Chapter 353: Only one goal ahead
After taking the lead, AC Milan did not reduce their intensity, they were still running, pressing Lazio.
This made Lazio look very uncomfortable and there were some mistakes. But fortunately, there were no goals conceded.
In the last five minutes of the first half, Lazio gradually adapted to this kind of pressing by AC Milan, and they gradually grasped the initiative.
There was even a more threatening attack.
In the 42nd minute, Modric shot from outside the box, but was interfered with by Gattuso and missed the target, only to have the ball stick to the turf and fall to the feet of Klose in the box.
Klose intercepted the ball and turned around to shoot it!
Goalkeeper Abbiati didn't react to the shot and watched as the ball went around him and into the back corner.
Narrator: Fabio. Careza was all chanting impatiently: "This ball has ......"
As a result, before the words fell, the football hit the goalpost, clanged, and bounced out!
"Oops! What a pity! Goalpost! Klose's shot hits the post! ”
Carresa hugged his head and shouted, more regretful than Klose who shot the goal.
"If this goal goes in, Lazio can equalize! At the end of the first half, Lazio were not as embarrassed as before and they seemed to be back in the driver's ......"
Chang Sheng crossed Erlang's legs and looked at ease in the coach's seat.
Why did Lazio regain the initiative?
He didn't make any adjustments at all.
There is only one reason, and that is that AC Milan's fitness has declined.
They can no longer control the situation with mad dog runs.
Decreased physical fitness leads to a decrease in control, and a decrease in control leads to opportunities for Lazio.
Chang Sheng laughed.
Allegri is really fighting.
He even started rotating from the first game of the month. Obviously he's preparing for this game.
But alas, this is a temporary idea.
If a one-month rotation can make the team physically strong enough to compete with Lazio, it would be too much to underestimate Lazio.
Lazio starts to build up their fitness every year during the summer training period. I paid attention to physical fitness.
AC Milan only worked hard for a month to beat Lazio, it was wishful thinking!
So he knew that AC Milan's fitness would not last long.
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Sure enough, at the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0. AC Milan, playing at home, are temporarily ahead.
They didn't score again.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the San Siro stadium erupted in a loud cheer. AC Milan fans were delighted and satisfied to be able to take the lead in the first half.
After Chang Sheng heard this cheer, he curled the corners of his mouth and smiled disdainfully.
Happy, right? By the second half you couldn't cheer......
In stark contrast to these happy AC Milan fans, is Allegri.
The AC Milan manager didn't have a happy look on his face, on the contrary, he even frowned.
Because forty-five minutes passed, his team had the upper hand. It was only one goal ahead......
It was definitely not the result of his pre-race plan.
He was hoping to be at least two goals ahead.
In this way, at the beginning of the second half, while the physical strength has not been exhausted. Keep lunging and punching. Trying to score another goal.
With a three-goal lead in hand, AC Milan don't have to worry about Lazio.
With the strength of AC Milan, it is really necessary to shrink the defense. It's okay to hold on to a three-goal advantage.
Even if Lazio scored two goals, they still had a one-goal lead.
This is the safest situation.
But now they are only one goal ahead.
Even in the second half they continued to maintain this rhythm. Score a goal.
That's just a two-goal lead.
If AC Milan were to face other teams, such as Juventus and Inter Milan, a two-goal lead would already be a good situation.
But when they face Lazio, a two-goal lead is really nothing.
With Lazio's quality, they did their best to face AC Milan's stubborn defense in the second half, scoring two goals, and it was still possible.
And once AC Milan are equalized in the lead, morale will be severely damaged, and it may directly fall in love with the battle, which will eventually lead to a collapse.
At that point, Lazio will score a few goals if they want to.
If they are three goals ahead, even if Lazio score two, AC Milan will still have a lead, so they will feel completely different from being tied.
But it's too late to say anything, the first half is over.
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Back in the dressing room, Allegri praised the team's performance in the first half, and he continued to stir up the emotions of his players and encourage them, just to ask them to pick up the tempo and attack desperately after the start of the second half, and try to score two goals in one sitting.
