The Chinese fans who watched the game at the scene noticed a detail - Gao Zheng did not follow his teammates back to the locker room, but warmed up with the other substitutes on the bench under the leadership of assistant coach Madaloni.

What does this mean?

Those who know a little bit about football will know, which means that Gao Zheng will not be substituted at the beginning of the second half.

If Lippi wants to make personnel changes at halftime and send Gao Zheng on the field, then he should bring Gao Zheng back to the locker room and explain him specific tactics. After all, with a role like Gao Zheng, it is impossible to let him play without any special arrangements.

So since he didn't go to the dressing room with the players on the pitch, it means that at least at halftime, Lippi won't bring him on the pitch.

This made many Chinese fans in the stands feel disappointed, and then feared - is Gao Zheng really not able to play yet? Did we miss the team doctor at Atletico Madrid? People didn't let Gao Zheng play because they wanted to protect him?

But if Gao Zheng can't play this game......

If you look at the first half, we will lose at home to South Korea......

The home defeat to Syria is, of course, infuriating and unacceptable...... But losing to the South Korean team is even more infuriating and unacceptable!

Especially when I think of Park Changji's cheapness, it makes people feel even more uneasy.

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Lippi, who was in the locker room, noticed that the players of the Chinese team were a little absent-minded, and he knew why this was happening, because Gao Zheng was not here, which meant that Gao Zheng would not play immediately in the second half.

Many people are worried about whether Gao Zheng can still play......

Although everyone saw Gao Zheng's performance in training, training and competition are completely different, at least the intensity of confrontation is different. Some players of the Chinese team are even worried that Gao Zheng, who has just returned from injury, will be injured again, so they obviously dare not use too much force when they fight Gao Zheng in training.

This further leads to a gap between the intensity of training and the intensity of the game.

Just because you're good in training doesn't mean you're going to be good in competition. It is difficult for even a normal player in good health to do this, let alone Gao Zheng, who has just recovered from injury and has not played in a game for almost seven months.

Seeing this scene, Lippi knew that the players had doubts in their hearts, so he said sharply through the translator: "What are you doing? Worry about you before you worry about others! What if you get a goal for South Korea? If you want to win this game, do your own thing. That's not to concede a goal! Before Gao Zheng takes the court, I hope we are still on the same starting line as the Korean team! ”

was reminded by the head coach like this, and many people came back to their senses.

Yes, if they can't defend their goal and let South Korea score, then what is the point of Gao Zheng playing? Or when Gao Zheng appears, he will face a hellish level of difficulty.

If they really care about Gao Zheng and don't want him to get hurt, then try to reduce Gao Zheng's burden. Instead of leaving a mess for Gao Zheng to clean up.

Seeing that the players were back to normal, Lippi continued in a soothing tone: "Although the South Korean team attacked fiercely, we did a good job in the first half and did not let them score. So please believe in your own ability, believe that you can withstand the offensive pressure of the South Korean team, and believe that you can defend against Son Heung-min. ”

In addition to Gao Zheng, Son Xingmin is now the number one star in Asian football.

A lot of times, just being in the starting line-up can put a lot of pressure on opponents.

If neither the Chinese team nor the South Korean team has their own number one star, then the Chinese team is really not afraid of the South Korean team on their home turf.

But they didn't have Gao Zheng, but the South Korean team had Son Heung-min.

Lippi praised the team's defensive performance in the first half, that is, he praised everyone's defense against Son Heung-min.

The first half didn't give South Korea's number one star any decent chances, and more often than not, Son was only able to move on the flanks and rarely in the middle.

Coupled with the tactical choice of the Chinese team, the South Korean team has little chance to counterattack, so Son Xingmin's power has not been brought into play.

Seeing head coach Lippi say this, the Chinese players in the locker room unconsciously puffed up their chests.

It's really something that makes them proud.

In the first half, despite the fierce attack of the South Korean team, they did not concede a goal.

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Meanwhile, in the dressing room of the South Korean team, head coach Stillik was criticizing his players' performance in the first half: "Don't worry about whether Gao can play or not, let's do our own thing, which is to score first." As long as we're in the lead, it doesn't matter to us whether we play or not. But we had so many shots in the first half and we couldn't score a single goal. To be honest, I'm pretty disappointed with your performance! ”

The scolded South Korean players sat down in their places with their heads bowed.

What they don't want to admit is that they were a little underwhelmed in the first half.

In the opponent's home game, it sounds incredible.

But that's really what many Korean players really think.

Because Gao Zheng was not there, they regarded the Chinese team as a soft persimmon in their hearts, but they almost broke their teeth when they thought of biting it!

Only then did I find that even without Gao Zheng's Chinese team, it was not easy to deal with......

It's just that there is one thing they didn't understand, the Chinese team obviously put all their energy into defense in this game, and the whole team put the bus, just not letting the South Korean team score.

But even if they do manage to hold on to a 0-0 scoreline, it will only be a draw with just one point. And if the Chinese team wants to qualify for the World Cup finals, there is basically no difference between scoring only one point in this game and scoring zero points.

So many people can't understand Lippi's tactical arrangement.

Or does Lippi feel that if he does not do this, the Chinese team will lose very badly at home, which is more unacceptable to the Chinese than not being able to qualify for the World Cup finals and losing to South Korea at his own home stadium?

Maybe that's really the case......

After all, we have Sun Xingmin here.

In the case of Gao Zheng being injured and away from the field for seven months, Sun Xingmin is a well-deserved Asian football boss and number one star.

If the Chinese team doesn't defend with all their might, how can they defend against Sun Xingmin?

"In the second half, it can't be like the first half! You have to show the fighting spirit to win this game away from home!! Stillik exclaimed, thinking the players were frightened by speculation that Gao Zheng might play.

I was frightened by a mascot sitting on the bench, and it was ridiculous to say it!