Chapter 374 No Suspense (Seventy-One/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

After the match between Lazio and Naples, there is one more thing. m

That is, they are only half a step away from the league championship this season.

After winning Naples, Lazio's current points are 93 points.

This score is already very scary, you know, there are still seven rounds of the league to play!

If Lazio wins the remaining seven rounds of the league, they will get another 21 points, plus these 93 points, that is an unprecedented 114 points!

No team has ever been able to get this score in a season!

Of course, let's put aside the points record for the time being, the current priority is the league championship.

Lazio now has 93 points after 31 rounds of the league.

And Milan, ranked second, has 73 points, with a difference of 20 points.

There are still seven rounds of the league left, and there are still 21 points.

As long as Lazio wins the next round of the league, no matter what the result is on Milan's side, Lazio will win the championship six rounds in advance.

It is rare in the history of Serie A to lock in the league championship so early.

In the 32nd round of the league, Lazio played against Parma at home.

There was basically no suspense in this game.

As for Milan's away challenge to Fiorentina, it was meaningless.

Anyway, let's wait for a week to witness Lazio's six consecutive championships!

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Before the six consecutive championships, there is still one game to play.

Lazio played against Schalke 04 at home. This was the first round of the game to determine who could enter the Champions League semi-finals.

Just like the game with Parma, no one thought that Schalke 04 could stop Lazio from entering the semi-finals.

This season's Champions League championship seemed to be prepared for Lazio...

Also because of the league three days later,

this Champions League quarter-finals became a supporting role in the league very rarely.

Everyone's mind was not on this game, just waiting for the weekend game.

In the game against Schalke 04, because of the league last weekend. Get a rest, so many players in the strongest lineup started again.

And a small number of them are players who performed well in the last game against Naples, such as Candreva who scored twice in the game.

Lazio finally resumed normal rotation.

There is no fixed starting lineup, whoever is in good condition will play.

Changsheng can even arrange 38 completely different starting lineups, one for each game.

Other coaches will kill themselves by playing this way.

When they are fired, they will be scolded by the media, "You have led the team for so many years, but you don't even have a fixed lineup. You deserve to be fired!"

Changsheng not only survived, but also lived a better life than most people.

The media also praised him for "playing the rotation to the extreme. Fully guaranteed the game status and physical strength of every player in the first team..."

It really made those other coaches who played the rotation and killed themselves depressed and vomited blood.

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In the first round of the match against Schalke 04, Changsheng’s request to the team at his home stadium was not “relax and enjoy the game”, but “after we score a goal, don’t stop. Don’t slow down, keep speeding up, keep bombarding! Try to score the second goal soon after the first goal! Remember, guys. The most dangerous thing in this world is a one-goal lead! If we can score two goals against them in a short period of time, their morale and fighting spirit will be severely hit! So, we must score as soon as possible. And score the second goal as soon as possible!”

There is such a saying in Chinese politics that “don’t chase a desperate enemy”, which is to prevent the rabbit from biting people when it is anxious, so don’t push people too much.

But in Changsheng’s football philosophy, desperate enemies still need to be chased. You have to beat the fallen dog. Only in this way can you completely kill the opponent!

This is the safest way on the football field.

The reason why Changsheng made this statement is that when he was a fan, he had seen many such situations - after Team A took the lead by one goal, they began to relax. They felt that they had a great advantage, so they played all kinds of games on the court. As a result, he accidentally let the opponent score a goal and tied the score. The three points that were originally expected became one point. Then his mentality was in chaos, his emotions were not right, and his performance also declined. If his luck was not good, he would be reversed by the opponent...

This is especially the case with the Chinese team.

This situation often occurs when the Chinese team plays against teams that are weaker than them.

As a result, the Chinese fans who watched the game felt very nervous in a game that was originally a sure win.

Every time he watched such a game, Changsheng would curse in front of the TV.

He couldn't figure it out. Such a simple truth, why didn't the Chinese players understand it? Didn't the Chinese coaching staff also remind their players?

Didn't the head coach remind the players during the halftime break to tighten up the second half?

Just let them squander opportunities on the court and eventually lose the game?

If it was just once or twice, it would be fine.

The problem is that this has become a habit in Chinese football. Is there no one who understands?

Later, Changsheng traveled through time and became the head coach himself. This is what he cares about most.

No matter which team he is in, he will ask the players to continue to pursue the second goal after leading by one goal.

Once the second goal is achieved, the opponent's morale will basically be hit hard, and the third and fourth goals will follow easily.

