Chapter 353 Leading by only 1 Goal (Sixty-Four/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

After taking the lead, Milan did not reduce their intensity. They were still running and pressing Lazio. m

This made Lazio seem very uncomfortable and made some mistakes. Fortunately, they did not lose the ball.

In the last five minutes of the first half, Lazio gradually adapted to Milan's pressing and gradually took the initiative.

There were even more threatening attacks.

In the 42nd minute, Modric shot from outside the penalty area, but was interfered by Gattuso and did not hit the right spot. As a result, the ball stuck to the grass and fell to Klose's feet in the penalty area.

After Klose intercepted the ball, he turned around and shot it!

Goalkeeper Abbiati had no reaction to the shot. He watched the ball pass by him and headed straight for the back corner of the goal.

Commentator Fabio Caresa couldn't wait to shout: "The ball is in..."

Before he finished speaking, the ball hit the post and bounced out with a clang!

"Oh! What a pity! The goalpost! Klose's shot hit the goalpost!"

Carreza held his head and screamed, more regretful than Klose who shot the goal.

"If this ball had gone in, Lazio could have equalized the score! At the end of the first half, Lazio was not as embarrassed as before, and they seemed to have regained the initiative..."

Changsheng crossed his legs and looked relaxed in the coaching booth.

Why did Lazio regain the initiative?

He did not make any adjustments at all.

There was only one reason, that is, Milan's physical fitness declined.

They could no longer control the situation by running like a mad dog.

The decline in physical fitness led to a decline in control, and the decline in control gave Lazio an opportunity to take advantage.

Changsheng laughed.

Allegri really tried hard.

He even started rotating from the first game of this month. Obviously he was preparing for this game.

But unfortunately, this was still a last-minute idea.

If a month of rotation can make the team's physical fitness strong enough to compete with Lazio, then it is too much to underestimate Lazio.

Lazio starts to reserve physical fitness during the summer training period every year. It attaches importance to physical fitness.

It is wishful thinking for Milan to defeat Lazio after only one month of hard work!

So he knows that Milan's physical fitness will not last long.

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Sure enough, at the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0. Milan, playing at home, temporarily led.

They did not score any more goals.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, a huge cheer broke out at the San Siro Stadium. Milan fans were very happy and satisfied to be able to lead Lazio in the first half.

After hearing these cheers, Changsheng raised the corners of his mouth and smiled disdainfully.

Happy? You won't be able to cheer in the second half...

In sharp contrast to these happy Milan fans is Allegri.

The head coach of Milan did not have any happy expression on his face. On the contrary, he even frowned.

Because 45 minutes had passed, his team had the upper hand. They were only leading by one goal...

This was definitely not the result of his pre-match plan.

He hoped to lead by at least two goals.

In this way, at the beginning of the second half, while their physical strength was not exhausted, they continued to rush and hit hard. Try to score another goal.

With a three-goal lead, Milan does not have to worry about Lazio.

With Milan's strength, if they really want to shrink their defense, they will still have no problem keeping the three-goal advantage.

Even if Lazio scores two goals, they are still one goal ahead.

This is the safest situation.

But now they are only one goal ahead.

Even if they continue to maintain this rhythm in the second half and score one goal.

That is only a two-goal lead.

If Milan faces other teams, such as Juventus and Inter Milan, leading by two goals is already a good situation.

But when they face Lazio, leading by two goals is really nothing.

With Lazio's strength, they can still score two goals in the second half against Milan's defense even if they try their best.

And once Milan is tied when they are leading, their morale will be severely hit, and they may lose interest in the game and eventually collapse.

By then, Lazio can score as many goals as they want.

If they are leading by three goals, even if Lazio scores two goals, Milan still has a leading advantage, so their psychological feeling will be completely different from being tied.

But it's too late to say anything now, the first half of the game is over.

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Back in the locker room, Allegri praised the team's performance in the first half. He kept mobilizing the players' emotions and encouraging them, just to ask them to speed up the rhythm and attack desperately after the start of the second half, and strive to score two goals in one go.

