Urawa Red Diamonds' tactics have changed, but for the time being, the effect is not particularly obvious.

After nearly 40 minutes of high-tempo confrontation, not to mention the Longteng team from afar, the players of Urawa Red Diamonds were very tired, and since their physical fitness was not enough, the players of both teams with rich game experience wisely chose to seek stability, and finally the first half of the game ended 0:1.

At halftime, He Wei and Gong Lei praised Long Teng.

He Wei's words are the most representative: "From the first half of the game, even if the two main strikers of the Longteng team were absent due to injury, the impact was not great, except for the substitute strength of the Longteng team itself, Coach Zhang Sheng's sufficient tactical preparation before the game was very well arranged, which is the temperament that a mature team should have." ”

However, the Dragons quickly conceded in the second half because the attack of Urawa Red Diamonds this time was very unleague-oriented.

After the start of the second half, seeing that the effect of Urawa Red Diamonds' change of formation in the first half was not obvious, although Endo Hang was more involved in the attack, but also returned to the central defender defense from time to time, Zhang Sheng did not pay too much attention to this change.

The Longteng team still maintained the rhythm of the first half, and the overall formation was very forward, especially Xiang Tiange on the right, who liked to assist, basically pressed through the half, from a fullback to a fullback. And Urawa Red Diamond is exactly what he catches.

In the fourteenth minute of the second half, Xiang Tiange assisted again to the front court to participate in the attack, and finally this attack was a little slower because Zou Weijia's ball speed was a little slower, and Tomoaki Makino, who honestly stayed in the central defender position, took the lead and knocked the ball bucket off.

And it happened to be Endo Hang who got the ball, and after he got the ball, he did not pursue to cooperate with his midfielder, but directly drove the ball to the left side of the left side that left a large gap after Xiang Tiange left his position.

At this time, you can see the Japanese players' running skills, Yuki Muto and Shinzo Kozaki adjusted the center of gravity of their bodies when Tomoaki Makino stabbed the ball, and changed the defensive posture to an offensive posture at any time.

When Endo's ball came out, the two of them switched positions smartly, attracting the attention of the Longteng team's backline, and also disrupting the defensive formation of the Longteng team, plus their start came faster than the Longteng team's side, when Muto Yuki got the ball, the gap between the Longteng team's right back and right central defender was very large.

In the face of the defense of Roque Gil, who came over, Yuki Muto wisely chose to pass, and the ball fell to the feet of Shinzo Xingbai at the back point after bypassing the central defenders of the Longteng team.

"Oops, lost the ball, Shinzo Koya's shot. He Wei said regretfully, "Urawa's counterattack is really efficient, their frontcourt running makes the Longteng team's defense go wrong, and the Longteng team is now playing a little too aggressively." ”

But Zhang Sheng doesn't see it that way, the current tactics of the Longteng team are arranged by Zhang Sheng himself, the overall forward pressure, the overall pressure will not change, how to ensure the safety of the backcourt under the premise of this tactic is the problem that Zhang Sheng needs to consider.

Judging from the goal conceded, there are several points that the Longteng team has not done well.

The first is that Zou Weijia didn't do enough to counter-rob at the first time after losing the ball, so that Tomoako Makino passed the ball out;

The second is that the pressure on the Urawa Red Diamonds backfield players was not enough, allowing Endo to easily receive the ball and pass the ball out;

In the end, the back line did not keep a good distance from the midfield, and the action was not uniform, according to Zhang Sheng's arrangement, this kind of opponent's long pass counterattack should be offside as a whole, or retreat as a whole.

Some of these problems require 100% concentration throughout the game, and the manager's advice can be effective, while others require a long run-in to see results.

Now what Zhang Sheng has to do is to carry out the duties of the head coach and let the players on the pitch concentrate on the tactics. At the same time, what Zhang Sheng also has to do is to make targeted tactical adjustments to correspond to the 4-1-4-1 formation of Urawa Red Diamonds.

After conceding the goal, Zhang Sheng made adjustments to the style of play again, allowing Tao Wentao to retreat deeper, specifically targeting Endo Hang, and Zou Weijia withdrew from the penalty area and was responsible for making the ball for the two wing players, which was to bully Endo Hang, a midfielder, who could not cover the entire defense line.

The trick paid off quickly.

