"...Our performance in the first half was not good enough and we cannot continue to play like this in the second half!"
Back in the dressing room, Mexico coach Alfonso Ledes had harsh criticism for his players.
“In the second half, we have to press them high. We must press them and create pressure for them! We must not let them do whatever they want like they did in the first half! Vega!”
He named the team's defensive midfielder, and Juan Vega puffed up his chest and looked at him.
"In the second half, you don't need to stay behind and be responsible for sweeping the midfield. You have to follow their No. 10! Wherever he goes, you go. If he retreats, you go up to him. In short, you must not let him take the ball at will!"
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Vega nodded: "Understood, sir."
Due to Mexico's tactical setup in the first half, their midfielder Juan Vega did not restrict Zhang Qinghuan. Instead, he protected Zhang Qinghuan in the midfield and was responsible for sweeping the middle area. This ensured that Mexico's midfielder would not be beaten by the Chinese team.
It was penetrated, but it also brought about problems, that is, Zhang Qinghuan was freer.
Therefore, Zhang Qinghuan caused a lot of trouble for Mexico in the first half. For example, his through ball to Hulay forced center back Jose Tona to be in a panic.
The last goal of the Chinese team was also initiated by Zhang Qinghuan, who intercepted Jonathan Hernandez's header.
Leders' tactical arrangement in the first half was to let Vega protect the space in front of the back line.
But now it seems that the effect is not very good.
So he quickly adjusted and asked Weijia to step forward and interfere with Zhang Qinghuan.
At the same time, he also made adjustments to the two full-backs Sousa Nascimento and Rolando Perez, asking them to actively press forward in the second half of the game to defend the Chinese team's two wing-backs Chen Xingyi.
and Luo Kai.
Coupled with the two central defenders, Mexico has a targeted defensive goal for everyone on the field.
Through continuous high-pressure pressing, the Chinese team was thrown into disarray.
After all, with the strength of the Chinese team, how can it cope with the high-intensity pressing?
Finally, Leders opened his palms and showed them to the players: "Ten minutes, in the first ten minutes, we will not hesitate to press them and impact them! Once we grab the ball, we will use our speed and technical advantages to tear apart their defense."
, bring up the rhythm of the game and don’t give them a chance to slow down and think! As long as we score a goal, the rest of the game will be much easier to handle!”
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The Chinese team kicked off the second half, and they passed the football back as usual.
The Mexican players press forward.
The Chinese team passed the ball back all the way, and they pressed forward all the way.
Pressed all the way to the back line of the Chinese team.
When center back Mao Jun was getting the ball in the penalty area, Wang Guangwei and Liu Yan opened up horizontally, creating a space and angle for Mao Jun to pass the ball.
However, Mexico's three forwards also spread out horizontally and blocked them one-on-one, creating an oppressive situation.
They are not talking about the three defenders following the Chinese team, but each one is about six or seven meters away from their goal.
Make sure that Mao Jun is passing the ball to any central defender partner, and the Mexican forwards can immediately pounce on it.
The two midfielders of the Chinese team, Gao Ruimin and Xia Xiaoyu, dropped back to meet Mao Junzheng who had the ball.
But Mexico’s two central midfielders followed immediately.
Among them, Eduardo Ángel, who plays for Antwerp City, a strong Belgian team, can be said to be inseparable from Xia Xiaoyu, very close to him.
Unlike the three forwards who defend the Chinese team's three defenders, they have to maintain a distance of about six or seven meters. From this defensive distance, we can also see how much Mexico attaches importance to Xia Xiaoyu, an important ball-playing point for the Chinese team in the midfield.
As for Gao Ruimin, a purely defensive midfielder, another Mexican midfielder, Jonathan Hernandez, is not following very closely. But this does not mean that we should relax our vigilance. It is still at a reasonable distance, as long as
The football was passed to Gao Ruimin, and Hernandez still had enough time to rush up and stick to it.
Seeing that both midfielders were being targeted, Zhang Qinghuan retreated to respond.
Different from the first half, Mexican defensive midfielder Juan Vega, who had allowed him to retreat before, followed him all the way back this time. Zhang Qinghuan looked back several times and saw that the opponent was behind him.
So his ball release point was also locked...
