In the match with Pohang Steelers, Gao Shunyao can be said to have come with the greatest confidence money, but what made Gao Shunyao depressed was that Tokyo FC only supported the steel park stadium for five minutes, and the door was broken by Pohang Steelers.

It was a bit of a wretch to lose the ball at the beginning, especially when he saw how the ball was lost, Gao Shunyao was even more helpless: within a few minutes of the game, Pohang Steelers launched a wave of onslaught, and they came up with the fastest pace of the game to quickly attack, and the sudden acceleration with almost no adjustment made Tokyo quite uncomfortable. As soon as the game opened, the movement of the away battle had not yet entered the state to face the onslaught, and it was also not in control of the situation, in order to intercept the opponent, Kajiyama Yohei had to foul and intercept the opponent as soon as he came up, and it was this foul that led to Tokyo's lost goal.

After a foul, Pohang Steelers got a set-piece in front. And they didn't waste that opportunity. Their set-pieces have obviously been rehearsed many times beforehand, and they have a good estimate of how to run and how to attack. Relying on this free kick opportunity, South Korean player Roh Byung-jun used an extremely beautiful direct free kick through the human wall to directly hit the bottom corner of the goal, making Tokyo extremely passive at the beginning of the game.

This conceded goal broke the strategic deployment of Tokyo FC, and also made Gao Shunyao a little admired: before the game, the coach specially instructed that one of the advantages of this team is the set-piece, but I didn't expect that after the opening, Tokyo still conceded the goal very quickly.

The biggest difference between Korean football and Japan is the guiding ideology of the nature of their respective leagues. Japanese football is a Brazilian football that emphasizes control and technique, and is rich in good midfielders and wide players. Their foreign players are generally supplemented by forwards or defenders, relying on these players to supplement their shortcomings. South Korean football, on the other hand, is learning from Germany. With an emphasis on confrontation and wholeness, they have always had no shortage of forwards and defenders. The South Koreans don't have to worry about confrontation and running, their weaknesses are lacking enough variation in their midfield. The Koreans are fighting on the pitch, fighting for willpower, fighting for their body, they are not afraid of anyone, but in terms of the change of offensive means, they are not good.

The Japanese lack tall defenders and forwards, while the South Koreans lack a core level player with playmaking ability. At Manchester United, Park Ji-sung is more involved in defending and supporting his teammates. When it comes to the national team, it has to take on the responsibility of organization, because the South Koreans are really lacking in organizational talents.

Some South Korean teams have faced this problem by using foreign midfielders to solve the problem. Some teams, such as Pohang Steelers, do not have outside midfield support, so they are more alternative in attack. Their three foreign players are defender Kazunari Okayama of Japan, the other two are strikers, one is Macedonian Stevica and the other is Alessandro, both of whom are tall and excellent headers. They are very capable of competing for headers on the pitch, but they also share the inherent problems of a high striker: their skill and agility are simply not enough to drop back into midfield to provide support, which is why Pohang Steelers have a unique attacking style.

Because there is not a good enough foreign midfielder. Pohang Steelers have just that: they don't have a fluid attack on the ground, and even at home, they don't have much of a possession advantage. But I encountered details like set-pieces. They'll just play well. They beat a lot of strong teams, relying on picking out the details. And not the strength is outstanding.

Pohang Steelers was not known for its strength in the AFC Champions League last year. The strength of their play is that they are very responsive, they are very motivated, and they have made it to the end in many games where they are close. Facing such an opponent away, Tokyo's original intention was to hold on for 90 minutes and not concede a goal, but who would have thought that things would be so unexpected.

Such a mistake should not be made. Before the team came, they had also told a lot to be careful of their set-pieces. The two goals scored by this team in the AFC Champions League final, one was a direct free kick, the other was a free kick hoisted into the penalty area and then the header was successful, in addition to these two goals, they also had a set-piece header offside, it can be said that the set-piece is their absolute strength, knowing that the opponent has this advantage and was broken the door, Tokyo can only blame themselves for their lack of preparation.

After all, the Asian champions have the level of the Asian champions, they are still quite strong, and the goal is not a surprise. Moreover, Korean football is really different from Japanese football, and there is a clear difference in what they play - after scoring a goal, Gao Shunyao quickly realized this difference.

Conceding an opening goal shattered Tokyo's plans. For the sake of points, they also had to rush out. And Tokyo's change of plan is also an opportunity for Gao Shunyao, because once Tokyo starts attacking, he will have more opportunities.

Although he conceded the goal at the beginning, Gao Shunyao still has a lot of confidence in defeating his opponent: although Pohang Steelers are strong, they are not completely flawless. Their tactics are naturally the most afraid of teams that are physically stronger than them: in fact, in the first round of the group stage, Adelaide United relied on their excellent physical advantage to kill Pohang Steelers with a stunner and get three points. The defending champions lost their first game, and Pohang Steelers were also angry, and now, they must win against Tokyo.

