Chapter 77 Lost

Regarding why Chang Sheng didn't come, some people thought that maybe Chang Sheng was just delayed by something, but it didn't mean that he wouldn't come, he would just be late.

Didn’t it mean that his wife’s due date was very recent?

Maybe it's because of this?

They are very close to the answer.

But they never thought that in such an important game with Manchester United, Chang Sheng would not come!

According to their thinking, if Lazio wants to advance to the semi-finals, Manchester United will definitely be eliminated.

So this away game against Manchester United is particularly important.

If Lazio loses to Manchester United on the road, they will face huge pressure when they return home. When Mourinho's team puts a little more pressure on Lazio, maybe the team will collapse.

It stands to reason that in such an important game, the head coach must be on the spot to direct the game and try his best to ensure that his team wins the game.

So even if I don't see Chang Sheng now, I don't necessarily think I won't see him in the future. Anyway, he will definitely come before the game starts.

Reporters held this view until the pre-match press conference.

Assistant coach Nesta, who knew that Chang Sheng attended the press conference on behalf of Chang Sheng, told reporters: "General Chang will not be here for this game. He has some things at home that need to be resolved..."

The reporters in the audience were so shocked that they even forgot to raise their hands before asking questions. Instead, they asked directly: "Does that mean Chang won't be here to direct the game? Is that right?"

"So Lazio's performance in this game will also be affected?"

"Can you tell me why he is unable to direct this game?"

If it were Chang Sheng himself, seeing such a messy press conference, he would immediately shut up and not answer, and insist on asking all reporters to raise their hands first, and only ask questions after getting permission.

But Nesta is a good person. He doesn't care about the reporters' undisciplined writing, but patiently answers the reporters' questions one by one.

"Yes. Chang will not come to the scene... I don't think Lazio's performance will be affected... As we all know, Chang's wife is giving birth, and the due date is within these two days, so Chang decided to stay in Rome to accompany him. family.

He made the right choice..."

The reporters below looked at each other.

Sure enough, they guessed right. Chang Sheng did not come to Manchester with the team because his wife was about to give birth.

But what they didn't guess was that Chang Sheng was much more ruthless than they imagined! Such an important game, if you say you can't come, you won't come! He directly handed over the power to direct the game to assistant coach Nesta!

As soon as the news came out, the media started to use their brains to analyze it.

Chang Sheng might be an arrangement that kills two birds with one stone.

How many days did it take to give birth? If Chang Sheng really wants to come to Manchester, he will definitely be able to come.

But why doesn't he come?

I'm afraid it's not just as simple as having a baby, right?

This season is his last at Lazio.

After he left. Lazio will also fall apart.

This is very clear now.

So as you have coached a team with morale for three seasons, you have some feelings for it, right?

Chang Sheng will not hope that with his departure, this all-powerful team will fall apart like this.

So even if he wants to leave. Also try to stay stable.

He hopes to train a successor for the team.

There have been rumors that Nesta will become the head coach of Lazio after Chang Sheng leaves the team.

So now Changsheng lets Nesta appear in the pre-match press conference instead of him. This is obviously a test for Nesta. I hope he can gain experience by directing the game on the spot. This helped him successfully become a qualified first-team head coach.

This game is a battle to cultivate the victorious successor.

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This analysis is reasonable and reasonable as soon as it comes out. It was approved by the vast majority of people.

But using the Champions League quarter-finals to train his successor...isn't this too serious about not taking the Champions League quarter-finals seriously?

In the whole world, I'm afraid only a madman like Chang Sheng can do it.

At the same time, what he did was also contempt for his opponent.

If you value your opponent, you will naturally go all out and supervise the battle yourself.

It was precisely because he didn't take his opponent seriously that he made such a move.

Using an interim head coach who has never coached the first team to face Mourinho's Manchester United... really makes people wonder whether he did it on purpose.

Didn't take Mourinho seriously at all!

Mourinho was furious at Chang Sheng's move.

But he has no chance to express his anger directly to the media. Because the game is about to begin.

He could only reiterate to his players in the locker room before the game Chang Sheng's contempt for Manchester United and arouse the fighting spirit of the Manchester United players.

Then go on the pitch and beat Lazio.

Chang Sheng regrets using this method!

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As a result, Manchester United defeated Lazio 3:1 at home. Nesta's on-the-spot command ability is indeed not as good as Mourinho's. Lazio fell behind by two goals in the first half.

But Nesta showed his tenacity.

Just like his playing style, he is very tenacious when defending.

With Manchester United already leading by three goals, after his adjustments, Lazio scored a goal before the end of the game!

This goal made Nesta ecstatic, cheering and cheering from the sidelines.

Even the commentators believed that this ball was very important for Lazio.

