After the Longteng team finally missed a chance, they immediately equalized the score.
After scoring the goal, Wenkai rushed out of the crowd excitedly to vent his frustration after missing the goal. His teammates also happily chased after him. Although Wenkai wasted a good opportunity, he was able to seize it quickly.
Another opportunity, of course such teammates are trustworthy.
Even the commentator Liu Jianhong also talked about this problem: "It's in, it's in, it's in. Wenkai scored the second point from behind. This ball made up for the missed opportunity just now."
Xu Yang obviously observed the game more carefully: "I wonder if you just noticed the performance of Longteng coach Zhang Sheng after Wen Kai missed a good opportunity and got a yellow card?"
Liu Jianhong asked doubtfully: "I didn't pay too much attention. At that time, the broadcast camera mainly focused on Wen Kai's shot and Zeng Cheng's injury. I really didn't notice Coach Zhang Sheng's actions."
Xu Yang said with a smile: "I just paid special attention. After Wenkai failed to shoot, coach Zhang Sheng did not criticize him, but applauded him. Judging from his mouth shape, he should be letting him
Come on Wenkai!"
Liu Jianhong clicked his tongue and said: "It seems that coach Zhang Sheng really has confidence in his disciples. Most coaches will warn their players after their players waste such opportunities. Wen Kai really
Scored a goal with his encouragement."
"So, Director Zhang Sheng can lead a newly promoted team to the top of the Chinese Super League, and can lead the team to the AFC Champions League, while the two of us can only commentate on the game from the sidelines, haha!" Xu!
Yang made a rare joke.
"Indeed, coach Zhang Sheng's coaching ability is definitely second to none among local coaches. Let's take a good look at this match between the best local coach in the country and the best foreign coach in the country!" Liu Jianhong didn't care about the person involved, Zhang Sheng.
Regardless of whether other local coaches agree or not, the title of "the best local coach in the country" was directly given to Zhang Sheng.
After the goal, the Longteng team's offense became even more powerful, especially Ben Alpha on the left. He seemed to have an idea in this game, both breaking through and passing. Guangzhou Evergrande's defensive player on the right was at a loss.
, whenever they want to defend against Ben Alpha's breakthrough, he will pass the ball out, and the pass is very beautiful, and when Evergrande's players are slightly different from Ben Alpha, giving him space to hold the ball.
He will suddenly choose to break through to create offensive opportunities.
Zhang Sheng, who was on the sidelines, also kept applauding Ben Alpha, or gave his thumbs up without hesitation. His eye-catching performance also gave the two commentators who had been paying attention to him countless topics.
Xu Yang said: "Ben Alpha's performance today is very impressive. He basically took over the entire left wing of the Dragon Team. This is very different from his previous sluggish performance. I don't know Zhang
How did Director Sheng Zhang train him?"
Liu Jianhong expressed a slightly more conservative expression: "The difference between the current Ben Alpha and the previous Ben Alpha who was all the way to the end is very big. Such a change does not happen overnight, so Ben Alpha who is performing well now will play next game."
It’s really hard to say how it will perform.”
Liu Jianhong's tongue-twisting words are exactly what all the fans are worried about Zhang Sheng now.
"But once Ben Alpha can really play like this in future games, it will prove that coach Zhang Sheng has really brought out a world-class player." Xu Yang expressed his good expectations.
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"Then we will wait and see!" Liu Jianhong said, "But I really hope that Director Zhang Sheng can achieve such results!"
As the game progressed, Guangzhou Evergrande gradually shrank its formation back. The main purpose of this was to reduce Ben Alpha's breakthrough space and passing space. In fact, this was what Zhang Sheng did best before the game.
The plan is to push the opponent back, reduce the opponent's shooting opportunities, and reduce the pressure on the goalkeeper.
The Longteng fans in the stands also cheered crazily for their beloved team, because it is too rare to be able to hold Guangzhou Evergrande at halftime, at least it has not happened before at the Asian level.
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At the same time, the reporters at home and abroad who came to watch the game were also very surprised. Everyone imagined that Guangzhou Evergrande might have a difficult time playing at the home court of the Dragons, but it was not that difficult.
