Chapter 22 Crisis on the Front Line

The next day Chang Sheng was quite surprised when he heard Jose Passarella tell him that everyone hoped to train at normal intensity these days. M

"Why?" he asked.

So Jose Passarella told him what everyone discussed yesterday.

After listening, Chang Sheng was speechless.

Four veterans are retiring, which is really...a big scene.

And their reasons for retiring were all for themselves, which made Chang Sheng feel guilty and touched.

In fact, these people are in good health and condition. After all, they have the training skills to win. They are better than the veterans of other teams. In Lazio, everyone's competitive condition is relatively good.

So if they want to play, they can still play.

Of course, after he leaves and they don't have the training skills, it's hard to say how long they can maintain that level.

"Okay, I agree to your conditions. It will never start tomorrow. Starting tomorrow, you will train with the reserve team and youth team, and everything will refer to their training intensity and standards." Chang Sheng said.

In this way, Lazio's veterans were integrated into the youth team and reserve team. On the national team match day, they conducted training no different from usual.

Everyone's heart is hot.

Although they are older and their physical fitness is not as good as before, they are rich in experience and they believe that they can definitely help their boss.

With this belief, even if the training intensity of young people is high, they don't feel that there is anything they can't bear.

The youth team was also quite excited that these once-all-powerful veterans would appear in front of them and train with them.

These veterans were once among the best players in the world. They represent Lazio's most glorious era, and they are the representatives of Lazio.

Some people in the youth team can be said to have grown up watching these people play. Why they chose Lazio is probably because of the examples these veterans have set for them.

But maybe it’s because they respect these veterans too much. In training, when they faced the veterans,

On the contrary, he seemed a little timid.

What other effects does such training have?

Chang Sheng suspended the training and then criticized this phenomenon: "This is Lazio, this is not a nursing home! Don't think that the things in front of you are fragile objects that need to be handled with care. They are Lazio players, they They are all warriors. They have been through more difficult situations than you can imagine! If you show mercy to them, it would be an insult to them. They don’t need you to respect them!”

The team's captain Jose Passarella later said: "Yes, we don't care about your 'love', young people."

Subsequently. When the game resumed, the veterans showed their professional side.

When young people see the veterans working so hard, they are naturally embarrassed to be lazy and distracted during training.

So it was originally just a restorative training to maintain condition, but unexpectedly, under the leadership of a few old guys, it seemed to be very high-spirited.

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When Jose Passarella said that the old guys all wanted to contribute to the team, Chang Sheng didn't take their words too seriously.

He thought to himself that there were so many players in his team who were in their prime in their 27s and 88s. Veterans may not have many opportunities to play.

But they have this heart, and they have already made themselves very satisfied.

But he soon discovered that he was wrong.

But he needs the help of veterans!

Because during Argentina's national team match day, Icardi was injured!

And the injury was quite serious!

Icardi withdrew from the national team the next day and flew directly back to Rome, Italy. He will undergo a comprehensive examination by Lazio's team medical team.

The final result was a broken right calf!

This result means that Icardi will be out for at least six to seven months!

What is the difference between saying goodbye to this season!

After Isco suffered a serious injury, Icardi was also injured.

Lazio's forward line, which originally had such a rich talent pool that they needed to get rid of someone, turned out to be a disaster area hit hard by injuries.

Icardi's injury leaves Lazio with only one center forward. That is Cavani, who is thirty-five years old.

Originally, when the old guys said they must help the boss, Chang Sheng was just moved.

Now he doesn't just feel moved...

Because he really needs Cavani to contribute!

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After comforting Icardi in the hospital. Only when Chang Sheng came out did he frown.

He didn't have this expression at all in front of Icardi.

He certainly doesn't want to cause Icardi any anxiety.

Icardi now only needs to have surgery and then rest in peace and recuperate.

He doesn't want Icardi to rush back.

Icardi is 28 years old this year. He is in his prime and the golden age of a professional player has just begun.

At the age of twenty-eight, he has much more experience than before, and his physical fitness is at its peak and has not yet begun to decline. Excellent skills, outstanding awareness, and flexible brain.

