coach legend

Chapter 292
The sudden increase in Blackburn's rhythm made Lazio players very uncomfortable.

Speaking of what is Blackburn's most powerful ability.In the Premier League, Blackburn is known for its strong control, especially the strong control of the midfield.Blackburn can take in or out, fast or slow in the midfield, which makes many Premier League teams uncomfortable.

But on the whole, other teams in the Premier League are fast-paced, but Blackburn is as slow-paced as possible during the game.Then suddenly increase the tempo, this change of tempo to defeat the opponent.

Eriksson obviously knows Blackburn very well.

So tit for tat put four players who can grab and run in the midfield.

What is the Italian team least afraid of?Just play slowly with you, Italian football is notoriously slow.If you play slowly, who can match the Italian team.As long as the ball is played slowly, it will be difficult to break through Lazio's defense.

Now that the tempo has suddenly sped up, in fact, it is not very suitable for the two teams.

But this style of play Blackburn has an advantage over Lazio.Because Blackburn is a Premier League team, although the style of play has always been slow and fast.But those who play in the Premier League will always adapt to the fast pace better than Lazio.

Under the fast pace of the Premier League, it is difficult for players of the midfielder type to survive.

Just like Lazio's midfielder Veron in this game, after becoming famous in Serie A, he chose to accept the challenge of Manchester United in the Premier League.But whether in Manchester United or Chelsea, Veron is completely out of tune with the rhythm of the Premier League.

For many traditional attacking midfielders, their way of playing is to first control the ball and then pass the ball.But the Premier League does not allow those midfielders to have such a long time to think about it.Therefore, Veron's Premier League career was a complete failure.

But Miku and Veron are different.Micoud has been in Blackburn for two seasons and has fully adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League.Although Micoud prefers to control and pass the ball at a slower pace, even at a fast pace, Micoud can pass the ball well.

Because Micoud has already adapted to passing the ball under a fast pace.

But Lazio players are different.After Blackburn picked up the pace, they were very uncomfortable.They are used to playing at a slow pace, and when they get up to speed, they are very awkward in handling and passing the ball.

Simeone tried to control the rhythm several times.But it was not as good as he wished at all, the rhythm of both sides was still ridiculously fast.Veron in front has already made several pass errors.Because the speed is too fast, if Veron is slow, he will not be able to keep pace with the rhythm of other Lazio players.

But after Veron speeded up his passing, there were several passing errors.

After the pace is fast, you can't stop if you want to.Unknowingly, Lazio players can only play with this rhythm.

Mistakes between the two sides are increasing.

But George liked it.This is a very familiar Premier League rhythm. Compared with Lazio players' mistakes, although Blackburn also has a lot of passing mistakes.But far better than Lazio.People including Deco, Micoud, and Pires were able to handle the ball immediately.

Eriksson couldn't sit still at this time.

Eriksson already understood George's thoughts.George wants to play his own Lazio at the pace of the Premier League.

Because Lazio's middle lane is too strong.George strengthened the offense of the two wings, trying to open Lazio's defense.

After the pace is fast, the pressure on the defense has increased greatly.Especially facing a striker like Crespo, Blanco didn't dare to be careless at all.

"...Blanco, long pass...Duff, Duff got the ball."

Blanco's long pass is very solid. At a distance of more than 40 meters, Duff was accurately found.After Duff got the ball, he faced Favalli and prepared to break through.It's a pity that Favalli firmly controls the position.Keep Duff off the paint.

The Italian defender is absolutely unique in his position.Duff has almost gone through all the left-backs in the Premier League, but facing Favalli, a not-so-famous defender, he still can't find a gap.

In desperation, Duff just used his speed to dodge an angle, and then made a pass into the penalty area.

"... Nesta, he kicked the ball out... Micoud, pass the ball!"

After Nesta pushed out, Micoud and Simeone went to grab the ball together.After Micoud saw Simeone coming, although he was in front of the ball for the first time, he didn't control it.Instead, the ball was passed directly to the left without stopping.

"...Pirres, this is offside!"

Because of the fast pace of offense and defense in the Premier League, there are many such non-stop one-kick passes.Under this offensive and defensive rhythm, Miku's one-kick pass was practiced.When he first came to the Premier League, Micoud always took control of this kind of ball first, but now he is used to this fast pace.

And Pires has been with Micoud for a long time, and they have a very good understanding.You can know what Miku is thinking when you see Miku's actions.Knowing it, when Lazio's defense moved forward, it suddenly inserted in.

"Pirres, he's in. Pass!"

Pires' anti-offside was very sudden, and Pires did not hesitate after getting the ball.It's a low pass directly to the middle.

