Chapter 111: Ugly Idealism
"Cazorla...... Sideways! Edinson Cavani - L!! ”
The ball rolled into the Inter goal at the roar of the commentator, while Cavani rose from the ground with his arms outstretched and ran in celebration, his long hair fluttering in the wind.
"Lazio lead Inter Milan 1-0 away from home! It's only seven minutes into the game!! ”
Chang Sheng, who was on the sidelines, jumped up, raised his arms and shouted.
This is what he wants, this is the situation he wants!
Lazio had a one-goal lead on the road, so they could slow down the tempo and weave around with Inter. At this time they have a psychological advantage and are not even afraid to concede goals. Because even if Inter equalised, a draw would be an acceptable result, and Lazio still have three points ahead of Inter.
Mourinho stood on the sidelines, without any excessive movements, but he pursed his lips tightly, and his expression looked very solemn and serious.
Backfired, he wanted to take the lead at the beginning, but he didn't expect to be used by Chang Shengli to break Inter Milan's goal!
Now the situation is very bad for his Inter.
Fools know what Lazio will do next.
It's definitely going to slow down the tempo, use the good passing ability to keep the ball firmly at their feet, and thus play a defensive role.
What are you going to do if you fight like this?
Be sure to break their control.
The only way to break their control is to foul them......
Use foul tactics to disrupt their control, keep their passes and catches from flowing and put pressure on them.
This leads to their own mistakes.
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Mourinho raised his hand and called Cambiaso down.
While Lazio was still celebrating the goal, Mourinho had made a targeted adjustment.
When the game resumed, it was as Mourinho expected. Lazio immediately opted for recycling.
When Inter Milan attacked, they held the defence firmly.
And when they got the ball, they didn't rush forward to send a through pass, but poured their feet back and forth. Push forward little by little.
Push to the halfway point. Seeing that Inter Milan's defensive formation is tight, Lazio will also pass the football back directly. All the way to the feet of goalkeeper Handanovic.
Then hit it again.
This slow pace made Inter Milan fans drowsy.
But it also made them gnash their teeth.
They knew that Lazio were using their possession of the ball to stall for time reasonably.
So when they saw Ibrahimovic pushing down Candreva. There were cheers from the stands as they tried to grab the ball – although the referee's whistle also sounded and Ibrahimovic fouled first. But Inter Milan fans just like to see such a scene, and they are relieved to watch!
In the following games, Inter Milan committed a noticeable increase in fouls.
However, they are not the kind of very vicious fouls, but all kinds of small actions such as pushing and pulling people.
On the one hand, it is to increase the possibility of a successful interception, in case the referee does not see the foul. Or does he think it's not a foul, so didn't he earn it? On the other hand, it is to interrupt Lazio's coherent and fluid passing coordination.
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The two sides were at a stalemate.
Until the end of the first half, Inter Milan led in the number of fouls, but the score remained unchanged.
It was still Lazio who led Inter Milan 1-0 away from home.
This score came as a surprise to many.
Lazio are not in good form. It was already evident in this game, such as their movement was not as aggressive as before, their speed was not as fast, and they even made mistakes between passes and catches.
But Lazio relied on this goal in the opening seventh minute to maintain the lead over Inter Milan!
However, at halftime, everyone analyzed and analyzed, and they all thought that Lazio should not be able to hold on in the second half, and there was a problem with their physical fitness, as long as Inter Milan continued to put pressure on them, they could make Lazio collapse.
So leading by only one goal is also a dangerous thing for Lazio.
It is equivalent to always putting them on the fire to roast, so that they will not live in peace for a moment.
If this state of not being able to rest at all and having to give it all goes on for a long time, Lazio will not be able to stand it.
"The idea of foul tactics is right, to use those fouls that are not serious to put pressure on Lazio, force Lazio to consume more physical energy, and increase their mental burden."
"As long as Inter can pull a goal back in the second half, it will be able to demoralize Lazio and turn the tide of ......"
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After the start of the second half, Inter Milan did exactly what these experts analyzed.
Use the constant fouls and offenses to put pressure on Lazio.
Force Lazio to make more active mistakes, and then use these mistakes to continue to strengthen the attack and put pressure on Lazio.
For Inter, it's a virtuous circle.
Theoretically, this is also the most likely way to defeat Lazio.
So in the second half of the game, it looked like Lazio was embarrassed.
This disappointed many neutral fans.
They want to see a great conversation.
How can the competition for the first and second place in the league be so embarrassing?
This is not a wonderful and gorgeous one-on-one at all, but like two little hooligans rolling in the mud and punching Wang Baquan......
This is far from everyone's imagination.
