In fact, as early as 2004 when Australia was founded, the Australian Football Association hoped to establish a team in Western Sydney, where community football is the most popular area, but it has been unable to find a sponsor willing to invest. Ww W．
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CN Finally, before the registration period for new league teams ended in October 2012, Australian Football Association Chairman Ben Buckley decided that the Football Association would raise its own money to establish the Western Sydney team. In the end, the then Australian Prime Minister Gillard allocated 4oo on behalf of the government.
Ten thousand Australian dollars was used as a guarantee so that this team could be established. After the establishment of Western Sydney Wanderers, the property rights and management rights belonged to the Australian Football Association, and part of the operating funds came from sponsors.
Later, there were reports in the British media that the British giant Manchester City was preparing to acquire Western Sydney Wanderers at a price of close to 9 million pounds. This was eventually confirmed to be a rumor. The reason why English teams were interested in them was mainly because they later created a better team than Australia.
The runner-up's even more incredible result - winning the AFC Champions League in the team's second AFC Champions League season. This also allowed those investors to see the money scene.
However, after winning the AFC Champions League in 2014, the Western Sydney Ramblers created an embarrassing record. After singing all the way to winning the AFC Champions League, the team collapsed in all competitions, with only 4 points in the mid-term of the league.
At the bottom of the rankings, not only is their honor not guaranteed, but even qualifying for the playoffs has become very slim. On the one hand, the Western Sydney Ramblers are fighting on multiple fronts, and the players in the team are somewhat physically exhausted. The team has won the Asian Cup.
A long rest period, but the team's main forward Juric and defense backbone Spiranovic were selected for the national team, and the Western Sydney Ramblers were unable to play with a complete lineup.
Although the Western Sydney Wanderers are a new team, the supporters behind them are not simple. Because they are not privatized, they have the support of the Australian Football Association and the Australian government. It can be said that they are the best in the Australian League.
The biological son of the Football Association. In the history that Zhang Sheng knows, after winning the AFC Champions League historically in 2o14, Western Sydney Wanderers have been fighting to break away from the bottom in Australia and became the most successful AFC Champions League champion in history.
It was only slightly better with the help of various buses and referees.
Of course, this is also related to the Australian Football Association's desire to save face, because since the Australian team participated in the AFC Champions League in 2007, their best result was only one runner-up in 2008 when Adelaide United won the runner-up.
They were completely wiped out in the group stage, and with good luck they only made it to the top 16. The Western Sydney Wanderers have become the face of the Australian Football Association.
It's just that the current Western Sydney Wanderers have not yet shown their strength in the AFC Champions League. In the AFC Champions League, they were beaten 1:3 by South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai at their home court. The Longteng team only came from Kawasaki.
The forward scored one point. Therefore, everyone generally believes that Western Sydney Wanderers and Longteng in Group H are the targets of points snatched by Ulsan Hyundai and Kawasaki Frontale, while the game between Western Sydney Wanderers and Longteng is a novice game.
Of course, there are also voices saying that Western Sydney Wanderers and Dragons are both big dark horses in their respective domestic leagues, and the game between them can also verify who is the brighter dark horse.
Before facing this team, Zhang Sheng also specifically investigated some players of this team. From the investigation, Zhang Sheng found that many players of this team are actually related to China. Because there are many players in their team.
Foreign players who have played in the Chinese League include former Tianjin TEDA foreign aid Bridge, former Chengdu Sheffield United, Chongqing Lifan foreign aid Brandon, Daniel Mullen who played for Dalian Albin last season and former Liaoning Hongyun foreign aid Dai
Well. Several players who have played in China mentioned in interviews with the media that they introduced the situation of the Chinese team to their teammates. Therefore, the Rangers know themselves and the enemy. They plan to perform on the road to prove their strength.
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Of course, this team's ability to win the runner-up spot in Australia is not just based on these players who were abandoned by the Chinese team. They have Australian national team forwards like Juric and Matthew, who is known as Asia's number one central defender.
Spiranovic, of course, the most important player is Shinji Ono, the former Japanese national team player.
Juric is a player with dual nationality of Australia and Croatia. He is a typical Australian forward. He is tall - 1.89 meters tall and strong - weighing 85 kilograms.
He has strong confrontation ability and excellent header ability, but his footwork is relatively rough. It is said that he later received offers from many Chinese teams, but he rejected them all, bsp; And Matthew Spiranovic, as the Australian national
The team's main central defender participated in the 2o14 World Cup and the 2o15 Asian Cup. Later, he won the 2o15 Asian Cup with the Australian national team at home, and was also selected for the best team of the Asian Cup. Spiranovic was born
Coming from a football family, his father Michael was born in England and was also a football player. Spiranovic has two sisters - Amelia and Laura. The former plays football for South Melbourne and the other
A player who plays for the Melbourne Victory women's team can be said to be a member of the family.
