After observing Shenhua's simple and crude style of play for a period of time, Zhang Sheng roughly captured the key points of his opponent, which were Moreno's retreat and Guarin's control.
Compared with previous games, Manzano has greatly liberated Moreno's space for movement. In the past, Moreno was used more as a midfielder or even a forward, and he has almost become an organizational midfielder.
After a clear study, Zhang Sheng made adjustments to the field. Qi Ming's position was further improved, and Ma Yongli expanded the defensive scope. This adjustment was to make Qi Ming less involved in the offensive organization to cut off Guarin and Guarin. The connection between Moreno can even set up defensive traps to steal the ball and counterattack when appropriate.
Zhang Sheng had his own ideas for this arrangement.
Moreno is not the kind of player who is known for his good physical fitness and active fighting on the court. He has strong foot skills, good shooting, and often scores difficult goals. But after all, he is already thirty years old. A wide range of running can't sustain the entire game, but Qi Ming is only 21 years old, has good physical fitness, a wide running range, and strong confrontation ability are his biggest advantages.
Take Qiming and Moreno, the further the game goes, the greater the advantage of Qiming.
With Qi Ming's premise of follow-up defense, Shenhua's offense began to become difficult. Moreno, who was holding the ball with his back, could no longer easily distribute the ball to the two wings. On the contrary, Shenhua's two wings had to come back to respond. Moreno crossed the ball, otherwise the latter would have no choice but to pass back.
Shenhua's two wingers retreated, allowing the Longteng team to naturally push their opponents back, and the advantage came to the Longteng team's side.
In the 31st minute of the first half, Shenhua's defense, which was being beaten by the Longteng team, finally made a mistake. After the Longteng team's continuous frontcourt passes, Nie Jiang on the penalty area line was actually let go. Facing such a big team, There was a gap in the defense, and Nie Jiang decisively chose to shoot into the far corner. After the ball bypassed Shenhua's last line of defense, it flew into the net just past the goal post.
With proper tactics and stronger overall strength, the Longteng team took the lead.
Manzano also reacted at this time, knowing that his tactical intentions were being targeted, and how to choose next became a difficult problem.
It’s not that Shenhua doesn’t have a way to deal with the Longteng team. It’s difficult for the two full-backs to get the ball. They can completely let the two full-backs assist. Then, after receiving Moreno’s pass, they get in touch with the full-midfielders. The offensive routine can still be used. But this choice is a risky move, because after the full-backs move up, the space for the two wingers of the Longteng team will be infinite, and the defense will be even more dangerous.
But when he saw the players on the field looking at him, they obviously hoped that he could respond, take risks or be conservative, he had to make a decision. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and gave instructions to Bai Jiajun beside him, pushing forward with both hands, signaling The team attacks.
Zhang Sheng was even happier with Manzano's choice. The Dragons were never afraid of their opponents attacking, they were just afraid that you wouldn't attack.
Sure enough, just as Zhang Sheng hoped, the effect of attacking Shenhua was not obvious, but his own defense was in danger again.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Wen Kai went to receive a big kick from the backcourt, but Lu Zhihui jumped high behind him and pushed the ball away. The person who received the ball was Rock Gill, who saw it accurately. Taking advantage of the little space left by Shenhua's left side when Bai Jiajun rushed up to prepare for the attack, he directly sent the ball over. Xiang Tiange on the right ran all the way and forcibly passed him. He was also famous for his speed, but started a little later. , Bai Jiajun still wants to turn around.
Xiang Tiange's running wildly made the Longteng fans in the stands excited.
There was a truce in the league some time ago, and most of the players went to Brazil to play in the Olympics. As a result, even the usual training and the regular club open days of Longteng Club could not be carried out normally. The fans also had not seen their favorite players for a long time, and now they can play at their home stadium.
Watching the game again, everyone released their long-simmered passion. Although the temperature was over 30 degrees and it was not a double interest day, a large number of fans came, like Chen Jiangfeng, who was standing in front of the Longteng team at this time.
In the stands designated by the fans association, they were cheering for the Longteng team crazily.
Amid the cheers of the fans, Xiang Tiange decisively cut inside. When everyone thought he was going to shoot, he made a very realistic fake shot and passed the ball to Nie Jiang who was diagonally inserted into the penalty area.
