How big is the gap between Chinese football, South Korean football, and even European football?

This is the most frequently asked question in the past few years.

The questions are very broad, and they should be explained comprehensively, and they may not be able to be finished in a few days and nights, but Gao Han is often answered in the simplest sentence, which is very big, but not as big as imagined.

This is indeed what he is saying.

If you look at the technical skills of the players, the gap between China and South Korea is really not big, which can be seen from the performance of many South Korean internationals in the Chinese Super League, and even some Chinese players go to Europe, which is not much worse than European players.

But why can't you get a foothold?

The reason is simple, a player is not only about his skills, but also about his technical and tactical skills, his thinking and the details of the game, and even to some extent, his skills are not important.

To put it simply, Chinese players have good technical skills, but they don't know how to play.

This involves the issue of supporting the entire professional football industry.

The problem of running without the ball has been said by Gao Han before, and in this key game of the confrontation between China and South Korea, the team has repeatedly exposed another problem in the first half, that is, the lack of communication on the field.

Football is a team sport, 11 players play on the field at the same time, how to maintain the same pace, how to effectively divide labor, how to coordinate protection, which requires each player to maintain good and effective communication with each other.

But in terms of the problem, this kind of communication is not as simple as shouting.

Everything on the football field changes rapidly, and how to maintain timely and effective communication can make or break the game to some extent.

For example, Zhang Linfan's mistake in the first half was indeed a mistake by the right-back himself, but the question is, is Huang Baiwen not responsible? He was already about to run over, why didn't he pass on his intentions to his teammates in time?

Zhang Linfan's misjudgment reflects the communication barrier of the national team as a whole.

So how do you establish effective communication on the football field?

This requires the team to establish a set of effective communication mechanisms that are clear to everyone.

Simple, isn't it?

No, it's hard.

Or Zhang Linfan's mistake, if Huang Baiwen shouted Zhang Linfan's name when he retreated, and then shouted out his intentions, not to mention whether Zhang Linfan could receive the signal in time in the crowded environment in the stadium at that time, even if he heard it, he had to feedback it to his brain, and then analyze it through his brain, and finally make a decision.

In fact, by the time he makes a decision, it's often too late.

The period of time between receiving a signal and making a decision is called reaction time.

It was clear that traditional methods of communication would not work on the football pitch because the reaction time was too long.

Therefore, it is necessary to use a method similar to gestures, code words, etc., to ensure that the teammate can receive the signal clearly, and at the same time, to shorten the reaction time of the teammate as much as possible, to ensure that he can react in the shortest possible time.

This is somewhat similar to the gesture code language used by special forces in combat.

But it's clear that the way the Chinese team communicates on the pitch is very problematic, and that's what Gao Han has been working on and building over the past period of time, but so far, he and all the players are still working together.

The same situation still exists in the club, but the club has introduced a lot of foreign coaches, brought advanced concepts and details, and got along for a long time, making them ahead of the national team in this area.

Gao Han knows very well that if the Chinese team can form a good communication mechanism, not to mention the goal conceded in the first half, even some threatening attacks of the South Korean team can be defused and contained in time, the scene will be much better than now, and there will be more threatening counterattacks.

Communication is only a detail of the competition, it is very basic and crucial, but it is not noticeable, there are many similar to this one, Gao Han has no way to say them in detail one by one, and can only slowly rely on time to improve these problems left over from many years.

And the problem reflected by these is the backwardness of Chinese football.

So is it true that the Chinese team can't defeat South Korea?

The Koreanophobia of the past few decades has made everyone lack such confidence, especially the excellent performances of South Korea and Japan in Asia and the World Cup.

But Gao Han came to the conclusion that no!

China's football industry is backward, and there are indeed a lot of problems in Chinese football, but the Chinese team is not invincible to South Korea.

But this kind of talk is useless by shouting, even the international players of the national team are bottomless, full of worry and apprehension.

Therefore, it is necessary to compete and rely on actual combat to prove it.

Looking at the performance throughout the first half, Gao Han believes that all international players, and even all Chinese fans, should clearly feel that South Korea, which was once invincible and never took the Chinese team seriously, turned out to be nothing more than that.

It turned out that under the pressure of the Chinese team, they would also be at a loss, and they would frequently make mistakes in receiving the ball.

It turned out that in the face of the Chinese team's orderly defense, their seemingly invincible offense would also hit the wall.

It turned out that in the face of the rapid counterattack launched by the Chinese team after breaking the ball, their seemingly impregnable defense would also be left and right, and it would be embarrassing.

It turns out that Chinese football has been professional for so many years, and it is not without progress.

It turns out that what we have always had before, the illusion that South Korea is invincible, comes more from the lack of confidence in its own strength, its own cowardice, and its blind promotion of its opponents.

