With the situation unable to open up on the left, Zhang Sheng could only ask the team to focus their attack on the right. Ding Huaiyi did not disappoint Zhang Sheng and continuously posed a threat on the right.
In the 84th minute, Sun Xiang, who had been attacked by Ding Huaiyi for most of the game, was passed over again. As a last resort, he could only pull Ding Huaiyi to the ground. While Sun Xiang received a yellow card, the Longteng team also received a yellow card.
A very valuable free kick in the frontcourt.
At the end of the game, any coach attaches great importance to such a free kick. Ivo, who is standing in front of the ball, also looks very serious. Although he cannot score directly from the wing, once a good ball is passed, it is still very serious.
There is a threat, after all, this is equivalent to an unguarded cross.
Guangzhou Evergrande obviously also knows the danger of this free kick, and the problem of free kick defense has always been a concern of Guangzhou Evergrande. Therefore, there are many people in Evergrande's penalty area, except for Elkeson in the center.
In addition to preparing for a counterattack near the circle, both Gilardino and Diamanti returned to the penalty area to defend the header. After all, their header abilities are still very good.
Except for Roque Gill and Ma Yongli who stayed behind, the other players of the Longteng team were either in the penalty area preparing to grab points or at the top of the penalty area ready to compete for the second point at any time.
In order to stand in a favorable position in the penalty area, the players from both sides also pushed and pulled each other. At this time, the experience of the Evergrande players came out. When Yu Bo squeezed Huang Bowen away, Huang Bowen took advantage of the situation and screamed and fell to the ground.
Suddenly, there was a panic in Evergrande's penalty area, and the players from both sides started arguing emotionally.
Zhang Sheng quickly shouted to the court: "Don't waste time, concentrate!"
The referee also came over quickly and called Yu Bo and Huang Bowen to their side. After warning both sides, they came outside the penalty area again. After the referee's warning, although everyone's pushing movements were much smaller, the hands and feet were still intact.
There are not many hidden tricks at all.
After observing the situation in the penalty area, Ivo directly hoisted the ball to the center. After all, there are many experts in heading the ball in the Longteng team, and this time the Longteng team really grabbed the point. As the tallest player in the team besides the goalkeeper,
, McGowan jumped high and touched the ball. The ball was a back-touch attack. Zeng Cheng did not expect it, but he still tried his best to stretch out his arm and touch the ball.
The ball bounced high, and Feng Xiaoting, who was snatched to the second point, pushed out of the penalty area and just landed on Lin Feng outside the penalty area. Lin Feng made a fake shot and a real dunk and passed Huang Bowen, who came over to grab it.
He decisively took a shot, but unfortunately there were still too many people in the penalty area. The ball hit the Evergrande player and bounced back. When Lin Feng was about to shoot again, the ball was kicked out by Zheng Zhi.
Sideline.
The free kick gave Zhang Sheng an opportunity, but when Zhang Sheng was about to increase his offensive on the right, Lippi made a substitution. He replaced Sun Xiang, who was obviously overwhelmed, and replaced him with a stronger and stronger player.
The strong Li Xuepeng is obviously a signal to strengthen the defense on the left.
After Li Xuepeng came on the court, he took advantage of his abundant physical fitness and strong body to start fighting with Ding Huaiyi. Although he was not as good as Ding Huaiyi in terms of ability, his advantage as a late starter was still very obvious.
Duan Xuan also affirmed Li Xuepeng: "Facing Ding Huaiyi's offense, Li Xuepeng defended very firmly. No wonder coach Lippi has always been very optimistic about him."
Zhou Ning analyzed: "Li Xuepeng's ability is good, but Ding Huaiyi has played nearly the entire game and has not rested during this period. According to my opinion, Ding Huaiyi should go out to Europe to make a career. With his talent, he should not stay here."
If he can play domestically in Europe, he will have a very good future with his technical ability."
Duan Xuan obviously also likes Ding Huaiyi. He fully agrees with Zhou Ning's words this time: "It is true. In this game, Ding Huaiyi played no worse on the right than Ben Alpha, who has already left the field. Sun Xiang basically relied on Lian La.
