Chapter Twenty-Seven: Helpless
What pains Benitez the most is that the team's self-righteous adjustment, even if it makes him turn it back, it doesn't make much sense.
Because if you don't play this set of tactics, it will be useless to play the tactics he arranged before the game.
Lazio's tactics were precisely to restrain him.
That kind of high pressing, that kind of close-to-the-ground defense with great intensity, so that Real Madrid's players can't even turn around, how can they pass the ball forward?
If Real Madrid's strength is much stronger than Lazio's, then Lazio still has hope of winning Real Madrid by fighting so hard, because it takes physical strength to fight like this.
However, the strength of the two teams cannot be said to be stronger or weaker, maybe Lazio is a little stronger.
In addition, Lazio's physical fitness is the most precious treasure of their success in the past ten years, and good physical fitness has almost become a tradition of Lazio......
So expect Lazio's fitness to drop and give Real Madrid a chance to take advantage of it, and maybe Real Madrid have conceded more goals before that......
The players are not going to work now, the problem is that he is not going to do it either.
Lazio's high pressing really didn't take Benitez by surprise.
He thought that Lazio was going to defend, and it was also a counterattack.
Lazio counter-attacked, but only when Real Madrid pressed up.
Normally, Lazio's defense is close pressing, creating difficulties for Real Madrid to move forward.
Benitez glanced at Chang Sheng next door.
The best coach in Europe, who became famous at a young age, is really powerful!
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Real Madrid played like this for a while and found that they made just as many mistakes because they didn't have a player up front who could control the high ball, so this kind of long ball rush was just a chance for Jose Passarella and the other Lazio players to clear the ball.
For their offense, it is not good at all.
Although Benitez didn't say a word. But the players also realised they had made mistakes.
So they abandoned this simple and rough style of play and returned to their tradition, attacking on the ground and flying on both wings.
In the face of Real Madrid's style of play, Lazio continued to press closely, forcing their midfield to make mistakes.
The scene between the two sides is stalemate again.
But the stalemate at this time is a little different from the previous stalemate, because Lazio already have a goal in hand.
They appear more calm and calm, constantly mobilizing Real Madrid's players with passes.
Real Madrid's players are now more anxious. They were racing after the football on the pitch.
It's certainly a show of high morale, but it goes on for a long time. The players' energy will be depleted very quickly, which is not good for them in the second half of the game.
Real Madrid know that, but they don't think about it that much right now.
They were all about equalising as soon as possible.
They are also well aware of how dangerous it is to concede a goal first against Lazio.
Nowadays, not many people talk about the "Lazio rhythm". But it actually exists.
It doesn't just don't exist if you don't mention it.
The score of 1:0 lasted until the end of the first half.
Many people thought that Real Madrid did not concede a goal for the rest of the first half, which was really lucky.
In fact, Real Madrid's attack did not threaten Lazio's goal much, but Lazio's attack repeatedly threatened Real Madrid's goal.
Anyway, at half-time, many expert guests admitted that they did not see the possibility of Real Madrid beating Lazio at all.
But despite this, there are still many Real Madrid fans who are lucky.
Anyway, now Lazio is only one goal ahead of Real Madrid. Although it is true that Real Madrid's performance is not very good. But this is the home field after all. Maybe a Real Madrid player's fall in the Lazio penalty area could earn Real Madrid a penalty?
Or, there is no reason at all, Real Madrid is attacking anyway. Just scored?
Football is round, and there is always an unpredictable side, and no one says that you can't win if you don't have the advantage on the field.
In football, you are at a disadvantage on the field. There are so many examples of winning in the end.
Real Madrid fans had been dreaming of this at half-time.
However, as soon as the second half began, they quickly discovered that the reality was cruel. The prospects for Real Madrid in this game are not as good as they thought.
Even if it was just a fluke, they didn't.
At the beginning of the second half, Lazio suddenly made a force, and the force was very fast, and the attack was very fierce. This was completely unexpected by Real Madrid.
In the face of Lazio's rapid attack, Real Madrid's defense was very embarrassed and seemed to be in a hurry.
And just ten minutes into the second half, they conceded another goal!
