Chapter 241: Closed Training (23/134)

The time between the Coppa Italia final and the Champions League final is not too long, that is, a week.

But Lazio's preparations began when they knocked out Barcelona and reached the Champions League final.

Bayern Munich are the only opponents they haven't won in the Champions League.

Even in terms of strength, Lazio is slightly stronger than Bayern Munich, and they dare not take it lightly.

The German team has a very special temperament, which can make them look at the miracle of victory without being favored and their own strength is not strong.

This temperament began with the Bern Miracle in 1954.

From that time on, they were adept at making the most of their mental power to win.

At that time, West Germany faced a formidable and unbeatable Hungarian team in the World Cup final. The latter have not lost a game in four years since 1950, with their most iconic game coming in a 6-3 win over England at Wembley, after England had not lost in Turkey for 90 decades......

At that time, the West German team was completely unfavorable, they were not even seeded, and they lost 3-8 to Hungary in the group stage.

is such a team that is not favored at all, but after conceding two goals in the final, it chased three goals in a row, completing the most classic reversal in the history of the World Cup final.

In the end, the West German team lifted the Remet Gold Cup.

The championship meant a lot for German football, and it even brought hope and revival to the entire German Germanic community.

That's the power of football.

Because the game took place in Bern, Switzerland, it was called the "Bern Miracle".

It was from this game that German football seemed to be labelled as "iron-blooded", "tough" and "unyielding", and they often had some classic cases of coming back from behind to win.

In the most psychological penalty shoot-out, the Germans also had a pretty good chance of winning.

Although Bayern Munich's strength has been greatly affected in recent years, it has proved that they are capable of reaching the Champions League final for two consecutive years.

Therefore, Chang Sheng did not dare to despise them.

Regardless of the strength of the opponents, this is the Champions League final. He will never allow his players to underestimate their pride in the game, and Lazio must give it their all.

Losing such an important match because of one's pride is a way of defeat that is absolutely intolerable for a regular victory.

So watch the video of the Bayern Munich game and study the targeted tactics. Conduct closed training ......

Lazio are going all out to prepare for the final against Bayern Munich.

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Because Lazio has adopted a closed training method, many reporters have no way of knowing how Lazio is preparing for the game.

Because the information is not transparent, not public, and asymmetrical. Naturally, there were a lot of rumors about Lazio outside.

Some media said that the reason why Lazio wanted to train behind closed doors was because they were afraid of Bayern Munich. Otherwise, why don't they dare to show off their training generously? If you have faith, you are naturally not afraid of being seen by others.

Only people who have no confidence and have ghosts in their hearts will engage in any closed training.

Think about what they say. It makes sense.

Closed training is for secrecy, and secrecy is to be able to increase the odds of winning against Bayern Munich.

If Lazio is really confident. Why?

There is only a lack of faith. will choose this way.

The media thought that Lazio would not need to spend much effort to win Bayern Munich, but now as soon as this closed training came out, everyone muttered - could it be that Lazio was eliminated by Bayern Munich twice in a row and had a psychological shadow?

And then I thought about it along this line of thought, and I felt that this is really a very possible thing.

came to the Champions League final, which had no suspense, and suddenly there was suspense.

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For those rumors outside, Chang Sheng ignores them.

There is no point in saying too much at this time.

Because you can't shut them up.

Even if you say it wildly. People will also say: "The mouth is so powerful, but when it comes to the game, the ghost knows what the performance is?" ”

Some people just don't die if they don't see the Yellow River, and they don't shed tears when they don't see the coffin.

As a result, Chang Sheng now rarely provokes his opponents before the game - and there are few opponents worthy of being provoked by him.

It was the other party who took the initiative to provoke him. Because his team is no longer a challenger, his team has long become a challenger.

In response to these other parties' provocations, Chang Sheng believes in the creed of slapping them in the face after winning them.

For example, Barcelona is typical.

After defeating the opponent, you can use the iron-like fact and a sharp poisonous tongue to slap the opponent's face, a series of combination punches, and the opponent can't even open his mouth, that's called a cool!

Now it's useless for people to refute what they say, they can always find something to say, so what's the point?

All they need to do is write down all their current ramblings, and then pull them back when the time comes.

Of course, closed training is not because of the constant victory and fear of Bayern Munich.

He values Bayern Munich, but that doesn't mean he's afraid of Bayern Munich.

In fact, he was never afraid of anyone and any team.

When he was the manager of the relegation team at Getafe.

When his subordinates didn't even have a good first-team lineup, there were still some first-team players rebelling, and he wasn't afraid of anyone.

stunned with a half-disabled lineup and succeeded in relegation.

