126. The embodiment of strength
In the end, it was Al Ahli Dubai's top scorer Lima who stood in front of the penalty spot.
In the face of this pie falling from the sky, Lima did not let go, his push made Zhou Wei's save in the wrong direction, and Dubai Al Ahli relied on a penalty kick from the referee to equalize the score.
Olaroyo made a personnel change shortly after the equaliser, and left wing-back Sancur, who had been ravaged by Pato and Ben Al, was pushed to the limit of fitness and replaced by Waleed Abbas.
Zhang Sheng now also saw through the opponent's substitution intentions, which is nothing more than to prevent the Longteng team from scoring by strengthening the physical fitness of the backcourt players, and now what he has to do is to strengthen the attack on the side to make the opponent more difficult to defend, and soon Zhang Sheng also made personnel adjustments, and Wei Zhimin replaced Zhou Zhou.
"Replacing a defensive full-back with a full-back with a strong assist, it seems that Coach Zhang Sheng is not willing to get a draw away from home. He Wei analyzed.
Xu Yang nodded and said: "Although Pato went off the field and was misjudged by the penalty kick, I think the Longteng team has not been affected too much now, and it seems that they have always wanted to score a goal to breathe a sigh of relief." ”
"If it were me, I would like to get one too. He Wei also held his breath.
Zhang Sheng's substitution had an immediate effect.
In the 40th minute of the second half, Wei Zhimin took advantage of his good physical fitness not long after he came on the field to rush very the left side, and the right wing-back of Dubai Al Ahly Haeckel intercepted the attacking combination of Wei Zhimin and Ben Alpha several times in a row, but he could still block it when his physical fitness was already at the limit.
After Wei Zhimin's breakthrough was successful again, Haeckel saw that the opponent was about to burst into the penalty area, so he could only pull him down from behind.
A foul like this had to be awarded even if the referee was biased in favor of the home team, and Haeckel, who already had a yellow card, had to be disgraced.
But even such an unquestionable decision sparked arguments from the Dubai Al Ahly players against the referee, who apparently felt that the referee's red card was too "harsh".
He Wei smiled contemptuously at this time: "If this ball is not judged, then this game really needs Longteng Club and the AFC to talk about it." ”
"Ok for the last few minutes. Xu Yang said happily, "The opponent's players are basically at the limit of their physical fitness, it depends on whether the Longteng team can seize the opportunity of these few minutes to score another one." ”
On the field at this time, Ben Alpha was standing in front of the football, because on the flank of the penalty area, it was too difficult to shoot directly, and the Longteng team did not waste personnel, and simply let Ben Alpha, the player with the best footwork, hang in the penalty area.
After the second half, Dubai Al Ahli played another trick, that is, whenever the players of the Longteng team shot or took a free kick or a corner kick, their home radio would release an air raid siren, which was super harsh and sudden, so that many players of the Longteng team were affected.
In particular, in the second half, Ben Arfa had a long-range shot from the perimeter, and he was startled by the sudden sound of the siren, and the ball was not controlled and flew high into the stands.
Ben Alpha was unhappy with the vicious taunts of the fans in Al Ahli in the stands, but this time when the sirens on Al Ahly's side repeated the same trick, Ben Alpha sent the ball out steadily.
When Ben Arfa's ball into the box was pinpointed, substitute striker Chavez was pinpointed, who jumped high and headed in a powerful header that even Kwon didn't stop the extremely strong striker from taking his hand at his clothes.
Mahmud tried his best to make a save, but he couldn't block this extremely powerful header, and with a symbolic swing of his palm, the ball went into the net as fast as lightning, and the Dragons finally took the lead again after more than 20 minutes of furious attacks.
This goal, combined with the previous dismissal of Dubai's Al Ahly players, doomed the game to be irreversible.
