football killer

Chapter 331 The Declining Lazio
"Hmm~" Old Bei couldn't help but glanced at Gerrard. Obviously, Old Bei was a little bit surprised that Gerrard guessed that he let the two of them act as a blender in the midfield to limit Baggio's attack.

"Well~ You guessed right. Although this Baggio is not Roberto Baggio, he must not be underestimated. As a technical midfielder, Baggio's skills are not weak at all. Coupled with his rich game experience, Baggio is definitely one of the most important players in Lazio's midfield."

Surprise is nothing but surprise, but Lao Bei didn't hide his thoughts at all, and nodded immediately.Hearing what Lao Bei said, Gerrard and Alonso suddenly realized that this was the case.

Thinking of this, the two felt a bit of hatred for that Dino Baggio who had never met before.Damn it, it's all because of you, otherwise, I wouldn't be severely drilled by the head coach here.Thinking of this, both Gerrard and Alonso are ready to let Dino Baggio know how good they are in tomorrow's game.

At this time, in the Lazio training ground not far away, Dino Baggio just received a pass from his teammate, and suddenly trembled, and the ball under his feet was snatched by his teammate.

"Uh~ what's going on, such things as being distracted can still happen to me at my age?" Baggio was full of doubts, not knowing what was going on.

Continue to explain a few words to Gerrard and Alonso, let the two continue to practice.Old Bei turned around and walked towards the striker team where George and Irving belonged, preparing to give the players a good introduction to Lazio's defensive players.

"Although Lazio's defense is not as good as ours Liverpool, it must not be underestimated. Especially in Lazio's defense, there are two guys who need to pay special attention. One is Lazio's goalkeeper and former Italian goalkeeper Peruzzi, and the other is full-back Odo."

Old Bei called George, Owen, Husky, and Baros over, and spoke without any nonsense.

"Peruzzi is the main goalkeeper of Italy's former national team. In Italy, a country rich in excellent goalkeepers and defenders, he can become the main goalkeeper of Italy. Just by virtue of this, we can see Peruzzi's strength. Although Peruzzi has been replaced by the rising Buffon, Peruzzi has always maintained a good competitive state. Don't underestimate the opponent just because the opponent is old."

Old Bei warned George and the others with a serious face. Old Bei didn't want George and the others to despise their opponents just because they saw that Peruzzi was getting old.Otherwise, Peruzzi will definitely stop Liverpool's threatening attacks again and again. After a game, how many opportunities can Liverpool have, and the opportunity is one less time, which is very precious.Benitez is not willing to see his strikers squandering the few opportunities again and again because they underestimate Peruzzi.

George and the others nodded resolutely. Although Peruzzi was old, George and the others would never underestimate any opponent.After all, as an excellent striker, the most basic requirement is not to have superb shooting skills, but to not have the slightest mentality to underestimate any opponent.

What's more, George and the others didn't dare to underestimate them. Just look at Seaman who is still alive and kicking in Arsenal.Although Seaman sometimes makes low-level mistakes, these low-level mistakes can't just cover up Seaman's excellent competitive state.At this time, Seaman is still firmly in control of the main goalkeeper position of the England national team, so that the substitute goalkeeper James is depressed every day.

As far as the goalkeeper position is concerned, any older goalkeeper, with his many years of game experience, is definitely a headache for any striker.Not to mention Italy, a country rich in excellent goalkeepers.

"However, Peruzzi also has a weakness. As far as the goalkeeper is concerned, Peruzzi is short in stature, even worse than the legendary Italian goalkeeper Zoff, because Peruzzi is one centimeter shorter than Zoff. Although Peruzzi, who is only 181cm tall, has a quick reaction, a very flexible body, and a wide range of movement, but in terms of high-altitude balls, his height limits Peruzzi's performance."

Having said this, Lao Bei couldn't help but stop. Lao Bei believed that he had already said it so clearly. He believed that George and the others could immediately understand what he wanted to say and what to do during the game.

"Odo is definitely a guy you need to pay attention to. This guy has a strong main function, fast speed, and a tough style. He is definitely a troublesome guy. When you meet this guy, be careful, don't get hurt."

George and others immediately nodded to express their understanding. You must know that Otto has become an Italian national player at this time, and being able to become a national team player in a country rich in world-class defenders represents a kind of strength in itself.

