On May 31, the Plaza del Sol in Sanremo was packed with people!
Sanremo's season and cup championship celebrations were officially held here.
It is reported that a total of 50,000 people poured into downtown Sanremo that day to participate in the celebration.
This is the grandest celebration in Sanremo's history, and its influence far exceeds last year's Serie D championship celebration.
Last year's Serie D championship was a celebration unique to the small city of Sanremo.
For this year's Sanremo celebration, many fans from other towns came.
Sanremo is a city under the jurisdiction of the Imperia province of Liguria, and there are two Serie A teams in Liguria, 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. They will compete with Sanremo in Serie B next season.
Although Genoa is a Serie A team, their situation is no better than that of Sampdoria before. They have always been brothers in the relegation zone, which is lamentable.
Under such circumstances, fans throughout the Liguria region are in urgent need of a new and strong team to carry their desire for victory.
It is not uncommon for teams at the bottom of Serie A to be less popular than top teams in Serie B.
Because the former has exhausted the enthusiasm of the fans.
Although you are a 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.
Besides die-hard local fans, what other fans would there be for this kind of team?
absolutely not!
But emerging teams like Sanremo are different.
Although they have just started competing in 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, 20-year-old fans of Sanremo have sprung up like mushrooms in the Liguria region.
During this celebration, there were many fans from big cities.
It is worth mentioning that almost all of these fans wear No. 24 jerseys.
There's nothing I can do about it, I'm too popular.
If you are wearing the No. 7 Bechierci jersey, it only means that you do not understand Sanremo. Among the die-hard fans of Sanremo, there are no fans of Bechelci, because Bechelci once tried to rebel against our country!
If you are wearing the jersey of No. 9 Soger or No. 10 Latoidi, then you may be an AC Milan fan.
If you are wearing the No. 8 Versacci jersey, then you are probably a Fiorentina fan.
If you were wearing Najib's No. 5 jersey, old fans wouldn't explain it, and you were a dad's fan, otherwise you would have burned the jersey or bought someone to kill you.
If you are wearing No. 23 Moric's jersey, then you must know the game very well.
But the total sales of all the above-mentioned jerseys are far less than those of Lu Yang’s No. 24 jersey.
Because of Lu Yang’s jersey, there is a direct purchase link below the Sofia social platform.
Throughout the entire Serie C season, Lu Yang’s jerseys have been sold to a total of 50,000 pieces!
Sanremo has only 20,000 registered fans.
Few people buy two identical jerseys, which means that most of Lu Yang's jerseys are purchased by non-Sanremo fans.
He became the well-deserved sales champion of Sanremo!
At the championship celebration, Rondo publicly announced his decision to officially retire.
The fans at the scene burst into lasting applause.
Although those new fans are not familiar with Rondo's story, this does not prevent the old fans who know these stories from educating them.
Rondo is a die-hard player who has accompanied Sanremo for twenty springs, summers, autumns and winters.
He and Sanremo once struggled in the regional league, but it was he who brought Sanremo back to Serie D and Serie C!
Without Rondo, there would have been no story of Lu Yang and Moliqi announcing that the Sanremo legend was taking off.
If The Legend of Sanremo is a best-seller, then Rondo is the foreword and preface.
Rondo's retirement means the end of an era.
As a result, Sanremo has officially entered the "Lu Yang and Molic" era!
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 Sanremo!
This is Rondo's retirement ceremony, and it is also Lu Yang's coronation ceremony.
On this day, Sanremo was immersed in a sea of joy and emotion.
But the next day, dark clouds settled over Sanremo.
Because Lu Yang's injury report was leaked again.
In the battle against AC Milan, Lu Yang was on full fire.
After the game, Lu Yang's injury became the focus of everyone's attention.
But under Mr Russell's banknotes, the hospital remains tight-lipped.
Now, a little week has passed, and the news has finally been spread.
"Serious injury! Lu Yang suffered a torn cruciate ligament! The recovery period starts in half a year! 》
"Permanent damage!" After the cruciate ligament is torn, the player's explosive power will be irreversibly and permanently damaged! 》
"The cost of defeating AC Milan is so huge!" The Serie C supernova may become an ordinary person! 》
"Moderate meniscus wear!" Lu Yang's problem is not just a torn ligament! 》
"The tendon was severely strained and it took two months to walk, and it took half a year to return to the game!" 》
"Can the best player in the Italian Cup still play football in the future?" this is a problem! 》
"The strongest golden boot in the Italian Cup has fallen?" Success also closes the needle, failure also closes the needle! 》
One piece of news touches everyone's heartstrings.
The official website of Sanremo 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 Lu Yang's return from injury.