Of course, neither Chang Sheng nor Jose Mourinho are under any obligation to take responsibility for the perception of neutral fans.
They just want victory now. Under pressure from Inter, Lazio reduced their inverted feet at the back and instead pushed the ball into central midfield.
It's a winning strategy.
In this way, even if the opponent cuts off the ball and directly counterattacks, Lazio will have time to reorganize the defense, so as not to be cut off at the edge of their own penalty area, and then directly face the back line or the goal.
At first, this approach worked. They brought the flames to Inter's half, and their own goal was much less of a threat.
Mourinho is not in a hurry, though.
Unlike the first half, the second half. Instead, he sat in the dugout all the time.
He is well aware that Lazio has little energy left, and this kind of push is also very physical.
By the time the game time reaches more than 60 minutes, their fitness should be at its toughest, and then it will start to go downhill.
Lazio will not be able to guarantee that they will always be able to push football into Inter's half.
This is your chance.
Take advantage of the other party's lack of physical strength. Completely crush them in their half with a bang. Then besiege their goal!
That's Mourinho's plan.
In terms of physical strength, Inter Milan, who fights on a single front, is much stronger than Lazio.
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In fact, Chang Sheng is also very aware of the team's current problems. Even if he used the game skill to slow down the physical drain, it still didn't work. When the basic physical strength is not much, the effect of this skill is not great.
There was nothing he could do about it.
Physical fitness is the foundation. No amount of subtlety in tactics can make up for the lack of foundation.
Lazio's energy is still running out little by little.
In the 60th minute, he made the first substitution.
He replaced Gotze, who was completely unable to run, with Leonardo Bonucci.
The team played up 532.
This means to strengthen the defense.
Replace the physically exhausted Gotze as soon as possible, lest he make a mistake with the ball on the court and let the opponent directly counterattack.
Mourinho turned his head to look at Chang Won, which was a clever substitution. But it also exposes your team's physical exhaustion......
Jose Mourinho found an opportunity to convey his message to the pitch - the whole team stepped up the attack and put pressure on the Lazio goal!
Chang Sheng does know whether Lazio's current physique can support the tactics of possession of the ball.
So he began to shrink his defenses.
But his team didn't retreat from the front to the box all at once, and there was no retreat to defend. That's called a rout.
In the same way, he has organized one defence after another to limit Inter's attack, while also delaying time......
However, this does not change the fact that Lazio are being pressed by Inter Milan away from home.
Those who believe that Chang Sheng is a representative of idealism. When they saw this game, they were really dumbfounded - they didn't expect that Lazio, who admired beautiful football, artistic football, and offensive football, and the benchmark flag team of these three types of football in their minds, would be pressed to the ground and beaten violently, and there was no way to fight back, only parry......
Such a Lazio ...... It's really ...... It's ugly!
Is this really a regular team?
As an idealist, shouldn't Chang rather lose the game than defend the glory and dignity of offensive football?
Even if you die, do you have to die standing up!
As the protagonist, how can he be so embarrassed?
Don't...... Attacking football can really only be at a disadvantage in the face of conservative football like Mourinho?
They have forgotten that if you only look at the scene, Inter Milan is playing attacking football, and Lazio is ...... It's already cowered in a 30-meter area, and it's become a completely conservative football.
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Chang Shengcai doesn't care what those people will look at him and his team.
All he needs now is victory.
Since his team has a one-goal lead, he chooses to hold on to that one-goal lead.
What bullshit idealism......
Can idealism lead to victory?
In the next game, Inter Milan beat Lazio, and Lazio couldn't shrink in his own penalty area.
The scene is not even good-looking......
This classic focus battle, I didn't expect it to turn out like this in the end.
Disappointing a lot of people.
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In the 75th minute, Truong made another substitution, bringing on Olivier Giroud for the equally tired Cazorla.
Then Lazio completely played a turtle defense, and the long pass was rushed.
Then the defenders took the ball and kicked it straight forward and kicked it to Giroud.
If Giroud can get the ball, he will be in control of the football and will not think about attacking at all.
If it doesn't work, then kick the football off the sideline of the opponent's second half.
Even if Inter Milan takes a throw-in, it will not immediately threaten Lazio's penalty area.
It's a scene that is particularly difficult for idealists and fans of attacking football who idolize Chang Sheng......
How can you use such an ugly match to decide the winner with Jose Mourinho?
Don't you know what you mean to us?
Don't you know the weight and hope that lies on your shoulders!
It's a pity that their inner monologue can't be heard by Chang Sheng.
Even if they heard, they would only pout their lips with disdain.
ps: It's still one shift away from exploding, and everyone's monthly pass has to keep up!