Chapter 323: To Abu Dhabi

Although Werder Bremen finished third in the Bundesliga last season, they are indeed the weakest in this group, and they have not won so far, even if they play at home, it will not be easy to win against Lazio.

Werder Bremen probably didn't think about winning......

So this pizza isn't the point.

The media also didn't pay attention to the game.

In terms of televising, it was not this one that was televised to the whole world, but Tottenham Hotspur's away game against FC Twente.

In this game, Chang Sheng once again rotated the lineup, and put on a lineup that was exactly the same as when he played Twente at home.

The team played exactly the same way as in that game.

However, this time the pace is not to drain the opponent's physical energy, but purely to control the ball.

Under Lazio's cross-cutting control, Werder Bremen had nothing to do.

They also followed Lazio's pass at first.

When it turned out that it was pointless and didn't help them get the ball, they opted to reclaim the defence - no matter how Lazio passed or ran, they stuck to their box.

Of course, such a game is not good-looking, and Lazio's slow pace of play makes people even more sleepy to watch.

Those fans who tuned in to watch the pizza in the wee hours of the morning were destined to be disappointed.

However, Chang Sheng never decides what tactics to use in order to please the fans, his tactics only serve the victory, and when he thinks about it from a strategic point of view.

What Lazio need now is rest and adjust because they have to travel to the Middle East for two games and travel long distances for the rest of the day. It's a test of the team's fitness.

Naturally, it is impossible for them to use up their physical strength in such an inconsequential game in order to please the audience.

The match against Werder Bremen was uneventful.

In the end, Lazio beat Werder Bremen 1-0 thanks to a direct free-kick.

In this way, they won six games and six times, and finally accumulated 18 points.

At the other stadium, the game was tight, with Twente's side scoring an own goal just 12 minutes into the game, giving Tottenham a 1-0 lead.

Ten minutes later, however, Tottenham were fouled in the box. Sentenced to death by the referee, Twin hit a penalty kick to tie the score at 1:1.

In the first half, the two sides were 1-1.

Just two minutes into the second half, Defoe gave Tottenham Hotspur the lead.

In the 55th minute, FC Twente equalised again.

Four minutes later, fifty-ninth minute. Defoe scored twice, Tottenham Hotspur led three times, 3:2!

Five points later, a tenacious Twente equalised for the third time!

However, when it comes to this game, it has basically lost its meaning.

Even if FC Twente can win against Tottenham Hotspur, it will not be possible to beat Tottenham Hotspur by more than three goals, but all three goals will be eliminated because Tottenham Hotspur will score more away goals than FC Twente!

The Now Word. The aggregate score was a 7-4 lead for Tottenham Hotspur with three away goals to go while Twente had only one.

When both teams have the same win-loss relationship, it's the turn to compare away goals.

Tottenham Hotspur beat FC Twente.

So FC Twente must score four goals in the next game. In this way, with the same win-loss relationship between the two sides, and the total score when they played each other is compared, then Twente can overtake Tottenham Hotspur with an aggregate score of 8:7. Otherwise, you'll have to compare the number of away goals......

But now it's hard for FC Twente to score four goals in just over twenty minutes in the first two minutes, and that may not be the case.

So in fact, Tottenham Hotspur have already qualified for the tournament. And FC Twente will go to the Europa League.

That reality also left Twente a little discouraged, and then their attacking tempo slowed down. Neither side was able to score.

The game ended with a 3-3 scoreline, with Tottenham Hotspur finishing second in the group with eight points and qualifying, while FC Twente went to the Europa League with five points. Werder Bremen are two points bottom.

※※※

After playing Werder Bremen, Lazio did not spend the night in Bremen, they went straight to the plane to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, where they prepared for the Club World Cup.

This is their last championship of the year.

They had already won five titles before that, and the last one was the Club World Cup.

Although Lazio is very strong, it is still difficult to say that this kind of competition is not easy to say.

Because the Club World Cup is all about encounters.

You'll meet opponents that you don't know at all.

And tactics that work in Europe may not work against South American teams.

European teams put more emphasis on tactics, while South American teams put more emphasis on individual player play.

If you run into a player who has exploded, maybe your advantage will be lost.

Perhaps the most famous of these is the 2006 Club World Cup.

