Chapter 136: Lady Luck

Lazio's home match against Celtic kicks off at 7.45pm local time.

This game is always won by sending all the main players.

And the Celtics put on a posture of defending to the death.

At first, Chang Sheng thought that the opponent was just putting on a show, luring Lazio to go up and besiege, and then they also fought back quickly.

But after more than 20 minutes of the game, he found out that Celtic was bent on defending and dragging the game to a penalty shootout.

Naturally, Chang Sheng couldn't let them get what they wanted, and he had to adjust his tactics.

No matter how his team moved on the outside, the Celtics players were unmoved. They know they don't have good footwork, they're still clumsy, and their agility is no match for Lazio's small and agile players.

So they gave up the practice of pressing out to grab the football, but shrunk in the penalty area where they got it, and guarded it tightly, so that Lazio could not easily hit the football into the penalty area.

A centre-forward like Falcao can't even get a football in the box.

Celtic sort of found the essence of the game of football - Lazio's previous dazzling passes were appearances, even illusions, and no matter how they passed, they had to end up in the box, in front of goal, and only then could they score.

So as long as they don't let the ball into the box, then they naturally defend the opponent's attack, even if they have 99% possession, they can't break the Celtic goal.

Theoretically, there is nothing wrong with this idea at all.

But alas...... If it can succeed in theory, it will definitely succeed in practice, and this earth may have entered the interstellar age long ago......

Theoretical analysis, no matter how good it is, is all on paper. If it can't be translated into really effective tactics, it's useless.

Mourinho also used the tactic of stopping the bus at the door to voluntarily give up possession. Giving up all the space outside the 30-metre zone and eliminating Barcelona in this way.

But he almost failed. If it hadn't been for Barcelona's late goal that had been ruled offside......

In the world of football, there are so many unknowns that can affect the direction of the game and even the outcome.

One of the most important is called "luck".

With any luck, you can win even if the backline is a sieve. Bad luck, you beat the human backline into a sieve. You still lose.

Luck is very unpredictable, and no one knows how to grasp it.

Some people describe luck as a "goddess", which is sensible. Because luck is indeed as elusive as a woman. You think you have her. But she is departed from you. You feel like you might lose her forever, but she unexpectedly grabs your arm and makes you feel happy.

But there are always some patterns.

For example, it is often said that "the goddess of luck only cares for those who are prepared", or "good luck only cares for the strong".

In fact, it means that as long as you are well prepared, as long as you have a strong enough victory, you can make your luck better than your opponent.

What Chang Sheng has to do now is to make his luck better than Celtic.

He won't let Falcao, the centre-forward, fight Celtic's tall English defenders in the box, that would be pointless.

He doesn't have to keep the ball going inside from both wings. Then expect Falcao to fight for a header. Scotland's side are not afraid of the air.

Football tactics are all about playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses.

Compared to the Celtics, what are your strengths?

It's speed, it's flexibility, it's technology. So why do you want to sacrifice these?

All you have to do is make the most of the two wingers.

It's like playing a game of FM, setting the tactical freedom of both wingers to the highest level during the game. In this way, the players will have less tactical requirements and more free play.

Here's the benefit...... Something unexpected will appear.

That's how the stars put it individually.

As with tactics, it is an important component of the score. It is even one of the important factors that determine victory or defeat.

If every player is obedient like a machine and faithfully executes the tactics. Tactics within the requirements they do. If you don't do it if you don't do it in the tactics, then the world of football will lose a lot of fun and classics.

There will be no Maradona's five in a row, there will be no Zidane's flying immortals, there will be no Ronaldo's pendulum passes, there will be no Bergkamp ballet like me...... In fact, there are many classic shots in world football, which are actually the product of the individual performances of the players.

Tactics are fundamental, and great players can build on that foundation to create something unique that distinguishes them from other players.

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Taking advantage of a dead goal, Chang Sheng asked Melo, who was closest to him, to give a message to the two wingers.

"Play to yourself, break more, dribble more. Don't be afraid of being broken. Anyway, even if they break our ball, it won't threaten our goal, at most it will just drive it to our back. So you can play as boldly as you want, and you can play as much as you want! ”

David. When Silva and Benzema heard this, their eyes turned green.

This kind of request they couldn't have imagined before, it's just an extravagant hope!

But now they can play in the open!

