Before the game, the cheers of these fans were as good as those of their home opponents. Even Shen Fangjian and Xu Yang, who were responsible for commentating the game, also praised: "I have to say that Longteng Club is a very young but very talented team."
A professional club, not only do they play well and create a good atmosphere at home, but even the fans’ cheering ability is first-rate, and the slogans on the sidelines are really neatly organized.”
In the home team's dressing room, when assigning tactical tasks to the team, the most mentioned word was confrontation: "This game is our home court, and we know that the opponent's players have good skills.
But they are not without weaknesses, and this weakness is very obvious. One is that their confrontation ability is far inferior to ours, and the second is that their physical condition is also far inferior to ours. And in terms of physical fitness, the more intense our confrontation, their
The faster our physical energy is consumed, so as long as we strengthen our confrontation, the greater our hope of winning this game, and we may even completely collapse them in the second half of the second half."
"So in this game, we only need to firmly entangle their most dangerous player in the frontcourt - Pato, and at the same time cut off the connection between Mahrez and Pato on their right, their offensive ability will basically be useless.
.As for the offense, we need to strengthen the high-post press and prevent them from passing the ball over. Once we grab the ball, we must attack decisively. One of their two midfielders today is a former substitute player.
It’s their No. 28 player Zhang Hao, and he is our main target in this game.” **Vicci directly pointed out the key player he believed to be the key player in this game.
The following players all agreed with a bang, obviously they are also very confident in playing at home.
In the Longteng team's locker room, Zhang Sheng and **Vic suddenly thought of the same thing, which was confrontation.
Zhang Sheng said: "I think through the last round, we all know what kind of team the opponent is. Their biggest reliance is to use their strong bodies to seek confrontation, and their physical condition is far better.
are better than us, so they will use more confrontation to harass us. This requires our players to pass the ball faster. Once we tip the ball over, their confrontation will be completely meaningless. At the same time, defensively,
Zhang Hao, it’s up to you to clean up the midfield this time.”
Zhang Hao also nodded excitedly and said: "I will let them know what it means to be strong!"
However, Zhang Sheng put forward higher requirements for Zhang Hao: "I know that you are no worse than them in physical confrontation, but you have to remember that the midfielders are not just interceptors and sweepers, but the starting point of the team's offense also starts with you.
, I don’t need you to do the work of connecting and organizing attacks, that is Kanter’s task. You have to take out the weapons that you often used in training. If you can show this, maybe we can easily take it away.
A victory."
The weapon that Zhang Sheng mentioned in Zhang Hao's training is long-range shooting.
In daily training, Zhang Hao's long-range shots are very famous in the team. Because of his strong body, his feet are very hard, and he has always been regarded as a purely defensive player by the outside world. He can often be ignored by others.
Shoots a very beautiful world wave. Zhang Hao's long-range shooting range can sometimes even reach 35 meters away, which is very terrifying.
Hearing that Zhang Sheng actually allowed himself to take a long shot, Zhang Hao was also very excited. Before, the head coach always asked him to defend and then defend, but this time he actually agreed to let himself take a long shot. As a professional player, who wouldn't?
I hope I can score a goal on the court. Zhang Hao quickly said: "Good coach, as long as there is a chance, I will show them my skills."
Finally, Zhang Sheng mentioned the referee: "This game is their home court, and the referee is from West Asia. The referee will definitely favor them, so it can be expected that we will encounter many excessive actions that will be turned a blind eye by the referee. Everyone must
You have to stay calm and leave it to Wen Kai to interfere with the referee. This is his responsibility as the field captain."
When the head coach called his name, Wen Kai nodded seriously and said, "I know."
Zhang Sheng nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Other players should not argue with the referee, because your argument is basically impossible to get any good feedback, and 8.9 times out of 10, it will probably result in a yellow card.
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After hearing Zhang Sheng's words, the players couldn't believe it. After all, this was an AFC Champions League game, and there were a lot of people paying attention. Everyone was watching every move of the referee, so there was no way he could go too far.
