In the past, Kawasaki Frontale's defense, because of Kazama Yahiro's superstition of the midfield No. 10, blindly imitated Milan's four No. 10s, resulting in the team's defense was really poor.

Take a look at the team's four foreign players - Brazilian foreign central defender Eduardo Neto, Brazilian foreign right-back Elsinho, Brazilian central defender Dudu, South Korean goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong, all of them are players in the backline, which is extremely rare in the entire Asian league.

In addition to the reason that the team does not have much money and does not have enough foreign players to buy good frontcourt, in order to make up for the weaknesses in the defensive line, the main reason is to have to pile up foreign defensive players.

After Onimuda took over, although there was a certain continuation of the previous tactics, the trend of gradually parting ways was still very obvious.

Hachihiro Kazama's formation has always been 4-4-2, and when it comes to Kitakita's side, it becomes a balanced 4-2-3-1.

For a long time, Tatsu Oniki has been around Hachihiro Kazama as a supporting role as a tactical analyst, and he has always looked at the strengths and weaknesses of the team's tactics, and now his changes are very targeted.

Considering the departure of Yoshito Okubo, the two old substitutes Komiyayama and Hashimoto also left, and at the request of Tatsu Oniki, the menopausal Maiyuyu, Hiroyuki Abe, and Akihiro the parent were introduced to the team, and newcomers such as Ryuya Hasegawa, Yasuko Miyoshi, Natsuki Nara, and Ryota Oshima were reused, and the rejuvenation of the team went smoothly.

With a large number of youngsters who are driven, physically fit and obedient, the team's defensive enthusiasm has also been raised to a very high level.

In defense, Ghost Muda asked the players: when they lose the ball, they will desperately run without the ball, and when they get the ball, they will quickly switch between offense and defense, and in the fierce competition, they will get overwhelming possession of the ball, and strive to play "fierce defense that makes the audience boil".

Oniki's mantra is, "With skill and defense, such a player is naturally a tiger with wings." ”

Unlike Hachihiro Kazama's tactical thinking, under Oniki, a player who does not participate in defense has no chance to play.

In the end, the analysis of the coaching staff of the Longteng team on the Kawasaki Frontale is that the personnel have been younger, although the famous veterans have left, but the overall strength has been improved to a certain extent; the head coach has basically taken over the team seamlessly, and the team's defense has been greatly improved, but there are not too many new routines in the offense.

In conclusion, Kawasaki Frontale is now on the right path.

The new assistant coach Michael Genk even asserted that although the team's two-line operation is not enough, if it maintains a single line, the team has the strength to win the championship.

When the coaching staff of up to a dozen people broke down all aspects of the opponent into very small details and made corresponding plans, the game began to enter the rhythm of the Dragons.

In terms of formation, the Longteng team responded to the opponent's 4-2-3-1 with 4-4-2, Lu Yangyang, who was suspended for two yellow cards, did not play, Lu Zhihui and Liming formed a double central defender, and other positions except for Xiang Tiange who left the team to participate in the World Youth Championships and was replaced by Huang He.

The two central midfielders, Qi Ming and Tao Wentao, kept in mind the instructions given by the coaching staff: to live or die, not to let Nakamura Kengang easily take the ball and organize the advancement.

Hachihiro Kazama, who admired Milan's Christmas tree tactics, completely did the same, with two skilled No. 10 players, Shota Oshima and foreign aid Eduardo Neto forming a double midfield, and Kenyoshi Nakamura, known as the "Japanese Xavi", stood in the position of the front midfielder and became the metronome of the team.

He is almost 37 years old, he debuted as a college player in 2003 at the age of 23, that is, Kawasaki Frontale, so far, he has played for the team for nearly 15 years, he has the name of the Japanese midfield master, he has no overseas experience, but he is definitely Kawasaki's banner figure.

As captain, he has an excellent ability to read the game on the field, can keenly observe the ever-changing situation on the field, and is always calm enough to deliver a lethal pass to the striker.

Tatsushi Kiki, who inherited Kazama's offensive routine, also arranged a tactic with this as the core: after Kenyo Nakamura completes the offensive position, he combs in the middle or ribs, and Yu Kobayashi and two wingers, Hiroyuki Abe and Akihiro Patriarch, are responsible for pulling and tearing the opponent's defense.

So from the first second of the game, there were always players from the Longteng team around him who were interfering, making him extremely uncomfortable with the ball.

