On May 31st, San Remo Sunshine Plaza arrived, and the streets were empty!
San Remo season and cup championship celebrations are officially held here.
It is reported that a total of 50,000 people poured into San Remo city to participate in the celebration that day.
This is the grandest celebration in San Remo's history, and its influence far exceeds last year's Serie D championship celebration.
Last year's Serie D won the championship, which was a celebration unique to the small city of San Remo.
For this year's San Remo celebration, many fans from other towns came.
San Remo belongs to the city under the jurisdiction of Liguria region Imperia Province, and there are two Serie A teams in Liguria region, namely Genoa and Sampdoria.
No, there is only one now.
Sampdoria is ranked third from the bottom in the Serie A standings this season and still cannot escape the fate of relegation. Next season they will compete with San Remo on the same stage as Serie B.
Although Genoa is the team of Serie A, their situation is no better than that of Sampdoria before. They have always been brothers in the relegation zone, which is a tragedy.
Under such circumstances, fans throughout the Liguria region are in urgent need of a new and strong team to carry their desire for victory.
Serie A Crane Tail Team is not as popular as Serie B Sharp Team. This is not an uncommon thing.
Because the former has exhausted the enthusiasm of the fans.
Although you are the Serie A team, which sounds very high-quality, but as your fan, I feel really uncomfortable watching my home team being beaten by other teams every day.
In addition to local die-hard fans, what other fans are there for this kind of team?
Not at all!
But emerging teams like San Remo are different.
Although they have just started competing for Serie B next season, they have always been the Blue Wave Bay of their own league!
They keep winning, and their fans have almost forgotten what it feels like to lose.
This kind of pleasant experience is definitely not what fans of Genoa and Sampdoria can imagine.
Therefore, in the Liguria area, San Remo twenty-year-old fans have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
During this celebration, there were many fans from big cities.
It is worth mentioning that almost all of these fans wear jersey No. 24.
There's nothing I can do about it, I'm too popular.
If you are wearing the No. 7 Becherci jersey, it only means that you do not understand San Remo. Among San Remo die-hard fans, there are no Becherci fans, because Becherci once tried to disobey our country!
If you are wearing the jersey No. 9 Soguer or No. 10 Latuidi, then you may be a fan of AC Milan.
If you are wearing the No. 8 Versace jersey, then you may be a fan of Fiorentina.
If you were wearing the No. 5 Nagy jersey, old fans wouldn't explain it, and you were a dad's fan, otherwise you would have burned your jersey or bought someone to kill you.
If you are wearing the No. 23 Moric jersey, then you must know football very well.
But the total sales of all the above-mentioned jerseys are far less than the sales volume of Lu Yang's No. 24 jersey.
Because Lu Yang's jersey has a direct purchase link below the Sophia social platform.
Throughout the Serie C season, a total of 50,000 Lu Yang jerseys were sold!
There are only 20,000 registered fans of San Remo.
Few people buy two identical jerseys, which means that most Lu Yang jerseys are purchased by non-San Remo fans.
He became the well-deserved sales champion of San Remo!
At the championship celebration, Rondo publicly announced his decision to officially retire.
The fans at the scene burst into lasting applause.
Although the new fans are not familiar with the story of Rondo, this does not prevent the old fans who know these stories from educating them.
Rondo is a die-hard player who has accompanied San Remo through twenty springs, summers, autumns and winters.
He and San Remo once struggled in the regional league, but it was he who brought San Remo back to Serie D and Serie C!
Without Rondo, there would have been no story of the subsequent Lu Yang and Moric announcing that the San Remo legend was setting sail.
If the legend of San Remo is a best-selling novel, then Rondo is the preface and preface of the novel.
The retirement of Rondo means the end of an era.
San Remo has therefore officially entered the era of "Lu Yang, Moric"!
On the celebration stage, Lu Yang took over the captain's armband from Rondo.
At this point, he has become the well-deserved first captain of San Remo!
This is the retirement ceremony of Rondo, and it is also the coronation ceremony of Lu Yang.
On this day, San Remo was immersed in a sea of joy and emotion.
But the next day, dark clouds over San Remo came over.
Because the injury report of Lu Yang was leaked once again.
AC Milan fights, Lu Yang is on full fire.