Have fun dribbling on the pitch!

Hit them the way they like the most and do the best

Defeat the enemy!

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In the following games, everyone gradually realized that Lazio's tactics were different from before.

Previously, when the attack hit the edge of the Celtic penalty area, Lazio could only keep passing the ball back and forth in order to tear apart the Celtic defence.

They pass from left to right, from right to left, from front to back, and back back to front. This ball can be passed around the globe, but it still can't let the Celtics' defense show flaws.

Now Lazio's approach has changed.

When the ball was passed to the edge of the penalty area, it was no longer just about continuing to pass, but about passing the ball to David. Silva or Benzema's feet.

And then...... It's up to the two of them to play on their own.

As soon as football got to David. Silva and Benzema are two hot feet, so don't think about them passing out again, they must pass the ball.

Even if you can't get over it in the end, you have to get by.

Either get past each other. Or be cut off by the other party. There is absolutely no third option.

Teammates don't expect them to pass the ball anymore, they don't even think about passing it.

Now that the boss has spoken, it's a pity not to take this opportunity to spread a good hand!

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The Celtics initially thought the ever-winning adjustment was stupid - didn't that make it easier for our side to let go?

Is it harder to defend one person, or is it an entire team?

The obvious answer is, of course, that it is more difficult to defend a team.

Until then, they will be worried about where their defence will go wrong and be caught and exploited by Lazio.

But now, they only need to defend two people......

Even the commentators and reporters said they couldn't understand Chang Sheng's adjustment.

"Planning to play personal heroism here? But I'm afraid things won't go the way we always hoped......"

'Silva and Karim Benzema have clearly received the latest orders from the manager. to dare to be so arrogant. But what baffles me is ...... What's the use of that? Can it take two individual breakthroughs to open the door to victory? ”

The reporters also talked about it, thinking that Chang Sheng was a stupid trick, did he know what he was doing?

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The TV broadcast gave Chang Sheng a close-up, and Chang Sheng in the close-up was expressionless, not even frowning.

In fact, he knew exactly what he was doing.

He believed in David. Silva and Benzema.

These two people are now in their eighties. David. Silva eighty-five. Benzema eighty-eight.

That's a lot of data.

As long as they were given enough opportunities, he didn't believe they couldn't even connect several people at once!

As long as the base is large enough, there will be some variation. The so-called quantitative change causes qualitative change.

Changsheng is now waiting for qualitative change.

Even David. It doesn't matter if Silva and Benzema fail a hundred times, as long as they succeed once.

After all, the Celtics haven't realized the real threat they posed by doing so, so they haven't changed their tactics.

That way, your team still has a chance to make mistakes and try things.

So Chang Sheng now especially wants the Celtics and other onlookers, and everyone doesn't understand why he did this......

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David. Silva and Karim Benzema didn't let the permanent win wait long.

They have broken through again and again before, as if they were warming up the test.

Soon they finished warming up. Started to get into the groove.

In the 35th minute, Benzema dribbled into the penalty area, shook off the angle and shot, and the ball was slightly wide.

There were no goals allowed. But it was enough to stop the hearts of Celtic fans for two seconds.

"Karim. Benzema! It's dangerous, it's dangerous! Benzema's shot of football hits the side-netting! At first glance, it looks like a goal has actually been scored! ”

The Lazio fans in the stands also cheered, thinking that a goal had been scored.

But then they saw that Benzema didn't celebrate, and they reacted that the goal had not been scored......

The cheers turned into huge sighs.

Benzema, who did not score, also held his head in his hands. It's a pity.

The Celtics players next to him were gasping for breath and their expressions were like the aftermath of the disaster. Benzema was like a loach in the penalty area just now. They almost thought the kid was going to score.

I didn't expect the last ...... Lady Luck is still on our Celtic side!

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Although from Benzema to the fans are sorry for this attack.

But Chang Sheng clenched his fists lightly off the field, and there were words in his mouth, but he didn't make a sound.

Just looking at the lip shape, most people can't understand what he's saying, because he uses his native language, Chinese.

He's saying, "Soon, soon, soon......"

It was really fast, and he felt that he was able to touch the delicate skin of the goddess......

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ps, the competition for this month's monthly pass is too fierce, and after asking for so many days of monthly passes, it is still lingering in the eighth and seventh, and the gap is not big......

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