71. Champion
After the Chinese team scored, their morale was greatly boosted, and they organized several waves of offensives in a row, which made the fans on the sidelines very happy for a while, and several large five-star red flags also shone brightly in the waving of the fans. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It should be said that the choice of home stadium this time also helped the Chinese team a lot.
The selected city for the East Asian Cup is Jiangcheng, and the home stadium is the home of the Longteng team - Jiangcheng Sports Center, so the Longteng players in the national team are very familiar with this venue.
So under such comprehensive conditions, the Chinese team played a beautiful game that is rare in recent years.
Especially Lin Feng in the midfield, his up-and-down running has become the most eye-catching player on the field.
Defensively, he is able to press in the first place, while also being able to retreat with the overall defensive formation, and offensively, he can attack, using his stronger body than the Japanese players to organize attacks in midfield, and if necessary, he can also threaten the opposition goal with a long-range shot or two from outside the penalty area.
The Japanese midfielder is very embarrassed for such a team to adopt zone defense for such a player, one person can't grab the ball, two people go to grab it and show flaws elsewhere, plus Lin Feng is not the kind of player who likes to carry the ball, he can always pass the ball out at the first time, so that teammates can get better opportunities.
In the face of such a situation, Perrin was happy, but the head coach of the Japanese team, Halilhodzic, was depressed, and how to prevent Lin Feng became a problem that he had to solve in this game.
In fact, there is also a player similar to Lin Feng in the Japanese team, and that is their back midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi.
This player is also a typical B2B midfielder, compared to Lin Feng, he is slightly shorter than Lin Feng's height of 1.75 meters, but his ability to protect the ball, control the ball, and pass the ball is much higher than Lin Feng.
Historically the best player in the 2013 East Asian Cup, he was bought by Bundesliga side Hannover 96 for 1.5 million euros at the end of the season.
Seeing the huge pressure on his backline, Halilhodzic had to ask Hotaru Yamaguchi to temporarily abandon the forward style of play, first based on defense, and stabilize the midfield.
When Hotaru Yamaguchi focused on defence, the defensive pressure on the Japanese midfield was reduced a lot, and his effective interception in the midfield allowed the Japanese team to finally stabilize.
When Japan's midfield stabilized, the power of their pass-and-possession style of play became apparent.
Different from the different tactical requirements of various clubs in China and the selection of national teams, the Japanese national team has always selected players with good skills and good passing, and their consistent playing style over the years has made them much more proficient than the Chinese team.
Gradually, the Japanese team began to take the initiative in the midfield.
At this time, Lin Feng's lack of ability to break through with the ball is obvious, he is indeed constantly running, passing and receiving the ball, but under the overall defense of the Japanese team, his passing is more lateral and backward passing, and there are really not many opportunities to move forward.
And Cai Huikang is even worse than Lin Feng in offense, and he can't be expected to take over Lin Feng's work.
Towards the end of the first half, the Japanese team habitually launched several waves of high-intensity attacks in a row.
In the 38th minute, Takashi Usami received a pass from Hotaru Yamaguchi and broke through to Xiao Yunfan on the side, he crossed after attracting Ma Yongli, but fortunately, Lin Feng, who desperately returned to the defense to make up for Ma Yongli, blocked the ball from the bottom line, and the Japanese team won a corner.
After Wang Dalei got the opponent's corner kick, he drove to the front court with a big foot, and the ball was grabbed by Japan's back and defenders, and the Japanese team got the ball again.
In the 41st minute, it was Takashi Usami who received the ball from the Japanese team in the midfield through a pass, he shook off Feng Xiaoting on the edge of the penalty area to get the angle of the shot, his shot hit Ma Yongli's body slightly off the post, and the Japanese team won another corner.
The next corner kick of the Japanese team was pushed out of the penalty area by Zhou Zhou, the ball was picked up by Yuki Muto, he handed the ball to Hotaru Yamaguchi, Hotaru Yamaguchi gave a beautiful straight plug to Tsuneki Yonekura, who swept the ball in front of the goal without stopping, Yuki Muto quickly outflanked it in place, and pushed the ball with a kick.
