The time between the Coppa Italia final and the Champions League final was not too long, just one week.
But Lazio's preparations started when they eliminated Barcelona and entered the Champions League final.
Bayern Munich is the only opponent they have not won in the Champions League.
Even in terms of strength, Lazio is slightly stronger than Bayern Munich, and they dare not take it lightly if they win often.
The German team has a very special temperament, which allows them to reverse the odds and win even when they are not favored by others and their own strength is not strong.
This temperament started with the Miracle in Bern in 1954.
From that time on, they were good at making full use of their mental strength to win.
At that time, the West German team faced the powerful and invincible Hungarian team in the World Cup final. The latter had not lost a game for four years starting from 1950. Their most representative game was at Wembley.
Defeated England 6:3, and before that, the England team had not lost on home soil for 90 years...
At that time, no one was optimistic about the West German team. They were not even a seeded team. In the group stage, they lost to Hungary 3:8.
It was such a team that was not expected at all, but after conceding two goals in the final, it chased three goals in a row, completing the most classic comeback in the history of the World Cup final.
In the end, the West German team won the Jules Rimit Gold Cup.
This championship has far-reaching significance to German football. This victory even brought hope and revival to the entire Germanic nation.
This is the power of football.
Because this game took place in Bern, Switzerland, it was called the "Miracle of Bern".
That is to say, from the beginning of this game, German football seems to have been labeled as "iron-blooded", "tough" and "unyielding". They often have some classic cases of coming back from behind to win.
In the penalty shootout, which tests the most psychological quality, the Germans' winning rate is also quite good.
Although Bayern Munich's strength has been greatly affected in recent years, they have still proven their ability by reaching the Champions League finals for two consecutive years.
So Chang Sheng dare not despise them.
Regardless of the strength of the opponent, this is the Champions League final. He will never allow his players to be proud and underestimate the opponent during the game. Lazio must go all out.
Losing such an important game because of one's own pride and underestimating the enemy is a way of defeat that Changsheng will never tolerate.
So watch the Bayern Munich game video, study targeted tactics, and conduct closed training...
Lazio is going all out to prepare for the final against Bayern Munich.
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Because Lazio has adopted a closed training method, many reporters are unable to know Lazio's preparations for the game.
Because the information is not transparent, open, and asymmetrical, it naturally leads to many rumors about Lazio.
Some media said that the reason why Lazio had to conduct closed training was because they were afraid of Bayern Munich. Otherwise, why wouldn't they dare to show their training openly? If they are confident, they will naturally not be afraid of being seen by others.
Only people who have no confidence and have ulterior motives would engage in closed training.
If you think about it carefully, what they said makes sense.
The purpose of closed training is to keep it secret, and to keep it secret is to increase the chance of winning against Bayern Munich.
If Lazio was really confident, why would they do this?
Only if you lack confidence will you choose this method.
Originally, the media thought that Lazio's victory over Bayern Munich did not require any effort. However, as soon as the closed training came out, everyone began to whisper - Could it be that Lazio was psychologically affected by being eliminated by Bayern Munich twice in a row?
Then when I thought about it further along this line of thinking, I felt that this was really possible.
The Champions League final, which originally had no suspense, suddenly became full of suspense.
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Chang Sheng never pays attention to those rumors from outside.
There is no point in saying too much at this time.
Because there's no way you can shut them up.
Even if you talk extravagantly, people will still say: "You talk so much, but you really don't know what your performance will be like in the competition."
Some people will not die until they see the Yellow River, and they will not shed tears until they see the coffin.
Therefore, Chang Sheng rarely takes the initiative to provoke opponents before games - there are no opponents worthy of being provoked by him.
It was the opponent who took the initiative to challenge him. Because his team is no longer the challenger, his team has long since become the challenged.
In response to the provocations from these opponents, Chang Sheng believed in the creed of slapping them in the face after defeating them.
For example, Barcelona is a typical example.
After defeating the opponent, you can use hard facts and a sharp poisonous tongue to slap the opponent in the face, and use a series of combination punches to make the opponent unable to even open his mouth. That is a great feeling!
Nowadays, it’s useless for you to refute what people say. They can always find something to say, so what’s the point?
All you need to do is write down all their arrogance now, and then recall it when the time comes.
Of course, the closed training is not because we are afraid of Bayern Munich.
He values Bayern Munich, but that doesn't mean he is afraid of Bayern Munich.
In fact, he was never afraid of anyone or any team.
When he was the head coach of Getafe, the relegation team.
When his men couldn't even form a first-team lineup, and some first-team players were rebelling, he was not afraid of anyone.