Spiranovic is a typical Australian center back. He is tall, strong and has excellent heading ability, but his tracking speed and turning speed are slow.
The real core player of the Western Sydney Wanderers is Shinji Ono. As another talented midfielder emerging from the Japanese national team after Hidetoshi Nakata, Shinji Ono is familiar to the majority of Chinese fans. Ono
Shinji has been known as a genius Asia's top star since his youth. He is an all-round midfielder with keen insight. Whether it is the core of offense, midfield defense, or even the wings, he is capable of it. Japanese fans
He is also affectionately called "Japan's Beckham".
Shinji Ono's peak period should be during the period of Feyenoord in the Eredivisie. As an absolute main force, he assisted his teammates to score goals and won the 2002 UEFA Cup championship. He also won the title of Asian Footballer for his outstanding performance.
, and he also became the first player to win the honors of Asian Footballer and Best Newcomer. Unlike many other Japanese players, Shinji Ono not only has excellent skills, but also has very strong physical fitness.
He was once called a "monster" in Japan because Shinji Ono is only 1.75 meters tall but weighs 74 kilograms. This is also the fundamental reason why he can gain a foothold in a league like Australia, which is mainly about physical confrontation.
The tactics of the Western Sydney Wanderers are very simple, which is to pass the long ball to the goal. The team rarely uses the organization of the midfield to advance layer by layer. After the players get the ball, as long as the center in the frontcourt is in place, they are ready.
Long pass with one foot, and then directly charge through the center or other frontcourt players or head the ball and then move diagonally into the penalty area, so you can see that this team has a terrifying height, leaving aside three people who are about 1.9 meters tall.
Not to mention the central defender and the center who are 1.8.9 meters tall, even their two full-backs are also 1.88 meters tall. In the midfield, except for Shinji Ono who is less than 1.8 meters tall, all other players are taller.
They are all 1.85 meters or above, which can be said to be comparable to the British team Stoke City, known as the "City in the Sky", because Stoke City also loves high center forwards and header tactics.
The tallest average height is 1.85 meters.
Of course, this style of play is also related to the fact that Australian teams and British clubs are of the same origin, and it is also related to the fact that the head coach this season comes from the former Crystal Palace team. However, when it comes to long passes and lobs, it is not as simple as everyone imagines.
The traditional British long pass play has two levels: long pass and long pass and stand-up long pass. We have always simplified the long pass and did not delve into the details behind this style of play.
Details and innovation. Can you imagine Guardiola simply asking his players to "pass the ball more"?
The modern long pass and lob tactics are no longer the kind of high forwards who stand still, nor are they the mechanical full-back lobs. The current English team's long pass tactic has become a striker.
The players on the wing are constantly interspersed and running, the players on the wing fly together with their wings and pass from the bottom, and the players in the center make quick transitions with cooperation. Such a simple, lively and practical style of play, although it has the shadow of the British style of play, is not the same as the British style of play.
The traditional British long pass play has different routines.
Although this kind of tactics is very different from the ground passing and passing and controlling style of play that is popular in world football now, isn't the diversity and elusiveness of football reflected in this way?
Facing a cosmic and sky-flowing style of play like Western Sydney Wanderers, Zhang Sheng was fully prepared.
First at the center back, Zhang Sheng sent double header experts like McGowan and Lu Zhihui, and in the midfield Zhang Sheng sent out a combination with good footwork. Yu Bo on the left was taken off as a substitute in this game.
, it is Ding Huaiyi, a player with good skills. Because the opponent's ability in the midfield is not too strong, and the Longteng team can just take advantage of their weakness and gain advantages through control of the midfield, so the midfielder needs Ding Huaiyi.
He has players with good foot skills to support him, and Yu Bo can come on as a substitute when Ding Huaiyi is not physically fit enough.
Another change in this game is that Pato was pushed down the front line again, preparing to use his quick start characteristics to attack, so in the attacking midfielder position, Lin Feng came on, and Zhang Hao was in the defensive midfielder position.
This player with a body like a bison is responsible for defense, and Kanter is responsible for connecting.
Compared with the outside world, this game is regarded as a competition between rookies, Zhang Sheng believes that it is likely to become a key battle to determine who will qualify. (To be continued.)
