Chapter 75 Stepping on Lazio's Corpse to Win the Championship Early?
David Silva's superb goal gave Lazio the lead and made him once again the subject of the Spanish media.
Lazio has now almost become the place where Spanish players are most concentrated overseas. David Silva, Jose Passarella, Francisco Pavon.
Among them, Jose Passarella and David Silva have the ability to be selected for the national team.
In fact, Aragones, the head coach of the Spanish national team, is indeed paying attention to Lazio.
Because Lazio's head coach is Chang Sheng, the young man who once led a second team to defeat him. The football I play in Spain is also inspired by Changsheng.
But these two players have still not been selected for the national team, although they have such abilities.
Aragones may also want to observe more.
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Sevilla trailed Lazio 0-1 at the end of the first half.
This is not a good thing.
They were conceded an away goal in a two-legged game and to make up for that mistake they had to score more.
But after the intermission adjustment, Sevilla not only failed to score more goals, but also allowed Lazio to score more goals...
Lazio's fast passing and cutting made Sevilla very uncomfortable. Especially the Spanish team who are used to the slow passing tactics of Valencia before.
Although Lazio still insists on passing and cutting the ball, their speed is much faster than when they were in Valencia.
Sevilla looked very uncomfortable.
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Lazio scored two more goals in the second half.
It was not until the end of the game that Sevilla had Fabiano pull back a goal. Finally, Lazio did not shave a bald head at home.
But such a score has basically declared them eliminated.
Who can believe that Sevilla can also reverse the comeback away?
Valencia did it against Milan,
This does not mean that all Spanish teams can be reversed against Italian teams.
Not to mention that the director of Valencia's reversal was Chang Sheng. And Chang Sheng is now the head coach of Lazio.
Although Juande Ramos used Changsheng and Valencia to fight each other before the game, he ignored the matter of Sevilla to motivate his players. But the gap in strength makes Sevilla still unable to face Lazio.
The final score was 3:1, and Lazio, who played away, took away a victory and three away goals.
The second round of the game has lost its suspense.
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After putting the strategic focus on the UEFA Cup, Lazio's performance in the league began to fluctuate.
After all, young players lack stability and it is difficult to maintain the same state on both arenas at the same time.
Back in Italy, Lazio drew 3:3 with Empoli at home.
Juventus defeated Treviso 1-0 away.
The point difference between the two teams has widened to four points.
Chang Sheng doesn't care.
Lazio has a 17-point lead from Fiorentina, which ranks fifth in the league. With the last six rounds of the league remaining, Lazio has basically locked in the Champions League ahead of schedule.
Of course. If you can directly qualify for the Champions League without having to participate in the Champions League qualifiers, that would be great.
Then make sure they are the top two in the league.
Now third in the league is Inter Milan, who are six points behind Lazio.
There are still disputes.
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On April 6, the UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg. Lazio drew 1-1 with Sevilla at home.
A total score of 4:2 advanced to the semi-finals.
He finally broke through the quarter-finals in the UEFA Cup!
They will next face Steaua Bucharest in the semi-finals.
As long as they can beat their opponents, they can enter the final and compete for the championship with the winner between Schalke 04 and Middlesbrough.
There are still six rounds left in the league. Chang Sheng does not intend to put too much effort into this, as long as the team can directly qualify for the Champions League.
In other words, Lazio's opponent is Inter Milan, not Juventus.
actually. Even if Lazio is third in the league, there is no problem...
At that time, Juventus will be deprived of the qualification for the Champions League, and Lazio and Inter Milan will automatically replace them, ranking second and first in the league respectively, and they can also directly participate in the Champions League.
Thirty-third round. Lazio lost 2:3 away to Siena, while Inter Milan and Juventus both won.
Being thrown farther and farther by Juventus, while Inter Milan is gradually chasing troops, only three points away.
Fortunately, the next is the Milan derby. Milan challenged Inter Milan at home.
The final result of this game was that Milan beat Inter Milan 1-0 at their home court.
Lazio defeated Livorno 3:1 at home, reopening the gap with Inter Milan.
As for Juventus? certainly. They won again without any suspense.
The gap between Lazio and Juventus is now seven points, six points behind Inter Milan, nine points behind Milan, and fourteen points behind Fiorentina. As long as they win another game, they will lock in the Champions League qualification for next season in advance, whether they directly participate in the main match or the play-offs.
