"I think this is a waste of time! This team called Sanremo simply cannot reach the point of consuming or testing AC Milan." Several professionals were whispering in the stands.
They are from Liverpool, and some of them are members of the Liverpool coaching staff, as well as Liverpool scouts and some peripheral technical people.
Any top football match is no less than a war.
Regarding the infighting in the Champions League, what happened is definitely not just some tricks in the draw.
It doesn't just include manipulation in the visiting team's locker room, manipulation in the visiting team's hotel, etc.
Those are all behind-the-scenes operations that cannot be seen in the light and are not worth promoting.
What can truly reflect the relationship between football and war lies in the preparations before the game and the study of each other.
AC Milan has such an Italian Cup final before the Champions League final. Although it may allow them to win the title of double cup championship, it may also allow them to be studied in advance by their opponents.
The ultimate purpose of the Liverpool team's visit this time is to provide effective information to the coaching staff behind them.
Maybe some people think that for tactical things, isn’t it enough to watch videos of previous games?
Why go to the site to see it in person?
What's more, AC Milan's opponents in this game are pitifully weak, and there is nothing to gain from watching them.
But the state is continuous, and the research value of the latest game is great.
Field trips can allow investigators to see many things beyond the lens.
"Calm down, what we want to see is never how AC Milan will play after Sanremo takes the lead." The man leading the group spoke, "Although it hurts to say it like this, I think facing the real AC Milan, we may not be able to do better than this San Remo!"
"There is a huge gap in strength between us and AC Milan. I hope everyone can face this fact!"
"Of course, we are far better than Sanremo, but facing AC Milan, believe me, we will probably play the role of Sanremo."
"The first half of the game is coming to an end and I need all the details of the first half. With a huge advantage in the situation, whether AC Milan will reveal any flaws is the reason why we are here."
"Otherwise...it's just a tactical analysis. Do you think the head coach can't do his job well?"
The man's name is Karabeko Laird, and he is Liverpool's chief assistant coach.
And unlike the others, he is not a member of the original team of Liverpool's current head coach. He is a coaching talent trained by Liverpool themselves, and is nicknamed the Prince of Liverpool.
Previously served as the head coach of the Liverpool youth team.
This year, the Liverpool coach was airborne, and Laird's main role was to help him quickly master the Liverpool locker room and coordinate various relationships between the coach, players, teams, and senior management.
It can be seen that Laird did a good job. He helped the head coach stabilize Liverpool's situation without affecting the authority of the head coach, allowing Liverpool to reach the Champions League final with a not-so-strong lineup.
Although reaching the final is such an achievement, everyone thinks it is the credit of Liverpool's current coach.
But privately, Liverpool insiders know that 40% of the credit belongs to Laird.
After Leder finished speaking, the people next to him immediately compiled some data reports and reported to him.
During the ten-minute intermission, while others were resting, Laird was firing on all cylinders.
Pieces of seemingly useless information flowed through his fingertips.
"AC Milan's players have a strong sense of winning, or a sense of abuse. They did not shrink their offensive after scoring 3-0 early!"
"They increased their offensive intensity and made full use of the width of the court. There were a lot of switching arrangements on the left and right wings, and the effect was quite obvious!"
"Plascedes became their attacking engine on the left. Even though he was a left-back, he already did part of the work of a left winger. This put tremendous pressure on Sanremo, but it also exposed the backside. Open space.”
"Izellet can accurately hit the ball and cooperate in a small area, but when attacking with him as the core, he often prefers simple offensive methods. Many of his advantages are due to his amazing speed. Played with enviable man-ball dribbling, efficient and direct.”
"But at the same time, this also means that in order to match the characteristics of Izelet, AC Milan's midfielder's choices when launching an attack will not be too complicated. They do not often use dazzling combinations."
"If the opponent has a master in interception, the football passed to Izelet will be more likely to be intercepted by the opponent, unless Izelet retreats deeper. Of course, Izelet has a strong propulsion ability, and he is not afraid of retreating, but This will make AC Milan's offense less smooth and oppressive."
"Sanremo has a Latuidi who has made two interceptions so far, and that's why. But one Latuidi is not enough, unless he is five years younger. Or... there is someone who is good at interceptions. Being able to work with him defensively.”
"It's a pity that such an ability... Versage doesn't have it. Moric seems to be able to see this, but he cannot bear the core tasks of both offense and defense at the same time. No one can do this."
"Do we in Liverpool have more than two good defensive players in the midfield and frontcourt? There seems to be an elderly defensive expert in the substitute lineup. He usually doesn't get many playing opportunities, but..."
Laird was immersed in a sea of data and couldn't extricate himself.