But Zhang Sheng knows that this is the case. In last year's AFC Champions League, when Guizhou Renhe played against the Central Coast Mariners, the UAE referee helped the opponent many times at Guizhou Renhe's home court, so much so that he was always a good gentleman.
Gong Lei made an gesture of counting money on the sidelines.
West Asian referees have always spared no effort in attacking the center.
After the game officially started, Western Sydney Wanderers, who played at home, played very proactively. Different from the previous game against Longteng in China, they were more aggressive. After all, the advantage of playing at home includes the referee's judgment on the home team.
bias.
Therefore, those actions that were whistled for fouls in the away game against the Dragons became normal physical contact in the eyes of the referee at Western Sydney's home court.
For example, in the 8th minute of the first half, Pato, who was holding the ball in the frontcourt, was just about to start dribbling the ball when he was pulled to the ground by their midfielder Trifilo using his hands and feet. The referee could obviously call a foul for this.
His movements did not indicate anything, but instead signaled Pato, who was lying on the ground, to stand up.
Pato, who was about to get up to protest to the referee, was quickly grabbed by Wenkai who ran over. Wenkai said to the referee: "The action just now was very dangerous, and the players will be easily injured. I hope you can treat them."
Expressed something.”
The referee shook his head with an indifferent expression and asked Wen Kai to return to his seat. Seeing this scene, both Zhang Sheng on the sidelines and the audience in front of the TV were very helpless.
The commentator Shen Fangjian was also dissatisfied with this penalty: "This is an obvious foul. If subsequent games are based on this standard, today's game for the Longteng team will be very difficult."
Xu Yang smiled bitterly and said: "This is not the first time we have seen them do this. We all know the referees in West Asia."
But then the Western Sydney Wanderers were also hit. Their frontcourt players failed in Halliday's confrontation with Zhang Hao. Australian players who have always been superstitious about their confrontation ability never expected to encounter Zhang Hao who was better than them.
Stronger players.
Hallidi, who originally thought she could squeeze Zhang Hao away with her body, was severely resisted by Zhang Hao, and Hallidi lost the ball.
After hesitating for a moment, the referee did not blow the whistle. After all, in less than a minute just now, Western Sydney players did not blow the whistle for a foul with a larger movement than this one. If a foul is called for a smaller movement now, it would also appear to be a foul.
It was too obvious. Moreover, the foul was near the midfield, and the Longteng team could not get a chance to score because of this physical advantage.
Zhang Sheng happily gave Zhang Hao a thumbs up on the sidelines.
Shen Fangjian also laughed and said: "Zhang Hao's body is really strong. Players from Western Sydney are like pieces of paper in front of him. Once they hit one, they were knocked away. The referee was too embarrassed to call the ball."
In the next game, the players of the Western Sydney team soon discovered that their physical confrontation was actually of no use. The two midfielders of the Longteng team, whether it was Zhang Hao or Kanter, their confrontation ability was very good.
Strong. As for the two wingers, whether it is Yu Bo or Mahrez, one is a player who will not suffer any loss in a head-on confrontation, and the other is a player who can use technology to get rid of the opponent. Western Sydney's confrontation tactics are not only a little draining on the Dragon Team.
The players' physical fitness did not have an immediate effect.
On the contrary, their high-position pressing tactics have a certain effect. After all, the Longteng team is playing Zhang Hao in this game. His passing ability at his feet is far inferior to Lin Feng, so every time the ball is passed to his feet, the Longteng team's pass will fall.
There was a slight lag, but Zhang Hao used his physical advantage to protect the ball very firmly, leaving his opponent with few opportunities to steal in the frontcourt.
After 10 minutes of preliminary testing, both sides also knew the other's intentions, that is, both sides emphasized confrontation and both had players who could compete.
The next game entered a tangle between the two sides in the midfield. Zhang Hao relied on his strong body and abundant physical fitness to cover the entire midfield. Western Sydney's offense was basically released before entering the 3o meter area of the Longteng team.
, they only rely more on long-range shots from foreign players to get opportunities.
