Chapter 84 The Wall Has Collapsed

In the eyes of commentators and fans, what they saw was that Altintop, Sander and Rafinha got off the field successively for treatment.

But in Chang Sheng's view, it was a different scene.

Under the heavy artillery kicked by the Lazio players, Schalke 04 was originally indestructible, but the defense line that could not find a crack was collapsing.

At first there was a tiny crack, and then the crack gradually widened, and around it, there were other cracks.

There are more and more cracks, bigger and deeper.

Then things started to crumble in places and rubble fell.

The city wall is almost unable to hold up.

Not only Chang Sheng saw it, but also Schalke 04 coach Mikol Slomka. His well-prepared tactics are gradually failing. Because he can see that many players are a little afraid when facing Lazio players' long-range shots, and they dare not step forward to block them. This is not a good sign...

He also knows why...

Lazio's ruthless long-range kicking tactics made all Schalke 04 players fearful.

They are afraid of getting hurt.

Especially the scene where Raffini's nose and mouth are covered in blood, and a lot of it is stained on the jersey is too visually impactful.

After treatment, Rafinha has returned to the court, but he still has a tampon in his nose and feels very uncomfortable.

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When Modric got the football at the front of the penalty area, he swung his foot again and made a posture for a long shot.

Altintop didn't rush forward this time, he learned how to behave, he jumped up and turned around, blocking the ball with his broad back.

This is a very smart approach. There are muscles behind it for support, so if you hit it, you won't suffer that much damage.

But this also has a disadvantage, that is, you can't see where the football is and what situation it is in.

In football, whether it is a goalkeeper or a player in another position, you must ensure that you can always see the football, otherwise it is very dangerous to let the football out of your sight.

Seeing Altintop jump up and turn around to block his long shot.

Modric suddenly changed his mind, landed his right foot and dunked the football!

Then he brushed past Altintop.

Modric, who had wiped Altintop, could finally shoot without interference. He saw the goal as soon as he looked up, and there was no player between himself and the goal!

For Modric, who has a strong understanding of tactics, he knows why the boss wants them to keep shooting people. Thus allowing Lazio to win without a fight.

It's because the purpose of doing this is to let the Schalke 04 players consciously get out of the way when facing Lazio, so that there will be opportunities to face the goal directly.

Just like this time!

Modric knew what to do. He didn't look for any Schalke 04 players around him to shoot. As soon as he kicked the ball, the football flew towards the goal!

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"Luka Modric shot..." At first the commentator didn't take it seriously, they all thought it was another "shot" that ended with a football hitting a Schalke 04 player. But soon they found out that something was wrong!

Then their voices all rose up.

"Shoot——!!!"

This time it was a real shot!

The football rushed straight to the goal guarded by Schalke 04 captain Rost!

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In the previous game, Rost took Lazio's long-range shots seriously at the beginning. Every time Lazio takes a long shot, he will lower his center of gravity, keep his eyes on the football, and make an action to catch the ball at any time.

But his guard was lessened when he discovered that Lazio's long-range shots were all aimed at their teammates.

Anyway, it wasn't a shot aimed at me...

His teammates helped him block the football time and time again, which made him a goalkeeper with nothing to do.

This time, when Modric shot, he was in the same state.

Even if Modric faked a shot first and deducted Altintop, he did not change his mind.

So when he found out that football was really coming towards his goal, it was already too late!

He kicked off the ground quickly and threw the ball.

Because of the hasty movement, the pedal didn't really exert any force on the ground. Let him not fly high enough, even if he stretches his arms in your air, it will not help.

The football flew into the goal from above his arm!

Rost in the air couldn't believe it.

He couldn't believe that his goal was broken so easily!

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Even more unbelievable than him are the players, fans and coaches of Schalke 04.

Before Modric shot, no one took the ball to heart.

But in less than a second, the football plunged into the net like this, so that those people didn't even have the time to regret it.

Schalke 04 coach Slomka stared wide-eyed at what was happening on the pitch.

All Schalke 04 players turned their heads to look at the football in the goal.

The city wall, not only the cracks spread, but the entire section began to collapse!

The basis of their tactics for survival - not conceding the ball, wasted!

There is no reason for them to continue to persist!

They feel lost and miserable.

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Seeing Luka Modric shoot the football into the goal, Chang Sheng jumped up.

