Chapter 86 The Most Important Game

Arsenal are indeed in trouble.

Although it is said that they only need to score one more goal, it will be fine.

But in terms of overall morale, they were at a disadvantage.

Morale is important, even though it is often overlooked. Many people think why and how to win a game. They always think of many things related to tactics, such as the formation of both sides, the tactical requirements of both sides...

But in fact, at some times, and at very important times, the role of morale is even greater.

Especially at critical moments.

Arsenal are now at a critical moment.

They saw themselves being chased by Lazio for two goals, but there was nothing they could do.

This frustration can affect the performance of the players.

Not every player has the same big heart as the protagonist.

They will have ups and downs due to changes in the score.

The advantage of working so hard to lead by one ball is gone. Just lost the ball, their mentality must be unstable.

Lazio did not give Arsenal a chance to adjust themselves. When the game restarted, they did not slow down, but continued to bombard Arsenal.

Let Arsenal have no time to think about other things at all, so they can only run away with their heads in their hands, trying not to get hit in the face.

In this panic, Lazio scored another goal in the 77th minute, 3:0!

The total score is 3:1!

The suspense of the game was completely lost.

"Lazio! Leading Arsenal with a total score of 3:1! Now unless Arsenal score two goals in a few minutes, they are dead! But even if they score two goals in a row, it is very difficult... Especially in the face of Lazio who has gone crazy..."

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Seeing this scene, Wenger anxiously opened his arms and shouted towards the stadium.

He hopes to boost the morale and confidence of the players.

Unfortunately,

sometimes. The head coach is very powerful, almost omnipotent, and he has no plans to spare, and the situation of the entire stadium is under his control.

But sometimes, the head coach is particularly incompetent, except for yelling on the sidelines. Apart from brushing the sense of presence, it will not help the game at all...

Wenger kept shouting the names of the Arsenal players on the sidelines, hoping that they could cheer up and lead the team out of the predicament.

Unfortunately, it didn't work.

Arsenal are in total disarray.

They fought against Lazio and ended up dying worse and faster. This has once again divided Arsenal's players.

Should we follow the head coach's instructions and continue to attack, or shrink the defense to avoid conceding more balls?

Continue to attack. It is possible to concede more goals, and shrinking the defense will effectively reduce the number of goals, but it is also equivalent to giving up winning the game.

Arsenal's internal thinking is not unified, and two forces have formed. Some people think that they should actively attack, take the initiative to attack, even if they die, they must die vigorously!

While another group of people think that the defense should be shrunk and not continue to advance aggressively. Lest you end up playing a game like Atletico Madrid...

That would be a real shame.

Atletico Madrid hasn't recovered yet. where to go. Everyone laughed at this as the team that was poured nine goals by Lazio...

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The two sides disagreed, and Wenger helped them make a choice.

He chose to shrink the defense.

He has to take into account the morale of the team.

If failure is inevitable. So at least choose a decent failure.

Unlike what the players think, Wenger doesn't think that a vigorous attack and then dying is heroic, honorable, and decent.

On the contrary, this is the behavior of an idiot.

Is it an honor to lose like Atletico Madrid?

Winning teams don't show mercy. They can score as much as they can in this game.

To avoid such a situation, one must defend.

Anyway, Arsenal has no chance to turn defeat into victory...

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Wenger's tactics played a role. Arsenal recovered their defense. On the other hand, Lazio, which had established a two-goal lead, also relaxed. Their offense was not as sharp and fast as before.

finally. Lazio didn't score a goal, they just defeated Arsenal 3-0 at home, eliminated their opponents, and advanced to the quarterfinals!

And Arsenal avoided a fiasco away from home.

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The match between Lazio and Arsenal will be a day later than the match between Inter Milan and Manchester United.

So before the start of Lazio's game against Arsenal, Chang Sheng already knew the result of another stadium.

Inter Milan lost to Manchester United with a score of 0:2 in the away game. The total score of the two rounds was 0:2 and they were eliminated.

For Chang Sheng, this is very bad news.

Inter Milan's elimination in the Champions League means that they must devote all their energy to the league.

In this way, the pressure on Lazio will be greater.

Inter Milan, which is fully competing for the league championship, is very scary.

But his own team is fighting on two fronts at this time.

Both fronts must be considered, and it is very likely that neither front has been fought well.

Sure enough, when some media in Milan criticized Mourinho's team for not being better than Mancini's team, Mourinho retorted: "When the season is over, you will know!"