…
During halftime, the atmosphere in the Sanremo dressing room was very low.
All players are frustrated.
Because they knew that this time they were really going to lose.
AC Milan is so strong!
The unparalleled suppression and the relaxed demeanor of the opposing players completely let everyone feel the true strength of top league players.
Izellet didn't use any effort at all and got two goals and one assist.
Eighty percent of the one-on-one duels between Becherchi and Plasedes ended in failure. The only times they passed were when they deliberately let him pass to lure the enemy deeper into a tactical "pass".
But this does not mean that AC Milan is invincible.
At least after half the ball was kicked, Moric felt that AC Milan's midfield ability was relatively mediocre. Compared with Roma's distinctive steel midfielder, it is three points behind.
This may be related to Izelet's strength.
Giving the ball to Izelet is the best way for AC Milan to fail to open up the situation.
Even if the midfielder's casual kick is a little too big, Izelet can use his clever header to score the football into the goal.
With Izelet like this, AC Milan often does not need to compete with the opponent's midfielder to operate and seize the situation.
The team has no requirements, and their midfielder will naturally not develop some playing methods that are not helpful to the team's tactics. Therefore, AC Milan's midfielder gradually becomes mediocre and only gives nanny the ball.
This phenomenon was naturally noticed by AC Milan, so they introduced Rui Andres, the core midfielder of the Portuguese national team, last year!
The 24-year-old Andres came to AC Milan with the only goal of becoming the core of AC Milan's midfield.
However... when he arrived, everyone was surprised to find that he was incompatible with Izellet!
Andres is the core of the midfield and the core of the frontcourt attack. He is used to dribbling a lot and closely cooperating with his teammates.
And this is the missing part of AC Milan.
Therefore, his cooperation with his teammates often makes mistakes and there is no tacit understanding.
At the same time, Izelet's playing style requires him to dribble a lot and require a large space, which conflicts with the tight positioning requirements behind Andres' precise and cooperative playing style.
Therefore, Andres' reform of AC Milan's midfield failed. A talented national team main player or even core midfielder could only sit on the bench in Milan.
Even though he got a lot of opportunities to play, it was obvious that in order to play, he gave up his own playing style and adapted to Izelet's needs, becoming mediocre.
Now, Andres is seeking a transfer. He is not suitable for AC Milan. He cannot put his mark on AC Milan's midfield and frontcourt while Izelet is still there.
"If nothing else, Izelet will not play in the second half." Sotu and Manero came in and brought some very crucial news from the outside, "Andres is warming up, he will probably Replaced Izelet and served as AC Milan's attacking midfielder."
"In addition, AC Milan's defense and backcourt organizer Prasedes will also be off the field. Their only task in this game is to keep their feet feeling and warm up..."
It hurts to say it, but the fact is that AC Milan's two best core players are just here to "play".
"Of course, the good news is that Praxedes will be replaced by Harwood Chalobah, who is from AC Milan's own youth training. He is 1.89 meters tall and can play multiple positions such as center back and full back." Tu continued, "Sogel should be familiar with him."
Sogel nodded: "He and I are old rivals. He is from England. He has excellent physical fitness and is fast. In our confrontations, I always lose more than I win."
Everyone in the locker room couldn't help but sigh.
Their youth training is better than Soger's.
You know, although Soger is not the strongest in Sanremo, his role is irreplaceable. The powerful defender he couldn't even handle turned out to be the weakest on Liverpool's side.
"Of course, Chalobah's concentration is not very concentrated. This is an important reason why I was able to often steal goals in front of him in the past." Sogel still provided some useful information, "Otherwise, with his abnormal body, With his quality and defensive ability, he should have established himself in the AC Milan first team long ago."
Moliqi's little notebook in his mind was filled with notes, but he paid more attention to Lu Yang, who was silent in the corner of the locker room.
"Otherwise, you won't go up?" Moric walked to Lu Yang and asked in a low voice, "It's already three to zero anyway. We can't win if you go up, so why don't you take a good rest."
"So this is the situation you created to prevent me from going to the venue?" Lu Yang looked at Moliqi and said, "Don't flatter yourself, kid. This is no longer a matter of winning or not. Why don't you Understand?"
"The AC Milan players have no intention of stopping their efforts. They really hope to cause a tragedy on their own pitch in a relatively important game, so as to win the favor of the fans and be recorded in the history of AC Milan. "
"Five to zero, six to one, eight to two...I don't want to be so embarrassed!"
"What we have to do in the second half is not to chase three goals, but not to let AC Milan turn the score into a basketball score!"
Lu Yang said the last words very seriously and loudly.
Many people in the locker room looked over immediately.
