Chapter 404: The Battle for the Earth (81/134)
When the Lazio fans left the stadium one after another, Chang Sheng was already sitting in the position of the post-match press conference, accepting the "indiscriminate bombardment" of reporters.
The match received a lot of media attention before the game, and it was no exception after the game.
After all, a strong team like Utus can be poured four goals by Lazio, and Lazio seems to be comfortable in the process, if they didn't retain their physical strength and strength in the end, Lazio could have scored a few more goals for Barcelona.
Actually, Chang Sheng also has something to say.
The post-match press conference was a great opportunity.
Chang Sheng was gushing into the microphone.
"Utus almost put us in a hard fight, yes, a little bit. If they kick a few of our players again. Chang Sheng shrugged his shoulders into the microphone. Some people will think that Utus is heroic and tenacious, but I won't. I know what they want to do, it's a personal feud between us. But I'm sorry that they didn't insist on their 'heroic tenacity'...... Otherwise we could have scored a few more goals! ”
Chang Sheng's mouth is full of gunpowder, and he sneers at Utus in all kinds.
The reporters thought that Chang Sheng, if not to show respect for Utus's tenacity, at least not to say anything unpleasant.
Unexpectedly, they still underestimated Chang Sheng.
Chang Sheng opened a mouth to spray Yutus.
Although he did not directly say the guilt of Utus, everyone understood that he was accusing Utus of a rude foul in the game.
Of course, Utus' foul in the game was quite controversial......
However, Utus did not win against Lazio with this trick, which still disappointed many reporters.
They wanted Lazio to lose, so it wasn't just the commentators who cheered for Utus in the game, but also the idle journalists......
Now they are disappointed.
Chang Sheng naturally knows what these reporters are thinking.
He didn't just say this to Utus. It is also for many reporters here.
Sorry to disappoint you, we only won by four goals against Utus......
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A reporter stood up and asked if winning this game would affect the game against Manchester United in midweek.
Chang Sheng pouted: "No, it won't affect anything." We won the league and we will win the Champions League semi-finals. ”
There are also reporters who criticize Chang Sheng's last-minute moment for letting Lazio fall at the back, which is too frustrating.
Chang Sheng was unceremonious about this.
'That's how we played, it's like Utus's tactics are to play our players. Do you think our cautious tactics or Utus's aggressive tactics are more unacceptable to you? ”
The reporter was dumbfounded by Chang Sheng's rhetorical question.
Anyone with a normal IQ will know that it is obviously not right to kick people on purpose.
Chang Sheng said so, if the reporter still criticized Lazio. Then it's obvious that something is wrong.
So he could only sit down stupidly, although he was still a little unwilling, but he could only shut up.
Chang Sheng glanced at the reporter, and said in his heart, why are you cowardly?
I'm still waiting for you to keep sending me ammunition......
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In the end, Chang Sheng laughed at the reporters who had thought Utus was going to cause problems for Lazio at the post-match press conference, and then got up and left the field.
Left behind a group of reporters who looked at each other.
Although Chang Sheng said it very clearly. Utus did not cause problems for Lazio.
But there are still some journalists who don't see it that way.
They think that winning is a dead duck with a hard mouth.
Lazio beat Utus by a big margin, but they played high-speed football for more than 60 minutes, which had a big impact on the players' fitness.
Just three days is definitely not enough time to recover their physical strength.
He now says that he is just trying to set off smoke bombs for Manchester United, after all, no one will admit his shortcomings.
Whether or not the match between Utus and Lazio will affect the second leg of the semi-final between Lazio and Manchester United will be known when the game comes.
So the next day, there were many chapters in the media that held this view.
When Chang Sheng saw these chapters, he sneered.
He actually likes the media to promote it like this.
Because if Manchester United really believe it. That's a good thing for Lazio.
But...... Chang Sheng thought to himself that maybe Ferguson wouldn't be such an idiot.
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Just a day after the Lazio and Utus match, United suffered a clean 2-0 defeat away to bitter rivals Arsenal.
At a crucial moment in the race for the Premier League title Lindsay, United's six-point lead over Chelsea dropped to three points after this game.
This has reached a dangerous point margin.
Despite this, Ferguson hid almost all of his main players in this game. It is normal to let the substitutes go to Arsenal away to challenge the "Race for the Four" Arsenal and lose the game.
The English media commented after the game that Manchester United's defeat was a strategic loss.
“…… Obviously, in the eyes of the old man Alex Ferguson, the Champions League title is more important than the league title. During his long years of coaching. If I had to say anything, I would say there is only one Champions League winner. Maybe it counts. Legendary coach Brian Clough once mocked Alex Ferguson: 'There's one thing, I have two, but he only has one.' Everybody knows what I'm talking about. That's the eternal pain in Ferguson's heart. In the summer of 2008 his side had a chance to lift the Champions Cup, but Lazio prevented them. The following season was eliminated by Lazio in the quarter-finals. Now that we meet again and lose the first leg by just one goal, that's United's best chance......"