And they were much luckier in this game, scoring a goal in the opening game to give Pohang Steelers the upper hand. Although Tokyo had the advantage in midfield, they were not strong enough to break the game for a while.

It is true that the South Korean team is inferior to the Japanese team in terms of technical coordination, but in terms of defensive hardness, it is much stronger than the Japanese team. Especially for a team of Pohang Steelers' level, the defense is extremely good. Although there were more opportunities after the attack on Tokyo, it was difficult for them to seize them under the stubborn resistance of Pohang Steelers.

Compared to Tokyo's style of play, Pohang Steelers' pressing is more ferocious and there is more physical contact. During the game, they hardly gave Tokyo any time and space to pass the ball smoothly, and always forced Tokyo to play the ball quickly, which also made it impossible for Tokyo to form a good offensive.

On the court, after Yuto Nagatomo got the ball, he immediately wanted to attack, but before he could run a few steps forward, the opponent's pressing had already come. Yuto Nagatomo gave the ball to Hideto Takahashi in the middle lane, and after Takahashi got the ball, Kim Tae-so behind him had already stuck to him and directly stretched out his foot to grab the ball. Takahashi wanted to turn around and get rid of him, but as soon as he moved, Kim Tae-so was already squeezing his feet, and seeing that he couldn't grab it, he simply pushed him down.

The whistle blew and his actions were clearly fouled.

The foul was committed near the midfield, and the free kick in this place was hardly threatening. The free kick sent by Naohiro Ishikawa also chose to hit the ball into the penalty area to find Gao Shunyao, wanting to rely on Gao Shunyao's high point to score a header, but in the penalty area, Gao Shunyao jumped up at the same time, and Jin Guangxiop next to him also jumped up. He had almost no idea of competing for the top, but just collided with Gao Shunyao fiercely and pushed Gao Shunyao away.

His goal was achieved, Gao Shunyao was not able to control his balance in the air, and he did not fight for a header. The ball fell behind him, and the South Korean player, who was in position, had already kicked the ball off the sideline.

The way these Koreans play football is indeed very different: looking at them, Gao Shunyao also frowned: This kind of oppression is absolutely not available in the J League. The J-League will never have such a rough defense, even if the whistle is not blown, they will consciously not make such rough fouls, and the Koreans and the Japanese play two completely different footballs.

"Be careful, these guys have a very dark foot." Kabore looked at the characteristics of the opponent's football, and couldn't help frowning and said.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Gao Shun nodded and replied with a smile.

Compared with the J League, the K League, or the Chinese Super League, it is indeed more confrontational, and in these two AFC Champions League games, Gao Shunyao also felt the difference in the AFC Champions League games: the confrontation of these opponents is the same as that of Urawa Ruby and Nagoya Whales. They are all physically good and they are all willing to fight, which is something that Ko Soon-yao rarely encounters in the J-League. Generally speaking, players in the J League like to play away from people, and this kind of active way of playing is quite rare.

However, Gao Shunyao didn't feel anything wrong with this, he himself is a player who likes to take the initiative to find people to fight, and he sometimes complains that his opponents are too soft when he plays in the J League. And now he doesn't feel uncomfortable facing the opponent he wants to confront him, on the contrary, he is quite happy about it.

Even, even if the opponent doesn't look for him, he will go to the opponent.

When an attack from Tokyo rushed up from the left side, Nagatomo Yu did not cooperate with Gao Shunyao, who was pulled to the side, but saw the opportunity and stuffed the ball with a straight kick, allowing Gao Shunyao to complete the surprise attack by himself, and Kim Haoyi, who was next to Gao Shunyao, also chased after him at this time.

Yuto Nagatomo's pass was very measured, although it came from the left side, but the route of his pass was on the right foot of Ko Soon-yao. Gao Shunyao took the football with one foot and ran towards the penalty area, without even adjusting the slightest adjustment, he controlled the ball at his feet.

Of course, Kim Hao-il would not let him pass so easily, although he was on the outside of Gao Shunyao, he still immediately stuck to Gao Shunyao, wanting to press Gao Shunyao and force him to pass. His teammates were in the middle of the road, and they also immediately blocked the passing line, wanting to block Gao Shunyao's route and completely block the attack.

He is very confident that the Japanese players will not be able to withstand the pressure.

However, Ko Soon-yao is not a Japanese player.

He didn't choose to pass the ball at all, and in the face of the oppression of his opponent, he suddenly bumped into it himself. He was half a head taller than the other party, and his body size was stronger, and he ran over like a tank, and before Jin Hao could react, he was suddenly hit by Gao Shunyaoding, who flew out!

I didn't expect his defense to be terminated like this, Jin Hao sat on the ground and watched Gao Shunyao's shot being saved by the goalkeeper, and he couldn't believe it for a long time.

What is it all about J-League players actively seeking physical confrontation against the K-League? Why is South Korean football's best confrontation ability not working? (To be continued......)