Chapter 108: With Our Desire for Victory (Asking for a Monthly Pass on the Last Day of June!) )

At half-time, the atmosphere in Barcelona's dressing room was a little dreary.

In the first half, Barcelona was completely stunned by Lazio.

Several of the main players, the main initiators of the attack, basically did not play decently.

But looking at their shirts that have been detached from their original colors, Rijkaard can't criticize them.

Because they really played hard.

In the first half of this game, not only those players played hard, but the entire Barcelona team worked hard.

In the face of Lazio's muscular jungle and "lethal tactics" - Rijkaard believes that Lazio's fouls and body collisions are "lethal tactics" in order to effectively kill their own players - Barcelona don't want to play well.

So what to do in the second half?

Rijkaard thought about it and felt that he should also value this hardness, and he had to rely on strong means to take back the initiative.

He would have played a controlling combination of Xavi, Deco and Andres Iniesta in midfield.

But now it seems that these three ball-possession masters can't control the football at all, and under the impact of the Lazio players, they are scattered.

The idea of winning the initiative with possession now seems to be a failure.

He had to be like Chang Sheng, and also bring on players who were better defensively, at least to be able to break the ball and protect the offensive players.

It's a pity that Van Bommel has left Barcelona and gone to Bayern Munich.

So there aren't many defensive midfielders he can use now.

Rijkaard seems to think he can start pursuing something different. Everyone said that his football was a mad dog that copied and often won, much to Rijkaard's displeasure. So he intends to let Barcelona play with more possession in the new season. Unlike Constant Wins, where one or two defensive midfielders are always placed in the midfield. This will reduce the spectacle of the team's game.

In Rijkaard's plan, his Barcelona will play more delicately, artistically and beautifully than the winning team.

To this end, he intends to add technical attacking players in the midfield. And not a defensive midfielder like Van Bommel.

So he straightened Xavi and Andres Iniesta for the new season, while Van Bommel was driven by him to Bayern Munich.

Now there is actually only one midfielder he can really defend, Edmilson, and Edmilson is also a central defender......

He never imagined that he would need a defensive midfielder so much in a game, let alone that he would need to use a midfielder so soon.

So now he has to bring Edmilson back on the pitch in the hope that he can save some of the team's slump in midfield.

The man he came off was Andres Iniesta.

Poor Xiaobai, who played a non-performance first half, was replaced, which seems to be the person responsible for the team conceding two goals in the first half......

Although he played badly in Lazio's muscular jungle in the first half......

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In Lazio's dressing room, Chang Sheng held a finger up at his players. "I'll just say one word. Guys. In the first half we were two goals ahead of them, and we dominated them from the score to the pitch. So, what reason do we have to lose this game? ”

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The second half of the game began, just begun. Barcelona made a substitution.

Iniesta goes down and Edmilson comes on.

Chang Sheng saw such a substitution, and he laughed.

He knew Rijkaard was trying to strengthen the midfield and he was right.

But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have the right people.

To strengthen the midfield defence, Edmilson is clearly not going to work.

In last season's Champions League final, Barcelona's midfield configuration was the same as that of Deco, Van Bommel and Edmilson.

Among them, Van Bommel is the main force in the defense.

Now that this main player has gone to Bayern Munich, what else is there to worry about Chang Sheng?

Edmilson is skilled. But the body is too bad.

Everyone is Brazilian, and his body is very different from Melo's in Lazio.

And most importantly, Edmilson is a glass physique, and frequent injuries make him resistant to physical confrontations.

So what to do next is simple.

Just let the players keep playing against Edmilson physically.

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After the start of the second half, Edmilson fell to the ground three times in ten minutes. It's all thanks to the Lazio players.

When they were scrambling with Edmilson, it was like kicking Edmilson's legs......

Edmilson quickly relented under Lazio's rogue style of play.

Rijkaard's plan soon fell through.

His team still hasn't regained the initiative.

So now the only thing he can count on is that after leading by two goals, Lazio will have the idea of slacking off.

This is normal, after all, Lazio is predominantly young. Young people are energetic, but they are also easily satisfied. Lack of experience. It will make them feel that a two-goal lead is enough.

But ten minutes later, Rijkaard felt hopeless.

Because this Lazio has no intention of slacking off.

The words of the winning halftime echoed in their minds repeatedly.

