Chapter 298 Gambling-Style Adjustments

The match between Australia and Hong Kong is underway at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok.

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, unmoved by the situation at all.

He just watched the game seriously, and when he had the opportunity, he also used a shouting voice to remind those players who made mistakes in the game. This kind of command is not very useful, but he has to do it seriously if it does.

On the other hand, Australian coach Arnold's performance was the exact opposite. He has been sitting on the coach's bench with his arms in his arms. This action feels like full of confidence.

So many media think, "...you can see who wins and who loses at a glance."

Soon, the first half of the game was over.

Until then, Australia still failed to break the gate of the Hong Kong team. The half ended at 0:0, and the two sides entered the locker room to prepare for the second half.

At halftime, Wansheng also reminded the team's defense again, "We will continue to defend for a while, and we must guard the goal."

Then he mentioned some problems in the first half, "Don't run too far on the flanks, just be careful not to let them pass the ball to the goal easily, pay more attention to the middle, I guess they will choose to change cards in the second half Hill, this player has to be careful not to let him kick in front of the box..."

Wan Sheng spoke carefully.

Since there are many players in the English league in the Australian team, their overall style of play is influenced by the Premier League players, and some of them are more inclined to the style of the English team. Long passes and long shots are their most threatening means. .

It is not easy to score goals by this method, but the key point is that the players of the Hong Kong team are generally inferior to the Australian players, so the direct play method is very effective.

So he constantly emphasizes the defense in the middle and in front of goal.

After emphasizing the defense, he began to talk about the offense again. The offense of the Hong Kong team mainly relies on the offense of Zhuo Zhuo in the frontcourt. Zhuo Zhuo is the best striker of the Hong Kong team.

Zhuo Zhuo is a black player from Cameroon, but in 2005. He renounced his Cameroonian citizenship to apply for a Hong Kong SAR passport to represent the Hong Kong football team in international football matches.

He received a Hong Kong SAR passport and became a permanent resident of Hong Kong.

Zhuo Zhuo has played for teams including Erhe (later known as Donglian Erhe), Kuaiyitong, and Wandering. He is currently playing for Hong Kong Yuyuan Club in the Hong Kong League One. In Hong Kong football star election. Zhuo Zhuo was selected for the best team for seven consecutive years from 2001 to 2007, which shows his status in the Hong Kong football world.

Zhuozhuo's most prominent feature is its speed.

In the half-month preparation training, Wan Sheng asked Zhuo Zhuo to do the most training, which was about shooting ability.

He is the core of the team's goals, and the counterattack relies on the coach's "quick dash" bonus, and Zhuo Zhuo's speed is already fast, so he can threaten the opponent's goal.

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The 77th minute of the game. More than half of the game time has passed. But the score between the two teams is still 0-0.

Under the strong pressure of Australia, the Hong Kong team passively defended the whole game.

At the beginning of the game, many fans cheered for the two teams enthusiastically, and more fans supported the Australian team, because Australia has many internationally renowned players, while the Hong Kong team has few famous players, but now, the enthusiasm of the fans has have decreased a lot. Many fans booed to express their dissatisfaction with the game, because the game between the two sides was really drowsy.

Listen to the voices of the fans. Wan Sheng stood still on the sidelines.

He was completely unaffected.

Compared with the shouts of tens of thousands of fans in the Premier League, the fans at the Rajamangala Stadium are far worse. This 'boo' sound doesn't matter at all. What's more important is the result of the game. The game, the team draw is the minimum requirement!

If you want to qualify for the group, it is crucial to play the first game well, not to mention, the team encountered the strongest Australian team in the group.

If you can play this game well, you can build confidence in the players in the team, and it is precisely because the opponent is strong that the outcome of the game is more important.

For a long time, the Hong Kong team has left the impression of being a 'last in Asia', or a 'semi-amateur team', even some Hong Kong players think so, this is actually very dangerous, if everyone thinks that way Even if the team has the strength, it is difficult to achieve good results. Whenever the game is difficult, the players will think, 'Our strength is poor, it is normal to be unable to play against the opponent', there is no fighting spirit, no confidence. Of course, it is difficult to win the game.