This is Milan's only chance to beat Lazio.

Milan's players are in an excited mood and don't realize how difficult this requirement is.

Since the head coach said it, they just do it.

They were able to score a goal and lead Lazio in the first half, and they were still dominant on the field. This was not easy, and they really had the right to be happy about their performance.

This also gave Milan players a lot of confidence.

Only Ronaldinho, who was on the bench for this game, was not so optimistic.

After all, he has played with Chang Sheng for a year and is very familiar with Chang Sheng's routine.

Although he was not sure what countermeasures Chang Sheng would take in this game, he sat in his chair throughout the first half and seemed very leisurely, not worried about being behind in the score or being passive.

But Ronaldinho knows that a winning streak cannot be defeated so easily.

If the people in Milan thought they had won, then as usual, they would be unlucky in the second half.

He thought that Chang Sheng would definitely have a way to reverse the situation...

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Chang Sheng made no special adjustments during the halftime break. He just asked the players to speed up the offensive rhythm appropriately in the second half.

He gave the players an analysis of what they would encounter in the second half.

"Milan moved very aggressively in the first half. They surprised us all with their crazy movement, as if they were Lazio. Their movement created some problems for us. But don't worry, guys. Because they ran It won't be too long. Milan didn't practice physical fitness like us during pre-season training. Their physical fitness can't last long, so we have to do something in the second half. The goal is to take them running and make them run faster and faster. Well, let’s let them get their wish!”

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During the halftime break, many TV guests were surprised that Milan could suppress Lazio in the first half and lead by one goal.

They could see that this was not because Lazio was in bad shape, but because Milan was in such good shape, or they ran more.

Their movement interfered with Lazio's passing, forcing Lazio to make many passing errors.

Their running game also gives them an advantage on offense.

But these experts who know the ball will also have questions about the second half of the game between the two sides - if Milan keeps running like this. Can they make it to the end of the ninety minutes?

So in the live TV show. The guests started a discussion. Or rather... an argument.

Some people think that Milan will not last until the end of the game, while others think that Milan will collapse due to physical exhaustion like Naples.

"This style of play consumes physical energy. Allegri can't not know it. But he has no choice, he can only do it. Facts have proved that it does work. Very few teams can play 45 for the entire half." In minutes, Lazio was suppressed, even if it was just a little bit... but I'm worried that Milan's physical fitness won't last that long."

"I don't think we need to worry too much. In this Milan, Allegri has added many young players, and they ensure that the team's physical fitness is not affected too much... Boateng's performance in the first half impressed me His tireless running in the midfield made Milan's offense and defense smooth. At first, Boateng was just a defensive midfielder, but now everyone has seen his offensive talent. Legree did this very well..."

"I completely disagree with your point of view... There are young players, but not enough to improve Milan's overall physical level. You must know that Milan also has Nesta, Pirlo, Gattuso, and Inzaghi. What about such a veteran? Looking at the last five minutes of the first half, the situation was completely reversed. Lazio bombarded Milan's penalty area. What does this mean that they are using this tactic when they are full of energy? , Can't even last for forty-five minutes. So how do you expect Milan players who have played a high-intensity and fast-paced game for forty-five minutes to continue for forty-five minutes?"

"Yes, Milan cannot always maintain the rhythm of ninety minutes. But they can strive for more goals while they still have physical fitness. For example, if they score another goal in the second half, they can be in a relatively safe position. In this way, Milan can naturally Slow down the pace, shrink the defense, and use defense to deal with Lazio. If they can score two goals, the situation will be more favorable to Milan, and beating Lazio is not incredible..."

Facing this guest, the guest opposite who supported Lazio did not directly refute, but imitated Chang Sheng and smiled twice at the opponent.

"hehe."

Milan scored two goals against Lazio in the second half? Do you really think I am an idiot? !

Let alone two goals, they should praise God if they can score one!

And the biggest possibility is that they can't even score a fucking goal!