88. Evenly matched
At the beginning of the second half, everyone noticed Guangzhou Evergrande's substitutions and tactical adjustments, because Gao Lin and Robinho retreated very deeply, and Gao Latt often ran to the midfield to defend, coupled with Paulinho's interception and protection, the Longteng team completely lost the initiative in the middle of the midfield.
When Guangzhou Evergrande had a tactical advantage in the middle, their offense also played a corresponding effect.
In the eighth minute of the second half, Gollin withdrew from the central striker position to play the ball in midfield, and he leaned on the back of the Dragons Roque Gill to get a pass from Goulart.
Under the constant interference from Roque's Gill's back, Gollin was very stable with the ball.
As a striker, Gao Lin can be said to have had a bad season this season, in the early and middle of the league, Guangzhou Evergrande had a huge area of injury trouble, and there was no one available on the forward line.
At this time, Gao Lin stood up.
The data of 12 goals in 20 games is extremely dazzling, and Gao Lin almost single-handedly led half of the Evergrande team to bite the league championship group.
But as in history, the "slap in the face" happened as scheduled, and the ensuing five-game ban stopped him like a bomber forced to land.
This crucial battle against the Dragons was the first official match in which Gao Lin returned after a five-game ban.
And now, when the team's foreign players have joined in one after another, and Gao Lin can only be a supporter, he has shown the ability that a tactical center forward should have.
Under the interference of the Longteng players, he firmly held the ball, and then handed a beautiful ball to Goulart, who came to receive it.
Although the shortage of personnel at the beginning of the season made Guangzhou Evergrande suffer a lot, on the other hand, it also laid a good foundation for the long-term cooperation between Gao Lin and Gao Lart.
This time, Gaolin and Gaolat showed an extremely tacit understanding, Gaolat began to run as soon as he passed the ball to Gaolin, and the first point Gaolin found after receiving the ball was also Gaolat.
Goulart faced Lin Feng who was following the defense after receiving a pass from Gollin, and handed a cross push to Robinho on the left, who became smarter now, he knew that Scolari was unhappy with his insistence on passing, and passed the ball after making a feint to pedal a bicycle pass.
Zhou Zhou, who defended Robinho, didn't expect that Robinho, who had stepped on a bicycle twice in a row, would suddenly send a beautiful pass, but by the time he reacted, it was too late.
Gao Lin got rid of Roque Gill at the moment of Robinho's pass, his forward insertion attracted the attention of most of the defenders of the Longteng team, Roque Gill immediately followed Gao Lin to run, Lin Feng wanted to cut off the passing line between Gao Lin and Gao Lart, central defenders Ma Yongli and Lu Zhihui, one ran out to grab, the other was to observe Gao Lin's shooting line, and the defense he suddenly shot from a distance.
But at this time, all the players of the Longteng team ignored one person - Paulinho.
Goylam's response to Robinho's pass was a complete cover, and just as the ball was traveling, he suddenly missed and let the ball pass under his feet.
When Roque Gill thought that Gollin had made a low-level mistake and did not get the ball, the ball rolled past Golling's position and was picked up by Paulinho, who stepped forward.
After Paulinho got the ball, he didn't make any adjustments and hit the goal directly.
Because the defensive focus of the Longteng players is on Gao Lin, when Paulinho shoots, everyone's preparation is a little insufficient, including goalkeeper Huang Dawei.
When Paulinho's ball went straight to the top corner of the goal with Lu Zhihui's outstretched leg to block the ball, Huang Dawei began to jump to save.
But the power of Paulinho's shot is not something that Huang Dawei, who reacts slowly, can save, even if Huang Dawei concentrates on defending Paulinho's shot, it may not be successful, let alone now.
After the football passed Lu Zhihui, it once again crossed the palm of Huang Dawei's save and drilled into the goal of the Longteng team.
Guangzhou Evergrande scored immediately after making tactical changes as they equalised away from home.
Seeing this goal, Duan Xuan was full of praise for Paulinho: "Paulinho's shot! beautiful! It's not a violent bird, this shot is powerful and heavy, and Huang Dawei has no way at all." ”
Xu Yang also praised: "Paulinho's level is definitely the highest level in the Chinese Super League. The interception in the midfield is him, and he is the last to shoot, also a B2B type of back, Lin Feng is the top player of the same type in China, the gap is obvious. ”
This goal not only proves the strength of Guangzhou Evergrande in the middle of the midfield, but also reflects the true level of Scolari as a top coach, and of course Paulinho once again played the key man.
