as possible.

However, things did not go as smoothly as they thought.

Udinese, who equalised, were in high spirits and defensively tenacious. The counterattack is sharp again.

It made Lazio very uncomfortable.

The commentators at the time said that there was no sign that Lazio could win the game, and Udinese looked more like they could win.

The TV broadcast also frequently aimed the camera at Chang Sheng, wanting to see how Chang Sheng performed in the face of such an obviously unsatisfactory situation.

But what disappointed them was. Winning is a no-brainer.

He stood on the sidelines, his hands folded over his chest, his face expressionless.

Only on the surface, it is completely impossible to see what he is thinking in his heart at this moment.

I don't know if he's satisfied or not.

But a fool should be able to guess. Chang Sheng is definitely not satisfied......

It was only in the 80th minute that Lazio broke the deadlock again and they took the lead for the second time.

After the lead. Lazio began to shrink their defence and Udinese fought back frantically.

For the remaining ten minutes, Udinese was besieging Lazio.

“…… It's unbelievable, is this a home of Lazio or Udinese? ”

The narrator complained.

In the end, Lazio held on to their victory, narrowly beating Udinese 2-1 at home.

"I'm sure everyone who watched this game will feel sorry for Udinese not being able to win the game. It will also be thought that Udinese deserve to win this game. Because Udinese is clearly better than Lazio. What reason does Lazio have to win this game? I didn't see it at all......"

At the end of the match, Fabio Caresza, the game's commentator, criticized mercilessly, showing his poisonous tongue.

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At the post-match press conference, the reporters were in the press conference hall and they had a lot of questions about the game. These questions may embarrass Chang Sheng, but that's what they're about.

However, Chang Sheng didn't get their wish, and he didn't come to the post-match press conference at all!

He asked second assistant coach Nesta to attend the post-match press conference in his place.

When the reporters saw that the person who appeared in front of them was Nesta, they were all stunned.

They really didn't expect Chang Sheng to do such a thing - he couldn't hide, but asked his subordinates to come out and withstand the fire of reporters, what is the difference between this and a coward?

"I'm sorry, everybody. Always have their own things. He thought it was more important than attending the post-match press conference, so he let me come. You can ask me any questions. ”

A group of reporters looked at each other, you look at me, I'll look at you again.

They do have a lot of questions for the Lazio manager, but they are not very friendly and the rhetoric is very intense.

These questions are very appropriate to deal with Chang Sheng.

As long as they can provoke the anger of Chang Sheng, they win.

But these questions clearly do not apply to Nesta.

Nesta's popularity is well-known in Italian football. He rarely had a confrontation with anyone, and no one had ever seen him blush with anyone.

That's how it was when I was a player. Even more so as a coach.

He is low-key and humble, and his popularity and image in the media are very good.

Chang Sheng has a grudge against these media, and the reporters are willing to make Chang Sheng ugly, but it doesn't mean that they are also willing to make Nesta ugly......

Nesta had no grievances with them, and had not offended them.

They also couldn't afford to embarrass Nesta in the post-match press conference.

Those aggressive questions that were prepared before. and all of them will be abandoned......

This made the journalists hate it.

They felt like they were being put on the beaten track.

Someone was angry, so he asked Nesta: "Is it because the team is playing too ugly, so you don't have the face to come out to see us?" He's afraid that our interrogation will make him unable to get off the stage, right? ”

In the face of such a gunpowder problem, if he had won constantly, he would have rounded his arm and pulled it back.

However, Nesta only smiled slightly: "I don't think that's the kind of person who is often like this, he has a big heart." He didn't make it to the post-match press conference, and there was something about it. ”

"Something. Is it more important than attending the post-match press conference? A reporter asked.

Nesta nodded and replied seriously: "Yes, the press conference after the game is much more important. ”

The attitude of the honest man Nesta was so resolute that the reporters didn't know what to say. Their questions were choked in their throats.

So then, a group of reporters could only ask questions that didn't hurt.

Let Nesta comment on the game and whether he is happy with the team's performance.

Nesta's answer was also decent, with no bright spots. There's nothing to complain about.

Bland, low-key like someone else.

Although the reporters are not happy to win. But there is a comparison to show the difference.

No matter how unhappy they are, they must admit that Chang Sheng is their favorite type of coach, and the press conference that they have attended will definitely not be so boring and dull.

None of them can find any news breaking point.

It tastes like chewing wax to go back and sort out Nesta's answers and their questions, which were published in the newspapers...... A match that should have been controversial would have ended with such a bland post-match press conference, which would have been a bit too ...... It's not flavorful enough!

Nesta ignored the reporters' complaints, and continued to make the reporters sleepy in his answers, making the reporters just want to roll their eyes, even though he had a humble and kind smile on his face all the time.

Some reporters couldn't stop wondering if Chang Sheng and Nesta had colluded to disgust them. Nesta's performance really made this post-match press conference feel meaningless, and it was better not to have it.

In this way, in the end, there were no waves, and the post-match press conference between Lazio and Udinese was over.

When the reporters left Wanda Stadium, they were still very unwilling.

They have already thought that they must make a black victory in their own media, and shape him into a shrinking turtle and coward who does not play well in the team, so they dare not come out to face the media's criticism!

You don't dare to face us, but you still can't stop us from criticizing you!