During the communication with the coaching team, Zhang Sheng proposed the idea of using the Abu Dhabi Peninsula for training.
"This team is the weakest team we have encountered in this Club World Cup. We have been practicing various defensive counterattack tactics during this period, and several substitute players need to verify their strength to prepare for the next game.
Prepare. So for the game against the Abu Dhabi Peninsula, we are going to start with a mix of main players and substitutes to train them."
Zhang Sheng can't always tell his coaching team: "I have a plug-in that allows players to knock items to temporarily improve their abilities, but I need them to hone their proficiency."
The entire coaching team has extreme trust in Zhang Sheng's ability in business. Now that Zhang Sheng has said this, the only thing left for everyone is to fully cooperate with the work tasks proposed by Zhang Sheng.
In the midfield, Cao Jinghao started as the main midfielder, playing as a double midfielder with Qi Ming, Peng Langjun and Tian Qijie were separated as left and right full-backs, DePaul appeared in the attacking midfielder position, and Nie Jiang
, Chavez and Fernando played three forwards from left to right, and Ma Yongli still partnered with Li Ming at center back.
The only difficult thing to deal with is the goalkeeper position.
Huang Dawei has been the absolute main goalkeeper of the Longteng team for the past two years. It is impossible to replace him with someone else without a special reason.
Even though Zhang Sheng has now given the coaching team a request to rotate some substitutes, everyone still defaults to placing Huang Dawei in the main position.
Just when Zhang Sheng was having a headache at the goalkeeper position, Huang Dawei strained his leg while taking a goal kick on the first day of training in Abu Dhabi.
Zhang Sheng couldn't believe this was true. He was now worried about Huang Dawei's injury.
Team doctor Li Xiang gave his own explanation: "Da Wei has not rested since his last injury. There are substitutes for other players, and there is no substitute for the goalkeeper position. However, his injury is not serious, and he has a slight strain."
He will be back injured in a week, but I do not recommend letting him participate in subsequent Club World Cup matches."
"There is another thing. I submitted a report to the club system, which is to pay attention to Ma Yongli's body. He just came back from injury and played several high-intensity games that decided the championship. I saw that his body was also very tired. Try my best.
Arrange training and competition time for him." Li Xiang also reported another problem.
After hearing Li Xiang's report, Zhang Sheng suddenly became worried: "What about the health and physical condition of the other players?"
"Others are fine." Li Xiang replied, "I'm definitely feeling tired, but it's not a big problem."
Zhang Sheng then nodded with relief. What he was most afraid of now was the wave of injuries. If injuries really hit a large area, no matter what plug-in system, it would be useless.
The coaching team of the Longteng team is a team that cannot be more mature. Whether it is Huang Dawei's injury or Ma Yongli's physical fatigue, there will be dedicated people to solve it step by step.
The theory of player fatigue raised by Li Xiang made the coaching team rack their brains to consider how to allocate tasks in the game to more substitute players.
Zhang Sheng led the team to train seriously to prepare for the next opponent who was not a strong opponent.
It was not until the game on December 16 that Zhang Sheng discovered that the host country had a really big advantage.
For this game, Zhang Sheng arranged a 4-3-3 formation. Wang Junlei has used his strength in the past few days to let the entire coaching team know that he is better than the previous regular substitute Jiang Mingzhi, so he appeared in the starting position.
superior.
Although the Longteng team had as many as six substitutes, they still had the advantage on the field. Unfortunately, the referee largely influenced the game.
In the first half alone, the head referee and the line referee ruled that the Longteng team was offside four times, three of which were misjudgements. His judgment on the scale of the foul was also confusing. He also called a foul on the Abu Dhabi peninsula.
But he only called obvious tactical fouls, and he didn't play any cards. He also called many normal confrontations on the Longteng team, and he also didn't play any cards.
It was not until the second half of the second half that the players of the Abu Dhabi Peninsula could no longer keep up with their physical fitness, and they conceded the first goal. The goal was scored by forward Tang Jin, who started the game.
After getting a goal advantage, the Longteng team started a defensive counterattack very conservatively. The Abu Dhabi Peninsula team thought that the opportunity had come and substituted three players one after another. As a result, the Longteng team made a sharp counterattack and scored consecutively. Fortunately,
Their goalkeeper was so good that he saved the Longteng team's must-goals many times.
