"The field is lively now." Liu Jiayuan was happy to see the players of the Longteng team running around in a large area.
Fans of the Longteng team were also happy to watch. In the stands, Chen Jiangfeng and his girlfriend were cheering for the team in the south stand. The more intense the game on the field, the happier they were.
Having said that, the fighting power of SIPG fans is indeed not the strongest in the Chinese Super League. Not to mention compared with the Longteng fans who have excellent results in this timeline, in reality, their results are inferior to those of Guangzhou Evergrande, Beijing Guoan, and even
There is a gap between the fans of their rival Shanghai Shenhua.
Like this game, although some Shanghai SIPG fans came with the team to Jiangcheng to cheer for their team, their voices were not heard at all during the game. They were overwhelmed by the organizational skills, atmosphere creation, and cheering creativity of Longteng fans.
Completely crushed.
The more intense the game, the more evenly matched the game, the more bonus the fans will get from cheering.
The game has now entered the intense stage of the first half. The rhythm on the field has not weakened at all, and the players' movements are becoming more and more unrestrained.
Chris Biss, the chief referee who officiates the game, also has a relatively loose penalty standard. As long as it is not a tactical foul or an injury, he will mostly ignore it.
In particular, the Longteng team made use of the space behind Shanghai SIPG's wing. SIPG decisively counterattacked in the frontcourt, which interrupted several good opportunities of the Longteng team. Chris Biss also only
Gave the Longteng team several free kicks in the backcourt.
When the Longteng team struggled with Hulk and Oscar again, Villas-Boas was no longer shameless and embarrassed to yell at the referee like he did in the last game.
I didn’t see that all the Longteng home fans in the stands were booing the referee.
The two sides interacted with each other in positional offense, and the game was very enjoyable. From the fans to the commentators, everyone was enthusiastic and full of praise, but the expressions of the two head coaches standing on the sidelines were completely different.
Thirty minutes before the first half, Villas-Boas was still rejoicing for his team's cooperation and shots in several attacks. He stood on the sidelines applauding the players and directing the players with high spirits. But as time passed,
, after thirty-five minutes of the first half, his expression gradually became serious.
In the 37th minute of the first half, after Elkeson shot high again, Villas-Boas began to yell at the former loudly.
By this time, Boas's mentality had changed. He averted his eyes and looked at Zhang Sheng, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai not far from him, and understood the other party's intention - to face him head-on.
Assessing the situation is a compulsory course for a head coach to coach on the spot. Seeing the Longteng team struggling with themselves and struggling with the players' physical fitness, I can't do it.
At the end of the half, physical fitness has reached its upper limit, and the offensive efficiency will be greatly reduced. There are 90 minutes in a football match. Villas-Boas had no choice but to ask the players to slow down the rhythm.
As the pace of Shanghai SIPG slowed down, these experienced players on the Longteng team immediately caught the opponent's intentions. As the captain, Nie Jiang is very young, less than 20 years old, but for the national team,
The AFC Champions League and the league have been competing for three or four years. In terms of controlling the rhythm of the game and analyzing the situation on the field, they are as good as ghosts.
"Shanghai SIPG wants to recuperate, it depends on whether you agree or not." Nie Jiang sneered in his heart.
SIPG retreated, and Nie Jiang took advantage of the situation to press forward. The teammates behind also understood the situation. As Nie Jiang pressed up the formation, the offensive and defensive momentum became different.
Before the game, Villas-Boas's formation was very radical, with Akhmedov placed above the defensive midfielder. When attacking, although there were more troops in the frontcourt, when defending, the manpower was not enough.
No matter Hulk, Oscar, or Yan Xiaoyu, they are not known for their defensive ability. In order to reduce the Longteng team's offensive space, SIPG had to push the defense extremely far back. This time, it became the Longteng team. The siege on SIPG started at halftime.
Suddenly the scene in Hong Kong became extremely ugly.
Fortunately, SIPG's players had good tenacity, and with Yan Junling's high pass, they were able to save their goal until the end of the first half.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the two teams ended in a goalless draw, and both sides only received two yellow cards from each other.
Villas-Boas was very unhappy when he returned to the locker room. The tactics for this game were carefully designed by him. The day before the game was originally his birthday, so that the players could quickly master the tactics and avoid other things. Influenced by his influence, at his request, the birthday celebrations held by the club for him were extremely simple, and the whole process ended in no more than ten minutes.
