Ben Alfa's free-kick failed to bear fruit, but the gap between the two sides on the pitch was becoming more and more apparent.

After regretting the free kick attack of the Longteng team, He Wei said to Xu Yang: "I don't know why. Playing now, such an important game, I am more and more at ease. ”

"In terms of tactics and strength, the Longteng team has crushed the opponent. Xu Yang said bluntly, "How the Longteng team played in the Chinese Super League, how they play now." So we are used to seeing the Longteng team play very easily in the Chinese Super League, and now we are also watching it very easily. ”

"That's true. He Wei nodded in agreement with Xu Yang's point of view, "I think maybe Guangzhou Evergrande is more qualified to be the opponent of the Longteng team in the AFC Champions League." Al Ahli is still thinking about how to defend it first. ”

He Wei's comments can be said to coincide with Olaroyo's thoughts.

At this time, Olaroyo was thinking about how to prevent it first.

Facing the imposing Longteng team, he gestured to the field, signaling the whole team to retreat first and withstand this time.

In the next game, the game also turned into an offensive and defensive drill, and the core of the organization, including Ribeiro, had to retreat to the center circle and participate in the defense.

With the compression of Al Ahly's formation, the Dragons have become much less of a threat in attack.

Barcelona's ability to play a series of short passes in extremely tight spaces is based on the fact that they have a group of the world's top players, and the Dragons, as the monkey version, are still lacking for the time being.

Even so, Al Ahly's defense was extremely embarrassing, in the first 30 minutes of the opening game, they could still rely on good fitness, through a lot of running to make up for the technical and tactical disadvantage, now after the physical consumption of a lot, fouls have become an indispensable element in the defense.

In the 39th minute of the first half, Ribeiro brought down Lin Feng, who had assisted, about 30 meters in front of the penalty area, and gave the Longteng team a free kick again.

"Ribeiro, as a striker, actually ran to his own half-court 30-metre area to defend. He Wei was worried about Al Ahli's current embarrassment, "It is difficult for Al Ahli to adjust his tactics in a timely manner. ”

"No way. Xu Yang shook his head and said, "Al Ahly's style of play is actually similar to many teams in the Chinese Super League. That is, the front court relies on a few foreign players and the main level of the national team to attack, and the midfield and backfield are squatting defense. It's okay to say that this style of play is comparable to or weaker than them, but when you meet a strong team, you can only be exhausted. ”

This time, because the free kick was far away, the task of serving was given to Ben Alfa alone, and when his ball drove into the box, the opposing goalkeeper saved the ball and the ball fell right on the edge of the box.

Lin Feng, who had been guarding this place, rushed up and shot a long shot, and after the ball passed through all the defenders, it hit the crossbar with a "bang".

The two commentators who were still chatting shouted in unison, "Oops!"

Lin Feng's long shot. He Wei then said, "The defense line on Al Ahli's side is too pressed. At the top of the arc of the penalty area, there was no one to defend. ”

"Give Lin Feng such a chance. Gee. Xu Yang also looked regretful, "Whether it is in the club or the national team, Lin Feng's long-range shot is a killer move when the team breaks the deadlock." It's a pity that this time the Longteng team's own crossbar rejected Lin Feng's goal. ”

Lin Feng, who finished shooting, also squatted down and patted the turf a little annoyed.

In the conversation with Zhang Sheng before the game, Lin Feng made his promise to Zhang Sheng: "Although I am about to transfer, I still hope to contribute all my strength in the AFC Champions League." ”

Getting a goal or contributing an assist is the minimum goal that Lin Feng set for himself in this game, he originally thought that he would be able to score this time, but he didn't expect to miss the opportunity.

When he turned his head to look at the sidelines, Zhang Sheng was applauding him, and in the face of Lin Feng's gaze, Zhang Sheng gave him a thumbs up.

Seeing Zhang Sheng's smile, Lin Feng also stabilized his mentality, in the Longteng team, tactics are always more important than players, which Zhang Sheng has emphasized countless times and unswervingly implemented.

Lin Feng didn't want to sabotage Zhang Sheng's tactics in order to show himself.

