Mazzarri was right. In fact, after Candreva's single-handed goal, many Naples players had a psychological collapse.
They thought about the results of their previous encounters with Lazio.
No matter how hard they try, Lazio will win in the end. This time...is it no exception?
When Candreva sent the football into the Naples goal without any suspense, these Naples players had only one thought in their minds: "Oh my God! They are going to score again! What should we do?!"
It would have been very difficult for Lazio to score a goal, but now they have conceded a goal. If they want to take the lead, it means they have to score two goals.
This is extremely difficult!
The bleak future has nothing to do with it, which makes Naples players seem to have little fighting spirit...
This is human nature, no one likes to play a game that is destined to fail.
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When Candreva scored, not only the Naples players but also the Naples fans felt chilled.
They watched the Lazio players running wildly to celebrate the goal and fell into a brief silence.
They were thinking - is this really a player who hasn't played a minute in a month?
So why are they in such good shape?
Look at the ball conceded just now, Candreva’s turn and breakthrough, so bold and careful! Can a person without condition do it?!
The commentators also have such doubts.
Everyone expressed their admiration for Lazio's lead and Candreva's goal.
"Incredible state! Candreva's turning breakthrough is so beautiful!"
"Lazio led Naples in the game! But this goal cannot explain the whole problem. What is more worthy of attention is the control that Lazio showed in the game... In fact, before this goal, Lazio was already in the game.
We have the upper hand, but this advantage has not turned into a victory..."
"Some people say that this Lazio team is not in good condition. I see no sign of this at all...these players are in such a hot state! Look at Candreva! The turnaround just now was so cool! The imagination and skill are so great
Perfect combination! I will never believe that a player who is not in good condition can do this kind of action!"
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While everyone around him jumped up and cheered for the team's lead, Chang Sheng just clapped his hands and sat back on the coaching bench.
He made sure the players understood their situation.
They are definitely going to win this game, and Chang Sheng will not relax in their requirements for results just because he has changed the lineup.
Therefore, he took this goal as a matter of course and there was no surprise to celebrate.
Of course, Candreva's goal will make Lazio slightly easier to play in the next game.
This is an objective fact.
After the game restarted, Lazio's morale was high. They rushed forward and bombarded Naples' half.
Naples, on the other hand, seemed a little distracted.
The players themselves don't know what to do.
Are we attacking or defending?
The offense will concede more goals, the defense will lose…
Nothing seems right no matter what I do.
In addition, before the game, they thought Lazio looked down on them, so they sent a group of players who were in poor condition. However, during the actual game, they found out that they were even better than them!
This huge gap between psychological expectations and reality made Naples players feel confused.
The confusion is manifested in the lack of attack on the court, and there are loopholes everywhere in defense. Lazio can easily score a threatening shot from a thirty-meter area.
Finally, before the end of the first half, Lazio scored another goal, this time a long shot from Hernanes.
2:0!
Before the first half was over, Lazio had basically ended the suspense of this game.
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Mazzarri stood on the sidelines with his head lowered and his hands in his pockets, looking helpless.
Then he suddenly remembered something. There was a game that was very similar to today's game.
Just last season, Lazio played in the Champions League group stage. As a result, they almost lost to an unknown team in the away game. In the end, they only narrowly defeated 4:3.
At that time, some media said that Lazio was about to encounter a crisis. It was so difficult for such a weak team to win. There were still people who wanted to fish in troubled waters and win against Lazio when Lazio was in poor condition...
Chang Sheng was furious after the game and wanted to punish these players.
So when Lazio faced Bari in the next round of the league, the same group of players took the field. Their mental outlook was completely different from that of the Champions League against Pisa.
In the end, Lazio scored 13 goals at Bari's home court and defeated Bari with a score of 13:0, which broke all Italian records.
How similar is this to this game?
Mazzarri couldn't help but shudder when he thought about Barry's fate.
In the second half, we must not continue to play like this!
Now is not the time to think about whether he can beat Lazio. He should seriously consider whether he can lose a few fewer goals in this game...
He doesn't want Napoli to become the second Bari team.
If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have to take the blame and resign...
