During the half-time break, the TV hosts and guests were discussing the Nottingham Forest turf, which was really bad.
Everyone thinks that the quality of the turf in Nottingham Forest should not meet the requirements of the Champions League.
Therefore, Nottingham Forest will definitely be punished by UEFA after the game.
However, some people hold different opinions.
"Being punished by UEFA? That's not necessarily the case. Think about it, what is the relationship between UEFA and Lazio and Chang now?"
Someone asked.
As soon as this was said, everyone fell silent.
Yes, given the relationship between UEFA and Lazio, will they speak for Lazio?
That is really impossible even if the sun comes out from the north...
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At the beginning of the second half of the game, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Lazio still tightened its defense, and Nottingham Forest continued to bombard the Nottingham Forest penalty area.
It's just that the intensity is more intense than in the first half.
Nottingham Forest want to put more pressure on the ever-winner Lazio.
This was expected of him always winning, so he had already reminded his players during the halftime break.
So Lazio players pay great attention to this.
In defense, the movements should be as clean and neat as possible, with the ball at your feet. You will never try to organize a counterattack, and you will not consider short passes to penetrate.
It’s just one action—kick out!
Of course, such a game is not pretty.
But who cares about the viewing quality at this time...
Nottingham Forest have never been the kind of team to please neutral fans.
At a critical moment of life and death for Lazio, it is impossible to put the preferences of neutral fans first.
In the next game, Nottingham Forest bombarded Lazio wildly, while Lazio shrank its defense and made a big save.
For those non-European fans, this is a game that requires staying up late to watch.
I originally thought that the contest between the strongest team in this group and the darkest dark horse would be very exciting.
Who would have thought…
It turned out to be like this in the end.
Many fans who stayed up late to watch the game yawned all day long.
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After the game entered the 65th minute, the head coaches of both teams began to make frequent substitutions.
Mainly Nottingham Forest.
Tony Twain made consecutive substitutions and quickly used up all three substitution places.
They are mainly offensive adjustments, and substitutions are aimed at strengthening the offense.
Chang Sheng used his second substitution quota to further strengthen his defense.
When the game reached the 80th minute, the pace accelerated again.
Because until now, the score is still 0:0!
Lazio showed great tenacity!
Of course, they also paid a heavy price for this. Each of the four people on the back line was carrying a yellow card.
This makes Lazio's defense even more difficult.
Nottingham Forest just kept attacking their defense, forcing them to make mistakes, or making them throw traps, and they didn't dare to try their best when defending.
At this time, none of the head coaches of the two teams were sitting on the coaching bench. Instead, they were standing on the sidelines, staring nervously at the stadium.
Not only them, not a single fan from both sides could sit still in the stands or in front of the TV.
Nottingham Forest fans are naturally looking forward to the team scoring, but time is getting shorter and shorter. There is not much left. Can they score a goal that determines the outcome in the last ten minutes?
After losing to Lazio in the away game, if you want to qualify from the group, you must win at home.
This is related to whether they can qualify, so everyone is very nervous.
As for Lazio, the fans no longer want to win this game unrealistically. They have the same idea as the usual winners. As long as they can draw their opponents in the away game, it will be a great victory. They are now particularly worried about the team's success.
Defeated by Nottingham Forest at the last minute.
In the past, when they watched Lazio games, they felt very at ease because Lazio was always in control of the situation.
How could Lazio at that time be compressed by its opponents and bombarded indiscriminately within its own 30-meter area?
It is simply something that is unthinkable.
Now, that long-lost feeling of heart palpitations is back, but they don’t like it at all…
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The game time is getting shorter and shorter, and both head coaches are frowning and their expressions are not good-looking.
But really, in my heart, Tony Twain is probably more anxious.
He worked hard, this was Nottingham Forest's best chance, and if it was still impossible to defeat Lazio, it would be a failure for him.
Chang Sheng believes that a draw is a victory, and he is right.
In today's game, a draw is indeed a victory for Lazio, but a complete defeat for Nottingham Forest.
After the game, he and Nottingham Forest will definitely be under tremendous pressure because of the poor venue, and may even face penalties from UEFA.
Therefore, Nottingham Forest can be said to have paid a very huge price. If it cannot win, it will really cost the team and lose the team.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
It feels a little better to win often.
Time is on his side.
