manynovel Chapter 523 Maybe this game can really be won!
Chapter 523 Maybe this game can really be won!
After the celebration, Pan Yi and Lippi discussed how to play after leading.
The mentality before and after the goal is different, which is actually what the coaching staff is more worried about.
Sometimes when there is a stalemate in a tie, the tactics arranged by the coach can often be executed by the players in place, but once this balance is broken, the players will be a little timid under the psychological fluctuations, and they will not be able to defend well.
“还是先回到4-3-3吧，队员比较熟悉这个阵型，而3-4-3还是偏向进攻了。”潘毅建议道。
Lippi nodded: "That's right, at least defend the first half first, and then adjust in the second half depending on the situation."
The two hit it off.
The high degree of unity in tactical thinking and mutual understanding are the main reasons why these two world-class coaches can coexist harmoniously in a team.
Everyone knows that the current Pan Yi is only a technical consultant of the Long Guo team in name, but in fact he often exercises the power of the head coach, which can be said to be a "dual speaker".
Once the head coach is unhappy with such a situation, he must establish his so-called authority and take his own style of play as the leading factor, then conflicts will definitely arise.
In world football, why is the dual head coach model rarely used?That's why.A team must still have a final decision, otherwise it is not known when it will be just a matter of talking.
In Pan Yi's impression, the Swedish national team probably implemented a double head coach system around 2000, and it didn't achieve much success.
But in the current Longguo team, there is no such kind of wrangling.
It is because the two parties trust each other that Lippi is willing to let Pan Yilai directly exercise his powers, and Pan Yi will not be too arrogant. Many tactics will still be discussed with Lippi before implementation.
Now that a consensus has been reached, Pan Yi immediately stood on the sidelines, let the players return to the 4-3-3 formation, and reminded them to concentrate and do a good job of defense in the final stage of the first half.
"Forget the goal just now, just like before, play well!"
After losing the ball, the Iranian team will definitely launch a crazy counterattack. After all, they cannot lose in front of 10,000+ people.
The players in Longguo also understood this point.
Therefore, under the reminder of Pan Yi, Zheng Zhi returned to the midfielder position to assist Huang Bowen and Wu Xi in defense, while Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Zhipeng on both sides also retreated from the position of wing backs, and honestly nailed to the defense line .
As expected, the Iranian team immediately launched a frenzied counterattack against the Longguo team, which immediately increased the defensive pressure of the Longguo team.
Not to mention the three midfielders and four backs, even the three forwards in the frontcourt had to actively withdraw and participate in defense.
In the end, the 11 players of the whole team were closely deployed in their own half, forming three lines of defense to withstand the Iranian team's attack.
This is also the bus-positioning tactic that the Long Guo team often practiced in training!
Because everyone knows that in Asia, the overall strength of the Long Guo team is not strong, especially behind the strong teams such as Japan, South Korea, Iran, and Australia. When encountering them, they often have to defend first.
Therefore, all kinds of defensive tactics, whether it is fast defense, flexible defense, or only defense but no counter, frontier defense and counterattack, have undergone a lot of practice.
In this way, the Longguo team can flexibly switch various postures during the game to deal with various forms of impact.
The striker of this Iranian team is very strong, but the offensive method they are better at is actually running and shooting, which means they need more space.
But now the Longguo team maintains a tight array of three lines, and it is not easy to give the Iranian team room to attack, which makes it difficult for Iranian players to get opportunities.
Especially for the defense of the Iranian midfielder, the Dragon Kingdom team is listed as the top priority. This makes it difficult for Iran to organize an effective offense within the 30-meter area of the Dragon Kingdom team. Crosses from the side.
However, in a state of intensive defense, it was difficult for the Iranian team to get a chance in the Longguo team's penalty area with a cross from the side. Both Feng Xiaoting and Mei Fang firmly locked the air supremacy and repeatedly pushed the ball out of the dangerous area.
In addition to injury time, after nearly 10 minutes of hard work, the Longguo team still held!
The referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
Relying on Wu Lei's goal, the Longguo team temporarily took the lead 1:0.
But in the last 10 minutes of the first half, the one-sided situation on the field made all Longguo fans a little uneasy.
Facing such a powerful Iran, can the team withstand such pressure?Can you keep this advantage? ——
"The first half of the game is over."
After the coaches and players of the two teams returned to the locker room, the TV screen also switched to the live broadcast room.
He Wei and Xu Yang began to analyze and summarize the game situation in the first half, and at the same time predict and guess the game trend in the second half.