"Guys, we have been heroes for a whole season, but I will never accept that we turned into pitiful ghosts and jokes in everyone's eyes at the last moment!" Lu Yang glanced at the eyes of all the players, and then named them, "Ratuidi , Palacios, Najib, Jarrard, can we not concede a goal in the second half?”
Latuidi swallowed and said nothing.
He wasn't sure.
"Okay!" Under the pressure of Lu Yang's eyes, Najib said the answer Brother Lu wanted without any disappointment.
"Didn't you eat? Tell me, can you not concede a goal in the second half?" Lu Yang yelled.
"Okay!" All Sanremo players responded to Lu Yang.
"Okay! We only have two goals in the second half. The first is not to concede any more goals! If we do, then we must not concede more goals!" Lu Yang said, "The second goal is that we must find a way Score at least one goal and win respect for Sanremo!"
"No matter how I score, even if I throw the football in with my hands, we must score at least one goal!"
"Tell me if it's okay!"
"Okay!" All the soldiers of Sanremo were excited.
Their bloody instincts were completely aroused by Lu Yang at this moment.
Spiritual leadership is playing its proper role.
Don’t concede the ball, or concede more goals.
Score a goal, no matter what.
Neither of these requirements are absolutely harsh, especially the former, which sounds bluffing but actually puts no pressure on the defenders at all.
"I know AC Milan is very strong, and I also know that we have no chance of winning. But I have to tell everyone that in my opinion, we should be the one who really takes the initiative in this game!"
"This, Mr. Sotu, everyone should be familiar with him. What is he best at?"
Najib subconsciously wanted to say that he was a fan, but luckily he held back, otherwise he felt that he would probably miss the second half of the game due to excessive injuries.
"Destroy!" Fernandez said.
"Yes, it's destruction!" Lu Yang said, "Are you scared that AC Milan's team value is close to over 100 million euros? Brothers, they are the ones who will play the Champions League final next week, not us!"
"Even if their core players will be replaced, they still have at least four or five main players present, as well as several important substitutes. They should have played more carefully than us!"
"But what are you doing? After they led 3-0 in the first half, they continued to press forward and attack aggressively. Why didn't I see anyone from Sanremo angrily knocking down their ball carrier? Why didn't there be bold tackles and A fierce fight?"
"Is it because Serie C is used to playing with the wind, so you all forget that we are just a group of grassroots players? Apart from fighting spirit and attitude, what else can we do to outshine others?"
"Matthias, don't blame me for speaking harshly. Don't you have any desire in your heart to defeat an AC Milan player whose worth is more than ten times yours?"
"Kamijon! I know you are good at tackling, can you let me see it in the second half?"
"And Versach, your physical fitness is considered good among midfielders. If nothing else happens, I will replace you at about sixty minutes. Before that, please squander your physical strength. !”
Suotu was stunned.
Why wasn't there an accident?
If nothing else, I won’t let you play at all!
"Of course, our target has never been the bodies of AC Milan players, but if they are ignorant and want to cause a massacre, then we will let them taste the bitter pill before the end of the game!" Lu Yang seemed not to see it. Suotu was surprised and continued, "Shengremo is definitely not someone to be bullied! Do you understand?"
Subsequently, there was a shocking noise in the Sanremo locker room:
"Understood! Sanremo is definitely not someone to be bullied!"
Just looking at the morale of the team players, Manero had to admit that Lu Yang's instigation was very successful.
"Lu Yang, come with me." Manero said, and then left the locker room first.
Not long after, Lu Yang also walked out, and the two stood side by side in the aisle, looking at the dark but endless front.
"You just said that if nothing unexpected happens, you will play?" Manero said, and he also noticed Lu Yang's words.
"Yeah." Lu Yang nodded.
Don't ask what Lu Yang would have done if Suotu hadn't done this. Anyone who knows Lu Yang knows that what he said will definitely be fulfilled.
If he said he would be on the court, he would be there.
No matter what the method is, no matter who it hurts.
This is Lu Yang.
In a sense, Lu Yang's actions violated Sotu's absolute authority as the coach.
But... no head coach of any club can hate and reject a player who always pursues victory.
Football is not basketball, there is a saying that it is bad.
Football only pursues victory, so the extreme and ugly one-to-zero doctrine was born. But to put it unbelievably, the ultimate goal of the bus team is also to win.
Therefore, a big bus and a bad bus are fundamentally different. The latter is not qualified to be compared with the former.
"In my last European Cup, I was injured during the group stage. It was an injury that would affect my career. My personal doctor recommended that I undergo surgery as soon as possible." Manero said, "But I only have one injury in my life. Missing a European Cup! So I fought with injuries, and finally..."
