Chapter 136 Goddess of Luck

Lazio's home game against Celtic kicks off at 7:45pm local time.

Changsheng sent all the main players in this game.

The Celtics put on a posture to stick to it.

At first, Chang Sheng thought that the opponent was just showing off, luring Lazio to attack, and then they fought back quickly.

However, after more than 20 minutes of the game, he realized that the Celtics were all focused on defending and dragging the game to a penalty shootout.

Naturally, Chang Sheng couldn't let them get what they wanted, and he had to adjust his tactics.

No matter how his team moved outside, the Celtics players were unmoved. They know that their footwork is not good, their bodies are still clumsy, and they are not the opponents of Lazio's group of young and fast players in terms of flexibility.

So they gave up the practice of pressing out to grab the football, but shrank in the penalty area they got, strictly guarding against death, and preventing Lazio from easily hitting the football into the penalty area.

A center forward like Falcao can't even get a football in the penalty area.

The Celtics have found the essence of the football game. Lazio's dazzling passes before are all appearances, even illusions. No matter how they pass, they have to hit the penalty area and the goal. Only then can they score goals.

So as long as the football is not allowed to enter the penalty area, it will naturally defend the opponent's offense. Even if they have 99% possession rate, they will not be able to break through the Celtics' goal.

In theory, there is nothing wrong with this idea.

But it's a pity... If it can be successful in theory, and it can be successful in practice, this earth may have already entered the interstellar era...

Theoretical analysis, no matter how good it is, is only on paper. If it cannot be transformed into a truly effective tactic, it is useless.

Mourinho also used the tactic of parking a bus at the door, voluntarily giving up possession of the ball, giving up all the space outside the 30-meter area, and then eliminated Barcelona in this way.

But he almost failed. If it wasn't for Barcelona's last goal that was ruled offside...

In the football world, there are too many unknown factors, and these factors can affect the direction of the game. Even results.

One of the most important,

Known as "luck".

If you're lucky, you can still win even if the back line becomes a sieve. Bad luck, you made a sieve for Biren's defense. You still lose.

luck this thing. It is very unpredictable, and no one knows how to grasp luck.

Some people describe luck as a "goddess", which is very sensible. Because luck is indeed like a woman, elusive. You thought you had her. She leaves you. You thought you might lose her forever, but she unexpectedly took your arm and made you feel happy.

However, there are always some rules.

For example, people often say that "the goddess of luck only favors those who are prepared", or "good luck only favors the strong".

In fact, it means that as long as you are prepared enough, as long as you are strong enough to win. You can make your luck better than your opponent.

What Chang Sheng has to do now is to make his luck better than the Celtics.

He won't let Falcao, a center forward, fight in the penalty area with the Celtics' tall British defenders, that's pointless.

He doesn't have to let the two wingers keep passing the ball in, and then expect Falcao to compete for the header. Scotland's team is not afraid of attacking from the air.

Football tactics are the means to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses.

Compared with the Celtics, what are your strengths?

It is speed, it is flexibility, it is technology, so why should I sacrifice these?

All Chang Sheng has to do is to give full play to the abilities of the two wingers.

Just like playing an FM game, set the tactical freedom of the two wingers to the highest during the game. In this way, the players will have less compliance with tactical requirements and more freedom to play.

The nice thing about doing this is...something unexpected will come up.

This is the individual performance of the stars.

Same with tactics. It is an important component of the score in the game, and even one of the important factors that determine the outcome.

If every player is obedient like a machine and executes tactics faithfully. If they are required to do what is in the tactics, and absolutely not to do what is not in the tactics, then the football world will lose a lot of fun and classics.

There will be no Maradona with five players in a row. There will also be no Zidane's flying fairy, Ronaldo's pendulum-like excellence, and Bergkamp's ballet excellence... In fact, there are many classic shots in world football, in fact, It's a product of the players' individual performance.

Tactics are the foundation. And great players can create something unique from other players based on the foundation.

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Taking advantage of a dead ball, Chang Sheng asked Melo, who was closest to him, to speak to the two wingers.

"Exercise yourself. Make more breakthroughs and dribble more. Don't be afraid of being cut off. Anyway, even if they cut off our ball, it won't threaten our goal. At most, it's just a big foot into our backcourt. So you just try Feel free to play boldly and play as you want!"

After David Silva and Benzema heard this, their eyes turned green.

