The Longteng team returned to Jiangcheng with a relaxed mentality of a great victory. Zhang Sheng happily gave the players a day off. The Longteng team gathered earlier than other Chinese Super League teams. Most of the players were in the national team and the Olympic team.
U19 and U16 participate in competitions, and there is basically no time to rest. Nowadays, it is rare to encounter a schedule of one game a week, so Zhang Sheng also took the opportunity to give them a proper holiday to rest.
The well-rested Longteng team will next face the visiting Shanghai Greenland Shenhua at home.
Shanghai Shenhua should be said to be a team that has a lot of connections with the Longteng Club. Since they hired Xu Di and Sun Yu from the Longteng Team the year before last, they seem to have tasted the sweetness. They bought Wenkai again this season. This is consistent with them.
Historically, it was the same to poach people from Henan Jianye. However, compared to the people who were bought from Henan Jianye, their performance was no different. The people who were bought from the Longteng team helped them a lot.
Of course, it's one thing to have good connections and buy people, but it's another thing when it comes to competitions.
After the game started, the Longteng team took advantage of their home court to launch attacks again and again. Shanghai Shenhua was forced to defend in the backcourt. Shenhua's only counterattacks relied on Moreno's long pass from the backcourt to find foreign aid.
Forwards Enrique and Cahill, but neither Enrique nor Cahill are the kind of counterattack players who are super fast in the frontcourt. They are more team players, so Shenhua's counterattack is not
Not much of a threat.
On the contrary, it was the two foreign players in the frontcourt of the Longteng team and the domestic attack group headed by Nie Jiang who were very strong. It was the desperate running of Shenhua's former Longteng player Sun Yu in the midfield that weakened their weak Chinese Class A defense.
There were no major mistakes, but the hidden danger was that Sun Yu received a yellow card in the first half.
In the first half, Shanghai Shenhua could barely keep the score at 0:0. After the second half, their defense finally collapsed. The yellow card on Sun Yu made him afraid to make any more serious fouls. The Longteng team took advantage of several players in the frontcourt.
The players' skillful cooperation broke through Shenhua's defense, and Pato's goal changed the score to 1:0.
Shenhua seemed to be discouraged after the goal was breached, and was continuously breached by the Longteng team. First, Pato scored twice, and then Nie Jiang added the icing on the cake to extend the score to 3:0.
After the Longteng team replaced a large number of young players, Shenhua made a slight improvement in offense. Cahill used his superb header to score a goal before the end to save some face, but it was no longer helpful.
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The Longteng team defeated Shanghai Shenhua 3:1 at home, winning two consecutive victories, and occupied the first place in the table with a goal difference advantage. The team's offensive power and good form made other Chinese Super League teams fearful.
Correspondingly, the performance of Guangzhou Evergrande was unconvincing. Although they defeated newly promoted Chongqing Lifan 1-2 in an away game, they did not have as many shots as their opponent in the entire game.
, they were even behind 0-4 in corner kicks, and they were also lower than their opponents in the key statistic of entering the 30-meter area in the frontcourt. The team that could only completely control the rhythm of the game disappeared.
After finishing this game, the Longteng team will usher in an AFC Champions League game. Unfortunately, many players of the Longteng team will be absent from this game, because the second U22 Asian Cup qualifiers will also be held.
The Asian Qualifying Tournament for the Rio Olympic Games will start at the end of March. The Chinese Football Association has issued a call-up order. Many Longteng players including Xiao Yunfan, Yao Tian, Zhu Xuhe, Xiong Jian, Zou Weijia and Du Zhenyu are on the list.
In addition, the Chinese Football Association has previously allocated U16 and U19 players to participate in the national team competition. Now the Longteng team has only just assembled a roster of 18 people. This is because the Longteng team has argued hard and has prevented many players from participating in the national team competition.
The results left after reporting to the national team at level 1, otherwise we can only draw players from the reserve team who are completely incapable of playing to make up the number.
