Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 956 Asian Cup ([-])
The house leak happened to be raining all night. Before the game against the Chinese team, the backbone of Australia's defense, Spiranovic, suffered another injury. This is not good for Australia, so Australia did not dare to advance in this game.

More than 10 minutes later, after the team had basically figured out the offensive routine against the Chinese team and expected to be able to make an effective defense, Bostkoglu let his players actively press the attack.

The Chinese team showed a weak attitude today. They tried their best to mix up in the midfield at the beginning, and gradually began to return to the bus formation.

The bus formation is a problem, a problem for all teams, and it is also for Australia, but they do not suffer in physical confrontation, and they also have a header king Cahill in their team. Cahill is really not tall. But whether it is running position or jumping ability, it belongs to the upper middle level of the top level, which is better than Zhang Yuan.

For a player like him, the key is to rely on the Chinese team's defensive players to concentrate, and even a little bit of defensive negligence will not work, otherwise they will definitely suffer a big loss.

Just like Australia's marking of Zhang Yuan, the Chinese team's marking of Cahill is also relatively tight now. Penetration is actually not Australia's strong point. They are most used to opening and closing, crossing from the side or using long shots.

Now they are using this kind of tactic, making various crosses from the side, and then letting Cahill fight for the top in the middle. As a result, the Chinese team has done a good job of protecting inside and outside the penalty area, not only being able to clear the siege, but also occupying the second point. Advantage, Australia rarely gets a second chance to attack.

But the Chinese team's offense is basically in a paralyzed mode. Perrin's requirements for the players are very simple, try to avoid threats near the penalty area, so the first choice of the Chinese team after getting the ball is to go straight to the frontcourt. , This strategy is very rough, and Zhang Yuan's defense against Davidson and Sainsbury can't take advantage of it.

These two players are actually shorter than Zhang Yuan, but they are flexible and have a lot of moves. The Chinese midfielder has too little support for Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan tried to unload the ball by himself several times. It failed under the interference of these two people.

This also provoked some complaints from Zhang Yuan. What's the use of playing such a high ball? If the midfielder doesn't support himself, whoever wants to hold the ball in the double-team of Australia's two central defenders and midfielders is very difficult. hard.

It would be much better if the Chinese team had a firmer attitude when counterattacking, and Zhang Yuan could have someone to play the ball with.

After several failures, Zhang Yuan kept shaking his head. As early as when Perrin formulated such a tactic, Zhang Yuan was worried that the players' mentality was too conservative, which would lead to their inability to counterattack. It turned out that this is really the case now. After all, the ball belongs to everyone. Playing together, it is difficult for him to unload the ball by himself, so what kind of threat is it?

This is actually Bostkoglu’s competitive strategy. Zhang Yuan’s header level is not always his strongest point. Bostkoglu is more worried about the threat of Zhang Yuan’s ball at his feet, so he boldly uses it in the selection of central defenders. Sainsbury is young, agile and aggressive.

It is impossible for Perrin not to see this situation, and he also found that his tactical arrangement was a bit inappropriate. Perhaps the Chinese team should adopt more methods of passing the ball to Zhang Yuan, but he did not make any changes. The advantage of taking the ball in the air is that even if the opponent successfully intercepts it, it can still give the Chinese team enough time to deploy. If it is on the ground, it is quite threatening to be intercepted. In view of the fact that he believes that the basic level of the Chinese players is average, the passing skills are average, and they are not It is a terrible thing for the opponent to intercept in the frontcourt.

In addition, he still has an expectation in his heart, Zhang Yuan cannot always be at a disadvantage, maybe once Zhang Yuan can seize the opportunity, Australia will be unlucky!
Our top priority is defense!Perrin strengthened his confidence and did not make any changes.

Bostkoglu is also a little anxious. In fact, everyone has weaknesses. Whether the Chinese team has placed the bus is a big question mark, and will Australia's man-marking tactics be impeccable? !Of course not. Everyone is actually looking for opportunities for the opponent to make mistakes. It is just that the Chinese team is currently relatively conservative in tactical selection and is in a low position in various statistics. As long as Australia does not score, it cannot be said to have a real advantage.

Cahill is not young, and today China has created a lot of trouble for him. His ability to fight physically has always declined with age. The Chinese team is not afraid to confront him head-on. Australian football has never To a certain extent, he is actually a rough guy, and Cahill's own little skills are not particularly good.

This also has a lot to do with the team he played for in the early days. He also just entered the English football and played for Millwall. Due to such influence, the technique of holding the ball under the feet is average, and the ability of running to grab points and heading the ball is particularly outstanding.

When the Chinese team has a dense formation and more physical contact, it is difficult for Cahill to take advantage of too much. Australia needs a variable, and the Chinese team needs to be able to make mistakes.

The time in the first half became less and less, and neither side could do anything to the other. After Australia was frustrated in the wide pass, it often launched some long-range shots from the outside. It did not pose too much threat to Wang Lei.

In the 43rd minute of the first half, Australia finally ushered in a turning point. Australia got a corner kick. Veteran Bresciano passed a corner kick from the right. The Chinese team made a clearance. The Australian player headed the ball into the penalty area again from outside the penalty area. Caused by the Chinese team's man-marking error, Cahill scored with a barb, 1-0.

Australia finally knocked on the door of the Chinese team with a set kick. Cahill ran to the corner kick excitedly to celebrate.

Cahill at least got a chance to sweep away his depression, while Zhang Yuan was even more depressed. In the first half, he pitifully got a chance to shoot, and he shot in a hurry, and the accuracy was very poor. Ryan, get it easy.

Now Australia has finally reaped the rewards after paying, and the Chinese team only made a few mistakes before being seized by the opponent. Can you not be depressed? !
"Don't rush, don't rush! Hold on tight, hold on to the last few minutes! We'll make adjustments during the halftime break!" Zhang Yuan clapped his hands and reminded his teammates loudly that at this juncture, everyone is most afraid of losing the ball. After that, there was chaos and mistakes again!
Let Australia lead by two goals, and the situation will be even worse for the Chinese team. Under the reminder of Zhang Yuan and the non-stop shouting of Perrin, the players of the Chinese team quickly stabilized their minds. Give Australia another chance.

"We have to make a show. Blindly defending is not the answer. At least we need to invest more manpower in the frontcourt. I need support!" Zhang Yuan found Peilan immediately during the intermission. He asked Perrin to discuss it in a very low-key manner.

Perrin seemed very hesitant. It's not that he doesn't want to attack. Now that the Chinese team is behind, why doesn't he want to attack? But he is afraid that too many troops will be invested in the frontcourt, which will lead to defensive mistakes in the backcourt and allow Australia to expand its lead.

Zhang Yuan can clearly feel Perrin's hesitation. He can understand that the burden of being a head coach is not light. He himself cannot guarantee that the Chinese team will receive results after investing in troops. Who can say for sure what happens on the court? !

"Their defense is not impeccable! The reason why they had the upper hand against us in the first half was mainly because we didn't put enough pressure on them. If we can actively put some pressure on them, they can still attack us so unscrupulously." The heartland area?! Mr. Perrin, the time is only 45 minutes. I admit that we are not always a first-class team, so we should make changes as soon as possible. Otherwise, the time will be less and less, and it will be more unfavorable to us and them. It will be more and more beneficial, if they also change to stick to guarantee victory, then our chances will be even less!"

(End of this chapter)