Chapter 90: Long Time Away From the Battlefield? (One Hundred and Thirty-One/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

Seeing Cavani score the goal, Changsheng, who was standing on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the goal was scored almost at the end of the first half, it was a bit late.

But anyway, it was a good thing to score a goal.

After taking the lead, the game might be easier to play.

Changsheng's bottom line is to beat Barcelona 2:0 at home, so that the difficulty of the away game will be much smaller.

At the same time, next door, Guardiola was shouting loudly on the sidelines, reminding his players not to rush or panic.

There are still more than 50 minutes left in the game.

The real competition starts now...

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After the game resumed, Lazio took advantage of the momentum of their just-scored goal and launched a fierce attack on Barcelona's goal.

Hope to score another goal before the end of the first half.

However, Barcelona was not affected by the blow caused by the loss of the ball. Their defense was as tight as before. When the ball was at their feet, they dared to control the ball and pass it, instead of kicking it out in a hurry.

Facing such a defense, Lazio didn't have any good solution.

Until the end of the first half, Lazio didn't score any more goals.

The first half ended with a score of 1:0.

During the halftime break, Changsheng readjusted the tactics. In the first half, Faraoni could only make the message as simple as possible because of the limited time.

So the effect was not very good.

Now it's halftime, and he has a full fifteen minutes to tell the players what to do in the second half.

What he wants to tell the players is the change of rhythm

"... It's obvious that Barcelona wants to slow down and speed up. Now we are not fast. But it doesn't mean that we are not fast all the time. What rhythm we are is mainly determined by the situation on the field. Since Barcelona wants to play with us, let's compete with them in ball control! But ball control is not our goal. Even if we pass the ball back and forth in the backcourt for 90 minutes,

it is meaningless to increase the ball control rate to 100%. When we have the ball, you must always observe. If there is a better opportunity, then speed up decisively! Use the change in rhythm to open up the gap and find opportunities!"

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At the same time. In the Barcelona dressing room, Guardiola kept emphasizing the idea that it doesn't matter if we lose a goal.

"... It doesn't matter if we lose a goal, because even if we only lose one goal away from home, the situation is still more favorable to us. So don't panic because of this goal, continue to play according to the tactics we arranged before, as if we haven't lost the ball yet, and the score is still 0:0. You should have seen it in the first half. As long as we play according to the tactics in the first half. Lazio can't do anything to us, and their goal has some luck... Don't think too much. No matter how Lazio changes tactics in the second half, we stick to our own and don't get into the opponent's rhythm. This is very important!"

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The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly for Changsheng.

Because to let the players know what to do specifically, it is not enough to say one or two general sentences. It must be specific to all aspects.

How to run and pass the ball in this situation. How to pass the ball and run in that situation. When teammate A is in position. What should other players do?

These must be explained clearly.

After the fifteen minutes were almost up, Changsheng finally finished his endless midfield adjustments.

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In the second half, the only difference from the first half was that Lazio played much better.

In the first half, Lazio still seemed a little hasty in the temporary adjustments.

In the second half, they quickly took the initiative.

The football was basically under their control.

Barcelona could only shrink its defense.

This is certainly not the football that Barcelona is good at. But they have no choice.

If they try to get back on the field with an attack, they may be beaten by Lazio first...

Changsheng's adjustments during the halftime break were still successful.

After Lazio took control of the ball, they began to make various changes in rhythm.

These changes made Barcelona defenseless.

When the advantage of the game was about to tilt towards Lazio, an accident happened.

Goalkeeper Ter Stegen collided with Barcelona's central defender Camacho when saving a corner kick.

After landing, he covered his knees with a painful expression.

Changsheng's heart skipped a beat on the sidelines.

Don't you?

The team doctor ran up immediately.

He soon sent back a bad news to Changsheng.

He made a substitution gesture to Changsheng!

"Fuck you!"

Changsheng cursed.

Ter Stegen is the team's main goalkeeper. His performance in the past games has been very stable. Lazio can advance on three fronts this season. Many people have been rotated, but Ter Stegen rarely rotates.

Germany's top goalkeeper is the guarantee of the team's defensive stability.

Now at the most critical moment, he is injured!