After the game, Lu Yang's injury became the focus of everyone's attention.
But under the money of Mr. Russell, the hospital is tight-lipped.
Now, a little week has passed, and the news has finally been spread.
<Severe injury! Lu Yang torn cruciate ligament! Recovery period starts in half a year!>
<Permanent injury! After the cruciate ligament is torn, the player's explosive power will be irreversibly and permanently damaged!>
<The price of defeating AC Milan is so huge! Serie C supernova may become an ordinary person!>
<Moderate meniscus wear! The problem with Lu Yang is not just a torn ligament!>
<The tendon was severely strained, and it took two months before I could walk, and it took half a year before I could return to the game!>
<Can Italian Cup's best player still play football in the future? This is a question!>
<Italian Cup's strongest golden boots have fallen? Success will also seal the needle, failure will also seal the needle!>
Every piece of news touches everyone's heart.
The official website of the San Remo club also made an official announcement as soon as the news came out, disclosing Lu Yang's injury and expressing blessings to Lu Yang.
At the bottom of the official website, countless people have left messages to pray, and everyone is looking forward to the return of Lu Yang from injury.
At the same time, San Remo fans also unconsciously discussed next season.
The core of their discussion is... this time, if Moric has the opportunity to lead the team alone, can Moric lead the team to even a victory before Lu Yang returns?
Among them, an account with the ID "I am not Moric" made a particularly radical statement, angrily scorning netizens and saying that Moric can lead the team to the peak of Serie B.
And Xiao Lu's return will be just the icing on the cake!
San Remo sea view mansion.
"Moric, stop playing with your phone. Isn't it boring to go to the forum every day? Go and help Lu Yang out for dinner." Sophia roared, and Xiao Mo quickly put down the phone and went in to help his master out for dinner, while still cursing the netizens.
While eating, Sophia asked with some worry, "Are you sure you can attend the event with me in ten days? Lu, don't force yourself. Although I really hope you will come with me, I am absolutely unwilling to do this on the premise that you sacrifice your own health."
Lu Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, my injury is far less serious than what the outside world said. In fact, my recovery is going very smoothly. Isn't that what the doctor said too."
Lu Yang was still in the hospital a few days ago, but his recovery speed was indeed very fast and he has now reached the discharge standard. The doctor said that Lu Yang's recovery speed may be two or three times faster than that of normal people.
Moreover, his injuries did not seem to be as serious as the doctor initially expected.
At present, as long as you have a walking stick, you can reach anywhere in the world.
Regarding this, Moric next to me was almost jealous and had red eyes.
He had surgery after the injury. How long would it take for him to be able to get off the ground?
A month or a month and a half!
Where is Lu Yang?
Nima was discharged from the hospital within a week, and she didn't even have a plaster cast, but that was outrageous!
Is this really a torn cruciate ligament?
Are you sure it's not a mild muscle strain?
"People cannot be generalized. When I was extremely angry, um... some people do have better recovery capabilities for this kind of muscle and tendon injuries." This is the reply of a professional kinesiology doctor.
It also reassures Mr. Soto and Russell to a certain extent.
Judging from Lu Yang's current recovery speed, he may not be absent in the new season.
So cool!
The recovery cycle for tearing a tendon is the same as for someone tearing an ordinary muscle. It is really like being made from iron.
But even if Lu Yang's injury recovers, the wear and tear of his meniscus still worries Soto.
It's like a thunder that will explode sooner or later.
Even if it doesn't explode in the next few years, Soto still doesn't want Lu Yang to get seriously injured again, no matter where Lu Yang is or who he plays for.
Of course, what Soto doesn't know is that Lu Yang's meniscus will no longer have problems in the future.
The same news, Mr. Russell also has considerations.
San Remo Sports Director Scott gave Mr. Russell his final advice, believing that Lu Yang has such a serious injury risk and will definitely wither in the future.
Instead of throwing it away, it would be better to take advantage of the fact that he has made a name for himself this year and sell it.
Then use Becherci as the core, or simply buy a Supernova.
Now San Remo is no longer what it used to be!
They reached Serie B, and because Italian Cup won the championship, they were qualified to participate in the Europa League Cup.