He was able to stabilize himself only after being dragged down, but in the end he was almost scored a goal from the right by the Long Teng team, and he also had a yellow card?"
"Yes, Sun Xiang just got a card. Coach Lippi replaced Sun Xiang because he was afraid that he would get a card again." Zhou Ning also said, "It depends on whether Ding Huaiyi can create a miracle."
As a top coach, how could Lippi give the Longteng team a chance? After the Longteng team failed to attack again, Lippi replaced Huang Bowen with Zhao Xuyang before the end of the game. The defensive midfielder was replaced by an offensive midfielder. This
It's time to hold on to the last few minutes.
The stoppage time given by the referee was not long - only three minutes. Who made the game so smooth for both sides? This is probably something Zhang Sheng did not expect.
In the last three minutes, except for Ma Yongli who stood in the center circle, all the players of the Longteng team rushed to the frontcourt. However, facing the united Evergrande players, the Longteng team made a big move and turned 45 degrees.
The offensive routine in the penalty area is not easy to use. At this time, Zhang Sheng misses Lu Zhihui very much. If Lu Zhihui is on the court now, the threat will be much greater.
Even Duan Xuan said: "The absence of Lu Zhihui in this game and the absence of Evergrande's nemesis will indeed have a big impact on the Longteng team."
"Indeed, if Lu Zhihui is here at this stage, with his super header ability, it's hard to say whether Evergrande can defend it." Zhou Ning also made up for the Longteng team.
In the end, when the Longteng team's pass was pushed out of the penalty area by an Evergrande player again, the referee looked at the watch on his wrist and decisively blew the whistle to end the game. The Longteng team could only end with 1 in disappointment:
The game ended with a score of 1, and because they were beaten 2:2 at home and because there were few away goals, the Longteng team's first AFC Champions League journey came to an abrupt end.
Compared to Guangzhou Evergrande, whose entire team was ecstatic and running around the field to celebrate, the players of the Longteng team lowered their heads and looked dejected. The eyes of younger players such as Zhou Wei were filled with tears.
Several veteran players on the field, including Ivo and Wenkai, were comforting their teammates.
Zhang Sheng had to go to the court to comfort the players one by one. When he saw Zhou Wei, who was usually carefree, crying, Zhang Sheng patted him on the shoulder and said: "You performed very well in this game, don't cry.
I prefer to see you smile rather than cry. As long as you keep performing like this, victory will be brought back to us sooner or later. You are still young and have plenty of opportunities."
After saying this, Zhang Sheng pushed him again and said: "Go to your captain. This time there are many fans who followed us all the way to watch the game. They are the ones who deserve the most comfort. Go and talk to the captain and the others."
They pay tribute, and with their support, we will go further next time.”
Zhou Wei nodded and said with a choked voice: "I know coach, I'll go over now."
Then, under the leadership of captain Shu Jun, the players of the Longteng team walked hand in hand to the stands where the Longteng fans gathered, and bowed deeply to them.
Many Longteng fans in the stands also had tears in their eyes at this time. Seeing their beloved players coming to bow to comfort them, many fans did not even wipe away the tears from the corners of their eyes or extended their hands.
, or raise the club scarf in his hands with both hands to respond to the players.
Some fans shouted: "You are good, come on!"
Some fans chanted the names of their favorite players.
More fans chanted the team's name to cheer, and finally the fans' voices became unified, and everyone shouted the slogan "Longteng team, come on, Longteng team, come on".
It wasn't until the Dragons players bowed again and left that these lovely fans slowly left the field.
The two commentators of this game are making concluding remarks on this game.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Duan Xuan said: "Congratulations to Guangzhou Evergrande, the game is over. Although they did not win this game, they only tied with 1:1, but they are in the AFC Champions League."
In the two rounds of the quarter-finals, they advanced with the advantage of more away goals. This is the third time they have reached the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League, and it is also the final of the East Asia region. I hope they will continue to work hard, continue to move forward, and contribute to Chinese football.
, to obtain higher honors for the club. At the same time, we also want to give a thumbs up to the Longteng team. Although they were eliminated, it is not easy to get to this point. As the new team of the AFC Champions League, they are also the newly promoted teams of the Chinese Super League.
