In fact, there is one thing Zhang Sheng didn't say, that is, he wants to speed up the process of Long Teng's all-China class. Ivo will leave sooner or later. In the position of midfielder, Zhang Sheng is also preparing to let Tao Wentao take over.
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CN Ivo's injury is now a good time for these young players to get a chance to play and practice.
However, Zhang Sheng studied the next opponent very seriously, because on February 26, the Longteng team will usher in the first AFC Champions League game in the history of the team. The opponent is Kawasaki Frontale of the Japanese J-League.
, this time in the AFC Champions League, the Longteng team was divided into Group H. In this group, there are also the Western Sydney Wanderers, the historical AFC Champions this year, and the Ulsan Hyundai team of the Korean K-League.
As the champion of the Chinese Football Association Cup last season, the Longteng team is considered to be the weakest opponent in this group, because the Longteng team is a newly promoted team after all. Not only do they have zero experience in the AFC Champions League, but they also have zero experience in the first level.
He has zero league experience, so he can be said to be a weakling among opponents in the same group competing for points.
In this match, the Longteng team's opponent, Kawasaki Frontale, had already booked these three points before the game. In their view, except for Pato, a former superstar, the other players of the Longteng team were not worth mentioning.
For this idea, Kawasaki Frontale has its own confidence. In Japan, Kawasaki Frontale has the title of the "Millennium Second" in the J-League, which means that they are often at the forefront of the J-League, but have never won the championship. But as a
Last season's third place in the J-League, this season is the fourth time Kawasaki Frontale has participated in the AFC Champions League in eight years. Slightly different from traditional Japanese teams, Kawasaki has always played in an open and sharp style, and the pace of the game is unique in Japanese football.
The team is relatively fast, and Todoroki 6 Arena is also the famous devil's home stadium in Japan. In the J-League last season, Kawasaki Frontale scored 35 goals in 17 home games with 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, averaging over 2 goals per game at home.
, the offensive power is evident. Although Kawasaki performed poorly in previous matches with China's TEDA and Guoan, only achieving 1 win and 3 losses, they still have enough confidence when facing a newly promoted team.
In the AFC Champions League, coach Hachiro Kazama, like Zhang Sheng, does not have any experience in the AFC Champions League. Before that, he only had the experience of coaching a Japanese university team. However, sitting at home, he faced the "fish belly" of the group.
Jiangcheng Longteng and Kawasaki will still target offensive football.
The three lines of Kawasaki Frontale now consist of three former Japan internationals: Junichi Inamoto, Norigo Nakamura and Yoshihito Okubo. Kawasaki’s success last season was inseparable from the bravery of these three people. It is said that the Japanese national team played this game
Coach Zaccheroni will be at the scene to watch the game. They will also work hard in front of Zaccheroni and strive to return to the Japanese national team to participate in the last World Cup.
Junichi Inamoto should be a Japanese player that domestic fans are very familiar with. He became famous very early when he was young, and was later valued by Wenger and bought Arsenal. However, due to injuries, Junichi Inamoto was
Arsenal didn't get much of a chance. Later he moved to Fulham, another English team, where he became the main force in the midfield. He played a lot every season and performed very well. Again
After that, Junichi Inamoto bounced around, playing in the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and returned to the Japanese J-League in 2010. During his stay in Europe, he was definitely the main midfielder of the Japanese national team. Unfortunately, as Junichi Inamoto ages,
As the number continues to increase, his main position is slowly being lost. And this season Junichi Inamoto will switch to playing as a central defender, because before he has always been famous for his fierce fighting and tireless running, but now his physical fitness can no longer be guaranteed.
Without this ability, he can only retreat step by step from his position on the field. However, Inamoto's excellent ball control and passing ability have not been lost, which will also make him the starting point of the team's offense. He is the starting point of the Kawasaki Frontale back line.
His role is very similar to that of Ma Yongli on the Long Teng team's back line.
Now the core of Kawasaki Frontale's midfield is Nakamura Kengo. Nakamura has keen insight and outstanding footwork. His long passes are particularly accurate. He was also an important weapon in the previous Japanese national team's counterattack. At the same time, Nakamura Kengo
He also has a very strong positioning ability. His free kicks about 30 meters in front of the goal are often more threatening than Shunsuke Nakamura, who is good at footwork. His free kicks are powerful and heavy, and are the best among all opponent goalkeepers in the J-League.
A nightmare. And Nakamura Kengo has excellent mental quality. He has repeatedly saved the team with goals at critical moments.
The most threatening thing about Kawasaki Frontale is their forward Yoshito Okubo. As the J-League Golden Boot last season, he topped the list with 26 goals, beating all the top players. Yoshito Okubo is the basis for Japanese football in recent years.
