Valencia and Lazio being assigned to a group was the climax of the Champions League group stage draw. When the result came out, everyone was discussing this group.
It looks like this is a night of revenge.
First of all, Chang Sheng and Valencia, the enemies of each other, got together in the draw ceremony, and then Barcelona wanted revenge on Chang Sheng in the European Super Cup...
As for Olympiacos and Shakhtar Donetsk being assigned to the same group later, this kind of thing will definitely not attract attention.
In fact, Lazio really got a good draw...
The results of the draw came out, and the four Italian teams were grouped as follows: Inter Milan was drawn into Group B, along with Bayern Munich, Spartak Moscow, and Sporting Lisbon.
AC Milan is in Group H, with Anderlecht, Lille and AEK Athens.
Roma is in Group E, along with Real Madrid, Dynamo Kiev, and Steaua Bucharest.
Lazio is in Group D, along with Valencia, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Olympiacos.
In fact, the grouping situation of the four Italian teams is pretty good, and none of them is a real group of death.
As long as you perform normally, qualifying from the group shouldn't be a problem.
As soon as the group drawing ceremony ended, Chang Sheng just walked out of the hall and was surrounded by reporters waiting outside. There were more media than before he walked in.
Obviously everyone is aware of the feud between him and Valencia.
Likewise, Valencia's current head coach Flores was also surrounded by reporters.
The largest number of reporters gathered around these two people at the door.
Everyone wants to hear what these two people think about this damn group draw.
Chang Sheng was very relaxed: "I'm very excited to be able to return to Mestalla. I have many friends there. We still have regular contact until now..."
Flores looked serious: "Our goal is to qualify for the group stage, and all work is based on this goal." He refused to comment on the reunion with Chang Sheng.
The reporters also asked what they thought of the other team's head coach.
Chang Sheng praised Flores's performance in Valencia, and at the same time, he believed it was unfair to always compare himself with Flores. "Every head coach has his own characteristics, and simple comparison is meaningless. I
I think Flores is the coach Valencia needs."
And what about Flores?
"Chang is an excellent head coach, and his performance in Valencia is obvious to all. I think he will be a headache for me in the group stage. But I will go all out to pursue victory."
He is still avoiding the important and taking the easy.
Chang Sheng spoke generously about Flores.
Flores didn't dare because he was too worried.
If it's just that the fans and local media miss Chang Sheng, Flores can also start a psychological war with Chang Sheng at this time.
But the problem is that there are many players in the Valencia team who actually have a good relationship with the winning team. Especially several veteran players. For example, Vicente, Albelda, Baraja, Canizares
, Ayala, Curro Torres, Mista, Angulo, David Villa... these account for almost all of Valencia's current main force.
Are you and Chang Sheng spitting at each other? I'm afraid your team will be the first to rebel...
What I do as a head coach is simply too hard.
When Soler approached him to replace Lopez as Valencia's new coach, he was quite happy and excited, smug and smug, and vowed in his heart to make Valencia forget about winning - whether it was Ranieri or Los Angeles.
Pest, all live in the shadow of constant victory.
But now he realizes how naive and ridiculous his original idea was.
If he had known what would happen in Valencia, he would not have agreed to Soler's invitation!
**, I only came to coach Valencia when I was full!
Who is willing to live in the shadow of others for the rest of his life? No matter how outstanding his performance is, he will always be compared with others, and then be an incomparable failure by the powerful seniors.
Finally, reporters asked the two head coaches for their predictions for the group stage.
Chang Sheng said: "There is no doubt that our goal is not just to qualify from the group."
And Flores said: "We will strive to qualify from the group."
Later, when reporters put the interviews of the two people together, they saw the difference.
One reporter lamented: "No wonder Renchang led Valencia to sweep across La Liga and finally reach the top of Europe. And Flores' Valencia is just a team that works hard to qualify for the Champions League. The head coach's praise
The momentum is completely incomparable!”
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After the draw ceremony, the next night, the European Super Cup arrived as scheduled.
At the Louis II Stadium in Monaco, UEFA Cup champion Lazio and Champions League champion Barcelona will stage a peak showdown!
Will Barcelona succeed in revenge, or will it continue its unbeaten record against Barcelona?
Regarding this issue, the media are generally more optimistic about Barcelona.
This is an obvious fact.
Barcelona has a strong team and has just won the Champions League championship, which gives them high morale. The team's lineup is stable and they work well together.
