Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 210 Marching to the Championship

In 22 minutes, two goals behind, Sarri on the sidelines was a little anxious.

At this moment, smelling the tar smell on his fingers could no longer calm his emotions. If he didn't know that a camera would scan over him at any time, he would have inserted his fingers into his nostrils to inhale.

For him, he can accept that the referee of Serie A is a bit blind, but the ban on smoking in the stadium makes him very speechless.

In the previous game, he secretly hid a pack of cigarettes on the bench, and took it out to smell it when he couldn't help it, but he was fined by the league committee for this.

When Chelsea was in charge, one of the first demands given to him by club owner Roman Abramovich was to ban smoking in the dressing room.

He had tried chewing tobacco for a while, but it couldn't be puffed up, how could it be enjoyable?
Although it is better than smelling your fingers, but because chewing tobacco is not allowed to be sold in most countries in the European Union, there are certain legal risks, so I had to give up in the end.

When he was in the Premier League, a good British reporter asked him how much he smoked a day?

He said "three packs?" in a daze, he only knew that he had cigarettes in his mouth when he could smoke, but he didn't count the exact number...

The Daily Mirror said he smoked four packs a day, while the Post said at least five packs a day.

For this reason, the reporter also specially interviewed his former subordinate Hamsik.

The Slovakian star said that he has never seen such a smoker in his life. Except in the game, when someone asks Sarri what he is doing, the answer must be "smoking". last one.

At this moment, he really wanted to rush back to the bathroom in the players' tunnel, take a quick puff, and calm his restless thoughts.

"That kid can't be guarded, Tamade!" assistant coach Martusciello scolded.

Sarri yawned addictively while sucking his fingers: "The real trouble is not the Slovenian striker, but the Asian midfielder!"

On the other side, Mourinho is full of confidence.

Facing Sarri, who likes the 4-3-3 formation and also likes to dislocate the three midfielders, Mourinho directly sacrificed his trump card-Chen Xiaoliang, who can't run to death.

He gave Chen Xiaoliang complete freedom, especially on defense.

Facing the misplaced three midfielders, Chen Xiaoliang, who has no fixed midfield position at all, has become an excellent solution.

Want to counter-crack with off-ball running?

It depends on whether you have the running ability to outrun Chen Xiaoliang.

At the same time, Sarri's dislocation of the three midfielders is also used to create space for the back line to play the ball, while Mourinho seldom uses high positions to press, allowing Cesco and Pellegrini to recover backwards at the same time when defending , try to block the ball route between the defender and the midfielder.

As for the kicks between the Lazio defenders, then make room for you to fall.

The fact is that if you kick [-] times in the backcourt, you can't score a goal if you don't advance to the frontcourt.

Of course, no matter how good the tactics are, there are loopholes, and whether they can really be effective depends on the person.

But today Roma's players are in surprisingly good condition, and their ball dribbling happens to be on Roma's side at this time.

Sarri knew that if he attacked like this again, not to mention an equalizer or a reversal, nine out of ten his team would be shattered, and the Rome derby would also become a tragedy in Rome.

"Shrink back and fight back." The old coach frowned and said helplessly to assistant coach Martucciello.

Martuciello had to go to the sidelines and give instructions to the Lazio players who were watching the other party celebrating.

Sarri was right, because even with their defences, there was still danger in front of goal.

Because they are tired of defending back and forth on the left and right sides of the pitch, and the reason for this is precisely due to Chen Xiaoliang, the "Asian midfielder" in Sarri's mouth.

In the 27th minute, Chen Xiaoliang received the ball from the right, and Viña jumped in at a high speed. Pedro was afraid that Chen Xiaoliang would pass Viña behind him, so he hurriedly chased him closely without giving an inch.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoliang passed the ball across the court with a big foot, and passed it diagonally 45° from the right to the left!
As if the ball had been precisely measured, it bounced on the ground and landed directly in front of Malaysia who was plugged in.

Although Marusic also has a horse in his name, it is obvious that he cannot run against Malaysia, who can stop the ball and sprint in one go.

The Dutch left-back entered the penalty area with a shot from a small angle. The ball rolled towards the far post. Strakosha immediately fell to the ground to save it. The ball bounced on Acerbi's stomach and landed on Pellegrini's. underfoot.

Roma No. 7 shot angrily!

Unfortunately, the ball hit high.

It's not just Lucas Leiva, even Milinkovic finds it incredible.

Just now, the cross pass was transferred, and the ball flew flat and fast. Before the Lazio players had time to move from the strong side to the weak side, Malaysia had already received the ball and entered the penalty area.

