135. Psychological offensive and defensive warfare
The home game between the Longteng team and Guangzhou Evergrande is the focus of this round. In the days before the game, all media began to hype this game. Bi 『Quge
One team is the current Chinese hegemon, and the other is the current Chinese upstart. The two teams are respectively ranked first and second in the league standings. It is difficult for such a game not to attract attention.
Before the game started, the two sides had already started the first round of confrontation, and these confrontations were more of a psychological battle.
The first to attack was the wily "Silver Fox" Lippi.
When Lippi was interviewed by media reporters before the game and asked to evaluate the Dragons, Lippi said: "This is a young team. They have stars like Pato and Ben Arfa in the team, but their current situation is not good.
How about, although they still have very good domestic players in their team, they have an obvious weakness, that is, they have no experience in winning the top league, and they don't know how to maintain their leading position in the top league.
That is to say, they are not used to being the strong ones. The last round of the game against Beijing Guoan clearly exposed their weaknesses."
Then Lippi said: "Our team is different. Evergrande has maintained the championship position in recent years. We know how to stand more firmly in the leader's position, and we also know how to give opportunities to those who are leading or chasing us.
The team applies pressure."
Finally, Lippi changed the subject and said: "Such experience is not easy to obtain. It requires a long period of accumulation of top league games. The Dragons are too young. Maybe they will threaten our leading position, but they will definitely
It won’t be this year.”
"Then when do you think the Dragons will pose a threat to your team?" the reporter asked.
"When they win a championship." Lippi answered very cleverly.
Lippi's answer put the reporter's question into an endless loop. If you want to threaten Guangzhou Evergrande, you must win the championship. There is no threat until you win the championship. Lippi means that the Dragons will never catch up with Guangzhou Evergrande.
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Compared with Lippi's aggressiveness, Zhang Sheng was much more low-key in the interview: "My team is in a special period now. The team has many injuries and the players' physical fitness also has some problems, so we will be more cautious.
.And this time our opponent is Guangzhou Evergrande. Evergrande is a very good team. The previous few seasons have proved this, and their national team players have also proved this. We don’t want to compare with anyone. We have
We have our own personality and distinctive temperament. I hope our playing style will be liked by the fans and the fans will always support us. We just need to play the game well and hope to repay them with the fruits of victory."
Also showing great confidence was Guangzhou Evergrande’s captain Zheng Zhi. Although he could not play due to injury, in an interview, when a reporter asked him how he viewed the pressure the Dragons put on Guangzhou Evergrande, he still said
: "Many people have talked about pressure. There is definitely pressure. Guangzhou Evergrande has always been a strong contender for the Chinese championship. We won the AFC Champions League last year. We have experienced the pressure before the game. We have won it three times.
The league champion has also experienced pre-match pressure three times. This is the fourth time. Everyone has experienced it. As the defending champion, the pressure is not on us. I don’t pay attention to whether they are under pressure, as long as we do our best
Just mind your own business."
As for the captain of the Longteng team, Shu Jun, he was very calm: "We have been preparing for this game since we came back from Nanjing. I think it is just a normal league. Everyone is preparing step by step, just like all home games.
Same, I think if we do our job well, the results will come naturally."
In fact, Guangzhou Evergrande's results after the break were not very good, and could even be said to be very bad. First, they were tied by Shandong Luneng at their home court in the last round of the Chinese League. After the leader Longteng played in
When they were defeated by Beijing Guoan at home, they did not take the opportunity to win in terms of points. Instead, they only relied on the advantage of goal difference to temporarily stay in the standings. Then they were eliminated from the Football Association Cup by Henan Jianye in the middle of last week.
It can be said that both sides are disadvantageous.
What's more important is that Diamanti was suspended for 4 games by the Football Association for raising the middle finger in the game against Henan Jianye, so he will miss this week's focus game with the Longteng team. In Diamanti's absence, Evergrande
On the offensive end, the offense will rely too much on the impact of Gilardino and Elkeson. Of course, although the above two people have good impact and ability to grab points, in the absence of Diamanti, who will step up?
