When a team's offense is not threatening, their defense will be tested accordingly, especially when they are facing a team with strong frontcourt offensive capabilities like the Longteng Team.
At the 35th minute of the first half, Shanghai SIPG took the ball from the wing again into the Longteng penalty area. Yu Hai was completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Li Ming. His height of 1.83 meters was compared with Li Ming's 1.8 meters.
There is a gap in Liu's height, not to mention Liming's jumping ability is even better. The ball was easily pushed out by Liming. When Liming jumped up and headed the ball into the air, he even glanced at the position of his teammates.
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He accurately tipped the ball to Rock Gill, who was protecting him at the top of the penalty area.
Facing Roque Gil's attempt to get the ball, Conca symbolically came up to block him. Such a move would not pose any threat to a player like Roque Gil. He squeezed the ball with his body just a little bit.
He opened the hole card and then decisively dribbled the ball forward.
When Roque Gill burst forward, the other players of the Longteng team also began to press forward from all fronts, and several players in the frontcourt began to move non-stop.
The first person who came to respond was Xiong Jian.
After receiving the ball from Rock Gill, he felt that David was interfering with him behind him. He did not turn around forcefully or think about passing him, but knocked the pass from Rock Gill.
He started to turn around and thrust forward. This was a very beautiful wall-hitting match.
Shanghai SIPG quickly began to make corresponding defensive arrangements. Cai Huikang began to stare closely at Xiong Jian who turned back and penetrated directly, while Dawei ran over to defend Rock Gill who was rushing in with the ball.
Roque Gill has a very clear idea of his position. When he saw Dawei coming over, he immediately chose to pass the ball out, leaving the task of organizing the offense to a more suitable teammate.
It was Tao Wentao who came to meet him.
At this time, Shanghai SIPG had just finished a failed attack, and the two defensive midfielders Dawei and Cai Huikang went to target the corresponding people respectively, so Tao Wentao's position was completely vacant.
As a central defender, Jin Zhourong had to rush up to defend Tao Wentao, and when faced with Tao Wentao's dribbling, he did not dare to attack too casually. In addition to fearing that failure to attack would lead to a big mistake, he
I am very familiar with the player Tao Wentao. He is one of the top players in the Chinese Super League with his foot skills.
Tao Wentao has a very good sense of rhythm when dribbling the ball forward. The ball is always only about 80-120 centimeters away from his feet. As a player who is not too fast, his speed with the ball is extremely fast.
It is very fast, which is very different from those players who run very fast when there is no ball or no confrontation, and are known as "fast horses". Once there is a ball at their feet or someone interferes with them, they stop, look, and pass.
In fact, the latter is also a common problem among many Chinese players.
When selecting athletes, many coaches want to catch all sprinters. In their view, being fast is a huge advantage.
This idea is indeed correct. If football players are fast enough, they will have a huge advantage in both offense and defense.
But football is not about running, and speed is not everything.
In the history of Chinese football, there are countless players known as "Quick Horses", such as Zheng Long, Liu Bingbing, Wang Tong, Lu Zheng, and earlier Qu Bo, Dong Fangzhuo, Gao Feng, Yao Xia, Xie Feng
Although there are occasional flashes of inspiration, how many of them can really play at the top level in Asia?
It's just that only Hao Haidong's highlight performance is slightly more durable, but even Hao Haidong will find that his so-called speed is of no use when he reaches the level of the World Cup, and he will still be lost to everyone in the end.
In the final analysis, their man-ball combination ability and ball feel are too poor.
If you look at the two most high-profile players in world football today - Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, you can see the difference between them.
Someone once analyzed the difference between the two of them in dribbling. When Messi dribbles the ball, the distance between the ball and Messi always fluctuates within 80 centimeters, and the fluctuation range is very small. So when we watch Messi dribbling, we will
It feels like the ball is stuck at Messi's feet. If someone else comes over to steal the ball, Messi can quickly change the direction of the ball or pass the ball; but when Ronaldo dribbles the ball, the ball fluctuates between 70-180 centimeters.
, because the ball is farther away, it is relatively easier to intercept. However, Ronaldo has an advantage, that is, his body is extremely strong and his speed is also very fast. He can firmly protect the ball under the opposition of the opponent.
