151. Falling behind again
In the dressing room of the Longteng team, Zhang Sheng first focused on Ben Alfa's fitness problems, but Ben Alfa looked very confident in this game, and his response was: "I think I'm in good shape right now, and I can play the second half." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½foβ
Zhang Sheng did not answer Ben Alpha immediately, but turned his head to look at the coaches of the physical fitness group, Leutard and Zettel Meisle, Leutard shook his head and said: "His body is still recovering, if you want to play the whole game, it is still more difficult for the time being, of course, the player's state is excited, it is not impossible to persevere, but it is a little headache to recover." β
Zetlmeisr nodded in agreement with his colleague's statement.
'I know you did a great job today, but football is not a one-game game. "If you reach the limit of your fitness in the second half, I hope you can tell me as soon as possible, I don't want you to affect the next game, and I don't want to see you get injured due to lack of fitness." β
Ben Alpha nodded, "I know, BOSS, I'll have my own judgment." β
Zhang Sheng nodded and didn't say anything, he chose to trust Ben Alpha.
Then Zhang Sheng made a request to Ding Huaiyi: "Ding Huaiyi, you were too quiet in the first half, what Ben Alfa did on the left side, I believe you can do it on the right side, what I want is to fly both ways, you have to be more active." β
Ding Huaiyi hurriedly nodded and said, "I will work harder in the second half." β
Zhang Sheng also patted Ding Huaiyi's shoulder encouragingly and said, "Come on in the second half." β
In the end, Zhang Sheng comforted Song Jianhua: "The first half was good, don't take the lost ball to heart, focus more in the second half, try not to get rid of it, if you are not sure to hold the ball, just hit the ball out of the penalty area or simply hit the bottom line." β
Song Jianhua hurriedly got up and apologized: "Coach, I'll pay attention." β
Zhang Sheng nodded and didn't say anything, after all, Song Jianhua's ability was there, and he couldn't ask too much of him.
In the locker room of Guangzhou Evergrande, Lippi is arranging tactics against Lu Zhihui: "Today's game is very difficult, the opponent is very strong, but we are not left behind, now we are still 1:1, I think everyone knows the preciousness of away goals in the AFC Champions League, which shows that the opponent still has a lot of weaknesses, in addition to their goalkeeper ability, their other central defender who started today also has his own weaknesses, that is, Lu Zhihui, a player." β
'We can see from the previous games that he has good health, especially with his headers, but he turns slower than the other centre-back, and he has one of his biggest weaknesses, which is that he is too aggressive and sometimes out of position, I think everyone knows how to do it!' Lippi told the players inspiringly.
The first to respond was Elkeson, who said, "Use your speed to hit him in the back, or use your technique to shake him up." β
"Yes, you're right!" Lippi praised, "and there's a little bit to use the foul he gets on the tackle to get him a card or a free kick." That's your chance for Diamanti. β
Diamanti nodded quickly and said, "I won't waste a free-kick opportunity." β
After giving the order to attack, Lippi once again emphasized the defense: "Zhao, your task today is to defend, I don't want to see you rush through the midfield, even if we suppress the opponent, you can only stand on the center circle line at most." β
Zhao Xuyang nodded hurriedly, while Lippi continued to command: "Gao, you performed well after you came on the court, keep it, counter-grab as soon as you lose the ball, and at the same time comb the ball is your main task, I believe you will be better than those previous teammates!"
Hearing Lippi's praise, Gao Jun said happily: "I will." β
And when the two teams are arranging various things, the fans seem very bored because there is so little they can do.
At halftime, how the fans can live depends on how the stadium infrastructure is, if the stadium is poor, they can only curse the street and go to the toilet, but if the stadium is planned around the stadium, these 15 minutes can be very interesting.
For example, in a developed football market like Europe, the halftime time of many old teams is very distinctive, such as at Real Madrid's home stadium - Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, fans enjoy 15 minutes.
