Chapter 414 Tragedy Caused by Misunderstanding...
It is rare that anyone would publicly admit that it is normal for Milan to lose to Lazio. M
But Allegri did it. He admitted it generously in front of the whole team.
He was not deliberately provoking his players. He really wanted the players to relax.
He hoped that the players would not think about winning or losing, but concentrate on the game and give their best. Maybe there would be a good result in the end?
But Allegri and his players obviously did not expect to go together.
His team is now full of black and hard muscle men.
The characteristic of muscle men is that even their brains are full of muscles, so they are more likely to be passionate and impulsive.
They understand the problem more simply.
When Allegri told them not to care about winning or losing, and that it was normal for Milan to lose to Lazio. His players had some deviations from his understanding of his words.
The players thought their head coach was motivating them...
This is a provocation!
Deliberately looking down on them is actually to arouse their fighting spirit.
So the fire of fighting spirit in their hearts began to burn.
They vowed to defeat Lazio in the next game and let their head coach see that it was not a matter of course for Milan to lose to Lazio!
In this way, Milan's players stepped into the stadium with a halo of fighting spirit to challenge the powerful Lazio.
When they looked at the Lazio players, the flames in their eyes could almost burn the Lazio players to ashes!
They did not hide the hostility in their eyes.
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Lazio players naturally did not know what happened to the players who played against Milan in the locker room before the game.
But it was not surprising that they had such eyes for their opponents.
Their opponents,
as long as they had a little strength, they almost looked like this.
It seemed that in their eyes, Lazio was like a monk coveted by everyone. In Journey to the West, the monsters could live forever by eating the meat of monk Tang.
And if other teams could beat Lazio, it would be a big thing to be famous overseas and glorify their ancestors, and they could also enjoy praise from all over the world.
There are many teams with this idea.
But in the end they all died.
So Lazio did not take the performance of Milan players seriously.
They firmly believed what the boss said to them: "Play your own football, you are invincible!"
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When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the game officially began.
Milan started a fierce frontcourt pressing from the beginning of the game.
Allegri didn't think there was anything wrong with the players' performance.
Although he hoped that the players would let go of their burdens, it didn't mean that they had to be free and unrestrained in the game.
Such pressing is necessary.
Psychological changes cannot be seen through such superficial things.
So Allegri was quite satisfied with his team's performance, thinking that his speech would definitely allow his players to devote themselves to the game and not be too nervous...
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Although Milan tried very hard after the opening. Very hard, it was still Lazio who scored first.
In the 27th minute, Lazio relied on a small-angle shot by Balzaretti to break through the goal guarded by Abbiati.
Lazio led by one goal!
The entire Olympic Stadium was filled with the cheers of Lazio fans.
Originally, the Italian Cup final was scheduled to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, which was disadvantageous to Milan.
Now Lazio scored a goal. The morale was high, and the situation was even worse.
The whole stadium was shaking with the cheers of Lazio fans, making people think that an earthquake had occurred.
Seeing this, Allegri stood up from the coaching seat and walked to the sidelines.
He kept pressing down with both hands, making a gesture of "calm down, don't be anxious".
He knew that many teams would be very impatient when they lost the ball against Lazio.
But when facing Lazio, impatience is fatal.
Why did he tell everyone before the game that it was normal to lose to Lazio?
He just hoped that Milan's players would put aside this impatient mentality and deal with Lazio in a peaceful state of mind.
What the hell is "Lazio rhythm"? It's all hyped up by the media. If the media hadn't promoted this "Lazio rhythm" day after day, how could everyone change color when talking about "Lazio rhythm" later?
Isn't it normal to be ahead of the opponent by one goal in the game?
If we are ahead, can we not make a comeback? There is no such thing!
This was originally a very common thing, but the media hyped up the "Lazio rhythm" desperately, which made everyone panic. It seems that after Lazio is ahead, it is the end of the world.
The media deepened this impression. Allegri thought that this helped Lazio.
But he just wanted to downplay the "Lazio rhythm".
So he told everyone that it was okay even if they fell behind.
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Allegri's idea was very good, and in theory, perfect.
But he forgot that his ideas were not consistent with those of the players.