He Wei said: "It should be said that the Long Guo team's performance in the first half was indeed quite good. Especially during the period of about 10 minutes into the game, the team suddenly changed to 3-4-3, which made the opponent a little unresponsive. , then scored a goal and now have the advantage."
Xu Yang nodded and said: "Yes, in this game, our players showed their technical and tactical level, played their own style, and showed a good mental outlook."
He Wei asked: "We are leading now, Director Xu, how do you think we should play in the second half?"
Xu Yang thought for a while and said, "Uh...we still have to play our own game. In the away game, there are many difficulties. The team has a lot of psychological pressure and it is difficult to play, so it is not easy to play our own game."
He Wei: "...Okay, Director Xu is right. In the last 10 minutes of the first half, the Iranian team's aggressive attack put a lot of pressure on us. It can be foreseen that the game will be more difficult in the second half, because Iran The team will definitely try their best to attack. I don't know what Lippi and Pan Yi will think, but if it is me, I may adjust my tactics and further strengthen the defense. What do you think, Director Xu?"
Xu Yang nodded again: "Yes, defense is very important, especially in the away game. We still have to persevere, as long as we defend to the end, the victory must be ours!"
贺炜：“好的。我觉得里皮有可能会换下一名前锋，不然现在用这样的4-3-3或3-4-3来顶住伊朗的进攻还是太危险了。”
Xu Yang: "The coaching staff of the national team must have their own ideas and adequate plans. The game will be difficult, but..."
He Wei: "How to say?"
Xu Yang: "The time left for the Iranian team is running out!"
He Wei: "..."
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In the locker room of the visiting team, the national football players were panting and resting.
The long journey away from home, coupled with the hot weather here, have put the national football players' physical fitness to a severe test.
At the last moment of the first half, the Iranian team's strong attack, under the hard defense, the international players were also under tremendous pressure, each of them tried their best, and their physical energy was very exhausted.
Although the advantage of leading by one goal makes the faces of the players relatively relaxed, but as for whether they can hold on to this advantage in the second half of the game, no one has a bottom line in their hearts.
After all, the strength of the Iranian team is indeed very strong!
At this time, Lippi and Pan Yi pushed the door and came in.
All eyes were on them.
The players know that the two leaders of the national football team have already discussed the tactics, and now they are here to inform everyone.
Sure enough, Pan Yi quickly said: "Iran's offensive in the second half will definitely be more violent, so we need to make adjustments at halftime."
Then, Pan Yi took a few steps forward and patted Lin Liangming on the shoulder: "Go down and have a rest, we need to strengthen the midfield."
Lin Liangming nodded.
What Pan Yi meant was that the team was going to play 4-4-2 instead.
The next forward, the next midfielder, and then put Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei in the middle, to have a high and a fast.
Under this choice, it is obviously the most suitable to remove Lin Liangming.
Because Wu Lei has the fastest speed, he also poses the greatest threat to the opponent in the counterattack;
And Zhang Yuning can play the role of a bridgehead, and his suppression of the Iranian central defender was also obvious in the first half.
As for Lin Liangming, his skills are indeed good, but whether it is speed, height, or strength, they are not that outstanding.
Then, Pan Yi went to Cai Huikang again: "Get ready, go up in the second half, and play double midfielder with Zheng Zhi."
Cai Huikang, like Wu Lei, is from the Genbao football base, but he is tall and strong, a tank player in the midfield, and a full-time defensive midfielder.
Putting him on the field now is to give play to his characteristics of fierce defense and interception and good awareness of filling positions, so as to assist Zheng Zhi to do a good job of intercepting in the midfield.
At the same time, Wu Xi and Huang Bowen will stand in front of the two defensive midfielders, playing the position of full-back, with Huang Bowen on the right and Wu Xi on the left.
After Pan Yi ordered the substitution, he began to move the chess pieces on the tactical board so that everyone could clearly see the tactical changes in the second half.
Then there are special instructions for forward players:
"Zhang Yuning, you still have to stand at the front and drag their two central defenders."
"Wu Lei, your position should be withdrawn a bit, probably a shadow striker position. When attacking, you cruise around Zhang Yuning, control the second point, or give play to your speed advantage, and directly when you have the opportunity. Hit behind."
"Also, both of you should be careful to press their midfielders when you are defending, especially Ibrahimi. If possible, go to cut off the link between Ibrahimi and Montazeri. They take the ball and organize from the back."
In Iran's 4-3-3 system, Montazeri is the duty of a central defender.
Although he is not particularly tall, and his ability to compete for the top can only be said to be average, he is relatively flexible, and his passing and delivery abilities are also excellent. Many of Iran's threatening counterattacks come from his feet.
