18. Lost
"Everybody did a good job. Although the scene was not pretty, Lippi knew that his goal had been achieved, so he did not hesitate to praise himself, "I said that if we can hold it, then we can hold it." ”
Lippi's words made the players in the dressing room give applause.
'But then, we had a tougher task in the second half. After the applause passed, Lippi said solemnly, "In the second half, we must not only defend, but also be ready to give the opponent a heavy punch at any time." ”
In order to express his intentions, Lippi clenched his right hand into a fist and hit his left palm fiercely: "So." We will follow the plan and make substitutions at the start of the second half. Nie Jiang, you replace Zhang Yuning, Ding Huaiyi you go up, and Gao Lin comes down to rest. After you two go up, I don't want you to return to the defense in time, I also need you to be ready to attack at high speed, are you confident?"
"Yes!" Nie Jiang and Ding Huaiyi both responded with a full sense of anger.
At the beginning of the second half, He Wei keenly grasped the key point: "The Chinese team has changed." Coach Lippi sent Nie Jiang and Ding Huaiyi. Before the game, Lippi said that the two of them had minor injuries and would most likely not be able to play. We didn't see the two of them in the starting line-up, but I didn't expect that as soon as this half was over, both of them were played, is this really injured, only for most of the half, or is it a smoke bomb?"
"It's hard to say, haha. Xu Yang was obviously very complacent about Lippi's trick, "You see, neither of us can guess it, and Queiroz certainly can't guess it, this is really unexpected." ”
The appearance of Nie Jiang and Ding Huaiyi made Queiroz Jiang Xinjiang, who had arranged a half-day tactic in the midfield, suspicious, these two players, one is fast and has excellent shooting skills, and the other is top-notch, and their ability to pass and make the ball is often incredible.
How to restrain them, whether to press the onslaught with all their might as soon as they came up according to the arrangement of the central field, or to stabilize first, see if the situation is making a decision, and choose one by one in Queiroz's mind.
However, the field did not give him time to think slowly, adhering to Queiroz's requirements, the Iranian players were crazy in front of the second half as soon as they started, as many as six players grabbed up, the overall formation pressed forward, and the intention to grab the start was very obvious.
The Chinese team that kicked off in the second half was pressed back by the opponent, the Iranian team scrambled for up to three minutes, and in the fifth minute, Qi Ming passed the ball back to Li Yun who ran out of the vacancy - the Iranian team could not stare at everyone in the front court all the time, Li Yun had observed the situation on the field before receiving the ball, and when the ball came, he drove the ball out with a big foot, and the Chinese team at this time in the front court Nie Jiang and Wu Lei, the two fast, explosive players have begun to rush forward.
"The Chinese team's counterattack!" He Wei was all excited, "Nie Jiang received the ball, and the Chinese team played three and four." ”
Li Yun's long pass is very good in order to ensure that the ball can be kicked far away and not intercepted in the middle of the way, the ball speed is very fast, and the height is relatively high, but Nie Jiang judged the landing point of the ball very well, and the ball falling high was like a piece of iron touching a magnet, and it was firmly unloaded by Nie Jiang.
"Nice stop. Xu Yang was also excited at this time, "The Iranian team is desperately trying to defend back." Ezzatorahi was on the defensive, but he had a yellow card on him, so he would not dare to foul him, and the foul would be punished. Nie Jiang is going to cut inside, the foul of the Iranian team, is it a penalty? In the penalty area or outside the penalty area? Shao Jie of the Iranian team, the foul of their captain Shao Jie. ”
"It's going to be a card, a foul in the back, a tactical foul. It depends on whether there is a penalty or not. He Wei couldn't wait to run to the field and directly awarded a penalty to the Chinese team.
"The referee showed a yellow card, but it was nothing more than a red card. Xu Yang had the same mood as He Wei and hoped to send the Iranian captain down directly, "gave a free kick." Alas, it was just one step away from entering the penalty area, and entering the penalty area was a penalty. ”
"Not bad. Nie Jiang's role on the field still played. He Wei quickly accepted the facts, "The free kick in this position is very threatening, and Lin Feng can hit the goal directly." ”
"It's a pity that Qin Minghao and Tao Wentao are not there. Xu Yang lamented, "Otherwise, the two of them would be too suitable for this kind of close-range free kick." ”
The two commentators were not wrong, Lin Feng's final shot was too much to bypass the human wall, and the hit was a bit high, and the football flew directly out of the bottom line.
