In Zhang Sheng's eyes, the football standards of Latin American clubs - note that they are clubs, not national teams - have declined. North American, Asian and even African teams can basically win 4-6 when playing against Latin American champions.
What other continental champions look like, Latin American champions look like.
In fact, Zhang Sheng doesn't care much whether Artur is there or not. The main reason why he is mentioned is to give everyone a little more confidence in the next game. When facing the champion, who doesn't like his opponent to be weaker.
"In the next game, we will play 4-4-2 and focus on the midfield. After suppressing their midfield, we can play more easily."
"The head coach of Gremio is Renato Gaucho. This head coach is very stubborn and doesn't change his tactics much. Regardless of whether Arthur is on the court or not, he basically plays 4-2-3-1. In the past,
When Arthur was here, two defensive midfielders took turns to protect him, one was Jairsson and the other was Michel."
"When Arthur is away, he will go up to the two defensive midfielders and rely on the players in front to rush. As long as our forwards and midfielders interfere with them, their midfield organization will not be able to play."
"So, isn't it said that Chavez feels tired? Just go to Tang Jin and let him retreat more to harass. If Cao Jinghao feels tired, we go to Tao Wentao. He has a good defensive awareness."
"When their midfield offensive organization moves to the wing, we will use Shen Jun and Tian Qijie on the wing. They are now in good physical condition, can defend, and can also play behind their wing."
"They have center Barrios, so let's let Li Ming handle it, and Ma Yongli can help defend in this game."
"As for Nie Jiang, I believe in his own physical distribution ability on the court. He is going to play in Europe, where the competition intensity is higher and the schedule is denser. This game will give him more experience."
When Zhang Sheng said this, everyone had an idea in mind.
"Now that the tactical rotation has been decided like this." Jiang Peng continued according to Zhang Sheng's thinking. "As for the substitutes, we also check and fill in the gaps. Ma Yongli can only let him play for seventy minutes, and Nie Jiang can also
Let him play only seventy or eighty minutes,"
He Lijun also nodded: "There is still a place left for substitutions to prepare for emergencies during the game."
"Actually, Gremio is not as relaxed as us. I looked at the information and found that the gap between their main players and substitutes is not small. Moreover, we did not play overtime in the last game, and they played a full game.
One hundred and twenty minutes, and this does not include stoppage time. It is very likely that their physical fitness will not be as good as ours by then." Michael Henke added a few more words to summarize the situation of both parties.
On December 23, the 2017 Club World Cup final kicked off at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. The decisive battle was between the Asian champion Long Teng and the South American champion Gremio.
Unlike the Longteng team, which had a certain rotation, Gremeo's starting staff this time was exactly the same as the previous game, without any changes.
Perhaps because the Dragons eliminated Real Madrid in the last round, Gremio played very cautiously. Facing the Dragons' attack, they retreated deeply, obviously preparing for a defensive counterattack.
Gremio played cautiously, but the Longteng team certainly did not need to be impulsive. The players in the midfield and frontcourt focused more on controlling the ball.
Neither team was willing to attack, so the game was extremely ugly.
Of course, there are always no good goals in the finals. The audience and commentators hope that the two teams can play back and forth, or even more exciting, and it will be fun to watch if they keep scoring goals.
But as for the team itself, the championship is not awarded by the fans. It doesn't matter how much you do, the main thing is not conceding goals.
For example, Zhang Sheng used up the last intermediate ability activation coupon at the beginning. He directly gave it to Li Ming, giving priority to ensuring defensive abilities.
So the game on the field made the spectators in the stands drowsy.
Originally, after the Dragons eliminated Real Madrid, many fans who came just to watch the excitement were no longer interested in the game because of Real Madrid's great influence. Now that the scene is played like this again, it makes them even more unhappy.
Fifteen minutes into the first half, the Longteng team controlled the ball in the frontcourt. DePaul on the left handed the ball to Tang Jin. Tang Jin could not turn around and passed the ball back to Tao Wentao. Tao Wentao observed that there was a crowd in the middle.
Unable to pass through because of the crowd, the ball was handed to Fernando on the right.
Logically speaking, Fernando, who likes dribbling and breakthroughs, should be the one to rush, but the mistake in the previous game caused him to almost lose the ball and the head coach Zhang Sheng repeatedly told him to control the ball well before the game. When he saw Gray
Mio midfielder Jairsson came up fiercely to intercept, and then directly passed the ball back to Tian Qijie behind him.
