AURONZO DAY 2 – Lazio, Sarri and the ball: “It should be bludgeoned. I meet and eat it”

AURONZO – The second day of Lazio ends in the shadow of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo with the brace of Vedat Muriqi in the match. A day marked by the great tactical and technical work desired by Maurizio Sarri. The coach also gave a show for the vehemence with which he tried to make his football understood: “Hold the positions, I want the ball bludgeoned. I go to the ball and eat it “. Relive the live:

UPDATE 19.09 – The session ends with a photo of the winning team, the greens

UPDATE 19.08 – Sarri summons Patric, Leiva and Luiz Felipe. For them additional lesson

LIVE MATCH:

It’s time for the match, let’s follow it live

Verdi – Celesti 2-0 (Muriqi, Muriqi)

15 ‘: Game over. The greens win with a brace from Muriqi

13 ‘: Good insertion by Bertini who tries the insertion: header saved by Reina. In the meantime, the teams have reversed the field again for a sort of third half.

11 ‘: Nice recovery by Muriqi who defends the ball, serves with the digger Milinkovic who in turn tries the lob to mock Reina, high ball

10 ‘: Beautiful ball from Fares for Muriqi, very large diagonal from Radu at the end

8 ‘: Milinkovic-Savic cross for Muriqi, slightly long ball, blocks Reina

7 ‘: Nice cross by Jony for Muriqi, Vavro in advance manages to clear the area

6 ‘: The game resumes, Shehu’s cross for Jony, stop and very high shot

5 ‘: We stop to catch our breath. Meanwhile, Sarri orders to “shrink the field”. It is played on tighter spaces.

2 ‘: Goals from the greens. Reina misses the postponement, Muriqi recovers the ball, defends it from Vavro and discharges it to Leiva who closes the triangle: good then Muriqi face to face with Reina to find the far corner with a precise low shot. 2-0

0 ‘: Ball deep for Muriqi, Reina arrives who jumps it with a “gambeta”

Second half:

10 ‘: The first half of the match ends with Raul Mora who tries a veronica and is closed in a corner by Luiz Felipe. 1-0, Muriqi decides.

8 ‘: Goals from the greens. Lazzari and Vavro do not understand each other, Muriqi arrives who unloads a violent right behind Reina. 1-0

4 ‘: Beautiful bucked by Fares on the left, strong and tense cross, Vavro closes well

2 ‘: Great ball from Cataldi in depth for Raul Moro who controls the speed and serves a golden ball to Adekanye, left flat and ball out of a breath. Applause from the audience

0 ‘: the challenge begins

VERDI: Strakosha, Marusic, Luiz Felipe, Patric, Fares; Milinkovic, Leiva, Bertini; Shehu, Muriqi, Jony

CELESTI: Reina, Lazzari, Vavro, Radu, Hysaj (Durmisi); Akpa Akpro, Escalante, Cataldi; Troise, Caicedo, Raul Moro

UPDATE 18.25 – Tactical exercises continue. Sarri gives a real lesson to the defenders and to Lucas Leiva. In the defensive phase he absolutely does not want to double, short scoring. With the Brazilian an interview of almost three minutes to make him understand also how to control the movements that must be extremely coordinated, keeping in line with the ball.

UPDATE 18.10 – An exercise aimed at constructing the maneuver has begun. Maurizio Sarri protagonist: the coach screams, makes himself heard, wants to make his football understood: “Hold the positions, I want the ball bludgeoned. I go to the ball and eat it.” The deployments:

UPDATE 17.59 – Exercise of a technical nature with the ball under the orders of Martusciello. Sarri observes everything closely. Stop and pass, squad divided into four small groups

UPDATE 17.45 – Lazio have started an athletic work on the field adjacent to the main one. A good number of fans in the stands, always around 120 units.

UPDATE 17.43 – Briefing around Maurizio Sarri, the session is ready to go live

UPDATE 17.40 – The biancoceleste team is on the pitch for a start in the ball. The goalkeepers are warming up with Nenci and Grigioni on high holds and dribbles. Sarri observes

AURONZO – After the morning session, the team retired to the locker room. Appointment at 17.30, always here, for the afternoon live.

UPDATE 11.30 – Maurizio Sarri sent the defenders back to the gym to focus now on midfielders and forwards. Great speed of maneuver and above all the request for cuts and insertions. The “biased” attackers, as the technician likes to define, are asked for everything: cover, clean exhaust, insertion. The “clean” passages, Sarri insists.

UPDATE 11.15 – Sarri also asks outsiders for coverage in the event of a hole in the central exit. He then continues to ask for great attention from Reina and Strakosha to command and memorize the movements

UPDATE 11.05 – About 120 fans in the stands, more than yesterday afternoon. There is so much silence, as if they were kidnapped by the news on the pitch. We also see many children playing football.

UPDATE 11.00 – Many errors, but also improvements. The Sarri revolution arises from the movements, not to tear, of the partisan central defender who has to get out with the ball and chain. The details are many, the work in the field will be fundamental and predominant. Even today, the role of Hysaj is important, who has repeatedly dealt with Radu to make the coach’s wishes even better understood.

UPDATE 10.48 – Maurizio Sarri took the defense under his arm. Without entrusting the movements to his collaborators, he kept a report on all the defenders at his disposal and with the exception of Bertini, who returned to the gym. The coach has repeatedly interrupted the exercise to emphasize what he wants from his department. Great satisfaction when the movements showed a minimum of automatism: “Well done, we’re going”. The coach does not lose sight of his goalkeeper, Pepe Reina. He wants the Spaniard to lead and, in case of mistakes, questions him about what went wrong, such as a defender too tall.

UPDATE 10.40 – On the main pitch also the goalkeepers with Nenci and Grigioni. At the moment, warm-up phase with stops and foot steps. Stop with one foot, pass with the opposite foot.

UPDATE 10.30 – The team punctually entered the main pitch. First a small briefing with Sarri for the defenders, then the start of the athletic work. The rest of the squad remained in the gym. With the staff of the new Lazio coach therefore only the defensive department for now.

AURONZO – Lazio arrived at the Zandegiacomo field at around 10 and started a strengthening and proprioceptive work in the gym. The biancoceleste group is expected on the field at 10.30. Poles and cones have already been placed on the ground adjacent to the main one for intensive training on changes of direction. Follow the live with lalaziosiamonoi.it