'We're two goals ahead, we're all leading from the score to the pitch, so why should we lose this game?'

Two goals are not enough, we have to keep scoring!

We're going to beat Barcelona!

There is no reason to win the support of Barcelona!

Therefore, in the second half, Lazio was still running with fighting spirit, looking for opportunities to score.

It's like the score is a draw...... No, like they're on the side behind them.

The fighting spirit and winning spirit of this team simply shocked the audience!

A team that is two goals ahead and still running all over the field, they haven't seen much before.

Lazio have already dominated the field, they are not slacking off, but are going to kill them all!

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In the 70th minute, Lazio's efforts paid off.

When Lazio attacked, Benzema passed the ball to goal. Valdés made a mistake in his shot. The football did not go far and fell to the area where Khedira was.

The young German midfielder then headed the ball back into the box, and Falcao, who was in front of goal, jumped up and smashed the ball into the air.

Because Valdés made a mistake, he didn't have time to return to his position at this time. Such a ball is too simple for Falcao......

"Seventy minutes! Three-goal lead! The suspense of this game has been completely ended! ”

"Romedal. Falcao! He scored his first competitive goal in Lazio! ”

"It's amazing! Who would have thought before the game that Barcelona would lose so helplessly? It looks like he is Barcelona's nemesis! ”

"It reminds us once again why Valencia can overpower Barcelona...... Barcelona always seem to have little to do against their usual teams...... Now think about the revenge of the Catalan media before the game...... It's ridiculous! ”

In the face of the celebratory Lazio players, the Catalan commentators were completely silent, and the Catalan media in the media box were equally silent.

It's just so embarrassing......

But I don't blame them for being so high-profile before the game.

Because at that time, who could have known that such a young Lazio team was under the hands of the ever-victorious. How can you play at such a level?

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When Lazio took a three-goal lead, Barcelona suddenly seemed to wake up from a dream. In the ensuing match, they launched a fierce offensive against Lazio.

The Barcelona fans in the stands came alive to cheer for Barcelona.

With 20 minutes left, they hope their team can pick themselves up, at least not lose too badly, and score a face-saving goal......

Barcelona's players are thinking the same way now. To win the game, to win the UEFA Super Cup, they don't want to do it now, it's too difficult.

But it would be a shame to be shaved by Lazio just like that. How can you say that it is also the new European champion......

However, the Barcelona players clearly underestimated the Lazio players' quest for victory.

After taking a three-goal lead, Lazio still had no intention of stopping there, and Barcelona pressed up to attack. So they shrunk their defence, and while they contracted their defence, they also kept an eye on the gaps behind Barcelona's backline......

Yes, until now. Lazio are still playing defensive counter-attacks, and they still want to score!

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The Barcelona players didn't think much about it, on the one hand, they had no choice but to attack. On the other hand, it feels that Lazio is leading by three goals. Once you've already won, you'll always give them a chance.

But they were disappointed.

Eighty-second minute. Lazio took advantage of a quick counter-attack and scored one more goal!

And before that, Barcelona didn't score as much as they wanted.

4:0!

From a complete victory to a big victory!

Lazio beats Barcelona!

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"It's really miserable...... "One commentator simply lowered his head and covered his eyes with his hands.

The new Champions League champion, known as the Dream II team, Barcelona, was beaten into a sieve by the winning youth army, and his whole body was full of bullet holes.

Rijkaard stood on the sidelines, tipped in his trademark pigtails.

During his time at AC Milan, he had such a hairstyle that some might confuse him with Ruud Gullit. Gurlit's braids are longer, while Rijkaard's are shorter.

When he was at AC Milan, Rijkaard was the best midfielder in Europe, and he could do almost anything.

After becoming head coach, he led Barcelona to a second Champions League title, which gave him a meteoric reputation.

But now, he has suffered defeat in Chang Sheng, who is younger than him.

At this time, a sentence suddenly appeared in his mind.

It was after he led the team to the Champions League that Valencia's "Provincial Newspaper" sarcastically said that the reason why they were able to win the Champions League was only because there were no winning teams this season.

At the time, the provocation upset the Catalan media and made Barcelona unhappy.

Because such remarks from the "Provincial Daily" are tantamount to erasing the team's efforts and insulting the champion.

But after this Super Cup, I'm afraid Valencia has even more reason to say that......

Is it true that if you win constantly, your team won't be able to win the Champions League?

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