Chapter Eighty-Eight: A Draw Ends
In the face of such an old and spicy team, from the second half onwards, Boavista barely organized any fluid attack, and was tired of defending Gondomal again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Once the rhythm of the attack is broken, it is not easy to reorganize. On the contrary, although they conceded a goal, the goal was mainly too open and caused the team to press too much, and in fact they did a decent job of defending it overall. If Chen Jinwu could show the fearless spirit of the hero's return story he told at halftime, and stare at the substitute striker of the opposing team, then maybe there would not have been the goal just conceded.
In order to convey his defensive intentions, Govia replaced the attacking Cardinha with the newly signed midfielder Emerson, and asked Emerson to pass the words, such as putting Paul Gomez back and letting Chen Jinwu watch the striker with all his might.
Govia was determined to hold on for the lead, and Boavista's players followed the manager's guidelines. However, a one-goal lead is often the most unreliable. A slightly wide shot from the left midfielder created a corner for Gondomal. Then, the midfielder in the corner area and Hano, who was standing in front of the goal, completed a seamless combination.
The ball went in again, 2:2.
In the 25th minute of the second half, Gondomal equalized.
"Jinwu, Jizhou, and the captain, come here!" Taking advantage of the time for Gondomar to celebrate the goal, Chen Jianhao immediately waved to his teammates.
Although at half-time, he was a little quiet in the joy of leading Gondomar by two goals as the rest of the team, but by the time Gondomar scored the first goal, that joy was gone.
And when Govia sent Emerson on the court and told everyone to shrink the defense, Chen Jianhao didn't think it was a good idea. Because attacking is the best defense, and that's what Boavista does best. It's just that Govia has arranged it, and Chen Jianhao can only defend with other players. As it turned out, a one-man defence did not guarantee victory, and a single accident cost Boavista the lead.
Perhaps it was because of the previous two consecutive defeats that Govia had forgotten how aggressive the attack with him as the central axis was. At this time, when Govia didn't make any indications, Chen Jianhao felt that as the temporary captain on the field, he should do something. At the very least, he knew that the opposing Gondomal team played mainly with experience, and if they could play with real aggression, they would probably not be able to parry. And now, what Chen Jianhao has to do is to discuss with everyone that he should be brave enough to attack and return the game to the rhythm that Boavista is good at, just like in the first half of the game.
In fact, in the first half against Gondomar, it was not difficult for them to win on the road. Although the other party mainly did not notice the strength of their few new Chinese recruits, which caused the boat to capsize in the gutter. But Chen Jianhao, who has fought against them with real guns, also understands in his heart that this opponent is still better than the teams at the top of the list.
After some discussion with his teammates, the game continued. Boavista's attack was obviously picking up, and after a few simple matches in the midfield, Chen Jinwu found Chen Jianhao with the ball and handed the ball over, Chen Jianhao began a solo performance. With every touch of the ball, it can be seen that his technique at his feet has improved a lot compared to before, especially in the heat of confrontation, and he is clearly better than he did when he was in the youth team. In just one year, the progress has made Govia a little unbelievable, because he thinks that Chen Jianhao already has a strong technical foundation, and he didn't expect to continue to make progress in a large span.
Chen Jianhao passed three players in succession, and then came to the front of the penalty area. If it was his usual habit, he should have just raised his foot and shot. But he looked at the opposing goalkeeper, and suddenly he had a whim, slammed the ball to the right, and then turned his back against the defender who came to grab it. This action is more commonly used when he is in China, at that time he is facing players who are shorter and thinner than himself, and his back is naturally a big advantage, but after coming to the Portuguese Second Division, he rarely makes this kind of action, because if he is not careful, he will fall behind in the confrontation. Chen Jianhao leaned on the other side, then shook his shoulder faintly, and buckled the ball to the left side. The opponent subconsciously stretched out his foot to intercept, he stepped on it again, bounced the ball under the opponent's crotch, and then turned to catch up with the ball. In this way, it seems that the opportunity to shoot is close to the eye. Chen Jianhao did not hesitate, and immediately threw his leg and volleyed, but the reaction of the opponent's central defender was really fast, and he immediately fell down and shoveled out, Chen Jianhao was interfered with, slightly adjusted the shooting route, and the ball was high off the goal.
Gondomal's goal kick. The opponent also made a similar combination to Boavista before, and a few passes were immediately made to the front, and then Hano cut in and shot, and the ball also flew off the crossbar.
