As expected, the weather did not help Brazil. It rained heavily during the halftime break and the start of the second half of the game was even delayed. The Hong Kong team players nervously received massages to relax, and ate whole wheat bread and chocolate under the supervision of the physical coach to replenish their strength.
La Plata Municipal Stadium is one of the best stadiums in South America and has very good drainage facilities. Before the start of the second half, the staff also drove a special vehicle to clean up the water on the stadium.
"Let me tell you some good news..." Baggio closed the door of the locker room, shook the water off his rainproof suit, and said: "I just went to the sidelines to take a look. The rain has subsided and the stadium has been almost cleaned. I also saw Brazil.
The head coach of the team was furious at the team leader on the sidelines. Haha, the Brazilian team leader did not bring long spikes to the stadium. He only asked people to go back to the hotel to pick them up when it rained..."
The Hong Kong team players laughed relaxedly, how could this happen in time!
"Okay! You take the time to massage and relax. Let me tell you a few words! I just walked to the venue to do a test. There will still be a small amount of water. According to the current rain pattern, you can just use mid-spiked sneakers now.
, it just so happens that we are also advertising the 'Qihang' special rain sneakers..." Baggio said as he took off his sneakers and socks from his feet and put on rainproof boots.
Compared to the Brazilian team, which didn’t even bring long-spiked sneakers, the Hong Kong team’s preparations were really careful!
Not only for this game, but for almost every game, the Hong Kong team will wear a set of long spikes, medium spikes and short spikes, not only to prevent rain, but also to prevent the organizers from spraying before the game to make it slippery.
Water, for Baggio, who has rich experience in competition and has seen all kinds of tricks, he needs to make such careful preparations.
During the field acclimatization practice before each game, Baggio would put on his sneakers and run on the field to experience the field personally, and even this heavy rain was no exception.
It feels now that the Hong Kong team and the Brazilian team are not a football match, but an F1 event. The competition is not only about the drivers and cars, but also the powerful, meticulous and efficient logistics!
(two)
"Zhai! You switch to the left midfielder. Rong, you go up to Zhai's position to mark people. Patton, you move to the back as a sweeper! Garson, you move to the center to the midfielder position..." Baggio described the formation.
Fine-tuning, after this adjustment, all the five major European aids came to the middle.
After placing their new positions on the tactical board, Baggio arranged: "Because there is a small amount of water, the rebound force of the ball after it hits the ground is absorbed by the water. It is very different from normal weather conditions. Do you remember?
Did you train in the rain during the plateau training camp? You remember, give up passing ground balls, especially giving up ground balls in the middle! Three layers of protection, after stealing, immediately hand it to the left and right sides..."
After thinking for a while, Baggio shouted: "Patton, tell them the key points of the chain defense in the rain game that Coach Sacchi told them in Chinese! I always have trouble translating Italian into English, and the time is very short.
, you have to hurry up!"
Chen Zhuo agreed and stood in front of the tactical board and said: "Pick the pass! Do you understand? You should have played in rain games in your respective clubs, but I don't know how your coach arranged it. Now according to what coach Baggio said,
A tactic!"
On the tactical board, three lines and arrows were drawn on the positions of the double midfielder, the double-marking central defender and the deep-lying central defender, and two large circles were drawn around the left and right full-backs. Chen Zhuo said: "Before, we were regional defense and
Combining man-to-man defense, according to Coach Baggio's adjustments, we will switch to full zone defense in the second half, except for me, I will be active in the whole zone to fill anyone's position..."
"Three layers of protection are formed in the middle. After the steal is completed, the ball will be released here immediately..." Chen Zhuo gathered the arrows of the five players on the central axis to the intersection of the central line and the left and right sidelines, and said: "Use the pick-up pass.
Footwork, hit this area, Afeng, Ouyang, when the steal is completed, the two of you will move to the left and right wing areas..."
"Next, Jianbang and Gangwei, you two remember to keep a distance of 10 meters from the two full-backs and be prepared to receive their return passes! After receiving the return passes, your ball route will be in the center circle.
Ah Qi, you are in the center circle. The first choice from the left and right is to pass the ball to you here, and then you pass the ball back to the left and right wings..."
Everyone looked at this tactic very carefully. They had played this kind of "game" before, but neither Baggio nor Chen Zhuo told them that this was actually a tactic!
(three)
The second half of the game started after a delay of a few minutes. The Hong Kong team kicked off, Chen Zhaoqi made a move, and Chen Zhuo followed up with a volley. Unfortunately, the field was slippery. Although he was wearing cleats, Chen Zhuo used too much force and was unable to kick the ball.
The supporting foot slipped and the ball was high and deflected, thus wasting the opportunity.
Fighting in the rain, the Brazilian team's advantage was completely invisible. They made frequent mistakes in passing and dribbling on the ground. They always felt so awkward in passing in the air.
The rain gradually subsided, and Baggio, who had put on rainproof clothes and rainproof boots, did not stay under the bench. He still stood on the sidelines, wiping the rain on his face from time to time and shouting loudly towards the court.
Mesenes was also shouting loudly, and what he shouted more was to ask the four players in the frontcourt to run up and participate in the counterattack!
Unlike the blind destruction in the first half, when the field was slippery in the rain and easy to make mistakes and lose the ball, the Hong Kong team instead began to pass and control the ball!
