Judging from the game against Red Bull Leipzig, the Longteng team still has too many shortcomings in handling details.
Especially when it comes to high-position pressing, the coordination between the players is not very good. When the first player attacks, how should the following players move and how should they block the opponent's pass and be on the third line?
How should the players above defend players who may receive passes? The Dragons still have a lot of work to do in these aspects.
Facing a team like Leipzig Red Bull whose players are generally very capable at the feet, Zhang Sheng needs to consider what the Longteng team should do. After all, there are several teams in the Chinese Super League such as Guangzhou Evergrande and Guangzhou R&F who can play at the feet.
As for the teams in the AFC Champions League, Japan's J-League and South Korea's K-League, not to mention, especially the J-League teams, the passing at their feet is absolutely top-notch.
In terms of offense, after the pressure is successful, how should the first, second, and third-line players devote themselves to the offense? The Longteng team also needs to play more organized and hierarchical.
For example, in this game, the Longteng team did not have no chances in the first half. The Longteng team players, who played with all their main players, still grabbed the ball several times. As a result, they sometimes handed the ball over too impatiently, resulting in offensive mistakes.
Sometimes it seems hesitant, allowing the opponent to quickly set up their defense line and lose the suddenness of the attack.
After the game, Li Yun acted like a big brother and brought Qin Minghao and Wei Geer to see Zhang Sheng.
This season Li Yun has maintained his hot form from last season. Under his leadership, Leipzig Red Bull has conceded the fewest goals in the Bundesliga 2, and this is not just a little less, it is a full amount more than the team with the second fewest goals in the league.
With eight less, this result is absolutely crushing.
Indeed, from the perspective of ability index, Li Yun has almost reached the peak of his ability value of 107 (after using Potential Pill) - reaching 103, this kind of ability is definitely top-notch at the Bundesliga level.
At the same time, his generous personality is also very suitable for being a leader, so the defensive players in the Red Bulls never thought that this 24-year-old young man could not be a defensive commander, or even a strong contender for the team captain.
"Boss." Li Yungang was still respectful after seeing Zhang Sheng, "It's really rare for you to come to Europe."
Because of the national team competition, Li Yun returned to China several times last year, and he always respected his teachers. As long as he returned home not far from Jiangcheng, and as long as Zhang Sheng was still in Jiangcheng, he would bring Qin Minghao and Ding Huaiyi with him.
Let’s take a look at Zhang Sheng. As a head coach, Zhang Sheng can’t run around casually. If he didn’t bring the team to Europe to warm up, he definitely wouldn’t have the chance to come. If he didn’t want to find a strong team to hone his tactics, he would have been on vacation.
The late Longteng team might not even come to Europe this time.
"I can't leave this position." Zhang Sheng defended himself.
"I think you should come to Europe." Qin Minghao said this time without saying anything surprising, "The game just now was really interesting. We were really oppressed in the first half, even though we scored a goal.
But to be honest, this is the most difficult game I have played since I came to Bundesliga 2. If your tactic is paired with better players, it will definitely be great. It is very similar to the previous tactic of Dortmund in the Bundesliga."
"I think it's more difficult for the boss." Li Yun flattered him even better this time. "It's not that I despise domestic players. What is the level of Klopp's Dortmund players? What is the level of domestic players? Can they use this tactic?" It’s not easy to get to this level. Klopp’s tactics are great, but there are many good players and many coaches, how many can do it?”
Then Li Yun persuaded: "Boss, I have the same idea as Mouse. Come to Europe and find a better team to lead. The results will definitely not be bad."
Zhang Sheng shook his head helplessly and said: "For a Chinese to want to be the head coach of a better club in Europe, it is a hundred times more difficult than for you to play for a better team in Europe. Do you know?"
"Alas!" Li Yun and Qin Minghao, who were well aware of this matter, also looked helpless. Because they had to take care of Weigel, they all talked in German, including those who had not spoken at all. Weigel also looked regretful.
"How are you? Are you used to living here in the Red Bulls?" Zhang Sheng also changed the subject and asked about Weigel.
"It's very good." Weigel still looked shy off the court, "Brother Yun takes good care of me."