China, which had just recovered from the chaotic corner kick defensive position, faced such a quick non-stop pass from the Japanese team, the defensive formation was chaotic, and Wang Dalei was powerless in the face of such a shot, and the Japanese team relied on this goal to equalize before the end of the first half.
In general, the signs of the Chinese team's conceded goals began with the previous midfield being suppressed, and the current conceded goals are a true manifestation of the comparison between the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides on the field.
Lin Feng is also very powerless for this lost goal, when he was in the Longteng team, he had the help of a high-level foreign aid like Roque Gill in the back, he could not only defend, but also pass the ball to help him open the fire, and now it is all up to Lin Feng to fight alone in the midfield.
Fortunately, the first half of the game ended shortly after the goal was conceded, and the Chinese team could make personnel adjustments in the midfield.
Perrin also showed his determination to win this game, and he brought veteran Zheng Zhi to replace Cai Huikang, and the two-back combination that won the last game was repeated.
After Zheng Zhi appeared in the second half, it had an immediate effect in the midfield of the Chinese team.
Zheng Zhi is experienced in defense, and he can help Lin Feng share a lot of pressure in attack, and the Chinese team immediately regained the advantage of the game.
In the eleventh minute of the second half, the Chinese team organized a wave of attack, this time Lin Feng stayed behind, Zheng Zhi stepped forward, such a replacement of offensive organizers made the Japanese team a little uncomfortable, Zheng Zhi's pass made the front Wu Xi easily got, the latter handed over a beautiful straight kick to Nie Jiang, who retreated from the penalty area and turned forward.
Nie Jiang's beautiful sweep forced a save from Japan's goalkeeper Shunaki Higashiguchi, who saved the ball off the line and China won a corner.
Wu Xi's corner found the spot for Gao Lin, whose header went just wide of the crossbar.
The Chinese team immediately formed a siege against the Japanese team.
At this time, the Japanese team also began to make substitutions, and the very average performance of Kawamata Tsuki was replaced by Shinzo Koshiki, who as a new force, was very imaginative in running and making balls, and his speed was very fast, which made the Japanese team's frontcourt seem a lot more flexible.
The two teams also let go and began to attack, but at this time, the light rain before the game slowly turned into heavy rain, and the ground ball began to become the same as the two sides began to play long passes.
In the 28th minute of the second half, Zheng Zhi found the side with a beautiful long pass in the midfield, Gao Lin used his physical advantage to grab the header, he took the ball with his back to the baseline under the defense of two players of the Japanese team, but suddenly he stepped on it and pulled it and then turned successfully and passed through the gap between the two people.
Such a move was not only beautiful, but also worked very well, the opposing defender had to pull Gao Lin behind him, Gao Lin fell to the ground, and the opponent also received a yellow card.
The Chinese team won a very valuable free kick in front.
When the positional attack is difficult to penetrate, the free kick in front of the field is too important.
This set-piece was taken by Lin Feng, and after observing the positions of both sides in the penalty area, he made eye contact with Nie Jiang and Ma Yongli, and the latter two also nodded understandingly.
Lin Feng directly punished the ball to the back point, Nie Jiang was originally in the middle, but at the moment when Lin Feng played the ball, he went straight to the back point, Ma Yongli was very smart to separate the Japanese team players who were going to defend Nie Jiang, Nie Jiang looked back at the moon beautifully when the ball flew over, and the ball changed direction on Nie Jiang's head and flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal.
Higashiguchi Shunzhao didn't expect Nie Jiang to grab the ball at the back point, and he also pushed such a difficult header that by the time he started to save, the ball had already flown into the net.
The Chinese team took advantage of a set-piece opportunity to score and take the lead.
After Nie Jiang scored, he ran to the side of the stands.
The audience, mainly Longteng fans, waved their hands frantically and shouted Nie Jiang's name, their favorite player scored twice in the national team to help the team take the lead, and there is nothing happier than this.
Regarding Nie Jiang's goal, He Wei was more excited than Nie Jiang who scored: "Nie Jiang scored again! He proved his strength with a brace in his first start. It is really a gem of Chinese football. ā
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a talented young player. Xu Yang also said, "The opponent is the Japanese team." To be honest, I can't even imagine his heights in the future. ā
Soon after the goal, the Chinese team began to experiment with another set of tactics, that is, defensive counterattacks.
