Chapter Eighty-Six: The Most Important Match

Arsenal are in real trouble.

Although they only need to score one more goal, that's it.

But in terms of overall morale, they are at a disadvantage.

Morale is important, even though it is often overlooked. Many people think that why and how to win a game will always think of a lot of tactical things, such as the formation of the two sides, and the tactical requirements of the two sides......

But in reality, there are times, and when it's important, morale plays a bigger role.

Especially when it matters most.

Arsenal are now at crunch time.

They watched themselves being chased twice by Lazio, but there was nothing they could do.

This frustration affects the players' performance.

Not every player has the same big heart as the protagonist.

They will have ups and downs depending on the scoreline.

The hard-earned advantage of leading by one goal is gone. They just conceded a goal and their mentality is definitely shaky.

Lazio did not give Arsenal a chance to regulate themselves, and when the game resumed, they did not slow down the tempo and continued to bombard Arsenal indiscriminately.

So that Arsenal has no time to think about anything else, they can only hold their heads and try not to get hit in the face.

In this panic, Lazio scored another goal in the 77th minute, 3:0!

The aggregate score is 3:1!

The suspense of the game was completely lost.

"Lazio! Lead Arsenal 3:1 on aggregate! Now unless Arsenal score two goals in a row with the remaining minutes to go, they're dead! But even if you score two goals in a row, it's hard to ...... Especially against Lazio, who has gone crazy......"

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Seeing this, Wenger opened his arms in a hurry and shouted into the stadium.

He hopes it will boost the morale and confidence of the players.

It's just a pity that there are times. The manager is very strong, almost omnipotent, he has no last resort, and the whole situation on the pitch is under his control.

But there are times when the manager is particularly incompetent, except for yelling on the sidelines. Aside from a sense of presence, it doesn't help the game in any way......

Arsene Wenger kept shouting the names of the Arsenal players from the sidelines, hoping they could pick themselves up and lead the team out of their predicament.

Unfortunately, it didn't work.

Arsenal are in complete disarray.

They fought against Lazio and died worse and faster. This has once again left the Arsenal squad divided.

Do you follow the manager's instructions and continue to attack, or do you shrink your defence and avoid conceding more goals?

Keep fighting. You may concede more goals, and shrinking your defence will effectively reduce the number of goals, but it will also be equivalent to giving up on winning this game.

Arsenal is not unified in thought, forming two forces, some people think that they should actively attack, take the initiative, even if they die, they must die vigorously!

Others believe that they should shrink their defense and not continue to push forward. lest you end up playing a game like Atletico Madrid......

That's a real shame to throw home.

Atletico Madrid hasn't slowed down yet. Where to go. They were all ridiculed as having been poured nine goals by Lazio......

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The two sides were not on the same page, and Wenger helped them make their choice.

He opted for a shrinking defense.

He has to think about the morale of the team.

If failure is inevitable. Then it's better to choose a decent failure.

Unlike what the players think, Wenger doesn't think it's heroic, glorious and decent to be a vigorous attack and then die.

On the contrary, it is idiot-like behavior.

When the time comes, it will be the same as Atletico Madrid, is it glorious?

A team that wins regularly will not be merciful. They can score as much as they can in this game.

In order to avoid such a situation, it is necessary to defend.

Arsenal have no chance of turning defeat into victory anyway......

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Arsene Wenger's tactics worked, with Arsenal recovering and Lazio, who had already established a two-goal lead, slackening their attacking efforts as they had been before.

Ultimately. Lazio didn't score, they beat Arsenal 3-0 at home, eliminated their opponents and advanced to the quarter-finals!

Arsenal, on the other hand, avoided a heavy defeat on the road.

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Lazio and Arsenal played a day later than Inter Milan's Manchester United.

So before Lazio's match against Arsenal began, Chang Sheng already knew the outcome of the other stadium.

Inter Milan lost 0-2 away to Manchester United and were eliminated from the tournament with an aggregate score of 0-2 over the two legs.

This is bad news for Chang Sheng.

Inter Milan's elimination from the Champions League meant they had to put all their energy into the league.

In this way, the pressure on Lazio is great.

Inter Milan, who are fighting for the league title with all their might, is very scary.

And his own team, at this time, is fighting on two fronts.

Both fronts must be taken into account, and it is very likely that neither front will be played well.

