Chapter 47 History is always strikingly similar (123/136)
While the Roma fans were still grieving, and the Lazio fans were still cheering, Chang Sheng had already led Lazio to start anew.
After the game against Roma, there will be a UEFA Cup group match against CSKA Moscow in the middle of the week.
The whole Lazio team went to Moscow in the ice and snow to play a game of ice hockey with their opponents.
Moscow has entered winter at the end of October. The first snow has already arrived, and now Moscow is experiencing its third snow this winter.
The weather forecast gives the lowest temperature in Moscow is minus 4 degrees Celsius.
Low temperatures, strong winds, and goose-feathery snow.
These are all tests for Lazio.
To be honest, for Chang Sheng, he has no previous experience in leading a team to compete in Russia in the winter.
This is the first time.
But he does have experience playing football in winter, whether it was in this life or the previous life.
Because his home is in northern China, a traditional heavy industrial city.
There is a lot of snow there every year in winter and the temperature is also very low.
It's actually quite fun to play football when it snows.
But for professional football, this is not a good thing.
Amateur football is fun to play in the snow because it is fun, and in the snow-covered field, everyone can do dangerous moves that they usually dare not do, such as shoveling, barbs, and volleys.
For example, diving to the top...
But these things are commonplace in professional football, and players who have undergone good and strict professional training do not need to go to the snow to have the courage to do those actions.
On the contrary, a slippery field will bring them a lot of trouble, such as sliding inexplicably, or not catching the ball that should be received... This is the most annoying situation for the head coach.
No one likes snow football.
But Chang Sheng is in trouble this time...
However, Chang Sheng did not feel that he was unlucky. On the contrary, he regarded this as a process of accumulating experience.
As a head coach, you always have to have a solution for every situation.
Where does this correspondence come from?
Come from experience.
If you don’t experience it, how can you experience it?
Therefore, in the Russian winter, facing the howling cold wind and falling heavy snow, having a real-life game with the Moscow team is very important and rare for those who need experience to win.
Therefore, Chang Sheng came to Russia with the mentality of accumulating experience. When he saw the situation outside, he did not frown and curse.
He is relatively optimistic.
Even if we lose, it's not a big deal, it's just the first game.
Lazio's confidence in winning a lot is quite high.
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The mentality of always winning is good, but Lazio's players seem not to adapt to the weather because it is too cold.
It's late October in Italy. It's still autumn at this time. Fall has suddenly entered the cold winter, which is unbearable for everyone.
In order to allow the players to adapt, Rudy Gonzalez places great emphasis on warm-up.
The team increased the warm-up time from the previous 20 minutes to 30 minutes, and required sufficient intensity.
Rudy Gonzalez held the whistle in his mouth and stared at each player during the warm-up before the game. As long as one person did not work hard enough during the warm-up, his piercing whistle would sound, and then
Rushed to him and roared at him: "Warm up, warm up! Be more serious! If you don't want to get hurt!"
Back in the locker room, everyone's bodies were exuding white steam.
The locker room felt a bit like a fairyland filled with smoke and clouds for a while.
Before the game is about to start, Chang Sheng wants to make a final speech.
Unlike usual, Chang Sheng did not shout "I just want to win". On the contrary, in this game, he paid more attention to the physical health of the players rather than the result of the game.
"My only request is that you don't get hurt."
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Although he said not to get hurt, Chang Sheng couldn't control this matter... His system didn't care about it.
So in the 40th minute of the game, veteran goalkeeper Peruzzi strained his back muscle while making another save...
Because the venue was slippery, when he stepped on the ground and threw himself sideways, he stumbled, and the inertia caused his back to twist and strain his muscles.
Although he still pushed the football out with his fingertips, he could no longer stand up.
So Chang Sheng had to let the 21-year-old substitute goalkeeper Samir Handanovic come on.
He couldn't even give Handanovic much time to warm up, and could only pray that Handanovic wouldn't make the same mistake as Peruzzi.
"I still say the same thing, Samir." Chang Sheng patted Handanovic on the shoulder and said solemnly. "Don't get hurt. If you have to choose between losing the ball and getting injured, choose to lose it."
Ball."
If Peruzzi hadn't saved the ball just now, he certainly wouldn't have been injured.
But there is no way to blame Chang Sheng. After all, he is here to win. The injury can only be said to be bad luck...
