Chapter 366: Admiration
When Ballack's shot finally landed in the Bayern Munich goal, the entire Allianz Arena was suddenly silent for a moment.
The "Lazio Rhythm" is so famous that the whole world now knows what it means.
So after Lazio's goal, the term "Lazio rhythm" came to mind.
Bayern Munich's fans fell into an ice cave.
It's not just them who have fallen into the ice cave, but also Bayern Munich's players.
They knew very well before the game what they were going to do in this game. Their goal in training is not to concede a goal.
0:0 That's the best result.
All the preparations are for this purpose.
But now, that purpose is gone, and it's in vain.
Then their efforts for so long before the game naturally lose their meaning.
This is a big morale blow for Bayern Munich.
So when Ballack scored, many Bayern Munich players held their heads in their hands and had painful expressions on their faces.
Because they knew that the plan had failed.
Heynckes stood on the sidelines, staring blankly at what was happening on the pitch.
Worthy of Lazio......
He sighed in his heart.
Just before the goal, Bayern Munich concentrated four defenders in the middle of their penalty area, which was already very strong.
Plus Lazio's own four attacking players.
There were eight more players in that small area.
Any normal team will consciously avoid this dense middle when attacking. Although the middle lane is important, the opponent also knows this, and will inevitably deploy heavy troops.
Attacking in the middle is often a waste of time and takes a lot of time. But there has been no breakthrough yet.
So everybody will choose to go wide, they will open up the situation from the side, and the easiest way to use the side is to cross from the wing.
Lazio did start out on the wings, so when Azpilicueta was about to break vertically, Contento would easily fall for it – as is customary.
It's just that he didn't expect Lazio to go the wrong way, Azpilicueta quickly passed the football to the middle, and the football quickly returned to the middle.
What happened next was in the middle of the lane.
This kind of confidence and skill has to be admired.
Although it is an opponent. But Heynckes was also keen to praise Lazio's performance.
After the football was passed to the middle, everyone was still running and supporting, especially Ledesma's forward insertion, which made Bayern Munich think that Lazio's attack would still develop to the wings, and then only play back to the middle until in front of goal.
So even if there is a gap in the middle. Bayern Munich's players also have no time to take care of it at this time, and all their energy is focused on defending the ribs and opening up the flanks, which gives Lazio a great opportunity.
In the end, Ballack broke through the middle decisively, like a sharp dagger, directly into the heart of Bayern Munich.
Fatal with one hit!
Heynckes glanced at Lazio's dugout, and their head coach Chang Sheng got up from his seat. Brandishing his fist, he walked to the sidelines.
This is the man who has trained Lazio to what it is today.
What an amazing young man......
This is the first time Heynckes has played Chang Sheng.
He understood why his predecessor, as well as Barcelona, had lost at the hands of the young man.
Although Lazio is a little worse, it is not a real giant.
But Heynckes was well aware. Lazio is creating a legacy under the leadership of this young man. In a few years, this will be Lazio's powerhouse!
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Ballack didn't celebrate much after his goal, as Bayern Munich was the team he had played for. He also developed into a world-class midfielder at Bayern Munich.
He has feelings for Bayern Munich.
Now he plays for Lazio and scored a goal for Bayern Munich. It also means that he deprives Bayern Munich of hope of winning.
So he doesn't celebrate.
Just because he doesn't celebrate doesn't mean others don't celebrate.
His Lazio teammates swarmed him, surrounded him and embraced him.
The goal broke Bayern Munich's stubborn tactics and the rest of the game was much easier for Lazio.
Now that they have an away goal, they have the option to shrink their defence and slow down the tempo. If Bayern Munich doesn't press it out, then it's good to win 1-0 away from home until the end of the game.
Anyway, when it comes to Lazio's home stadium, it will be even more Lazio's final say, and Bayern Munich will definitely not give Bayern Munich a chance to turn the tables away.
And if Bayern Munich wants to press out and attack, if they want to equalize.
Lazio will quickly move from a slow pace to a fast pace.
They are very skilled at this rhythm shift.
It won't be a problem at all.
Therefore, if Bayern Munich dares to press up and attack, it will wait and be overwhelmed by Lazio's more fierce offensive fire......
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The following matches proved that.
