Chapter 279: Home Lead?
The fourth round of Group A of the 2014 World Cup Asian Top 10 in Brazil between China and South Korea was played at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center at 8 p.m. Beijing time on September 11. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
The Shenyang Olympic Sports Center, which can accommodate 60,000 fans, was already full at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and the small number of South Korean fans who attended the stadium were also wearing red jerseys, so the whole stadium looked like a sea of red.
Both sides submitted their starting lineups an hour before the game, and from the lineup point of view, both sides almost sacrificed the strongest lineup that could be sent.
The Chinese team playing at home is still based on Guangzhou Evergrande's players, plus Tang Zheng and Hao Junmin, two foreign players.
The South Korean team is mainly composed of domestic players, and the formation is the same as that of the Chinese team, 4231.
Goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong, defenders Ko Yao-han, Kwak Tae-hui, Lee Jung-so and Park Joo-ho, midfielders Ha Dae-sung, Ji Sung-yong, Kim Bo-kyung, Lee Geun-ho and Lee Qing-yong, Song Dong-guk at the front of the attack.
The good news for the Chinese team in this game is that Gu Zizhe was unable to play due to injury, but the talented teenager Son Heung-min, who was highly requested by the Korean media, was put on the bench by Choi Kang-hee, which was somewhat a hidden danger for the Chinese team's defense.
Chinese fans who have watched the Bundesliga know that Sun Xingmin has distinctive characteristics, speed, can break through, and has a strong ability to score inside, and it is not an accident that he can become the main winger of Hamburg last season, it is strength!
Camacho considered the strength of the South Korean team, Tang Zheng did not play in the middle of the back, but partnered with Zheng Zhi to play double midfield.
The goalkeeper Zeng Cheng, the four defenders are Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng and Wu Xi, the three forwards are Rong Hao, Hao Junmin and Yu Chao, and Gao Lin is at the front.
After seeing the starting list, Duan Huo, the central 5 commentator, first talked about the defense of the Chinese team: "Tang Zheng pulled back to partner Zheng Zhi to play double back is an obvious defensive signal, and the left wingback Rong Hao is also the main left-back, which is equivalent to hoarding two fullbacks on the left side, I personally think Camacho's choice is relatively conservative." ”
"Camacho must have taken into account the super strength of Lee Qinglong on the right side of the South Korean team, he has shown his super breakthrough strength in the Premier League, I think Camacho still hopes that the players can stand on the defense first, after all, the overall strength of the Korean team is stronger than ours. Commentator Xu Yang analyzed.
With the whistle of UAE referee Hassan at eight o'clock, the fourth round of the focus battle of Group A of the World Asian Championship between the Chinese team and the South Korean team was announced.
There is another game to be played at the same time, with Lebanon, who have lost three consecutive group games in the same group, host Australia.
From the beginning of the game, the South Korean team played very patiently, using Ji Chengyong's open vision and accurate long pass transfer, focusing on two wings.
In fact, this is not the style of play that the South Korean team is good at, they prefer to play a mercury-like attack by running forward, and now this choice is completely to bypass Tang Zheng's defensive zone.
Li Dongguo is 1.85 meters tall and 80 kilograms, but the two central defenders of the Chinese team, Zhang Linpeng and Feng Xiaoting, are not at a loss in height, and they are younger and more active than Li Dongguo.
In addition, Li Dongguo is also thirty-three years old this year, he is not a young guy for a long time, and he has suffered a little in terms of physical confrontation, and he can only play football with his rich game experience and awareness now.
However, China's two wings did a good job, especially on the left, and Rong Hao and Sun Xiang's Evergrande left side guard combination Li Qinglong did not have a trace of temper.
South Korea's left side Kim Bo-kyung also had this problem, and he had a hard time getting the ball out when he was caught by Wu Xi and Zheng Zhi, who assisted in the defense.
In the tenth minute of the game, the Chinese team did not let the South Korean team complete even one threatening shot, and the central 5 commentator He Wei said excitedly: "The head coach of the South Korean team, Choi Kang-hee, definitely hopes that the team will open the gap on the side, but the Chinese team has done a good job in defense, and Tang Zheng, who has retreated to play a defensive midfielder, has a good interpretation of what is called defensive protection space, which also allows Zheng Zhi to win time to make up for the defense to the right side in time." ”
"There is also Tang Zheng's personal ability is really strong, whether it is Li Qinglong or Jin Fujiong who cuts inside, or Li Dongguo who retreats to get the ball, they want to take the ball and Tang Zheng has not succeeded once. Commentator Xu Yang said.
"I think they definitely didn't review their homework before the game, Tang Zheng's statistics in the Bundesliga and the Champions League are quite terrible, not only in the offensive outstanding contributions, not only in the top three, not to mention the top three in every defensive statistic, the top five must have his name. Speaking of this, He Wei said with a smile: "Sometimes the coach's use of him will fall into a kind of happy trouble, whether to free him to attack in an all-round way, or to assist the back line to complete the defensive work......"
In the eloquent conversation between He Wei and Xu Yang, another ten minutes passed in the game.
In the past ten minutes, the Chinese team has had two beautiful offensive organizations, one of which is Tang Zheng found a good opportunity through continuous running, sent a precise straight stopper, the right side inserted the ball at super high speed and directly crossed the flat ball, and Gao Lin, who outflanked and followed up in the middle, habitually pushed a high shot over the crossbar.
