Mister Legend

Chapter 234 Utilitarianism First
To be honest, Li Moody's starting lineup in today's game is really surprising. He cut the team's super attack power, which ranked No.2 in the entire Serie A, by at least [-]% before the start of this round of the league. Strength.Although Baselli and Benassi can enhance the defensive ability of the midfielder through tireless running, but their personal breakthrough ability is not outstanding, they can't play at a high level in the wing position. When he and Jesse couldn't get rid of the entanglement of the home team's defensive players, the two midfielders known for their passing ability couldn't have a good performance.

However, the Turin coach also has difficulties in making such arrangements. Farke's recent state is a bit bad, and he failed to adjust in the previous training; when the team takes the initiative, Rajajic's ball control ability can bring a lot However, they are always too sticky to the ball in defensive counterattacks, and missed opportunities from time to time; and Chelsea still needs to recover, and he is still unable to exert any energy in the contest with strong teams, so You can only play double forwards on the front line.

In order to strengthen the defensive strength of the area in front of the penalty area, Li Moody had to put two defensive midfielders on the field together, so if he wanted to play a traditional 4-4-2, both Baselli and Benassi had to be substitutes. However, in that case, the Turin team will lack the starting point of the attack, and all offensives will have to rely on crosses from the two wings, because their inside cuts are all very unreliable.After much deliberation, the Turin coach decided to take a risk, and while stabilizing the defense, see if there can be any unexpected sparks between the two organizers, a winger fast horse and a super finisher.Unfortunately, half an hour into the game, his expectations were still not met.

In the first three 10 minutes, the shooting ratio of the two teams was 7 to 1. Only the central defender Rossettini managed to complete the team's first goal with a header from a corner kick. During the time, the ball is running in the Turin team's half.Lazio's ball possession rate was once as high as 66%. It was not until recently that the visiting team's players slowed down the pace of the game under the signal of their head coach, and the ball possession time ratio between the two sides returned to about 3:2.

He Shishi, the commentator of China Central Television Sports Channel, was constantly discussing with the guest director Zhang Lu how to adjust the Red Bull to reverse the extremely passive situation of the scene, and the comments from the Italian broadcaster became more and more ugly.Today's commentator, the former Blue Eagles veteran captain Tommaso Rocchi, who was unemployed in the Hungarian League last summer and has never been able to find a job, made strong criticisms of the Turin team's bus tactics today. The 39-and-a-half-year-old guy still did not change his fiery temper when he was young. He devalued the coaching level of the Turin coach to nothing in the live TV broadcast, thinking that the latter had lost his belief in winning, and only thought about how to win from Rome. Go home with a point at the Olympic Stadium.

Although what he said sounds quite reasonable, after all, whether it is from the scene or the statistics, the Turin team seems to be rushing to defend and win a tie.However, if Li Mudi could hear Luo Ji's comments now, he would definitely feel very wronged in his heart. He really didn't come to Rome with the intention of being a coward.However, there was a huge mistake in the tactical arrangement before the game, which led to the situation where the team can only be firmly suppressed by the opponent. He will not take the blame for this!

At this time, the Turin coach has begun to study with his assistants how to adjust the lineup after halftime. Although the team's current defense is very good, the opponent has not found any opportunity to take advantage of it.But if it continues, no one knows how long the Turin players can last. The most urgent thing is to strengthen the impact of the frontcourt without destroying the stability of the backcourt, so as to contain Lazio's defense. They attacked too brazenly.

So in the last ten minutes of the first half, Baselli and Benassi began to take turns appearing in the midfielder's position when their side was in possession of the ball, and the remaining man would be in the position with the two midfielders. With Qi behind him protecting him, coupled with Jesse's erratic running around, the Turin team's offensive finally improved.

