In the next game, because Ulsan Hyundai and Yongteng played very cautiously, the scene became a little boring, most of the confrontation took place in the midfield, the ball kept changing at the feet of both sides, but there was no good chance to score, until the referee blew the whistle of the first half, the score of both sides was 0:0.

At halftime, Zhang Sheng encouraged the performance of the players, especially for Xiao Yunfan's performance, Zhang Sheng praised a few words: "Yunfan, you played very well in the first half, did a good job in defense on the side, and also played your own characteristics in attack, continue to work hard in the second half, and strive to help the team get a goal, with your state today, you still have a very good chance." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

At the same time, Zhang Sheng also discovered the team's current weakness, that is, the lack of physical fitness.

Since the start of the Chinese Super League, in just ten days, the Longteng team has played four games, three of which are away, and the last two are consecutive away games, the physical consumption of the players is very large, the Longteng team has never experienced such a high-intensity and high-density confrontation and game, and now the team can have a record of one win, two draws and one loss is the best performance that the team can have now.

Fortunately, the team's physical team did a very good job before the season, and the players also did a good job in physical reserves, plus this is only the early stage of the league, everyone can grit their teeth and still hold on, if there is such a schedule in the middle or second half of the league, it is estimated that the team will really collapse.

But the players are also very sad now, for example, at halftime now, several players who run a lot because of tactical requirements are very tired, Lin Feng is the most obvious example, as Ivo's injury after the Longteng team in the midfield replacement player, Lin Feng must run before and after the midfield, not only to participate in the offensive organization to pass the ball, but also to return to the back to join the defense, Zhang Sheng completely uses him as a B2B midfielder, and his ability to pass under his feet is not enough, he can only make up for it by more running, which is too difficult for him。

At this time, Lin Feng was sitting on a stool in the locker room rubbing his legs, and the whole person looked a little tired.

Zhang Sheng asked Lin Feng with concern: "How is it?" Lin Feng. How long can we play in the second half?"

Lin Feng didn't insist on recklessness, but replied very frankly: "If I still insist on running up and down like this, I can only have less than 15 minutes of physical fitness." ”

Zhang Sheng nodded, thought for a while and said, "That's it, I also know that everyone has worked very hard during this time, especially Lin Feng, you are even harder." But our opponents are the same, Ulsan Hyundai also played four games in the space of 11 days, and they are not much easier than us. You try to hold on for another 20 minutes in the second half, and then I'll replace you, and of course if you can't hold on, you have to take the initiative to tell me, don't be reckless on the field. ”

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Okay, coach." I'm sure of my physical condition and I'm not going to drag the team down for the sake of performance. ”

Zhang Shengzhen said: "This is the best, after this game, back to the country to play another league, we have a week of buffer time, after all, the fourth leg of the AFC Champions League will not start until April 1, and it is our home stadium, we can also have a good rest for a few days." ”

Then Zhang Sheng stood up and cheered everyone on: "I know everyone is tired, but this is the process that a strong professional team and those strong professional players must go through, as long as everyone overcomes the difficulties, the difficulties will bow to us, or we will kneel down to the difficulties." In the fight against difficulties, I want everyone to be winners, not losers. ”

Meanwhile, in the dressing room of Ulsan Hyundai, Cho Min-kook was making tactical adjustments, saying: "The opponent seems to be a difficult team, and we were a little underweight in the first half. But one of the problems I found was that the players were running a little bit down at the end of the first half, which has always been a problem for the Chinese team, and we have to make a fuss about their weakness. At the start of the second half, we need to press and press more to make them wear out faster, so I'm going to make substitutions. ”

Hearing Cao Minguo's words, the players all sat up straight and waited for his deployment.

Cao Minguo began to roll call: "Raphinha, you replace Liu Junxiu." I would like to mention Yoo Jun-so, in the first half, you were too reckless, and you frequently fell to the ground to cheat free kicks and penalties are not the spirit that our Republic of Korea players should have. In the face of such a defeated Chinese team, we can defeat them with our own ability. ”

After saying this, Cao Minguo turned to Raphinha and said: "Raphinha, their left side is doing a good job in the defense of the fullbacks, we don't have many opportunities, you focus on attacking their left central defenders, their left central defender McGovern is tall but slow to turn, and the players in the midfield mostly use straight plugs to hit his back." ”

After arranging this tactic, Cho Min-kook continued: "This is our home field, we can't let the opponent take the points so easily, play our Korean spirit, work hard and work hard, we will definitely be able to defeat them." ”

After the half-time break, Ulsan Hyundai's players played significantly smarter, no longer directly looking for Kim Shin-wook in the front court, but using more ground passes to find opportunities. The corresponding Raphinha came on to make their attack on the right more sharp, he was able to find opportunities to break through with the ball, and at the same time he could also play good passes to his team-mates, and the pressure on the left side of the Longteng team suddenly increased.

