Chapter 99

Sitting on the advantage of the home court, Ferguson's Manchester United did not play conservatively. They did not defend and counterattack at home.

Because they are behind in the total score after all.

The trailing side is not eligible to choose defensive counterattack.

If they defend and counterattack, Lazio will definitely shrink their defense, so no one can attack.

At that time, it will depend on who is more patient. Maybe there will be a situation where Lazio can't play more than half of the game-Ferguson absolutely believes that Chang Sheng, the little bitch, will do this.

This can be seen from his previous games.

He can let his two central defenders pass the ball back and forth continuously for more than ten minutes.

He really did such a thing!

Therefore, Ferguson must let the team attack. Only when he equalizes the score can he shrink the defense and play a defensive counterattack.

Prior to this, the offense was still the main focus.

In the face of Manchester United's offense, Lazio will not shrink their defense and play defensive counterattacks. They are best at and most accustomed to offensive football.

Manchester United want to attack, Lazio will attack them!

Let's see who has the stronger attack power...

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Just like the game against Rome, Lazio was still a little uncomfortable after the game started.

Manchester United took advantage of Lazio's discomfort and launched a fierce attack on Lazio's goal.

Ferguson sat on the coach's bench, chewing gum constantly.

He knew that Lazio couldn't adapt to the new tactics so quickly, especially with so many main players absent...

Now it depends on whether Manchester United's offense can break Lazio's goal.

As long as Manchester United can score and equalize the total score, the balance of victory and defeat will tilt towards Manchester United.

At that time, under pressure, Lazio will only become more and more impatient.

Mad dog tactics can't be rushed,

Because it requires a lot of passing and cutting moves.

Once impatient, I don't have the heart to pass the ball and run to meet it.

The effect of mad dog tactics will be greatly reduced.

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Wayne Rooney cuts inside and meets Francisco Pavon. The two collide. Then they all fell to the ground.

The game was interrupted for several minutes.

Chang Sheng was very nervous, but fortunately Pavin stood up in the end, played again, and devoted himself to the game.

Rooney recovered faster than Pavon.

But this collision is just a microcosm of the fierce collision in this game.

Both Lazio and Manchester United gave their best in this game.

Because in fact, regardless of Lazio, Manchester United's situation is actually not very good.

After all, their total score is still one goal behind.

Playing at home is not a panacea. Playing at home will definitely win.

On this point, Ferguson had repeatedly emphasized to them before the game started.

In this game, Manchester United must go all out and do their best to beat Lazio.

This is respect for the opponent. More is always responsible for yourself.

If Manchester United thought that they could breathe a sigh of relief when they arrived at home, they would be very wrong!

Ferguson also used the ever-victorious Lazio players to participate in the Champions League for the first time as an example of how tenacious this team is.

"It was also a quarter-final. They were beaten by Bayern Munich with two goals at home, 2-2. Everyone thought Lazio was finished, even Bayern Munich. The result? The second leg , Lazio beat Bayern Munich twice at Bayern Munich's home court! They returned Bayern Munich a 2:2! The game was dragged into a penalty shootout. If it weren't for Jose Passarella's slippery foot, who would have been in that year? Reaching the semi-finals is hard to say... What does this mean? It means that Lazio has such a tradition! If we take it lightly, we will be the joke of the whole of Europe!"

So in fact, there is no way out for Manchester United in this game.

If Lazio scores in this game, it will be an away goal... With Lazio's attack power, it is very difficult for them not to score...

So in case Lazio also scores two goals, Manchester United's advantage of two away goals in the first leg is gone.

Can Manchester United not work hard?

They are desperately trying to score goals, and they are desperately trying not to let Lazio score.

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Because both sides were desperate, the game was deadlocked from the very beginning.

Lazio's offense is not very adapted yet. But their defense was very tenacious, so even Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't score goals for a while.

For the two teams, this game is not just a place to advance to the semi-finals. Manchester United lost to Lazio in the final last season. They simmered for revenge.

And similarly, if Lazio were knocked out by Manchester United here, does that mean their Champions League title was a fluke?

So it's a matter of honor and dignity.

No one will budge!

The scramble between the two sides has become more and more intense, and situations of people turning their backs on their backs have happened from time to time.

The game had to be interrupted frequently by the whistle.