The midfielder Ibrahimi can be said to be the core of the Iranian team's midfield organization. He often retreats to respond to the central defender's ball, so the connection between these two players is crucial to Iran's midfield organization.
If the Longguo team can start from the striker's press and interfere with their backcourt play system, it will be very helpful for their own side to quickly establish a solid defensive formation.
After hearing Pan Yi's words, Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei also expressed their acceptance.
As for the tactical instructions of the coaching staff, they just listen to them!
And Pan Yi's calm and confident voice also made the players feel at ease.
The coach knows it well, and they naturally know it too! ——
"Friends in the audience, welcome back. What you are watching now is the second half of the second round of Group A of the top twelve Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in Russia."
"In the first half that just ended, the Long Guo team took the lead with Wu Lei's goal, which made all our Long Guo fans feel excited."
"However, in the nearly 10 minutes after the goal, the Longguo team was completely suppressed by Iran and played very hard, which also made us a little worried."
"Obviously, our coaching staff is also aware of this. They made adjustments directly during the intermission and replaced winger Lin Liangming with midfielder Cai Huikang. It seems that this is going to switch to 4-4-2."
"This is obviously a manifestation of strengthening the defense. This is very sensible. After all, in Iran's 10-person stadium, in such a difficult environment, after leading by one goal, defense is the first priority. "
"And the Iranian team also made a substitution! Azmoun came off the bench, and he replaced the striker Guchanejad. This shows that their formation will not change, and it should still be a set of offensive 4-3 -3."
"Azmon, a player who entered the Russian Super League by himself at the age of 18, played for Rubin Kazan and Rostov successively. Now he has made a name for himself and is the top scorer in the team."
"Azmon's body is not strong, but his movements are very light, and his ability to dribble and break through is very good. In the process of dribbling, Azmon's speed is still very fast, and he can judge the opponent's defense in high-speed movements The center of gravity, and able to grasp the momentary defensive gap, the ability of the right foot is very good."
"At the same time, as a striker, Azmon can still see the running positions of his teammates, and use his excellent vision and passing ability to create good opportunities for his teammates to score goals. It can be said that his comprehensive ability is relatively strong."
"Among Azmon's various skills, he uses the header less often, but this does not mean that the header is his weakness. After all, the 1.86 meters still has certain advantages in the competition with ordinary defensive players. It’s just because the player’s speed and ability to combine man and ball are very good, there is no need for him to be a standing center in many cases.”
"Oh, judging from Iran's current position on the field, the titan Taremi and the winger Jahanbakhsh who plays for Alkmaar in the Eredivisie are separated on the left and right, while Azmoun is standing in the center position."
"Dragon's control of Iran's high ball was in place in the first half, and Queiroz obviously noticed this. It seems that they are going to change their offensive routine."
"Don't look at Taremi's height and burly, he is also very sharp as a winger; Jahanbakhsh is even more famous in the Eredivisie league, good at dribbling and speed, and has a strong body of the Persian nation ability to resist."
"It seems that the contest between the coaches of the two teams can be described as a needle-point confrontation, and each has its own ideas and ideas."
"Okay, let's focus on the field, the second half of the game is about to start!"
In the sound of He Wei's commentary, the referee blew his whistle, and the second half of the game officially started.
The Iranian team, which was behind by one goal, was really eager to equalize the score. They took the lead in the second half and launched a fierce attack on the Longguo team.
龙国队则是在下半场开始之后，主动往回撤，专注守在己方30米区域内，以4-4-2阵型形成了严密的防守阵势，或者更准确的说是一个4-4-1-1。
Especially in the middle of the frontcourt, Zhang Yuning is responsible for suppressing the Iranian central defender, especially Montazeri's ball, while Wu Lei often presses and restrains Ibrahimi.
This is the countermeasure against the current offensive method of the Iranian team.
What is the offensive method that Queiroz most admires?
Compared with widening the offensive width and controlling the offensive rhythm, Queiroz will deliberately avoid the rhythm control that the relatively rough Iranian team is not good at, and try his best to carry forward the physical confrontation and high-speed attack that Iranian players are good at.
When performing a quick counterattack, in order to allow the ball holder to face the opponent's goal as quickly as possible, the offensive player will make a concentrated breakthrough towards the middle space.
For example, when Azmon takes the ball, Taremi and Jahanbakhsh on both sides will quickly move closer and concentrate their forces to break through the center to target the loopholes in the opponent's defense.
This is also to better play the role of Azmon.