Weigel's word "Brother Yun" is really accurate. It seems that Li Yun did not teach him less, and only Li Yun can do this.
Zhang Sheng turned to look at Li Yun, who was still smiling with a shameless expression.
Seeing Weigel's shy smile and Li Yun's smile as if a little fox had successfully stolen a chicken, Zhang Sheng also knew that with Li Yun here, Weigel would definitely not receive any bad treatment, let alone Weigel. Its own strength is also very strong.
Then it became a time for the four of them to chat. The Red Bull team's trio took turns telling what they thought was wrong with the Longteng team in this game and making suggestions to Zhang Sheng. Zhang Sheng also kept all these humbly. Remember, because sometimes the players on the field can understand the situation on the field better than Zhang Sheng on the sidelines.
After the conversation with the three disciples, based on the questions they raised, Zhang Sheng discussed with the coaching staff and decided to adjust some details and play a less difficult game to build confidence in the players.
After only one day's rest, the players really showed their best performance and played extremely well against a team from the Spanish regional league. In the first half, the team with all its main players finished with 4: 0 lead. In the second half, although many substitutes were substituted, they still scored 3 goals against the weaker substitutes. The score of 7:0 in this game can be said to be the same regional level game against Spain as last year. There is a big difference when it comes to 4:0 against a league team.
In this game, the Longteng team took advantage of the skilled high-position pressure in the frontcourt early to take the lead in five minutes, causing their opponent who was not weak in tactical ability to concede the goal early.
Moreover, the Longteng team's substitute lineup was able to score three goals in the second half, which also shows that the Longteng team is much stronger than last season in terms of bench depth.
A big victory gave the players of the Longteng team a lot of confidence. When they faced a French second team two days later, the team played a very beautiful game, with a score of 3:1 against the French second team. For a team of this level, the Longteng team is in excellent form.
After this game, the coaching staff of the Longteng team summed up their experience, that is, it is better for the players to play with a relaxed mentality than to be timid and think about how to do the actions. At the same time, the players' bodies should be familiar with this high intensity.
It's still important to press and get used to the feeling of a successful goal.
It seems that sometimes building confidence is really important.
While the Dragons were warming up in Europe, Pato, who had completed the loan procedures and arrived at Chelsea in the Premier League, also began his new European football journey.
After a simple week of adaptation, Pato made his debut in Chelsea's match against Newcastle. In the second half, Pato came on as a substitute for Diego Costa and scored twice in just over 20 minutes, helping the team win 6:
1 victory, he played very smart on the court. Although his absolute speed is not as good as before, his running position and passing coordination are more than one level higher. Although the opponent is very weak, it can still be seen that his ability is
Trustworthy.
After scoring the goal, Pato called Zhang Sheng that night. On the phone, Pato seemed very happy and kept telling Zhang Sheng about the training and competition during his time at Chelsea.
Zhang Sheng also asked about his various performances with great concern, and was silently happy for him in his heart.
Two days later, the Dragons played another game against Ajax's mixed first- and second-tier team. This game should be considered the strongest opponent the Dragons have ever encountered in Europe.
After the opening, the Longteng team used full-court pressure to play vigorously, once suppressing Ajax in their own half. Even Ajax's head coach and former famous star De Boer was very disappointed.
Looking at Zhang Sheng in surprise.
He originally thought it was just a commercial game, and he asked the league team to come over to deal with it. He was very unhappy and used many substitutes and young players. He did not expect that the game would start in such a situation.
At the 12-minute mark of the first half, the Longteng team's frontcourt press was effective. De Paul, who grabbed the ball, made a beautiful through ball. Nie Jiang took advantage of the situation and reversed into the penalty area, and easily pushed the ball and scored.
At more than 30 minutes, it was Ben Alpha's turn on the left after receiving Qi Ming's stolen ball and successfully countered offside, extending the score to 2:0.
When the half-time game ended, Zhang Sheng, who thought he had encountered the strongest opponent, was actually two goals behind.
But in the second half, the players of the Longteng team played extremely hard. Although the Longteng team, which replaced two substitutes, wanted to press the opponent, it did not have much effect. Ajax, who had several main players, had a hard time with their own
The formation was maintained very well. They frequently counterattacked. Qi Ming and Roque Gill in the midfield became the busiest players of the Longteng team. They had to go up to attack and take turns to defend, which was very tiring.
