So in an interview before the game, Zhang Sheng was very low-key: "Guangzhou Evergrande is a champion team, although they are now plagued by injuries, but no one can ignore their strength. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info They have top foreign players like Gaolat, top domestic strikers like Gao Lin, plus Guangzhou Evergrande's home advantage, we will be vigilant enough. ”

Zhang Sheng's words surprised everyone very much, because now the Longteng team is flying in the league and the AFC Champions League, and their performance is far better than that of Guangzhou Evergrande, and he is not a very low-key character, so it is really difficult to say how much credibility there is.

Even Evergrande fans on the Internet said: "We don't need poisoned milk, I can't even get out of the 18-man squad now, please abuse lightly!"

Unlike his modesty in public, Zhang Sheng put forward his requirement to win in the pre-race preparation meeting: "I want to ask everyone, what is our goal this season?"

"Champion. All the fans present did not pause and said in unison.

"Yes. We have only one goal, and that is to be a champion. And now in front of us is the most important game, only after crossing the hurdle of Guangzhou Evergrande, we can justifiably tell everyone that we are the champions. Zhang Sheng said with a resolute face.

Then Zhang Sheng gave the reason for the victory: "Although we are playing away games, I believe everyone knows what the opponent's situation is now. They haven't been able to qualify for the AFC Champions League, so they're definitely distracted, in the league, they're five points behind us, they're a bunch of injuries, and if we can't win a game like this, the championship trophy won't automatically fly into our arms, and we're going to fall into the trap in this game, and we're going to take his life while he's sick. ”

Finally, Zhang Sheng announced the starting lineup of this game, in order to strengthen the offensive, Xiao Yunfan, who has stronger assist ability, replaced Zhou Zhou, and all the offensive players in the front court played.

Especially for Nie Jiang, Zhang Sheng made a special advice: "You also heard what the opponent's head coach said before the game, this time others are not only when you are a foreign aid, but as Cassano, are you confident to score goals in this game?"

Nie Jiang also looked very excited: "Since he used Cassano to ask me, I will show him the level of Cassano!"

Zhang Sheng nodded and said, "It's a good thing to have confidence, but don't be too impulsive when you get on the field!"

Nie Jiang smiled: "I know!"

As early as more than a week before the game, Guangzhou Evergrande's ticketing department announced that the tickets for the game had been sold out, even so, it did not stop the enthusiasm of the fans, and there were still countless fans asking for tickets through various channels.

As home fans, Guangzhou Evergrande fans are okay, after all, many of them have already bought the team's annual tickets at the beginning of the season, even if they have not purchased annual tickets, as locals, they have enough channels to get tickets.

And as a fan of the Dragons, it is pitiful.

Guangdong, as the largest exporter of talents and laborers in Hubei Province, has always had a very large number of Hubei people, and Guangzhou, as the capital of Guangdong Province, has a large number of them.

It's much harder for them to get tickets.

For this matter, Longteng Club also specially contacted Guangzhou Evergrande Club, hoping that they could provide more away team tickets, but this request did not obtain the consent of the other party, and they refused on the grounds that the tickets were insufficient and the away team fans were not well arranged.

Hearing this news, Zhang Sheng couldn't say anything, in such a game, the other party didn't find any reason to say that the away team's fan zone could not be opened, it was already according to the rules, and he couldn't ask too much.

On the day of the game, Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium, which can seat nearly 60,000 spectators, is in a full state, originally according to the regulations of the (throwing) off (pot) department (can) door (hand), the attendance rate of the Super League game can only be 80%, but there are still some people who have poured into the stadium through various relationships, and the number of people present has long exceeded the regulations.

In fact, this is also a unique phenomenon in China, that is, the people do not investigate the officials, as long as you don't have an accident, everything is fine, like the Guangzhou Evergrande game, no matter how important the opponent is, the highest number of reports will always be only 399990000 spectators, but as long as the fans who have watched the game on the spot know that every important game, often even the aisle is full of people, and the intermission time is 15 minutes, and you can't go to the toilet.

