The match between Manchester United and Lazio inspired Mourinho, who incorporated Alex Ferguson's tactics into his own defensive tactics.

Of course, this Manchester United is certainly not the Manchester United of copycat mad dog tactics, but the Manchester United of the first leg.

At that time, Manchester United was different from other teams, they did not defend high to keep Lazio at bay, but formed multiple lines of defense in their own half, forcing Lazio to slow down layer by layer, and finally brought them to a complete stop.

Judging by the characteristics of Lazio, Lazio who cannot run is much less threatening.

So when the game got underway, Lazio quickly figured out what their opponents were going to do.

At the back, Lazio's players can get to their feet at will, even if they can't stop on their feet for ten minutes, so that the opponent can't even touch the shadow of football. But as soon as Lazio crosses the halfway line, they will meet stubborn resistance from Inter.

The advantage of Inter Milan is that they do not scatter their forces when defending, and they can concentrate their forces on the main battlefield to contain Lazio's advance.

Like other teams, they always want to intercept Lazio with high defense, trying to use counter-robbing, siege and other methods in the front court to force Lazio to not be able to send the football to the front court.

This trick may be useful against teams that generally focus on ground coordination, but they have forgotten that Lazio is not only about control and ground coordination, they also have speed!

The speed of their overall advance is very fast!

Defending high is the equivalent of leaving a huge gap behind you, and then telling Lazio: "You pass straight behind us!" Guaranteed to be accurate by a dozen! ”

In fact, too, when it comes to teams defending them in the high post, Lazio will frequently use through balls to hit them in the back.

It works very well.

No one in the Lazio squad is very fast, but when combined with their tactics, it seems to be very fast.

Inter Milan's defense in the game was to not give Lazio space behind them. They can't pass those dangerous through balls, the balls behind them.

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When the game starts, as Winner says, Inter will try to score first, so they will attack at the beginning of the game.

At this time, the average team will ask their team to defend solidly. Try not to concede a goal. Survive this period and then fight for the goal group.

But Chang Sheng doesn't do that.

He will do the opposite.

As he told his players before the game, if Inter Milan were going to score first. And if you start the game with a fierce attack, this is the perfect opportunity for Lazio!

Because it is conceivable that Inter Milan will shrink their defense for most of this game. In order not to concede the ball.

So it's rare to be able to get them to press out and attack.

And at the beginning of the game, it was definitely a good opportunity for Lazio. Inter pressed out and attacked, and there were more gaps behind them.

Of course, Lazio also pressed out, and there was a certain risk in attacking with Inter Milan, but Chang Sheng thought that in order to win. It's a risk worth taking.

Moreover, Inter Milan certainly did not expect that Lazio would use them to attack them when they pressed on the attack......

Generally, when facing the opponent to play like this, the team chooses to recycle the defense.

But Chang Sheng only thinks about attacking.

That's what really makes offense a defense.

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So when Inter Milan attacked at the beginning of the game. They were surprised to find that Lazio on the opposite side did the same!

Just when they thought they were going to besiege Lazio, Lazio threatened their goal with an equally sharp attack......

One moment ago, Cambiaso had just completed a shot on goal, and the next moment it was Cavani's turn to head home.

Jose Mourinho stood on the sidelines, watching the game on the pitch with a solemn expression.

I let the team press the attack aggressively, just thinking that Lazio will definitely shrink the defense, and in the opening period, Lazio will not be able to threaten their goal.

The result is ......

This Lazio, in turn, took advantage of the space left behind them by their attack!

Mourinho is now conflicted, is he going to interrupt this attacking plan and let the players drop back to defend and not give Lazio the slightest chance?

Or do you insist on it and try to score a goal first for Lazio in the opening ten minutes?

As long as Inter Milan can lead Lazio, no matter how many goals they lead, Mourinho is confident that he can hold on to this one-goal lead at home.

By studying the footage of the first leg between Manchester United and Lazio, he already has an idea.

But if you don't score, you shrink the defense...... Isn't that playing into Lazio's hands? In the standings, Lazio are the leading side, they are three points ahead of Inter Milan. If in this game, neither side scores, and the game is tied 0:0, then Lazio is still three points ahead of Inter Milan, which is the result that Lazio wants to see, but it is not what Inter Milan wants!

In other words, in this game, apart from winning, Mourinho does not accept any other results.

Mourinho thought about it and decided to take a gamble.

Don't recycle for the time being, and strive for the first goal.

He wants to see if his team scores first or Lazio scores first.

He believes that after continuous battles, the whole Lazio team is exhausted, and in this high-intensity game, whether it is form, performance, and psychology, it is not as good as his own team.

