98. AFC Champions League opponents are not simple
When the farce in the football school was getting more and more intense, Zhang Sheng was arranging various affairs in an orderly manner. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
When several coaches were arranged to go to each branch, Zhang Sheng began to prepare for the upcoming game, which was the second leg of the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals in East Asia. The Dragons will face visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima on their home turf.
Before the game, the players also asked Zhang Sheng about what happened in the football school in the past two days, after all, the matter has reached the police station, and obviously everyone is also very concerned about the football school.
Seeing this, Zhang Sheng couldn't help frowning, but he didn't expect that this turmoil would still affect the players of the first team.
Zhang Sheng had to give instructions in the dressing room before the game: "The football school is a small thing, the club has enough funds and connections to bring in better youth coaches, and you, as first-team players, only need to do your own thing, that is, to win the game and win glory for the club." β
Next, Zhang Sheng made some detailed arrangements for this game: "We now have 2 away goals, and the away game is a win, so the opponent will definitely come up and attack, otherwise they will have no chance to advance to the next round." But this is our home stadium and we have to be more aggressive than them, we can't let the rhythm of the game be in their hands, and if we can score a goal to lead them after the opening game, then we will definitely be in the next round. β
In the dressing room on the other side, Moriyasu was encouraging his players: "I know it's going to be a tough game, now the opposition have the advantage, it's their home again, but that's not a reason for us to give up. If we want to qualify, we have to give up all the baggage in this game, attack and attack until we break down. β
At the same time, the lineup of Mori Bao and his pair in this game was also adjusted, and Akisei Shibasaki, who had an average performance in the last game, was replaced by veteran Kazuyuki Mori. Mori Kazuyuki has been the main defender of Hiroshima Three Arrows before, but his role is relatively single, that is, although he is very strong in defense and experienced, but he can't provide much help in attack, which is also the reason why Hiroshima Three Arrows, who pays attention to midfield control, uses Toshihiro Aoyama, who is good at both offense and defense, as the core, but unfortunately from the situation of the last game, when facing the Dragon Teng team, it is not realistic for Toshihiro Aoyama to want to be responsible for the offensive organization and defense of the midfield at the same time, and all this game Mori Hoichi helped him find a partner to escortγ
At the same time, it was at the back that was adjusted. In the last game, Wen Kai used his body to bully the central defenders of Sanfrecce Hiroshima very much, and made Sanfrecce Hiroshima's usual central defenders press up and participate in the tactics of attacking in the midfield to come to naught. In this game, Mori Bo made Hwang Seok-ho the starter and replaced Mizumoto Yuki, he wanted to use Hwang Seok-ho's strong body to fight against Moon Kai, push Moon Kai out of the penalty area, and give his defender a chance to play the ball.
After the game began, the two teams started to attack, and Zhen Cheng, who was in charge of the commentary, and Dong Wuzhi, the guest, both praised the fast pace of the game.
Zhen Cheng said: "This game is really good, as soon as the two sides start to fight bayonets, they play very actively, without any reservations. β
Dong Wuzhi, a well-known tactical analyst in China, made an analysis from the tactics of both sides: "The Longteng team is playing this game at their home stadium, and they have always been like this tactic, passing control, cooperation, and offense are their core. As for the Three Arrows Hiroshima, they can't attack if they want to now, they lost at home, and they lost two, if they don't attack vigorously in this game, it will be empty talk to advance. β
But Zhang Sheng off the field is now a little worried about the form on the field, because although it seems that both sides are playing very openly from the field, but the Longteng team does not have many good opportunities, the main reason is that Wen Kai, who is at the front, is difficult to hold the ball under the pressure of Huang Xihao, and as the fulcrum of the team in front, Wen Kai can't hold the ball in the front court and then turn it out, the Longteng team's offensive changes are too few.
In fact, this is also the biggest shortcoming of Wenkai, as a center, Wenkai's various indices are relatively average. In the face of domestic central defenders, his average has achieved his all-round characteristics, especially when he is in good shape, and can even suppress the central defenders of many Chinese Super League teams, but in the AFC Champions League at this level, Wenkai's various indices have become his biggest weakness on average, once the opponent has a player with strong individual strength, he will be limited to death.
