Amid the roar of the commentator, the football rolled into Inter Milan's goal, and Cavani got up from the ground with open arms, running wildly in celebration, his long hair flying in the wind.
"Lazio leads Inter Milan 1:0 in the away game! The game has only started seven minutes!!"
Chang Sheng, who was on the sidelines, jumped up, raised his arms and shouted.
This is what he wants, this is the situation he wants!
Lazio is leading by one goal in the away game, and then they can slow down the pace and slowly deal with Inter Milan. At this time, they have a psychological advantage and are not even afraid of conceding the ball. Because even if Inter Milan equalizes the score, a draw is still possible
Accepting the result, Lazio is still three points ahead of Inter Milan.
Mourinho stood on the sidelines without any drastic actions, but he pursed his lips tightly and his expression looked very dignified and serious.
What happened was counterproductive. He wanted to take the lead at the beginning, but unexpectedly Chang Shengli used this mentality and broke Inter Milan's goal!
The current situation is very unfavorable for his Inter Milan.
Any fool knows what Lazio will do next.
They must slow down the pace and use their excellent passing and ball control abilities to firmly control the football at their feet, thus playing a defensive role.
If you fight like this, what should you do?
Be sure to break their control.
The only way to break their control is to foul...
Use foul tactics to disrupt their control, prevent their passing and receiving from flowing smoothly, and put pressure on them.
This leads to their own mistakes.
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Mourinho raised his hand and called Cambiaso down.
While Lazio was still celebrating the goal, Mourinho had already made targeted adjustments.
When the game restarted, just as Mourinho expected, Lazio immediately chose to recycle.
When Inter Milan attacked, they held the defense firmly.
But when they got the ball, they were no longer in a hurry to send a direct pass forward. Instead, they moved back and forth and pushed forward little by little.
Halfway through, I saw Inter Milan's tight defensive formation. Lazio would directly pass the football back to the feet of goalkeeper Handanovic.
Then hit it forward again.
This slow pace made the Inter Milan fans drowsy.
But it also made them gnash their teeth.
They knew that Lazio was using their possession to delay time reasonably.
So when they saw Ibrahimovic pushing down Candreva and trying to steal the ball, there were cheers in the stands. Although the referee's whistle also sounded, Ibrahimovic committed a foul.
First of all, Inter Milan fans just like to see scenes like this, it’s a relief!
In the following games, Inter Milan's fouls increased significantly.
But these are not the kind of serious fouls, but various small actions such as pushing and pulling people.
On the one hand, it is to increase the possibility of successfully intercepting the ball. If the referee does not see the foul, or if he thinks it is not a foul, then wouldn't he earn it? On the other hand, it is to interrupt Lazio's coherent and smooth flow.
Passing coordination.
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The two sides were at a stalemate.
Until the end of the first half, Inter Milan was far ahead in the number of fouls, but the score still remained unchanged.
Lazio still leads Inter Milan 1:0 in the away game.
This score surprised many people.
Lazio's poor condition has actually been reflected in this game. For example, their running is not as active as before, and their speed is not as fast. There are even mistakes between passing and receiving.
But Lazio relied on this goal in the seventh minute to maintain its lead over Inter Milan!
However, during the halftime break, everyone analyzed and analyzed, and everyone believed that Lazio would not be able to hold on in the second half. There was a problem with their physical fitness. As long as Inter Milan continued to put pressure on them, Lazio could collapse.
So leading by only one goal is also a very dangerous thing for Lazio.
It's like putting them on the fire all the time, so that they can't live in peace for a moment.
If this state of being completely unable to rest and having to go all out continues for a long time, Lazio will not be able to stand it.
"The idea of foul tactics is correct. Use those minor fouls to put pressure on Lazio, force Lazio to consume more physical energy and increase their psychological burden."
"As long as Inter Milan can get a goal back in the second half, it will dampen Lazio's morale and reverse the situation..."
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After the second half of the game started, Inter Milan did exactly what these experts analyzed.
Use constant fouls and attacks to put pressure on Lazio.
Force Lazio to make more active mistakes, and then use these mistakes to continue to strengthen the offense and put pressure on Lazio.
For Inter Milan, this is a virtuous circle.
Theoretically, this is also the most likely way to defeat Lazio.
So in the second half of the game, Lazio looked very embarrassed.
This disappointed many neutral fans.
Originally, they hoped to see a wonderful strong dialogue.
How can the battle for first place and second place in the league be so awkward?
This is not a wonderful one-on-one at all, but more like two hooligans rolling in the quagmire and playing bastard boxing...
This is far different from everyone's imagination.
