Soon at 8 o'clock in the evening on March 12, the Longteng team ushered in its first AFC home game.
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In the locker room before the game, Zhang Sheng encouraged the players: "Today is Wednesday, but the stadium is almost full with fans outside. Many fans asked for half a day off, or even asked for leave a day in advance to travel from Hubei."
We come from other cities in the province. So in this game, in addition to striving for victory, we also need to show off our home momentum and not let down the fans who have come from afar."
Next is a very specific tactical arrangement: "In this game, the opponent's core midfielder Shinji Ono is injured and cannot play. Juric and Spiranovic are also unavailable due to poor condition, but the strength of their other players
It's still very good. Their main forward Mark Bridge is also a forward of the Australian national team, and his strength is still very good. As for their players, they mainly focus on physical confrontation with high balls. Zhang Hao, you are in the midfield.
Interception is one of the keys to this game. Once you get the ball, it is immediately handed over to Kanter for dispatch."
Hearing Zhang Sheng's emphasis on his position, Zhang Hao nodded excitedly. This was Zhang Hao's most important game since he joined the Longteng team.
Next, Zhang Sheng began to assign tasks to Ding Huaiyi: "On the court, you should take advantage of the opponent's slow turns and clumsy body, and use your foot skills to find coordination. If they use their body to squeeze you, try to fall to the ground as much as possible to cause them
If you commit a foul, don't go head-to-head with them. Of course, if there is a good breakthrough opportunity, you can take advantage of it yourself."
Facing Zhang Sheng's arrangement, Ding Huaiyi nodded and said: "I understand, I will make a judgment based on the situation on the field."
After hearing Ding Huaiyi's words, Zhang Sheng nodded with satisfaction. Zhang Sheng was still very satisfied with Ding Huaiyi's golf skills.
Finally, Zhang Sheng warned Pato: "Don't get too entangled with your opponent in front. When appropriate, you can use your speed and foot skills to hit the opponent behind. That is your advantage."
Pato also nodded confidently.
In the locker room on the other side, the head coach of Western Sydney Wanderers seemed very relaxed. It was obvious that they were more confident in the non-Guangzhou Evergrande team in China. After all, when the Australian team faced the Chinese team,
Except for facing Guangzhou Evergrande, their record is still slightly superior, let alone a newly promoted polo team like Jiangcheng Longteng.
Head coach **Vicci made it very clear: "Our opponent is a newly promoted polo team whose history of establishing the team is not much earlier than ours. Such an opponent is exactly the target of our points, so in this game we
Our goal is to get all three points. I think as long as we stick to our own tactics, there won’t be much problem in defeating them. Come on everyone!”
But when the game started, Western Sydney Wanderers realized that it was not that easy to win against the Dragons.
It was the Western Sydney Wanderers who got the kick-off right after the opening. After taking the ball, former Tianjin TEDA foreign aid Mark Bridge directly passed a long pass to Halliday who was running in from the wing.
The ball didn't stop well due to interference. When he moved the ball to the center with his head, the ball was snatched away by Longteng's midfielder Zhang Hao. After getting the ball, Zhang Hao remembered Zhang Sheng's previous tactical arrangement and immediately handed the ball over.
It was given to Kante. Facing the Western Sydney forward Kuby who came to grab the ball, Kante did not dribble too much at his feet. Instead, he quickly transferred the ball to Mahrez on the right. Mahrez faced
The opponent's defense knocked the ball horizontally to Lin Feng who came over to respond. After Lin Feng got the ball, he transferred the ball to Ding Huaiyi on the left again. Ding Huaiyi easily passed the opponent's Trifilo and handed the ball to Lin Feng again.
, Lin Feng's non-stop kick allowed Pato to get the ball. After getting the ball, Pato started decisively and broke into the penalty area and shot. In the end, the shot missed due to the interference of the opponent's defender.
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This offense and defense can reveal a huge difference in tactics between the two teams.
Western Sydney Wanderers have made it clear that they want to play defensive counterattack, and the way of counterattack is also very clear, which is to attack from the side and lengthen the pass and lob, and they use their height advantage to let the ball fly more in the air, and then combine the side and center to let the center.
A tall center to get a chance to shoot.
On the contrary, the Longteng team's fast ground passing was exactly like this. The first shot of the Longteng team just happened. After the player from the defensive midfielder position passed the ball to the wing, the player on the wing passed through the middle of the midfield.
Players are transferred to make full use of the width of the field, allowing the ball to run on both sides. Finally, by pulling the defensive players to the two sides, the players in the center use through balls or direct long shots to get shots.
opportunity. This tactic relies entirely on the players' good passing and receiving skills, smart movement, and a lot of running to execute.
