Chapter 74 Is this pride underestimating the enemy!
Gamba Osaka thought they had a good chance of beating Lazio as long as they kept attacking.
In fact, that's what they did.
The Japanese fans in the stands kept booing Lazio or cheering for every attack of Gamba Osaka.
Even if these Japanese fans are not actually Gamba Osaka fans.
At this moment, they are all Japanese fans, fighting for Japanese football and Japanese dignity!
If the enemy is allowed to laugh at them unscrupulously before the game without making any response, and ultimately loses the game, they will feel that they have shamed Japan.
It’s about national dignity!
When Gamba Osaka attacks, Japanese fans cheer in the stands.
When Lazio took the ball, Chang Sheng could clearly hear the "Baga" sound from the stands.
In the past, you could only hear it in anti-Japanese movies and TV series, but now you can hear it in person... Chang Sheng feels that it is really "nostalgic".
Now Gamba Osaka is attacking, and the screams of the Japanese fans in the stands can be heard one after another.
It seemed like they were enjoying this.
Chang Sheng looked back at the stands behind the coaching bench.
There, he saw many Japanese fans wearing Gamba Osaka's jerseys, some holding banners with slogans of "Abnormal Victory", "anti-China", "anti-Lazio", and others with slogans "anti-Italy". Italy is really lying...
But these people don't care about scolding Chang Sheng and Lazio now. With a kind of fanaticism on their faces, they cheer for Gamba Osaka.
Chang Sheng curled his lips and sneered.
Are you happy now?
You will soon stop laughing!
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Gamba Osaka's attack did not succeed.
Their attack was stopped here by Chiellini.
Compared with last season, Chiellini now has more playing opportunities, and it can be clearly seen that his status is rising.
He is already Lazio's third central defender. Whether it is Jose Passarella or Francisco Pavin, he can be their substitute.
Because of his winning rotation policy, Chiellini has had fourteen league appearances so far this season.
You must know that the league has only played sixteen rounds so far.
He can play in almost every game.
Even if he is not a starter, he can still come on as a substitute.
Chang Sheng will use up all three substitutions in every game.
Chiellini may still lack stability in playing the main role in Serie A and the Champions League, but in the Club World Cup, facing the Japanese team, he is like a steel wall.
This time he intercepted the ball from Japan's Gamba Osaka team and passed the ball directly to Candreva in front without any further entanglement with the opponent.
In this game, Lazio's starting lineup can also prove from the side that the winning team is "proud and underestimates the enemy" and does not take Gamba Osaka seriously.
That was this game. Key players like Cavani, Cazorla, Modric and Jose Passarella did not start.
In its place is a rotating lineup.
The starting center is Giroud, wingers Gotze and Rocky, and the midfield organizers are Motta Ledesma and Candreva.
On the back line, the center backs are Chiellini and Bonucci, the left back Coentrao, and the right back Azpilicueta.
The goalkeepers were changed from Handanovic to Mirante.
This is almost the starting lineup that wins the Italian Cup.
It can be seen that in Chang Sheng’s mind, the Dangdang World Club Cup is only on the same level as the Coppa Italia.
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While Candreva received the ball, he faced the close marking of Gamba Osaka players.
The task of the Japanese players is to prevent Candreva from turning around.
And Candreva did not turn around. But this does not mean that he was restricted by the Japanese players, so he was unable to do anything.
He just doesn't want to waste time.
He directly passed the football that was passed to him.
The football passed past the Gamba Osaka player. He could see the football passing in front of his eyes. But because it was blocked by Candreva, he could do nothing.
Ledesma received the ball from Candreva.
Similarly, there was a Gamba Osaka player in front of him preparing to intercept.
However, Ledesma did not entangle with the opponent.
Motta has already dropped back to meet him. In addition to Motta, there are also Candreva, Azpilicueta and other players.
He has enough shooting spots.
The one-on-one defense of Japanese players was of no use to Lazio.
Ledesma passed the football to Candreva who turned around to meet him.
Candreva didn't stop the ball and directly gave the ball to Motta.
Motta turned his back to the attacking direction and knocked the football with the instep of his outside foot. The football was passed horizontally to Gotze.
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The commentator became excited.
Gotze is the most shining player in this Lazio team.
He became famous in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid, and now he is famous all over the world.
Even in Japan, there are many fans of his.
Especially female fans.
Finally, the boos in the stands were no longer just for Lazio. For the first time, there was a burst of cheers, mainly female voices.
Of course. He was quickly suppressed by even louder boos.
The players of Gamba Osaka who faced Gotze were also very nervous.