In particular, the AFC Champions League opponents who made a special trip to spy on the Longteng team and Guangzhou Evergrande immediately raised the Longteng team to a very high level. Everyone recorded the various offensive routines and routines of the Longteng team in their notebooks.
Players worth focusing on to prepare for the AFC Champions League in the near future.
Seeing that Guangzhou Evergrande was suppressed so severely, Liu Jianhong and Xu Yang also began to analyze the reasons: "Xu Yang, why do you think Guangzhou Evergrande is so passive now?"
Xu Yang expressed his opinion: "From my personal point of view, I think the main reason is that Guangzhou Evergrande does not have a good midfielder. With Rene in the league, his sweeping ability in the midfield is still very good.
Yes, now that he has not been registered for the AFC Champions League, Guangzhou Evergrande's ability to sweep the midfield is far behind. In addition, Zheng Zhi cannot play, and Evergrande's midfielder's ability to play the ball is far behind.
Zhi, if it were me, I would send Gao Jun in this game. Although Huang Bowen is more active in defense and has stronger ability to break into and shoot from long range, he is still unable to organize the job. On the contrary, Gao Jun can take over the job.
Heavy responsibility.”
"It's true. If a team's waist is not strong, the game will definitely not be tough." Liu Jianhong nodded and said: "Look at the two waists of the Longteng team. Roque Gill is not a well-known player, but he is
The ability to sweep the midfield, interception and transfer the ball is definitely beyond the level of the Chinese Super League. Lin Feng is worthy of being a B2B midfielder in the Chinese Super League. He is good in defense, offense, series and shooting. If I guessed right
, after this season, many Chinese Super League teams will regard the midfielder position as a key area for recruitment."
Of course, Lippi is also the one who sees this problem. Facing Lin Feng and Ivo, two central midfielders with excellent defensive abilities, the team's current midfielder position cannot pass the ball. How to solve this problem lies with Lippi
in front of.
Lippi also acted very decisively. In the 35th minute of the first half, the Longteng team gave Ivo a chance to shoot through Ben Alpha's pass. Zeng Cheng made his best efforts to resolve this time.
After shooting, Lippi knew that he had to give up his idea of waiting until the midfielder was making personnel adjustments. He made a substitution application to the fourth official, and Gao Jun, who had been warming up on the sidelines, was called over by him.
"Our situation is a bit bad now." With the help of a translator, Lippi gave instructions to Gao Jun, "When you come on the field and replace Huang Bowen, your task is very important, that is to hold the ball and then pass it out.
To use your organizational skills, you have to believe in yourself. You are one of the few organizational midfielders in the country, so perform well."
Gao Jun nodded, observing the situation on the field, and replied: "I know what to do."
"Well, come on!" Lippi patted Gao Jun on the shoulder and pushed him to the sidelines.
Liu Jianhong saw Lippi's substitution request and said: "With more than 10 minutes left in the first half, coach Lippi made a substitution. It seems that Evergrande's situation is indeed not good."
Xu Yang said with some pride: "It seems that my guess just now is correct. Coach Lippi is ready to strengthen the ball control ability in the midfield. With Gao Jun playing, Evergrande will have a stable ball point in the midfield.
It should be much better.”
In fact, Zhang Sheng also saw Lippi's substitution adjustment. He was indeed proud of being able to force Lippi to make a substitution in the first half. However, how to deal with Lippi's substitution depends on the performance in subsequent games.
After Gao Jun came on the field, Evergrande's division of labor in the defensive midfielder became clearer. Zhao Xuyang, who had previously liked to kick him, was firmly pinned down and became Gao Jun's bodyguard.
To be honest, Zhao Xuyang has always been a player who has been criticized a lot by domestic fans. His fame came from the 2005 World Youth Championship. In the match between the Chinese Youth Team and the Turkish Youth Team, Zhao Xuyang scored in the last minute of stoppage time.
At that time, he kicked a world wave, helping the Chinese Youth Team defeat the Turkish Youth Team 2-1. In the end, the Chinese Youth Team won all 3 games in the group stage. That long-range shot was so shocking that the Chinese commentator Huang Jianxiang almost made it
My voice was hoarse.
But after that, Zhao Xuyang's performance never reached that level again. He could shoot beautiful long-range shots from time to time, but he scored so few that some fans ridiculed him that he would only shoot once a year, and then he would be gone after the quota was used up.
