Neither Lazio nor Inter Milan sent a rotation lineup in this game. Obviously Chang Sheng and Mourinho thought of going together.
The Italian Cup must be fought for!
This was originally a very useless game, but because Chang Sheng and Mourinho ran into it, it became a piece of cake.
If the two of them weren't brought together, maybe this season's Coppa Italia would be just an ordinary Coppa Italia.
But it is precisely because of the two crazy coaches who refuse to obey the other and who are unwilling to lose to the other that the tasteless Italian Cup becomes interesting and attracts attention.
I have to say that this semi-final draw is quite mysterious...
It doesn't matter who wins when it comes to drawing lots. Anyway, it's the same for everyone in front of him, they all lose!
The media thought that they wanted to compete for the Coppa Italia because they thought Mourinho was standing in their way.
But in fact, even if there is no Mourinho, the team will still have to compete for the Italian Cup if they win this season.
He likes the feeling of winning.
Moreover, the Coppa Italia schedule is very scattered, so it doesn’t take much energy.
The first round of the semi-finals was played in early February. The second round was immediately scheduled for April 13th.
The finals are on May 6th, which is a long way off.
And there are only three more games to win the championship.
In these three games, Chang Sheng can still hold on.
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Because both sides were familiar with each other, there was no testing at all after the game started. The two teams directly collided fiercely.
Mourinho still sent out the lineup he used against Lazio in the previous game in the midfield.
Three defensive midfielders work as engineers in the midfield with one purpose - to disrupt Lazio's offensive rhythm.
The main reason is that Lazio's offense cannot be played smoothly.
In this way, Lazio's threat to Inter Milan will be much smaller.
The winning response is very different from the previous game: Modric retreated to the midfielder position, and the two original defensive midfielders moved forward to the central midfielder position to protect Modric and David Schill.
Watt and Gotze retreated to become free men in the frontcourt instead of wingers. The two full-backs actively provided assists.
These are no different from the previous game, the difference is...the two defensive midfielders are in the front position. In this game, their task is not only to protect Modric, but also to launch a counterattack after directly stealing the ball in the frontcourt.
Task.
Without passing through others, they launch a counterattack on their own and complete the fatal pass.
This requires a relatively high level of offensive organizing ability from the midfielder.
But Chang Sheng believes Ledesma can do it.
Meireles will be worse. After all, he has only been with the team for less than a season and is still adapting to the mad dog tactics. Unlike his other teammates, they have basically polished the winning tactical system for two years.
to three seasons.
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In this game, both sides know very well what tactics the other side will use, so the competition is mainly about the performance of the players.
Anyway, everyone’s tactics have been made public. Everyone knows how I will fight and how you will fight.
Those who should be restrained have also been restrained, and then it is up to the players to show their strength, such as why stars are called stars, why some players are worth tens of millions, and some players are worth only two or three million.
It is impossible for the head coach to have everything covered, they cannot think of all the details, design all the routines, and then let the game strictly follow their designed routines.
Then it’s not a game. You can’t even play games like this. When playing games, you will inevitably score a goal and be saved by the opponent’s goalkeeper with your fingertips. You will collapse at the last moment with a three-goal lead...
Not to mention realistic football that is not controlled by a gamepad and mouse.
After the game started, Chang Sheng sat in the coach's seat, while Mourinho stood up and walked to the sidelines to look at the stadium.
The different performances of the two head coaches may also explain some problems.
In terms of record against Mourinho, Chang Sheng has an overall advantage.
Lazio also performed well against Inter Milan.
This allows Chang Sheng to feel a little more relaxed when facing Mourinho's Inter Milan.
Mourinho, on the other hand, looked solemn.
He is under great pressure.
If he couldn't break Lazio's monopoly on the championship, why would Moratti spend so much money to hire him?
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Mourinho did not choose to attack in this game. Although Eto'o and Milito were both on the court, their main task was defense.
Cups are different from leagues.
In the league, if you draw a game, it's a tie, just one point.
In cup competitions, there are no points, only results.
Even if it's a draw, the winner still has to be decided.
The semi-finals are two-legged, home and away.
If both games are tied, then overtime will be played. If there is a tie in overtime, it will be a penalty shootout.
Mourinho paid attention to this penalty shootout.
First try to draw with Lazio at home, and then go to the away game in the second round to continue drawing with Lazio.
