"Everyone performed well." Although the scene was not pretty, Lippi knew that his goal had been achieved, so he was not stingy with his praise, "I said we can hold on, then we can hold on."
Lippi's words made the players in the locker room applaud.
"However, our task in the second half will be more difficult." After the applause passed, Lippi said seriously, "In the second half, we must not only hold on, but also be ready to give our opponents a punch at any time."
In order to express his intention, Lippi made a fist with his right hand and hit the palm of his left hand hard: "So. We will follow the plan and make substitutions at the beginning of the second half. Nie Jiang, you replace Zhang Yuning, Ding Huaiyi comes up, Gao Lin comes down
Rest. After you two go up, I not only need you to return to defense in time, but I also need you to be ready to attack high. Are you confident?"
"Yes!" Nie Jiang and Ding Huaiyi both responded with enthusiasm.
At the beginning of the second half, He Wei keenly grasped the key point: "The Chinese team has made substitutions. Coach Lippi sent Nie Jiang and Ding Huaiyi. Before the game, Lippi said that they had minor injuries and would probably not be able to play. We
I didn’t see either of them on the list. I didn’t expect that as soon as the half was over, both of them were on the court. Is it really because they were injured that they could only play half the game, or was it just a smoke bomb?”
"It's hard to say, haha." Xu Yang was obviously very proud of Lippi's trick, "Look, neither of us can guess it, and Queiroz certainly can't guess it either. This is truly unexpected."
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The appearance of Nie Jiang and Ding Huaiyi allowed Queiroz, Jiang Xin and Jiang Xin to arrange tactics in the midfield for a long time. Of these two players, one is fast and has good shooting skills, and the other is top-notch in skills. His passing and ball-making abilities often let him down.
People are surprised.
How to restrict them? Should we follow the midfield plan and attack with all our strength from the start? Or should we stabilize first and see the situation before making a decision? Each choice was constantly flipping in Queiroz's mind.
However, the court did not give him time to think slowly. The Iranian players, who adhered to Queiroz's request, started the second half with crazy pressure in the frontcourt. As many as six players attacked, and the entire formation pressed forward.
The intention of the opening is very obvious.
The Chinese team kicked off the second half and was immediately pushed back by the opponent. The Iranian team surrounded them for three minutes. In the fifth minute, Qi Ming passed the ball back to Li Yun who ran out of the space - Iran
It is impossible for the team to keep an eye on everyone in the frontcourt all the time. Li Yun had already observed the situation on the court before catching the ball. When the ball came over, he kicked the ball out with a big kick, and China
At this time, the team's two frontcourt players, Nie Jiang and Wu Lei, who are fast and explosive, have already started to advance forward.
"The Chinese team's counterattack!" He Wei became excited, "Nie Jiang received the ball, and the Chinese team was three on four."
Li Yun's long pass was very fast and high in order to ensure that the ball could go far without being intercepted. However, Nie Jiang judged the ball's landing point very well. The football dropped high like a piece of iron hitting a magnet.
Similarly, Nie Jiang firmly removed the ball. While removing the ball, Nie Jiang also used the arch of his foot to push the football forward. This kind of stop allowed him to deal with the football without cutting back and could directly penetrate the opponent's goal.
The line of defense is up.
"Nice stop." Xu Yang became excited now, "The Iranian team is desperately trying to defend. Ezzatolahi is defending, but he has a yellow card, so he definitely doesn't dare to commit a foul. If he commits a foul, he will be punished.
Nie Jiang is about to cut inside. Is the foul committed by the Iranian team a penalty? Inside the penalty area or outside the penalty area? It was a foul committed by Shao Jie of the Iranian team and their captain Shao Jie."
"This is going to be a card. It's a foul from behind, a tactical foul. It all depends on whether there is a penalty kick." He Wei could not wait to run onto the court and directly award the Chinese team a penalty kick.
"The referee showed a yellow card, but in fact it was nothing more than a red card." Xu Yang had the same mood as He Wei, hoping to send the Iranian captain off directly. "A free kick was given. Alas, it was just one step away from entering the penalty area.
, entering the penalty area is a penalty kick."
"Not bad. Nie Jiang's playing role is still effective." He Wei quickly accepted the fact, "Free kicks at this position are very threatening. Lin Feng can hit the goal directly."
"It's a pity that Qin Minghao and Tao Wentao are not here." Xu Yang lamented, "Otherwise, their two fallen leaves would be too suitable for such close-range free kicks."