At the same time, Sanremo fans are also unconsciously discussing 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 one victory before Lu Yang returns?
Among them, an account with the ID "I am not Moric" made a particularly aggressive statement, angrily criticized netizens and said that Moric could lead the team to the top of Serie B.
And Xiao Lu's return will be just the icing on the cake!
…
Sanremo sea view mansion.
"Moric, stop playing with your phone. Isn't it boring to attend forums every day? Go and help Lu Yang out to eat." Sofia shouted, and Xiao Mo quickly put down the phone and went in to help his master out to eat, 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 absolutely don't want this to be an establishment. Behavior that involves sacrificing your own health."
Lu Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, my injury is far less serious than what the outside world says. 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 met the discharge standards. 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 all the places in the world.
Regarding this, Moliqi next to him was almost jealous with 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 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 opinion of a professional kinesiology doctor. reply.
It also reassured Mr. Sotu and Mr. Russell to a certain extent.
Judging from Lu Yang's current recovery speed, he may not be absent in the new season.
So awesome!
The recovery cycle for tearing a tendon is the same as for someone tearing an ordinary muscle. It really feels like it is made of iron.
But even if Lu Yang's injury recovers, the wear and tear of his meniscus still worries Suotu.
It's like a thunder that will explode sooner or later.
Even if it doesn't explode in the next few years, Suotu 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 Suotu didn't know was that Lu Yang's meniscus would no longer have problems in the future.
Mr. Russell also has considerations about the same news.
Sanremo 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 establish Beqirqi as the core, or simply buy a supernova.
Today's Sanremo is no longer what it used to be!
They reached Serie B and qualified for the Europa League by winning the Italian Cup.
Coupled with the generosity of Russell, the financial backer father, and the super high traffic and popularity brought to the team by Sophia, they have gone from being unattractive last season to a place worthy of many stars, especially young stars. Springboard.
If they spend a lot of money, they can buy many excellent stars.
Although it is impossible to get top superstars such as Dario Mancini of England and Pablo Henriques, the future prince of Real Madrid, who are ranked first or second in the Golden Boy Award.
But Lazio’s starting right winger 19-year-old Andre Pompeti, Turin’s main midfielder 21-year-old Mauro Cortino, Roma’s Aguilar, and Juventus’ supernova Kanyes, these famous tomorrow players There is still a chance for Zhixing to come over.
After Scott provided this advice, Mr. Russell formally fired Scott as athletic director and asked Scott to get out immediately and never show up again.
Scott knows nothing!
He had no idea what Lu Yang meant to Sanremo.
And Russell understands.
As early as when Lu Yang was first injured, Russell had made up his mind. If Lu Yang really injured Zhong Yong, then as long as Lu Yang still wanted to play, there would always be a place for him in the Sanremo first team!
This is the favor of wealthy Russell.
For people like Russell, whether the team makes money or not is secondary. He has already made a lot of money by building a stadium, so spending tens of millions of euros on the team is not a painful thing.
Lu Yang has gained his approval, and even if he can no longer play football, Russell will ensure that Lu Yang can shine in other areas.
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 be permanently trapped in Sanremo.
What Mr. Russell really didn't want to see was that because Lu Yang kept flying, one day he finally flew to a height beyond the reach of Sanremo.
At that time, Russell and Sanremo might have to say goodbye to Lu Yang.
Russell had a hunch that one day would come.
Because no matter how much he invests, no matter how good Suotu is at fighting, no matter how powerful Lu Yang and Moliqi are. Sanremo can be promoted from Serie D to Serie C, Serie B, or even to Serie A, but it will never be possible for Sanremo to 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 teams.
Why?
The answer is simple.
Russell can invest millions or even tens of millions in Sanremo every year regardless of the cost, but he cannot 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 a little worse, with an average of two to three hundred million per year.
No one can afford this kind of continuous large investment, except for the Middle Eastern royal family and the large consortium.
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-rich 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.
The Premier League is already the league with the best overall commercial development among the five major leagues.
Even tycoon teams like Manchester City and Chelsea, with their huge investment and many superstars, could only sell more than 300,000 jerseys at one time. There is still an insurmountable gap with traditional giants such as Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.
This is just the jersey, it is even more so in other aspects.
Therefore, in terms of record, as long as Sanremo is willing to invest, it will be comparable to Serie A teams in the future.
But Sanremo can never become the next Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, or even the next Roma, Florence, Naples...
"Lu, if possible, I even hope that your injury risk will never disappear, so that you will stay in Sanremo forever." Russell said a joke.
But regarding Lu Yang's meniscus, he would not find anyone to exaggerate it.