A typical Japanese forward trained in his own youth training environment. He is only 1.7 meters tall and weighs only 60 kilograms. With such a thin body, it is difficult for people to believe that he is a football player. However, with his dexterous movements and skillful
Technically, Yoshito Okubo has maintained a very high scoring rate in the J-League. Whether in Osaka Sakura or Vissel Kobe, he can guarantee the efficiency of scoring one goal in two games. Historically, he has also scored one goal in two games in the J-League this season.
Winning the Golden Boot, he also became the only player to win the top scorer in the J-League for two consecutive years.
But in comparison, Yoshito Okubo's thin body did not take advantage of him in European and national team games. He stayed abroad twice and only scored 5 goals in 48 games. He played in the national team.
He only scored 5 goals in 40 times, and his opponents were also weak teams like Thailand and Oman. Similarly, when facing a team like the Chinese team that is physically stronger than Japan, it was difficult for him to perform well.
Kawasaki Frontale originally had another high center forward, Takuro Yajima, at the forward position. As a rare center player in Japan, Takuro Yajima's ability to play in the frontcourt is still very good. Unfortunately, he has been transferred at the beginning of the season.
He went to the Yokohama Mariners. Although the newly joined forward Yasuhito Morishima became famous at a young age and was the main forward of the Japanese U-22, he has never been able to play. As a rare high center forward in Japan, he has a height of 1.8 meters.
He is tall but has poor foot skills, and it is difficult to hold the ball in the frontcourt, so he has been playing in the J2 league, and it is difficult to be the main player in the club.
On the contrary, Kawasaki Frontale's foreign aid No. 10 Renato's breakthrough ability is among the top ranks in the J-League. This small player with a height of 1.67 meters is Renaldinho, who later played in Guangzhou R&F and became famous.
He will be the person that the Dragon Team must focus on.
In fact, Zhang Sheng thinks that Kawasaki Frontale is a good opportunity to score points. The reason why Kawasaki Frontale is called the "Millennium Second" in Japan's J-League is because they have their own reasons. This team seems to be attacking.
Integrated into the bones, the team's usual formation is 433. During the game, no matter what position the players are in, they are very accustomed to assisting. For example, Junichi Inamoto, as a central defender, he often assists the team's goals.
In the front, unlike other teams where the center backs only occasionally go forward to assist, they are the center backs acting as midfielders, so conceding a lot of goals is inevitable.
Facing such a team with strong offense and weak defense, Zhang Sheng is not worried at all. Kawasaki Frontale's offense is also a typical Japanese team's offense, using frequent running and passing in the midfield and frontcourt, plus the frontcourt.
The three fast players on the field suddenly start to disrupt the opponent's defensive rhythm, and then the players behind the center organize a second attack or directly shoot to score the goal.
The Longteng team is very familiar with such tactics. The tactics Zhang Sheng arranged for the Longteng team are an upgraded version of this tactic, because the Longteng team has a player like Kanter who is good at both offense and defense in the midfield midfielder position.
, and Kawasaki Frontale does not have such a player. Although their defensive midfielder Paulinho has the same name as Paulinho, the later midfielder of Guangzhou Evergrande, and both are Brazilians, their strengths are indeed very different. He played in Kawasaki
After playing as a forward for a few years, he was sold to Ichihara Chiba of the Japanese J2 League.
In this game, as long as the Longteng team strengthens the defense in the midfield, it will be able to block Kawasaki Frontale's offense well, and Mahrez and Pato on the Longteng team's offensive line will become a nightmare for Kawasaki Frontale's defense.
After Zhang Sheng was preparing for the AFC Champions League after the relegation cup, he was also paying attention to Qin Minghao and Li Yun's games with Red Bull Salzburg.
On February 21, Qin Minghao and Li Yun both represented Salzburg in an away game against Ajax in the 1/16 finals of the 2013-14 Europa League. In the 14th minute of the first half, Qin Minghao made an exquisite through ball.
Alan was pulled down by his opponent in the penalty area, and the Red Bulls got a chance to take a penalty kick. Soriano made the penalty kick; in the 21st minute, Qin Minghao made a beautiful pass after getting rid of the opponent's defense, allowing Kanpur to pass the ball to the left.
After the cross, Mane scored with his left foot from the center; in the 35th minute, Qin Minghao intercepted the ball in the midfield and scored with a precise volley from 30 meters away from the goal, completing his first goal in the Europa League.
Against a veteran team like Ajax, Qin Minghao performed extremely well. Li Yun's defense kept a clean sheet. In the end, the Red Bulls defeated their opponents 0:3 in the away game.
After collectively watching the game, the Longteng players couldn't calm down for a long time. The excellent performance of their previous teammates in the European battlefield made them all high-spirited.
Zhang Sheng also encouraged the players: "See, these are the players from our Longteng team. Everyone, play hard, and one day you will become them."
On February 23, all members of the Dragon Team flew to Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan to begin preparations for the competition. (To be continued.)