When the players of both sides warmed up before the game, the atmosphere of the whole stadium has been created very warm, and the away team's fan area, which was empty in the past, was basically full, so even if they were suppressed by the Guangzhou Evergrande fans who had an absolute advantage in numbers, the players of the Longteng team could clearly hear the passionate cheers from their supporters.

In order to reflect the importance of this game, in addition to the club and fans, the Chinese Football Association also expressed its concern. For this crucial battle, the Chinese Football Association also sent the best referee of the Chinese Super League last season - Tan Hai, the assistant referee was the best assistant referee of the Chinese Super League last season, and the only Chinese referee representative of the 2014 World Cup - Mu Yuxin.

Obviously, the Chinese Football Association is ready to dump the pot, no matter which team loses, they have done their best, and no one can complain about the Football Association.

Also pay attention to this game are broadcast media from all walks of life,CCTV sent He Wei and Xu Yang's gold medal partner,LETV sent the famous "cross talk commentary group" Li Xin plus Dong Lu,Sina Sports invited its top brand Huang Jianxiang out,PPTV is also another pair of cross talk pairs in the Chinese commentary industry Tang Hui Li Qiang to explain this key battle。

He Wei analyzed the starting lineup of both sides: "Guangzhou Evergrande has come up with its strongest lineup, even so, the 18-man squad has only one foreign aid, Zheng Zhi, the captain who has just finished the AFC Champions League and lacks physical fitness, and the central defender Feng Xiaoting has also been arranged to start, Zeng Cheng's injuries have not healed, and he has also been arranged into the starting lineup. ”

"Look at the Longteng team again, it's basically all out of the station, and the lineup gap between the two sides is very big!" He Wei sighed.

Xu Yang said with a smile: "It should be said that both sides have their own advantages, Evergrande is fighting at home after all, and the Longteng team is playing the Chinese Super League away after the AFC Champions League, Evergrande's home advantage is still very obvious." ”

He Wei also took the opportunity to review Evergrande's home record: "It's true. Guangzhou Evergrande since entering the Chinese Super League, the first four seasons of 60 Super League home games only lost a total of four, of course, overall the results are getting worse and worse, these four defeats, last season accounted for 3, even so, the winning rate is very impressive, after all, so far this season, they still maintain an unbeaten home record. The Longteng team has only won once at the home of Guangzhou Evergrande, and that time it was the result of Evergrande's full substitute stop. ”

Xu Yang also nodded in agreement: "Evergrande's home field is difficult to play, it is a well-known thing, but once the Longteng team can really win the game, I think it is not as simple as just winning a game, it is likely to be the replacement of the Chinese Super League hegemon." ”

He Wei quickly changed the topic and said: "Then let's take a look at the starting list of the Longteng team, the only change made by Coach Zhang Sheng in this game is to replace Zhou Zhou with Xiao Yunfan." Xu Yang, you just finished explaining the AFC Champions League of the Longteng team last time, what do you think about this adjustment?"

Xu Yang expressed his views very clearly: "In my opinion, Coach Zhang Sheng's signal is very clear, that is, to attack, to win all three points, because Xiao Yunfan is a typical fullback with strong assists, Zhou Zhou is more of a balanced offensive and defensive but defense-oriented fullback, it seems that Coach Zhang Sheng's actual approach and his humility in the pre-game press conference are completely different things." ”

"Then let's wait and see this battle of Tianwang Mountain. He Wei concluded.

Soon the focus of the game began with a long whistle from referee Tan Hai.

Guangzhou Evergrande, who fought at home, took the lead and played very cautiously, the two players Zheng Zhi and Huang Bowen who stood in the back position easily did not take the initiative to attack, but used more of Feng Xiaoting's good ball skills in the backfield to find Gaolat who was ambushed behind Gao Lin, Cannavaro's tactics are very clear - the Longteng team likes to press the formation, then I will hit behind you.

In fact, this is also the usual tactics of Guangzhou Evergrande for more than a year, especially after the start of this season, which can be regarded as the sequelae of the Lippi era.