Nie Jiang's movement this time was a standard anti-offside movement. His sudden acceleration caught Shenhua's defender off guard. Although Korean foreign aid center back Kim Ki-hee did not give up and chased after him, Li Shuai also abandoned the goal and came out to seal the goal.
From Nie Jiang's perspective, these actions were already too late.
As a striker with a balanced left and right foot who can shoot with both feet, Nie Jiang didn't need to make any adjustments and directly hit the lower right corner of the goal with his left foot. Although Li Shuai stretched out his leg, he still couldn't stop the speed of the football.
Get into the net.
A simple and efficient counterattack by the Longteng team expanded the advantage and the score became 2:0.
Fans who are familiar with the Longteng team will know what it means to be two goals behind at the Longteng team's home court.
Manzano obviously knew that it would not be easy to come back. There was not much time in the first half, and the Longteng team smartly started to control the ball. Even if they wanted to solve the problem, they had to wait until the second half.
Under Manzano's command, Shenhua stabilized its defense and began to prepare for the second half of the battle.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the score was fixed at 2:0.
At the beginning of the second half, neither side made any substitutions. Shenhua made slight adjustments in attack. Guarin began to frequently drop in and hit long-range shots. This was also a method that Manzano couldn't find.
At first, Guarin's kicks still threatened the Longteng team's goal, forcing Huang Dawei to make a save. However, the long-range shot hit rate was really low, especially after the Longteng team strengthened its interference with Guarin's shots.
The door has become very safe.
On the contrary, Guarin's frequent forward penetration left Sun Yu alone to sweep in the midfield, which exposed Shenhua's weakness in defense. In the 12th minute of the second half, the Longteng team failed to use Guarin's forward penetration to attack.
Tao Wentao caught the ball and attacked, but Sun Yu could only resort to foul tactics and knock Tao Wentao down.
Although the referee was merciful to Shenhua's tactical foul, anyone with a discerning eye could see Shenhua's defensive loopholes.
As a very experienced coach, Manzano is certainly no worse than ordinary fans. He also knows the weaknesses of a single defensive midfielder. The Shenhua fans watching the game kept complaining about why Manzano did not strengthen the defense in the middle, but Manzano
Sano's determination to score away goals was beyond the imagination of the fans. In addition to asking Sun Yu to run more and persist, he refused to reduce the intensity of the attack.
Shenhua's reckless offensive threat cannot be underestimated. In the 18th minute of the second half, Bai Jiajun and Cao Yunding, who assisted from the left, relied on their long-term tacit understanding of playing together to play a beautiful pick-and-roll one-two. Cao Yunding took over.
After his inward cut attracted the attention of a large number of Dragons players, he passed a beautiful cross pass to Martins who was cruising from the right. At this time, he was actually unguarded.
Fortunately, Huang Dawei was very focused, and Martins' shot was too straight. The ball was blocked by Huang Dawei and bounced high into the air. Then the experienced Lu Zhihui blocked Moreno and failed.
He was given a chance to jump for the top, but Huang Dawei, who was very quick in reaction, jumped up and picked the football off with both hands.
This attack gave Shenhua a lot of confidence, and then their two full-backs attacked even harder.
Just when Shenhua's players thought the team's goal would come soon, they received another blow.
Twenty-four minutes into the second half, Shenhua, which invested a lot of personnel in the offense, was counterattacked by the Longteng team. This time it was Tao Wentao who received the pass from the backcourt. Just like ten minutes ago, the same story happened again.
, Sun Yu grabbed Tao Wentao's jersey from behind, preventing him from running. Sun Yu's tactical foul not only caused the referee who had already warned him to show a yellow card, but also gave the Longteng team a very good position.
Free kick.
Tao Wentao unexpectedly chose to serve the free kick quickly. After the referee was stunned for a moment, he did not signal for a restart. This proved that the Dragon Team's quick serve was effective!
The Shenhua players who had been chasing after them just now were still panting desperately. Who could have expected that the Longteng team would soon take a free kick? Some players turned to look at the referee, hoping that the referee would change the decision and retake it.
Others were still standing there waiting for the Longteng team to kick off. Only a few two or three players reacted and intercepted DePaul who was receiving the ball.
Shenhua, whose entire defense was in chaos, was obviously not the opponent of the Longteng team that had been prepared for it. In the end, Chavez was completely left open in the middle of the penalty area. His shot was so powerful that Li Shuai could only choose to block it symbolically. Football
It still flew into the net, and the Longteng team led the game 3:0.