Another time was Tang Zheng sent Chengyong to the feet of Artemisia Junmin in a long-range shot at the front of the big penalty area, and after Artemisia Junmin got the ball, he passed diagonally to the right rib, and Yu Chao pushed the shot directly to the goalkeeper of the South Korean team Zheng Chenglong without being marked.
It is precisely because of these two counterattacks by the Chinese team that the head coach of the South Korean team, Choi Kang-hee, signaled the players not to be too eager to attack and to be more patient.
The game then went into a stalemate, but the atmosphere at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center was so good that the South Korean players would let out deafening boos whenever they got the ball, affecting their ball.
Except for a few players in Europe who have excellent psychological quality, even the veteran Li Dongguo will be affected to a certain extent.
At this time, the on-site director gave a close-up shot of the Chinese head coach Camacho, only to see him blowing a hand-made whistle and making two gestures in the broadcast shot.
Immediately afterwards, the camera switched, Tang Zheng tapped his chin and made a thumbs up movement.
This shot attracted the attention of the commentators of various live TV stations, who speculated about the communication between Camacho and Tang Zheng.
South Korea's SBS sports station commentator frowned and said: "If you don't guess wrong, the Chinese team's tactical play will change, Smecta, our head coach Choi Kangxi should also find the flaws of the Chinese team as soon as possible, otherwise our defense will have problems if it drags on like this, Smecta ......"
The changes in the Chinese team, South Korean head coach Choi Kang-hee quickly saw that Tang Zheng's position was higher, and at the same time, Hao Junmin's position was slightly recycled, and Tang Zheng's position had a depth protection.
To put it simply, the position of the two is flexible, and Tang Zheng will go deeper to protect the football and reduce the chance of being broken by the South Korean team to counterattack.
However, Tang Zheng's dribbling ability is very strong, and his body is at the level of Europe's top league, and it is difficult for Korean players to break the ball from his feet except for fouls.
Once the South Korean player fouled Tang Zheng in the backfield, the Korean fans in front of the TV were nervous, because Tang Zheng was the tallest in the field and had a super ability to grab points, whether it was directly attacking the goal or making the ball for his teammates, it would pose a huge threat to Zheng Chenglong to guard the goal.
Seeing the move, Cui Kangxi signaled the players to put more pressure on the Chinese team's ball-handling players in defense, and try to let them pass the ball back to a 30-meter defensive area away from their side.
The results were okay at first, but the result of too much forward pressure was that the off-ball runs of the players who inserted them back were a bit lethal.
In the 29th minute, Tang Zheng received a return pass from Hao Junmin, and the ball was passed directly to his own side to attack the right side.
Wu Xi took advantage of Gao Yao's pressure in the super active space and cut forward along the right sideline, believing that Tang Zheng would pass the ball.
Sure enough!
The moment he plugged in at full speed, Tang Zheng passed the ball directly without stopping.
Tang Zheng's one-foot pass is very targeted, and taking into account Wu Xi's speed, some of the advanced footballs have a slowdown after landing, which is conducive to Wu Xi, who lacks speed, to get the ball.
Wu Xi took the ball directly to the direction of the penalty area, and the central defender Guo Taihui, who returned to the defense at high speed, had no choice but to drag Wu Xi down and leave him outside the penalty area.
The Chinese players, led by Tang Zheng and captain Zheng Zhi, wanted the referee to give Guo Taihui a red card, as Wu Xi was likely to score once he entered the penalty area.
Emirati referee Hassan shook his head and rejected the Chinese player's suggestion, giving Guo Taihui only a yellow card.
Seeing this result, South Korean head coach Choi Kang-hee breathed a sigh of relief, but as soon as this breath went down, he was brought up again.
Not to mention the danger of free kicks in this position, just the Chinese team's scramble for the high point of the header is enough to give him a headache.
Before the game, he repeatedly asked the players not to give the Chinese team a set-piece opportunity, and if possible, not even a corner.
"I think if Wu Xi is replaced by Zhang Linpeng, he has already entered the penalty area. He Wei's voice changed when he said this: "However, it is also a very good result for the Chinese team to get a free kick in front of the right corner of the penalty area." ”
"Yes, a free-kick in front of this position can be taken inside and is perfect for your team-mates to flank in place. ”
"Whoa—"
The atmosphere at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center was still frenetic, and many fans who were still sitting in the seats stood up in anticipation of the Chinese team's free kick in front.
Tang Zheng is the No. 1 high-point of the Chinese team, and his presence has attracted the will of the South Korean team to at least two high-point.
Guo Taihui and Li Dongguo.
"Beep~"
As soon as Hassan's whistle blew, Li Dongguo used his body to block and grabbed Tang Zheng's shirt to assist Guo Taihui in completing the corner kick defense.
Hao Junmin made a tactical gesture during the run and kicked the football with his right foot.
At the same time, Tang Zheng suddenly waved his hand and hit Li Dongguo's left wrist pulling the jersey during the start.
Li Dongguo wanted to grit his teeth and insist, the pain in his wrist may be able to grit his teeth and endure it, but there is an acupoint here, which will affect the force of his palm.
Tang Zheng took advantage of this to get rid of Li Dongguo's defense, Guo Taihui was too late to keep up with Tang Zheng, his running route was blocked by Wu Xi, and his feet stopped in place.
Tang Zheng in the broadcast camera jumped high, and the football kicked by Artemisia Junmin arrived as promised.
He kept his balance with his arms open, twisted his waist and threw the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal.
Zheng Chenglong made a save on the spot, but his arm span was insufficient due to his height, and his extended left arm did not touch the football......