Pohang Steelers may never have imagined that they would one day be at the bottom of the set-piece in a crucial battle because of set-pieces. Gao Shunyao's goal came very timely, and it can be said that it turned the game around for a while.

As the defending champions, Pohang Steelers could not accept that their team would be eliminated in the group stage, and the score behind made them start to attack.

"It's still very difficult for Pohang Steelers to score goals in Tokyo, and Tokyo have played well at home this season, and the difference between home and away is very big, and it is almost no problem to defend at home. Moreover, Pohang Steelers itself is not a strong offensive team, so attacking like this may be detrimental to itself......"

Watching the game, Kitazawa Hao is also telling his opinion, the advantage is on the side of Tokyo, Pohang Steelers has fallen into passivity, neither side is a team with excellent offensive power, once the advantage is reversed, the game is a different situation.

With the advantage in hand and playing at home, Tokyo's chances of winning are getting bigger and bigger. Pohang Steelers wanted to attack, but Tokyo's defense was very good, and Tokyo was originally good at defending and counterattacking, and attacking at Pohang Steelers gave Tokyo a better chance. Soon, their counterattack came.

After a failed Pohang Steelers attack, Tokyo immediately began to counterattack. Their counter-attack was still sharp, and after a couple of skilful passes, Naohiro Ishikawa dribbled down to the bottom of the line and kicked the ball into the penalty area with a cross.

Naohiro Ishikawa's pass was excellent, and the ball swept up from the side and flew straight towards Ko Soon Yao at the near post. However. By Gao Soon-yao's side, the South Korean defender was clinging to him. He wasn't given any chance to score at all. The two jumped together, although Gao Shunyao still jumped relatively high. But the South Korean defender stood between him and the goal, and there was no gap.

Faced with this situation, Gao Shunyao did not insist on hitting the goal anymore, he made a beautiful header and sent the ball to the feet of Kiyotake Hongji in the penalty area. Kiyotake Hiroji got the ball, there was no one in front of him, he just shot from a distance and rubbed the ball out.

He wanted to kick the top corner of the far post, but obviously. He was a little hurried when he kicked the ball, his instep was not pressed properly, and the ball flew directly over the crossbar and into the stands.

"Oh, this ball shouldn't be, how can such a ball be kicked into a highball that develops the universe......" Shoji Cheng watched the game and couldn't help but complain about his junior. It's not okay to waste a good opportunity like this, there is only one goal, and the victory in Tokyo is not stable enough.

"It's young people, after all. Lack of experience......"

Kitazawa Hao, who was sitting on the side, could only explain it like this: Hiroshi Kiyotake is still young, and this is still the first season to play in the J-League, such a player. It's rare to not hesitate when you get an opportunity, and it's impossible to get him to play at the top level with every kick.

"However, if he continues to play like this, it will be very difficult for Tokyo. After the goal. Although Pohang Steelers fought back, the defense began to have flaws. But the guard against Gao Shunyao is also tighter. Tokyo now lacks a person who can match Gao Shunyao, after Gao Shunyao was stared at death. Players who can form a scoring point, without such players, Tokyo is still dangerous. ”

Shoji Joji hit the nail on the head when he pointed out Tokyo's problems, and he said it unceremoniously and without mistake.

During this period of time, Tokyo's attack seems to have improved somewhat, but compared to when Kabore was there, they still did not do enough. In the past, Kabore was responsible for scoring goals, and Gao Shunyao was responsible for supporting the offensive system, and the two had a clear division of labor, making the frontcourt attack powerful. And now Gao Shunyao has to do the work of two people alone, except for him, the young teammates are not good at shooting, and when he is restricted, Tokyo's overall attack can no longer be effective.

POSCO also saw this, and their adjustment was to really guard Gao Shunyao to the death. Defending Ko Soon-yao's attacking ability, he forced him to make balls for his teammates, because Pohang Steelers believed that even if Ko Soon-yao was strong and could make a good ball, as long as his teammates couldn't kick it, then more chances would be in vain.

"In this situation, either we can count on Gao Shunyao's shooting skills to improve further, or we can count on Hiroshi Kiyotake and Kenyu Nagai to score...... It's both of them. ”

Cheng Shoji sighed, he admitted that he underestimated Gao Shunyao a little in the game, but even so, he still thought that the current situation, Gao Shunyao was still helpless.

He has also seen the game in Tokyo during this time, it is not difficult for Gao Shunyao to score a goal in the game, but after scoring a goal, it is not easy to continue to maintain the attack. In Shoji Cheng's view, Gao Shunyao can score goals now, and many times he still relies on the opponent not paying enough attention to him, and once the opponent pays attention to him, it will be difficult for him to score again. After a few games, he has never scored a brace, which is the best proof of this. I'm afraid that this game, as before, will be very difficult for Tokyo to expand the score.

On the field, Tokyo still fought back. Soon, they found another opportunity. On the left side, after Yuto Nagatomo got the ball once, he sent the ball to the feet of Gao Shunyao in the ribs of the penalty area, forming an offensive again.

