Chapter 17: Backfire

Before the match against Utus, Chang Sheng told the players the story of his son and a Lazio fan.

Of course, he didn't say anything about his son getting into a fight with someone......

He just told everyone that there was such a Lazio fan, he should have come to support them unconditionally, but now he started to complain about the team and became dissatisfied with the constant wins.

Why is that?

"Because we haven't won a title for two seasons. Regardless of the circumstances, victories and championships are the essence of the sport. Ten years ago, it was true, it is still the same, and it will be even more so in the future! As long as we don't win and win, our supporters will abandon us. This is quite normal, and no one likes to fail! ”

"It touched me a lot, guys. It seems that we have kept a low profile for so long that our own fans have lost faith in us and become unhappy. We have to change that. Let's start with this one. It's also a good opportunity, as we haven't won in three seasons on this pitch...... So let's change everything and let everyone know, both our supporters and our opponents...... You know, Lazio is not dead yet! ”

"This season, let's keep it high!"

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When the Lazio players came out, there was a huge boo at the Stadium Alpi, which was even louder than the cheers they gave to the Utus players.

The Utus fans obviously wanted to express their hatred and disgust for Lazio, but sorry, Chang Sheng laughed and played.

To be able to make the Utus fans hate themselves so much shows that Lazio have succeeded, and they have even overtaken the home team Utus. That's amazing!

He believes that when the Utus players hear the cheers for themselves are not as loud as the boos for Lazio, they must have mixed feelings.

Lazio fans also boo loudly at home to the team they hate, but one rule they keep in mind is that no matter what the boo, it can't overpower the cheers they give Lazio.

So no matter what opponent they face, they will never boo more than they give Lazio.

It's a matter of principle, which means they are more supportive of their team. Instead of spending all your energy on competing with your opponents.

After all, on your home turf, it's more important to support your team than to boo your opponent......

Obviously, the fans of Utus don't care much about this......

They just want Lazio to die, they want to vent their hatred for Lazio, which may have been in the last dozen seasons. the accumulation of their emotions.

After all, since the victory came, Utus has been at a disadvantage in the face of Lazio.

Now, it is not easy for Utus to beat Lazio at home. Utus fans are like upstarts who can't wait to show off their abilities in front of the people who have always bullied them before.

For this, they are somewhat crazy, even insane.

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After the start of the game, there were many people who hated Lazio. Both the media and the fans of Utus are looking forward to a hearty victory on their home turf.

Let Lazio know that last season's defeat was not an accident, but the beginning of a long losing streak.

From now on, it will be customary for Lazio to lose at the Stadio Alpi.

The perennial winner will no longer have the face to say anything about Lazio's superiority over Utus...... Of course, he probably won't have the opportunity to say such things in the future. He's leaving Lazio.

So everyone is eagerly looking forward to this game.

But when the game started, everyone realized that things were a little different from what they had imagined.

Come to Utus and be high-spirited and united. Everyone expected them to press Lazio from the very beginning of the game.

The result?

At the beginning of the game, it was the visiting team Lazio that took the lead. And not the home team of Utus!

Lazio took advantage of their kick-off to firmly control the football at their feet, passing the ball back and forth from the back to the front, fully mobilizing the players of Utus, and then accelerating violently, sending the football into the Utus penalty area!

"Leo-Messiβ€”"

With a shout from the commentator, Messi faked a realistic cross, deceived the defender who was defending him and the Utus defender took to the air, while Messi calmly dunked the football and then burst into the penalty area!

"Breakthrough! Pretty! ”

Messi's breakthrough completely disrupted Utus's defensive arrangement, and everyone was defending Icardi and Mariogetze in the middle, and now that Messi has broken into the penalty area, he must divide his troops to defend him.

So Utus' young centre-back Simeone Bregiano pounced.