At first, Bayern Munich's players were still thinking about equalizing as soon as possible and equalizing the game.
But when Lazio almost scored on two consecutive shots, Bayern Munich learned smart.
They don't want an equaliser anymore and it's acceptable to lose just one goal at home.
So they recycled it all over the line.
Hopefully the rest of the game will be delayed.
But even so, they conceded a goal in the second half......
David. After Silva's long-range shot was saved by Bout, the Bayern Munich defender was not far away and fell to Modric.
Modric regrouped the attack.
It was then Ledesma who kicked the ball into Bout's goal.
"Ledesma - 2:0! Lazio leads by two goals! It's away from home! This score has almost made Lazio advance early! Even though they only scored two goals! But looking at Lazio's state of play, even if the first leg of the game is over, in the second leg, Bayern Munich may be difficult to turn around! ”
"Bayern Munich were powerless to stop Lazio at their own home stadium and they were two goals down...... Wanting to eliminate Lazio is almost wishful thinking...... This Lazio is simply too strong! They are a true Invincible Battleship Space Team! ”
"The former Bundesliga hegemon was beaten all over the ground by Lazio on his own doorstep. It's definitely not a good taste. But they can only accept it helplessly. Because that's the reality. Bayern Munich is weaker than Lazio, and if you are weak, you have to be beaten......"
The stands at the Allianz Arena fell completely silent, and Bayern Munich fans had to come to terms with this reality. Their team is far worse than Lazio.
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In the end, Lazio won the game 2-0 away from home, and the victory set the tone for the second leg.
Although the second leg is still two weeks away, everyone knows that it will be difficult for Bayern Munich to make any plans to salvage the defeat in these two weeks.
People can score two goals against Bayern Munich at their home stadium, but why can't they score more goals when they return to their own home stadium?
Bayern Munich have effectively been eliminated from the competition.
At the post-match press conference. Heynckes said he was convinced.
'Lazio did a fantastic job, they deserved to win, they are the strongest team in football today, I'm not exaggerating. We also learned a lot from this game with them......"
Hearing the old man praise himself like this, his attitude of winning must be better. People are smiling and welcoming. If you can't go up, it's a slap in the face.
So Chang Sheng also gave Bayern Munich a high evaluation.
"Bayern Munich are clearly on the right path. The football they play is already very different from last season, and I think that's right. I wish you all the best of luck. ”
And just like that, in an atmosphere of hello, hello, hello, everyone, Lazio's Champions League quarterfinals, the first leg of the match is over.
Lazio are back in Italy and back to the rhythm of the domestic league.
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On February 27, the 27th round of the league. Lazio take on Cagliari away.
In this game, there is no rotation for the usual wins.
In fact, he didn't rotate for the first two games.
Since Lazio conceded two goals against Udinese in the replay, he has not made a big rotation.
The eleven who started against Udinese have yet to get a chance to play.
This is the punishment of constant victory. He would rather risk his own team losing the game. It is also important to let the players know that if they make a mistake, they will be punished.
It's the rule.
Anyone, whether he is the main force or the core. It's impossible to escape this rule.
All are equal before his winning rules.
He did it at first to intimidate the players.
Now he doesn't need deterrence, everyone knows that.
So now it's pure punishment.
After the punishment is over. These players will return to the game rotation.
Obviously, it is still in the punishment period.
So even though these players played three games in a week, they still had to continue to start.
Winning often may seem like a squeeze on the fitness of these players, but it's not.
Against Cagliari, Lazio's tactics were to slow down, keep the football at their feet, use the ball to move the opponent, and run less at the same time.
In this way, Lazio's physical energy will be much less expensive than that of their opponents.
So although it is a continuous battle, in fact, there is no problem with the physical fitness of this group of players.
It's still okay to get a gliari.
In the end, Lazio relied on this slow pace to grind the opponent 3:0 away from home.
In fact, it took only ten minutes to score three goals.
Within ten minutes, Lazio had scored three goals in a row.
Then there was no suspense in the game.
Lazio spent the rest of the game passing back and forth, mobilizing their opponents and giving themselves time to rest.
So after the game, the Lazio players had a relaxed expression.
If you look at their expressions, you won't feel how tired they are.
Lazio can go on like this!
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