Sure enough, when some media in Milan criticized Mourinho's team for not being better than Mancini's team, Mourinho retorted: "When the season is over, you will know!" ”

He looks confident.

Chang Sheng thought that he was so confident, apparently because he was fighting on a single front, while Lazio was fighting on two fronts.

If Lazio can go further in the Champions League in the end, the Lazio fans will probably be cheering for it, and Mourinho will definitely be cheering for it.

That means you'll be distracted on two fronts.

Does Lazio have the strength to fight on two fronts and win the championship on both fronts?

Chang Sheng analyzed very rationally and thought it was impossible.

Last season's Lazio had such strength, and that was after the run-in of the previous two seasons.

Now that Lazio have rebuilt again, how can a newly formed team have such ability?

So, fighting on two fronts, which looks good, may actually be just a trap that looks good......

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Round 28 of the league. Lazio host Chievo.

Despite the use of rotation, Lazio still defeated "Little Pepper" 2-1 at home.

Of course, Inter Milan did not miss a beat, beating Fiorentina 2-0 at home.

After this league game, it was the first leg of the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia in midweek.

Lazio will host Juventus.

In the league, judging by the current momentum. Juventus will have a hard time threatening Lazio.

After 28 league games, Juventus has 57 points, while Lazio have 68 points, a difference of 11 points.

And between Juventus and Lazio, there is also an Inter Milan.

This season, depending on the situation, it should be Lazio and Inter Milan fighting for the top spot in the league.

Juventus' goal is to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Although in the league, Juventus can hardly threaten Lazio.

But in the cup, Juventus still have a chance to get their revenge.

In the Coppa Italia semi-finals, Juventus and Lazio met.

Juventus can only knock out Lazio in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia. can complete revenge.

At the very least, Lazio can win one less title, although Lazio haven't won the Coppa Italia before, who knows if they care about the Coppa Italia......

However, it is always worth celebrating to beat Lazio.

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Juventus manager Ferrara sees these two games as the two most important for the rest of the season.

In the Champions League, Juventus were knocked out of the Champions League by Chelsea in the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 3-2, a full eleven points behind first-placed Lazio.

Now the only stage on which Juventus can win glory is the Coppa Italia.

Although the Coppa Italia is a chicken rib, it is precious for Juventus today.

If you can win a championship, this season will be a little easier.

Because of the attention. So he studied Lazio more deeply.

He went through Lazio's achievements in the Coppa Italia over the past three seasons.

It was found that no matter how good Lazio was in the league, their performance in the Coppa Italia was very average.

His first season in charge of Lazio. That is, in the 20052006 season, Lazio stopped in the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia and was eliminated by Inter Milan 2:1.

In the following season, Lazio were league champions, but were eliminated in the first round of the Coppa Italia.

In their third season, Lazio won the league and the Champions League. Such a strong team still stopped at the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia.

Why is this happening?

Because Lazio played the Coppa Italia with substitutes, reserve players and youth team players.

How can these players put together a team on the fly, and how can they beat the teams that play the main game?

In Italian football, there are not many teams that use the Coppa Italia to train their troops. It can even be said that there is none.

Winning is unique.

Other teams have some rotation at best, not all of them, but some of them.

What about constant wins?

He directly replaced the Lazio first-team with this second-tier team, obviously for the purpose of training, or simply to give these players who usually don't have many opportunities to play a chance to play consistently.

This shows that Chang Sheng does not attach importance to the Coppa Italia at all.

In his eyes, the Coppa Italia is like chicken ribs.

Ferrara also went through a lot of media reports about Chang Win's views on the Coppa Italia.

The conclusion is that Chang Sheng does not pay attention to the Coppa Italia and will not invest too many troops in the Coppa Italia.

This season, Inter Milan have been chasing Lazio relentlessly, making it impossible for Chang Sheng to split the league, the Champions League and the Coppa Italia.

If you have to give up one of these three competitions, it will definitely be the Coppa Italia.

Thinking about it, Ferrara thinks that Chang Win should give up the Coppa Italia and focus on the league and the Champions League.

In this way, Juventus will face less resistance in the game.

Juventus really have a chance to knock out Lazio and advance to the final!

By the way, they took revenge for stepping on our Juventus and winning the Serie A championship ahead of schedule!

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(To be continued......)