If it was just a 0:3 defeat. It will be very difficult for Lazio to come back in the second round.

But because of this away goal. In the second round, as long as Lazio can win their opponent 2:0 at home, there will be no problem. They will eliminate Manchester United with more away goals.

One goal has greatly improved Lazio's promotion situation. This is the beauty of football.

Sometimes, there really is just a thin line between heaven and hell.

Before Lazio scored, Old Trafford was filled with excited singing from Manchester United fans. Being able to defeat Lazio 3:0 gives Manchester United a great hope of advancing to the semi-finals.

But when Lazio scored a goal, the singing stopped.

They all understand. This goal means something.

Lazio, who was already on the verge of death, came back to life!

The Italian commentator was the most excited. After Ji Ming scored this precious away goal for Lazio, he kept shouting Ji Ming's name in a long voice, again and again, until he was hoarse.

Finally, he said hoarsely: "He saved Lazio!"

Mourinho's face didn't look good either.

When he was leading by three goals, he was sitting on the coaching bench with his legs crossed, looking very leisurely.

After Ji Ming scored, he stood up from his seat and looked very angry about the goal.

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In the end, Lazio lost to Manchester United 1:3 in the away game.

But no one dares to say that Lazio is definitely out. And Manchester United will definitely advance to the semi-finals.

For such a game, Chang Sheng did not watch the live broadcast in front of the TV.

When Lazio played Manchester United away from home, Chang Sheng was holding Avril Lavigne's hand in the delivery room. Work hard with her - they are trying for a third child.

Doctors and nurses are also busy, guiding Avril to give birth to the baby.

In the early hours of the morning, with a loud cry, Chang Sheng and Avril's third child was born, a son.

When Chang Sheng smiled happily while holding his third child. He doesn’t even know that his team has lost the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals away from home...

The next day, the news of Lazio's 1:3 away defeat to Manchester United appeared prominently on the sports pages of the media.

Chang Sheng and Avril Lavigne were expecting a baby boy, and they appeared on the celebrity gossip entertainment page.

Some media ridiculed Chang Sheng and Lazio, saying that on the day when Chang Sheng was blessed with a son, Lazio lost the game instead. They really didn't give their boss any face. On such a happy day. Shouldn't they use a victory as a gift to their boss?

The Chinese media temporarily put aside the results of the Champions League and cheered: "Ji Ming is the core of Chinese football for the next ten years, and the eldest son Chang Wei, who is always victorious, is the core of Chinese football for ten years after that. Now it’s good. We already have the core for the next 30 years! There is no need to look for the core of Chinese football for at least the next 40 years!”

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When the Lazio team arrived at Rome Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Chang Sheng and Avril Lavigne returned home holding their third child.

At the door of their home, they stood outside the gate, holding their children, allowing reporters to take photos.

Both Chang Sheng and Avril seemed very happy in front of the camera. His face was filled with a happy smile.

But in such a happy day, there are always people who want to embarrass Chang Sheng.

Pacheco was among that group.

He and Chang Sheng have been rivals for more than ten years. Even now he is still fighting against Chang Sheng.

While the photographers were taking pictures, he raised his hand and asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Chang, seeing that you are so happy, you must not know that your team lost in the away game, right? Do you need me to tell you the score?"

Chang Sheng was no stranger to Pacheco, and he knew what he said was not good when he saw him.

So he shook his head: "Thank you, Mr. Pacheco, for your concern. No need. I have already spoken to Alejandro on the phone. He told me the results and process of the game."

"Now that you know the result, why do you still look so happy? Don't you care at all about Lazio's fate?"

Pacheco's words were heartbreaking, and he just wanted to add trouble to Chang Sheng.

And he also wanted to create a public opinion, that is, he wanted to prove to Lazio fans that their head coach was a selfish man who had abandoned Lazio for the sake of his children.

Such a head coach obviously does not deserve their support.

This is to sow discord.

Chang Sheng would not fall for his tricks.

He was still smiling and seemed not to take Pacheco's ill-intentioned question to heart at all.

In fact Pacheco was waiting for him to fly into a rage.

Then he can say that winning is the state of mind, otherwise why would he be angry?

As a result, Chang Sheng continued to smile, but he didn't know what to do.

Chang Sheng smiled and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, the quarter-finals are two rounds, and we have one more game. It's not a big deal, don't make a fuss, Mr. Pacheco."

Then he stopped talking to Pacheco, and Pacheco didn't know how to ask further.

After Changsheng and Avril finished taking the photos, they turned around and walked into their own yard. The gate closed in front of the reporters, and they could no longer see Changsheng and Avril.

The reporters left one after another.

Only Pacheco stayed until the end.

He spat at the closed door: "Let you go crazy! You will cry after the second round!"