After the goal, Paulinho rushed to Scolari's side and hugged him tightly.
Paulinho has been very depressed since he couldn't play at Tottenham, but fortunately Scolari has placed great trust in him, not only bringing him from Tottenham to the Chinese Super League, but also allowing Guangzhou Evergrande to establish a strategy with Paulinho as the core.
Being able to relieve Scolari's worries is the biggest reward Paulinho has ever given.
Seeing Paulinho's goal, Zhang Sheng had to shake his head, this is a world-class star, when he regains his confidence, it is when the opponent is unlucky.
Originally, Zhang Sheng thought that he valued his role enough, but he didn't expect Paulinho to score at the critical moment.
At the same time, Zhang Sheng began to reflect on his tactical shortcomings.
Scolari's tactics are nothing more than to attack the middle, taking advantage of Lin Feng's weakness of defending and scoring goals to play the gap after Lin Feng leaves, then he is nothing more than to invalidate the opponent's move.
After kicking off again, Zhang Sheng first made personnel adjustments, Wei Zhimin, who had stronger attacking ability on the side, came on the field to replace Zhou Zhou, and then made adjustments to the tactics, he let Roque Gill withdraw deeper, plus the protection of the front of the penalty area by the back waist, but at the same time pushed Ma Yongli and Lu Zhihui to the sides to protect the fullbacks, and at the same time Wei Zhimin and Xiao Yunfan pressed into wingers with the depth of fullbacks, and changed the attack posture into a three-back two-sided striker strategy, and the attack point was changed to attack Evergrande's fullbacks with two wing players, especially Zou Zheng on the left.
Zhang Sheng completely strengthened his advantage on the side, changing the main attack direction from both sides of the arc top protected by Evergrande to the flanks of the penalty area, and launched a real side attack.
Zhang Sheng's tactical adjustment quickly paid off.
In the thirteenth minute of the second half, Guangzhou Evergrande still wanted to attack the middle of the Longteng team, but the dense defense of Roque Gill, Ma Yongli, and Lu Zhihui and Jia Linfeng made them useless.
After Roque Gill cut off Goulart's pass, he handed Lin Feng a forward pass, and Lin Feng deviated slightly from the middle of the midfield this time to cooperate with his teammate on the right.
After Wei Zhimin came on the field, Xiao Yunfan came up from the position of left back to right back, and the difference between him and Zhou Zhou came out, although there was Robinho's active defense, but his offensive ability was far from being comparable to Zhou Zhou, plus he only played in the second half, and he was full of physical energy, and he just used speed to eat Robinho.
When Robinho can't defend well, Zou Zheng behind him is in danger.
In the face of Xiao Yunfan's impact, Zou Zheng could only retreat step by step, but the Longteng team's attack on the side was not only wingers, but also forwards like Pato.
Zou Zheng was able to block the line of Xiao Yunfan's bottom cross, but he couldn't block the connection between Xiao Yunfan, Lin Feng and Pato.
After Xiao Yunfan feigned acceleration, he handed the ball to Lin Feng, and Lin Feng did not stop the ball after taking the ball but directly made a wall-hitting pass.
Because players including Paulinho and Zheng Zhi came to the left side to defend, Guangzhou Evergrande's defense in the penalty area was not tight at this time.
Lin Feng and Xiao Yunfan's collision with the wall directly penetrated the left side of Guangzhou Evergrande, and when Xiao Yunfan inserted the ball, Guangzhou Evergrande's defensive line was gathered in front of the penalty area.
When Evergrande's defenders began to retreat to the small penalty area to block Xiao Yunfan's pass, the latter cleverly passed the pass of the inverted triangle, and Tao Wentao in the center of the penalty area at this time had already run successfully, and in the face of Xiao Yunfan's pass, he made a decisive push.
It should be said that Tao Wentao's shot is still very threatening, but Zengcheng once again proved with practical actions why he is now the first national goal.
In the face of Tao Wentao's shot, Zengcheng's waist seemed to be equipped with a spring, and the extremely fast ball was dragged off the crossbar with his palm in the backward aerial jump.
The attack of the Longteng team once again gave Guangzhou Evergrande a great impact, and Zhang Sheng's tactics were very clear, that is, to make the space behind Guangzhou Evergrande's defense line become Evergrande's lifeline.
