Chapter 146 This is indeed a younger brother!
"Thank you!"
Walking back to the penalty area, Mihajlovic reached out and high-fived Stam and said thank you.
If Stam hadn't made a decisive kick and a fierce and precise sliding tackle, Su Dong's one-on-one shot would have been in danger.
"It's okay. That young guy is no ordinary person. Be careful when you go up with him." Stam reminded.
Mihajlovic nodded repeatedly. He had been playing in Serie A for many years and had seen countless stars, but someone like Su Dong was really rare, even unique.
"I was a little surprised just now. I knew he was fast, but I didn't expect him to be so fast!" Mihajlovic was still a little scared.
In Lazio's pre-match information, the coaching staff repeatedly reminded the players to pay attention to Su Dong's speed and explosiveness. Mihajlovic also remembered it, but as a football player for many years and based on his past experience, he always felt that how fast could a center forward who was 1.95 meters tall be?
It's impossible to be as fast and agile as a short guy who is about 1.7 meters tall, right?
But he was really scared just now.
Unexpectedly, this kid was actually as agile as Lopez and Chiesa, who were over 1.7 meters tall. His speed and explosive power were not inferior to them at all, which completely caught him off guard.
This is totally inconsistent with Newton's law! But with the lessons learned just now, he will pay attention now.
"Their plan is to make a big show at the beginning and scare us." Stam sneered.
The Dutch macho man is not as muscular and brainless as he looks. On the contrary, he can gain a foothold in European football because he is smart, calm and knows how to analyze the situation and opponents.
"We have the advantage in strength, so just play steadily, there will be no problem." Stam said confidently.
Mihajlovic also agreed with his partner.
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The game went just as Stam expected.
Sporting Lisbon launched a wave of attacks at the beginning, but it didn't last long.
The most threatening attack was the cooperation between Sudong and Quaresma. They suddenly broke into the penalty area and almost had a one-on-one chance, but Stam's sliding tackle blocked the opportunity and they were unable to make a shot.
After that, the game was completely under Lazio's control.
The team is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, age and experience of the players, and is playing away. Even the head coach seems to be far inferior to Mancini, who achieved good results in coaching in Florence after the legendary player's transformation.
No matter how you look at it, Sporting Lisbon has no chance of winning! This is also the reason why the outside world is not optimistic about the Green Lions.
But there is one thing that Sporting Lisbon did well.
That's defense.
Since last season, Sporting Lisbon's defense has been well organized. After adding Albertini this season, once the three defensive midfielders are adopted, the team's defense is often well organized.
Especially considering that Albertini and Andrea Cruz are both familiar with Serie A.
Among them, Albertini is particularly excited to play for Lazio, because for him, returning to Serie A is like returning to his mother's home, and he naturally wants his mother's family to see his best side.
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In the first ten minutes, Lazio had the advantage, but could only create threats through free kicks.
With the free kick master Mihajlovic in charge, Sporting Lisbon tried to avoid committing fouls in key areas, and several free kicks were successful.
Lazio then tried to play a combination, Chiesa passed the ball directly to Lopez, but the Argentine was disturbed by Andre Cruz and failed to hit the right spot.
After that, Favalli tried to make a cross from the left, Chiesa and Pepe competed for the header, but neither of them got the ball. Lazetic tried to shoot at the back post, but it turned out to be a cannon.
Lazio had the advantage, but their attack was also curbed.
The two teams fought very fiercely, but their offense failed to create much threat.
Lazio's main problem is that its two forwards are not tall. Facing Sporting Lisbon with four defenders and three defensive midfielders, they find it difficult to get any chances. After selling Crespo, they lack a dominant center forward in the middle of the penalty area.
The problem with Sporting Lisbon was that they retreated completely in the midfield and backcourt, and the front flanks also frequently returned to defense, so it was naturally difficult for the offense to pose a threat. Su Dong was alone facing two world-class central defenders, Stam and Mihajlovic, and it was very difficult to cope with them.
These two central defenders are both very experienced and capable. They are both famous players in Serie A and are well versed in defense. Su Dong will not gain any advantage by confronting them head-on, so he can only resort to the old method.
Guerrilla warfare, attrition! Mihajlovic is a 34-year-old veteran, Stam is 30, the two old men add up to 64 years old, and Su Dong is only 18. He really doesn't believe that he can't outlast them? Therefore, Su Dong desperately played a war of attrition with the opponent, expanding his range of activities, dragging the two central defenders around, especially targeting Mihajlovic.
This was an open conspiracy, and the two Lazio central defenders could do nothing about it.
This is true for the players and the team.
Both teams' strategies were conservative.
Although Mancini is playing at home, he hopes to defeat the opponent steadily. Bologna is conservative by nature, and his mentality is even more negative when facing Lazio away. It can even be said that as long as the goal is not lost, it is considered a win even if no goals are scored.
Under such circumstances, the game seemed to be more intense than exciting.
But the consumption is very high.
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In the second half, Mancini changed his cautious approach from the first half.