In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Tao Wentao and Xiong Jian's double press caused Endo to make a mistake in his pass, and his pass was picked up by Roque Gil, who passed the ball directly to the feet of Ben Alfa on the left.

Ben Arfa took advantage of Urawa Red Diamonds' weakness at the back to face the opposition back line, and then fired a successful shot after a horizontal inward cut, and the ball grazed the post and flew off the line.

In the next twenty-first minute, it was Zou Weijia who pressed Endo Airlines to make a header to Xiong Jian on the right side, Xiong Jian and Tao Wentao's cooperation broke through the defense of Urawa Red Diamond on the left side, and the pass to Tiange on the back found Zou Weijia in the penalty area, and the latter's header tested the goalkeeping ability of Nishikawa Shusaku, and the ball was hit out of the bottom line by Nishikawa Shusaku.

Twice in a row against Endo Hang, so that Pedlovic also knew his weakness in the back, but he was eager to equalize he chose to take risks, he let Endo Hang and Abe Yuki two people do a change, simply let Endo Hang and Kashiwagi Yosuke, two people who have the ability to play the ball, play in the back position, Abe Yuki only needs to make up behind the two of them to defend.

Pedrovic's adjustment still has a certain effect, Endo and Kashiwagi Yosuke are both players with both organizational and defensive skills, plus the assistance of Yuki Abe to sweep, once in the midfield and the Dragons formed a rivalry.

In the 25th minute of the second half, the front court was full of super running ability Urawa Red Diamonds played a beautiful combination, they were in the shouts of the home fans, under the pressure of the Longteng team, a dozen consecutive passes were poured down, opened the defensive formation of the Longteng team, and finally Yuki Muto completed the shot.

Fortunately, Huang Dawei's attention was very focused and saved Yuki Muto's shot.

Seeing that such a crazy run could resist the pressure of the Longteng team, Pedlovic made the first substitution adjustment, Li Zhongzhong came on the field to replace Tsukasa Umezaki, and the new Li Zhongzhong hit a very threatening curling ball with the first touch of the ball, threatening the door of the Longteng team.

"Urawa Red Diamonds have been attacking so hard during this time. He Wei said in surprise, "The advantage of fighting at home is too strong, and it is really not easy to play like this under the pressure of the Longteng team." ”

At this time, Zhang Sheng was thinking about how to change on the field.

Now on the field, Roque Gill has to take care of both defense and organize the ball, and he is very interfered with by Urawa Red Diamonds, which causes the midfielder of the Longteng team to always be a little slower in attack, and Xiong Jian's physical fitness has indeed begun to decline, and it is no longer possible to bear the continuous sprinting back and forth.

Then it would be better to simply put someone on the field and take on the job of sweeping up and unleash Roque Gill's offensive ability.

Thinking of this, Zhang Sheng also made an adjustment to make substitutions, Xiong Jian went off the field, Zhang Hao came off the bench, he will take over the defensive sweeping work of the two people, including Roque Gill and Xiong Jian, and let Roque Gill free up his hands to attack.

The Dragons' substitution had an immediate effect, as Roque Gill closed the distance between Ben Alpha and Tao Wentao after his position, and completely pushed back the attacks of Endo and Yosuke Kashiwagi.

The dominance gained by the Dragons in midfield also affected the whole situation.

In the 28th minute of the second half, Roque Gill carried Endo with his body, and then distributed the ball to Ben Alfa, who came to answer, who used his speed to shake off the entanglement of Yuki Abe, and brought the ball to the sideline to cross the bottom.

In the 32nd minute of the second half, it was Roque Gill's dribbling breakthrough that attracted the attention of many Urawa Red Diamonds, and he distributed the ball to Xiang Tiange on the right side in time, Xiang Tiange's pass was blocked by Yuki Abe and flew to the left, and Qi Ming grabbed the second point at this time, his non-stop long-range shot forced Shusaku Nishikawa to make a save, and the Longteng team won a corner.

The continuous pressure of the Longteng team made the Urawa Red Diamonds completely out of breath, and this corner kick made all the Urawa Red Diamonds players tense their nerves.

Ben Alpha, who was responsible for taking this corner kick, but next to Ben Alpha, Tao Wentao was also there.

As expected, it should have been a tactical corner, and all Urawa Red Diamonds' defenders in the box were ready to focus on the mark.