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'It was a corner for Lazio...... Ji Ming took the corner kick...... Jose - Beautiful! Pretty! Jose Passarella!! Beautiful lion shakes his head! The ball is in!! ”
'Lazio scored their second goal of the game with a corner! It's perfect! At the start of the second half, they had a two-goal lead over Real Madrid! ”
"With a two-goal lead over Real Madrid, for Lazio, such a game means stability!"
"Jose Passarella! Lazio's most trusted man, captain of the Blue Eagle forever! He's definitely going to step up when the team needs him! ”
"Thirty-nine-year-old José Passarella! Terrific! At such an advanced age, he scored against Real Madrid...... Take a look at what he did in this corner...... The running position perfectly reflects his consciousness, and judging from this bounce, it is also impossible to imagine that he is thirty-nine years old! ”
"José Passarella has been playing for Lazio for many years, he has changed many partners around him, and he is the only one who is still in this position, I think that says a lot about it!"
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The narrators did not hesitate to give Jose Passarella their words of praise.
No matter what country it is, it is no exception. This is true even for the commentators of Spanish television.
Jose Passarella, as a player, is quite low-key on the court. He rarely stops opponents with malicious fouls, is humble and low-key, and has a passion for football. And in life, he is also very low-key, and there has never been any negative news.
A player like him, both inside and outside the circle, is very popular.
Moreover, a 39-year-old veteran can still play so well on the court, which is indeed very worthy of admiration.
It doesn't hurt to say something nice.
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When Jose Passarella pushed the ball into the Real Madrid goal. Chang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
In his opinion, although it was only ten minutes into the second half, the result of this game was already sealed.
Lazio will win this game.
Unless the Lazio players have their own brains.
Because Lazio's tactics are clearly restrained by Real Madrid.
Sure enough, in the next game, Benitez made continuous substitution adjustments. But Real Madrid still seems to have little to do in the face of Lazio's tireless pressing.
If they're lucky, they might be able to get on the scoresheet.
But their luck in this game was not good.
The best chance was for Bennet to shoot at the post and bounce out.
It was the closest Real Madrid had come to scoring a goal in the game.
Real Madrid fans who watched were amazed.
After Benate's shot, Chang Sheng also made adjustments. replaced the veteran Cavani center and replaced the midfielder Wu Lei.
Enhance control in midfield. Defend with possession.
After Wu Lei came on the field, Lazio's rhythm of playing was even slower.
Messi was then replaced by Modric.
In this way, there is a Mario Goetze left in the front line. It is used when playing on the counter-attack in front, and there are as many as five people in the midfield.
These five men kept the midfield firmly in control.
Both Modric and Wu Lei are very experienced. As they get older, their physical fitness is not as good as before, but their foot skills are becoming more and more pure, and their consciousness is outstanding.
The words of the football at their feet. It will make people feel very relieved.
They have experienced all kinds of winds and waves, but they are much calmer and more experienced than those young players.
competition. There was a continuous two-one-one cooperation between Modric and Wu Lei, in fact, the football did not advance much, but the two of them made a continuous two-one-one, so that the football dodged the interception of the two players on the other side in a very small space.
Sometimes, their passing is very imaginative, and they don't need to observe what position the opponent has been working together for years, so they are all aware of the opponent's running habits.
Even if you have your back to the opponent and knock the football with your heel, you will not make a mistake.
Modric is thirty-six years old, and his physical fitness is declining rapidly.
As a Chinese player, although Wu Lei is only 29 years old, his body has also begun to decline. This is a common problem for many Asian players, after 30, their physical fitness has declined significantly, and their on-field performance has also plummeted.
Wu Lei has not escaped the natural laws of this race.
But his physical fitness has declined rapidly, but his performance on the field has not plummeted, which is first of all due to the good training of the Lazio club, and secondly, his own professionalism, his life is very clean and professional, which also ensures that his form does not decline so quickly.
The continuous passing of the two people also made the Real Madrid fans in the stands boo.
is ridiculing them for only daring to pass the ball back and forth in the back, and they don't dare to go forward at all.
As a result, in the midst of their boos, after Modric received Wu Lei's pass, he suddenly changed his strategy and made a long pass!
Football went straight to Gotze.
Götze received the ball and formed a shot.
Although the football did not score, it scared the Real Madrid fans out of a cold sweat......
If this goal is scored again, this game will be meaningless!