Although the Chinese team did not use this goal to score, Queiroz was still shocked, Nie Jiang's threat on the field was obviously much stronger than the previous Zhang Yuning, and the speed of the two was very different.
Under the command of Queiroz, the Iranian team reverted to the formation and the game returned to the situation where the Iranian team dominated the midfield in the first half, but there were not many absolute scoring opportunities.
This stalemate took a turn until the twenty-first minute of the second half. This time it was Xu Mingyu and Iran's Ezzatorahi in the midfield, both sides were struggling to grab the ball, but the legs of both sides fell together, and the leg of the one-meter-nine "Persian Pogba" Ezatorahi hit Xu Mingyu's knee, who was holding his knee and fell on the field at that time.
"Oops. Xu Mingyu was not lightly injured this time. He Wei was extremely worried, Xu Mingyu's weight was too different from Ezatorahi, and such an impact was obviously an advantage for people with a larger tonnage.
"Zheng Zhi and Qin Minghao are not there, Xu Mingyu is the most capable player of the Chinese team in the midfield, and now if he is injured, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to control the ball in the midfield. Xu Yang is more worried about the tactical arrangement of the Chinese team, "Who will replace him now." ”
Lippi on the sidelines is also using his brains quickly at this time, at this time on the bench, there are Hao Junmin and Wu Xi, one is strong in attack and weak in defense, the other is better in defense, and the Chinese team will face different strategic choices on different players.
In the end, Lippi was ruthless and chose Hao Junmin: "Hao." You get on, you get on the field, you control the ball. Talk to the players on the field, make full use of the width of the court, let Ding Huaiyi and Nie Jiang pull the side, and reduce direct physical contact with the players of the Iranian team by running. ”
Obviously, Lippi is extremely jealous of the Iranian team's ability to fight.
Hao Junmin hurriedly did the warm-up movements, while listening to the simultaneous interpretation of the translator's speed, and nodded his head, indicating that he understood the instructions.
Although he is a ball-controlled playmaker who replaces players of the same type, after all, there is still a gap between the main force and the substitute, not to mention the confrontation ability, Hao Junmin is even thinner than Xu Mingyu.
After Hao Junmin came on the field, in order to avoid the entanglement of the opponent in the middle of the midfield, the Chinese team not only responded to Ding Huaiyi and Nie Jiang's frequent retreats, but Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Zhipeng also tried their best to swim to the sideline to pull the response, which of course avoided the frontal defense of the Iranian team, but the running distance of the players themselves was much larger, and the threat of attack was weakened.
When the game came to the seventy-seventh minute, Jiang Zhipeng suddenly fell to the ground and raised his hand to indicate that his leg was cramping.
"There are still ten minutes left in the game, so it's hard to do. He Wei looked at Jiang Zhipeng, who was being pressed on his legs, with a serious face.
'The midfield substitutions were too aggressive. Xu Yang raised his own question, "Two people were replaced at once, and Xu Mingyu's injury caused no one to replace now." Jiang Zhipeng could only grit his teeth and insist. ”
The fitness problems of the Chinese players gave Queiroz the hope of victory, and he immediately chose to make a substitution, with Azmoun, who is known as the "Messi of Iran", replacing the starting striker Guchanejad.
Although Azmoun's nickname is "Iranian Messi", he is not like Messi in terms of body - 1.83 meters tall, playing style - typical center forward play, but he turned around and shot in the penalty area several times, which reminds people of Bergkamp and Ibrahimovic.
Now Azmon's play is specifically aimed at Jiang Zhipeng.
In the 39th minute of the second half, Azmon pulled the side behind the side to pass Jiang Zhipeng completely, and the latter had to reach out to pull people to foul to prevent Azmon's breakthrough, and the referee also decisively gave Jiang Zhipeng a yellow card.
"It's a bit of a hassle. He Wei saw the precarious defense line of the Chinese team and said anxiously.
"Hold on. Desperately hold on for a few minutes. "Xu Yang is cheering for the Chinese team.
However, Queiroz continued to make moves, and the starting right wing-back Gafuri was replaced by Rezzarian, which was to continue to attack the left side of the Chinese team with a physical and fast full-back.
