Chapter 77: Carefully sailing the ship of ten thousand years (seeking the moon)
Although Lazio insisted on playing defense, Capello did not let Juventus attack wildly, or besiege Juventus.
Because Lazio's defense is a very versatile defense. The basis of their defense is to control the ball. Since they control the football under their feet, they can do anything. If they can defend, they can also attack.
When they use this to defend, they just pass fewer direct balls and shoot less. But once they want to attack, it is also very easy to pass the ball directly forward and press forward as a whole.
So just because Lazio says they are defending, doesn't mean that they really are defending.
The ball is at their feet, they can attack if they want, and defend if they want to defend.
If Juventus thinks Lazio is focused on defense and presses the attack, Lazio won't mind scoring Juventus' goals. After all, who doesn't like victory?
So Lippi didn't dare to make such a decision.
On the contrary, he has to ask the team to pay attention to defense and not let Lazio take advantage of the loopholes.
Chang Sheng is a young and cunning fox.
Capello didn't believe him.
Because Juventus always seemed very cautious, Lazio failed to score by the end of the first half.
Of course, Juventus didn't score either.
In the first half, the two sides played 0:0.
When both teams left the court and went to the locker room, their expressions were calm and relaxed.
Because their goals were achieved.
For Lazio, if they don't concede a goal in the first half, half of the task is accomplished. For Juventus, the first half is the preparation, and it doesn't matter whether they score or not. The second half is the decisive moment.
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During the fifteen-minute intermission, the head coaches of both teams praised their teams' performance and reminded them not to take it lightly.
Capello seemed particularly nervous.
Because he was afraid that the players would end up pretending to be real and Lazio would take advantage of the opportunity and score a goal, which would be disastrous.
So he repeatedly wanted to emphasize the importance of acting skills to the players.
"When you press forward, you must always pay attention to your behind. Lazio's overall advancement speed is very fast! If you are not careful enough, by the time you react, they will have already put the football into the goal! So you must not relax.
Requirements for defense!”
On the Lazio side, the atmosphere was more relaxed.
"Patience, defense. That's it. No matter how Juventus plays, we will stick to our strategy."
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Juventus cautiously approached and attacked, while Lazio continued to defend.
This kind of game is not good to watch, very bad to watch.
If they are not fans of the two teams, I am afraid not many people will want to watch it.
But this is the highlight of the event, and it will be broadcast live. It will be broadcast not only in Italy, but also in Europe and China.
So Chinese fans watched a slow-paced, drowsy game during prime time.
Many people didn't even last until the end of the game, so they turned off the TV and went to sleep.
Someone went to the Internet to complain: "Who the hell told me that Lazio's game is the most beautiful and entertaining? The most hypnotic effect, okay?!"
But Lazio and Juventus fans in Italy don't see it that way.
Although the pace is not fast, the atmosphere is always tense.
Because the score always remains at 0:0, a goal from either side will break the deadlock and balance. So who can break the deadlock and balance?
Is it Lazio or Juventus?
Everyone watched the game with great anticipation.
Fifty minutes, the score is 0:0.
Sixty minutes later, the score was still 0:0.
At the seventy-minute mark, the score was still 0:0!
Finally someone couldn't sit still!
The Juventus fans in the stands booed, and some of these boos were directed at the visiting team Lazio, and some were directed at the home team Juventus.
Because Juventus can't even beat Lazio at their home court. This team can't be that strong, right?
The fans hope to use this method to put pressure on Juventus and make them work harder. They must win this game at home and defeat Lazio!
Then the Juventus players started to get "anxious".
They took more long-range shots, and the defenders began to gradually press forward.
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Capello stood up from his seat and walked to the sidelines, pursed his lips tightly and crossed his chest with his hands.
He wanted to see if Lazio would fall for it.
At the same time, Chang Sheng also walked to the sidelines and slowly squatted down.
He also wants to see if his team can faithfully implement his tactical requirements.
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Camoranesi lost the ball when he cut inside, and the football fell to the feet of Lazio's midfielder Khedira. If Lazio wants to counterattack, this is a good opportunity!
Capello felt a little nervous when he saw this scene.
He wanted to see what Lazio would do.
I saw that Khedira did not pass the football to other teammates around him, but directly passed the ball with a long kick!
This is the rhythm of a quick counterattack!
Coming!
Capello even started to look forward to it, looking forward to seeing the Lazio players rushing forward following the kick...