Coupled with the generosity of Russell, the financial backer father, and the ultra-high traffic and popularity that Sophia has brought to the team, they have gone from being unattractive last season to a springboard worthy of many stars, especially young stars.
If they spend a lot of money, they can buy many excellent stars.
Although England's Dario Mancini, Real Madrid's future prince Pablo Enriquez, who are ranked first or second on Golden Boy Award, are the top superstars.
But Lazio's starting right winger is 19-year-old Andre Pompeti, Turin's main midfielder is 21-year-old Mauro Cortino, Roma's Aguilar, Juventus's supernova Canyes, these famous stars of tomorrow still have a chance to come over.
After Scott provided this suggestion, Mr. Russell officially dismissed Scott from his position as sports director and asked Scott to get out immediately and not show up again.
Scott doesn't understand anything!
He has no idea what Lu Yang means to San Remo.
And Russell understands.
As early as when Lu Yang was first injured, Russell had made up his mind. If Lu Yang really injured Zhongyong, then as long as Lu Yang still wanted to play, San Remo would always have a place for him in the first team!
This is the favor of local tycoon Russell.
For a person like Russell, whether the team makes money or not is secondary. He has already made a lot of money by building a stadium, and throwing tens of millions of euros into the team is not a painful thing.
Lu Yang has gained his approval. Even if he can no longer play football, Russell will ensure that Lu Yang can shine in other fields.
What he is really worried about, or what he has to accept, is not that Lu Yang will lose his potential for improvement due to injuries in the future, and therefore San Remo will sink forever.
What Mr. Russell really didn't want to see was that because Lu Yang kept flying, one day it finally flew to a height that San Remo couldn't reach.
At that time, Russell and San Remo may have to say goodbye to Lu Yang.
Russell has a hunch that there will be such a day.
Because no matter how much he invests, no matter how good Soto is in fighting, no matter how powerful Lu Yang and Moric are, San Remo can win from Serie D was promoted to Serie C, Serie B, and even Serie A, but San Remo will never become a football giant in the short term.
They will never be able to compete for the highest honor in the football world in the short term. This is the flaw of all young and strong teams.
Why?
The answer is simple.
Russell can invest millions or even tens of millions in San Remo every year regardless of the cost, but it is impossible for him to invest hundreds of millions every year regardless of the cost!
To compete for the top honors in the football world, teams must invest an average of more than 100 million euros per year.
This requires that your management is not bad and the team's record is not bad.
The results are even worse, with an average of two to three hundred million per year.
No one except the Middle Eastern royal family and large financial groups can afford this kind of continuous large investment.
Only traditional wealthy families, which already have huge influence and huge commercial profitability, can afford this kind of heavy consumption for many years.
Take the matter of selling jerseys as an example. The super wealthy Manchester United can sell 1.5 million jerseys every year!
At a certain stage, Leicester City, whose performance was similar to that of Manchester United, only sold a few hundred thousand jerseys per year on average.
And most Premier League team jerseys only sell tens of thousands of pieces.
And Premier League is already the league with the best overall commercial development among Top Five Leagues.
Even tycoon teams like Manchester City and Chelsea, with their huge investment and so many superstars, could only sell more than 300,000 jerseys at one time. There is still an insurmountable gap between them and the traditional giants Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, etc.
This is just the jersey, it is even more so in other aspects.
Therefore, in terms of record, as long as San Remo is willing to invest, it will be comparable to the Serie A team in the future.
But San Remo can never become the next Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, or even the next Roma, Fiorentina, Napoli...
"Lu, if possible, I even hope that your injury risk will never disappear, so that you will stay at San Remo forever." Russell said jokingly.
But regarding the Lu Yang meniscus, he would not find anyone to deliberately exaggerate it.
He knows what Lu Yang cannot accept the most. He must treat Lu Yang sincerely before he can establish a true and long-lasting friendship with Lu Yang.
No matter what Russell thinks, San Remo fans think, other football professionals have their own opinions.
But this information was quickly covered up.
Because tonight, the night of June 1st, in Istanbul, there is a top battle in the football world!
Champions League final!
AC Milan VS Liverpool!
At the beginning of the game, at the 52nd second, Liverpool Kick-off Kill failed and was intercepted by AC Milan's back line.
