Chapter 159: Midfield Strangulation (Second Update)
In this game, Mourinho lined up in the midfield with a back three, a group of tough guys who are good at pressing around.
They formed a meat grinder, and Lazio's midfielders entered their meat grinder if they dared to come up.
The midfielder has all but abandoned the task of organizing the attack, which is to intercept and disrupt Lazio's attack.
It is somewhat surprising to arrange such a tactic at home.
But no one questioned or criticized.
This is Italy, if it was changed to Spain, Mourinho would have been scolded to death by his own team's media for doing so.
In Italy, the result is more important than the process, as long as you can win the game, who cares how you win?
There are four in midfield, and all but one Sneijder are all midfielders.
Their task is simple, the offense has nothing to do with them, they just need to defend.
Jose Mourinho's back three in midfield are Cambiasso in the middle and Muntari on the right, and Mohamed Sissoko on the left.
Especially this Sissoko.
Unlike what Chang Sheng remembered, in the time and space that Chang Sheng was familiar with, Sissoko should still be in Utus at this time.
But I didn't expect to come to Inter Milan now.
What does this mean?
This shows that he has influenced a lot of things.
Sissoko was not an absolute main force after being poached by Inter Milan from Utus, and he had to compete with Stankovic, Cambiaso, Sneijder and others for playing opportunities.
But in this game, he was scheduled to start.
It is clear that Sissoko's transfer, which is different from his winning memory, is aimed at him.
Mourinho needs a meat grinder who can be tireless in midfield.
Sissoko fits the bill perfectly.
He was hailed by the media as the "new Vieira" when he first made his debut at Liverpool, and his excellent running ability and pressing, as well as his positioning, made him Liverpool's main midfielder.
However, an eye injury almost ended his career early.
Later, because Liverpool brought in Mascherano. In the competition with the Argentine midfielder, he fell behind. Later, Liverpool brought in young player Lucas from Brazil.
Eventually, Sissoko had to leave Liverpool and move to Utus.
At Utus, Sissoko is also not a main player, as his strengths and weaknesses are very obvious.
Jose Mourinho was impressed with the player.
And think he's the person he needs.
He also coached Chelsea in the Premier League in his early years, and has played against Liverpool many times, so it is natural that he knows the rival player better.
In the Community Shield before the 2006-2007 season, Liverpool and Chelsea met and Liverpool beat Jose Mourinho's Chelsea 2-1. Got the Community Shield.
Sissoko was named the best of the match in that game.
His performance in the game impressed Mourinho.
So when Mourinho wanted to organize Lazio, Sissoko was the first thing that came to mind.
Jose Mourinho's plan is to create a wall in midfield and use the toughest defence to contain the movement of Lazio's midfield.
Sissoko is a key part of the wall.
Because his characteristics are just right to restrain Lazio.
Tireless running, ferocious tackles, accurate positioning. And...... Desperately Saburo's momentum.
It was fitting that he should be the one who disrupted Lazio's midfield.
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Sissoko is not specifically responsible for who to mark in this game.
Instead, he and the other two midfielders kept sweeping in midfield.
Even if they can't break Lazio's ball, they will infect and slow down their advance.
Or simply a foul that interrupts Lazio's attacking rhythm.
So from the very beginning, the game was frequently suspended.
The referee's whistle sounded frequently, and Lazio players could often be seen falling to the ground.
If it were put in the Spanish league, the commentator might accuse Mourinho of being anti-football.
But here. Caressa, Italy's gold-medal commentator, praised Inter's tactics.
'Jose Mourinho was a little unexpected in his midfield with a back three, with Sissoko coming in the eye the most eye-catching...... Looking successful, Inter's midfield strangulation tactics made it difficult for Lazio's attack to advance. Although there are a number of players in the Lazio squad who can organize attacks, they all fall into the trap of strangulation carefully arranged by Inter Milan......"
Don't preach for offensive football. Instead, praise those who stifle offensive football.
This is the characteristic of Italian football, where more attention is paid to the study of tactics and the role of tactics is emphasized.
Jose Mourinho was able to use tactics to contain Lazio and was unsuccessful. That's something to be appreciated.
No one will criticize him if, in the end, Inter win against Lazio. It will only be overwhelmingly praised, and even the people on Lazio's side will not say sourly, "You have something to do with us".
Such idiotic words would have been ridiculed in Italy.
