Section 164 Integration
Now that he understands the significance of the national team's game, Gao Shunyao naturally made up his mind to play better in the next games. When it comes to his career, Gao Shunyao can't be careless, and he has to adjust better before leaving for Europe.
There are still four games to play before the AFC Champions League, and in these games, Cheng Fuhao is ready to let Tokyo practice well, so that he can play a better situation in the game with Beijing, and these games are also games that Gao Shunyao decided to use to spur himself.
Since you have to train yourself, you don't have to win the game. In the match with the Kyoto Immortals, Gao Shunyao was not able to help the team win. Although this team is not a strong opponent in the league, and it is much worse than Tokyo, but in the game, Tokyo's offensive line is still not adjusted very well.
Unlike the previous AFC Champions League group games, in this game, Tokyo did not blindly defend and counterattack, but tried to play more offensive and defensive battles with the opponent.
This change is a new requirement for the team from Cheng Fuhao.
In the first few games, Tokyo has always relied on defensive counterattacks to win. Winning by one or two goals is the biggest feature of their game. Although you can win the game by blindly defending and counterattacking, you can only have a one-goal advantage, after all, it is easy to be destroyed. Although Tokyo won the match against Adelaide United and Pohang Steelers 2-0 in the end, if it is not Tokyo that scores first, but the opponent takes the lead, then Tokyo is really dangerous.
In the group stage, in order to compete for points, Tokyo couldn't change their tactics for a while. However, the group stage passed. Now that there is still some time to go before the knockout round, it is only natural that Tokyo will have to think about change. Blindly defending and counterattacking. It's easy to get caught up in the reactive game, and trying some new tactical tweaks is something they have to do.
It just so happens that Tokyo's opponents in these rounds are not particularly strong, and since Tokyo has made up its mind to be relegated in the league, it is naturally not particularly important to the league. Relying on the league to train strength is also a requirement of the team.
It's just that there are adjustments and inevitably ups and downs, and changes in tactics make Tokyo face the Kyoto Immortals. No goal was scored in the whole game. They put too much emphasis on controlling players on the field, trying to pass the ball to tear down the opponent's defense, only to have too many passes that affected the attack.
Gao Shunyao failed to score in this game. During the game, he also kept thinking about when he should pass and when he should shoot. In previous games, he couldn't have thought too much. It's more about instinct, and now that he has the time, he also wants to turn instinct into reason.
This one again failed to score, and he has not scored in three consecutive league games. But about it. He didn't care too much: he needed to adjust his condition, he needed to better guide the whole team to play, since he had such a task. Then, what you should do is to learn to become stronger. And not to score a goal yourself.
A draw brings more than just one point to Tokyo. It's more about their changes and attempts at tactics. Shrinking for a season is not the way to go, and only with this kind of attempt can they become stronger.
Tokyo's idea was validated in the following competition. After the away draw against Kyoto Immortals, they welcomed Sendai Vegata in their home stadium Tokyo.
Last season, Sendai Vegata was still in the J2 League, but even so, they also had a grudge with Tokyo last season: last season's first round defeat in Tokyo's Emperor's Cup, they were eliminated by Sendai Vegata, and at that time, they lost to Sendai in order to grab the league position, and now, they are going to take revenge.
As far as the promotion horse is concerned, the strength of Sendai Vegata is still quite good, they were the second place in the J2 League last season, and they played okay after the promotion. Although their team lacks outrageous players as strong as Shinji Kagawa, they are also a defensive team, and they are also a fish in water in the J-League thanks to their good tactical execution.
As a strong team, Tokyo has fallen behind in the league this season, so Sendai Vegata doesn't particularly care about Tokyo. Even, because Tokyo lost to another J2 team, Osaka Sakura, because of its bad luck this season, Sendai Vegata also released wild words before the game that he wanted to defeat Tokyo and get all three points.
It's a pity that although their ideals are beautiful, when it comes to the game, they quickly understand that even if Tokyo is not good now, it is not a problem to beat them.
Sendai Vegata was known for their excellent defense in J2, and after the upgrade, their excellent defensive tactics have always allowed them to play well. However, the newly promoted team lacked good foreign reinforcements after all. And it was this shortcoming that made Gao Shunyao play like a fish in water after meeting them.
Throughout the game, Gao Shunyao ran back and forth, tandem, broke through, grabbed points, shots, and almost did everything that should be done on the field. In the game, he relied on his physical strength to bully the back line, and Sendai Vegata had no way to stop his onslaught.
Although both are known for their defense, Sendai's defense line and Nagoya Whale Eight are completely two styles, Whale Eight's defense line all relies on individual ability, both defenders have the heart of a striker, and they are both colanders, but they both have top-level physical qualities. They are afraid of ground penetration, but they have the best containment ability for a high-school striker like Gao Shunyao. Sendai's defenders have a strong sense of tactics, a good sense of position, and excellent skills, and they are close to Tokyo's model. But only the body is not their strong point, so they are also crushed by Gao Shunyao and have no choice.
