Chapter 326: Advancing to the Finals!
After scoring the goal, Chen Zhaoji felt very excited.
Just now he had a long-range shot and also played a lot of threat, but the ball was still saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Li Yunzai.
This attack is in accordance with the fixed routine of pre-game preparation, Zhuo Zhuo took the ball forward, he and **** Hao, Jiang Shihao kept up with the run, I didn't expect the opportunity to really come, Zhuo Zhuo's passing position was very good, so he got a good opportunity.
At the moment of shooting, Chen Zhaoji didn't think about anything, so when he scored the goal, he felt very excited and surprised that he could score such a goal.
This is a shot from 30 meters from the goal, which can be called a world wave in any case, and there is no doubt about the excitement of the goal, and more importantly, he scored the first goal of the game to help the team lead the South Korean team!
"I scored!?"
"First goal of the game!? Goal in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup!? ”
"Goal against South Korea!?"
Chen Zhaoji was very excited.
After being stunned for a moment, Chen Zhaoji raised his arms high, clenched his hands tightly, and then he jumped up and shook his fist fiercely, that excited look made people feel like they were insane, but everyone could understand his feelings.
Because, he scored the goal!
Many of his teammates and Hong Kong fans were even more excited than him, although they were not direct goalscorers, but they belonged to the whole Hong Kong team, and they celebrated wildly and felt the joy after the goal.
At the same time, various media commentators also continued to report on the goal.
After repeating the goal picture over and over again, the commentator also began to introduce Chen Zhaoji, who scored the goal, not to mention in the world and Asia, even in China and Hong Kong football, Chen Zhaoji is not famous, compared to Zhuo Zhuo's stable position in the Hong Kong team. Chen Zhaoji is much worse, because he has always been just a substitute player in Hong Kong, China.
The results of the Hong Kong, China team are a mess, and their reputation is not even as good as that of the 'Hong Kong, China Star Team', so it is conceivable that the name of 'Chen Zhaoji' can be known.
But just like CCTV commentator Liu Jianhong said, after this game, there will be many fans who know Chen Zhaoji's name.
In the Asian Cup, Chen Zhaoji almost became famous in one fight.
And then there's that goal. Chen Zhaoji has scored a total of three goals, China has scored a total of eight, and he and Zhuo Zhuo have scored three each, and they are tied for second place in the Asian Cup scorer list for goals.
A player from Hong Kong, China, who is not famous, can be on the Asian Cup scorer list, you can imagine how many people will know Chen Zhaoji's name after the Asian Cup, and you can also imagine that after the Asian Cup. There will definitely be a higher and better contract waiting for him.
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After Chen Zhaoji's goal, there was not much time left in the first half.
The game restarted and the clock had already entered stoppage time, and there was not much time left in the first half. The referee only gave 2 minutes of stoppage time, and the end of the mutual wave of attacks ended, and the final whistle sounded.
Both teams returned to the locker room to rest.
The looks of the players of the two teams were very different, and the players from Hong Kong, China, all walked off the pitch with a smile and a smile. A lot of people are still talking about the goal just now, and the whole team is happy with the relaxed atmosphere; The South Korean team is the opposite, they all leave the game without saying a word. Many players felt very depressed when they remembered the score behind, and before the game, they did not think that they would fall behind at half-time in the match against Hong Kong, China.
At halftime, the media was talking about the game.
They just talk about the situation in the first half, analyze the situation of the game, and the relevant media 'give advice' to the two teams, of course, they say that these are meaningless at all, just to make a simple analysis for the fans, and to express some opinions that they 'think are correct'.
While talking about the situation, Chen Zhaoji's goal must also be talked about, and many media continue to praise Chen Zhaoji, and it is indispensable to analyze the style of play of Hong Kong, China.
In fact, many media commentators were surprised by Hong Kong's sturdy defenses.
Throughout the first half, the South Korean team seemed helpless in the face of Hong Kong's solid defense, they were completely unable to break the Hong Kong defense, and failed to pose much threat to the Hong Kong goal in the half-time.
