On 11 May, the day of the UEFA Cup final, new developments came from Italy regarding the phonegate incident.

Juventus FC officially issued a statement announcing the collective resignation of the Juventus FC Board of Directors!

This is basically the case with the accusations made by Juventus FC and the media.

In Italy, everyone is watching the progress of the phonegate incident.

As for the final of the League Cup, they didn't seem to care.

It was in this situation that Lazio stepped onto the venue for the final.

Chang Sheng was in the locker room, his suit was straight, as usual.

Most of the players had already changed their clothes and sat in their seats, watching the winning ones pacing around the dressing room.

After a few laps, Chang Sheng stopped, and then he also looked at his player.

This is the first time in two years that he has reached the final of a major tournament.

I haven't won a championship for two years, and some people wonder if they have exhausted their talents and started to decline. There are also media that ridicule themselves for being so beautiful at the beginning, but they were just a meteor.

He has led the team to excellent performances at Lazio this season, and he can still attract speculation about "someone above", which shows how far his reputation has fallen.

For Chang Sheng, this match is also a chance to prove that he is not dead.

He wants to let those who laugh at him know that he is alive and well.

"Guys, when you first came to the team, how many of you thought you could play this kind of game so soon?" He asked.

No one answered him, because everyone knew that there was no need to answer.

No one could have imagined that they would have a chance to play in the final of the League Cup.

When Lazio began the purge, everyone felt that the team's goal for the new season was relegation. The players who stayed at Lazio began to prepare themselves for the future.

And the young players who have just joined the team are only interested in this place, and they have the opportunity to play more games. That's all, as for the champions and finals, they didn't even think about it.

"But here we are. And so it came. Looking back, the journey went quite smoothly. Didn't encounter any major difficulties. But it's not that we're lucky, it's that we're strong. Even if there are difficulties, they are all trampled under our feet. The UEFA Cup is a big game for us. If anyone doesn't know what this final means, I don't mind giving you a bit of a science popularization. Seven seasons ago, in 1997-1998, we reached the final of the UEFA Cup against Inter Milan and then we lost a clean 3-0. Those who were beaten were powerless to fight back. Everyone must have seen Ronaldo's pendulum pass many times. It was a beautiful goal, but unfortunately it was our Lazio who gave him the background. This reality is harsh. The goal that has been praised over and over again is us. While people praised Ronaldo's goal, they also laughed at Lazio. ”

"Now we have that opportunity. Wash away this shame. We want to prove to the world that Lazio can not only be someone else's background, but also the protagonist! ”

"Now in Italy, I think everyone knows very well what is happening. This matter has nothing to do with us, but it affects us. During this period, the media kept asking us if we were involved in the phonegate incident, and even the media questioned that our achievements were all achieved by black-box operations. Do they think every team is Juventus? But Lazio is not! This is a game where we can prove it to the whole world. Every achievement we have achieved in Lazio. It's all our own sweat in exchange! Such an achievement cannot be tarnished by others! ”

Lazio are mostly young players, and the characteristic of young players is "good and happy". This is not a derogatory term here. Young people love praise and love achievement. These are all positive and are the driving force for them to keep improving.

Lazio have achieved enviable results. Young players want to be praised. Something like "Lazio deserved!" "This is the best Lazio in history!" Such.

And not something "Lazio's results are all cheating!" "A team like Lazio will end up sooner or later!"

When they hear this criticism, they get angry, and they think that the other person is insulting their efforts and insulting their personality. This anger will keep them motivated in the game.

And that's what you need to win.

Looking at the angry expressions on the faces of many young people, Chang Sheng knew that he had succeeded again......

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Facing Lazio. Schalke 04's countermeasures are to defend solidly, strive not to concede goals, maintain the stability of the defensive formation, and must not be easily torn off the defensive line by the opponent.

Schalke 04 coach Mirko. Slomka believes that as long as his team does this, they can guarantee that they will not concede a goal.

Of course, doing so would inevitably come at the expense of scoring goals. Schalke 04's focus is on defense, what about attack?

Don't attack.

Sacrificing the ability to score goals and achieving an indestructible defence.

That's what Slomka had in mind.

Eventually, he hopes to take a penalty kick to battle Lazio.

