Lazio's squad is dominated by young players, who are full of energy but also easy to satisfy.

Because they had never won any honours before, they actually won the league title for two consecutive seasons at Lazio, which made them feel that there was nothing left to pursue. As for the Champions League winners...... That's too far away from them. They don't think they have what it takes to win the Champions League in a short period of time.

The league title is the highest honour they aspire to.

Now I find that even if I defend my title, it is easy.

The Lazio players naturally loosened the string.

They start thinking about something more practical.

These things can't be satisfied by shouting a few words from Chang Sheng.

Material, without money they drink the Northwest Wind?

Falcao asked for a raise because of his performance, and Chang Sheng admitted that the two sides were talking. Chang Sheng thinks that it won't be long before more players' agents come to his ...... If you can't meet the salary requirements of these brokers by then, I'm afraid there will be problems......

"Milan Sport" is certainly hateful, because he said a truth, a big truth, a truth.

That is, how many people would be willing to take a salary of up to two million euros a year in Lazio? With their performance at Lazio, with Lazio's results, as long as they are willing to jump ship, there will be many clubs who are willing to give them the price they want.

In the time and space that Chang Sheng knew. Lazio have been unable to attract enough stars for several years because their salary budget is so low. What was the highest annual salary of two million euros in those days...... In that era, only the debut of newcomers would be so low, the annual salaries of top stars had exceeded 10 million, and middle-class players had to get four or five million, but at that time, Lazio still insisted on the top 2 million euros. Later, the standard was slightly loosened, and this standard was increased to 2.1 million euros......

Two million 1 million!

Two million 1 million!

This is not as much as the increase in China's retirement salary!

In order to sign Klose. They raised the wage standard to 2.1 million.

Lazio's financial woes can be imagined.

Even if there are constant victories in this plane, Lazio's finances are slightly better, but the better is limited.

It is impossible for Lazio to adjust the salary amount unless the debt is fully paid.

In this way, it will inevitably lead to people's hearts and minds.

It can't be helped.

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Chang Sheng doesn't go to the dressing room very often, he leaves all the space to the players themselves.

But he could also feel the mood in the dressing room changing.

There is a clear example. That's when the players started talking more about salaries.

Especially when it was said that Falcao and the team began to talk about a contract extension, everyone became more concerned.

It's okay to care about your salary.

But if you're not as committed to training and games as you used to be while caring about your income, that's a problem.

It's just getting started, and Chang Sheng hasn't seen anything wrong yet.

So the above is a winning guess.

Now it's time to see what happens.

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This was followed by a series of reports from the newspaper Sport about the dissatisfaction of the Lazio players with their income.

This time, I didn't specify which player, but said in general terms that Lazio's current salary cap system has a big problem and cannot fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the players.

At first, Chang Sheng thought that "Milan Sport" was digging into the secrets of the Lazio dressing room.

But then he discovered some internal secrets!

Sport doesn't need to dig for news cues inside Lazio at all. They just need a plausible idea and repeat it to confuse a lot of players.

It's just sowing discord!

And what "Milan Sport" said is known to everyone. The evidence is conclusive.

For example, Lazio's maximum salary is indeed very low, only two million. And the current salary of Lazio players can be found by those who have a heart. Although the figures reported by the media are not accurate, they are probably always correct.

For example, Falcao's annual salary of 500,000 yuan is reported by the media more accurately.

As long as they list the current annual salaries of the players, everyone will find that these players who are so beautiful on the field are really low......

There are already people who are scolding Lotito for being Grandet.

It's not far from Chang Sheng's own scolding.

However, it is not important to be scolded, Chang Sheng has been scolded a lot since he became a professional head coach.

What worries him is the hype in the media. It will directly lead to the excitement of people in the locker room.

He could have prevented the players from being interviewed by the media, but he couldn't stop the media from reporting on it......

And there is no way to blame the players who are looking for high salaries, they are doing well. They deserve to be paid well.

Some players can negotiate with them if their salary is always winning, as long as it does not exceed two million, they can be signed. But some players are afraid that two million will not be able to satisfy them......

Ben is like Benzema, the team's second-leading scorer.

Back in Lyon, it had already attracted the attention of some. However, Chang Sheng made the first move and snatched Benzema to Lazio.

In his three seasons at Lazio, Benzema has improved significantly.

Benzema had a league goal in his first season. There is also a UEFA Cup goal.

In his second season, last season, Benzema tally increased his league goals to fourteen, in addition to three Champions League goals.

