Sitting on the home court advantage, Ferguson's Manchester United did not play conservatively. They did not defend and counterattack at home.
Because they are lagging behind in the total score after all.
The trailing side is not eligible to choose defensive counterattack.
If they defend and counterattack, Lazio will definitely shrink their defense, so no one can attack.
It depends on who is more patient at that time, maybe there will be a situation where Lazio can't finish the whole game but half-time - Ferguson absolutely believes that Chang Sheng, this little bitch, will do this.
This can be seen from his previous games.
He can let his two central defenders pass the ball back and forth for more than ten minutes.
He really did such a thing!
Therefore, Ferguson must let the team attack. Only when he equalizes the score can he shrink the defense and engage in defensive counterattacks.
Before that, the main focus was on offense.
Facing Manchester United's attack, Lazio will not shrink its defense and play defensive counterattack. What they are best at and accustomed to is offensive football.
If Manchester United wants to attack, Lazio will attack them!
Next, let’s see whose attack power is more powerful...
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Just like the game against Roma, Lazio was still a little uncomfortable after the game started.
Manchester United took advantage of Lazio's discomfort and launched a fierce attack on Lazio's goal.
Ferguson sat on the coaching bench, chewing gum.
He knew that Lazio would not be able to adapt to the new tactics so quickly, especially when so many main players were absent...
Now it depends on whether Manchester United's offense can break through Lazio's goal.
As long as Manchester United can score and equalize the total score, the balance of victory and defeat will tilt towards Manchester United.
At that time, under pressure, Lazio will only play more and more impatiently.
The mad dog tactic cannot be rushed because it requires a lot of passing and movement.
Once you get impatient, you won't have the time to pass the ball, move, and respond properly.
The effectiveness of the mad dog tactic will be greatly reduced.
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Rooney tried to cut inside and met Francisco Pavin. The two collided and then both fell to the ground.
The game was interrupted for several minutes.
Chang Sheng was very nervous, but fortunately, Pavin stood up in the end, came back on the court, and got involved in the game.
Rooney recovered faster than Pavin.
But this collision was just a microcosm of the fierce collisions in this game.
Lazio and Manchester United both tried their best in this game.
Because in fact, whether it is Lazio or Manchester United, the situation is not very good.
After all, their total score is still one goal behind.
Playing at home is not a panacea. If you play at home, you will definitely win.
Regarding this point, Ferguson had repeatedly emphasized to them before the game started.
In this game, Manchester United must go all out and try their best to defeat Lazio.
This is respect for the opponent, and more importantly, always be responsible for yourself.
If Manchester United thinks they can breathe a sigh of relief when they arrive at home, they are totally wrong!
Ferguson also used the players who came to the Champions League for the first time from the ever-winner Lazio to illustrate how tenacious this team is.
"It was also the quarter-finals. They were beaten by Bayern Munich at home with two goals, and the score was 2:2. At that time, everyone thought Lazio was finished, even Bayern Munich thought so. What was the result? The second leg.
, Lazio defeated Bayern Munich twice at Bayern Munich's home court! They gave Bayern Munich a 2:2! The game was dragged into a penalty shootout. If it weren't for Jose Passarella's foot slipping, who would have been that year?
It’s hard to say that we have reached the semi-finals... What does this mean? It means that Lazio has such a tradition! If we take it lightly, we will become a joke to the whole of Europe!"
So in fact, there is no retreat for Manchester United in this game.
If Lazio scores a goal in this game, it will be an away goal... With Lazio's attacking power, it will be difficult for them not to score...
So if Lazio also scores two goals, Manchester United's advantage of two away goals in the first round will be gone.
Can Manchester United not fight hard?
They have to work hard to score goals, and they have to work hard not to let Lazio score.
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Because both sides were working hard, the game was deadlocked from the beginning.
Lazio's offense was not very adaptable, but their defense was very tenacious, so even Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were unable to score for a while.
For both teams, this game is more than just a place to advance to the semi-finals. Manchester United lost to Lazio in the final last season, and they were holding back their energy to take revenge.
And similarly, if Lazio is eliminated by Manchester United here, does that mean that their Champions League championship was a fluke?
So this is about honor and dignity.
No one will give in!
The fighting between the two sides became more and more fierce, and situations where people fell on their backs often happened.
The game had to be frequently interrupted by the whistle.
