Chapter 60 Let's Do This...

Inter Milan seemed very satisfied with being able to lead Lazio by one goal in the first half.

So after they scored a goal, they did not suddenly change their tactics and attack Lazio's goal madly.

After they scored, they continued to defend themselves.

Even shrunk harder than before.

It seemed that he was afraid that Lazio would equalize the score immediately.

And just lost the ball, Lazio did not dare to make a big move. They would rather not equalize the score than lose another goal. If he conceded two goals in the first half, I'm afraid there will be no suspense in this game.

So after neither side attacked, the scene became dull and ugly.

The commentators complained that neither side was aggressive. Makes the game look ugly.

Faced with such a situation, Chang Sheng did not make any adjustments.

He was even happy to see it happen.

If his method depends on the players passing on the word, or shouting on the sidelines, that obviously won't work.

Only wait until the halftime break, and slowly talk to the players in the locker room.

So now he hopes to keep the score at this 0:1. He just asked if he should continue to concede the ball. As for things like equalizing the score, he didn't even think about it.

Sometimes it's just because you have too many unrealistic fantasies that you lose the game.

Before he made any adjustments, blindly letting the players press on the offense only made his death worse.

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Until the end of the first half, Lazio failed to equalize the score, the score was 1:0, and Inter Milan in the away game took the lead.

The telecast featured close-ups of the two coaches.

It seems to want to see their different reactions to this score.

But let them down.

The expressions of the two head coaches are almost exactly the same!

It's as if they had agreed upon it.

No matter who's face is cut, it's all expressionless.

Mourinho and Chang Sheng walked into the player tunnel one after the other and disappeared into the camera lens.

It also disappeared from people's sight.

So no one will know what will happen during the time they disappear.

When the Lazio players returned to their dressing room. Chang Sheng is already inside.

But he didn't scold others with a straight face, nor did he sit in a daze in the locker room waiting for others.

With his back to the players coming in, he was writing and drawing on the tactical blackboard.

He was so focused that even when the players came in, he didn't look back.

The players were also curious to see that their head coach was so focused during the half-time break.

They didn't bother to change clothes, or drink water to rest, and gathered around Chang Sheng, watching him write and draw on the blackboard.

The players who came in behind were also attracted by the group of people in the corner of the locker room. Of course, they couldn't see the boss behind the crowd.

But out of curiosity. They will also run to watch and see what their teammates are looking at.

So people gathered more and more.

In the end, everyone. They simply stood behind Chang Sheng and watched him scribble on the blackboard.

Because Chang Sheng was in the way, they could only see part of it, but they also somewhat understood what the boss wanted them to do in the second half.

When Chang Sheng finished everything that should be written, he looked back at the players standing behind him.

He wasn't surprised by their performance.

He held out two fingers.

"Two things in the second half. Guys."

Then he put away a finger: "One, attack in the middle, constantly put pressure on their defense line, and continue to cooperate in various ways. Their defense was very tight in the first half, especially in the middle of the midfield. There are no chances here. But because of this. They never expected us to find a breakthrough in the middle. Of course, it was difficult for us to break through their defense in the first half, but this is mainly because we rely more on individual breakthroughs... But in the second half. We will use all kinds of passing and cooperation, and rely on the strength of the whole to break through!"

"This requires that our formation must be compact and keep up. When the forward line goes up, the forward line must press up, and the back line must also keep up. We must pay attention to controlling the second landing point. When our offensive ball is cut. Immediately launch a counter-grab in the frontcourt, even if it is a foul. Don't let them send the football over easily!"

Chang Sheng ordered this because his tactic was very risky.

When the forwards, midfielders and defenders keep a compact formation, there will be huge gaps behind them.

This is tantamount to providing Inter Milan with an excellent opportunity to fight back.

But the so-called risks and opportunities coexist.

Only in this way can it be possible to form enough pressure on one part to make Inter Milan's defense collapse.

Like a nail, it smashed into Inter Milan's defense.

"Second point, when they shifted their defensive focus to the center, the wing is our opportunity. I think everyone knows how to do this, right?"

There are many things that do not require the head coach to make a long speech at halftime, because these things will become the norm in normal training. The head coach only needs to tell everyone what to do at a certain moment.

Good players naturally know what to do.

