32. Performance of genius
The current foreign aid of the Longteng team can be said to be much weaker than last season. The main difference is that Pato, who had killed all sides in the two games at the time, has now left the team, and the departure of this foreign aid who Choi Yongsu is extremely afraid of has given him the confidence to shout cruel words.
Of course, in addition to foreign aid, Choi Yong-so also has other hole cards, that is, the two South Korean players in the team - Park Joo-yong and Yoon Il-lok.
Yoon Il-lu is a player cultivated by Choi Yong-so, he is extremely fast and can play the position of left and right wingers, and has scored many goals against Chinese Super League teams in history, and was once known as the "Chinese Super League nemesis".
But in Zhang Sheng's view, there are too many so-called "Super League nemesis" in the K League team, and he and the Longteng team have never taken it seriously, and there are not many Yin Riluo.
As for the other one and Adriano, Dejan formed the Seoul FC "Adpark" combination, and Park Joo-young, who made all the K-League teams talk about it, Jang Seung is not afraid.
Last year, when Park Joo-young faced the Yongteng team at Seoul FC, he said that he was very average.
Although the player became famous at a young age, winning titles such as the best rookie in the Korean K-League, the Golden Ball and Golden Boot in South Korea, and the title of the best rookie in Asian football, his strength is not too outstanding.
After Park Joo-young became famous in South Korea, he went to play in Ligue 1 and played well in Morocco at first, but he was relegated with the team.
It's just that his luck is better, and with the help of a South Korean consortium, with the funding of South Korean sponsors, the Premier League giants Arsenal bought Park Joo-young and wore the No. 9 jersey.
After arriving at Arsenal, because of his lack of strength, he was completely reduced to a water cooler keeper, and once formed a Japanese-Korean bench combination with Japanese player Ryo Miyaichi, who also relied on the sponsorship of Japanese companies to go to Arsenal.
Of course, Zhang Sheng will not underestimate Park Joo-yong, after all, this player is very fast on the field - 100 meters can run for 12 seconds, and in the process of breaking through with the ball, he also has a good free kick direct attack ability.
For such a player, as long as you press him tightly, don't give him space, and reduce fouls, there is basically not much of a threat.
Choi Yong-so made a big change to the team after being humiliated by the Yongteng team last season, and in the case of introducing a large number of excellent foreign aids, he also introduced Shin Shenhao, Cho Chan-ho, Jung In-hwan, Zhu Shizhong and other players, these are the backbone players of the K-League, which can make Seoul FC combine two sets of lineups, which can fully cope with the troubles of multi-front operations.
However, Seoul FC is not without hidden dangers, and the absolute main force of the previous team, Shin Jao-ho, has suffered a big loss in the forward position because of his military service.
Historically, before Shin Seo-ho left the team, Choi Yong-so's tactical design was the first interception when he was responsible for the organization and defense of the frontcourt, and when he was there, the team was a notch higher than after he left, both offensively and defensively, although it seems that he scored fewer goals, but in fact, he was second to none in the team's key passes and interceptions.
After Shen Zhuhao left the team, coupled with the team's frequent injuries, Cui Yongzhu was poached by Jiangsu Suning of the Chinese Super League, and after the new coach took office, he only won one victory in the second stage of the K League, which shows the impact of Shen Chonghao on the team.
At this time, the Longteng team, because of the return of Roque Gill from injury and the return of the national youth and national youth team players, the whole team can be said to be in the best condition.
Regarding Choi Yong-so's bold words before the game, Zhang Sheng only responded with one sentence: "Our goal is to win." ”
On May 18, the AFC Champions League quarterfinals Longteng team's home match against Seoul FC officially began.
In this game, the Longteng team sent their strongest lineup, in the 3-5-2 formation, the three central defenders are still Du Zhenyu, Ma Yongli plus Lu Zhihui, the midfielder is arranged to Roque Gil to play the back, Qi Ming and Tao Wentao are left and right, the two wingbacks are still Ben Alpha and Xiang Tiange, and the front line is Nie Jiang and Chavez.
Like the Yongteng team, Seoul FC is also in a 3-5-2 formation, all four foreign aides are on the field, the double striker is a high and fast combination of Dejanga Adriano, Osmar and Ko Di Yojiro are also standing in the position of the back waist, of course, Ko Di Yojiro's position is a little more flexible, Choi Yong-so gave him a lot of tactical freedom, he can not only retreat to play the back, but also be able to organize the attack, which is a change in Choi Yong-so's tactics.