In the second half, Gondomal was clearly aggressive, with six shots on goal. As for Boavista, except for Chen Jianhao's shot just now, he has not done anything for a long time. Seeing that the time was running out and the two sides were rushing harder, but the ball was more at the feet of Gondomal's players, and the home team slowly became like a sparring partner, running back and forth with the rhythm of the opponent, but fortunately the defense was well organized and did not fall further behind.
In this game, Boavista had a very poor possession rate of less than 35%. And the number of crosses is also very limited, relying more on Chen Jianhao's central advancement, and after Quillos took off the captain's armband, he also seemed to be a little invisible, and did not play much role in normal games. Wu Tianchang firmly grasped the air supremacy, and the advantage of height and size was indeed a great weapon. By the end of the 78th minute, Francis and Paulo Gomez were both a little out of strength due to the non-stop running, and taking advantage of a dead-ball opportunity, Govia simply replaced them both and brought on two other midfielders, switching to 4-4-2, ready to hold on to the scoreline.
For Chen Jianhao, he still wants to win the first game after returning from the ban. There is only 1 point for a draw and 3 points for a win, and even elementary school students know that 3 points are more. Of course, football is not as easy as imagined, and sometimes it is not easy to hold on to the results in front of you. But it is rare to have so many live audiences, Chen Jianhao is still not satisfied with the score of 2:2, even if the head coach no longer has too many illusions about this game, he still wants to fight.
Unfortunately, it didn't work out as planned, and the game soon came to stoppage time, and three minutes later, the manager blew the whistle for the end of the game. Truth be told, the match was on Boavista's side for a long time, but in the end they could not get the affection of the goddess of victory and had to shake hands with Gondomar.
In the standings, Dulitz Sports Group has accumulated 40 points, and Boavista is still in 5th place, with a difference of 8 points. In other words, in the next games, they need to win at least 3 more games than their opponents to have a chance to surpass. The desire to upgrade has gradually become unclear, and Chen Jianhao is a little skeptical that they will have to struggle in the Portuguese second division for the next few years. They have conceded 39 goals so far, and with the exception of third-from-bottom Lod FC League, who have conceded 41 goals, there is no team worse defensively than them.
This situation is similar to last season, you know, they also topped the league in goals scored last year, but in the end they only finished seventh. This year's ranking has improved a bit, but it's still not enough.
After the game, Quilos offered to throw him a birthday party in the evening, but he politely declined. Although tomorrow was a rest day, he was not in the mood to think about these things. Back in the dormitory, everyone was resting on their respective beds, he was also lying on the bed, and then suddenly asked Wu Tianchang in the next bed: "Wu Tianchang, do you want to become stronger?" ā
Wu Tianchang was a little strange, turned over and looked at him, and said, "What? ā
"I asked you if you wanted to be stronger?" Chen Jianhao repeated the question just now.
Wu Tianchang didn't quite understand what he meant, and asked again, "What do you want to do?" ā
Chen Jianhao thought for a while and said, "Why don't we accompany you for special training?" What do you think? ā
Chen Jinwu, who was in the lower bunk, suddenly said loudly: "How many of us?" Including me? ā
Chen Jianhao said: "Of course, otherwise who else is here? ā
Fang Jizhou also said loudly: "And me? ā
"Well, you have to come, too."
Fang Jizhou was a little dissatisfied and said, "Why? ā
Chen Jianhao said leisurely: "Why? Uh, isn't Wu Tianchang your brother? ā
The more Wu Tianchang listened, the more inexplicable he felt, and said, "Hey, why did you tell me about special training for no reason?" What medicine is sold in a gourd? ā
"Your defense is terrible, you need to step up. I don't think the usual amount of training is enough at all, and I need to put more effort into it. ā
"Huh?" Wu Tianchang simply sat up and said, "Although I also agree with what you said, but ...... You're too faceless, aren't you? Can't you be tactful? ā
"It's a fact, what's there to tact?" Chen Jianhao said, "Okay, what do you say? ā
"Special training is possible...... I also want to practice more, but how do you want to do it? ā
"It's very simple, two against two, Fang Jizhou and I attack, and you two cooperate to defend. Then change to one dozen three, the three of us attack, and you find a way to delay us yourself. ā
Hearing this, Fang Jizhou asked, "Why am I attacking with you?" ā
"I said dude, we can be regarded as a forward partner...... Chen Jianhao paused, and said: "Let's also practice more cooperation, to be honest, there are not many connections between us." ā