This was said by the Milan Sports Newspaper, which has a high reputation in Italian and even in European football as a whole.

Their influence is widespread.

So when Lazio faced Chievo's bucket team away in the ninth round of the league, it was not surprising at all.

Napoli defeated Lazio with a bucket formation, proving that this team also has weaknesses.

So everyone followed suit.

Completely giving up the offense, just holding on.

Even if they can't win the game, they won't lose.

Against Lazio, home or away, a point is already a victory.

And how to deal with Changsheng?

The winning response is to fight back quickly!

Lazio still pays attention to ball control, and after the opponent has formed an iron bucket formation, they pass patiently, slowly circulate, and see the right time to kick the ball through or shoot from a distance.

This is on the premise that the opponent has already set up a defensive formation in advance.

But if Lazio breaks the ball in the middle of the game and counterattacks, this is an opportunity to show Lazio's attacking speed!

This is the biggest difference between them today and who they were before.

They don't go back and forth in the middle and back, even if the opposition is in place, and then they start pushing forward from the back.

This way they can ensure that they have a firm grip on the football and do not lose possession.

In fact, many of Lazio's super high ball possession rates are "brushed" in this way.

There was no problem with putting it before.

But the problem comes when more and more teams start to use this kind of iron bucket formation to defend Lazio.

If you push forward slowly, the opponent has already set up a defensive line, and then you can't get out. What's the point of you other than constantly brushing possession on the outside?

If you speed up the push, the problem is solved.

Don't give the opponent time and a chance to retreat at all! Get the ball to the point where it can threaten their goal as fast as possible!

And then...... It's like a normal game.

After all, no matter how stubbornly defended a team is, it is impossible to not attack a game without a shot on goal. It's not the number of times you hit the opponent's 30-metre zone, it's the offense, as long as you kick the ball forward and over the midfield. That's all offense.

Is there a game without a single attack? Of course. But too little, too extreme. It is not of reference value.

Most of the teams that defend are not completely giving up attacking, and there is still an attack in the 90-minute game.

Otherwise, it's not like words.

After all, there is no such shameless thing in an attack in 90 minutes...... You can only do it if you win often. Most of the others are still a little ashamed and cheeky.

And when they start an attack, as long as they don't score, Lazio have a chance.

After breaking the ball, play a quick counterattack.

It doesn't sound like a tactic to control the ball, it really isn't, it's more like a defensive counter-attack.

But who prescribes the tactics of possession that you can't play quick counter-attacks?

His possession tactics have only one goal in mind, and that is to score goals.

When pure possession tactics don't lead to goals. Winning naturally has to find another way.

Increasing speed on the basis of possession is the way to explore by Chang Sheng.

The combination of fast and slow, can be slow and fast, slow to the extreme. Fast and fast – what would it look like if you combined Pep Guardiola's peak Dream Three with Jose Mourinho's peak Real Madrid?

That's what Tsung is doing, and it's the trigger for him and Pep Guardiola to eventually part ways.

The match against Chievo was a good time for him to experiment with this tactic.

So most of the time, the game seemed uneventful - because Chievo was on the defensive for most of the game, and Lazio were not in a hurry, just back and forth.

"It's not fun at all...... Is this a Lazio training video? Are they showing us the results of their pass-and-cut runs? But we don't pay for tickets to see this kind of game! ”

"Of course, the problem is not with Lazio, but with Chievo...... Napoli showed the way for other Italian teams. If they want not to lose to Lazio, they have to play like this...... It's just that it's hard for the fans......"

Such a big kick usually ends with a through ball or a long-range shot.

Because the penalty area is full of people, the through ball is not easy to penetrate, so there will be more long-range shots.

Of course, there are people in the penalty area, and it is not easy to hit the target with a long-range shot. Most of the time, the long-range ball didn't threaten the goalkeeper, and was left in the box by Chievo's players – and in other cases, by their own team-mates.

But once Chievo attacked, attacked, it would be completely different!

"Chievo's attack...... They dribbled the ball up front...... Ah! The ball is broken! Chiellini was in the right position, outstretched his foot to cut off Chievo's pass...... Lazio's counterattack! ”

The narrator's voice is much louder, completely different from the previous drowsy tone!

