Coaching legend

The sudden increase in Blackburn's tempo made Lazio players very uncomfortable.

Speaking of which, what is Blackburn's strongest ability? In the Premier League, Blackburn is famous for its strong control, especially the strong control of the midfield. Blackburn can be restrained and released in the midfield, fast or slow, which makes many Premier League teams uncomfortable.

But overall, other Premier League teams have a fast tempo, but Blackburn tries to slow down the tempo as much as possible in the game. Then suddenly speed up the tempo, and this change of tempo defeats the opponent.

Eriksson obviously knows Blackburn very well.

So he put four players who can grab and run in the midfield.

What is the Italian team least afraid of? Just playing slowly with you. The slow tempo of Italian football is famous. If you play slowly, who can compare with the Italian team. As long as you play slowly, it will be difficult to break through Lazio's defense.

Now the tempo has suddenly accelerated, which is actually not very adaptable for both teams.

But Blackburn has an advantage over Lazio in this style of play. Because Blackburn is a Premier League team, although the style of play has always been to emphasize slow and fast. But those who are in the Premier League are always more adaptable to the fast pace than Lazio.

Under the fast pace of the Premier League, it is difficult for players of the attacking midfielder type to survive.

Just like the Lazio midfielder Veron in this game, after becoming famous in the Serie A, he chose to accept the challenge of Manchester United in the Premier League. But whether in Manchester United or Chelsea, Veron is completely unadapted to the rhythm of the Premier League.

Many traditional attacking midfielders play by controlling the ball first and then passing the ball. But the Premier League does not allow those attacking midfielders to have such a long consideration time. Therefore, Veron's Premier League career is a complete failure.

But Miku is different from Veron. Miku has been in Blackburn for two seasons and has completely adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League. Although Miku prefers to control the ball and pass the ball at a slower pace, even at a fast pace, Miku can still pass a good ball.

Because Miku has adapted to passing at a fast pace.

But Lazio players are different. After Blackburn's rhythm got faster, they were very uncomfortable. They are used to playing at a slow pace, and when the speed is up, they are awkward in controlling and passing the ball.

Simeone tried to control the rhythm several times. But it was not as he wished, and the rhythm of both sides was still ridiculously fast. And Veron in front had made several passing errors. Because the speed was too fast, if Veron was slow, then he would not be able to keep up with the rhythm of other Lazio players.

But after Veron speeded up the passing speed, there were several passing errors.

After the rhythm is fast, you can't stop it whenever you want. Unconsciously, Lazio players can only play with this rhythm.

There are more and more mistakes between the two sides.

But George likes it. This is a very familiar Premier League rhythm. Compared with the mistakes of Lazio players, although Blackburn also has many passing errors. But it is much better than Lazio. Including Deco, Miku, Pires, etc., they can handle the ball at the first time.

Eriksson couldn't sit still at this time.

Eriksson already understood George's idea. George wanted to use the Premier League rhythm to play his Lazio.

Because Lazio's center is too strong. George strengthened the attack on both sides, trying to pull Lazio's defense apart.

After the rhythm became faster, the pressure on the back line increased greatly. Especially facing a striker like Crespo, Blanco did not dare to be careless at all.

"... Blanco, long pass... Duff, Duff got the ball."

Blanco's long pass showed his skills. At a distance of more than 40 meters, Duff was accurately found. After Duff got the ball, he faced Favalli and prepared to break through. Unfortunately, Favalli firmly controlled the position. He did not let Duff enter the inside line.

Italian defenders are absolutely unique in their positioning. Duff can almost be said to have passed all the left backs in the Premier League, but facing Favalli, a not-so-famous defender, he could not find a gap.

In desperation, Duff just used his speed to flash through an angle and passed the ball into the penalty area.

"... Nesta, he headed the ball out... Miku, pass the ball!"

After Nesta headed it out, Miku and Simeone went to grab the ball together. After seeing Simeone coming over, Miku arrived in front of the ball immediately, but he did not control it. Instead, he passed the ball directly to the left without stopping it.

"... Pires, this is an offside!"

Because the attack and defense rhythm in the Premier League is very fast, there are many one-touch passes without stopping the ball. Under this attack and defense rhythm, Miku's one-touch pass was trained. When he first came to the Premier League, Miku would always control the ball first when facing this kind of ball, but now he is used to this fast pace.

Pires has been with Miku for a long time and has a tacit understanding with him. He knows Miku's thoughts when he sees Miku's movements. He understood it and suddenly inserted it when Lazio's defense line moved forward.

"Pires, he went in. Pass the ball!"

Pires's offside was very sudden, and Pires did not hesitate after getting the ball. He passed it directly to the middle.