Originally, the Longteng team's goal this time was sent to the front after the defender's consecutive kicks. Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, the ball returned to the original point after countless safe passes.
At this time, the fans in the stands could not bear it anymore and countless boos sounded.
Indeed, this is not the fault of the fans. After fifteen minutes of the game, only one shot from both sides hit the goal frame. It was a long shot from the Longteng team. There were quite a few fouls. Several frontcourt players of the Longteng team were repeatedly hit by Gray.
Mio's two defensive midfielders were violated.
For example, as soon as Nie Jiang came on the field, he took only two steps with the ball and was knocked down by a kick from behind by the opponent's center back Jeromel. Nie Jiang, who was sitting on the ground, took off his socks and showed them to the referee.
There were three obvious blood marks. The referee considered that Jeromel had indeed touched the ball first and stopped his foot. However, the spike caught Nie Jiang's calf, so he paid no attention to it.
There were countless fouls like Jeromell's in these fifteen minutes.
Even so, the Longteng team, which had possession of the ball, still refused to attack easily.
"The pace of this game is not fast. Both sides are still testing each other." He Wei, who was in charge of the commentary, heard the boos on the court just now and explained for the Longteng team.
Different from the previous game, this time He Wei's partner was changed and replaced by Xu Yang: "Before any game, the head coach will predetermine the rhythm of the entire game. At each time period of the game, we will attack with all our strength and set the bus."
Defense, whether it is a defensive counterattack or focusing on possession of the ball, will be arranged. So maintaining your own rhythm and not being disrupted by the opponent is the first priority."
"Yes. Just like in the last game, the Longteng team set up their game in the first half, defended to the end, attacked at the beginning of the second half, and once a goal was scored, they launched a defensive counterattack. In the end, they mastered this rhythm and defeated the powerful Real Madrid."
He Wei, who will definitely review the Longteng team's game in the future, gave an example, "If the Longteng team follows Real Madrid's pace, it will be almost impossible to win the last game."
As the Longteng team had more and more time on the ball, Gremio's formation was gradually stretched, and some gaps were gradually revealed.
The problem is that Gremio's double defensive midfielder habitually likes to retreat back.
In the past, when Arthur was around, whether it was Jairsson or Michel, they had only one thing to do, and that was when Arthur attacked, they retreated a certain distance and were ready to cover for him.
Now that Arthur is away, no matter who gets the ball, the two of them will habitually cover the position.
Such a cautious style of play caused Gremio's overall formation to shrink further and further.
When a team's overall defense line is hierarchical, reduced to almost a line, and lacks the middle interception link, a through ball from the opponent can allow the forward to face the goalkeeper directly.
In the 18th minute of the first half, as soon as Jairsson got the ball and was about to move forward, Michel retreated to make up for him, but Jairsson's ability to pass the ball forward was really poor.
The strength was too small and was directly cut off by Qi Ming.
Qi Ming's passing ability is much better than Jairsson. He saw that Gremio's other midfielder Michel was very close to the two central defenders at this time, and the Longteng team had a chance to attack.
Instead of passing the safety ball, he passed the ball forward to Tao Wentao in front.
After Tao Wentao got the ball, he did not choose to pass the safety ball to Jairsson's defense. He passed the ball decisively. Nie Jiang was still in the ribs of Gremio's center back and full back before Tao Wentao passed the ball.
When Tao Wentao passed the ball, he still turned his back and handed the ball to Tang Jin next to him and turned around.
Tang Jin saw that Nie Jiang turned around successfully and sent the ball into the penalty area without stopping. Nie Jiang's speed suddenly picked up. The right center back Jeromel who was guarding him obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm. After all, he was over 1.9 meters tall.
He lacks flexibility.
By the time Nie Jiang entered the penalty area and received Tang Jin's pass, he had already turned into a one-man goalkeeper. Fortunately, Gremio goalkeeper Groch was very experienced. The 30-year-old veteran decisively abandoned the goal and attacked to block Nie Jiang.
Jiang's shooting angle.
Nie Jiang, who came from outside the penalty area, was a little to the right. In addition, Tang Jin's passing force was a little stronger. Grohe blocked it again. Nie Jiang, who was standing deep, shot and was blocked by Grohe with his hand.
Bottom line.
