As I walk into the Stadio Olimpico to wave to the thousands of fans on my unveiling, I feel my heart pulsating violently in my chest. I've never done anything on this kind of level before, so the step up to managing one of the largest teams in Italy is a gigantic one. I walk through the tunnel and the titanic noise of the Stadium roars like a wave about to crash down on my vulnerable head. It's too much: should I turn back now? No, of course not, the idea of that is preposterous. I've signed the contract, finished the negotiations and met the chairman. All I need to do now is tell these fans what I'm going to achieve at this beautiful club, and hopefully they'll approve of my ambitions.
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I walk in and see the theatre, another colosseum in Rome, open up in front of my eyes. I'm then handed a small microphone by the chairman, who has been talking to the crowd, building me up. Hopefully I will be able to live up to these expectations. I address the crowd.
"Fans of Lazio, I welcome you to the start of a new era," I say confidently. Perhaps a bit too arrogant, but if Mourinho can get away with it, there's no reason why I cannot. My comment is met with a wave of applause.
"As I'm sure Claudio Lotito (the chairman, for those who don't know) has told you, my name is Beauregard Wilcox and I'm relatively new to Italian Calcio. However, I shall not let this hinder my efforts in the development of S.S. Lazio."
"I have very little else to say at this stage, but hopefully my actions can speak louder than words. I have several players on my transfer wishlist that can help bring this club to the top of the Serie A."
I finish off my brief speech by saying "Thank you for listening, and I'll see you all at the start of the season. Goodbye for now."
And that's it. For now, anyway. The fans are happy, Lotito has a beaming smile on his face and I know that I have many people behind me, to get this career started.
I walk in and see the theatre, another colosseum in Rome, open up in front of my eyes. I'm then handed a small microphone by the chairman, who has been talking to the crowd, building me up. Hopefully I will be able to live up to these expectations. I address the crowd.
"Fans of Lazio, I welcome you to the start of a new era," I say confidently. Perhaps a bit too arrogant, but if Mourinho can get away with it, there's no reason why I cannot. My comment is met with a wave of applause.
"As I'm sure Claudio Lotito (the chairman, for those who don't know) has told you, my name is Beauregard Wilcox and I'm relatively new to Italian Calcio. However, I shall not let this hinder my efforts in the development of S.S. Lazio."
"I have very little else to say at this stage, but hopefully my actions can speak louder than words. I have several players on my transfer wishlist that can help bring this club to the top of the Serie A."
I finish off my brief speech by saying "Thank you for listening, and I'll see you all at the start of the season. Goodbye for now."
And that's it. For now, anyway. The fans are happy, Lotito has a beaming smile on his face and I know that I have many people behind me, to get this career started.
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