22. Attack and defend each other
After taking the ball, Tao Wentao glanced at the left side, and Ben Alpha was rushing towards the penalty area of Guangzhou Evergrande at this time. Seeing this scene, Tao Wentao did not make any pause at his feet, and directly sent a straight kick to the left side of Guangzhou Evergrande's penalty area.
When the ball arrived, Ben Alpha just ran in place, in the face of a very fast pass, Ben Alpha seemed to have a suction cup at his feet, and at the same time parked the ball firmly, he also rubbed the ball lightly, the football bypassed Shu Jun's body and ran behind Shu Jun, and Ben Alpha also suddenly changed direction in the high-speed run to avoid Shu Jun's frontal interception.
"Beautiful man and ball. Liu Jianhong's voice also suddenly raised an octave, "The man who doesn't stop the ball has passed, and Ben Alpha burst into the penalty area." ”
"Shoot. Then Liu Jianhong shouted loudly, "Paulinho, he blocked Ben Arfa's shot from the bottom line." ”
Huang Jianxiang also shouted excitedly at this time: "Beautiful." Resolute in attacking and tenacious in defending. Ben Alpha's running, technique and speed, Paulinho's sense of complementing, and resolute and decisive leg extension to block the eye-catching, are all vividly reflected in this attack and defense!"
Ben Alfa, who missed this good opportunity, held his head at this time and looked at the football flying out of the bottom line with an incredulous face, and the frightened Zengcheng patted Paulinho's shoulder gratefully, and he also knew that if it wasn't for Paulinho's sacrificing pursuit, Ben Alfa's shot would have gone in nine times out of ten.
After missing the goal, Ben Alfa quickly adjusted, and he quickly walked to the corner to take the corner.
"The Dragons' pressing up front paid off. Liu Jianhong also adjusted his excitement at this time, and introduced to the fans, "This season, the Longteng team's pressing in the front court is extremely crazy, and the attack just now is the premise of the whole team, which led to the risky passing of Guangzhou Evergrande." To be honest, it is estimated that the only one in Asia who can do this is the Dragon Teng team. ”
"Yes, indeed. During the Club World Cup, the Dragons used this set to make the then CACAF champion suffer. Huang Jianxiang obviously likes the Longteng team very much, and he has a lot of treasures about the tactical achievements of the Longteng team, "Although when he faced Barcelona later, he was counter-suppressed, but it was Barcelona, and we can't blame them." Now in the Chinese Super League, this tactic has been carried forward again. Let's take a look at the Dragons' corner kick this time. ”
At this time, Ben Alpha carefully observed the position of his teammates in the penalty area in the corner kick area, Zou Weijia, Chavez and Lu Zhihui all raised their hands high, signaling to receive the ball, the difference is that Zou Weijia's finger stroke is two, Chavez's is one, and Lu Zhihui's is three.
This is a tactic formulated by the Longteng team before the game, whoever draws one stroke, who is the main attacker of the header.
The Longteng team started the game with a double center, and with an offensive header like Lu Zhihui, it was destined to take advantage of such a header.
Guangzhou Evergrande, on the other hand, has increased its attention to the extreme, and the three players like Longteng are all famous for their header attacks, coupled with set-piece goals in many encounters in the past, so that Guangzhou Evergrande's coaching staff and players have to pay great attention to it.
Suddenly, in the penalty area, the players on both sides kept pulling, with both hands to hug each other's waist, with hands to grasp the opponent's players, and some simply pushed the opponent's players outside the small penalty area.
Ben Alpha watched for a while, sent the ball off, the ball flew in a beautiful arc, and after completely bypassing the front point, he found Chavez who was jumping high, who slammed into the fast-flying ball in the air, changed its flight path, and went straight to the top left corner of the goal.
Zengcheng, who was highly focused, at the moment when Chavez touched the ball, his whole body was like a spring that was compressed to the limit, and he rebounded out, and his right hand hit the football, blocking the inevitable header from the bottom line.