In addition to him, his coaching team also tried their best.
In the last round, Elkson was actually injured, and the injury was not too minor. In order to allow Elkson to catch up with this game, Edward, the medical rehabilitation specialist known as the "power bank" in Boas's team, Many, using the liquid nitrogen, anti-gravity treadmill and other advanced equipment purchased by the club with a lot of money, kept an eye on him all the time. The former finally made a comeback before the game.
It can be said that for this game, Villas-Boas's team worked hard and it would be an understatement.
However, Villas-Boas's expected strategic goal of scoring a goal in the first half did not materialize.
What's even more annoying is that Villas-Boas doesn't have many good methods for the tactics used by the opponent. The opponent openly competes with you for overall strength and physical fitness.
If Boas was familiar with "Sun Tzu's Art of War", he should know that he was hoping to "win by surprise", but Zhang Sheng's response was the most authentic "use of justice".
In the final analysis, football matches are all about strength. When the overall situation is higher than that of the opponent, play steadily and avoid making mistakes. No matter how fierce your opponent is, they will be powerless.
Things like the weak defeating the strong are praised because they are rare.
If he could win the game with his strength, why would Villas-Boas use a strange formation? Now that his opponent has adopted a tit-for-tat strategy, he really doesn't know what to do.
"It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice," Villas-Boas sighed inwardly, thinking enviously of those outstanding players of the Longteng team.
In the end, Villas-Boas put aside these worries in his mind and decided to take today's tactics to the extreme.
"In the second half, our tactics remain the same, but everyone needs to be more engaged and seize opportunities better." During the halftime lecture, Villas-Boas began to put forward higher demands on the players' willpower.
On the Longteng side, Zhang Sheng is most concerned about the players' physical fitness: "If SIPG's tactics remain unchanged, we will still play the same way we did in the first half. This is a tough battle, and physical fitness is our key." The biggest enemy is that in the next game, whoever has physical problems should take the initiative to bring it up and don't insist on it. But don't worry, because physical fitness is also the opponent's biggest enemy."
After both sides arranged their countermeasures, the second half of the game began quickly.
Shanghai SIPG, which had regained its physical fitness, attacked immediately. In just six or seven minutes at the beginning of the second half, they had three chances to shoot.
At the 13th minute of the second half, SIPG's best chance came.
This time Hulk moved without the ball and avoided Qi Ming's defensive area, and got the opportunity to confront Lu Yangyang. He used his physical advantage to squeeze Lu Yangyang away and kicked the ball at the top of the penalty area.
The long shot made Huang Dawei's save, but Elkeson's quick follow-up shot was too straight, and Huang Dawei pounced on it, flying out of the baseline.
Villas-Boas on the sidelines was so angry that he almost smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand.
"Oops. This opportunity was great. Elkson's follow-up shot was too straight and kicked directly towards Huang Dawei. Huang Dawei's reaction was quick enough. He pinched the ball with his arm and knocked the ball out of the baseline." Liu Jiayuan felt very regretful.
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Xu Yang questioned Elkeson: "You don't have such an opportunity every time. Elkeson is too eager to get things done, and Bo Shuai is very unhappy."
Just after Shanghai SIPG's attack, the Longteng team responded in kind.
In the 16th minute of the second half, Huang He had a try with Fernando on the right. The former made a successful pass. His cross from the bottom line accurately found Nie Jiang who was covered by Tang Jin in the penalty area and made a successful move.
The player's header threw a small arc, fell and hit the lintel of SIPG's goal, popping out of the bottom line.
"Header! What a pity. Nie Jiang's ability in the penalty area is much better than before. This header was obviously suppressed." Xu Yang did not hide his love for Nie Jiang.
It is a natural thing for every league that local players are favored more. Liu Jiayuan also praised: "In the past two years, Nie Jiang's physical fitness has improved obviously, and his confrontation ability in the penalty area has become stronger and stronger.
I know when coach Zhang Sheng can let him go to the European League."
"It won't take long, and it won't be after the World Cup at the latest." Xu Yang joked, "Maybe coach Zhang Sheng has high hopes for his performance in the World Cup and wants to sell him at a good price."
After Longteng and SIPG gave each other a knock-out blow, the game became more intense.
Elkerson, who was eager to score, was obviously upset about the missed opportunity. His actions during the game were obviously a bit too big. In the second half, he continuously raised objections to the referee's decisions.
