coach legend

Chapter 291 Hit a Wall
"The players are starting to come on, the Champions League group game between Blackburn and Lazio is about to start."

In the player channel, there was no communication between Lazio and Blackburn players.In Blackburn now, except for Blanco and Panucci who know some Lazio players, the other players have no friendship with Lazio players.

In terms of the reputation of the two teams, of course Lazio is far better than Blackburn.

Among the current Blackburn main lineup, apart from Blanco, the most famous players are Micoud and Pires.But because neither of them had much performance in the national team, not many people know them in European football.

And Ferdinand, the most valuable transfer in Blackburn's history, is quite famous in England.But only in England.

But Lazio is different.Among the Lazio players, there are many players who have become famous in European football.

Starting from the forward line, Crespo is a well-known forward in Italian football.In Parma Crespo grew into a world-class striker and scored 22 goals in Serie A last season.In Palma Crespo, he won the Italian Cup and the UEFA Cup.In the summer, he was transferred to Lazio at a price of 3550 million pounds.

A worth of more than 5000 million euros, George didn't even dare to think about it.

In the midfield, Lazio also piled up world-class players.Let's talk about Lazio's midfielder Veron, the wizard who transferred from Parma, and his worth has reached nearly 2000 million euros.He is also a well-known midfielder in Italian football.

And the Czech iron man Pavel Nedved.Nedved became famous very early. As early as the European Cup in 96, Nedved was popular in Europe.That session of the Czech national team was also known as the Czech golden generation.Among them, Nedved has the highest achievement.

Although Eriksson was very prejudiced against Nedved when he first entered Lazio.But Nedved impressed Eriksson with his performance and became the main force of Laziore.Nedved's worth is also rising steadily, and has exceeded more than 3000 million euros.

Of course, if the current Nedved is 3000 million euros, European football clubs must be crazy.

Lazio's main midfielder is Simeone.Simeone is widely known by Chinese fans because of the 98 World Cup. He tricked Beckham and let the young Beckham get a red card.Beckham's powerful charm has made many of his fans firmly remember Simeone.

But what kind of midfielder Simeone is, many Beckham fans don't know.

In fact, Simeone is not an ordinary person.Simeone was more famous to professional fans than Beckham when he was in the 98 World Cup.Simeone is a well-rounded midfielder who has won the La Liga championship and the UEFA Cup with Inter Milan.Last season, he won the Serie A championship with Lazio.

The role of Simeone is the "generator" of the team. He has sufficient physical strength and often runs the whole court to try to steal.When necessary, he can act as an attacking midfielder to step forward to make a deadly assist or hit the goal.

Needless to say, the back line.

In addition to Mikhailovich in Lazio's defense, there is also Nesta, who is known as the best central defender in Italy and the best central defender in world football.How strong Nesta is, just look at the clubs that have scandals with Nesta.

Juventus, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, and even Barcelona have rumors with Nesta. The 24-year-old Nesta, if he wants to make an offer, the reserve price is 3000 million euros.That is to say, there is no 3000 million euros, so I am embarrassed to ask about the transfer of Nesta.

Let's talk about Lazio's goalkeeper Peruzzi.

Although because of the rise of Buffon, Peruzzi's position as the No. [-] goalkeeper of the national team was given up.But Peruzzi is still famous.Italy, a country rich in world-class goalkeepers, can be the No. [-] goalkeeper of the Italian national team, which can also show Peruzzi's strength.

Compared with Peruzzi, Blackburn's goalkeeper Cudicini has never even seen the gate of the Italian national team.The current Italian goalkeepers of the older generation include Pagliuca and Peruzzi, as well as Toldo and Buffon among the younger generation.

Cudicini wants to enter the Italian national team, and it is estimated that it will be difficult in his life.

Such a comparison can easily see Lazio's reputation in European football.These Lazio players are worth a lot.Blackburn is currently the most expensive transfer is Ferdinand only.

And even if Blackburn has performed well recently, it is impossible for Blackburn players to transfer out at such an outrageous transfer price of 5000 million euros.

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"The match between Blackburn and Lazio in the Champions League group match of the 00-01 season has officially kicked off. First, let me introduce the starting lineups of both sides. Everyone is familiar with Blackburn's starting lineup."