After briefly explaining a few things that need attention, Old Bayton walked towards the team's defender team and began to prepare to tell the defenders about Lazio's offensive striker information.

From these things, it can be seen that Lao Bei attaches great importance to the first UEFA Champions League group. You must know that even when he played against Juventus last season, Lao Bei did not seem to be so serious. He just stood aside and encouraged the players.

"Di Canio is an excellent striker. Although he is very old and his speed response is not as good as before, Di Canio's absolute consciousness is still there, coupled with his extremely rich game experience and superb shooting skills. Your skills, don't give Di Canio any chance. If necessary, just bring him down for me."

Hearing what the head coach said, Hypia immediately nodded to express his understanding. As the captain of the team and also the core of the team's defense, although the game has not officially started, Hypia still took the time to study the Lazio striker combination.

After researching, Hyypia realized that this Di Canio was definitely a difficult child. In fact, he didn’t need to know much, because Di Canio had also been in the Premier League for a while before, helping the Hammers to help West Ham United.

Thinking of this, Hypia couldn't help recalling the days when he and Di Canio played against each other. The flexible Di Canio brought a lot of trouble and pressure to Hypia.

"I believe that Di Canio doesn't need me to say too much. Except for Yepes, you have all met Di Canio in the Premier League. This time I mainly want to remind you that Di Canio has not lost his threat because of his age. On the contrary, Di Canio has changed from a former tiger to a viper.

"As for Lazio's other striker Muzi, there is nothing special about it. If you really count it, you can only say that this guy is an all-round forward, but he is just an ordinary all-round forward. He is a player with a lot of ups and downs in his competitive state. When he is in a smooth state, this guy can definitely play super-class strength, but when the wind is headed, this guy can completely disappear on the football field. For this Muzi, my request is very simple, that is, to freeze him, anyway, as long as Lazio's morale is not improved. Come up, then this Muzi is definitely not scary."

"Don't worry, coach, we know what to do. Tomorrow's game, we will take good care of Di Canio and Muzi." As the captain, Hyypia nodded immediately, and promised Lao Bei.

Hearing Hypia's assurance, Lao Bei nodded in satisfaction, patted Hypia's shoulder, and signaled everyone to continue practicing, and walked aside by himself, and began to discuss tomorrow's tactical arrangements with assistant coach Thompson.

Since Liverpool had just arrived in Rome, Italy, and just got off the plane, Lao Bei didn't ask the players how to train. It was only because of the time problem that the players had to start training on the field first.

When an hour passed, Lao Bei also felt that it was almost done, and immediately waved his hand, leading the Liverpool team, and started driving towards the hotel where he was ordered.

Just as the tired Liverpool players returned to the hotel, Lazio's coach Balardini was sitting in his home, frowning.

Liverpool, whose strength is obviously stronger than Lazio, head coach Benitez is also serious, thinking hard for the first Champions League group match, not to mention Lazio, whose strength is not as good as Liverpool. At this time, Balardini is also serious, and there are some worried guys sitting, carefully thinking about the tactical arrangement against Liverpool tomorrow.

"Damn it!" In the end, after much deliberation, Ballardini couldn't think of any good way to restrain Liverpool, and Ballardini finally couldn't help but curse out loud.

Of course, what Balardini scolded was not others, but Lazio's top management. It was because of these guys that Lazio went to the point of no return to sell their own team's star, which made Balardini look so depressed when facing the mighty Liverpool at this time.

The 33-year-old Peruzzi, although his competitive state is still brave, but what will happen to Lazio's goals in a year or two. Although the 32-year-old Baggio has managed Lazio's midfield very well, he is old after all.In addition to the 35-year-old Di Canio and the 31-year-old Muzi, the most important players of his team are all in their early thirties. Thinking of this, Ballardini smiled wryly.

I don’t know how many years such a lineup can be maintained. Thinking of how he usually asks the club’s top management to buy players, and the club’s senior officials ask three things one by one. Thinking of this, Ballardini feels angry.

If Lazio did not have such a group of officials, Lazio would not have any financial problems and would not need to go down the road of selling stars.I have Peruzzi and Nesta in the defense, Nedved and Baggio in the midfield, and Di Canio in the front line. Who dares to underestimate me with such a lineup.

But the fact is impossible to change, and now, Ballardini can only sit at home, nostalgic for the crazy Lazio in the 90s.

(End of this chapter)