Chapter 131: Continue to play well in Gotze
Although Chang Sheng proved that he really did not sell people, it also made everyone believe that his team strength has not been strengthened, and when other teams are using the summer transfer period to desperately improve the team, he has not moved and missed the best opportunity. (.com)
Coupled with the performance of the first two rounds of the league, many bookmakers have lowered Lazio's odds to win the championship.
Chang Sheng doesn't care about these outside opinions at all, he knows very well that whether a team wins the championship is not based on the odds, but on the strength.
He is very confident in Lazio's quality.
Now, there's an opportunity for everyone to recognize his self-confidence.
After the international break, in the third round of the league, Lazio hosted Juventus.
Juventus have spent a lot of money in the transfer market this season, buying Brazilian midfielder Diego from Werder Bremen for 24.5 million euros, because they have fully recognized Felipe. Melo is not a suitable playmaker, being a midfield sapper and at the same time an auxiliary playmaker can, it is impossible to make him the core of the playmaker.
They then brought in centre-back Cannavaro from Real Madrid on a free basis.
Cáceres was brought on loan from Barcelona and transferred from Lyon to Grosso, the "great left-back".
The focus is on strengthening the backline.
However, they also transferred Marchisio.
In fact, when they wanted to sell Marchisio to make room for Diego, they contacted Lazio and asked if Lazio was interested in Marchisio.
Chang Sheng knew very well that Marchisio would return to Juventus in the future, and he did not have the leisure to train players for the enemy twice, so he refused. Although Marchisio may have been keen to return to Lazio, Chang Sheng did not open his mouth.
Italian media believe that Juventus have been greatly strengthened after a series of signings this summer.
Today's Juventus already has the ability to compete with Lazio and Inter Milan.
You can soon see the Bianconeri that dominated Serie A back then.
If you look at the club's championship prospects only in terms of recruitment, Juventus are clearly much better than Lazio.
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The match was because of the national team break. Both sides have made some changes to their lineups.
Many players who have participated in the national team before have been on the bench for this game.
But even so, David who did not have a national team assignment. Silva was still on the bench and didn't get a chance to play.
This reinforces rumors that he has fallen out of favor.
But now, the transfer market is closed. Even if David. Silva has no chance of leaving Lazio – in fact, everyone has always wondered why this is the case. David. Silva hasn't left yet, so what else can he do if he stays at Lazio?
Chang Sheng and David. Silva's exchange. None of them revealed it, so the outside world was unaware of David. Nothing is known about Silva's ongoing mission.
The match with Juventus, which originally belonged to David. In Silva's position, it's Gotze.
Gotze was not selected for the German national team. However, he was selected for the German under-21 team. He helped the German national team win the European Youth Championship at the European Under-17 Championships this summer.
And won the best player honor in the European Youth Championship.
In the time and space that Chang Sheng is well known, it is with this youth championship that Gotze began to be known to more people.
But now he doesn't need to rely on this to brush up on his presence. In fact, of all the players who have participated in the UEFA Youth Championships, he is already the most famous player, because he played for an entire season as the main winger of the European powerhouse Lazio. Helped the team win the Serie A title. At a young age, he was already a champion.
Since the European Youth Championships, he has been the star of the media and fans the most.
Gotze continued his excellent form in the new season, with Edinson Cavani's second goal in the 2-1 win at Chievo at Lazio in the last round of the league. It was Götze who assisted.
This is also why the media generally believes that Lazioli does not have David. The reason for Silva's location.
Götze is so good that David who overlaps his position. Naturally, Silva could only sit on the bench.
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Götze continued to be outstanding in this game, with his breakthroughs and crosses struggling the Juventus backline.
And in the 27th minute, after Gotze broke down the flank and crossed underneath, Cavani jumped high in the middle and headed home. It's not a typical Lazio goal, but as long as you can score, you can do it.
Juventus are particularly guarded against Götze breaking through the flanks and will continue to rush straight to the goal and then cross.
So when Gotze crossed with his feet, the Juventus defenders thought that Gotze must be a feint, and if they were fooled, he would just kick the ball over and then cut inside.
As a result, Juventus' defenders were indifferent to Gotze's cross.