He knew what Lu Yang couldn't accept the most. He had to treat Lu Yang sincerely before he could establish a true and long-lasting friendship with Lu Yang.
Regardless of what Russell thinks, what Sanremo 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, in the 52nd second, Liverpool failed to kick-off and was intercepted by AC Milan's back line.
AC Milan kicked the ball back, and Andres made a precise long pass to Izellet. Izelet got the ball on the right side of the midfield, and he quickly broke through and went all the way to the outside of the right side of the Liverpool penalty area.
The Liverpool defender committed a defensive foul and brought down Izelet. AC Milan received a well-positioned set piece.
Izellet rushed into the penalty area to prepare for the point. His sharp style of play attracted the attention of Liverpool's defensive players.
There were a total of eight players in Liverpool's penalty area participating in defense, plus two human walls and a goalkeeper. Almost all of them retracted into the penalty area.
As for AC Milan, only four people, Izelet, Praxedes, a central defender, and a center, participated in this set-piece attack.
Andres made a pass.
Praxedes quickly rushed from the back point to the middle and passed Izellet.
The defender following Praxedes was blocked by a large number of people around Izellet.
The overcrowding in Liverpool's penalty area had the opposite effect. And Plasedes actually ran into the air and hit the flying football with a volley!
This kick wasn't quite accurate, nor was it strong enough.
But...the football still flew past the Liverpool soldiers and into the net.
AC Milan, leading 1 to 0!
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's big kick directly created an offensive opportunity. Liverpool captain Gerondo penetrated the AC Milan defense with a through ball.
But Liverpool's striker also failed to seize the opportunity. The player's breakthrough was blocked by Prashedes' anticipatory tackle in the penalty area.
The ball hits Plasedes and Liverpool lose the ball.
Liverpool players complained about Prashedes' handball in the penalty area. At the same time, Prashedes quickly got up to control the football and gave the football 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. Three arrows were fired in unison.
Andres passed the ball to the right and penetrated Liverpool's defense.
The AC Milan center made a solo shot on the right, but the angle of the shot was too poor, so he chose to cross the ball in front of the goal.
Izellet rushed over and scored with a blast.
AC Milan leads 2-0!
They already have a winning chance!
Five minutes later, Plasedes once again tackled a Liverpool player and handed the ball to Andres.
Andres looked up and saw that Izellet had already passed the midfield, with only two defenders beside him.
Andres made a long pass and penetrated two lines of defense in Liverpool's midfield.
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, it was this lateral displacement that killed Liverpool.
The Liverpool centre-back flew in to try to clear the ball, but failed to hit the ball.
The football passed in front of him and was caught by Izellet.
boom!
The knife falls from the hand!
Izellet scored twice!
The Liverpool players behind him on the right can't cause any hindrance to him at all!
AC Milan leads Liverpool 3-0 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 became what everyone calls the defensive cornerstone and counterattack engine.
Izellet became what everyone calls the Milanese God of War, the Son of God!
Even when the head coach came in, he always praised Praxedes first, then knelt down on one foot and made a celebration gesture of shining shoes for Izelle.
This set off the entire locker room and everyone was in jubilation.
But Andres seemed 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 perfect way to coexist with Iseret. This is the inspiration he got from the relationship and playing style of Moric and Lu Yang.
The disastrous defeat in the Italian Cup made him transform, and he obviously felt that he had gained a lot!
This kind of coexistence with Iserette does not refer to the coexistence of Andres as an engineer like before, but a perfect integration that truly brings out all of Andres' talents without affecting Izelette's dominance.
It is the coexistence of one plus one which is greater than two or even greater than three.
AC Milan's first goal was Andres sending the football to Izellet's feet immediately, giving Izellet space to perform his best attack in the middle.
At the same time, it was Andres who took the set kick and directly helped Praxedes score!
For AC Milan's second goal, Andres advanced with the ball and passed the ball to the team's center, who then crossed to Izellet for the goal.
The third goal came directly from his super-long scalpel 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 points will be divided among the participants who scored the goals.
On the first goal, Andres and Praxedes each scored four points, and Izellet scored two points.
On the second goal, Andres and Praxedes each scored three points, and the team's center and Izellet scored two points.
Andres scored four points on the third goal, while Praxedes and Izellet scored three points each.
Taken together, his performance in the first half was the best in the team!
Even stronger than Praxedes and Izellet!
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 manager's celebrations were limited to Praxedes and Izelet.
Andres was ignored!
Andres' pride would never allow him to accept such treatment.
If he is a salty 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 devastated.
The Liverpool coach has no choice. There is no problem with their tactics, and they are not much weaker than their opponent on the field.