"This is a good shot, Nie Jiang, shot. Oops, the angle is indeed a bit small." He Wei said regretfully.
Xu Yang also felt sorry for this goal: "The three players of the Longteng team cooperated very well this time. It would be great if Tang Jin's running position was better. Nie Jiang was a bit deep. Tang Jin should have run to Nie Jiang to pass the ball.
On the path of the ball, Nie Jiang can make an inverted triangle pass, and Tang Jin has more shooting angles."
"Can't ask for too much, haha. Let's take a look at this corner kick." He Wei changed the subject.
After DePaul's corner kick was taken, Jeromel had the advantage of height and pushed the ball out of the penalty area immediately. Gremio put two midfielders outside the penalty area to defend the second point, this time it was Jair.
Song grabbed it, and he drove the ball to the Longteng team's half with a big kick, and Ma Yongli got it easily.
In this attack and defense, many characteristics of both sides were revealed.
Gremio's goalkeeper Groch is still good. As the substitute goalkeeper of the Brazilian national team, he has always been very famous in Brazil. Of course, this is also due to the fact that Gremio is a good goalkeeper, such as Dida, who won the 2014 World Cup.
The substitute goalkeeper Leonardo and the substitute goalkeeper Ramos in the 2018 World Cup were both trained by Gremio.
The other is that Gremio's two central defenders have outstanding advantages and disadvantages. Jeromel is tall and has good physical fitness, but his turns are really slow. This is why he is the last substitute central defender in the Brazilian national team.
reasons.
There is also a central defender, Kanneman, who has good speed and agility, and good skills with his feet, but he is only 1.83 meters tall. This is why he was selected as a substitute for the Argentine national team, but later faded out of the national team.
The Longteng team has very rich tactical reserves.
The set of local offensive tactics used by Nie Jiang, Tao Wentao and Tang Jin just now is the routine of Zhang Shengxue's Kawasaki Frontale head coach Guimuda, which is to use the configuration of two forwards in front of the opponent's defense line to make multiple uses at the right time.
Pick-up passes and through balls.
Now that the Longteng team has the ball on the court, they can choose more tactics like this in front of the opponent's penalty area. After all, their ability to play the ball in the backcourt is really bad.
Why has Gremio's offensive characteristics not been revealed after playing for almost 20 minutes? Naturally, it's because their offense is like constipation.
Gremio's two wingers, on the right is Fernandinho. He is a player who is fast, strong and has good foot skills. His characteristics are basically the same as Fernando of the Dragons; on the left is Ramiro.
, less than 1.7 meters tall, with a thin body, and a player who is fast and has good foot skills.
It can be seen from the characteristics of these two players that Gremio's offensive routine is very single.
The two wingers break through and pass the ball to center Barrios. If that doesn't work, they shoot the ball themselves. This is Gremio's common offensive method.
In the past, Arthur passed the ball to the two wingers, and the two wingers could get the ball comfortably and rush forward. Now that Arthur is gone, no one passes the ball to them, and they have to rely on themselves in a static situation.
It is a bit difficult to break through with the ball, pass people, and pass the ball all by yourself.
Such a player's strength lies in his speed and technical advantages in sports, and it won't work if he slows down.
As for center Barrios, he is not the kind of player who can solve problems by himself. Look at his performance in leagues that focus on physical confrontation such as the Russian Super League and Ligue 1 after leaving the Chinese Super League.
You'll know just by looking at it.
Of course, there is another star in Gremio's team, and that is Luan.
Brazil won the Rio Olympics championship, and striker Luan played a major role in scoring 3 goals in 6 games. Ronaldinho personally praised him, making him known as the "new Ronaldinho". In fact, he initially
The template is Kaka, which has always been called New Kaka.
Just after receiving praise from Ronaldinho, he became the new Ronaldinho.
This year is his highlight year. He first won the Most Valuable Player of the Copa Libertadores, and then won the South American Footballer of the Year. There are already rumors that Liverpool is interested in him and hopes to use him to replace the departed Sri Lanka.
Turic.
But Luan has two big weaknesses, that is, his poor confrontation ability and his shooting ability are hard to describe. This is why he never went to Europe to play football.
In this game, Qi Ming was very successful in defending Lu An, confronting him personally and cooperating with his teammates to cut off his passing routes.
It wasn't until thirty minutes into the first half that Gremio made a threatening attack.