He also got the nickname "Zhao Yijiao".
In the national football team's 1:5 defeat to Thailand's second team, his performance was so poor that fans even united to protest and wanted to expel him from the national team, completely losing his reputation.
In fact, apart from these, Zhao Xuyang is physically strong, and his strength and muscle type are close to European players. If he really concentrates on defense, his defensive ability in the midfield is still relatively good.
Now under Lippi's instructions, Zhao Xuyang gave up the idea of organizing passes and assists, which immediately made Guangzhou Evergrande's midfield defense much tougher. Gao Jun also had more opportunities to deal with the handover from the back line.
With the ball, it won’t be as difficult as before to get the ball to pass half the court.
Seeing the improvement in the team's defensive situation on the field, Lippi stabilized his mood and began to think about how to improve the team's offense.
Gradually, he also discovered some loopholes in the Longteng team. This is also a problem that Zhang Sheng's team has always had, that is, the defensive problem of the midfielder in the offense. Now, in order to expand the score, the Longteng team lets Lin Feng advance very frequently.
As a result, the Dragons only had Rock Gill in the defensive midfield position most of the time. Once Guangzhou Evergrande counterattacked, the Dragons would be in great trouble.
Lippi first allowed the team to attack tentatively. In the 41st minute of the first half, Zhao Xuyang intercepted Lin Feng's ball and then handed the ball to Gao Jun. After taking the ball, Gao Jun distributed the ball to the right
Gao Lin passed the ball to Diamanti in the middle. Diamanti couldn't get the ball due to Roque Gill's entanglement, so he turned to the left, and Elkeson got away from the left.
Shu Jun, who was defending, decisively cut inside. Because the two midfielders of the Longteng team were out of position, they could only let the central defender step up to defend, and it was Lu Zhihui who came out.
Under Lu Zhihui's entanglement, Elkeson reluctantly passed the ball to Gilardino. Because the ball was passed a bit too big, Gilardino received the pass awkwardly and was quickly destroyed by Ma Yongli.
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Although Guangzhou Evergrande did not form a shot this time, Lippi tried out the Longteng team's defensive strategy in this game, which was to let Lu Zhihui push forward to complete the work of the midfielder, and Ma Yongli protected in the penalty area. Zhang Sheng's
The setup is no different than when McGowan was on the court.
Lippi's brain began to think rapidly about how to find a breakthrough point from Lu Zhihui.
For Lu Zhihui, Lippi once wanted to poach him because this player who has been a rotating central defender in the Longteng team is really strong. In his opinion, if Lu Zhihui comes to Evergrande, he can even squeeze out Jin Youngquan.
, partnered with Feng Xiaoting, after all, Lu Zhihui’s control of the high-altitude ball is top-notch among the Chinese Super League center backs.
At the same time, what Lippi admires more is Lu Zhihui's ball-playing ability. Because Zhang Sheng adheres to the purpose of selecting players-the ability to pass the ball must be passed, so Lu Zhihui's passing and receiving ability is absolutely top-notch in the Chinese Super League. He plays in the Longteng team.
The reason why he is not the main force is because there are players like Ma Yongli in the back line who have better ball-playing ability.
Moreover, Lu Zhihui's ability to play as a center back and full back makes him popular among coaches, and Lippi is no exception.
Of course, Lu Zhihui is not without his weaknesses. First of all, he is a bit tall and his turns are a little slow. Secondly, he is used to throwing aggressively when playing football, which causes him to sometimes lose his position. This is a big problem.
Lippi is now thinking of attacking the Longteng team's defense from these two points.
However, because the first half was coming to an end, the Longteng team habitually shrunk their defense to prevent Evergrande from counterattacking while their physical fitness declined. Lippi never issued an order. In Lippi's view, directing the game sometimes requires
Decisiveness, such as the substitution just now, sometimes requires patience. For example, now, you can not reveal your tactical intentions for the time being and wait until the second half to implement them.
Finally, at halftime, the two sides returned to their lounges with a score of 1:1. Players from both sides also took the time to drink water and eat to replenish energy. The team's coaches communicated with the players. The head coach
They were also racking their brains to think about the arrangements for the second half. The fans also took this time to go to the toilet to prepare for the second half.
