Chapter 109 Idealists and Pragmatists

Lazio's away game against Inter Milan is the focus of this round of Serie A, and it can even be said to be the focus of this season.

Because it's not just a big possibility to decide who is the league champion, it's also a battle between the two best teams this season, the two best coaches, or two completely different tactical styles. contest.

Since 2006, the tactical style of world football has become more and more conservative.

Speaking of which, it has something to do with Lazio and Changsheng.

When in Valencia, Chang Sheng led Valencia to win the Triple Crown. They played the most beautiful football in Europe at the time, and they were able to win honors at the same time. This has caused many teams to imitate them, and they also look forward to playing beautifully and winning championships.

At that time, some media commented that Chang Sheng had solved a problem that has always plagued the football world, that is, "winning the audience and winning the championship."

As a result, when there were more teams playing offensive football, in order to beat them, defensive football began to quietly prevail.

After Mourinho's Chelsea won the Champions League in the 2004-2005 season with sharp counterattacks and indestructible defense, everyone discovered a new way.

That is defensive counterattack.

So more and more teams are devoting themselves to this tactic.

Of course, in the 2005-2006 season, Barcelona's Dream II team briefly resumed.

But immediately after the 2006 World Cup, Italy, which emphasized defense and the overall defense, relied on their magic weapon defense and won the World Cup championship under unfavorable circumstances. It has increasingly proved that defense is the mainstream in today's football.

In the 2006-2007 season, Milan won the Champions League, actually relying on defensive counterattack tactics. They played Kaka's role to the extreme in the counterattack, and finally won the Champions League. Kaka also won the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer.

And everyone has discovered that although the ever-victorious Lazio and Rijkaard's Barcelona are excellent, they have a fatal flaw. That is, neither their style of football nor their experience is scalable.

The reason why Barcelona and Lazio's tactical mad dogs are like this has their own reasons, and they are very unique reasons.

Not every team can play beautifully and win like Lazio and Barcelona.

Although their football is very advanced,

But he has high demands on the team, not all teams can play.

Such football naturally has no basis for popularity.

Moreover, Barcelona also had the tragic experience of being suppressed by Capello's iron-blooded Real Madrid. Only Lazio is a wonderful flower that can stand tall, but the success of such a team really lacks the significance of promotion.

Lazio is special. But other teams are not special, not at all special.

What they need is a tactic that is simple, easy to implement, and easy to promote and learn.

Defensive counterattack is the best and most classic set of tactics.

It's as if Lazio is a beautiful, but priceless antique artwork. Not everyone can take out such things casually.

Not everyone pursues it deliberately.

What most teams need is civilian tactics.

The mainstream tactics in world football do not depend on who can use this tactic to win the championship, but how many teams use this tactic.

Obviously, teams like Lazio are very few. But Chelsea's tactics are very common, any team will play. Even Lazio sometimes play defensively on the counter.

The success of the Italian national team, Chelsea and Milan have all proved that this tactic is the most practical, easiest to use, and easiest to achieve results.

Naturally follow suit.

Although those football people who are pursuing have criticized Mourinho's Chelsea for making no contribution to world football, except for Chelsea's first Champions League championship in history, it has left nothing for world football.

But who cares so much?

Who is not only pursuing their own interests?

There are so many people engaged in the football industry, why should I be responsible for the development of world football? I just want to win a championship for my team. What's wrong?

Besides, is it the right direction for world football to play well and fancy? Playing defensive counterattacks is the regression of world football?

Who stipulated it?

What evidence and data are there to support this view?

Or do they all begin with words with obvious subjective colors such as "I think" and "I think"?

In fact, the debate between offensive football and defensive counterattack has nothing to do with connotation and righteousness, and there is no need to rush to put it on the line.

In fact, it is the contradiction between pragmatism and idealism.

The football in Barcelona and Lazio is good though, beautiful. It is very popular, but the cost of learning is too high, and the gain outweighs the gain. It is not practical for most teams at all, and naturally no one uses it.

Tactics such as defensive counterattack are simple and straightforward. Although the scene may not look good, it is practical. Any team can do it, and it is easy to achieve results.

It's like turning a screw without using a practical screwdriver, and you have to learn how to screw it with bare hands like a martial arts master. I have practiced it before, have you practiced it too? If not, I'm afraid your hands will bleed, and the screws will still not move.

