Chapter 34: Rapid Momentum (117/136)

() After the game, the news of Lazio's 5:2 victory over Milan in the away game became the headlines and sensational news reported by the Italian media.レm♠Thinking♥Road♣Guestレ

Although Lazio has been in good form recently, no one could have imagined that they could beat Milan so easily away.

Most people didn't even guess the result of Lazio's victory. They felt that Milan should be able to win at home, even if the process was a bit difficult, but the final victory must belong to them.

Who would have thought that even this point they guessed wrong. . .

After the game, many media used the word "unpopular". They believed that Milan's loss to Lazio at home by such a disparity was an upset.

In this regard, Chang Sheng wrote on his personal website that he was very dissatisfied with the media's use of "unpopular" to describe this victory. Because with Lazio's current strength, it is not a strange result to win Milan. It is also normal to beat Milan with this score.

But no matter what word is used, the whole of Italy was shocked by the result and score of this game anyway.

The game was still being discussed on TV for several days, analyzing one scene at a time. Why did Lazio win so easily?

Why Milan can't fight back when facing Lazio.

This kind of stuff makes Lazio fans very happy. . .

They kept switching channels and watched these programs over and over again, just to hear the guests and hosts there praise Lazio's performance.

However, on the first day of resuming training, Chang Sheng said to the players: "Forget the game against Milan, our goal is not to beat Milan, but to get the top four in the league and qualify for the Champions League next season. So we have to go Look ahead, guys."

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The fifth round of the league. Lazio hosts Palermo.

In this game, Lazio relied on the power of beating Milan 5:2 away in the last round, and defeated Palermo 4:2 at home.

People are surprised to find that September has passed, and Lazio has remained unbeaten throughout September!

They had four wins and one tie, with thirteen points.

Fourteen goals have been scored and only five have been conceded. The net win was as many as nine.

Currently ranked second in the league, second only to Juventus, which has won all five games.

This kind of points ranking and technical statistics such as goals and conceded goals surprised many people.

Who would have thought that Lazio, who had undergone a major cleanup at the beginning of the season, could have such a strong performance?

Comparing Chang Sheng's results in the same period in Rome, everyone will find that they are completely different!

What makes Chang Sheng the different insurance in the two Roma teams?

Chang Sheng said in an interview with reporters that it was because of Lotito's trust.

He didn't mention Rome, but everyone knows that when he said that, he accused Rome of not trusting him in the first place. If Roma trusts him, it is estimated that he will also give Roma such a wonderful start to the league.

It's a pity that Rome has no chance now.

The league has started five rounds, while Lazio is in second place in the league, Roma is ranked tenth under the leadership of Prandelli...

Of course, if you look at the points. The feeling will be much better. Two wins, two draws and one loss, accumulating eight points, not far from the top of the league.

But being thrown so far away by rivals in the same city, I can't even see Lazio's back when I look up, it's really uncomfortable...

Of course, in a few more rounds, Rome will usher in an opportunity in the eighth round, and they will face Lazio at home!

Rome city derby. This is an excellent opportunity for Rome to catch up with Lazio, and it is also a good opportunity to give the damn Changsheng a head-on blow!

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Finished the game against Palermo. Lazio will prepare for the second round of the UEFA Cup match with Germinar.

Because in the first round, Lazio won the opponent 3-0 in the away game, so in this game, Changsheng did not send the main lineup, but continued to rotate.

From Valencia to Rome, to Lazio. He's a big fan of rotation.

When he rotated crazily in Valencia, he also caused discussions in the media. The topic of discussion was whether such a rotation is a good thing or a bad thing?

At that time, everyone's acceptance of rotation was not high.

As a result, almost every giant will choose to rotate now.

Because they found that rotation is the best way to deal with multi-line combat. This will not only ensure that the physical fitness of all players will not have problems, but also allow every player to get a chance to play and maintain their state.

this game. At home, Changsheng sent many young players, starting with Benzema, Borriello and David Silva on the front line, and Khedira, Modric and Marchisio in the midfield.

Stendado and Campagnaro were given the chance to start at the back, with De Silvestri and Pasquale at full back.

The old goalkeeper Peruzzi also gave up the starting lineup and let the young Handanovic play.

Chang Sheng almost replaced the entire starting lineup, only David Silva remained on the court.

But even so, Lazio also beat Reminar 1-0 at home.

As a result, they qualified for the group stage with a total score of 4:0.

Of course, as a rival in the same city, it is natural to care about the performance of the other opponent. The competition and comparison between the two sides is all-round.

After Roma beat Aris 5:1 at home in the first round, they were basically determined to advance. Prandelli also adopted some rotations in this away game, and finally drew 0:0 with Aris in the away game.

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After the first round of the UEFA Cup, there were only 40 teams left among the 80 teams, and the next step was the draw and grouping ceremony.

Roma were drawn in Group E, along with Basel in Switzerland, Strasbourg in France, Tromso in Norway and Red Star Belgrade in Serbia.