Tao Wentao's physical fitness can only be said to be average, and his range of dribbling is also far from Messi's, but it is definitely enough for the Chinese Super League.
Therefore, when Jin Zhourong faced Tao Wentao, he could only choose the safest option of retreating and defending at the front.
Once a player like Tao Wentao is put in such an advantage to get the ball, the opponent's defense is already in danger. Sure enough, when he saw that Jin Zhourong was only stuck in position and could not attack, he did not have a good chance to break through.
He passed the ball decisively, and this time he passed the ball to Pato on the right.
This time it was veteran Sun Xiang who was guarding Pato. When he saw Pato getting the ball, he chose the best way - to push Pato to the sideline. Unfortunately, this approach could only prevent Pato from breaking through, but not from Pato's pass.
When the ball reached Pato's feet, he did not waste the opportunity for a quick counterattack. He immediately chose to pass the ball, and it was Xiong Jian who came to respond.
At this time, you can see Xiong Jian's ability. He is worthy of being called Lin Feng's successor. He is observing all the time, running, passing the ball for the first time, and seeing the cooperation of his teammates.
He decisively ran from the center to the right to respond, and at the same time brought Cai Huikang, who was guarding him, over.
After receiving Pato's pass, he also adopted a style of play similar to Lin Feng's. He made a through ball without stopping the ball. The ball passed through the gap exposed after Jin Zhourong stepped up, while Nie Jiang
Successful movement with understanding.
After receiving the pass from Xiong Jian, he shot decisively. The shot was very powerful. Although Yan Junling made a save, he did not dare to hold the ball and could only hit the ball with his fist.
After the football was hit by Yan Junling, it deflected to the left. Ben Alpha had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Facing Yan Junling who was still lying on the ground, Ben Alpha easily hit the empty goal and the Longteng team made an extremely sharp counterattack.
The score was evened.
Zhang Sheng jumped up excitedly when he saw Ben Alfa's goal on the sidelines. This goal came so crucially. After the team fell behind, Shanghai SIPG kept endangering his team's penalty area, leaving two young
The central defender was under great pressure in the penalty area, and no one knew when the two of them would make another mistake. This goal now completely stabilized the players.
After scoring the goal, Ben Alpha made a spectacular kneeling move and lay on the court with his back facing the sky. The players of the Longteng team ran over to suppress him and started a crazy celebration.
Duan Xuan also applauded the beautiful goal of the Longteng team: "This offense of the Longteng team is so beautiful. It completely ripped apart Shanghai SIPG's defense line by passing the ball. From Rock Gill.
From the first pass, the players of the Longteng team were actively running."
Then he looked at the replay of the goal in slow motion and said: "Look, everyone. Roque Gil passed the first kick, and Xiong Jian responded. Then there was a wall-hitting coordination without stopping the ball, and the ball was handed to Roque Gil again.
, and then Roque Gill handed the ball to Tao Wentao. Tao Wentao didn't dribble much and gave the ball directly to Pato. Pato then handed it to Xiong Jian to see how well Xiong Jian would move. Next was Xiong Jian.
Jian's through ball, Nie Jiang's shot and Ben Alpha's follow-up shot were all basically touching the ball and passing the ball. Shanghai SIPG had no chance to stabilize its defensive formation. The ball was conceded.
The inevitable result.”
After equalizing the score, the Longteng team gradually began to take over the initiative on the court. Xiong Jian became the most eye-catching player in the game with his constant running up and down and linking up in the midfield.
Even Zhou Ning was surprised by Xiong Jian's performance: "In the past, the Longteng team's midfield connection was completed by Lin Feng. Xiong Jian didn't have many opportunities to play as a substitute. I didn't expect that he would perform so amazingly in the first dozen starts.
There are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers in this team.”
While the commentator was still praising his team, Zhang Sheng, the head coach, looked at Xiong Jian's performance and was very calm.
Xiong Jian's outstanding performance is not only that he is indeed capable, but the biggest credit must be attributed to the team's entire coaching staff. After several years of unswervingly following the same tactical style, through strict selection of the team's
As for tactical players, the Longteng team has basically entered a virtuous cycle.
As long as players have been trained in the Dragon Team for a certain period of time, they can quickly integrate into the team as a whole with Zhang Sheng's various system items.
