Lazio has always given people the impression of being a team that is good at hitting tailwinds.
As long as they score the first goal and take the lead, it will be difficult for other teams to reverse the score.
They will drag the game into the rhythm they are most familiar with, making their opponents exhausted and uncomfortable.
And they won easily.
It's just that pulling up is not just good at hitting downwind balls.
Their ability to play against the wind is also great.
Being good at hitting the ball with the wind is determined by tactics, while being able to hit the ball with the wind is the will quality that the head coach Chang Sheng has instilled in this team.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Atletico Madrid did not let up. They continued the tactics of the first half, using fast pressing and fierce attacks to disrupt Lazio's offense.
This is not a clean opponent waiting for them to kill, this is a ferocious beast, if you are not careful, you will be killed.
But Lazio's players responded much calmly.
They didn't want to panic like they did in the first half.
When the opponent presses them and prevents them from passing the ball forward, they will not make more mistakes due to their eagerness to pass the ball forward.
They will constantly pass back and cross the ball, passing the ball back and forth in the backcourt, making Atletico Madrid players exhausted.
Then when Atletico Madrid's players were getting closer and closer during the press, a direct pass suddenly came!
Immediately hit the football into Atletico Madrid's backcourt!
This is actually Lazio's approach to dealing with pressing teams.
How could they not have faced this kind of team before?
It’s not like other teams have never used this tactic against Lazio.
Why is the effect still not working?
Because Lazio's passing speed is always faster than the opponent's players running up to press.
In the first half, the reason why Flores's tactics were successful was not because of how powerful his tactics were, but because Lazio was so proud and underestimated the enemy that he did not perform well, and then was forced by the opponent. It was a bit chaotic.
Got into position.
In the second half, once Lazio regained their form, Atletico Madrid's approach became difficult.
Flores also quickly discovered the problem.
When Lazio used this style of play to almost score Atletico Madrid's goal, he jumped out of his seat.
Then he realized that this Lazio team was the strongest team in Europe today.
A single oversight may result in the ball being lost.
Although it is a bit unsafe to lead by only two goals, if we continue to press this high position now, we will only allow the space behind us to be exploited by Lazio.
Strictly speaking, Lazio is not a traditional tiki-taka team. A truly traditional tiki-taka team will not make all kinds of long passes. They will try their best to ensure that the passing distance is controlled within fifteen meters.
Inside.
Then advance step by step.
In many cases, Lazio will directly choose long passes or direct passes from the backcourt to speed up the offensive rhythm.
In this way, if you press from a high position, you will give the opponent a perfect opportunity to counterattack behind you.
So what he should do now is to let the team retreat immediately without giving the opponent a chance to hit behind.
Shrink the defense.
Flores looked at his watch and saw that the second half had only started for ten minutes. He had to shrink his defense after fifty-five minutes of the game...
This time is really too early. My team has to hold on for thirty-five minutes under Lazio's indiscriminate bombardment...
Flores really doesn't know if his team has that ability.
Is there any team in this world that can survive Lazio's full attack for half an hour?
And judging from these ten minutes of play, Lazio's condition has recovered a lot.
They made fewer passing mistakes and the players were more connected.
But does he have any other options?
Flores looked around, seemingly looking for other options.
there is none left.
There is no other choice. He can either continue to press high and force Lazio's attack to be unable to advance. But this method is only suitable for dealing with a relatively traditional tiki-taka team like Guardiola's Barcelona.
But it's not suitable to play against Lazio.
So he can only recycle defense.
The only thing he could comfort himself with was that fortunately, he specifically had the team practice this defensive tactic before the game.
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People can clearly see that the scene of this game has changed.
Lazio's performance is starting to get better, and their three consecutive pass errors in Atletico Madrid's half are quickly decreasing.
On the contrary, Atletico Madrid is changing from pressing high to shrinking the defense.
They gave up betting on Lazio's pressing style in Lazio's half and retreated to their own half in one breath.
This is not a surprising change.
Atletico Madrid holds a two-goal lead and they have the right to do this.
In their opinion, they would do the same thing if it were them.
It's just that they don't know Flores' inner struggle.
If they knew that Flores felt that a two-goal lead was not safe, I really don’t know how they would feel...
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The next game turned into a half-time offensive and defensive drill.
Lazio bombarded Atlético Madrid's penalty area, but Atlético Madrid couldn't get out and tried to delay the game.
Their players began to collapse frequently due to "cramps."
Goalkeeper David De Gea also places himself repeatedly when taking goal kicks.
What is worth mentioning in this game is that goalkeeper De Gea performed very well. Lazio had some wonderful shots, but he miraculously saved them.
