Professor Xie was busy working on the proposal, and Zhang Sheng had to concentrate on his fundamentals - the game, and this game was very important, related to the success or failure of this season's AFC Champions League.
For this game, in the last round, the Longteng team also rotated Quan Jian and sent a small and fast lineup to specifically target the central defender Dabai Yang in Quan Jian's defense who is known to turn slower than an aircraft carrier. The final effect
Very good, Ni Kai also scored twice for the first time this season.
If you include the timely return of main goalkeeper Huang Dawei, Long Teng can be considered to be strong at this time.
And now Shanghai SIPG, with only 4 rounds left in the league, is 15 points behind the first-ranked Longteng team, and has lost the chance to compete for the championship. At the same time, they are happier than the fourth-ranked Hebei China.
12 points, ensuring qualification for the AFC Champions League next season.
It can be said that the AFC Champions League is their most important event this season. Of course, they did not give up even after entering the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Therefore, the Longteng team, playing away from home, suffered from countless "irresistible" off-field factors from the moment they arrived at Shanghai SIPG.
For example, the team bus from the airport to the hotel was closely followed by vehicles with "fans who don't know where they came from" and it almost caused scratches twice. Of course, the drizzle caused the "rainy and slippery road"
"Became the culprit.
For example, after the team arrived in Shanghai that day, the Longteng team proposed to conduct field adaptation training. The 80,000-person stadium flatly rejected the Longteng team's request on the grounds that "it rained in Shanghai and the venue cannot be damaged." The team had to borrow Shenhua's
The Kangqiao base has conducted adaptive training. Of course, the standards for heavy rain in Shanghai may be different from those in other places.
For another example, the Football Association's game procedures and regulations required a pre-match stomping on the pitch. After the Shanghai SIPG team reluctantly agreed, the lights on the staging pitch were not fully turned on as required by the Football Association, and they also said "20" in a businesslike and cold manner.
"You must leave on time, otherwise the system will automatically turn off the lights" is also quite reasonable and well-founded, as if the developer of the lighting system followed the Japanese's favorite rule of washing dishes seven times and flushing toilets until the water is drinkable.
The spirit of craftsmanship is the same, no compromise, no compromise.
For example, the air conditioner in the away locker room of the 80,000-person stadium "just happened" to go off when the Longteng team was preparing to warm up. After the September rain in Shanghai, there was no air conditioning in the gloomy locker room, nor was the ventilation system.
Feeling weak, the players of the Longteng team were so bored that they were covered in white hair and sweat. Of course, Shanghainese people are diligent and thrifty, and they like to pick at things and continue to use them until they are completely scrapped. As guests from afar, the Longteng team had to
Please understand.
For another example, when the Longteng team's logistics staff were conducting pre-game environment inspections as usual, they discovered that there was no hot water in the away lounge. After the venue management staff kicked this problem off numerous times, it wasn't until Chen, a veteran of the team, that
Hao forcefully proposed to report the matter to the competition area coordinator of the Shanghai competition area. The venue management staff slowly said that they would solve the matter. At noon, when Chen Hao and the logistics team were about to have a meal and rest, they responded: "
Hot water is available." From this incident, we can see that SIPG Club not only has coaches and players who play well, but also ordinary staff members who are also skilled in the game.
Zhang Sheng has seen the hard work of the coaching team and the logistics team. He has also experienced various off-the-table moves of the dock team. However, in football matches, the players on the field must speak for themselves with their strength.
Even in a nearly full stadium of 80,000 people, the Dragons team, which went all out, gained the advantage on the court from the very beginning.
In this game, Zhang Sheng deployed a 4-3-3 formation. Huang Dawei guarded the goal, which reassured Zhang Sheng a lot. The four defenders Lu Zhihui, Liming, Huang He, and Shen Jun were in the backcourt, with De Paul and
Qi Ming, Tao Wentao's midfielder is both offensive and defensive, and Nie Jiang, Chavez, and Moto Fernando on the front line can be said to be the most powerful striker in the entire Chinese Super League. Counting this season's league, cup competitions and the AFC Champions League, they have created
The total number of goals has almost exceeded 100.
