When the farce in the football school became more and more intense, Zhang Sheng was arranging various affairs in an orderly manner.
While several arranged coaches rushed to various branch schools, Zhang Sheng began to prepare for the upcoming game. This game is the second round of the East Asian region of the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals. The Longteng team will face the visitors at their home court.
The Three Arrows of Hiroshima.
Before the game, the players also asked Zhang Sheng about the affairs of the football school students in the past two days. After all, the matter had been brought to the police station. Obviously everyone was also very concerned about the affairs of the football school.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but frowned. He didn't expect that the storm would affect the players of the first team.
Zhang Sheng had to give instructions in the locker room before the game: "Football school matters are trivial matters. The club has enough funds and connections to introduce better youth training coaches. As players of the first team, you only need to
Do your own thing well, which is to win games and bring glory to the club."
Next, Zhang Sheng made some detailed arrangements for the game: "We now have two away goals, and we won the away game, so the opponent will definitely attack when they come up, otherwise they will have no chance to advance to the next round.
But this is our home court and we must attack more fiercely than them. We cannot let the rhythm of the game be in their hands. If we can score a goal to lead them after the start, then we will definitely advance to the next round."
In the locker room on the other side, Mori Yasuichi is encouraging his players: "I know this game will be difficult. Now the opponent has the advantage and this is their home court, but this is not the reason for us to give up. If
If we still want to advance, we must give up all our baggage in this game and attack and attack again until we defeat the opponent."
At the same time, Moriyasu also made adjustments to his lineup in this game. Shibasaki Komako, who had a mediocre performance in the previous game, was replaced by veteran Mori Kazuyuki. Mori Kazuyuki had been the main defensive midfielder of Hiroshima Sanfrecce before, but his role was relatively single.
That is, although he is very strong defensively and has rich experience, he cannot provide much help offensively. This is why Hiroshima Sanfrecce, who emphasizes midfield control, uses Toshihiro Aoyama, who is good at both offense and defense, as the core.
Unfortunately, it can be seen from the situation in the last game that when facing the Dragons, it was not realistic for Toshihiro Aoyama to be responsible for both the offensive organization and defense of the midfielder. So for this game, Mori Yasuichi helped him find a partner to protect him.
convoy.
What has been adjusted at the same time is the defense. In the last game, Wenkai used his body to bully Hiroshima Sanfrecce's center back very hard, allowing Hiroshima Sanfrecce's usual center back to press up and participate in the midfield attack.
Bubble. In this game, as soon as Moriyasu let Hwang Seok-ho do the job and replaced Mizumoto Yuki, he wanted to use Hwang Seok-hao's strong body to fight against Wen Kai, push Wen Kai out of the penalty area, and give his defender a chance to play the ball.
After the game started, the two teams fought against each other. The commentator Zhen Cheng and the guest Dong Wuzhi both praised the fast pace of the game.
Zhen Cheng said: "This game was really good to watch. As soon as the game started, both sides started fighting with bayonets. They fought very proactively and without any reservations."
As a well-known domestic tactical analyst, Dong Wuzhi analyzed the tactics of both sides: "The Dragons are playing this game at their home court, and they have always used this kind of tactics, passing, controlling, cooperating, and attacking.
Core. As for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, they can't even think about attacking now. They lost at home and conceded two games. If they don't attack vigorously in this game, it will be empty talk to advance."
But Zhang Sheng off the court is now a little worried about the form on the court, because although it seems that both sides are playing very open, the Longteng team does not have many good opportunities. The main reason is that Wen Wen, who is at the front,
It is difficult for Kai to hold the ball firmly under the pressure of Huang Xihao. As the fulcrum of the team in the front, if Wen Kai cannot hold the ball in the frontcourt and turn it out, the Longteng team's offensive changes will be too little.
In fact, this is also Wenkai's biggest shortcoming. As a center, Wenkai's various indices are relatively average. When facing domestic center backs, his average in all aspects has made him comprehensive in ability, especially in good condition.
When playing, he can even suppress the center backs of many strong teams. However, in a competition at the level of the AFC Champions League, Wenkai's average index has become his biggest weakness. Once the opponent has a player with stronger individual strength, he will
It's very restricted.