It looks like Lazio's defense is very well organized.
The young Campoli and Sepieri were in front, and their defense was very tough. They often defended forward, or forced Nottingham Forest's offensive players to be unable to turn around and could only retreat.
Jose Passarella, who is experienced but not as physically fit as before, is placed at the back, playing a role similar to a sweeper. He handles all the balls that miss the front. He roams the entire defense line.
Replenish defense at any time.
Originally, Nottingham Forest's offensive methods were very simple and not good at positional warfare. Now that Lazio has arranged their defense in this way, their offense is even more difficult to penetrate.
In addition, Ter Stegen was in good form in this game, and some of Nottingham Forest's threatening shots were resolved by him.
By the time there were ten minutes left in the game, Nottingham Forest had already had as many as 27 shots in the game, and 11 shots hit the goal frame.
But the score is still 0:0!
Ter Stegen played an important role in this.
"The German national team's main goalkeeper showed good competitive form when Lazio needed him most. The venue factors did not affect his performance at all. He blocked Nottingham Forest's shots time and time again! He just completed another very exciting performance.
The save!"
Facing the German iron gatekeeper, the Nottingham Forest players also seemed helpless.
After each shot is saved, their standard action is to hold their heads with their hands.
Because they lost another chance to score.
They also know very well that as the game time is running out, their opportunities are getting fewer and fewer.
If we don't score a goal, we will really be tied!
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In the last ten minutes of the game, the competition became more and more intense, and people kept falling off their horses on the field.
At this time, the experience of Lazio players came through.
As long as they fall to the ground on their own, they will basically not be able to get up easily.
No matter what, I have to linger on the ground for half a minute.
A Lazio player also began to have cramps, holding his calves and rolling on the ground in pain.
Tony Twain looked very anxious and dissatisfied on the sidelines. He kept protesting to the fourth official, believing that the Lazio players were delaying the game.
But it's of no use.
Regardless of whether a Lazio player is really injured or faked, as soon as they kick the ball off the field, the game will be suspended and the team doctor will have to come on stage.
This is a rule. It is impossible for the referee to say that he turned a blind eye to the Lazio players lying on the ground and asked the game to continue.
If you do this, your efforts will definitely be wasted.
No matter how much Tony Twain protests, he can't change this.
Lazio goalkeeper Ter Stegen received a late yellow card for delaying the game.
However, this did not affect the Lazio players' determination to continue to delay the game.
In the next few minutes, the game could not even proceed normally.
Because he was always interrupted by Lazio players who frequently fell to the ground and looked like they were in pain.
Deafening boos erupted from the stands at the City Stadium as Nottingham Forest fans vented their dissatisfaction.
They were very dissatisfied with Lazio for delaying the game so blatantly.
Of course, when they express their dissatisfaction, they will never think about the condition of their stadium...
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At the last moment of the game, players from both sides clashed on the court because of delaying the game time.
At that time, the Lazio player was injured and fell to the ground. It stands to reason that the Nottingham Forest player who picked up the ball should kick the football out of the boundary and let the team doctor come on and let the Lazio player receive treatment.
However, the Nottingham Forest players considered that the Lazio players must be delaying the game again, so they simply ignored the Lazio players' gestures asking them to kick the football out of bounds, and continued to attack.
If Wu Lei hadn't stopped them with a collision foul, maybe Nottingham Forest's attack would have resulted in a shot!
When Wu Lei fouled, huge boos erupted on the court.
The referee's whistle was drowned out...
Wu Lei's foul also triggered a conflict between players from both sides.
Nottingham Forest players believe Wu Lei should be sent off with a red card for his actions.
The Lazio players believed that the Nottingham Forest players had no sportsmanship in fair play.
The two sides just pushed and shoved each other for a long time.
Of course, the first people to yell at the referee were the Lazio players, and the most energetic ones in the conflict were also the Lazio players.
Because it is obvious that this kind of conflict on the court is good for Lazio.
Even Lazio's winning coach fanned the flames on the sidelines!
He was protesting to the fourth official about the unsportsmanlike conduct of Nottingham Forest players!
His persistent pestering naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the Nottingham Forest fans in the stands.
The boos they made made the atmosphere more heated and tense.
Players from both sides kept pushing and shoving on the court, and time slipped away in their conflict... (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