This season, due to changes in the Chinese Football Association's policy, players over the age of 16 can sign professional contracts. In order to prevent the loss of players, and to allow them to be exposed to professional games earlier, the Longteng team and all summoned players over the age of 16 have signed a professional contract.
Signed professional contracts and loaned many players to the Chinese League One to play games.
Therefore, the strength of the Longteng team's reserve team has dropped significantly this season. Some players transferred and left at the beginning of the season. After Nie Jiang was transferred to the first team, the offensive power was greatly reduced, especially during this period, several summoned players were also transferred.
After being transferred away, the game was very difficult, and Zhang Sheng had to use the points to summon players again before the game.
For the player position summoned this time, Zhang Sheng chose forward.
Now the team's forward position personnel reserve is not enough. Nie Jiang is the target of Zhang Sheng's training, but he will definitely go to Europe to play in two or three seasons. Although Zou Weijia is gradually becoming familiar with him, his characteristics are not
It is too in line with the current tactical development trend of Zhang Sheng, and he will leave the team sooner or later. Tang Jin has better development prospects, but he is too young, so it is urgent to recruit a 15-17-year-old forward who suits his tactics to reserve.
Soon the system gave the player options:
"For a point-grabbing forward, you may not be able to see him on the court for a few minutes, but when he appears in the penalty area, you are already late. His shooting skills are first-class and can always be used.
He can send the ball into the net in various ways. Of course, behind the goal is his never-ending running. His weaknesses are obvious. If you want to use him as the fulcrum of the frontcourt, his slightly thin body will allow him to fight against
If you want him to be a counterattack arrow, his long-distance running speed is not enough. His advantage is always the sudden burst of 3-5 meters." Ability value/potential value: 50/96.
"A very average forward. He is diligent on the court and has a wide range of running. He can not only fight in the penalty area and grab points, but also withdraw from the penalty area to cooperate with his teammates. When necessary, he will also run to the midfield.
Help teammates defend. However, his comprehensiveness also represents his mediocrity. If he is facing an opponent who is not strong, he will be a very dazzling player on the field. If the opponent's average strength is higher than his own, then he will be there.
Nothing much. But every team needs a role player like this, right?" Ability value/potential value: 50/96.
Seeing these two players, Zhang Sheng probably knew their characteristics. One of them is an enhanced version of Deng Chaoqun, and the other is an enhanced version of Wen Kai.
Zhang Sheng, who had used both Deng Chaoqun and Wen Kai as his main forwards, quickly had a choice - the second player.
The first player is suitable for tactics that involve passing from the bottom or moving the ball at a 45-degree angle into the penalty area to grab points, while the second player is suitable for tactics that require teamwork. Zhang Sheng's future tactics will definitely lean towards the third.
Two types.
Besides, the weakness of the second player is really not a weakness for the Longteng team. Now the overall strength of the Longteng team should be one of the best in the Chinese Super League and Asian professional clubs. Their usual opponents are also these opponents, so his
The shortcomings are not very big, at least at the Asian level, it is completely sufficient. Of course, studying abroad is a bit difficult for him.
After this call, the player came very quickly. He appeared in front of Zhang Sheng the day before the game against his AFC Champions League opponent. This time, he was recommended to Zhang Sheng by the Hubei Football Association.
In recent years, Zhang Sheng has greatly contributed to the reputation of the Hubei Football Association and has provided many players to Chinese national teams at all levels. The cooperation between the Hubei Football Association and Longteng Club has also been very pleasant.
When the club's general manager Ding Kun was negotiating with the Hubei Football Association about player selection, Ding Kun complained bitterly to the other party: "Our club is currently cultivating talents well, but you are recruiting too frequently. We are now injured in the first team."
He is less sick and can still play. If you look at our reserve team, they are all played by a group of 16- and 7-year-old kids, and the rest are players that other teams don’t want. If the policy doesn’t allow it,
We just have to let the U19 echelon play reserve games."
The people from the Hubei Football Association were quite considerate this time. The leader responsible for negotiating with the Longteng Football Club took the initiative to send talents to the Longteng Football School: "We understand your situation. Cooperating with us in the past few years has helped us a lot.
