Chapter 134 The Same Multiple-Choice Question (Thanks to the Gods 0 Million Leagues!)

In the twentieth round of the league, Lazio beat Milan 3-0 at home.

After the game, no media was surprised, saying something incredible or unpopular.

Although Lazio's players don't seem to be well-known enough, this team as a whole is really super strong.

It is normal for them to double-kill such a Milan in the season.

In the same round of the league, Inter Milan defeated Fiorentina 3:1 at home.

Although they lost to Lazio, the self-regulation ability of this Inter Milan team is still very good, and they quickly resolved the crisis with a victory.

In the standings, Inter Milan continues to bite Lazio with a two-point gap.

As for Roma, they have long been behind, and are eight points away from Inter Milan, which is second in the league. There are as many as 10 points behind Lazio, who is number one.

Looking at this rhythm, basically this season is Lazio and Inter Milan competing for the league championship.

Two points is not much difference, any team has a chance.

If both sides do not let go, maybe they will have to wait until the thirty-sixth round of the league, when Inter Milan vs. Lazio at home, will be able to decide the outcome.

There are still sixteen rounds before that time, who knows what will happen in these sixteen rounds?

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In the twenty-first round of the league, Lazio beat Palermo 3-0 away, and Inter Milan beat Sampdoria 2-0 away.

In the twenty-second round of the league, Inter Milan lost to Roma 1:3 at home in the league.

But Lazio did not win either, they were tied 0:0 by Chievo at home.

The point difference between the two sides widened to three points, still a tiny lead.

In the twenty-third round, Lazio beat Atlanta 1-0 away, and Inter Milan beat Chievo 2-0 away.

In the twenty-fourth round, Inter Milan defeated Cagliari 1:0 at home, and then Lazio defeated Turin 2:0 at home.

In this game, Changsheng did not send all the main players, because Lazio will go to Glasgow, Scotland to challenge the Celtics in the next week.

It was the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

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Changsheng allowed the team to recharge their batteries, but the result of the away game against the Celtics did not satisfy him.

Lazio, who played the main force, drew 0:0 with Celtic in the away game.

The biggest problem with this team is the lack of experience in the Champions League.

None of the strikers had Champions League experience.

Falcao, Benzema, David Silva and Rocchi have not played in the Champions League.

Falcao didn't even have European experience.

Things are slightly better in midfield than up front.

Cazorla played in the Champions League last season with the yellow submarine Villarreal. He also followed the team to the semi-finals.

Except for Cazorla, Modric, Melo, Khedira, Inle and Ledesman have not played in the Champions League.

Lazio's situation is best at the back line, with several players who have more or less participated in the Champions League.

Although Francisco Pavon's career in Real Madrid was a failure, he has participated in several Champions Leagues with Real Madrid. He can be regarded as the player with the most experience in the Champions League among the Lazio teams.

Lichtsteiner also played in the Champions League with Lille last season. But only played a few group games. Lille didn't even make it out of the group.

Balzaretti also played in the Champions League with Juventus last season, but he was not the main player in Juventus, so he was also a substitute in the Champions League, and basically did not get many minutes of playing time.

leftover. Jose Passarella, Stendardo, Campagnaro, Coentrao, and Abate have never even seen the Champions League.

The goalkeeper position was wiped out.

After Peruzzi left, Lazio did not have a goalkeeper with Champions League experience.

Counting this team, only Cazorla, Pavon, Lichtsteiner and Balzaretti have experience in the Champions League. For a first team with 22 players, this is too pitiful.

Others rely on the previous six group games to gain experience.

But the UEFA Champions League group stage and the knockout stage can be considered as two events.

Being able to easily qualify from the group stage does not mean that you can easily reach the semi-finals. Or the final.

Lazio's performance proves this.

Although many of them have won the UEFA Cup.

But the difference between the league and the Champions League is even greater.

The Champions League has lived up to its reputation as the highest level of football this week.

Let me just say the simplest one.

According to technical statistics, the passing speed in the Champions League is 20% faster than that in Serie A.

Many teams can call the wind and rain in the league, but they will struggle in the Champions League. It is not without reason, and it cannot be simply attributed to the poor state of the players.

Tactics, player habits and other factors are all affecting the team's performance.

Chang Sheng spent three seasons in Valencia, cultivating a mature team, coupled with the personal performance of the superstar Ronaldinho, this was able to overcome many difficulties. Finally won the championship trophy.

As far as Lazio is in a state that has just undergone a major change of blood, it is already very good to be able to reach the top 16. For many teams that are more mature than Lazio, the ultimate goal is to qualify for the group stage...

