After taking the lead, AC Milan did not reduce their intensity. They were still running and pressing Lazio.
This made Lazio seem very uncomfortable and made some mistakes. Fortunately, they did not result in conceding a goal.
In the last five minutes of the first half, Lazio gradually adapted to AC Milan's pressing, and they gradually took the initiative.
There are even more threatening attacks.
In the 42nd minute, Modric took a long shot from outside the penalty area, but was interfered by Gattuso and did not hit the right spot. As a result, the football stuck to the turf and accidentally landed at the feet of Klose in the penalty area.
After Klose intercepted the football, he turned around and kicked it!
Goalkeeper Abbiati had no reaction to the shot and watched helplessly as the football passed by him and went straight to the back corner of the goal.
Commentator Fabio Caresa couldn't wait to shout: "This ball is here..."
As a result, before he finished speaking, the football hit the goalpost and bounced out with a clang!
"Oops! What a pity! The goal post! Klose's shot hit the goal post!"
Caressa held his head and shouted, feeling more regretful than Klose who shot the ball.
"If this goal is scored, Lazio can equalize the score! At the end of the first half, Lazio is not as embarrassed as before. They seem to have regained the initiative..."
Chang Sheng crossed his legs and looked at ease on the coaching bench.
Why will Lazio take the initiative again?
He didn't make any adjustments at all.
There is only one reason, and that is AC Milan's physical fitness has declined.
They can no longer control the situation with a mad dog run.
Decreased physical fitness leads to decreased control, and this decrease in control gives Lazio an opportunity to take advantage.
Chang Sheng laughed.
Allegri really worked hard.
He's even been in the rotation since the first game of the month. He's obviously preparing for this game.
But unfortunately, this was still a temporary idea.
If one month of rotation can make the team physically strong enough to compete with Lazio, then Lazio will be underestimated.
Lazio starts to reserve physical fitness during the summer training period every year. It pays attention to physical fitness.
AC Milan only worked hard for a month to beat Lazio. That is wishful thinking!
So he knew that AC Milan's physical fitness would not last long.
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Sure enough, at the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0. AC Milan, playing at home, temporarily took the lead.
They didn't score again.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the San Siro Stadium burst into loud cheers. AC Milan fans were very happy and satisfied that they could lead Lazio in the first half.
After Chang Sheng heard these cheers, he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled disdainfully.
Are you happy? You won’t be able to cheer anymore in the second half...
In sharp contrast to these happy AC Milan fans is Allegri.
The AC Milan head coach did not have any happy expression on his face. On the contrary, he even frowned.
Because forty-five minutes had passed, his team had the upper hand. It was only leading by one goal...
This was definitely not the result of his pre-game plan.
He hopes to lead by at least two goals.
In this way, at the beginning of the second half, while the physical energy is not exhausted, continue to rush and play hard, and try to score another goal.
With a three-goal lead in hand, AC Milan doesn't have to worry about Lazio.
With the strength of AC Milan, if they really have to shrink their defense, there is still no problem in defending the three-goal advantage.
Even if Lazio scored two goals, they would still be one goal ahead.
This is the safest situation.
But now they only lead by one goal.
Even if they continue to maintain this rhythm in the second half and score a goal.
That was only a two-goal lead.
If AC Milan faced other teams, such as Juventus or Inter Milan, a two-goal lead would already be a good situation.
But when they faced Lazio, being ahead by two goals really didn't matter.
With Lazio's strength, they tried their best to face AC Milan's stubborn defense in the second half and score two goals, which was still possible.
Moreover, once AC Milan is equalized while leading, morale will be severely hit, and they may lose interest in fighting, eventually leading to collapse.
By then, Lazio can score as many goals as they want.
If they lead by three goals, even if Lazio scores two goals, AC Milan still has a lead, so their psychological feeling will be completely different from being tied.
But it's too late to say anything now, the first half of the game is over.
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Back in the locker room, Allegri praised the team's performance in the first half. He constantly mobilized the players' emotions and encouraged them in order to ask them to speed up the pace and attack desperately after the start of the second half, in order to strive for success.
Scored two goals in one go.
This is AC Milan's only chance to beat Lazio.
The AC Milan players were in a state of excitement and did not realize how difficult this request was.
