Why is Lazio invincible in the past decade?

Because Lazio's attack is invincible.

Their offense is combined with a possession-oriented tiki-taka and a defensive counter-attack that pursues speed and efficiency.

So it's hard to say exactly what kind of football Lazio plays. In short, it must be completely different from the tiki-taka that Barcelona insisted on.

Their attacking force is the best in Europe, and no team can hold on for 90 minutes without conceding a goal.

Relying on a strong attack, Lazio won one championship after another.

That was when Lazio was at its peak, and they could even do it without a fight - before the game even began, Lazio's opponents had already surrendered, sending out the worst squad to avoid draining the energy and energy of their main players in needless defeats.

But then, with the change of generations of players, Lazio's strength began to inevitably decline. Their tactical style of play has also become more varied, and the old days when Lazio could dominate Europe with only one attacking tactic are gone.

Now, I really didn't expect that in the game against Manchester United, everyone vaguely saw the figure of the former Lazio again.

In ten minutes, Lazio had three shots on goal, an average of one every three minutes.

All but the first of those three shots flew wide, and the other two were within the woodwork of Manchester United, forcing Manchester United's main goalkeeper David Brown. De Gea made two great saves.

"In the first ten minutes, Lazio had the upper hand in terms of the number of shots, passes, and possession! I think that's pretty telling—Lazio is telling Manchester United that they are in very good form today and that United need to be careful! ”

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Mourinho is prepared for Lazio to opt for such a tactic. So his tactics for this game were defensive counter-attacks, and he made some changes to the starting lineup.

A number of players who were in the starting line-up at the time of the last leg were on the bench.

And sent a defensive-oriented lineup.

Emphasis is placed on the maintenance of formation in the defense, the pressure of the zone defense, and at the same time, the front court is full of players with fast speed and strong individual combat ability, which is convenient for Manchester United to play counter-attacks.

Mourinho didn't panic too much in the face of Lazio's attack, which was expected by him, and there was no problem with the tactics. It's up to the players themselves.

Whether and when they concede is a matter of the pressure that Lazio continue to put on United.

He also wants to see how much success there is left in Lazio's attack, which once stood alone!

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A team has to attack desperately. One team plays defensive counter-attacks.

Most of the time, it was Lazio who pressed Manchester United to attack, and then United counter-attacked.

Lazio's attack is threatening, and United's defensive counter-attack is not weak.

The first half was over, and the two sides actually played a tie - 0:0! No one scored.

However, it was actually Manchester United who had the upper hand.

Because the draw is strong for Manchester United.

If Lazio were to score two goals, they would only have forty-five minutes left on their time.

So at half-time, the faces of the Manchester United players and the Lazio players were completely different.

The Manchester United players appeared relaxed, while the Lazio players were slightly nervous.

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At halftime. Winning is a good way for the players to relax and not care too much about the score.

He then asked the players to change the pace and approach of the attack after work.

The attack of the upper class Lazio mainly relied on two wings, trying to open up the situation from both wings.

However, Mourinho defended his two flanks closely.

You can see it. Mourinho has put a lot of effort into it.

Manchester United defended so tightly on the flanks that Lazio had to avoid it.

The route given by Changsheng is the middle lane.

It's not about passing, it's about individual breakaways.

For this reason, Chang Sheng gave Ji Ming and Ge Ce full freedom.

Centre-forward Edinson Cavani needs to be up front. Keep the pressure on United's defence so that the centre-backs don't dare to press it out easily. At the same time, Verratti contracted back to organise the attack, tearing away Manchester United's midfield defence, leaving a gap between the central and defensive lines.

It is convenient for Ji Ming and Ge Ce to attack.

If United are not fooled, then Cavani and Messi's forward pressure will also have the effect of compressing Manchester United's defence, compressing their two defences into one. This is also convenient for Ji Ming and Ge Ce's assault.

When the opponent does not have strategic depth defensively, it is easy to break through.

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After the start of the second half, Gotze and Ji Ming increased their chances to get the ball, especially Ji Ming, who played as a central midfielder.

So he's relatively far back, so he doesn't have to play with the opposing defenders on the front line.

For a player like Ji Ming, this is more beneficial.

He can start in midfield, turn calmly and break through with the ball.

Gotze is further ahead than Ji Ming. Of course, he was born as a winger, so breaking through in front is already commonplace for him.

Two men one after the other, forming Lazio's stormtroopers.

And they're not just alone with the ball and breaking through.

The two will be linked during the game.

