Chapter 163: Falco's Salary
In the first half, the Inter Milan players, who were going to play a normal game against Lazio, felt that the game was still abnormal from the beginning.
But this time it was not them who were abnormal, it was Lazio.
They thought that Lazio would continue to play with Inter Milan in the second half, and when Inter Milan's physical energy was almost exhausted, they would suddenly exert their strength.
Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the second half, Lazio actually accelerated its efforts!
There were more through passes, the passing speed was faster, and the movement of the players who matched it increased.
The sudden acceleration created a dizzying feeling for the Inter players.
Luka Modric received the ball from a team-mate on the edge of the box and he made a gesture to shoot from distance. The deceived Cambiaso fell to the ground and blocked. As a result, he pushed football to the other side.
Falcao stabbed in the middle and fired a powerful shot with his foot after receiving the football.
The ball bypassed the defender and Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar and flew into the goal!
"Nice powerful volley!" Tiger 'Falcao-!! It was his 10th league goal of the season! A terrifyingly efficient killer! ”
The narrator raised his arms and shouted.
The Inter players were blindfolded.
Inter fans clasped their heads in their hands and couldn't believe it.
They almost laid siege to Lazio in the first half but failed to score.
Just three minutes into the second half, Lazio actually scored!
How could it be so fast?
The ball must have been fouled, Falcao was offside, right?
But unfortunately, neither the referee nor the linesman said that the goal worked!
The Lazio fans erupted in a huge cheer in the corner of the stands, although they were quickly silenced by the clamor of the Inter fans.
After the goal, Falcao rushed to the camera again and thumped the blue eagle logo on his chest.
This is how he is saying what he means to the Lazio fans – I am a Lazio player! I will stay and fight with Lazio!
Agent Claudio in the stands. Mosio frowned again.
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Chang Sheng wasn't too excited. For him, leading Inter Milan in the game has become a matter of course.
He just gave Falcao a thumbs up.
He then pointed to his temples and motioned for his players to stay calm.
They are only one goal ahead, and this is on someone's home turf, and if they are too underestimated, they will also be punished.
The best thing to do is to take the opportunity to take another game, and after a two-goal lead, with Lazio's possession strength, the game is basically stable.
After the restart, Lazio continued their rhythm.
And even faster.
This speed. It was very uncomfortable for Inter Milan, who couldn't keep up with Lazio's tempo......
In the end, Inter Milan lost 0:2 at home to Lazio and lost.
After 12 rounds of league matches, Lazio won 10, drew 2 and lost 0. Scored 25 goals, conceded 8, and won by 17 goals, leading the table with 32 points.
Inter Milan, who are second in the league, have only 25 points, seven points behind Lazio.
After the game, a media outlet said: "Whether Inter Milan wants to admit it or not, in fact it is - Inter Milan cannot threaten Lazio's position in the domestic league." This season. Lazio is going for the defending champions! ”
"Inter should consider shifting their focus to the Champions League. If you can't win the league title, but as long as you can make a breakthrough in the Champions League, you can also stabilize Mancini's position......"
Even articles appeared in the newspaper "Milan Sport", which allowed Inter Milan to focus on the Champions League. Although there is no direct saying about abandoning the domestic league. But everyone is not blind and stupid, and they can see that in fact, Inter Milan has given up the league, and it is also a disguised recognition of Lazio's dominance in Italy.
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Breno. Pacheco saw that the media he worked for also appeared to have spoken of surrendering to Lazio, which saddened him, a perennial black. But at the same time, I feel uncomfortable.
But what really angered Pacheco was a report in the French newspaper La Teams.
Here's what the report says about the winning Lazio.
“…… In Italy, the Lazio that Chang built is already an invincible armada. Their team roams the entire Serie A. No team can beat the team that stopped them. Even if we can draw Lazio now, it is already a achievement worthy of special attention......"
He doesn't believe that Lazio are invincible, and he doesn't believe that a team that wins regularly doesn't make a mistake at all - there are no such teams and people in this world!
In the past, Sport was a staunch ally, criticizing Chang Win no matter what the situation.
Now even Milan Sport has conceded defeat, which gives Pacheco a sense of tragedy that he is alone.
But that's what makes Pacheco's sense of purpose even stronger.