When the game ended, the score was fixed at 1:0.
If you are someone who has not watched the whole game, you will definitely think that the two teams are inseparable. After all, the difference in the result is only one goal. If you are someone who does not know much about tactics, you will think that the Longteng team is a team after watching the game.
A very conservative team that starts to lose control after taking a one-goal lead.
In fact, these operations are all for Real Madrid to see, because Real Madrid will fly to Abu Dhabi tomorrow to compete.
The current Real Madrid can be said to have come with a helmet on their shoulders. In recent years, Real Madrid has got rid of the title of Champions League. It has been in the top four in seven years and three championships in four years. Last year and this year, it even completed the miracle of defending the Champions League, breaking
In the Champions League era, no team has ever won the championship consecutively.
It can be said that with the development of football today, especially in the past two decades, no club has ever reached such a height, not even Barcelona, which was once known as the "Cosmic Team".
Just like defending the Champions League, Real Madrid's star Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or again two weeks ago. This is his fifth Ballon d'Or. He also won the Ballon d'Or again after winning the Ballon d'Or in 2016.
award.
Just look at Ronaldo's achievements this year and you will know how great he is: becoming the Champions League top scorer for 5 consecutive seasons, the first player to score in all 6 rounds of the Champions League group stage in a single season, etc. In terms of awards, he has taken home 7 awards.
The team and individual awards are: La Liga Champion, Champions League Champion, Best Player in Europe, European Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup, FIFA "World's Best Player" and French Football "Golden Ball Award". It can be said that world football
The most important trophies belong to Ronaldo.
Last week, when the Dragons flew to Abu Dhabi, no one paid attention to them. But this time when Real Madrid flew to Abu Dhabi, the entire airport was filled with fans and media to greet them.
All newspapers in the UAE are praising Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo at length. Everyone is discussing Real Madrid's achievements in recent years, discussing Real Madrid's influence, discussing Real Madrid's BBC forward combination, and discussing Bale's injury.
We are discussing the battle between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, and even discussing Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Benzema’s girlfriend...
In the discussion of the Club World Cup, everyone is speculating who Real Madrid’s opponent will be in the final after playing against the Dragons? How many goals can Ronaldo score against the Dragons? Can he win this Club World Cup?
Can the top scorer of the Cup be able to retain the title of best player of the Club World Cup...
Real Madrid players were also talking about the final during interviews, although the semi-final match against the Dragons has not yet been played.
Marcelo said in an official interview with FIFA: "The Club World Cup is not easy. I am looking forward to playing the final with Gremio."
FIFA’s official reporter also looked like it was natural that Real Madrid would reach the final. When asked about Marcelo’s feelings about playing against Gremio in the final, Marcelo said firmly: “For me, a Brazilian team
Winning the Copa Libertadores and being able to participate in the Club World Cup makes me feel very proud. I hope to play in the final with Gremio, that will be an incredible feeling."
Benzema also expressed the same meaning: "Our goal is to win the Club World Cup. This is a very important trophy, but we know that the team must play game by game. We cannot come here and say:
'We're going to win and then leave'. No, we have to respect all teams, just like they respect us, and we have to give our best."
Although he said to give respect to opponents, the subtext and obviousness - as a higher-level team, we will benevolent and give you respect.
When Ronaldo was interviewed, he only talked more about his desire for the championship: "I can win the Club World Cup on behalf of Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively. This is a tournament that I like very much. What I want is to win, if possible
If you want to score goals, help the team win the championship.”
Although Real Madrid's true spiritual leader, head coach Zidane's answer was formulaic, it showed his confidence in winning the championship: "Real Madrid came here to win this trophy, and we will not underestimate every opponent."
Zidane's words are very different from the real history. Due to the emergence of the Dragons, many things have changed, which has also deeply affected Real Madrid.
Because of the emergence of the Longteng team, Evergrande did not win the AFC Champions League in the 2015 season, but won the AFC Champions League last year in 2016. This led to changes in the distribution of the game. Kashima Antlers lost four points in the Club World Cup.
He was eliminated by Guangzhou Evergrande in the finals.