So the result of this game is very important.

So far the team's performance has been good. At 0:0, the team is still very good in defense, but defense alone will definitely not win the game, and the Hong Kong team has not shown anything in attack.

Wan Sheng also frowned.

The main thing is that the team's offensive performance is very poor.

During the half-month preparation period, the Hong Kong team not only trained the defense, but also put some energy into the offense. This mainly focused on a few players in the frontcourt, such as Chen Weihao, Chen Zhaoji, Zhuo Zhuo, Jiang Shihao, these frontcourt players. Players have done some targeted training on personal offensive ability, plus the bonus of coaching skills to the frontcourt offense. In terms of strength, the team will not fight whether it is a normal offense or a counterattack. So bad -- so far, the team has only got a pitiful three shots and hasn't made any threats yet.

"We need to make some changes." Wan Sheng thought.

After such a long game, Wansheng has also seen some problems. In several good counterattack opportunities, the team always has a 'fault' between the backcourt and the frontcourt, such as Zhuo Zhuo's several breakthroughs in the frontcourt. No one kept up once, not even the football was passed to Zhuo Zhuo's feet, and a few midfielders didn't keep up.

This is a serious problem.

Wan Sheng has seen that this is actually related to the player's ability. Zhuo Zhuo's speed is very fast. Whenever he rushes up, the players in the backcourt can't keep up. Several midfielders are in position when defending. After that, it was difficult to keep up with the first time, and there were some problems with the passing from the backcourt to the frontcourt. The team did not play a continuous and direct pass at all.

The problem is in the midfield!

The 'fault' between the front and back courts makes it impossible for the team to counterattack at all.

Wansheng realized that he had overlooked something. The only good news was that the team's defense played well, and the effect of chain defense had been exerted.

Watching the game, Wan Sheng fell into thinking.

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"It's the 80th minute of the game. Australia still hasn't scored a goal. Hong Kong has only had three shots so far and has not created a threat. They can only hide in the backcourt when they are oppressed by Australia. From the past game scenes, it seems that , the Hong Kong team seems to want to defend until the last minute. Judging by the score, they did a good job..."

"But defense alone is difficult to win. Maybe the Hong Kong team's consideration is just hoping to get a point. In terms of strength, they can get a point against Australia, the strongest in the group, which is also a success for the Hong Kong team."

Japan's NTV TV commentator Onodera Gonorori explained with a little sarcasm.

But for Hong Kong fans, this explanation is still acceptable. After all, no one expects the Hong Kong team to win. As the 'last in Asia', Hong Kong can score a point against Australia. It should really be enough.

So many Hong Kong fans are still cheering for the team.

As for the game is difficult. There's no way to be a threat to Australia's goal, they don't care that much.

Some media think so too.

"If the game ended 0-0, it would be a victory for the Hong Kong team. They won a point in the group. Considering the first game of Group A yesterday, the hosts Thailand and Iraq also fought to a tie, and the Hong Kong team won This point is very important, they keep their hopes of qualifying from the group..."

Despite saying so. But so far no one thinks that Hong Kong can qualify for the group, because Hong Kong has only shown its defensive ability. There is nothing to say on offense. Just relying on defense, all three games are tied, and 3 points are not enough to qualify.

At this time, Wan Sheng was still standing on the sidelines watching Pizza.

More than 80 minutes have passed, and the game has reached the last ten minutes. He already knows why the team's counterattack always fails.

Games are different now than training.

Several midfielders in Australia are very capable, including stars such as Cahill and Kewell. Their personal abilities are more than one grade better than those of the Hong Kong team. Even if they have the ability attribute bonus of football training masters, It is not enough to make up the gap between the two, so several midfielders of the Hong Kong team were suppressed very far behind, and their movements were difficult to keep up with the team's sudden change of attack situation, so there was a fault in the midfield.

In the team's formation, the connection between the backcourt and the frontcourt becomes very poor, so it is difficult to pass the football to the front when a counterattack is suddenly required.

