Chapter 157 World-Class Central Defender

Lazio player Pavon's performance in defense surprised many people.

Because he's so tough it doesn't look like him anymore.

In any case, Pavon in the past didn't feel that iron-blooded temperament when defending. When he defended, his movements looked elegant, but he lacked ruthlessness. So when facing those forwards who are more ruthless than him, he is helpless.

At this time, he had to rely on the silent Jose Passarella.

So it's no wonder that Jose Passarella has received more praise in the Spanish centre-back duo of him and Passarella.

Jose Passarella is really an excellent central defender. After several years of training, his muscle strength has also been greatly improved.

It can be said that Jose Passarella basically has no obvious weaknesses, and is the perfect central defender that all coaches dream of.

Pavon, who is next to Jose Passarella, is unavoidable to be criticized by others. Comparing him with Rabbi Passarella, he always feels that he is not strong enough. The soft defensive style is a point that people criticize a lot.

So people always underestimate him.

But unexpectedly, in this game, Pavon surprised everyone.

In the next game, Pavon was still very tough.

Whether it's defense or fouls, they are very clean.

Of course, although his fouls were tough, they were actually not serious fouls. Some simply pulled his clothes to slow down the opponent's breakthrough.

Most of such fouls are not enough to give a yellow card. In addition, this game is at Lazio's home court, so the referee gave verbal warnings.

But Pavon is not that stupid, if he can solve it without fouling, he will not use fouling.

Fouls are only used to deter the enemy.

Sure enough, when Real Madrid attacked again, they would hesitate to face Pavon.

Because the one in front of him should be a soft central defender. Now it's very tough.

In previous confrontations, they all failed.

Do you want to continue to break through from this point?

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Schuster looked at Chang Sheng.

He now has such a question.

That is, he suspects that Chang Sheng deliberately let Real Madrid do this.

Dig a trap, show weakness, and let Real Madrid jump in, never to climb back up again.

The more he thought about it, the more he realized it was possible.

Otherwise, why was Chang Sheng so low-key before the game?

With his fighting instincts, a mad dog. He must have bitten on sight. Coupled with the grievances between him and Real Madrid, how could he be so silent?

Generally speaking, there must be a reason for his silence...

The more Schuster thought about it, the more likely it was.

With Chang Sheng's cunning character, the probability of this is very high.

That being the case, I couldn't let him get what he wanted.

So Schuster came to the sidelines and loudly reminded his players not to besiege Pavon anymore.

Revise the tactics, and blossom more.

Real Madrid's players obeyed the coach's arrangement and no longer assisted Pavon's side.

Pavon's pressure eased accordingly.

Pavin looked at the boss on the sidelines. He crouched on the ground again.

This was the first time he had the chance to relive his old dreams since that game six years ago.

The form is exactly the same, the opponent regards him as a soft persimmon, and concentrates superior forces to break through him.

Fortunately, this time, he knew the right answer.

He went another way.

So the enemy retreated like a tide.

The defensive pressure on him suddenly lightened.

To be honest, when Pavon did this at the beginning, he didn't know that he was in the wave after wave of Real Madrid's offensive. Can I support myself to the end.

He is very worried. If the other party finally succeeded in breaking through him, wouldn't the result be the same?

Now he is relieved.

Boss is right!

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When Real Madrid no longer only stormed Pavon's side. In fact, Lazio's defensive pressure is also light.

Although they attack more places, the attack force has weakened.

It's like knocking a nail. Why is the front of the nail made pointed, so it's easy to knock the target? It's not so easy to change to a blunt one.

The reason is the same.

Previously, it was Pavon who suffered the pointed attack in Real Madrid's attack alone.

Now, Real Madrid's attack is blunt and far less threatening.

After the pressure on the defense eased. Lazio's offensive began to pick up speed.

This speed makes Real Madrid very uncomfortable.

When they felt the football was still at Khedira's feet, their defensive attention shifted to Khedira.

But when they were about to defend Khedira's hand, Khedira passed the ball.

And Modric did not stop the ball, he directly passed the football again.

This time Real Madrid's players didn't even have time to prepare to defend him.

The football was being passed back and forth in front of the Real Madrid players, and some of the balls were passed. Bystanders will think the pass is wrong.

But when the camera shifted over, everyone discovered that a Lazio player appeared at the football's landing point on time and received the ball.

This kind of passing almost without thinking and observation is completely instinctive.

This instinct is developed by doing countless pass and catch drills in training.