It's a great idea.

In a strategic sense, there is no problem at all, there is a possibility of success.

Because as long as they can drag the game to a penalty shootout, all the advantages that Lazio had before will be lost.

What kind of running, what kind of passing, what kind of passing and cutting coordination, dazzling...... It's all gone.

Penalties are a matter of psychology and luck.

At this point, Slomka is convinced that the German team has an absolute advantage in this regard!

Penalties never beat the German team!

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Under such a guiding ideology, in this final, Schalke 04 contracted the defense from the beginning, allowing Lazio to besiege outside, as long as he didn't score, it was easy to say anything.

He gave up possession and gave up all the space outside the 30-metre zone, allowing the Lazio players to pour their feet back and forth outside, watching the possession rate go up. Just be unmoved.

In football, the maximum number of players on one side is eleven. There are so many football fields, but there are only so many people, if you want to take care of everything and every position, it's impossible. Scattering eleven people all over the stadium is simply not enough to see.

But if you want to shrink all 11 people into the penalty area, it will suddenly look very crowded, and you will not give the opponent the slightest space and time.

This is Slomka's tactical thinking.

His team huddled in the box. So that Lazio can't hit at all.

No matter how delicate the pass is, there is no way to do it at this time.

Because there is simply no room for Lazio to take advantage of!

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"This is the most dreary and ugly UEFA Cup final I've ever seen!" The narrator shook his head and sighed.

A League Cup final at the end of the game made Schalke 04 like this......

"Speaking of which, it seems like the response that everyone chooses when they meet a team that wins a lot. The last time there was a winning team in the final was the 2003-2004 Champions League final. Jose Mourinho's Porto also played a completely rigid game against a perennial Valencia. Of course, in the end, they still lost the game. But for now, it is indeed the most effective way to stick to it. ”

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Schalke 04 cowered and defended, Lazio besieged, such a game is really not good-looking.

It wouldn't be bad if Lazio could threaten Schalke 04's goal on a regular basis.

The problem is that Schalke 04 after the contraction of the defense. If Lazio can't get in, it's not going to be a good game.

But the two sides of the game don't care if it's good or not......

Especially Schalke 04. They just want to win.

Slomka looked at Lazio, who could only shoot from distance and cross, with some pride.

As the minutes ticked by, his goal stood still.

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Chang Sheng really didn't expect Schalke 04 to defend so thoroughly in this game.

Because Schalke 04 had never played such a passive and conservative tactic in a game before.

When Chang Sheng saw this scene. It's clear why Slomka did this.

They want to drag it out until the penalty shootout.

Although I also arranged for the team to practice penalty kicks before the game, it was a routine at all.

He believes Schalke 04's pre-match preparations must be focused on penalties.

They spent a lot of time and effort on penalties.

In order to beat Lazio on penalties.

Come to think of it, this is indeed the safest way to beat Lazio.

You must not let the other party succeed.

This game takes into account the finals, and Chang Win pays more attention to defense. So the game skills he chose were defensive skills such as offside traps, iron warriors, and secondary defenses.

Unexpectedly, Schalke 04, who had been playing offensive in the previous game, suddenly changed his defense, and he was particularly resolute. The magnitude was so large that Chang Sheng didn't expect it.

As a result, his three competition skills are almost useless.

Maybe only one Iron Warrior will still work.

At this time, you can't rely on competition skills.

There are many ways to break down dense defences, one from set-pieces, one from long range, and one with individual players.

Because set-pieces have specialized training skills, Lazio's ability in set-pieces is still okay.

But the most important thing is actually the long shot.

A long-range shot not only has a chance to go straight into goal, but it can also create panic for opponents.

Because when they find that the Lazio players have a high percentage of long-range shots, they can no longer shrink inside and enjoy the goal.

When they are about to pounce out to block and defend Lazio's long-range shots, there will naturally be holes in the airtight penalty area behind them......

In this game, Chang Sheng did not use skills such as precision strikes, but he believed that without the skills of the game, his team's long-range shots would not be bad.

So he stood up, whistled, and after drawing the attention of his players, he made a long-range gesture at them:

Long shot!

Whether it's a shot at the goal or a shot at someone!

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ps, four more to ask for a monthly pass!