When Rijkaard's Barcelona travelled to Tokyo, Japan, the world was expecting them to win the Club World Cup.

In their team, they think so too. Everyone thought that going to Japan was a matter of awarding the prize, but they didn't fully consider how difficult it would be.

As a result, the powerful Dream II team lost 0:1 to the Brazilian international team in Tokyo and lost the Data Cup championship.

The more you feel like you're sure you'll win, the more likely you are to lose.

Therefore, in this competition, it cannot be said that Lazio will definitely win the championship.

The whole team still attaches great importance to it.

Especially Chang Sheng, on the plane from Bremen to Abu Dhabi, he constantly reminded his players not to lose games because of pride.

In fact, it is clear that this year's Club World Cup will not be a showdown between South American and European teams.

The team that reached the final was not the Copa Libertadores champions, but the Bulldozers from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

There is a huge difference in quality between the two sides, so to say that the bulldozers can threaten Lazio is very unlikely.

As long as Lazio play normally, this title is theirs.

But he couldn't say it, and that would make one wonder why he didn't know the prophet.

Nor can he show any optimism. That way the players will think they can take it for granted.

※※※

Lazio received a very warm welcome in Abu Dhabi and were greeted by 300 fans at the airport.

And these more than 300 fans are not Lazio fans from Italy, but Lazio fans in Abu Dhabi!

Lotito, who came with the team, was on the verge of smiling at the sight of so many Emirati fans dressed in traditional Arabic costumes, waving Lazio flags and scarves.

This speaks volumes about how influential the Lazio club is around the world......

It wasn't easy to see Lazio fans in the Middle East, let alone so many Lazio fans gathered together......

This means that as Lazio's results get better and better, so does the influence of Lazio clubs.

Lotito is even fantasizing about emulating Real Madrid and seeking collaborators in the Middle East. What kind of Lazio theme park to build, Lazio theme hotel...... In the Middle East, a rich place, earn those petrodollars from the Middle East.

However, Lotito also remains sober, and he also knows that the reason why Lazio are where they are today is inseparable from their ability to consistently win titles on all fronts and in all competitions.

And where did the champions come from?

Nature is always victorious.

So if you want Lazio to continue to make money, continue to expand its influence. He has to continue to be a little better at Chang Sheng, and continue to look forward to Chang Sheng

Although some Italian media ridiculed Lotito as the president of the club with the least presence in Serie A, Lotito did not care, and he even became complacent about it: "A good club president only needs to pay the head coach, and other times he does not need to come out to find a sense of existence." ”

That's a bit of a pretense.

But everyone has to admit that he is right.

Because the team's results are there.

Lotito doesn't look like the president of one of Italy's most prominent clubs, he just needs to make money.

As long as the grades are good. When the club makes money, he's happier than anything else.

It's that simple for a money-hungry person......

So he has no psychological pressure to do things like hugging Changsheng's thighs.

Even if Chang Sheng is ahead of him now and much more popular than him, the media only interview Chang Sheng. The fans also chanted Chang Sheng's name, and he didn't mean to be upset in the slightest, but with a smile on his face.

In fact, the more he is happy with the results of his tenure. In addition to money, it at least also shows his vision.

At the beginning, Chang Sheng was dug up by his own perseverance.

From the time of the victory in Valencia. Lotito pursued him, but Lazio was just a poor boy at the time, pure ** silk, so people often won and didn't fancy him.

But Lotito was not discouraged by this, when Chang Sheng was still in Rome, the media spread all kinds of negative news about him, and did not let Lotito dispel the idea, but continued to contact Chang Sheng, hoping that Chang Sheng would consider coming to Lazio.

The main thing he likes about Chang Sheng is that he doesn't spend too much money, he always does big things with very little money, and he doesn't invest much in the transfer market, but the team's results are very good.

This is one of them.

Second, he values the ability to make money by winning often. The players he buys at a low price can be sold at a high price in the end.

This is simply too important for the Lazio club, which has no money and needs to repay debts.

So Chang Sheng is like a manager tailor-made for Lazio, who was born to coach Lazio.

Now Lazio's results have fully proved their vision.

In the history of the future, while praising Chang Sheng, it is indispensable to mention himself, saying that he has a discerning eye, after all, Maxima often has, and Bole does not often have, and he is this Bole that is not often there.

Choosing to win is one of the proudest choices in my life.