Chapter Ninety-Six: A Proving Field for New Tactics

Seeing that Lazio sent the strongest squad they could send, the Roma side also played their best.

Everyone thought it was going to be a close game.

But in reality, this is not the case.

Chang Sheng sees Roma as the best place to experiment with his new line-up and new tactics.

Because Roma are sworn enemies in the same city, they will not release water in the game. They will desperately give Lazio the worst environment possible.

In this way, Chang Win can see the performance of his new lineup and new tactics in such a hostile environment.

This kind of performance is the reference value.

The media and fans who thought it was a Craft of the City Derby would have wondered how they would have felt if they knew that Roma were just guinea pigs for the perennial winners......

In this game, because Ledesma and Modric were not available, Chang Win made some adjustments to the team's tactics.

If you don't adjust, you can't play, and if you can beat Manchester United, it's even more difficult.

Motta has already proven his playmaking skills in the first leg against Manchester United, and he deserves the title and position of a new core, as well as the role.

But this also presents a problem for Chang Sheng.

That is, in the first leg against Manchester United, Motta's performance was just too good.

He took over the role of playmaker at half-time and set up Lazio's second equaliser and scored the third goal to seal the win.

It is not an exaggeration to say that such a performance has made a name for itself in Europe. Even the Catalan media began to sourly rehash the old story, saying that the liar of Chang Sheng had deceived Motta from Barcelona, and if Barcelona had known that Motta had such ability, it would definitely not have been possible to let him go to Lazio on a free transfer.

With such a performance, it is conceivable what kind of restrictions Motta will face in the second leg against Manchester United.

Of course. It is not because of this that Motta should not be allowed to organize the attack, but it is necessary to prepare some alternatives for Motta to share the defensive pressure of Manchester United for him.

Candreva didn't play a prominent role in the last game, and was used as a pure midfielder by Chang Sheng.

But that's not actually the best position for him.

Candreva doesn't have a good sense of position, but he has outstanding running ability, so he should have more room to move, whether it's defending or attacking, and make a chapter on "running".

When defending, he rushed back and forth to assist Motta and Cazorla in the midfield scramble.

When attacking. Take advantage of your excellent running ability to do front and back tandems. Because Motta is a midfielder, even if he organizes attacks, most of the time he is in the back. Candreva can also take a long-range shot from time to time – he has the ability to do that.

In addition to Candreva, Cazorla has also changed from a striker to a central midfielder.

In the world that Chang Sheng is known for, Cazorla is an all-round midfielder, able to organise and score on his own. It can also be defensive.

Here, too.

His defensive routine is the same as Candreva's, using his runs to trap opponents. It's kind of like a pack of mad dogs hunting.

The shortcomings in physical defensive ability are compensated for by the advantages of the overall defense.

And Motta is always really all-round in attack and defense, organizing attacks when attacking, and being responsible for standing in positions and doing key defenses when defending.

Then Gotze retreated a little further for a surprise attack. Use his speed, technique and newborn calf's momentum to tear through opponents' defenses.

Cavani gets the attention of the opposition defender in front of him, so that the opposition defender can't press easily. This creates an open zone between the opposing backline and the central midfield. This area is for Cazorla.

When attacking, Cazorla's position is not restricted, allowing him to play freely.

Rampage through this area. Cooperate with Gotze to disturb the opponent's defense!

And then Roki, the veteran captain is very experienced, he is a ghost in football, he is a veteran oilman, and his main task is to pick up leaks. This is exactly what he is. It's not because it's dispensable that Roki is asked to do it. In fact, it is very important to pick up leaks. Improving poor efficiency can effectively increase the probability of a team winning......

In this set of tactics of constant victory, there is no one who is useless and perfunctory.

This tactic makes some adjustments to the previous Mad Dog tactic, so the team needs to adapt, and this game is an opportunity to strengthen the players' adaptation to the tactic.

After all, Cazorla even changed his position, and Candreva was given a more important task, as well as Motta, whose task was the heaviest......

These need to be tested in battle.

So even if Chang Sheng must have known that Manchester United would send scouts to watch the game and video the game, he would have to arrange for the team to play like this.

Because he only has a week to play, if he chooses to be conservative and hide his tactics in this game, then he will let his team miss out on the best opportunity to practice. There's nothing like this real opportunity to train your team.