No.30 minutes, Lulic's cross hit Silvestri's leg and bounced to the middle. Anderson made a clever pass with his back to the goal before Akuwa's kick broke, Immobile Facing the defense of Ranocchia, he stepped forward and calmly chose to pass the ball diagonally to the front and then kicked a curving shot.The ball passed under Ranocchia's blocked right leg and went straight to the lower right corner of the Turin goal. Fortunately, Joe Hart's reaction was quick enough, and he flew sideways and poked the ball between his fingers, slowing down the flight of the football speed.In the end, after the ball was blocked by Rossettini in front of the goal, the England goalkeeper quickly got up and got it.

Two minutes later, Lukaku Jr. made a cross from the left, and Parolo made a low shot with his left foot on the line of the penalty area and missed the left post. He collided with Las Diarra after the attack , but the referee did not say anything.

No.307 minutes, the Turin team finally completed a multi-player cooperation through the reverse foot. Finally, Benassi split the side and inserted Bareca on the left. The latter beat the Serbian international right back Basta ( Dusan Basta) then made a cross. Belotti leaped high in the middle and pressed the 189-cm Dutch international De Vrij with a header. Unfortunately, he was interfered by the opponent and the ball went wide.

No.40 In the second minute, Anderson counterattacked and distributed the ball to Immobile on the left side of the penalty area. After adjusting, Immobile stepped out of the way and shot into the far corner. The ball hit Rossettini's calf and went wide. to the right of the goal.Li Mudi was very dissatisfied with the mistakes made by the players of the visiting team. He waved his hand on the sidelines to signal that Baselli was too careless in handling the ball before, and reminded everyone to continue to maintain their attention.

In the No.404 minute, after Lukaku uprooted Jesse in the backcourt and received a yellow card, the fourth official on the sidelines raised the electronic display board. Since Biglia and Radu took a long time to deal with their injuries, So the stoppage time in the first half was as long as 3 minutes.The Torino team took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and almost achieved a fatal blow.Jesse received a pass from Baselli near the top of the penalty area and hit the goal directly, but was blocked by the 22-year-old Dutch central defender Wesley Hoedt. The Spanish winger then sent a cross. Belotti directly in the middle Heavy bombardment of the goal, the ball rubbed the left post of the goal and hit the billboard behind, but the home team goalkeeper Strakosha did not respond at all.If Hong Beibei's attack hits the target, I believe the score on the field has been rewritten.

Before the ball boy threw the ball into the field, the whistle of the intermission sounded, and the Lazio players returned to the locker room with cold sweat on their heads, while the Turin side felt sorry for missing this golden opportunity. Regretted.But generally speaking, the home team had a great advantage in the first half, but they never found a good opportunity to complete the fatal blow.

In the visiting team's lounge, Li Moody made a rare apology to everyone. He said that it was his problem with the formation that caused the team to be in a mess in the first half, and the lineup will be adjusted in the second half.Since the attitude of the head coach of this side has been placed so low, Baselli, who was replaced, is not easy to show any small emotions, and Zampacosta went outside to warm up in advance after the assistant coach explained the tactical thinking. up.

The Turin coach changed the formation of the team to 45-4-5 in the last 1 minutes, with Zampacosta as the right midfielder, Jesse was fixed to the left, and Benassi returned to the central position, which was further forward than in the first half. Close to a midfielder.In this way, not only did not weaken the number of defenders in the midfield, but also liberated the offense of the two wings. In theory, it should be much more reliable than the previous formation.As for the performance on the defensive end, Li Mudi focused on praising the defensive players and the two defensive midfielders in the first half. He believed that they completely followed the pre-match arrangements of the coaching staff and did not leave any good opportunities for the opponents. He encouraged them to make persistent efforts and strive to complete one Nice zero seal.

When the players of both sides are returning to the green field, the commentator of the Italian TV station is still introducing to the audience the history of the confrontation between the two teams in recent years. Since 2014, Lazio has maintained a rivalry in the league and the cup. The Turin team is unbeaten in seven consecutive games, and the advantage of 4 wins and 3 draws is very obvious.Judging from the performance in the first half of today, perhaps the dream of the Red Bulls to end their invincible record is still too far away. Rocky even vowed that if some accidents do not happen, the Blue Eagles will have a good meal of beef. meal.