"The Dragons' defense is very targeted. Li Xin, who was in charge of the commentary, saw it very clearly, "Their defense line is arranged from the front line. When Kawasaki Frontale counterattacked, one of Nie Jiang and Chavez would always retreat and interfere with Nakamura, and the veteran was impatient. ”

Kawasaki Frontale's mid-lane advancement could not be carried out, and the commonly used routines could not be played, resulting in the offense being like constipation, always stopping and stopping, and the suddenness of the offense was completely gone, and the defense of the Longteng team could always respond with a complete posture.

The forward midfield position could not play the ball normally, but Tatsu Akiki's reaction was very fast, and he handed over the task of playing the ball to Keta Oshima.

Kitakita's choice is indeed right, Oshima has the common advantages of Japanese players, his passing ability is really good, and his passing is very accurate to the points of several teammates in the front court.

Unfortunately, Kawasaki Frontale's frontline players are really not physically adequate, especially on the high ball, which is also a common weakness of Japanese players.

This season, several frontcourt players of Kawasaki Frontale are Yu Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Abe and Akihiro Parents, but unfortunately the latter two are one meter 70 and one is 1.73 meters, and the tallest player who plays center is only 1.77 meters Kobayashi, and the height of these three people is not enough to see at all, whether it is in front of Lu Zhihui or in front of Liming.

The pass sent by Shota Oshima from the back was basically laughed at by the two central defenders and the midfielder of the Longteng team.

The tactical failure of the long pass left Onicuki Tatsu with a flank to assault.

In the 4-2-3-1 formation, the wing attack is a double-edged sword, especially when encountering a double striker formation like 4-4-2, once the side is beaten back, the two central defenders meet the double striker, to fill the position is not, not to fill the position is not, the scene will be very embarrassing.

But if you don't put a little pressure on the opponent through offense in a football game, and you want to rely on pure defense, it is basically impossible, and Kitakita has to take a certain risk.

It should be said that Yu Kobayashi, as a former Japan international, is still very outstanding, his confrontation in high ball is of course average, and the dribbling at his feet, especially the running position, is definitely at the super level of Asia.

The two wingers of Kawasaki in this game, Hiroyuki Abe and Akihiro Parent, are not weak, especially Hiroyuki Abe, who is a new Japanese international, the side breakthrough is very delicate, his man-ball combination ability is strong, the playing style is reasonable, and the speed of the ball is not weaker than the speed of running in the air, whether it is to cut inside the goal or open up the gap for the fullbacks on the side, he is very good at operation.

In the case that the middle lane could not form an overall advancement, Kawasaki relied on the small cooperation of the side to break through and get a lot of opportunities.

For a while, Kawasaki's offense was very lively, so it was not lively, causing Dong Lu, who was commentator, to be still worried about the Longteng team: "Kawasaki's attack is very fierce, and the defensive pressure of the Longteng team on the side is very high." ”

In fact, the coaching staff of the Longteng team has long seen the clue of the combination of side and center play that Oni Muda has tried since he took over, and has made corresponding countermeasures in the report - arrange defensive traps, wait for Kawasaki Frontale's fullbacks to assist the bottom, and then rely on the assault speed of De Paul and Fernando to counterattack.

In the thirty-first minute of the first half, the Longteng team seized such an opportunity.

This time, Kawasaki's right fullback Elsinho inserted on the side and attacked the left side of the Longteng team's penalty area, Hiroyuki Abe penetrated into the penalty area and made a response posture, Nakamura Kenyoshi and Oshima Shota waited for the top of the penalty area, ready to dispatch in the center or find an opportunity to shoot from a distance.

Elsinho made unsuccessful attempts to break through in succession, choosing to distribute the ball to Kengo Nakamura in the middle, but his passing intention was too obvious, and he made a way to bite the gold halfway, Qi Ming intercepted the ball halfway, and he made a beautiful pass with the instep of his right foot, bypassing the head of Eduardo Neto, another midfielder in the middle, and flying in front of Fernando on the right.

Now it's Fernando's turn to fight for speed with Kawasaki Frontale's left wingback, but it's not aimed at anyone, it's just about starting and running speed, even if you count all the players on the field, including the substitutes sitting on the bench on both sides, Fernando's speed is first-class.

