prince's green

Chapter 44
"Tokyo FC will compete with Ulsan Hyundai for the top spot in the final round of the AFC Champions League. However, due to a 2:2 draw with Tokyo FC at home, Ulsan Hyundai currently has an advantage. In the last round, Ulsan Hyundai only needs a 0: A 0 or 1:1 draw can overtake Tokyo FC to become the group leader, while Tokyo FC needs an away win or a 2:2 or more draw to overtake their opponents~~~" This is the Tokyo media The AFC Champions League situation analyzed for Tokyo FC.

Watching the analysis on TV, Bobovic made a decision in his heart.

On the one hand, Tokyo FC is at a disadvantage in the competition for the top spot in the group. If you want to be the top spot in the group, you must go all out in the last round of the away game. Qualifications, the previous three games lost were all for the rotation of the AFC Champions League. Bobovich decided to temporarily focus on the league and not fight for the last AFC Champions League.

Of course, the chaos in Group H is also an important reason for Bobovich to make this decision. Judging from the current situation in Group H, Kashiwa Helios has a good chance of beating Jeonbuk Hyundai in an away game.

Jeonbuk Hyundai can climb to the first place in the group, mainly because it has scored enough points on Briland, but Evergrande and Bai Helios both accidentally lost points on Briland. Bobovich believes that the strength of Jeonbuk Hyundai is Weaker than Evergrande and Bai Helios.And Evergrande may overturn in the away game in Thailand. If that is the case, the group leader in Group H will become Kashiwa Helios, and when the second qualifying group will go to the No. [-] Kashiwa Helios in Group H, this result is not good. Not bad.

AFC Champions League qualified, Tokyo FC had a great time, and they entered the knockout round for the first time in the AFC Champions League. This result is good enough.

Soon, the 9th round of the league came, and Tokyo FC faced the defending champion Kashiwa Helios at home.

The current situation of Bai Helios is not very good. The AFC has consumed too much energy, but they have not yet made it out of the group. They are only ranked 14th in the league standings. It may be difficult to defend the league title.

But this is also a normal situation. The AFC Champions League has two-line battles, and the results are often greatly affected. Tokyo FC lost three league games because of the AFC Champions League. If they did not lose these three games, or even lost two games, Tokyo FC can be ranked to the top of the list.

In fact, Gamba Osaka is the worst. The AFC Champions League has been eliminated one round ahead of schedule, and the league is still deep in the relegation zone.However, there are still many people who are optimistic about Gamba, thinking that they will regain their form after being out of the AFC Champions League and return to the top half of the standings.

Kashiwa Helios has always been the defending champion. Although he was dragged down by the AFC Champions League, his strength is still there. He broke the goal of Tokyo FC in the first half. In the 78th minute, Ge assisted Lucas to score the goal with a cross from the side. The two sides finally drew 1:1. Tokyo FC avoided the four-game losing streak at home in the league.

Because of this draw, Tokyo FC dropped another place in the standings, dropping to 5th.

After the home draw with Kashiwa Helios, Tokyo FC is back on track again. In the next two rounds of the league, Tokyo FC defeated two relegation zone teams one after another, beating Niigata Swan 2:0 away, and then beating Niigata Swan 2:0 away Vice President Sapporo Consadole.The Hokkaido team Sapporo Consadole is currently at the bottom of the league, scoring only 11 points in 4 rounds, and started the road to relegation early.

At the beginning, Crott recommended Ringer to this team, but fortunately he didn't go, otherwise Ringer probably wouldn't be able to move him.

Surprisingly, after a wave of two consecutive victories, Tokyo FC actually climbed to the top of the standings. With 11 wins, 7 draw and 1 losses in 3 rounds, they accumulated 22 points. With the advantage of goal difference, they overwhelmed Shimizu Drumming with the same 22 points and ranked first. This greatly unexpected.

In the standings, apart from Shimizu Drum with 22 points with Tokyo FC, Sendai Vegalta with 21 points is ranked third, Sanfrecce Hiroshima is ranked fourth with 19 points, followed by Nagoya with 18 points Whale Hachiwa Urawa Red Brick.One-third of the league has been played, and none of the top four is a traditional strong team. This season's chaos in the J-League can be seen.

In the 10th and 11th rounds, Ringer scored one goal each. His league goals reached 7, and he is currently the second in the J-League scorer list, second only to Hiroshima Sanfrecce striker Hisato Sato , Hisato Sato currently ranks first in the scorer list with 9 goals.

