In the game against Roma, the entire Lazio team took more than thirty minutes to adapt.
This time, they didn't take that long. About eighteen minutes in, Lazio launched a threatening attack.
It went all the way to Manchester United's goal. If Rio Ferdinand hadn't destroyed Cazorla's pass, Cavani would have had a chance to face Van der Sar directly.
This attack was launched by Motta.
Chang Sheng saw this scene off the court. Although Cavani did not score, he clenched his fists happily.
Then he walked back to the coaching bench, asked Rudy Gonzalez for a bottle of water, and drank half of the bottle in one go.
The attack returned to normal, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, Lazio's offensive came one after another. Manchester United was forced to shrink its defense and was pushed back by Lazio.
Ferguson's brows wrinkled a little.
Lazio returned to normal faster than he thought, and he was a little surprised.
This team is really amazing, and so is that Chinese guy...
In seven days, a set of offensive and defensive tactics were re-created...
If he remembered correctly, this shouldn't be the first time Chang Sheng has shown such a miracle, right?
Lazio was so strong that it made Ferguson want to beat this team even more.
Because defeating them can prove that Manchester United is the strongest team and allow Manchester United to continue to advance until they finally win the Champions League.
Sir Alex Ferguson has only won one Champions League championship in his life, which is a knot in his mind.
Among the legendary coaches who became famous in the UK, except for Bill Shankly, who has not won as many Champions League titles as him, Bob Paisley and Brian Clough both have at least two Champions League titles. Clough has two, and Paisley has two.
Slee has three. Even Fagan has one, just like Ferguson.
Now these legendary coaches have retired or even passed away.
Ferguson hopes to win another Champions League title, at least two Champions League titles, right?
Last year's final would have been his perfect opportunity, with Manchester United almost at their peak. Manchester United were impeccable that season.
Overall and the individual players are in excellent condition.
However, they lost to the winning team Lazio in the final.
This defeat made Ferguson brood. Although he never showed it, he never gave up the idea of revenge against Lazio.
This time, Lazio was drawn in the Champions League quarter-finals, which was an excellent opportunity for him.
Seeing that Motta was very active, Ferguson realized that continuing to be suppressed by Lazio would not work.
We have to counterattack because the ball is at Motta's feet and Motta is the defensive midfielder.
We can't let him hide behind and control the ball comfortably!
Ferguson could see that Lazio's tactical intention was to compress all three of his lines into one, and then... let them penetrate.
Because they have players with outstanding breakthrough abilities like Gotze and Cazorla in the frontcourt. Coupled with Motta's direct pass.
In Ferguson's view, the most threatening person for Lazio is either Gotze, Cazorla or Motta.
As long as Motta is frozen, Lazio's offense will be unsustainable. When their offense cannot play, Manchester United's offense will be liberated.
Therefore, you must press out and attack, burning the battle into the opponent's half, and cannot stay on your own side.
He said to his assistant coach Meulensten: "Tell the boys. Let them press out bravely and reverse the situation. Also, let Carrick and Rooney attack Motta front and back."
Meulensten stood up, walked to the sideline, and shouted into the stadium.
Soon, when Lazio attacked, they found that the resistance from Manchester United was even stronger.
Their interceptions have increased and their running has increased. Their Manchester United players can be seen in almost every corner of the stadium.
This made Lazio a little uncomfortable.
As they advance, they will encounter stiff resistance and encirclement from the other side.
After being disrupted by Manchester United several times in this way, Lazio's players became more surprised and awkward the more they played.
They couldn't tell why. Anyway, they just felt awkward...
This awkward feeling affected their performance, and Lazio's offense was gradually suppressed.
The initiative that was finally grasped gradually fell away.
Amid the deafening cheers at Old Trafford, Manchester United regained the upper hand, and their offensive became fierce.
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The Lazio players just felt awkward and didn't understand why they felt awkward.
But Chang Sheng on the sidelines saw it clearly. Not only him, but also the assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez next to him saw it. He suddenly snorted: "It's really interesting."
Chang Sheng ignored him and turned to look next door.
Ferguson is still sitting on the coaching bench, and assistant coach Meulensten has just returned.
The old Sir Alex sat in his seat with his legs crossed, chewing gum in his mouth, and looked quite calm.
Chang Sheng smiled.
As Rudy Gonzalez said, it's really interesting.
Unexpectedly, Ferguson's declared method of dealing with Lazio was... to treat him the way he wants!
Does Ferguson also watch Dragon Ball?
Manchester United's game against Lazio was to fight against the ball and attack to attack.
Use the movement of all players to surround Lazio, and then use a powerful offensive to suppress Lazio.
Because Manchester United's offense is up, they have more time to move in the frontcourt, and the distance between their players and Motta is closer, so they can continue to put pressure on Motta.