So in terms of good looks, this game is obviously not as good as the last round.

But on the intense. This game is more than that.

In the sixth minute, the first yellow card of the game appeared.

Carrick pushes Motta over the back. Was warned by the referee.

Three minutes later, Balzaretti avenged Motta with a retaliatory tackle on Carrick, also receiving a yellow card.

Prior to this game, Chang Sheng did not have the assistant coach tell his players how many yellow cards they had left before they would be suspended.

He didn't think it was necessary.

If they can't even break through this game, then even if they are as clean as a blank sheet of paper, what's the point?

If you want to get through this game, you have to do your best, and you can't consider the suspension of the game if you still have a few yellow cards on your body. Absolutely can not look forward and backward.

Even after finishing this game, Chang Sheng would admit that he no longer has the strength to play in the semi-finals.

Although the players were not told, Di Matteo, who sat next to him, took notes.

When Balzaretti received the card, he said to Chang Sheng beside him: "This is Balzaretti's second yellow card in the Champions League this season, Chang."

Chang Sheng nodded, indicating that he understood.

Even if you eat another one, you will be suspended. so what?

This is the fucking final!

No need to think about the future or the future in the finals!

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As the core of Lazio's playmaker, Motta received the key care of Manchester United during the game.

Carrick, the defensive midfielder, rushed to the front, never leaving Motta.

This was expected by Chang Sheng, and targeted arrangements were also made during pre-match training.

So Motta knew what he should do in such a situation.

Chang Sheng told him that if Carrick came up to defend him, then he would retreat and retreat to the midfielder position.

Seeing that Carrick was pressing him hard, Mota retreated. Returned to the position of the lower back.

How to organize the attack in the midfielder position?

The distance between him and Cavani is too long.

But it doesn't matter, Chang Sheng has such experience.

When he was in Valencia before, Deco organized the attack from the midfielder position.

The rear of the organization core is also carried forward by Changsheng.

How did Valencia solve the same problem?

Then there is Deco. There was Ronaldinho before.

Deco sends the football forward, to Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho connected the front and back courts.

And this means that Valencia has two cores, making it difficult for opponents to guard against.

Lazio is about the same now.

Motta's retracement organization does not mean that Lazio's offense cannot go up.

With Candreva, Cazorla and Gotze, there is no need to worry that the football will not pass.

The core of the organization retreats. Although there were fewer chances for Mota to make the final pass directly, he was protected.

Allows him to schedule without interference.

Of course, there are naturally disadvantages to doing this, that is, the distance from the penalty area is far away, and it is impossible to send a threatening scalpel-like pass.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages in everything, and I want to pursue perfection. difficult.

This is why Changsheng entrusted Candreva, Cazorla, Gotze and others with important tasks.

What Modric used to do is now shared by several people.

Use numbers to make up for other deficiencies. Everyone is only good at one thing, and the combination is the core.

so. If you want to say that Motta is the core of Lazio, right or wrong.

Yes, because Motta's role in this lineup is very important, he is scheduling, and the importance of scheduling is self-evident.

But he is not alone at the heart of Lazio. Also includes Cazorla, Gotze, Candreva.

It can be said that they are not the core. Again, cores, fragments of cores.

When these fragments are organically combined, they can become a complete core, which can really play a role.

If Candreva, Cazorla and Gotze don't perform well, it doesn't matter how good Motta is.

So in this game, the key to Lazio's victory is not Motta, but several other Lazio midfielders.

Chang Sheng stood on the sidelines, looking nervously at the stadium.

In the game against Rome, Lazio took a while to get used to it.

How long will Lazio have to adapt to today's game? Looking at it now, it is still adapting.

What if the adaptation period allowed Manchester United to score?

Can the players withstand the pressure and come back from behind?

These things cannot be answered by deduction on the tactical board, and it is also the reason why the head coach cannot fully control the game.

It also makes the game suspenseful and interesting-for neutrals.

I made the best arrangements I could, but to implement them, it is up to the Lazio players themselves.

The so-called generals are not accepted by the emperor's life, and I have high hopes for them. Can they not let themselves down?

Especially the rookie Candreva.

In previous games, he has never undertaken such an important task. Can he cope with it calmly? Can he keep a clear mind at the critical moment, knowing what he should do and what he should not do?

Of course, he better not let himself down...