Chapter 319: Preserving strength is not releasing water
When Redknapp was worried about Lazio's delay in scoring, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the Lazio team had no sense of urgency as the game time was dwindling.
They did not pursue a fast pace today, but slowed down the pace to deal with Twente.
This was not something the players made on their own, it was an arrangement by the Lazio coaching staff.
Chang Sheng naturally knows why Redknapp suddenly praised him. Isn't it because he hopes to put a high hat on himself, put himself up, and then stop himself from letting go?
Naturally, Chang Sheng would not do such a thing, but this does not mean that he has to fight with Twente for the fate of Tottenham.
He knows that Twente will be very hard-working in this game. If his team attacks at a fast pace, it will require too much physical contact with the opponent, which will increase the chance of injury.
This is too uneconomical. In order to help Tottenham Hotspur qualify, he will fight with Twente and then injure a few players?
This kind of Lei Feng would not do it if he always wins.
He will definitely preserve his strength in this game. Resting all the players in lineup A is to preserve his strength.
To say that this was a negative game and that it violated sportsmanship, he disagreed. He deserved such a big hat. He should give it back to the person who slapped the hat.
This has nothing to do with negative play or sportsmanship. It's just a simple strategy.
After ensuring qualifying, many teams will send out substitute lineups to train to preserve their strength and at the same time rest their main players. This will happen not only in the Champions League but in any cup competition. If a head coach does not do this
.That can only mean that he is an idiot.
In addition, preserving strength and deliberately losing to an opponent are two completely different things. Just because the team has preserved its strength, it cannot be said to be match-fixing.
There is no team in the world that has not played match-fixing.
Although Lazio saved their strength in this game, with their strength, even if they save again, there is no problem in winning against Twente.
The reason why there was no goal in the first half was because Twente pressed too hard.
For this reason, Chang Sheng's strategy for Lazio was to use frequent passes to mobilize the opponent's players in the first half. Instead of rushing to attack, they just passed the ball back and forth to lure Twente to keep running.
Consume their physical energy.
Such high-intensity running and interception will definitely not last long.
Wait until the second half and continue passing the ball like this until it is obvious that the opponent's physical fitness cannot keep up, then suddenly accelerate!
Once or twice, the battle can be resolved.
There is no need to have a fast-paced game, engage in confrontation, and completely overwhelm the opponent like it did against Tottenham Hotspur.
So in the 70th minute, Lazio's first goal of the game came belatedly.
Because before this, it was obvious that Twente could not run. When Lazio passed the ball in the backcourt in the first half, their forwards could press all the way to the Lazio penalty area, forcing Lazio to pass the football back to the goalkeeper, and also
It really created some dangerous situations.
But when Lazio continued to play in the backcourt at this time in the second half, only two Twente players came forward to press. It wasn’t that the remaining players didn’t want to come forward. They were also running forward, but at a much slower pace.
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So taking advantage of their time difference, Lazio launched an offensive, using a sudden and rapid attack to break down Twente's defense and score a goal.
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After Lazio finally took the lead against Twente, they seemed very calm and did not even celebrate. Candreva, who scored, just waved his fist and ran back.
Next, Lazio repeated its old tricks and scored another goal in the 82nd minute. 2:0!
Lazio completely ended the suspense of the game.
Redknapp smiled happily when he heard that Lazio had a two-goal lead over Twente at home.
Stable.
Tottenham Hotspur's qualifying situation has become very simple. In the last round of the group stage, they can just challenge Twente away from home. Do your own thing and don't have to look at other people's faces.
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The final two Champions League group matches ended like this. Lazio defeated Twente 2:0 at home, while Tottenham Hotspur defeated Werder Bremen 3:0 at home.
Lazio now has five wins from five games and has 15 points, Tottenham Hotspur has seven points, Twente still has four points, and Werder Bremen has two points, ranking last.
The situation in this group has become very simple. La Liah has definitely advanced, Werder Bremen has definitely been eliminated, and the only match in the final round of the group stage is Twente vs. Tottenham Hotspur.
It’s still worth watching. Because when the two sides met in the first round, Tottenham defeated Twente 4:1 at home, so if Twente wants to qualify, they have to compete in this final round of the group stage.
They have more than three wins over Tottenham Hotspur at home, and they need at least 3:0 to eliminate Tottenham Hotspur by relying on the away goal advantage when the two sides meet.
In the last round, the match between Lazio and Werder Bremen has nothing to do with the qualifying situation. Lazio can play as they please, no one will praise him and then put him on the fire.
At the post-match press conference, Redknapp did not mention Lazio or Chang Sheng again. He only talked about his own game. He was full of confidence in qualifying for the group.
The winning team never mentioned Tottenham Hotspur before or after the game, and he did not respond to Redknapp's praise and praise for himself.
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Back in the league, Chang Sheng did not directly replace all the players who started in the Champions League. Instead, they retained about half of the starting lineup and replaced half of the players who were previously substitutes. This is the so-called C lineup.
Of course, this substitution is not arbitrary and depends on the players' physical fitness.
