When Lin Feng received the ball, Xiao Yunfan on the left was also left open at the same time.
Lin Feng handed the ball to him without thinking, and Xiao Yunfan once again had the opportunity to show his assist ability. He used his speed to attack Shandong Luneng's right wing.
Facing Xiao Yunfan, it was Shandong Luneng's right back Hao Junmin.
It is a very helpless choice for Hao Junmin to play this position.
At the beginning of the season, Shandong Luneng made a surprising decision, that is, they were one step ahead of the Longteng team - they did not introduce Yawai.
This choice is both surprising and reasonable.
Because the top management of Shandong Luneng made adjustments at the beginning of the season, the former boss Liu Yu resigned and the current boss Yao Lu took over. For a state-owned enterprise, changing leadership is a change of weather. Things like introducing foreign aid can really be put aside.
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This manager who was later rated as the most incompetent boss of Shandong Luneng since 1998 was indeed criticized, although he was able to make up for the situation by poaching the extremely outstanding Asian and foreign McGregor from the Longteng team during the second transfer period of the Chinese Super League.
Wen, but he was still deeply resented by head coach Kuka.
This season, Kuka told reporters no less than three times: I miss Liu Yu very much, he is my friend. When mentioning the current boss Yao Lu, Kuka obviously did not have much enthusiasm, and even said such words as "no friendship."
So much so that the media later revealed that Kuka was at odds with the club boss.
After all, the shortage of central defenders at the beginning of the season caused Luneng to fail again from the AFC Champions League group stage. Later, he was troubled by the team's defense. It would be strange for Kuka not to hold grudges.
Some good people made statistics after the season. This season, Luneng's central defender configuration has changed for 16 consecutive games. As for the personnel combination of the defense, KUKA has arranged no less than 35 lineups.
The team didn't have as many high-level player reserves as the Longteng team, so they gave up on Yawai, and the defensive line personnel were the king's flag.
It would be unforgivable if such a defensive line did not turn into rubbish.
So the choice of letting an offensive playmaker like Hao Junmin play as a full-back feels both funny and sad.
When a player who is not very good at defending faces an aggressive attacking full-back like Xiao Yunfan, the consequences can be imagined.
Xiao Yunfan made a beautiful overtake on the wing and left Hao Junmin behind. Li Wei, as the defensive midfielder, had to come over to fill in.
Xiao Yunfan, who had already picked up the speed of dribbling the ball, was also unreasonable. Faced with Li Wei's interception, he once again chose a more threatening approach - cutting inside.
Li Wei, a player who was born as an attacking midfielder, was extremely uncomfortable being forced to become an organizational midfielder by KUKA. He seemed a little unprepared to face Xiao Yunfan's inward cut, and actually let the latter go all the way to the edge of the penalty area.
Xiao Yunfan then made a wise choice. After seeing McGowan coming to block, he passed the ball.
His pass was very concealed. It seemed that his center of gravity was to the right and his eyes were looking to the right, but he passed the ball to the left.
At this time, Ben Alpha had already run to the left wing, which was completely ignored by the Shandong Luneng players. Facing Hao Junmin, who was desperately coming to defend, he continuously changed directions to throw away the opponent and rushed into the penalty area.
Wang Dalei hurriedly came over to block Ben Alpha's short shot angle.
However, Ben Arfa chose to do the opposite and shot the ball towards the far post with his right foot.
Wang Dalei, who had completely lost his ability to protect the far post, could only watch the ball fly past him.
Fortunately, McGowan showed his ability in Asia and foreign countries. The moment Xiao Yunfan passed the ball, he asked Dai Lin, who was more flexible, to defend Ben Alpha, while he ran desperately towards the far post because
He knows that Ben Arfa likes to shoot such curved balls to bypass the opponent's defenders and goalkeepers.
When he ran to the far post, the ball also flew over. He reluctantly turned around and kicked the ball away from the goal line with a big kick. Shandong Luneng escaped once again.
The Longteng team's counterattack was extremely fast. It started from Ma Yongli's pass, to Lin Feng's response, to Xiao Yunfan's beautiful breakthrough, and finally Ben Alpha's extremely high-quality shot. The ball went from the Longteng team's own half in one go.
The field reaches the opponent's goal gate.
