Chapter 21: The Veterans
After the match against Utus, it was time for the international break, with the Lazio internationals flying back to their respective countries to play for their home countries.
The Furmelo training base was a little deserted for a while.
However, there will always be some players who will remain in the team, so Chang Sheng has to go to Vermelo every day to train and complete his work.
Lazio's first team, who remained at the club and did not go to the national team, were all veterans except for the two substitute centre-backs at the back.
Because they are too old, they have all withdrawn from their national team, and some of them have not quit themselves, but have been ignored by the national team.
These old guys have a characteristic, they are all the same people who followed Chang Sheng to fight the world together.
Handanovic, Modric, Cavani, Jose Passarella.
They are still in the Lazio team and have not left for so many years.
However, with the departure of Chang Sheng next season, they should also gradually say goodbye to Lazio, and even to their careers.
Because of the lack of personnel, the team's training was very relaxed.
Sometimes it's not even called training, it's more like a relaxation game.
This relaxed atmosphere is also reflected in the attitude of always winning.
It's rare that he doesn't have to be strict in training.
The daily training time is very short, the content is not much, and the intensity is not great.
Even the players wondered when Lazio's training had been so easy.
In between trainings, Everwin came to the players.
There weren't many people, everyone sat on the sidelines of the training ground to rest and chat.
Because most of them are veteran players, they have known each other for more than ten years, and their feelings are very deep, so there is nothing that cannot be said. People get together and talk, that's a common thing in training.
It's just that today the situation is somewhat special.
Because the boss, who never participated in the players' chat, actually appeared by their side.
"I'm actually sorry for you." Chang Sheng sat in the middle of everyone and said to them.
The players didn't expect the boss to come and apologize to them, and they were all taken aback.
"I said I'd go with you all the way, but I'm sorry, I'm going to go first." Chang Sheng said.
"I've been trying to avoid that for the past two years. But it's a pity...... I didn't make it. ”
Everyone looked at the boss who bowed his head to them and confessed his mistakes, and they were a little overwhelmed.
"You've been with me for so many years, until the end. But to separate, it's really reluctant. So take this opportunity to talk to you and apologize. ”
Everyone finally reacted, and Handanovic hurriedly said, "No need to apologize, boss." Actually, we're all content. If not to follow you. How can we get where we are now? Several of us have won the championship over the years. You gave us everything we could imagine and couldn't imagine, and you don't owe us anything, so no apologies, boss. ”
"yes, boss, why do you have to apologize to us. We're not used to you like this......" Modric's words made everyone laugh.
Even Chang Sheng is no exception.
"I always seem to be oppressing you." Chang Sheng raised his arms.
Modric dodged, and everyone around him burst out laughing.
But after laughing, everyone looked at each other. But I don't know what to say.
After all, the topic brought up by the boss is somewhat sad.
Since the boss announced that he would leave Lazio next season, the old guys have deliberately avoided this topic when they usually chat.
No one suggested it, this was the tacit understanding of these old guys.
This topic is too sad. As soon as they talk, the floodgates of memories will open, and the flood of memories will come out and drown them.
They don't like the feeling of sadness.
So they simply didn't talk about it.
It's just that the mouth doesn't talk about it. It doesn't mean they don't want to.
The master and apprentice who have been getting along for more than ten years day and night always have feelings. And the feelings are deep.
To be honest, they all want to stay at Lazio so that when they retire from Lazio, they will have Chang Sheng, their boss.
Then they have no regrets.
Now, instead they envy their former teammates who have retired from the military, who at least have their bosses by their side when they end their careers.
And what about them?
The boss is gone, and they suddenly feel like their careers are incomplete......
At the beginning, they thought that they could play for a few more years, and they could follow the boss for a few more years.
It's really unpredictable, who would have thought that the position of Lazio coach who couldn't be touched by thunder would one day be replaced!
Chang Sheng saw that everyone suddenly fell silent, and he somewhat guessed what this was about.