The score was 0:0 after 120 minutes, and the total score was also 0:0. The two sides entered a penalty shootout.
This is the strategy Mourinho came up with for winning.
Using a penalty shootout, a relatively fair method to determine the outcome, Lazio's passing and movement advantages will be gone.
All that's left is to compete on mental quality and shooting skills.
Mourinho is confident about this.
Moreover, Lazio, who has always won, once played a penalty shootout, which was the Champions League semi-finals in the 2006-2007 season. As a result, they lost to Bayern Munich in the penalty shootout.
The team coached by Chang Sheng lost just one penalty shootout opportunity, with a winning rate of 0%.
Although this does not definitely mean that winning teams are not good at penalty kicks, it at least shows that their performance in penalty kicks is not as good as their performance in regular time, and that is an opportunity.
Even if there is only a 10% chance, it is worth Mourinho's 100% effort now.
After repeated studies, Mourinho believes that the only way to defeat Lazio is to defend.
Park the bus in front of your door, leaving your opponent with nothing to do.
When their passes are always destroyed, when their shots are blocked, when they can't find the direction of attack at all...their mentality will begin to be unbalanced.
Mourinho believes that Lazio has been smooth sailing for too long. They are always winning. So far this season, they have not lost a single game in the league. They have only lost one game in all games. That means they are still winning.
Beyond the long term, every player on this team will definitely make winning a habit.
They may never have thought about what they would do if they encountered a problem that they couldn't solve.
By then, when they actually encounter it, maybe they will start to feel restless and at a loss.
When the players' mentality is out of balance, it's useless no matter how meticulous the head coach's arrangements are!
This is Mourinho's strategy.
He doesn't fight with Chang Sheng's tactics, he fights with Chang Sheng's players' mentality!
Stick to it!
Defend this game, then go to the next game! Defend until you win!
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Mourinho's tactics were quite successful.
When Inter Milan, which was on the defensive, actually parked the bus in front of the goal, Lazio had no choice.
Throughout the first half, Lazio shot eighteen times, but failed to score a single goal!
Inter Milan successfully defended the 0:0 score.
At the end of the first half, although Inter Milan's players were a little tired, they were still in good spirits.
Even better than the halftime margin of the last meeting between the two sides.
Because Muntari and Sissoko were even chatting while walking off the court. They talked about something happy and they laughed.
You know that time they ended the first half with the lead...
And now it's a draw.
The performance of Inter Milan's players caused speculation among commentators.
"I really don't know what the players of Inter Milan are so happy about... Now they are at their home court, but they haven't scored a goal, and they just tied with Lazio. And Lazio has an overall advantage on the scene! In the first half, Lazio had
Eighteen shots! Such terrifying statistics, Inter Milan players can still laugh when they come off the field!"
Karesa frowned and said.
And what surprised him was that Mourinho didn't seem to be dissatisfied at all, with a calm expression on his face. He saw Muntari and Sissoko chatting and laughing, and he didn't get angry.
This is really... strange.
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Of course Caressa would be surprised.
He didn't know that during the halftime break, Mourinho vigorously praised the team's performance.
"Well done! Gentlemen! You did a great job! They took a total of eighteen shots in the first half, but didn't score a single goal! I could even see the faces of the Lazio players at the end of the first half.
Anxious expression. Gentlemen, we are one game and forty-five minutes away from success! If we stick to it, we can beat them!"
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Chang Sheng also encouraged his players in the locker room.
"Obviously our opponents are trying to draw us and then take the two-legged final to penalties. That's the only way they can beat us - through luck. But it's ridiculous, guys. They must not know that.
How we usually train, they don't know how well we have prepared a plan. I think this game is a perfect opportunity. An opportunity to tell everyone who thinks the same as Inter Milan, what a stupid opportunity this is...
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"We used the 'Hurricane' in the second half, and each of you must actively participate in the offense. Use what we are best at to defeat their bodies and beliefs! Tell them that they will be better when they return to our home court in the second round.
No chance!"
Chang Sheng said murderously.
How could he be intimidated by Mourinho's tactics?
Because he happened to have prepared such a corresponding plan.
Code name hurricane.
It means that no matter what obstacles you encounter, they will be pushed over like a hurricane and crushed directly!
Can't hold on?
Then I will uproot you!
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PS, last day!
Ten updates!
Even though there are thousands of people, I will still go!
There is no other thought except fighting to the end!
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