After Chelsea kicked off the ball, Lazio players rushed forward with a roar.
They will start to press Chelsea in the frontcourt.
Possession of the ball is not Chelsea's advantage. If faced with some teams that are good at controlling the ball, Lazio's style of play will definitely die. After several passes, Chelsea lost the ball.
Lazio started to attack.
The current Lazio has Mendieta as the core of the midfield. Behind him are Stankovic and Simeone.
So soon the ball was passed to Mendieta's feet.
When Mendieta took the ball, Lazio fans cheered.
As a player introduced with 48 million euros this season, he carries great expectations from Lazio fans. After Veron, whom Lazio fans liked very much, left Lazio, they hoped that Mendieta could replace Veron.
And they have such confidence.
Mendieta's performance in Valencia was really good. How good was it?
At that time, Mendieta was compared with superstars such as Zidane and Rivaldo. His performance in recent years has been so wonderful that he was voted the best midfielder in Europe twice in a row.
Mendieta's performance in the past two years has attracted the pursuit of many European giants.
Mendieta's reputation is so high that the official World Cup website commented on him this way: "Mendieta, who was born in Bilbao, is one of the best midfielders in the world. His speed and direct reach to the bottom line
The combination of his vision and the leadership skills of his long-time captain of Valencia has led the Mediterranean club to two consecutive UEFA Champions League finals. If Guardiola is the midfield engine of the Spanish team, then.
Mendieta is the doer of the national team, a super optimist and the commander-in-chief of the battle."
This is Mendieta now.
After Mendieta received the ball, he did not pass anyone but directly handed the ball to Fiore on the right.
He is very beautiful.
But he was under a lot of pressure.
The transfer fee is 48 million euros. This is a transfer fee that can be ranked at the top of the European football transfer list. With 48 million euros on his back, how can he not feel pressure.
Even the pressure is not that great.
Although he has only been in Italy for two months, Mendieta has already felt the difference between Italian football and Spanish football. The difference between Lazio and Valencia.
Valencia is a defensive and counterattack team.
But Cooper required everyone to defend back then, and there was no such requirement for Mendieta alone.
He allowed Mendieta to develop his talents to the fullest.
With such support, Mendieta gave full play to his genius. He passed people, passed the ball, shot, he did whatever he wanted. This also created a brilliant Mendieta.
But after arriving in Italy, he understood.
He no longer has such privileges.
Although Zaccheroni is an offensive maniac, he has the same requirements for all players, and Mendieta is no exception. Mendieta also needs to press and defend. Moreover, Italian football is different from Spanish football.
They have tight control over space.
Mendieta's performance is very limited.
Fiore was ready to break through. But seeing Solin taking a good position, Kewell had already returned for a visit, so he handed the ball back to Mendieta in the center.
"Fiore, he gave the ball back to Mendieta!"
The moment Mendieta got the ball, Lampard rushed forward.
Lampard is a British midfielder. Although he is not good at defense, his defensive ability is definitely not weak. His shots are also very clean.
Mendieta's skills are outstanding.
Mendieta saw Lampard coming, smashed the ball with his right foot and accelerated past Lampard. Unfortunately, although he passed Lampard, he still received huge interference from Lampard.
After the pass, I barely managed to control the ball.
When he had just stabilized, he saw a dark shadow again.
"Williams. Williams... Mendieta lost the ball."
Mendieta was directly intercepted by Williams.
Of course, this shouldn't be the case given Mendieta's strength. When Mendieta was in Valencia, he encountered this situation not just once or twice, because he was the most famous in Valencia.
Therefore, many teams focus on guarding Mendieta.
There have been many situations where two or three people defended Mendieta. But Mendieta has always been able to face that situation with ease.
It's a pity that I'm under a lot of pressure now.
Moreover, I have just arrived in a new team and my teammates are not very familiar with me, so there are problems with coordination.
The ball was dropped at once.
This is not one time.
Soon everyone discovered. Mendieta, who once conquered European football, the magic of Mendieta who came to Lazio for 48 million euros seemed to have disappeared. His excellence and elegance could not be seen on the field.
pass.
What people saw was Mendieta making mistakes again and again.
The ball was intercepted again and again, and the pass was missed again and again.
In the 32nd minute of the game, Mendieta lost the ball again.
Simeone's pass made some mistakes. It did not go directly to Mendieta's feet, but deviated slightly from Mendieta. Both Williams and Mendieta were competing for the ball.