Jang Seung was also keenly aware of this phenomenon, but he still observed it to see if Ulsan Hyundai really gave up Kim Shin-wook's frontcourt fulcrum play, or if he just suddenly raised the ball high in the penalty area after a false shot through the ground attack.

After observing for a while, Zhang Sheng found that although Ulsan Hyundai did not give up the way of playing directly to Kim Shinyu, he did consciously strengthen the direct plug on the ground, Zhang Sheng hurriedly gestured to McGovern, asking him to pay attention to the opponent's back ball, and McGovern also nodded to indicate that he knew.

But compared to Yoo Jun-so's brutality in the first half, Raphinha's play not only played well, but also activated Choi Du-wook on the right side.

An 81-year-old veteran, Choi has a wealth of experience, having been Hiddink's most trusted right midfielder during his time in charge of South Korea and was named in the 2002 World Cup squad. He also scored a hat-trick against the world's powerhouse Paraguay during his time with the Olympic team, and in 2004, he transferred from Anyang LG to Incheon United, a new K-League team, for five years and 1.1 billion won, which is the highest value among free transfer players in South Korea.

This season, Ulsan Hyundai swapped Choi Doi Wook from Seoul FC in order to strengthen the attacking power of the frontcourt, and the veteran played very well, and now Raphinha's play has freed him up who is good at running and cooperating.

In the 57th minute, he took advantage of Lin Feng's declining physical fitness in the midfield to squeeze him away, and then hit him directly into the penalty area, and he was looking for Raphinha, Raphinha faced the incoming ball, and turned around dexterously to get rid of McGovern, but McGovern blocked Raphinha's turning route with his body, broke the ball and passed it to Lin Feng who came to answer, and at this time Raphinha suddenly fell in the penalty area.

The cartel's referee, Fahd Mari, also blew the whistle when Raphinha went to the ground and blew the penalty.

Faced with this penalty, Zhang Sheng was very angry, because this was a very normal physical confrontation. Not only Zhang Sheng was angry, but the commentator Shao Shengyi was also very puzzled, he said: "Hey, this ball actually blew a penalty, and both of them had hand movements in the penalty area, but McGovern was stronger." Nine out of ten referees won't blow this kind of penalty. And giving a penalty so easily during the stalemate between the two teams is very likely to decide the outcome of a game. This makes it difficult to understand the decision. ”

However, once the penalty is awarded, it is difficult to make any more changes, Raphinha has already begun to prepare for the penalty himself, Raphinha did not waste this opportunity, his penalty deceived Zhou Wei and scored into the goal, rewriting the score to 1:0, Ulsan Hyundai lead.

After losing this ball, Zhang Sheng decisively replaced Lin Feng and let Tao Wentao play. The meaning of this substitution is very clear, let Kante defend in midfield alone, and let Tao Wentao be responsible for organizing the attack, which is a clear signal to strengthen the attack.

Tao Wentao played a role as soon as he came on the field, in the 63rd minute, Kante cut off Raphinha's dribble, Tao Wentao received the ball from Kante and suddenly started to insert it in the midfield, and a dexterous croquette at his feet passed Jin Longtai, and then quickly rushed forward, Raphinha, who lost the ball, rushed over behind and kicked Tao Wentao's foot, and this tactical foul also made Raphinha receive a yellow card.

After Tao Wentao came on the field, the midfielder of the Longteng team played very aggressively, Tao Wentao also gave full play to the characteristics of his newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and dared to take the ball with the ball in the midfield, and at this time Zhang Sheng played another trump card that replaced Yu Bo with Ding Huaiyi, and once again strengthened the attack on the left side, which really worked.

In the 81st minute, Ding Huaiyi shook a beautiful tail on the left side and completely shook Cui Duixu, and then Tao Wentao, Pato came to a midfield triangle pass, and finally Ding Huaiyi, who took the ball, made a shot in front of the penalty area, but it was a provocative pass, after Wen Kai pulled Park Donghyuk, Pato suddenly accelerated into the penalty area, leaving Jiang Minshou behind, and then did not wait for the football to land with a volley, the ball hung in the upper left corner to make the score 1:1.

The Dragons overcame difficulties to save the situation. (To be continued.) )