What Chang Sheng wrote on the blackboard is what the team should do in response to different situations.

He showed them one by one, and then demonstrated them on a tactical board with magnets.

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Although leading Lazio by one goal, Mourinho did not dare to take it lightly. During the intermission, his main job was to pour cold water on some excited players.

"Don't be too happy, we are just one goal ahead of them. If you relax in the second half, you may give your opponent a chance. So the second half is the real test. You have to bear more pressure in the second half, As time goes on, towards the end of the game, that's the most dangerous time..."

"If you lose the game because of your carelessness, you will be ridiculed by the whole of Italy, and even Europe! Does anyone like being laughed at? Anyway, I don't!"

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During the intermission, live sports programs on various TV stations were discussing this battle of focus.

Of course, debates in the studio are the norm, as Italian TV viewers are used to. It's no fun if you don't argue.

"It seems that Inter Milan has the upper hand..." said a guest.

Immediately another guest stood up and refuted him: "Lazio has the upper hand. Lazio has the upper hand in all technical statistics!"

"So what about the score? In terms of the score, Inter Milan is one goal ahead of Lazio!" the first guest retorted. "If leading the score isn't having the upper hand, what else is having the upper hand?"

"What's the point of temporarily leading the score? If they wait until halftime and they are still leading, then it makes sense. There are still 45 minutes in the game, and no one can say what will happen... How can you conclude that Inter Milan has the upper hand? "

"The score can't explain the whole problem, but it can explain part of the problem. From the first half, we can see that Lazio faced Inter Milan's defense, and it seems that there is not much to do. What does this mean? It means that even if they are given another forty-five minutes, It doesn't make much sense!"

"Footballs are round, man. Don't you know something so simple?"

The two sides just pointed at each other's noses and argued.

The host did not persuade the fight, but added fuel and vinegar to the side, watching the fun with a smile.

This is the characteristic of TV broadcasting in Italy.

Because the rights to broadcast football matches in Italy are all on commercial TV stations. Free public television does not have the right to broadcast game footage. They usually invite some deadly commentators or football critics to the studio to explain and discuss while watching the football match on the live screen.

At the same time, some live audiences will also be arranged.

Such a live broadcast of the game feels strange. Most Chinese fans may not be able to accept it. They don't understand the meaning of "live broadcast" where they can't see the picture but can only hear the sound, but the Italians never tire of it.

This is mainly because before television broadcasts entered football, the live broadcast of the game relied on the radio.

Many fans in Europe listened to the radio and began to feel the live broadcast.

So the old commentator will always explain the game in great detail. For example, so-and-so passed it on to so-and-so, and so-and-so passed it on to so-and-so.

Even with the popularization of television broadcasting, Italian media only use television for broadcasting purposes.

And people who watch this kind of program often watch the analysis of experts and the passionate performance of the narrator.

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Fifteen minutes of the intermission passed, and the second half of the match between Lazio and Inter Milan was about to begin.

Neither side made any personnel changes.

There is no need for the leading Inter Milan to do it.

The lagging Lazio also seemed to be very confident.

When their players came out, they weren't upset about being one goal behind.

on the contrary. Heads held high, they walked onto the pitch.

"Look at the expressions of the Lazio players... they seem to be expecting a reversal..." commentator Caresa said.

Then he followed up with everyone's questions.

"But how are they going to break Inter Milan's dense defense?"

Yeah, it took forty-five minutes for ever-victorious Lazio. It also failed to break Inter Milan's intensive defense. Could it be done after a halftime break?

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With the whistle of the referee, the second half of the game began.

Lazio's performance was completely different from the first half.

Because they are different from the first half. In the first half, Lazio's offense was mainly concentrated on the two wings.

Now. They are attacking the middle!

"Lazio is crazy?!" Caresa couldn't help exclaiming after seeing it clearly.

Not just him. The reporters in the media seats, the fans in the stands and in front of the TV, and their friends were all stunned.

Attack the middle?

Even if it's a fake fan, who doesn't know that the middle lane is the most difficult to play?

This is why the sideways on the football field are the battlegrounds for military strategists. Whether it is offensive football or defensive counterattacks, the sideways are very important.

Because the side road is the key to open the middle road.

But now Lazio has given up on the wing and directly attacked the center...

They are going to die!

(to be continued)