A substitution was made after just five minutes, with Simone Inzaghi replacing left-back Favalli.
Probably because he saw that Quaresma and Ronaldo were too sticky to the ball, Mancini felt that it was a waste to have two full-backs, so he simply took one off and replaced him with a forward.
As a result, just six minutes into the game, Lazio intercepted the ball in the backcourt and launched a quick counterattack.
Su Dong didn't have time to pay attention to Ronnie who was intercepted because of sticking to the ball, because he saw Simeone dribbling forward quickly.
"He is like a hyena from the Pampas. Once he sets his eyes on his target, he will not let go until he bites off a piece of meat!"
Su Dong remembered Andre Cruz's comments before the game.
The bandit leader hadn't made a forward run in the entire game, so why did he suddenly do this? "Be careful of number 14!" Su Dong shouted.
But his reminder was too late.
The cunning Simeone dribbled the ball straight into the weak spot of Sporting Lisbon's defense, attracted Barbosa, and quickly passed the ball to Stankovic on the right, who quickly made a cross with his midfield partner.
Chiesa let the ball slip past, Simone Inzaghi stopped the ball in the middle, dribbled past Pepe who dived too hard, and shot the ball into the net.
One to zero!
In an instant, the entire Olympic Stadium cheered wildly!
Simone Inzaghi also looked quite excited. He rushed directly to the sidelines and kicked the billboard on the sidelines with his foot, then roared at the top of his lungs to vent his inner excitement.
Everyone in the stadium was dumbfounded. Was it because they were too excited after scoring a goal? Su Dong recalled a piece of gossip before the game.
It is said that Inzaghi collided with Roma center back Samuel during a match in February and suffered a comminuted fracture of the wrist.
Two days ago, he had just recovered from his injury and had not yet returned to the game. He met his ex-wife, whom he had just divorced during the winter break, in a restaurant. As a result, this handsome Italian guy, who was still suffering from emotional torture, took the initiative to go over and want to communicate with his ex-wife, but found that there was another man standing next to his ex-wife.
What was even more hurtful was that during the conversation, he also learned that his ex-wife had just returned from a long vacation in Brazil with her new boyfriend, and had completely gotten over the failed marriage both physically and mentally.
My whole heart is broken into QR codes!
Seeing Inzaghi kick the billboard to pieces, Su Dong thought to himself.
This is indeed the younger brother! They are both handsome, but the older brother is much more casual. In the love field, just like in the football field, he is a man who lives on the offside line!
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Although they conceded a goal first, Sporting Lisbon had no better solution.
Boloni does not plan to make any substitutions.
Sudon, Albertini, Barbosa and Andre Cruz constantly reminded their teammates to always remain patient.
Losing the ball first was something Sporting Lisbon had expected.
Even losing the game 0-1 away from home was not surprising.
The ball can be intercepted, but the formation cannot be disrupted.
No matter what, we must maintain a compact formation, which is something we must always keep in mind when facing Serie A teams.
The situation remained deadlocked, and it looked as if there was no goal.
But after adopting the three-forward formation, Lazio's offensive power gradually increased.
Sporting Lisbon's counterattack was more about trying to create threats through the flanks.
Su Dong was still running over a large area. Not only did he retreat to the middle, he also actively moved to the side. This was a considerable drain on Lazio's two central defenders. As the game progressed, the physical consumption became more and more obvious.
Lazio players also committed fouls frequently, especially against Sudon, Ronaldo and Quaresma.
Among them, Simeone and Mihajlovic committed the most violations against Sudong, especially Simeone.
As long as Su Dong retreats to get the ball, he will basically commit a decisive foul in his defensive area to interrupt the rhythm of Sporting Lisbon.
This is obviously Mancini's strategy as well.
This gangster-like old fellow was always nagging and using trash talk to provoke Su Dong, such as "Is this all you can do?", "If you dare to take the ball again, I will kick your legs next time!", "Little brat, have you stopped breastfeeding?" and so on.
His movements with his hands and feet were very dirty, and he talked a lot of trash, all of which made Su Dong understand why Beckham couldn't help but want to kick him.
If he hadn't remained calm, he would have wanted to kick him or punch him.
But Su Dong has been waiting patiently for the opportunity.
He could feel that Mihajlovic was dying.
Time passed by little by little, but Su Dong always remained patient.
Until the seventy-sixth minute.
Lazio once again attacked the front of Sporting Lisbon's penalty area. After Pepe poked the ball away, Albertini got the ball, passed it forward, and accurately gave it to Sudong who retreated to the center circle and got the ball in his own half.
Su Dong retreated very deep, and Mihajlovic followed not far behind him. After seeing Albertini pass the ball, he took the initiative to run towards Su Dong, but Su Dong did not stop the ball directly. Instead, he turned sideways to the right and stopped the ball to the side and rear of Mihajlovic, and then exerted force with his legs.
Before Mihajlovic got close to Su Dong, he found that he had already released the handbrake like a supercar with the accelerator fully pressed, and in an instant he passed by him and chased the ball.
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