Zhang Qinghuan had no choice but to shout loudly to Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai to drop back deeper to increase the number of points in the backcourt.
As a result, as Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai retreated, Mexico's two full-backs stepped forward and crossed the center line directly, getting stuck in front of Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai.
If the two of them get the ball and want to move forward, they will collide with the two Mexican full-backs.
The situation is the same with Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing, there are people around them.
It can be said that currently on the court, except for the goalkeepers of both sides, it is "man-to-man" in the true sense.
Faced with such a high-level press from Mexico, the Chinese team was a little uncomfortable.
Especially Mao Junzheng who got the ball in the penalty area of the Chinese team.
At first he wanted to pass to Wang Guangwei, but when he turned around he found someone on Wang Guangwei's side. He wanted to pass to Xia Xiaoyu again, but Xia Xiaoyu was accompanied by the opponent's Angel.
Zhang Qinghuan, who retreated, also had people around him.
After Mao Junzheng hesitated several times, Mexican center Arturo Jaquez no longer allowed him to get the ball from a distance of six or seven meters as before, but without warning... suddenly rushed forward and tried to
Steal the ball directly in the Chinese team's penalty area!
“Get back to me!” Hao De, who was wearing the captain’s armband, was the first to notice Jaques’ movements and quickly reminded Mao Jun loudly. At this time, he was looking far ahead to observe the situation in front of him and did not pay attention to the situation in front of him.
Fortunately, Hao De reminded him in time. Mao Jun was unable to think about the situation and immediately passed the football back to Hao De. At the same time, he blocked Jaques with his body.
Even so, the situation was very critical. Hao De didn't care whether there was a contact point in front of him or not, and kicked the football forward with a big kick.
Such a forced long ball was not accurate.
Zhou Zijing failed to grab the ball even though he ran desperately to where the football landed.
The flying football caused Mexican center back González Sandoval to push directly to full-back Sousa Nascimento.
The Chinese team gave up the ball to Mexico after the kick-off in the second half.
Mexico then launched an attack.
They quickly hit the frontcourt, and then their forward Nuno Alvarez cut in from the wing and fired a cold arrow!
Luckily, Hao De concentrated his attention, soared into the air, and lifted the football over the crossbar with one hand!
Mexico wins a corner kick.
"What a risk! Hao De made a wonderful save! Just two minutes into the second half, the Mexican team threatened our goal, and their frontcourt press was very fierce. It can be seen that they wanted to take advantage of our players just at the beginning of the second half.
There is no chance to enter the game state so quickly and launch a surprise attack... You must be particularly careful at this stage!"
He Feng first applauded Hao De's performance, and then reminded the players.
The first few minutes of the game are the most dangerous time, because it takes time for players to get into the game from rest. Not everyone can get into the rhythm of the game all at once. After all, there is no switch installed on them...
Facing this kind of high-position pressing, it is inevitable that you will be a little at a loss.
But everyone can also see that high-position pressing is a very physical tactic. Mexico cannot maintain this high-intensity pressing all the time, so as long as the Chinese team can withstand this wave without conceding the ball, it can regain the upper hand.
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The Chinese players retreated into their own penalty area to defend Mexico's corner kick attack.
But at the same time, they were also prepared to hit the opponent with a counterattack. The Chinese team’s goal in the first half was exactly a counterattack through a corner kick opportunity.
If the Chinese team can score another goal, they will be much more calm when facing Mexico's high press with a two-goal lead.
If your mentality is different, your performance will naturally be different.
“Push them out! Don’t let them get close to the goal!” Goalkeeper Hao De raised his arms and loudly directed his teammates to defend. “Keep an eye on their two central defenders!!”
Amid his shouts, players from both sides became entangled.
The referee blew his whistle, and the football was kicked out by forward Nuno Alvarez, drawing an obvious arc towards the goal!
Two Mexican central defenders rushed towards the Chinese team’s goal and compressed Wang Guangwei and Mao Junzheng back.
The defensive midfielder Juan Vega who was ambushing behind them jumped up high and hit the ball through his teammate Jose Tona who was covering for him!
The football was knocked towards the back of the goal by him!
Goalkeeper Hao De saw Vega’s header and jumped to save it, but it was too late...
He can only fly in the air and watch the football fly into his goal!
Just three minutes into the second half, the Chinese team lost the ball!
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