With this crossbar, the first half of the game is also coming to an end, in order to prevent the Longteng team from attacking at the end of the game, Al Ahly simply shrunk all the players to the half, and the Longteng team also slowed down the rhythm and waited for the second half to come again.

When referee Ilmatov blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the Longteng team easily returned to the locker room with a score of 1:0.

The fans who did their best to cheer for the Longteng team for half the time also took advantage of this time to quickly rest and replenish their water.

Because He Lijun and Lao Xing were sent off in the last game, neither of them appeared on the playing field, and now it is finally time for them to have a chance to serve the players.

All the fruits, chocolates, and energy drinks in the home team's dressing room have long been neatly arranged, and the club's physiotherapists have also taken the time to relax the players.

Zhang Sheng took advantage of this time to adjust the mentality of the players: "We played very well in the first half. I think you've seen it as well, and the tactics of the other side are exactly the same as I expected. In the second half, they made adjustments and fine-tuned, and they didn't go beyond what I said before. So, keep your mentality, the victory in this game is definitely ours. ”

"Xiao Yunfan, Wei Zhimin. The two of you are important pieces of the puzzle for our tactics. If you are not fit enough, let me know in time. Zhang Sheng told the two of them emphatically.

The two who were being massaged by the physiotherapist hurriedly nodded and agreed to know.

The two of them are indeed the players with the most physical consumption in this game, both deep and timely defense, which requires very high requirements for the player's round-trip ability, and Zhang Sheng has to focus on the two of them.

In fact, now the players of the Longteng team are all throwing themselves to Zhang Sheng's admiration, everything in the first half is expected by Zhang Sheng, what is more reassuring than playing with such a head coach?

Compared to the orderliness of the home team's dressing room, Olaroyo is nervously discussing with his coaching staff how to deal with the second half in the away team's dressing room.

However, the team's inherent tactics cannot be changed overnight, and the only thing Olaroyo can do now is tinker with the existing framework.

The first thing the team has to solve is the offensive problem.

The reason why the first half was very passive was mainly because they did not put enough pressure on the Longteng team in the frontcourt, so that their two fullbacks kept plugging in, resulting in their own attack not being able to play.

So it's imperative to send in a player with a stronger impact on the wings.

After taking a look around his team, Olaroyo found it trickier because he didn't have a good bench to replace the starters on the field.

Although Dubai Al Ahli is a local tycoon team, they must still abide by the rules of the AFC, that is, there can only be a maximum of 3 non-Asian foreign and one Asian foreign on the field.

Similar to the Chinese Super League team, there are only so many good players in the UAE, and they are not the only local tyrants in the UAE League, and other clubs will not easily let go of their good local players, so in terms of the depth of the bench, Dubai Al Ahly has never had a solution.

In this AFC Champions League, Dubai Al Ahli's substitute list from the top 8 to the first leg of the top 4 is exactly the same, and there is only one change in the second leg of the top 4, also because the original main left-back Abbas injured his shoulder in the first leg, and in the second leg it was his substitute Sancur who started, but was replaced by Abbas after the first half.

Khalil's poor fitness meant he played more than 80 minutes in none of his first four knockout games, but without exception, the four substitutions for Carlil were midfielder Humed Abbas.

Morocco's foreign aid Asedi basically played at the end of the game because of his poor form, but he basically replaced Ribeiro.

In other words, the Dubai Al Ahli team not only has a fixed tactic, but even the substitutions are a fixed routine.

Now when the team wants to play something different, Olaroyo really doesn't have a good choice.

After discussing with the coaching staff for a long time, he can only continue the previous fixed substitution method, the only difference is to see if he can let Asedi appear early, betting that his form will suddenly explode.

Between the hesitation of substitutions, the half-time break will also pass.

Olaroyo had to make a fuss about spirit and willpower, constantly emphasizing the importance that the club owner attaches to the players and the generosity of money.

Unfortunately, such a statement does not have much effect.

Seeing that half-time time has arrived, Olaroyo can only pray that the good fortune that has accompanied the team all the way will befall the team again.

On the contrary, during the half-time break, the commentators on the Chinese side appeared extremely relaxed.