This is exactly what happened in this game. Huang Xihao, a Korean player, is far better physically than Wen Kai, and he has an advantage in confrontation. At the same time, facing Wen Kai, who has average foot skills, he is rarely passed by. As he later said,
The South Korean international, who has been rumored to have affairs with many Chinese giants and was praised by Eriksson for his comprehensive skills, fully demonstrated his abilities in this game.
In the 8th minute of the first half, when Wen Kai received the ball in the frontcourt, he was squeezed away by Huang Xihao with his body. Kazuhiko Chiba, who came to help defend, took the ball away and counterattacked. After getting the ball, Sanfrecce Hiroshima
The frontcourt was very simple. Shiotani, Kashiwami and Takaki Yojiro passed the ball one after another and then got behind the Longteng team's defense. In the end, Ma Yongli used his speed to knock Ishihara Naoki.
He was so entangled that his shot missed the goal.
The Longteng team's danger this time was caused by Wen Kai's loss of the ball in the frontcourt. At the same time, the entire Longteng team was in an offensive posture and was counterattacked by the opponent.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Sheng made a gesture of pressing down with both hands on the court, which meant to stabilize the rhythm, don't rush to pass forward, control more, and let Wen Kai slowly adapt to the confrontation with Huang Xihao.
, come up with a solution.
Soon Wenkai came up with a way, which was to retreat appropriately to shorten the contact distance between himself and the midfielder, set a screen himself, and let Pato sprint. This tactic was also used by the Longteng team in the previous game.
It is one of the tactical changes and has achieved good results.
It's a pity that Sanfrecce Hiroshima also made changes in this game. The appearance of Kazuyuki Mori greatly strengthened their defense in the midfield. This veteran has very rich defensive experience. Although his body is not strong,
He is very good at using his body, that is, he is very good at fouling. Many times, his actions can block or destroy the opponent, or make the opponent uncomfortable, but they will not get a yellow card.
Lin Feng was repeatedly interrupted by Kazuyuki Mori's defense in the midfield. Coupled with the assistance of Toshihiro Aoyama, it was difficult for Lin Feng to pass a comfortable pass to Pato. For a moment, Long Teng
As soon as the team reached the frontcourt, they lost the suddenness and change of rhythm of the attack. They could only rely on Pato to force the ball to break through, but this was not suitable for Pato who needed space to move.
When the Longteng team's offense was not going smoothly, as the defensive pressure decreased, Hiroshima Sanfrecce's counterattack became even sharper.
In the 16th minute of the first half, Sanfrecce Hiroshima once again attacked on the left side of the Longteng team. The core of this attack was Shiotaniji. The knife-wielding defender played his own style and received a pass from Toshihiro Aoyama.
After receiving the ball, facing Bo's defense, he used his speed advantage very well. Through the change of rhythm at his feet, Shiotani Tsukasa and Takaki Yojiro who came to support him penetrated the left side of the Longteng team, and then broke into the Longteng team's goal.
There was a pass in the penalty area, and Notsuda Takehito, who was outflanked in the middle, shot. The ball slightly missed the left goal post and missed the opportunity to score.
At this time, Zhen Cheng, who was in charge of the commentary, also began to worry about the situation of the Longteng team: "Now Hiroshima Sanfrecce's offense is very sharp, and the Longteng team is suppressed very hard in the midfield."
Dong Wuzhi made an analysis from the tactical aspect: "It is true. The Longteng team currently lacks changes in rhythm in the midfield. I have observed this player Lin Feng before. His running and passing and receiving abilities are indeed very strong, but facing Hiroshima
Sanjian is a veteran with rich defensive experience. Lin Feng, who is responsible for the organization, cannot pass good passes. Moreover, Lin Feng has a big weakness in that his skills with his feet are average. After the pass is blocked, he cannot pass the ball in the middle.
There was a breakthrough in the field, so the Dragons' offense couldn't start. On the contrary, several midfielders from Hiroshima Sanfrecce generally have pretty good footwork skills. The Dragons' passive defensive posture can easily lead to problems."
Just when Dong Wuzhi was explaining, Yu Bo had a problem. After being broken through by Shiotani again, Yu Bo brought down the opponent with a tackle from the side. For this foul, the referee did not hesitate to take out a yellow card.
