76. Lead
In He Wei's thoughts, the two top foreign aides of the Longteng team really played their abilities.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Ben Alpha was keenly aware of the drop in the intensity of the opposition's pressing, and for a very experienced player, he knew that after the ultra-high-intensity scrambling during the first half, Jeonbuk Hyundai's players, who had less possession and initiative, were at the limit of their physical fitness.
So this time he didn't choose to pass the ball again, but after getting Lin Feng's pass, he decisively began to use his personal ability to make a breakthrough.
This time he was defended by midfielder Lee Jae-seong, when facing Ben Alpha, he was obviously a beat slower than the previous defense, Ben Alpha completed the breakthrough with a sudden shake of the center of gravity and a change of direction, Lee Jae-seong knew that something was wrong when he just made a defensive move, because the opponent's reaction speed was obviously faster than his own.
Ben Arfa, who had successfully broken through with the ball, dodged Lee Jae-seong's tackle behind him and headed straight for the open space on the left wing, where Kim Ki-hee, who was the right wing-back, had to meet him.
It's just that Kim Ki-hee didn't expect Ben Alpha in high-speed dribbling to still be able to change his center of gravity at such a speed, and he thought that Ben Alpha would continue to go down, but he was shaken by Ben Alpha's change of direction again.
Ben Arfa's two-man run down the left left left a huge hole in Jeonbuk Hyundai's defence, and the rest of the Dragons didn't miss such a fleeting opportunity.
When Ben Alpha was cutting inside, Nie Jiang once again made a pull to the left, and his running made Jeonbuk Hyundai's players think of the previous attack of the Longteng team, and Cui Zhechun, who was the back midfielder, had to run with him, although he made Ben Alpha lose the opportunity to pass to Nie Jiang, but at the same time, he also made his middle one less of an extremely critical defender.
Now facing Ben Alfa is Lee Jae-seong, who has been passed by the opponent before, and he chose to be very safe this time, maintaining a very good defensive distance from Ben Alfa, but Ben Alfa chose to handle the ball in a way that he had no choice but to do this time - he passed.
This is the disadvantage of the defender in the face of the frontal attacking player, the opponent can choose to pass or pass, he can only bet once, to see whether the opponent passes or passes, but unfortunately Ben Alfa is no longer the player who dribbs the ball all the way as before, and his passing makes Lee Jae-seong's bet fail.
It was Pato who got Ben Alfa's pass, and it was very scary to let Pato take the ball alone in such a position at the edge of the penalty area, and Kim Hyung-yi, as a central defender, could only choose to grab it head-on.
In the face of such a grab, Pato has countless means to choose to face, he dodged the opponent's grab with a light pluck and then pulled back, but the opponent's Kim Hyung-yi chose to be completely rushed to the serial foot, and Pato, who avoided Kim Hyung-yi's first kick, did not dodge the second kick, and was directly kicked down by the opponent two or three meters in front of the penalty area.
This foul was so obvious that the referee did not hesitate to give Kim Hyung-yi a free kick and allowed the Dragons to get an extremely well-placed free-kick in front.
Pato finally stood up after holding his calf for a moment of pain, and it didn't seem to be a big problem.
Seeing Kim Hyung-yi receiving a yellow card, commentator Park Wencheng immediately reacted: "Oops." Kim Hyung-yi already had a yellow card before, and if he gets this yellow card again, the next away game against the Dragons will have to be suspended, which is definitely bad news for Jeonbuk Hyundai, as the core of Jeonbuk Hyundai's defense, his presence is too important for Jeonbuk Hyundai. ”
When the Korean commentator was unhappy, it was when the Chinese commentator gloated, He Wei reflexively looked at the information of the two teams, and said: "Fortunately, Pato is not injured, look at slow motion, this chain of feet is kicked on Pato's facebone, covered by shin guards, it shouldn't be a big problem, but it hurts to be kicked in this place." And Kim Hyung-yi received the second yellow card in the knockout stage, and he will not be able to play in the next game. ”
Xu Yang said with a smile: "This kind of injury is a hard injury, it will be very painful at the time, and there will be no problem after that." A yellow card that led to a suspension, a free kick with such a good position in the frontcourt, this attack of the Longteng team is definitely earned. ”
For this free kick, the Longteng team attached great importance to it, and they put on a three-person free kick combination of Ben Alpha, Pato and Lin Feng.
