Chapter 324: Advanced Tactical Ability
Malaysia, Bukit Jalil Stadium.
With the start of the game between South Korea and Hong Kong, China, the atmosphere of the stadium has also become hot, and the fans of both sides kept shouting to cheer for the two teams.
This is the first semi-final match of the Asian Cup.
There are only four teams left in the semi-finals, in addition to South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Saudi Arabia. These four teams are not only working hard for the Asian Cup ranking. The resolution passed by the AFC in mid-June last year has also given other meanings to the championship competition-the four teams are also working for three of the 2011 Asian Cup. Work hard for automatic promotion.
The AFC Executive Committee passed a resolution in July 2006 that the top three teams in the 2007 Asian Cup and the host team of the next Asian Cup will automatically qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup. The competition for the third and fourth places in the Asian Cup will be given a special meaning, that is, to compete for a ticket to automatically advance to the next Asian Cup finals.
In addition, according to the decision of the AFC, the champions of the 2008 and 2010 Asian Challenger Cups will also automatically qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup finals.
If the winner happens to be the same team, the runner-up in the 2010 Challenger Cup will join the champion for direct promotion.
For South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia and other strong teams, qualifying for the Asian Cup is nothing, but for Hong Kong, China, this place is of great significance, because after the Asian Cup, Hong Kong, China will definitely not be able to retain Wansheng. With the financial resources of the Hong Kong Football Association, they cannot even guarantee the basic salary of Wansheng, let alone the attractiveness. After Wansheng left, it is not easy for Hong Kong, China to advance to the Asian Cup finals. The Hong Kong Football Association also hopes that Wansheng can lead the team to the top three and win the automatic promotion to the finals.
The Hong Kong Football Association thought this way before, but they felt that qualifying for the group was an extravagant hope. How could they think that Hong Kong, China would really reach the semi-finals.
But now, from the perspective of the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, they hope to achieve better results.
Before the game, Liang Jinde inquired about Wansheng's tone and asked if he had the confidence to lead the team to the top three.
Wansheng was noncommittal.
His goal is to be the champion. As for the top three, he is not thinking about it at all. Maybe it is just incidental. What is the goal of the Hong Kong Football Association to qualify, what is the current top three goals, that has no effect on him at all.
For Wansheng and the entire team, playing the current game is the most important thing.
Now the competition between Hong Kong, China and South Korea has started.
In the opening stage, the commentator introduced the playlists of the two sides. This is the first match played by Hong Kong, China in Malaysia. Many Malaysian fans are seeing this miracle-making Hong Kong team for the first time, but the on-site commentator is still more focused on introducing South Korea. Team, because in addition to head coach Wan Sheng, Hong Kong, China, the others have nothing to introduce.
There are many Korean stars who are not in the lineup. For example, Park Ji-sung, who plays for Manchester United, is not in the squad. The Korean Football Association believes that participating in the Asian Cup is of little significance, so they only sent some domestic and young stars to come.
So they are called 'Korea Second Team'.
The 'Korea Second Team' led by Verbek played well in the previous games. The strong lineup of 433 can attack and defend, and its strength is still very strong, at least it is more than one step stronger than Hong Kong, China.
But the South Korean team also has a weakness in performance, that is, their scoring ability.
In the three group games, the South Korean team scored three goals, and their performance of one goal per game made them almost unable to appear in the group.
In the quarter-finals against Iran, the South Korean team’s goals were still a big problem. After 120 minutes, they failed to score a single goal. Fortunately, the defense was not bad, and goalkeeper Li Yunzai also performed brilliantly, so they were lucky to defeat in the penalty shootout. Iran, advanced to the semi-finals.
This 'South Korea second team' has strength, but there are also many problems. Although Wansheng despises Vidoc, he has to admit that the Dutchman is still very capable.
Just when Wan Sheng thought so, on the Korean coach's bench, Verbek gritted his teeth and looked at the Hong Kong bench.
It was impossible for him to forget what happened at the press conference yesterday, what a shame!
Whenever he thought of how embarrassed he was at the time, he hated Wan Sheng to the death. In the locker room before the game, for the first time, he issued an ultimatum to all the players, "This game, we must win, it is better to have more Score a few goals and never give up!"
Korean players looked at Vidoc and understood his mood.
All day today, they were also talking about what happened yesterday in private. As players of the Korean team, they supported Vidoc, but after watching the video broadcast by the media on the Internet, they were also a little ashamed of Vidoc.
At that time, the Dutchman was really rude!
On the contrary, it is the coach of Hong Kong, China, the young coach Wan Sheng who is already well-known in the world. His performance is very domineering and he is full of positive images throughout.
If they are not Korean players, they will definitely choose to support Wansheng.
