Chapter 161 Create space and limit space (thanks to the confused sleepwalker of the new leader!)
At the beginning of the second half of the game, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Lazio took the lead in making substitutions.
Cazor pulls down, Meirelles enters.
Before the start of the second half, Meireles stood on the sidelines, moving his body while waiting for substitutions.
The fourth official held up a substitution sign and he rushed onto the court.
Cazorla was already sitting on the bench at this time.
After Mourinho saw this substitution, he turned to look at the Lazio coaching bench next door.
Chang Sheng sat in his seat and looked indifferent.
Meireles is a Portuguese player and has played for Porto. Mourinho is fairly familiar with this player.
He joined Porto after he left Porto.
This is a midfielder who is both offensive and defensive, but focuses more on defense.
It seems that Chang Sheng intends to strengthen the defense in the midfield.
Mourinho naturally does not think that the winning streak means he intends to defend. On the contrary, it is a signal to attack.
Strengthening the defense of the midfield is to regain the initiative in the midfield.
In the first half, due to Inter Milan's pressing defense and strangulation, Lazio's midfield was a little out of control. Therefore, although Lazio had a higher ball possession rate and more offensive opportunities, there were only a few offenses that could threaten Julio Cesar.
, but because the midfielder lost control, Cambiasso intercepted the ball and directly launched a counterattack, causing the ball to be lost...
If Mourinho wants to win often, he must have realized the problem and made such a change.
But Mourinho doesn't think that winning games can be achieved by just winning.
Because a defensive midfielder was added, an offensive midfielder was reduced, which actually weakened the offensive strength.
In the first half, his three defensive midfielders had to defend Lazio's two attacking midfielders, but now they only have to defend one... Which one is easier?
Mourinho thought so, withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the court.
During the halftime break, he had already boosted the morale of the players. He was convinced that this Inter Milan would be the most energetic and most powerful Inter Milan in the period.
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Sissoko's main task is to sweep the midfield. Since it is a midfield sweep, it means that all obstacles within his control must be swept away.
Modric, who played as a central midfielder in the first half, often faced him.
Sissoko's quick shots and tackles that didn't care whether he got a yellow card or a red card made Modric miserable.
Modric's mediocre performance in the first half was also related to Sissoko's restrictions.
Sissoko tried to give Modric a head-on blow in the second half, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't get the chance.
He is still sweeping the midfield...
But when he was cleaning up, he encountered defensive midfielders like Ledesma and Meireles. What was there to clean up?
No one has a ball at their feet...
What about Modric?
Sissoko found Modric behind Ledesma and Meireles...
Where has he been hiding?
Sissoko thinks Modric is hiding from him.
coward!
coward!
He cursed in his mind.
But despite the scolding, he still couldn't get up.
Because Modric is too far away from his position.
He couldn't get past Modric directly.
First of all, he is not specifically responsible for marking Modric. Secondly, what if he gets into the space behind him?
If he loses the ball because he went up to defend Modric, the responsibility must be his own. The head coach will definitely cause trouble for him.
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Only then did Mourinho realize that Modric's position was different from the first half. He had obviously retreated from the central midfielder to the defensive midfielder. Although the distance was definitely not too far.
But the effect is obvious.
Modric's retreat avoided the strangulation of his midfield trio, and allowed the two defensive midfielders Ledesma and Meireles to deal with the opponent in front. Because of their responsibilities, his three defensive midfielders
It is impossible to cross the entire midfield area to defend Modric.
So Modric has a relatively loose space.
Isn't football a competition about the control of time and space?
Modric's retreat is to create space for Modric.
Mourinho thought for a while, got up and walked to the sideline. Taking advantage of a dead ball, he called over Muntari who was closest to him.
After a few words of advice in Muntari's ear, he patted the opponent on the shoulder and sent him back to the court.
After Muntari came on the field, he ran to the forward position, grabbed Eto'o, and told him this. He relayed Mourinho's words to Eto'o.
"Let me guard Modric?"
Eto'o was a little surprised.
Muntari nodded.
Eto'o looked at the sidelines and saw Jose Mourinho looking at him.
So he knew that Muntali was right.
He had been holding back all his energy and planned to vent his profits in the second half.
As a result, the head coach now wants him to defend...
