Chang Sheng is well aware of Mazembe's strength and tactical style, so in this match, his opponent is like a naked beauty in front of him, without the slightest concealment, he can see it clearly.

So Chang Sheng thought that this game should be very easy to win.

If it was Brazil International, he might still be a little worried.

But now it's Mazembe's words...... Then the final is just a formality......

If nothing else, the opponent should choose to hold on to the game and try to drag it to the penalty shootout. This is the only way they can possibly beat Lazio.

Therefore, Lazio's preparation is naturally also aimed at how the opponent wants to break the stubborn defense if he wants to defend it.

In fact, Lazio's coaching staff knows almost nothing about this team, and it is better to know Seongnam Ilhwa, because at least Lazio has played with South Korean teams in the summer and knows a little about the style of Korean football.

But against an African team, this is the first time for Lazio.

Although Chang Sheng knows this team, what he knows more about this team is through words, that is, media reports, not game pictures.

The only information from the coaching staff is footage of Mazembe's first two matches in the Club World Cup.

They studied tactics, developed countermeasures, and showed the players footage of the two games.

This kind of encounter, in general, can only be done in pre-match preparation.

But everyone's mentality is very relaxed.

Because it is clear that Mazembe and Lazio are not at the same level at all, and their quality is very different.

You don't need to know too much about this opponent, you just need to play at your own pace.

Everyone who is with them believes. As long as Lazio plays normally, they will easily defeat Mazembe.

Ahead of the Club World Cup final, Chang Sheng simply gave his players a half-day off to visit Abu Dhabi. Let's see if there's anything to buy back for your family as a Christmas present.

When facing the camera, the Lazio players were also smiling and relaxed.

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What is completely different from Lazio is Mazembe's preparations.

Mazembe's head coach Ndiaye trained behind closed doors.

No interviews, no fan visits.

They were training the training ground.

Naturally, there is only one goal for such hard work - to defeat the mighty Lazio in the final of the Club World Cup!

That's the ambition of this small Central African team.

However, their closed training was only ridiculed by the media.

Although Mazembe reached the final. The media cheered them on.

But this time and that time.

In the eyes of the media, it is remarkable that Mazembe was able to reach the final of the Club World Cup, breaking the tradition of European and South American teams meeting in the final.

They are already winners.

But if they still want to beat Lazio, it is wishful thinking.

You know, how eager is Chang Sheng to win this Club World Cup?

His apprentice Pep Guardiola has won six crowns, but as a master, he has not yet won a six crowns, so isn't it too embarrassing to say it?

So this title, Lazio is bound to win.

Do you want a small African team to take the chances?

The tiger will swallow you in one bite!

Mazembe, who reached the final of the Club World Cup, is a matter of respect. But I can't do it. Because he reached the finals, he began to want to get more. That's a bit ...... I don't know how thick the sky is.

Some media ridiculed Ndiaye for engaging in closed training, which is ridiculous.

"You guys reacted to Lazio's tactics, you can guess with your knees, what's the point of training behind closed doors? Will you still be able to fight Lazio by then? ”

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Time flies. The Club World Cup final between Lazio and Mazembe is fast approaching.

Before the game. Chang Sheng said to his players in the locker room: "Guys, we have won five titles this year, and we are still one last title away, which is six crowns. Although this honor is not unprecedented, it is still an honor we want to pursue. For this honour we have had a whole year, in which we have faced all kinds of opponents, we have played a lot of games, we have experienced difficult times and we have enjoyed big wins, we have won the league, the Coppa Italia, the Champions League, the Italian Super Cup and the UEFA Super Cup...... Now, this long journey is about to come to a head, and winning the Club World Cup will be a great reward for our hard work for a year. Now, let's claim our rewards! ”

Chang Sheng's generous speech was good for boosting the team's morale, and after he finished speaking, the Lazio players' eyes changed, and everyone screamed and couldn't wait for the game to start.

Chang Sheng was pleased with the reaction of the players.

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Meanwhile, in the other dressing room, Mazembe's manager, Lamine Ndiaye, was not doing the same thing, standing in front of his tactical board, like his players, listening to a man who was the club's president, Katubi, who was making the final call to his players.

