Although they experienced some twists and turns, the final outcome was quite good. Lazio defeated their opponent Atletico Madrid and won their fifth championship this season.
When the referee blew the final whistle, the Italian commentator raised his arms and shouted: "Five crown champions! Chang tied his achievements with Lazio! Now there is only one champion left in front of them, the world
The winner of the Club Cup! We have every reason to start looking forward to six Serie A crowns!”
After the game, Chang Sheng showed his demeanor as a winner. He took the initiative to walk to Atletico Madrid's coaching bench and extended his hand to Atletico Madrid's head coach Flores.
He is resentful towards Atletico Madrid, but that doesn't mean he feels the same towards Flores.
In any case, Flores also coached Valencia, so the two of them are from the same school.
Chang Sheng's move surprised Flores.
He didn't expect that Chang Sheng, who usually looked down on everyone, would take the initiative to shake hands with him!
He held out his hand hesitantly.
Chang Sheng shook his hand and patted his shoulder.
"Well done." He praised.
Then, without exchanging a few words with Flores, he let go of his hand and turned around to leave.
Throughout the whole process, Flores didn't say a word.
Flores didn't have time to say anything. He was stunned by this scene and didn't react at all.
By the time he reacted, Chang Sheng had already turned around and left.
He stared blankly at Chang Sheng's back, not knowing what to say.
In the end, he still didn't say a word.
But he accepted the praise of Chang Sheng.
As a head coach who once coached Valencia, he is very aware of the influence and status of winning, and he also knows the results of winning.
As someone who once set winning goals as a goal, Flores understands Chang Sheng's temperament better - if you want to defeat your opponent, you must first understand your opponent.
So it was really not easy for him to be praised by this madman.
Flores finally laughed.
Although he lost, the words "well done" can be regarded as a trophy.
To be able to push the ever-victorious Lazio into such a embarrassing situation, and only narrowly win 3:2 in the end, he did a great job indeed.
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At the awards ceremony, Lazio won the European Super Cup for the second time.
This is the second Super Cup in the club's history, and also the second during Changsheng's coaching career.
Apart from one Cup Winners' Cup, almost all of Lazio's European war honors were obtained when they were winning games.
The importance of winning often to this team is indescribable.
When captain Rocky picked up the trophy, everyone looked up at the Super Cup raised high with a happy smile on their face.
Follow the boss. It's so fun, you will never lose the championship!
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Even though Lazio fans have become accustomed to the team returning home with championship trophies every now and then, they still enthusiastically ran to the airport to welcome the team's triumphant return.
Just like what Chang Sheng said with emotion before. Fans, and only fans, are a group of people who will never get tired of championships and victories.
Two days after the Super Cup, it will be the first round of Serie A.
In the first league, Lazio will challenge Sampdoria away from home.
Although two Super Cups have been played, the first round of this league still attracts more attention.
After all, in the eyes of many people, the new season will not begin until the league officially starts.
At the pre-match press conference, Chang Sheng announced Lazio's starting lineup for this game.
Based on this starting lineup, coupled with Lazio's formation in the warm-up match and two Super Cups, the media can already speculate on Lazio's specific starting lineup.
The tactics and formations used by Lazio this season are different from before.
Although it is still 433, the player positions are very different from before.
Modric was completely fixed in the defensive midfielder position.
Ledesma and another midfielder were positioned further forward, becoming central midfielders.
On the front line, the center is at the forefront, while David Silva and Gotze are both wingers and full midfielders. They have flexible positions and multiple functions. This can not only enhance the strength of the midfield, but also increase the strength of the striker.
There haven't been many changes on the back line.
Lazio's formation has been adjusted, mainly to apply Lazio's new tactics.
The media now don't know how to describe this new tactic.
Lazio officials have never admitted it, nor have they ever mentioned it. It seems that this is not their tactic, but just an accidental performance in the game.
At first, reporters thought so and thought it was a coincidence. But as more and more cases like this happened, the media felt that the situation was not that simple.
Through repeated observation of Lazio's games, everyone has observed it.
At the beginning, Lazio's offense was very chaotic in the game.
I can't see the direction of the attack. Unlike before, when the football is at Modric's feet, it's time to attack.
But now, the ball can be launched at the feet of any player.
At first I thought we were not used to this kind of football, and everyone found it very confusing.
Now, they find that they are gradually able to understand.
Lazio's offense is no longer messy. Although there are more people organizing the offense, the division of labor is clear.
