Chapter 275: Super Cup Interlude (First Update)
After finishing the match in Tokyo, Lazio left the place full of hostility towards them overnight, but they did not go directly back to Italy, but flew back to Shanghai.
In Shanghai, they continued their training camp on Chongming Island.
It wasn't until the day before the Italian Super Cup match with Rome that they flew from Shanghai to Beijing.
In Beijing, Lazio received a grand welcome.
The atmosphere is completely different from that in Japan, which makes the Lazio players feel that China is more cute.
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It was the first Rome derby in the history of the Italian Super Cup.
Although in Italy, it is no longer interesting, but in China, the organizers are still hyping up the concept.
I hope that the fans of the two teams in China will be able to come to the scene to support their teams.
Not to mention, the effect is really good.
Roma fans in Italy may not care about the same city derby anymore, but there is still a market for this concept in China.
Chinese fans always think that the derby is the most attractive.
So the box office for this game is quite impressive - although not as good as last year, because the number of fans at Inter Milan in China is definitely higher than the number of fans in Rome.
But it's not bad.
If the match had been played in Italy, it would have been unlikely that Roma fans would have shown much interest in watching their team being brutally abused by their rivals......
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In the end, there was no suspense in the Super Cup, Lazio didn't even use their strongest line-up, with Ballack and Bresciano starting.
Bresciano even scored his first competitive goal since joining Lazio.
There is nothing to say about the game, Lazio's strength is superior, and the Roman side is not happy to come to Beijing to be a foil for Lazio, so naturally there is no heart to compete with Lazio.
At that time, after the game, there was an interesting episode that impressed Chang Sheng.
Just after the end of the game. As the Lazio players celebrated their victory on the pitch, there was a commotion in one of the stands.
I saw a Chinese fan jump directly from the stands!
The stands at the Bird's Nest Stadium are not directly grounded, there is still some distance from the first row of seats to the ground, but I didn't expect this fan to jump directly from the stands.
Because he didn't expect him to jump from there at all, when he landed, the ubiquitous armed police didn't even have time to stop him.
Then the fan, who wore only a Lazio flag on his upper body, broke through the obstruction all the way.
He didn't rush to the pitch to find those star players, but rushed all the way to the front of the ever-winning.
Then, in everyone's stunned eyes, he hugged Chang Sheng!
This is really a scene that no one expected.
"Always winning. I'm a fan of yours! Sign your name and take a photo! ”
This person shouted in Chang Sheng's ear, and the spitting star sprayed Chang Sheng's face.
Chang Sheng didn't have time to wipe the saliva off his face. The crazy fan was caught by the police who reacted and dragged him out.
But at this time, Chang Sheng reacted, and he stopped the police.
"Wait, he's just asking for an autograph and a group photo. It's not a big deal. Chang Sheng stopped the people.
He knew that if this fan was taken away, it would be the rhythm of squatting in the detention center for a few days. This is a disturbance of public order.
Of course, this is not to say that China is the only one who does this, in many countries such fans who break into the stadium have to go to the bureau for a few days after being caught.
The offences are based on disturbing public order.
For example, during Real Madrid's trip to the United States, an excited American fan rushed into the stadium and hugged Cristiano Ronaldo. Although Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed the police, dissuaded them, and pleaded with them. Tell the police not to take him away.
But the agitated fan was locked up for a few days before being released.
So the Chinese fan will be no exception.
But Chang Sheng hopes to give him a grace outside the law.
The only thing he could do was to protect him himself.
Seeing Chang Sheng say this, those policemen were very embarrassed: "This is not in accordance with the rules, Mr. Chang ......"
"I know, I know, but he didn't cause any harm, and he didn't disturb public order......
The two sides grinded for a long time. The fan was taken away anyway.
Regardless of the fact that before he was taken away, he finally fulfilled his wish. Chang Sheng signed his name on the Lazio flag he was wearing.
I took a photo with him again.
Then the fan followed the police contentedly, not at all frightened of being locked in, on the contrary, he was quite proud, and kept waving to the fans in the stands cheering and applauding him, and the whole person was elated, if it wasn't for the police escorting him, he was afraid that he would have jumped away.
He didn't care about being detained for a few days.
Such a small matter cannot be locked up for too long, and you will not be guilty in the detention center.
In fact, when the police took him away, there was also a policeman who was also a fan chatting with him and admiring his skills: "Did you jump down from such a high place and not get hurt?" ”
The crazy fan drew applause from the Lazio fans and became the object of media attention, which was a highlight of the game.
So in the end, the fan was actually just taken to the police station for criticism and education, and then released.
This experience is destined to be something for this fan to brag about and brag about.
But I'm afraid Chang Sheng will soon forget about it.
Because he is so busy, there are all kinds of things waiting for him every day.
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After playing the Italian Super Cup, Lazio did not spend the night in Beijing, but went straight to the Capital International Airport and took a direct flight back to Rome as soon as possible.