Duan Xuan also said regretfully: "This is the fourth time that the Dragon Teng team has shot a threat. ”
Xu Yang mentioned more things at the tactical level: "The attack of the Longteng team is indeed very flexible. Let's take a look at their attacking tactics this time. ”
While watching the slow-motion replay, Xu Yang explained: "This time, the formation of the Longteng team has obviously changed. The previous back four system evolved into a system similar to three central defenders and five defenders, except that Roque Gil was slightly ahead of the three central defenders. This change has made the middle defense of the Longteng team more layered, and the two fullbacks have completely become wingers, which is why Coach Zhang Sheng has a stronger assist ability Wei Zhimin. ”
"This should be said to be the most tactical game in the Chinese Super League this season. Duan Xuan also asserted, "Guangzhou Evergrande has undergone two formation adjustments, and the Longteng team has three tactical changes. ”
"Of course. Xu Yang also sighed, "These two teams have the most international players, and they also have the top foreign aid in the Chinese Super League, and the two coaches are also high-level coaches who have proven themselves." Usually, these two teams can crush their opponents by relying on their strength, but now when they meet each other, it depends on who has stronger tactics and stronger execution. If there are a few more such teams in the Chinese Super League, the overall strength will be greatly improved. ”
Soon after the failed attack of the Longteng team, Guangzhou Evergrande made another substitution adjustment, and the "Little Bear" Elkeson, who returned from injury, replaced Robinho, who did not have much help in attack and contributed little in defense.
Elkeson's appearance greatly improved the impact of Guangzhou Evergrande's frontcourt, enriched their offensive tactics, and at the same time, he also used tireless running to start an active defense from the front of the first line of defense.
Scolari's substitution once again moved the tide in a more balanced direction.
As the game progressed, the two teams that were more defensively focused seemed to make the game meaningless.
However, when the time of the game passed thirty minutes in the second half, the biggest difference between the two teams finally came out, when the players of the Longteng team could still walk like flying, and the players of Guangzhou Evergrande had reached the limit of their physical fitness.
The most obvious of these is Zheng Zhi.
Consecutive in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League. Even Zheng Zhi, who played the whole game in the national team, is 35 years old after all, although he does not look conspicuous in this game, but insiders know that Zheng Zhi has played a great role in Guangzhou Evergrande's tactics.
Zheng Zhi used his non-stop running, large-scale interceptions and steals to make Guangzhou Evergrande's mid-range attack flourish, and the reason why Paulinho was able to rush up and attack without scruples was not unrelated to Zheng Zhi's protection in the back.
However, at this time, Zheng Zhi's physical fitness was insufficient.
In the 33rd minute of the second half, the Longteng continued to threaten on the wings, and this time it was Ben Alpha's turn to attack Guangzhou Evergrande's right side of the defense.
In the first seventy or eighty minutes, Lin Feng's ball in the middle was interfered by Zheng Zhi, every time Lin Feng got the ball, Zheng Zhi would command his teammates to encircle and suppress, let his teammates cut off Lin Feng's passing line, and he went up to interfere with Lin Feng, and did not let Lin Feng, who was good at passing organization, comb the attack, so in this game, Lin Feng's shining points were extremely few.
But this time Zheng Zhi's defense made a mistake, facing Lin Feng's ball, Zheng Zhi's time to come up to defend and intercept was obviously wrong, and he only came up to defend after Lin Feng adjusted it very comfortably.
In this kind of high-level competition, slackness in less than a second can cause catastrophe, not to mention that Zheng Zhi is at least one beat slower this time.
When Zheng Zhi came up, Lin Feng had already completed the adjustment and passed the ball out.
Because Lin Feng is very comfortable when he passes the ball, so Ben Alpha is very comfortable with Lin Feng's ball, Lin Feng's pass is just when Ben Alpha is speeding up, and the power of the pass is also a little advanced, and the position of the ball is just right to hold the ball after Ben Alpha starts.
Ben Alpha, who got the ball comfortably, began to dribble at high speed, and his way of kicking up made Guangzhou Evergrande's right-back Li Xuepeng extremely passive, just when Ben Alpha dribbled the ball at high speed, Wei Zhimin, who assisted in the back row, had already plugged in, and at the same time, Lin Feng also used better physical fitness to shake off Zheng Zhi who failed to grab and leave Zheng Zhi behind.
The previous attack on the right side of the Longteng team seems to be repeated.