Not everyone rushes forward in a swarm. When one person organizes, other people serve him, and the team operates entirely with him as the core.
This looks no different than before.
But the key is that it will be difficult for opponents to guard Lazio's core.
Because he is no longer alone. If you can guard Modric, I also have Ledesma. If you guard Modric and Ledesma, I have David Silva. You can let Mo go.
Delic, Ledesma and David Silva, I also have Gotze. You guarded Modric, Ledesma, David Silva and Gotze, I also have Erna
Ness…
If this cycle continues, how many people can you guard against?
One-on-one marking is not enough, let alone some players who cannot be guarded by one person...
This increases the difficulty of defense, but makes Lazio's offense more elusive and sharper.
Score more goals too...
Thinking about it carefully, everyone thinks this tactic is too scary...
If Lazio really succeeds, they will be invincible.
But from the current point of view, it has not reached this point.
After all, it takes a lot of effort and time to turn tactics on paper into practical tactics.
But now Lazio has such a prototype, and they have successfully taken the first step!
In the new season, it is obvious that Lazio will continue to adhere to this tactical play, accumulate experience in the game, and hone tactics.
However, Chang Sheng never admitted this, and the media didn't know what to call this new tactic.
It's like tiki-taka, but it's different from today's tiki-taka.
It's hard to tell what exactly it is?
Or multi-core tiki-taka?
Wouldn't that be more complicated?
Therefore, the media were surprised by Lazio's new tactics. They felt that the winning strategy was too whimsical.
On the other hand, I am looking forward to the moment when this tactic is used by Lazio...
Maybe it will be extra exciting?
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In the match against Sampdoria, Lazio's final formation was exactly as the media speculated.
Modric's post-positioning has become a feature of the new tactics.
After Modric plays in the back, his precise mid-to-long passes can be used. At the same time, he can sit in the backcourt and manage, hiding himself very well.
In this way, when the teammates in front are unable to handle it, his sudden intervention can often work wonders.
In this game, many players who played in the European Super Cup against Atletico Madrid were not put into the starting lineup. Instead, they were given a rest.
Ballack, who did not get a chance to play in the European Super Cup, started the game and became the focus of media and fans.
In the midfield of this game, the winning combination of Modric, Ballack and Ledesma was played.
Ledesma and Ballack are in the front, Modric is in the back.
Everyone expects Ballack to perform well in official games and let people see his value.
As one of the big-name stars who joined the team this summer, Ballack did not show the ability to live up to his reputation in the warm-up match.
Of course, the warm-up match cannot explain the problem, we still have to watch the real battle.
But when the game against Sampdoria started, those fans who wanted to see Ballack's outstanding performance all forgot.
In Lazio's high-speed offensive and defensive rhythm, Ballack looked very clumsy.
He didn't keep up with Lazio's pace at all.
And because of his poor performance, Lazio was not very smooth in attack.
Of course, Lazio soon bypassed him, and the team made a self-adjustment. After Modric took over the team's scheduling rights, he rarely passed the football to Ballack.
Ballack himself is also aware of this problem. Even when he catches the ball, he passes the football quickly, and most of them are cross passes and back passes, with very few forward passes.
He himself seemed to lack confidence.
At this time, the superiority of Lazio's new tactics was demonstrated.
Although Ballack was out of form, it did not really affect Lazio's offense in the end.
Lazio finally defeated Sampdoria 2:0 away from home.
Ballack was substituted in the 71st minute without any performance worth mentioning.
After being replaced, he frowned, was worried and in a low mood.
Of course it's not high. It's strange that my mood can be good even if my performance is bad.
"It seems that Ballack encountered a little problem in Italy..."
said the Italian commentator.
At the post-match press conference, Chang Sheng was also asked about Ballack.
Chang Sheng did not cover up for his men, but admitted: "Yes, it is not easy for Michel to come to Lazio from a place with a very different style. To adapt to Lazio, he needs time and
Patience. I have confidence in him. I don’t think Ballack is here to grab someone’s attention. Every player is useful to the team. I never introduce players who are of no use to the team, no matter how famous he is.
, no matter how good the ability is.”
Chang Sheng's admission surprised the media.
They originally thought that Chang Sheng would be stubborn and confront them head-on.
Unexpectedly, Chang Sheng would admit it like this, which made the reporters who were gearing up to prevent Chang Sheng and Ballack from coming off the stage were slightly disappointed...