Both commentators were right. Lin Feng's final shot was too high to go around the wall, and the ball flew directly over the baseline.
Although the Chinese team did not use this goal to score, Queiroz was still shocked. Nie Jiang was obviously a much stronger threat on the court than Zhang Yuning before. There was a world of difference between the two.
Under the command of Queiroz, the Iranian team recovered its formation, and the game returned to a situation in the first half where the Iranian team had an advantage in the midfield, but there were absolutely few scoring opportunities.
This stalemate took a turn until the 21st minute of the second half. This time, Xu Mingyu and Iran's Ezzatolahi were confronting each other in the midfield. Both sides struggled to grab the ball, but their legs collided.
, the leg of the 1.9-meter-tall "Persian Pogba" Ezzatolahi knocked down Xu Mingyu's knee, and the latter fell to the court while covering his knee.
"Oops. Xu Mingyu is seriously injured now." He Wei was extremely worried. Xu Mingyu's weight was too different from Ezzatolaxi's. In such a collision, the person with greater tonnage would obviously have an advantage.
"Zheng Zhi and Qin Minghao are not here. Xu Mingyu is the Chinese team's best player in the midfield. If he is injured now, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to control the ball in the midfield." Xu Yang is more worried about China.
The team's tactical arrangement, "Who will replace him now."
Lippi on the sidelines was also thinking quickly at this time. On the bench at this time, there were Hao Junmin and Wu Xi. One was strong in offense and weak in defense, and the other was better in defense. They used different players. The Chinese team had to
Faced with different strategic choices.
In the end, Lippi made up his mind and chose Hao Junmin: "Hao, you go up, control the ball after coming on the field. Give instructions to the players on the field, make full use of the width of the field, let Ding Huaiyi and Nie Jiang pull away, and reduce the risk through movement.
Direct physical contact with Iranian players."
Obviously, Lippi is extremely afraid of the Iranian team's ability to compete.
Hao Junmin hurriedly performed pulling and warming up movements, while listening to the simultaneous interpretation of the translator Fei, while nodding his head to show that he understood the instructions.
Although a ball-controlling organizational player replaces a player of the same type, there is still a gap between the main player and the substitute, not to mention the confrontation ability. Hao Junmin is thinner than Xu Mingyu.
After Hao Junmin came on the field, in order to avoid the opponent's entanglement in the middle of the midfield, the Chinese team not only frequently retreated from Ding Huaiyi and Nie Jiang to provide support, but Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Zhipeng also tried their best to cruise to the sidelines to provide support. This was of course a way to avoid
The Iranian team's frontal defense was opened, but the running distance of the players themselves was much greater, and the offensive threat was even more weakened.
When the game reached the 77th minute, Jiang Zhipeng suddenly fell to the ground and raised his hand to indicate that his leg was cramped.
"There are still ten minutes left in the game. It's going to be difficult now." He Wei looked at Jiang Zhipeng, who was being pressed on his leg, with a serious look on his face.
"The substitutions in the midfield were too radical." Xu Yang raised his own doubts, "Two people were replaced at once. Xu Mingyu's injury means that no one can replace him now. Jiang Zhipeng can only grit his teeth and persist."
The physical problems of the Chinese players allowed Queiroz to see the dawn of victory in the game. Being experienced, he immediately chose to make substitutions. Azmoun, who is known as the "Messi of Iran", replaced the forward Guqiannejad.
Although Azmoun is nicknamed "Iranian Messi", his body - 1.83 meters tall - and his playing style - typical center forward play - are not like Messi. On the contrary, he is a few times
The man in the penalty area turned around and shot, reminding people of Bergkamp and Ibrahimovic.
Now Azmoun's appearance is specifically aimed at Jiang Zhipeng.
In the 39th minute of the second half, Azmoun pulled the defender and passed through the wing, completely beating Jiang Zhipeng. The latter had to reach out and make a foul to stop Azmoun's breakthrough. The referee also
He decisively gave Jiang Zhipeng a yellow card.
"It's a bit troublesome." He Wei said anxiously when he saw the Chinese team's precarious defense line.
"Hold on. Try to hold on for these few minutes." Xu Yang was cheering for the Chinese team.
But Queiroz continued to recruit, and the right back Ghafouri was replaced by Rezarian. This was to bring in a full back with sufficient physical strength and speed to continue attacking the Chinese team's left wing.