'Ferguson made a big bet on the Champions League and I hope he made the right bet. Otherwise, it is likely that the league title and the Champions League will end up with neither of them...... Overall, though, the situation is in United's favour. Although Lazio beat Utus by four goals in the last round of the league, Utus was also entangled with Lazio for half a game. Manchester United, on the other hand, have hidden all their main players, recuperating in their own home stadium and waiting for work...... Manchester United did have a big chance of winning this game! ”
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After the end of the 35th round of the Premier League. The media in England have begun to hype the Champions League, and among these hypes, the voices that are optimistic about Manchester United are the mainstream.
The point is that United's performance in the last leg gave these guys confidence.
They believe that if United maintain this form in the second leg, with the advantage of home and the advantage of fitness, it should not be a problem to beat Lazio at home.
The most important thing here is the physical advantage.
With the presentation of teams such as Napoli, AC Milan and Utus, it is now known that the most effective weapon against Lazio is physical fitness, as long as you are physically better than them. Then you can suppress them.
Lazio is very powerful to say, what is invincible in the world, what a space team...... The secret is simple, it's fitness. They are more physically fit than the vast majority of teams, so they can always get an advantage.
But if there are opponents who are physically better than them. Then their advantage is very small, although there are still them, but they are also in the normal category. It won't be as exaggerated as it is now.
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The second leg of the Champions League semi-finals actually began with the arrival of the entire Lazio team in Manchester.
The media gathered in Manchester to focus on the battle.
Compared with the Lazio and Manchester United matches, Pep Guardiola's Barcelona and Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid "Champions League Nations Derby" on the other side are not so attractive.
After all, Barcelona and Real Madrid are still the teams on the planet.
Barcelona used to be on top, but after a two-legged semi-final against Lazio last season. He was knocked out of the clouds by Lazio and returned to the ground.
However, the match between Manchester United and Lazio was given such an interesting title by the English media:
"Defend the Earth!"
This means that Lazio is an alien team, while Manchester United is the Earth Defence Army. If Manchester United can beat Lazio, then they have successfully defended the planet......
In fact, this game does deserve such a name.
Before Manchester United's home game against Lazio. Many of Europe's biggest names and professionals are keen to provide advice and reference to Manchester United.
Jose Mourinho, who has played against Lazio many times, said in an interview that he had called Ferguson and talked about how to deal with Lazio.
“…… Lazio are characterized by their fluid passing, and once they get the ball up and down, their attack is difficult to defend. So the most important thing is not to get them to run football smoothly. ”
Mourinho told reporters. That's what he gave to Ferguson.
In addition, AC Milan coach Allegri also told Ferguson through the media: "Fitness is very important, but what is more important is how to distribute it reasonably. If you run out of energy in the first half. Then the team will definitely collapse in the second half......"
Utus head coach Del Neri, who has just finished playing against Lazio, also had something to say: "They are very fast, which is their biggest characteristic and threat. So try to compress their space and time ......"
In addition to these coaches, there are many football legends and experts who have advised Ferguson in a variety of ways.
These people are so selfless to help Manchester United, and naturally they all have one purpose, that is, to hope that Manchester United can beat Lazio.
So one team at Manchester United gathered the wisdom of the others.
This scene is really like in a science fiction blockbuster in Hollywood, the United States, gathering the world's strength to fight against alien invaders.
Some English media also renamed Manchester United as "Manchester Earth United".
And Chang Sheng has another interpretation of this matter.
"Actually, it's the six major martial arts sects besieging Guangming Ding."
He said this to his coaching staff.
Rudy Gonzalez and Di Matteo asked at the same time, "What do you mean by the 'Six Great Martial Arts Sects Besieging the Bright Peak'?" ”
Chang Sheng just wanted to open his mouth, and suddenly felt that this matter was particularly troublesome to explain, he had to start with "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", and then when it came to this, he had to explain what "martial arts novels" are, and explain "martial arts novels", naturally he couldn't avoid the introduction of the author Jin Yong, and continued to trace back, which is the traditional background of martial arts novels in China......
Chang Sheng felt that he had explained all these clearly, and it was estimated that he would have to go for several chapters, that is, he would make up the number of words by bare watering.
So he waved his hand: "To put it simply, it is a group of people with different thoughts but all high-sounding under the banner of 'doing the right thing for heaven', gathering in a place called 'Guangming Peak', intending to jointly eliminate the villain. ”
"We're the villains?" Di Matteo asked.
Chang Sheng nodded: "Of course, we are the villains." It was besieged by those righteous men, and the situation was critical. But ......"
He changed his voice and said with a smile: "The villain will definitely win the final victory!" ”