Chapter 159: Strangulation in midfield (guarantee)
In this game, Mourinho deployed a three-midfielder formation in the midfield, a group of tough guys who are good at closing in.
They formed a meat grinder, and as long as Lazio's midfielder dared to come up, he would enter the mouth of their meat grinder.
The midfielder almost gave up the task of organizing the offense, which was to intercept and destroy Lazio's offense.
Arranging such tactics at home is somewhat surprising.
But no one questioned or criticized.
This is Italy. If it were Spain, Mourinho would have been scolded to death by his own team's media for doing this.
In Italy, the result is greater than the process. As long as you can win the game, who cares how you win?
Of the four midfielders, except for Sneijder, the other three are defensive midfielders.
Their task is simple, offense has nothing to do with them, they only need to defend.
Mourinho's three midfielders in the midfield are Cambiasso in the center, Muntari on the right, and Mohamed Sissoko on the left.
Especially this Sissoko.
Different from what Chang Sheng remembers, in the time and space that Chang Sheng is familiar with, Sissoko should still be at Juventus at this time.
But I didn't expect that now I would come to Inter Milan.
What does this mean?
This shows that he has affected many things.
After Sissoko was poached from Juventus by Inter Milan, he was not the absolute main force. He had to compete with Stankovic, Cambiaso, Sneijder and others for playing opportunities.
But in this game, he was placed in the starting lineup.
Obviously, Sissoko's transfer, which is different from his winning memory, is aimed at him.
Mourinho needs a tireless meat grinder in midfield.
Sissoko fits the bill perfectly.
When he first debuted at Liverpool, he was hailed as the "new Vieira" by the media. His excellent running ability, pressing, and blocking made him become Liverpool's main defensive midfielder.
However, an eye injury almost ended his career prematurely.
Later, because Liverpool introduced Mascherano, he fell behind in the competition with the Argentine midfielder. Later, Liverpool also introduced young Lucas from Brazil.
In the end, Sissoko had to leave Liverpool and move to Juventus.
In Juventus, Sissoko is not the main player because his advantages and disadvantages are very obvious.
Mourinho was impressed by the player.
And thinks that he is the person he needs.
He also coached Chelsea in the Premier League in his early years and played against Liverpool many times, so he naturally knows the opponent player better.
In the Community Shield before the 2006-2007 season, Liverpool and Chelsea faced each other. Liverpool finally defeated Mourinho's Chelsea 2:1 and won the Community Shield.
Sissoko was named man of the match in that game.
His performance in the game impressed Mourinho.
So when Mourinho wanted to organize Lazio, he immediately thought of Sissoko.
Mourinho's plan is to form a wall in the midfield and use the toughest defense to contain the operation of Lazio's midfield.
And Sissoko is a key part of this wall.
Because his characteristics are just right to restrain Lazio.
Tireless running, ferocious tackles, accurate positioning, and... the momentum of a desperate Saburo.
It is really appropriate for him to be the one who disrupts Lazio's midfield.
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Sissoko was not specifically responsible for marking whom in this game.
Instead, he and the other two defensive midfielders kept sweeping through the midfield.
Even if you can't cut off Lazio's ball, you still have to infect and slow down their progress.
Or it could just be a foul, interrupting Lazio's offensive rhythm.
As a result, the game was frequently paused from the beginning.
The referee's whistle sounded frequently, and Lazio players could often be seen falling to the ground.
If it were placed in the Spanish League, commentators might accuse Mourinho of being anti-football.
But here, Caressa, Italy's gold medal commentator, was praising Inter Milan's tactics.
"Mourinho somewhat unexpectedly deployed a three-midfielder formation in the midfield. The most eye-catching thing was Sissoko's appearance... It seemed to be very successful. Inter Milan's midfield strangulation tactics allowed Lazio's offense to
It is difficult to advance. Although Lazio has many players who can organize offense, without exception they all fell into the strangulation trap carefully arranged by Inter Milan..."
Instead of advocating for offensive football, he praises those who kill offensive football.
This is the characteristic of Italian football, where more emphasis is placed on the study of tactics and the role of tactics.
Mourinho was able to use tactics to contain Lazio and was successful, which deserves everyone's praise.
No one will criticize him. If Inter Milan beats Lazio in the end, it will only receive overwhelming praise. Even people from Lazio will not say sourly, "You can attack us if you have the ability."
Such idiotic words will be laughed at in Italy.