Being the passer will be a question.
Although Evergrande currently leads the standings on goal difference, with Diamanti suspended for 4 games by the Football Association, there is considerable pressure on the team, so Xu Jiayin had a family dinner before the game.
In the locker room just before the game started, Zhang Sheng also specifically mentioned this issue to his players: "Generally, the more people want to ignore something, the more they say it over and over again in their words. In the past few days,
At Guangzhou Evergrande, both head coach Lippi and captain Zheng Zhi said that pressure was worthless, as if they had nothing to do with pressure. In fact, this proved that they valued this game very much and that it was very stressful.
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"Those who talk too much are guilty!" Yu Bo from the bottom added.
Zhang Sheng nodded with a smile on his face and said: "Yu Bo is right. They are the defending champions, they want to win the championship, and Taobao's 1.2 billion investment is both motivation and pressure. Is Jack Ma's money so easy to get? He
He is a businessman. As the saying goes, "No one does the business of losing money, but there are people who do the business of beheading." He will not spend so much on unprofitable business, so now the Evergrande Club will definitely ask their players for more money.
High demands. Isn’t this a lot of pressure?”
"And what about us? We are chasers, and the outside world's expectations for us are far lower than those from Evergrande." Zhang Sheng continued to relieve everyone's pressure, "Of course, I'm not saying that we don't need championships, I hope
Everyone understands that we should play with a more relaxed attitude in the upcoming games and let them tie their hands and feet."
Zhang Sheng's words were not wrong. At the same time, in another locker room, Lippi was encouraging the players: "Our opponent is a very young team. They have strength and motivation, but the more difficult it is for such an opponent to
, the more we have to beat them down, young players are always full of energy. Once they are suppressed, they don't have much patience to calm down. We have to beat them hard so that they can see us in the future.
There's a sense of fear, and that's what we've done over the years."
What Lippi said is exactly the actual situation of Evergrande in China in recent years, because it is not that Guangzhou Evergrande has not been challenged in the Chinese League, but in the end those challengers all surrendered at the feet of Guangzhou Evergrande.
In the past few years since Guangzhou Evergrande entered the Chinese Super League, more than one team has challenged them, such as Beijing Guoan in the 2o11 season. This old and strong team was in its heyday when Guangzhou Evergrande entered the Chinese Super League.
It put a lot of pressure on Evergrande to win the championship; another example is Guizhou Renhe, a team with the most expensive chest advertisement in the country at the time, which aggressively introduced international players. The former "Chinese Sun" Sun Xuhai was also on the team.
Guangzhou Evergrande was helpless, and Evergrande had struggled to win at Renhe's home court for many years. The last one to laugh was Guangzhou Evergrande. Guizhou Renhe was eventually relegated to the Chinese League One in the 2o15 season; there are also Dalian Albin, which
Only the former "China Aircraft Carrier", with the strong investment of the boss, continued to collect international players in the league, invited top foreign players like Keita, and challenged Evergrande. But in the end, after the lack of funds,
The team was relegated this season and was later acquired by other capitals. However, national-level players such as Dong Xuesheng, Yu Han, Li Xuepeng and Zhang Jiaqi were later "accepted" by Evergrande.
In later history, Shandong Luneng, Shanghai SIPG, and Jiangsu Suning also challenged Evergrande, but were eventually suppressed in draws and losses one after another.
On the contrary, since the establishment of the Longteng team, they have never lost to Guangzhou Evergrande even when they were a second-tier team, and they have many wins. Therefore, Evergrande takes the threat of the Longteng team very seriously, because Lippi knows that
Once a team like the Dragons builds confidence in their own team, that's when the cornerstone of Guangzhou Evergrande's dominance begins to shake.
To be fair, Guangzhou Evergrande was the most passionate and energetic team in 2o13. Later, their performance was far less dominant than last season, but their composure and resilience allowed the team to still move towards the glory of the season step by step. A team
The accumulation and maturity of a strong team are the key to maintaining continued strength. Now Evergrande is on this path.