Chiellini passed the football to Ledesma, who in turn passed it to Cazorla, who in turn passed it to Belletti, who was plugged in behind! Lazio have pushed the ball into the 30-metre zone of Chievo! ”

The narrator exclaimed.

Yes, that's the kind of football that Lazio wants to play!

Speed and control combined...... That's invincible!

Of course, Lazio is not very skilled at the moment.

Belletti crosses...... Ah, the drop point is not well controlled...... Football is cleared! ”

There are too many passing errors when they make quick recommendations......

These mistakes will ruin their great counter-attacking opportunities, like this one.

It will also make the players who run up have to turn around and run back, and the energy is consumed in this back-and-forth sprint.

But Lazio, who are always winning, are still sticking to this style of play.

Chang Sheng knows very well that this is the only way out if Lazio want to dominate world football for a long time and create an immortal legend.

David. Silva's injury is seen by the media as a crisis for Lazio.

But for Chang Sheng, this is Lazio's chance, a chance for Lazio to make a difference.

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In the match with Chievo, the final score was 0:0. Lazio's quick counter-attack failed to score, and Chievo naturally couldn't threaten Lazio's goal.

Neither side scored.

The commentator didn't get excited a few times throughout the game.

Most of the time the game was dull.

Napoli beat Lazio away and Chievo drew at home.

The results of these two games seem to really prove the arguments of Sport Milano.

A victory in a game can be said to be accidental. But what about two games?

All right. It is also possible that the two games could be considered accidental.

But it's only three things – and there's a similar saying in the West, called "third magic" (third_time_ revealed cky) – what if the third game is still the case?

It's not an accident, it's inevitable, right?

The third game. Lazio drew 0-0 at home to Catania.

After this match, the media couldn't wait to announce that they had found a secret to dealing with Lazio!

"Together with the previous 1-1 draw with Bologna, Lazio are winless in four consecutive league games! Broke the record of the longest winless streak after Chang Sheng as a Lazio manager! ”

"Last season also started with a defeat to Napoli...... They came with a four-game winless streak! One win and one draw in the league. Lost both games in the Coppa Italia and were eliminated by Fiorentina! Now Lazio is in crisis again...... However, this time is different from the last time, the last time the team was completely internal and external. However, Chang Sheng's excellent psychological adjustment ability successfully resolved this crisis. And this time? This time something went wrong at the root - the tried and tested tactics of constant victory are useless! The 'mad dogs' were put on a collar and chained to a cage, and they couldn't go anywhere! ”

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When these media were so excited to make the announcement, they completely forgot about this third game. Chang Sheng used rotation and didn't play the main force at all.

So it wasn't too surprising to be held to a draw at home by Catania......

No one will see Lazio's pass success rate on the fast counter-attack in this game gradually improving...... Of course, even if they see it, they will choose to ignore it.

But it's okay. Chang Sheng himself did not ignore it.

He saw the team's progress from some of the stats in the game.

In quick passes, Lazio's pass success rate is on the rise, and Lazio's effective shots are starting to increase.

This shows that the players are getting better and they are more comfortable with the team's tactics.

So Chang Sheng is actually not worried about the things that the outside media says at all, these three games are just him debugging the team.

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Chang Sheng doesn't care, but someone does, and they care very much.

For Atletico Madrid, this is their great opportunity!

David. Silva was injured and Lazio was in a situation where they could not wait.

Three consecutive league games without a win, Lazio's morale and confidence have fallen to the bottom!

Looking at the reports of those media, it proves this even more!

Three days later, they will take on Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, a match that may allow them to turn things around!

They arrived in Rome with such good intentions and then prepared for the match at the club's training base.

This time, they also enjoyed the same treatment that Lazio had been treated when they came to Madrid.

In his pre-match press conference, Aguirre said the team's goal is to finish top of the group.

Because having won the group has the practical benefit of being able to avoid the top of the other groups in the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals.

If you're lucky, you'll be able to run into a weak group runner-up.

This way Atletico Madrid can go one step further and reach the quarterfinals......

This is a remarkable result for Atletico Madrid!

For Aguirre, it was an important step to prove that he could coach the giants.

Atletico Madrid is a quasi-giant, and if he can lead Atletico Madrid to a good result in the Champions League, he can naturally attract the attention of the giants. How did he end up at Atletico Madrid? Isn't it because Osasuna is doing well?