He seemed confident.

Chang Sheng thought that he was so confident, obviously because he was fighting on one line, while Lazio was fighting on two lines.

If Lazio can go further in the Champions League in the end, Lazio fans may cheer for it, and Mourinho will definitely cheer for it.

That means that you will be distracted on two fronts.

Does Lazio now have the strength to fight on two fronts and win the championship on both fronts?

Chang Sheng analyzed rationally and thought it was impossible.

Lazio had such strength last season, and that was after the running-in of the previous two seasons.

Now, Lazio is rebuilding again. How can a newly formed team have such ability?

So, fighting on two fronts may look good, but in fact it may just be a trap that looks good...

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The twenty-eighth round of the league. Lazio played against Chievo at home.

Although rotation was used, Lazio still defeated "Little Pepper" 2:1 at home.

Of course, Inter Milan did not miss, they defeated Fiorentina 2:0 at home.

After this league game, it will be the first round of the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia in the middle of the week.

Lazio will face Juventus at home.

In the league, judging from the current momentum. It is difficult for Juventus to threaten Lazio.

The league has played 28 rounds, Juventus has 57 points, while Lazio has 68 points, a difference of 11 points.

And between Juventus and Lazio, there is an Inter Milan.

Depending on the situation this season, in the end it should be Lazio and Inter Milan competing for the first place in the league.

Juventus' goal is to ensure that they can qualify for the Champions League next season.

Although in the league, it is difficult for Juventus to threaten Lazio.

But in the cup, Juventus still have a chance to revenge.

Coppa Italia semi-final, Juventus and Lazio meet.

If Juventus can eliminate Lazio in the Coppa Italia semi-finals. Revenge can be accomplished.

At least it can save Lazio from winning one championship. Although Lazio did not win the Coppa Italia before, who knows if they care about the Coppa Italia...

But if you can beat Lazio, it is always worth celebrating.

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Juventus coach Ferrara regards these two games as the most important of the rest of the season.

In the UEFA Champions League, Juventus was eliminated by Chelsea with a total score of 3:2 in the eighth-finals, and it was eleven points behind the first Lazio in the league.

Now the only stage where Juventus can be honored is the Coppa Italia.

Although the Coppa Italia is tasteless, it is precious to Juventus today.

If you can win a championship, this season will be somewhat easier to explain.

Because of attention. So he studied Lazio more deeply.

He rummaged through Lazio's results in the Coppa Italia over the past three seasons.

It is found that no matter how good Lazio's performance in the league is, its performance in the Coppa Italia is very average.

His first season in charge of Lazio. That is, in the 2005-2006 season, Lazio stopped in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia and was eliminated by Inter Milan 2:1.

In the second season, Lazio, as the league champion, was eliminated in the first round of the Coppa Italia.

In the third season, Lazio won the league title and the Champions League. Such a strong team still stopped at the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia.

Why is there such a fight?

Because Lazio played in the Coppa Italia with substitutes, reserve players and youth team players.

These players pieced together and improvised a team, how could it be possible to beat the main teams?

In Italian football, there are not many teams that use the Coppa Italia to train. Or even say no.

Chang Sheng is the only one.

Other teams are doing some rotations at most, not all rotations, but partial rotations.

What about Chang Sheng?

He directly and nakedly used this second-tier team to replace Lazio's first-tier team. The purpose is obviously for training, or simply to give these players who usually don't have many opportunities to play a chance to play games stably.

This shows that Changsheng does not attach importance to the Coppa Italia at all.

In his eyes, the Coppa Italia is like chicken ribs.

Ferrara has read a lot of media reports about Chang Sheng, about Chang Sheng's views on the Coppa Italia.

The conclusion that came out is that Changsheng does not attach importance to the Coppa Italia, and will not invest too much troops in the Coppa Italia.

This season, Inter Milan is chasing after Lazio, which also makes it impossible for Chang Sheng to split up and look at the league, Champions League and Coppa Italia.

If one of these three events must be given up, it must be the Coppa Italia.

After much deliberation, Ferrara felt that Chang Sheng should give up the Coppa Italia and focus on the league and the Champions League.

In this way, the resistance encountered by Juventus in the game will be reduced.

Juventus really have a good chance to eliminate Lazio and advance to the final!

By the way, I reported their revenge for stepping on our Juventus and winning the Serie A championship in advance!

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(to be continued...)