Sure enough, after the game started, Kawasaki Frontale was completely surprised by the way the Longteng team played. As the leader of Group H in the AFC Champions League group stage, the Longteng team did not use the advantage of their home court to attack aggressively as they imagined, but the Kawasaki front team
After the kick-off, press in the midfield, and after grabbing the ball, pass it on the spot in the midfield.
Regarding the tactics of the Dragon Teng team, Kawasaki team head coach Hachihiro Kazama is confused. After all, the Dragon Teng team has the initiative in the group now, and they are qualified to attack the opponent at home. But now the Dragon Teng team is playing
He is very patient and does not take risks.
Of course, Kazama Hachiro cannot know Zhang Sheng’s identity as a time traveler, but Zhang Sheng knows everything about the second half of the group’s games. After the start of the AFC Champions League, Western Sydney Wanderers were regarded as a weak team.
The Dragons are also looked down upon. But so far, basically all the media’s guesses are only half correct. Now the Western Sydney Wanderers are indeed ranked last in the group with 1 win and 3 losses. It seems that
They are indeed a weak team, but the Longteng team ranks first with 2 wins, 2 draws and 8 points. This makes the outside world call the Longteng team the biggest dark horse in the East Asian Division of the AFC Champions League this season.
But as a traveler, Zhang Sheng knows the performance of Western Sydney Wanderers. They are the biggest dark horse in the AFC Champions League this season, and they have won the AFC Champions League in history.
Once the Longteng team loses in this game, if history does not change, Kawasaki Frontale, which won the last game in history, will have 10 points. In this way, the Longteng team, which has accumulated 8 points, will have to beat Western Sydney away from home.
Wanderers. As long as history does not change, the Western Sydney Wanderers will definitely win this round. Then the Longteng team will face them with very good strength and luck in the last round. Once the Longteng team loses the game,
Western Sydney Wanderers will have 9 points, so the results of 2 wins and 2 draws in the previous four games will be meaningless to the Dragons. It is very difficult to fly so far to Australia to play away games and still score points.
Therefore, the Longteng team can win or draw in this game, but they cannot lose.
As long as the Longteng team gets 1 point in this game, regardless of the results of other teams in the final round, the Longteng team will definitely get the right to qualify. Therefore, ensuring not to concede a goal is the biggest task of the Longteng team in this game.
Of course, if this result continues, Zhang Sheng knows that it is very likely that his team will qualify with the Western Sydney Wanderers, and then all the media who made predictions before the season may be slapped in the face.
Both teams use passing and controlling tactics. Once one of them plays conservatively, the game will become very dull. And the situation on the court is indeed like this. As the commentator of this game, Shao Shengyi also feels very strange.
: "For some unknown reason, the Longteng team did not send Lin Feng, the core organizer in the midfield, for this game. At the same time, Ding Huaiyi, one of the sharpest knives in the frontcourt of the Longteng team, did not play in this game. I don't know whether it was due to injury or
What's the situation? In this game, Yu Bo and Zhang Hao are both players with relatively stronger defensive abilities. Coach Zhang Sheng's formation is a bit conservative."
As Shao Shengyi's commentary partner, Zhou Ning said more directly: "As the Dragons team participating in the AFC Champions League for the first time, maybe the current situation makes them too satisfied. I think it is very important to be in such a situation where a small fortune can be content."
Regarding the two commentators who did not know the inside story, Zhang Sheng on the sidelines could only choose "Baby is suffering, but Baobao won't tell", because no one would believe him even if he said it. How could anyone see the true status of the players through the system.
However, the fans in the stands did not have any objections to the Longteng team in this game. As a city without much Chinese history, the fans were surprised that their team could reach the AFC Champions League.
Now that the Longteng team ranks first in the AFC Champions League group, they are even more overjoyed. What reason do they have to blame for such a result? Their biggest wish is to be able to stand in the stands and encourage the team.
Faced with the "dreary" scene, the fans still responded with loud singing. Of course, this dullness is different from other Chinese teams. If other Chinese teams want to defend, they will definitely shrink in the backcourt, and then play in the backcourt.
