81. Take the lead with ease
For the goal of the Longteng team, Cui Kangxi was extremely distressed, his original idea was to see if he could score first, so that the players could get psychological comfort and then muster up morale to strive for a turnaround, but he didn't expect that now these disciples on the field relied on desperate fouls to bring back only one penalty.
When Jeonbuk Hyundai lost 1:5 to Guangzhou Evergrande at home, he used this psychological adjustment to let his team win 1:3 away from Guangzhou Evergrande, and in that game, they also conceded a goal first, and later Zhao Xingheng was also sent off with a red card.
At that time, Kwon Chun-tae of Jeonbuk Hyundai, who won the victory after the game, pretended to be triumphant and said: "Our captain Cho Sung-hyung was sent off because the head coach expected it before, and the coach did this to boost the morale of the players." ”
In fact, thanks to the referee's many mercy in that game, Jeonbuk Hyundai's players gained the advantage of confrontation in the non-stop fouls and small actions, and the then Guangzhou Evergrande head coach Li Zhangzhu replaced him in more than 60 minutes in the second half in order to protect the violated Conca, and Jeonbuk Hyundai can be regarded as the real initiative on the field.
But the content of that game was completely different from now, although the team conceded the ball first but the initiative on the field was controlled by itself, the current situation is to concede the ball first, the situation on the field is not controllable, the team does not know how to change the status quo.
On the contrary, the Longteng team was obviously extremely relaxed after the goal, and Pato greeted his teammates to celebrate after the goal, and said in English: "Such a stupid foul will only give us a penalty, how much they give, how much we score." ”
As Tao Wentao, who has a good relationship with Pato in the team, told his teammates Pato's words, everyone laughed.
When it was time to kick off again, Jeonbuk Hyundai's players were obviously a little annoyed, and after Tao Wentao easily passed their back Cui Zhechun again in the midfield, the latter didn't think about it, and it was a sweeping leg behind him, and Tao Wentao fell to the ground stiffly.
Cui Zhechun's action not only made Zhang Sheng on the sidelines thunderous, but the audience in the stands also booed, such an obvious hurtful action has completely violated sportsmanship.
As the captain, Lin Feng rushed over as soon as possible and pushed Cui Zhechun away, he knew the condition of Tao Wentao's ankle, although he went to the United States for special treatment before, after all, it was different from the natural human ankle.
With Lin Feng's movements, the players on both sides also gathered together and pushed each other, and the Australian referee hurriedly went over to separate the players from both sides, gave Cui Zhechun a yellow card, and then warned Lin Feng again, which was considered to be the end of this farce.
Zhang Sheng was speechless for this penalty, the back shovel in the off-ball state was a foul action that FIFA clearly stipulated to stop, and it was also marked that the red card was the lowest bottom line, but I didn't expect Cui Zhechun to eat a yellow card for such a foul action.
Zhang Sheng almost rushed to the field to reason with the referee, fortunately He Lijun and Xu Erle were still very calm, the two of them stopped Zhang Sheng, once Zhang Sheng was sent off by the referee with ulterior motives, then not only the consequences of the Longteng team that occupied the initiative in this game are difficult to say, but the next round of the AFC Champions League will be even more dangerous.
Even He Wei, who was in charge of the commentary, almost scolded: "How can such a penalty represent the true level of the AFC Champions League, such a referee will only make the situation on the field worse and worse, I hope Tao Wentao is okay." ”
In fact, as a CCTV commentator, He Wei's words are already a bit out of line, after all, CCTV represents the mouthpiece of the Chinese government, and many words cannot be said indiscriminately, because that will lead to misunderstanding by others.
Huang Jianxiang's "Commentary Gate" incident is still vivid.
"The players of the Chinese Super League, whether it is Guangzhou Evergrande or Longteng team, it is not the first time that they have suffered losses in the AFC Champions League. Xu Yang, as a guest, is very daring to speak.
What made Zhang Sheng feel fortunate was that after Tao Wentao covered his legs on the ground and rested for a while, Li Xiang, the team doctor of the Longteng team, finally stood up after examination, it seems that his condition is fine, and there are no major injuries.
The referee also called Cui Zhechun over at this time, and gave a very serious warning, obviously he also knew that such an action could not occur again, otherwise the situation on the field would really be out of control.
