Chapter 91 Handanovic's Weakness

When they saw Handanovic come on the field, Barcelona's players didn't take the fat man seriously at first.

Handanovic used to be one of the top three goalkeepers in the world.

But now... he is just an ordinary old goalkeeper who is about to retire.

Just because he was once glorious and powerful doesn't mean he is still powerful now.

They think Ter Stegen's departure is a good thing for Barcelona.

Ter Stegen is Lazio's last line of defense. If he goes down and replaces an old goalkeeper who has been out of the game for a long time, Barcelona will definitely have a chance!

The result is really like this. Barcelona hit the ball into Lazio's goal for the second consecutive corner kick!

When the ball flew into Lazio's goal, the Catalan commentator was very excited: "Beautiful! Beautiful! Neymar! He equalized the score for Barcelona with a header that he is not good at! Now Barcelona is tied in the total score, and there is an away goal!"

The few Barcelona fans in the stands also cheered.

However, more people focused their attention on the old goalkeeper Handanovic who came on as a substitute.

Because it was Handanovic's mistake that led to the loss of the ball.

He jumped up and attacked, but failed to hit the ball, and missed the ball, giving Neymar a chance at the back post.

Let him calmly head the empty goal successfully.

Many Lazio fans in the stands also held their heads in their hands and stared at the stadium in amazement. They were just cheering for Handanovic's appearance, but they didn't expect Handanovic to slap them so quickly that they didn't know what to say.

This was clearly Handanovic's mistake!

The Italian commentator was wailing: "Oh... Oh... Handanovic, this attack was really... He attacked, but didn't hit the ball, and let the ball slip through! As a result, Neymar had the opportunity to score an empty goal! You know, Neymar is not good at heading!"

"Handanovich's mistake caused Lazio to lose a goal, and Barcelona got a valuable away goal. This is really unexpected!"

"What did I just say? Substituting Handanovic is a helpless move,

because Handanovic has been out of action for a long time and has no guarantee of form. If it was Handanovic in his prime, he would have no problem picking up the ball directly, and there was no need to hit it at all! But now the hero is old... This may be justified..."

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On the Lazio bench and coaching bench, everyone seemed very frustrated when they saw this goal.

Because this goal should not have happened.

Handanovich's attack error gave the opponent such an opportunity.

Even Changsheng lowered his head.

But he was not upset about the goal.

He was worried about Handanovic.

He had been away from the battlefield for a long time and was in poor condition. He was ordered to take charge in a critical situation, but he lost the ball.

The pressure on Handanovic must be very great.

It is hard to say whether his psychological emotions will be affected.

There are still 30 minutes left in the game. If he can't control his emotions, he may lose the ball again.

Then it must be a devastating blow to him.

He was worried that this would become a psychological shadow for Handanovic, or even a stain on his career...

He raised his head and stared at Handanovic, trying to find some clues.

But the distance was too far, and he couldn't see the expression on Handanovic's face clearly.

At least, the subtle changes in his expression could not be seen.

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At the moment the football flew over the goal line, Handanovic looked back at the football with a very painful expression. Because his mistake led to the loss of the ball, as a goalkeeper, he knew that he had a heavy responsibility.

After landing, he looked up and looked at the night sky.

The excited roars of Barcelona players were right beside his ears.

Somewhat harsh and sharp.

Behind him was the north stand of Lazio. That was where the most fanatical fans gathered. When he came on the field, the cheers and applause from there were also the loudest.

And now, there was silence.

He knew that the Lazio fans had not recovered from the blow yet - he lost the ball in his first defense. What could be worse than this?

He lowered his head again and looked at his feet standing on the ground.

And his slightly bulging belly.

As he got older, his body became fatter.

And to be honest, since he became a substitute goalkeeper, he has been more focused on the game. He has started to rely on coaching certificates. He plans to become a coach after retiring.

He is currently studying coaching courses.

He doesn't think he has a chance to return to the court.

He played in unimportant games, not because he needed the opportunity to play, but because the main goalkeeper Ter Stegen needed a chance to rest.

Unexpectedly, the fate of the entire team suddenly focused on himself...

The pressure is really great...