It turns out that Götze is here for real this time!
The ball flew over their heads to the goal.
Due to a lack of preparation, when Cavani jumped high to head the ball, the Juventus defenders didn't even step forward to interfere.
Cavani jumped in the air and even had a stagnation in the air where he could adjust his shot from a good angle.
He then headed the ball towards the back post, but goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon couldn't get enough of it.
Football flew into the ......
Cavani landed on the ground with open arms and hugged Gotze in celebration.
"Lazio have a 1-0 lead at home to Juventus! It was Cavani's third goal of the season! Edinson Cavani's performance is completely different from last season. He has shown good form and super confidence from the start this season, and after a season of training under Chang, the Uruguayan striker has improved dramatically! He has scored all three of Lazio's league goals this season! ”
Gotze's sharp breakthrough attracted the attention of the Juventus players, and just when everyone thought he was going to continue to break through, he improvised and crossed directly, and he had already scored such a goal! I think the better Götze plays, David. Silva is probably going to have a hard time......"
With the voice of the narrator. The TV broadcast immediately cut a David. Close-up of Silva.
They wanted to see David. Silva sat on the bench with a gloomy face, hiding his whole body in the shadow of the bench.
Unfortunately, it didn't work out.
David. Silva and his team-mates both left their seats, applauding and cheering on Cavani's goal.
When people saw this scene, they were stunned for a moment.
Edinson Cavani scored a brace in the last game when David Edinson Cavani scored a brace in the last game. Silva just sat on the bench and applauded. Today they stand up. Walked outside the bench...... What does that mean?
Did he accept his fate? Think it's good for Lazio to be a substitute?
No, I can't!
David. How old is Silva? Twenty-three years old!
He has experienced glory, and he is not a hillbilly who has never seen the world. How could such a young player, who had climbed to the top, be willing to substitute a player younger than him?
But the live TV footage clearly told everyone that David. Silva has not been affected by sitting on the bench for two consecutive games.
He was performing as usual, and he was even in a much better mood than he was in the last round of the league......
What's going on?
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About five or six minutes after Cavani's goal. The narrators are talking about David. Silva and Götze's rivalry.
"If David. If Silva is in good form, this is healthy competition, but this situation should not be what you often want to see, right? ”
"David. Silva's attitude is strange. Maybe he's already had a showdown with the manager? After missing out on the summer transfer window, he may be looking for a move in the winter transfer window......"
"Gotze's performance is really eye-catching! Such a brilliant young man now belongs to Lazio, and he is crowding out David little by little. Silva's living space in Lazio! ”
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In these minutes, Juventus also organized an offensive. Going to equalize.
In particular, Diego, the heart of their midfield, has worked hard.
But with Ledesma's insistence on defending, his performance was limited.
Philip. Melo was also restrained by the constant victory.
After Nedved retired and sold Marchisio, Juventus now have few midfielders to play.
Until the end of the first half. Neither of Juventus were able to equalise.
Instead, it was after those few minutes that Lazio was re-suppressed.
This made those who thought before the game that Juventus could play a long time with Lazio were dumbfounded.
They really didn't expect that Juventus, which is very active in the transfer market, has been engaged for a long time, and the strength of the team has not improved much.
Against Lazio, they still lack the means.
When the Lazio players passed the ball back and forth, the Juventus players could only run back and forth behind the football.
There is no point in anything other than wasting physical energy in vain.
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and the situation for Juventus remained unchanged.
Lazio dominated the pitch, with 66 per cent possession and a superior technical stat to Juventus.
In terms of Lazio's tactics, the best way to play is to play downwind. When they are ahead, it is when the opponent is most uncomfortable.
Because they can keep the football firmly under their feet and not let the opponent steal it.
And when the lagging side pressed to attack, the space behind them also provided Lazio with more opportunities to attack.
If they don't want to concede more goals, they have to defend more and not press easily, but in that case, how do they equalize the game?
It's an endless loop.
Juventus played hard against Lazio, who were one goal ahead.
This summer's Serie A champion Diego was powerless against Lazio.
PS: Whew, today's eighth is more important than delivering it on time!
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