He Wei also shouted loudly: "Chavez! Header strikes! Beautiful! This header flew into the goal like a cannonball, you can imagine Chavez's strength." The Longteng team, a player who transferred over during the break, still continued Coach Zhang Sheng's good vision. ”
"Chavez is also known for his physical strength in the Chinese Super League. Xu Yang also said excitedly, "In his fifteen appearances for the Longteng team, he scored five league goals and three cup goals. There is really nothing to say about such efficiency. Relative to his value, this performance is too cost-effective. ”
"The game still depends on the strength. He Wei obviously held back for a long time, and said after exhaling, "Chavez's strength, the strength of the Dragon Teng team can't be stopped by some small tricks. ”
Zhang Sheng, who was on the sidelines, also hugged each other with Schurrle, the only remaining assistant coach in the coach's box, and celebrated the goal excitedly.
In this game, the coaching staff of the Dragons was more serious than the loss of the players on the field, and it also became the focus of discussion after the game.
The Dubai Al Ahly team, which was completely crushed by this undisputed goal, also lost their spirit, and the players looked at the Longteng players who were celebrating frantically, all of them were sad.
Olaroyo saw Ribeiro, who had run all the way and was now supporting his knees with both hands, so he reluctantly chose to make another substitution, and the team's other foreign aid, Acedi, replaced Ribeiro.
This substitution is to let Asidi go on the field and rush, and the positional offensive organization does not need to think about it, relying on his personal ability.
If it had been at the beginning of the year, Asedi might have made some contributions, but now that his form has declined very much, he has not performed effectively after coming on the pitch except for being broken off with the ball.
As Morocco's international winger, Al-Saidi still has a certain reputation, and after joining Liverpool, his wide cut inside was a threat in his prime, and he scored at least three similar goals during his months on loan at Stoke City, and he used his trick to beat Chelsea in the Premier League.
However, last season, due to poor form, Asidi was abandoned by Liverpool, but unfortunately because he did not negotiate a buyout fee with Stoke City, Asidi had to face a state of no ball to play, and finally Dubai Al Ahli bought him from the Premier League.
After arriving in Al Ahli Dubai, al-Al Saidi's form has declined even more, and he has not played many games except for the end of the game.
This appearance proved that Olaroyo was right, and Aseti did nothing but complain after conceding the goal.
In stoppage time, Olaroyo made one final change, with Humed Abbas coming on for Khalil.
Khalil is also a typical West Asian player, talented, capable but not hardworking, which leads to a situation where there is often a lack of fitness in the game.
In previous matches, especially in the first four AFC Champions League knockout games, he has not played more than 80 minutes in any of them.
After Humad Abbas came on the pitch, Al Ahli Dubai's formation was completely disjointed, with four attacking players in the front court and full defense in the backfield, and the tactics were to be responsible for defending in the back court and looking for these players in the front court.
It's a pity that such tactics have no effect at all in the face of the Dragon Teng team.
In addition, Zhang Sheng also used the last few minutes to make another substitution. Lin Feng was replaced by Zhang Hao, and Zhang Hao, who was the tallest in the midfield and had the strongest interception ability, became the defensive barrier of the opponent's high-ball attack.
Whether it is Lima, Hamadi, or the new Asaidi and Humad Abbas, Yu Zhang Hao did not take advantage of the slightest advantage, and all the headers were basically grabbed by him.
At the same time, Lu Zhihui in the penalty area did not give the opponent any chance to head the goal.
When the referee's five minutes of stoppage time were all made up to six minutes, he blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the score was still fixed at 1:2.
The Dragons have won a crucial away victory.
He Wei also said lightly: "The away score has left Dubai Al Ahli without too many opportunities. Judging from the strength of both sides, even if Pato can't play in the next game, the Longteng team has a greater hope of winning the championship. ”
"Of course, I still hope that Pato's injury is not too serious. Xu Yang followed, "After all, once the Longteng team wins the AFC Champions League, there is a Club World Cup to play, and I still think that Pato can have an excellent performance in the Club World Cup." ”
"Then let's wait for Pato's good news. He Wei also nodded and said, "The Longteng team showed us today how to deal with the game when a team is disturbed by some special circumstances, which is a unique performance of a mature champion division, let us congratulate them on winning this game." ”
At the post-match press conference, when a Chinese reporter asked about the referee's decision in this game, Zhang Sheng, who had a victory in hand, did not scold, but said very indifferently: "I can't evaluate the referee's work." It's a game of quality and hard work, and I think you've seen it as well, with better teams winning. ”
In fact, in his heart, Zhang Sheng scolded the reporter who provoked trouble: "Nima! The old team has won, and it is useless to scold the referee again, once they are caught attacking the referee's remarks, won't He Lijun and Lao Xing's fate become useless?"