We also know that your current situation is relatively difficult, and supporting the development of the club is also the responsibility of our Football Association."
The next words of the leader made Ding Kun very happy: "We are just talking about it, so be it. There are still many good talents in our provincial echelon. Look at which position you are lacking. We
I’m here to give you recommendations, I’m afraid your club will look down on our players.”
Of course, Ding Kun would not refuse such a kind offer. He quickly said: "You have already spoken, how could we refuse? In the past few years, under the leadership of the Football Association, our province has produced many good talents. People outside are watching.
It's here. This opportunity is great news."
Next, the Hubei Football Association provided a list of three players, as well as some of their usual training and competition information, for Longteng Club to choose from. As soon as their information was sent to Zhang Sheng, Zhang Sheng saw it.
A forward player very similar to what the system provides.
This player is called Wu Qingmin. He has just turned 17 years old this year and is the main forward of the U17 team in Hubei Province. This team is prepared for the 2017 National Games and has recruited elites from all over the province and cities. There are still some.
A certain amount of strength.
After consulting the scouting department, the club's scouting department soon also sent Wu Qingmin's information. Obviously the club already knew about this player and established a file for him. After long-term observation by the club's scouts,
His characteristics are exactly as the system said.
In the end, Zhang Sheng asked the football school to spend 300,000 training fees to buy him out and clarify his ownership relationship to avoid future troubles. However, according to the agreement with the Hubei Province Football Association, this player will represent Hubei Province in 2017.
It is a win-win choice for the Football Association's National Games team to participate in the National Games.
After successfully summoning players, the Longteng team began to prepare for the AFC Champions League game. The opponent in this game was K League opponent Seongnam FC.
Seongnam FC is a team that has fallen from the ranks of giants. Its predecessor, Seongnam Ilhwa, was once the team with the most glorious record in the K-League. It has won 6 K-League championships, and their record of three consecutive championships is not yet in the K-League.
The team can break through, and they have also won the AFC Champions League twice. South Korea's most representative star Park Ji-sung came from this club.
But soon the team hit a trough. After the original investors lost interest in football in 2013, the team was short of funds. Even survival was a big problem. A football dynasty also collapsed in an instant. Chengnan regarded the team as
Government assets have been retained, and the mayor has become the actual legal person of the club. Finding sponsorship for the team every year has become a difficulty that the team must overcome.
Historically, Seongnam FC will hit their lowest point in the 2016 season. They were relegated that year. This was the first time the team fell out of the top league since its establishment.
Now Seongnam FC has become a club with Korean characteristics, that is, a "citizen club", which means that it is not owned by any company, but is fully supported by the government. There are many such clubs in South Korea, and mixed relegation is a
Their first choice, and even rumors of match-fixing, usually come from citizen clubs.
Different from other citizen teams, the current "boss" of Seongnam FC - Seongnam City Mayor Lee Jae-myung (the one who later strongly resisted the "THAAD" system and participated in the presidential election after Park Geun-hye stepped down) is a
As a fan, he gave the club a lot of support after his original company abandoned Seongnam Ilhwa. He even went to away games at his own expense to cheer for the team.
Last season, Seongnam FC won the Korean Football Association Cup with the support of the government and qualified for the AFC Champions League. After that, Seongnam FC made a difficult decision: spending 1.5 billion won in the transfer market. This figure seems quite good.
It’s scary, but it’s equivalent to less than 8.5 million yuan in RMB.
Therefore, they are also regarded as the weakest team in this group.
As the former Henan Jianlian coach, the current Seongnam FC head coach Jin Hefan also appeared to be very low-key. In an interview before the game, he said: "I know that our opponent is a club that has invested a lot. They have Pato, Ben.
A world-class star like Alpha, many of the players in the team are national team players. Although we have not played against them before, we must study our opponents carefully and seize the opportunity. They are a team that we must overcome.
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Zhang Sheng seemed confident about this game: "Although our team has some personnel difficulties now, the main players of the first team are not injured. Our goal in this game is to get all three points."