Therefore, you can often see that many Longteng players have very amazing performances when they play for the first time. In addition, Zhang Sheng spares no effort to give these players opportunities to play, and their growth has always been very fast.
Especially for players like Xiong Jian, he basically used Lin Feng as a template when he was summoned, and he seemed to be able to take Lin Feng's position with ease.
This is also the confidence that Zhang Sheng is willing to sell players easily. In fact, this is also Zhang Sheng's preparation for the future All-China class.
As the Longteng team took the initiative on the court, the pressure on the defense was greatly reduced. Liming gradually showed that he has an advantage over Du Zhenyu, that is, his foot skills are much better than Du Zhenyu.
After Liming tried the first ball to the players in the midfield and frontcourt, he gradually took over the ball from the back line from Du Zhenyu.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, the Longteng team’s attack in the frontcourt could not break through SIPG’s defense immediately. After the ball returned to the feet of Rock Gill, it was passed to Li Ming and Shanghai SIPG.
The formation was also slightly compressed.
Liming, who was on the right side of the backcourt, had already observed the situation on the field when he received the ball. He moved the ball in a wide range with extremely precise movement, dispatching the ball from the right to the left.
At this time, Ben Alpha on the left had just used his movement to attract the defensive attention of midfielder Cai Huikang and SIPG right back Wang Shenchao. Xiao Yunfan took the opportunity to assist.
Liming's transfer of the ball was very beautiful. After bypassing Evra who was trying to head the ball in the frontcourt, the ball accurately found Xiao Yunfan, and the landing point was just in front of Xiao Yunfan's body running at high speed.
This kind of pass allows Xiao Yunfan to quickly get the ball and then go down or cut inside without any pause.
When Duan Xuan saw Liming's pass, he also praised: "Liming's transfer of the ball is so beautiful. This young player's vision is really broad and his footwork is good enough."
While Duan Xuan was explaining, Xiao Yunfan took the ball comfortably and then cut inside resolutely. Facing the SIPG defender's defense, he flicked the ball horizontally several times and then decisively shot from the edge of the penalty area.
Xiao Yunfan is worthy of being a forward who has played for many years. This shot was still very threatening. The ball went through an arc and flew straight to the right post of the goal.
Fortunately, SIPG's other central defender Shi Ke blocked the ball with his leg and the ball flew out of the baseline.
With Xiao Yunfan's shot, neither team had any good chances. In the end, the two sides fought 1:1 in the first half.
Zhang Sheng, who returned to the locker room, called to inquire about Lu Zhihui's condition. The news from the hospital was not very good. Lu Zhihui's eye corner was cracked, his eyebrow bone was also fractured, and he also suffered from temporary amnesia.
, the hospital is currently conducting a CT examination on him.
Zhang Sheng couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that in the next one or two rounds, he could only use Li Ming as a substitute.
Thinking of this, Zhang Sheng went over and asked Liming how he felt in the first half of the game: "How was it? You were so rushed in the first half, have you adapted now?"
Li Ming nodded quickly and said, "It's okay, coach. I was nervous at first, but now I'm much better."
"That's fine. Listen more to Du Zhenyu and Zhou Wei's arrangements on the court. They have more experience than you." Then Zhang Sheng turned to Du Zhenyu and said, "Zhenyu, please remind me of Liming's position in the second half. After this game,
The command of the defense was handed over to him."
Du Zhenyu nodded quickly in response.
Finally, Zhang Sheng told Zhou Zhou to help Li Ming more. After all, as the captain on the field, this was his responsibility.
Sure enough, after the start of the second half, Shanghai SIPG stopped insisting on lobbing the ball into the penalty area and began to frequently attack the position guarded by Liming.
At this time, Zhang Sheng's arrangement during the halftime break was effective.
During sports battles, Du Zhenyu will tell who will attack and who will be responsible for holding back. Zhou Zhou will also come to the penalty area to help Li Ming when Du Zhenyu attacks. During set kicks, Zhou Wei will arrange Li Ming's position and tell him where to mark.
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Therefore, SIPG's many attacks on Liming were in vain due to the help of the Longteng team's defense.
Of course, their offensive method also made the Longteng team's defense a little timid. The Longteng team's often used forward passing game from the back line to organize the offense was greatly affected.