Originally...... Originally...... Originally......

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When Gao Han walked into the visiting team's dressing room, all the players looked up and looked at him.

The first half that has just passed has brought them too big, too strong an impact, and it can even be said that it has ruined some of the traditional impressions and illusions they have accumulated over the years.

At 0-1 down, they almost despaired.

But when they were leading one by one, they couldn't believe it.

Even at this moment, sitting in the locker room, they are still wondering if they are dreaming.

But they felt hesitant and at a loss, not knowing what to do next.

1-1, it is also acceptable to keep this score, and they will become heroes in the eyes of all fans when they return home with such results.

I don't know why, this psychology should have been very natural in the past, but at this moment, it makes them feel guilty.

It's like they can score 100 points, but they only get 80 points.

Therefore, they all raised their heads and looked at Gao Han in a daze.

Perhaps, this amazing manager can show them a clear path and lead them out of the quagmire.

"Everyone did a very good job in the first half, the score of 1-1 reasonably reflected the performance of both sides and us, you don't need to be presumptuous, our performance with the South Korean team is between them, they have an advantage in individual strength, but we are stronger overall, so we will continue to play like this in the second half. ”

Gao Han's words made everyone in the locker room nod.

Subsequently, Gao Han asked about the physical condition of several players with concern, even though he had gone to Buenaventura to get detailed analysis and data, he still understood the psychology of the players.

For example, Huang Baiwen and Yin Hongbo, they both had a large range of runs in the first half, and the protection of the two wings is indispensable, especially Huang Baiwen's protection of the right side, which is even more crucial.

But this also made it difficult for Huang Baiwen to contribute in terms of attack and organization, after all, he was on the left side of Son Heung-min and Gu Zi-cheol, and if he did not protect Zhang Linfan, the right side of the first half would have been blown up by South Korea.

"We have a few things that we have to pay attention to and strengthen, one is the harassment and suppression of the opposing central defenders and the midfielders who are dragging behind, the front three players must pay attention, you are the first line of defense of the team, you must always be vigilant. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Han looked at Gao Lin.

The center forward was pulled to the side by Gao Han in this game, ran more, and defended more actively, which was a little different from his usual laziness, but the physical consumption was also great.

But after feeling Gao Han's concerned eyes, Gao Lin nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, boss, grit your teeth, I can still hold on." ”

"Don't worry, it's 1-1 now, the situation is in our favor, as long as we start the second half to hold this wave of South Korea's attack, they will quickly make adjustments, no more than 65 minutes at most, he will make substitutions, I will also make substitutions. ”

Gao Lin nodded heavily, he knew that Gao Han had practiced two different counterattack routines during the training camp in Shenyang, and he was one of them, and if Gao Han was replaced, he should be replaced.

Therefore, he did not need to worry too much about the physical exertion after the start of the second half.

Gao Han knew very well in his heart that the high-level pressing and attacking in the last ten minutes of the first half had a lot of physical consumption on the international players, but after a fifteen-minute break at halftime, they should still be able to persevere.

If he puts the same rush to the opening stage, I am afraid that the physical fitness of the Chinese team will not be able to hold up in the second half.

That's why he didn't start the game, once he couldn't score a goal, the game was basically over.

If you are so uncertain and have such a big risk, Gao Han will not do it.

"I believe everyone should know after the first half of the game that the strength of the South Korean team is not as strong as we imagined, and they are not invincible. ”

Everyone nodded in unison, and they still had a deep understanding of this.

"They have a lot of overseas international players, all of whom are in a hurry to return from Europe, and it only takes two or three days from landing to the game, and they may not even have had systematic training, and physical fitness will definitely be a problem, especially as the game deepens, it will be more obvious. ”

"So, they will be more anxious than us in the second half, the initiative advantage is with us, the key is that we have to hold on to this little advantage that we finally grabbed in the first half, and we can't concede any more goals!"

Gao Han solemnly reminded that all the players had also received it.

In fact, if the first half had not conceded a goal, the situation of the Chinese team would have been better than now, and the physical fitness would have been better.

But there is no regret medicine in this world, since it has happened, it can't be changed, so follow the trend.

"In the second half, we still follow the strategy of the first half, defend and counterattack, mainly do a good job of defense, and after stabilizing the start, the opponent will become more and more impatient, and we will have more and more opportunities, but we must remember that we can't be in a hurry, always stay calm. ”

"You must always remember that only by the whole can we hope to win. ”

If all the international players were still a little uneasy about the game before the game, then now, after the first half, everything Gao Han and the coaching staff did, as well as the trend of the game, completely dispelled their last concerns.

They're now starting to really realise that this game can really be won.

(End of chapter)