"Klose... shot!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!" The live commentator cheered loudly. "Klose, it's Klose. Our Miro, he scored his eighth goal of the season. The second in the Champions League this season."

"One to zero, we are ahead."

Tacit understanding, the goal just now is tacit understanding.

The moment Pires turned offside, Lazio's defense hadn't reacted yet.But the moment Micoud passed the ball, Klose, who moved forward like Lazio's defense, already understood.So anti-offside with the ball.

Pires didn't stop the ball and passed it directly to the center.

Although there are two passes in this series, but because they are all passed with one kick, the time is an instant.Therefore, when Klose received a pass from Pires, there were no defensive players around him.Of course Klose will not let this kind of ball go.

This is speed.

In fact, according to Veron's strength, even if he passed the ball with one kick, he would not be weaker than Micoud.But the problem is that Veron can't adapt to this fast pace for a while, so there are many mistakes.But Micoud is different. In the Premier League, Micoud has passed this fast-paced pass many times.

The fans at Ewood Park were very excited, this time it was Serie A champions Lazio who defeated them.

Although Lazio can't compare with Juventus and Milan duo, it is also a strong team in Serie A.It was the Serie A champion last season.Before this game, the Lazio media was very arrogant.

This made Blackburn fans very dissatisfied.

Now one goal ahead of Lazio, Blackburn fans are of course very happy.Even the fanatical fans in the Jack stands shouted "Fuck Lazio! Lazio get out!".

Seeing Klose's goal, George suddenly remembered a joke from later generations.

Never play against Arsenal.Because he'll bring your defense down to its level and beat you with his years of getting busted...

Although this is a joke, it outlines a style of play.It means Arsenal's strengths and weaknesses.Defense is Arsenal's weakness, so Arsenal can only attack.But once you go crazy with him, it's easy to be beaten by Arsenal.

Heh heh, it must be difficult for Blackburn to break through Lazio's defense in a positional battle.Speed ​​up the tempo now, and there are mistakes on both sides.There will also be loopholes in the defense. At this time, it depends on who is more suitable for this style of play.

Now it turns out that Blackburn, who is training in the Premier League, is more adaptable.

But George didn't dare to be careless.Tell the team to continue this style of play and beat Lazio with a fast pace.

The resilience of Serie A teams is very strong.If you don't crush them completely, they will come back again.

After conceding a goal, Blackburn has not accelerated the pace, but Lazio has automatically chosen a fast pace.George likes Lazio's selection.So Blackburn still chooses to play fast.

Many people in Lazio are not used to this fast pace.

Not only is Veron alone, even the heroes Nedved and Stankovic are not used to this fast pace.Even if Veron is not used to this fast pace, at least he has a technical advantage.Will not drop the ball easily.

However, Nedved and Stankovic are not as good as Veron in terms of technical skills, so after speeding up the pace, they always make mistakes in passing.Of course, even if you get the ball, it will be easily intercepted.Their midfield has completely messed up in this fast pace.

But Blackburn is different here.

Makelele is in charge of defense. After Deco gets the ball, he will quickly pass the ball forward.And Miku will not be inked in the frontcourt, and will not hold the ball for a long time in the frontcourt.Instead, opt for a quick pass.

Eriksson is not a coach with a strong ability to adjust on the spot.

Faced with today's passive situation, it was not able to adjust in time.So Lazio's players are not thinking right.Some want to attack and some want to defend.Nesta wanted to attack, so he kept pushing the team up.

It is even more dangerous when the team is divided.

Towards the end of the first half, Eriksson may have felt that the first half was over.Wanted to make a change at halftime.

And just in stoppage time in the first half, during another offensive and defensive transition, Makelele stole the ball from Veron and handed it to Deco.Deco made a long pass, and Klose got rid of Nesta in one go.Nesta's positioning, defensive skills, and awareness are indeed the best central defenders in the world.

The explosive power is not weak, but Klose's explosive power is even stronger.

At the moment of passing the ball, Klose speeded up, but Nesta failed to hold Klose.If it was the previous defensive system, Klose certainly did not get the ball so easily.But now that the Lazio defense line is slightly ahead, Klose was able to pass the Lazio defense line with speed.

"Klose, this is a one-shot!"

All the Ewood Park fans held their voices.

Klose is no longer the kind of rookie striker who is nervous in front of the goal.Facing Peruzzi, Klose dunked very calmly and passed Peruzzi with speed.Then kicked the ball into the empty goal.

"Two to zero, Blackburn leads Lazio two to zero. Blackburn is in great form recently. Klose is too good. This is Klose's ninth goal this season."

"In the competition for No.1 in the group stage, Blackburn is already one step ahead."

(End of this chapter)