Even the commentator was shouting: "Lazio's counterattack! They are coming!!"
But when Benzema received the ball, everyone was disappointed.
There is no so-called "we", it is just one person, one Benzema.
Benzema got the ball and started dribbling forward.
He didn't pass the ball because there was no teammate around him who could pass the ball. Most of the Lazio players were still in the backcourt... and had no intention of coming up to help.
Benzema didn't take the ball too far. When he met Cannavaro, he lost the ball under the pressure of the experienced world-class central defender.
Lazio's counterattack is over.
It came and ended so quickly that people didn't even react.
Capello felt very surprised. He stared at the court blankly. Even though his team had begun to reorganize the attack, he did not react.
Is this Lazio's counterattack?
When did Lazio's counterattack become so weak?
Relying on just one Benzema? Do they think Juventus's defense is papery?
wrong!
Capello turned to look at Chang Sheng, who was still squatting on the ground.
He felt that this should be specially arranged by Chang Sheng.
When Lazio has a chance to counterattack, it will not invest too many troops in the counterattack. At most, it will only be two people, and most of them will be Benzema alone.
This is the safest way and will not put your back line of defense in danger.
Capello realized what he was doing and spat in his heart: So what are you doing with caution?!
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Chang Sheng couldn't hear Capello's inner disdain for him. He was slightly relieved when he saw the team's performance in this counterattack.
He believes that as long as they continue to do so, Juventus will be in trouble sooner or later.
While in Spain, some media commented that Valencia's defense was suffocating its opponents.
Now he is going to use this trick to make Juventus completely lose their temper!
Since I said I was going to be an uninvited guest, I really am. Don’t think I’m bluffing.
Although this uninvited guest is a bit insignificant, no matter how insignificant it is, he is still an uninvited guest. As long as it can make the host unhappy, then the uninvited guest is considered happy.
Chang Sheng saw the team's performance and felt relieved. He stood up from the ground and returned to the coaching bench.
Rudy Gonzalez turned to look at him and he shrugged: "We are going to piss Juventus to death."
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Five minutes later, Capello confirmed that this was deliberately arranged by Lazio coach Chang Sheng!
No matter how much space Juventus exposed behind them, Lazio would not go too far and let Benzema or David Silva handle any chance of counterattack. At most, it was these two.
Let's have some cooperation among individuals.
But most of the time, I fight alone.
Is there such a fart threat in such a counterattack?
Yes, there is indeed no threat. Because if you win often, you can't expect to score goals with this kind of counterattack.
Juventus wanted to force him out, but he just acted like a coward!
These five minutes of the game made Capello vomit blood.
He really wanted to shout at Chang Sheng with a loudspeaker: "The champion coach is so useless! If you have the ability, come out and fight us to the death!"
But he realized that if Lazio kept playing like this, he might really have to give everything he had and use his strong strength to tear open Lazio's defense...
He started to change people.
After the three substitutions were quickly used up, Juventus's offensive became even fiercer.
Lazio can no longer pass the ball five times in a row - before they could pass the ball ten times in a row.
Most of the time, in order to prevent Juventus from stealing the ball, they had to move their big feet forward. It didn't matter whether the pass reached the feet of their teammates, as long as they stayed away from the dangerous zone.
The boos in the stands got louder, and it was obvious that even a fool could tell that the boos were directed at Juventus.
The home team had the advantage but couldn't win, which made the Juventus fans very unhappy.
Juventus players also felt very unhappy - is this still an upright game?!
We want to have a serious game with you, but look at you! You just sit in your own half and kick back and forth! Where do you play football like this?
You are tarnishing football!
You are also defiling yourselves!
Juventus, who wanted revenge, pressed higher and higher.
Many people even thought that Lazio would organize a beautiful counterattack and then score.
But Lazio still defended the penalty area and did not press easily, showing no intention of relying on counterattacks to score goals.
Capello shook his head, he finally saw Chang Sheng's caution.
It seems that if I can't let the team score in the remaining ten minutes, the game will end with 0:0...
At this moment, Lazio launched another "counterattack."
Francesco Pavin's big kick went upfield and landed right at the feet of Benzema.
Then Benzema didn't even look back and rushed forward with the ball.
Of course, as before, he was still the only one, and there was not a single Lazio player wearing a sky-blue jersey within a radius of fifteen meters around him... (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! )
