After a fifteen-minute intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
No one on either side made any substitutions.
This is also normal. This lineup is the most suitable for both sides for this game.
So there's really nothing to change.
At the beginning of the second half, after a fifteen-minute break, Manchester United continued to press high and caused trouble for Lazio.
Lazio, on the other hand, adopted a new approach to deal with Manchester United.
They no longer pass the ball quickly, but pass the ball directly from the backcourt!
This is completely inconsistent with Lazio's tactical style, but it really appears in Lazio!
Even the narrator found it strange.
"Lazio actually played long passes?"
"You read that right? Lazio made a long pass directly from the backcourt!"
"Is this really Lazio? Is this really not a Premier League team?"
What made the commentators even more devastated was that Lazio's long pass turned out to be quite decent!
This was not a hasty choice at all.
From these long-pass attacks, everyone can clearly see that Lazio is very skilled. It can be seen that they have also done this kind of training in normal training...
The weakness of high pressing is the huge space behind you.
Although Lazio's quick passing can quickly move the football forward, it still has to fall down a few times.
The long pass to the goal is simple.
Directly pass the ball forward with a big kick, passing it to Klose, who is the dominant player in the air. Use Klose's header to control the football.
This is much faster and more concise.
Can hit directly behind Manchester United.
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This change was something Manchester United really didn't expect.
They thought Lazio was just passing the ball quickly.
Unexpectedly, Lazio actually resorted to playing long passes!
And it’s decent!
Facing Lazio like this, Manchester United had nothing to do.
If they press high up the pitch, Lazio will pass the ball long. If they shrink their defense, Lazio will play positional warfare with them.
This is called "There is always one that suits you".
In the 67th minute, Lazio used a long pass from the backcourt to send the football directly to Klose's head.
The German aerial master jumped up and used his head to ferry the football to Mario Götze who came up to meet him.
Gotze dribbled the ball directly through and inserted into the penalty area.
Then facing the attacking goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, he easily hoisted the football into the empty goal!
"3:1! Total score 4:1! Lazio will definitely win!!"
the narrator said.
"A team that is good at controlling the ball plays long passes and lobs. What a terrifying thing! And what's even more terrifying is that they played very well!"
He told the truth of the matter.
When Lazio learns more tactics and can play better, it's really... despairing.
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Gotze's goal finally made Chang Sheng stand up from his seat. He walked out of the coaching bench, applauding and cheering.
Just like the people around him.
When Lazio led Manchester United 2:1, he was not relieved, and when Lazio led 3:1, he was not completely relieved.
It was only now, with the total score of 4:1, that he finally felt relieved.
This race can't be run!
In this way, Lazio will definitely reach the Champions League final.
Reaching the final means they are one step closer to defending the Triple Crown.
The opponent in the final, if nothing unexpected, will be Barcelona.
But it doesn't matter, whether it's Barcelona or Real Madrid, Lazio has the confidence and ability to defeat them.
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The next game lost its suspense and Chang Sheng also started to make substitutions.
Since advancing to the semi-finals is a foregone conclusion, why waste the energy of your players?
And it would be bad if it increases the chance of injury.
In a short period of time, he used up all three substitutions.
Manchester United seems to have lost heart.
Even if they wanted to compete, they would definitely not be able to compete with Lazio.
Lazio proved how strong they are with their actual performance.
Manchester United has no doubt that if they continue to fight Lazio, Lazio will show their claws again.
Then poke a few more holes in Manchester United.
They are fully capable of this.
When both sides slowed down the pace, the excitement of the game was naturally greatly reduced.
Both sides' minds are not on the game.
Lazio is thinking about the Champions League final.
Manchester United has to focus on the domestic league. They are only three points ahead of Chelsea in the Premier League. This point difference is too dangerous.
In the end, the game ended with a score of 3:1.
With a total score of 4:1, Lazio eliminated Manchester United and took the lead in reaching the final.
The only thing Manchester United can be proud of is that they have finally become the first team in the Champions League that can break Lazio's goal...
But what's there to be happy about?
They were still eliminated.
And no one would even mention their "feat" after the game...
"The game is over! Lazio defeated Manchester United 3:1 in the away game, eliminated their opponents with a total score of 4:1, and entered the final! Before that, Chang once said that he wanted to defend the Triple Crown. At that time, many people said
I laughed at it. But now it seems... he and his team are indeed moving towards this goal little by little! After winning the league championship six rounds in advance, they reached the Champions League final! This is their first time in four years.