That's exactly what this game is. Hwang Seok-ho, a South Korean player who is far more physical than Moon Kai would have come, has the advantage in the confrontation, and he is rarely shaken off against Moon Kai with average skill at his feet. As a South Korean international who has been rumored to have scandals with many Chinese Super League giants and was praised by Eriksen for his comprehensive skills, he fully demonstrated his ability in this game.
In the 8th minute of the first half, when Wen Kai received the ball in the front court, he was squeezed away by Huang Xihao with his body, and Kazuhiko Chiba, who came to help the defense, took the ball away and counterattacked. After winning the ball, Sanfrecce Hiroshima played very easily in the front court, Tsukasa Shiotani, Kashiwa Yoshifumi and Yojiro Takagi hit the back of the Longteng defense after a succession of passes, and finally it was Ma Yongli who used his speed to entangle Naoki Ishihara and let his shot go wide of the goal.
The danger of the Longteng team this time stemmed from the loss of the goal by Wen Kai in the front, and at the same time, the whole team of the Longteng team was in an offensive posture and was counterattacked by the opponent.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Sheng made a gesture of pressing down with both hands on the field, which means to stabilize the rhythm, don't rush to pass the ball forward, control it more, and let Wen Kai slowly adapt to the confrontation with Huang Xihao and come up with a way.
Soon Wen Kai came up with a solution, that is, to retreat appropriately, shorten the distance between himself and the midfielder, cover himself, and let Pato sprint, this tactic is also one of the tactical changes of the Longteng team in the last game, and it has received good results.
It's a pity that the three arrows of Hiroshima have also made changes in this game, Mori Kazuyuki's play has greatly strengthened their defense in the midfield, the veteran has a lot of defensive experience, although his body is not strong, but he is very good at using the body, that is, he is very good at fouling, many times, his actions can be both interception or destruction, or will make the opponent uncomfortable, but not to get a yellow card.
Lin Feng was interrupted by Kazuyuki Mori's defense in the midfield many times, and with the assistance of Toshihiro Aoyama on the side, it was difficult for Lin Feng to pass Pato comfortably. For a while, the Longteng team lost the suddenness of the attack and the change of rhythm as soon as they hit the frontcourt, and could only rely on Pato to force the ball to break through, but this was not suitable for Pato, who needed space to move.
When the Dragons' offense was not smooth, as the defensive pressure decreased, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's counterattack became sharper.
In the 16th minute of the first half. Sanfrecce Hiroshima once again attacked on the left flank of the Dragons. The core of this attack is still Shiotani Tsukasa, the knife defender played his own style, after receiving the ball from Toshihiro Aoyama, facing the wave of defense, his speed advantage played very well, through the rhythm change at the feet, Shiotani Tsukasa and the coming to pick up Yojiro Takagi broke through the left side of the Longteng team, and then burst into the Longteng team's penalty area cross, the outflanked Nozu Tianren shot at the goal, the ball was slightly off the left post, and missed a good chance to score.
At this time, Zhen Cheng, who was in charge of the commentary, also began to worry about the situation of the Longteng team: "Now the attack of the three arrows in Hiroshima is very sharp, and the Longteng team is very suppressed in the midfield." β
Dong Wuzhi made an analysis from the tactical aspect: "That's true. The Longteng team now lacks a change in rhythm in the midfield, Lin Feng This player I have observed before, his running position and passing and receiving ability is indeed very strong, but in the face of the veteran of Hiroshima Three Arrows with very rich defensive experience, Lin Feng, who is responsible for the organization, can not pass a good pass, and Lin Feng has a big weakness is the technical work of his own feet, after the pass is stuck, he can not form a breakthrough in the midfield, so that the attack of the Longteng team can not be played. On the contrary, several midfielders of Sanfrecce Hiroshima generally have good foot skills, and the passive defensive posture of the Dragons is easy to go wrong. β
Just when Dong Wuzhi was explaining, Yu Bo had a problem, after being broken through by Shiotani Division again, Yu Bo brought down the opponent from the tackle behind the side, and the referee did not hesitate to take out a yellow card for this foul.