Elias Dominic, the physical fitness coach, will test the players' physical fitness in every game, and then conduct physical fitness tests for the players at the beginning of training the next day after each game, and analyze the players by comparing the data.
Their physical fitness curve. From this curve, you can intuitively see whether this player's physical fitness is at a high level or is going downhill.
The winning team gave Elias a suggestion. He hoped that Elias could use a simple and easy-to-understand method to indicate a player's physical condition, and finally everyone came up with this curve chart.
Every player has a curve chart. Players with good physical fitness will not drop too obviously in continuous games. Players with poor physical fitness will be like a roller coaster. Take a rest and recover.
Players like Klose cannot cope with continuous battles if they play one game and then fall immediately. Moreover, Klose is old and prone to injuries.
Therefore, he is a player who must participate in frequent rotations.
Passarella doesn't have to do anything with some players, as his physical fitness is completely fine.
Some players have special positions. For example, goalkeeper Handanovic cannot be rotated several times a season.
Lazio, who played with C lineup, defeated Catania 3:0 at home.
If it were another team, beating the opponent with three goals would be called a "complete victory".
But switching to Lazio would be a "easy win".
This is the difference between Lazio and other teams.
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After the fourteenth round of the league, Gao Hongbo led the 30 Chinese international players on the Chinese national team training roster to Rome, Italy, and arrived at the Formello training base.
Because it was a formal cooperation, Lazio Club also held a simple welcome ceremony at the Formello training base and invited many Chinese and Italian media to interview and report.
In fact, many Chinese media have applied for interviews without being invited by them.
This time, as many as 30 Chinese media companies came with the Chinese national team.
These media are not here to report on the welcome ceremony and then leave.
They stayed in Rome for a month just to report on the training preparations of the Chinese team!
Whenever the Chinese team leaves, they will also leave.
And these are only the reporters who came with the team. In addition, there are other media who have not set off, but they will come one after another.
These media are the reason why Lazio Club is willing to agree to let the Chinese national team train here.
This is a great opportunity to promote yourself and expand your influence.
With Lotito's habits, he will definitely take advantage of it.
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At the Vermelo training base, the Chinese team received a warm welcome and warm hospitality.
This is the first time for the Chinese national team to visit Vermelo, the training base where today's football hegemons were born, and they are very curious.
Five league titles, two Champions League titles, one UEFA Cup title, two European Super Cup titles, five Italian Super Cups, and two Club World Cups.
They were all born from this seemingly inconspicuous training base.
But Gao Hongbo came here for the second time.
In an interview with Italian reporters, Gao Hongbo told reporters in accented Italian: "I am very happy to be back in Formello. It is like going home. I miss my time in Formello very much."
During the time when I was training and working with Earl Melo, I also want to thank the coaching team of Lazio Club for the help they gave me."
Next, Gao Hongbo gave up the opportunity to be interviewed by the Italian media to the leader of the national team.
He knew that even within the Football Association there were people who were unhappy with his election as the head coach of the national team, so he kept a low profile and tried his best to refuse any publicity matters and left them to the team leader.
Of course, he didn't know that his behavior would offend the media. The media thought that he was aloof and uncooperative...
Otherwise, why are so many media slandering him?
The national team leader began to talk in front of the Italian media: "This is a cooperation attempt between Chinese football and the top European teams. We are very grateful to Mr. Lotito, the president of Lazio Club, for his generous help..."
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While the team leader was talking non-stop, Gao Hongbo walked up to Chang Sheng.
Two people who always communicated over the phone finally met again.
"Welcome back to Formello, Lao Gao."
As the master, Chang Sheng took the initiative to extend his hand.
Gao Hongbo was also a little excited: "I really didn't expect that I would have the chance to come back."
"Ha!" Chang Sheng laughed: "Fate is so wonderful."
Gao Hongbo also laughed, and then he said to Chang Sheng: "This is the second time you have helped me. Although I don't quite understand why you are willing to go out of your way to help me, I still want to say thank you, Chang Sheng."
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Chang Sheng waved his hand: "If you want to thank me, then lead the Chinese team to perform well in the Asian Cup, so that I can see the Chinese team also perform with pride. You know, didn't I say it before? I am a
He is a Chinese coach, but I am also a Chinese fan and a fan of Chinese football. I hope to see football in our country get better, even if it is only a subtle difference, I hope so."
Gao Hongbo nodded: "I will lead the team to strive for good results in the Asian Cup. My father-in-law also watches my football."
Chang Sheng laughed loudly: "Then you have no way out now! Will it be a lot of pressure if I say this?"
Gao Hongbo shook his head: "No, how can a head coach be without pressure? And the most important thing is that I have confidence in the team."
Chang Sheng slapped him in the face: "That's well said! Don't worry, with me, I guarantee that you can enjoy the highest quality preparation training! At least once a week, my team will play a teaching match with your team
, the Lazio first team, not the youth team."
Gao Hongbo's Chinese team plays tiki-taka, so training with Lazio is just right.
Gao Hongbo has no objection to this. (To be continued)