Liu Jiayuan and Zhou Ning, who are in charge of the commentary, are also very much looking forward to the collision of the top teams of China and South Korea.
"It's all a 3-5-2 formation, it's all a fierce and confrontational tactic, this is a real hard power match. After speaking, Liu Jiayuan also talked about an interesting point, "But in this game, the South Korean team has one more than us, if the Longteng team wins this game, it is estimated that they will not be able to find the excuse that we rely on foreign aid before, right?"
Hearing Liu Jiayuan's complaints about the South Korean team and the media, Zhou Ning also said with a smile: "The all-Chinese class strategy of the Longteng team was put forward very early, and the promise of not introducing Asian foreign countries in the future was emphasized by Zhang Sheng's guidance in the middle of last season. I still admire his point of view, one less foreign aid, especially Yawai, there is one more opportunity for domestic players to practice. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, young players are all about going up and grinding. ”
It is estimated that the head coaches of many teams do not like to hear this. Ha ha. Liu Jiayuan quickly rounded the topic back, "There are not many Chinese Super League clubs who can have the confidence to say this." ”
Next, after Liu Jiayuan introduced the list of players from both sides, the game officially began.
From the first seconds of the game, both teams showed their confidence that they would win, and launched an attack on the opponent's defence.
However, there is still a certain difference in the attacking methods of the two teams, Seoul FC relies more on the long pass in the backfield to find the center Dejan, or relies on the fast breakthrough of the two wingers to find offensive opportunities, while the Longteng team is more likely to attack from the midfield, and it is easy not to find a center forward with a long pass, even if Chavez is a very threatening center forward at the Asian level.
In the first few minutes, Seoul FC's pressing was very fierce, in order to prevent the Longteng team from upside down the ball in the backfield, their two forwards, two wingers and Yojiro Takagi, who often stepped forward to participate in the attack, surrounded the three central defenders of the Longteng team plus Roque Gill to grab the ball.
The Dragons have an advantage in the high-quality quick-transfer ball at this time.
In the eighth minute of the first half, Seoul FC's front five not only failed to grab the ball, but was also passed by Roque Gill from the side of Yojiro Takagi, who grabbed the ball very smartly, and at this time, Qi Ming was very smart to take the ball and no longer seek another short pass, and his mid-range pass went directly to Ben Alfa's feet.
Because the two wingers went up, the one in charge of defending Ben Alfa was Zhu Shizhong, who came from the back position.
Zhu Shizhong, a player in South Korea, has the nickname of "South Korea's Endo Baoren", he is the kind of passing and control technology, long-range shooting, free kicks, and extremely imaginative midfielders, who are considered to be the core type of midfield organization type of midfield players, and his ability to grab the ball is also very "fritters", there are not many fouls, but the small actions are very well done, not seeking to put down the opponent, but the opponent must take the ball and pass the ball is not comfortable.
This time, he chose to lean close to Ben Alpha, and then pulled the corners of Ben Alpha's clothes and let go, hoping that Ben Alpha's speed would not get up.
But he still underestimated Ben Alpha's explosive power, and Zhu Shizhong's very hidden pull really slowed down Ben Alpha's speed, making Zhu Shizhong and Ben Alpha's positions parallel.
But Ben Alpha, who pauses slightly, suddenly accelerates, which is the kind of play that is completely unreasonable and then rushes.
Zhu Shizhong was embarrassed at this time, although he started at the same time, Ben Alpha threw him off half of his body in an instant, and Zhu Shizhong didn't dare to pull people at this time, because as long as the referee was strict in the back, it would be a yellow card punishment.
Seeing Ben Alpha running away, Zhu Shizhong could only grit his teeth and run.
It's a pity that Ben Alpha's agility in high-speed dribbling still exceeded Zhu Shizhong's imagination, and the former's high-speed advancement suddenly changed to inward.
This time, Zhu Shizhong didn't dare to let Ben Alpha cut in, because in this position close to the big penalty line, Ben Alpha had the ability to directly kick the goal.
In desperation, Zhu Shizhong could only pretend that his feet were unsteady behind his back, and his whole body pressed against Ben Alpha, throwing Ben Alpha to the ground.
This kind of fluttering action behind him did not escape the eyes of the referee, who blew the whistle directly, and then pulled out a yellow card for Zhu Shizhong, and gave Longteng a free-kick in an excellent position in front.