Sure enough, with the free kick in front of the Longteng team deflecting out of the goal, Jeonbuk Hyundai's players were much more honest, although the small actions continued, the big foul actions were no longer daring to perform.
The Dragons also gained the initiative on the field again, and the offense was obviously more threatening.
In the eighteenth minute of the first half, Pato, who switched to the left side, continued to shake inward, dodged the continuous blocking of Choi Cheol-chun and Lee Jae-seong, and shot decisively when he came to the front of the penalty area, the ball went straight to the dead corner of the goal, fortunately, Kwon Chun-tae's attention was very concentrated, and he touched it with a finger in the flight path of the ball, and the ball changed direction slightly, hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area.
Jeonbuk Hyundai's central defender Wilkinson grabbed a big kick before Nie Jiang made a supplementary shot and drove the ball out of the bottom line, and Jeonbuk Hyundai escaped a catastrophe.
In the 25th minute, it was Ben Alpha's turn to perform again, this time he switched from the previous right side to the middle side, and used his superior foot skills to attack Jeonbuk Hyundai's back Choi Cheol-chun, and he didn't dare to make a move with a yellow card.
Sure enough, when Ben Alpha's continuous change of direction arrived, Cui Zhechun could only retreat to the border, and he didn't even dare to stretch out his hand, because his malicious foul a few minutes ago was still vivid, and he was afraid that Ben Alpha would fake a fall, or if he didn't want to focus on his body, he would die and look for a foul, so he would really be blind once he fouled.
Ben Alpha's breakthrough made Choi Cheol-soon difficult to defend, and Jeonbuk Hyundai's other midfielder Lee Jae-seong had to come over to support, and Ben Alpha was waiting for Lee Jae-seong's departure.
If it was Ben Alpha before, he might have taken the ball all the way with his head stuffy, but now it is different from the past, under Zhang Sheng's tutelage, Ben Alpha instinctively and even consciously did the work of passing scheduling, and he hit a beautiful diagonal through ball directly to the right side.
At this time, it was Nie Jiang who was on the right.
In the face of such a beautiful pass from Ben Arfa, Nie Jiang did not waste it, his sudden speed start, passed between Jeonbuk Hyundai's left-back and left central defender and went directly into the penalty area.
For Nie Jiang's forward insertion, Jeonbuk Hyundai's players can only follow closely by their side, after all, this is a penalty area, and Nie Jiang is in the high-speed dribbling, and his rash kick is likely to be a yellow card and penalty package.
Seeing Nie Jiang rushing into the penalty area, Jeonbuk Hyundai's goalkeeper Kwon Chun-tae hurriedly moved to the left side of the goal to block Nie Jiang's shooting angle and defend him to play the near corner.
However, Nie Jiang did not insist on shooting, he knocked the ball directly sideways in the high-speed dribble, this ball was a curved ball, the ball came to the right side of the goal after passing another central defender, and it was Pato who was waiting here.
It's a pity that Pato's ball push is actually high above the crossbar, of course, this is also related to Kim Ki-hee pushing him behind him.
Pato, who shot high, was very annoyed, because this kind of non-stop ball pushing requires an angle, and the interference behind it has a strong impact.
After the shot, Pato hurriedly signaled to the referee that Jeonbuk Hyundai's player had fouled, but unfortunately the referee did not make any indication and signaled that this was Jeonbuk Hyundai's goal kick.