Sendai's players still miscalculated Gao Shunyao. For him, if it's not the strength of Maya Yoshida, then it has to be the dirtiness of Keisuke Iwashita to stop him. The Sendai players didn't have either, so naturally they were helpless to be bullied by him. Just like the Japanese media said, Gao Shunyao and the J-League players play football, and many times it looks like adults bullying middle school students. With such a big gap in physical condition, no matter how good the tactics are, there is no point - you can stop the monster by relying on the number of people. Then what do you want Ultraman for?
Sendai, which did not have Ultraman, was crushed by Gao Shunyao this time. Although at the beginning, they were still able to rely on their own willpower. Barely resisted Gao Shunyao, but as the game went on, they became more and more reluctant to engage in physical confrontation with Gao Shunyao. No one wants to do a confrontation that is doomed to failure, and every confrontation will be embarrassing, and it is extremely repulsive.
And their retreat gave Gao Shunyao a chance: now he is no longer the time when he used to find the opponent to fight for his body, he has learned to run better, and better use the opponent to shoot without approaching. The other party avoided him, which happened to be his chance.
In an attack shortly after the opening of the second half. Gao Shunyao scored his own goal. This turning and shooting after getting the ball at the edge of the penalty area is to bully Sendai into not wanting to have a strong confrontation with him for the whole game. When he shot this shot, the players in Sendai were far away from him, giving him enough space to prepare calmly and hit the goal.
A violent shot in front of the penalty area broke the goal, allowing Gao Shunyao to finally score another league goal. And, this time, his goal was finally an adjusted shot, technically. He's starting to get back on track. Relying on special methods to survive the key game, Gao Shunyao also began to pay attention to improving his strength.
Of course, the improvement of strength is not only technology. And consciousness. In this game, Gao Shunyao also began to try, and Kensuke Nagai. Yuto Nagatomo came together and made a breakthrough of switching positions on the left side.
A right-footed player has an advantage when he breaks through from the left wing. Li Ze has sued him many times about this. And Yu Nagatomo is one of the best left-backs in Japan, and Ko Soon-yao is also very aware of this. There are three of them. In the vicinity of the ribs of the penalty area, relying on the coordination of passing, as well as a certain amount of tearing, can make up for the lack of technology, better into the penalty area, this tactic, they have been thinking for a long time, and now in the open game, they have finally tried.
Their attempt was quite successful, and when Yuto Nagatomo stuffed the ball to Kensuke Nagai with a pass, Kenyu Nagai did not blindly come hard, but chose to make a one-two-one cooperation with Yuu Nagatomo. Then, on the baseline, he made an excellent close cross and handed the ball to Gao Shunyao. Gao Shunyao, who was in the penalty area, did not have a good shooting angle, and he did not rush because of this, but once again cleared the ball out of the penalty area and gave it to the feet of Hiroshi Kiyotake, who was inserted in front of the goal.
It is not the first time that Qingwu Hongji has been fed the ball by Gao Shunyao in this position, and he is becoming more and more proficient in this kind of ball. With a long-range shot, he found the ball in the back of the net and gave Tokyo a second goal.
If we follow the way we played in the previous games, it will be 2-0, and it will be time for Tokyo to stop. Only this time, Tokyo did not end the offensive so quickly. They are still maintaining the attack, testing their offensive ability, and this consensus also brings them benefits, in the 82nd minute, Gao Shunyao scramble for a corner kick when a header, hit the leg of the opposing player, refracted into the net, relying on an own long, Tokyo once again expanded the score.
With a 3-0 victory, Tokyo played the best game of the season. They are finally no longer a team that relies on counter-attacking goals, and they have some offensive routines in the front court. And Gao Shunyao scored a goal and an assist, and he also played like a divine help. Tokyo won their fourth game of the season and turned their points into 14 points, while Ko Soon-yao also found his sense of being a key player. How to move, how to choose the opportunity to pass or shoot, these things gradually became clear in his mind.
After experiencing more than ten games in the league and cup, these things began to be in Gao Shunyao's mind, and gradually began to be integrated and mastered by him.
Immediately, in the match against the Kobe victory boat, Gao Shunyao also verified his idea. In this game, after Gao Shunyao opened, he quickly relied on a long pass directly after getting the ball to transfer to Naohiro Ishikawa, and Chuangzào came out with a chance, so that Naohiro Ishikawa scored a goal after cooperating with Hiroshi Kiyotake in front of the penalty area. Then, he himself was not willing to be lonely, and before the end of the second half, he was in the penalty area, and also received a through ball from Hiroshi Kiyotake, expanding the score.
In the three games, Tokyo's frontcourt cooperation has improved slightly, and Gao Shunyao has become more and more clear about his status in the frontcourt. Next is the game against Beijing Guoan, this game, Gao Shunyao also has full confidence.
He firmly believes in himself and can give a satisfactory answer. (To be continued......)