On the morning of the second day of the competition, the fourth round of Group A of the top 12 competition completed all the games.
Iran still showed its strongest strength. They defeated the South Korean team 1:0 at home and ranked first in Group A with 10 points. South Korea had a goal difference advantage (2 more than the Chinese team).
) ranked in front of the Chinese team with 7 points. The Chinese team relied on this victory to overtake Uzbekistan with 6 points and ranked third.
The points rules for World Cup qualifiers and World Cup are different from those of AFC and UEFA.
Regardless of whether it is the AFC or UEFA, in their AFC Champions League and UEFA Champions League, if the points are tied, they first look at the outcome, and then look at the number of goals between the two teams (or more than two teams) and the net win.
If the number of goals is still the same, then compare the total goal difference and total number of goals in the entire group stage. Of course, the AFC has also created an ingenious number of away goals as the final column.
However, FIFA has always adhered to the rule of "first compare the total goal difference and the total number of goals, and then compare the winning and losing relationships." Therefore, in the World Cup qualifiers and even the World Cup finals on all continents, it is not the case with the same score.
Compare the relationship between victory and defeat, and the first is the goal difference.
There was a very profound reason why Perrin placed so much emphasis on goal difference.
Although it is ranked third in Group A, this ranking has reached the qualifying threshold, because this ranking is qualified to play the play-offs with the third place in Group B. If it can pass the play-offs, it will be qualified to play with the fourth place in Central and North America.
Play in the play-offs and compete for a precious ticket to the World Cup finals.
Zhang Sheng gave the players who had participated in the national team a good two days off after the game. It was not until the 14th that the players gathered together and flew to Shijiazhuang. This round, the Longteng team will challenge Yongchang away from home on the 16th.
The players of the Longteng team who won the victory in the national team are in very good mentality and condition. Although Shijiazhuang Yongchang, who is ranked last, is now working very hard to avoid relegation, in the actual game, the overall strength gap between the two sides is far more than
Everyone’s imagination.
In order to score points, Shijiazhuang Yongchang was not conservative in this game. They attacked from the beginning of the game, but this kind of open and close game was too easy for the Longteng team.
Nie Jiang, who was in hot form, scored twice in the first half, and with Du Zhenyu's header from the corner kick, the Longteng team took a 3-0 lead.
In the second half, the players of the Longteng team who had a relaxed mentality also played extremely relaxedly. Various wonderful passing moves and beautiful coordination emerged one after another. The players of the Longteng team played happily, but the home fans were very unhappy. Of course, even more
The ones who are unhappy are the players of Shijiazhuang Yongchang.
In the 15th minute of the second half, Huang He's long-range shot from outside the penalty area gave the Longteng team a 4-0 lead. He was so excited that he scored the first goal in the league. He rushed to the stands of the Expeditionary Force to celebrate for a long time.
He returned to the court only after being urged by the referee.
Next, Huang He passed through Shijiazhuang Yongchang's left back Mi Haolun on the right wing. As a result, the latter became angry and turned around with a scissors kick. Huang He couldn't avoid it even if he tried to avoid it, and his whole body was shaken.
It fell on the turf.
For such a serious foul, the referee decisively showed a red card, and then quickly asked the team doctor of the Longteng team to come on. Judging from the appearance, nothing could be seen from Huang He, but Huang He was covering his knee. It was after being fouled by the scissors kick.
The place where ligament rupture is most likely to occur.
"This knee is obviously deformed." The commentator in charge of the commentary was also frightened by the slow motion of the replay, "This foul is too bad."
"I hope there won't be any major injuries. I hope it's just ligament damage." The guest commentator also had a sad look on his face, "In the national team game a few days ago, Huang He's debut was very successful. This player has a bright future.
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Huang He's demise also means that the two strongest right wing backs of the Longteng team will have no chance of competing in the Chinese Super League or even the AFC Champions League this season.
After Xiong Jian replaced Huang He, Zhang Sheng replaced Nie Jiang and Qi Ming in succession, and simply let the two main players rest. Shijiazhuang Yongchang, who was not strong enough and had one less person to fight, did not close his door in the end.
, was scored by Chavez with a header, and the final score was 5:0.
A big victory but at the expense of Huang He, Zhang Sheng felt extremely unhappy, because three days later, the second round of the AFC Champions League was about to start. Although it was a home game, the game against Evergrande was really not easy to win.
What makes Zhang Sheng even more helpless is that because he did not expect Huang He to be injured, the Chinese Football Association recruited players of the appropriate age for the Longteng team to play in the Asian Youth Championship a few days ago. Zhang Sheng, who was still immersed in the joy of winning the national team game, was very nervous when his own players
Under such circumstances, Zeng Prosperity, Shen Jun and Wang Xing were allowed to compete.