AC Milan counterattacked Kick-off Kill, and Andres made a precise long pass to Izelet. Izelet got the ball on the right side of the midfield. He quickly broke through and went all the way to the outside of the right side of the Liverpool penalty area.
Liverpool defender committed a defensive foul and brought down Izelet. AC Milan got a well-positioned set piece.
Izelet rushed into the penalty area and prepared to grab points. His sharp style of play attracted the attention of Liverpool defensive players.
Liverpool There were a total of eight players participating in the defense in the penalty area, plus two human walls and a goalkeeper. Almost all of them retreated into the penalty area.
As for AC Milan, Izelet, Plasedes, a central defender, and a center, only four people participated in this set-piece attack.
Andres made a cross.
Plasedes quickly rushed from the back point to the middle and passed Izelet.
The defensive player following Plasedes was blocked by a large number of people around Izelet.
Liverpool was overcrowded in the penalty area, which had the opposite effect. But Plasedes actually ran away and hit Volley Strike directly in front of the flying football!
This kick was not very accurate and not strong enough.
But... the football still flew past the Liverpool soldiers and into the net.
AC Milan, one to zero lead!
At this time, there were still many fans looking for their seats.
No one could have predicted that the first goal would come so quickly!
AC Milan players are so excited!
A week ago, they lost a less important championship, and they became the laughing stock of many people.
A week later, they must win the most important championship trophy in the field of football clubs to prove themselves and regain their glory!
In the 38th minute, AC Milan got another chance, but the center was offside.
Liverpool took a big kick and directly created an offensive opportunity. Liverpool captain Gerando penetrated the AC Milan defense with a through ball.
But Liverpool's forward player also failed to seize the opportunity. The player's breakthrough was blocked by Plasedes's anticipated tackle in the penalty area.
The football hit Plasedes, and Liverpool lost the ball.
Liverpool player complained about Plasedes's handball in the penalty area. At the same time, Plasedes quickly got up and controlled the football, and passed the ball to Andres in the frontcourt with a long pass.
Andres broke through with the ball. On his left was Izelet, and on his right was the team's center. They fired three arrows in unison.
Andres kicked the ball to the right and penetrated Liverpool's defense.
AC Milan center made a single shot on the right, but the shooting angle was too poor, so he chose to cross the ball in front of the goal.
Izelet rushed over and scored with a blast.
AC Milan leads two to zero!
They already have a winning chance!
Five minutes later, Plasedes once again intercepted player Liverpool and handed the football to Andres.
Andres looked up and saw that Izelet had already passed the midfielder, with only two defensive players around him.
Andres made a super long pass and penetrated two lines of defense in Liverpool's midfield and backcourt.
This pass also has a slight arc, a hint of a scimitar pass, but it is mainly a vertical pass with very little lateral displacement.
However, just this lateral displacement will kill Liverpool.
Liverpool The central defender flew to try to clear the ball, but failed to kick the ball.
The football passed in front of him and was caught by Izelet.
Bang!
The knife falls from the hand!
Izelet scored twice!
The Liverpool player behind him on the right side can't cause any hindrance to him at all!
AC Milan leads Liverpool three to zero at halftime!
The whole stadium is half heaven and half hell.
During the halftime break, the AC Milan players were extremely excited. Everyone praised and complimented each other.
Plasedes has become what everyone calls the defensive cornerstone and counterattack engine.
Izelet became what everyone calls Milan, the God of War, the Son of God!
Even the head coach, as soon as he came in, gave priority to praising Plasedes, and then knelt down on one foot to shine Izelet's shoes in celebration.
This detonated the entire locker room, and everyone was in jubilation.
But Andres seems out of place among the smiling faces.
He didn't hear the praise that should have belonged to him. He originally thought that someone would notice that he was different today from before.
Today's Andres has almost found a way to perfectly coexist with Izelet. This is the inspiration he got from the relationship and playing style of Moric and Lu Yang.
Italian Cup's disastrous defeat caused him to undergo a transformation, and he obviously felt that he had gained a lot!
This kind of coexistence with Izelet does not mean the coexistence of Andres as an engineer like before, but the perfect integration of Andres's true talents without affecting Izelet's dominance.
