Chapter 207 The Champions League semi-finals that are different from memory (guaranteed
The night before, Barcelona, who had just arrived, stole the spotlight from Lazio, with hundreds of fans and dozens of reporters showing how much attention they had. But tonight, Lazio completely stole the limelight from Barcelona.
All the TV is talking about the pre-match press conference, no matter how you change the channel, it's the same.
As the head coach of Lazio, Chang Sheng's performance at the press conference is admirable - he is still smarter! In this war of words, the master is better than the apprentice!
Chang Sheng not only refuted the fallacies of the Catalan media at the press conference, but also invented the term "Western Super League" for everyone.
Italian media have used this word to ridicule Barcelona today.
"Barcelona arrives in Rome!"
"Barcelona, the Western Premier League team, trained on the lawn outside the hotel..."
"What we present to you are some training pictures of the Western Premier League team adapting to the venue..."
Everyone can hear this strong sense of sarcasm.
"In the confrontation between students and teachers, at least in the pre-match verbal battle, Lazio has the upper hand."
Italian media claimed so.
Guardiola is also watching TV to get the latest updates.
After living in Italy for many years, he can speak and understand Italian.
When he saw the video of the press conference, he smiled helplessly.
He really can't play this well...
Although he has worked very hard to demand himself, but now it seems that compared with Chang, he is still far behind...
And it can be seen from this press conference that Chang really plans to go all out this time.
Of course, this was what Guardiola expected.
But when I saw it with my own eyes, I still felt a little sad.
Back then, he followed Chang Sheng, watching Chang Sheng spit at those opponents time and time again, launch provocations, and finally win. Even if he won the team, he couldn't spare the opponent... At that time, he didn't feel it at all.
But now, when the target of being spat on, provoked, and ridiculed becomes his own team, the feeling is really complicated.
No one wants to hear bad things, and Guardiola is no exception.
Even if he has a good relationship with Chang Sheng, Guardiola still feels uncomfortable hearing his words.
But he also knew that Chang Sheng had no personal grudge against him.
And this was done purely to defeat the enemy.
Because of his feelings for Lazio and Chang Sheng, he wanted to be cruel and hate Chang Sheng and Lazio, but it was really difficult for him to do so.
Anyway, if he had to say those ugly words at the pre-match press conference, he would never be able to say them. What he said before was already his limit.
So it was hard for him to imagine how Chang could say such a thing.
How on earth did he manage to completely leave behind our past and then deal with me and other hateful opponents together?
Guardiola couldn't figure it out.
At this moment, assistant coach Vilanova knocked on the door: "Pep, it's time for the tactical meeting."
Guardiola finally came to his senses. He picked up a folder on his desk, got up and followed Vilanova to the conference room of the hotel where he was staying.
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Chang Sheng ended the tactical meeting very early.
In other words, he didn't drive it for long at all.
What needs to be explained has already been explained countless times during daily training.
Everyone watched the Barcelona game video carefully edited by Rudy Gonzalez, focusing on understanding the characteristics of their players, and then disbanded.
Barcelona's tactics are in the same vein as Lazio's tactics, and they are even basically the same.
So it is impossible to study the opponent's tactics.
Even Barcelona's tactics are even more backward and older than what Lazio is playing now.
Lazio is now playing an upgraded version of Tiki-taka, and if Barcelona must return to the traditional Tiki-taka, they will definitely play the same tactics that Lazio used to play but have now eliminated... The reason why they are strong is not in their tactics.
It's about those players. Messi is the number one player in today's football. He is more comprehensive. In addition to dribbling and breakthrough, he can also shoot and pass.
Such players are very dangerous.
If he is in great form, maybe one person can destroy Lazio.
So Lazio should think about how to curb the performance of these star players.
To curb Messi's performance first, we must cut off his connection with Xavi and Iniesta.
To organize Barcelona to pass the football smoothly.
But this is a defensive tactic.
Chang Sheng plans to use offense instead of defense at his home court.
He wants Guardiola to see the power of this Lazio team!
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Chang Sheng ended the tactical meeting early because he had to rush to watch another Champions League semi-final.
Bayern Munich hosts Inter Milan.
The Champions League semi-final between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich will be played one day before the Champions League semi-final between Lazio and Barcelona.
After all, the good stuff should be saved for last...
They also went to Munich by bus, and the traveling will definitely affect the team's condition.
The Champions League at this time is already much different from the season in the memory of winning.
For example, in his memory, the top four teams in the Champions League this season were Barcelona, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Lyon.