Seeing Eto'o's hesitation, Muntari thought of Mourinho's words.
"If he hesitates, tell him it's about winning. Only the winner has the right to slap the opponent in the face!"
So he also said the words "always victorious".
Eto'o was silent for a moment after hearing these words.
Then he agreed: "Okay, I'll go!"
Just like that, Modric will face Eto'o...
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Modric probably never expected that after scoring a goal in the first half, striker Eto'o, who was in good condition, would withdraw to defend him.
So when he picked up the ball in the backcourt, then observed the situation and decided where to pass the football, his football was severed from his feet by Eto'o!
"Eto'o——!!"
Amid Caressa's shouts, Eto'o turned around and took the ball forward, then took a direct shot!
Lazio's players didn't even react at this time, and now they can only watch the football flying towards their goal...
Goalkeeper Handanovic was positioned slightly further forward, which is why Eto'o chose to only shoot.
Because Eto'o did not choose a volley, but a lob!
The football arced in the air, trying to get around Handanovic who was positioned higher up the pitch.
When the Lazio fans saw the flight path of the ball, their hearts went cold. Only the word "despair" can describe their mood.
At Inter Milan's home court, conceding two goals and not having an advantage on the field, it may be difficult for Lazio to win this time...
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Handanovic did not expect that Modric would lose the ball in that position. Because Modric had picked it up very easily in the past few times, and no Inter Milan player came up to defend him.
So he stood forward. This is not because he is proud and underestimates the enemy, but because the winning tactics require the goalkeeper to cover up. When the football is at our feet, the goalkeeper should press out appropriately and keep a proper distance from other players. In this case
, which facilitates passing and kicking between players and pulling apart the opponent's formation.
Handanovic is ready in that position. If someone from Lazio passes the football back, he can control the ball immediately.
Unexpectedly, this turned out to be an opportunity for Eto'o to lob!
When he saw Eto'o take off, he hurriedly retreated. Then, while retreating, he kicked off the ground with all his strength and leaped high into the air.
At the same time he spread his arms, raised them high, and made all his efforts.
He looked up at the football...and then he felt as if...he could actually reach it!
Football is not as high as I thought at first!
He thrust his body upwards into the air, trying to stretch his arms as long as possible!
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"Handanovic -! Beautiful save! He lifted the football with two palms! Inter Milan got a corner kick! But I bet they wanted a goal more!"
"Oh - what a risk! Lazio almost conceded the second goal! When Modric was controlling the ball in the backcourt, Eto'o stabbed the football away from behind. African cheetahs are so fast!"
The football was dragged out by Handanovic, and everyone was in false alarm.
Modric looked back with fear in front of the overturned goal, while center back Jose Passarella, who was returning to defend, pulled up Handanovic and patted him on the shoulder without saying a word, but it didn't mean anything.
Danovich understands: Well done!
In fact, Handanovich's heart was beating very fast at this time...
He didn't expect that Modric would lose the ball in that position... Fortunately, he touched the football, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
When he made the save, he didn't think too much. He just wanted to save the ball.
Now that he had thrown himself out, it hurt a little when he fell to the ground, which made him realize how dangerous it was just now!
I almost died!
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"Damn! It's just that close!" Mourinho on the sidelines had his hands raised, ready to cheer for the goal.
In the end, he waved his arms and cursed in frustration.
Eto'o also held his head in his hands and looked at Handanovic in disbelief.
He thought he had kicked the ball just right and could definitely bypass the opponent's goalkeeper. But he didn't expect it to be kicked out by the opponent...
Lazio also felt like they were surviving a disaster. Many people were patting their chests and gasping for air.
It was so thrilling just now, they almost had heart attacks!
Chang Sheng jumped up from the ground in shock.
Then he clapped his hands hard and applauded Handanovic's difficult save.
Handanovic may not know how wonderful his save just now was, but as a third party watching the ball off the court, it was really an amazing save!
When encountering a sudden blow, he reacts in a very short time, leaps back into the air, and waves to hold the ball.
Jumping backwards is not as powerful as jumping forwards. You can jump high and catch the opponent's lob...
The level of thrill can really be described as a critical moment.
When everyone was desperate, Handanovic saved Lazio's life.
Let Lazio stay on the court and still be qualified to compete with Inter Mira! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