Even Xu Yang, who was in charge of the commentary, got the starting list of the Longteng team, and after seeing the position of the Longteng team on the field, he exclaimed: "It seems that the Longteng team is not prepared to show weakness at the home court of a Chinese Super League giant like Shanghai SIPG. They want to finish their work."
In one battle!"
The progress of the game was indeed in line with the respective mentality of both sides.
Shanghai SIPG, playing at home, was holding back its energy to win this game. Although the countless off-beat moves were ugly, they also reflected the team's mentality of fighting hard. The players were full of momentum after the start and played fiercely.
After coach Villas-Boas eliminated Guangzhou Evergrande in the last round of the AFC Champions League, his radical remarks attracted a lot of attention. He blasted: "Evergrande has two offices, one in Guangzhou and one in the AFC.
, Eliminating them is SIPG’s greatest achievement so far, we defeated a team that can control the AFC.”
After winning the game, they still have to "hunt down" the opponent, as if they were beating a drowned dog. It seems that killing someone is even more heart-wrenching.
The AFC also gave face to the Chinese Super League team and Villas-Boas. It did not impose a heavy fine for such a serious accusation. Instead, it issued a fine of US$14,000, plus the penalty for SIPG’s home game against Guangzhou Evergrande.
Big, SIPG's home fans were punished for throwing mineral water bottles into the stadium, and the SIPG club was fined US$4,000, which can be regarded as letting the wealthy SIPG spend money to ward off the disaster.
So on the sidelines at this time, Villas-Boas, who regarded the penalty as a scratch, was not affected at all, but was jumping up and down in high spirits to direct the game.
The character at the helm has really seeped into this team.
"Beep!!!" The referee's whistle sounded again. This time, Fu Metro once again pulled down Fernando, who had switched to the left. After the home fans burst into loud boos, they "fell"
The sound rang out.
When the referee took out the yellow card, "Beep--, beep--, beep--", which was silenced, Villas-Boas's curse was even louder than the referee's whistle just now.
The reason for Villas-Boas's protest to the referee was "sufficient". Hulk had been flanked by Dragons players many times before, and the defense was amidst fierce physical confrontations. There were inevitably collisions, tugging, and aggravation.
Hulk has a lot of experience and likes to lie on the grass. As a result, it seemed that the Dragons players kept violating Hulk, and the Dragons players did not receive a card.
Now Fernando was just pulled down, but Fu Metro got a yellow card.
It looks like Shanghai SIPG has been treated unfairly at their home stadium.
But in actual analysis, this is not the case at all.
The places where Hulk and Longteng players struggled were basically on the wings of the court, far away from the Longteng team's goal. At the same time, Hulk was alone and two or three Longteng players were fighting against many.
Fernando was violated this time because the Longteng team used the width of the field in the midfield and stretched the defense of Shanghai SIPG through the cooperation of many people. Fernando had the opportunity to switch to the left, disrupting the defense of Shanghai SIPG.
, if Fu Metro hadn’t pulled him from behind, Fernando would have been able to break into Shanghai SIPG’s penalty area.
Speaking of which, Villas-Boas, who is still nagging on the sidelines, doesn't know the difference? Do you really think that he is a free-spirited person? That is impossible.
It is impossible for a head coach with rich coaching experience and brilliant achievements in Europe to be so bad.
One of the reasons why he is like this is to put pressure on the referee, and the other reason is to take responsibility for his own tactics.
Since arriving in Shanghai SIPG, whether it is outside observers or SIPG's own fans, they have watched Villas-Boas evolve from a first-time high-level coach who plays overall tactics to one who has unlimited trust in Hulk.
, a mediocre person who lets his own soldiers rush in front to solve the problem by himself.
There are many reasons. It is related to the fact that Villas-Boas coached Hulk three times and the Hulk gave him enough feedback. It is also related to the fact that he tried his various tactics in SIPG many times and the results were not satisfactory. Of course, there are also
At the end of the league, it was related to his overestimation of the physical fitness of Chinese players at the beginning of the season. It was also related to the fact that he gradually looked down on the Chinese Super League and Chinese Super League players.