Dong Wuzhi also said: "See, this is where the passive defense suffers, the ball and the initiative are not in their own hands, and they can only use fouls to stop others." β
Faced with such a situation, Zhang Sheng had to adjust his tactics again, this time Zhang Sheng switched the positions of the two back midfielders, Lin Feng dragged back and began to sweep, and Kante used the characteristics of his strong ability at his feet to suddenly speed up the rhythm of the attack, and this change quickly took effect.
In the 27th minute of the first half, N'Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez combined beautifully. This time it was Kante who used his foot skills to get rid of Kazuyuki Mori's defense after taking the ball, and then handed the ball to Mahrez, who used his speed and technical advantage to pass between Toshihiro Aoyama and Kashiwa Yoshifumi, and then he handed the ball to Pato, who passed the ball very comfortably, Pato accelerated and sprinted in the direction of the ball the moment he received the ball, and Kazuhiko Chiba, as a central defender, intercepted Pato only by pulling people from behind. This obvious tactical foul also allowed Kazuhiko Chiba to receive a yellow card.
Seeing this foul, Zhen Cheng shouted loudly: "This is a card-eating action." If Pato breaks through, there will only be Hwang Seok-ho left behind, and this yellow card is really cost-effective. β
Dong Wuzhi still did not depart from his profession, and he began to analyze tactics again: "Coach Zhang Sheng's tactical adjustment is very successful. In the face of an older and experienced player like Kazuyuki Mori, it is necessary to rely on players with good skills and good body at the feet to eat, and if you don't fight for the running position, what you want is simple and rude. N'Golo Kante did a good job of this task, and Coach Zhang Sheng's hand activated the midfield of the Longteng team. β
At this time, the Longteng team also got a free kick opportunity at about 25 meters in front of the field, this time it was Lin Feng and Mahrez who stood in front of the ball, and after the two of them discussed it, Lin Feng made a feint and ran over the ball, Mahrez took a free kick with a very good arc, and flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal after going around the human wall. Unfortunately, in order to deliberately pursue the arc, the ball speed was not too fast, and the goalkeeper of Hiroshima Three Arrows Lin Zhuoren pulled out the crossbar with his fingertips, and the Longteng team won a corner.
In the face of Japanese players like Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the corner kicks of the Chinese Super League team are still very threatening, because even if Sanfrecce Hiroshima has a tall player like Hwang Seok-ho in this game, it is impossible for him alone to completely control the high point in the penalty area. The players of the Longteng team generally have an advantage in height, such as players like Wen Kai, Lin Feng, and Yu Bo, all of whom are more than 1.8 meters tall, not to mention McGovern, who came up to participate in the corner kick attack this time, is more than 1.9 meters tall, and most of the players of Hiroshima Three Arrows are about 1.7 meters tall, and they are naturally the losers when defending high balls such as corner kicks.
The Longteng team took advantage of their height to fight for headers in the penalty area in a row, and also won corner kicks in a row. Lin Zhuoren showed the ability of an excellent goalkeeper this time, and continuously saved the headers of the Longteng team. Finally, in the third corner, Yu Bo finally headed the ball high, and Hiroshima Sanfrecce was relieved.
This wave of attack by the Dragons also made the fans watching from the sidelines very angry. The opponent was his former underdog, but after the opening, his team was suppressed at home, and the fans looked a little unbelievable, and even the momentum of cheering was weakened.
Now that his beloved team has finally played with momentum, the fans have begun to cheer, and the cheering voice is getting louder and louder, even Zhen Cheng, who is in charge of the commentary, specifically mentioned the cheering ability of the Longteng team fans: "The Longteng Club organizes the fans very well, and the way they cheer is very similar to the style of the fans in Japan and South Korea. β
Dong Wuzhi is more knowledgeable, he also extended this topic: "Speaking of the cheering culture of Japanese and Korean fans, they were also slowly formed after the World Cup was held in 02, before which their cheering level was also very average, it should be said that the holding of the World Cup gave Japanese and Korean players a lot of confidence at the same time, but also let their fans and fan groups in various countries form exchanges, and the level of cheering has grown very much." In fact, in recent years, our Super League fans have also made a lot of progress in their cheering ability, and I heard that Longteng Club has also funded its own fan groups to go abroad for exchanges. (To be continued.) )