"Ugh! Liu Jianhong shouted loudly, "Chavez's header, with such great power, was actually saved by Zengcheng, this is a magical save." ”
"Zengcheng's current state is too good. Huang Jianxiang also praised him, "During this time, Zengcheng has performed very well in both the club and the national team, and the good results of Evergrande and the national team are closely related to his performance, and this time it is definitely a world-class save." ”
"Now in the Chinese Super League, if you don't have this kind of saving ability, it is very likely that the team will be broken. Liu Jianhong also joked, "Not to mention these strong teams, even a few teams destined to be relegated this season are at the level of the main strikers of at least the five major league teams on the front line, and long-term illness can become a good doctor." Or a corner kick from the Dragons, depending on how it goes. ”
The corner kick attack of the Longteng team just now scared the cold sweat on Guangzhou Evergrande's side, and the previous pushing, pushing and shoving referee Fan Qi turned a blind eye, this time they simply looked like they were playing an E match, and the movements on their hands completely turned into wrestling movements.
At this point, Fan Qi didn't blow the whistle again, and it was estimated that Guangzhou Evergrande's penalty area would really become an E group battle, and he had to temporarily stop the game, run to the penalty area to separate several people who were particularly overdone, and then warned one by one.
After explaining a few words, the defenders on Guangzhou Evergrande's side sincerely admitted their mistakes, and Fan Qi went outside the penalty area again, ready to blow the whistle at the beginning of the corner kick.
As a result, as soon as he left the forbidden area, there was another rush in the forbidden area.
At this time, even Huang Jianxiang, who was just a commentator, couldn't stand it: "In such a critical game, the referee should be decisive, if anyone is not obedient after warning, the yellow card is not used as a decoration." ”
Hearing Huang Jianxiang's unspeakable as always, Liu Jianhong could only shake his head silently in his heart beside him, and at the same time he was dissatisfied with Fan Qi's law enforcement ability to control the field, of course, he would not say such a thing.
As if hearing Huang Jianxiang's complaints, Fan Qi rushed to the penalty area again, and pulled Zheng Zhi and Lu Zhihui, who had a particularly big action just now, aside for education, as for the yellow card, it was impossible.
After two consecutive episodes, the players on both sides finally became a little more honest, and the three header masters of the Longteng team also changed their roles, and Lu Zhihui became the main attacker of this header.
After Ben Alpha's penalty came out, Lu Zhihui completely shook off Zheng Zhi's defense, and a beautiful header was rubbed and shot, and the ball was hung far to the other side of the goal.
For such a counter-angle shot, Zengcheng was completely powerless, and could only watch the ball fly to his backhand direction, but fortunately, the header was too high for the header ability, although Lu Zhihui said that he hit the opponent by surprise, but there was a slight flaw in the strength, the ball was slightly higher, and after flying over the crossbar, it fell to the back of the net.
"Alas!" Liu Jianhong sighed again, "Lu Zhihui's header is so dangerous, a little off, his header ability is really strong, Guangzhou Evergrande doesn't know how many times he has suffered losses, and he still can't prevent it." ”
Huang Jianxiang explained a few words to Guangzhou Evergrande: "There is no way. The physical fitness of the players of the Longteng team is generally good, and if you look at these players on the field, they are all tall and tall. Usually they have a lot of ability at their feet, and they can break through the opponent's defence by attacking from a positional position, and they don't need to invest so much into set-pieces, and everyone ignores their ability to score with headers from set-pieces. When encountering an evenly matched opponent like Guangzhou Evergrande, the goal power of the Longteng team's set-pieces is reflected. In addition, Evergrande's own set-piece defensive ability is congenitally insufficient, and there is no way. ”
Lu Zhihui's header also eased the continuous offensive of the Longteng team a little, and the players of Guangzhou Evergrande finally breathed a sigh of relief on defense, and then they sprinkled all their anger on the offense.
As the strongest midfielder combination in the Chinese Super League, Paulinho and Zheng Zhi reflected their offensive advantages.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Paulinho used his midfielder's interception ability to defuse the attack of the Longteng team, and then he showed his strong forward propulsion ability, and after successive passes with Zheng Zhi, Alain, and the retreating Goulart, he suddenly accelerated.
Roque Gil didn't hold it in the face of Paulinho's dribbling rush, allowing him to bring the ball to the front of the penalty area, and Gao Lin was also very clever to withdraw from the penalty area to build a bridge, after receiving Paulinho's pass, a beautiful heel knock, the ball drilled through the defense of the dragging back Ma Yongli, and found Goulart who broke into the penalty area.