They are pressed for time and the team needs to rest well as the UEFA Super Cup awaits them on August 28.
This August has been exceptionally busy.
On the plane, Chang Sheng was not tired, and he was anxious for the coaches to get together for a meeting.
Summarize the gains and losses during this time.
In August, I traveled tens of thousands of kilometers back and forth and played five races, which can be regarded as a pre-season warm-up.
The integration of the three new arrivals into the team varied, with Klose being the fastest. Barak is the slowest.
This is a constant victory, but there is psychological preparation.
Klose had since joined Lazio and had done well, so it was only natural that he would be able to adapt quickly to his new surroundings.
And Klose is now an all-round striker, able to shoot and score on his own, and can also play for his teammates, with both his head and his feet.
His technical characteristics make it easy for him to fit into Lazio's tactical system.
Ballack's previous style of play has always been a far cry from the football played by Lazio.
Ballack is a tougher kind of midfielder, while Lazio's midfield is more delicate.
It was a bit difficult for Barak to get used to.
Bresciano's performance was decent.
In line with the positioning given to him by the coaching staff, he doesn't need to complete any amazing tasks. As long as you can get the job done.
Therefore, the results of the pre-season training camp are generally satisfactory.
The only problem is the integration of Barak.
"Ballack is under a lot of pressure...... His previous fame and current performance are inversely proportional. Elena Fontana, the team's beautiful psychiatrist, said.
"Isn't that what you're doing?" Assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez asked.
Fontana shrugged, "He's reluctant to talk to me. ”
"Why is that? Don't all the players on our team like to talk to you? ”
"As a veteran with a reputation and a world-class midfielder who was previously ranked in the top three, looking for a psychiatrist means admitting his weakness. Barak is a tough guy. It may not be in line with his aesthetics......" Fontana explains. "I don't want to tell people that I have a psychological problem, that I am crushed by pressure. He didn't want to show his weakness publicly...... The team is so big, who went to me, soon everyone will know. There is also the fact that this has something to do with the fact that he has not been in contact with a psychiatrist at all in the first ten years of his career, and he is not used to it. ”
Chang Sheng quietly listened to the conversation and discussion of his subordinates.
Barak is a must.
Although he didn't spend a penny on the club's transfer fee. But every year the club also has to give him an annual salary of 3 million after tax. If you add the tax, it's six million.
It's not a small amount of money either.
Bringing him in himself is hoping that he can contribute to the team.
Lazio is not a nursing home, it was not, it is not now, and it will not be in the future. He won't want a useless veteran.
He'd rather buy the young players.
At first he was worried about the team's dressing room problems after Ballack's arrival.
Now it seems that Ballack is calm in the dressing room. There is no intention of forming a gang.
I didn't expect something to go wrong in terms of tactical adaptation.
It's a pity that there is no specific skill in the training skills for the individual to improve his ability to adapt to tactics.
And it's mostly psychological.
Tactics can be adapted slowly, and Lazio will not put pressure on him.
His pressure comes mainly from himself.
He couldn't accept that he had been dominant. Now he has fallen into a situation where he wants to hug his thighs - Chang Sheng thinks that Ballack will have some inferiority complex when he comes to Lazio for a Champions League title.
This inferiority complex is complex and is the result of a combination of factors.
On the one hand, Ballack's fame is greater than that of many Lazio players, and at his peak morale, Lazio is still struggling in the quagmire.
But on the other hand. His achievements are not as great as those of the current Lazio group. If you talk about the number of champions, he will feel inferior.
These little-known Lazio players. Even a substitute is a man with two Champions League winners!
And what about yourself?
Still hugging Lazio's thigh for a championship.
Chang Sheng knows that Ballack is willing to take a pay cut to come to Lazio for a Champions League title, but in his heart, he may never regard Lazio as his home. He's not going to be emotionally invested in this team.
He's here to hug his thighs.
This complex feeling made him feel inferior.
The gap between the glory before and after his career and the gap caused by his failure also made him feel lost.
In fact, to put it bluntly, Barak is still holding the shelf.
The captain of the dignified German national team, who has to start from scratch in Lazio, has a feeling that he can't let go of his body.
He's not like Klose, it's all a bit of a personality surprise.
Klose didn't come to Lazio to win the Champions League, he just wanted to have a ball to play and a good game in his career.
Thinking of this, Chang Sheng said: "Go back to Rome, find an opportunity, I'll talk to him." ”
Fontana, who was explaining some technical terms in psychology to Rudy Gonzalez, stopped when she heard Chang Sheng say this.
Then he smiled and said, "Okay, we don't have to discuss this." If you come forward often, there will be no problem. ”
Chang Sheng gave him a blank look: "I'm not a professional psychiatrist. ”
"Sometimes, the effect of wild roads is better." Fontana laughed.
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