The midfielder kept using fouls and lying down to interrupt the rhythm of the game; on the other hand, the Longteng team's defense was different. When the Longteng team wanted to defend, their first choice was to control the ball.
At your own feet, and then use the player's good passing and receiving skills to keep dropping the ball. Once the ball is lost, many people will immediately counterattack on the spot, because this kind of defense is the safest.
Compared with professionals such as football commentators, fans only care about whether the players on the field are playing well or not. They do not delve into the deep meaning behind the team's tactics on the field. So when the commentator says that the Longteng team is conservative
At that time, the fans who saw the players on the field using beautiful passes and passes to coordinate with kicks did not think so.
Compared with the Longteng team, which had a lot of substitutes, Kawasaki Frontale could be said to have all the main players in this game. Their team's three veteran international players, Junichi Inamoto, Kengo Nakamura and Yoshihito Okubo, all played. Only Renato
Because he suffered a slight injury in the last league game, he was on the bench for this game.
As a team that focuses on passing and controlling, Kawasaki Frontale did not gain any advantage in the midfield in this game. Of course, Kawasaki's midfielder has no problem with the smoothness of passing and receiving, but Renato's
Not being on the field prevented them from suddenly changing the offensive rhythm. They were able to pass the ball in the midfield, but they were unable to break into the Longteng team's penalty area.
Kawasaki Frontale's few shots in the first half all came from long-range shots from the outside. The Longteng team, which has two strong defensive midfielders in Kanter and Zhang Hao, made these long-range shots non-threatening. This is because
Once a Kawasaki player approaches the front of the penalty area, Zhang Hao or Kanter will follow him, preventing him from taking a shot easily.
Facing the Longteng team's defense, the Kawasaki team's players could only take two approaches. Either they could barely take a long shot under the Longteng team's close defense, or they could retreat their position and shoot from a farther place.
Long shots, because the Longteng team will not specifically prevent them from shooting from an area 3o meters away, but if you want to hit the goal with a long shot from 3o meters away, most of the time it depends on luck.
The head coaches of both sides of the court are now in two completely different states. As the Longteng team playing at home, their advantages in terms of venue adaptability and physical condition are definitely better than that of Kawasaki Frontale playing away games, so Zhang Sheng appears to be very leisurely on the court.
While sitting on the bench and watching the game on the court, he exchanged his views with the assistant coaches Xuerle and He Lijun sitting next door: "Guess when Kawasaki Frontale can't help but let their playmaking midfielder
Junichi Inamoto thrust forward."
Schürrle thought for a moment and said: "In the previous game, Western Sydney Wanderers defeated Ulsan Hyundai in an upset away game. Now they have accumulated 6 points, 2 points more than Kawasaki Frontale. In this game, Kawasaki Frontale only
Only by winning can they have a chance to qualify, because in the two rounds of their clash with Western Sydney Wanderers, the outcome was the same, the number of goals was the same, and the away goals were not as many as the away goals. If they don't beat us in this game, they will fight to the death in the next game.
Ulsan Hyundai, and the Western Sydney Wanderers playing at home are still very powerful. Even if Kawasaki Frontale wins the next game, they may not qualify. I think Kawasaki Frontale will start to attack at the end of the first half. At that time, Inamoto
Junichi should be able to attack, and this seems to be a characteristic of Japanese teams."
He Lijun expressed a different opinion: "Don't underestimate Japan's endurance. They are still very patient. In the first round, we showed that the team did not have enough understanding of the AFC Champions League's ability to compete. Many players were in the game.
There were physical problems in the final stage. I think Kawasaki Frontale will not burn out their energy by attacking in the first half when they visit us this time. They will continue to use up their energy with us and wait until the second half of the second half to attack again.
Come up, it’s probably time for Junichi Inamoto to come forward.”
Zhang Sheng smiled and said: "I agree with He's opinion. They came from afar, and the physical fitness of several old national players is not that good. It is impossible for them to have the idea of attacking in the first half. They should have replaced Lei Lei after 70 minutes.
Nato, and then let Junichi Inamoto step forward to assist. At that time, it will be our chance to fight back. How about we make a bet. If one of you guesses wrong, we will treat you to dinner tomorrow. If they are not here
We changed players after 70 minutes to strengthen the attack, then I'll treat you two to dinner."