In the face of the menacing but inexperienced young central defender, the 34-year-old Messi very calmly made a feint to shoot, deceived Bregliano and lost his center of gravity, and then he flicked the ball with his right foot, and at the same time made a sharp stop, leaning back slightly.

Bregiano, who was rushing too fast, rushed in front of him.

Bregliano also realized that he had made a mistake, and he tried to hook the ball with his foot, but Messi's hook was just right to avoid his hook.

So he could only watch Messi pass by him, while still controlling the ball at his feet!

"Nice feint!!"

Seeing that Messi connected two people in the penalty area of Utus, the other players of Utus finally got anxious. They had underestimated the older player before.

Unexpectedly, although the speed is gone, but the experience is rich, and the rhythm is very good, it is by relying on the rhythm change of starting, stopping and starting again, he passed the two defenders of Utus.

Now they can't take care of other Lazio players, and they swarm to pounce on Messi.

Messi didn't continue to break through with the ball, he just stood there and passed the ball very calmly.

Once again, the football passed by the Utus players - it slipped between the two Utus players and rolled to the goal!

"Ikaar-Di !!"

Amid the shouts of the commentators, Lazio's centre-forward Icardi slapped his horse and stabbed the ball in front of the attacking Utus goalkeeper Perrin.

The ball then rolled under Palin's armpit and eventually into the net......

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When the Utus fans who were still cheering for Utus in the stands saw this scene, their cheers stopped abruptly and the expressions on their faces froze.

The Utus fans, who were still bouncing around before, also stopped and looked at the stadium in a daze, and some simply slowly raised their hands and then hugged their heads.

Everyone looked completely incredulous!

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"Two minutes and forty-one seconds! Lazio broke the deadlock!! ”

"It's unbelievable that the team that scored first was Lazio! And at such a fast time! The game had barely three minutes into the game...... Lazio took the lead! 1:0! ”

Amid the shouts of the commentators, Icardi lifted Perrin, who was pressing on him, jumped up from the ground, and ran to Messi, who was giving him an assist, with open arms!

Messi was already pointing at him with both hands, smiling and waiting for him to come.

The two Argentines just hugged each other.

The 34-year-old Messi announced his retirement from the Argentine national team last year, and Icardi is the main center forward of the Argentine national team.

The two have also worked together for many years in the Argentine national team, and Messi is Icardi's senior.

They usually have a good relationship in Lazio.

The direction of Icardi's celebration has also put the spotlight on Messi.

"It's amazing, thirty-four years old, and you can still get rid of it in the penalty area, Messi! He is truly the first person in the world! ”

"The sword is not old! The sword is not old! Eighty percent of the credit for this goal has to be attributed to Messi's head! His breakthrough in the box completely disrupted Utus' defence and ultimately created a great chance for Icardi to score! ”

"Messi! It was this summer that he almost left Lazio. Isco's arrival completely squeezed his living space in Lazio. But at the last moment, Isco's serious injury gave Messi a chance, and he managed to stay! But even if he stayed, many people thought he was just staying as a substitute. Who would have thought that in this game, Chang would make him the main starter, and he performed well! Less than three minutes into the game, he assisted a goal and he was perfect in that goal! ”

The commentators were stunned by Messi's performance.

Who would have thought that a 34-year-old veteran could perform like this?

And you know, Messi barely played much last season, and his form is also very worrying.

But at the beginning of the game, Messi showed a very good state!

Lazio relied on him to take the lead away from home!

This is a great blow to Utus!

The high-spirited Utus players probably didn't even think that they would concede the first goal in the game, let alone that the first goal would come so quickly!

While the Lazio players celebrated their goals, the Utus players were stunned.

Utus, who vowed to draw Lazio in the face before the game, was scored first, and he conceded the goal so quickly.

The Utus fans were so surprised that they forgot to boo to ruin the celebrations of the Lazio players.

They just looked at the stadium in a daze, always feeling that this scene was not real.

The atmosphere was suddenly a little awkward.