Ambrish soon made adjustments to his tactics. He put Quintero in front and turned into a 3-forward formation, while the other three players in the midfield spread out and played a three-midfielder.
This formation change is Ambrish's best choice now.
Because when a three-center-back formation faces three forwards, if you want to maintain the stability of the defense, you must withdraw the two wing-backs to deal with the opponent's three forwards. At this time, it is safe for five people in the backcourt to deal with the opponent's three forwards.
Yes, but in the midfield and on the forward line, it is your own four people who have to deal with the opponent's seven people. The team wants to gain an advantage on the offensive end, unless your four frontcourt players are all the top players in the world.
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And if the wing-backs are not withdrawn, the two wingers in the front three will leave the team's flanks extremely empty, and at the same time, the opponent's shooting space in the center will be infinitely large.
So if you ask the central defender to deal with the wingers, the result will either be that the center is wide open, or that the wingers will be given away the time and space they crave.
Seeing the situation on the field, Zhang Sheng acted extremely decisively. He moved Pato from the front line back to the right wing, Ben Arfa played as an attacking midfielder, and Wei Zhimin moved to the left midfield position. At the same time, the defense also changed.
Lu Zhihui moved to the left back position, with Ma Yongli and Du Zhenyu as center backs, and Xiao Yunfan on the right.
The Longteng team's formation changed to a 4-2-3-1 formation, allowing two full-backs and two wide midfielders to deal with the two wingers.
This formation put the Mexican American team's 4-3-3 formation into a quagmire on the offensive end. At the same time, the distance between the three midfielders became very far, allowing the Longteng team's two wing and midfield players to be very
Pass the ball easily.
After all, the overall strength of the American team is still stronger than that of the Longteng team. The two wingers Quintero and Benedetto in the 4-3-3 used their skills and speed advantages to put a lot of pressure on the Longteng team's left defense. Wei Zhimin was very worried.
It is difficult to rush to the frontcourt to help his teammates form an offense.
Benedetto, on the other hand, used his 1.88 meter body to bully Xiao Yunfan, making Xiao Yunfan's impact much weaker.
Fortunately, the Longteng team had Chavez as the fulcrum in the frontcourt, and Pato and Ben Arfa were also very capable, making it impossible for the American team's defensive midfielder and left midfielder to press forward.
The two sides formed a deadlock on the court.
He Wei also noticed the situation on the court at this time: "Both sides have changed their formations. In the past ten minutes, one has changed to 4-3-3, and the other has changed to 4-2-3-1. Neither side has much change."
There are many ways to break through the opponent's defense."
"That is beneficial to the Longteng team." Xu Yang said, "The leader is the Longteng team now. With such a balance of power on the court, the Longteng team can slowly kill time and wait, but the opponent cannot afford to wait.
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Can't wait is indeed the thinking of the current Mexican American team. A strong offensive formation like 4-3-3 has no good effect, so it is really difficult to do it. Should we play 4-2-4?
At this time, those players of the Mexican American team with strong personal abilities began to decide to use their own individual combat to solve the problem.
In the 20th minute of the first half, Paul Aguilar, the right back of the American team, assisted to the frontcourt. As the main right back of the Mexican national team, his strong assist ability is his biggest characteristic.
This time, after Paul Aguilar got the ball in the midfield, he made a very light pass with the ball and made Wei Zhimin's defense useless.
Next, Paul Aguilar faced Lu Zhihui's defense. He first made a fake move to speed up the straight line and then decisively sent the ball to the midfielder Andrade who was at the back of the ribs.
Regarding the defense of Paul Aguilar, or the defense of the two wings of the Mexican American team, Zhang Sheng gave very clear instructions before the game, that is, not to spend too much energy paying attention to their base.
Cross the ball, guard the gap between the full-back and the center-back, and prevent them from shooting in front of the penalty area.
Therefore, Lu Zhihui's defensive intention this time is very clear. I will give you the route of passing from the wing, but I will not give you the opportunity to cooperate in the ribs.
As expected, Paul Aguilar's pass this time was still in the ribs.
Lu Zhihui's defense forced Paul Aguilar to pass the ball back deeper, and Andrade was further away from the goal, but Andrade's ability was still enough.
