Three Hundred and Eleventh, You Should Obediently Obey!

On January 20, the nineteenth round of Serie A.

Napoli host Lazio for the second time in four days.

When referee Gianluca Rocchi blew the whistle to start the game, Napoli once again launched a fierce attack on Lazio, just like the Coppa Italia three days ago.

Lazio was helpless in the face of this style of play, and soon lost the ball again.

But this time, Naples did not launch a counterattack immediately after grabbing the ball, but patiently controlled the ball.

After Thiago Motta retreated to receive a pass from his teammate, he raised his right hand high, signaling his teammates to hold on.

Next, Naples slowly pushed the formation forward, while Lazio quickly returned to the defensive position.

After advancing to the frontcourt, Naples first tried to open a breakthrough from the right side of Sanchez, but the left back Kolarov held the position and did not give Naples a chance. He was forced to pass Thiago Motta back and then moved to the left. , Try to let Di Maria break through.

In the end, this attack completed the first shot of the game in the third minute.

A long shot from Cavani's penalty area went directly higher.

Lazio keeper Barotta delivered a goal kick but David Luiz picked up the spot and headed it down, and Thiago Motta grabbed the second and flicked it to Bonucci.

Under Tare's pressure, Bonucci knocked Mota back again, and the Brazilian midfielder moved to the left, handing it over to Vargas in the space.

Lazio was forced to retreat quickly to defend.

But Napoli continued to advance steadily and steadily.

At this point in the game, everyone realized that Naples' strategy had changed.

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Lazio still adopts a four-three-one-two formation, and the starting lineup has only adjusted one position from the cup match.

Naples has undergone great changes.

The advanced and deep changes are four, three, and three.

Goalkeeper: Handanovic.

Defense: Vargas, David Luiz, Bonucci and Lichtsteiner.

Midfield: Biglia, Thiago Motta and Parejo.

The front trident is Di Maria, Cavani and Sanchez.

As early as Thiago Motta took the initiative to approach the door, Gao Shen told him very clearly that he was not in the cup plan.

Gao Shen wants him to play in the league.

The tactics adopted by Naples tonight are also very clear, that is, possession of the ball.

Give full play to the team's advantages in ball possession and technical level, and use the ball to pull the opponent.

This tactical play can effectively save Naples' physical energy and give full play to the team's technical and ball possession advantages.

Gao Shen can't wait for Lazio to rush out and grab it.

As long as Lazio presses out, the Blue Eagles' defense will definitely show a gap, and Naples will have a chance.

What I am most afraid of is that Lazio can't defend, and that will be troublesome.

The biggest headache for Naples now is the war of attrition, because the team can't consume it.

That's why Gao Shen frequently created momentum before the game and used psychological warfare to stimulate Lazio, hoping that Rossi and his players could adopt more active tactics under pressure.

But now it seems that Rossi is quite conservative.

If you don't press out and grab it, it's okay to tighten your defense?

Gao Shen does not fight such uncertain battles, and he specially arranged for Parejo to partner with Biglia.

In the 15th minute of the game, when Parejo tried to score the ball outside the penalty area, he was blocked by Lazio midfielder Mutarelli, but the ball was still intercepted by Parejo.

After the Spanish midfielder stopped the ball, he quickly turned around and got rid of the defender, and then took a step forward, making a gesture to find Cavani, but suddenly sent a through ball and passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Sanchez quickly slanted into the right side of the penalty area, caught up with the ball, and kicked a low shot.

It's a pity that the angle was a bit small and was caught by the goalkeeper Barotta.

Failed to create a goal, but Sanchez still gave Parejo a thumbs up from a distance.

This beautiful pass also won warm applause from the fans at the San Paolo Stadium.

"Good job, Daniel!" Gao Shen applauded loudly.

Although he didn't score a goal, it was tantamount to giving Rossi a blow and telling the Lazio coach: You can't defend if you stick to it, so you should obey it obediently.

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Sanchez's shot almost made Rossi go wild.

He ran straight to the sidelines, yelling at his players.

He felt that the mistake just now came from a midfielder's defensive problem, and the young player was able to get rid of it.

But when he finished yelling at the players and walked back, he was also afraid for a while.

I have to admit that the pass just now was very beautiful and thoughtful.

Confused Lazio's defensive players, and the pass was quite accurate.

"This bastard, life is really good!" Rossi glanced at the coach of the home team, applauded Parejo loudly, and muttered sourly.

The entire Serie A league is almost troubled by creativity and midfield organization.

Therefore, during the summer transfer, Inter Milan and AC Milan were robbing Emerson, because Emerson is one of the few midfielders in Serie A with strong creativity.

In addition, like Rome's Aquilani and Florence's Montolivo, which one is not the favorite of the team?

Naples is a very creative team, and the skills of the players are also very good. Rossi even wondered, where did Gao Shen get so many players?

Now, in front of Rossi and Lazio, is a difficult choice.