For example, when Ji Ming takes the ball to the front of Manchester United's defense, he can choose to continue to dribble the ball by himself, or he can choose to cooperate with Gotze to continue to break through, or he can directly pass the football to Gotze, and then let Gotze break through.

And that's just one way, the two of them can also play with any Lazio player who appears near them.

Make Lazio's attack richer and more three-dimensional.

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When Lazio started playing like this in the second half, United immediately felt the pressure.

Because Gotze and Ji Ming are both the kind of players who have a strong ability to attack forward.

Not to mention, at the age of 29, he is at the peak of his career, and his body, consciousness, technique and experience are the best. He is one of the three best players in football today.

Ji Ming was actually not that kind of breakthrough player before. However, when Chang Sheng wanted him to work harder on this aspect, he changed the direction of his training.

After a season of hard work, he has improved a lot in terms of his ability to move forward.

This season, he has made a number of individual breakthroughs with the ball, breaking the balance on his own, assisting his teammates to score goals or scoring points himself.

When these two people are united, the power is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

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Ji Ming suddenly started in the midfield, shook off the unprepared Manchester United defenders, and then accelerated towards the penalty area.

Manchester United players rushed over from two different directions to flank him.

After Ji Ming made a feint to pass the ball to Messi. The body twisted in the opposite direction, and the foot swept the ball past the first Manchester United player.

He then hooked the ball back with his left foot and buckled it to the right.

Waiting on the right is his right foot, which is horizontal. The ball was blocked, so the ball changed the direction of rolling, neither to the left nor to the right, and went straight to the middle!

And Ji Ming's body did not have a large shift in the center of gravity, but remained roughly in a straight line, just relying on the twisting of the crotch and upper body. And he got out of a very small crack!

If he were to follow the usual practice, he would have bumped into two United players in quick succession and then completely lost his balance, let alone break through with the ball.

And now. He didn't touch anyone, and the center of gravity shifted minimally, so he didn't have to take detours, and he could walk in a straight line as much as possible. Catch up with the soccer ball as fast as you can and save time. Take control of the soccer as soon as possible. It will be even more difficult for the other party to stop him.

This is the characteristic of Ji Ming's breakthrough, in a very small space, you can get rid of the other party with the smallest movement. Although his movements look strange, it seems to be somewhat contrary to the movements of normal people.

Originally, the gap between the two Manchester United players was very small, one in front and one behind, and the pounce was very compact, such a defense is very clever, and it can be seen that Mourinho has really worked the defense.

Unexpectedly, with such a hard defense, Ji Ming broke through alone!

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"Ji-! Nice break! Pretty! ”

The stands set off the cheers of Lazio fans, and in their cheers, Ji Ming continued to walk forward with the ball!

Manchester United's forward line let Ji Ming break through like this, and they didn't immediately pounce on it.

Instead, they chose to retreat - only one player met them, and everyone else quickly retreated.

It's the right thing to do.

If they pounced one after another, it would only be passed by Ji Ming, who had already entered the rhythm, one by one. It's like a monster who came to give Ji Ming experience, allowing Ji Ming to break through each and finally break through the entire Manchester United defense.

Now they only have one person, and this person is not going up to break the ball, but is responsible for dragging Ji Ming, not letting him add up his speed, not letting him trust in the front of Manchester United's penalty area, and not giving him a chance to shoot directly from a distance.

In this way, when Manchester United organizes a defensive line near the penalty area, he can cooperate with the entire defensive line, reduce Ji Ming's speed, and finally force Ji Ming to stop completely, pass the ball back, or rush to his feet.

It's a very reasonable defensive tactic.

However, it only took Ji Ming a second to collapse Manchester United's carefully arranged defensive tactics.

In the face of the Manchester United player who came up, Ji Ming made a posture to break through to the right.

Feints on high-speed runs can be so realistic that even a single tilt of the shoulders can fool defenders. Because the speed is fast, the action will be fast, and if you are not careful, the offensive player will break through. The defense doesn't have time to grind slowly, you have to choose between the electric and the flint, whether it's right or wrong, and do it all the time.

Why was Ayala, a world-class central defender, easily flashed by a very ordinary feint by Owen in front of Owen's quick break, like a wooden stake?

That's why.

Ji Ming now uses the same method against Manchester United's defenders as Owen did against Ayala at the beginning.

After he used a feint to deceive the stacking of the offset center of gravity, he used the outside of his left foot to flick the football lightly, and then accelerated the change of direction!

Broke through Manchester United's defender who was responsible for holding him down like the wind!