Because all three of them have the ability to shoot directly, Jeonbuk Hyundai's human wall is very dense.
After the three people who took the free throws of the Longteng team made an urgent discussion, the three of them scattered, Lin Feng stood next to the ball, and Pato and Ben Alpha stood behind the ball.
First of all, Ben Alpha made a run, but he ran over the ball, then Pato ran over the ball after making a sprint action, and Lin Feng, who was standing next to the ball before, took advantage of the opportunity of the two of them to cover and secretly gave two steps to the side.
When Jeonbuk Hyundai's players thought that Lin Feng was covering and making way for Ben Alpha's first shot, they didn't expect Ben Alpha to be a false move, and then when Pato faked again, Lin Feng's concession was also considered to be to cover Pato, but what he never expected was that Lin Feng himself was responsible for the free throws in the end.
When Lin Feng shot, Jeonbuk Hyundai's players, not only the people who lined up the wall but also the goalkeeper were deceived, Lin Feng's shot passed under the space of the human wall, and when Kwon Chun-tae wanted to save the ball, it was already too late, and the ball had already flown into Jeonbuk Hyundai's goal.
The Dragons took advantage of a free-kick opportunity to take the lead.
After scoring the goal, Lin Feng rushed to the sidelines and knelt beautifully, because he was too excited, he staggered and lay on the ground, and the other players of the Longteng team went over to build Luohan.
He Wei shouted excitedly: "Beautiful free kick cooperation, no one thought that it was Lin Feng who shot the goal in the end." Haha, I didn't expect that Lin Feng was basically in the position of covering his teammates for the free kicks of the Longteng team before, because Pato and Ben Alpha were more famous and more eye-catching, but this time it was Lin Feng who was responsible for the final free throw, and he was extremely clever to play a time difference, and Jeonbuk Hyundai was completely deceived. ”
Xu Yang also smiled: "It can only be said that Jeonbuk Hyundai underestimates the players in China, Lin Feng has a very good long-range shooting ability, and he is also the first choice of the Longteng team in the set-piece." In this game, he linked the team's attacking and defensive responsibilities in midfield, and scored such a crucial free-kick, the player has completely matured. ”
"Yes, he has shown excellent form in the East Asian Cup before, and this game also proved that he has the ability to play the role of the Chinese national team's midfield tandem. I'm looking forward to his performance in the last 40 of the World Cup. Because of Lin Feng's goal, He Wei was also confident.
And the commentator of the South Korean team, Park Wencheng, said in a somewhat low tone: "Jeonbuk Hyundai lost the goal." This is not a good sign. The Dragons have never lost a game since scoring their first goal this season, whether in the Chinese Super League or the AFC Champions League. They don't just have top-notch foreign players in their team, and this goal shows that they also have the local strength to be as good as our Korean players."
This away goal is too important for the Longteng team, it completely breaks Jeonbuk Hyundai's idea of wanting to maintain a balance between attack and defense, and in the next game, Jeonbuk Hyundai must be pressed out by the whole team, otherwise what awaits them is only to lose.
Jeonbuk Hyundai's plan, which originally wanted to use a wave of attacks before the end of the first half to score goals, was also completely disrupted, and in the past, whether it was the K League or the J League, when facing the Chinese Super League team, they would habitually use the few minutes before the end of the half to desperately attack a wave to hit the Chinese Super League team with declining physical fitness by surprise, but I didn't expect that now it was my turn to eat this bitter fruit.
After the Longteng goal, Jeonbuk Hyundai launched an anxious attack, and Leonardo, who had just seen Ben Alpha on the left side of his team, was stimulated.
After he got the team's pass, he also wanted to do the same, but Lin Feng was close to him, and at the same time, Zhou Zhou also broke the ball head-on, Leonardo did use his ability to shake off Lin Feng, but he was also forced to the sideline, he also wanted to pick the ball past Zhou Zhou, but Zhou Zhou resisted his body to death, and then turned around and got the ball.
After getting the ball, Zhou Zhou had no idea of going it alone, he passed the ball before Leonardo counter-robb, after Lin Feng received the ball, he gave the ball to Tao Wentao who came to answer, and Tao Wentao also handed the pass to Pato on the side with a non-stop pass.
In the face of Pato's ball, Jeonbuk Hyundai's left-back Park Jae-won came over to press Pato, who made a beautiful emergency stop and turned around, knocking the ball horizontally to Lin Feng, who came to answer, and Lin Feng handed it to Tao Wentao again.
