Chapter 48: Delaying Time [113/134]
At half-time, the TV presenter and guests were discussing Nottingham Forest's turf, which was just too bad.
Everyone thinks that the quality of turf like Nottingham Forest should not meet the requirements of a Champions League match.
So Nottingham Forest will definitely be punished by UEFA after the game.
However, there are also dissenting opinions.
"Punished by UEFA? Not necessarily. Think about it, what is the relationship between UEFA and Lazio now? ”
Someone asked.
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.
Yes, with the relationship between UEFA and Lazio, they will help Lazio speak?
That's really impossible for the sun to come out of the north......
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At the start of the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Lazio continued to shrink their defence, while Nottingham Forest continued to bombard Nottingham Forest's penalty area.
It's just that the intensity is a little more intense than in the first half.
Nottingham Forest want to put more pressure on a perennial Lazio.
This was expected by Chang Win, so he reminded his players at half-time.
So the Lazio players are mindful of that.
In defense, the action is as clean and neat as possible, there is the ball at the feet, and I definitely don't try to organize counterattacks, and I don't consider the penetration of short passes.
It's just an action - kick out!
Of course, this kind of game is not pretty.
But who the cares about ornamentation at this time......
Nottingham Forest has never been the kind of team to please neutral fans.
At a life-or-death stake, Lazio could not put the preferences of neutral fans first.
The next game was when Nottingham Forest bombarded Lazio indiscriminately, while Lazio tightened their defence and cleared the ball.
For those fans from non-European regions, it's a game that needs to be watched all night long.
I thought that the battle between the strongest team and the blackest dark horse in this group should be very exciting.
Who would have thought ......
In the end, it will be like this.
Many fans who stayed up late to watch the game yawned for days.
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Sixty-five minutes into the game, the managers of both sides began to make frequent substitutions.
Mainly Nottingham Forest.
Tony. Donn made consecutive substitutions. Three substitutions were quickly used up.
It's mostly offensive tweaks. The substitutions were all aimed at strengthening the attack.
Chang Sheng used up his second substitution to further strengthen the defense.
In the 80th minute of the game, the tempo picked up again.
Because until now, the score is still 0:0!
Lazio is quite tenacious!
Of course, they also paid a big price for this, with four men at the back, each with a yellow card.
This makes it more difficult for Lazio to defend.
Nottingham Forest are constantly attacking their backline, forcing them to make mistakes or making them bogey. Don't dare to give your best when defending.
At this time, the head coaches of both teams did not sit in the dugout, but stood on the sidelines, watching nervously into the stadium.
And not only them, in the stands. In front of the television, none of the fans on either side could still sit.
Nottingham Forest fans are naturally expecting a goal, but with little time running out, can they score a decisive goal in the final ten minutes?
After losing away to Lazio, they will have to win at home if they want to qualify from the group.
It's about whether they qualify or not. So everybody was nervous.
As for Lazio, the fans will not be unrealistic to want to win this game now, and they have the same idea as they always win, as long as they can hold their opponents to a draw away from home. That's a great victory. They are now particularly concerned about their team being beaten by Nottingham Forest in the final moments.
In the past, when they watched Lazio play, they were very relieved because the situation was always under Lazio's control.
At that time, how could Lazio be compressed by the opponent in their own 30-meter area and bombarded indiscriminately?
It's something I can't even think of.
Now, that long-lost palpitation is back. But they don't like it at all......
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Game time is running out and both managers are frowning. The expression is not good-looking.
But if it's really in my heart, I'm afraid it's still Tony. Donn was a little more anxious.
He took great pains and this was Nottingham Forest's best chance, and if it was all the same, it would be a failure for him to beat Lazio.
Chang Sheng thinks a draw is a win, and he is right.
In today's game, a draw is indeed a victory for Lazio and a complete defeat for Nottingham Forest.
After the game, he and Nottingham Forest will certainly be under a lot of pressure for the poor pitch, and even face penalties from UEFA.
So Nottingham Forest can be said to have paid a very huge price. If you can't win, it's really a loss for your wife and a soldier.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
It feels a little bit better to win.
Time is in his favor.
It looks like Lazio's defence is very well organised.