Since the head coach said it, they just do it.
They were able to lead Lazio with goals in the first half and also had an advantage on the field. This is not easy. They are indeed entitled to be happy with their performance.
This also gave AC Milan players a lot of confidence.
Only Ronaldinho, who was on the bench for this game, was not so optimistic.
After all, he had played with Chang Sheng for a year and was very familiar with Chang Sheng's routine.
Although he was not sure what countermeasures Chang Sheng would take in this game, he sat in his chair throughout the first half and seemed very leisurely, not worried about being behind in the score or being passive.
But Ronaldinho knows that a winning streak cannot be defeated so easily.
If the AC Milan people thought they had won, then as usual, they would be unlucky in the second half.
He thought that Chang Sheng would definitely have a way to reverse the situation...
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Chang Sheng didn't make any special adjustments during the halftime break. He just asked the players to speed up the offensive rhythm appropriately in the second half.
He gave the players an analysis of the situations they would encounter in the second half.
"AC Milan moved very aggressively in the first half. They surprised us all with their crazy movements, as if they were Lazio. Their movement created some problems for us. But don't worry, guys. Because they
They can't run for too long. AC Milan didn't practice physical fitness like us and me during pre-season training. Their physical fitness can't sustain it for too long. They hope to finish the game before their physical fitness disappears completely. So we did it in the second half
All we have to do is to take them running so that they don’t even think about stopping. Let them go faster and faster. Don’t they want to compete with us in terms of physical fitness? Well, then we will let them get their wish!”
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During the halftime break, many TV guests were surprised that AC Milan could suppress Lazio in the first half and lead by one goal.
They could see that this was not because Lazio was in bad shape, but because AC Milan was in such good shape, or they ran more.
Their movement interfered with Lazio's passing, forcing Lazio to make many passing errors.
Their running also gives them an advantage when attacking.
But these experts who know the ball will also have questions about the second half of the game between the two sides - if AC Milan keeps running like this, can they make it to the end of the 90 minutes?
So in the live TV program, the guests started a discussion, or rather... an argument.
Some people think that AC Milan will not last until the end of the game, while others think that AC Milan will collapse due to lack of physical strength like Naples.
"This style of play consumes physical energy. It is impossible for Allegri not to know it. But he has no choice, he can only do it. Facts have proved that it is indeed effective. Very few teams can play 45 for the entire half."
In a matter of minutes, Lazio was suppressed, even if it was just a little bit... but I'm worried that AC Milan's physical fitness won't last that long."
"I don't think we need to worry too much. In this AC Milan, Allegri has added many young players, and they ensure that the team's physical fitness is not affected too much... Boateng's performance in the first half made
My eyes lit up. His tireless running in the midfield and frontcourt made AC Milan's offense and defense smooth. At first, Boateng was just a defensive midfielder, but now everyone has seen his offensive talent. I
I think Allegri did this very well..."
"I completely disagree with your point of view... There are young players, but there are not enough to improve the overall physical level of AC Milan. You must know that AC Milan also has Nesta, Pirlo and Gattuso, so
What about veterans like Zaghi? Look at the last five minutes of the first half, the situation was completely reversed. Lazio bombarded AC Milan's penalty area. What does this mean? It means that they used their strength when they were full of physical energy.
This tactic cannot even last forty-five minutes. So how do you expect AC Milan players who have already played a high-intensity and fast-paced game for forty-five minutes to continue to last for forty-five minutes?"
"Yes, AC Milan cannot always maintain the rhythm of 90 minutes. But they can strive for more goals while they still have physical fitness. For example, if they score another goal in the second half, they can be in a relatively safe position. In this way, AC Milan can
Naturally, they can slow down the pace, shrink the defense, and use defense to deal with Lazio. If they can score two goals, the situation will be more favorable to AC Milan, and defeating Lazio is not incredible..."
When faced with this guest, the guest opposite who supported Lazio did not directly refute, but instead imitated Chang Sheng and laughed twice at the opponent.
"hehe."
AC Milan scored two goals against Lazio in the second half? Do you really think I am an idiot?!
Let alone two goals, they should praise God if they can score one!
And the biggest possibility is that they can't even score a fucking goal!