Shrinking the defense originally requires the distance between the defenders to be shortened, and to double-team the opponent's ball-handler who enters the offensive third area of ​​the own half, forcing them to lose the ball or pass back.

And if the side with the ball walks to one side, the overall defensive formation will naturally move closer to this side.

This is the so-called "strong-side" (strong-side), and the side without the ball and fewer people is the "weak-side".

But now Chen Xiaoliang has started to make big-footed cross-pass transfers, which makes the full-backs who shrink into the penalty area on the weak side unable to safely assist the central defenders to defend the penalty area. Go out and defend.

Just like Marusic just now, he was at the front of the penalty area and received a place in the middle, ready to help the central defender at any time, but who knew that the ball was passed suddenly, and when he threw it out to defend Malaysia, It was too late.

How can a person be as fast as the ball?
"Mourinho is so amazing?! How did this kid improve so fast under his hands?! How did he train him?!"

"The defense is still strong, the crosses are getting more and more monsters, but the level of receiving the ball has also been greatly improved, and now he can transfer a long pass."

"This thing tests not only the footwork, but also the overall situation and vision to grasp the positions of both sides on the field at any time."

Milinkovic has 1 question marks in his heart.

However, at this moment, Mourinho is also asking questions in his heart:

"Who taught him this?! Gerrard?! The brat and Gerrard are on the phone to discuss tactics again?!"

"No, no, Gerrard is so busy at Aston Villa that he has no time to be distracted, and this kind of technique can't be practiced just by listening to a phone call!"

"Are all geniuses like this? With practice, you can learn without a teacher?"

Mourinho and Milinkovic have the same question at the same time.

One as a coach and one as a midfielder.

Of course, it is impossible for them to know that Chen Xiaoliang has just activated the [good at passing the ball from one side of the court to the other] skill.

As a basic technique of football, the long pass is used by almost all players in the game.

There are often good stories about certain legendary players, such as how many consecutive long passes Beckham can accurately fall into the trash can 50 meters away, such as Scholes once kicked Gary Neville who was peeing in the woods 50 meters away butt.

Although these past events have confirmed the solid basic skills of these players, in essence, these abilities can be mastered through repeated hard practice, which is not enough to make these players become football legends.

What really makes them legendary is finding the best way to use the technique at the best time.

This is what Milinkovic was shocked by, the overall view and vision of space.

In recent years, Manchester United has not lacked long pass masters. Pogba, as the main force in France's World Cup victory, is definitely outstanding among contemporary midfielders in terms of basic skills.

But why can't he play like Scholes?
Because after he gets the ball, he always likes to dribble a few times, stick to it for a while, and even think about passing it by himself, or simply ignore the running position of his teammates.

It is not difficult to pass the ball accurately, but the difficulty is to be able to see the running of teammates, and pass the ball accurately at the first time, so that teammates can receive it in the right position to form a threat.

For example, it is like a high-speed moving target in shooting.

This kind of vision and overall situation is something that many players will never learn in their lifetime.

Many people now know the term "front midfielder and rear midfielder", but when Pirlo, who was still playing forward and midfielder, moved to various Italian teams, he was still struggling to find his own way out.

In the end, when he was on loan at Brescia, the old coach Mazzoni began to try to let Pirlo's position retreat and play the central midfielder's position, gradually activating the midfielder, which was later recognized by AC Milan coach Anche. Lotti and Italian coach Lippi learned from it and simply moved him to the position of the midfielder.

At that time, the AC Milan midfield competition was very fierce. In addition to Pirlo, there were Rui Costa, Rivaldo and Seedorf successively, but in the end, the youngest Pirlo became the one with the most stable position.

In the area closer to the midfield, Pirlo can play the advantages of good long pass, wide vision and strong ability to read the game, making Pirlo a real midfield commander.

This "front waist and back" style of play also became a pioneering innovation in football skills and tactics at that time, and Pirlo was therefore selected into UEFA's "19 players who changed football history" list.

So why is this tactic rarely seen anymore?
Because players like Pirlo, midfielders who can have Pirlo's broad vision and super ability to read the game are gone.

Of course, modern football's physical confrontation requirements for players in each position also make it more and more difficult for players like Pirlo to become famous in giants. More templates are like Toni Kroos and De Bruyne, who have certain confrontation ability , Can also frequently plug in the offensive midfielder.

In particular, high-position pressing is becoming more and more popular. When the body cannot effectively fight, it is easy to be destroyed and steal the ball by the opponent. Players like Pirlo
Even the teenager Gavi, who looks as thin as Barcelona, ​​is 17 years old, 173 tall, and 68 kg in weight. His playing style is extremely sturdy and he is not afraid of confrontation.