Shen Fangjian also applauded the Longteng team's offense all the way: "With continuous passes, beautiful breakthroughs, smart final passes, and a high-quality shot, Shandong Luneng's goal almost fell again. Fortunately, McG
Wen's defense is smart and active, otherwise we would have conceded two goals in the first 16 minutes and the game would have been unplayable."
In the end, Shen Fangjian also made up for Shandong Luneng: "Look at McGowan, they introduced it from the Longteng team. The Longteng team can let go of such a player. Shandong Luneng really has to thank the opponent. But look at Ma
With Wynn's performance, it was reasonable for the Dragons to let McGowan go."
At this time, the broadcast camera was also focused on the national team coach Perrin in the stands. The latter also nodded calmly, not sure whether he was praising the Longteng team's overall offense or the performance of the Longteng team's players.
Express satisfaction.
After the attack, Shandong Luneng, who was still frightened, also gave up the tactic of attacking the frontcourt players as a whole and returned to the previous style of play, relying on Yang Xu's battle for the top in the frontcourt to act as a bridge and handing it over to Aloisio behind.
and Tardelli played freely.
This tactic is very simple. It is relatively easy for the Longteng team to defend, especially for Yang Xu. Zhang Sheng has long been aware of Shandong Luneng's offensive tactics this season. He arranged for Du Zhenyu to counter him.
Limitation, although Du Zhenyu, who is 1.86 meters tall, is a little shorter than Yang Xu, who is 1.88 meters tall, he is facing the ball head-on after all, and has an advantage over Yang Xu in handling it.
Of course, this advantage is relative. After all, Yang Xu has much more experience than Du Zhenyu.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Shandong Luneng successfully intercepted the ball in the backcourt. Yang Xu received Hao Junmin's long pass and grabbed the first point in the frontcourt. He headed back and handed the ball to the center.
Tardelli.
After Tardelli got the ball, he immediately started to move forward to the right, and Roque Gill kept running with him, denying him a chance to pass the ball.
After all, Tardelli is a former Brazil international. He has a very good sense of rhythm when dribbling the ball. While dribbling the ball at high speed, he suddenly made a change in rhythm, slowed down, paused, and then accelerated again.
Roque Gill also stopped hastily when Tardelli stopped, but when Tardelli accelerated again, he was a beat slower and was escaped by Tardelli who had already accelerated.
Fortunately, as the team's left back, Xiao Yunfan followed up in time. When Rock Gill was thrown away, he took over the defensive baton.
After Tardelli came to the penalty area, he showed his superb footwork and made a beautiful pass, which passed Xiao Yunfan's leg raised to block the ball and passed the ball to the center.
Yang Xu, who had just passed the ball and moved forward into the middle, took advantage of his height and beat Du Zhenyu to header the ball.
Fortunately, Zhou Wei was very focused and punched Yang Xu's header over the crossbar.
This is also Shandong Luneng's best opportunity since the start of the game.
Shandong Luneng's offense relied entirely on the personal abilities of the foreign players in the frontcourt. Although it was simple and crude, it was very effective.
Luneng's shabby defense is still ranked third in the league. It can only be said that their frontcourt offensive ability is indeed strong.
The front court is picturesque, but the back court is rubbish. I'm really right.
Of course, this ball also has something to do with Xiao Yunfan.
Shandong Luneng actually only had three people involved in the frontcourt attack this time. In addition to goalkeeper Zhou Wei, the Longteng team had four defenders and a defensive midfielder on the back line, so they had a numerical advantage.
It's a pity that Xiao Yunfan lacks defensive experience and awareness. Facing Tardelli, he can put his body up to fight with the opponent. After all, he has two central defenders and a midfielder behind him for protection. As long as he doesn't
Foul, Tardelli's kick will never be passed.
Luneng's offense this time had a great impact on the players. When they were pressed, the players seemed anxious. The current offense gave them hope for victory in the game.
As a crazy team, Luneng played several beautiful attacks in succession.
The two foreign players in the frontcourt, Tardelli and Aloisio, both got several chances to score goals, and the game was finally no longer as one-sided as before.
Shen Fangjian also praised Shandong Luneng's performance during this period: "Luneng's offense finally came out. This is like a game between the third place in the league and the first place in the league."