He Wei, who was in charge of the commentary, praised the beautiful offensive cooperation of the Longteng team: "Ben Alpha broke through with the ball, and Jeonbuk Hyundai's players didn't dare to get started." Ben Alpha passed, beautiful! Nie Jiang cut in diagonally from the ribs, beautiful pass, Pato, oops, the empty goal actually shot high. Let's take a look at slow motion. ”
When the slow motion was played, Xu Yang said: "This time the attack of the Longteng team is too beautiful, that is, the three people in the front court pass and cut and run together, and Jeonbuk Hyundai's back line is completely exploded." ”
At this time, the slow motion was also put on the clip of Pato's shooting, and Xu Yang also saw the clue: "When Pato shot, Kim Ki-hee pushed behind him, pushing Pato's center of gravity away, no wonder the shot would be high." This ball is a good Pato ball, if he falls to the ground, 100% penalty. ”
He Wei also questioned the referee's decision: "This kind of back-pushing action can't be ignored just because the shot is completed." ”
He Wei, who knew that such a question was meaningless, said casually, and then began to praise the Longteng team: "This forwardless formation of the Longteng team is really a bit invincible at the Asian level." ”
"Of course, top players like Pato and Ben Alpha plus Nie Jiang, a rare genius player in our Chinese football for so many years, such an impact, at the Asian level, who is not worried. Xu Yang said proudly, "Plus Coach Zhang Sheng's tactical arrangement." You see, the three of them, which one of them can not lead, can rush, pass, and shoot? What's more, these three people are super balanced with their left and right feet, so they can play on the left, middle and right sides, and can support their frequent changes on the field, and it is really difficult for the opponent's backline to defend. ”
"Yes, at the beginning, it was Ben Alfa on the left, Pato on the right, Nie Jiang in the middle, after scoring the first goal, Pato and Ben Alfa made a switch, the last attack was Pato's breakthrough on the left, Nie Jiang's grab in the middle, this time it became Ben Alfa broke through in the middle, Nie Jiang answered on the right, Pato shot on the left. He Wei counted all the three threatening attacks of the Longteng team, "It can be seen that they have fully brought into play Coach Zhang Sheng's no-striker tactics." ”
It should be said that He Wei hit the core of Zhang Sheng's front-court tactics, in the tactics formulated by Zhang Sheng, a number of players who can meet the front-court no-striker tactics are fundamental, in addition to the three strikers in this game, Zhang Sheng can actually let Tao Wentao replace any of them, even if Pato and Ben Alfa leave, there are also very comprehensive foreign aid like Chavez, which is why Zhang Sheng chose Chavez Although he is not a top foreign aid in all aspects, because he is comprehensive.
In the next game, the Longteng team continued the previous offensive tactics, the frontcourt trident was extremely frequent, and Jeonbuk Hyundai's defense was extremely difficult, including Lee Jae-seong, who was responsible for organizing the ball in the back position, had to put most of his energy into defense, and Jeonbuk Hyundai's offense was almost completely wasted!
In the 29th minute, Nie Jiang came to the left side, he, Wei Zhimin and Lin Feng made three quick passes without stopping the ball on the left side, which completely attracted the defensive attention of Jeonbuk Hyundai, and finally Lin Feng made a change in the rhythm of the pass, he gave up the short pass, and gave the ball to Tao Wentao with a mid-distance pass.
Tao Wentao was extremely easy to defend against Jeonbuk Hyundai, who was out of position at the back, after taking the ball, and he broke into the penalty area all the way.
Although Jeonbuk Hyundai central defender Wilkinson, who came to grab it, has a physical advantage, he is completely incomparable with Tao Wentao in terms of flexibility.
I have to say that Wilkinson's reaction was also quite fast, he pulled Tao Wentao with the hidden movement of his hand, and then followed by a tackle.
Tao Wentao slowed down because he was pulled, and the ball was a little far away from his body, so Wilkinson's tackle looked like Tao Wentao's action after he got bigger.
As a qualified referee, this kind of ball should be a penalty without thinking, because Wilkinson didn't have any chance to grab the ball and tackled Tao Wentao.
However, the Australian referee in this game once again played his "blind" characteristics and let his fellow countryman Wilkinson go.
When several assistant coaches of the Longteng team were questioning on the sidelines, Zhang Sheng didn't move, he just shook his head and smiled helplessly, it seems that this referee definitely has a ghost.
However, the gap between the two teams is not something that a timid referee can control.
A few minutes before the end of the first half, Jeonbuk Hyundai made a fatal mistake due to the passive defense, psychological pressure and physical pressure on the whole court.
In the forty-first minute, Tao Wentao was completely empty in front of the penalty area, and in the face of such an opportunity, Tao Wentao did not hesitate and shot directly.
The ball crossed the diagonal line from the right side in front of the penalty area to the left side of the goal, this kick was a low flat ball, the ball speed was extremely fast, and the two defenders in the Jeonbuk Hyundai penalty area gave up their defensive objects to block the shot, but unfortunately they were both a step too slow.
The ball rolled past their defender's foot before it could reach out, went straight past goalkeeper Kwon Chun-tae's save and bounced into the net after bouncing to the inside of the bottom corner of the left post.
This beautiful shot gave the Dragons a 2-0 lead in the first half.