Fortunately, Zhang Sheng got some great news after the game. Huang He's knee ligament was severely torn and caused edema, but it was not broken after all.
From the information Li Xiang received in the hospital, Huang He was born with good physical fitness. The ligaments of his knee joints are very long and very tough. He is considered an anomaly. According to the estimates of the doctor and team doctor, Huang He needs to rest for a month and then look at the situation.
, optimistically, it will take at least one to one and a half months for him to officially participate in the competition.
Another good news is that the National Youth Team got off to a good start in the Asian Youth Championship. Forward Wu Qingmin, who was on loan from the Dragons, scored twice to help the team defeat Australia 2:1. Zhang Sheng’s generosity to the National Youth Team was finally over.
After receiving the reward, I won't lose my wife and lose my troops.
However, how to deal with the next few games has become a headache for Zhang Sheng.
The current situation of the Chinese Super League is not very clear. There are three rounds left in the league. The Longteng team has three opponents: Luneng, Suning and Yanbian Fude. The biggest rivals for the championship are Evergrande: Shanghai SIPG, China Fortune Land Development and Chongqing Lifan.
Generally speaking, the Longteng team's opponents are all mid-range teams that have no worries about relegation or have already qualified for the AFC Champions League and have no hope of competing for the championship. Evergrande has SIPG who are working hard to qualify for the AFC Champions League and Chongqing who are working hard to avoid relegation.
Lifan. But in terms of personnel, Evergrande has slowly emerged from the haze of injuries.
Zou Zheng, who was injured in the AFC Champions League before, was confirmed to be a false alarm. He just hadn't played for a long time and his body couldn't adapt. In this round of the Chinese Super League, Evergrande challenged Yanbian Fude away from home. Zou Zheng played the entire game.
The performance was quite satisfactory; and the main left back Li Xuepeng recovered faster than expected and has now begun training with the team. On the contrary, the four wing-backs of the Longteng team are destined to say goodbye to the remaining games of this season. The Longteng team
The offensive accelerator position is extremely short-handed.
In terms of points, the Longteng team is 4 points ahead of Guangzhou Evergrande. Guangzhou Evergrande, which is in excellent form now, has a high probability of winning the next three games. But if the Longteng team makes any mistake, these 4 points will be lost.
Points are not guaranteed, and Evergrande is very likely to make a comeback.
Of course, the AFC Champions League game three days later is the most difficult thing for Zhang Sheng.
Du Zhenyu was not given a red card, and the player with the best man-marking ability in the Longteng defense was not available. How to defend Diego Costa, who is white and tough, became a big problem.
After discussing with the coaching staff, Zhang Sheng decided to return the tactics to the old way. Ma Yongli served as a free man in the backcourt. Liming and Lu Zhihui took turns defending in the penalty area and took turns marking Diego Costa. On both sides,
In terms of the choice of wing backs, De Paul and Tao Wentao are on the left and right sides. In the middle, there is a combination of Rock Gill, Qi Ming and Xiong Jian. On the striker, Nie Jiang and Chavez are still partnered.
Before the game, the football market in Jiangcheng ushered in another climax. Fortunately, Chen Jiangfeng, as an "old" fan for several years and a backbone of the fans association, had good channels to purchase tickets and helped the three brothers in the dormitory.
I bought tickets through the fans association’s ticketing channel. Compared with the last home game against Jeonbuk Hyundai, this time the entire dormitory was mobilized.
"When will this game start? I heard that the Longteng team injured a lot of people." The roommate who didn't know much kept asking Chen Jiangfeng, an old driver.
"At least 50-50! This is our home court!" Chen Jiangfeng looked determined, "Our Long Teng bench is very deep."
"Then why did I hear that several players from the national junior team have made the squad?" Zhang Guohua, his roommate who went to watch the game with Chen Jiangfeng last time, has now officially become a qualified fan and knows how to understand the news from many aspects. "I
I took a look at the association’s forum and saw the posts of several big guys, and what they said in their posts.”
"Do you look down on the national juniors?" Chen Jiangfeng defended the players. "I heard from my dad that everyone in the team is very optimistic about them. As long as we don't lose in this game and concede fewer goals,
If you advance, there will be no problem. The last game was 2:2, so what are you afraid of? If you advance, I will treat you to a supper."
"Have you heard, Brother Feng is inviting you for a midnight snack?" Suddenly several people in the dormitory started to boo, and a group of young college students showed off their passion to the fullest.
