Chapter 85 Want to Die with Dignity?

Chang Sheng knew why Schalke 04 did this.

It's a pity not to score another goal when Schalke 04 wobbled repeatedly.

But Chang Sheng is not in a hurry.

He knew that as long as he continued to exert pressure, the opportunity would come back sooner or later.

Don't be too impatient now.

As long as he can firmly control the situation in his own hands, it is Schalke 04 who should be anxious later, not himself.

Anyway, he is ahead.

Even if the game ends with this score, it will be him who wins in the end.

So after seeing Schalke 04 continue to defend, he made some fine-tuning.

The team no longer continued to siege Schalke 04 players in the backcourt, and there were no players for them to rob. Now that Schalke 04 retracted and continued to defend, then Lazio is not in a hurry, they will control the ball when they have the ball, and slowly delay the time. Keep the normal defensive formation without the ball, and pay attention to defending Schalke 04's counterattack.

After Chang Sheng assigned the task, he returned to the coach's bench, sat down, crossed his legs, and started to watch the play.

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When Slomka made a decision in the first half, there was not much time left.

So soon the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

With a score of 1:0, Lazio leads Schalke 04.

Back in the locker room, the players took the time to drink water, eat and replenish their energy.

Changsheng's tactics have particularly high requirements on the physical fitness of the players, so Changsheng also has high requirements on the team's diet during the halftime break. It is definitely not like other teams that deal with it casually, and some teams even directly Coca-Cola and chicken schnitzel at halftime... junk food like that.

Lazio's half-time extra meal was researched by the coaching staff and medical consultants. The drinks are all energy drinks, and the food they eat is also high-calorie food, and it will take effect soon. For example, the most representative... banana. Bananas are high-calorie foods. And it can replenish physical strength immediately, making players feel that there is something in their stomachs.

There are also a variety of well-prepared small biscuits, pastries, etc.

For Lazio's players, the half-time break is often a food tasting session that can be eaten openly.

All kinds of delicacies are densely packed on the table in the dressing room, and you can drink whatever you want, and take whatever you want. Even coaches who don't have much physical energy can't help but take a few bites.

Chang Sheng held a cup filled with drinks and stuffed food in his mouth while admonishing the players. It has become a scene that everyone in the Lazio team is accustomed to.

This intermission is no exception.

Chang Sheng held a cup in his hand and just swallowed a piece of cookie in his mouth.

Then he began to comment on the performance of the players in the first half: "You guys did a good job in the first half. The effect was very good. Our opponents are already afraid of our long shots. This will bring us an obvious benefit in the second half, That is, when we want to shoot from a long distance, the players of Schalke 04 will feel fear and hesitation. We are forcing them to choose a multiple-choice question with no standard answer: they don't know whether we are going to shoot their body or directly. Shoot! We already have the upper hand. So in the second half, you just need to keep a calm mind and deal with them slowly. If they defend and counterattack, then we will press up to a certain extent. Prevent their quick counterattack. If they want to attack, then Just play against them. Don't take any chances if you don't score, we are invincible!"

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Compared with Chang Sheng's calm and calm, Schalke 04's head coach Mikkel Slomka is much more painful.

Falling behind by one goal, letting his plans run the gamut. What happened next, he had no idea at all.

With luck, his team could score a goal on the defensive counterattack and equalize the score. Then continue to stick to it.

But even if you continue to stick to it. Will your own team be able to drag the game to penalties as they wish?

He didn't fail to see how Lazio broke through the dense defense in the first half.

Although Chang Sheng's approach is shameless and shameless. But it works.

The football field is a world where the winner takes king.

People can score goals and win games. Such a little criticism is like a mosquito bite to the winner-although it is a little itchy and annoying. But you can't hurt your muscles and bones, relying on this to attack your opponent is useless.

Even if he can equalize the score, Slomka feels cold when he thinks of Chang Sheng's means of breaking the dense defense.

Playing against such an opponent is really a sense of despair. No matter what you do, the other party will always find a way to get you...

How to play this game?

But he has to make a choice, otherwise the head coach will be vacillating, not knowing how to play the game, how can he expect his team to play well?

In the end, Slomka made the decision to continue to defend and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

But when he thought of the result of evening the score, he seemed a little depressed.

The coach's emotions can be conveyed to the players. Slomka felt unconfident, and this emotion was conveyed to the team, so the players also felt unconfident.

It's just that Slomka didn't feel it...

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In the second half of the game, the two sides changed places to fight again.

No one was replaced.

Judging from the scene, it was no different from the first half. Schalke 04 continued to defend, while Lazio attacked.

In the 66th minute, Lazio broke the deadlock again, relying on the opportunity of a corner kick, Jose Passarella headed the football into the goal.

"Jose Passarella——!! Beautiful header! 2:0! Lazio has secured the victory! Schalke 04's defense is useless under Lazio's strong attack! This game does not belong to Schalke 04, does not belong to Germany!"

