Chapter 47 History Is Always Surprisingly Similar (123/136)

When the Roma fans were still grieving, when the Lazio fans were still cheering, Chang Sheng had led Lazio to set sail again.

After the game against Rome, the UEFA Cup group match against CSKA Moscow will follow in the middle of the week.

The whole Lazio team went to the icy Moscow to play a game of ice hockey with their opponents.

Moscow at the end of October has already entered winter, the first snow has already come, and now Moscow is falling their third snow this winter.

The minimum temperature in Moscow given by the weather forecast is minus four degrees.

Low temperatures, high winds, and snow like goose feathers.

These are all tests for Lazio.

To be honest, for Chang Sheng, he did not have the experience of leading the team to Russia in the winter before.

This is the first time.

But he does have the experience of playing football in winter, whether it is in this life or the previous life.

Because his home is in northern China, a traditional heavy industrial city.

There is a lot of snow every year in winter there, and the temperature is very low.

It's really cool to play football when it snows.

But for professional football, this is not a good thing.

Amateur football is fun to play in the snow because it is fun, and in the snow-covered field, everyone can do those dangerous moves that they usually dare not do, such as flying shovels, barbs, volleys, Like diving to the top...

But these things are commonplace in professional football, and players who have undergone good and rigorous professional training don't need to be on the snow to have the courage to do those moves.

on the contrary. The wet and slippery field will bring them a lot of trouble, such as inexplicable slipping, such as not receiving the ball that should be received... This is the situation that the head coach hates the most.

Snow football, no one likes it.

But this time, Chang Sheng was on the market...

But Chang Sheng didn't think he was unlucky, on the contrary he regarded this as a process of accumulating experience.

As a head coach,

There is always a way to respond to any situation.

Where does this corresponding method come from?

Come from experience.

If you don't experience it, how can you experience it?

So, in winter in Russia, against the howling wind and heavy snow, we had a real match with the Moscow team. For Chang Sheng who needs experience, it is very important and rare.

So Chang Sheng came to Russia with the mentality of accumulating experience, and when he saw the situation outside, he didn't frown and scold his mother.

He is also more optimistic.

Even if you lose, it's not a big deal, it's just the first game.

Chang Sheng has a lot of confidence in Lazio.

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Changsheng has a good mentality, but Lazio's players seem not to adapt to the weather because it is too cold.

Italy in late October. It was still autumn at this time, and from autumn it suddenly entered the cold winter. No one can bear it.

In order for the players to adapt, Rudy Gonzalez puts a lot of emphasis on warming up.

The team increased the warm-up time from the previous 20 minutes to 30 minutes, and required sufficient intensity.

Rudy Gonzalez, with a whistle in his mouth, stared at every player in the warm-up before the game. As long as one person did not work hard enough in the warm-up, his harsh whistle would sound, and then Rushed up to him and yelled at him: "Warm up, warm up! Be serious! If you don't want to get hurt!"

Back in the locker room, everyone was emitting white steam.

For a moment, the locker room was a bit like a fairyland filled with clouds and smoke.

Before the game is about to start. Chang Sheng is about to deliver his final speech.

Unlike usual, Chang Sheng did not shout "I just want to win". On the contrary, in this game, he paid more attention to the physical health of the players than the result of the game.

"I just ask, don't get hurt."

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Although he said don't get hurt, Chang Sheng can't control this matter... His system doesn't care about it.

So at the 40th minute of the game. Veteran goalkeeper Peruzzi strained his back muscle in another save...

Because the ground was slippery, he staggered when he kicked the ground sideways, and his back twisted due to inertia. Muscle strain.

Although he still stabbed the football tenaciously with his fingertips, he couldn't stand up anymore.

So Chang Sheng had to let the 21-year-old substitute goalkeeper Samir Handanovic play.

He couldn't even give Handanovic too much warm-up time, he could only pray that Handanovic would not go up and repeat the mistakes of Peruzzi.

"I still say the same thing, Samir." Chang Sheng patted Handanovic on the shoulder and said solemnly. "Don't get hurt, if you have a choice between conceding the ball and getting injured, concede the ball."

If Peruzzi hadn't been trying to save the ball just now, he certainly wouldn't have been injured.

But Chang Sheng can't blame others, after all, they are for victory. Injury can only be said to be bad luck...

Handanovic nodded and stepped on.