In these 15 minutes, you can immediately find a small shop to buy some egg tarts to replenish your body for most of the half, you can also drink some beer to moisten your throat, you can also play billiards with your friends, play live games, and even chat with fans who are also fans of the same club, meet new friends, of course, if you don't have a strong fan inclination, it is also a good choice to deal with the fans of the opposing team.
These are the very mature stadium economy in Europe, but it is still difficult to form this kind of culture in China, of course, the ball market is in the recovery stage, and there is still a lot of room for development, but it is relatively backward now.
For example, 15 minutes in the stadium on the Jiangcheng side is very boring, you can only play mobile phones and the like, and the stadium signal is super poor, sometimes you can't even make a phone call, you can only play mobile games, plus several small shops in the Jiangcheng Sports Center have been divided up a lot by relevant personnel, and the Longteng Club is not easy to intervene, resulting in these small shops are both small and expensive, and in the case of long-term making ends meet, the business is very poor, which can be said to be a lose-lose situation, which is why the Longteng Club wants to build its own stadium, because for the club, this income is not a small incomeγ
Towards the end of the break, players from both sides began to wait in the players' tunnel, fans who had been bored for a long time began to put away their mobile phones and prepare to cheer on the team, and the two commentators also began to predict the second half of the game.
The first to speak was Liu Jianhong: "Xu Yang, what do you think of the game in the second half?"
"It's hard to say, both teams are very strong, the coaches have a hand, and the players have top players who can turn things around on their own, so it's hard to predict. Xu Yang replied without offense on both sides.
Liu Jianhong also felt that he had asked a boring question, and after a "hehe" sentence, he said: "Then let's look forward to their performance in the second half." β
Soon in the referee's whistle, the second half of the game began, the home team began to attack from the first time, and the difference from the first half is that this time not only Ben Alpha was active, even Ding Huaiyi on the right side was full of firepower, and the Longteng team began to fly with real wings.
Liu Jianhong, who was still slowly introducing the first half of the game to the fans, immediately entered the state: "Oh! Ding Huaiyi's breakthrough, he shook two players of Guangzhou Evergrande in a row, beautiful, one flicked the tail of the bull, and the Evergrande player had to foul to stop him. β
Ding Huaiyi's breakthrough forced a foul on Gao Jun and Ivo's free-kick went over the crossbar, but soon the Dragons made a comeback, this time with Ben Alpha on the left.
In the 5th minute of the second half, Ben Alfa made a breakthrough move, but he sent a pass very delicately, fullback Zhou Zhou stepped up to the side, shook off Zhang Linpeng's defensive bottom cross, and Wen Kai's header in the middle forced Zeng Cheng to make a save, and Ivo outside the penalty area grabbed the second point, and his long-range shot was slightly wide of the goal.
The continuous attacks of the Longteng team made Guangzhou Evergrande's defense look precarious, and Lippi had to stand on the sidelines to keep the players focused and strengthen the defense.
Liu Jianhong also said: "The Longteng team has made a force, the left and right sides plus the middle lane will bloom more, and Evergrande is a little in trouble." β
It's just that no one noticed that Lippi made a gesture to the defenders.
In the 8th minute of the second half, this was the third good chance for the Dragons in the second half.
This time, after Lin Feng went through a series of tandem organizations in the middle, he distributed the ball to Ben Alpha, who was inserted into the ribs of Evergrande's central defenders and fullbacks, and Ben Alpha sent a beautiful pass after attracting the opponent's three players, and Ivo on the ball line also had a conscious leak, and the two players who came to defend him were also deceived, and Ding Huaiyi on the right side received the ball when he was completely empty.
Ding Huaiyi faced Sun Xiang, who grabbed the ball, and made a direct pass without stopping, and Ivo, who was successful in the anti-offside position, entered the penalty area and formed a single knife.
Ivo tried to hit a boccia ball from the corner, but he was too angle-seeking and kicked the ball at the post, and the Dragons wasted another great chance.
"Ah, Ivo's one-shot! his shot hit the post, how could this ball hit the post?" Liu Jianhong also looked incredulous.
Also agreeing was Ivo himself, who covered his face and was annoyed by his shot.
