Duan Xuan also noticed this situation. He praised Zhang Sheng's adjustment this time: "The two full-backs of the Longteng team changed positions, and the effect was very good. I have to say that Director Zhang discovered the problem in a timely manner.
The adjustments are also very good.”
Zhou Ning said with envy: "The main reason is that the players of the Longteng team are strong. There are very few domestic players with balanced left and right feet. Wu Lei's ability to play at the current level has a lot to do with the fact that he can shoot with both feet.
Many players in the Chinese Super League can use their main foot at the Chinese Super League level, but use their reverse foot at the Chinese Second League level. There are a large number of players in the Longteng team who can use both left and right feet, which is rare in the entire Chinese Super League."
Amidst the praise from Duan Xuan and Zhou Ning, Xiao Yunfan made a beautiful assist from the left. After assisting the frontcourt, he firmly cut inside. After attracting three Shanghai SIPG defensive players,
The ball was given to Ben Alpha who was inserted on the left wing. The latter made a very high-quality cross without being defended. Pato, who switched to the center, inserted diagonally from the right to the other side of the penalty area and then made a beautiful pass.
The lion shook his head. Fortunately, Yan Junling was very focused and he pushed Pato's must-goal over the crossbar. The Longteng team once again won a corner kick.
For this corner kick, the Longteng team invested a lot of people, among which Lu Zhihui, who was extremely capable in header offense, became the main force in the corner kick attack.
Shanghai SIPG's defensive players also paid great attention to Lu Zhihui. Among them, Jin Zhourong followed him closely, always guarding against his headers. The other players also huddled together in the penalty area and pushed each other.
After observing the situation in the penalty area, Ben Alpha saw Lu Zhihui raising his hands to gesture to himself, and decisively passed the ball to the front point.
Lu Zhihui was still in the center of the penalty area when Ben Alpha took a free throw. After the ball was passed, he took a step back and suddenly ran forward. Jin Zhourong first followed Lu Zhihui back, and then followed up, but this
At that time, the initiative was already in Lu Zhihui's hands.
When Lu Zhihui took off, Jin Zhourong was already a step slower. When Lu Zhihui shook his head to attack the goal, Jin Zhourong's head came over.
After the ball was hit by Lu Zhihui, it slightly missed the goal post.
But soon he lay on the grass in the penalty area and covered his head, unable to get up.
Duan Xuan was still applauding Lu Zhihui's header at first: "It's the Longteng team's third corner kick. Such a large number of corner kick opportunities for the Longteng team is very dangerous. Except for a few frontcourt players, Lu Zhihui's header offensive ability is...
A masterpiece in the Chinese Super League. Lu Zhihui grabbed the first point from Ben Alpha's pass, and, oh, it missed the goal post slightly. What a pity. Hey, the players of the Longteng team were negotiating with the referee, and Lu Zhihui was there
It’s on the ground. What’s going on?”
"Maybe he collided with the opponent when he was fighting for a header." Zhou Ning guessed.
However, the slow motion of the replay soon explained all this. When Lu Zhihui shook his head to attack the goal, Jin Zhourong did not hit the ball because he took off from behind. Instead, he hit Lu Zhihui's temple and the corner of his eye. Lu Zhihui's head was exhausted.
The buttocks were hit hard by Jin Zhourong.
And from the slow motion, it can be seen that blood overflowed from Lu Zhihui’s fingers covering his head.
Seeing this situation, Duan Xuan said worriedly: "This is quite dangerous. Lu Zhihui is completely powerless. There is probably something wrong with the corners of his eyes and brow bones now, and he is bleeding a lot."
Zhou Ning also looked very worried: "If it's just the corner of the eye and brow bone that were opened, it's okay, but I'm afraid of a concussion."
Zhou Ning's crow's mouth decisively got it right. After helping Lu Zhihui stop the bleeding, Li Xiang, the team doctor of the Longteng team, stretched out four fingers and asked: "What is this?"
Lu Zhihui said in a daze: "It seems to be three."
Seeing this situation, Li Xiang knew that the problem was serious, so he quickly said hello to the outside and made a gesture to go to the outside for treatment.
Soon the on-site rescue vehicle entered the scene, and the medical staff carried Lu Zhihui on a stretcher to the car and drove to the side of the field.
Zhang Sheng looked at Lu Zhihui worriedly, praying that he would be fine.