"There is no need to be serious with the referee." Xu Yang said, "With this kind of mentality, you will become more and more impatient as you play."
"Actually, the standards of the referee in this game are relatively uniform. He is not strict with the confrontation, but he has the same attitude towards both sides. It is not because it is the home court of the Longteng team, he is more biased towards the Longteng team." Liu Jiayuan for Xu Yang
The explanation was given in these words, "Elkerson already received a yellow card in the first half, so be careful."
As a bystander, Villas-Boas was obviously calmer. He did not delay any more, but directly replaced Elkeson in the 22nd minute of the second half, because Elkeson on the field not only failed to play
The effect is very dangerous. If you really compete with the referee and get sent off, it will be too much.
Luoba, who came on the field, was much more active than Elkeson. He not only performed actively in the frontcourt, but also chased his own half to defend many times. Of course, his ability to grab points and confrontation in the penalty area,
As for his ability to run without the ball, he is far inferior to Elkerson.
In the 25th minute of the second half, the players on the Longteng team who were responsible for dealing with SIPG's top foreign players in the middle of the midfield began to decline in physical fitness. Zeng Wengrong, who had been going back and forth, was used by Oscar to produce pure speed.
After eating, he had to pull his opponent down and received a yellow card.
Zhang Sheng also made decisive substitutions, directly replacing Zeng Wenming with Qu Wenming.
"Is Coach Zhang Sheng going to defend?" Xu Yang was a little confused. "Qu Wenming plays more as a defensive midfielder, while Zeng Wenfu plays more as an attacking midfielder. Let's see if there are any changes to the Longteng team's formation next.
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Xu Yang guessed right. Zhang Sheng's substitution was not a simple matchup substitution.
Shanghai SIPG's previous formation was 3-5-2. After Luoba came on the field, he frequently counterattacked and defended. The formation was slowly stretched vertically and became 3-5-1-1.
After Zhang Sheng determined Lu Luoba's position on the field, he no longer wasted strength on the defense line. He let Lu Yangyang move up behind Qi Ming and became a free man in the backcourt to help Qi Ming in the center.
Play the ball out of the field.
When SIPG's two top frontcourt foreign aids Hulk and Oscar are physically stronger than the Longteng midfielders at this point in time, Shang Qu Wenming strengthens defense precisely to make up for the gap in strength between the two sides, and further improve the defense.
Consume the energy of these two Brazilian foreign players.
Qu Wenming's playing role is very important. He has always been a very smart player. He makes a lot of small moves and is good at defending like a dog-skin plaster. In this season's league, he cooperated with his teammates and looked down upon Hulk.
Damn it. This time, he did the same thing.
Hulk, who had been pestered, obviously had a very bad impression of Qu Wenming. He wanted to teach his opponent a lesson and frequently asked his teammates for the ball. The two competed in the Dragons' half many times.
Hulk's enthusiasm inspired the SIPG players. As a result, after playing with his teammates for most of the game, they found that Hulk started to act alone again. Villas-Boas was so angry on the sidelines many times.
made a pass gesture to Hulk.
Thirty minutes into the second half, Yan Xiaoyu's old problem of lack of physical fitness was exposed. His off-the-ball movements in the frontcourt slowly changed from running to trotting, and finally turned into pacing.
Unable to bear it, Villas had to make a second substitution, and simply replaced Huikang, moving Akhmedov's position forward, and Oscar became a pure attacking midfielder, taking Yan Xiaoyu's position.
Although Villas-Boas's change of tactics solved the physical problem of the frontcourt players, his expected idea of having two receiving points in the midfielder position fell through because Cai Huikang's passing organization ability was really unqualified.
Akhmedov has to keep going back to help with the ball and organize the ball, and he also has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of Oscar's breakthrough with the ball - this is not Akhmedov's expertise.
Zhang Sheng was unequivocal. Targeting Cai Huikang's weakness in passing the ball, he increased the pressure again. He replaced Tang Jin, who was diligent and constantly returning to defense, with Chavez, and used the former to increase the harassment of Cai Huikang.
This hand was played very well. It became increasingly difficult for Cai Huikang, who was not very good at passing the ball, to pass the ball.
The midfielder can't pass the ball well, the midfielder can't dribble the ball to break through, and SIPG's backcourt and frontcourt are almost out of touch.