Of course, no if.
They are Korean players, so they must support the head coach Verbek. Even if they feel funny in their hearts, they have to be very determined to say, "I will definitely score a few more goals in the game with Hong Kong, China!"
Vidoc, who has received firm replies from all the players, is very satisfied. The Dutch believe that this game is the most beneficial way for him to fight back against Wansheng.
win!
More goals!
After a clean victory over Hong Kong, China, what else can I do to see that damn guy!
Vidoc thinks well, but in the real game, it is not easy for the Korean team to score goals. Hong Kong, China has made real efforts in defense.
The game went on for 20 minutes, and the South Korean team did not make a threatening offensive. Although they suppressed Hong Kong, China, they did not have many means to break through the penalty area. Instead, Hong Kong, China used a quick counterattack and almost kicked the ball into South Korea. The team's gate, if it wasn't for the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Li Yunzai, South Korea would have fallen behind by one goal.
Wan Sheng sat on the coach's bench and watched the game carefully.
There was no expression on his face, but he was always nervous.
The opponent in this game is South Korea. South Korea is not a weak team. Even the 'second team' is much stronger than Hong Kong, China, so the positioning of the goal of the game is 'holding is victory'.
Focusing on defense is the foundation of Hong Kong's style of play.
In this game, the core tactical thinking of Hong Kong, China has three points - fight for the body, fight for physical fitness, and fight for perseverance!
In terms of the strength of Hong Kong, China, the body is an advantage, and they are better than South Korea in the fight.
However, the gap in technical strength has made Hong Kong, China, physically stronger, and it is difficult to take advantage of the competition, so the competition has to rely on other aspects.
Physical fitness is also the focus.
The physical fitness of Hong Kong, China is much stronger than before the preparations. According to Wansheng’s estimate, the team’s physical fitness reserve is much higher than that of the South Korean team. After all, the South Korean team has one less day off. In addition, their physical training effect will not be very good. Therefore, Hong Kong, China has an advantage in physical fitness.
Perseverance, needless to say, that is hard work!
Dare to fight, dare to grab, and persevere to the end, Wansheng believes that Hong Kong, China is not weaker than South Korea in this regard.
This is a three-point advantage.
Reflected in the game, Hong Kong, China played very proactively, and at the same time, the style of play was also a bit rough, but their direct fighting and defense caused a lot of trouble for the South Korean team.
Another few minutes passed, and South Korean coach Verbek's face became solemn.
Even though the Dutch hated Wansheng deeply, he had to admit that Hong Kong, China played very well.
Before the game, he did a lot of research on Hong Kong, China, and watched all four games of Hong Kong, China. In the four games, against Australia, Hong Kong, China was defending the whole court. In other games, Hong Kong, China made some attacks. And Vietnam also fought a whole game.
Therefore, in this game, Verbek believes that Hong Kong, China is likely to fight recklessly with South Korea.
But up to now, what Vidoc has seen is that Hong Kong, China has always focused on defense. It must be admitted that this is the best choice. Otherwise, it is very difficult for Hong Kong, China to maintain the current situation. Tactical ability, etc., is much stronger than Hong Kong, China in all aspects. If you fight head-on, South Korea will be able to play an advantage long ago.
But again, there is no if.
The core of Hong Kong's style of play is defense, so it is not easy for the Korean team to play the game.
In the past game time, the only thing the Korean team has played is statistics, ball possession rate, number of passes, etc. The Korean team has quite an advantage in these aspects, but it is not easy to convert the advantage into goals, even if you want to take advantage of it. It's hard.
Just like now.
Li Tianxiu rushed from the wing with the ball, and the Korean fans in the stands immediately cheered.
Li Tianxiu is one of the most talented players in the Korean team. His sharp breakthrough and wonderful footwork have conquered many Korean fans, and also conquered the head coach Vidoc, so that he did not hesitate to put Li Tianxiu in the starting position.
In the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Li Tianxiu was only a substitute, but his debut played a key role in the success of the South Korean team. In the semi-final against Germany, the South Korean team coach Gus Hiddink gave He was given a rare chance to start and had a very good performance.
After that, Li Tianxiu's road for the national team was a bit rough, but then he returned to the Korean K-League. After helping Ulsan Hyundai win the Korean K-League championship trophy in the 2006-07 season, he won the appreciation of the Korean coach Vidoc again Return to the national team.
In the previous game, Li Tianxiu also scored a goal. His main weapon is a sharp breakthrough, and now he is showing this.
South Korean fans cheered for him.
Li Tianxiu's performance was quite good. He directly passed Huang Zhenyu. The latter chased desperately, but it was difficult to catch up with Li Tianxiu who was dribbling the ball.
But, never mind.