Since the beginning of the 2014 season, more and more fans have clearly felt that Evergrande is powerless. Although Lippi and Cannavaro have emphasized the team's mentality and desire many times, fans who watched the game can judge that the fighting spirit of Evergrande players has never decreased, but the imbalance of the lineup has made the team's dominance no longer exist, and the most important reason is that Guangzhou Evergrande's waist is not hard!

Diamanti and Gilardino's brief performances at Evergrande proved that Lippi had made a mistake in bringing in reinforcements. But the real mistake was that Rene didn't make the most of it.

The 2014 season was not the same as it was at its peak in 2013. The biggest change came in midfield, and it's hard to imagine a dominant team being one that lacks control. Under normal circumstances, Zheng Zhi and Huang Bowen are fixed candidates in the midfield, but they cannot play a better role in protecting the defensive end when they switch from attack to defense, which leads to the defenders often directly facing the opponent's high-speed forward, in which case the defense line is full of holes.

This year continues the situation of last year, the midfield protection role is getting worse and worse, and at the same time, the organizational ability of the midfield has not improved, and the disconnection is obvious, even if they poached Gao Jun, who is known for his strong organizational ability, from the Longteng team, they have not been able to solve this problem.

Cannavaro's Evergrande is rougher than in 2014, with a lot less delicate coordination and more rough long passes. Most of the time, Evergrande relies on the players' flashes to score goals when playing fast breaks, such as the magic of Goulart, and the explosion of Gao Lin after being pushed to the front line, relying on the player's individual ability to create a local advantage, rather than an overall advantage.

Of course, Lippi left behind not only the negative, but also the players maintained extreme self-confidence in various adverse situations such as poor form, which other teams do not have. This kind of pride and self-confidence that has been ingrained in the heart is very important for the team and has helped them get through a lot of tough games.

Before this game, Guangzhou had just had a rainstorm at noon, although there was not too much water in the field, but it was very slippery, which made the Longteng team a little unprepared, and there were some small mistakes in the continuous passing in the front court.

However, after getting familiar with the situation of the venue, the Longteng team gradually mastered the situation on the field, and Guangzhou Evergrande was suppressed by the Longteng team in its home stadium.

Less than five minutes into the game, Cannavaro had to get up from the dugout and head over to the sidelines.

Cannavaro made a gesture to Huang Bowen and asked him to help Zheng Zhi participate in the defense, because Zheng Zhi is now a little difficult to face the back and forth impact of Tao Wentao and Lin Feng alone.

Huang Bowen's recovery also means the retraction of Guangzhou Evergrande's offensive line in the frontcourt, and the practice of retracting the formation in the first five minutes made Zhang Sheng very surprised, this is not the attitude that a hegemon-level team should have.

He Wei, who was in charge of the commentary, was also confused by the changes in Guangzhou Evergrande: "Is this going to be recycled in the whole line? ”

Xu Yang helped Cannavaro explain: "Zheng Zhi played more than 90 minutes in the AFC Champions League in the last round of the game, and Huang Bowen is the same, they are forced to play, and now the Longteng team's offensive is so fierce, it is correct to retreat and defend first, after all, the control of the midfield is ranked first." ”

Sure enough, after Huang Bowen also retreated, the situation in Evergrande's midfield improved a lot, with his non-stop running, harassment and interception, Zheng Zhi could put more energy into the organization and combing of the midfield.

Cannavaro's seemingly conservative tactical adjustment made the situation of the game a little calmer, but this adjustment also set the tone for this game - Longteng team is the main attack, and Guangzhou Evergrande is the main defense.

In the next game, the Longteng team put their backline near the midfield, and the two wingbacks Xiao Yunfan and Wei Zhimin were even more powerful, and they all became wingers' style of play.

Even so, Zhang Sheng stood on the sidelines and gestured forward to the two full-backs.

Seeing Zhang Sheng's gesture, He Wei sighed: "The Longteng team is playing really strongly now, and the team that can play like this at the home of Guangzhou Evergrande does not exist in the entire Chinese Super League now." ”

Xu Yang nodded and said: "That's true, the next thing is to see how the Longteng team plays efficiently in the offense." ”