It is very rare to be able to reach the quarter-finals after participating in the AFC Champions League once. At the same time, it is not impossible for them to go further in the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup."
After taking a breath, Duan Xuan continued: "They are a very young team. The club is young, the head coach is young, and the players are also very young. They are the team with the lowest average age in the entire Chinese Super League, and also the team with the lowest average age in the entire Super League.
The average age of the team in the AFC Champions League is the lowest. Being young means unlimited possibilities. As long as they can maintain the spirit of being young and not afraid of losing, I am optimistic about their future!"
Zhou Ning also took up the topic and said: "It is true. At the same time, we must also see that the Longteng team reached this point when the core midfielder was absent in the early stage and the main forward was injured later. In other words, the absence of foreign aid is very important.
Their influence is not that important, because they have a group of very good domestic players in their team, which is what we should be happy about. They also represent the future of Chinese football."
Finally, Duan Xuan concluded: "It is indeed the case. Here we would like to thank the two teams again for presenting a classic battle to our Chinese fans tonight. Dear spectators and fans, good night!"
When Lippi led the players to accept the roar of the home fans, Zhang Sheng led the team back to the locker room. Because of the loss, the players seemed to be in a very low mood. Everyone lowered their heads, and no one
He opened his mouth to speak and was quietly sorting out his things.
Zhang Sheng couldn't help but frown, this atmosphere was not conducive to future competitions.
After Zhang Sheng thought for a while, he clapped his hands and focused everyone's attention. After looking around the players, he saw that several young players' eyes were still red. They were obviously fresh.
I cried for a while.
After Zhang Sheng saw that everyone was focusing on him, he said in a deep voice: "I know it feels uncomfortable to lose, but this is professional football. Someone will win, but there will always be someone who loses. Unfortunately, the one who lost today
It just so happens to be us.”
"But." As soon as the words changed, Zhang Sheng also raised his tone and said, "Losing is only temporary. Think about your age, and then look at your opponents. We do not lack ability, nor do we lack opportunities. What we lack is
Experience, experience not only contains the laughter of success, but also the tears of failure, but as long as we work hard, we will not regret it. We are a young team, and failure will only give us more motivation to continue fighting.
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"For us, although the AFC Champions League is over, there is still the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup waiting for us. Maybe we will succeed in the future, maybe we will fail, but life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what will happen next.
What will one taste like? If we don’t give it a try, who knows what will be waiting for us later?" Zhang Sheng said slowly and seductively.
After a pause, Zhang Sheng said: "That's what professional football is like. Forget about this failure. We can't fall into the mood of failure forever. Our goal is always to play the next game well, because indeed we will play the next game well."
The game is also very important. After the next league game is played, everyone will have a good holiday, and then everyone will have a good rest."
Finally, Zhang Sheng said: "One more thing is that I always keep my word. I said before the game that no matter what the result is, as long as everyone works hard in this game, I will treat everyone to a big dinner.
Tell me, what do you want to eat? Don't be afraid of poor me. Aren't they always saying that I am the richest coach in the Chinese Super League? They are right, I am the second generation of rich people!"
Zhang Sheng's self-deprecating words made the players laugh. Everyone quickly sorted out their emotions and began to talk about what to eat. However, everyone was obviously more restrained. After all, they were still in the middle of the league.
Everyone was very cautious about eating, and in the end Zhang Sheng had to postpone the dinner party until the end of the season.
When the team bus came out of Tianhe Stadium, there were still many Longteng fans gathered outside the stadium. When everyone saw the team bus, they all gave a thumbs up, and some fans even waved their scarves.
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Zhang Sheng was very moved when he saw this group of fans waiting outside the field so late. It is these lovely fans that can make the Chinese professional football team, which has been groping in the dark, forge ahead amidst the shouts of beating and killing.
OK, this is also the fundamental reason why Zhang Sheng is willing to devote himself to football.
Zhang Sheng also said to the players in Busi: "You see, these fans are the motivation for us to keep moving forward."
Hearing Zhang Sheng's words, it seemed that all the players' eyes shone with dazzling light. Sometimes, football is so pure, and the effort and reward are always equal.
Seeing the light in the players' eyes, Zhang Sheng smiled happily.