Naturally, Kashima Antlers would not have gone ahead against Real Madrid if they were eliminated. If Ronaldo hadn't scored a goal to equalize the score, dragging the game into overtime and then winning, they would have even been defeated by an Asian team.
Without this classic game, of course Zidane only said a few polite words to express respect for his opponent.
From the words above, from the players to the head coach, you can hear their evaluation of the Longteng team: "Who are you sending this to?"
On the contrary, Zhang Sheng took the initiative to show weakness in a routine interview: "Real Madrid is the most powerful team in the world. One of their players is worth more than our entire team combined. Their offense can
Score any team's goal at will, and the only way to stop them from scoring is to put three buses in the penalty area."
Zhang Sheng actually understands Real Madrid's current mentality very well.
Before coming to Abu Dhabi, they had just defeated Sevilla. Cristiano Ronaldo also scored two goals, which washed away the sluggish state after the start of the league.
If the match between Real Madrid and Dragons was the Club World Cup final, maybe Real Madrid would go all out, but if it was just a semi-final, their vigilance would be much lower.
This is what Zhang Sheng is betting on.
Putting interference bombs on the public opinion and psychological levels does have a certain effect, but football matches must ultimately rely on strength. In addition to the strength of the players, the strength of football matches also includes tactical arrangements, proficiency in tactical execution, understanding of opponents, etc.
It's all part of strength.
All members of the Longteng coaching team are studying Real Madrid's game mentality, possible tactics, and player status during this period.
"Real Madrid will definitely rotate a lot of players in this game." At the Longteng team's internal meeting, Zhang Sheng said firmly: "This is only the semi-finals. According to their thinking, they will still have to play the finals, even if it is the finals
, If I were Zidane, the head coach of Real Madrid, I would also use a low-cost and cost-effective way to win the championship. Because they have an important game to play after they return, and that is the El Clasico against Barcelona."
"Real Madrid is currently lagging behind Barcelona in the league. In addition to the face of the El Clasico, Real Madrid needs the three points in the game against Barcelona. Therefore, it is certain that they will stay in the Club World Cup appropriately."
"According to my guess, Real Madrid will hope to score goals with a fierce attack at the beginning, so as to enter a low-consumption ball possession mode to save energy for the final. Because with the strength of their team, their tactics have a high probability of success."
"As for Real Madrid's tactical focus, I think everyone knows it without me saying it." Zhang Sheng began to enter into specific tactical analysis.
Jiang Peng, who was sitting aside, took over: "Of course, they are Real Madrid. To be honest, the analysis of the opponents this time is the easiest in this period. I don't have to spend any effort. There are countless outsiders."
Our people helped us analyze it.”
"Jiang Peng is right." Zhang Sheng smiled and nodded, "This is the strength of the world's top giants. Countless people are analyzing them, but the championship is always theirs. I kept showing weakness before, just to take advantage of it.
We know ourselves and the enemy, but they don’t know much about the enemy’s advantages.”
"Real Madrid attaches great importance to wing offense, and they also have the world's top wing assault team. They should not be able to rotate the forwards in the frontcourt. Bale has always been injured, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema should be their strikers.
.”
"Their rotation should focus on midfielders and defenders. In order to ensure victory, their midfielder Modric will definitely not move. He is the team's offensive engine; but the defensive midfielder next to him will definitely move.
Yes, for the central defender position, judging from Zidane's interview, they have to prepare for the final. There is already definite news that Ramos strained during training and there is a high probability that he will not play in this game. We should be much more relaxed.
.”
"In terms of wingers and wingers, Isco, Asensio, Kovacic and Vazquez have too many options. Considering Real Madrid's rotation, I predict that they will choose Isco and Kovacic.
Vacic. After all, in the game against Sevilla three days ago, Vazquez and Asensio both started."
"In terms of full-backs, Real Madrid also has many options, but according to my prediction of Real Madrid's strongest offensive combination and defensive substitute strategy, Marcelo, who has strong offensive ability, should be used, while Carvajal will let the offensive ability
Strong full-back replacement."
"So in response to their strategy, we must try to delay their scoring time as much as possible. The bottom line is not to let them score in the first half. If there is no good chance, we will launch a counterattack in the last thirty minutes of the game."