But soon his wish came true. Li Xiang came over and said: "Get ready to replace him. It should be a concussion, the corner of his eye is cracked, and his eyebrow bone seems to be fractured. He needs to be sent to the hospital for examination."
Upon hearing the news, Zhang Sheng blurted out a curse word: "T.M.D."
No wonder Zhang Sheng was angry. Among the current central defenders of the Longteng team, Ma Yongli and Lu Zhihui were considered to be experienced. Unexpectedly, just when Ma Yongli was suspended, Lu Zhihui was also injured, and the game was only less than 20 minutes old.
There are still seven or eighty minutes left, so how can we fight now?
At this time, Zhang Sheng really regretted letting McGowan go, but now it would be useless to blame himself. He could only make adjustments to the players quickly.
After an urgent discussion with assistant coach Xu Erle, Zhang Sheng rejected the idea of letting Zhang Hao or Xiong Jian play as central defender and decided to let Liming, a genuine central defender, play.
Seeing Zhang Sheng's substitution, Duan Xuan was very surprised: "It seems that Lu Zhihui's situation is very serious. The Longteng team is going to make a substitution. Let's take a look. No. 3 Lu Zhihui will be replaced on the 24th. No. 24? Oh, it's Dawn.
, I rarely played before."
"Indeed, Liming is a youth training player of the Longteng team. He was born on January 3, 1998. Hey, he's not even 18 years old." Zhou Ning also exclaimed, "Such a young player has never played in such an important game.
Come out prepared, is that okay?"
Duan Xuan also added: "Although Du Zhenyu has started many games this season, playing in both the league and the AFC Champions League, he is only a player born on January 2, 1996, and is still under 20 years old. That is to say
Now the two central defenders of the Longteng team are 19 and 17 years old. This combination is probably not seen in the entire Chinese Super League, right? Have they ever played an official game together?"
Zhou Ning quickly flipped through the information and said: "Yes, there is. In the two previous FA Cup games of the Longteng team, including the one in the middle of last week, they both played together. This is better, the two of them played together.
After all, it’s still very familiar.”
"Then let's take a look at the performance of this pair of youngest central defenders in the history of the Chinese Super League." Duan Xuan said with concern.
Lu Zhihui's dismissal indeed brought great confusion to the Longteng team. After all, as the backbone of the defense, his injury and forced dismissal made everyone seem a little timid.
And Shanghai SIPG quickly seized this opportunity and scored.
Shortly after Lu Zhihui came off the field, the Longteng team made a mistake on the defensive line. It was Liming who made the mistake.
The player Liming was discovered by Zhang Sheng from the young players who played wild football through the club's scouts. Anyone who has played wild football knows that there are two types of players who are good at the central defender position. One is
The first type is a veteran who is very good at predicting the ball. When he reaches that point, the entire defense will feel psychologically confident; the second type is a young man who has good physical fitness and is willing to run, marking people without any effort.
In addition to the above two points, Liming is valued by the Longteng team's scouts because he has beautiful foot skills. However, his shortcomings are also very obvious. The first is that he often loses concentration, and the second is that he has beautiful foot skills.
The sense of location is very poor.
Even though Liming is 1.86 meters tall, he has good jumping, fast speed, and is not slow to turn around. His foot skills are also top-notch among center backs, but he often falls off the top because his long career in wild football has made him accustomed to it.
Use your body and technology to fight against your opponents, ignoring the cultivation of positional awareness.
On the wild court, he can chase after losing the ball, use his body to squeeze others away, and use better skills to make up for his shortcomings. But in the professional arena, when he faces those elites,
It seems that errors are frequent.
For example, a lack of concentration will cause him to make mistakes from time to time when facing weak teams.
If the opponent's offensive ability is strong and he has to tighten his nerves at all times, then the situation is better. But if his own side has the advantage and there are not many dangers in the defense, he will be distracted from time to time. For the central defender, this
The problem is absolutely fatal, and it can easily lead to the team losing the game it should have won.
A weak sense of position is even more problematic.
If it is a one-on-one defense, Liming can use his excellent prediction ability to make up for the lack of positional sense. However, for a team like the Longteng team that pays attention to the overall defensive system and tactics, Liming, who has a poor positional sense, will always run away.
Going to the wrong position and destroying the team's defensive formation will not only cause hidden dangers in the area he is defending, but will also interfere with defensive players in other areas, causing several defenders who often appear on the court to grab a point.
A situation where other players of the opposing team are left empty.
