If you are a brother, come and play football

Chapter 80 Dejan, I want to play football (ask for monthly tickets and follow-up reading)
Lu Deyang, Mancini, Vialli, Parry and Dossena helped the Italian Ministry of Transport shoot several public service announcements, and at the same time advised fans to pay attention to safety when riding bicycles.

Soon Sampdoria ushered in the first game of the new year.

Sitting on the bench, Lu Deyang met an old acquaintance - Giuseppe Materazzi.

This man is the future head coach of TEDA. His coaching results are average but his game scenes are quite good. Later, his contract was terminated early without any penalty, which led to a protracted lawsuit.

His son is even more famous, Marco Materazzi, the protagonist of Zidane's shocking collision in 2006.

I don’t know where that kid is playing football recently. King Lu quite likes Materazzi’s playing style. He will really help his teammates when they are in trouble.

Now the young defenders in Sampdoria are somewhat lacking in toughness, whether it is Pellegrini or Lanner.

Especially in this era when people are tackled from behind so many times, it is really important to have a tough teammate.

“Do you feel that the Lazio players are weak?”

Chiesa complained while looking at the field.

"They did a good job on defense," Lu Deyang said.

It seems that Lazio didn't really want to win today. After all, it was an away game. The midfield didn't move forward much to support the frontcourt, and the frontcourt players shot hastily when they had the chance. Don't they look weak?

"Yes, I think so too." Chiesa nodded.

Lu Deyang said nothing.

"They have deployed five defenders. If they want to defend, you can tell with a keen eye," said Pellegrini, who has not yet recovered from his injury.

Chiesa immediately started coughing.

Sitting on the bench with Lu Deyang today, he really didn't pay attention to this matter.

Otherwise, with his usual insight, he would have seen through the Lazio coach's intentions long ago.

Pellegrini handed Lu Deyang a piece of chewing gum, which was the new flavor of Vigorslo that Italians loved. When Lu Deyang put it in his mouth, his facial features twisted together.

It wasn't sour. He never thought he could taste aniseed flavor in chewing gum.

So addictive!
The whole person felt a lot more energetic.

"It seems that it's not me who can't stand it." Pellegrini muttered.

My goodness, are you using King Lu as a test subject?
Lu Deyang nodded.

It's not that hard to accept after chewing it.

"Would you like a sip?" Pellegrini asked, taking out a small wine bottle.

Lu Deyang rolled his eyes. This guy is looking for excitement, right?

If the coach saw him, he would be dead.

Just because other teams don't ban alcohol doesn't mean Sampdoria doesn't.

No one dared to drink in the locker room.

As for normal times, it's up to you. This is the trend in football now. Not drinking in the locker room is already considered a very restrained team. Boskov can't care so much.

"Dejan, warm up."

The second half was slow to get going, Boskov walked to the bench and said.

Lu Deyang had just taken off his training jacket and walked to the sidelines when Mancini received the pass from him, stopped the ball with his chest, rushed into the penalty area and scored with a shovel shot.

The whole process was smooth and there was no fireworks when the ball was stopped.

Even though Mancini is an excellent number nine and a half, this is his time to perform well.

Boskov rubbed his scalp vigorously.

The kid clearly couldn't run any longer, so why did he suddenly do this?

Could it be that Dejan stood on the sidelines to encourage Mancini?
"Coach, am I still going to play?"

Lu Deyang asked.

Boskov immediately shook his head and said, "No, but you can stand on the sidelines for a while."

He wanted to see what was going on.

As for letting Lu Deyang play? That's impossible.

Lazio is not a good team. Each team in Rome is more brutal than the other.

The game was almost over and letting the core players go up to give away heads was like being used as sandbags. Sure enough, Mancini scored another goal.

Vialli broke through on the wing and made a cross, and Mancini volleyed the ball into the goal from the left side of the penalty area. This goal was one of the most exciting goals in Mancini's career.

Boskov couldn't help rubbing his chin with his hand.

Roberto is a very strong-willed kid indeed.

Maybe he felt that if Dejan could change the situation by coming on the court, he would appear useless, so he exploded when he saw Dejan standing on the sidelines?
If this is the truth, it would be terrible.

The small teams in Serie A are not easy to deal with now. They are just like Lazio today, who clearly want a draw and one point.

There will be more fouls in this situation, so he will be more cautious when using Lu Deyang.

It is not easy for the opponent to score a goal if they retreat.

We can't always let Lu Deyang play at the last minute with the risk of being tackled.

But this problem can be solved by letting Lu Deyang stand on the sidelines to inspire a better Mancini.

There will be no risk of Lu Deyang getting injured, nor will there be any risk of losing victory to a small team.

When he thought of this possibility, Boskov felt like a genius.

He turned to look at Lu Deyang with even greater satisfaction. He could help the team even without playing. What kind of ace player is he? ! ! !

In the end, Sampdoria won 2:0 at home.

Boskov walked towards the press room but was stopped by a TV reporter, who asked, "Do you think Lazio is not strong enough, so you don't let Dejan play?"

Of course Boskov couldn't have said that.

That would completely offend Lazio fans and cause trouble for the players.

The old coach smiled and said: "Dejan has not fully recovered recently. Yes, he is injured and has a muscle strain, so I don't want him to take risks. I didn't let Dejan take risks when the team scored in the final stage. Lazio played very well, but Roberto performed very well today. I always think Roberto Mancini is one of the best strikers in Italy."

After saying this, he walked towards the press conference hall to attend the press conference.

Mancini put the jersey on his shoulders, walked up to Lu Deyang and shook it several times with a smile.

"The goal was amazing and very entertaining to watch," Lu Deyang said helplessly.

Mancini was satisfied and said, "I knew you would think so. Although you are very good, your flexibility is not as good as mine, right?"

"Yeah!"

Lu Deyang said with a helpless smile.

"That's right, my father also said that I can't compare to you in anything. You must tell him this when you see him!" Mancini instructed seriously.

Lu Deyang made an OK gesture.

It’s old Mancini’s fault again.

Couldn't Aldo Mancini have given his son a few words of encouragement?
From a simple conversation, Lu Deyang guessed what happened in Mancini's family during Christmas.

"Look at Riva..." "Look at Baggio..." "Look at Dejan..." King Lu simply took over the role of other people's children.

Some parents just like to criticize their children and they think it is for the good of their children.

From this perspective, Roberto Mancini is still quite strong. Some kids will give up if they don’t get recognition.

"Let's go, let's go to thank the audience." Lu Deyang stood up and put his arm around Mancini's shoulders and said.

There was a cheer from the stands.

The fans like the team's harmony.

Mancini found a pretty girl to give away the jerseys, but she said, "Can I have Dejan's?"

Mancini, who had just been proud for a few minutes, suffered another blow.

After Lu Deyang took off his jersey and handed it over, he immediately pulled Mancini back.

This guy's expression changes very quickly, and that ugly face will definitely be written about if it is captured by the camera.

Just as the two of them entered the player tunnel, a tall figure suddenly rushed up to them. His face looked a little pale, but he could still be recognized as Marco Materazzi, the son of Lazio coach.

Young Materazzi said: "Dejan, I want to go to Sampdoria and play with you!"

(End of this chapter)