Jeonbuk Hyundai players, who are already in an offensive situation, had to immediately return to the defense after Leonardo was cut off, but Choi Zhechun, the Jeonbuk Hyundai defender who has been running with Tao Wentao, was completely left behind by the Longteng team's five-foot non-stop pass this time, seeing that Tao Wentao was about to get the opportunity to go straight into the penalty area, he deliberately kicked Tao Wentao's accelerated support leg with his foot behind him, and then pretended to be innocent and stretched out his hands, indicating that he did not foul Tao Wentao.
It's a pity that this kind of foul behind him can't escape the eyes of the referee, who did not hesitate to show Cui Zhechun a yellow card, so that the Longteng team once again got a chance to take a free kick in the front.
Cui Kangxi on the sidelines did not blame Cui Zhechun, but pointed the finger at Leonardo, who blindly dribbled the ball just now and was counterattacked by the Longteng team, obviously he also knew that Cui Zhechun was helping Leonardo take the blame for his wanton behavior just now.
Leonardo, who was yelled at by Choi Kang-hee, bowed his head and honestly accepted the head coach's anger.
Just now, the Longteng team has shown their ability to score from a free kick, and now it has only been a few minutes, and they have sent another opponent to one, although the position is slightly back, but who knows if the Longteng team will score again.
And as a defensive back Cui Zhechun's yellow card is a very big hidden danger, several players in the front court of the Longteng team are masters who can rush to lead, Cui Zhechun, who has a yellow card, will never dare to use big moves to defend again, and the attack of the Longteng team will become more and more unscrupulous.
The commentators of both teams also questioned Leonardo's willfulness just now, of course, He Wei praised the attack of the Longteng team more: "This time the counterattack of the Longteng team is very threatening, after the opponent's excessive dribbling was broken, a continuous pass passed the half, although it was stopped by the opponent's foul, but the opponent paid a yellow card for the main back and a free kick in the front, Jeonbuk Hyundai is now in a little impatient mood of the whole team." Let's take a look at the free-kick attack. ”
The criticism from the South Korean side is extremely sharp, Park Wencheng said with a little hatred: "This is not a game that Jeonbuk Hyundai should play." They have an extremely consistent performance in the K-League, and Leonardo's performance is also very flexible, but now he has betrayed the trust of coach Choi Kang-hee, and it is too irresponsible to carry the ball like this. The Dragons have already scored from a free-kick, so are they going to repeat the same mistake now?"
This time, because the position of the free kick was a little far, the Longteng team did not continue the free kick tactics of the last time, standing in front of the ball was Ben Alfa, and Pato and Lin Feng were crowded in the penalty area to grab the point, and the other was cruising outside the crowd, ready to go to the penalty area to grab the second drop point at any time.
Compared with Lin Feng's contempt for the first free kick, Jeonbuk Hyundai has increased his vigilance this time, organizing defender Lee Jae-seong to keep an eye on him all the time, ready to interfere with his grabbing points outside the penalty area at any time.
After Ben Alpha took a free kick, the ball found Lu Zhihui accurately, who jumped high to fight for the point, and it was Kim Hyung-yi who jumped with Lu Zhihui.
As a central defender who is also outstanding in header ability and has repeatedly scored with headers at critical moments, Kim Hyung-yi knows too well a player like Lu Zhihui and him, although Lu Zhihui has more advantages in the goal as an attacking party, but Kim Hyung-yi hit Lu Zhihui hard in the air, making Lu Zhihui's header slightly off the post.
It is conceivable that once Lu Zhihui is really allowed to hit this ball undisturbed, there is a chance that this header will be scored!
Not only did Kim Hyung-yi and his teammates break out in a cold sweat, but Park Wencheng also exclaimed: "The attack of the Longteng team came from Lu Zhihui, but fortunately, the ball was slightly off." Lu Zhihui, a player, can be said to be China's Jin Hengyi, his set-piece header offensive ability is very strong, thanks to Jin Hengyi's interference, he made a contribution. ”
He Wei was extremely regretful: "If this goal is scored, with the ability of the Longteng team to control the game, victory is in sight." ”
"Jeonbuk Hyundai's frontal defense is still very strong. Xu Yang explained, "They are now the second-to-last in the K League in terms of the number of goals conceded, and what they are afraid of is the opponent's rapid counterattack. ”