In the final stage of the game, as the Longteng team replaced more and more substitutes, the control of the game decreased even more. The opponent's main forward Milik scored two goals in a row to tie the score to 2:2.
Standing on the sidelines, Zhang Sheng also realized the gap between the main players and the substitutes.
In terms of golf intelligence and game experience, the main players of the Longteng team are indeed much better than the substitutes. The tactics Zhang Sheng arranged for the Longteng team are extremely demanding on the players' on-the-spot self-adjustment. When should they grab the ball?
, how to run and how to grab, in addition to having a quick brain and clear thinking, you also need to use experience to judge what the opponent's player's next move should be.
The substitute players were either inferior in talent or too young and always made various mistakes, resulting in a half-time score of 0:2 and no victory.
Of course, these things can slowly increase as the number of games played increases. In addition, my accelerated growth talisman should grow faster than other players. What I need is to let them compete with such high-level opponents more realistically.
A confrontation with guns and knives is acceptable even if there are many mistakes.
After the game, DeBoer came over to chat with Zhang Sheng. He praised the Longteng team's tactics and the Longteng team's players, and took the initiative to ask about Nie Jiang's situation. It seems that Nie Jiang is like this
His level is really popular among knowledgeable people.
Of course, Zhang Sheng declined De Boer's "kindness" very tactfully.
Although the game was very difficult, Ajax could only be regarded as a small hurdle for the Longteng team in this warm-up match. Next, the team still has many more powerful opponents to play against.
On the third day after the game, the Longteng team once again played a low-level Spanish team. With this Spanish second division B team, the Longteng team once again found confidence. The score of 4:0 was enough for them to win.
I vented my anger during the game against Ajax.
However, the next game against La Liga team Valencia made the Dragons once again realize the strength of the five major league teams.
Although Valencia has not performed well this season and is currently only ranked 13th among the 20 La Liga teams, in the game against the Dragons, the strength gap between the players on both sides is still really big.
In fact, look at Valencia's players: Rodrigo and Negredo, worth 30 million euros; Gomez, Joao Cancelo, worth 15 million euros; and Mina, worth 10 million euros, which one is not better than the current player of the Longteng team?
The players on the team are worth a lot of money.
It's just that these players are not in their best form, but when facing the Longteng team whose strength is lower than their own, they can pose a great threat to the Longteng team just by relying on their personal abilities.
This game was a typical team-versus-individual game. The Longteng team relied on the team's pressing tactics and the entire team advanced and retreated together, while the opponent relied entirely on the individual abilities of a few obvious players.
In the first half and the beginning of the second half, the Longteng team was able to rely on their physical strength and constantly gain an advantage by running, attacking, and chasing back. In the second half of the second half, even if they replaced substitute players with good physical fitness, they were still able to gain an advantage.
He was pressed and beaten.
In the end, the Longteng team failed to hold on before the end of the game and was scored two goals by the opponent. The game ended with a score of 0:2.
After this game, the Dragons went to Portugal again to prepare for the game against the Sporting Lisbon first team.
Sporting Lisbon still attaches great importance to this game. The starting lineup is actually the entire main lineup. Facing the second team in the Portuguese Super League, the Longteng team was suppressed too much.
How well the defense is playing has become a key assessment point for Zhang Sheng and the coaching staff.
From the first minute of the game, Sporting Lisbon took the absolute initiative. The Longteng team's 3-5-2 was compressed into a formation of five defenders and double midfielders. Even so, the opponent still won in the first half.
Scored two goals.
Sporting Lisbon scored a goal at the beginning of the second half, and then began a large number of substitutions. In the end, the game ended with a score of 3:1. The Longteng team relied on De Paul's free kick to save a little bit.
face.
From this game, the Longteng team could see the gap between itself and them when the Champions League-level teams show their true strength.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Longteng team is in the adaptation period to the 3-5-2 formation.
After the match against Sporting Lisbon, the Dragons chose a team from the Norwegian Super League to get a feel for it. In the end, the 3:1 match ended the Dragons' warm-up match in Europe.
