Chapter 401: The Brave Demon King (80/134)
Chang Sheng may think that 2:0 is already very safe, even if it is a supplementary knife.
In this way, the opponent will definitely die.
But after the start of the second half of the game, Chang Sheng found that this Utus was like an unbeatable Xiaoqiang......
After an intermission, it was as if they were back in full blood.
Their running is still aggressive, and their scramble is still fierce.
You can't tell in them that this is a team that has gone two goals down to Lazio.
Seeing such a Utus, the commentators were surprised.
But soon they got excited.
At half-time, they were worried that Utus's self-defeat would make the game dull.
Now, it seems, they don't have to worry about it.
At this time, they no longer expected Utus to beat Lazio.
Falling two goals behind, Utus was destined to not win this pizza victory. But Utus's positive performance can galvanize support for them.
Lazio have been strong for too long, and many neutral fans are bored to watch, and they are eager to have a team that can cause problems for Lazio. If you don't see it, you have to win - it's too difficult to beat Lazio - and if you can make Lazio embarrassed, it's great.
That's what Utus is doing now.
Their tenacity and fighting spirit are in line with all the positive images of sports.
People can't help but want to support them.
So in everyone's eyes, Utus is the protagonist who was knocked to the ground by the demon king, and then stood up, he was knocked down by the demon king again and again, and was seriously injured, but he always stubbornly stood up from the pool of blood again and again. Holding the sword tightly in his hand, staring at the demon king's eyes is stubborn and unyielding, the flame of fighting spirit has never been extinguished!
There was even a time when everyone thought that he was dead, and there could be no more miracles.
Just as the Demon King was laughing, he got up from the ground again!
So the Demon King's laughter stopped abruptly, and he looked at this tenacious brave man with some horror!
In the eyes of the demon king, for the first time, I saw retreat and fear......
The onlookers would involuntarily cheer him on, tearing up again and again as he stubbornly got up from the ground.
As for the Demon King, he naturally hoped that he would die quickly.
It's a heinous crime. The most despicable character in the world, such a person, being cut by a thousand knives, and Ling Chi's execution will not make people feel cruel at all......
Except for the Lazio fans, all the fans who watched the game were hoping for a win for Utus. Or score a goal.
This is the best reward for their bravery and tenacity.
Even the players of Utus had the illusion that they could score in Lazio's ......
In this tragic and resolute atmosphere, they were overwhelmed with enthusiasm, and they were not only tired of running on the court.
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"Utus was even better in the second half than in the first...... This is completely unscientific...... I'm curious to know what Del Neri said to them at half-time to make them look like they were in the first half......"
"Tenacious Utus! They showed the demeanor and manners of the old aristocracy in front of the new aristocracy. The most successful team in Italy! ”
"Utus's performance is bound to get Lazio in trouble. Because Lazio didn't expect that Utus, who was scored two goals by them, still had the ability to fight! ”
"Come on, Utus!"
These narrators were after the initial consternation. They all began to scramble to praise Utus.
It seems that this will allow Utus to gain some more power and help them defeat the Lord of Lazio......
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In such a situation, one naturally fantasizes that Lazio are in a hurry under the pressure of Utus, and that they cannot even organize an effective attack when they are pressed by Utus.
They would love to see the Lazio players struggling under the pressure of Utus.
This is their beautiful vision.
But when they came back to their senses from their vision. Only then did they discover that Lazio was not as embarrassed as they thought.
They increased their back-to-footing in the second half, passed the ball back-to-back and they looked very calm.
Those who had been looking forward to the battle of the Demon King naturally didn't notice that it was only five minutes into the second half. Chang Sheng was already standing on the sidelines, giving the latest instructions to his players. It made the team adjust its strategy.
What they're seeing now is the result of the adjustments.
It only took five minutes for Chang Sheng to guess what Del Neri was going to do—Utus was now in a completely "hurting others and not benefiting himself" mentality. Anyway, they are all lost, so instead of losing neatly, such as trying to make problems for Lazio, Lazio will play the Champions League semi-finals in three days anyway. They use aggressive pressing to force Lazio to waste too much energy or increase the risk of injury to Lazio players. It would have been even better if a Lazio player had picked up an injury in the game and missed the second leg of the semi-final against Manchester United in midweek.
