Kanagawa Prefecture, where Kawasaki Frontale is located, is a very developed place in Japan. Not only does it have a large population and a developed economy, it is one of Japan's industrial centers. It also has international tourist attractions like Hakone, and the local hot springs are famous all over the world.
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In order to boost morale, Zhang Sheng said after arriving in Kawasaki City: "This game is our first official game abroad. I still have the old rules here. As long as players score goals, I will give local specialties as gifts. If everyone performs well,
, I will also have a mysterious reward after the game."
Hearing Zhang Sheng's words, the players in the team burst out laughing. This rule set by the Chinese League Two has always been implemented by Zhang Sheng. Every time he plays a game outside, Zhang Sheng will score a goal.
Players and those who performed particularly well were given local specialties as rewards. Liu Xing and Li Yun, who were the most enthusiastic about this reward at the beginning, have now left the team one after another, and now the most enthusiastic about this in the team is Yu Bo.
He said loudly: "Coach, I checked all the specialties here before coming here."
Zhang Sheng said: "Okay, as long as you score a goal in this game, I will give you specialties. Tell me, what do you want?"
Yu Bo said with an incredulous expression: "I like the Shonan gold here the most."
Zhang Sheng's eyes widened immediately: "Ah! Why don't you go to heaven? You want gold?"
The players all burst out laughing. Zhou Zhou and Xiao Yunfan, who had the best relationship with Yu Bo, both laughed and said, "We are going to decide who has the blackest heart and the biggest heart in our team. Brother Bo, you must be the one to win."
Zhang Sheng also smiled and said: "That's okay. As long as you score a goal, I will give you a golden chain from a Kawasaki legend."
Yu Bo looked like a pig and asked: "Wow! The coach is bleeding profusely. What kind of legend is he?"
Zhang Sheng sneered: "Don't you like to study specialties from various places? You don't even know the most famous legend in Kawasaki? Doraemon."
Hearing what Zhang Sheng said about this legendary figure, the players burst into laughter. Xiao Yunfan said: "Brother Bo, this is good and this is good. After the boss gives you Doraemon, I will ask you for everything I want in the future."
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Xiao Yunfan's joke made everyone burst into laughter, and everyone also teased Yu Bo: "Apo, you have Doraemon. From now on, you will be the team's treasure chest. Everyone can come to you for anything they want."
Seeing the harmonious atmosphere in the team, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but nod. The sluggish atmosphere in the team caused by Ivo's injury can now be said to have been really eliminated.
The day before the game, the head coaches of both teams attended the pre-match press conference as usual and accepted interviews from reporters.
Kawasaki Frontale coach Kazama Hachiro was asked by reporters how he viewed his opponents: "I know Jiangcheng Longteng is a dark horse in China, but we have found their weaknesses and we are very confident in this game.
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Yoshito Okubo, who attended the press conference with Hachihiro Kazama, said more directly: "I will definitely score in this game, and I will give my goal to my wife, because the day of the game is
Her birthday.”
At the same time, the reporter also asked about the explosive purchase of Chinese teams. What do you think of players with tens of millions of euros like Pato? Hachihiro Kazama said: "Football is not a one-person sport. A single player cannot decide a game."
According to the results of each game, compared to opponents like the Dragons, I believe that the Japanese domestic players in our team are far better than them." What he meant was that the overall level of Kawasaki Frontale's players was a level higher than that of the Dragons.
Zhang Sheng, who was also interviewed, seemed very low-key: "This is our first time to participate in a game like the AFC Champions League. Our opponent is a veteran AFC Champions League team like Kawasaki Frontale, and this game is their home court. If we can win a
We will also be very happy.”
As the most famous star of the team, Pato cleverly praised Japanese football during the interview. He received praise from a former superstar like Pato. The Japanese reporter left with a smile on his face and was satisfied. Back to
After the hotel, Zhang Sheng gave Pato a thumbs up. Such a roundabout way of answering was very clever. The other party did not get any information about the game from Pato's mouth.
When it came to the official game, Zhang Sheng said to the players in the locker room: "Everyone knows the character of the Japanese. Before you defeat them and conquer them, they are very arrogant. Only when you use strength to teach them a lesson
Only by defeating them will they be convinced. I hope everyone will show their strength in this game and let them know that our Dragon Team is not someone to be trifled with."
The players below all agreed with a bang.
Zhang Sheng continued: "We will continue our tactics in this game. Possession of the ball is our foundation. Facing a team like Kawasaki Frontale that focuses on possession of the ball, as long as our possession of the ball passes theirs, they will also
It completely collapsed. In this game, Ma Yongli, you have to strengthen your guarding against Yoshito Okubo. This player is a typical Japanese forward. He has skills and speed but no physical fitness. I think you should have no problem dealing with such a player.