Continuing to defend, Naples must still resolutely play pass possession and penetration, take advantage of Parejo's through pass and the advantages of the two wings, it depends on how confident Rossi's own team is in defense.

But if you don't stick to it and press it out, the risk is also great.

Once pressed out, it will be easier for Naples to pull out the gap and create opportunities, and Lazio will be more dangerous.

Of course, after pressing out, Lazio has every chance to form a tug-of-war with Naples, and even more chance to fight back.

Rossi couldn't come up with a good idea for a while.

He had to admit that Lazio was indeed at a disadvantage in terms of strength and did not have an advantage in tactics, so he had very little room for choice, and even, no matter how he chose, the risk was great.

Before there is no good way, Rossi chooses to continue the status quo.

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Lazio continued to defend firmly, and Naples' possession rate increased significantly.

Gao Shen was not in a hurry, and continued to fight steadily.

Nearly 70% of the ball possession, this advantage is indeed quite huge, but as a traveler who has personally experienced the Barcelona dream team dynasty, where is this?

Seventy percent?

Eighty percent of the ball possession rate is not worth making a fuss about.

Gao Shen is also constantly fine-tuning the team's tactics, the most important thing is that the players keep pulling.

In the 25th minute, Thiago Mota sent a direct pass. After leaning on the defender with his body, Cavani stopped the ball and turned around. He shot with his right foot, but the shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. beam.

The subsequent corner kick also caused chaos in the penalty area, but it still failed to form a goal.

Just four minutes later, Napoli created another chance.

Biglia formed a powerful attack on the left with Di Maria and Vargas, creating a corner just before the baseline.

Parejo took the corner and accurately found Thiago Motta inside the box.

The Brazilian midfielder is tall and strong. After grabbing the spot, he directly hit the goal with a header and hit the crossbar.

This is also the most threatening shot since the opening of Naples.

All feel a little lost.

Gao Shen continued to cheer for the team on the sidelines. At the same time, he also applauded Thiago Motta's performance, signaling him to keep up the good work and let the players not worry.

"Thiago is in very good condition." Lucas praised.

Judging from various data such as pass success rate and performance activity, Thiago Mota can be called the pillar of Naples' midfield.

Even so far, his pass has zero turnovers, which is very rare.

What's even more rare is that he also made several threatening passes.

It can be said that he organized Naples' midfield in an orderly manner, which allowed the team to organize waves of offensives.

"This kid needs this kind of competition to slowly build up his confidence." Gao Shen said with a smile.

Confidence is something that builds up slowly.

"It seems that Rossi's strategy is to continue to defend steadily. When we are exhausted to a certain extent in the second half, they will come out to fight." Carlo guessed the opponent's intention.

Gao Shen nodded, which is not surprising.

Even, he had already made enough plans for this.

If he still can't start the situation, then he will consider grabbing a wave directly before the end of the first half, or at the beginning of the second half, and try to score a goal.

After all, really dragging the game to the back is not good for Naples.

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After that, the two teams continued to hold and defend.

Naples patiently passed the ball to penetrate, while Lazio defended steadily.

It's just that as the rhythm of the game unfolded, coupled with the fact that Lazio's defensive players on both wings were good, it caused Naples to transfer several long passes to the wing, but failed to play a threat.

On the contrary, it was in the middle. First, in the 30th minute, Motta passed the ball, and Cavani took a long shot from more than 20 meters away from the goal, which went slightly wide.

Three minutes later, with the cooperation of Thiago Motta and Parejo, the Spanish midfielder sent a direct pass. Di Maria shot with his left foot and was thrown under him by the goalkeeper, failing to pose a threat.

Naples created a dozen shots in the first half, without exception, most of them were long-range shots from the outside.

The most threatening shot, a header from Thiago Motta, hit the crossbar.

And this kind of continuous siege made Lazio more and more stable, and it became impregnable.

Gao Shen also gave up the idea of ​​attacking at the end of the first half.

But no one expected that in the 42nd minute near the end of the first half, Naples made an attack from the right. Sanchez tried to break through Kolarov but failed, so he was forced to make an emergency stop and passed the ball back to Lixisch. Tyner.

The Swiss defender received the ball, was pressed and immediately passed it to Thiago Motta, who raised his hand for the ball.

The Brazilian midfielder is always there at the right point.

After getting the ball, Thiago Mota didn't wait for the defensive player to force him up, and directly passed a long diagonal pass, and directly transferred the ball to the unguarded left.

After Di Maria's chest stopped the ball, Lazio's right back De Silvestri quickly pushed forward. The Argentine started with the ball without thinking. Before the opponent was ready, he had cut the opponent like a sharp knife The defensive line, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and after attracting Sivilla, crossed the ball with his left foot to the center.

Cavani used his body to forcibly squeeze away central defender Stendaldo, and directly shot with his foot, sending Di Maria's cross into the bottom left corner of Lazio's goal.