But Lyon is gone, replaced by Lazio.
And instead of Barcelona and Inter Milan playing against each other, Barcelona's opponent became Lazio.
Inter Milan went to fight Bayern Munich...
The Champions League final is on ahead of schedule.
Winning often does not mean that Inter Milan will definitely win against Bayern Munich.
Because judging from the recent state of Inter Milan, there is a big difference between them today and the Inter Milan of that time and space...
In the end, Inter Milan lost to Bayern Munich 1:3 in an away game, and Inter Milan's path to the finals was cast into a shadow.
In the memory of constant victory, Inter Milan, which reached the final, defeated Bayern Munich very easily 2:0. Bayern Munich hardly made any decent offensive.
But in this time and space, Bayern Munich performed very well, and Robben scored twice in the game.
He was a major contributor to the team's ability to defeat Inter Milan in the home stadium.
Inter Milan looked weak in the away game.
On the one hand, the fatigue of traveling makes the players look listless.
On the other hand, Chang Sheng thought in his mind: The failure in the league should have affected them.
In that time and space, Inter Milan won the championship in the league and the Italian Cup. In the Champions League semi-finals, they played two soul-stirring games and eliminated the "Cosmos Team" that was considered invincible. Their morale was high.
They have reached their peak and they think there is no team in the world that can beat them.
With this strong confidence, they dominated the Champions League final. Is it any wonder that they defeated Bayern Munich?
It's different now. Lazio scored ten points in the League Cup, and they lined up to welcome Lazio at home. If they played rudely, they were fiercely criticized by the Italian media, and there were rumors that the head coach was about to be fired... After working hard for a season
In the end, it was found that it was all in vain, and the morale of the team dropped seriously.
Even if they reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, their mentality is completely different.
Especially before the game against Bayern Munich, it was revealed that Moratti might fire Mourinho and Mourinho might leave Inter Milan. This was a serious blow to morale.
Inter Milan, which has suffered a series of blows recently, has seen its morale hit rock bottom.
Facing Bayern Munich away from home will certainly not be a pleasant experience.
There is also an away goal, which is already quite remarkable.
However, based on their performance in the first round, many people were not optimistic about them.
If nothing else happens, Bayern Munich will reach the Champions League finals for two consecutive seasons.
Bayern Munich?
Chang Sheng looked at the Bayern Munich players celebrating their victory on TV and said in his heart.
Coincidentally, this is also the opponent he hopes to encounter in the finals.
If it were to meet Inter Milan, it would be really boring. We have already met twice in the league and twice in the Italian Cup. If we meet again in the Champions League final... I will really vomit.
And Bayern Munich is a good final matchup.
Because when Lazio was sweeping across Europe, there was only one team they had not won against, and that team was Bayern Munich.
In the 2006-2007 Champions League, Lazio met Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. As a result, Bayern Munich played 2:2 at home. Not only did they almost lose, the opponent also scored two away goals.
At that time, no one believed that Lazio still had a chance, and he would definitely be eliminated.
Going to the away game, Lazio responded with a 2:2, stubbornly dragging the game into a penalty shootout.
But in the final penalty shootout, Lazio's captain Jose Passarella kicked the ball into the sky, ultimately sending Bayern Munich into the semifinals.
Next, last season, Lazio met Bayern Munich again, this time in the semi-finals.
Because they fought too hard with Manchester United in the last round, Lazio suffered heavy casualties. In the end, they couldn't even make up a roster of 18 people, and lost to Bayern Munich 1:3 in an away game.
After returning to the home court, they tied with Bayern Munich 1:1. They were eliminated with a total score of 2:4.
So much so that when Lazio was at its most prominent, some German media said with disdain that teams like Lazio were not invincible and they also had their nemesis. Their nemesis was the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich!
These two confrontations were also cited as evidence.
And this time, if Bayern Munich can reach the final, they must let Bayern Munich see the truly powerful Lazio.
What nemesis?
Those were just two accidents!
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The game between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan was quickly forgotten.
Because what comes next is the highlight!
Lazio vs. Barcelona at home!
The next day everyone was discussing and looking forward to this game.
Media from all over the world gathered in Rome, and hundreds of different TV stations were paying attention to this game.
The pinnacle showdown of European football, although it is a pity that the decisive battle is staged ahead of schedule, is still the focus of everyone's attention.
After all, it was the Dream Team that defeated Lazio, reached the final, and became the first team to successfully defend the Champions League after its restructuring.
Or does the constant victory prove that teachers are better than students, and the blue eagle flaps its wings and flies high again?
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