Even though he was still thirty meters away from the goal, he still decisively took a shot. The shot was very powerful and the angle was well chosen.
But because the distance was too far, the ball eventually flew out of the baseline against the right post of the goal.
At the 25th minute of the first half, Paul Aguilar made a comeback. This time he didn't use any fake moves like spiking. He directly used his body to be stronger and faster than Wei Zhimin to beat Wei Zhimin.
Next, he faced the combination of Roque Gill and Lu Zhihui, and once again passed the ball to Benedetto, who had changed positions. Although the latter looked very big at 1.88 meters tall, his movements were very dexterous.
Facing the defense of Lin Feng, another midfielder of the Long Teng team, he knocked the ball lightly and the ball bypassed Lin Feng's defense and came to the feet of Quintero in the middle.
Quintero didn't make any adjustments and just started shooting.
This shot was very powerful. Although Zhou Wei pounced on the ball, he still missed it.
Peralta in the penalty area ran towards the ball quickly. Fortunately, Zhou Wei's second reaction was quick enough. After taking the ball, he pounced on the ball and directly pressed the ball under him.
He Wei was also very worried at this time: "The American team's offensive is very fierce now. They threaten the Longteng team's goal with continuous long-range shots. We should strengthen the protection in front of the penalty area."
In fact, in Zhang Sheng's view, the American team has many shots like this, but the threat is not too great. The reason why they can only shoot outside the penalty area is mainly because they cannot penetrate the Longteng team's defense and can only shoot from farther away.
The place takes this approach.
And such a crazy offensive style that frequently uses full-backs to assist is not only unsustainable, but also leaves huge loopholes behind the full-backs after assisting.
In the 28th minute of the first half, the Longteng team decisively found such an opportunity.
This time it was Paul Aguilar who assisted to the frontcourt, but his passing route was guessed by Rock Gill. The latter intercepted the ball halfway and then passed the ball directly to the left winger.
road ben alpha.
After Ben Arfa got the ball, there was a big gap after Paul Aguilar left his position.
Seeing Ben Alpha holding the ball in the frontcourt, not only the players of the American team were extremely nervous, but He Wei also shouted loudly: "Ben Alpha, the opposite left wing is empty."
As expected, Ben Alpha's persistence attracted the defensive attention of the opponent's defensive midfielder Guerrero, who rushed over to block Ben Alpha's breakthrough.
Just like when Paul Aguilar had an absolute advantage against Wei Zhimin before, Ben Alpha's personal strength overwhelmed Guerrero at this time.
Facing Guerrero's defense, Ben Alpha kept changing directions while dribbling the ball at high speed. During the third change of direction, Guerrero, who was defending sideways, finally lost his center of gravity.
Ben Alpha also speeded up again at the right time, completely taking care of Guerrero's defense.
When the American team's last defensive midfielder was passed, the only one left to defend was its own centre-back.
Ben Alpha also found the right moment for the opponent's central defender to come out and shot directly.
With the central defender out of position, the attacker of course has many shooting angles to choose from. Ben Alpha's shot was aimed at the blind spot in the lower left corner of the goal.
Facing Ben Alpha's shot, although the opponent's goalkeeper Munoz made a save, his palm was still a little short of the ball.
When Munoz was about to give up, the ball hit the lower left corner of the goalpost and bounced into the penalty area. Chavez wanted to grab the second point, but was blocked by Pablo, another center back of the opponent.
Aguilar was stuck on the line.
In the end, Munoz got up and held the ball under his body, and the American team saved the goal.
"Look at Ben. Alpha is really comfortable holding the ball." He Wei praised, "No matter how he moves his body, the football is always less than half a meter in front of him. He changes direction, and then changes direction, beautiful
, accelerated and got rid of it. Shot! Oops, it hit the goal post. Chavez, alas, was a step too slow. This counterattack of the Longteng team was very beautiful. They were looking for the void in the defense after the opponent's fierce attack."
"This style of play is right," Xu Yang said. "Now football is all about speed. There is a statistic that proves that in current football matches, the transition time between offense and defense cannot exceed eight seconds, because a team with strict tactical disciplines
, generally can complete the transition from offense to defense within eight seconds. But Ben Alpha is the kind of player who has the ability to complete an offense within eight seconds and shoot high-quality shots."