As Shoji Jojo had predicted, in front of Gao Shunyao, Pohang Steelers had already piled up manpower and organized its defense. Gao Shunyao wanted to break through, but he couldn't face the interception of two people at all, and his ability was not enough to pass people continuously.

Faced with this situation, Gao Shunyao could only make one choice.

Pass!

Standing in the ribs of the penalty area, Gao Shunyao made another pass, which happened to the feet of Qingwu Hongji at the front of the penalty area, and after he finished passing the ball, he immediately rushed towards the penalty area. His running attracted a lot of attention, and it also made a path appear in front of Kiyotake Hiroshi, Kiyotake Hiroshi had another chance, and he immediately shot from a distance!

"Long shot...... Ay! ”

This time, Kiyotake Hiroshi played quite well, but it was too positive. Saved again by the goalkeeper. The second brilliant opportunity was wasted. Another pass from Gao Shunyao only proved that his teammates were still not good.

The shot went wide again. The players on the court did not seem to be discouraged, standing on the field, Gao Shunyao gave a gesture to Qingwu Hongji, indicating that he was doing a good job. Although they missed two chances in a row, it is clear that Tokyo has not given up yet.

Soon, they had another chance. This time, Gao Soon-yao, who broke through with the ball on the right flank to the vicinity of the penalty area. Again faced with the opponent's defense.

"Don't pass it on again......" Cheng Shoji looked at Gao Shunyao and couldn't help but say a word.

As if hearing Shoji Cheng's words, Gao Shunyao chose to break through directly, and he took a sudden step to the right with the ball, wanting to rely on his explosive power to forcibly shake off the opponent. The South Korean defender's reaction speed was not satisfied, and he also stretched out his foot in time and kicked it on the ball, and the two of them were together. Kicked the ball into the air.

Passed!

Although Gao Shunyao's feet stumbled, he was not confused in his heart. The football bounced up under the scramble of two people, because Gao Shunyao's strength was relatively large, and after all, it still fell behind the South Korean defender. Gao Shunyao himself almost tripped up. But it didn't affect the final effect of the ball, Gao Shunyao still broke through the defense line with the ball and killed behind the South Korean defender!

Time. He couldn't care so much anymore, he didn't care about his own pace and hadn't adjusted yet. He took a step forward and wanted to catch up with the football shot. But. At this moment, the opponent's defender who was originally in the middle to help defend Qingwu Hongji had also rushed over, wanting to block the angle of Gao Shunyao's shot, and what was even more embarrassing was that Gao Shunyao's body was almost leaning forward, and he couldn't shoot with his feet in this situation.

He can pass alone, but Gao Shunyao can't break through the entire line of defense - he has faced this problem more than once. And this time, it looked like he still couldn't make it to the goal.

At this time, Gao Shunyao also understood his situation, and he did not force his feet to shoot. At this moment, he suddenly poked out his foot, and just when the two defenders wanted to pinch him, he passed the ball and kicked it out!

The ball slipped through the gap between the two defenders who didn't have time to take their positions, and rolled towards Hiroji Kiyotake behind them. Because both of them were attacking Gao Shunyao, Qingwu Hongji had been completely emptied at this time. This time, it was better than the previous two chances, Hiroshi Kiyotake was in the box, and it was a very good ground ball.

And in the face of this kind of pass, Kiyotake Hiroshi didn't say a word, and shot again!

"Shoot! The ball is in!! Kiyotake Hiroshi! Well done! The player with the big heart, finally got the goal! ”

Kitazawa's roar finally rang out, and after Kiyotake Hiroshi wasted two shots, he finally managed to break through his opponent's door on the third shot. On the pitch, the young player was already a little crazy with excitement, and he ran frantically to the crowd to cheer for the goal that had sealed the game.

To be able to score a goal yourself after a succession of wasted chances is perfect!

"Kiyotake Hongji has proven himself, and Gao Shunyao is just as incredible. His teammates wasted two of his best passes, but the third time, he passed them to his teammates, and that trust was amazing. ”

Watching the game, Cheng Shoji couldn't help but add, he didn't expect that Gao Shunyao would pass the ball at this time. It's not hard to pass the ball to a teammate alone, but it's very difficult to create chances like this again and again.

What about a game, even if two chances have been wasted? As long as he can create a third chance, Gao Shunyao will still create opportunities like this. The strength of teammates needs to be supported, and only by constantly feeding the ball can we create good enough teammates, which Gao Shunyao has long been aware of.

When he didn't play well on his own, his teammates were willing to help him. In Tokyo, Yasuyuki Konno helped him train, and Kabore guided him to play. And now, he himself has been firmly seated, and it is his turn to pass the ball for his teammates and help them grow.

Even if Gao Shunyao is already a shooter now, he will not forget the most basic cooperation and mutual assistance. It's not really good to play well, the real star is the one who can drive the whole team to play better.

He's a core player now, and the core player is going to make the team play better. The core players should not complain that their teammates are not good, they are not good enough, and they play better with them - this can't be done, how can you be the core? (To be continued......)