It was surprising that they managed to avoid relegation with a half-disabled lineup.
So he doesn't know what fear is.
The main purpose of his closed training is to calm the players down.
There have been a lot of things going on recently, even national leaders have come to visit, and he is afraid that the players will be too excited.
This is not a good thing.
Moreover, it was too easy to win the Coppa Italia title, and the results in the league this season were also very good. In addition, it was a great victory to eliminate Barcelona, which made the best team in Europe look like that.
This series of good news is not good for Chang Sheng.
He was worried that the players would be too proud and underestimated their opponents. He was worried that the players would get excited too early and lose their form in the finals - this situation is very common in football matches.
Why is there always a saying in the World Series that "the hot one will die"?
It is because teams that hit their form too early are not sustainable. They were in great shape in the group stage, but they were struggling all the way to the knockout stage.
Because their status came out too early, and then they lost their status.
After all, players are human beings, not machines, and they cannot always maintain a good condition.
There are only so many states. If they appear too early, they will disappear later.
And those teams that always stumble in the group stage are not very optimistic, but are very likely to make it all the way to the finals and finally win the championship trophy. Because they do not leave their bad state in the group stage where they are relatively easy to deal with.
In the middle, although the state was not good, it also ensured that they could advance. Then as the knockout rounds progressed, the state became worse and worse. Finally, in the finals, the state reached its peak, and it was natural to win the championship.
The most typical representatives are France and Italy in the 2006 World Cup. Both teams were not optimistic before the game, and their group stage performance was not very smooth. As a result, it was these two teams that reached the finals.
And those favorites, such as Brazil and Argentina, were eliminated early in the end.
Another example is this season in history. Mourinho lost to Barcelona 0:3 in the group stage. It was also very difficult to eliminate Barcelona in the semi-finals. The away game in the second round was brutal.
On the contrary, Bayern Munich met Lyon in the semi-finals and won easily.
As a result, in the final, Inter Milan easily defeated Bayern Munich and won the Champions League trophy.
Adjusting the team's status is also an important skill for a head coach.
Especially the head coaches of cup competitions, such as the head coaches of national teams.
If you don't know how to adjust the team's status, you can't control the team's status, and you can't become a famous coach.
Every coach has many ways to adjust his condition.
The most winning option is closed training, which forces the players to calm down and suppress their excitement.
Let them save their best performance for the finals.
He did not want the team to be disturbed by the media, so no reporters were allowed to interview or approach the team.
Not even a reporter from the official Lazio club website.
So until now, the media has not seen a single training photo of Lazio preparing for the Champions League final.
I can't see any valuable reports, most of them are just rumors.
This is why the media hate Chang Sheng and insist on spreading rumors that he is afraid of Bayern Munich.
This is what reporters do for a living. If you cut off other people’s channels for food, of course they will resent you.
Although Bayern Munich also imposes many restrictions on reporters' interviews, compared with Lazio, it appears to be open and transparent.
Some reporters even said that why Chang Sheng likes closed training so much has something to do with his motherland. He comes from China, a closed and authoritarian country, so he naturally has these methods and habits.
In this regard, Chang Sheng didn't even bother to explain. Whether China should open up or not is not his decision, nor are those reporters' decisions. Anyway, in the Western world, there are many prejudices against China, and even if he reveals it, others won't listen.
So the best way is to, as a Chinese, after victory, round your arms and pump out the big-eared melon seeds.
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The team conducted closed training at the Vermelo training base, and they did not leave Rome until half a week before the start of the game. The whole team took a plane and arrived in Madrid in advance.
Then continue training in Madrid until the start of the game.
Of course, neither Atletico Madrid nor Real Madrid can provide venues to Lazio, because their relationship with Lazio is not very good - mainly because of their winning streak.
These are two teams that hate winning often. How can they help Lazio?
Bayern Munich also arrived in Madrid early and trained directly at Real Madrid's Valdebabas Sports City.
The training conditions there are naturally the best.
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both members of the European G14, and the relationship between the two parties is relatively good. Real Madrid is naturally willing to provide Bayern Munich with a training venue.
And even if there is no such relationship, Real Madrid is willing to help.
Because as long as they are a victorious opponent, they will do this.
They just hope that they can play a role in defeating Chang Sheng and provide some help.
They long to see victory and defeat.
If Chang Sheng can lose the title at the Santiago Bernabeu, they will be happy.
So fortunately Barcelona did not meet Lazio in both finals, otherwise Real Madrid would have been too entangled...
Just because Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid don't offer help doesn't mean the winning teams can only train on hotel lawns.
In Madrid, there is another team that has a particularly good relationship with them.
That is their satellite club - Getafe. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