It is the coexistence of one plus one which is greater than two or even greater than three.
AC Milan's first ball was Andres who sent the football to Izelet's feet immediately, allowing Izelet to have space to perform his best attack in the middle.
At the same time, it was Andres who took the set kick and directly helped Plasedes score!
AC Milan's second goal, Andres advanced with the ball and passed the ball to the team's center, who then crossed to Izelet for the goal.
And the third goal came directly from his super-long scalpel pass assist.
It can be said that all three goals came from his instigation, and he also received two assists.
If you really want to score, each of the three goals will be ten points, and the participants who scored will share the points.
The first ball Andres and Plasedes each have four points, and Izelet has two points.
The second ball Andres and Plasedes each scored three points, and the team's center and Izelet scored two points.
The third ball Andres scored four points, Plasedes and Izelet each scored three points.
Overall, his performance in the first half was the best in the team!
Even stronger than Plasedes and Izelet!
However, he did not receive the glory that belonged to him.
He doesn't want much, and he can accept it even if the head coach praises him for the third time.
But the head coach's celebration only stopped at Plasedes and Izelet.
Andres was ignored!
Andres's self-esteem will never allow him to accept such treatment.
If he is a salted fish, he will accept it and ignore it.
But if he is so talented, why can't he get his own title on the gold list?
At this moment, Andres underwent a qualitative change.
The football ideas he originally got from Moric and Lu Yang were once again abandoned, and his football world was filled with selfishness again, and it was even more selfish than before!
At the same time, in the locker room on the other side.
Liverpool's military morale was in chaos, and all the players were lost.
Liverpool coach has no choice. There is no problem with their tactics, and they are not much weaker than their opponents on the field.
They even had a chance to equalize before.
But they didn't catch it, and another one was scored by the opponent.
This kind of ball is very demoralizing. It makes people wonder if this is God's will. Are we destined to lose?
"Are you just giving up?" Chief Assistant Laird spoke at this time. He did not expect that the video he edited would really come in handy at this time. "Next, everyone will watch this video quietly."
"You may know this game, but you should definitely not be worse than the group of people in the video! Because you are Liverpool who never walk alone!"
Even if it's three to zero, you'll never walk alone!
Because a week ago, another team experienced such a nightmare and defeated it!
In the video, AC Milan's players are killing everyone, and Izelet's smile is so hearty.
But when a player named Lu Yang came on the court, everything changed.
With punches and kicks, he got three goals back for the team.
But soon he collapsed on the court.
In order to prove himself, he suddenly fell down while running. He lay on the lawn and kept hammering the ground with his fists, like a war hammer, hitting the hearts of Liverpool soldiers.
Compared to the players in the video, at least they are still very healthy, right?
San Remo can do it, why can't Liverpool?
Serie C team can do it, why can't Premier League team?
At this moment, Liverpool people are full of energy!
In the second half, change sides and fight again.
Liverpool shows tenacious perseverance.
In the 51st minute, Izelet had a good free kick opportunity.
Originally AC Milan's number one free kicker was Andres, whose footwork was impeccable.
But all the fans were shouting "hat trick", "hat trick".
Izelet himself was indeed moved.
Andres was forced to give up the free kick.
Izelet's footwork is also not bad. The ball went over the wall and almost scored.
But Liverpool goalkeeper played superbly, rejecting Izelet's hat trick and quickly sending a long pass.
Liverpool took this as an opportunity and quickly launched a counterattack.
Liverpool The left back made a cross at 45 degrees.
Liverpool Captain Gerando is pulling onions on dry land in the penalty area, Lion's Header.
The football shoots straight into the back of the goal.
Liverpool scored a goal!
After scoring the goal, Gerando immediately rushed into the net and hugged the football.
They race against time and they never give up!
Three minutes later.
Liverpool gets a frontcourt throw-in.
Gerando received the football and passed it crosswise to his teammate, who then passed it crosswise again.
As a result, AC Milan's defense line was torn apart, exposing its flaws.
The Liverpool forward took a long shot from the right side of the top of the penalty area, and the football once again penetrated into the AC Milan goal.
Two to three!
Liverpool scored two goals in a row!
The commentator was excited at the time because this game reminded him of the Italian Cup final that everyone knew about a week ago!