They even had a chance to equalize before.
But they didn't catch it, and instead the opponent scored another one.
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 going to admit defeat?" Chief Assistant Coach Laird spoke at this time. He didn't expect that the video he edited would really come in handy at this time. "Next, everyone will watch this quietly. A video.”
"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 Izlett'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 all the Liverpool soldiers.
Compared to the players in the video, at least they are still in good health, right?
Sanremo can do it, why can't Liverpool?
Serie C teams can do it, why can’t Premier League teams do it?
At this moment, the people of Liverpool are full of energy!
In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again.
Liverpool showed tenacity.
In the 51st minute, Izelet had a good free kick opportunity.
AC Milan's first free kicker was Andres, whose footwork was impeccable.
But all the fans were shouting "hat trick", "hat trick".
Izellet herself was indeed moved.
Andres had no choice but to give up the free kick.
Izelet's footwork is also not bad. The ball went over the wall and almost scored.
But the Liverpool goalkeeper played superbly, rejecting Iseret's hat-trick and quickly sending a long pass.
Liverpool took this as an opportunity and quickly launched a counterattack.
Liverpool's left back made a 45-degree cross.
Liverpool captain Gerondo pulled onions in the penalty area and the lion shook his head.
The football shot straight into the back of the goal.
Liverpool scores a goal!
After scoring the goal, Gerondo immediately rushed into the net and hugged the football.
They race against time and they never give up!
Three minutes later.
Liverpool received a throw-in.
Gerondo received the football and passed it crosswise to his teammate, who again crossed the ball.
As a result, AC Milan's defense was torn open, revealing flaws.
The Liverpool forward took a long shot from the right side of the top of the penalty area, and the ball 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.
The AC Milan players on the field will undoubtedly not forget that tragic defeat.
It was an inner demon, an ominous premonition.
The performance of AC Milan players on the field was obviously greatly affected, and their mistakes began to increase.
On the other side, Liverpool's players seemed to be beaten to death.
"San Remo!" shouted the slogan from Liverpool captain Gerondo.
This was like the clarion call to launch a general attack. The Liverpool players began to rush forward crazily. From time to time, "Sanremo" and "Lu" would appear in their mouths, which made them seem to be united.
In the 59th minute, Liverpool successfully completed the steal.
Gerondo passed the ball and went straight into the center of AC Milan, attracting the attention of the defensive players.
The Liverpool midfielder hit the ball against the wall and gave it to his forward. One of the two defenders around the forward was attracted by Gerondo, so he had enough space to handle the ball.
The defender who pounced on Gerondo 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. restricted area.
Gerando rushed over and raised his feet...
boom!
Praxedes brought down Gerondo from behind. This was his defensive habit, but... this is a restricted area!
The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty kick and showed Praxedes a yellow card.
Gerondo stood at the penalty spot with a calm mind.
He blasted a shot, but the AC Milan goalkeeper was equally strong and saved the penalty.
But Gerondo was not weak and devoted himself wholeheartedly. He immediately pounced on the football and scored with a supplementary shot. He scored twice and helped Liverpool tie with AC Milan tenaciously!
After the goal, Gerondo rushed to the corner flag area and started celebrating wildly. He shouted into the microphone: "Legend of Sanremo..."
The next moment, the Istanbul Stadium was abuzz with people, but a slogan 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 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!"
The 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, neither side scored in overtime and the game entered a penalty shootout.
Among the first four penalty kicks, AC Milan's Izelet and Andres scored penalty kicks, while the other two players missed penalty kicks.
As for Liverpool, all three players led by Gerondo scored penalty kicks.
The fifth penalty kick, if AC Milan misses the penalty, it means they lose the game.
AC Milan's fifth penalty kick was clearly their old captain and last butcher Prasedes.
Praxedes sent a penalty to the center.
The Liverpool goalkeeper has dived to the right.
But Plasedes was nervous after all. He didn't dare to take a spoon penalty, although he shot towards the center.
The point of the spoon penalty is definitely not just for fun and showoff, 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 recover.
But there is no spoon-curved shot from the middle. The time for the football to go from the penalty spot to the goal is too fast, so fast that some goalkeepers have not even saved the ball.
This gives those goalkeepers a chance to reach out or extend their legs to block the football.
And Liverpool's goalkeeper, when it was already halfway out, used his left hand to swat Plasedes' shot away.
Penalty kicks can be supplemented!
But the penalty kick in the penalty shootout was not shot back!
Plasedes instantly fell to his knees at the penalty spot.
All AC Milan players were stunned.
It seemed like they had 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, Liverpool's players jumped to their feet.
Liverpool are the champions!
Champions League 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!
