prince's green

Chapter 21 Tokyo FC's good start
On the second day after the Super Cup, Japanese domestic sports media are reporting on this thrilling game. The J-League has not yet started, and the Super Cup should be the focus of the report.

"Nikkan Sports" - "The Super Bowl is now in a big reversal, trailing by two goals at halftime, Tokyo catching up, and finally won the penalty shootout~~~"

"Fuji Evening News" - "The gas team's super rookie dominated the game, and Tokyo FC won the Super Cup for the first time in history~~~"

"Sports Report" - "A Chinese student's football journey, the ultimate transformation from goalkeeper to striker~~~"

"Yahoo Sports" - "Became the team hero in the first appearance, from the big heart of China~~~"

No matter which kind of report, Ringer is an inevitable important figure. He scored the perfect goal in stoppage time, and scored the final winner in the final penalty shootout. He is the undisputed hero of the team's victory. , Even if he came off the bench in the 80th minute, his post-match rating is second only to midfielder Hasegawa.

Ringer knew all these things through the phone call from his agent. Clotte recently returned to Europe, but he still pays attention to Ringer's performance at any time.When Ringer and his teammates arrived in Brisbane, Australia's third largest city, he found out through his agent's phone call that he became famous with one goal and is now a well-known football rookie in Japan.

I flew to Brisbane in a hurry on the morning of March 3th, and stayed on the plane for 4 hours. It was already evening when I arrived there, and I had to go to bed quickly to overcome jet lag. On March 10th, I could take a day off, and on March 3th The day is the game.

Since Australia joined the Asian Football Association in 06, the Australian team has not always performed well in the AFC Champions League. Many people say that the Australian Super League team does not pay attention to the AFC Champions League.In fact, you can’t blame the Australian team for not paying attention to the AFC Champions League. It takes ten hours to play an away game wherever you fly, so it’s difficult to pay attention to it.

Perhaps it was the reversal in the Super Cup that boosted the morale of the team. In this long-distance game with a tight schedule, Tokyo FC actually retreated unscathed.Tokyo FC defeated the Brisbane Roar 2-0 in an away game. The first AFC Champions League victory in team history came so easily.

In this game, Bobovich still arranged a 4231 formation, but the single arrow let Watanabe Chima take over. In the end, relying on the typical defensive counterattack style, Hasegawa and Tanizawa also scored a goal each. Tokyo FC won the perfect AFC Champions League First show.

In this game, Ringer has been sitting on the bench. Tokyo won very simply, and Ringer has no chance to play. He has to wait for his AFC debut.

After defeating the Brisbane Roar, the team had to rush back to Japan non-stop. In the first round of the J-League, Tokyo FC will go away to challenge the Omiya Squirrels.

On March 3th, the first round of the 10 season J-League kicked off. Tokyo FC went to Saitama to challenge the Omiya Squirrels away. Lucas, who had just rested in Australia, started the game. In the second half, Lucas scored a header in the penalty area. , Tokyo FC won 2012-1 away and made a good start to the league.

Ringer still didn't get to play, but he wasn't worried. A game in the Super Bowl had already established his team's status. At least he had a place on the front line. The current season has just started, so there is no need to worry.

After the first round of the league, Tokyo FC can finally relax a little bit. The next game is the second round of the league a week later, and the Tokyo team can have a week of rest.

Under such circumstances, Bobovich launched his verbal attack again: "Before the start of the season, many people said that we would suffer a three-game losing streak. In fact, we won the Super Cup championship. In the AFC Champions League, we ranked First in the group, fifth in the league table. So, football is not what people sitting in an office typing on a keyboard expect."

In the first round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Tokyo FC won the away game 2:0. The result of the match between the other two teams in the same group was that Ulsan Hyundai defeated BJ Guoan 2:1 at home. Therefore, Tokyo FC currently ranks first in the group. In the league, Tokyo FC Winning the first round also temporarily ranked fifth in the standings.

Not surprisingly, there was a lot of criticism of Bobovich's arrogance the next day.

"With only three wins, Gas are acting as if they've won three titles."

"Sooner or later, Japanese football will be corrupted by this arrogant guy."

"I admit that we should apologize to Gas, but they have not yet reached the point where they can be arrogant."