The young Campoli and Sepieri were up front, and they were very tough defensively, often defending around the front, or forcing Nottingham Forest's attacking players to not turn around, but to drop back.
And experienced, but not as physically fit as Jose used to be. Passarella is at the back, doing a scavenger-like role. All the balls that missed in front of him were disposed of by him. He roams the entire backline at all times.
Originally, Nottingham Forest's offensive means were very single, and they were not good at playing positional warfare. Now that Lazio have arranged their defense in this way, it will be more difficult for them to penetrate their attack.
Coupled with Ter Stegen's good form in this game, Nottingham Forest had some dangerous shots on goal, which were all cleared by him.
With 10 minutes remaining, Nottingham Forest had 27 shots on goal and 11 of them from the woodwork.
But the score is still 0:0!
Ter Stegen plays a big part here.
"The main goalkeeper of the German national team. He was in good form when Lazio needed him the most. The field factors did not affect his performance at all, and he blocked Nottingham Forest's shots again and again! Just made another great save! ”
In the face of the German iron gate, the Nottingham Forest player also looked helpless.
After each shot is saved, their standard action is to hold their heads in their hands.
Because they lost another chance to score.
They are also well aware that their chances are dwindling as time runs out.
If you don't score, you're really going to be forced to draw!
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In the last ten minutes of the game, the game became more and more intense, and there were people on the field who kept turning their backs.
This is where the experience of the Lazio players comes in.
As long as they fall to the ground on their own. That's basically not going to be easy to get up.
Anyway, I have to rub on the ground for half a minute and a minute.
There were also Lazio players who began to cramp and rolled on the ground in pain holding their calves.
Tony. Donn looked very anxious and dissatisfied on the sidelines, and he kept protesting to the fourth official, believing that the Lazio players were delaying the game.
But it didn't work.
It doesn't matter if the Lazio player is really injured or fake. As soon as they kick the football off the pitch, the game has to be suspended and then the team doctor has to come on.
It's the rule. The referee could not have said that he had turned a blind eye to the Lazio players lying on the ground and demanded that the game continue.
In this way, it will definitely delay the effort.
Tony. No amount of protest could change that.
Lazio goalkeeper Ter Stegen was late for a yellow card for delaying the game.
However, this did not affect the determination of the Lazio players to continue to delay the game.
For the next few minutes, the game couldn't even go on properly.
Because he was always interrupted by Lazio players who frequently fell to the ground and made painful appearances.
There was a deafening hail boo from the stands at the City Stadium, all of which were Nottingham Forest fans venting their frustration.
They were very unhappy with Lazio's blatant delay in the game.
Of course. When they express their dissatisfaction, they never think about what is going on their pitch......
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In the final moments of the game, players from both sides clashed on the pitch because of the delay in the game.
At that time, the Lazio player was injured and fell to the ground. It stands to reason that the Nottingham Forest players who picked up should kick the football out of bounds, put the team doctor on the pitch and let the Lazio players receive treatment.
However, the Nottingham Forest players ignored the Lazio players' gestures to kick the ball out of bounds, considering that the Lazio players must be delaying the game again. Instead, go on the offensive.
If it weren't for Wu Lei stopping them with a foul, maybe Nottingham Forest's attack would have finally resulted in a shot!
When Wu Lei fouled. There was a huge boo on the pitch.
The referee's whistle was drowned out......
Wu Lei's foul also sparked a conflict between the players on both sides.
The Nottingham Forest player believes Wu Lei's actions should be sent off for a red card.
The Lazio players, on the other hand, felt that the Nottingham Forest players did not have any fair-play sportsmanship.
The two sides pushed and shoved like this for a long time.
Of course, it was the Lazio players who first ranted at the referee, and it was the Lazio players who were the most aggressive in the conflict.
Because obviously, this kind of stadium clash is good for Lazio.
Even Lazio's head coach Chang Sheng fanned the flames on the sidelines!
He was protesting to the fourth official that the players at Nottingham Forest were not sportsmanlike!
His entanglement naturally caused dissatisfaction among the Nottingham Forest fans in the stands.
Their boos made the atmosphere even more hot and tense.
The players on both sides kept pushing and shoving on the field, and the minutes slipped away in their clashes......
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