Anyway, Manchester United can see it if you want to, this is Lazio's tactics, if you have something, you can come up with countermeasures in half a week, and conduct targeted training!

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After the start of the game, through the long shot in the middle, you can see that when you stand, Lazio's midfield is two parallel lines.

However, when the game is played, Lazio's formation will change differently depending on the situation.

When defending, Motta is in the position of dragging behind the back, Cazorla and Candreva are flexible but the three must act together, because it is a siege, and avoid one-on-one with the opponent. One-on-one, even Mota doesn't have an advantage. Ledesma is a one-on-one strongman.

But now there is no him, so it is necessary to surround the opponent and form a numerical superiority locally.

And not just in midfield, but between any person and any other two players, this triangular siege is Lazio's mad dog siege.

Of course, this has not changed much from before, even with Ledesma before, Lazio's defense was also this kind of mad dog siege.

The key is offense.

When attacking, Motta moved up a bit of a position, moving from a midfielder to a central midfielder.

Candreva tandem midfield, constantly sprinting back and forth. Perform a variety of switchback runs.

Cazorla's movement is erratic, but there is a principle that when Cavani and Gotze combine to press Roma's back line near the box, he will be active, taking the ball on a number of occasions, dribbling and passing.

However, at the beginning, Lazio did not play well.

After all, this is a new tactic, even if it is adjusted on the basis of the Mad Dog tactic, but to be honest, there are quite a few adjustments.

Adaptation is required.

This discomfort led Rome to think they had a chance.

So Rome stepped up the momentum of the offensive.

But they don't know, even if Chang Sheng has made adjustments. Lazio's defense was also the least adjusted.

First of all, the personnel in the back line remained intact, and secondly, there was not much difference in defensive tactics, only a change in midfield.

So the Roman offensive hit an iron plate.

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When Rome looks like the scene is dominant. But after a long time of not being able to open the situation, Lazio finally adjusted.

At the start of the second half, Motta launched an attack at the back, and eventually Gotze set up Cavani to score.

In the Champions League, Edinson Cavani didn't score too many goals. But in the league, the goal rate is quite consistent.

Edinson Cavani's goal broke the deadlock and disappointed the Roma who thought they could get down to the ground......

This Lazio team looks the same as the previous one.

Or rather, no matter what trouble Lazio encountered, it was not something that they Rome could shake......

It's a frustrating reality.

In the 70th minute, Cazorla scored another goal to give Lazio a two-goal lead over Roma. The win was sealed.

At this time, Chang Sheng began to replace the main players on the field and let them get rest.

Actually, there's nothing to change. Because there really is no one to change the position......

Chang Sheng replaced Cavani with Giroud, and the tactics have changed, becoming a simple and rough style of play of crossing from the wing and outflanking the middle to grab points.

But then he replaced Gotze and Rocchi one after another, and the forward line was replaced. Both of them are young players in the youth team and are not eligible for the Champions League. But you can play in the league.

It can be seen that he is consciously preserving his strength.

Those who know the ball should know what kind of attitude Chang Win has towards the Champions League game in the middle of next week - and Manchester United!

The forward line was replaced, and Lazio's attacking threat was not as good as before, but the defense did not move.

So Lazio didn't continue to score, but Roma didn't be able to score either.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score was still 2:0, and Lazio, who were playing at home, beat Roma without any suspense.

The narrator Careza sighed: "It was a night that disappointed the Romans...... Even in the face of adverse circumstances, Lazio is still an opponent they cannot beat. This is perhaps more desperate than losing to Lazio. If Roma want to beat Lazio, they may have to wait to leave Lazio, right? ”

At the post-match press conference, Chang Sheng arrogantly told reporters: "You think Roma can stop us? Don't be funny, they're worthy of warming us up! ”

He's not lying, it's a warm-up game!

But his words still made the Roman side very unhappy.

Roma manager Claudio Ranieri, a good-natured man, was also irritated by the wins, saying: "Being too arrogant puts the team in danger because he makes the players ego like him. This is not a good thing for Lazio, who are about to face an important match. If Lazio are eliminated by Manchester United in the end, their manager is definitely to blame! ”

In this regard, Chang Sheng replied casually: "It's a pity that Mr. Ranieri's team is not even qualified to be eliminated." ”

Roma have been eliminated a long time ago, and they really don't deserve to be eliminated again......

To win is to mock Roma who will not be able to participate in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.