Chapter Seventy-Three: Defensive Forwards
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Although the Giants striker Josua was substituted off the field. Kennedy was obviously a little dissatisfied, but Hiddink's substitution did greatly strengthen the Australian team's defense, especially the midfield defense, under the fierce pressing of more strong men, Zheng Zhi, who was still very comfortable before, suddenly became powerless, but the problem of handling the ball was exposed, and soon the Australian team broke the ball and played a counterattack
"It was really dangerous just now, if it was a normal punishment scale, Zhao Ming would have been punished now", Huang Jianxiang patted his chest and said with palpitations.
Zhang Lu said with a smile, "I can probably see the scale of this referee, no matter how fierce the body collision on the ground is, as long as you don't move your hands and feet, you won't blow the foul, and the air ball is blown more resolutely when you compete for the top, but you don't give a card once, as long as you tackle the ball first or don't touch anyone, you won't blow the foul when tackling the ball."
"Such a loose scale is rare even in the Premier League, this referee will not be a rugby referee before, right?" , Huang Jianxiang couldn't help but laugh, and then rejoiced, "Fortunately, he is still fair, if Zhao Ming's tackle just now is according to the normal penalty scale, it is not too much to be punished with a direct red card, this referee continues to adhere to his previous scale, and it is not even a foul, otherwise our game will really be powerless."
"You can't say that, we still suffer overall, don't forget the three goals conceded after the opening." , Zhang Lu obviously replied with some hesitation.
However, Gao Jun on the field was secretly relieved, under the rare relaxed scale of the referee on duty, the shortcomings of young players' recklessness and impulsiveness made it easier for them to gain an advantage in confrontation. If it was an experienced central defender just now, he might not dare to put a tackle directly, and if he didn't do it, he would be directly accelerated by Colwill to get rid of it. Thinking of this, Gao Jun also had palpitations, and after the adjustment of the Australian team's personnel, their counterattack routine also changed. The previous simple and rough play of directly looking for a striker with a long pass has become a way to use the speed and skill of fast horses on the side to walk the ground, which suddenly made the Chinese team's backline a little difficult to adapt
However, what makes Gao Jun even more headache is the significant increase in the defensive strength of the Australian team after the change of formation, "Double central defenders + three backs, it is indeed difficult to deal with, not to mention the forward shot, even if it is a passing organization, the obstacles are much greater than before"
In the end, China were unable to close the gap again in the final minutes of the first half, and Australia failed to play a threatening attack after missing a great opportunity for a quick counter-attack. Although the Chinese team was very unwilling, they could only end the first half of the game with a score of 1:3.
At halftime, probably due to the bad shape, the leaders of the Football Association who followed the team in order to clear themselves and reduce their responsibilities, at this time they no longer knew where to run, only the head coach Alihan was still interpreting to cheer up the internationals, "Although the score is still temporarily behind, as long as we dominate the game." The score can definitely be pulled back! ā
But at this time, Gao Jun, the core of the team, still looked a little worried, and suddenly he stood up and said to Ali Hanjian. "Coach, I think it's better to go back to the winger position, now the Australian team is in a back three formation, the defense in the middle is very strong, but there are holes in the ribs on the wing, and my speed is easier to play on the wing"
Alihan also felt that it made sense. But in that case, who should play in the midfield? Although Gao Jun himself feels very awkward to play, he is still obviously much stronger than other domestic players, even if he only looks at the use of containment, it is unmatched
At this time, Gao Jun unexpectedly built a yƬ road. "How about letting Yu Hailai play in the front midfield?"
"Yu Hai?" Alihan was obviously a little surprised at this time, although Yu Hai was transformed into an all-round warrior by Magath in Bayern, but in terms of organizing the attack, he had not yet had an excellent performance, and Alihan never thought that Yu Hai could be used like this.