This is the goal that Lazio has been striving for for a season.
When they first stated this goal, it even caused ridicule.
think they are overwhelmed.
That sound has long since disappeared.
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In the semi-final with Steaua Bucharest, there is not much suspense.
Although Lazio lost 0:1 in the away game in the first round, any fool can see that Lazio has the advantage. They conceded only one goal, and when they returned home, Lazio would turn into a terrifying demon, devouring Steaua Bucharest mercilessly.
After the game, Chang Sheng expressed his confidence in the team's advancement to the final.
He wasn't worried about the second leg at all.
But the weekend league is very important.
Recently, because Lazio has shifted its focus to the UEFA Cup, its results and performance in the league are not stable enough. In the last ten rounds of the league, six wins, two draws and three losses.
The one who was biting Juventus was gradually thrown off.
The league championship, Chang Sheng don't think about it now. But he wants to keep his Champions League qualification, especially the second place in the league, he must keep it.
But unfortunately, the weekend's league game is Lazio's away game against Juventus.
When Juventus played against Lazio for the first time, they once lost 0:1 in the away game.
Now this game is their perfect opportunity for revenge.
And there is another very important point-Juventus now has 88 points, leading the second Lazio in the league by seven points.
If they can beat Lazio at home, they will win the championship three rounds ahead of schedule!
What could be better than stepping on the throne over the corpse of a direct competitor?
Juventus will not let go of such an opportunity.
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Can Lazio beat Juventus away?
Chang Sheng thought about it carefully and thought the chances were very low.
But football games are either won or lost.
In unwinnable games. We must try our best to pursue invincibility.
That is a draw.
Chang Sheng believes that being able to take away a point from the hostile Alpi Stadium is something that he and Lazio can go out with their heads held high.
Therefore, Chang Sheng put the tactical tone of this game on "defense".
Defend, defend as much as you can.
Don't let Juventus score, it doesn't matter if you don't score.
Anyway, in the end it was a draw.
So. One week in advance, Changsheng's coaching team began to prepare for the Juventus game.
The training plan has been adjusted, and there is basically no arrangement for the Steaua Bucharest team, so in the away game, Lazio lost to Steaua Bucharest.
Therefore, losing only one goal will make Chang Sheng feel that it is no big deal.
In this situation. Losing only one goal in the away game is considered a good performance.
Against Juventus, it's defense.
In addition to defense or defense.
In order to defend, Changsheng plans to play a group of players with ball control skills and good passing skills in this game.
The purpose is to use pass and possession to defend.
Just keep the football firmly at your feet. Coupled with excellent technology, you can minimize the risks encountered by your goal.
This set is to control the ball to the extreme.
The previous Changsheng emphasized control regardless of offense or defense.
Now he emphasizes speed and impact in his offense. Emphasis on control in defense.
At the weekend, Lazio left for Turin in the north.
when they set off. Hundreds of Lazio fans saw them off at the airport, chanting anti-Torino, anti-Juventus, anti-Holy League slogans.
Italy is a very strange country. This country itself discriminates and excludes outsiders very much. At the same time, this situation also exists within them. Northerners look down on people from the central Lazio region and southerners. And the people in the middle look down on everyone except themselves, and the people in the south look down on everyone in the north of them...
It is manifested in football that Naples has fought against Lazio, Roma, Milan duo, Juventus and other teams for many years.
Roma and Lazio have been fighting against the top three in the north.
There are also conflicts among the top three in the north, but in terms of major interests, they are trying to protect their own interests.
When Lazio arrived in Turin, Chang Sheng was interviewed by the media at the airport.
Facing the microphones and cameras of many reporters, Chang Sheng smiled and said: "I know, Juventus said that if they can beat us at home, they can win the championship three rounds in advance. This will be a feast for them to win the championship. Although very Sorry, but I have to say that the best thing I do as a person is to blow things up. If Juventus are ready to celebrate the championship at home, I will be happy to pour cold water on them."
The reporters heard Chang Sheng's words, and said in their hearts that this is indeed Chang Sheng's style.
But if you say such things in such a high profile now, aren't you afraid of being slapped in the face?
Chang Sheng didn't seem to have considered this issue at all.
Before leaving, he turned around and pointed at the camera: "Sorry, we are not on the invitation list... Uninvited guests!"