And it is not known whether this is only a one-game injury or he will miss multiple games.

If it is only this one game, it is okay, but if he misses more games, it will be a big problem...

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For now, let's not worry about whether Ter Stegen is injured for one game or several games.

He always has to be substituted.

The substitute goalkeeper who always wins is basically Handanovic who is selected to enter the squad.

Although Handanovic is older, his physical fitness is not as good as before, especially his explosive power and faster reactions.

However, he has rich experience and accurate position selection, and is still much better than those young goalkeepers.

However, most of the time Handanovic sits on the bench.

He only played in a handful of cup competitions.

Chang Sheng rotates in many positions, but at the goalkeeper position. He has always advocated stability and continuity.

When Handanovic was the main goalkeeper, almost no goalkeeper could shake his position.

The same is true now when it comes to Ter Stegen.

Therefore, what worries Chang Sheng the most is that Handanovic has too few game opportunities. How is the status?

But I can’t care about that much now.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Handanovic didn't even have time to warm up.

When Ter Stegen was injured, Handanovic was already called by assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez to warm up. The experienced Rudy Gonzalez had already seen that Ter Stegen was afraid I can't hold on anymore.

The scene where Ter Stegen and Camacho collided was being replayed over and over again on the television.

Ter Stegen's knee collided with Camacho's elbow.

The collision between the two hardest parts of the human body caused Ter Stegen's knee to lose.

But this may not be the most deadly.

The most fatal thing was that after he collided with Camacho, he lost his center of gravity and fell down.

When he fell down, Ter Stegen's knee hit the ground directly. No buffer at all!

This is the main reason why he cannot persist in the game.

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Handanovic briefly warmed up for two minutes before being pushed onto the court by Chang Sheng.

He replaced Ter Stegen.

The thirty-seven-year-old goalkeeper once again took to the field, and his figure was already a little fat and out of shape.

However, his appearance still received applause from many Lazio fans.

For these Lazio fans, Handanovic is a reminder of the good old days.

Handanovic has been playing for Lazio since Chang Sheng first came to Lazio. Counting on the fingers, it has been seventeen years.

He was Lazio's main goalkeeper during their most glorious period. Is a legend in the history of Lazio club.

Although now he has been pushed to the bench by Ter Stegen.

But the honors of the two people are completely unequal. Even Ter Stegen respects Handanovic.

Because when Lazio was at its most glorious, it was this old goalkeeper who now looks a little fat, guarding Lazio's goal.

"Chan replaced Ter Stegen and replaced Handanovic! Although the Lazio fans at the scene gave Handanovic warm applause, I believe they were just out of regret for the past. Just because they miss him doesn't mean they think Handanovic is a perfect replacement for Ter Stegen..."

The commentator was pessimistic about Lazio's prospects in this game.

His pessimism is justified. Handanovic has basically played few games this season, and not just this season, this has been the case since two seasons ago.

Such a veteran goalkeeper who has been away from the field for a long time. Are you here to save Lazio, or to push Lazio off the cliff?

Handanovic was looked upon with confusion by many reporters and commentators. Went to the goal.

He looked back at the goal behind him, and suddenly felt something strangely familiar.

Strange because he hasn't stood on such an important stage for a long time.

Familiar because there is still the same goal behind it, 7.32 meters long and 2.44 meters wide. It is neither smaller nor larger.

Handanovic turned his head and looked at the goal, confirming his position between himself and the goal.

Then he looked away and tightened his gloves.

Be prepared to take the corner kick - Ter Stegen knocked the football out before Camacho, so it was still a corner kick.

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When the corner kick was taken again, Barcelona center back Camacho, who had collided with Ter Stegen before, jumped up hard. He planned to use his head to equalize the score for his team!

But he didn't hit the ball!

At the same time, what appeared in front of him was a pair of gloved hands!

Handanovic leaps to attack!

But Handanovic also failed to hit the ball!

The ball flew over the two of them!

No one expected that the two people in front missed the ball at the same time!

When the football flew through the middle, no one reacted. When the ball reached the back, Barcelona forward Neymar jumped up without anyone marking him, and then shook his head to attack the goal!

The football flew into Lazio's goal!

Barcelona equalized the score! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (an) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to an to read.) 9