However, the home team's coach Olaroyo looked a little indignant, thinking Haeckel's red card was too harsh, and his answer was only laughed at by the Chinese reporters off the field.
After the game, Zhang Sheng asked about Pato's situation for the first time, but fortunately, Pato's injury was not serious, his ankle was a hard injury, and there was definitely no problem with his bones, and there were still two weeks to go before the second leg of the AFC Champions League final, and he should be able to return in time for the second leg of the game.
The Dragons' victory was more than just a normal victory.
Just the day after the team's victory, the newly listed Dragon Club received a large number of buy requests on the stock market. At the same time, Dongfeng Group also signed a new contract with Longteng Club, and held a press conference on November 9, 2015, at which Dongfeng Group announced that Dongfeng Fengshen and Longteng Club fully cooperated, Fengshen brand will become Evergrande's new season jersey advertising chest advertisement, while Fengshen and Dongfeng brand models will be used as the official designated car of Jiangcheng Longteng Club, AFC Champions League home event reception car. Longteng Club will also carry out extensive cooperation with Fengshen in the promotion of football culture and the promotion of new energy vehicles.
According to media reports, the amount of cooperation between the two parties is as high as 150 million yuan per year, a total of two years of contract, creating a record for domestic sports commercial sponsorship, and also breaking the record of 110 million yuan per year between Dongfeng Nissan and Guangzhou Evergrande in 2014.
When talking about the meeting point between Fengshen and Longteng Club, Fengshen gave a very good reason: "As a domestically developed model, we are committed to building a first-class local brand just like Longteng Club has the most and best local players in domestic football." ”
Speaking of the local players in the Longteng team, it is also the object of the national team's greatest concern, this AFC Champions League away game, because there are a lot of national team players in the Longteng team, resulting in less than 16 players in the current national team's training team, unable to carry out normal technical and tactical drills, watching the Longteng team's game has also become a collective activity for them.
Whether it is Li Gang, the assistant coach of the national team, or the team leader, in an interview with reporters, they all said that they were very happy to see the Longteng team win away from home, and Li Gang, a straightforward and upright person, also took the initiative to talk about the "treatment" that the Longteng team received in the away game: "On the football field, strength has always been the most important element that determines success or failure, and the Longteng team gave the best answer. And in the next two world preliminaries, the national football team will learn from the technical and tactical play of the Longteng team in the arrangement. ”
After the end of the AFC Champions League, the Longteng team can be said to have not done any rest, and the national team members in the team rushed to the venue of the national team competition - Star City, the capital of Shonan Province, on the second day after returning to Jiangcheng after a long flight.
Even if the form of the Chinese national team is far more favorable than in history, the Chinese Football Association is still cautious, they not only made up the Asian Cup, East Asian Cup and four world preliminaries before the game, but also invited the presidents of 7 clubs, including Longteng Club, to Changsha to cheer for the national team, and finally they even asked Zhang Sheng to "supervise the team", but Zhang Sheng refused because it was inconvenient for him.
Zhang Sheng10,000 looked down on the national team when facing Bhutan and Hong Kong, China, and he very much agreed with the fans' sarcasm: "This is to watch the national football team play the World Cup final?"
However, before the match against Bhutan and Hong Kong, Zhang Sheng heard some disgusting words from Hong Kong-Can, and the chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association, Leung Fear, expressed his attitude to the media after the Hong Kong, China team's five-goal victory over the Myanmar team in the warm-up match, hoping that the Hong Kong, China team can defeat the Chinese team with the same score.
"I'm afraid I'm living in a dream. This is Zhang Sheng's evaluation of him.
Regarding these remarks of the national team, Zhang Sheng is now more concerned about the final of the national junior team in Chile, because this is the first time that the Chinese national team at all levels has reached the final in the FIFA international championship.
Of course, the final of the national junior team is not only Zhang Sheng's attention, including the Chinese Football Association, the national team, and fans across the country have invested in the ardent attention.