'The players are already playing and the Champions League group stage game between Blackburn and Lazio is about to begin.

In the tunnel of players, Lazio and Blackburn Rovers did not communicate much. Now Blackburn, except for Blanco and Panucci who know some players from Lazio, the other players have no friendship with Lazio players.

In terms of the fame of both teams, of course, Lazio is far superior to Blackburn.

In the current Blackburn main lineup, in addition to Blanco, the most famous are Miku and Pire. But because neither of them has performed well in the national team, not many people know each other in European football.

And Ferdinand, the highest-priced transfer in Blackburn's history, is quite famous in England. But only in England.

But Lazio is different. Among Lazio players, there are many players who have made a name for themselves in European football.

Starting with the forward line, Cresbona is one of the most famous strikers in Italian football. He developed into a world-class striker at Palmakrepo and scored 22 goals in Serie A last season. In Palmakrespor won the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup. He was transferred to Lazio for £35.5 million by Lazio in the summer.

With a value of more than 50 million euros, George can't even think of it.

And in the midfield, Lazio is also piled up with world-class players. Let's start with Lazio's midfielder Veron, a wizard who transferred from Parma and is also worth nearly 20 million euros. It is also a well-known midfield core in Italian football.

And the Czech ironman Nedved. Nedved became famous very early, as early as the Euro 96 Cup, Nedved was popular in Europe. The Czech national team was also hailed as the golden generation of the Czech Republic. The most accomplished of all is none other than Nedved.

Although Eriksen was very prejudiced against Nedved when he first took charge of Lazio. But Nedved impressed Eriksen with his performance and became the main force that Laziore could not beat. Nedved's value has also risen steadily, exceeding more than 30 million euros.

Of course, if the current Nedved is 30 million euros, the European football club must be crazy.

Lazio's main midfielder is Simeone. Simeone is widely known by Chinese fans because of the 98 World Cup, when he tricked Beckham into getting a red card for the young Beckham. Beckham's strong charisma has made many of his fans firmly remember Simeone.

But what kind of midfielder Simeone is, many Beckham fans don't know.

In fact, Simone is not an ordinary person. Simeone was more famous than Beckham for professional fans in the 98 World Cup. Simeone is a well-rounded midfielder who has won La Liga and the UEFA Cup at Inter Milan. Last season, it was with Lazio who won the Serie A title.

Simeone's role is the "generator" of the team, he has plenty of stamina, and he often runs all over the court to try to make tackles. When needed, he can play as an attacking midfielder to make a lethal assist or hit the goal.

Needless to say, the back line.

In addition to Mihajlovic in the Lazio backline, there is also a central defender who is known as the best in Italy and the best central defender in world football, Nesta. Just look at the club that has a scandal with Nesta.

Juventus, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan and even Barcelona have been linked with Nesta. The 24-year-old Nesta, if you want to make an offer, the reserve price is 30 million euros. That is to say, without 30 million euros, they are embarrassed to ask about Nesta's transfer.

Let's talk about Lazio's goalkeeper Peruzzi.

Although because of the rise of Buffon, Peruzzi's position as the number one goalkeeper of the national team has been relinquished. But Peruzzi is still famous. Italy, a country rich in world-class goalkeepers, can be the No. 1 goalkeeper of the Italian national team, which can also show Peruzzi's strength.

Compared with Peruzzi, Blackburn's goalkeeper Cudicini has not even seen the door of the Italian national team. The current Italian goalkeepers of the older generation include Pagliuca and Peruzzi, as well as Toldo and Buffon among the younger generation.

Cudicini wants to enter the Italian national team, and it is estimated that it will be difficult in this life.

With such a comparison, it is easy to see Lazio's fame in European football. These players of Lazio are worth a quack. And Blackburn's current highest transfer value is Ferdinand.

And even if Blackburn Rovers have performed well recently, it is unlikely that there will be such an outrageous transfer price of 50 million euros as Blackburn players when they transfer out.

............' 00-01 Champions League group stage Blackburn Rovers vs. Lazio officially kicked off. First of all, let's introduce the starting lineups of both sides, Blackburn's starting lineups are familiar to everyone. ”

"I'm going to focus on the Lazio squad. The goalkeeper is Peruzzi and the back line from left to right is Giuseppe. Favali, Nesta, Mihajlovich, Paul. Negro, with Nedved, Simeone, Stankovic, Veron in midfield, Crespo and Salas in front. ”

Mortensen gives you an introduction to the main lineups of both sides. But for Blackburn Rovers it was neglected, while for Lazio it was very detailed.

