Chapter 149: How to Sell Merlot for a Big Price
In the final round of the league, Lazio lost 1-2 away to Siena, ending their 2006-2007 season.
In this final round, Lazio have run out of desires, and it is normal for them to lose to Siena.
However, the competition between other teams is still fierce.
The battle for Champions League qualification between AC Milan and Fiorentina has come to an end when AC Milan won the Champions League.
Because AC Milan won the Champions League, according to the rules, the defending champions can automatically participate in next season's Champions League, starting from the qualifying round.
And in doing so, one seat will have to be cut within Serie A.
So even if Fiorentina are now fourth, they have already lost their qualification for next season's Champions League.
This fact hit Florence hard.
Although they were two points ahead of AC Milan before the final round, everything changed when AC Milan won the Champions League in midweek.
Fiorentina lost hope of qualifying for the Champions League, as well as the goal and motivation to fight for.
Fiorentina lost at home to Sampdoria in the end, while AC Milan beat Reggina away.
AC Milan finished fourth in the league with a one-point advantage, while Fiorentina dropped to fifth. But it doesn't make a difference, they are already destined to play in the League Cup anyway......
It was because AC Milan defeated Liverpool in the final and won the Champions League.
Having been heavily influenced by the phone gate and still being able to win the Champions League, AC Milan surprised everyone – except for the constant wins.
Kaka did well in the Champions League, winning the top scorer and player awards with 10 goals.
If nothing else, he will win this year's European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year.
This was the pinnacle of Kaka's career.
Then, he began to gradually decline.
But even then, he's still strong.
If Changsheng is like picking up cheap, it can't be picked up.
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In the end, Lazio finished first with 30 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses and 95 points, while Inter Milan was second with 82 points and Roma was third with 74 points. AC Milan is fourth with 68 points. Fiorentina are fifth with 67 points and will be in the UEFA Cup next season. Palermo finished sixth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
The three teams that were relegated were Chievo, Messina and Ascoli.
After the league is over, the fans and players can rest.
And the manager and manager of the team will continue to be busy.
The recruitment work began from this moment.
This summer, Lazio has not made any big moves in terms of recruitment, and the main job is to do everything possible to sell Melo, and it is to sell it at a high price.
Melo has been outstanding for Lazio in the past two seasons and has been a regular player and the heart of the midfield.
Such a player not only made the Brazilian national team with his outstanding performances, but also attracted the favor of other big teams.
Juventus are not the first team to show interest in Melo.
Real Madrid, who have been looking for a good midfielder, is also salivating over Melo.
They previously bought an Emerson from Juventus and Mohammed from Lyon. Diarra, when Capello said that with these two midfielders, his team has only lost three games in a season.
As a result, his face was swollen later.
It turned out that Emerson was already on the decline, and Diarra was injury-prone.
So Real Madrid still need to buy a midfielder.
In addition to these two teams, many other giants are interested in Melo.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Liverpool...... and many other teams that are well-known in European football want him.
This provides the basis for the ever-winning sky-high asking price.
But that's not enough.
Constant victory also requires the power of public opinion.
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Just after the end of the league season, the news of Juventus' interest in Melo was revealed.
Reporters interviewed Chang Sheng, who did not deny this, admitting that Juventus had indeed called him to inquire about the possibility of a transfer for Melo.
But I turned him down. Melo is the heart of Lazio's midfield, an absolute mainstay. I'm not going to sell a player who is so important to the team. ”
Chang Sheng cleared up all the transfer rumours surrounding Melo.
But that clarification doesn't really keep Melo out of the maelstrom of transfer rumours.
This serves as an introduction.
There was a big discussion in the media about Melo's importance to Lazio.
Journalists and commentators have written about Melo's important role in winning tactics.
The Brazilian midfielder has also been given various nicknames.
What titles such as "conning tower", "commander", "metronome" were put on Merlot's head.
Formerly a grumpy card-eater, he has now become an absolutely indispensable figure in Lazio's midfield.
There is a point of view that is very representative.
“…… Maybe Melo like Modric and David. Silva is so dazzling, but he is definitely the most indispensable figure in the team! Often Lazio can do without David. Silva can do without Modric, but just can't do without Melo...... Lazio have won 27 of the 30 games with Melo this season, and his importance to the team cannot be overstated. He's one of those players who doesn't look obtrusive on the pitch, but he has a very high tactical status. He may be the invisible man in the eyes of the fans, but he is the player that every manager dreams of! ”
'When he's on the pitch, you can't see how good he is. It's only when he's not on the pitch that you know what an important player Lazio are missing! ”
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The conscience of heaven and earth, Chang Sheng really did not instruct the media to do this - even if he did, the media would not listen to him.
But these media just said what Chang Sheng wanted to say but couldn't say.
It's hard to say that you praise your players and are brazen, but if you change it to the media, no one will have any doubts.