He Wei first talked about the tactical suppression of Al Ahli in Dubai by the Dragons: "It's the same as the last game. Ribeiro was very confined to death, and Al Ahli didn't have many opportunities. ”

"That's true. Xu Yang also praised He Wei's point of view, "Judging from this half of the game. To say that there is a gap in the strength of the players on both sides, there is. But there was absolutely nothing serious enough for Al Ahli to fail even at half-time. The whole reason is that Coach Zhang Sheng's tactical arrangement is much stronger than the opponent. ”

"The Dragons' tactics are really advanced. Zhang Enhua also took over the conversation, "When I was commenting on their games before, I felt that their tactical arrangement was far more in line with the tactical trend of modern football than other domestic teams. Sticking to the flow of technology and sticking to the feet has always been their style. ”

Liu Jiayuan took the topic further: "In fact, the playing style of the Longteng team is also very meaningful for our current national team. To be honest, it's hard to see what the style of the national team is now. Players are changed frequently, and tactics are constantly changing. The Chinese team now has this result, and the individual performance of the players accounts for the main factor. ”

"I'm sure Coach Perrin will have his own ideas. He Wei heard Liu Jiayuan talk about such a sensitive topic, and hurriedly rounded the words back, "What do you think the situation will be in the second half?"

"I think we should be ready to celebrate the Dragons. Xu Yang said jokingly, "Of course, maintaining a good mentality and playing your own style is what the Longteng team should insist on doing in the second half, and they did very well in the first half." ”

Fortunately, none of the four people present possessed the mysterious oriental power, otherwise Zhang Sheng would probably be scared when he heard them like this.

After all, there were only fifteen minutes of half-time, and soon the Dragons and Al Ahly went into the second half of the confrontation.

Seeing that Al Ahli basically didn't make any adjustments, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but shake his head in his heart, "Qian donkey skills are poor."

There was no adjustment in tactics, which does not mean that Al Ahly has not changed in small details, in the early hours of the second half, Al Ahly completely pressed out his formation, hoping to take advantage of the possibility that the Longteng team had just entered the game, and a wave of equalizers or even reversed the score.

However, in the face of the stable defense of the Dragons midfield, especially the sweep of Roque Gill and Lin Feng, the effect was not obvious.

It wasn't until the eighth minute of the second half that Al Ahly found a good chance, and this time it was Lima who used his individual ability to cause problems for the Dragons.

When he received a pass from the fullback in the front, in the face of Xiao Yunfan's defense, a beautiful pass got rid of the opponent's guard and formed a breakthrough on the left side.

After the breakthrough, Lima cut directly into the penalty area horizontally, and when he saw that his teammates were not in a good position, he chose to come by himself.

Zhou Wei was engrossed in staring at Lima's foot movements at this time, predicting the angle of his shot.

Because Lin Feng returned to the penalty area from the back, Lima couldn't bypass him to play the far corner, so he chose to volley vigorously into the near corner, and Zhou Wei defended it from this angle, facing Lima's powerful shot, he pounced on the ball with both hands and threw the football outside the penalty area.

Khalil then grabbed a second point from outside the box and fended off Roque Gill to shoot straight from distance.

Zhou Wei, who had just gotten up from the ground, made another wonderful save, holding the football firmly with both hands, ending Dubai Al Ahly's attack this time.

Al Ahli's wave of attacks made He Wei take a big startle: "Lima's breakthrough. Oops, shot. Zhou Wei pounced beautifully! Al Ahly got the ball again and shot from a distance! Fortunately, Zhou Wei performed well and held the ball. Lima's personal ability is still strong. No wonder some Chinese Super League teams have taken a fancy to him before. ”

"After all, it's the bronze boots of the Portuguese Super League. Xu Yang also said in shock, "Xiao Yunfan is a little careless." The formation of the Longteng team is very forward, and once his position is passed, it is very dangerous. Fortunately, the Dragons did a good job of assisting in defense. You can't give the other party such a chance later. ”

Al Ahly's failure to get on the back of the game officially declared that the small adjustments they made at half-time were ineffective, and the rest of the game will be even more difficult.