So he didn't know what he was afraid of.

He trained behind closed doors mainly to keep the players entertained.

There have been a lot of things lately, and even the country's leaders have come to visit, and he is afraid that the players will be too excited.

That's not a good thing.

And the Coppa Italia title was too easy, plus the league results in the season were too good, and the elimination of Barcelona was a big victory, and the number one team in Europe was played like that.

This series of good news is not good for Chang Sheng.

He worries that the pride of the players will underestimate the enemy, that the players will get excited too early and that they will suddenly lose their form by the final – a common occurrence in football.

Why is there always a saying in the World Series that "the big hit must die"?

It's because the teams that are out of form too early are not difficult to continue, and they are in good form in the group stage. All the way to the knockout stage, it was like chopping melons and vegetables, but it was difficult.

Because their state came out too early, and then they were out of state.

After all, players are people, not machines. It's impossible to be in good shape all the time.

There are so many states, if you come out too early, you will be gone.

And those teams that always stumble in the group stage are not very favored. On the contrary, it is very likely to make it all the way to the final and finally lift the championship trophy. Because they didn't leave their poor form in the relatively easy group stage, and although they were not in good form, they also ensured that they could qualify. Then as the knockout rounds progressed, the state became more and more hazy, and finally in the final. Peak form. Winning the championship is a logical step.

The most typical representatives are France and Italy in the 2006 World Cup, both teams were not favored before the game, and the group stage did not go very well, and it was these two teams that finally entered the final.

And the big favourites, such as Brazil and Argentina, were eliminated early.

For example, this season in history, Mourinho lost 0:3 to Barcelona in the group stage. Knocking out Barcelona in the semi-finals also looked tough, with the second leg being a brutal away game.

However, Bayern Munich met Lyon in the semi-finals and won easily.

As a result, in the final, it was Inter Milan who easily defeated Bayern Munich and lifted the Champions League trophy.

Adjusting the form of the team is also an important skill for a manager.

Especially those who are in charge of cup competitions, such as the head coach of the national team.

If you can't adjust the state of the team, you can't control the state of the team, and you can't become a famous coach.

There are many ways for every coach to adjust their form.

The winning option is to train behind closed doors, forcing the players to calm down and suppress their excitement.

Let them save their best performance for the finals.

He didn't want the team to be disturbed by the media, so no reporters were allowed to interview and approach the team.

Not even a journalist from the official website of the Lazio club.

So far, there is not a single training photo of Lazio preparing for the Champions League final in the media.

I don't see any worthwhile reports, most of them are rumors of all kinds.

That's why the media hates Chang Sheng and has to spread rumors that he is afraid of Bayern Munich.

Journalists rely on this bastard to eat, and if you cut off the channels for people to eat, of course they will resent you.

Although Bayern Munich also imposes many restrictions on journalists' interviews, compared with Lazio, it seems open and transparent.

Some reporters even said that why Chang Sheng likes to engage in closed training so much has something to do with his motherland. He came from China, a closed and dictatorial country, so naturally he had these means and habits.

In this regard, Chang Sheng didn't even bother to explain. Whether China is open or not, he said that it doesn't count, and those reporters also say that it doesn't count. Anyway, in the Western world, there is a lot of prejudice against China, and even if he reveals it, people will not listen.

So the best way is to round your arms and big ears after the victory, as a Chinese.

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The team trained behind closed doors at the Fermelo training base and did not leave Rome until half a week before the start of the game, with the whole squad arriving in Madrid early by plane.

Then continue training in Madrid until the start of the competition.

Of course, neither Atletico Madrid nor Real Madrid can provide a venue for Lazio, because they don't have a good relationship with Lazio - mainly because they often win.

How could these two teams with a deep hatred for winning help Lazio?

Bayern Munich, for example, also arrived in Madrid ahead of schedule, and they trained directly at Real Madrid's Valdebaibas Sports City.

The training conditions there are naturally the best.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both members of the European G14, and the relationship between the two sides is relatively good, so Real Madrid is naturally willing to provide Bayern Munich with a training ground.

And even if you don't have that connection, Real Madrid is happy to help.

Because as long as it's a winning opponent, they'll do it.

They want to be able to help them in beating the ever-winning game.

They want to see constant victory and defeat.

They would be happy if they could lose the title at the Santiago Bernabeu.

So it's good that Barcelona didn't meet Lazio in the final, otherwise Real Madrid would be too entangled......

The fact that Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid do not help does not mean that the winning teams will only be able to train on the turf of the hotel.

In Madrid, there is also a team with whom they have a particularly good relationship.

That's their satellite club, Getafe.