And what about Lazio, which always wins? Even the Lazio team last season seems a bit weak. Whether as a whole or individually, it cannot be compared with Barcelona, but that team still has the ability to fight.
Lazio, the team that has always been victorious now, doesn't even have the strength to compete.
Almost half of the main players have been replaced, and the team has to adjust again. Who knows how well they have adjusted in one and a half months... Anyway, this team is not as good as Barcelona in terms of strength and tacit understanding.
Why do they win?
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"Someone asked us a question, guys." Before the start of the Super Cup, Chang Sheng was saying to his players in the locker room of Louis II. "They asked us, how can such a team be broken up and rebuilt during the summer transfer period?
We are a team that has only been running in for a month and a half and played a few warm-up games that were not painful at all. Why should we beat Barcelona?"
He paced back and forth in the locker room, looking around at all the players.
"Some people also say that although Lazio won the UEFA Cup last season, that was an honor won by another Lazio team and has nothing to do with the current Lazio. What they said seems reasonable... but what I want to say
yes."
Chang Sheng paused here. He looked at his players, and the players looked at him.
He then continued: "They're all fucking farting."
It was a very bland sentence, Chang Sheng didn't even use all his strength to wave his arms and yell.
But on the contrary, this calmness made all the players present feel the boss's murderous intent.
They all know the story between the boss and Barcelona. Barcelona wants to defeat the boss and successfully take revenge. How can the boss let them get their wish?
"We played six friendly matches in the summer. In these six friendly matches, we lost and won. Now this Super Cup is our first official game of the new season, and it is also the first game for you to officially introduce yourself to the world.
.There are a lot of people who don’t think favorably of us now, and they blatantly don’t think favorably of a Serie A champion team and a UEFA Cup champion team. It’s really shocking that this kind of naked contempt happens to us. It’s just because among you
Most of them just joined the team this summer, and many of them have only played for Lazio for one year. Remember, they are not optimistic about us, it is not an insult to me, but an insult to you! Now you have
A good opportunity to slap them in front of all Europe and tell them, why did Lazio win? It was just you people!"
The players suddenly felt a sense of sacred mission.
Lazio can beat Barcelona not because of the boss, but because of us! We can beat Barcelona!
So everyone rushed out of the locker room with high morale.
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Chang Sheng started preparing for this game a week in advance and he is very familiar with Barcelona.
Because the tactics of this team are no different from the second dream team in his impression.
Basically they play the same style that I played in Valencia, and they also have Ronaldinho and Deco in their team, who are the core of the midfield that always wins against Valencia.
So there's nothing new about Rijkaard's approach.
Tactically, Lazio plays faster, more aggressive and tougher.
And it will surprise everyone.
Because the tactical lesson Chang Sheng prepared for Barcelona was not Lazio’s Mad Dog 2.0, but... a very tough defensive counterattack!
For this reason, he didn't even announce the starting lineup in advance.
He just wants to take advantage of Barcelona.
Do you think I want to compete with you in the game?
Big mistake!
Don’t think I only know Barcelona’s tactics!
I'm going to use Chelsea's tactics against you!
In this game, Lazio even changed the starting lineup in order to adapt to their tactics.
Many of the previous main players had to be substitutes this time.
In the midfield, Changsheng arranged a group of muscular men to play physical strength flow, which was simple and rough.
The forward is both speedy and point-grabbing.
The main tactic is to intercept from the midfield when defending, organize the defense line, set up defense layer by layer, and finally defend the penalty area, using a strong body and defensive attitude to curb Barcelona's ball control tactics, forcing Barcelona's players to be unable to control the ball well at all.
The offense relies on quick counterattacks and advancing to Barcelona's dangerous areas as quickly as possible.
The frontcourt is full of players with extremely outstanding personal abilities. They can score goals alone without the support of teammates. They have the ability to change the outcome of the game alone and are very capable of playing alone.
In addition, they attach great importance to set pieces, whether offensive or defensive. In terms of high-altitude balls, bombing Barcelona's goal. Without Piqué, Barcelona's aerial defense is their weakness.
This is the winning tactical arrangement.
Very targeted.
Thank you to Mourinho for future generations, and thank you to Chelsea for future generations.
They set an excellent example on how to deal with the Barcelona Dream Team. As a latecomer, I just need to copy it and make some adjustments.
Barcelona think they are guaranteed to win?
Childish! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)