93. Draw
"De Paul shook Shu Junhou's pass!Nie Jiang, header to the top!" He Wei exclaimed, "The ball is in! Beautiful, very powerful header, too close, Liu Dianzuo can't help it." β
Xu Yang hurriedly defended Liu Dianzuo this time: "Don't blame him for this ball." If it's a close-range header, it's good to be able to react. The question is why Nie Jiang was left out?"
"Han Pengfei is out of place. He Wei, who observed the game very carefully, said firmly, "He is a head taller than Nie Jiang, but there was a problem with the judgment of the landing point, and he didn't keep up with Nie Jiang's pace." β
Sure enough, in the slow-motion replay, Chavez at the front point was watched by Feng Xiaoting, but Han Pengfei, who was responsible for marking Nie Jiang, did not follow, resulting in the loss of the ball.
Nie Jiang excitedly ran to the stands of the Longteng Expeditionary Force at this time, raised his hands and interacted with these die-hard fans, Zhang Sheng was also very excited, and hugged several assistant coaches to celebrate.
With two goals away and still leading the game, that's a big advantage in a two-legged format.
This is Nie Jiang's fifth goal in the AFC Champions League this season. "In addition, he has 12 goals in the Chinese Super League and six goals in the FA Cup, which he did when he was injured twice in the middle. Hopefully he can bring that form to the upcoming national team. β
After kicking off again, Han Pengfei, who made a mistake, was obviously a little confused, and then the two consecutive shots in the penalty area of the Longteng team were completed under his defense, but fortunately, Liu Dianzuo suddenly exploded and made two beautiful saves.
Scolari yelled angrily on the sidelines, waving his hand to signal the defence to hold steady.
"There are still too few rotations on Evergrande's side, and players like Han Pengfei basically don't have many opportunities to play, and it is difficult to suddenly give a heavy responsibility. Xu Yang also began to show his information, "Through the statistical data, it can be seen that the Longteng team is the team with the most rotation players in the Super League this season, they have 18 players who have played more than 15 games this season, and 20 players have played more than 10 games. β
The game came to the thirtieth minute of the second half, the score of 1:2 made Scolari uneasy, after turning his head to look at the bench many times, he chose to change again, and it was desperate to change two at a time - Wang Yuandi replaced the data, Zheng Long replaced Han Pengfei.
"Si Shuai, this is going to give it a go. Mei Fang returned to central back, and Zheng Long should have gone to play left-back. He Wei said with a little sympathy, "Han Pengfei's performance was indeed unsatisfactory, and he was replaced before half time." β
"The Longteng team is also going to change people, and the two head coaches have a good idea. Xu Yang noticed the commotion on the bench on the Longteng team's side, "Xiong Jian replaced Tao Wentao, this is to strengthen the midfield defense." β
Zhang Sheng's substitution is not only for the purpose of strengthening the midfield defense as Xu Yang said. After all, Huang He's physical fitness can't fly up and down until now, Zheng Long must be desperate to assist, Huang He must also hit behind Zheng Long, after Xiong Jian plays, he will help Huang He more to fill in the defensive side, and ensure that Huang He's right side after he goes up, that is, to strengthen the defense, and at the same time deter the opponent's attack, which is Zhang Sheng's purpose.
After Zheng Long came up, after several consecutive side impacts, and was almost beaten by the Longteng team, the attack on the left side also calmed down.
The game entered the second half of forty minutes, and when Zhang Sheng thought that the game was going to be won, the situation on the field changed.
After the attack of the Longteng team to the front court, Paulinho desperately returned to defend the ball and cut off the ball, after holding the ball and advancing a few meters, he suddenly found that Roque Gill did not come over in time to grab, obviously the opponent's physical fitness was a little unable to keep up, just such a little gap, Paulinho chose a straight stopper, the football crossed a little caught off guard Roque Gil, came to Goulart, at this time Qi Ming followed Goulart, he thought Goulart would take the ball and continue to organize, but he didn't expect Goulart to suddenly dodge the ball, Qi Ming didn't expect Goulart to choose to leak the ball.