**After observing the situation on the field, Vicky decisively changed his tactics, because the previously designed tactic of surrounding Zhang Hao in the middle of the midfield and then attacking was obviously not working. He began to let
The two wing players attack.
After Western Sydney Wanderers changed their tactics, their offense still achieved certain results. After all, compared to the crowded center, the space on the wing is wider, and Western Sydney Wanderers' right midfielder Shinji Ono still performed well in this game.
With the ability of a former star, Yu Bo is not bad in physical confrontation, but when he encounters a very experienced player like Shinji Ono, he seems a bit weak.
Shinji Ono is a typical top Japanese player. He has very good skills with his feet, and his ability to pass and receive is second to none. At the same time, he does not suffer from physical confrontation. In his heyday, he was the kind of player who could play in Europe.
A player who has won the main position in a first-class strong team.
Although he was born in 1979, he is now in the late stage of professional football player, but his playing ability on the field is better, his suddenness in offense is stronger, and he is also very thief in defense.
What is more important is to predict the opponent's route in advance to interfere with the opponent and form a trap with your teammates.
This made Yu Bo, a player with a tougher style of play, very uncomfortable. In the 34th minute of the first half, it was Shinji Ono who once again organized the attack on the right.
After he attracted both Yu Bo and Zhang Hao, he dispatched the ball to the left with an accurate long pass. This time Trifilo jumped high and pressed on Mahrez, and then distributed the ball to
The defensive midfielder Hallidi stepped in, and Hallidi handed the ball to the center Kuby who came to respond. Then Kuby took a long shot from the front of the penalty area. The shot hit the lintel, and the Longteng team managed to avoid it.
One calamity.
This time, Western Sydney's offense completely abandoned the previous high-flying tactics, allowing players like Shinji Ono to organize the midfield, and then the players who came in behind to form passes and shots.
Seeing Western Sydney's attack, Zhang Sheng frowned on the sidelines. He didn't know whether they deliberately played such a tactic this time or it was just a coincidence. If it was a deliberate tactic, the two central defenders of the Longteng team would have to
One of them has to push forward to defend the forward player's attack, but it is easy for the opponent to get behind him. After all, there is only one central defender in the penalty area at this time.
In fact, Zhang Sheng guessed right. This tactic is indeed not the inherent tactic of Western Sydney Wanderers. It relies more on Shinji Ono's own strength. After all, other Western Sydney Wanderers players may not have such an opportunity to play like this again.
Smooth fit.
Shen Fangjian was worried about the situation of the Longteng team: "It seems that the Western Sydney team playing at home is very fierce. Their playing style is still very varied. The wings fly together and the middle is inserted. The Longteng team
They were suppressed very badly, and what happened just now was a wake-up call for Team Longteng. I hope Team Longteng can quickly think of a way to solve this problem."
Xu Yang also praised the head coach of Western Sydney Wanderers: "**The coach came back from England. Although England's tactics have always been despised by the leagues in Europe, they have always believed that there are many excellent players in Europe.
The coach went to the UK to help the poor with technology, but after a large number of outstanding coaches went to the UK in recent years, all the teams in the UK have made great progress in tactics. **The tactics shown by Vicky are very popular in Asia.
He is still outstanding, it just depends on how coach Zhang Sheng, who is deeply influenced by European tactics and returned from studying in Europe, handles it."
After Zhang Sheng discussed with the two assistant coaches next to him, Xu Erle and He Lijun, he quickly made adjustments to the tactics on the court. This time, Zhang Hao and Kanter were no longer in parallel positions.
The waist differentiates the layers in the position, Kanter's position is slightly preconditioned, and Zhang Hao checks for leaks and fills in the gaps from behind.
Not only did **Vicci on the sidelines not understand this change of the Longteng team, but even the commentators Shen Fangjian and Xu Yang did not understand it, because it is obvious that Zhang Hao is more suitable to fight with the opponent, and Kanter is more suitable to be behind.
To handle the connection between the back line and the midfield. (To be continued.)