Unfortunately, this good times did not last long. Just before the end of the first half, Shandong Luneng failed in the frontcourt and Lin Feng got the ball.
He handed the ball to Xiao Yunfan on the left, who after a one-two with Ben Arfa, made a pass.
The quality of his cross was very high. The ball passed McGowan's interception and flew directly to the center of the penalty area. Pato suddenly came from behind Dai Lin to grab the header. The ball was changed by Pato.
Wang Dalei didn't rush to make the save and could only watch the ball fly into the net.
The Longteng team took advantage of a quick counterattack to expand the score and lead 2:0.
Regarding Xiao Yunfan, one of the heroes of this offense, Shen Fangjian said: "This player is really a double-edged sword. He is really strong in assists, but sometimes he is not good enough in defense. I don't know.
What does Perrin, who is sitting in the audience now, think of this player."
In fact, Perrin is also very confused now.
Because of the emergence of the Longteng team, the current Chinese national team has a very rich selection of candidates. Unlike in history, there were only a few national team players who came and went in the Chinese Super League. When selecting players, it mainly depends on the ability of these players.
No injuries, just good condition.
In this East Asian Cup, Perrin hopes to inspect more players and reserve more substitutes for the top 40 games. This can be regarded as an unexpected need when enriching tactical play.
Among them, Xiao Yunfan is one of the key players for this Perrin inspection.
In the position of full-back, there are many suitable people in the Chinese national team. Domestic players include Zhou Zhou, Shu Jun, Zou Zheng, Liu Binbin, Jiang Zhipeng, and Ren Hang. They are all qualified. There are also players who play abroad.
Zhang Linpeng's choice.
Xiao Yunfan and Wei Zhimin, who have suddenly emerged in the Longteng team this season, have become the targets of Perlan's inspection.
Xiao Yunfan's overall performance in this game was good. In Perlan's view, his sharp assist ability is definitely among the best in the Chinese Super League, but defensively, he is a bit unsatisfactory.
Zhang Sheng actually understands Perrin's thoughts better because he can see the ability index of these players.
In terms of ability value, these players are all concentrated between 71-76, and each has its own characteristics. There is a lot of controversy over who should be selected and who should not be selected. If the selected players have slight ups and downs in their status, as a head coach,
You have to take the blame.
Of course, this is not an issue that Zhang Sheng needs to consider. After all, he is not the head coach of the national team. Now he is completely immersed in the excitement of the team's 2:0 lead.
Once this game is won, Zhang Sheng's summoning points will reach 200 points, and he will be able to summon players who can play in the five major European leagues for the first time.
During the halftime break, Zhang Sheng was determined to let the team continue to attack: "The score of 2:0 is not safe. You must know that today's opponent is the team with the best away record in the Chinese Super League, and their offense
It’s still very good, we have to strive for more goals and lock the game early.”
After hearing Zhang Sheng's request, the players also seemed very confident. Everyone nodded relaxedly, as if this game was a matter of success.
Unfortunately, things changed at the beginning of the second half because the Longteng team lost the ball.
During the halftime break, the rain outside became heavier and heavier, and water began to appear on the field. This caused the Longteng team, which relied on ground passing and control, to suffer a lot, and this was also the reason for the loss of the ball.
Just two minutes into the second half, when Lin Feng's midfielder passed the ball, the ball rolled halfway and encountered water. The speed suddenly slowed down, and Shandong Luneng's midfielder Uso got it first.
The latter found Yang Xu in the frontcourt with one big kick. Yang Xu obviously had more experience in rain battles than Du Zhenyu. He judged the flying speed and landing point of the ball in rain battles more accurately. His header was ready to find the ball.
Aloisio in front of the penalty area.
Aloisio, who didn't perform much in the first half, took a direct long shot without stopping the ball. The ball hit the inside of the right post and bounced into the net.
Shen Fangjian was also impressed by Aloisio's shot: "This shot is so beautiful, it is an absolute wave in the world. So far, Aloisio has scored 15 goals, although it is better than
Pato, who scored 21 goals, is much less, but he firmly holds the second position in the scorer list. He is the sharpest knife in Shandong Luneng's front line."
There was nothing Zhou Wei could do about the world-beating shot from such an angle.
Shandong Luneng got a goal back at the beginning of the second half, narrowing the score gap to one goal.