"The status of the three newly promoted teams in the J-League this season is different. The Hokkaido team Sapporo Consadole has been in the relegation zone since the beginning of the season. It only scored 11 points in the 4 rounds of the league. It seems that a relegation spot has been reserved in advance; the other team The newly promoted Sagan Tosu is in a much better situation and is currently ranked 9th in the standings. If they can continue to maintain it, I believe there will be no danger of relegation; the most amazing thing is the capital team Tokyo FC. The league has already qualified for the AFC Champions League. Since the beginning of this season, both teams have achieved good results in both teams. The AFC Champions League group stage was qualified one round earlier, and the league has even climbed to the top of the list. Compared with Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers Wait, Tokyo FC is acting more like a rich team. Tokyo FC can have such a performance, it is inseparable from their upstart striker, the Chinese striker Linger, known as China Kaka, is currently ranked No. 2 in the league scorer list Second, the AFC Champions League scorer list is also second. It is said that before the start of the season, Ringer’s agent recommended him to Tokyo FC and Sapporo Consadole at the same time, and in the end Ringer chose to go to the Tokyo team. If he had chosen The Hokkaido team is not the Tokyo team, and the situation in the J-League today is likely to be very different." This is the report of the "Fuji Evening News" on the J-League.

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The Tokyo FC League rose to the top of the list, which made Bobovich more confident. The league cannot give up. It cannot be like the team president Kenji Akune said, just ignore the league in the AFC Champions League. Currently, Tokyo FC is in the AFC Champions League and the league. can make a difference.

On May 5, in the final round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Tokyo FC challenged Ulsan Hyundai away.

Ulsan Hyundai played very pragmatically at home, a typical defensive counterattack, because they only needed a game of 0:0 to overwhelm Tokyo FC and become the first in the group.

Half an hour into the opening game, both teams played conservatively. This situation was favorable to Ulsan Hyundai, and Tokyo FC had no choice but to push out slowly, but the team conceded the ball just after launching an attack.

Ulsan Hyundai took advantage of the counterattack opportunity to get a corner kick, and then right back Kang Soo-min scored a header from the corner kick. Tokyo FC fell behind 0:1 away.

The Koreans' style of play is very simple. They slowly grind against Tokyo FC, and then use various set-piece opportunities to find opportunities to score goals. Japanese defenders are generally short and lack confrontation. Koreans have physical advantages.

I conceded a goal in the first half, and it’s useless even if Tokyo FC equalizes. At least two goals must be scored to have a chance to win the first place in the group. Bobovich faintly had the idea of ​​giving up, and he didn’t do much at the halftime break. The adjustment, on the contrary, requires the team to stabilize the defense.

The game in the second half became a defensive exercise for Tokyo FC. Bobovich asked the defensive players to adapt to the opponent's style of play. There will definitely be many teams using this method to deal with Tokyo FC in the future.

The score of 1:0 was maintained until the end, Ringer was replaced in the 79th minute, and Bobovich asked him to stay in the league.

In this loss, Tokyo FC can only qualify in the second group of Group F.The team returned to Tokyo on the day after the game, and the team had a holiday the next day to prepare for the weekend league.However, Ringer still went to training the next afternoon. He needed to get as many potential values ​​as possible and improve his physical values ​​as soon as possible.

"Lin, you need a proper rest. Excessive fatigue will affect your state~~~" Ringer was practicing shooting, and then he was stopped by Bobovich: "Come and watch the game with us, let's see Who is our opponent in the knockout round?"

Ringer accepted Bobovich's invitation, which was an opportunity to improve his relationship with the coach.In the office, Linger met the team president, head coach, assistant coach, etc. They were all concerned about today's game, the results of the final round of Group H, and the two games of Group H were played on the two computers. Hyundai played against Cypress Helios at home, and Breland played against Guangzhou Evergrande at home.

"Oh, 2:0, the Korean team has no chance, I knew Bai Helios would win the game." When Bai Helios led Jeonbuk Hyundai 2:0 away, Bobovich couldn't help cheering .

"Good job, Thais! That's it, let those local tyrants feel hopeless." When Breeland equalized the score in the second half, Bobovich was even happier.

If the current results are maintained until the end, Kashiwa Helios beats Jeonbuk Hyundai 2:0 away, and Breland draws Guangzhou Evergrande 1:1 at home, then the group leader in Group H will be Kashiwa Helios, an old acquaintance of Tokyo FC In the Super Cup three months ago, Tokyo FC also defeated the opponent with a penalty kick, and they can have an advantage psychologically.

"Asshole, that referee was bribed, this is not a penalty at all, asshole!" When the stoppage time came, Evergrande won a penalty, and Bobovic couldn't help cursing.

In the end, Evergrande beat Breland 2-1 with a penalty kick at the last moment. In this case, the two qualifying teams in Group H are Cypress Helios and Guangzhou Evergrande, and Evergrande has an advantage based on the relationship between victory and defeat. Overwhelming Kashiwa Helios, Tokyo FC's opponent in the top [-] of the knockout round became the super local tycoon Guangzhou Evergrande.

(End of this chapter)