No one is a fool. If you insist on learning your complicated and difficult things, you may not be able to win a championship after learning for twenty years.

In the field of pragmatism, Mourinho is naturally a leader and has become a representative figure. Because he also used football in Inter Milan, which was simple and direct, and the effect was not bad. If it weren't for Lazio being too perverted, Inter Milan should be able to win the league championship this season.

In terms of idealism, Chang Sheng is naturally the most representative figure. All the way from Valencia, his team played the most beautiful football, entertained the crowd, and won the championship. Could there be a more successful idealist than this?

He completely reversed the impression that idealists are always synonymous with tragedy, and he made idealism shine again. It is he who gives those idealists who are struggling in the football world a reason to continue to stick to their ideals...

The above are all the evaluations of Changsheng by a certain magazine.

But if Chang Sheng knew that these media chose him as the representative of idealists, he would definitely think that these media really like to make up their minds...

In fact, he is a pragmatist through and through. After experiencing the failure of the previous life, how could Chang Sheng be an idealist?

Of course he has his own ideals. And has been working towards this ideal.

But at the same time, he is also a pragmatist. Since he knows that there are shortcuts on the way to realize his ideals, why doesn't he take them?

A true idealist would rather walk a road full of thorns, and may die halfway, but insist on walking his own road.

A pragmatist like Chang Sheng will choose the better shortcut without hesitation. He doesn't care even if this road is taken by others.

This is the true face of his pragmatism.

A pragmatist only considers the result, not the process.

Chang Sheng chose offensive football and taka, but precisely because he knew that doing so would lead him to victory. If he doesn't know the future trend, he may choose to defend and counterattack.

Just like Tony Twain who traveled back in 2007, the brilliant achievements of Guardiola's Barcelona and the Spanish national team are all after 2008. Twain doesn't know, and he will naturally choose Capello when he goes back. The set of "ball possession is useless".

to be honest. Both are pragmatists.

As a result, because of the misunderstanding of the media, Chang Sheng and his Lazio became the last holy place for idealists...

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There is another example that proves that Chang Sheng is not an idealist at all. When the Italian media are discussing the importance of a game in the future development trend of football, Chang Sheng doesn't care about the future trend of football at all. How things beat Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan at San Siro.

You have the belief that you must win, but it is not enough to rely on belief to win, you must have correct tactics and strong execution.

Will Jose Mourinho's teams play attacking football at home?

Chang Sheng doesn't think so.

Although Lazio's situation is not good, this starting lineup can be regarded as the main force.

And I have already said that Lazio wants to attack football. So Mourinho is more likely to play a defensive counterattack.

But Chang Sheng thinks Mourinho will ask for a goal.

Not playing attacking football but demanding goals. Is it contradictory?

In fact, there is no contradiction at all.

It is enough to emphasize the efficiency of defensive counterattack.

As long as the efficiency is high enough, the defensive counterattack can also score four or five goals in a game.

Think of Mourinho's Real Madrid, that is the most typical representative.

Moreover, many people have misunderstood defensive counterattacks. Defensive counterattacks do not mean passive and conservative, but more secure.

Therefore, Chang Sheng guessed that Inter Milan would definitely emphasize the efficiency in the counterattack.

For the sake of safety, they will not press out if they have a chance to counterattack. They will only pick the best opportunities.

Once, twice, three times, that's it.

Every time you can score goals, it will form a virtuous circle in the end.

It will definitely be a devastating blow to Lazio's morale, because it will give people a false impression of "how they play".

also. Inter Milan will definitely emphasize the concept of advanced goals at their home court.

Because as long as they can score first at home and take advantage of the home court, they can maintain an advantage over Lazio in terms of morale, which is also conducive to the development of their tactics.

So Lazio mainly arranges countermeasures for their defensive counterattack and the situation where they want to score first.

In response to Inter Milan's defensive counterattack, Chang Sheng's natural choice is to control the ball. As long as you control the football at your feet, the opponent's counterattack opportunities will definitely be reduced accordingly.

As for the first goal, Changsheng doesn't require the team to stick to it, to defend firmly or something. For Lazio, this is a good opportunity...

In fact, there is nothing to say about tactics. The key is actually the performance of the players on both sides, especially the players from Lazio.

Because they have experienced a series of fierce battles before, their physical fitness, state and mentality are not stable...

Chang Sheng can't control it. Whether it is competition skills or training skills, there is no stable state. (to be continued...)