He must find Lazio's weaknesses, and he must make the myth of constant victory completely shattered! He's going to make this arrogant guy pay for his arrogance!
Pacheco called his boss and asked to be transferred to Rome.
"What are you going to Rome for? Breno? His superiors were surprised.
"I'm going to cover Lazio." Pacheco said.
"I remember you didn't like Chang ...... much"
"Yes, that's why I'm going to observe him in the nearest place. I can't accept that the newspaper said that Lazio was an armada. I can definitely find out their weaknesses. ”
The leader obviously knew the temper and character of the man under him very well.
So after listening to him, he didn't try to persuade either, just nodded: "Okay, I give you permission to go to Rome." But Breno, often not a good person to get along with. Don't let yourself get caught up in the whirlpool. ”
Pacheco replied, "I'll be careful to hide in the shadows and be patient." ”
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Just as Pacheco had just arrived in Rome, Falcao was in his apartment when he was being replaced by his manager, Claudio Brown. Mosio lessons.
"What are you doing! Romedahl? You've been doing this kind of thing for two games in a row! If you want to show your love for the fans, can you prove it in a different way? You're doing this, and you're making me very passive! ”
Mosio threw the newspaper in front of Falcao.
"Look, the newspapers are full of pictures of you with your team badge! Everybody is saying you love this team and you want to stay longer...... Such a public opinion environment. How do you ask me to ask you for a higher salary from the club! ”
Falcao, who behaved like a tiger on the pitch, is now smirking at his agent.
"Don't you want a raise?" Seeing Falcao's expression, Mosio couldn't help but want to roll his eyes.
"Uh, I think, Claudio, I think." Falcao hurriedly put away his smirk and said seriously.
"That's what you think? Now, you are not allowed to show any signs that you intend to stay at Lazio, so that the club will say to me 'you don't want to leave'. You leave everything to me. I'll talk to you. ”
"And what if a fan asks me if I'll stay at Lazio?" Falcao asked.
"You tell them that you don't know what the future holds. You have to think about it, you're the top scorer in the team now, and you were the same last season. It's only been twelve rounds of league play and you've already scored ten goals. You have a great chance of becoming the league's Golden Boot this season! Such an outstanding performance. But what about the salary you get in the club? The annual salary is only 500,000 euros! This is completely out of match with your performance! It's the club that owes you, don't act like you owe the club! ”
Broker Claudio. Mosio couldn't stop Far's training at all.
Falcao himself actually feels that half a million euros a year is less.
But when he thought of his obscurity in River Plate, it was Lazio who valued him, brought him to Italy, and then gave himself such a vast world.
I owe it to Lazio FC to be where I am today.
However, his agent Claudio. Mosio apparently doesn't see it that way.
Falcao thought about it seriously and felt that money was more important.
So he nodded.
"Okay. Do as you say, Claudio. ”
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When Pacheco arrived in Rome, he did not immediately go to Lazio to conduct interviews.
He actually bought a copy of each of the newspapers that he could sell recently and reported on Lazio's recent news. He then begins to lock himself in his apartment and begins his clue-finding journey.
He didn't believe that Lazio was really invincible.
There must be some weaknesses.
Generally speaking. If a team can't beat from the outside, then disintegrate them from the inside.
So there must be problems within this team.
What's the problem?
Pacheco is a seasoned journalist.
It was easy for him to guess the contradiction between the players' growing fame and their persistently meagre salaries.
This is especially true of Falcao.
The leading scorer of Lazio earns only half a million euros a year.
Such a low salary is almost the same as Falcao giving them a job for nothing.
And so far. Falcao hasn't come out yet, and the salary is not normal.
But Pacheco thinks it won't be long before Falcao starts to make trouble. There will be many reasons. Neither he nor his agent will be satisfied with making half a million a year.
With Falcao's current performance, many big teams are willing to give him five million euros a year!
Maybe you can make a fuss about this matter and then find a breakthrough.
Falcao is certainly not alone, and there are many others like him in the dressing room at Lazio.
They are all excellent performers, but the salaries are meagre.
The fortress will collapse from the inside!
It's good to start with money.
Professional players, at the instigation of their agents, are all profit-seeking.
Especially the players in South America, loyalty means nothing to them, they just need money.
(To be continued)