When Takenori Kuroiwa reached the penalty area to catch the ball, He Feng issued a warning.
Then he watched Tatsuya Sugiyama score the football into the goal before Liu Yan could react. He couldn't help but sigh: "Oh - the Japanese team equalized the score only three minutes after losing the ball! The Olympic team
The lads seemed overly excited after taking the lead..."
After losing the ball, the Olympic team players also looked very frustrated, with many of them hanging their heads.
Among them, Lin Zhiyuan was the most annoyed. He knelt on his knees and pounded the turf in front of his door.
As a talented goalkeeper, this is the first time he has participated in a game on behalf of a national team. Before that, his performance was considered very good.
Only one goal was conceded in the previous five games, which was in the match between the Chinese team and Qatar. This was because everyone's mentality was a little broken by the Iranian referee Farhani in that game, and they made mistakes in defense.
Under normal game conditions, no team has been able to break through the goal he is guarding.
It can be said that he used this U23 Asian Cup to completely establish his main position in the Olympic team, pushing the original main goalkeeper Song Kun to the bench. He even made the original substitute goalkeeper Xiao Xiao not be used at all.
Selected into the squad for this Olympic team...
He originally hoped to maintain this result until the end of the U23 Asian Cup, but he still failed in the final.
Moreover, this goal loss occurred only three minutes after the team took the lead, and the blow to the team's morale was simply devastating.
He was very dissatisfied with his performance. He felt that he should have solved the Japanese team's attack in the first shot, which meant directly blocking Takenori Kuroiwa's shot.
But his reaction was still a beat too slow at that time. In the end, he only had time to block the opponent's shot with his body. He failed to control the football and let it bounce to the goal.
The opponent's Tatsuya Sugiyama scored with a complementary shot.
This makes Lin Zhiyuan, who has very high demands on himself, feel ashamed.
If the opponent shoots a world wave and he misses it, forget it. But it happened that the ball he had successfully blocked in the first shot was shot into the goal by the opponent. It seemed that he did not do enough in the first save.
good……
However, Lin Zhiyuan did not stay on the ground heartbroken for a long time. After beating the turf, he stood up. Although his face was still a little angry, he was able to face the game with a calm mind.
If you want to be an excellent goalkeeper, these are the qualities you must possess.
If you are always immersed in the frustration and anger of losing the ball, how can you prepare for the next shot?
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After the Japanese team equalized the score, the game entered a stalemate again.
After losing the ball, the Chinese team also realized that they had been overconfident before. They really thought that if they scored a goal, they would be able to take advantage of the opportunity to cover up the kill, which made the Japanese team lose their armor...
Reality gave them a loud slap in the face and also woke up the players of the Chinese team.
After the game restarted, they became much more cautious. No matter how the Japanese team used passes to lure them, the Chinese team players just didn't fall for it.
Of course, the Chinese team is so cautious, which naturally has some impact on their offense.
So the final ended in a deadlock after the two teams scored.
Both teams deliberately slowed down their pace and prioritized "not making mistakes".
Make sure you don't lose the ball again anytime soon.
The game became dull until the first half was almost over before both sides picked up the pace again.
But at this time, there was little time left for both sides, and they were unable to make any threatening attacks. In this way, the two sides ended the first half with a score of 1:1 and entered the halftime break.
In the locker room, Shi Wuyin encouraged his players: "The goal conceded is not a big problem. You yourself also woke up from the goal and made the correct response. I personally feel that if you concede the goal, you can
Learning something, conceding the ball is also a good thing... In the second half, we should attack out, just like we did before the end of the first half, don't always worry that they will take advantage of the space behind us, the Japanese team did not
Speed, as long as we can push their formation back enough, even if they want to take advantage of the space behind us, they may not be able to take advantage of it. At the same time, Luo Kaiyou and Chen Xingyi need to retreat more to get the ball.
Our formation can be adjusted to 4231 if necessary..."
When their names were called, Luo Kai and Chen Xingyi nodded, indicating that they understood.
At the same time, in the Japanese team's locker room, head coach Sato Koichi was also encouraging his players: "You did a good job! Although you lost a goal, you quickly equalized the score, which severely damaged the Chinese team.
morale. Didn’t you see that their offensive was much weaker in the second half? In the second half, as long as you are more patient than your opponents, I believe the final victory will definitely belong to us... We must continue the style of play in the first half and in defense
Don't give them space on our two wings, and use passing movements to find space in the offense... Don't be anxious, the advantage is on our side, because if they are unable to break through our goal, the support from the home court will be
It will all turn into pressure... By then, they will naturally panic..."
He added here: "In addition, your defense against Hu Lai was very successful in the first half, and basically did not allow him to get any decent opportunities. In the second half, you must continue to play like this, mark him closely, and don't allow him to run and receive the ball.
Chance for the ball!”
Yamaura Yoichi nodded vigorously: "Understood, coach, I promise not to let him have a chance to shoot in the second half!"