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Jose Mourinho guessed right, Lazio are very tired and in inconsistent form right now.

They can't even guarantee to be in good shape all the time in this game.

But because of this, the time at the beginning of the game is particularly precious to them.

Because their physical strength really can't guarantee the whole high-intensity scramble.

If you get into a tug-of-war with Inter Milan, you must be the one who is unlucky in the end.

It was this that allowed Lazio to play against Inter Milan at the beginning of the game.

Of course, if it was Lazio before, I was afraid that Inter Milan would soon be pressed back, and it would become a situation where Lazio besieged Inter Milan.

But now, because of the impact of state and fitness. Lazio couldn't completely suppress Inter, which gave Inter hope instead, making Inter Milan mistakenly think that they could play against Lazio, so they wouldn't recycle the defense for a while.

Isn't Mourinho deceived?

Of course, this can't go on forever. So it's not Inter Milan who have to score first. Rather, it was Lazio......

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Inter Milan attacked into the Lazio penalty area and Ibrahimovic was ready to shoot with his feet. But Jose Passarella blocked it with his foot, and the two sides kicked each other, and the football bounced away.

Chiellini scrambled to kick the ball out before Cambiasso came up to shoot.

The ball fell to midfield and Cavani headed it over to Candreva.

Lazio launched another attack.

Candreva didn't continue to dribble the ball after receiving it. Instead, he sent the ball straight to the wing.

On the right, young Azpilicueta cut in at high speed and got involved in the attack.

He received a pass from Candreva and this time he didn't pass the ball and continued to dribble!

"Lazio's counterattack!"

The narrator shouted.

Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, suddenly smelled uneasiness in the air, and he became a little agitated.

He shouted into the stadium: "Quickly return to defense!" ”

Azpilicueta rushing forward with the ball himself does not violate Lazio's tactical discipline because he is in front of him. There is not a single enemy, why doesn't he dribble the ball?

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Inter Milan's left-back Maxwell quickly pounced and got stuck inside to intercept Cesar Azpilicueta.

Seeing this, Azpilicueta did not continue to dribble the ball.

But he didn't pass back or cross either.

He sent a through ball straight away!

The ball went around Maxwell and into the ribs of the penalty area!

Cazorla plugged in at high speed from there. Under the close watch of Samuel, rush to the football!

In fact, Cazorla is already very tired, in the Lazio team, it is not only Götze who is tired, many people are tired.

Gotze didn't play in the last game against Bayern Munich, playing 90 minutes off the bench and getting a break.

Cazorla, on the other hand, didn't have any chance to rest.

As a swingman and a jack of all trades in the front and midfield, his role is particularly important when the team is understaffed, and he needs to play in multiple positions, so that he plays almost every game and has no time to rest at all.

The midfielder needs people, he goes to the midfield, and the front line needs him, and he goes to the striker.

There was no chance of rest at all, so Cazorla was also tired.

But Cazorla knew that now was not the time to shout thunder.

In the Champions League, Lazio will be eliminated from the competition.

If the league leads for most of the season, and then let Inter Milan turn it around...... That's absolutely unacceptable!

So Cazorla has been gritting his teeth and insisting.

Including this offensive.

Azpilicueta played the ball deeper to avoid Maxwell's interception.

In order to catch up with the ball, Cazorla had to sprint as fast as he could.

It made him feel more tired......

But this is a good opportunity, and you must not give up because you can't run!

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Samuel has been stuck on the inside of Cazorla, on the one hand, he naturally does not allow Cazorla to cut inside, and on the other hand, he does not allow Cazorla to shoot directly.

It's not too far from that angle, and Cazorla has the ability to shoot and the possibility of scoring.

In order to avoid being scored by the opposition here, Samuel will certainly not relax.

But what he didn't expect was that Cazorla didn't even think about shooting!

Cazorla is well aware of his fitness, and it will be a lot of effort for him to catch up with the ball, and in such a situation, it is difficult for him to shoot with a high level of precision, and he cannot guarantee that the ball will eventually fly into the goal......

Such a good opportunity to attack, if you shoot away because of yourself, it is absolutely unforgivable!

So Cazorla didn't shoot, but crossed with all his strength!

Of course, before the cross, he made a feint to shoot and Samuel stretched his leg to go blue, and there was an opening between his legs.

Cazorla's cross pass went under Samuel's crotch!

"Cazorla...... Horizontal pass in front of the door!! ”

Amid the narrator's exclamations, Cavani slapped his horse to the rescue.

Then a flying tackle came and slotted Cazorla's cross into the back of the net!

The shouting at the Meazza Stadium suddenly stopped.

Inter Milan, who wanted to score first, conceded first!