For this game, Evergrande seemed very confident. During this international match day, Paulinho was once again selected for the Brazilian national team. He played the full game in both games, helping the team win 5:0.
He defeated Bolivia and defeated Venezuela 2:0 away from home. His performance in both games was well received.
Paulinho is the absolute main midfielder of the Brazilian national team and his performance is getting better and better. He is fully worthy of this title. At the same time, players with this level of ability can be said to be the top players in the Chinese Super League.
At the same time, Diego Costa is also in hot form. Although he has missed the Spanish national team - since he came to the Chinese Super League, he should have been very clear that he voluntarily gave up his position in the national team - but his ability to score consecutive goals is astonishing.
In the Chinese Super League that just passed, he scored twice.
That is to say, since he joined Guangzhou Evergrande, he has scored in every game. Up to now, he has scored 15 goals in 7 Chinese Super League games, 7 goals in 3 AFC Champions League games, and 5 goals in 2 FA Cup games.
goals, this ability to average more than 2 goals per game ranks first in Asia.
Regarding this bug-level player, Asian teams all feel that Evergrande is cheating. Some even asserted: "Diego Costa will definitely not stay at Evergrande for long. Such a player will have to return to Europe to play games sooner or later."
On October 19th, it was raining lightly in Jiangcheng. The temperature of about 20 degrees made people feel a bit cold under the autumn rain. However, such a cold rainy night did not affect the enthusiasm of Jiangcheng fans. There were still two or three hours before the game started, and most of the players had already
One after another, they arrived near the Jiangcheng Sports Center. A large number of private cars gathered near the sports center. The Jiangcheng City Government arranged a large number of traffic police to divert traffic.
In addition, Jiangcheng City's special police, armed police and fire fighters were also dispatched. In addition to various police explosion-proof vehicles, rare armored vehicles were also sent out for patrol.
Judging from the ticket sales, more than 48,000 tickets were sold out, which is similar to the ticket price of Guangzhou Evergrande in the first round. The difference is that the Longteng team specially released a lot of student tickets. According to the Longteng club’s rules
Said: "The more than 1.5 million college students in Jiangcheng every year are one of the basic bases of our fans. Serving them is our purpose, which includes providing them with more tickets that suit their financial conditions."
This year is a rare year when Guangzhou Evergrande’s ticket price has not increased (the cheapest student package is only 500 for a season, and also includes tickets for three AFC Champions League group matches). Not only that, but it also adds a lot of benefits -
-Including cooperation with operators to provide phone calls and data traffic, etc. As another club with excellent business development in the Chinese Super League, the Longteng team’s package (the cheapest student package is only 400 per season) also has many benefits, including Jiangcheng Sports Center
Parking coupons, membership of the football app invested by Longteng Group (which contains hidden benefits such as expert analysis of football betting), 25% off the new version of the Longteng team's jersey, etc.
Every year that reaches this stage of the AFC Champions League, the club’s ticket revenue alone can exceed tens of millions. If you also include various peripheral incomes, a well-run club can earn over 100 million. This is a great benefit to the team.
The expenses are not without small supplements.
At 6:30 p.m., the second round of the AFC Champions League semi-finals and East Asia finals officially started.
The Longteng fans created a very good atmosphere at home. As soon as the Iranian referee Faghani blew the whistle, the deafening cheers filled the entire stadium.
The Longteng team, which kicked off first, chose the same offensive method as in the previous round. The midfielder was responsible for sweeping interceptions and linking up, and the attack moved to the side.
With right wing back Tao Wentao not very familiar with the position, the Longteng team chose to launch the attack first on De Paul's side.
However, De Paul, who took the ball, quickly fell into the siege of Evergrande. Considering Xiong Jian’s weak breakthrough ability in the midfield, Guangzhou Evergrande’s midfield defense was much easier in this game. The two defensive midfielders
There is more energy to help the two full-backs cover their positions.
This time Paulinho came to the wing and used his body to squeeze De Paul, but the latter fell to the ground very smartly. Fagani awarded the Longteng team a free kick in the frontcourt far away from the goal.
They got such a set-piece attack opportunity shortly after the start. Although the position was not very good, the Longteng fans still applauded enthusiastically.
"Lu Zhihui is in this game." The CCTV broadcasters responsible for commentating this game were Liu Jiayuan and Shen Fangjian's partners. They also did their homework before the game. "This is the true nemesis of Evergrande. As long as it is positioned
The ball, as a central defender, he will definitely participate in the header attack. He was seriously injured this season and rested for more than 2 months, but he appeared here again today. For Guangzhou Evergrande, Lu Zhihui may