Gotze is fast and has skillful footwork. Maybe you will be passed by him in the blink of an eye.
He didn't even dare to blink and looked at Gotze desperately.
"Götze gets the ball! Will he break through!"
Sharp breakthroughs are what everyone likes to see.
The Japanese players who were guarding him also put on a fight to the death stance.
However, Gotze had no intention of fighting him to the death.
After making a fake move for a breakthrough, Gotze distributed the football to the center.
When everyone's attention was attracted to him, no one saw that Giroud had appeared in the most deadly position!
"Girou"
As the commentator shouted, the French high center forward swung his foot and hit the football with the outside of his instep.
Giroud's shot was very tricky, sticking close to the turf and going straight into the lower left corner of the goal!
Gamba Osaka's goalkeeper failed to save. This kick was really tricky...
Even if he tried his best, he couldn't catch the football, and he couldn't even scratch the skin of the football.
The commentator didn't even expect the ball to be so close...
He was stunned for a moment, until the ball rolled up the net, and he shouted loudly: "Girou!!! Dead corner! Beautiful goal! Lazio took the lead in Gamba Osaka in the fourth minute!"
The stands at Tokyo National Arena suddenly fell silent.
The fans of Gamba Osaka did not expect that the goal would be conceded so easily...
All I saw was Lazio passing the ball continuously, tearing apart their defense and then scoring the goal.
When Giroud shot, there wasn't even a Gamba Osaka player next to him.
He can start his kicks calmly. Even if he is a center who is better at heading the ball, it does not mean that he has no shooting ability at his feet. He is not Chen Yingxiong who just debuted...
It's like shooting practice in training, it's too easy for him.
Perhaps it was too relaxed, resulting in a lack of sense of accomplishment in scoring a goal.
Giroud didn't even rush to celebrate after scoring.
He just waved his fist, then turned around and ran back.
The other teammates just came up to pat him and then went back to their positions.
It’s a completely different feeling than scoring goals in the league and the Champions League.
This was not their intention to disgust the Japanese fans. They really felt that they had no intention of celebrating. They scored a goal four minutes into the game. This opponent was really too weak...
For a weak team like this, no matter how many goals they score, what's the point?
If we celebrate vigorously after scoring a goal, doesn't it look like we are particularly incompetent?
It's just that the subconscious actions of the Lazio players were viewed by Japanese fans as a provocation to them.
After many wins, Japanese fans were very dissatisfied with Lazio.
They are very sensitive and fragile now, so they regard every move of Lazio as a provocation and insult to them.
Lazio didn't celebrate. They thought it was looking down on them.
But what if Lazio celebrated wildly? They might also think that Lazio was showing off in front of them.
In short, as long as their butts are not straight, no matter what Lazio does, they always seem to have problems.
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The Japanese fans booed, but this did not help Gamba Osaka equalize the score.
They enthusiastically plan to attack Lazio and defeat Lazio through offense.
But they didn't expect that Lazio would score a goal just four minutes into the game.
What is going on?
The players of Gamba Osaka were stunned and a little at a loss.
Doesn't it mean that they are proud and underestimate the enemy? Will they give us an opportunity to take advantage of them?
But look at their performance...is this a sign of pride and underestimation of the enemy?
Don’t think we are easy to cheat!
We are also professional players, right?
How does this look like being proud and underestimating the enemy?!
But judging from Lazio's starting lineup and the head coach's remarks before the game, this is the rhythm of being proud and underestimating the enemy!
How could it have changed as soon as the game came?
This is not scientific!
There is no objective law!
This is unbelievable!
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The goal was conceded in four minutes, which Gamba Osaka thought was a coincidence or an accident.
When the game restarted, they regrouped and planned to make a comeback.
As a result, another four minutes passed.
In the eighth minute, Lazio scored another goal!
In the same way, Lazio was best at continuous quick passes and cuts, which unknowingly tore apart Gamba Osaka's defense.
Another goal conceded with no organized defense.
"Lazio! Ah! Lazio! Two goals in eight minutes! Gamba Osaka was completely stunned!"
"Although saying this may make Japanese fans unhappy, I still have to say... It seems that what Chang said does make sense. Gamba Osaka and Lazio are indeed not teams of the same level. There is really no need for him to put this opponent aside."
In the eyes!"
Chang Sheng stood up from the coaching bench and applauded.
This is his entire celebration.
There were no excited hugs, fist pumps, or wild celebrations.
Nothing.
He used this plain way to celebrate his team's two-goal lead against Gamba Osaka. (To be continued...)