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During the halftime break, Mazzarri adjusted his tactics.
He told the confused Napoli players to hold on for the second half.
"Don't even think about attacking, we will defend!" he said to the players.
There may be some players who feel that their head coach is too cowardly to admit defeat so straightforwardly.
Mazzarri immediately mentioned a name and they immediately dismissed it.
"Don't forget Barry's tragedy. I don't think any of you have ever scored 13 goals in one game against Lazio, right?"
Sure enough, everyone's expressions were awe-inspiring.
The tragedy in Barry is still mentioned over and over again.
Let me tell you - don't make Chang Sheng angry, and don't look down on Lazio's seemingly weak lineup. Their combat effectiveness may be better than the strongest lineup!
Mazzarri moved Barry out, and everyone lost their temper.
I honestly accepted the head coach’s arrangements.
As soon as the second half started, the Napoli players realized how far-sighted their head coach was...
Because in the second half, Lazio's offense did not weaken at all because they were already two goals ahead.
On the contrary, it is even crazier!
Judging from their posture, it seems that they will not stop until they score ten goals against Naples.
If they continue to be in the same confused state as in the first half, or try to equalize the score, then they will only concede more goals in the second half!
Once they are completely collapsed, it is not impossible to score thirteen goals...
At the thought of this, the Naples players broke into a cold sweat behind their backs.
So when they defended in the second half, they worked even harder.
In addition, they had a new understanding of Chang Sheng's cruelty and ruthlessness, and many people criticized him.
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In fact, Naples' players were wrongly accused of winning.
This is really not a winning arrangement.
Or at least Chang Sheng didn't directly tell his players to do this in the second half.
He commented on the first half at halftime, but he didn't say "I'm very happy" or "I'm very satisfied".
So the Lazio players saw a dangerous signal in his somewhat cold attitude - they didn't know whether the boss was really satisfied with their performance.
Or does he think they can do better?
But if the boss doesn't tell them, they can only guess.
I kept guessing and couldn't figure it out.
In this case, the safest way is to continue attacking and scoring goals. When more goals are scored, the boss will not be able to find any reason to punish them, right?
They also thought about Barry.
So they used Bari's game as a reference and launched a fierce attack on Naples' goal.
It's just that Naples is still much stronger than Bari.
And during the halftime break, Mazzarri quickly made adjustments to let the Naples players know what they should do.
Another important reason is that Naples only conceded two goals in the first half.
This has not completely defeated the fighting spirit of the Naples players.
Barry conceded five goals in the first half... and completely stunned Barry.
Only conceding two goals was acceptable to Naples, and the players' emotions were fairly stable.
So in the second half, even though Lazio tried their best to attack, they didn't really score more than a dozen goals against Naples.
Of course, Lazio didn't gain anything.
They still scored a goal in the second half.
In addition, two shots hit the goal frame.
Another time he slipped out of the door.
If they are lucky, Lazio can win this game with six goals.
Now, it can only be 3:0...
Look, Lazio won three goals, which can only be described as "talented", which seems to be unsatisfactory.
But in fact, this result is already very good for most teams.
Even if a giant team like Barcelona or Real Madrid can beat their opponent 3:0, it is worth celebrating.
But look at the Lazio players. When the game ended, they looked dull, dull, and a little depressed.
Many people watching were even more depressed than them - **, you have beaten your opponent by three goals. This is called a complete victory. Are you still not satisfied? What else are you dissatisfied with!
I'm not satisfied because I didn't score more goals.
They are afraid that their boss will be dissatisfied.
Many people secretly glanced at the boss and saw him smiling at them.
The huge stone in my heart... just fell to the ground!
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At the post-match press conference, Chang Sheng talked about the team's performance: "Although they haven't played an official game for a month, I am very happy that their state has not been affected."
Mazzarri's team has become a foil for the winning players, but Mazzarri can't say it yet.
Who makes his skills inferior to others?
They don't have the strongest lineup, and they even lost 0:3, so why would they have the nerve to say anything else?
All he could say was: "We have bad luck..."
Yes, I was really unlucky to meet such a Lazio team, just like Barry.
But compared to Barry, their luck is already good enough... (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)