So he smiled and clapped his hands: "It's not a big deal, when you retire, if you want to be a coach, come to me, I'm still with you, old guys." There is no banquet in the world, and thank you very much for your support over the years. In the future, when we are old, we will reminisce about the past years together, and I think it will be very beautiful. But now we all have to go our own way. I think you can walk well in your own way. ”
With that, he got up, stood up, patted his ass and walked away.
Everyone looked at his back and didn't know what to say for a while.
After a long while, the boss had walked away completely, and Cavani lowered his head and said, "Anyway, I still don't want the boss to go......"
The others didn't speak, they just looked at him.
Even if they don't, so what?
Those who should go will always go, just as they will retire too.
The boss is right, there is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed.
"I've decided, too." Modric twisted his head, "Like Jose, retire at the end of the season!" ”
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
Facing everyone's eyes, Modric smiled: "Anyway, I'm thirty-six years old, and I continue to play because the boss is there." Now that the boss is gone. Why should I keep kicking? ”
Cavani thought for a moment, then said: "Then I will retire too, I will be thirty-five next year anyway." It doesn't seem to make much sense to keep kicking...... I took everything I had to take. ”
Handanovic raised his hand: "I also retire." I'll be thirty-eight next year, and it's time to retire. ”
Jose Passarella has long announced his retirement.
These few are the only ones left in the current Lazio team, and the old guys who have been winning the world at the beginning have made their decisions.
They didn't start their careers under a winning man, but they did so for most of their careers.
Jose Passarella was discovered by Constant Victory, and there were several seasons in the middle that Constant Win and Jose Passarella were separated. However, the two men were soon reunited in Lazio, and since then, they have never been separated. Until now, he is still the most important player in the Lazio backline.
Modric's career didn't start at Lazio. But when he came to Lazio, he was a nobody, a young man. He grew up in Lazio and became famous, eventually becoming famous...... It can also be said that he dedicated his entire career to Lazio and gave him a constant victory.
Handanovic was brought to Europe on Saturday from Slonia by Udinese, but he did not play at Udinese. After only half a season, he was loaned to Lazio by Chang Sheng. A season later, Lazio bought Handanovic for five million euros, and since then. Handanovic became Lazio's main goalkeeper and guarded the door for Lazio for more than ten years.
Edinson Cavani was poached from Uruguay by Napoli to Italy and has been playing for Napoli for a few years now, but now everyone knows it. That's just a quota for Lazio to borrow from Napoli for non-EU foreign aid. From the beginning, Cavani was a player for Lazio.
Say that their entire careers have been given to Lazio as a team. It's not impossible.
However, for them, Lazio is equal to a constant victory, and without the boss, Lazio is not Lazio, at least not the Lazio they are willing to stay in.
Deep down, they are very dissatisfied with Lotito's attitude towards the boss, and think that no matter what the boss wants, the club should agree. Because obviously, to keep the boss is to keep the glory of Lazio.
Lotito, you have given the shares to the boss, so what conditions can not be agreed?
They couldn't figure out how these two golden partners had fallen out.
Now that the boss is gone, they don't want to stay in Lazio.
If they are younger, they are willing to follow in the footsteps of their boss and continue to set brilliant and record-breaking records.
It's just that now they, even if they want to follow the boss, it is estimated that the boss doesn't need them anymore.
So retirement is the best option.
"It's the last season, and I'm about to retire, but I think we should still contribute to the team." Finally, captain José Passarella said.
Everyone nodded.
Although they can only be substitutes, they can contribute to the team on the bench.
It's about training hard, keeping your body in good shape and being ready to contribute when the team needs them.
They've played a lot of games, they've had a lot of minutes and records, and in this last season, they just want to be able to help their boss, even a little bit, and be content.
They will have to help the boss win the title and use it to bring his seventeen seasons at Lazio to a close.
The boss's last season in Lazio, they don't support the boss, who else?
After all, they are the boss's descendants......
ps: Today's fourth watch is sent, begging everyone for a monthly pass, this is about to end the month, can we return to the top ten of the overall list this month?
Although there is little hope, we still have to work hard!