In fact, Eriksen did not have a professional full-back in the lineup for this game.

In midfield, all four are the kind of players who can run and steal. Even Veron, the most technical, is a very strong defensive player. Of course, Veron's ball control and passing are even better.

Does Eriksen want to defend?

After the start of the game, George kept thinking about Lazio's style of play.

Soon George understood. Lazio really didn't have the idea of playing on the wing, Lazio put Simeone, Nedved and Stankovic in the back. It's just that Simeone is far behind, and Nedved and Stankovic start cutting back as soon as they get the ball. Veron, on the other hand, was slightly up front and was responsible for Lazio's attack.

The Italian team can make a name for itself in European football, and the most powerful thing is their defense.

The Italian defender relied on defensive skills to predict the landing point in advance, and was always able to clear in front of the striker. The Italian defenders have excellent defensive skills and the best thing for them is to stand up and especially have excellent awareness. It's not like a Premier League defender. The most powerful defenders in the Premier League are the defense of the ball in the air, and the defensive skills of the front.

But the biggest problem for England defenders is that they are slow to turn around and slow to chase back.

Nesta and Mihajlovic are already very good. The defense of the two of them is already quite difficult to break down. Not to mention, Lazio now has strong defensive midfielders like Simeone and Nedved in the midfield.

Blackburn's offense was too difficult to fight.

Because the Lazio midfielder is too good to run. Once Miku got the ball, Simeone followed. And Stankovic also quickly came to the defense. Nedved is even more of a tough man, and he can be seen everywhere in midfield.

Deco is also uncomfortable. After Veron conceded the ball up front, he would have been firmly entangled with Deco. Not allowing Deco to pass a good ball easily, so Blackburn's offense has become more and more difficult.

Although the two wings played okay, once the ball was in the box, there was nothing to do with Klose.

Klose had a tough game.

Facing Nesta, Klose finally understood what an Italian defender is.

When the ball comes in from the wing, Nesta always pushes it out one step faster than Klose. And Klose, after getting the ground ball, was always unable to get past Nesta. Nesta seemed to know what Klose was going to do next. Every time Klose made a move, Nesta was always one step ahead of him.

There was no one else up front to pick up Klose. Klose alone finally felt what it means to be alone.

"No wonder the head says Nesta is the best centre-back in the world. This white and thin bastard is indeed very strong. ”

Lazio's counter-attack was very effective.

Eriksen made the most of Blanco's slow turn, allowing Salas to entangle Rio Ferdinand, while Crespo tangled with Blanco at the offside line. Crespo is a player with a very good sense of smell, and with Veron's excellent passing, it made the Blackburn backline a storm for a while.

George looked at the situation on the field and shook his head.

Crespo had just arrived at Lazio and had such a tacit understanding with Veron. Yes, they are all Argentine.

It's not going to go on like this.

Now Blackburn's offense can't get in, and Miku has the tightest defense. And Klose couldn't find a good way in front of Nesta. But Lazio's counter-attack was a one-on-one strike.

If this continues, it will leave Blackburn Rovers players at a loss of knowing whether to defend or attack. So we must change this situation as soon as possible.

George has been watching the situation on the field for a while. I also have my own ideas about the situation on the field.

So wait for the chance of the dead ball and pull past Sagnol.

"Power, let them pick up the pace. Play more on the wings and pull away from the defense. ”

George didn't say much. It's just in Sagnol's ear, he simply said what he meant. George believes in Sagnol and his players, they will understand what they think.

Sagnol nodded, and immediately went over and grabbed Deco.

Miku is the attacking core of the frontcourt, so the core of the whole team is Deco. The rhythm of the team is controlled by Deco. So it was only natural for Sagnol to find Deco and return to his place.

Deco heard Sagnol's words and looked to the sidelines. George didn't look at him, but kept an eye on the situation on the field.

Deco shouted loudly in midfield and then made a tactical adjustment. A team must have a lot of tactical changes, and a team that doesn't change is looking for death. Now Deco's gesture is a change.

When you see Deco's gesture, you can understand what it means.

After that, Blackburn suddenly picked up the pace.

(To be continued)