Even if there is a lot of space behind them and they may be counterattacked by Lazio, they don't care.
It seems that they know very well that Motta is the Lazio player who poses the greatest threat to them, and they must end the previous situation where Motta was hiding behind and enjoying himself.
So after pressing up, they ran towards Mota.
Sure enough, their approach paid off.
Motta looked a little embarrassed when he was guarded by two or three opponents.
Lazio's offense suddenly became somewhat unsustainable...
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Chang Sheng really didn't expect Ferguson to copy his own tactics.
This is really surprising. He thought Ferguson would come up with something original, but it didn't work and it turned out to be a copycat...
He had never considered this possibility before.
But then he had to admit that the effect of Ferguson's approach was quite good.
Now that Lazio has been suppressed by Manchester United again, this is the best proof.
The Lazio players had absolutely no idea they would be playing against a mirror image of themselves.
This would be really awkward.
Chang Sheng was not frustrated or annoyed because Ferguson had found a strategy to deal with him, Lazio. On the contrary, he was excited.
This is why he has loved being a head coach since he was a child.
Because this kind of brain-using game is his favorite.
When he was a fan, he dreamed of playing against world-class coaches.
It's a pity that his opponents in the FM game are just computer intelligence.
Only now was he fighting against a real living person, full of all kinds of accidents and surprises, which made him intoxicated.
It has been almost ten years since he traveled back in time to become a head coach. He has never been tired of this kind of life.
Even if you play against the same opponent, you will have a different feeling every time.
Such as Ferguson.
He really didn't expect Ferguson to give him such a big surprise this time...
Copy yourself!
Let’s not talk about the result of the game. Now that we have won frequently, we feel a sense of accomplishment.
The idol I once admired turned out to be a copycat of myself!
It seems that the problems I have posed for Ferguson are not small!
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Excited as he was, Chang Sheng still knew what he should do.
He had never thought that Ferguson would use his own methods to deal with him.
But this won't bring you much trouble.
The team's poor performance was simply out of surprise.
Now that I have discovered that Manchester United actually plays this trick, I am relieved to win.
Now this set is what Lazio is best at!
Ferguson chose to use what Lazio is best at to compete with Lazio. Isn't that looking for death?
With this kind of rapid advancement and pressing encirclement during the run, which team in today's football can beat our Lazio?
This is really interesting. Manchester United thought they could stop Lazio's attack by freezing Motta?
That's so sorry...
At this time, the other chess pieces that you have arranged in advance can come into play.
He turned around and looked. Ferguson was still sitting there chewing gum, but he had changed his legs and crossed his legs.
Do you think that by freezing my Motta, Lazio will be unable to attack?
Come, let’s take a look at the upgraded version of Mad Dog Tactics, “Mad Wolf Tactics”!
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The winning "Crazy Wolf Tactics" are not exactly the same as Spalletti's "Wolves Tactics" in Rome, although the names sound similar, and they are both fast advancement in the midfield and group operations.
But Spalletti's "wolf pack tactic" was because they lacked suitable forwards. They had to let Totti, who was originally playing as the second forward, play as the center forward. When the game was attacking, Totti would retreat and then play around him.
an overall advancement tactic.
The winning "Crazy Wolf Tactics" is not a 460 strikerless formation. It has center Cavani and Rocky.
His "Crazy Wolf Tactics" mainly focus on advancing in the midfield, relying on the players' tireless running and passing to send the football to the opponent's inner circle. But the threat is greater because they also have a center in the opponent's inner circle.
What about Cavani...
In fact, to put it bluntly, it is to compare speed with Manchester United, compare with the speed of offense and defense conversion through fast passing and cutting, and compare with the accuracy of advancement through fast passing and cutting.
Use faster and more brutal methods to regain control of the midfield and reverse the situation.
In fact, the "Wolf Pack Tactics" played by Roma in this time and space during the Spalletti era was inspired by the ever-victorious Lazio "Mad Dog Tactics". Spalletti combined his own characteristics to create this Wolf Pack.
It's a pity that the pack of wolves encountered a mad dog, but nothing happened.
Because Lazio has the word "crazy" in both tactics, and this is the key core.
Those who are not crazy are not demons. Crazy mad dogs have a demonic nature and will rush to bite any powerful enemy they encounter. This is far behind the sane wolf pack.
Because when wolves are attacked, they will also know how to retreat and avoid.
Lazio's mad dogs don't do that. Either they tear the enemy apart or they are beaten to death by the enemy. There is no third outcome.
The "Crazy Wolf Tactics" that is now always victorious, based on the madness, the dog turns into a wolf, the attack power is increased, and the ferocity exceeds that of a mad dog.
The mad wolf versus the copycat version of the mad dog is destined to be a bloody match... (To be continued...)