South Korea's national sports TV commentator Park Yongxin said, "Hong Kong, China's defense is very solid, their orderly defense across the line, so that the air around the penalty area is impenetrable, and now for the South Korean team, how to break through the defense of Hong Kong, China has become the key!" ”
"In the first half, Verbeek's South Korea team didn't seem to have much to do, and we hope to see Verbeek make some adjustments to the attack in the second half to make the South Korean team more penetrating in attack."
Park Yong-sin talked about 'penetration', which is important.
The 'penetration' of the offense means that the football can penetrate the defense and pose a threat to the goal, but the South Korean team did not play penetrating in the first half, so it did not pose much threat to the goal of Hong Kong, China. D
Verbeck is also well aware of this.
The Dutchman watched the first half of the game carefully and was very surprised by the solid defense of Hong Kong, because in his understanding, any defense is flawed, and Hong Kong did not completely give up attacking, so their defense could not be so solid.
But the facts are in front of us, and the South Korean team did not get a chance for a half.
How did Hong Kong do it?
At half-time, many of the defensive images of Hong Kong, China in the first half kept wandering in Verbeck's mind, and he had been thinking about these things, but he didn't have much clue at all.
Verbeek subconsciously felt that there must be a problem with Hong Kong's defense, but he just couldn't think of the problem.
So at half-time, he could only encourage his players to keep working hard and make a little change to the starting formation - one striker, one striker.
It's almost the same as not making any adjustments, just expecting the new strikers to perform a little bit better.
Then the second half of the game can be imagined.
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At the beginning of the second half, when Wan Sheng saw the adjustments made by Verbeek, he also smiled confidently.
As he thought, the Dutchman didn't see through his defensive strategy, so the team's defense would be solid in the second half.
Before the game, Wan Sheng was only 50% sure of the game, but now the certainty has increased to 80%, as long as South Korea does not perform extremely well, then there is basically not much suspense about the outcome of the game.
However, the South Korean team's offensive was still fierce. In the second half, they continued to attack the Hong Kong, China half, even if they didn't understand the loopholes in Hong Kong, China's defense, but after all, after a half, the South Korean players on the field have adapted to the defense of Hong Kong, China, to some extent, and after adding some cooperation, they can still pose a threat to the Hong Kong goal.
In the 53rd, 68th and 73rd minutes, South Korea had three very good chances, including in the 68th minute, South Korean striker Cho Jae-jin even had a chance to face the goalkeeper.
But. The weakness of the 'South Korean second team' in front of the goal was revealed, there were three good chances but failed to score a goal, Cho Jae-jin's shot even went directly out of the bottom line, and even the goal frame range did not enter, this kind of performance that could not seize the opportunity made the Korean fans depressed, they felt that the team had hoped to be quite big, just these few goals, and all the opportunities were buried.
Wan Sheng sees a good opportunity for the South Korean team. He was also very worried about the goal, and he exhaled a long breath when he saw that the South Korean team did not score.
Actually, from the level of some inferior teams. All the way to the top teams, many have the problem of 'lack of energy in front of goal', which mainly depends on the ability, experience and mentality of the strikers, as well as the temporary performance.
Therefore. It is the players who are consistent in front of goal that can quickly become famous, such as Van van Nistel, Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, Fernando Torres, Gilardino, Cassano, Klose, Inzaghi...... And so on. They don't necessarily have outstanding individual qualities, but they all have a consistent mentality and play in front of goal, and they can put the ball into the back of the net whenever they have the opportunity, which is the most crucial thing for a striker's goalscorer.
Hong Kong doesn't have that kind of player, but the key is that Wan Sheng has coaching skills.
For example, Zhuo Zhuo and Chen Zhaoji, in terms of personal ability, are not very good, but under the addition of 'shooting', 'long-range shooting ability' and various coaching skill attribute evaluations, they can always have a good performance in front of the goal, one or two good performances, and can also build confidence for them, confidence is very important for a forward shooter, and after having confidence, their performance will be more stable and excellent in the future.
On the field, the match between South Korea and Hong Kong, China was still very intense, and with the confrontation between the two teams, the game time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, 35 minutes passed in the second half.