It was not until he came to the Longteng team that these shortcomings were slowly corrected. Unfortunately, for a sport like football that values boyish skills, the early foundation was not laid well, and the later corrections were an extremely long process.
The loss of the ball by the Longteng team this time was caused by his second shortcoming - lack of positional sense. When facing Conca's 45-degree cross, he ran to the area defended by Du Zhenyu to guard his body.
Wu Lei, who is not tall, let go of Evra, who he should have been keeping an eye on, allowing the latter to easily face Zhou Wei and shoot with one kick.
Faced with such a close-range shot, Zhou Wei, even with his extraordinary abilities, could not prevent the ball from being lost.
Shanghai SIPG's attack that was not a good opportunity resulted in a goal. The Longteng team fell behind 0:1 at their home court.
After losing the ball, Liming was very frustrated. In the last game against Hebei China Fortune, he lost a ball at the last moment because of his lack of concentration. However, the Longteng team completely controlled the rhythm of the game in that game.
, it doesn’t matter much if you concede a goal, but now that you have lost the ball and the score is behind, it has a big bearing.
When Liming was blaming herself, there was another person who was even more unwilling, and that was Du Zhenyu.
As a player who Zhang Sheng supports and focuses on training, Du Zhenyu's gratitude to Zhang Sheng is beyond words. After Lu Zhihui was replaced in the last game, he was already a little embarrassed when the team lost the ball. Now the team needs him the most.
When he failed to hold on, he felt even more sorry for the head coach's trust.
But Du Zhenyu has one good thing, that is, he has strong mental strength. Although he is a little anxious, he still comforts his teammates who are younger and less experienced than him as soon as possible.
"It doesn't matter, Xiao Ming. It's normal to be nervous and have problems during the game. When I was first sent to play by the head coach, I was even more unbearable than you. I lost two in one game. You are inexperienced now and your positioning is a bit wrong.
Then you just listen to me and Zhou Wei. You will be wherever we ask you to take charge of. Do you understand?" Du Zhenyu comforted Liming with a tone of familiarity.
"Well, Brother Yu, I listen to you." Liming seemed to have found his backbone, and nodded quickly in agreement.
While the Dragons' own players were encouraging and adjusting among themselves, Duan Xuan was also criticizing Zhang Sheng's personnel arrangements: "Just now I was worried that the two central defenders were too young, and now they have lost the ball right away. Director Zhang is a little bit
Thanks to that, the position of central defender is really not one that can be used casually for training, and the Dragons’ defense will probably have a big problem next.”
Zhou Ning had a different opinion: "Li Ming is actually not a bad player. He is the absolute main center back of the national junior team. He performed very well in the Asian Junior Championship and the previous Panda Cup. Let's be honest this time.
It is indeed a special situation and lack of preparation. If he comes later in the game and coach Zhang Sheng gives him enough arrangements, the situation should be much better. Now it depends on whether he can adjust to the best condition in time."
In the following game, Shanghai SIPG also believed that they had found the Longteng team's weakness, and began to frequently hit the ball into the Longteng team's penalty area, allowing tall players like Yu Hai to grab points, and at the same time allowing Kongka and Wu Lei to score points.
Such a small player goes to grab the second point.
This style of play seems to be very effective, but it actually does not pose a great threat to the Longteng team's goal, because Liming obeys the instructions of the two big brothers Du Zhenyu and Zhou Wei, and he will defend whoever he is asked to guard.
Keep an eye on that person, and at this time his advantage of good physical fitness will be fully revealed.
Shanghai SIPG, as a team that attaches great importance to foot skills and passing and cutting coordination, has an obvious weakness in the selection of players, that is, the players are generally not tall, and their physical fitness is not very good.
Their style of play has always been to rely on passing and movement to find space. At most, they add long passes to find the opponent. Therefore, the foreign forwards they have always looked for are tall enough and strong enough like Heisen.
The forwards need to make up for the team's height and hardness on the front line, which is why they introduced Gian during the break in this league - he is taller and stronger than Heisen.
It's a pity that they are now in a window period when their forward strength is insufficient - in order to make room for Ji'an, Heisen was planned to be loaned to Liaoning Hongyun. Shanghai SIPG simply did not sign up Heisen for this game.
When Liming established his position, and with a partner like Du Zhenyu who was also extremely physically strong, Shanghai SIPG frequently kicked the ball into the Longteng team's penalty area. It seemed that it had an impact on the Longteng team's penalty area. In fact, all the high balls were missed by Liming.