When more and more people say this, the Juventus laymen have to be fooled.
Of course, the numbers don't lie, and Melo is really important to Lazio, and that can't be faked.
However, Chang Sheng is not worried about this problem. Because of such a core, since you can create one, you can create a second.
Melo is gone, and Khedira is gone.
And Inle, and Ledesma, and Nocerino. There are many options.
The good thing about a traverser is that he doesn't rely too much on one player because he can always find a suitable replacement.
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There are more and more discussions about Melo, and there are more and more scandals about him in the transfer market.
Some media swore that Real Madrid asked Lazio for a price.
The next day, it was reported that Melo's agent had appeared in London and that his destination was Stamford Bridge.
Two days later, another Italian media said that Inter Milan intends to spend a lot of money to poach Melo from Lazio this season: "For Moratti, if you can't beat your opponents on the football field, then grab their people and beat them in the transfer market!" ”
The news changes every day.
Melo's agent was in Spain and was said to be in Manchester at the same time.
And in the face of so many transfer rumors, Melo's agent is also ambiguous.
"I haven't spoken to Felipe yet...... He's preparing for the Copa America now, and I think when the Copa America is over, we can sit down and talk. ”
This is said ambiguously, and no one knows whether Merlot will leave or stay.
Only Chang Sheng knew very well that Melo definitely wanted to leave.
If he doesn't want to leave, in the face of so many transfer rumors, will he not know to give himself a call, explain, and then show his loyalty?
He knows his mobile phone number.
If he didn't, it only means that he wants to change jobs. He didn't dare to call himself for fear that he would ask him to change his mind.
Chang Sheng also hoped that Melo would not call him. Because he really wanted Merlot to go, but for the sake of the sky-high price, it couldn't reveal the slightest such idea.
So Melo don't call herself, everybody's fine.
Chang Sheng has also been silent on Melo transfer rumours.
Journalists couldn't even find him.
At this time, he followed Avril Lavigne all over the world, and even went to China.
But it's not a trip, it's not a visit to relatives and friends. It's because Avril's new album is released at the end of April, and Avril has to go all over the world to promote her new album, attend various promotional events, appear on TV, go on the radio and record programs, and so on......
At this time, Chang Sheng has always been by her side. The low-key one has no presence for an assistant.
But Avril doesn't need him to be high-profile, as long as he is by his side, he is very satisfied.
When he went to China to do publicity, Chang Sheng finally became a protagonist, and went on stage to do propaganda with his wife.
In an interview with reporters, he also joked that he would let the live DJ of Lazio at the Olympic Stadium play Avril Avril before the start of the game and during halftime......
Because of her constant victory, Avril has a very large number of fans in China.
Some fans who didn't listen to Avril Lavigne's songs also began to like Avril because of their frequent victories and were willing to support Avril.
Because of her frequent victories, Avril's China propaganda trip was very successful.
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Avril was so busy this June that Chang Sheng followed her all the time and never returned home.
The two men traveled from China to Japan, to Canada, to the United States, to the United Kingdom, and to continental Europe.
In a month's time, he flew around the earth.
Until the end of Changsheng's vacation, Avril was still busy.
So Chang Sheng got off the bus and went back to Rome, while Avril continued her European journey......
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The team will report on July 15.
However, Chang Sheng will generally return to the club half a month in advance to deal with transfer matters, and if the introduction of players is negotiated in advance, July 1 is generally the day of physical examination.
At this time, Chang Sheng, as the head coach of the team, must be present.
As mentioned earlier, the focus of Lazio FC's transfer work this summer is Felipe. Merlot.
How to sell Merlot for a good price is the highest goal of all the staff in the club's sports department.
After the media publicity, Melo's reputation is now thriving, and he has the style of "one of the five largest backs in Europe".
It has succeeded in whetting the appetite of the giants, especially Juventus.
Juventus, for their part, are almost convinced that Melo is their true son and the person Juventus needs to rise.
They tried to contact Lazio several times, but the reply they received was "the manager is on vacation, please wait until he comes back from vacation, thank you".
If you can't find someone, you can't buy it.
But after all, Juventus is not yet amateur to the point where they don't know anything.
They still sent professional scouts to Venezuela to watch every match of the Brazilian team in the Copa America live, and to follow and assess Melo's level.
To the satisfaction of Chang Sheng, Melo has also performed very competitively in this Copa America. In the first game, he came off the bench and performed well, and then he started every game. Brazil have now reached the final and will meet Argentina in the final.
Melo's role in Brazil's midfield was clear, with tireless sweeping and running to ensure the safety of Brazil's backline. At the same time, he also has a through ball and a long-range shot that can be plugged in to participate in the attack. Although he didn't score, he had another assist, which fully proved his attacking ability.
Such a player who can both attack and defend, that is indeed what Juventus need!