Chapter 44 Absent Almost the Entire Season

After the game, the news of Changsheng's bombardment of Atletico Madrid quickly became the front page of major European media.

Of course, everyone reacts differently. Some are for him, others are against him.

But no matter which one it is, everyone knows that Atletico Madrid has been called "a coward without courage".

Little Hill was very angry. He attacked Chang Sheng in the media as a football scum.

"I've never seen such a disrespectful and personable football coach! How on earth did such a person become a football manager?"

After being scolded by Chang Sheng, Aguirre also seemed very upset: "I really don't understand why a world-class head coach is so extreme, it's almost like a psycho."

Foul Heitinga on the injured David. Silva expressed condolences and apology, but he insisted he did not mean.

"Everyone will come to such a conclusion after watching the slow-motion replay. I didn't do it on purpose. To say that I fouled on purpose is to blackmail me!"

Atletico Madrid made a comprehensive counterattack.

But Chang Sheng did not respond to their attacks and criticisms.

He is more concerned about David Silva's injury now.

The results of the examination at the local hospital in Madrid were bad.

David Silva suffered a torn ankle ligament.

Surgery is required, and this season's games may basically not be able to keep up. At most, he can come out and play two games in the last month of the season.

When Chang Sheng heard the news, he froze for a moment.

I can't seem to believe my ears.

"Missing the whole season?" he asked Fontana Domingo, the team's medical chief.

Domingo nodded: "Yes, he must undergo surgery immediately, and after a long recuperation, he can rejoin the game..."

Chang Sheng really wanted to swear, but he held back, he just clenched his fists tightly, and then slowly let go.

During this process. There was a surge of anger gathering.

He knew it was useless to get mad at his team doctor.

David Silva was injured, even if the hospital was torn down, it would be of no use.

Now is the time to appease the injured player.

He said to Domingo: "How is David doing now?"

"It's peaceful..."

This was a very common sentence, but when Domingo said it, Chang Sheng felt that his expression was not right.

"how?"

"Calm and a little lifeless..." Domingo said. "This injury hit him pretty hard."

Chang Sheng looked at the psychiatrist beside him, Elena Fontana.

Fontana shook her head: "I think it's better for you to go than for me to go. This kind of thing is one of the biggest setbacks in a professional player's career. It's not something I can fix...because he won't trust me from the bottom of his heart. Listen to me. But I want him to listen to you."

"Okay." Chang Sheng nodded.

Then he pushed open the door of the ward.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, David Silva turned his head.

When I saw that it was the boss. There was a little joy on his face.

But very short, fleeting.

When he thought about his current situation, he couldn't be happier.

Chang Sheng walked to his side and said to him: "Do an operation. Then rest well. Then wait for the comeback, David."

"But... I have a hunch, Boss... I may never be able to return to this state... I'm scared..." David Silva revealed the reason for his depression. It wasn't just that he was injured for a season, but he worried that he would never be able to return to the top after the injury.

Chang Sheng smiled: "How is this possible? You will definitely return to your peak state quickly."

"Don't comfort me, boss, I know my body well..." But David Silva still looked very depressed.

Seeing David Silva's disappointed look, Chang Sheng knew that this injury had really hit him hard.

If he keeps sinking like this. It is very detrimental to his postoperative recovery.

Chang Sheng is not a pure idealist, but he also knows that sometimes psychological effects are really effective.

In other words, he must let David Silva successfully regain his confidence.

So he stood in front of David Silva, holding his shoulders with both hands. Force him to look at himself.

"David, you're from Valencia, aren't you?"

David Silva didn't understand why the boss asked such a question. Does his injury have anything to do with Valencia's coming out?

But he nodded anyway.

"Didn't you hear stories about me when you were at Valencia B and at Valencia? Was there something I said and didn't do? Did I keep my promises? When I said When I said 'I will do it', did I not do it?"

David Silva shook his head.

In Valencia's echelon, everyone often discussed Chang Sheng. For them at that time, Chang Sheng was simply a god-like head coach.

If he said it, he would do it.

Whether it's a win or a championship.

"Then listen to me, David. I'm telling you now, when you come back from injury, you will be back to the top, no... you may even be better than you are now! If you think you can't, I can too Let you do it! I will do what I say!"

