Seeing Handanovic play, the Barcelona players did not take the fat man seriously at first.
Handanovic was once one of the top three goalkeepers in the world.
But now... he is just an ordinary old goalkeeper who is about to retire.
It was once brilliant and powerful, but that doesn't mean it's still great now.
They believe that Ter Stegen's end is a good thing for Barcelona.
Ter Stegen is Lazio's last line of defense. If he goes down and is replaced by an old goalkeeper who has been away from the team for a long time, Barcelona will definitely take advantage of it!
The result was really like this, Barcelona took the second corner kick in a row and smashed the football into Lazio's goal!
When the football flew into the Lazio goal, the Catalan commentator was particularly excited: "Beautiful! Beautiful! Neymar! He equalized the score for Barcelona with a header that he was not good at! Now Barcelona's total score is tied, and
An away goal!"
The few Barcelona fans in the stands also cheered.
However, more people focused on the veteran goalkeeper Handanovic who came off the bench.
Because it was Handanovic's mistake just now that led to this goal.
He jumped up to attack, but failed to hit the football and missed it, giving Neymar a chance at the back post.
Let him calmly hit the empty goal and succeed.
Many Lazio fans in the stands also held their heads with their hands and looked at the stadium in stunned silence. They were cheering for Handanovic's appearance just now, but they didn't expect that Handanovic slapped them so soon.
They were so confused that they didn't know what to say.
This is obviously Handanovic's mistake!
The Italian commentator was wailing: "Oh... Oh... Handanovic, this attack is really... He attacked, but did not hit the football, and let the football pass through
!The result gave Neymar a chance to hit an empty goal! You know, Neymar is not good at heading the ball!"
"Handanovic's mistake cost Lazio a goal and Barcelona got a valuable away goal. This is really unexpected!"
"What did I just say? It was a helpless move to replace Handanovic, because Handanovic has been away from the team for a long time and has no guarantee of form. The goal just now, if it was Handanovic at his peak,
Vicky, it’s okay to just take it off, there’s no need to hit it at all! But now that heroes are dying... this may be natural..."
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Everyone on Lazio's bench and coaching bench looked very frustrated when they saw this conceded goal.
Because this goal should not have happened.
Handanovic's attack error gave the opponent such an opportunity.
Even Chang Sheng lowered his head.
But he was not unhappy about conceding the ball.
He was worried about Handanovich.
I had been out of action for a long time and was in poor condition. I was called in at a critical moment, but as a result, I dropped the chain and lost the ball.
The pressure on Handanovic must be great.
It's hard to say whether his psychology and emotions will be affected.
There are still thirty minutes left in the game. If he can't control his emotions, he may lose the ball.
Then this must be a devastating blow to him.
He was worried that this would become a psychological shadow for Handanovic and even become a stain on his career...
He raised his head and stared at Handanovich, trying to detect some clues.
But the distance was too far, and he couldn't clearly see the expression on Handanovich's face.
At the very least, the subtle changes in expression are invisible.
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The moment the football flew over the goal line, Handanovic looked back at the football with a very painful expression. Because his mistake led to the goal, as a goalkeeper, he knew that he had a heavy responsibility.
After landing, he raised his head and looked at the night sky.
The excited roars of the Barcelona players were in his ears.
Somewhat harsh and sharp.
Behind him is Lazio's North Stand, where the most fanatical fans gather. When he came on the field, the cheers and applause from there were also the loudest.
But now, it's silent there.
He knew that the Lazio fans had not recovered from the shock - he conceded the ball in his first defense. What could be worse than this?
He lowered his head again and looked at his feet standing on the ground.
And a slightly bulging belly.
As you get older, you gain weight.
And to be honest, since he became a substitute goalkeeper, he has not focused more on the game. He has begun to rely on his coaching certificate. He plans to become a coach after retiring.
He is currently studying coaching courses.
He doesn't think he has a chance to return to the court.
Playing in an insignificant game is not because he needs a chance to play, but because the main goalkeeper Ter Stegen needs a chance to rest.
Unexpectedly, the fate of the entire team suddenly focused on him...
It's so stressful...
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Winning assistant coach Rudy.
Gonzalez said next to Chang Sheng: "Handanovic's physical fitness has declined very quickly. In that ball just now, his take-off height was obviously not high enough... His weight restricted him, and his
The descent of the jump pod is also a major reason that cannot be ignored.”!
