Chapter 27: Helpless

What made Benítez feel the most painful was that the team's self-righteous adjustment was meaningless even if he turned it around.  M

Because if he didn't play this set of tactics, it would be useless to play the tactics he arranged before the game.

Lazio's tactics just restrained him.

That kind of high-position pressing and strong close defense made Real Madrid's players unable to even turn around, so how could they pass the ball forward?

If Real Madrid is much stronger than Lazio, then Lazio still has a chance to win, because it takes a lot of energy to fight so hard.

But it's hard to say who is stronger or weaker between the two teams, maybe Lazio is even stronger.

In addition, Lazio's physical fitness is the most precious treasure for their success in the past ten years. Good physical fitness has almost become a tradition of Lazio...

So if you expect Lazio's physical fitness to decline and then let Real Madrid take advantage of it, then maybe Real Madrid has lost more balls before that...

What the players are playing now is not feasible, and the problem is that his set is not working either.

Lazio's high-pressure defense really caught Benítez off guard.

He thought Lazio was going to defend and counterattack.

Lazio actually counterattacked, but only when Real Madrid pressed forward.

Normally, Lazio's defense is close-range pressing, which creates many difficulties for Real Madrid to advance.

Benítez glanced at Changsheng next door.

This European best coach who became famous at a young age is really amazing!

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After Real Madrid played like this for a while, they found that they made a lot of mistakes, because they didn't have a player in the frontcourt who could control the high ball, so this long pass was just to provide Jose Passarella and other Lazio players with a chance to clear the siege.

It was no good for their offense.

Although Benítez didn't say a word. But the players also realized that they made a mistake.

So they gave up this simple and rough style of play,

and returned to their tradition, ground attack, two wings flying together.

Facing Real Madrid's style of play, Lazio continued to press closely, forcing their midfield to make mistakes in passing.

The two sides were deadlocked again.

But the deadlock at this time was somewhat different from the previous deadlock, because Lazio already had a goal in hand.

They seemed more calm and composed, constantly passing the ball to mobilize Real Madrid's players.

The Real Madrid players were now more anxious. They kept running on the court chasing the football.

This was of course a manifestation of the players' high morale, but in the long run. The players' physical energy would be consumed quickly, which was not good for their second half of the game.

Real Madrid knew this, but they didn't have time to think about it now.

They were full of thoughts about equalizing the score as soon as possible.

They also knew how dangerous it was to lose a goal first when facing Lazio.

Although not many people would mention the "Lazio rhythm" now, it actually exists.

It will not disappear just because you don't mention it.

The score of 1:0 lasted until the end of the first half.

Many people think that Real Madrid was really lucky not to lose the ball in the rest of the first half.

In fact, Real Madrid's attack basically did not threaten Lazio's goal, but Lazio's attack repeatedly threatened Real Madrid's goal.

Anyway, during the halftime break, many experts and guests admitted that they did not see the possibility of Real Madrid defeating Lazio at all.

But despite this, there are still many Real Madrid fans who are lucky.

Anyway, Lazio is only one goal ahead of Real Madrid now. Although Real Madrid's performance is indeed not very good. But this is the home court after all. Maybe a Real Madrid player's fall in the Lazio penalty area can earn Real Madrid a penalty?

Or, there is no reason at all, anyway, Real Madrid scored a goal in one attack?

Football is round, and there is always an unpredictable side of it. No one stipulates that you can't win if you don't have an advantage on the field.

In football matches, there are too many examples of being at a disadvantage on the field and winning in the end.

Real Madrid fans have been carrying such a vision during the halftime break.

However, after the second half of the game started, they soon found that the reality was cruel. Real Madrid's prospects for this game were not as good as they imagined.

Even if it was just luck, they didn't have it.

At the beginning of the second half, Lazio suddenly exerted force, and the force was very fast and the offensive was very fierce. This was completely beyond Real Madrid's expectations.

Facing Lazio's rapid offensive, Real Madrid's defense was very embarrassed and seemed to be in a mess.

And just ten minutes into the second half, they lost another goal!

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"This is a corner kick opportunity for Lazio... Ji Ming took the corner kick... Jose - beautiful! Beautiful! Jose Passarella!! Beautiful lion head! The ball went in!!"

