Chapter 22: Hold on
Neither side created a scoring chance in the second half of the first half, with both sides entering the break with a draw. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Sandwich is still very struggling with the current score on the field, on the one hand, he wants to win in front of the home fans, on the other hand, the current group points format is very favorable to the Peninsula, a draw is completely acceptable, and the adventurous attack will give the opponent more opportunities to counterattack.
Compared with the head coach's struggle, the players are talking and laughing, and it is not their task to analyze the current situation, after all, it is now obvious that the situation of qualifying from the group is more beneficial to the Peninsula team.
At this time, news came from the assistant coach that in the first game of the same group, Melbourne Victory drew 1:1 at home to Seoul FC, so that the Peninsula team continued to hold the top spot with 6 points, Seoul FC ranked second with 4 points, Melbourne Victory ranked third with 2 points, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima was at the bottom with only 1 point.
Hearing the news that Seoul FC was forced to draw, the Peninsula team was really relieved, even if this game is drawn, the Peninsula team can still accumulate 7 points, ahead of the third place, and the form will be very good.
Seeing that Sandwich's expression was a little tangled, Jin Dapeng leaned in, "What's wrong, not satisfied with our first half game?" ā
"Not really," Sandwich said, recovering from his musings,
Seeing that Sandwich wanted to speak and stopped, Jin Dapeng knew that he was struggling with how to play after the game, and out of respect for the head coach, Jin Dapeng did not continue to ask.
However, Jin Dapeng also thought about it according to the head coach's thoughts, it is indeed a problem that is not easy to solve, the last game against Evergrande was like this, the half-time draw, the second half will be scored by the opponent if it is not handled well, once the Peninsula team loses this game, the advantage in points will be narrowed to 2 points, and it will be very difficult to play in the next away game to challenge Hiroshima Three Arrows again.
If you don't play well in the two-legged match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, you may directly lose the initiative to qualify from the group, and the later games will be more difficult to play.
It was very scary to think about it, but Jin Dapeng still left this problem to Sandwich, and he still focused on his work.
At half-time, Sanfrecce Hiroshima replaced a midfielder, while the Peninsula team did not make any personnel changes.
At the start of the second half, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who needed more points than Peninsula, finally came out of the nest, and instead of trying to find mistakes and loopholes for Peninsula, they took the initiative to create chances to score.
In order to cope with the opponent's attack, Sandwich reverted to the best 451, leaving only Jin Dapeng in the frontcourt.
Sandwich is a big believer in Kim's quality, and even if he is left up front, he can still pose a threat to the opposition's goal, especially when the opponent is focused on attacking.
Feeling the trust of the head coach, Jin Dapeng felt pressure, although in the 1-on-1 confrontation, Jin Dapeng did not lose to anyone in the current Hiroshima Three Arrows team, but he still felt powerless to face the entire defense line alone.
In the past, when he played in the Chinese League, Jin Dapeng often singled out the entire opponent's defense, but now in the AFC Champions League, the level of defensive players is no longer the same, and the difficulty of scoring goals is not at the same level.
However, at the moment, Jin Dapeng is still a player with outstanding abilities in all aspects of the Peninsula team, and his position cannot be shaken.
Such a stable identity as the main force is certainly an invisible pressure, because Jin Dapeng's goal is not only to gain a firm foothold in the Peninsula team, he also wants to go further.
For the attack of Hiroshima Three Arrows, Jin Dapeng can only watch the game in the front court most of the time, and he also very much hopes that his teammates can pass him a few more balls, but the Peninsula team, which has just been promoted from the Chinese League to the Chinese Super League, is far from a team with very good players in all positions.
Now in front of Jin Dapeng, he can only rely on his own road, and he himself does not know how to go.
The Peninsula team, which learned the lesson of the last heavy defeat to the Evergrande team, did not attack the opponent, but chose a solid defensive strategy, and the score of 1:1 was completely acceptable to them.
Watching Sanfrecce Hiroshima attack again and again, Jin Dapeng even felt that he was an inconsequential player who was out of this game, and this feeling was really an insult to him.
Finally, Jin Dapeng decided to withdraw to his own half, so that he could control the ball more and find a sense of presence.
For Jin Dapeng's active retreat, Sandwich doesn't want to intervene too much, he still arranges the defense at his own pace, as for Jin Dapeng, although Sandwich prefers to put him in the position of containing the opposing player, but at the moment Jin Dapeng basically can't get the ball in the front court, and retreat is not an option.
The Peninsula team defense only silently accepted Jin Dapeng's initiative to retreat, although they felt that the striker should stay more in the opponent's half, but the current huge defensive pressure still made them happy to see Jin Dapeng's defense, and the Peninsula team, which had become a 460 formation, was fully prepared to defend to the death.
With a full 20 minutes to go until full-time, it was a test for both sides, with Sanfrecce Hiroshima attacking at full strength and Al Jazeera compressing the defense as a team.
Jin Dapeng, who can get the ball, gradually re-enters the rhythm of the game, breaking through with the ball, shooting from a long distance, and even simply delaying time, such Jin Dapeng seems to have a full sense of presence.
Although he couldn't knock on the opponent's goal, Jin Dapeng was fully integrated into the game, and his retreat greatly reduced the defensive pressure at the backline.
However, for Jin Dapeng's various actions, the players of Hiroshima Three Arrows are very unhappy, especially when Jin Dapeng is simply delaying time.
The Hiroshima Three Arrows players, who were eager to score goals, had a long and small friction with Jin Dapeng, and the smell of gunpowder on the field gradually became stronger, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.
As the game wore on, Sanfrecce Hiroshima coach Petrovic couldn't sit still, and he used up his last two substitutions in one go, replacing a defensive midfielder and another striker, replacing a defender and defensive midfielder.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's formation has changed to an offensive 343, and the intention to make a last-ditch fight is clear, which is an opportunity for the Peninsula team even if it is a challenge.
In the Crouching Tiger Stadium, everyone was very nervous, and the Hiroshima Three Arrows players had very serious expressions one by one, looking like they were about to be cornered.
Seeing that the pressure on the team was increasing, Sandwich also made the decision to make substitutions, directly replacing two full-backs who had fought to the limit of their physical fitness.
All of the Peninsula's players have shrunk into the vicinity of the penalty area and the intention to hold on for the final 10 minutes is clear.