After the football passed through the defensive line of the entire midfield of the Longteng team, it came to the feet of Diego Costa, and the two consecutive interceptions of his teammates failed, so that Du Zhenyu was not prepared, or it can be said that he had been mentally concentrated for nearly 90 minutes in a row, and now he finally appeared tired, when Diego Costa turned around with a beautiful pull ball, Du Zhenyu did not react in time, and waited until Diego Costa had already entered the penalty area, and he hurriedly caught up from behind.
Seeing that Diego Costa was about to shoot, Du Zhenyu made a pushing motion behind him, and Diego Costa directly fell into the penalty area with 18 rolls on the ground.
The referee showed a red card directly to Du Zhenyu, who was fouling behind him, and gave Guangzhou Evergrande a penalty.
Du Zhenyu was stunned for a moment, he thought that this action behind him, if he was lucky, he would avoid the punishment, and if he was unlucky, the opponent fell to the ground and gave a penalty kick to get a yellow card, anyway, Diego Costa is also a single knife, and the probability of scoring is also very large, so he just gave it a fight, but he didn't expect Diego Costa to fall very exaggerated, and now he is still covering his face and looking like he has been violently violated.
For this red card, not only Du Zhenyu didn't expect it, but Zhang Sheng was also very unhappy, not to mention the penalty, and then to give a yellow card to the top, but now it is a red card, such a punishment is too severe, and the difference from the previous penalty scale is too big.
But whether it was Zhang Sheng's protest or the communication of the captain Ma Yongli on the field, the referee Casey did not change his decision.
Diego Costa provoked Du Zhenyu with eyebrows, the latter was so angry that he almost wanted to hit someone, and the most unhappy thing for Du Zhenyu was that Diego Costa was still the main penalty taker.
"Diego Costa won a penalty for Guangzhou Evergrande. He Wei also had to admire this foreign aid, "This catch and turn around and add people in one go, it's so beautiful, it became a single knife in an instant." β
"Let's just say that the three Brazilians suddenly had a sense of well-being. Xu Yang exclaimed, "Paulinho's long-distance through-ball, Goulart's crucial handicap, and the brilliant play of Diego Costa, who was also born in Brazil, combined to create this penalty." It's just that this red card is indeed a bit too harsh, and Du Zhenyu's emotions are very excited. β
"The boy was crying. Xu Yang then comforted, "No, he performed very well throughout the game and didn't give Diego Costa much of a chance." A young centre-back who is only 20 years old is already an extremely dazzling performance against such a world-class striker. β
Du Zhenyu walked out of the field with tears, and at the same time turned his head to look at the field, his eyes showed reluctance and unwillingness, and when he passed by Zhang Sheng's side, he whispered: "I'm sorry, coach." β
"It's fine. Zhang Sheng comforted Du Zhenyu softly, pulled his hand, and patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, let's rest first, the game is not over yet, and there is a second round, you have to trust your teammates." β
Diego Costa, who was standing in front of the ball on the pitch, appeared calm, and after the referee blew the whistle, he volleyed, but Huang Dawei misjudged the direction and watched the football fly into the net.
After the goal, Diego Costa ran to the stands of Evergrande's die-hard fans and interacted with the fans, just like Nie Jiang's celebration before, and more fans of the home team responded more positively, which is really a player who is angry with his opponents and loved by his teammates.
"Evergrande equalised. At the time of stoppage time, the score became 2-2. When the score was broadcast, He Wei saw that there was another substitution on the bench of the Longteng team, "No. 14 Zhang Hao is going to be on the table, it is estimated that he will replace Jill or Qi Ming, and both of them are responsible for the penalty just now." β
"Well, Jill, replaced. Xu Yang saw the substitution sign, "It is estimated that the physical fitness can't keep up." In fact, this score is not unacceptable for the Longteng team, and it can even be said to be a good score, with two goals away and a draw, and a very good chance of returning to home. β
"Maybe the way and time of being tied made the Longteng team feel a little unacceptable. He Wei pointed out the key point.
After Zhang Hao came on the field, the Longteng team began to defend thoroughly, especially in the third minute of stoppage time, Zhang Sheng replaced Shen Jun with De Paul, and the midfield and backfield of the Longteng team on the field were completely dominated by defensive players.