"Lazio used a corner kick opportunity to score their second goal of the game! It's perfect! They were two goals ahead of Real Madrid at the beginning of the second half!"

"Leading Real Madrid by two goals, for Lazio, such a game basically means a win!"

"Jose Passarella! Lazio's most trustworthy person, the eternal captain of the Blue Eagles! When the team needs him, he will definitely step up!"

"39-year-old Jose Passarella! Amazing! At such an old age, he scored a goal in the game against Real Madrid... Look at his performance in this corner kick... His running position perfectly reflects his awareness, and from this bounce, it is hard to imagine that he is already 39 years old!"

"Jose Passarella has played for Lazio for many years. He has changed many partners around him, but he is still standing in this position. I think this is enough to explain a lot of problems!"

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The commentators gave Jose Passarella their praise without hesitation.

No matter which country he is from, there is no exception. Even the commentators of Spanish TV are the same.

As a player, Jose Passarella is quite low-key on the court. He rarely uses malicious fouls to block opponents. He is humble and low-key, and is full of passion for football. Moreover, he is very low-key in life, and there has never been any negative news about him.

Players like him are very popular both inside and outside the circle.

Moreover, a 39-year-old veteran can still perform so well on the court, which is really worthy of people's admiration.

It doesn't hurt to say something good.

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When Jose Passarella headed the ball into the goal of Real Madrid. Changsheng was relieved.

In his opinion, although the second half had only started for ten minutes, the result of this game had been locked.

Lazio will win this game.

Unless Lazio's players are confused.

Because Lazio's tactics are obviously restraining Real Madrid.

Sure enough, in the next game, although Benítez made continuous substitutions. But Real Madrid still seemed to have no way to deal with Lazio's tireless pressing.

If they are lucky, they may be able to score.

But their luck in this game is not good.

The best chance was for Benavente to shoot on the post and bounce out.

This was the closest attack for Real Madrid to score in this game.

The Real Madrid fans exclaimed.

After Benavente's shot, Changsheng also made adjustments. He replaced the veteran center forward Cavani with midfielder Wu Lei.

Enhance the control ability in the midfield. Use ball control to defend.

After Wu Lei came on the court, Lazio played at a slower pace.

Then Messi was replaced by Modric by Changsheng.

In this way, Mario Gotze was left on the front line. Used in the counterattack, there were as many as five people in the midfield.

These five people firmly controlled the midfield.

Modric and Wu Lei are very experienced. As they get older, their physical fitness is not as good as before, but their footwork is more pure, and their awareness is outstanding.

If the football is under their feet. People will feel very relieved involuntarily.

They have experienced all kinds of storms and waves, but they are much more calm and experienced than those young players.

In the game. Modric and Wu Lei had a continuous two-on-one cooperation. In fact, the football did not move forward much, but the two people made the football avoid the interception of two opposing players in a very small space through continuous two-on-one.

Sometimes, their passes are very imaginative, and they don't need to observe the other party's position at all. Years of cooperation make them very clear about the other party's running habits.

Even if they turn their backs to the other party and knock the football with their heels, there will be no mistakes.

Modric is 36 years old, and his physical fitness is declining rapidly.

As a Chinese player, Wu Lei is only 29 years old, but his body is also beginning to decline. This is a common problem for many Asian players. After 30, their physical fitness declines significantly, and their performance on the field also plummets.

Wu Lei has not escaped the natural law of this race.

However, his physical fitness declines quickly, but his performance on the field has not plummeted. This is first of all due to the good training of the Lazio club, and secondly to his own professionalism. He lives a very clean and professional life, which also ensures that his state does not decline so quickly.

The continuous passing of the two players also caused a lot of boos from the Real Madrid fans in the stands.

They mocked them for only daring to pass the ball back and forth and not daring to move forward at all.

As a result, amid their boos, Modric suddenly changed his strategy after receiving Wu Lei's pass and made a long pass!

The ball went straight to Gotze.

Gotze took the ball and shot.

Although the ball didn't go in, it scared the Real Madrid fans out of their wits...

If there was another goal, this game would be meaningless!