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Chang Sheng came out of the ward and said to a group of people waiting outside: "He agrees to the operation, the sooner the better, find the best specialist in Europe."

Domingo, the team doctor leader, and other doctors were busy.

The psychiatrist Fangtana looked at Chang Sheng with a smile.

"It's a pity you don't want to be a psychiatrist, Mr. Coach."

"I only work for those who believe in me and those who are close to me..." Chang Sheng shrugged.

"What you said... is stinky, Mr. Coach!"

"how?"

"Only God can say that—he who believes in me has eternal life." Fontana said with a smile.

Chang Sheng also laughed.

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David Silva did not return to Italy, he went directly to Belgium for surgery.

Soon, the whole world knew that David Silva had to undergo surgery due to the injury he suffered against Atletico Madrid and would most likely miss the entire season!

"I don't understand what Atletico Madrid has wronged!" Lazio club president Lotito angrily accused Atletico Madrid of cleaning up Heitinga after the game in an interview. "If their player has suffered such a serious injury, and their opponents are also blindly shirking responsibility. I don't believe they can still be so calm!"

However, in Lazio, only Lotito stood up to complain for David Silva.

Chang Sheng seemed very low-key and silent.

This has caused a lot of speculation in the media.

For example, why David Silva and Chang Sheng have conflicts, for example, why David Silva will leave Lazio next season...

There are all kinds of rumors, which are as true as they are.

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Chang Sheng just immersed himself in training and did not respond to these rumors.

So the words spread even more fiercely.

The eighth round of the league. Lazio lost 0:1 to Naples at home. Suffered their first defeat of the new season.

In this game, the players who participated in the midweek Champions League basically did not start.

The cloud of David Silva's serious injury and absence for the entire season still seems to hang over the team.

The team is generally united. Therefore, if one player encounters such a tragic thing, it will naturally affect other players.

And it's not just as simple as losing this game.

After the game, some media pointed out the problems Chang Sheng is facing now.

David Silva has been at the heart of Lazio's attack for the past three seasons.

Even when Falcao and Benzema broke out last season, they couldn't change this.

David Silva's role is very prominent, in addition to scoring slightly less last season. The number of goals scored in each of the previous two seasons was mostly in double digits.

The most important thing is actually not the number of goals. If you only talk about the number of goals, he is at best a first-class player, and he cannot become the core of Lazio's offense.

What matters is his key ball ability.

He can always score the most critical goals at the most critical times.

This is due to his technical characteristics.

The young David Silva is flexible on his feet, explosive in his body, and skilled in footwork, and he can often perform good shows of passing several people in a row.

When the game is deadlocked and difficult to break. His super personal ability can make him Mr. Key.

There are many such battles with him.

Simply put, David Silva is one of the best weapons to break the deadlock.

Now he is injured and will miss a season, which will naturally reduce Lazio's ability to break the deadlock.

Then when it comes to the game, when the opponents start to set up iron walls. What will Lazio do?

In fact, the game between Lazio and Naples encountered such a problem.

In this game, Naples played an iron barrel formation in the away game, and all members retreated to the penalty area.

When Lazio lost their breakthrough ability, they could only pass the ball, and they were a little helpless in the face of such a defense.

Lazio spent 90 minutes without effectively breaking through the Naples defense.

Until the end, instead, Naples scored a goal with a counterattack, killing them.

The media asserted that in the games after David Silva was absent, such scenes must be familiar to everyone, and they will often see them.

Lazio will also continue to face the situation where the opponent uses the iron barrel.

Maybe this may be a crisis facing Lazio.

They have had excellent results so far this season, and they will start to go downhill!

"David Silva's injury is the watershed of Lazio's season! From reaching the peak to sliding into the abyss! We thought that after winning the Champions League, it should be the beginning of Lazio's downfall. But we all forget that there is still 'inertia' 'This thing. With the support of inertia, this team continued to climb. But in the case of losing momentum, it was all about inertia, and the higher it was, the harder it was. Now their inertia is gone. After the momentum, it's a fast fall! Lazio fans, you better hold on to the handrails and prepare for the impact..."

(to be continued)