In Lazio, he brought this point to the extreme.

That’s why there’s the saying “Lazio rhythm”.

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After the Lazio players came on the field, they played according to the requirements of always winning.

Taking advantage of the home field, they launched a fierce attack on Schalke 04’s goal from the beginning of the game.

Schalke 04, who was visiting the Olympic Stadium in Rome, was also very clear about the gap in strength between them and Lazio, and this was still an away game. Schalke 04 didn’t think they could go back alive at the Olympic Stadium from the beginning...

They just hoped to lose fewer penalties.

In this way, there is still a chance to fight at home, otherwise they don’t even have to play at home...

Lazio quickly took the initiative in the game.

And the first goal came in the 27th minute.

The goal was scored by Klose.

The German shooter showed good form after coming to Lazio.

After Cavani was seriously injured and bid farewell to this season, he and Rocchi took on the burden of Lazio’s offense, and he scored the most goals.

Now he is the top scorer of Lazio.

No one says he is here to curry favor with others.

Instead, everyone thinks that Lazio has become more powerful with Klose.

Think about it, he joined the team for free, even though the season is not over yet. But the Italian media has decided to select him as the best transfer of the Serie A this season...

"The Germans killed the Germans! Great Klose!!"

Amid the huge cheers of the Olympic Stadium, Klose ran with his arms open, accepting the fans' kindness.

He no longer celebrates with somersaults, no matter how excited he is. Because the boss doesn't allow him to do so.

He also knows that this is for his own good.

It's also good to celebrate while running.

He likes the feeling of running as hard as he can on the court.

The wind blew his hair and blew across his face, bringing fresh air.

This feeling made him feel like a free bird.

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Just seven minutes after Klose scored, Lazio scored again.

The players implemented the tactical idea of ​​winning very thoroughly.

The boss said to score the second goal as soon as possible, so we must score the second goal as soon as possible!

"David Silva!! The game is over! This game is over!"

The Italian commentator shouted excitedly.

"David Silva——! Beautiful! He scored the second goal for Lazio with his nearly perfect performance! How could such an outstanding player not win the Golden Ball? His failure to be selected is the biggest scandal of FIFA this year!" These are the words of the Spanish commentator. He is still complaining about David Silva not winning the Golden Ball...

"As we predicted before the game, Schalke 04 is completely unable to stop Lazio playing at home. So Schalke 04's tactics for this game are also very clear, that is, to defend away from home and try to lose fewer goals... Their idea is right, but unfortunately Lazio's strength has exceeded their imagination. Even if they defend, they still lose two goals in just seven minutes... This Lazio is simply too strong..." The German commentator shook his head and looked very helpless.

He really has reason to be helpless.

Only two German football teams made it to the knockout stage of the Champions League this season, and they met Lazio one after another. They were eliminated by Lazio one after another. Although the first round of the quarter-finals between Schalke 04 and Lazio only lasted 34 minutes, even the Germans believed that Schalke 04 would definitely be eliminated. There is a stepping stone on the road to Lazio's title defense...

Lazio has three outstanding German internationals in its lineup - Klose, Ballack and Mario Gotze.

This really makes German fans love and hate Lazio.

Love it because it has cultivated a Gotze for Germany and helped the German team maintain the excellent form of two veterans.

Hate it, of course, because Lazio has been a "German football nemesis" in the past two years.

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In the end, Lazio defeated Schalke 04 4:0 at home, and this score basically means that Schalke 04 has lost the hope of advancing.

The second round has lost its meaning and suspense.

And this is exactly the result that Changsheng hopes to get.

If we can end the suspense in the first round of a two-round match, then we have won a chance to rest. In the second round, we don't have to go to the away game to fight the opponent.

At the end of the season, when physical strength is increasingly needed, this approach can save Lazio a lot of physical strength.

This is also one of the reasons why Lazio's physical strength is better than other teams.

George S. Patton, the most controversial general in American history, believed that only an unstoppable attack could end the battle as soon as possible, and ending the battle as soon as possible could avoid more casualties. This is also the case for the entire world war. So Patton called himself a pacifist. If we follow his theory, it makes sense.

Changsheng's approach is similar to Patton's.

His team will go all out at the beginning of the game. Trying their best can get ahead and let the game enter their rhythm. They play as they want, and they don't consume much physical energy in the rest of the time.

From one match to two rounds, and then to the entire season, his method can be applied.

Now, he can prepare for the championship celebration in three days...