Looking at the back of Handanovic Gundam off the court, Chang Sheng suddenly thought of Buffon's debut in the Italian national team.

The game that made Buffon famous in the first battle was on October 28, 1997, which is a bit close to the current day. That game was a World Cup qualifier between the Italian national team and the Russian national team, and Italy played away. In the ice and snow in Moscow, Italy's top goalkeeper Pagliuca was injured, and Buffon was ordered to play in the face of danger, and he played without even warming up.

This game can be regarded as a key battle to determine the fate of both sides. Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin even visited the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow to cheer for the Russian team.

As a result, Buffon, who was ordered in danger, made a series of wonderful saves, high and low blocks, and finally helped the Italian national team to a 1:1 away game against Russia.

Chang Sheng thought, is it possible that this game will also become a game where Handanovic became famous?

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History is sometimes so strikingly similar.

After Handanovic stood on the goal line, he performed calmly.

He kept Chang Sheng's words in mind. Rarely make difficult saves. But that doesn't mean he'll let footballs fly into goal easily.

Because he knows how to make up for it in other ways.

Goalkeeping is not about diving, nor is it about the more beautiful and difficult the save, the better the defense.

An excellent goalkeeper should be the one who uses as few difficult saves as possible.

Because he can make up for that with quick transitions and excellent position selection.

In many cases, as long as the position is selected correctly, he only needs to use a simple standard save action to win the ball.

So he successfully solved the problem of not being injured, but also keeping the team from conceding the ball.

Let those who thought Peruzzi, the old goalkeeper, end up injured. The CSKA Moscow players who had the opportunity to take advantage of it were at a loss.

Even the commentator exclaimed: "Samir Handanovic! His position selection is very good! He is very stable! Lazio withstood CSKA Moscow's offensive during this period, and Handanovic has made a lot of contributions. But in the entire European football world, he is still a nobody! I am afraid that after watching today's game, many people will ask: Who is he?!"

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At half-time, the score was 0-0, and there were not many highlights. Most of the time, it was a mess - but not because of rough fouls, but because the pitch was too slippery.

Even if you put on spiked football shoes, it won't help.

Some places take too much because of being trampled on. Snow melts into water, water freezes into ice...

The only two points in the first half were Samir Handanovic's stepping in. Impressive.

I thought that Peruzzi's injury would put Lazio in trouble, but Handanovic used his excellent and steady performance to stop CSKA Moscow's advance...

During the intermission, Chang Sheng, who rarely praised a player alone, praised Handanovic hard.

This made the young goalkeeper a little embarrassed.

But before the start of the second half, Chang Sheng gave Handanovic a special warning: "Don't get hurt!"

Peruzzi has been injured, and it is not yet known how long he will miss the game.

Handanovic is the only goalkeeper he can use now.

As for the third goalkeeper, De Angelis, he is purely a soy saucer. Chang Sheng doesn't trust him and won't give him any chance. He came just to refill. Because the first team needs three goalkeepers.

Handanovic proved his quality in five or six minutes of the first half, making Chang Sheng very happy.

This is already a seedling of an excellent goalkeeper. He has malleable talents and can be cultivated well. At this time, don't get hurt.

So what he said was the truth, he would rather lose the game than handanovic get injured.

Losing a game is no big deal. As long as Handanovic is not injured, the results of future games are guaranteed.

But even if this game is won, but Handanovic is injured, several games in the future may be affected.

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All three goals in this game came in the second half.

But it is different from what many people think. It's not even what Chang Sheng thought.

Everyone thought that CSKA Moscow, which was playing at home, should be able to win Lazio with such a familiar weather.

Unexpectedly, it was the Lazio players who scored two of the three goals.

Modric and Marchisio each scored a goal to help Lazio win the away game against CSKA Moscow 2-1.

Everything was perfect except for Peruzzi's injury. Especially Handanovic's outstanding performance - a conceded goal can't explain anything.

And because of Handanovic's outstanding performance, Chang Sheng is not so anxious about Peruzzi's injury...

At the end of the game, Chang Sheng hugged Handanovic on the sidelines, thanking him for his outstanding performance in this game.

And Handanovic collected the game ball of this game as a commemoration of his career.

In this way, Lazio took away three points in the ice and snow in Moscow.

This allowed them to qualify from the UEFA Cup group stage, which is a good start. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (an.) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.