"It looks like Lazio is in bad shape! They may lose to Zenit St. Petersburg... just like Barcelona was defeated by them..." The Catalan commentator sounded somewhat gloating.
Victory is the enemy of Catalonia, they want victory but bad luck.
Guardiola sat in front of the TV, watching the game live at home.
A close-up shot of Chang Sheng happened to appear on TV.
Chang Sheng in the camera looked calm, as if it was not his team that conceded the goal.
Guardiola finds that he has been the head coach of Barcelona for more than a month, but he still unconsciously considers issues from the perspective of Lazio's anxiety.
He would also be anxious when he saw Lazio falling behind.
But fortunately, he now knows his identity, he is a head coach.
So he will think about it from this perspective. If he is always victorious, he will do this in the face of such a situation...
Arshavin is too active, and the first goal is to contain Arshavin.
Because Arshavin's breakthrough can boost morale, every time he successfully breaks through, the Zenit St. Petersburg fans in the stands will let out huge cheers.
Amidst these cheers, Lazio's morale is decreasing...
Zenit St. Petersburg took advantage of the cheers.
He thought that if he always wins, he should make adjustments during the halftime break. His task in the first half is to only concede one goal...
Catalonia's commentator was ridiculing Chang Sheng's expressionless face: "He looks like he ran out of a wax museum! Just posing on the sidelines can't help the team win the game. Champion
Coach! Your ball is now one goal behind! Can't you come up with something? There's no use being in a daze..."
Guardiola picked up the remote control, changed the channel, and found another TV station that broadcast the game live.
Finally, there was no more noisy commentary in my ears.
The English commentator's evaluation of Chang Sheng is also relatively objective. At least he won't use Chang Sheng's calm face to ridicule him...
He can get back to thinking.
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Until the end of the first half, Chang Sheng had this look on his face. He didn't seem worried about Lazio's lagging behind.
Of course, this may be related to the fact that Lazio only conceded one goal in the first half.
Although Arshavin was in good condition and Lazio performed in a very embarrassing manner, no matter what, they held on.
Entering the halftime break with a score of 0:1.
Despite being in a bad state and facing a good one, we only conceded one goal in the first half. In fact, I am very satisfied with the win.
But he didn't show it at halftime.
He kept a straight face in the locker room.
"How's it going, guys, how does it feel?" he asked in the locker room.
Everyone was silent.
Falling behind in the first half, for the Lazio team, seemed to bring them back to the Champions League last season.
In that game, Lazio also fell behind by a goal in the first half.
But how can Zenit St. Petersburg compare to Manchester United?
This is the European Super Cup, not the UEFA Champions League final.
"Zenit St. Petersburg is the UEFA Cup champion. If you look down on them, you are looking down on yourself. Because we ourselves were once UEFA Cup champions, and we also challenged the Champions League champion in the Super Cup. And we won. So Zenit St. Petersburg
Leading us is not a surprise. The important thing is not what the opponent is like, but what we do. I believe you have seen Arshavin's speed and personal ability. In the second half, we can no longer let him do whatever he wants. In the second half, Lai
Desma, you follow Arshavin closely, interfere with your body, and don't let him get the ball comfortably. Don't steal his ball casually, that will only give him a chance to pass you. You just need to stay close to him.
. Disturb him and attract his attention. Just give the opportunity to steal his ball to your teammates..."
Ledesma nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, boss, I won't make him feel comfortable."
Next, Chang Sheng began to arrange tactics for other positions, with the sole purpose of reversing the disadvantage and giving the opponent a fatal blow in the second half!
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At the same time, in the dressing room of Zenit St. Petersburg, the players were celebrating their lead.
Not even head coach Advocaat stopped him.
For Zenit St. Petersburg, it is remarkable to be able to lead Lazio for the entire first half of the game and also to defeat Lazio in such a mess.
Before the game, even the Moscow media believed that it was unlikely that Zenit St. Petersburg would win.
There is a big gap in strength between the two sides.
But Zenit St. Petersburg took the lead over Lazio due to their fighting spirit!
Zenit St. Petersburg was obviously better prepared for this game.
They want to prove that everything the media says is wrong.
It's really interesting to say that Advocaat's method of motivating players is to let them watch the video of the game when Lazio challenged the Champions League champion Barcelona as the UEFA Cup champion before the game.