They have reached the finals three times, and they won the championship the first two times! What about this time?"
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Although he felt unhappy after losing the game, Ferguson still shook hands with Chang Sheng in a very graceful manner.
Then he turned and left.
Chang Sheng then stepped onto the court to celebrate the victory with his players.
Reaching the Champions League final is a historic moment.
Because he made his players more determined about the path they should take.
He has proven his ability to do what he says with actual results.
There is no reference or map for the road after this. It takes even more courage, confidence and trust to grope forward in total darkness.
"Whether you like his personality or not, you have to admit that he is the best head coach of this era in the world, bar none!"
A close-up shot of the television broadcast focused on Chang Sheng.
Even England's commentator made such a comment after the game.
Being able to conquer the enemy has shown the power of victory.
The main reason is that Chang Sheng insists on using offensive tactics at Old Trafford. This very risky but exciting tactic has convinced countless people. Even their opponents can't find a reason to cheat Chang Sheng.
If you use defensive counterattacks to defeat Manchester United, your opponent can also say that "the bus tactic is an obstacle to football" and give yourself many reasons for failure.
But now, they have nothing to say.
Chang Sheng chose to attack in the away game! And even won!
Before the game, many media thought Chang Sheng would be wiser and would choose defensive counterattack. After all, they have a one-goal lead and they are also very good at defensive counterattacks.
But if you do that, you will always leave an excuse for those who don't like Lazio.
Unexpectedly, Lazio, which has always won, completely blocked the mouths of those trolls with the most indisputable reasons.
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At the post-match press conference, Chang Sheng revealed his ambition: "Final opponent? Barcelona or Real Madrid? No, I don't care who our final opponent is. Because that makes no sense to me. No matter who the final opponent is
, Lazio always wants to win the championship. This will not change depending on the opponent. I made it very clear, the Champions League championship belongs to us, Lazio!"
He stated his goal so straightforwardly before the finals that no reporter would jump out and criticize him for being arrogant and disrespectful of his opponents.
In fact, even if Chang Sheng doesn't respect his opponent, now it seems that he has every reason to disrespect his opponent...
A team that can lead its team to a complete victory, win the league championship, and reach the Champions League final with complete victory, really has the confidence to say this.
There is another thing that proves the self-confidence of winning.
On the first day after the second leg of the semi-final between Lazio and Manchester United, all bookmakers in Europe stopped accepting bets on Lazio winning the Champions League.
This shows that bookmakers are very optimistic about Lazio winning the championship. They believe that if people continue to bet on Lazio to win the championship, it is simply a meaningless thing. Before this, they have repeatedly raised the odds of Lazio winning the championship.
The amount of prize money that can be obtained by betting on Lazio has been continuously reduced, but this still cannot stop the punters from being optimistic about Lazio and voting with their feet.
So in the end, the bookmaker had no choice but to announce that it would stop accepting bets on Lazio winning the championship.
This incident became a great anecdote.
That night, Lazio's opponents in the Champions League final were revealed.
Barcelona tied with Real Madrid 1:1 at home, eliminated Real Madrid with a total score of 3:1, and met Lazio in the final.
This is the second time Barcelona and Lazio have met in the Champions League, and the first time they have met in the Champions League final.
This encounter between Chang Sheng and Guardiola's master and apprentice once again became the focus of everyone's attention.
Chang Sheng talked about this in an interview with reporters the next day: "I sent him (Guardiola) a text message as soon as possible to congratulate him on leading the team to the final. Then I also told him that he
His good luck ends here, because his opponent is me!"
At this point, he even laughed.
Seems confident.
Of course, his appearance fell into the eyes of the Catalan media, and they naturally couldn't stand it.
They would have a lot of words to scold Chang Sheng, but Chang Sheng was tired of hearing these words.
Successful people are always prone to a lot of criticism, and he is used to it.
Compared with quarreling with the media, he has more things to do now.
Every game in the league must be played well, in addition to the Champions League final and the Coppa Italia final. Although there is still a second leg of the semi-finals with Roma in the middle of the real Coppa Italia final, the winning streak has automatically ignored Roma. He believes
Your team will definitely reach the finals.
With all these games to consider, how can he have time to argue with the media?
And after the game against Barcelona is over, wouldn’t it be better to slap them with results? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
