Chapter 607
Lazio's confidence in the game is sufficient, and there are many factors supporting their confidence--
For example, home games.

For example, fanatical support from fans.

Another example is the draw in the last away game.

The first two are still objective factors, and the last one is the personal experience of Lazio players. They can draw with each other in away games. What's the big deal about winning at home?
When Millwall scored a goal, Lazio didn't feel the pressure up and down. It is normal for football matches to have accidents.

The game has just started and they still have a lot of time.

Lazio coach Rossi also thinks so. He thinks Millwall's luck is good, but after a long game, Lazio's chances are still not small.

The game did not seem to develop as expected.

The next two sides fought very fiercely, and the center line became the most intense battlefield. Both teams knew the importance of competing for the midfield, and they continued to invest in troops and entangled each other.

During this process, Millwall continued to play threatening offensives, and Lazio did not take advantage of any advantages, and became a passive defensive side most of the time.

Such a situation worries Lazio up and down.

The views of Lazio fans are very extreme. They have always felt that Lazio's performance is not bad. It drew with Real Madrid, Millwall and Olympiacos. There are not many points in the three draws, but Lazio's performance is very good.

Millwall is also a strong team, but not as good as Lazio.

Lazio is a traditional giant.

In Europe, Lazio cannot be regarded as a giant, but they also have a glorious history, at least much better than Millwall.

Millwall is just an ordinary club in the Premier League. Even if they have achieved good results in the past two seasons, they are still a team that has risen suddenly, which cannot be compared with Lazio's historical background.

The last round of the match between the two teams gave Lazio fans confidence. They believe that the team can suppress Millwall by playing normally.

Things are different now than imagined.

Lazio fights fiercely, but the opponent is also fierce. In such a stalemate game, logically speaking, it is difficult for either side to play a sharp offensive, because the confrontation is too strong, and the cooperation will be affected.

Millwall doesn't seem to be affected much, their offense and cooperation are still smooth.

This surprised Lazio fans --
"Is this Millwall?"

"They are indeed much stronger than imagined! We are not quite opponents!"

"The side that has an advantage in the game may not necessarily win!"

Some fans comforted.

That sentence didn't help, Millwall had taken the lead.

Those stubborn fans, who insisted that Lazio was better, were quickly silenced because Millwall scored again.

In the 13th minute of the game, Josh Simpson made a direct pass from the right, and Luca Toni broke into the penalty area and shot directly. The football was blocked by the opponent's defender, and then the football was handed over to Morris. For Maxi on the wing.

Maxi found Luca Toni again with a cross!

This time Tony did not disappoint. He squeezed Stendaldo hard, turned around and volleyed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.

2 is better than 0!

The moment the football flew into the goal, the Lazio fans were all silent.

When Millwall scored the first goal, they thought that there was a lot of time and they could recover it later. Now that they have completed two goals, can they recover later?
Some Lazio fans hold a pessimistic view, and they can’t be optimistic. They scored two goals in more than ten minutes. It’s okay to be lucky, but Lazio has no advantage on the field. The two sides competed normally. It was Millwall who played the advantage.

Lazio coach on the bench.

The head coach Rossi was finally no longer relaxed. He frowned hard, watching the game on the field, and suddenly had a bad premonition——
He underestimated Millwall.

Perhaps not only him, but the whole of Italian football, has underestimated Millwall. According to various reports, if Lazio draw away, they will have a chance to win at home. Some media also said, "As long as they beat Millwall, Lazio will qualify The odds increase because there are two opponents left and Lazio can easily beat one of them."

Rossi thought so too.

This game is to be played as a final.

Now that the game has progressed, Rossi found that it is not so simple to win. The state shown by Millwall is much better than the previous game.

"Is it really right to let the team play against each other?"

Rossi became suspicious.

If there is a Premier League coach standing in front of Rossi, he will laugh at him and say, "I don't know how strong Lazio is, but most teams that play against Millwall lose miserably. "

Premier League coaches know Millwall better.

Since the start of the new season, Millwall has dominated the entire Premier League with their magnificent offensive, and their unbeaten status so far is a proof.

This is also one of the reasons why Millwall's frontcourt is considered the strongest in Europe.

Now Lazio realizes it.

Rossi also understands why Real Madrid and Olympiacos have been successively won by Millwall.

The opponent's attack is too sharp!

While Rossi was worried about the situation on the field, Millwall scored again.

This is a corner chance.

Braniff rubbed the ball to the front with the top of his feet, and Morris turned back and volleyed the ball directly into the dead corner.

3 is better than 0!

This goal made Lazio feel desperate.

At the beginning of the game, they still had infinite confidence, thinking that they would beat their opponents to win, but the opponent's goals came so fast that they almost had no time to react.

After recovering, the score became 3-0.

Lazio finally realized that there must be something wrong, otherwise how could the opponent score consecutive goals?Many players looked at the coach's bench first.