At this critical moment, he naturally has to go out in person, and you must know that he is also responsible for the training at halftime of each game......

"When we were training behind closed doors, I heard the outside world. They said: 'A small team from Central Africa should want to compete with Lazio for the Club World Cup, what a wishful thinking and self-inflicted humiliation!' ’。 Therefore, they are ridiculous at our closed training. Of course, everyone has the right to express their opinions freely, but there are also right and wrong opinions for everyone. Clearly, they are wrong. ”

"I and you know how much our opponents want to win this Club World Cup. Because with one more title, they have six titles in the season, in Europe. They call this the 'Six Crowns'. This is the highest honor. So they definitely won't give up this championship. What about us? But we also have a reason why we have to win the championship. Because it will be the most beautiful gift we can give to the entire African continent! No African team has ever won the Club World Cup, they can't even reach the final! It doesn't matter if it's North Africa, West Africa, or South Africa...... No team can do it! But now, we've done it! We beat the mighty Brazilian team in the semi-finals. We're in the finals! Why can't we compete for this title, boys? ”

"Our opponents, the Lazio manager, used to say: 'I'm not here to finish runner-up.' The same applies to us. Now that we're all in the finals. Why can't we win a championship? Even before the match began, the media was full of rumours that Lazio would be the six-time champions. Are they really looking at us? ”

"But that's okay, we're going to show them on the pitch and they'll have to face us! We are going to spread the name of Mazembe all over the world with the championship!! ”

Katubi clenched his fists and roared hoarsely.

And the Mazembe players in the dressing room, who had long been unable to hold back, also roared.

Then the players from both sides came out.

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In the first half of the game, as everyone knows, Mazembe did not choose such a stupid tactic as attacking Lazio, but chose to defend to the death.

Completely stubbornly defended.

All of their players retracted into their own half.

Even the strikers are no exception.

The goal is to stay until the end of the game, until the end of extra time, and until the penalty shootout.

This is also the only way for Mazembe to defeat Lazio.

We have long been prepared for this. He asked the team to play the same way they normally would play against the defending teams.

Carry out more large-scale transfers. Try long shots and a variety of through stoppers. as well as encouraging players to break through with the ball.

Anyway, there was no counter-attacking force on Mazembeki, and Gen could not threaten Lazio's goal.

If he could, Chang Sheng felt that even goalkeeper Handanovic would not need to play.

The game begins. It was a one-sided situation, with Lazio bombarding Mazembe's goal. Hopefully we can score early.

As long as Lazio can score first, the game will be completely out of suspense, no matter how many goals there are, as long as Lazio is ahead.

Therefore, the tactics and goals of Lazio after the start of the game are all aimed at scoring goals.

Optimistic Lazio fans believe that within ten minutes of the opening kick-off, the little-known Mazembe will raise his hand in surrender and open their gates to welcome Lazio in.

Self-proclaimed sane Lazio fans were not so optimistic, believing that Lazio would be able to take a one-two-goal lead in the first half.

Even the players themselves think so, it may be difficult to score in 10 minutes, but it should be no problem to take the lead in the first half.

So they played as relaxed as they had in the previous games.

There are even some ...... Follow one's heart.

They felt that in the first 30 minutes, they could score a goal no matter what.

But thirty minutes later, the score was still 0-0.

Lazio had six shots on goal in those thirty minutes, an average of one in five minutes.

Such a performance cannot be said to be bad.

But the score didn't change anything.

Lazio's players are only then discovering that the situation is not as simple as they seem.

And the optimistic Lazio fans in the stands and in front of the TV were also silent.

The commentator no longer said "how good Lazio has been", "Lazio has completely grasped the initiative", "Lazio has scored in sight", ...... Such good words.

They began to change their tune: "Mazembe has been very tenacious! "Mazembe's defensive tactics were quite successful!" 'The morale of the Mazembe players is high and they are full of energy......

Chang Sheng, who was off the field, also frowned.

He guessed the tactics correctly, and he did what he knew about the team.

But what he didn't expect was that the team's determination to win the championship was far more than he thought...... Resolute!