Chang Sheng knows the situation of the team. Experience is something that cannot be brought by any training skills and other plug-ins. It can only be accumulated by time. All he can do is to ensure that players can play in the Champions League every season. Gain experience.

The away game with the Celtics ended in a 0-0 tie, Chang Sheng did not blame the players.

Instead, he supported his players at the post-match press conference: "In such a fanatical atmosphere, my players were able to tenaciously draw the Celtics. I am proud of them."

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In the Champions League, they encountered tenacious resistance from their opponents. But in the domestic league, Lazio basically walks sideways.

The same is true of Inter Milan.

Inter Milan in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek. Valencia drew 2:2 at home.

Flores' team was made like a bereaved dog by Chang Sheng, but they didn't expect to be able to shake their prestige in front of Inter Milan.

This reflects the current decline of Serie A from the side...

Three days later, in the twenty-fifth round of the league, Lazio beat Cagliari 2-0 with a substitute lineup in an away game.

Of course, Inter Milan also won. They beat the newly promoted Catania 5:2 in the away game.

It fully demonstrates the strength of these two teams in the league.

In the twenty-sixth round, Lazio beat Catania 3:1 at home.

Inter Milan was accidentally tied 1:1 by Udinese at home.

Now, the gap between the two teams widened to five points.

Suddenly something is different.

Before falling behind by two and three points, Inter Milan was not too impatient.

Just like running a marathon, be strategic. Running at the forefront from the very beginning, those who are the frontrunners will definitely not be able to persist until the end to win the championship, and will definitely be surpassed halfway.

Smart players will follow the big team from the very beginning, without showing any signs.

Then a little bit stands out, but he's not going to be number one either. Even if he has this ability. He will follow the first group except the leader, and then make a sudden effort at the last moment to complete the surpass.

As long as the leader thinks that there are so many capable people behind him, he will feel a lot of pressure.

finally. I messed up my rhythm, exhausted my physical energy too quickly, and lost the battle.

So when they were behind by two or three points before, Inter Milan chose to follow up and keep putting pressure on Lazio.

So Lazio wins. They also win. Always keep the same rhythm.

But when they're five points behind, it's no longer the first group and the frontrunners...

Lazio is still the leader, while Inter Milan has a tendency to become the second group.

The third place in the league, Roma, is already eight points away from them, compared to nine points before.

One less point.

Now it's Mancini's turn to do the multiple-choice questions.

Ancelotti has done it before. After playing against Lazio, he decisively gave up the domestic league and chose the Champions League.

They are the most reliable Italian team in the Champions League as they are going all out to hit the Champions League. In the quarter-finals, they beat Lille 2-0 away.

Everyone knows this.

Then Mancini must also make a decision.

Is it the domestic league or the Champions League?

Inter Milan was able to be beaten 2:2 by Valencia at home. This performance made many Inter Milan fans dissatisfied.

There are rumors that the club's top management will reconsider Mancini's coaching position.

In the league, gods block and kill gods, Buddhas block and kill Buddhas, only Ibrahimovic, who is often victorious and he can't handle it, performed very badly in the Champions League group stage. In the six group matches, he started every game and did not score a single goal.

Instead, his substitute Cruise had three more goals.

In the last quarter-final of the Champions League. He started the game and also didn't score a single goal.

A far cry from his performance in the league. He scored eleven goals in the league. Is the top scorer in the Inter Milan team.

At this time, let's look at his completely different performances in the league and the Champions League. No wonder the media quoted Chang Sheng's evaluation of Ibrahimovic.

In the Champions League, he is a soft-footed shrimp, and it is useless to score many goals in the league.

Mancini doesn't know why Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in such good form in the league. As soon as he arrived in the Champions League, he misfired.

But obviously, if the treasure of the Champions League is to be placed on the Swedish tower. is impractical.

But if Ibrahimovic has nothing to do, how far can Inter Milan go in the Champions League?

For Mancini, the Champions League has a strange feeling compared to the domestic league. In this competition, he knows what to do, what he does in the domestic league doesn't work in the Champions League.

As far as Inter Milan and itself are concerned, it is too difficult to compete for the Champions League. Maybe they can't even make it through Valencia.

After all, Valencia will return home with two away goals in the next round, and any fool knows what they will do.

And in the domestic league, they are already five points behind Lazio, and if they don't do something... maybe it will get worse and worse.

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After thinking about it, Mancini finally decided to take another look, and wait until after the second round with Valencia.

If Inter Milan is eliminated, it will immediately shift the focus of work to the domestic league, and fight Lazio to death.

The gap of five points is still chasing.

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