Mendieta was the first to get the ball. However, he did not completely control the ball, just like an amateur player. He failed to stop the ball at the first time, but the ball bounced out. Then he tried to control the ball again, but was stopped by
Williams was hit hard from the side.
Of course, Williams doesn't just bump into people.
He inserted his foot in front of Mendieta and controlled the ball with his right foot. Then he hit Mendieta hard with his body.
Who is Williams?
That was a monster that even Effenberg was ejected from. In the Premier League, fierce defensive midfielders like Keane and Vieira are not as physically inferior to players like Williams.
People in British football circles call Williams a monster.
Even the big men in English football are afraid of Williams' powerful body. Mendieta, who is 1.72 meters tall, is not a problem.
When he was hit by Williams, he flew directly out. Compared with Williams' small body, he was completely like a child.
Lazio players thought Williams had committed a foul.
However, the referee believed that this was a normal collision. Moreover, Mendieta did not control the ball, and the ball was within the scope of contention between the two sides.
Therefore, it means there is no foul.
"Mendieta, Mendieta. He was knocked directly away by Williams. But this is not surprising at all. There are not one or two players who have been ravaged by Williams in the Premier League. Not long ago, Effenberg
I also experienced the power of Williams.”
Since Su Yun turned Williams into a defensive midfielder, his playing style has changed a lot.
When Deschamps was there, Williams not only ran and intercepted in the midfield, but also had huge offensive power from behind.
But now he is responsible for the entire team's offense.
"Williams, pass the ball...this pass is very good. It is very suitable for Boboski to use his speed."
Three defenders.
It's really not that easy to fight.
In the past, Lazio still played with four backs, but Zaccheroni had to play with three backs. Lazio players were not completely accustomed to it, so there was some confusion in the positioning. When playing three backs, the requirements for the two full midfielders were very high.
Of course, in addition to the two wide midfielders, the requirements for the two defensive midfielders are also very high.
Simeone and Stankovic have to protect the two wings at all times.
It's a pity that neither Cesar, Simeone or Stankovic on the left have fully adapted to the back three.
But Williams accurately found the loophole in Lazio's defense.
Passed to Lazio's left wing.
And it happened to be passed into an open space, allowing Boboski to use his speed to his fullest.
"Bobowski, he is so fast. Why can't Allardyce use such a good player!"
"Boboski got the ball... Favalli, Favalli couldn't stop Boboski, Boboski had already gone in."
Bobosky is very good at this kind of counterattack.
After receiving the ball and facing Favalli, Bobosky made an inward movement, but soon broke through outwards, leaving Favalli behind.
"Bobosky, pass the ball!"
Boboski's pass was very accurate and found Zola.
Zola did not stop the ball. Instead, he gently pushed the ball towards the center.
"Zola, it's Lampard! She!"
"goooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"One to zero. One to zero. Lampard scores for Chelsea."
Fighting back is easy.
It was just a few passes. Williams passed it to Bobosky, and Bobosky passed it to Zola. Zola finally made a slight pad and sent the ball very easily to Lampard's running route.
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Just a few passes, but Lazio's strong defense, Simeone and Stankovic were all confused.
Zaccheroni.
Crazy has a price.
"Mendieta, Mendieta. As a player worth 48 million euros, he has no performance in front of Williams. Effenberg, Mendieta, they can't beat Williams."
When Mortensen was commentating, he never forgot to praise Williams.
Zaccheroni was very angry. He yelled on the sidelines and was very dissatisfied with Mendieta's performance.
Mendieta looked at Zaccheroni.
Just shook his head gently.
He knew that he had to bear a lot of responsibility for the goal he just conceded. And in the first few dozen minutes, Mendieta also knew that his performance was very poor. But what he needs now is not the coach's accusation. But he hopes to see the coach
advice and encouragement.
Suddenly Mendieta felt regretful.
I regret coming to Italy.
Although he has only been with Lazio for two months, Mendieta is really disappointed.
I might have really come to the wrong place.
Su Yun applauded from the sidelines and felt sorry for Mendieta. When watching the Valencia video, Su Yun was very surprised by Mendieta. Because in Su Yun's opinion, Mendieta is a real genius.
He is the best midfielder in European football.
pity.
This is acclimatization.
Just like Veron, maybe a talented midfielder like Mendieta will be completely lost in this transfer.