Dong Wuzhi also said: "You see, this is where passive defense suffers. The ball and initiative are not in your own hands. You can only use fouls to stop others."
Faced with this situation, Zhang Sheng had to adjust his tactics again. This time Zhang Sheng swapped the positions of the two defensive midfielders. Lin Feng dragged back and started to sweep, while Kante used his strong ability with his feet.
To suddenly improve the rhythm of the attack, this change quickly achieved results.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Kanter and Mahrez had a beautiful collaboration. This time Kanter used his foot skills to get rid of Mori Kazuyuki's defense after getting the ball, and then handed the ball to
Mahrez used his speed and technical advantages to pass between Toshihiro Aoyama and Bo Haowen, and then handed the ball to Pato. The ball was passed very comfortably, and Pato received the ball.
In an instant, he sprinted along the direction of the ball. As the central defender, Kazuhiko Chiba only intercepted Pato by pulling people from behind. This obvious tactical foul also earned Kazuhiko Chiba a yellow card.
Seeing this foul, Zhen Cheng shouted loudly: "This is a card-taking action. If Pato breaks through, only Huang Xihao will be left behind. This yellow card is really a good deal.
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Dong Wuzhi still did not break away from his own profession, and he began to analyze tactics again: "Coach Zhang Sheng's tactical adjustment was very successful. Facing older and experienced players like Mori Kazuyuki, it is all about good footwork.
Players who are in good shape will come to force the game, and will not compete with you for running positions. What I want is simplicity and roughness. Kanter completed this task very well, and coach Zhang Sheng’s move activated the Longteng team’s midfield.”
At this time, the Longteng team also got a free kick opportunity about 25 meters in the frontcourt. This time, Lin Feng and Mahrez were standing in front of the ball. After the two people discussed it, Lin Feng made a fake move.
The ball ran over, and Mahrez's free kick had a very good arc. After bypassing the wall, it flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal. Unfortunately, in order to deliberately pursue the arc, the ball was not too fast and was missed by Hiroshima San.
Arrow goalkeeper Lin Zhuoren flicked the crossbar with his fingertips, and the Longteng team won a corner kick.
Facing Japanese players like Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the Chinese team's corner kicks are still very threatening, because even if Sanfrecce Hiroshima plays a taller player like Huang Xihao in this game, he alone cannot completely
Control the high points in the penalty area. The Longteng players generally have height advantages. For example, players like Wen Kai, Lin Feng, and Yu Bo are all over 1.8 meters tall, not to mention Mike who came up to participate in the corner kick attack this time.
Gervin is more than 1.9 meters tall, and most of Hiroshima Sanfrecce's players are around 1.7 meters tall. They are naturally at the disadvantage when defending high balls like corner kicks.
The Longteng team used their height advantage to continuously fight for headers in the penalty area and also won consecutive corner kicks. Lin Zhuoren showed his ability as an excellent goalkeeper this time and saved the Longteng team's goals continuously.
Headed the ball towards the goal. Finally, on the third corner kick, Yu Bo finally headed the ball high, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This wave of offense by the Longteng team also made the fans watching on the sidelines very angry. The opponent was his former loser. Unexpectedly, after the start, his team was suppressed at home, and the fans seemed a little unbelievable.
Even the cheering momentum has weakened a bit.
Now that his beloved team is finally showing momentum, the fans are starting to get excited and the cheering voices are getting louder and louder. Even Zhen Cheng, who is in charge of the commentary, specifically mentioned the cheering ability of Longteng fans: "Longteng Club organizes the fans
It's very good. Their cheering style is very similar to the style of fans in Japan and South Korea. The cheering sound is rarely just "come on", but many songs are integrated into the cheering sound."
Dong Wuzhi is relatively knowledgeable, and he also extended this topic: "Speaking of the cheering culture of Japanese and Korean fans, they only slowly formed after the World Cup was held in 2002. Before that, their cheering level was also very high.
Generally speaking, it should be said that the holding of the World Cup has not only given Japanese and Korean players a lot of confidence, but also allowed their fans to form exchanges with fan groups from various countries, and the level of cheering has improved a lot. In fact, in recent years, among us fans,
The cheering ability has also improved a lot. I heard that Longteng Club once funded its fan group to go abroad for exchanges." (To be continued.)