Passarella, who scored the goal, did not celebrate with any teammates, he ran straight back to the coach's bench.

He wants to cuddle with the man who is waiting for him with arms outstretched.

When I was in Getafe, I was desperate, and it was this person who gave me a chance to be reborn.

Now when he encounters doubts and challenges in the new environment, Passarella is very happy that he can repay his trust and kindness!

Jose Passarella plunged into the crowd and hugged Chang Sheng.

And Chang Sheng also hugged him hard.

"Good job, Jose! Good job!" Chang Sheng patted his back and whispered in his ear.

Jose Passarella did not answer. It's just that his arms are hard and hard, and they hold Chang Sheng tightly, as if he doesn't want the boss to leave him again.

Later, more people rushed up and completely submerged the two of them.

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"2:0! 'New Nesta' scored the winning goal for the team. Although it was only sixty-six minutes, I can say that the suspense of this game has been completely lost. From the first game of this game From one minute, from the moment Schalke 04 chose to shrink back and stick to it, I knew Schalke 04 would lose!"

Schalke 04 coach Slomka saw Jose Passarella leap high and head the football into the goal. He closed his eyes in pain.

He couldn't hear the TV commentator's words, but he had the same thought in his heart—this game was lost...

Lazio's tactics emphasize possession of the ball. Once the football is controlled at their feet, the game will not listen to Schalke 04's command.

Of course he knows it's ugly and makes a final dull.

But for the championship. He has to.

Now that the championship is obviously out of the game, is it necessary to do so?

Slomka shook his head.

Now that they are two goals behind, it will be difficult for Schalke 04 to equalize. Rather than procrastinating like this until the end of the game, it is better to press out and attack, even if it is death, it will die vigorously.

And this kind of ruined boat, maybe it can achieve unexpected results?

Lazio would never have thought of falling behind by two goals. Schalke 04 can also burst out huge combat power and energy!

So he went to the sidelines and while the Lazio players were still celebrating, he called the team's midfielder Altintop. Then he said to Altintop: "Tell everyone, let them attack."

Altintop stared at the coach with wide eyes. Some can't believe it. More than a week before the game, the head coach emphasized defense the most. As for offense, he didn't mention a word. Everyone knows that this is to use thorough defense to prevent Lazio from scoring.

Unexpectedly, the coach has made the opposite decision instead.

Slomka smiled helplessly: "Let's attack. Hammett. At least this will allow us to maintain our dignity..."

Altintop heard a deeper meaning from the head coach's words-the head coach may have been unable to recover, this game. Schalke 04 has a 10% chance of losing.

So give it a go at the last moment and don't care about the result.

Altintop returned to the court with the words of the head coach and told everyone his latest instructions.

Some people clenched their fists when they heard Altintop repeat the coach's line: "At least this will allow us to maintain our dignity."

Yeah, if we can't win the championship, but at least we can choose the way to lose and make our failure look respectable...

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When the game resumed, Schalke 04's offense suddenly became violent. They even gave up their defense and rushed towards Lazio's goal desperately.

This sudden and extreme shift caught Lazio off guard.

If it wasn't for Handanovic's super-level performance in the next game, Lazio's goal would have been pierced in just five minutes!

"The game suddenly became fierce! Schalke 04 changed their previous passive defensive attitude! Handanovic made another wonderful save! There are not many opportunities for him to perform in this final!"

"Defense! Focus! Focus!" Handanovic yelled to his teammates as he rose from the ground after making a brilliant save, flapping his gloves.

And Chang Sheng turned his head to look at the coach Slomka next door.

This is obviously approved by the head coach, Schalke 04's offense is so fierce, and the players are very consistent. Without any hesitation, when it comes to attacking, everyone will attack, and the central defenders can overwhelm the central line.

There are more than 20 minutes left in the game, if Schalke 04 attacks with all its strength... is this trying to win the game by counterattack?

In that case, you can choose to attack the opponent.

But Chang Sheng felt that it was too dangerous to do so. Although he didn't know what Slomka and Altintop said, he could tell that the morale of the Schalke 04 players was very high, and all the players were beaten like chickens. like blood.

At this time, it is the most likely time for inexplicable scores to appear.

What black three minutes, what final lore......

At this time, what I should do is to seek stability. Stability trumps everything.

It is absolutely impossible to press out and attack the opponent. Although he believes in the strength of his players, but now that his team has led by two goals, the players will inevitably slack off, and the morale of the opponent is high. This kind of head-on confrontation , is likely to make yourself suffer. At that time, if a goal is lost, the morale of the opponent will be greatly boosted, and the own side will start to feel flustered, and the situation will be completely reversed...

This kind of thing must be strangled in the possibility!

So Chang Sheng made a decision-defense!