The Leicester City-style "myth" also appeared in the Russian Super League last season. The underdog Rostov won the championship with a blockbuster. The number one striker in the team is the 21-year-old Azmon.
He has great mobility in a small area, and is proficient in dribbling, breakthrough, speed and shooting skills. As long as he can give him enough support in the middle, he will have a chance to break through the goal of the Long Guo team.
But now Pan Yi let the players defend in the middle early on. After cutting off the Iranian team's side cuts and passes from the midfield, this made Azmon look a little helpless.
This makes it difficult for the Iranian team to find their forward teammates smoothly when attacking the frontcourt, and they can only use long-range shots from the outside to exert pressure.
But Zeng Cheng's performance in this game was as steady as ever, and he missed all such long shots.
However, although the Iranian team seems to be gaining power and not scoring, their well-trained transition from offense to defense has also prevented the Long Guo team from counterattacking for the time being.
After all, in addition to the stable output on the offensive end, on the defensive end, in addition to continuing their traditional fierce style of play, the Iranian team has gradually acquired stricter tactical discipline under the training of Queiroz.
When the Iranian team loses the ball, they will not move the overall formation back, but directly counterattack on the spot.
For example, Shaojie and Ibrahimi in the midfield will launch a press in an area higher than their own position.
Even if the opponent's offense passes the pressure zone, the pierced defensive player will immediately chase back and shrink the formation, making it difficult for the opponent's offense to proceed smoothly.
In addition to team pressure and never-ending pressing, the Iranian team also often used fouls to stop the advance of the Dragon Kingdom.
In the 50th minute, in order to block a counter attack of the Dragon Kingdom team, the Iranian team carried out two triple-teams, and finally used a foul to prevent the Dragon Kingdom's most threatening attacker Wu Lei from advancing with the ball.
In fact, their foul numbers are impressive.
From the top 40 to the top 12, the total number of fouls committed by the Iranian team ranks first among all teams, not only surpassing strong teams such as Australia, but even the South Korean team, which is also known for its fierce style of play, is less than the Iranian team Nearly 50 times.
Moreover, their fouls often occur in the opponent's backcourt. It is not easy to give the Longguo team a free kick in the frontcourt, and it is even difficult to get a yellow card.
It was also because of this that although Long Guo could launch a counterattack after destroying the opponent's attack, it was always quickly killed and ended without a problem.
As a result, the scene fell into a stalemate.
"The current situation is favorable for the Long Guo team."
He Wei explained:
"Because the Longguo team is the leading team now, if the stalemate continues like this, the opponent will only become more and more impatient, while we will not panic at all."
"And the premise of creating such a favorable situation is Lippi and Pan Yi's adjustments to the formation during the halftime break."
"After Lin Liangming was removed, although he sacrificed a main support point in the frontcourt, Cai Huikang was replaced. His body is strong enough to compete with the Persians, and thus stabilized the defense."
"At the same time, the intensified defense of the middle lane also left Iran's striker with no room to play. Of course, after doing so, Longguo's offensive power has also weakened, resulting in a much smaller counterattack threat than in the first half."
"But it doesn't matter, anyway, we are in the lead, right Director Xu?"
Xu Yang quickly answered: "That's right. Football games are like this. The leading side should pay attention to defense, and at the same time, the trailing side should also strengthen their offense. But it should be noted that the defensive side is usually ready to attack at all times, and the side that is strengthening the offense The other side will also pay attention to defense..."
He Wei: "...Well, let's continue watching the game."
As He Wei said, as the game fell into a stalemate, but the time passed by every minute, the mood of Iran became more anxious.
Especially after playing for more than ten minutes in the second half, the number of fouls committed by Iranian players increased significantly, and the foul movements also began to increase. This is all a manifestation of their concrete mood.
Especially the two midfielders Ezatorahi and Ibrahimi who are more defensive tasks today.
Long Guo's targeted defense, especially Cai Huikang's interference in the midfield, separated the connection between the Iranian team's frontcourt, causing them to fight on their own, and the offensive effect was greatly reduced.
At this time, the Iranian midfielder must press hard, try to regain the rhythm, and re-establish the passing network.
However, in the solid defensive system of the Longguo team, it is difficult for Iranian players to easily steal the ball from the opponent's feet, and they can only foul in desperation.
But the players of Longguo don't care about their opponents, the more anxious you are, the less anxious I am!
As the time passed, whether it was the thousands of Longguo fans at the scene or the hundreds of millions of fans in front of the TV, a thought emerged in everyone's mind:
In this game, the Longguo team may really win!