"Ben Alpha's breakaway, it's a foul, a push behind the scenes, haha. It should be a yellow card. Liu Jiayuan shouted happily, "The free kick in this position is good." Ben Alpha and Tao Wentao both had a direct shot from a free-kick. And with a yellow card so early, Seoul FC will not feel good on the back. ”
"How about this free kick next?" Zhou Ning was also full of anticipation.
"Ben Alpha, run, no! Tao Wentao shot, beautiful! The ball went in, so beautiful!" Liu Jiayuan didn't guess the way the Longteng team played this free kick, "Haha, it's not Ben Alpha who is in charge, he's just a pretense, it's Tao Wentao who really shoots, this is too unexpected." ”
"Definitely. In the name of Ben Alpha, no one thought of it. Zhou Ning was also extremely happy, "In just ten minutes after the opening, the Longteng team scored a goal, and this start was too perfect." ”
At this time, Ben Alpha also happily jumped on Tao Wentao's body, who carried Ben Alpha to the sidelines and waved to the home team fans who came to watch the game, with an excited face.
Compared with Zhang Sheng, who took it for granted that he should have scored on the sidelines, Cui Yongzhu at this time was full of haze, he said before the game that he was going to come to Jiangcheng to win, but he didn't expect to be scored first by the opponent, which was really unbearable.
At this time, Cui Yongzhu misses Shen Chonghao very much, when Shen Zhuohao was on the field in the past, his recovery and counter-robbery have always been very positive, and the efficiency is very high, if Shen Zhuohao is still there, he will never let Qi Ming pass this ball.
Like Cui Yongzhu, Liu Jiayuan also pointed out the key figure in the goal: "The goal of the Longteng team is really thanks to Qi Ming, and his choice after taking the ball is really too smart." ”
In fact, this is also where Zhang Sheng values Qi Ming, there are many ways to change the rhythm of the attack, both like Ben Alpha who relies on his own speed and technical breakthrough to cause chaos in the opponent, and like Qi Ming, who in the offensive organization, through the change of long and short balls to speed up the attack.
Like Qi Ming, who can find opportunities on the field at the age of twenty-one and seize them, it can only be said that he is talented, which is also the biggest difference between talented players and ordinary players.
Although it is a goal behind, Choi Yongsu is a battle-hardened head coach after all, he did not desperately strengthen the attack, but gave two instructions on the field, one is that the two wingbacks are not allowed to attack the front at the same time, and one must be left behind to defend, which is also the style of play that Choi Yongsu often uses to change wingbacks to fullbacks, and three central defenders to four backs;
Although Seoul FC's style of play has made them less invested in attack, the thickness of defense has become thicker, and it is not as easy for the Longteng team to easily play from the back to the front in the attack.
Now the attack of the Longteng team relies more on the players behind to keep turning their feet, and the players in front of them keep changing positions and running, so as to open up the defensive formation of Seoul FC.
This kind of attack is safe, but the process becomes extremely long and tedious.
Especially after encountering an opponent with the same style of play, at this time, who has a deeper study of tactical details, who can have more moves, and who can slowly take the advantage on the field.
Compared with Seoul FC's more traditional 3-5-2 style of play, the Longteng team accelerated its speed, used crazy rushing tactics, coupled with the home battle, the familiarity of the stadium and the assist bonus of the fans, slowly, the advantage on the field was taken away by the Longteng team.
What's more, the referee of this game blew the penalty very fairly, although the home game, the Longteng team should have more home advantage whistles, but in terms of the situation that the Chinese team has been hacked for a long time in international competitions, this is completely acceptable.
In the seventeenth minute of the first half, the Longteng team took advantage of the field to overwhelm the opponent through the half, and the players began to try to shoot long when they saw that Seoul FC's defensive formation was pressed back, but the position was still very reasonable.
This time it was Tao Wentao who fired the first shot, after he received the pass to Tiange, he did not try to move forward with the ball again, but shot directly from a distance, because the Longteng team rarely attacked the goal at this distance before, and the interference of Tao Wentao's shot on the Seoul FC side was not strong, Tao Wentao's shot aimed at the lower right corner of Seoul FC, and the strength was also very sufficient.
Fortunately, Seoul FC's goalkeeper Yoo Sang-hoon was very focused, and he made a timely side-pounce to push Tao Wentao's shot out of the bottom line with one palm.
The goalkeeper of Seoul FC saved the team once.