Rossi was sitting there.

Rossi is the head coach of Lazio. Before the game, he also brought confidence to the players. He used words and the meaning of the Champions League to inspire the fighting spirit of the whole team and let everyone do their best in the game.

What now?
Rossi was silent.

Rossi knew what to do, but it was only halfway through the first half, twenty minutes or so for most of the game, and some players were just getting into the game.

But it didn't take long for the opponent to score three goals.

The game seems to be over early?
Rossi felt a little sad, nothing is more desperate than losing the ball in a short period of time. They came to the competition full of fighting spirit, but after [-] minutes, the suspense seemed to be gone.

Does Lazio still have a chance?

Rossi couldn't help asking himself, he had an answer in his heart, but he didn't want to think about it carefully.

The game didn't start long enough and there wasn't much point in doing anything.

Millwall seems to be using his performance to give Rossi a definite answer.

In the 307th minute of the game, Simpson took a long-range free kick, Maxi made a point pass, and Vardy pushed in front of the goal.

4 is better than 0!

When Vardy scored the goal, Millwall was finally in the mood to celebrate. The players were excited and cheered wildly on the field.

British BBC broadcast commentator Lineker also praised the goal, "This is a wonderful set-piece coordination, from Simpson to Maxi, and then to Vardy, the speed is too fast, Lazio's defensive players can't react at all. "

"This is Vardy's second goal in this game and his sixth goal this season!"

"You know, the Champions League is only in the fourth group stage. In the four games, he scored six goals. Vardy's personal goals are more than most of the teams. The super high efficiency will make Millwall opponents are chilling..."

Lazio has been chilled.

Before the first half time had passed, they were four goals behind. They were no longer in the mood to think about winning, or even thinking about tying.

How to chase four balls?
It is easy to watch Millwall score goals. In fact, it is not easy to score a goal. In addition, their goal seems to be under threat all the time. From the beginning of the game to the present, their defense has never been stable.

The Lazio fans in the stands fell silent.

They have done a lot of things, constantly using methods to influence Millwall, and in the end the team can't beat the opponent, what else can they do?
They didn't arrive first at all, and the gap between the two sides would be so big.

Where is this a fight at the same level?
In front of the mighty Millwall, Lazio's skills are rough and their coordination is rough. Overall, they are simply incomparable, as if Millwall is playing against an amateur team.

This feeling is too bad!
Lazio coach Rossi is still sitting firmly. Just now, he planned to do something, such as let the team strengthen the defense, but it is not necessary now. Four goals behind, it is definitely impossible to win, and strengthening the defense is meaningless. I think it is possible to consider what to say to the media after the game.

This is critical.

Rossi is an old coach in Italian football. He took over the coach in 1990. Foggia, Salernitana, Pescara, Genoa, Lecce, Atlanta and other teams all left his footprints. Rossi replaced Giuseppe Papadopoulo as Lazio's new coach a few years ago.

That season, Rossi became a blockbuster. He led his team to win the UEFA Cup seat, but unfortunately he failed to make the trip because Lazio was involved in the Calciopoli incident.

Last season was Rossi's most successful season. Although 11 league points were deducted (reduced to 3 points after an appeal), Lazio finally achieved No.3 under his leadership and qualified for the UEFA Champions League.

Now leading the team to participate in the UEFA Champions League, Lazio's results do not matter, even if they only get No.4, they don't even qualify for the UEFA Cup, Rossi is as solid as his handsome position.

But Rossi knows one more fact: In the era of commercial football, no coach can be stable for a long time.

As long as the grades are not good, you will definitely step down!
This is the law!

There are some coaches who have been able to coach a club for more than ten or 20 years because their leadership performance has always been very good, with occasional ups and downs, and they are better than most clubs.

Such as Manchester United's Ferguson.

Manchester United's performance also has ups and downs, but even if the results are not good, they are still in the top three in the league.

Same goes for Arsenal.

Arsenal, led by Wenger, can win top honors if they perform well, but they are also one of the strong teams in the Premier League if they do not perform well, and they are qualified to compete for the championship.

Lazio is different.

Lazio is not the kind of brilliant team. If the results are good, they can enter the top three in the league. If the results are not good, it is not uncommon for them to rank in the bottom of the league.

In this case, no coach can stabilize the coaching position.

Now that they are about to lose to Millwall by a big score, they are only four goals behind in the first half, which will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the club and fans. It is very important to have a statement after the game.

Rosie began to think hard.

Millwall doesn't think about Rossi, the players are holding back their energy and want to score a few more goals. When Rossi is still preparing to speak, the fifth goal has arrived——
In the 43rd minute, taking advantage of the left corner kick, Zambrotta kept up with the goal and headed the ball into the goal.

5 is better than 0!

In just half time, Millwall scored five goals!

(End of this chapter)

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