"I will focus on introducing Lazio's lineup to you. The goalkeeper is Peruzzi, the back line from left to right is Giuseppe Favalli, Nesta, Mihajlovic, Paolo Negro, the midfielder Nedved, Simeone, Stankovic, Veron, with Crespo and Salas up front."

Mortensen introduced the main lineup of both sides.But for Blackburn, it is neglected, and for Lazio, it is very detailed.

In fact, there is no professional full-back in Eriksson's lineup for this game.

In the midfield, all four are the kind of players who can run and grab.Even Veron, who is the most skilled, is also a very strong defensive player.Of course, Veron's ball control and passing are even better.

Does Eriksson want to defend?
After the game started, George has been thinking about Lazio's style of play.

Soon George understood.Lazio did not have the idea of ​​playing wide. Lazio put Simeone, Nedved, and Stankovic behind.It's just that Simeone was the last, and Nedved and Stankovic started to plug in once they grabbed the ball.And Veron is slightly forward, responsible for Lazio's offense.

The Italian team can be famous in European football, the most powerful thing is their defense.

Italian defenders rely on defensive skills to predict the landing point in advance and can always rush to clear the siege in front of the striker.The defensive skills of the Italian defenders are very good. Their most powerful thing is to stand in position, especially their excellent awareness.Not like a Premier League defender.The most powerful defenders in the Premier League are the defense of the ball in the air, and their frontal defensive skills.

But the biggest problem with England defenders is their slow turning and slow recovery.

Nesta and Mikhailovich are already very good.The defense of the two of them is already quite difficult to break through.Not to mention, Lazio now has strong defensive midfielders like Simeone and Nedved in the midfield.

Blackburn's attack was too difficult to play.

Because the running ability of the Lazio midfielder is too strong.Once Micoud got the ball, Simeone followed up first.And Stankovic also quickly came to pinch defense.Nedved is even more of a tough man, and Nedved can be seen everywhere in the midfield.

Deco was also uncomfortable.After Veron concedes the ball in the frontcourt, he will firmly entangle Deco.Don't let Deco pass the ball easily, so Blackburn's offense has become more and more difficult.

Although the two wingers played well, once the ball entered the penalty area, there was nothing wrong with Klose.

Klose played very hard in this game.

Facing Nesta, Klose finally understood what an Italian defender is.

For the ball passed from the wing, Nesta always takes the ball one step faster than Klose.After Klose got the ground ball, he was always unable to pass Nesta.Nesta seemed to understand what Klose would do next.Every time Klose makes an action, Nesta is always one step ahead of him.

There was no one else to respond to Klose in the frontcourt.Klose alone finally felt what it means to fight alone.

"No wonder the head said that Nesta is the best central defender in the world. This white and thin bastard is indeed very strong."

Lazio's counterattack was very effective.

Eriksson made full use of Blanco's slow turning characteristics, allowing Salas and Ferdinand to entangle, while Crespo was fighting Blanco at the offside line.Crespo is a player with a very good sense of smell, coupled with Veron's excellent passing, it made Blackburn's defense panic for a while.

George looked at the situation on the field and shook his head.

Crespo has just arrived in Lazio, and he has such a tacit understanding with Veron.Yes, they are all Argentinians.

It's impossible to fight like this.

Now Blackburn's offense can't get in, and Micoud has encountered the tightest defense.And Klose still couldn't find a good way in front of Nesta.But Lazio's counterattack was accurate.

If this continues, it will leave Blackburn players wondering whether to defend or attack.So we must change this situation as soon as possible.

George has been watching the situation on the court for a while.He also has his own thoughts on the situation on the field.

So wait for the chance of a dead ball and pull past Sagnol.

"Power, let them speed up the tempo. Play more on the side and stretch the defense."

George didn't say much.Just in Sagnol's ear, he simply said what he meant.George believes in Sagnol and his players, they will definitely understand what they think.

Sagnol nodded, and immediately went to hold Deco.

Miku is the offensive core of the frontcourt, so the core of the entire team is Deco.The rhythm of the team is controlled by Deco.So Sagnol naturally found Deco and returned to his position.

Deco heard Sagnol's words and looked to the sidelines.George didn't look at him, but stared at the situation on the field.

Deco shouted loudly in midfield, and then made a tactical adjustment gesture.A team must have a lot of tactical changes, and a team without changes is courting death.Now Deco's gesture is a change.

Everyone can understand what it means when they see Deco's gesture.

Then Blackburn suddenly picked up the tempo.

(End of this chapter)