Lazio was not strong at that time.
Then I tell everyone that Lazio can defeat the powerful Dream Team II, and we can also defeat the powerful Lazio.
Now they are only forty-five minutes away from completing this task. So everyone can't hide their excitement.
When time was almost up, Advocaat stopped the players.
"Okay, boys. The second half is about to begin. Let's talk about the main points of the second half..."
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When the second half of the game started, the Zenit St. Petersburg players who came on the field still had smiles on their faces that had not had time to disappear.
On the other hand, the Lazio players all looked solemn.
"It seems that St. Petersburg will definitely win this game!" the commentator said after seeing the comparison of the expressions of the players from the two teams.
"The faces of the St. Petersburg players showed that they were very relaxed. But the Lazio players were very nervous and under pressure..."
But soon, the commentator realized how wrong he was!
In the second half, after Chang Sheng's careful adjustments at halftime, Lazio's performance was obviously better than in the first half.
Arshavin also soon found himself encountering stubborn resistance.
Lazio's defensive midfielder Ledesma has been closely guarding him. And Ledesma is not defending himself to steal the ball, he just sticks to him. Wherever he goes, he goes.
Then continue to interfere with yourself personally.
Then cooperate with other Lazio players to intercept your own ball.
I put all my energy into dealing with his personal interference, so how could I deal with the steals from other Lazio players?
Especially Jose Passarella, the best defender in the Champions League last season, his attack was very fast and accurate. When he was closely followed by Ledesma, his speed advantage could not be used, so he could not rely on him.
Speed forced breakthrough...
You can only compare your footwork with your opponent's.
This is the last thing Jose Passarella fears.
When Arshavin was contained, Zenit St. Petersburg's offense was immediately frustrated.
Lazio took advantage of the situation to regain the initiative.
And after a run-in in the first half, Lazio gradually regained its form in the second half.
When the football fell to their feet, the continuous passes they were most proud of increased, and the number of active passing errors like the first half decreased.
David Silva and Cazorla almost launched the attack from the right midfield position.
At the beginning of the attack, Cavani will press in front of the opponent's goal, forcing the opponent's back line to the ground and not dare to step forward.
Once Lazio's offensive attack reached the edge of the penalty area, he immediately retreated resolutely to respond, maintaining close enough contact with the forward line.
This is Lazio's offense.
The distance between everyone is very suitable for short passes, rather than just driving forward casually.
At the same time, Cavani's retreat also created problems for Zenit St. Petersburg's back line.
To follow or not to follow?
With the space behind him, David Silva and Cazorla will immediately cut in and enter the penalty area, and then Lazio's midfielder will send a fatal through ball. At that time, it will be a single shot directly facing the goalkeeper.
ball!
Not following?
Let Cavani get the ball easily, and he has more choices. He can cooperate with Modric and other teammates, or he can turn around with the ball by himself. Then he will enter the shooting range... Then the defender will look very good.
passive.
Zenit St. Petersburg immediately felt tremendous pressure, which came from Lazio, the European champion team.
No matter what the outside world says about Lazio being in ruins, at least judging from the current feelings of Zenit St. Petersburg players, if this Lazio is in ruins... then how terrible would Lazio be in its heyday?
Zenit St. Petersburg's players couldn't even imagine...
In the 61st minute, Zenit St. Petersburg finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Their defense collapsed.
Just like the multiple choice questions they faced before.
Cavani retreated, and Zenit St. Petersburg's center back followed.
Modric did not pass the football to him, but went straight into the penalty area.
Cazorla cut in diagonally and caught the ball. Before it was offside, he raised his foot and shot!
The Spanish commentator was particularly excited because the goal scorer was a player from their country. Cazorla's outstanding performance has qualified him to be selected for the national team.
So the Spanish commentator was very excited when he saw Cazorla scoring. This shows that another outstanding player has joined the Spanish national team!
After scoring the goal, Cazorla tore his jersey excitedly, and he was quickly overwhelmed by his equally excited teammates.
Chang Sheng came out of the coaching bench, raised his hands in the air, and celebrated the goal.
This ball sounded the clarion call for Lazio's counterattack!
Rudy Gonzalez shouted towards the field: "Good job! Guys! Just play like this! They are finished!"