McGowan, you have to be careful about the forward Yasuhito Morishima who they are likely to replace. This player is a player with height, body and impact, but his foot skills are really rough. As long as you guard well
With his header, he is no threat."
Ma Yongli and McGowan both nodded.
Zhang Sheng turned to Kanter and said: "The core of their offense is Nakamura Kengo. Most of Kawasaki Frontale's final passes are completed by him. At the same time, he is also the hub of this team's offensive and defensive transitions. You
In addition to handing the ball over to offensive players in the attacking midfielder position, marking him is your main task in this game. Once Nakamura Kengo is marked, half of their threat in this game is gone."
Kanter also said with a serious expression: "I know."
Next, Zhang Sheng said to Zhang Hao: "Your mission is very clear. Keep an eye on their Renato. This player is a typical Brazilian player with quick feet. But he has not yet reached the ability of one person to break through a line of defense. I
I believe there will be no problem in freezing him with your defensive ability."
The game started soon. Because today's game is not on a weekend, there are not many fans in the arena that can accommodate 25,000 Todoroki 6 spectators. Moreover, this stadium is not a professional football stadium, and the audience seats
It is also a bit far from the stadium, so the cheers from the fans seemed very deserted. Zhang Sheng shook his head silently when he saw this environment. The attendance rate of the J-League has continued to decline in the past few years, and Japan is now trying every means to improve it.
Attendance rate.
With a long whistle from the referee, the Longteng team's first AFC Champions League game began.
Kawasaki Frontale's biggest loss in this game was Junichi Inamoto's injury. This player who wanted to participate in the last World Cup in his life had to sit on the sidelines. He could only watch his team's Norigo Nakamura and Yu Kobayashi.
, players like Yoshito Okubo who strive for a position in the national team play.
Kawasaki Frontale, who got the kick-off right after the opening, wanted to take control of the game through ground passes, but their idea quickly failed. The players of the Longteng team were not in the backcourt like the Chinese teams that Kawasaki Frontale had encountered before.
Squatting on defense, several players in the frontcourt did a very good job in high-position pressing and full-court pressure. Especially Kanter's clampdown on Nakamura Norihiro was flawless. Nakamura Nobuyoshi was behind Kanter's pressing.
It is difficult to pass a good pass on the field, and most of the time the ball is passed to the players on the wing, so that the players on the wing can find Renato or Yu Kobayashi in the frontcourt.
Kawasaki Frontale's tactics are based on a combination of wing and center, making full use of the width of the field. The attack in the center cannot be carried out, so they can only rely on breakthroughs from the wing to seek opportunities. However, with the physical fitness of the Japanese team players
It is really difficult to force Chinese players from the wing.
Standing on the sidelines, Hachihiro Kazama frowned a little nervously. As a head coach without much coaching experience, he did not have much experience to deal with being pinned down by his opponents on the court. I was thinking hard.
After a long time, he began to let Renato and Yuya Kobayashi, who were close to the center, go to the wings to help. He hoped that the team could rely on skilled group cooperation to open an offensive channel on the wings.
It is a pity that such a wish has come true. The defense of the Longteng team has never been a matter of one person. The defense between the players has always been the main reason why the Longteng team conceded few goals. The Longteng team’s midfielder Zhang Hao in this game was played by Zhang Sheng.
Under his instructions, he focused on cleaning up the backcourt. This player with a strong body and strong frontal defensive ability made the two midfielders of Kawasaki Frontale miserable. The many physical contacts put great pressure on Renato or Yu Kobayashi.
Moreover, the players of the Longteng team have a much better advantage than the domestic players, that is, their defensive actions are very standardized, and there are few foul actions. Historically, the Guizhou and Renhe players who were replaced by the Longteng team for the AFC Champions League this season.
In this game, the referee kept calling fouls. As a famous "dirty" player in the Chinese team, Guizhou Renhe not only lost the game, but also received 3 yellow cards. It can be said that he lost.
The ball is lost again.
Once the Japanese team has to compete physically with the Chinese team, it actually means that the Japanese team is beginning to be at a disadvantage. Now the form on the court is officially like this. Several Japanese frontcourt players have cooperated with each other.
If you can't win, you can only rely on your personal ability to break through. But when it comes to personal ability in individual confrontations, Japanese players don't have much of an advantage.
When the Kawasaki Frontale's offense failed, the Longteng team's offense began to show off. (To be continued.)