When the two sides fight, each relies on his own ability and shows off his talents. You have offensive football, so why can't I use defensive tactics to contain you and restrict you? Instead of using methods that I am not good at but you are good at to compete with you?
Isn’t that something only a psycho would do?
It is precisely because Inter Milan has the ability and hopes to win that it is impossible to attack Lazio.
Only incompetent people will attack Lazio because they have given up on winning and comfort themselves with the excuse "we bravely faced the enemy and died fighting".
Unfortunately, this approach is not to "face the enemy bravely", but to turn around and give your back to the enemy. This is a shameful defeat!
Anyone who persists in pursuing victory until the last second, no matter what tactics he uses, as long as the rules allow it, can still be regarded as a warrior.
And those teams that thought before the game started that we definitely couldn't win, so we played casually in this game, could only be beaten by Lazio in the end.
So why can't Inter Milan use midfield strangulation tactics to deal with Lazio?
Such questions never arise in Italians' minds.
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Chang Sheng did not yell loudly on the sidelines or put pressure on the referee. He just frowned and squatted on the sidelines.
Inter Milan's midfield strangulation tactics are completely different from Atletico Madrid's killing tactics.
Although Inter Milan's tactics are very fierce, there are often situations where someone is overturned.
But there was no malicious or harmful action.
In other words, everything is within the rules.
Atletico Madrid's original approach was to directly hit the person's ankle and knee.
It was clearly a rhythm that wanted to destroy a few Lazio players first and then talk about it.
The winner is not a white lotus with a glass heart. When the opponent commits a foul, he jumps up and yells for fear that they will hurt his "little girls".
Although he plays football like Barcelona, he does not want his players to develop in the direction of Hollywood, and all of them can become movie stars.
Of course, he knows that diving is a form of self-protection for petite players.
But Laqia’s style follows this path.
Lazio has technology, but it also needs hardness.
Only such a team can cope with any situation with ease.
Otherwise, like Barcelona, Real Madrid will be in a dilemma when facing Chelsea.
When Barcelona was at its peak, they were not afraid of anyone, but their peak period was only two years.
A person who always wins doesn't want his team to be at its peak for just two years. What he wants is to dominate the world for eternity.
So you must be able to cope with various situations.
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Now the game against Inter Milan is a test.
It's true for Lazio's players and it's true for him.
He squatted on the sidelines, holding his chin with one hand, thinking about countermeasures.
As a time traveler, the advantage is that he has seen all kinds of competitions and collisions of different styles. Even if he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs running...
He has seen it before, so he naturally has experience.
In fact, this strangulation tactic is not unbreakable.
There are two ways, but now I don’t know which one is more effective...
One way is to have a pervert like Messi like Barcelona, who can dribble the ball by himself, pass the ball, and connect the team. This kind of superstar with super personal ability is a heavy weapon to break the tactical balance. Rely on the star
If your personal flash resolves the battle, your tactics will be useless.
He is in extremely good condition today, and you can't guard him even if you arrange for three people to guard him. What can you do? You can only use Naihe.
Another way is to increase the intensity of the midfield, use toughness to toughness, and iron fist to bombardment.
With increased hardness in the midfield, it can compete with Inter Milan's strangulating midfield, seize many opportunities, and play a role in protecting the midfield.
Now it's a choice between two.
Do you have someone like Messi in your squad?
Gotze's current role is somewhat similar to Messi's, he can break up, lead, pass and shoot.
But the problem is that Gotze's personal ability is not as outstanding as Messi, and he can only be regarded as a weakened version of Messi.
And this Mourinho is not a weakened version of Mourinho, and the same is true for Inter Milan.
So if you place all your hopes on a young player who is not yet eighteen years old... it only shows your own incompetence.
Chang Sheng abandoned the practice of choosing to use Gotze to challenge Inter Milan single-handedly.
You can fully mobilize Gotze's role, but you can't rely on him entirely.
Chang Sheng finally chose the second method.
Increase the hardness in the midfield to compete with Inter Milan's strangulating midfield.
It's just that if you want to strengthen the game, you have to make a substitution, replace an attacking midfielder with a defensive midfielder.
But he won't change people so soon.
We're only halfway through the first half.
During this period, it can be seen that Inter Milan is concentrating on defense, so the threat to Lazio's goal should not be great.
So Chang Sheng's plan is to wait until halftime before making substitutions.
A 0:0 score in the first half was acceptable.
The forty-five minutes of the second half were enough for him and Mourinho to compete! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