"In this team, not only Ben Arfa, but also Pato can also complete such a task." He Wei said proudly, "The American team is now eager to equalize the score and will leave many such opportunities for the two of them.
.Ben Alpha probably pursued the angle too much, otherwise the shot just now would have definitely gone in."
While Zhang Sheng was holding his head in regret on the sidelines, Amblish was frightened. Once he scored another goal for the Longteng team, the game would be too difficult.
Ambrish could only give instructions to his disciples on the court: "After losing the ball, you must counterattack as soon as possible. Even if you commit a foul, do not give the opponent a chance to counterattack quickly."
Sure enough, in the 35th minute of the first half, when the American team's full-back Samudio assisted on the frontcourt and the pass was intercepted, the Longteng team handed the ball to Pato on the right.
Facing Pato's quick start with the ball, the American team did not defend like Guerrero just now, but chose to actively foul. Andrade directly pulled Pato to the ground.
The referee, Eriksson, the famous Swedish referee, rushed directly to the scene of the incident and gave Andrade a yellow card.
At this time, Ambrish also knew that he wanted to rely on three forwards and two full-backs to attack hard. It would be difficult to break the opponent's defense, and the hole dug by his team in the backcourt would most likely cause the opponent to attack his goal again.
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As a last resort, Ambrish could only change the formation from 4-3-3 to 4-1-4-1, which was also more offensive but had closer defensive spacing in the midfield.
Such changes in the Mexican American team have indeed made the midfield defense more stable, but the pressure on the opponent's forwards has also been much less.
Seeing the changes in the opponent on the field, Zhang Sheng also waved his hand and asked his two full-backs to press forward, giving more support to the midfield players and strengthening the fight with the opponent in the midfield.
Sure enough, the subsequent battle between the two sides turned into a constant exchange of ball rights in the midfield.
The American team relies on the better personal abilities of its own players to create breakthroughs, while the Longteng team relies on overall defense and consistent quick passing and kicking to stabilize the situation.
In the end, when the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, neither side had a decent shot, and the score was fixed at 1:0. The Longteng team took advantage of its opening attack and entered the halftime break with a slight advantage.
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At this time, the two commentators were also reviewing the first half of the game. He Wei first commented: "From the first half of the game, the opponent's players' personal abilities are better than ours on average, but our side
The overall tactical choices were more appropriate, and it seems that coach Zhang Sheng was very well prepared before the game."
"Yes. Football match tactics always come first." Xu Yang also praised Zhang Sheng, "Coach Zhang Sheng's opening 3-5-2 formation left a deep impression on me, but
His subsequent changes were more decisive, and the opponent did not find many ways to threaten the Longteng team's goal."
"Ambrish is still very successful as a player." He Wei finally concluded, "As the captain of the strongest Mexican national team in history, he competes with world-class players such as Sanchez, Blanco, and 'Flower Butterfly' Campos.
The star is a teammate and is very famous in Mexico, but judging from this game, his coaching ability is not very strong. If he does not make tactical adjustments in the second half, it will be difficult to win."
But in the Longteng team's locker room, Zhang Sheng began to actively look for loopholes in his tactical arrangements.
This loophole is also very obvious, and that is Lin Feng's position.
At the beginning, the goal scored by the Longteng team was mostly due to Lin Feng's organization, but then the Mexican American team quickly made arrangements. Their captain Sambueza stepped up his defense against Lin Feng to prevent Lin Feng.
Easily taking the ball in the frontcourt to organize the offense, the Longteng team's counterattacks mostly relied on Pato and Ben Arfa on the two wings.
But in football matches, the center is always the focus of the offense. If the wings are not facing the goal, it will be too difficult to score.
The American team's tactical suppression of the Dragons was just like the way the Dragons played against Al Ahli in Dubai in the AFC Champions League. Those two games proved that the single playmaker's style of play will eventually be defeated, so Zhang Sheng must change this
situation.
Due to his personal ability, Lin Feng is not fast enough and cannot make breakthroughs when holding the ball, so it is inevitable to replace him.
In terms of substitutions, Zhang Sheng chose Nie Jiang. The intention was obvious, which was to allow Nie Jiang to retreat deeply and participate in the defense, while providing speed and technical advantages in counterattacks.