It is very difficult to solve this problem. Unless you fight for the initiative of the midfield with Australia, you must sacrifice a certain degree of defense if you want to attack and play comfortably.

It is obviously very unrealistic to fight for the initiative of the midfield with Australia. There is a big gap between the players of the two teams. Even if they work hard, it is difficult to have any initiative; sacrificing a certain defense is also unacceptable to the team, and they are all defended. More than 80 minutes, if Australia scored a goal now, the game would not have to be played at all.

Therefore, the only option has become, to increase the direct big foot pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Wan Sheng glanced at the bench and waved to a tall player with short hair and lean, "Liu Quankun, go and warm up!"

Liu Quankun is 24 years old this year. He debuted in Dalian Shide. He is a central defender, and can also serve as a full-back and a defensive midfielder. He plays for the Hong Kong First Division Football League team Jie Zhi.

Last summer, Liu Quankun was just selected for the Hong Kong team.

In the Hong Kong team, Liu Quankun is only a rookie other than an old player like Zhuo Zhuo. This time he entered the Hong Kong team, and he even doubted whether he would have playing time.

So when he heard Wan Sheng calling out his name, Liu Quankun was stunned for a moment, but only when his teammates pushed him did he react. The coach asked him to warm up!

Liu Quankun suddenly felt a little excited.

He was finally able to play like his teammates on the court.

After Liu Quankun warmed up for a minute, Wan Sheng beckoned him to come back, and then seriously exhorted, "When you arrive on the court, pass the ball forward with big feet, pay attention to Zhuo Zhuo, or other people's positions, I hope you can use them. Long balls find opportunities for the team."

Liu Quankun nodded fiercely after hearing this.

Just now he wondered why the coach let him play. Technically, he is not better than others, and he is only a newcomer in the team. He thinks that in two years, when he is 26 or 7 years old, he will be able to become a regular member of the Hong Kong team. select.

Now he knows the reason for his appearance - far pass.

Because of his strength, his long-distance passing ability is still very strong. For example, he can play a direct long pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Now that ability helps him get a chance to play.

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Including stoppage time, there are only ten minutes left in the game.

A lot of people are cheering for the Australian team. The game was dull for the whole game. Most of the local Thai fans still hope to have a goal. After all, the 0-0 game is not very good, and the Hong Kong team wants to score. It seems The chances are really slim.

In the comments of the media, it is generally believed that the Hong Kong team has played well.

But what they showed was only defense and constant defense. It seemed that this game was an offensive and defensive drill between Australia and Hong Kong. Australia was always attacking, and Hong Kong team was always defending.

According to the situation, Australia has the overall advantage.

But this is the official game.

In the official game, the score decides the outcome, Australia must score a goal to win, and the Hong Kong team seems to have only two choices - a draw or a loss.

Japan's NTV TV commentator Onodera Gono couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Wansheng's success in Europe relies on gorgeous offensive football, but we don't see this in the Hong Kong team, maybe he just wants to let Hong Kong's defense win a game. There is no idea of ​​winning. Before the opening of the Asian Cup, Wan Sheng said in an interview that the goal of the Hong Kong team is to win the championship, but obviously that is just talking about it. What we see in the Hong Kong team is only passive. Defense..."

At this time, Liu Quankun had already occupied the sidelines.

Soon the fourth official signaled the Hong Kong team to make a substitution, and Liu Quankun replaced Chen Weihao. This substitution did not cause any comments. For most media and fans, the Hong Kong team did not have any players worthy of attention. Liu Quankun, Chen Weihao, who played is irrelevant It matters, they're not the players in the spotlight anyway.

Wansheng had some expectations.

This is actually a gamble, only a few minutes of gamble. After more than an hour of observation of the game, Wansheng believes in his own judgment. Liu Quankun may not score a goal when he plays, but it will definitely make Hong Kong's counterattack more threatening. .

As long as the counter-attack end is smoother, it proves that the substitution was successful.

So for the next matches against Thailand and Iraq, the Hong Kong team can also perform better, and the hope of qualifying from the group is even greater. (To be continued ~^~)