By the end of this season's league games, Jaime has eight league goals. Four Champions League goals.

Everyone can see that his insurance is skyrocketing.

Everyone sees Benzema's potential.

Born in 1987, he has just turned 20 years old, and he has performed so well.

He has managed to attract the attention of the biggest names in Europe.

Compared to Falcao, Benzema is more versatile, in addition to hitting the middle of the score, he can also play wingers, playing shadow strikers.

His technical characteristics are also more comprehensive.

He can score with a shot and get an assist with the ball past several people. He's fast. The technique on the feet is good, and the appearance is also good-looking.

Such a player has both competitive value and commercial value, and is a star that many teams want.

I'm afraid he won't be willing to take only one million euros a year.

In fact, even if it is one million euros, it is the result of Benzema's contract renewal with the team once, and when he first arrived at Lazio, he only had an annual salary of 300,000 euros.

A season is played. performed well, the team renewed his contract, and directly raised his salary to one million.

Now, if he continues to do so this season, I'm afraid the team will have to negotiate a new contract with him again.

But Chang Sheng didn't know if he could keep him this time.

Chang Sheng was mentally prepared for the departure of the players, and when he bought these people, some of them were with the intention of selling.

It's just that he doesn't want to make the locker room panic and miasma because these players are leaving. Everyone's minds are out of the game.

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In their last game, Lazio lost 1-3 away to Napoli.

In addition to the poor performance of the players on the field, several mistakes by goalkeeper Handanovic were also key.

He made two errors in judgment during the game.

Then goalkeeper coach Tomasi also reflected that Handanovic was not very active in training during this time.

Under the ever-winning big rotation policy, there is one person whose position is the most secure.

That person is the main goalkeeper Handanovic.

There were more or less substitutions in other positions, but Handanovic had no substitutes at all.

Although Lazio had two substitute goalkeepers registered, the two goalkeepers from the youth and development teams were completely unplayed, except for a few games.

Handanovic took the position of Lazio's main goalkeeper after squeezing out Peruzzi. No one can threaten his position.

In all the previous reinforcements, Chang Sheng bought a defender. He also bought a midfielder and a striker, and after bringing in Handanovic, he was the only one who never bought a goalkeeper.

So no one can threaten Handanovic's performance.

Handanovic's agent is also in talks with the club for a new contract.

Handanovic is willing to stay at Lazio, because Lazio is the absolute main force, and it is difficult to say if he goes to other teams.

But he wants to have a good salary.

Now the two sides are talking, and they are not far from talking.

Because Handanovich did not ask for too high a salary. He asked for a raise of 1.5 million euros.

This is within the limits of Lazio's finances.

Otherwise, there is no objection from either side.

It looks like maybe the book extension affected Handanovic and left him a little unable to concentrate.

Handanovic's problem, Chang Sheng is not in a hurry. He felt that when the new contract was negotiated, it should be fine.

His headache now is how to control the thought flow in the locker room.

He could not prohibit the spread of the media. It's also impossible to keep the players out of the news.

Then the news will always affect them.

This is a big problem.

If Chang Sheng scolds reporters and media, it may also arouse the dissatisfaction of the players.

Because the media is speaking for the players, complaining about their low income......

To put it bluntly, when the team has won two league titles and is about to win a third league title, these players are no longer the little hairy kids they used to be.

What Chang Sheng used to control them is gradually losing its effectiveness.

Glory and dreams.

They've got the glory and now their dreams have changed, it's no longer just about being a great professional, they're going to go to a bigger stage and be superstars!

And these, they feel that neither Chang Sheng nor Lazio can give.

People can't have only one dream in this life, and when this dream is realized, they will naturally have a second and a third ...... More dreams.

Winning the league on the football pitch is a dream, and winning the Champions League is a dream.

It is a dream to become a professional player with an annual income of 100,000 euros, it is also a dream to become a star with an annual income of 10 million euros, and it is a dream to become a superstar with an annual income of 10 million euros.

It is a dream to support my family by playing football, and I hope to enjoy a better life by playing football, living in a mansion, driving a sports car, and changing my girlfriend every day...... That's a dream, too.

Everyone has different dreams and the right to pursue different dreams.

Neither Chang Sheng nor Lazio FC has the right to stop this.

When these maturing players find that this team is unlikely to achieve their dreams, they choose to leave.

This is the sadness of small teams and poor clubs, and the sadness of football clubs that develop young players and then sell them to keep their clubs running.