Fortunately, Du Zhenyu's defensive attention was very concentrated, he leaned on Goulart and did not give him a chance to shoot, although the latter forced the goal, but after all, the angle was too small, and the football finally shot at the side netting.
"Guangzhou Evergrande's frontcourt promotion ability is also strong. Liu Jianhong sighed, "There are really few teams that can directly break through the middle defense of the Longteng team." ”
"Paulinho, Goulart, Alain. Huang Jianxiang counted Guangzhou Evergrande's foreign aid one by one, "Which one can not only organize but also score goals, plus Zheng Zhi and Gao Lin, the top players in China, it is very good to be able to play against them." ”
Evergrande's attack this time greatly boosted their morale, and then they launched an attack in the midfield again.
In the twelfth minute of the first half, it was Paulinho and Zheng Zhi who joined hands to break the pressing of the front court of the Longteng team, Paulinho's pass accurately found Huang Bowen on the right side, who got the pass in the 30-meter area on the left side of the Longteng team, and then he distributed the ball to Goulart.
Guangzhou Evergrande's attack on the right side attracted all the attention of the Longteng team's defense, and as a result, Gaolat faced Lu Zhihui's defense and made a beautiful acceleration and quick stop to shake off the angle of the pass.
Goulart's pass was a thief, and after bypassing Huang Dawei's defensive area, he found the back of the box near the goal post.
Alan shook off Xiang Tiange's defense at this time, ran to this position, and in the face of the rapidly falling ball, his rebound shot after smashing the ground with a header went straight to the top corner of the Longteng team's goal.
Huang Dawei quickly began to regress after initially spotting that the ball was not in the middle, and when Allan's header hit the goal, he rushed to the left post of the goal, and a powerful right hand lifted the ball over the crossbar.
'Alain's shot. Seeing Guangzhou Evergrande's continuous attack, Liu Jianhong had an expression that was not afraid of big things, "Huang Dawei's save, which is also world-class, reacts really fast, and the save of leaning back in the retreat is too timely." Evergrande's offense has been strengthened. ”
"The Dragons are a bit out of control in midfield right now. Huang Jianxiang put forward his opinion very seriously, "Zheng Zhi plus three foreign aids, especially Paulinho, have too much impact on the middle of the Longteng team. The Longteng team thought about the formation premise to press the opponent, and their players in the middle often stepped forward, so that Evergrande's side continued to form a breakthrough in the middle, and Coach Zhang Sheng should think about how to solve it. ”
Not only Huang Jianxiang saw this, but Zhang Sheng also saw this.
This season, Zhang Sheng deliberately unleashed Roque Gill's offensive ability, giving him a lot of tactical freedom, and when he encountered a team with a worse strength than himself, he could indeed achieve results, but when he encountered a team like Guangzhou Evergrande with strong ability to advance in the middle, the frequent forward insertion of the back exposed the weakness.
Thinking of this, Zhang Sheng simply gritted his teeth and instructed Ma Yongli, that is, when Roque Gill stepped forward, he had to put his position a little more preliminary, not just as a drag back to protect the central defender, but simply become a back midfielder.
In fact, this change is also very dangerous, because Ma Yongli's premise will inevitably lead to the premise of the two central defenders behind him, so that the threat of Guangzhou Evergrande will be greater.
In order to make up for this loss, the players of the Longteng team need to move faster as a whole, and when the opponent counterattacks, the speed of all the players to return to the defense is faster, and the distance for everyone to run is longer, and such a running position is not a constant speed of jogging, but a high-speed back-and-forth sprint.
This makes the overall physical demands of the team even higher.
Higher requirements require stronger strength and more detailed preparation, and the accumulation of players and tactics in the past few years is to prepare for such a high-level game.
In this crucial game, the players of the Longteng team showed their full strength.
After Zhang Sheng's change of formation, the overall movement of the Longteng team became more tight, and the players' running and pressing became more and more crazy.
"Can the rhythm of the Longteng team last for 90 minutes?" Even Liu Jianhong was shocked by the current rhythm of the game of the Longteng team, "Look at their overall formation on the field, the distance between each other is really too tight, so that the center is not only the center, the guard is not just the guard, everyone's range of activities has been expanded by at least 30 meters, which is too demanding for running." ”