In the first half, his defense against Hu Lai was generally successful. On the one hand, it benefited from the Japanese team's successful defense on the two wings of the Chinese team, which prevented the Chinese team from passing the football to the goal. On the other hand,
Naturally, he was pressing Hu Lai closely, preventing him from easily getting the ball.
Throughout the first half, Hu Lai shot twice, one outside the goal frame and the other into the goal frame, but was saved by the Japanese team's goalkeeper Hiroki Ueshima.
Generally speaking, Hu Lai's performance in the first half was relatively dull, especially with Luo Kai's one-stop goal.
However, no one can say that Hu Lai did not perform well and dared to relax his defense. Didn't you see that during the halftime break, the Japanese head coach Sato Koichi was still telling the players to continue to defend Hu Lai like that in the second half?
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If it were another coach, there might really be a trace of relaxation, but for Sato Koichi, he will definitely not trip over the same stone twice - Hu Lai did the same in the first half of the East Asian Cup last year
His performance was mediocre, he didn't even have a shot, and he almost disappeared. In the second half, Junpei Morikawa resisted and shot a semi-volley, and with just one shot, he knocked out the East Asian Cup champion of the Japanese Olympic team.
Therefore, when it comes to dealing with Hu Lai, both Koichi Sato and the players of the Japanese team have learned a bloody lesson.
They also deeply understand the truth:
No matter how bad Hu Lai's performance was before this, as long as the final whistle has not sounded, we must not relax our defense against Hu Lai.
Otherwise, you may regret it later.
In the Chinese team's locker room, Shi Wuyin did not make any adjustments to Hu Lai's situation in the first half. In his opinion, this was a normal situation.
Hu Lai scored nine goals in this U23 Asian Cup, which does not mean that he is the kind of player who keeps firing throughout the game and will always appear in the close-up shots of the broadcast. Except for the nine minutes against Qatar,
He hides himself most of the time.
It's like an assassin hiding in the grass, jumping out at the right moment and hitting people on the back of the head with a brick.
But if the timing is bad, then he can really squat in the grass and wait patiently.
Based on his understanding of Hu Lai's playing characteristics, Shi Wuyin did not tell Hu Lai what to do in the second half.
That would seem redundant, and the advice others can give on his playing style is really limited.
Hu Lai must be very aware of this, so during the halftime break he did not appear impatient at all because of his mediocre performance in the first half. On the contrary, he sat leisurely in his seat with a pair of small eyes.
He glanced around in the locker room, making people feel that he must be brewing something bad again...
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. No one made any substitutions. They just kept the same lineup and tactics as the first half and continued to fight.
The Japanese team's overall strength is stronger, but it lacks speed. This disadvantage is especially obvious on the two wings.
The advantage of the Chinese team is their speed, especially their ability to attack on the wing. In addition, Guo Junfu is restricted by Junpei Morikawa in the middle, so when attacking, they specialize in making fuss on the wing, except for Chen Xing.
In addition to Yi and Luo Kai retreating to break through, the two full-backs Bai Di and Sun Gang also frequently moved forward, cooperating with Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai.
Hu Lai stayed at the front, receiving passes from both sides.
In response to the Chinese team's attack, the Japanese team shrunk in the middle and let the Chinese team pass the ball from the wing, but strictly guarded Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai from cutting in and breaking through. Anyway, when they passed to the middle, they also passed the football to Hu
Damn it, the Japanese team just needs to hold off Hu Lai.
This is what the Japanese team did in the first half. Except for one mistake when defending Luo Kai, it was executed well at other times and did not allow the Chinese team to get too many opportunities.
The stalemate lasted for ten minutes. At the 55th minute, Chen Xingyi used his speed to break through the Japanese winger Masao Yoshihara who was guarding him on the wing.
Of course, his breakthrough is actually of no use, because the Japanese team's players have already been waiting in their penalty area. Even if he breaks through Yoshihara Masao, it cannot be said that he will directly pose any threat to the Japanese team's goal.
At the same time, Yoshihara Masao, who was passed by, is chasing after him. Soon Chen Xingyi will lose even the space for the pass.
So he no longer hesitated, and even though there was no good chance in front of the goal, he decisively passed the football in.
Hu Lai tried to fight for the top in the middle, but the ball was pushed out by the Japanese center back Yoichi Yamaura who was next to him.
In a purely physical aspect, Hu Lai still couldn't beat the 1.86-meter-tall Yoichi Yamaura.
But that doesn't mean he can't exert any influence at all.
Under his interference, Shan Puyang did not pay attention to the angle and route of the clearance. He chose the safest way - directly pushing the football over the bottom line.
They would rather give the Chinese team a corner kick than take any other risks.
After clearing the siege, Yamaura Yoichi looked back at Hu Lai and saw that the latter did not have any expression of annoyance or frustration. He looked back and smiled at him.
Seeing Hu Lai's smile, Shan Puyang became even more vigilant, without any trace of the joy or relief of a successful defense.
This feeling actually made him very uncomfortable. He felt a sense of accomplishment in defense. He always felt like someone was staring at the back of his head, and his heart was always tight.
He reflexively raised his hand and touched the back of his head.
It's fine there.
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