To be honest, he is more suitable to coach a team with stronger overall strength like the Dragons.
The Longteng team has specially studied the set pieces in Shanghai SIPG's frontcourt.
Among SIPG's players, there are not many really tall players. The tallest player in their team is goalkeeper Yan Junling, who is 1.92cm tall. However, he was injured and unable to play in this game. His replacement is substitute Chen Wei, who is only 1.87cm tall.
In addition, the tallest one is actually not the center back, but Yu Hai who is on the bench at 185. On the contrary, the two center backs are He Yi (183) and Shi Ke (184).
It has become the consensus of the entire Chinese Super League to use a high forward to hit Shanghai SIPG's defense with a header.
The Longteng team has a powerful striker like Chavez. His headers have hit the goals of countless strong teams whether in the Chinese Super League or the AFC Champions League. At the same time, there is also a player like Li Ming in the team who is nearly a year tall.
Mi Jiu's header expert, coupled with Lu Zhihui and Qi Ming who have special heading skills, Nie Jiang who moves strangely in the penalty area, Zhang Sheng and his coaching team will not let go of the opportunity to directly attack the opponent's weakness.
After De Paul's free kick came out, the Longteng players in the penalty area scattered like towers in an orderly manner in SIPG's penalty area.
"Header, the ball went in!" Xu Yang's high-pitched voice rose by an order of magnitude, "It should be Longteng team's No. 4 central defender Li Ming. This header is so beautiful."
Hong Gang, who plays with Xu Yang, also praised Liming: "The power of this header is so powerful. Movies often talk about the aesthetics of violence. I think there is also aesthetics of violence on the football field, and Liming perfectly demonstrated it."
What is the aesthetics of violence in headers?"
After scoring the goal, Liming was also excited and waved his fists vigorously on the court. This was his second header in the past three games.
Ever since the AFC Champions League match against Urawa Red Diamonds, Liming made a low-level mistake and conceded the goal. After knowing his shame and then being brave, he blamed himself for a period of time. During this period of training and competition, he was the best.
The one who works hard and is the most dedicated, which is actually a good thing for high-potential players who are in the period when their skills are soaring.
A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
"Li Ming is in very good shape during this period. He has scored goals in two seasons. This is definitely an amazing performance for a central defender who is less than 20 years old." Obviously Xu Yang is also very concerned about it.
Regarding the situation of the Dragons players, "We should also believe more in young players and give them more opportunities."
"The efforts of young players are very important, and the guidance of old players cannot be ignored. The Longteng team's central defender has a tradition of scoring headers. Their captain Lu Zhihui, who is currently on the field, is the best in the Chinese Super League for scoring headers.
"Hong Gang saw Lu Zhihui smiling and putting his arm on Liming's shoulders affectionately, walking back side by side and saying something, and he naturally made an association.
Zhang Sheng was also smiling and applauding from the sidelines, and gave Liming a thumbs up.
On the surface, this goal of the Longteng team is completely a reflection of the player's ability, but the coaching staff of the Longteng team took full advantage of its own advantages, formulated tactics that reflect its own advantages, and then used this advantage to score the goal should take more credit.
After the goal, the Longteng team did not change its existing tactics because of the lead, as if the goal in the 26th minute of the first half did not exist.
Things are different here at SIPG. In a two-leg home and away game, falling behind by one goal in the first home game means Villas-Boas knows all too well what it means.
Now he has no other choice. Goal, only goals, and more goals can leave hope for the second round.
Previously, he was concerned about the strong offensive capabilities of the Dragons' midfield and frontcourt. Villas-Boas still had reservations and invested a lot of force in the defense of the midfield and backcourt. At this time, he waved his hand and said, forget it, let's score first.
Once a team with top foreign players like Hulk, Oscar, Ahmedov, and Elkeson, plus top local players like Wu Qiuwang, fully devotes itself to the offense, the energy that bursts out is still very terrifying.
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Wounded beasts are more aggressive and more terrifying.