Hearing that Zhang Sheng limited the time for the other party to make substitutions, Xu Erle and He Lijun both laughed. It is really difficult to win the bet under such harsh conditions. Xu Erle said with a smile: "You are just like that
Do you want to treat the two of us to dinner? I know that a new brotzeit German beer restaurant opened in Wuhan Tiandi a few days ago. I have been in China for so long that I haven’t had German food in a long time. I really miss our German beer and pork knuckle. By the way
, and sausages, haha, my mouth is watering just thinking about it, but I heard that that store is very expensive. Don’t say I won’t be polite then.”
Zhang Sheng pouted his lips deliberately and said: "You two can't eat enough for me. Besides, it's not certain who invites whom."
While the Longteng team was talking and laughing on the coaching bench, Kazama Hachiro on the sidelines seemed a little hesitant. He came to the sidelines many times, wanting to ask the players to strengthen their attack, but when he saw the Longteng team in the midfield
The team's defense was very tight, and they had to give up this idea many times. They just asked the players to control the rhythm of the game when they got the ball, and used passing and receiving to consume the Longteng team's physical energy.
It is a pity that until the first half is almost over, the players of the Dragon Team are very focused and it is difficult for the players of the Kawasaki Team to have a good chance. Hachiro Kazama has been looking forward to the unique instability of young players.
The situation never happened, and because the midfield competition was evenly matched, the Dragons players could not see any physical problems at all. Hachiro Kazama could only wait patiently, standing on the sidelines.
He waited until the referee blew the whistle to end the first half but did not give the team an order to attack across the board.
During the halftime break, Zhang Sheng made arrangements for the players: "Our opponents definitely want to get 3 points in this game. They were not so active in the first half because they were waiting for an opportunity.
That is to wait until you relax your vigilance and wait for your physical fitness to decline. If my guess is correct, after 70 minutes in the second half, they will replace Renato, the breakthrough master in the frontcourt. Many of your players played against them in the last game.
I have already experienced the Brazilian's foot skills. In addition to breakthroughs after he comes on the court, his biggest role is to break down your defensive level and allow their midfielder Junichi Inamoto to assist, but in my opinion
, Junichi Inamoto is not their main attacking point. His biggest role is to hand the ball to Nakamura Nobuyoshi and use Nakamura Nobuyoshi's shooting ability to score goals."
After saying this, seeing the players staring at him intently, Zhang Sheng expressed his plan: "This is the winner for Kawasaki Frontale. I guess they will be very proud of this move by then, but
What I want to say is that this may be their biggest flaw. Once Junichi Inamoto goes forward, there will be one less person in their back midfielder. As long as we can cut off his ball on the court, their back midfielder will be
There will be a big defensive hole. And at that time, Kante!"
Upon hearing Zhang Sheng's greeting, Kanter quickly responded: "Here!"
"Then it's your time to show off," Zhang Sheng then made a punching motion, "Once the ball is cut off from Junichi Inamoto, move forward decisively, and then hand the ball to Pato at the right time.
, let Pato decide whether to shoot or cooperate, and our chance to score will come. Just like what we have been practicing in previous trainings. Kanter, it is time for everyone to know your ability to organize offense."
After hearing Zhang Sheng's words, Kanter and Pato nodded quickly to show their understanding.
At the same time, Hachihiro Kazama was explaining the tactics in the locker room. He was telling Junichi Inamoto: "It seems that the opponent was more cautious than we thought in this game. They were not in a hurry to attack in the first half. This may be related to
It has to do with the absence of their core midfielder Lin Feng. If it is true that Lin Feng is not in good condition and cannot play as they said before the game, then the second half of the second half is when we attack. Renato, I need you to come on the court and break the ball.
The thickness of the opponent's defense; Inamoto, once you see Renato has a chance to break through, you must step forward to assist; Oku, you are responsible for opening up their central defender's defensive position; Nakamura, leave the final blow to
You are."
Upon hearing the head coach's arrangements, the players who were named felt a sense of responsibility, and they responded loudly: "Okay, coach."
The coaches on both sides chose patience. It depends on who can persist in his patience until the end. (To be continued.)