It made De Gea look like he was possessed by God.
Chang Sheng remembered that after De Gea moved to Manchester United, everyone commented on him: This is a goalkeeper who is good at saving difficult shots...
It seems that it is impossible for the star in the team to have a flash of inspiration and use a world wave to help the team score...
De Gea was in very good shape in this game. He didn't think his side could rely on that rare goal to equalize the score, or even take the lead.
So we still have to play according to the tactics honestly.
Use passing coordination to open Atletico Madrid's defense and create an opportunity for the forward to score a goal.
With this kind of ball, De Gea can only watch it and sigh.
The starting forward combination in this game is Rocky, Klose and David Silva.
Klose has a better sense of smell in front of goal than Cavani.
Chang Sheng believes that the Germans will not let him down.
He stood on the sidelines, waiting for the moment to cheer for him.
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Breaking the dense defense. Lazio has no shortage of ways, because they often encounter such scenes in games.
Regardless of the strength of the opponent, most will choose this tactic.
Any team will treat a draw as a victory when facing Lazio.
Lazio has many ways to break through dense defenses, and long-range shots are one of them.
However, De Gea is in excellent form in this game and has saved Lazio's long shots many times. Lazio's players are not fools. Since the opponent's goalkeeper can save long shots so well, there is no need for us to continue to take long shots.
, doesn’t that warm up the opponent’s goalkeeper?
In addition to long-range shooting, there is also positioning.
But Ledesma is not on the court today, and the first taker of direct free kicks is not here.
In addition to positioning the ball, there is also the use of complex passing and cutting movements to think about the opponent's defense.
This is the approach Lazio will choose.
Various lateral dribblings and then reverse through balls.
Hit the weak spot in Atletico Madrid's defense.
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It's almost seventy minutes into the game and the score has not changed.
Atletico Madrid fans in the stands cheered, while Lazio fans fell into silence. They were worried about the fate of their team.
Originally, this time, they also wanted to create a six-time champion like Barcelona.
But if the European Super Cup is lost... the six-time champion will be gone. Catalonia will definitely have something to say by then.
This future is unacceptable to Lazio fans.
But now, this future is becoming a reality little by little...
Sixty-seven minutes into the game, Lazio is still two goals behind.
Atletico Madrid's performance was outstanding. They were full of confidence.
As time goes by, the situation will only become more and more favorable to Atletico Madrid, and Lazio will only become more and more irritable as they play.
The Lazio fans in the stands were already getting agitated.
But the Lazio players on the pitch did not.
Lazio's tactics need to be executed calmly, because those passes and movements cannot be discovered if you are not calm.
So calmness is an essential quality for Lazio players.
Chang Sheng repeatedly told them that the more critical the situation, the more they need to calm down.
This game is like that.
The calm Lazio did not have any mood swings. They were playing the game according to their usual training tactics and looking for this opportunity.
Every player's pass has a clear purpose. You won't see blind passes at all.
When there is no chance, never pass the ball directly, as this will only hand over the ball to the opponent and let the opponent delay time.
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After David Silva got the ball, he made a fake move to pass it to Coentrao who was running in from the wing. The deception made Atletico Madrid's right back, who was originally defending him, step back and David Silva
Watt immediately brought the football to the ribs.
Naturally, Atletico Madrid's players would not let him break through so easily.
The defensive midfielder and central defender both rushed over to form a pincer attack on him.
David Silva passed the football to Klose in the middle.
Klose couldn't turn around and returned the football to the center.
The football fell to Hernanes.
It looks like Lazio's attack is over.
But that doesn't seem to be the case in the eyes of the Brazilian midfielder Hernanes.
Because of Coentrao's rimming and David Silva's sudden inward movement, Atletico Madrid's defensive focus was all concentrated on David Silva's side at this moment.
Relatively speaking, their defensive level against Lazio's right side has dropped...
This is an opportunity!
Hernanes directly passed the ball!
The football crossed the Atletico Madrid defense in front of them and fell behind them!
Then there, right back Faraoni stopped the football with his foot!
He is not offside!
"This is a beautiful counter-offside move!!" the commentator shouted excitedly.
After Faraoni stopped the ball, he shot directly!
De Gea once again made a wonderful save. He rushed from the left side of the goal to the right side, relying on his height and arm length to seal the football!
but!
He didn't hit the football off the baseline, nor did he wrap his arms around it.
The football hit his body and landed in the middle of the penalty area...
"Klose——!!"
There was a flash of cold light, and the German shooter took the lead with a light poke, and the football rolled into the goal without any suspense.
This time, even if De Gea can save difficult shots again, there is nothing he can do about this mediocre follow-up shot...