In the forty-second minute of the second half, Rezarian, who had just come on the field, had a one-two collision with Jahanbakhsh on the side, and Jiang Zhipeng couldn't catch up with him at all.
Rezarian, who took the ball all the way into the penalty area, attracted Li Yun's defensive attention, reversed the ball back to the middle of the penalty area, and Azmoun, who came up from behind, pushed it forward. Although Zengcheng desperately fell to the ground and saved the ball, Azmoun's shot was close, and he was on the field not long ago, and the shot was powerful enough, and the football finally rolled into the net of the Chinese team after stubbornly bouncing to the ground.
"Watch out, Azmoun shot! Alas, the ball went in. He Wei was extremely sorry, "It's all at this time, it's a pity to lose the ball." ”
"No way. There are general fitness problems with the players of the Chinese team. Away, it's a plateau again, and the players are obviously not adapting. If it was somewhere else, Jiang Zhipeng would not have lost his physical strength so early. Xu Yang explained to the players of the Chinese team.
At this time, Azmoun was frantically celebrating with the players of the Iranian team, and Jiang Zhipeng, who was desperately chasing back just now, cramped and fell to the ground again, and this time, his legs were twitched.
The team doctor of the Chinese team seized all the time and opportunities to desperately press Jiang Zhipeng's legs and treat him.
After Jiang Zhipeng stood up again, the Iranian fans on the field gave warm applause with football literacy.
"Jiang Zhipeng shouldn't be able to run, just walk slowly on the field, and if you can, you can guard against it. He Wei was also applauding Jiang Zhipeng's desperate spirit.
Lippi made a decision at this time, he asked Qi Ming to withdraw to the position of central defender, and the Chinese team played a back five, and the overall formation retracted very much, so if you can concede fewer goals, you can concede fewer goals.
Queiroz was very cooperative, and in stoppage time, he also took the initiative to replace Jahanbakhsh with Karimi, wasting half a minute of stoppage time.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Iran won 1-0 at home against China.
"It's over. The Chinese team lost 0:1 to Iran. Objectively speaking, injuries and fitness have had too much impact on the Chinese team. The absence of several key players doomed this game to be difficult to play. He Wei concluded, "To be honest, we didn't get too many good shots on goal in the whole game, and the overall strength of the Iranian team is indeed second to none in Asia, so we have to recognize the gap between the two sides." The game was lost, but we still had a chance. ”
"Definitely. Our players are still very young. Like Nie Jiang, Qi Ming still has a lot of room for growth. Let's expect them to play better in the future. Xu Yang didn't blame any of the Chinese players at all, because he knew that the players did their best.
In the post-match press conference, Lippi acknowledged the strength of the Iranian team: "The Iranian team is currently ranked first in the group, no goals conceded, no defeats, absolutely strong. ”
Li Yun, the captain on the field, was also drooping his head in an interview, looking a little unhappy: "It does take some luck to win on this field, but our luck is not good, injuries, especially Mingyu's injury in the middle of the game have a great impact on us." ”
"I feel a little sorry for the expectations of the Chinese fans. Li Yun said sullenly, "However, in the next game, we will do our best." ”
Li Yun's words were very accurate, because of the big victory of the South Korean team and the "Chinese fans" who were very much looking forward to this game exposed the tradition of scolding when they lost, and it happened that Jiang Zhipeng was exposed to the news of divorce, such as Xiaosan, derailment, etc., which once again dragged Chinese football into the whirlpool of news.
"It's not good to play football, it's top notch. ”
"Just this kind of goods, I still expect the Chinese team to win. ”
"Sure enough, it's not wrong, who doesn't eat dumplings for the New Year, winning South Korea is considered to have eaten all the dumplings for the New Year. ”
Jiang Zhipeng's next attitude was very sincere, first admitting that he was guilty of not preventing the opponent from losing the ball, and then apologized to the fans, admitting that he felt guilty for affecting the reputation of the Chinese national team, and he was lying down and being hammered.
In an interview with reporters, Zhang Sheng also made a very clear statement: "The changes brought by Coach Lippi to the Chinese team are obvious. Let's not win South Korea like Fan Jinzhongju, lose to Iran and cry wolf. Keep a normal heart and don't put too much pressure on the players. At least now we are second in the group, holding South Korea under us, as long as the next games are played well, the initiative to qualify is still in our hands. ”
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