"While I'd prefer the Japanese team to win, Whale and the Koreans will soon educate the European."

Tokyo FC's next game is the second round of the league next weekend. They will play against Nagoya Grampus at home, and then they will play against South Korean team Ulsan Hyundai at home. Both are not easy to deal with.

Japanese teams are basically derived from early corporate teams. The strong teams in the J-League are backed by large groups. Behind the Urawa Red Diamonds is Mitsubishi Motors. Behind Gamba Osaka are Panasonic and Nagoya Grampus. Behind the eight is Toyota Motor, and behind Kashima Antlers is Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (the largest steel company in Japan). These teams are often more stable than other teams, and they are also recognized as strong teams in Japan.

The Nagoya Grampus is not easy to deal with. They were the league champions in 2010 and the league runner-up in 2011. They are definitely a strong contender for the league title this season.At the same time, South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai is not a good character. From the name Ulsan Hyundai, it can be seen that this team is supported by Hyundai Group, and in the strength analysis before the start of the AFC Champions League, Group F is recognized The strongest team is Ulsan Hyundai, followed by BJ Guoan and Brisbane Roar. Tokyo FC is recognized as the weakest team.

On March 3, in the second round of the league, Tokyo FC played against Nagoya Grampus at home. This was another disappointing game for Ringer.

Ringer was not disappointed with the result of the game, he was disappointed with the process.Tokyo FC trailed by one goal in the first half, and Bobovich sputtered punctuated during the intermission. In the second half, Tokyo FC made continuous efforts and scored three goals in 20 minutes to reverse the score. Ling thought his chance had come. At that time, he was called to the sidelines to warm up, but at this time Nagoya Grampus scored another goal. Bobovich's substitutions changed temporarily. Ringer had to return to the bench, and the defenders were replaced.

Ringer knows that his current position in the team is to be a substitute, so there are only two situations where he has the opportunity to play. One is when the team is in trouble and needs someone to go up to create new offensive opportunities, and the other is when the team has a big score. Take the lead and let him go up to find his status.Just now Tokyo FC led by two goals, and Linge had a chance to play, but the opponent pulled back a goal, and Bobovich had to make changes to be safe.

Tokyo FC defeated Nagoya Grampus 3:2 at home, won the league's first two consecutive victories, and temporarily ranked third in the standings. It is also one of the only four teams with two consecutive victories after two rounds of the J-League.

The newly promoted Tokyo FC experienced head coach changes in the winter, a large-scale personnel change in the team, and the core of the defense was poached. The new season started and encountered a devil's schedule, but it did not fail as everyone expected. There is a trend of getting better and better, and many people have begun to analyze the reasons for Tokyo FC's success.

The current head coach of the Japanese national team, Alberto Zaccheroni, said in an interview with NHK TV: "Tokyo FC itself is a team that is good at defense. They are different from ordinary Japanese teams. Famous in the J-League, and the new head coach Ranko Bobovich is a smart man, he did not change the team's style hastily, but continued to strengthen in this direction, let the team play what they do best Defensive counterattack, so he quickly integrated the team and led the team to achieve good results."

Zaccheroni is an Italian who has coached AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus and other Serie A giants. He became the head coach of the Japanese national team in 2010. He led the Japanese team to win the Asian Cup in 2011. He is currently preparing for Brazil in 14. World Cup Asian qualifiers.

When Ringer saw this interview, he had to admit that Zaccheroni's coaching style is not good at defense, but he has a good vision.

Japanese football is under the tutelage of Brazil, so the style of Japanese teams is based on delicate foot skills and pass and cut cooperation. This style is also very popular in the J-League. Many teams are famous for their technical style. The J-League No. A wealthy Kashima Antlers embodies this style to the fullest.But there is a team in Japan. They have not been good at their feet for a long time. They are mainly defensive. Many defensive players in the team can be selected for the national team. It is an alternative team in the J-League. This team It is Tokyo FC.

Although Bobovich likes to talk about it after taking over Tokyo FC, he is very clear-headed. He leads the team to play the most suitable defensive counterattack. This is indeed the biggest reason why he can quickly lead the team to achieve good results.

(End of this chapter)