He thought they were the same, but in fact they were completely opposite.
Allegri gestured on the sidelines to remind his players to calm down after losing the ball.
But the actual effect is that after losing the ball, the Milan players felt a surge of blood.
They thought of what the head coach said to them before the game: "Even if we lose to Lazio, it is normal..."
Considering the current situation of falling behind, this sentence is like a hammer on the hearts of Milan players.
They feel depressed and their breath is stuck there.
They can't accept such a result.
They absolutely don't admit that it is natural for Milan to lose to Lazio!
If Lazio scores, they will get it back immediately!
They played this game with this belief.
So after Lazio scored, Milan pressed forward and wanted to score as soon as possible.
At this time, Allegri saw the difference between the actual performance of the players and what he hoped for.
He wanted to calm the players, but in fact the players became more violent...
When they just lost the ball. Milan actually pressed forward. Isn't this courting death?
What Lazio likes most is that the opponent presses forward and attacks them...
He was so anxious on the sidelines that he kept shouting and waving his arms, signaling the team to retreat to defense.
But unfortunately, his voice was completely drowned out by the shouts of many Lazio fans.
Milan's players launched a fierce counterattack towards Lazio's goal as if they were collectively injected with chicken blood.
In Allegri's eyes, such a counterattack was shrouded in a tragic color - did they think they could score a goal by doing this? No, no. There was nothing except showing their courage.
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Sure enough, Lazio took advantage of the opportunity of Milan's rash pressure after losing the ball and played a beautiful defensive counterattack, directly sending the ball behind Milan's back line.
Then Rocchi received the ball behind the Milan defender, and when the Milan defender raised his hand to indicate that he was offside, he had already calmly sent the ball into the goal.
Neither the referee nor the linesman indicated that the ball was offside, but blew the whistle and pointed to the center circle.
"The goal is valid! Lazio leads Milan by two goals in the final!" the commentator shouted.
"This ball is definitely not offside! Rocchi's counter-offside is very beautiful, Milan is obviously careless!"
After scoring the goal, Rocchi ran to the north stand of the Olympic Stadium and waved to the fans there to thank them.
The Milan players surrounded the referee and the linesman. Protested to them. They thought that Rocchi must have been offside in the previous ball.
However, the slow-motion replay cleared Rocchi's name.
Rocchi started when Modric made a straight pass, so this ball was a perfect counter-offside.
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Seeing his team lose another goal, Allegri lost his temper.
He stood on the sidelines. Maintaining the posture before this goal.
Like a dumbfounded scarecrow.
He was speechless about everything in front of him.
He really couldn't find a more appropriate expression.
Why did he want the team to keep a calm mentality? Why was he worried that the team would be anxious after losing the ball?
Isn't that what he was afraid of?
What you fear will come true!
Is this destined?
He no longer wants to remind the players to stay calm.
It turns out that his reminder didn't work at all...
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When Rocky scored the second goal, Changsheng stood up from the coaching seat and walked to the sidelines while clapping.
The people around him were much more excited than him, and they came up to surround Changsheng.
Someone shouted beside him: "Second championship!"
Yes. There is no suspense in the Italian Cup final. An impatient Milan team cannot beat Lazio and win the Italian Cup.
With this championship in hand, they are only one Champions League away from defending the triple crown.
How can the coaches of Lazio not be happy?
They have worked hard for a season to achieve this unprecedented great goal.
Once this goal is in sight, all of them can go down in history!
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Even the commentator announced the end of this game in advance.
"2:0! Lazio has won the Italian Cup this season! Judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for Milan to equalize the score or even overtake in the remaining time of this game..."
"So it can be said that Lazio has won! This is their second championship this season. They are really moving towards defending the triple crown little by little! This Lazio is terrifying!"
"The media's prediction is correct. When Lazio entered the Italian Cup final, it can be said that they had already won the Italian Cup in advance. Because in today's Italian football, there is absolutely no team that can stop Lazio's progress. Their opponents are no longer in the Serie A league!"
Amid the commentator's praise, the Olympic Stadium in Rome gave a huge cheer.
The fans of Lazio can enjoy the victory again, which really makes the fans of other teams envious.