Greenery on the back

Chapter 441
You Lei knew that he was not Anderson's opponent, so he hurriedly passed the ball to Yue Feng who was in the middle.

But when he saw Anderson, who was like a wolf and a tiger, Ure became very nervous, and the ball he passed to the center lost his aim because of this.

The ball did not pass to Yue Feng in the end, but fell behind him, and was intercepted by Curtis who followed.

Seeing that there was no counterattack and the ball was broken by the opponent, Yue Feng couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly turned around to fight back.

But Curtis knew how powerful his opponent was, so he hurriedly swung his right foot and passed the ball long without even taking control of the ball.

Keane is still staying in the opponent's penalty area at the moment.

Seeing his teammate pass the ball, he hurriedly observed the positions of Luca and others, and after realizing that he was not offside, he immediately turned his gun and headed towards Empoli's goal.

The ball landed firmly in front of Keane. The Serie A striker with dreadlocks did not hesitate to hit the ball into the opponent's goal.

1-1!

The powerful Lazio attacked many times and finally equalized the score.

The two sides returned to the same starting point again.

Empoli didn't dare to attack rashly this time. Ranocchia ordered the players to retreat and defend until the end of the first half.

After Yue Feng stopped plugging in, the defense gradually stabilized, and Curtis and Keane, the true ace partner, had no chance to find.

During the halftime break, in Empoli's locker room, Ranocchia's face sank like water. He was struggling to find a way in the face of the situation that could not be opened.

Uchida Maren on the right had already had a heavy defensive task, and he couldn't rush forward at all.

Just now Yulei was also suppressed by the opponent's Anderson in the position of left back.

Neither side can play, which is a nightmare for the 352 formation.

Lazio is different. They can't fight on the two wings, and Curtis can go in the middle.

Empoli now relies on Yue Feng for offense, and also relies on Yue Feng for defense.

But he, Yue Feng, can't break it in half by himself!

Ranocchia set his sights on his No. 11 player, hoping to hear good advice from Yue Feng.

Seeing the head coach staring at him, Yue Feng did his part, stood up and told everyone his thoughts.

"Coach, I think it's like what captain Luca said before the game. The opponent's tactics now completely revolve around Curtis and Keane. As long as they are restricted, Lazio's offense will not be able to play."

"You're right, everyone defended well in the second half of the first half."

Ranocchia nodded and said: "But now the score is 1-1, our offense is very difficult to play, and if we continue like this, we may not be able to win the opponent."

"Then, don't win." Yue Feng said slowly.

"What? Are you kidding?" Captain Luca jumped up when he heard these words.

If you don't want to win, what are we doing here?
Was it for coffee at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome?
The teammates were also in a commotion, not knowing what kind of medicine Yue Feng was selling in this gourd.

Yue Feng looked around for a week, and said again: "Didn't everyone forget? We sacrificed a lot to prepare for this game, and we didn't even have the main players in the two league games."

"You mean..." Ranocchia seemed to understand what Yue Feng meant.

"Yes coach, Lazio's advantage lies in its strong attack power, while our advantage lies in defense and physical fitness." Yue Feng replied.

"A cup match is not a league match. A tie in a league match is worth one point, but a draw in a cup match requires extra time."

"We can drag our opponents to overtime, and when they collapse physically, we will launch a counterattack and complete the fatal blow."

After hearing Yue Feng's words, Ranocchia frowned, "Isn't this difficult to do? I'm afraid we will be scored by others before the opponent is dragged to overtime."

Indeed, in the face of the enemy's strong attack, no one can guarantee that they will not lose a goal.

"If it's another team with more blooming points, it will be difficult for me to realize this method."

Yue Feng showed a treacherous smile, "But Lazio's offense only revolves around one or two players. As long as we focus on the key points, there will be no problem."

Therefore, Yue Feng unfolded his thoughts in detail and told the coach and teammates bit by bit.

At the beginning of the second half, Empoli retreated across the board and set up the bus in the backcourt.

Since playing in the Coppa Italia, Ranocchia has used the bus tactics extremely skillfully.

Because he has encountered too many Serie A teams, and almost every opponent is better than himself.

Sampdoria, Naples, AC Milan, Lazio...

With so many strong teams, the vast majority of Serie B clubs have never met in cup competitions in their entire lives.

And Empoli playing strong teams every game is already too sad to be sad.

The bus tactic is a life-saving strategy for weak teams. If you are not proficient in this, there is only one dead end.

Captain Luca stood next to Lazio's top scorer, Kean, and used man-to-man approach to stay close to each other for a moment.

The defender Simon always assists in defense and fills in to help Luca mark Keane.

Curtis, the core of the opponent's midfielder, was watched by the midfielder Thomas and Sines, blocking his passing route.

And Yue Feng stood between Curtis and Keane, advancing forward could force Curtis and retreating could help defend Keane.

Empoli's bus didn't retreat with all members. They threw the two forwards Mateucci and Stefano in the midfield, leaving the seeds of attack.

The position of the two men in front and one behind maintains a threat to Lazio's backcourt, and also involves the opponent's defenders not to dare to press down easily.

Curtis sneered when he saw the bus in front of the opponent's door.

Lazio has a way of breaking through this dense defense.

His own pass is very penetrating, and Keane's running is also very flexible. Unless the opponent really pulls out a few buses and puts them there, he will always have a way to pass the ball to Keane's feet.

Similarly, Curtis also believes that teammate Keane will always find a way to score the ball.

Facts have proved that Empoli's two defensive midfielders are basically unable to stop Curtis's pass, and Keane often escapes Luka's marking by running.

But Curtis and the others played for more than 20 minutes in the second half but still had no achievements.

Curtis ignored one of the most important key points, that is Yue Feng.

Yue Feng, standing between him and Keane, frequently blocked his own passes, and wandered around Keane from time to time, preventing the top scorer in Serie A from getting the ball.

And this Empoli No. 11, after intercepting the ball, can quickly pass a long pass to his teammates in the frontcourt and play a wave of counterattacks.

This made Lazio's players have to run back and forth between their own backcourt and the opponent's backcourt, which consumed a lot of energy.

At this moment, the game entered the second half of the second half, and the physical fitness of Lazio's players began to decline.

But what surprised the Blue Eagles coach Acerbi was that the opponent's eleven people still seemed to be alive and well.

Is Empoli's physical fitness so good?
(End of this chapter)