In the last few minutes of the game, Guangzhou Evergrande took advantage of the numerical advantage and pressed the desperate attack of the Longteng team, hoping to score another goal and get three points, but the players of the Longteng team who were united kept the score of 2:2, and when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score was also frozen.
Diego Costa was also in the spotlight in the post-match press conference, creating a free-kick and allowing his team-mate to score, creating a penalty that made him the best player of the game, and Scolari took him to the press conference.
For Du Zhenyu's red card, Diego Costa after the game completely became a different person, and when answering reporters' questions, he actually brought a little shyness: "He is an excellent player, and he is only 20 years old, and his future is limitless." On the pitch I will do everything I can to win, but I would say that even I can be friends with him off the pitch, but the game is the game. β
There was not much discussion after the game of a wonderful AFC Champions League match that was evenly matched, and only two or three days later, the upcoming match of the Chinese national team attracted the attention of all fans.
On October 6, the Chinese team will face Syria at home, which is also Lippi's preliminary test for the Chinese national team.
In the training session open to the media, the atmosphere of the national team was very different from before, all the players were playing with smiles on their faces, and during the breaks, there were a few young players who loved to joke with each other.
Since his first day in the national team, Lippi has instilled in his players a message: to be confident.
The first official meeting between Lippi and all the players of the national team was in Jiangcheng, which is the training location of this football agreement, largely considering that there are many people in Jiangcheng in the Chinese national team and many players in the former and current Longteng team, which will help improve their comfort.
At the first meeting, Lippi was not in a hurry to propose any tactical arrangements or anything like that, but put his mentality first.
On the turf of the training center, all the players gathered around the old Italian man, who said to all the players very sincerely: "You are the best players in Asia, you have the ability to beat any team." β
This sentence is also the most said by Lippi after taking over, not only in the face of the players, but also in the face of the media, Lippi has never been stingy in praising his players.
Thinking about the Chinese players mentioned in Peilan's interview at the beginning, they were naΓ―ve and not domineering, and the two can be said to be worlds apart.
After solving the mentality of the players, Lippi began to adjust the tactics, compared to Perrin cowering and wanting to win and fear of losing, Lippi chose an offensive formation such as 4-3-3 for the national team.
For the combination of Nie Jiang, Qin Minghao and Ding Huaiyi, who have a top attack at the Asian level, Lippi does have a confident confidence, Zheng Zhi in the midfield, Xu Mingyu and Qi Ming's combination is also offensive and defensive, a few days ago he watched the AFC Champions League Guangzhou Evergrande against the Longteng team, Lippi praised Feng Xiaoting and Ma Yongli and other central defenders after the game, plus Li Yun's command and scheduling, the national team Li Yun, Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng and Xiao Yunfan have become the standard.
Judging from Lippi's staffing, the players with the strongest attacking ability and the best skills at their feet in each position have basically become starters.
While paying attention to these long-established players, Lippi also actively communicated with a number of Chinese Super League clubs in China, asking them for the details of the players they are interested in, asking them to recommend players to them, and ready to deal with future player injuries and poor form.
Among them, Zhang Sheng's Longteng team club has become the focus of Lippi's attention, compared to the lack of other Chinese Super League teams, the Longteng team here is more like a treasure mine.
Lippi is indeed not mistaken, in the past few days of the national team's remarks, the national junior team has frequently reported good news, they defeated Iran 1:0 in the semifinals, advanced to the final, and met Iraq in the same group in the final, and finally the national junior team defeated the opponent 1:0 again to win the Asian Junior Championship.
It is not difficult to see from the score that the central defender combination composed of Lu Yangyang, Chen Yinuo and Gao Yiyan of the Longteng team in the 1999 and 2000 age groups has made great contributions.
This is also the second time that the national junior team has won the Asian Junior Championship after the last Asian Junior Championship, and they will participate in the 2017 U17 World Junior Championship, also held in India.
The performance of the national youth team also stimulated everyone, and some media said: "Look at the national youth team, and then look at the current national team, but don't be compared to these 16 or 7-year-old children." β
The national team's game is obviously more concerned, from the beginning of someone broke the news that there is a problem with the stadium of the home stadium, to the head coach and the player's interview, various media have tried every means to rub this heat from all angles.
Until October 6, the heat was close to the highest climax.