The stone fell.

This goal completely collapsed the city wall that Schalke 04 had worked so hard to build!

The next game will be much easier.

Schalke 04, unable to continue to defend, had to attack and try to equalize the score.

In this way, there will be spaces behind them, which Lazio can take advantage of.

In this way, it is considered a normal game. Instead of the opponent shrinking and unable to defend, Lazio had to use football shots to force him out...

The Lazio players spent too much time celebrating the goal, and the Schalke 04 players did not complain to the referee.

At this time, they have not recovered from the blow. And most importantly, now that they are behind and the goal of not conceding a goal has failed, how will they play the next game?

They wait for the head coach to make a decision.

But the head coach Slomka has not responded for a long time.

So now Schalke 04 is very confused.

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The game restarted, and this confusion continued to affect Schalke 04. Without the latest instructions from the head coach, they were divided internally.

The defensive players are still defending according to inertia, while the offensive players can't wait to attack and equalize the score as soon as possible.

This split was especially evident after they kicked off.

After Schalke 04 kicked off, the offensive lineup pressed up, but when they encountered Lazio's defensive interception and planned to control the rhythm, they found that their teammates did not come to support them. The frontcourt is all offensive players, while the defensive players are all still in their own half.

The distance between the two sides must be thirty meters.

Everyone always says "out of joint before and after", and now you can intuitively see what "out of joint before and after" is.

Schalke 04's offensive players beckoned their defensive teammates to come up to support them, forming a three-dimensional and multi-layered attack.

But the defensive players seemed hesitant. They wanted to come up, but they were afraid of being counterattacked by Lazio. If you don't come up, the teammates in front are urging you.

This kind of hesitation and out of touch made Schalke 04's attack come to an end without a problem, and Asamoah, who was holding the ball, shot a long-range shot in a hurry.

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Compared with Schalke 04, which was slow to respond, Lazio reacted quickly. When Chang Sheng found out that Schalke 04 had such a disjointed situation and the internal thinking of the team was not unified, he immediately made adjustments.

In the middle and backcourt, the Schalke 04 players with the ball were fiercely close pressed, and as long as they could break their ball, they would immediately launch a counterattack.

Why in the midfield, not the midfield?

Because Schalke 04's front and rear are out of touch, they are basically in Lazio's midfield.

When Schalke 04's offense came up, due to the lack of rear support, Schalke 04's offensive players could easily fall into heavy siege and fight alone.

In this way, it is easy to break their ball.

In order to avoid putting pressure on himself and compress Schalke 04 into a whole, Chang Sheng gave up the press in the frontcourt and let the Schalke 04 players play the football quickly.

Then he waited for the opponent in his backcourt.

This is very effective. Schalke 04's several attacks were destroyed by Lazio before the 30-meter area, and there were even three times when they directly intercepted the ball and counterattacked... almost scored again.

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Seeing this thrilling scene off the court, Slomka sighed.

He has to make a decision, and repeated hesitation is not acceptable, otherwise Lazio will score again before he can make adjustments. When the time comes to lead 2:0, how can this game be played?

Lazio can definitely keep the ball until the end of the game!

So is it defensive or offensive?

Slomka was not mad at all, and knew what he had to do.

His mind is calm, and he did not attack desperately because he was behind, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible.

He knows why Lazio scored goals even if they shot players with the ball. very simple. They hope that Schalke 04 is behind, and then press out to fight against them, so that Lazio will have plenty of chances to score goals.

I can't let them get what they want.

Although his team has conceded the ball.

However, only one goal was conceded. There are still more than 50 minutes in the game, and it seems too anxious to press out and attack at this time.

He can continue to defend, but instead of being unable to defend like before, he defends and counterattacks.

On the basis of solid defense, take the opportunity to sneak attack.

If only one goal is conceded, they only need to attack and score one goal.

If you concede two goals, it's completely over.

So the next two have to defend.

The short-term goal, at least before the end of the first half, the team can no longer concede the ball.

After Lazio scored a goal, their morale must be strong, and continuing to defend by themselves can also consume Lazio's morale.

So Slomka walked to the sidelines to give the team his latest instructions.

Schalke 04 finally stabilized.

Keep on defending!

Until the end of the first half! To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, novels are better and updated faster!