Lazio was assigned to Group F next door. The opponents in the same group were Russia's Moscow Central Army, Romania's Bucharest Dynamo, Netherlands' Heerenveen, and Bulgaria's Sofia Levski.

In terms of grouping, it seems that Lazio's grouping is slightly better, and the opponents Roma encountered seem to be stronger.

But no matter which group it is, it should not be difficult for Rome and Lazio to qualify from the group.

Everyone thought that Lazio would be more difficult, but after watching their performance in the Intertoto Cup and the league. There is no doubt about it. Although I don't understand why, it is clear that this Lazio team has regained the momentum of winning the league championship and the Italian Cup that year.

The first round of the group stage will be on October 20th, and Lazio will go away to face the Moscow Central Army. Russia should have entered winter in late October, and the bad weather may bring some trouble to Lazio.

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In the sixth round, Lazio drew 3:3 with Udinese away.

Seventh round. Lazio hosts Fiorentina.

Violet also used to pursue Chang Sheng's team after get out of class, but unfortunately they didn't succeed. In fact, in terms of various conditions, they and Lazio really can't tell who is better or worse.

But who would have thought that the factors that determine which team Chang Sheng goes to are not these things at all, but the location of the team. Lazio took advantage of the same in Rome, so Chang Sheng became the head coach of Lazio, and led Lazio to achieve good results.

Changsheng did not send all the main players in this game, and it is still a rotation, but it is different from the last time the rotation was played against Reminar at home. The magnitude is smaller.

When the media saw this starting lineup, they said that Chang Sheng had shown mercy, and that Fiorentina might have a chance.

But they all guessed wrong.

Although Florence also intended to invite him at the beginning, Chang Sheng would not be merciful because of this. If he should win the game, he must win.

So the final score was 1:0, and Lazio beat Fiorentina at home.

If you compare it with the Milan game, it can indeed be said that Chang Sheng was merciful...

But once the game is over, the focus of everyone's attention is not on the game that has ended.

Everyone's eyes are on the long-term at this moment. It fell directly to the Rome city derby a week later!

That is the real battle between dragons and tigers, sparks hitting the earth!

This Rome derby has nothing to do with the current league rankings of the two sides. It also has nothing to do with their recent performance.

Whoever loses wins, it is meaningless to refer to the latest statistics.

People only need to know that this is the most popular derby in Italy, far surpassing the Milan city derby and the Italian national derby.

And this year's derby will become more popular and exciting because of this person who often wins.

So the media almost started when Chang Sheng announced to coach Lazio. I started to wait... no, it should be said that I was looking forward to this game.

Chang Sheng returned to the "Olympic Stadium in Rome", note that it belongs to Rome, not Lazio.

What kind of "welcome" will he get then?

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There is one more week to play. The war of words between the two sides has already begun.

Lazio chairman Lotito publicly supported Chang Sheng when he was interviewed by reporters. The young champion coach...

"I think Chang did encounter all kinds of unpublicized treatment in Rome. Those things were reported by the media. If you are interested, you will know by double the reports of the media... Based on my contact with him, Chang is the same. He is a very good head coach. He is serious and responsible for his work, and his attitude is approachable. All the accusations made by the Club of Rome about him are unfounded..."

Then he ridiculed that Rome, which has lost its victories, is not as good as it was with its victories.

"Seventh round of the league, we are second in the league with seventeen points. What about Roma? I'm sorry, I have to scroll down the web page to see them... The fourteenth in the league! Two wins, two draws and three Negative! Eight points! Ha!" At this point, Lotito couldn't help laughing.

It seems a little unsteady to do so as a chairman, but it doesn't matter, no one will criticize him, because this is the attitude towards the sworn enemy in the same city. Just like how the Roma club laughed at him when Lazio was almost going bankrupt.

"Giving Caso an annual salary of 50,000 euros? My God! Are we living in the eighteenth century? It's unbelievable that there are still such low-paid head coaches of top league teams... If I were Caso, I will never accept this kind of insult, I will definitely leave!"

This is what Sensi, the president of the Club of Rome, told reporters.

At that time, Lotito was aggrieved... I was so dizzy from saving money all day long, but I had no money, so Sensi laughed at him like this, and he couldn't help it.

But now it is different, the financial crisis is resolved, and only 5.5 million euros are required to be repaid each year, which is much easier. The grades have also improved, and everything is really going well.

So he also thought about turning to satirize Rome.

And similarly, Roma chairman Sensi is also very aggrieved now, listening to Lotito's sarcasm, but can't refute it.

Because Rome's grades are really bad...

But Lotito didn't let him go so easily, and still stabbed him in the heart.

"Last season's results are not bad, and Sensi can fire him vigorously. Then, with Prandelli's team leadership performance, does Sensi dare to fire? He doesn't dare. Why? Because Prandelli is Totti My favorite coach! Thank you Sensi, thank you Totti, and thank Roma Club for allowing us to have such an excellent head coach!" (To be continued.)