So in terms of good looks, this game is obviously not as good as the previous round.
But in terms of intensity, this game was even more intense.
In the sixth minute, the first yellow card of the game appeared.
Carrick was given a yellow card by the referee for pushing Motta from behind.
Three minutes later, Balzaretti avenged Motta, tackled Carrick in retaliation, and also received a yellow card.
Before this game, Chang Sheng did not ask the assistant coach to tell his players how many yellow cards they had left before they would be suspended.
He doesn't think it's necessary.
If they can't even get through this game, then even if they are as clean as a blank sheet of paper, what's the point?
If you want to get through this game, you have to do your best, and you can't think about suspension because you still have a few yellow cards. You absolutely can't look forward or backward.
Even if after this game, I no longer have the energy to play in the semi-finals, I will admit that I will always win.
Although he didn't tell the players, Di Matteo, who was sitting next to him, still took notes.
When Balzaretti received the card, he said to Chang Sheng beside him: "This is Balzaretti's second yellow card in the Champions League this season, Chang."
Chang Sheng nodded, indicating that he understood.
Even if you get suspended if you take another one, so what?
This is the final!
There is no need to think about the future in the finals!
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Motta, as the core organizer of Lazio, received special attention from Manchester United during the game.
Carrick, the defensive midfielder, rushed to the front and stayed close to Motta.
This was expected by Chang Sheng, and targeted arrangements were made during the pre-match training.
So Motta knew what he should do in this situation.
Chang Sheng told him that if Carrick came up to defend him, then he would retreat to the defensive midfielder position.
Seeing that Carrick was pressing hard on him, Motta retreated and returned to the midfielder position.
How to organize an attack from the defensive midfielder position?
The distance between him and Cavani has grown too long.
But it doesn’t matter, Chang Sheng has such experience.
In the past, when he was in Valencia, Deco organized the offense from the defensive midfielder position.
The core of the organization is also carried forward in a win-win situation.
How did Valencia solve the same problem?
There is Deco behind him and Ronaldinho before him.
Deco moved the ball forward to Ronaldinho.
Ronaldinho connected the front and backcourt.
Moreover, this means that Valencia has two cores, making it difficult for opponents to guard against it.
Lazio is similar now.
Motta's retreat to organize does not mean that Lazio's offense can't go up.
With Candreva, Cazorla and Gotze, there is no need to worry about the football not being passed.
The playmaker retreated, and although Motta had less chance to directly pass the final ball, he was protected.
It allows him to schedule without any interference.
Of course, there are disadvantages to doing this, that is, you are far away from the penalty area and cannot deliver threatening scalpel passes.
However, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to pursue perfection.
This is the reason why Candreva, Cazorla, Gotze and others have been given important responsibilities by winning.
What used to be done by one Modric is now shared by several people.
Use the number of people to make up for other deficiencies. Everyone is only good at one thing, and the combination is the core.
Therefore, if we say that Motta is the core of Lazio, it is not correct.
Yes, because Motta plays a very important role in this lineup. He is the dispatcher, and the importance of dispatch is self-evident.
But Lazio's core is not just him, it also includes Cazorla, Gotze and Candreva.
It can be said that they are not the core, but they are all core and fragments of the core.
When these fragments are combined organically, they can become a complete core that can truly function.
If Candreva, Cazorla and Gotze don't perform well, it won't matter how good Motta is.
Therefore, the key to Lazio's victory in this game is not Motta, but several other Lazio midfielders.
Chang Sheng stood on the sidelines and looked at the court a little nervously.
In the game against Roma, Lazio took a while to adapt and find the feeling.
How long will it take for Lazio to adapt to today's game? Looking at it now, they are still adapting.
What if the adaptation period results in Manchester United scoring a goal?
Can the players withstand the pressure and come back again after falling behind?
The answers to these things cannot be known by deducing them on the tactical board, and they are also the reason why the head coach cannot completely control the game.
It also makes the game suspenseful and interesting - for neutrals.
I made the best arrangements I could, but to implement them it still depends on the performance of the Lazio players themselves.
The so-called generals will not accept their orders, and I have high hopes for them. Can they not let me down?
Especially the newcomer Candreva.
In previous games, he has never undertaken such an important task. Can he handle it calmly? Can he keep a clear mind at critical moments and know what he should and should not do?
Of course, he'd better not let himself down... (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