There is no shortcut to success. Even if Changsheng has cheats, it still requires players to train persistently.

Chang Sheng and his coaching staff imagined many situations, and then put the players in this environment, forcing them to make quick pass and cut cooperation.

At the beginning everyone will find it unbelievable, because the passing speed is so fast, they can't pass it at all.

But Chang Sheng let them practice, keep practicing.

Finally, everyone can see the effect.

Their passing is getting more accurate, no matter the environment.

But after they pass the ball, they know how to move, where to appear.

In this way, teammates don't need to think and observe to pass the ball directly in this direction, and they will definitely be able to receive the ball.

This is the reason for Lazio's current tactics.

Constant passing and running. This is the basis of winning tactics.

It couldn't be simpler.

But not many people can crack it.

Because not every team can complete so many boring passing drills day after day.

And every team has its own style, which cannot be forced.

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Real Madrid seemed a little overwhelmed by this delivery in the face of Lazio.

In the end, they could only shrink in the penalty area to defend.

But even so, facing Lazio's fast pass and cut, they were still dazzled.

Towards the end of the first half, Lazio sent the football into the box through a series of dizzying defensive plays.

Falcao leaned against central defender Cannavaro in front of the goal, relying on his physical and strength advantages. Nothing can be done about the former world's best centre-back.

Cannavaro's current physical fitness is declining rapidly. He is blocked by Falcao, and he has no choice but to follow Falcao and stretch his legs forward to reach the ball, hoping to poke the football first.

Falcao simply leaned back and squeezed Cannavaro back, keeping him away from the football.

Then stretched out his foot and pushed, the football flew into the goal guarded by Casillas...

"Falcao! 2:0! Lazio leads Real Madrid by two goals at home! Such a first half is really surprising. We think Real Madrid should be able to draw with Lazio away..."

The shout of "Tiger" sounded again from the stands.

There were also fans holding banners with the image of a tiger's head to cheer for Falcao.

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Chang Sheng waved his fist in front of the coach's bench.

The state of the team. Just remind them not to be proud and underestimate the enemy during the halftime break.

It would be unbelievable to switch to other teams. Facing Real Madrid, how could it be possible to be proud and underestimate the enemy?

But for Lazio right now, that's the truth.

They led Real Madrid by two goals in the first half, and they are really qualified to underestimate the enemy...

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Schuster lowered his head and looked at the ground, no one knew what he was thinking.

This Lazio team is difficult to play, and he is fully prepared. But did not expect. It would be so difficult to hit.

Lost the ball at the start, then faced that face Guapavon. Real Madrid's offensive has been unable to open the gap for a long time. In the end, he returned without success.

The attack was fruitless, and the backyard caught fire.

Finally, throw another ball.

The first half can be summed up like this.

Schuster felt that the biggest mistake he made was that he did not expect Pavon to be so tough in defense...

The tough ones are like those world-class central defenders.

Because of this mistake, a series of mistakes followed.

By the time the Real Madrid players found out that the situation was not right, too much time had been wasted. Morale and confidence have taken a hit.

What happened next was a matter of course.

Schuster looked down and thought about what adjustments he would make in the second half. to turn the situation around.

He didn't figure it out until the end of the first half.

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During the intermission, Francisco Pavon was discussed in both dressing rooms.

Even the Lazio players were stunned by the performance of their teammates.

They didn't expect Pavon to be so tough in the game, and he really didn't give an inch.

Everyone patted Pavon on the shoulder and praised his performance in the first half.

Pavon had a slightly shy smile on his face.

Meanwhile in the visiting locker room. Some Real Madrid players were also privately surprised by Pavon's performance.

Forward Ruud van Nistelrooy asked his strike partner Raul about Pavon. Raul shook his head and said that Pavon had never been so powerful in his impression.

"It's unbelievable..." Guti also came up and shook his head and sighed.

"What happened to him?" Casillas, as Pavon's former teammate, also felt very strange. "When he transferred and left, the media laughed at him as a loser...To be honest, I was quite upset for him at the time. But I also think that leaving Real Madrid, it may be difficult for him to succeed..."

A group of people were shaking their heads, wondering how Pavin was reborn from Nirvana.

Originally they thought that without Jose Passarella, the game would be much easier. As a result, they ran into a world-class central defender today!

Any central defender who can block Real Madrid's offensive by himself can be regarded as world-class.

In this game, Pavon's performance is indeed world-class! (to be continued)