They didn't even dare to think about this kind of request before, it's just an extravagant wish!

But now they can play openly!

Have fun dribbling the ball on the court!

Defeat your enemies the way they like and do best!

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In the following games, everyone gradually discovered that Lazio's tactics were different from before.

When the offense hit the outside of the Celtics penalty area before, Lazio could only pass the ball back and forth in order to tear the Celtics' defense.

They pass from left to right, right to left, front to back, back to front. This pass can circle the earth, but it still can't let the Celtics' defense show flaws.

Now Lazio's approach has changed.

When the football is passed to the front of the penalty area, it is no longer just passing the ball, but passing the football to David Silva or Benzema.

Then...it depends on the performance of the two of them.

As long as the football reaches the hot feet of David Silva and Benzema, don't even think about them passing it out. They must dribble the ball.

Even if you can't get through in the end, you have to get through.

Either pass the opponent, or be cut off by the opponent. There is absolutely no third option.

Teammates don't expect them to pass the ball anymore, and they don't even think about passing the ball.

Now that the boss has spoken, it would be a pity not to take this opportunity to play wild!

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The Celtics felt that Chang Sheng's adjustment was stupid at first-doesn't this make it easier for us to let go?

After all, it is more difficult to defend a person. Or defend an entire team?

The answer is obvious, of course, it is more difficult to defend a team.

Before that, they would be worried about something wrong with their defense and being caught and used by Lazio.

But now, they only need to defend two people...

Even the commentators and reporters expressed that they did not understand Chang Sheng's adjustment.

"Planning to play personal heroism here? But I'm afraid things will not develop in the direction Chang hopes..."

"Silva and Benzema obviously got the latest order from the head coach. They dare to make such a big show. But what I can't figure out is... what's the use of doing this? It can be opened by the personal breakthrough of two players. Is it the door to victory?"

Reporters were also talking. I think Chang Sheng is a stupid move, does he know what he is doing?

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The TV broadcast gave Chang Sheng a close-up shot, in which Chang Sheng was expressionless, not even frowning.

In fact, he knew exactly what he was doing.

He believes in David Silva and Benzema.

The [Dribbling] attribute of these two people has already reached 80. David Silva is eighty-five. Benzema eighty-eight.

Such data is very high.

As long as they are given enough opportunities, he doesn't believe that they can't come and beat several people at once!

As long as the base is large enough, some changes are bound to occur. The so-called quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

Chang Sheng is now waiting for a qualitative change.

Even if David Silva and Benzema fail a hundred times, it doesn't matter, as long as they succeed once.

After all, the Celtics haven't realized the real threat of doing so, so they haven't changed their tactics.

Thus. Your own team still has the chance to make mistakes and try things out.

So now Chang Sheng especially hopes for the Celtics and other onlookers. Everyone doesn't understand why he wants to do this...

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David Silva and Benzema didn't make Chang Sheng wait too long.

Their previous breakthroughs were like warming up for a test run.

Soon they completed their warm-up and began to enter the state.

In the 35th minute, Benzema dribbled the ball into the penalty area, shot from an angle, and the football went slightly wide.

No goal, but it was enough to stop the hearts of Celtic fans for two seconds.

"Karim Benzema! It's so dangerous, so dangerous! The football shot by Benzema hit the side net! When you look at it suddenly, it's like a real goal!"

The Lazio fans in the stands also cheered, thinking a goal had been scored.

But then they saw that Benzema did not celebrate. Only then did they realize that the goal was missed just now...

Cheers turned into gigantic sighs.

Benzema, who did not score, also held his head in his hands, looking very regretful.

The Celtics players next to him were panting heavily, their expressions as if they had survived a catastrophe. Just now Benzema was like a loach in the penalty area, and they almost thought that this kid was going to score a goal.

Unexpectedly, in the end... Lady Luck is still on our side of the Celtics!

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Although everyone from Benzema to the fans regretted this attack.

But Chang Sheng lightly clenched his fists off the court and muttered words. But no sound.

Just looking at the mouth shape, most people can't understand what he is saying, because he uses his mother tongue, Chinese.

He was saying, "Soon. Soon, soon..."

It's really fast. He felt that he could already touch the smooth skin of the goddess...

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PS, the competition for this month's monthly pass is too fierce. After asking for so many days of monthly pass, I'm still on the 8th and 7th. The gap is not big...

Please let us return to the first group!

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