The two sides are at war, each with its own affairs, each showing its own powers, you have offensive football, why can't I use defensive tactics to contain you and limit you? Instead of competing with you in a way that you're not good at and you're good at?
Isn't that something that only neurosis?
It is precisely because Inter Milan has something to do and wants to win that it is impossible to play against Lazio.
Only those who have nothing to do will attack Lazio, because they have given up on fighting for victory, comforting themselves with excuses like "we bravely faced the enemy and then fought to the death".
It's a pity that instead of "bravely facing the enemy", this is a shameful rout, turning around and dedicating one's back to the enemy!
Anyone who persists until the last second in pursuit of victory, no matter what tactics he employs, as long as the rules allow it, is still a fighter.
And those games were played before thinking that we were going to win, so the teams that we played casually in this game had to be by Lazio.
So why can't Inter Milan use a midfield strangulation tactic against Lazio?
Such a question never comes to the minds of Italians.
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Chang Sheng also did not rant loudly on the sidelines, putting pressure on the referee. He just crouched on the sidelines with a frown.
Inter Milan's midfield strangulation tactics are completely different from Atletico Madrid's killing tactics.
Although Inter Milan's tactics are fierce, there are often people who turn their backs.
But there is no malicious and hurtful action.
That is, all within the rules.
And Atletico Madrid's original approach was to go directly to people's ankles and knees.
It was clear that the rhythm was to abolish a few Lazio players first.
Chang Sheng is not a white lotus glass heart, as soon as the other party fouls, he jumps up and yells for fear that they will hurt their "little girls".
Although he plays the same football as Barcelona, he doesn't want his players to go in the direction of Hollywood. Everyone can be an actor.
Of course, he knows that a petite player fakes a fall as a form of self-preservation.
But the style of pulling up is to follow this path.
Lazio has the technology, but also the hardness.
Such a team will be able to cope with any situation.
Otherwise, it will be like Barcelona, and it will be more embarrassing to face Chelsea and Muhammad Real Madrid.
Barcelona was not afraid of anyone at their peak, but they were only at their peak for two years.
Chang Shengcai doesn't want his team to be at the peak for two years, what he wants is to dominate the rivers and lakes for thousands of years.
So you have to be able to deal with all kinds of situations.
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Now the game against Inter Milan is a test.
The same is true for the Lazio players. The same is true for him.
He crouched on the sidelines, one hand resting his chin on his chin, and he was thinking of what to do.
As a traverser, the advantage is that he has seen all kinds of competitions, and he has seen the collision of different styles. The so-called I have never eaten pork, and I have always seen pigs run......
He has seen it, and naturally he has experience.
In fact, this strangulation tactic is not unbreakable.
There are two ways to do this, but I don't know which one is more effective......
One way is to be like Barcelona, with a pervert like Messi, who can break through with the ball by himself, and can also pass the ball and share the ball and connect the team. This superstar of individual abilities is a heavy weapon that upsets the tactical balance. When you settle a battle by the individual flash of the star. You don't have any tactics.
People are in such good condition today that they can't prevent him if you arrange three people to guard him, what can you do? can only be called in vain.
Another way is to increase the intensity of the midfield, with toughness against toughness. Iron fist against each other.
With the added hardness of the midfield, it can compete with Inter Milan's strangulation midfield, and can grab many opportunities to protect the midfield.
Now it's a choice.
Do you have someone like Messi in your team?
Gotze's role now is somewhat similar to Messi's. It can burst and bring, and can pass and shoot.
But the problem is that Gotze is not as good as Messi's individual ability. can only be regarded as a weakened version of Messi.
And this Mourinho is not a weakened version of Mourinho, and the same is true for Inter Milan.
So if you pin all your hopes on a young player who is not yet 18 years old...... That only shows his own incompetence.
Chang Sheng abandoned the choice of Gotze to challenge Inter Milan single-handedly.
You can fully mobilize the role of Götze, but you can't count on him all.
In the end, Chang Sheng chose the second method.
Add hardness in midfield and compete with Inter Milan's strangling midfield.
It's just that to improve the hardness, you have to make substitutions, replace an attacking midfielder, and replace a defensive midfielder.
But he wouldn't be so quick to make a substitution.
The first half was just halfway through.
During this period, it can be seen that Inter Milan is concentrating on defense, so the threat to the Lazio goal should not be much.
So the plan for the winner is to wait until half-time before making substitutions.
A 0-0 in the first half was still acceptable.
Forty-five minutes in the second half was enough for him and Mourinho to play a long time!
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