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Changsheng's assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez said beside Changsheng: "Handanovic's physical fitness has declined rapidly. In the ball just now, his jump height was obviously not enough... His weight limits him, and the decline of his jumping cabin is also a major reason that cannot be ignored."!

Changsheng has recovered from his worry about Handanovic.

Now it is not about worrying about Handanovic, but about finding a way to solve the problem.

Changsheng nodded after hearing what Rudy Gonzalez said.

"Yes, his ability to deal with high balls has declined too much. So our defenders should avoid letting him face such high balls alone."

After that, Changsheng walked to the sidelines and shouted to the team captain Jose Passarella: "Jose! Come here! Hurry up!"

Jose Passarella ran to the sidelines quickly.

Changsheng pulled him: "You must try to protect Samir in the next game. Don't let the opponent kick high balls on the wing, and try to interfere with their wing players. In the middle, you and Campoli must rush to get the ball down first. Then tell Samir not to rush out to intercept the cross, just stay on the goal line, and just do a good job of defending the goal line."

Passarella nodded, turned around and ran back to the court without saying a word.

While Changsheng was holding Jose Passarella's hand, Guardiola was also making adjustments.

He asked his team to increase the proportion of wing attacks and pass more high balls.

Although Barcelona did not have players who were good at heading in the frontcourt.

But it could create chaos, and if the second landing point was mastered, the offensive opportunities obtained might be better than direct headers.

For this reason, he also planned to make substitutions.

Replace with a center forward who was slightly better at heading.

All this was done to target Handanovic.

The goal just lost was just a fun thing in the eyes of many people.

Cheer for the goal and feel depressed for the goal.

But in the eyes of professionals, it was another matter.

Guardiola keenly noticed that Handanovic's jump height was not high enough, which led to the goal loss. This shows that Handanovic now has a big flaw in defending high balls!

This point must be used, and used to its full extent!

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When the game resumed, Lazio replaced their center forward Osvaldo, a young Brazilian teenager who was also a product of La Masia.

He is 1.9 meters tall, but thin.

Although he is tall, he is not best at heading. His heading is only average. His best skill is the ball at his feet.

This seems to be a feature cultivated by the La Masia youth training camp.

No matter what your physical fitness is, the standard for selection here is your footwork, not your header.

People with dwarfism like Messi can be trained in La Masia, let alone others.

This has led to a serious bias in the youth training system of La Masia.

Of course, with the brilliant performance of Barcelona's first team, there is nothing wrong with doing this. They are just to cultivate suitable talents for their first team.

After Osvaldo came up, Neymar became a winger. Although Osvaldo's header is average, he has the advantage of height, so when he jumps up in front of the goal to compete for the header, he can interfere with Lazio's defense, thus creating a second attack opportunity for Neymar and others.

This is Guardiola's strategy.

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Handanovich knew the boss's adjustment when Jose Passarella returned to the court.

The boss also saw that he was not as good at defending high balls as before.

He felt a little ashamed - he had caused trouble for the boss.

In theory, he should have come to help the boss, but now he needed the boss to clean up his mess.

This made him feel really useless.

Jose Passarella saw what he was thinking, so he patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry too much about it, Samir. You are our last line of defense, our backer, you can't have any problems."

Handanovic nodded vigorously: "I know, Jose. I will do everything I can... I promise I won't lose the ball again in the next game!"

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The game suddenly became British style.

When Barcelona attacked, they mainly went to the two sides, then crossed the ball from the bottom. When they reached Lazio's goal, they were all kinds of high balls.

And Lazio's defenders also jumped high to compete for headers.

Or they defended the sidelines tightly to prevent the opponent from easily crossing the ball.

"Barcelona adjusted its tactics in response to Handanovic's mistake. It looks like they will score more goals!"

The Catalan commentator said hopefully.

In his heart, he didn't take Handanovic seriously.

The goalkeeper lost the ball in his first save, and it was really hard for people to think highly of him.

This game took a turn after Ter Stegen left the field, and the situation began to develop in a direction that was favorable to Barcelona.

If Ter Stegen hadn't been injured, judging from the situation in the previous game, it would have been Barcelona who lost the ball.

As a result, Barcelona has now equalized the score, and the situation has completely reversed!

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