When Li Tianxiu dipped the ball to the bottom line, thinking about showing off his footwork and preparing to kick a precise cross, he looked up and saw three more people in front of him.
Three defensive players...
Li Tianxiu was a little confused for a while. At the corner flagpole, facing the defense of three people, even the world's top dribbling master wouldn't have much choice, let alone Li Tianxiu... His evaluation of himself It's in place, so it's a matter of course that football is hooked away.
"Li Tianxiu was stolen!" The Korean media commentator sighed, "He dribbled the ball too far ahead."
Korean fans also sighed regretfully.
Hong Kong, China launched a counterattack after stealing the ball, but before it crossed the midline, the ball was stolen because of a wrong pass, and the South Korean team’s offense started again.
This time it's Kim Sang-sik.
Kim Sang-sik is a 32-year-old veteran defender, but in the 'Korea Second Team', he is top-notch in terms of technical strength and experience, so he shouldered the heavy responsibility of organizing offense and transition from offense to defense in this game. Field Road.
When Kim Sang-sik dribbled the ball across the center line, there was only one player, Zhuo Zhuo, in front of him. Seeing the opponent's striker coming to intercept, Kim Sang-sik decisively chose to break through.
As a striker, Zhuo Zhuo's defensive ability needless to say, Kim Sang-sik's old-fashioned fakes deceived him, and when Zhuo Zhuo reacted, it was too late to keep up.
But it's alright!
When Kim Sang-sik broke through Zhuo Zhuo and went to chase the ball again, he found that at some point, there was another Hong Kong player in front of him. He couldn't name his name, but he saw the fierceness on the opponent's face.
Kim Sang-sik knew at a glance that the guy in front of him was not easy to provoke, so he planned to pass the ball, but when he wanted to do so, he found that the right side was also blocked.
By the time Kim Sang-sik thought about pulling it back, it was too late. The fierce-faced Hong Kong player had already shoveled the ball out first, and Kim Sang-sik almost fell to the ground.
"Liu Quankun - beautiful!"
"He directly broke the ball of Korean veteran Kim Sang-sik!"
The referee did not signal a suspension of the game, obviously this was a very clean tackle defense.
Kim Sang-sik has a deep heart. He feels that the defense of Hong Kong, China is so tight that he can't help but make a little mistake.
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Wan Sheng looked at the team's two successful defenses, nodded with satisfaction, and discussed with Bergkamp next to him, "Their replacements did a good job."
Bergkamp recalled the defense just now, and was a little worried, "Will it be very dangerous to just defend like this?"
Wan Sheng thought about it, "I can't say for sure, but I think that Dutchman should not have this level, right? It is said that he has been the head coach of the Korean team and doesn't know much about European football."
"And...hope so."
When the two were talking, Fan Zhiyi kept listening.
In the past few days, he has been watching the preparations in Hong Kong, China, and has also participated in helping the players in training. Even now, he is still surprised by the targeted defensive play developed by Wansheng.
In fact, on the field of play, Hong Kong's defensive play is the same as before, which is the simplest chain defense, except that some players' movements are added in the middle.
The purpose of these moves is to allow players to attack the opposing player holding the ball in the shortest possible time.
It doesn't matter if a player is passed, other teammates will fill in soon.
When Wan Sheng first talked about this concept, Fan Zhiyi felt incredible, but when Wan Sheng talked about some seemingly complicated but simple moves, he was surprised by this profound tactical ability.
In the past, the Chinese team had never had a similar concept. For Fan Zhiyi, it was definitely quite new, but Wansheng easily integrated fresh tactical ideas into the team's chain defense system. So that there is a scene on the field. When a Korean player breaks through, at least two Chinese-Hong Kong players will come to defend.
If you are familiar with Manchester City, you will feel familiar with the defensive style of Hong Kong, China.
In fact it is.
Wansheng's chain defense for the team and the added running content are part of the full-court pressing in Manchester City's offensive system.
If the basic running and pressing methods are added to the defensive system of Hong Kong, China, there will be results on the field.
But everything has a price, and tactics can never be perfect.
After doing this, Hong Kong, China's defense against individual players will be very tight. At the same time, the blockade in the middle, especially the front end of the penalty area, will sacrifice a lot. In this regard, we can only rely on the two forwards, Zhuo Zhuo and Chen Zhaoji to retreat and defend. make up some.
That's what Wansheng is betting on.
Although there are many loopholes in the team's tactics, it is not easy to see where the loopholes lie. South Korean coach Vidoc is not familiar with Manchester City. He has been coaching South Korea in recent years. It's hard for him to see through the first half.
By the second half, it was too late for him to adjust.
Then the team can defend the whole game closely, and at the same time have some offense, threatening the door of the Korean team.
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