The two commentators responsible for commentating this game were Liu Jiayuan and Xu Yang. As two commentators who had already commented on several Dragons games, they were very fond of the Dragons' style of play.
Liu Jiayuan said: "The Longteng team still insists on this beautiful football style. Although this club has not been established for a long time, since the establishment of the club, this beautiful football has become the club's DNA and has never changed.
.I think this is the right approach. Nowadays, many clubs are shouting slogans to build a century-old club, but it is difficult for most clubs to adhere to a unified style. They are always changing foreign players, changing coaches, and changing youth players.
Training coaches can easily lead to confusion in the team's tactical style."
Xu Yang also said: "That's true. Not only the club, I think our national team should also unswervingly adhere to a certain style of play, and at the same time learn some advanced tactics and improve them, so that we can improve the results of the national team."
help."
At the same time as the two commentators were commenting, Western Sydney Wanderers made another wave of attacks. This time, their defender directly found center Bridge in the penalty area with a big kick, but center back McGregor was defending him.
Wen, as the central defender of the Australian national team, was not worthy of such a high-altitude ball. He pushed the ball out of the penalty area before Bridge took off. However, Western Sydney's Trifilo failed to do so during the two-point scramble with Zhang Hao.
Gain any advantage. After all, with Zhang Hao's height of 1.86 meters and good weight, Trifilo has no advantage in physical confrontation.
After getting the second point, Zhang Hao did not hesitate to fight and handed the ball directly to Kanter. The next scene was the same as before. The Longteng team relied on the midfielder's pass to hit the ball to the Western Sydney penalty area again.
In the end, Pato's shot was barely saved by Western Sydney goalkeeper Tyson, and the Dragons got a corner kick.
Seeing this situation, **Vicci, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but be a little worried about the situation on the court. When collecting information about the Longteng team, he did see that the opponent had a strong ground attack ability. He originally thought that his players could use their physical strength to attack the opponent.
The confrontation made it impossible for the opponent to cooperate smoothly, but according to the current situation, his wish was in vain. The players of the Longteng team did not fail in their physical confrontation, and the opponent's central defender and defensive midfielder players
The body seems to be stronger than the body of his own players. Now it will be difficult to handle.
In fact, this is also the biggest weakness of a team that plays high when it encounters a technical team. When defending, a team that plays high can indeed reduce the opponent's breakthroughs by compressing the formation in the midfield and backcourt, but once
If a technical team has a player with strong header defense ability in the defender or midfielder, then the team's offense will basically be misfired, and whether it will get a chance can only depend on its own luck.
And something that made him even more worried appeared, because in the next corner kick of the Longteng team, a bunch of tall players in his penalty area actually allowed the opponent's central defender who came up to participate in the corner kick to grab the first point. Fortunately, this ball
It was pushed higher due to Golechi's interference.
Seeing that his five defenders, all of whom were nearly 1.9 meters tall, actually let the opponent's center defender, who was only 1.85 meters tall, grab the first corner kick, **Vicci angrily shouted to the players on the field:
"Concentrate."
Liu Jiayuan laughed and said: "It was so dangerous. The Longteng team almost scored with a header from a corner kick. The goalkeeper was Lu Zhihui. This player's header ability is really strong."
Xu Yang also said: "Indeed, in last year's FA Cup semi-finals, in the first round of the Longteng team's match against Guangzhou Evergrande, Lu Zhihui used his header to score a goal and assist to help the team win. This game was very difficult.
Against a tall opponent, he can still get a header with his height. It can only be said that his header ability is really too strong."
The following game basically entered the rhythm of the Longteng team. The Longteng team used their foot skills to make the opponent's players spin around on the court. Unfortunately, Western Sydney's five-back defensive formation has been maintained very well.
The Dragons were able to gain possession of the ball in the frontcourt, but were unable to penetrate the opponent's defense.
Zhang Sheng also seemed a little anxious on the sidelines, because once the players are unable to attack for a long time, their mental agitation may give the opponent a chance to counterattack. Zhang Sheng looked at the situation on the court while thinking about how to fine-tune the tactics.
**Vicci seemed very confident. Although the opponent put a lot of pressure on their backcourt, they did not get a good chance to score. Moreover, because the Longteng team was eager to attack, their formation was very high.
Once your team gets a good counterattack opportunity, you still have a very good chance of scoring a goal with the strong charge of your players, and where to get the opportunity is what you have to consider.
When the game enters an anxious state, it is also time for the head coaches of both sides to compete with each other. (To be continued.)