Xu Yang also said helplessly: "Ding Huaiyi's pass is very imaginative, he rubs the ball up and picks up the pass without stopping, Evergrande's entire defense is pressed too peaceful, and it is pierced by this pass, and it is much more difficult for Ivo to score this goal than to score." β
And just when the commentators were still regretting the ball of the Longteng team, Guangzhou Evergrande had already launched a counterattack.
Zeng Cheng, who had just picked up the ball that bounced from the goalpost from Wan Xing, quickly threw the ball with his hand, and it was Feng Xiaoting who received the ball, and after receiving the ball, he played his advantage in the accuracy of his long pass, and drove the ball to the half of the Longteng team with a big foot.
The Longteng players, who were still feeling sorry for the shot just now, were shocked one by one and hurriedly rushed back to defend, but just now the Longteng team was still in an offensive posture, and there was only one back in the backfield, Roque Gil, and neither side controlled the ball well in the header battle with Diamanti, and the ball flew behind them.
Gilardino who retracted from the penalty area came over and grabbed the ball, and it was Lu Zhihui who came out to mark him, Lu Zhihui looked very confident in the face of this ball, he wanted to go up and fight for this half goal, but Gilardino was very smart, he did not fight with Lu Zhihui, but stretched out his foot and poked the ball, and at the same time turned around and stuck Lu Zhihui behind him.
Lu Zhihui, who pounced a little too hard, realized his mistake, and he hurriedly pulled Gilardino who turned around, thinking about the plan to stop Gilardino even if he ate cards.
It's a pity that there is a more agile player than Gilardino - Elkeson, he started to shake off Shu Jun who had been by his side the moment Gilardino poked the ball, and then faced Ma Yongli's coming, and directly got up on the penalty area line, the ball crossed an arc, bypassed the arm of Song Jianhua who jumped in the air, and flew into the net behind him.
Guangzhou Evergrande used a long pass from the back to counterattack with a fatal blow and led the score again to 1:2.
Liu Jianhong also shouted loudly: "Enter, enter, enter." That's the ability of a top scorer, he won't let it go whenever he has the opportunity, and Elkeson is just too capable of this player. β
"This ball is a big blow to the Longteng team, after he wasted a few good opportunities, Evergrande scored a counterattack, I hope the players of the Longteng team will not be impatient. Xu Yang felt a little sorry for the Longteng team, "Hey, the referee also took out the card, who is this for?"
"It should be Lu Zhihui, just now he completely pulled Gilardino to the ground, because the ball was at Elkeson's feet, and the referee gave Evergrande the opportunity to continue attacking in accordance with the principle of favorable offense, but Lu Zhihui's foul was indeed enough to eat the card, and now it is not too much to make up the card. Liu Jianhong explained.
And Zhang Sheng, who was even more angry on the sidelines, the players were obviously too careless, and if the offense was not successful, they should immediately return to defense, or they should be counter-robbed on the spot, and when Feng Xiaoting made a long pass, no one went up to interfere, which made him very comfortable and gave Diamanti a chance to head the transition.
Zhang Sheng shouted loudly on the field: "Concentrate, pay attention to defense!"
The players on the field are still in a state of chaos, "Haven't we been pressing the other side all the time, why did we suddenly lose the ball?" is what many Longteng players on the field are thinking now.
After kicking off again, the players of the Longteng team looked very impatient, Ding Huaiyi thought about Zhang Sheng's request in the midfield, and began to dribble a lot, while Ivo, who missed the opportunity, shot a few shots in a row to save face, and even Ben Alfa began to become lonely - his teammates didn't pass the ball to him, how could he pass the ball to his teammates?
Although the Longteng team appeared to be very sharp in the next game, most of them were not threatening, because everyone was fighting separately, but Guangzhou Evergrande played two high-quality counterattacks in a row, fortunately Song Jianhua performed very well, although he did not hold the ball, but successfully blocked the ball, at least did not let the team lose the ball again.
Seeing the performance of the players on the field, Zhang Sheng knew that he should make a substitution.