Chapter 38: A Great Defense (107/134)

At the start of the first half, Lazio once again threatened Nottingham Forest's attack, and finally Messi's shot was saved by Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper Peter. Johnson dragged off the beam.

Then the game came to a stalemate, the scene was not too pretty, most of the time it was Lazio passing, and occasionally there would be a direct conversation between Lazio and Nottingham Forest, which was intense but also passed quickly.

Then the impasse relapsed.

The pace is not fast, it is slow.

It wasn't until near the end of the first half that Lazio suddenly made a difference.

Another fierce offensive came at Nottingham Forest.

Quite unlike their slow passing in the second half, when Lazio hit the edge of the Nottingham Forest penalty area, they suddenly picked up the pace of the pass and then went straight forward at this point in the hope of breaking down the Nottingham Forest defence.

Of course, they didn't forget to concede the ball and besiege the Forest players.

Even if you can't grab it anymore and attack directly, you have to interfere with Nottingham Forest's attack.

They can't accurately deliver the ball to the feet of the striker in the front court.

This is the most important thing.

You don't have to grab the ball every time to succeed, but if you can make the opponent's quick counterattack not play, it will be considered a success.

The last ten minutes of the first half were played at such a fast pace.

However, until the end of the first half, Lazio still failed to break through the Nottingham Forest goal.

The first half ended with a score of 0:0.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, England's commentator looked particularly excited.

"The first half is over! Nottingham Forest successfully defended Lazio's ferocious attack! It's remarkable! It was not easy for Lazio to keep him from scoring throughout the first half. Especially if they had 14 shots on goal in the first half! Nottingham Forest have proved to Europe once again that they are the best defensive team in Europe this season! ”

'Lazio have conceded just nine goals in a season without conceding a goal and I think Nottingham Forest can try to make a splash this season. So far in the Premier League, they have only conceded one goal, and this kind of defense is very scary! ”

"I think Nottingham Forest should give the Italian team who care about defense a good idea of what real defense looks like! Even if Lazio has set a record of only conceding nine goals in a single season, in front of the rising star Nottingham Forest, I am afraid that they will have to bow down! ”

England's commentators don't care that Nottingham Forest's football is out of step with the mainstream, and at this time, as long as they can stop Lazio - not to beat, but just to stop, that's a great thing to do!

Neither Real Madrid nor Borussia Dortmund did. If Nottingham Forest can do it, how long will English football be!

At the height of Lazio's glory, Lazio was already the world boss of Europe.

Teams across Europe are aiming to beat Lazio.

Any team, if they can beat Lazio, is something to brag about for a long time.

If there is a player who scored a goal in a match against Lazio. That is bound to be the focus of media coverage. Maybe his own career will change and he will get the opportunity to enter the big team from a small team?

Until now, although Lazio has not won the Champions League for three consecutive years, and has been empty-handed for two consecutive years, as the former all-map boss of Europe, Lazio's residual power is still there.

This season, in particular, was placed in the group of death. Everyone thought they were finished, but they didn't expect to have a two-game winning streak!

This kind of performance naturally makes many people optimistic about them again.

If Nottingham Forest can keep Lazio from scoring, it will definitely be a sensational news on the European continent.

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At halftime, guests from all over the world also felt very unbelievable about this first half.

Because in the fierce offensive of Lazio. Nottingham Forest really didn't concede a single goal.

Everyone knew that Nottingham Forest's defense was excellent, but no one expected it to be so good. Facing Lazio, you can guarantee that you will not concede a goal in the first half!

What level is this?

There are very few teams that can do that.

At least not a team has been able to do that this season, either in the league or in the Champions League.

Although the guests had mixed opinions about Nottingham Forest's style of play. But that doesn't stop some from thinking about the fact that Nottingham Forest's football isn't good. But you can win.

So if Forest did beat Lazio with their defence, would more people realise that defending is not a passivity?

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On TV, while dissenting guests were arguing over Nottingham Forest's stubborn tactics, Lazio and Forest were in their respective dressing rooms, tweaking and planning for the second half.