Moreover, the Chinese team's defensive counterattack is very threatening, Lin Feng and Zheng Zhi take turns to participate in the counterattack organization or forward insertion, which makes the Chinese team's defense very elastic.
The Japanese team, which was eager to attack, was counterattacked twice in a row by the Chinese team and almost conceded the goal again.
When the game came to the second half for more than 30 minutes, the Chinese team made a substitution, Nie Jiang was replaced by Wu Lei, and the Chinese team continued to retain a fast striker in the front court.
A few minutes before the end of the game, Gao Lin was also replaced by Yang Xu, which was to ensure that the Chinese team had a high point in the front court and could grab the header.
From these few substitutions, it can be seen that Perrin is now also very confident, daring to continue to apply pressure in the front court, rather than defending the defenders.
When the referee blew the final whistle of the game, the Chinese team won the victory 2:1.
At the same time, the three points in this game also allowed the Chinese team to win the East Asian Cup again after a lapse of five years.
The significance of this East Asian Cup to the Chinese team is not significant, but it is of great significance to Zhang Sheng. Because this is the first championship won by the senior Chinese football team under his influence since Zhang Sheng's rebirth.
The players trained by Zhang Sheng have also won championships such as the World Junior Championships, but after all, it was a game for the youth team, and the actual meaning was not great.
And this championship is a qualitative leap compared to the runner-up in history.
Zhang Sheng believes that as long as he persists in his efforts, more and more valuable champions will follow.
After the game, the Chinese team won unanimous praise from the media and fans, at the beginning of the year, although the Chinese team was defeated in the Asian Cup, but defeat is defeat, this glory is just a comfort for themselves.
And the current champion is the champion, and the process of the game is not the kind of blind cat encountering the luck of the dead mouse, nor is it the obscenity of the whole court to shrink and steal chickens, several games, the Chinese team except for the first absent-minded, the other two games are impressive.
This performance gave fans hope for the 2018 World Cup in the near future.
As the biggest discovery of the national team, Nie Jiang has been blown by fans and the media as "China's Ronaldo", and the Longteng team has played a decisive role in the championship because of the contribution of several good players, and it has also been hyped by the media and fans, and some media people even publicly claim that they are already fans of the Longteng team.
The Longteng team was in the limelight this time, but Zhang Sheng had to pay for the comeback of these limelight, because when the players of these national teams returned to the team the day after the Chinese Super League started again, Zhang Sheng had to face the problem of personnel shortage.
Fortunately, the training camp of the national Olympic team only played two internal teaching games with the domestic team, and the players rested for two days before returning to the team, otherwise with the team's injuries and players with insufficient physical fitness, the eighteen-man squad would not be complete.
Of course, this East Asian Cup is also considered a national team in Jiangcheng, taking into account the large number of Longteng players in the team, which can save them from traveling.
In addition, this round of the Chinese Super League Longteng team is at home, which can be regarded as a relief for the players, even if this is the case, the strength of Zhang Sheng's lineup has been greatly reduced.
However, in the training before the game, Ben Alfa said that his muscles were a little tight, which frightened Zhang Sheng, and hurriedly asked the team doctor to check it, and at the suggestion of the team doctor, he sat on the bench.
On the forward line, Zhang Sheng simply put Chavez in front, and Pato and Yu Bo played on the wing.
Because Tao Wentao was injured and could not play, the front waist arranged Yao Tian, who did not play in the last game of the East Asian Cup, and although Roque Gil had recovered from his injury, it was definitely inconvenient to start, Zhang Sheng After some consideration, Zhang Hao and Xiong Jian were on it.
Zhang Sheng is more entangled in the defenders, Lu Zhihui has just returned from injury, he must be on the safe side, he can't start, Ma Yongli has played three more games, and his physical fitness is not enough at all, so only Du Zhenyu and Liming can start the game, and the substitute can only make Lu Yangyang, who is only 16 years old, fill the number.
The two fullbacks were started by Xiang Tiange and Wei Zhimin, and the two who came back from the national team were substitutes.
As for the position of goalkeeper, Zhang Sheng insisted on Huang Dawei, which made Zhou Wei depressed.