But Gao Jun explained with a smile, "Although I haven't played in the front midfield position in an official game, Yu Hai has a wide field of vision, handles the ball without dragging his feet, has solid basic skills in receiving and passing, and has an excellent tacit understanding between several of us, which fully meets the requirements of the front midfield." And Yu Hai also has a tall and strong body, able to calmly take the ball under the pressure of the Australian strength defender and, even you can't think of it, let alone the other party, now we are more behind, how can we not gamble? What's more, if the results are not good, you can still readjust off the field! ā
Alihan was finally persuaded by Gao Jun, but he didn't expect that Gao Jun's purpose of asking Yu Hai to play in the front midfield was not mainly to ask him to organize the team's attack, but to use Yu Hai's excellent running ability, physical strength and defensive skills to directly put pressure on the Australian team's midfield and even the central defender, so that his backcourt transmission was wrong, so that Gao Jun, an opportunist, had a chance to take advantage of it. Gao Jun used Yu Hai in this way when he coached the Guizhou team, and received good results, and now Yu Hai is taller, stronger, more able to run, and more able to grab than in history, and the opponent is the Australian team with rough technology and fear of pressing, and the "defensive front waist" should have a better effect
If the core of the backward organization like Pirlo can be called "front waist and back position", then Yu Hai's "defensive front waist" can also be called "back front position". In fact, this tactic is not Gao Jun's originality, when his mentor Xu Genbao was originally the premise of General Fan who played center back, which doubled the power of "rushing to encircle", in fact, it was the same tactic, just because of the media's false rumors at the time, most fans thought that General Fan played center forward in 95. In fact, General Fan can be qualified for the position of center forward, but in 95 when he was the most imposing, he mainly played in the forward position, otherwise how could he have won the award of "midfield engine" that year?
Compared with General Fan, Yu Hai's instantaneous explosiveness, short-headed ball control and ability to grasp opportunities are inferior, but his foot skills are better, his vision is broader, and there is an excellent tacit understanding with the trident on the front line, which is incomparable to General Fan back then, and Gao Jun is also full of expectations for his appearance.
However, it was not easy to break the ball in front of the court after all, and in the first few minutes after the start of the second half, although Yu Hai was very active on the field, he did not achieve much results. However, after Gao Jun returned to the winger position, he seized a mistake in the Australian team's backline, and suddenly inserted diagonally into the ribs of the penalty area to receive the ball and volley directly, but unfortunately the ball was not well transported and hit the post again
"The luck of the Chinese team today is too bad, and even Gao Jun didn't score!" , Huang Jianxiang exclaimed with regret, at this time he even suddenly had a thought in his heart, maybe he couldn't blame Alihan for playing 343 if he lost three goals in the first ten minutes, but this idea was immediately suppressed by his subconscious, so that even he quickly forgot about it.
"yes, actually, the lads have worked quite hard today, and even if they still lose in the end, we shouldn't be too harsh." , guest Zhang Lu also sighed, but he did not defend the head coach of the national football team, Alihan.
In the 54th minute, Yu Hai's efforts finally paid off, under the siege of him and Hao Junmin, the Australian team's back was eager to play the ball but made a mistake in the hurry, and was intercepted by Yu Hai with his outstretched foot, and then the ball was deducted to avoid the opponent's counter-robbery, and then the ball was stuffed into the penalty area. Gao Jun, who had been waiting for a long time, seemed to have a heart in his heart, and at the same time as Yu Hai broke the ball, he instantly started and got rid of the close marking of the Australian defender, seizing what was likely to be less than half a second without stopping the ball and shooting directly into the near corner, and the football hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net. With this hard-won goal, the Chinese team stubbornly pulled the score on the field to 2:3, and now they are only one goal behind!
"Well done! Yu Hai's breaking, getting rid of, and plugging in one go, and Gao Jun's forward insertion and shooting are also perfect, this is definitely a classic counterattack goal, two people and two feet to complete the attack. This goal made the players of the national football team very happy, and I hope they will continue to work hard and strive to achieve a reversal in the remaining time, which is not impossible from the perspective of the Chinese team's advantage on the field", Huang Jianxiang also put forward higher expectations for the national football team after enthusiastically praising the expression of the two heroes.
"It would have been nice if I had coached the Dutch team." At this time, the head coach of the Australian team, Guus Hiddink, even had such a thought in his head for a while. It's no wonder that, except for a few talents, the skills of most Australian players are too rough, and the problem of pressing has never been completely solved, which has always been a headache for Hiddink.
However, Hiddink quickly came up with temporary countermeasures, Australian players are generally strong, and physical fitness has also improved significantly under Hiddink's strict requirements, so their pressing is also very powerful, anyway, the Chinese team is also afraid of forcing in his impression, so it's good to grab, who is afraid of whom?
Considering that the four-man team in the front court of the Chinese team not only has good skills, but also is very skillful in cooperating, and handles the ball very simply, the effect of strengthening their pressing will not be too good. Therefore, Hiddink's request is to let the three back midfielders press more forward, directly exert pressure on the Chinese team's back, and cut off the connection between the front and back of the Chinese team. But this change on the field of the Australian team made Gao Jun can't help but rejoice in his heart, Hiddink's strategy may not be wrong, but on the other hand, it also gives Gao Jun greater freedom (to be continued......