He deserves a better career.

Instead of taking the risk of dragging a broken body and forcing the competition.

It is unfortunate to be seriously injured at this time, and letting him recover is what he needs to do to win.

Even if he can no longer serve him, that's okay.

Changsheng is frowning now because Icardi's injury is a big blow to the team.

Lazio's forward line used to be Icardi and Cavani as center forwards. Icardi is the main center forward and Cavani is a substitute. He comes on as a substitute or occasionally starts. After all, he is old and his abilities in all aspects are not as good as before.

But it is enough to be a substitute.

One main player and one substitute, this is a very reasonable configuration.

But now, the main center forward is injured, Cavani must come on, so who will be his substitute?

No one.

Isco was seriously injured and missed a season.

Mario Gotze and Messi are both wingers, and they can't play as center forwards.

Andrea Borg is also a winger. He can't play as a center forward.

So he can only rely on a 34-year-old old striker Cavani to fight the whole season.

Just thinking about it makes me feel that the future is worrying...

Although Changsheng once won the triple crown in the 2010-2011 season with Klose.

But the situation was different at that time. First of all, Klose was 32 years old at that time, and he was still at the end of the glorious period of his career, and he was in good shape. Secondly, Klose also had a substitute, that is Rocky. The outstanding performance of the two veterans ensured that Lazio won the treble that season, but it was not the credit of Klose alone.

But what about now? Cavani is 34 years old. There is only a difference of two years between 34 and 32, but the physical fitness and condition of the players are very different.

Otherwise. Would Changsheng be determined to let Cavani play as a substitute before this?

And Cavani has no substitute at all.

So the situation of Lazio is much more difficult now than in the 2010-2011 season!

Frowning, Changsheng remembered what José Passarella said to those old guys and smiled bitterly.

He really needs them...

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The next day, when the remaining players trained normally, Cavani found Changsheng.

"What a coincidence, I was just planning to find you, Edison." Chang Sheng smiled when he saw Cavani actually came to him.

Cavani knew that the boss was just forcing a smile.

Isco and Icardi were seriously injured one after another, which was a heavy blow to Lazio's forward line.

He knew what he should do at this time.

So he took the initiative to find the boss.

"If you need me, I'm ready, boss!" Cavani said.

Chang Sheng smiled again.

But this time it was not a forced smile.

"You will be under a lot of pressure, Edison." Chang Sheng didn't say anything polite to Cavani. He had a more in-depth conversation directly.

"Boss, didn't you say that being a professional player means you have to bear huge pressure, and being a professional player for Lazio. The pressure is even greater. I have been through these ten years, and I won't be crushed in the last season." Cavani said confidently.

Chang Sheng looked at Cavani's confident face, and he saw more things from it.

After Isco was injured, veteran Messi took over. Now Icardi is injured. Veteran Cavani took over again.

Before this summer, he thought that the players of the golden generation of Lazio should gradually withdraw from the stage of history. This world belongs to those players in their prime.

But he didn't expect that in the end, he still had to rely on these old guys...

Looking at these familiar names and faces, he seemed to have a feeling that he had traveled back to ten years ago.

Cavani was young ten years ago, and Messi was still the world's number one player.

As a result, now in the blink of an eye, both of them have become veterans.

Although the veteran is old, his spirit has not disappeared.

Changsheng saw the fighting spirit on Cavani's face.

He had seen this feeling in Messi's eyes.

As a result, Messi performed well in the game against Juventus, helping Lazio beat Juventus 5:0.

He believes that Cavani can successfully replace Icardi.

Even if he is old, veterans have the advantages of veterans.

The only problem is that the season is very long. If Cavani performs well in one game, can he maintain his good form throughout the season?

I'm afraid it's difficult...

What should we do if he is not in good form?

Substitute?

Obviously not, because there is no one to substitute.

I'm afraid the only way is to make tactical adjustments.

When Cavani is not in good form, bypass him and let him only serve as a bridgehead or a cover. In the end, it is not him who plays a decisive role, but Gotze, Messi and Borg.

Changsheng feels a headache when he thinks that there are only four people left on the front line of six people.

This season... has just begun!