Of course, neither Chang Sheng nor Mourinho have any obligation to be responsible for the opinions of neutral fans.
They just want to win now. Under the pressure from Inter Milan, Lazio reduced the number of passes in the backcourt and instead pushed the ball into the midfield and frontcourt.
This is a winning strategy.
In this way, even if the opponent intercepts the ball and directly counterattacks, Lazio will have time to reorganize the defense line, so that it will not be like being intercepted at the edge of its own penalty area, and then directly facing the back line or the goal.
This method worked at first. They brought the battle to Inter Milan's half, and the threat to their own goal was much smaller.
But Mourinho is in no hurry.
Unlike the first half, in the second half, he sat on the coaching bench the whole time.
He knew very well that Lazio's physical energy was running low, and this kind of advancement was also very energy-consuming.
When the game time reaches more than 60 minutes, their physical fitness should be at its most difficult period, and then start to decline.
Lazio will not be able to guarantee that they will always be able to advance the football into Inter Milan's half.
This is your chance.
Taking advantage of the opponent's lack of energy, use all your energy to completely pin them down in their half, and then besiege their goal!
This is Mourinho's plan.
In terms of physical strength, Inter Milan, fighting on a single line, is much stronger than Lazio.
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In fact, Chang Sheng is also very aware of the team's current problems. Even if he uses a game skill that slows down physical energy consumption, it is still of no use. When the basic physical fitness is not much, the effect of this skill is not great.
There was nothing he could do about it.
Physical fitness is the foundation, and no matter how sophisticated the tactics are, they cannot make up for the deficiencies in the foundation.
Lazio's physical energy is still being exhausted little by little.
At the 60th minute, he made the first substitution.
He replaced Gotze with Bonucci, who was completely unable to move.
The team played 532.
This means strengthening defense.
Replace the exhausted Gotze as soon as possible to prevent him from making mistakes with the ball on the court and allowing the opponent to directly counterattack.
Mourinho turned his head and glanced at Chang Sheng. This was a smart substitution. But it also exposed the lack of physical strength of your team...
Mourinho found an opportunity to convey his intention to the court. The team stepped up their attack and put pressure on Lazio's goal!
Chang Sheng indeed knows that Lazio's current physical fitness cannot support the tactics of controlling the ball throughout the game.
So he began to shrink his defense.
But his team didn't retreat from the frontcourt to the penalty area all at once. If they didn't retreat to defend, that would be called a defeat.
Similarly, he also organized one line of defense after another to limit Inter Milan's offense and delay time...
But this cannot change the fact that Lazio was beaten by Inter Milan in the away game.
Those who think winning is a representative of idealists were really dumbfounded when they saw this game. They had no idea that Lazio, which advocates beautiful football, artistic football, and offensive football, is the benchmark for these three types of football in their minds.
The team would actually be pushed to the ground and beaten violently, without the ability to fight back, only to parry...
Lazio like this...is really...too ugly!
Is this really Chang's team?
As an idealist, shouldn't Chang be willing to lose the game to defend the glory and dignity of offensive football?
Even if you die, do you have to die standing?
How could he, as the protagonist, be so embarrassed?
Could it be that...offensive football really can only be at a disadvantage when facing conservative football like Mourinho?
They have forgotten that if we only look at the scene, Inter Milan plays offensive football, while Lazio... has huddled in the thirty-meter zone and has become a completely conservative football.
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He doesn't care what those people think of him and his team.
He just wants to win now.
Since his team is leading by one goal, he just chooses to hold on to this one-goal lead.
What kind of bullshit idealism...
Can idealism lead to victory?
The next game basically saw Inter Milan beating up Lazio, while Lazio was unable to get out of its own penalty area.
The scene is not even pretty...
I didn’t expect that this classic focus battle would turn out like this in the end.
Disappointed many people.
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In the 75th minute, Chang Sheng made another substitution, replacing Cazorla with Giroud who was also tired.
Then Lazio completely retreated and defended, passing the ball long.
Now the defenders took the ball and kicked it forward directly to Giroud.
If Giroud can win the ball, he will control the football and delay the time, and will not consider attacking at all.
If that doesn't work, then just kick the football out of the opponent's second half sideline quickly.
Even if Inter Milan serves a throw-in, it will not immediately threaten Lazio's penalty area.
This scene is particularly difficult for idealists and fans of offensive football who regard winning as their idol...
How can you use such an ugly game to decide the outcome with Mourinho?
Don't you know what you mean to us?
Don’t you know the heavy responsibility and hope you carry on your shoulders?
It's a pity that Chang Sheng couldn't hear their inner monologue.
Even if I heard it, I would just curl my lips in disdain. (To be continued...)
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