"Klose... shoot!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!" The commentator cheered loudly. "Klose, it's Klose. Our Miro, he scored his eighth goal of the season. It's also his second goal in the Champions League this season."

"One to zero, we are ahead."

There was a tacit understanding, just when we scored the goal, it was a tacit understanding.

The moment Pires countered offside, Lazio's defense had not yet reacted. But the moment Miku passed the ball, Klose, who was moving forward like Lazio's defense, already understood. So follow the ball to counter offside.

Pires did not stop the ball and passed it directly to the center.

Although there are two passes in this series, because they are both passed with one kick, the time is a split second. Therefore, when Klose received the pass from Pires, there were no defensive players around him. Of course Klose will not let go of this kind of ball.

That's speed.

In fact, according to Veron's strength, even a pass will not be weaker than Miku. But the problem is that Veron couldn't adapt to this fast pace for a while, so he made many mistakes. But Miku is different. Miku has made many such fast-paced passes in the Premier League.

The fans at Ewood Park were excited, this time it was Serie A champions Lazio who were defeated.

Although Lazio cannot compare with Juventus and Milan, it is also a strong team in Serie A. It was the Serie A champion last season. Before this game, the Lazio media was very arrogant.

This made Blackburn fans very unhappy.

Now one goal ahead of Lazio, Blackburn fans are certainly very happy. Even the fanatical fans in the Jack Stand shouted "Kill Lazio! Lazio get out!".

Seeing Klose's goal, George suddenly remembered a joke from later generations.

Never play against Arsenal. Because he will bring your defense to its level, and then use his rich experience of being blown away for many years to beat you...

Although this is a joke, it actually summarizes a style of play. It means that Arsenal uses its strengths and avoids its weaknesses. Defense is Arsenal's weakness, so Arsenal can only attack. But once you go crazy with him, it's easy to get beat by Arsenal.

Hum, it will definitely be difficult for Blackburn to break through Lazio's defense when playing positional warfare. Now to speed up the tempo, both sides made mistakes. There will also be loopholes in defense. At this time, it depends on who is more adaptable to this style of play.

Now it turns out that Blackburn, who has been training in the Premier League, is more adaptable.

But George didn't dare to be careless. Tell the team to continue this style of play and beat Lazio with a fast pace.

The resilience of Serie A teams is very strong. If they are not defeated completely, they will still resurgence.

After conceding a goal, Blackburn did not speed up the pace, but Lazio automatically chose a fast pace. George likes Lazio's selection. So Blackburn still chooses to play fast.

Many people in Lazio are not used to this fast pace.

Not only Veron, but even Nedved and Stankovic are not adaptable to this fast pace. Even if Veron is not used to this fast pace, he at least has a technical advantage. You won't lose the ball easily.

However, Nedvěd and Stankovic are not as technical as Veron, so after speeding up the pace, they always make passing mistakes. Of course, even if you get the ball, it will be easily intercepted. Their midfield has been completely disrupted by this fast pace.

But Blackburn's side is different.

Makelele is responsible for the defense. After Deco gets the ball, he will quickly pass the ball forward. And Miku can't ink in the frontcourt, and he can't control the ball in the frontcourt for a long time. Instead choose to pass the ball quickly.

Eriksson is not a coach who is very capable of adjusting on the spot.

Facing the current passive situation, we were unable to adjust in time. So Lazio's players have the wrong mindset. Some want to attack, some want to defend. Nesta wanted to attack, so he kept letting the team press up.

It's even more dangerous when there are differences in the team.

Towards the end of the first half, Eriksen probably felt that the first half was about to end. Wanted a change at half time.

In the stoppage time of the first half, during another transition between offense and defense, Makelele stole the ball from Veron and handed it to Deco. Deco made a long pass and Klose got rid of Nesta. Nesta's positioning, defensive skills, and awareness are indeed the best central defender in the world.

The explosive power is not weak, but Klose's explosive power is even stronger.

At the moment of passing the ball, Klose's speed increased, but Nesta failed to catch Klose. If it was the previous defensive system, Klose would certainly not be able to get the ball so easily. But now that Lazio's defense is slightly ahead, Klose is able to use his speed to pass the Lazio defense.

"Klose, this is a single sword!"

All the Ewood Park fans held their voices.

Klose is no longer the kind of rookie forward who is nervous in front of the goal. Facing Peruzzi, Klose dunked very calmly and passed Peruzzi with speed. Then he kicked the ball into the empty goal.

"Two to zero, Blackburn leads Lazio two to zero. Blackburn's recent form is too good. Klose is too good. This is already Klose's ninth goal this season."

"In the battle for first place in the group stage, Blackburn are already one step ahead."