The position of the midfielder is more reserved for the "pure midfielder" of Casemiro and Kanter who pay more attention to defensive ability.

However, it is now a living fact that the boy from the Red Country in front of him, with the defensive ability of Gattuso, Kanter and Makelele, actually started to play against Beckham, Scholes and Peel. Lo's alive.

How can this make the opponent sit still?
Sarri was also silent.

But he still has some doubts.

However, 3 minutes later, when Mancini headed Alberto's long pass, Veretu controlled the ball and gave it to Malaysia on the left, who was caught between Milinkovic and Felipe Anderson. After double-teaming and knocking the ball across to Chen Xiaoliang, who ran to the wing to support him, the Red Countryman once again used a kick from the left side of the court to cross the court diagonally for a long pass of 50 meters, and directly distributed the ball. At the foot of Viña on the right.

And it's the same flat and fast long pass, not the kind of long pass that flies high and falls slowly, giving the defense enough time to react.

Now, Sarri, Mourinho, Milinkovic and everyone understood that Chen Xiaoliang was not fooled.

Before the game, Lazio's coaching team and analysis team did not find any player in Roma who could make stable and repeated horizontal long pass transfers. There were quite a few vertical passes behind him, but he could use the defensive line to retreat behind the pass. Crack, how to break horizontal transfer?Is it possible that the two wing players will always cling to the wing and not retract, spreading out the formation?

Surrey finally figured it out. In this world, apart from cigarettes, there is also a number one person like Chen Xiaoliang, who has become his nemesis.

The last time I used a super long shot to turn my 3 points into 1 point, this time it was simply fatal.

"Do you want to strengthen the marking of him? Whoever is in that area will be marked by someone."

Assistant coach Martucciello on Sarri.

Sarri turned around and asked him: "Tell me which area he is in? This kid is everywhere! Is it possible for the whole team to mark him in the area? Then the other Roma players in this area don't care?"

Martuciello was speechless, but Sarri knew what he wanted to say was "so what?"

Sarri was silent for a while: "Let Lucas Leiva and Alberto retreat together, leaving a Milinkovic in front, the full-backs on both sides retract, prevent penetration but not pass, outside the penalty area Don’t defend the cross if you can’t defend it, but the ball entering the penalty area must be blocked.”

Martucciello nodded, he understood that what his immediate boss said could be summed up in three words:

Take the bus.

On the field, after Binia received the ball just now, he took a few steps and failed to pass Hisai, who poked the ball out of bounds.

Martucciello walked to the scene at this time and shouted loudly to remind the players to change formations.

The Lazio players were inevitably disappointed when they saw that the head coach had just asked the full-backs to press up and put on a counter-offensive formation, and now he asked to shrink the defense.

But these professional players are also aware of the situation on the field.

Facing Rome, which is somewhat "crazy" today, if the waves continue, they will really kill themselves.

Viña threw the ball from the sideline, and Pellegrini came over to respond, took the ball and turned around and took a few steps back to avoid Pedro's press, and looked back and was stunned.

Fuck!what's the situation?Is this my head coach going to work across the street?

I saw the wingers on both sides of Lazio returning to the backcourt to defend, as if playing the role of a wingback, while the fullbacks retracted into the penalty area, closed the door with the two central defenders, and blocked the front with two midfielders In the middle, only Milinkovic ran and swept in front of the midfielder.

In the middle circle, Immobile was alone, with only two Roma players in red suits beside him, as if he was completely out of touch with his teammates.

说这是6-3-1绝对有人信，就是8-1-1都不为过。

Pellegrini kicked the ball back to Mancini behind to reorganize, and he wandered back to the penalty area, looking for possible space.

Mourinho on the sidelines was naturally the first to discover Lazio's changes.

He knew that Sarri didn't want to fight anymore, and if he continued to fight, the only goal difference would be wiped out.

The league is not a cup game, and it is not about winning or losing a game. You have to look at the overall situation and focus on achieving the greatest benefits throughout the year.

And he is confident, because Smalling and Ibanez are the two gates tailor-made for Immobile today. Ibanez is close to him, and Smalling is delayed. Once Lazio passes the ball from the back court, he can always Form a trap.

30 league rounds, 10 UEFA Cup games, 3 Coppa Italia games, more than half a season of training and the addition of new players in the winter window have made this team the best in Italy when playing with the main lineup. one of the teams.

In the remaining 2 months, the smug Mourinho is ready to march towards the championship.

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