Chang Sheng has recovered from his worries about Handanovich.
Now we are not worried about what happens to Handanovich, but we should find ways to solve the problem.
He heard Rudy.
Gonzalez nodded after his words.
"Yes, his ability to deal with high-altitude balls has dropped too much. So our defenders should avoid letting him face such high-altitude balls alone."
After saying that, Chang Sheng walked to the sidelines and turned to the team's captain Jose.
Passarella shouted: "José! Come here! Hurry up!"
Jose.
Passarella quickly ran to the sidelines.
Chang Sheng pulled him: "You must try to protect Samir in the next game. Don't let the opponent play high balls on the wing, and try to interfere with their wing players. In the center, you and Campoli must push the football down first.
.Then tell Samir not to rush out to intercept the cross, but to stay on the goal line and just defend the goal line."
Passarella nodded, turned around and ran back to the court without saying a word.
Just when Chang Sheng pulled Jose.
When Passarella was being interviewed, Guardiola was also making adjustments.
He asked his team to increase the proportion of wing attacks and pass more high balls.
Although Barcelona does not have a player in the frontcourt who is good at heading the ball.
But it can create chaos, and if you master the second position at the same time, you may get better offensive opportunities than directly heading the ball towards the goal.
To this end, he also plans to make substitution adjustments.
Replace with a center forward who is slightly better at heading the ball.
All this was done to target Handanovich.
The missed goal just now was just a joke in the eyes of many people.
Cheering for a goal and feeling depressed for conceding a goal.
But in the eyes of professionals, it's a different story.
Guardiola keenly noticed that Handanovic did not jump high enough, which led to the loss of the ball. This shows that Handanovic today has a big flaw in preventing high-altitude balls!
You must take advantage of this and make full use of it!
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When the game restarted, Lazio replaced their high center forward Osvaldo, a young Brazilian player also produced by La Masia.
He is 1.9 meters tall but has a slim build.
Although he is very tall, what he is best at is not heading the ball. Heading can only be regarded as average. His best skill is the ball with his feet.
This seems to be a characteristic cultivated by La Masia's youth academy.
No matter what your physical fitness is, the criterion for selection here is your foot skills, not your heading.
People with dwarfism like Messi can be cultivated at La Masia, let alone others.
This has led to La Masia's youth training system being seriously biased.
Of course, with the brilliant results of Barcelona's first team, there is nothing wrong with doing this. They are just to cultivate practical talents for their first team.
After Osvaldo came up, Neymar became a winger. Although Osvaldo's header is average, he has a height advantage. When he jumps up in front of the goal to fight for the top, he can interfere with Lazio's defense, thus giving Neymar
Create secondary attack opportunities with others.
This is Guardiola's strategy.
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Handanovich in Jose.
When Passarella returned to the court, he knew about the boss's adjustment.
The boss has also noticed that his ability to defend high-altitude balls is not as good as before.
He was a little ashamed - he had caused trouble to his boss.
Logically speaking, he should be here to help the boss, but now he needs the boss to wipe his ass.
This made him feel like he was really useless.
Jose.
Passarella saw what he was thinking, so he patted him on the shoulder: "Don't pay too much attention to this, Samir. You are our last line of defense and our backer. Nothing can happen to you."
Handanovic nodded vigorously: "I know Jose. I will do my best...I promise not to concede any more goals in the next game!"
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The game suddenly became British style.
When Barcelona attacks, they mainly use two wings, and then cross the ball. When it reaches Lazio's goal, there are all kinds of high balls.
And Lazio's defenders also jumped high to compete for headers.
Or guarding the side tightly to prevent the opponent from passing the ball easily.
"Barcelona adjusted their tactics in response to Handanovic's mistakes. It seems that they will score more goals!"
said the Catalan narrator hopefully.
In his heart, he didn't take Handanovich seriously either.
The goalkeeper conceded the goal in his first save, and there was really no way for people to think highly of him.
This game took a turn after Ter Stegen came off the field, and the situation began to develop in a direction favorable to Barcelona.
If Ter Stegen is not injured, judging from the situation in the previous game, it is very likely that Barcelona will concede the goal.
As a result, Barcelona has now equalized the score and the situation has been completely reversed!