This is the only chance that AC Milan can beat Lazio.
The AC Milan players were in a state of excitement and didn't realise how difficult it was to ask.
Since the manager said it, then they just did it.
It wasn't easy for them to score goals and lead Lazio in the first half and still dominate the pitch and they did deserve to be happy with their performance.
It also gave the AC Milan players a lot of confidence.
Only Ronaldinho, who was on the bench in this game, was not so optimistic.
He has also played with Chang Sheng for a year, and he is very familiar with Chang Sheng's set.
Although he didn't know what he would do to win this game, he sat in his chair for the first half, looking very leisurely, not at all worried about falling behind and passive.
But Ronaldinho knows that a perennial win cannot be beaten so easily.
If the AC Milan men thought they had won, they should have been out of luck in the second half, as is customary.
He thought that Chang Sheng would definitely find a way to turn the situation around......
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Chang Sheng didn't make any special adjustments at half-time. He just asked the players to pick up the tempo in the second half.
He gave the players an analysis of what they would expect in the second half.
'AC Milan were very aggressive in the first half and they were crazy enough to surprise us all, as if they were Lazio. This running of theirs has caused us some problems. But don't worry, guys. Because they can't run for long. AC Milan didn't work like we did in pre-season. They can't hold up for long. They want to get the game done before their fitness is completely gone. So what we have to do in the second half of the venue is to run with them and make them not want to stop at all. Make them faster and faster. Aren't they going to compare their physical strength with us? Okay, then we'll let them get their wish! ”
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At half-time, many TV guests were surprised that AC Milan could suppress Lazio in the first half and lead by one goal.
They could see that it wasn't because Lazio was in bad form, but because AC Milan was in too good form, or that he was running more.
Their runs interfered with Lazio's passing, forcing them into a number of passing errors.
Their movement also gives them an advantage when attacking.
But these experts who know the ball will also have questions about the second half of the game between the two sides - AC Milan ran like this. Will they be able to run until the end of the ninety minutes?
So on a live TV show. The panelists had a discussion. Or rather...... Debate.
Some people think that AC Milan will not hold out until the end of the game, while others believe that AC Milan will collapse due to physical exhaustion, just like Napoli.
"It's a very physically demanding way of playing. Allegri couldn't have been unaware. But he had no choice, he had to do it. This has proven to be effective. Few teams can hold Lazio at bay for the entire 45 minutes of the half, if only a little...... But I'm worried that AC Milan's fitness won't last that long. ”
"I don't think it's too much to worry about, Allegri has a lot of young players in this AC Milan team, and they have made sure that the fitness of the team is not affected too much...... Boateng's performance in the first half caught my eye, and his tireless run in central midfield kept AC Milan's attack and defence smooth. Boateng started out as a defensive midfielder, but now everyone sees his attacking talent. I think Allegri has done a very good job of that......"
"I can't agree with you at all...... There are young players, but not so many as to improve the overall fitness level of AC Milan. You must know that AC Milan also has veterans such as Nesta, Pirlo, Gattuso and Inzaghi in the team. Looking at the last five minutes of the first half, the situation was completely reversed, with Lazio bombarding the AC Milan penalty area. What does this mean? It shows that they can't hold out for even forty-five minutes with this tactic when they are physically energetic. So how do you expect an AC Milan player who has been playing 45 minutes of high-intensity, fast-paced play to continue for 45 minutes? ”
'Yes, AC Milan can't keep going for 90 minutes. But they can try to score more goals while they still have the fitness. For example, if they score another goal in the second half, they can be in a relatively safe position. In this way, AC Milan can naturally slow down the tempo, shrink the defense, and use the defense to play around with Lazio. If they can score two goals, it will be more in AC Milan's favour and it will not be impossible to beat Lazio......"
In the face of this guest's words, the guest who supported Lazio on the opposite side did not directly refute it, but imitated Chang Sheng and laughed twice at the other party.
"Huh."
AC Milan scored two goals against Lazio in the second half? Do you really think Lao Tzu is an idiot?!
Not to mention two goals, they should praise God if they can score one goal!
And most likely, they can't even score a single ball!