This score not only means that the Longteng team basically won this game, but also means that if Shenhua does not score, even the next round of the game will not have much meaning.
The Longteng players in the stands felt happy. Their beloved team did not let them down. After two weeks of waiting, they were rewarded with a hearty victory. There was nothing left to be dissatisfied about.
Zhang Sheng also began to prepare for the next league game at this time. After all, the boys from the Olympic team had traveled a long way back to China. They had to play three games in a week just after returning home. The hard work was mind-boggling.
Heartache.
The big lead gave Zhang Sheng the basis for substitutions. Nie Jiang, who scored twice, was replaced by Zou Weijia. Then Xiong Jian replaced Qi Ming. By the 35th minute of the second half, Zhang Sheng was used up early.
Lu Zhihui, who had just returned from injury and had played two games in a row for a week, was replaced by Liming. The Longteng team no longer played against Shenhua, but settled down to pass and control and defensive counterattacks.
At this time, the famous fans in the stands also began to entertain themselves. Several large fan groups started singing together. You sang one song and I sang another. It was a great time.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the bright red score of 3:0 on the scoreboard meant that the Longteng team easily won another game.
After this game, the Longteng team can finally take a breath. This does not mean that the Longteng team can rest, but that they do not have to travel to play away games. The next league game three days later is still with the Longteng team.
Home field.
This breathing opportunity is very important for the Longteng team, because in addition to the league match three days later, the Longteng team has a very important game to play next week, which is the AFC Champions League four-point game on August 25th.
In the finals, which is also the semi-finals of the East Asia region, the team needs to travel to South Korea to challenge Jeonbuk Hyundai.
In fact, after the next league game, the Chinese national team will gather to prepare for the first game of this year's big test - an away challenge to the South Korean team. However, as it is a World Cup qualifying year, the national teams are constantly training and warming up. Most countries
The leagues all over the world are in disarray, and the AFC is also bothering with the schedule of the AFC Champions League.
After communicating with the football associations of various Asian countries, everyone compromised. Some teams from countries that entered the AFC quarter-finals took a few days from the national team's training time to play in the AFC Champions League. As for this
It's unfair to these countries. Who said you are strong? Those who are capable should work harder.
At this time, the Dragon Team suffered a huge loss.
Starting from August 14th to August 25th, the Longteng team, which competes in the AFC Champions League, League, FA Cup, and AFC Champions League, will play four games in eleven days. This schedule can be described as terrifying.
In order to prepare for this AFC Champions League, Zhang Sheng also put a lot of thought into the formation of the weekend league. Considering that the opponent Hangzhou Greentown is not strong, the coaching staff arranged an almost all-China class.
The lineup, except for Rock Gill who remained on the court, even main players such as Nie Jiang, Tao Wentao, Qi Ming, Xiang Tiange, Du Zhenyu, and Huang Dawei were not arranged to be included in the starting lineup, so when the weekend game started,
Everyone saw a heavily rotated Dragons team.
A large number of substitute players including Zou Weijia, Yan Xiaoyu, Ni Kai, Huang He, Zhang Hao, Xiong Jian, Liming and Zhou Wei started the game. In terms of rhythm, the Longteng team also played slowly, trying to control the midfield as much as possible.
The ball is passed and controlled to stretch the opponent's defense.
Hangzhou Greentown is also very satisfied with this rhythm. Now they have 23 points, ranking fourth from the bottom in the league. Although they are also in the relegation circle, the situation is still relatively optimistic. After all, they are better than the second from bottom.
Shijiazhuang Yongchang has five points more, and eight points more than last place Changchun Yatai.
At the home court of the Longteng team, they never had the luxury of getting three points. Since the Longteng team is willing to play slowly, why not do it? If they really draw with the Longteng team easily and get one point,
What else is there to be dissatisfied with.
Throughout the first half, both sides played in a dull manner. Even Liu Jiayuan, who was in charge of the commentary, looked like he was about to fall asleep. What suddenly woke him up was an attack by the Longteng team thirty minutes into the second half.
This time, Zhang Sheng replaced Roque Gill with Zeng Wengrong, completely turning the Longteng team into an all-Chinese team. Hangzhou Greentown subconsciously thought that the Longteng team was preparing for the AFC Champions League four days later.
, even Liu Jiayuan said naggingly: "The Dragons are going to rotate to the end." When Zeng Fusheng, who had just replaced the last time, broke through with the ball in the midfield.