The game has entered the final stage, and the score is still 1:0, with Hong Kong taking the lead.
Some fans who have just turned on the TV will think that the South Korean team is leading at the first time when they see the score, but after paying close attention, they are surprisingly surprised to find that the leading is Hong Kong, China!
"The game is almost over, and Hong Kong, China is still ahead?"
Many fans thought it was incredible, but the game was like that, and after more than 80 minutes of hard work, the South Korean team still did not break the door of Hong Kong, China.
It was at this time that South Korea made a substitution, with Verbeek replacing a defender with Choi Chen-guk.
This adjustment immediately caught Wan Sheng's attention, he turned his head to look at the Korean coach's seat, Verbeek also looked at the same time, the eyes of the two exchanged in the air, Verbeek's eyes were full of resentment, Wan Sheng smiled gently, he knew that the Dutchman had finally seen through his tactics.
However, eighty minutes have passed, and now see through the ...... Too late!
Verbeck did understand Hong Kong's defensive methods, and he had always felt that Hong Kong's defense should not be so solid, and there must be some problems, but Hong Kong's backfield running is very complicated, making it difficult to understand how they run, and the defensive formation is also a little messy, so that it is not easy to understand.
However, after another 20 minutes in the second half, the South Korean team made several passes from the middle of the field, and it was easy to penetrate the Hong Kong defense.
This discovery surprised Verbeke.
In general, the team defends, the position in front of the penalty area is the most dense, and this will definitely be the center of gravity of defense, so that when the opponent attacks, he will rarely attack directly against the middle, and often respond through two wings to find opportunities.
The "South Korean second team" is even more extreme, because several Korean stars are not on the call-up list, so their attack is mainly played on the two wings, and they rarely attack the middle, and they subconsciously feel that the defense there will definitely be tighter.
Therefore, when it was discovered that the middle lane was Hong Kong's weak point, Verbeek knew that he was being played by the other party.
Thinking about the embarrassment of yesterday's press conference, and then thinking about being played tactically on the field now, Verbeck gritted his teeth with hatred for Wansheng.
If only I had known that Hong Kong, China was fighting like this, wouldn't it be nice to focus directly on the middle?
After confirming his idea, Verbeek immediately chose to replace a midfielder in the middle, and came to the sidelines to tell the players that they should continue to look for opportunities in the middle.
At the same time, Wan Sheng also came to the sidelines and told the team to do the final defensive work.
The final defensive job is to give up most of the attack and concentrate everyone in the backfield, so that the defense in the middle will also be solid.
As long as you hold on to the last minute, the game will be won.
Of course, Hong Kong can't defend like this for the whole game, but when they are ahead, it is nothing to continue to defend for ten minutes.
Holding is victory, and everyone understands that.
So after the South Korean team adjusted, Hong Kong, China also adjusted, and the South Korean team had to face how to break the solid defense of 11 people in Hong Kong, China within ten minutes.
Then it was clear that it would be more difficult for South Korea to score.
At this time, the South Korean team was almost all on the attack, and soon Verbeek used up the last substitution in order to increase the efficiency in front of goal.
But in Hong Kong, China, all the players are on the defensive, and at this time they are like a classic metaphor of Mourinho, and that kind of strict defense makes it more difficult for South Korea to attack.
Hong Kong have completely given up on attacking and put all their experience in front of goal, and every player knows that if they hold on for a few minutes, the team will be able to win and they will be able to get close to the final.
Under this kind of encouragement, the players of Hong Kong, China are highly motivated, and they work harder on the field.
On the contrary, the South Korean team was very anxious to score, and the attack was very anxious, and the threat to the goal of Hong Kong, China was even less.
In this situation, time passes by minute by second.
3 minutes.
1 minute.
30 seconds.
All Hong Kong fans have started the countdown, while South Korean fans are anxiously watching the game, hoping that the team will score in the last minute.
It's a pity that in the end, the South Korean team still failed to break through the gate of Hong Kong, China.
"Beep......
With a long whistle from the referee, the game was over.
All the players, fans and supporters of Hong Kong, China, cheered wildly. (To be continued.) )