The constant win naturally highlighted how to target the weaknesses of the Forest goalkeeper.

Then he told his players how to deal with Chen Jian and George. Wood.

The combination of these two guys at the back is really powerful.

It's no wonder that people have only conceded one goal so far in the new season.

According to statistics, 67% of Nottingham Forest's opponents' attacks were terminated in midfield, which is very revealing, and Nottingham Forest's midfield defense is indeed their strongest point.

What if you break through Nottingham Forest's defence?

The solution to winning is a change of tempo and a pressing attack.

It is to press on the ground and form a tidal attack.

Even if the attack fails and the ball is cut off by the opponent, there will be Lazio players who will immediately follow up and counter-attack.

Anyway, it was to give the Nottingham Forest players a feeling that Lazio's attack was endless.

This feeling of pressure will increase the number of unsolicited mistakes by Forest players.

Mistakes are the main weapon that destroys the Forest's defense.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Tony. Donn was also in the dressing room to cheer up his players.

Tactically, he has nothing to say, it was all arranged before the game, no matter what the opponent's tactics are in this game, Nottingham Forest's tactics will not change in any way, that is, defensive counterattacks.

Major Nottingham Forest can succeed if they stick to this set and try to be the best.

That's Tony. Donn instilled faith in his team.

Although the strength of the team is not strong, Nottingham Forest has really created a miracle with this mental victory.

He told his players how difficult it was to get Lazio to go fourteen shots in the first half without a single shot.

“…… How many teams have been able to withstand Lazio's fourteen shots on goal this season without conceding a single goal? All the time, it's just us! They are world-class giants and they have won eight Champions League titles in the last 16 years! But we left them helpless! Who's better than whom? ”

"Before the game, they often say that they are invincible, and if we don't believe it, we can try it. Well, here we are, and they can't even score for forty-five minutes! Everyone has already realized that this is Lazio's Megatron attack, how about it? Is there any pressure to put on it? ”

"That's it, go on. As long as we can keep up this clean sheet, then the format will turn in our favour as time goes on. Because this is Lazio's home stadium, if they can't even win at home against a team like us in the fourth tier, then they will be under a lot of pressure! Under the eyes of the whole world, they will not be able to accept the reality that we have leveled them, and then they will become impatient...... But be careful, I'm not trying to make you kill Lazio at the last minute. The chances of such a situation are slim, don't even think about it! Maybe their impatience is a trap? My previous analysis makes sense, right? Because you want to win at home, you end up being impatient, you're going to give us more opportunities – you all believe it, everybody believes it, because it's common sense. But if we believe, we are doomed. Remember, you're playing against a super strong team, their manager is cunning, and we have to take everything into account in the box. So even if they're impatient, we're going to hold on! As long as we keep the past, then we are the victors! ”

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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

The whole Nottingham Forest team listened to their head Tony. Don's words, continue to cling to them. No matter how Lazio passed back and forth outside, they just cowered in their own 30-meter zone and did not go out.

Only a fast striker was left in midfield to interfere with Lazio's possession in midfield, and no one expected him to cut off the ball and attack directly.

In the face of Nottingham Forest's stubborn defense, Lazio is still on his feet, slow and slow in the midfield.

But as soon as you get close to the thirty-metre zone of Nottingham Forest, the pace suddenly picks up.

Sometimes it's a pure quick transfer, and sometimes it's a sudden straight stop.

The aim was to penetrate Nottingham Forest's "wall defence".

Ten minutes into the second half, it was basically that pace.

Nottingham Forest felt they could handle it at first, and it was no different from the last ten minutes of the first half.

But then, gradually, they realized that something was wrong.

Because Lazio's offensive is getting more and more fierce, and their defence is retreating in general.

It's just a little bit, but it's a completely different feeling!

You must know that Nottingham Forest's defense is on the 30-metre line.

No team has ever been able to make their defence retreat, even if it is only a metre back, no!

Their defense is very tenacious.

This time, in the face of Lazio's increasingly fierce offensive, Nottingham Forest was a little unbearable!