However, less than 40 seconds after the kick-off, the Lazio players kicked the ball out of the sideline and made a gesture of substitution to the outside.It turned out that the Dutch central defender De Vrij seemed to have a problem with his knee and had to request to leave the field early.The helpless Miha had to replace the Brazilian defender Wallace who once played for Monaco, and this was the second time the home team made a substitution due to injury in this game, and no one would be happy if he changed. stand up.

However, this did not have a great impact on the Lazio players' desire to win. They still frantically launched wave after wave of offensives, trying to knock on the opponent's goal as soon as possible.However, after the visiting team changed their formation, they failed to play the quick counterattack planned by the head coach. Because the midfielders were always suppressed within their own half, they were too far away from Belotti, who was at the top. Zampa and Hesse on the two flanks also put a lot of energy into participating in the siege, and they couldn't give Hong Beibei support at all.Therefore, not only did the Turin team fail to fight back, but it seemed that they were not as good as their performance in the last ten minutes of the first half. This also became Rocky's excuse to ridicule Li Moody's cowardice and utilitarianism.

After 10 minutes of kick-off in the second half, the home team finally waited for the opportunity of the opponent's defense to break through, and they also successfully seized one of them, rewriting the score on the field to 1-0. In the 4th minute, Lukaku made an assist After that, he suddenly accelerated and overtook De Silvestri, who was pressing forward. Naxi shoveled in front of him, but unfortunately it missed the left post.This is the first time since the game that the home team has made an attack so close to the goal. The negligence of the defenders of the Torino team made Li Moody on the sidelines furious.

But before the visiting team could make adjustments, Lazio scored. In the 6th minute, after getting the ball from his teammates, Basta sent a cross from the right without marking. The ball touched Rossettini's toes during the flight and then changed direction and ran directly to the goal. Joe Hart hurriedly fell to the ground to save but could only block the ball near the back post. Immobile advanced alertly and poked the ball into the empty goal before Barreca blocked it.The entire stadium immediately erupted, and more than [-] fans of the home team who came to watch the game gave out deafening cheers, and the joy of the goal was spread throughout Italy and the world through the broadcast screen.

While the Lazio players gathered to celebrate on the field, the commentator of the Italian broadcaster was also simultaneously popularizing the extra meaning of this goal.This is the 19th goal scored by Immobile in all competitions this season. It is the total goals scored by a player in a single season since club president Claudio Lotito took over the Blue Eagles in 2004. This result is tied with Rocky and Pandev for first place.And Lazio will have ten league rounds and more than one Coppa Italia to play this season. It is already visible that Immobile has set a new record and monopolized the historical honor list.

Faced with this conceded goal, Li Moody felt that his team's luck was somewhat bad. Basta's cross was not a big threat. At that time, there were six Turin players in the penalty area marking the opponent's three attackers. And if there is no line change, from the flight trajectory of the ball, Ranocchia should control the first landing point.From the point of view of the degree of danger, this ball is far less than Parolo's shovel shot 2 minutes ago, but it is because of this that he conceded the ball, which really makes people feel a little angry.

But now is not the time to discuss who Lady Luck prefers. The most urgent task is to convey the new tactical arrangement to the players, so as not to let the opponent seize the opportunity to make another victory and completely kill the game.

A conceded goal with a strong unexpected color can't explain anything, so on the defensive end, we still have to stick to the previous arrangement and resolutely prevent the home team from getting a chance to kick in the penalty area. Li Mudi does not believe that Lazio will have such good luck.As for the offensive end, it needs to be strengthened. If you continue to be beaten passively, even if you can block the opponent's offensive, you have to accept the ending of a one-goal defeat.The Turin team still wanted to try to tie the score, at least taking away one point was today's guarantee task, so the audience then witnessed a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle that lasted about a quarter of an hour.

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