"Oh my God, Fernando's speed is terrifying, and in the blink of an eye, he threw off the car house Shintaro by a whole position. Li Xin suddenly became excited, "I went in, I stabbed it singlely, and I fell in the forbidden area." The referee pointed to the penalty spot, do you still have to take out the cards? Yes. A yellow card was given to Shintaro Kuraya. The Dragons counterattacked too quickly. ”

Dong Lu took over the topic: "Yellow dot package, no way." Shintaro Kuraya is also a full-back known for his speed in Japan, but in front of Fernando, it is still not enough. This is really a player who is racing on a motorcycle. Shintaro Karaya didn't have any other way than to foul in the back. And this is the second yellow card for Shintaro Kuraya in the AFC Champions League, and he will be suspended for the next game. ”

Obviously, Dong Lu copied Zidane's evaluation of Reyes.

The home team won the penalty, and the fans were very excited, but when Nie Jiang stood on the twelve-yard position, the fan leaders in several stands in the Jiangcheng Sports Center made a gesture of pressing down with their hands to silence them, so that the fans would not be noisy to the Longteng players to take the penalty.

Nie Jiang also lived up to the expectations of his teammates and fans, and his 10-corner shot left Kawasaki Frontale's South Korean goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong out of reach.

"The Dragons are leading 1-0. Li Xin said happily, "Once the deadlock is broken, the next game should be more lively." ”

As Li Xin guessed, the morale of the Longteng team after the goal was even higher, and the adrenaline brought by the excitement made the players' pressure tougher.

In just five minutes, the Longteng team relied on the break of the front court against the Kawasaki Frontale to get three shots, and even in the 39th minute of the first half, Nie Jiang's header in the penalty area hit the goal frame and almost extended the score to 2:0.

"Oops, the Longs' own home frame denied the goal, and it looks like the home staff are going to have a good talk to it after the game. The Longteng team has an absolute advantage on the field, and Dong Lu also has the leisure to open the cross talk commentary.

"In this season's AFC Champions League, Nie Jiang has scored seven goals. Truth be told, this is a number of goals that can hit the AFC Champions League Golden Boot. Li Xin began to popularize the information, "Now the AFC Champions League goal record is still our Chinese Super League player, the former Guangzhou Evergrande foreign striker Muric created 13 goals. However, at the home of the Longteng team, Nie Jiang has hit the post three times this season, and it seems that it is not the opponent's defense line that prevents him from winning the best shot, but his own goal. ”

"Oh. Is that the Longteng team going to have to study the problem of the goal. Dong Lu first had a serious tone, but he couldn't hold back his "haha" laughter.

After the continuous siege was ineffective, the Longteng team under the command of Qi Ming, very cautiously took back the formation, the Japanese team likes to attack at the end of the upper and lower halves He is very clear, and the coaching staff also made a special advice before the game, waiting for the players of Kawasaki Frontale to pull out, and then play them counterattack is the safest.

The coaching staff on Kawasaki Frontale's side is not for nothing, the Dragons' physical advantage has always been one of their capitals in Asia, and Ghost Muda is more afraid of the Dragons' attack in the final stage of the game, one ball down and two goals behind at halftime are completely two concepts.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the Dragons returned to the dressing room with a one-goal advantage.

The half-time break was a moment for the Dragons to recuperate, recharge their energy and calm their passion, but for Kawasaki Frontale, their coaching staff had too much to do.

How to break the overall pressing tactics of the Longteng team's 4-4-2 parallel position, how to organize a more effective attack, and how to ensure that their defense line does not concede goals again, these are all problems that need to be solved.

Many fans and the media will tout the manager for making timely adjustments and making unexpected changes, but for a good coaching staff, this is the consequence of mistakes in pre-game work.

This tactical philosophy is most admired in Italian and German football circles, for whom it is best to prepare as much as possible before the game, rather than relying on a midfield hair dryer to save the game.

Ancelotti and Loew are the representatives of this concept, and countless people have complained about their rigid tactics, lack of flexibility, lack of substitution, etc., but what everyone didn't expect was more about their victory after victory, one championship after another.

After the start of the second half, Kawasaki Frontale's tactics changed again, and the team's attack returned to the middle, but it was no longer obsessed with having to hand it over to Kenyoshi Nakamura to organize, and relied more on Shota Oshima and Eduardo Neto, who had been running empty and cutting all the time, and even appeared frequently on the front line.

This was a surprise to the Longteng coaching staff.