Needless to say, Zou Weijia is 1.92 meters tall, and his heading ability has been shown several times in this game, although he did not score, the threat is great, and the physical fitness of foreign aid like Roque Gill also makes Urawa Red Diamonds players extremely jealous, and he is also the target of defense, and Lu Zhihui, the central defender's heading ability, is even more famous, and no one can ignore him.

Ben Alpha handed the ball to Tao Wentao as expected by Urawa Red Diamonds, followed by Tao Wentao and Ben Alpha's return pass and cross.

When Ben Alpha passed the ball, the three Longteng players who were closely guarded collectively pressed forward, a posture of grabbing a header in the small penalty area, and the defenders of Urawa Red Diamonds also retracted to mark the three of them.

However, Ben Alpha's pass was not so deep, but directly outside the small penalty area, where Qi Ming was standing, and the defending Qi Ming was Yosuke Kashiwagi, who was not very tall and had average bounce.

In the face of Yosuke Kashiwagi's symbolic jumping interference, Qi Ming jumped up two heads taller than him, facing the high-speed flying football, Qi Ming made a powerful rush in the air, and the ball crossed the palm of Shusaku Nishikawa, who jumped to save in a hurry, and flew directly into the net.

The Dragons relied on a set-piece to take the lead again.

"Tactical corners for the Dragons. He Wei explained plainly at first, but after seeing that Ben Alpha's pass was completely unexpected, he also found Qi Ming's position, "Qi Ming grabbed the landing point, beautiful! ”

'It was clearly a well-planned corner. He Wei said excitedly, "The three-point run drove the defensive position of Urawa Red Diamonds, and then Qi Ming completed the shot and scored a goal." This tactic worked. ”

"There's no way around it. Gong Lei also said with a smile, "The header, Urawa can't prevent it, just can't prevent it, look at Qi Ming's bouncing ability, even if he runs with the other three high points to grab, maybe he can still score." It's just that the current tactics have a higher success rate. The Dragons have always been known for their ability to score goals from set-pieces. ”

"That's it. He Wei also nodded proudly in agreement, "Chavez, Nie Jiang, which is not the first-class ability to grab points in the penalty area." Now with the addition of Qi Ming, their set-pieces are expected to strike fear into the hearts of all teams. ”

"This should be Qi Ming's first AFC Champions League goal. Gong Lei obviously admires this player, "He has a hand in defense and organization in the midfield, his body is strong, his heading ability is strong, and his future is limitless." ”

On the other hand, on the side of Urawa Red Diamonds who lost the goal, Pedlovic also looked helpless, the opponent not only gave him strong pressure in the positional battle, but now the threat of set-pieces is also terrifying, how to play the next game?

With this conceded goal, Urawa Red Diamonds' morale suddenly dropped, and in such a high-intensity game, they tried their best but did not hold on, so their self-confidence was hit very hard.

And this time period is the time when the physical fitness is declining rapidly, and many players on the Urawa Red Diamonds side can't run as crazy as before, how to defend it well and not concede more goals is the top priority.

Pedlovic made an immediate change, with Takadai Sekine being replaced by Takuya Aoki and Endo being dragged back to play a double with Yuki Abe, and the formation changed from 4-1-4-1 to 4-2-3-1.

This intention is obvious, concede fewer goals, try to ensure the number of goal difference, and don't compete with the Longteng team, who can't outrun the bears and can't run together?

Seeing the red diamonds' change of formation again, Zhang Sheng also experienced their shortness of breath, and accordingly replaced Roque Gill with Bo, allowing Qi Ming to organize the attack, while maintaining the confrontation and defensive intensity of the midfield.

Of course, this substitution is also more preparation for the next away game of the Chinese Super League in Beijing Guoan, which will be played in three days' time, so that Roque Gill will have more time to rest.

Urawa Red Diamonds also used Lyubyankic to replace Shinzo Kozaki in preparation for the league, and also hoped to use Lyubyankic's body to get opportunities from set-pieces.

However, when Yan Xiaoyu replaced Ben Alpha, the Longteng team's formation retracted even more, and Urawa Red Diamonds could not penetrate the Longteng team's midfield defense at all, and the way of shooting became a long-range shot from the periphery.

In the end, the game also ended with the Longteng team defeating their opponent 1:2 away.

The Longteng team can also be regarded as breaking the embarrassing record of the Chinese Super League team never winning at this venue.