Handanovic nodded and went on the court.
Looking at Handanovic's back off the court, Chang Sheng suddenly thought of Buffon's debut game with the Italian national team.
The game that made Buffon famous was on October 28, 1997, which is a bit close to today. That game was a World Cup qualifying match between the Italian national team and the Russian national team. Italy played away from home. In Moscow
In the ice and snow, Italy's number one national goalkeeper Pagliuca was injured, and Buffon was ordered to take action at the last minute, without even a proper warm-up.
This game can be said to be a key battle that determines the fate of both sides. Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin even visited the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow to cheer for the Russian team.
As a result, Buffon, who was called in at the critical moment, made a series of wonderful saves, high and low blocks, and finally helped the Italian national team beat Russia 1:1 in the away game.
Chang Sheng thought, could this game also become the game where Handanovic became famous?
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Sometimes history is so strikingly similar.
After Handanovic stood on the goal line, he performed calmly.
He keeps in mind that he always wins and rarely makes difficult saves. But this does not mean that he will let the football fly into the goal easily.
Because he knows other ways to make up for it.
Goalkeeping is not about diving. The more beautiful the save or the more difficult it is, the better the goalkeeper will be.
An excellent goalkeeper should be one who uses as few difficult saves as possible.
Because he can make up for this with quick position changes and excellent position selection ability.
Many times, as long as he chooses the right position, he only needs to use a simple standard saving action to win the ball.
So he successfully solved the problem of not being injured but also keeping the team from conceding goals.
The CSKA Moscow players, who thought that the veteran goalkeeper Peruzzi was injured and had an opportunity to take advantage, were at a loss.
Even the commentator exclaimed: "Samir Handanovic! His position selection is very good! Very stable! Lazio withstood CSKA Moscow's offensive during this period, and Handanovic made a great contribution.
But in the entire European football world, he is still a nobody! I’m afraid after watching today’s game, many people will ask: Who is he?!”
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At halftime, the score was 0:0, and there were not many bright spots. Most of the time, people were on their backs - but it was not because of rough fouls, but because the field was too slippery.
Even if I put on long-spiked football shoes, it won't help.
In some places, because they were trampled so much, the snow turned into water, and the water froze into ice...
The only two points in the first half were Samir Handanovic's critical call, which made people sit up and take notice.
I originally thought that Peruzzi's injury would put Lazio in trouble, but unexpectedly Handanovic used an outstanding and steady performance to block the advancement of CSKA Moscow...
During the halftime break, it was rare to praise a certain player individually, and he praised Handanovic hard.
This made the young goalkeeper feel a little embarrassed.
However, before the start of the second half, Chang Sheng specifically warned Handanovic: "No injuries!"
Peruzzi has been injured and it is not yet known how long he will miss the game.
Handanovic is the only goalkeeper he can use now.
As for the third goalkeeper De Angelis, he is just a soybean. Changsheng does not trust him and will not give him any chance. He comes just to fill up the number. Because the first team needs three goalkeepers.
Handanovic proved his ability in five or six minutes of the first half, making Chang Sheng happy.
This is already the seed of an excellent goalkeeper. He has malleable talent and can be well cultivated. At this time, he must not be injured.
So what he said was true. He would rather lose the game than get Handanovic injured.
Losing a game is not a big deal. As long as Handanovic is not injured, his performance in future games is guaranteed.
But even if this game is won, Handanovic is injured and may be affected in several games in the future.
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All three goals in this game came in the second half.
But it is different from what many people think, and even different from what Chang Sheng thinks.
Everyone thought that CSKA Moscow, playing at home, should be able to take down Lazio in such familiar weather.
Who would have thought that it was Lazio players who scored two of the three goals.
Modric and Marchisio each scored a goal to help Lazio win 2:1 away from CSKA Moscow.
Apart from Peruzzi's injury, everything was perfect. Especially Handanovic's outstanding performance - a goal conceded doesn't mean anything.
And because of Handanovic's outstanding performance, Chang Sheng is not so anxious about Peruzzi's injury...
At the end of the game, Chang Sheng hugged Handanovic on the sidelines and thanked him for his outstanding performance in this game.
Handanovic collected the game ball from this game as a souvenir of his career.
In this way, Lazio took away three points in the ice and snow of Moscow.
This is a good start for them to qualify from the UEFA Cup group stage. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
