Happy New Year, everyone, let's talk about Serie A: Lazio vs Bologna!
Before we talk about this game, there will be some problems with the wine.
Everyone knows that Lazio is a long-distance runner in Serie A.
But why did they run so fiercely? If you can't run so fiercely today, is it still strong?
Lazio runs so fiercely, from a certain point of view, it is actually a helpless choice.
In Maurizio Sarri's first season in charge, Lazio's defense was terrible, conceding an average of 153, which is simply the level of the relegation team.
Then, in the second season, that is, last season, Sarri focused on defense, and the effect was also very obvious, directly improving to the fourth best level in the five major leagues.
How does Maurizio Sarri do it? Start defending from the opponent's penalty area and defend all the way to your own penalty area.
In the last game against Bayern, for example, they will invest a lot of people in the front court to take advantage of the shape and interfere with the opponent's attack.
And when returning to defense, all players will be required to chase back quickly, for example, this time they only took 5 seconds to complete the defensive position of four defenders + four midfielders.
This way of defending from the front court to the back court can make it more difficult for the opponent to attack.
But at the same time, the running requirements for all Lazio players are also very high.
Lazio played Bayern Munich, running a total of 122 kilometers, which is 6 more than their season average3 kilometers, today is 4 days and 2 races, I'm afraid the running ability will be discounted, so, can they still play this defensive mode like this?
Moreover, if there is too much investment on the defensive end, the power on the offensive end will be small.
Lazio's defensive stats are beautiful, but their attacking threat is average.
For example, they have kept clean sheets in 8 of their last 10 home games, and the defense is very terrifying.
However, 71% of their wins, all 1-0. The attacking players are lackluster and lack the ability to create chances after intense defensive attrition, and they have created only 38 great chances this season, finishing 13th in Serie A.
Especially in high-intensity important games, the attack is even weaker, such as the upset of Bayern and the elimination of Roma in the Coppa Italia, all of which rely on penalties. Aside from penalties, Lazio had few good chances.
It just so happens that Bologna's defense is also very good, and the goals conceded are currently the fourth fewest in Serie A.
The last time the two sides met, Lazio didn't get half a great chance away from home. Although it is a home game this time, how much better can it be than away after just playing a high-intensity Champions League knockout game?
All things considered, can Bologna please the fans, and what do you think? The little wine will expect them to be at least undefeated!
Well, for today's other competitions, Xiaojiu will still send you text analysis in the evening. If there is anything unclear, you can ask me, "Watch the ball and see clearly", we will see you soon!
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