Chapter 8: Go after your dreams, Milo
Klose signed a three-year contract with Lazio when he first joined the team, and he initially just wanted to play for three years at Lazio and maintain his good form so that he could play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
But who knew he was in very good form at Lazio. So in the end Lazio renewed his contract for another two years, so he played for Lazio for a total of five years.
After the five-year contract expired, the 37-year-old chose to retire at Lazio.
After retiring as a player, he went straight to Lazio's coaching staff, starting at the grassroots level and eventually becoming Lazio's shooting coach, specializing in training the players' shots.
Retiring at Lazio and then moving into the coaching staff is the standard development path for many Lazio players.
Many Lazio players are like this, perhaps because Chang Sheng is a good manager and can also make his men a good manager.
It's not just Klose.
That's how Rocchi joined the Lazio coaching staff after he retired, and now he is the head of the youth academy at Lazio.
The same is true of Ballack, who retired two years earlier than Klose.
Later, Ballack was favored by Bayern Munich because of his outstanding performance in the Lazio coaching staff and was invited to be the head coach of Bayern Munich.
This summer, Barak's career took to the next level.
He was hired by the German Football Association as the head coach of the German national team.
However, as a result, the position of Bayern Munich coach was vacant.
Coming to Bayern Munich is to hire Chang Sheng, who failed to renew his contract with Lazio, to coach Bayern Munich, not until next season, but to poach it immediately.
The Bundesliga giants are even willing to pay huge liquidated damages.
But Chang Sheng refused.
Chang Sheng and Lazio still have one year left on their contracts, and he will have to fulfill this year's contract, and as for what will happen after one year, it will be said at that time.
Changsheng can naturally wait a year. At the beginning, Bayern Munich could not vacate the position of coach for a year, just to wait for a permanent victory.
So Bayern Munich had to find someone else.
They couldn't dig Chang Sheng, so they aimed at the people around Chang Sheng.
Because they've tasted the sweetness of it. At the beginning, they tried to poach Ballack, but after Ballack became the head coach of Bayern Munich, his coaching results were quite good, leading Bayern Munich to win a Champions League, two league titles, and three German Cup titles, as well as a UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup.
So Bayern Munich now seems to be on their toes with a winning product. It must be a fine product.
Barak can, but what about Klose?
So they sent an invitation to Klose, hoping that Klose could come and replace Ballack.
I have to say that being a head coach is the ultimate dream in every coach's heart. Anyone wants to be a manager whenever they have the opportunity and the possibility.
Especially after staying by Chang Sheng's side for a long time, seeing him as a head coach is so high-spirited, people will have longing emotions, looking forward to whether he can be like the boss if he is also the head coach.
Barak was initially influenced and encouraged by the boss. Finally embarked on the path of head coaching.
Klose had the same dream in his heart.
But this time is the boss's last season, he needs his own help, and he should go to the end with him.
But if you give up this opportunity, when will the next such opportunity appear?
Next season, the boss will leave Lazio. What about yourself? Go?
After receiving a call from FC Bayern Munich, Klose tossed and turned for a night.
To go or not to go, he is very entangled.
Finally, in the early hours of the morning. He finally made a decision - go!
Anyway, this opportunity is for him. It was so rare that it was hard for him to turn down such an opportunity.
It's very attractive to be a manager, and it's even more rare to be the head coach of a team like Bayern Munich.
As a German, FC Bayern Munich has a unique place in Klose's heart.
Not only did he play for Bayern Munich for many years, but also because Bayern Munich was the most successful, well-known and greatest team in Germany.
To be called the head coach of such a team is what Klose could only dream of.
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After making the decision to leave, the biggest headache for Klose was how to tell the boss.
He always felt that leaving the boss was a betrayal for the boss.
Because the boss needs his own help.
But he couldn't say goodbye.
So he finally came to Chang Sheng.
When Chang Sheng listened to Klose's story, he laughed: "That's a good thing, Milo." If you can be invited to coach by Bayern Munich, it means that your ability is recognized! ”
Seeing Chang Sheng say this, Klose breathed a sigh of relief and was a little surprised: "Boss, do you agree with me to go to Bayern Munich?" ”
Chang Sheng shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "Why don't I agree?" ”
"But this is your last season at Lazio, so I'm leaving......"