Not only the commentators, but many fans also remembered that game.
And the AC Milan players on the field will undoubtedly never forget that disastrous defeat.
It was a kind of inner demon, an ominous premonition.
AC Milan The players' performance on the field was obviously greatly affected, and their mistakes began to increase.
On the other side, the players of Liverpool were as if they had been beaten to death.
"San Remo!" Liverpool captain Gerando shouted this slogan.
This was like the clarion call to launch a general attack. The Liverpool players began to rush forward like crazy. From time to time, "San Remo" and "Lu" would come out of their mouths, which made them seem to be united.
In the 59th minute, Liverpool successfully completed the steal.
Gerando passed the ball and then went straight into the middle of AC Milan, attracting the attention of the defensive player.
Liverpool midfielder hit the ball against the wall and gave it to his forward. The two defensive players around the forward were attracted by Gerando, so he had sufficient space to handle the ball.
The defender who pounced on Gerando then pounced on the Liverpool forward again, but the Liverpool forward did not stop the ball. Instead, he knocked his heel at the top of the penalty area, took the defensive player away, and let the football slowly roll into the penalty area.
Gerando rushed to the scene and raised his feet...
Bang!
Plasedes knocked down Gerando from behind. This is his defensive habit, but... this is a restricted area!
The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty kick and showed Plasedes a yellow card.
Gerando stood at the penalty spot with a calm mind.
He fired a shot, but the AC Milan goalkeeper was equally strong and saved the penalty kick.
But Gerando showed no signs of weakness and devoted himself wholeheartedly. He pounced on the football immediately and scored with a supplementary shot. He completed his personal score twice and helped Liverpool tenaciously tie AC Milan!
After scoring the goal, Gerando rushed to the corner flag area and started celebrating wildly. He shouted into the microphone, "San Remo legend..."
The next moment, Istanbul Stadium was filled with people, but there was a slogan that suppressed all the voices. "Sailing!"
At this moment, the AC Milan players felt like they were struck by lightning!
The Liverpool players were as excited as if they had already won the game.
Ten minutes later, the regular game time ended, and the two sides were tied at three to three.
For Liverpool, chief assistant coach Laird encouraged the players. "You are the best players! Don't be pressured. I know the result of this game. I have seen this kind of game a week ago. Believe me, we will win! We will win!"
Liverpool generals gathered together, and before the overtime was about to start, they cheered themselves up again. The slogans they shouted were not "come on" and "must win", but everyone shouted "Lu" together!
Thirty minutes later, both sides failed to score in overtime and the game entered a penalty shootout.
Among the first four penalty kicks, Izelet and Andres of AC Milan scored penalty kicks, while the other two players missed penalty kicks.
As for Liverpool, three people led by Gerando all scored penalty kicks.
If the fifth penalty kick, AC Milan, is missed, it means they have lost the game.
AC Milan The fifth free throw was made by their old captain and the last one the Butcher Plasedes.
Plasedes takes a penalty to the middle.
Liverpool The goalkeeper has rushed to the right.
But Plasedes was nervous after all. He didn't dare to take a penalty kick, even though he shot towards the center.
The meaning of the spoon penalty is definitely not just for fun and showing off, it also has a theoretical basis.
The spoon arc increases the time the football stays in the air to a certain extent. This time ensures that the goalkeeper has already pounced in other directions and has no time to rescue.
But without a spoon-curved mid-range shot, the football goes from the penalty spot to the goal too quickly, so fast that some goalkeepers don't even save it completely.
This gives those goalkeepers a chance to reach out or extend their legs to block the football.
And Liverpool's goalkeeper took Plasedes's shot with his left hand when it was already halfway out.
Penalties can be shot back!
But there was no follow-up shot in the penalty shootout!
Plasedes instantly fell to his knees at the penalty spot.
All the AC Milan players were stunned.
They seemed to have had such a nightmare a week ago.
They are even doubting the authenticity of everything in front of them.
If this is a dream, please let me wake up!
At the same time, the players of Liverpool jumped to their feet.
Liverpool, is the champion!
Champions League's crown!
From three to zero to three to three, and then to four to three, this seemed like a dream.
If this is a dream, please don't let me wake up!