The final result was that Manero and Sotu, who had received injections of blockade, fell in despair in front of the Delaunay Cup. They could only watch helplessly as their enemies lifted the trophy, and they left with regret.
Manero also suffered from the second and third aggravation of his injury due to continuous injections.
"Some things have to be experienced sooner or later. Some failures will come sooner or later. Some regrets will always exist. This is football, this is life." Manero said, "So... I strongly don't recommend that you play with injuries, because Even if you play with injuries, you won't get the results you want. The results of some things are predetermined and cannot be changed artificially."
"This is God's will, you have to learn to accept it, Lu!"
A few seconds later, Lu Yang spoke: "In my hometown, there are many inspiring poisonous chicken soups. There is a short story like this. During the flood, a man was trapped on the roof of his house. The water was about to flood his roof, but he began to pray to God to save him."
"During this period, boats, assault boats, and helicopters came to rescue him, but he refused to leave. He believed that God would save him."
Manero smiled: "This man is so stupid! If I guess right, after he dies, he will ask God why he didn't save him, and God will tell him that those boats, assault boats, and helicopters were all sent by me." I’m going to save you, right?”
boom!
The locker room door opened and it was halftime.
"Perhaps God saved you before?" Lu Yang looked at Manero.
Manero frowned, as if he had some self-doubt. He shook his head: "I am different from the person waiting for rescue. I believe in myself and that man can conquer nature. I work hard to save myself, and I even risk everything! But in the end I Everything I have experienced tells me that God did not save me, and He even cruelly overturned the small wooden boat I was in!"
"I gave it all and all I got was a runner-up medal and a lot of injuries!"
As Lu Yang left with his teammates, he turned his back to Manero, who was complaining about God in dissatisfaction and waved: "God will not be absent, but he may be late... And if your God really hasn't saved you, Then I am willing to let you see the light of this world!"
Lu Yang's voice faded away.
This was followed by the hurried voice of the team doctor who pulled Suotu in the corridor: "Oh no, my colleagues in the medical system told me that Lu Yang received a blocking injection this afternoon!"
Suotu was stunned. No wonder this kid didn't walk with much limp in the evening.
What the hell!
Sealing needles have many side effects, but with the development of modern technology and the strong physical fitness of professional players, it can be said that for professional players, its biggest effect is equivalent to an anesthetic.
Pain is the body's self-protection mechanism.
When the muscles, ligaments, and even bones around your knee are damaged, the pain may cause you to stop using them.
The biggest function of the blocking needle is to turn off this early warning.
Simply put, you feel no pain.
This allows players to feel free to use any movement without being interrupted by sudden pain.
Lu Yang had already tried it in training matches before, and he couldn't go all out because the pain would make him subconsciously stop any risky behavior.
That is a physiological reaction, a subconscious behavior that is not controlled by the mind.
Even if he endures the pain, he can at most sustain one shot.
But a football game is much more than just a shot.
So Lu Yang chose to take a blocking injection.
Since the side effects of occlusion injections such as weight gain and infection are of little significance to professional players, why do people still talk about occlusion?
It's because of secondary injury!
If you have problems with your body, it is because your exercise exceeds the maximum level that your body can bear.
After being blocked, you will completely lose control of your body's ability to bear it.
You can make greater changes in direction than before, and you can ruthlessly squeeze every drop of energy from your body.
But instead, there are scars inside your body that are becoming more and more serious.
Repeated tearing and cracking can completely destroy your muscles and ligaments, making an originally serious injury even more serious.
"This bastard!" Suotu yelled in anger. He wanted to rush out and argue with Lu Yang, but was held back by Manero behind him.
"What we haven't been able to do, maybe...he can?"
Manero looked at Sotu.
The two of them dreamed back to the past.
"But this will affect his career! This is a lifelong matter, not just a game!" Sotu still found it difficult to accept.
"I don't regret it!" Manero said.
Sotu lost his voice instantly.
Suotu was obviously worried about Lu Yang, but when Manero said "I don't regret it", he couldn't hold it any longer.
The two old men hugged each other and cried silently.
These four words, Sotu and Manero, have been waiting for them all their lives.
If it weren't for Lu Yang, they would never be able to let go of not being able to qualify for the European Cup.
It's not because they only lack one honor: the European Cup.
It's because there is only the European Cup, a tournament where they have given everything and gambled everything, but they have never achieved matching success.
The most difficult thing for people to let go is that it is never "belonging to me" but "should be mine".
What people regret most is never missing success. But there is no response after giving everything, it is asking but not getting, it is love but not being able; it is the tree that wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, it is the child that wants to be raised but cannot be kissed...