Chang Sheng rolled his eyes: "I'm not old enough to ask you all to stay and take care of me." If you want to go, then you can go, to pursue and achieve your dreams, which is much more important than my business. This opportunity is truly rare for you. ”
Klose was a little moved.
The boss is now in all kinds of trouble, but he can still think about others. He would rather sacrifice himself than delay his subordinates in pursuing their ideals......
Klose's lips quirmed: "Thank you, Boss......"
"Hey, thanks for what? You are free, Klose. You signed a contract to become a Lazio player, but you are free. You can go wherever you want, and I have no right to bind your future. Going to Bayern Munich is a good thing for you, it is a platform where you can realize your self-worth. I said that to Michelle at the beginning. If you think going to Bayern Munich is good for you, then you go. ”
Chang Sheng waved his hand.
"But I still have to thank you, boss. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am now. What I'm going to be doing now, I don't know. That's why I chose to join Lazio. Playing under you was the best decision I've ever made in my life! Klose insisted.
Chang Sheng smiled.
"I have benefited a lot from your arrival. Remember your first season with the team? One was called a thigh hugging by the media, but in the end he became the biggest contributor to Lazio's defense of the treble. If I want to say thank you, I'll thank you too, Milo. ”
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Klose finally said goodbye to Changsheng and left Changsheng's office.
Chang Sheng sat alone in his chair and did not move.
There was still a smile on his lips.
There seem to be more and more managers going out of him.
Pep Guardiola, Di Matteo, Ballack, Klose......
Chang Sheng was not dissatisfied with the fact that he had cultivated an opponent for himself.
In his opinion. These guys are able to find their place in the manager's position and prove their worth, and that's more important than anything else.
The players who played under him often gave them a lot of coaching advice, so most of these players chose to become coaches after retiring. Some of them work as coaches under their own hands, and some go out and fly solo.
Either way, Chang Sheng is happy for them.
He even hopes that these coaches can lead their teams to championships.
Because this can at least prove that you are strong.
A person who is strong is not really strong, and being able to make the people around him strong also makes Chang Sheng more fulfilling.
Of course, when I was young, Chang Sheng didn't think so.
He was at that time. He only cares about making himself strong, because he has been making silk for two lifetimes, and he is unwilling to let himself continue to silk, so he has to work hard. At that time, he was also limited in his abilities. It's not easy to make yourself stronger.
Later, as he grew stronger, so did his abilities.
He's starting to help the people around him.
From Pep Guardiola, to Di Matteo, Nesta...... There are a lot of people who have gone on to coach positions with him.
He found a path of heart for their careers.
Even in the process. He would also be defeated by his own students, and he never regretted doing so. And stopped too.
He also continues to help players retire and become coaches.
Maybe this is still the problem in his heart as a fan and FM player.
I always want to see players who have been so dominant in the dugout to continue their legacy.
It would be more rewarding if these coaches were brought out by themselves......
Klose is gone, and of course it will make his coaching team one less person, but it is not serious enough to stretch himself down.
So if Klose wants to go, let him go, Chang Sheng will not stop him, and he will be sincerely happy for him.
Other people came to him, and he was like that.
Even if he was left alone in the end, he didn't care.
Because when the time comes, his peach and plum will be all over the world, and he will still not be lonely.
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The next day, the Lazio club officially released a news announcement, announcing that they had parted ways peacefully with Klose.
And I wish Klose the best of luck in his future managerial journey.
At the same time, the official website of FC Bayern Munich announced that Klose has officially become the head coach of Bayern Munich.
As soon as this news came out, it caused an uproar.
The reason for everyone's uproar is naturally not because Bayern Munich actually asked a first-team coach of Lazio to be the head coach - this matter has been done by Bayern Munich before, Ballack was just an ordinary coach of the first team of Lazio before becoming the head coach of Bayern Munich, but his achievements in Bayern Munich made everyone shut up, and naturally no one dared to question Klose.
The coach who came out of Chang Sheng's subordinates and he had a temper, and if anyone questioned them, they would slap their faces......
Everyone was in an uproar because Chang Sheng would agree to let Klose go, you must know that this season will be very difficult for him, and he also let his coach go, is he afraid that his last season will not be difficult enough?
In any case, Klose is still quite important to the team's coaching staff, and when he is gone, he will have to find someone from elsewhere to fill this terror, which will inevitably lead to a situation where he is stretched thin in other positions.
What was the psychology of Chang Sheng that would agree to let Klose go?