Lippi lined up Evergrande's strongest lineup in this game. He lined up an attacking lineup of Rene, Gao Jun, Huang Bowen, Gao Lin, Yu Han and Elkeson in the frontcourt.
The others are Zeng Cheng, Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Liu Jian and Zhang Linpeng.
Except for the two foreign players, the other players are either current players of the national team or former players of the national team. They are not weak in strength.
At the same time, Zhang Sheng also formed the strongest lineup of the Longteng team. The frontcourt is Wen Kai, Ben Arfa, Ivo, Ding Huaiyi, Rock Gill and Tao Wentao, and the backcourt is Shu Jun, Ma Yongli, and McGowan.
, Zhou Zhou and Zhou Wei.
Except for Pato being injured and Lin Feng accumulating yellow cards and unable to play, this is also the strongest offensive lineup of the Longteng team. Besides the four foreign players, the other players are either popular national team players or former National Olympic and National Team players.
The youth team players are not inferior to Guangzhou Evergrande in terms of paper strength.
This is also the reason why the outside media is hyping this game, because the players from the two teams basically include the current main lineup of the Chinese national team. Taking the national team’s two training rosters during the break as an example, the 36-person
There are 11 people in the squad. If you include the players on the bench from both sides, the number is 17. If you also include the players suspended due to injuries or yellow cards on both sides, the number reaches 20. Basically, it can be said that the national team
It is the world dominated by two clubs, Longteng and Guangzhou Evergrande.
The people responsible for the commentary of this game are also the elites of various broadcast media. CCTV Sports Channel sent the golden combination of Duan Xuan and Tao Wei, and other media also have their own commentators and big-name commentators.
When both sides of the game were arranging specific tactics for the players, commentators from all walks of life also began to express their own opinions.
Duan Xuan was introducing the lineups of both sides, and then commented: "The Longteng team is quite injured in this game. Pato and Lin Feng cannot play. One is the team's terminator, and the other is the team's offensive motivation. The Longteng team this time
Sending a young player like Tao Wentao, who is under 19 years old, to replace Lin Feng, it’s hard to say what the effect will be. I wonder what coach Zhang Sheng’s plans are?”
Tao Wei laughed and said: "Tao Wentao is considered a young player, and Lin Feng is not that big either. He is only in his early 20s. However, Lin Feng started at a higher age and has more competition experience, which makes everyone subconsciously think that he is a 'veteran'."
Judging from previous games, Tao Wentao's skills at the feet are more powerful than Lin Feng. Maybe coach Zhang Sheng sent him to strengthen the offensive power of the midfield, not to mention that there is an authentic player like Ivo in this game.
With the attacking midfielder as the organizer, it shouldn't be much worse. As for Pato's absence, the Longteng team is really hit. The Longteng team's strongest shooting ability in the frontcourt is no longer there. It depends on whether Ben Alpha can do a good job.
Replacing Pato’s role. I think Evergrande’s side is a bit difficult to deal with. Who will organize Evergrande’s midfield when Diamanti is absent is a big problem.”
Duan Xuan is more confident in Evergrande: "Compared to the Longteng team, Guangzhou Evergrande's players are more experienced. This time, coach Lippi chose Gao Jun and Rene as the midfielders, not Zhao Xuyang and Rene.
Taking advantage of Gaojun's strong organizational ability, he mostly controlled in the midfield. Well, without further ado, now the players from both sides have begun to enter the field, let's watch this long-awaited battle at Tianwang Mountain."
At this time, the stadium was led by DJ6 Fei on the scene to shout out the lineup of the Dragons. When every player of the Dragons came out, they received a response like a tsunami, especially when Ding Huaiyi and Ben Alpha were so deep.
When the dribbler who is loved by the fans comes on the stage, the cheers on the field are particularly loud.
At the same time, when the Guangzhou Evergrande players came on the field, there were overwhelming boos. The only one who received a few cheers among the boos was Gao Jun. After all, he spent nearly three years in the Longteng team.
He has won many honors for the team. Although he has now transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande, many fans still applauded him.