Utus is all about giving Manchester United the rhythm of Lei Feng.
They can't win, and they won't let Lazio win easily.
Although Chang Sheng didn't know what Delneri said to the players of Utus at halftime, he could easily draw a more reliable conclusion from this situation.
In fact, his speculation is indeed inseparable from the truth.
Delneri speaks beautifully, but his purpose is not very open.
He just wanted Lazio to pay a heavy enough price in the victory of Utus. It would have been even better if several Lazio players had been excluded from the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
This is purely for personal revenge.
Because Lazio once humiliated Utus.
They want to get it back.
They want to make Lazio pay for the arrogance they once had!
If you come out to mix, sooner or later you will have to pay it back!
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In response to Del Neri's approach, Chang Sheng's adjustment is to control the ball more in the backfield, anyway, Utus only pressed in his own half, they didn't press all the time, just for fear of wasting physical strength. Following in the footsteps of AC Milan - the reason why AC Milan were able to suppress Lazio in the first half and take the lead had a lot to do with their pressing at the back - Del Neri carefully studied the match between AC Milan and Lazio, and finally chose a more compromise backcourt press.
Anyway, Lazio can't threaten his goal no matter how he falls in the backfield, so there is no need to run to the front court to grab it, he can't grab the ball, and he wastes his physical strength.
Since Utus only started pressing in his own half.
Then Chang Sheng let his team control the ball more in the backfield, pass back and forth, and just don't rush forward.
The benefits of this are numerous.
On the one hand, it saves physical strength. Avoid exerting a lot of energy on frequent acceleration in the front court.
On the other hand, it also effectively reduces the chance of injury. What Utus wants to do, it can be seen that he always wins. They must have wanted to hurt a few of their players. The referee of this game blew a loose penalty scale, which was suitable for Utus to do. The referee must not be able to count on it, and if he can't protest a few more words, he will also send himself to the stands. Then the best thing to do is to shrink back. Going back and forth in your own half and going behind enemy lines will naturally reduce the chance of injury and lower chance of physical contact with the opponent at the back.
Tsunekatsu once again used Tiki-Taka as a means of defense.
Anyway, he is now two goals ahead, even if he has been on the back all the time, not once in midfield, and zero shots on goal in the second half. Lazio can also rely on the advantage of these two goals to emerge victorious.
He didn't mind the question of whether the game was good or not.
That's not something you should think about, you just have to be responsible for the team's victory or defeat.
Of course, Utus will not let Lazio keep falling in the back, so Utus will lose on the one hand. On the other hand, the purpose of showing their bravery and perseverance is not achieved.
If they don't want to be dragged to death by Lazio, they have to press up front to grab the ball.
And that's what Lazio was waiting for.
As long as they press over the halfway line and come to the front court to grab the ball. That means there's a lot of space behind them. The football field is so big, and there are only 11 people who can play. When it's a person huddled in half the court, it's crowded, but once they're pulled out and spread all over the pitch, there's a hole everywhere.
Once they pressed up, Lazio could immediately play their counter-attacks, using speed and quick passes to tear through the Utus defence.
Eventually, goals.
When Utus found out that they were going to concede no matter what they did, their fighting spirit would be completely shattered and the game would be over.
Of course, there is another possibility. That is, Utus is determined to fight Lazio today, and he doesn't care about anything.
Then Lazio will mercilessly patch a few knives in their bodies and poke a few holes out.
Lazio will not show mercy to Utus's heroism and tenacity, and they will continue to kill until Utus is completely dead.
Since it's a demon king, you have to have the style of a demon king.
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Lazio started to keep falling in the back, and as long as Utus didn't come up, they definitely didn't pass it.
In their own backcourt, they can even make five or six passes back and forth with two or three players without changing the target of the pass......
If this is the home stadium of Utus, I am afraid that it will be overwhelming boos at this moment.
But at Lazio's home stadium, when the Lazio players treated Utus mercilessly, it only drew cheers from the Lazio fans......
So when Lazio kept falling and just didn't move forward, they got a lot of unrelenting criticism from the commentators.
Criticizing them is utilitarian and shameless.
But the sky above the Olympic Stadium was full of cheers!