In the 42nd minute of the second half, Rezarian, who had just come on, played a two-on-two with Jahanbakhsh on the wing. Jiang Zhipeng could no longer catch up with him.
Rezarian, who carried the ball all the way into the penalty area, attracted Li Yun's defensive attention and then reversed the ball to the middle of the penalty area. Azmon, who came up from behind, took advantage of the situation and pushed the ball. Although Zengcheng was
He desperately fell to the ground and saved the ball, but Azmon's shot was from a short distance. He had just come on the field and his shot was powerful. The ball finally bounced tenaciously and rolled into the Chinese team's net.
"Be careful, Azmon's shot! Alas, the ball went in." He Wei was extremely regretful, "It's already this time, it's such a pity to concede the goal."
"There is no way. The Chinese team players generally have physical problems. It is an away game and it is a plateau, so the players are obviously not used to it. If it were elsewhere, Jiang Zhipeng would not have lost his physical strength so early." Xu Yang said for the Chinese team
The players were explaining.
At this time, Azmon was celebrating crazily with the players of the Iranian team. Jiang Zhipeng, who had just desperately chased back, cramped again and fell to the ground. This time, both his legs were cramped.
The doctors of the Chinese team seized every time and opportunity and worked hard to perform leg compressions and treatment on Jiang Zhipeng.
After Jiang Zhipeng stood up again, the Iranian fans on the field gave him warm applause with great football literacy.
"Jiang Zhipeng probably can't run anymore, so he's just walking slowly on the court. If you can, just defend." He Wei also applauded Jiang Zhipeng's hard work.
Lippi made a decision at this time. He asked Qi Ming to withdraw to the central defender position. The Chinese team played five defenders. The overall formation was very shrinking. If you can concede fewer goals, let them concede fewer goals.
Queiroz was very cooperative. During stoppage time, he took the initiative to replace Jahanbakhsh with Karimi, wasting half a minute of stoppage time.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Iranian team defeated the Chinese team 1:0 at home.
"The game is over. The Chinese team lost 0:1 against Iran. Objectively speaking, injuries and physical fitness have had a great impact on the Chinese team. The absence of several key players has destined this game to be difficult to play."
He Wei concluded, "To be honest, we didn't get many good shooting opportunities throughout the game. The overall strength of the Iranian team is indeed one of the best in Asia. We must realize the gap between the two sides. We lost this game.
But we still have a chance."
"Indeed. Our players are still very young. Like Nie Jiang and Qi Ming, there is still a lot of room for growth. Let us hope that they will play better in the future." Xu Yang did not blame any of the Chinese team players.
Because he knows that the players have tried their best.
At the press conference after the game, Lippi single-handedly recognized the strength of the Iranian team: "The Iranian team is currently ranked first in the group. It has not conceded any goals and has not lost. It is absolutely strong."
Li Yun, the captain on the field, was being interviewed, with his head hanging down, looking a little unhappy: "Winning on this field does require some luck, but our luck is not good, injuries, especially Mingyu's midway injury.
Being injured had a huge impact on us."
"I feel a bit sorry for the expectations of the Chinese fans." Li Yun said dullly, "However, we will do our best in the following games."
Li Yun's words were very accurate. Some "Chinese fans" who were looking forward to this game because of their big victory over the South Korean team exposed the tradition of scolding when they lose. And just as Jiang Zhipeng was exposed to the news of divorce,
Things like mistress, cheating, etc. have once again dragged Chinese football into the whirlpool of news.
"If you're not good at playing football, you're good at picking up girls."
"With this kind of stuff, we still expect the Chinese team to win."
"It's true. Who doesn't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year? If you win against South Korea, you have eaten all the dumplings during the Chinese New Year."
Jiang Zhipeng's next attitude was very sincere. First he admitted taking the blame for not guarding the opponent and causing the goal to be conceded. Then he apologized to the fans and confessed that he felt guilty for affecting the reputation of the Chinese national team. It was considered a slap in the face.
When Zhang Sheng was interviewed by reporters, he also made a very clear statement: "The changes that Coach Lippi has brought to the Chinese team are obvious. We don't want to win like Fan Jin in the championship when we win against South Korea, and howl like ghosts when we lose to Iran. Keep a normal mind.
Don't put too much pressure on the players. At least now we are ranked second in the group, with the South Korean team under us. As long as we play well in the following games, the initiative to qualify is still in our hands."