In terms of rain games, the five major European players are not even as experienced as the five local players of the Hong Kong team. The climate in southern China is rainy, and the Hong Kong Professional League always has some games every year in large and small rains, so rain games are also limited.
It has become a skill that every Hong Kong club team must master!
The reason why the five major European players are concentrated in the middle, allowing local Hong Kong players to cooperate with peripheral half-high passes, is also very simple. In addition to the danger of errors in passing from the outside to the wing being lower than errors in the middle, Baggio also wants to use this.
In this way, you can mobilize the players of the Brazilian team, attract them to press forward and attack, and use this method to consume their physical energy!
(Four)
Rong Aping and Xie Jiaqiang closed the door to block Neymar. Chen Zhuo moved the ball to the left to the unmarked Zhai Tingfeng. After Zhai Tingfeng calmly stopped the ball, Robinho ran over slowly. Zhai Tingfeng half-attacked towards the opponent.
After taking a few steps on the court, he saw the Brazilian team's midfielder Ramirez rushing over. The opponent's right back Maicon also moved forward and passed the ball to the center circle and handed it to Chen Zhaoqi.
Gansuo in the middle was some distance away from Chen Zhaoqi, and Lucas Leiva, the defensive midfielder from Liverpool, did not press closely against Chen Zhaoqi. They waited until Chen Zhaoqi stopped the ball before pressing forward.
After stopping the ball and adjusting, he saw a player approaching. Chen Zhaoqi passed the ball back to the left back Guo Jianbang. Robinho, who had already run back to the center line, saw that he was quite far away from Guo Jianbang, so he
Standing there with no intention of running over, Neymar ran over from the top of the penalty area.
Seeing Neymar rushing forward, Guo Jianbang made a big kick and hoisted the ball diagonally, passing it to the right midfielder Ouyang Yaochong. Pato chased back, and the left back moved to the middle to grab the ball. Ouyang Yaochong passed the ball.
The kick was given to Chen Zhaoqi who moved nearby. Chen Zhaoqi passed the ball to the right back Luo Gangwei without stopping...
"Cross the ball! Let Ouyang run up!" Chen Zhuo shouted.
Chen Zhaoqi should have passed the ball directly to the opponent's half. The left back of the Brazilian team had already reached the midfield position. The left corridor was smooth, which was perfect for Ouyang Yaochong, who was wearing cleats, to take advantage of his speed...
"My, I'll do it!" Chen Zhuo shouted. Luo Gangwei gave it a slight pick and passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area. Chen Zhuo made a long pass over the top with his big foot. Ouyang Yaochong and the entire Brazilian team
The defense quickly ran over.
Because the timing was not grasped well and the Brazilian team's defenders were already prepared, there was still a gap in speed between Ouyang Yaochong and Pato, and in the end he was unable to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
However, this series of cooperation won warm applause from the scene. Including the first three group matches, the Hong Kong team rarely cooperated with more than three-foot passes, and counterattacks were even rarer. Except for Chen Zhuo's amazing "Victoria Spin" against Bolivia.
"In addition, in the eyes of South American fans, the Hong Kong team is a team that only knows destructive defense!
But just now, Chen Zhuo-Zhai Tingfeng-Chen Zhaoqi-Guo Jianbang-Ouyang Yaochong-Chen Zhaoqi-Luo Gangwei-Chen Zhuo... made 7 large-scale passes and then made an overhead long pass. During this period, the Brazilian team did not touch the ball.
This kind of cooperation allowed the audience and those watching the live broadcast to get to know the Hong Kong team again!
The camera shows Baggio wearing a raincoat on the sidelines. He is clapping his hands vigorously and encouraging the players on the field.
The camera then showed Chen Zhuo. He called Chen Zhaoqi and told him with gestures and movements how to handle the ball just now. He should directly pass the ball diagonally behind the opponent's pressing left back. Chen Zhaoqi also raised his hands to express receipt and understanding of Chen Zhuo's message.
mean.
When the camera showed Menezes again, the coach was also standing on the sidelines. The Brazilian team did not even prepare long spikes, let alone raincoats for the coaches. He was also wiping the rain and shouting to the court. In the camera,
Menezes made the audience feel a little embarrassed!
(five)
"Aping! Come back, I'll go to the side..." Chen Zhuo greeted loudly.
Under normal circumstances, when Chen Zhuo wants to make temporary adjustments to Baggio's deployment, Baggio will agree. Of course, the premise is that Chen Zhuo will also communicate with Baggio before the adjustment, and the temporary adjustment should not be too large. They
There will be such a tacit understanding between the two.
Rong Aping immediately retreated without hesitation, and at the same time shouted for Gasson to retreat and for Ouyang Yaochong to move to the middle, and a series of position adjustments were made accordingly.
Due to the slippery weather conditions, the success rate of short pass penetration was greatly reduced. The Brazilian team also began to shift the center of attack from the center to the wings amidst Menezes's shouts.
Compared with the "Ganso-Neymar" combination, the players of the Brazilian team are still more willing to trust Robinho and Pato. In the current field conditions, Robinho's delicacy is slightly inferior to Pato's speed.
, so the two defensive midfielders frequently attacked from the left. Seeing this situation, Chen Zhuo made a prompt decision and made adjustments to his deployment. (To be continued.)
