Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 402
4-1 big reversal!The Hua Guo team defeated the rookie Kyrgyzstan team in the Asian Cup finals in the first game of the Asian Cup. This also means that the national football team has remained unbeaten in the first game of the last 6 Asian Cups, and has won a good start in the past four games!

Regarding the Huaguo Guozihao football team, the stalks of "opening match, life and death match, honor match, train station" have been played by fans for ten years, and the Huaguo team is still fighting and losing repeatedly.

This time Lippi's team seems to want to take an unusual path, bringing the remaining prestige of the World Cup semi-finals to break the chronic problem of the Huaguo team being weak or not strong.

Although the opening game was played with twists and turns, but in the case of conceding a goal first, relying on four goals in the remaining time, it became the first team to reverse and win this Asian Cup. In the first game of the Asian Cup, they can win all three points.

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In fact, the last time the national football team lost in the first game of the Asian Cup was in 1996. At that time, the game was also played in the UAE, and the opponent was also Uzbekistan, one of the "Stans".

At that time, "Wuji" and today's opponent, Kyrgyzstan, participated in the Asian Cup finals for the first time. As a result, the Huaguo team lost 0-2 at that time, but today the Chinese team did not repeat the same mistakes, but continued to participate since entering the 21st century. The habit of winning the "jackpot" in the Asian Cup.

The Hua Guo team's formation position in this game is constantly changing and adjusting, and the most worthy of attention is undoubtedly the player position in the midfield.

After the opening, it basically switched between 442 and 433. Wu Lei and Jin Jingdao, who entered the starting lineup, were separated on the two sides, while Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin were placed in the middle.

However, as the game progressed, Wu Lei's right side remained unchanged, and Jin Jingdao immediately retracted, and the distance between Jin Jingdao and Liu Yang widened.

It should be said that Lippi's original plan was to make full use of the width of the field and increase the number of forwards facing the opponent's goal. However, the Hua Guo team did not seize the dominance of the attack at the beginning. The scene fell into a passive state.

In this case, Jin Jingdao went to the middle to form a front court trident with "Er Zhang". In fact, such on-the-spot changes did not have obvious effects.

In addition, Jin Jingdao focused on offense and neglected defense, especially Liu Yang's defensive position after coming from the left, resulting in the opponent's one-on-one attack on Huaguo's left.

As a result, just after the first half of the game, Lippi made a substitution adjustment. When Yu Dabao came on the stage as a substitute for Jin Jingdao, the formation of the national football team began to change to 343.Feng Xiaoting retracted to the center back position, while Zhang Linfan and Liu Yang settled into two wing backs.

However, due to the limited range of forward pressure of these two players after the formation change, the Huaguo team's formation was more like 523 for a long time afterwards.

At this time, Liu Jianye and Wu Xi are in the midfield, Yu Dabaoding is on the left side of the front line, and Wu Lei and Zhang Yulin are separated in the other two frontcourt.

Such a change immediately solved the problem of the team's lack of control in the midfield, and made the process of switching from defense to offense easier.

The horizontal width of the defense is increased by increasing the number of people in the defense line, and the thickness of the defense in the middle is provided by the central defender and the double defensive midfielder. On the offensive end, it is almost completely handed over to the three forwards Yu Dabao, Wu Lei and Zhang Yulin. Basically, after completing the steal in the field, he basically does not make a transition in the midfield, but goes directly to his striker teammates.

In the opening stage, you can clearly feel the disconnection between the midfielder and striker of the Huaguo team. Trying to attack from the two wings has no effect. However, when the formation is changed to a three-central defender formation, the two wingbacks are unable to participate. Offensively, the national football team is completely facing the Kyrgyz team with five defenders.

However, Liu Jianye and Wu Xi can hardly even play a role in series. Fortunately, Zhang Mai acts as the connector between the front and back courts, so that the front and back courts are not disconnected.

Otherwise, facing the opponent's defense line and not leaving enough space behind them, it would be tantamount to fantasy for the Huaguo team to rely on three forwards to score goals.

There is no doubt that Lippi's formation adjustment was successful, but the offensive effect achieved was not obvious.

Fortunately, the Italians completed self-correction in time during the intermission. After the national football team changed sides and fought again, they returned to the four-back formation, and Hao Junmin's appearance finally made the team's offense smoother.

It is undeniable that the performance of the Hua Guo team in the second half was indeed better than that in the first half. After all, it is indeed much easier to control the four-back formation with the personal ability of these international players than the three-back formation, and the presence of Hao Junmin provides the midfielder with an offensive organization, the offense of the national football team has a clearer line of delivery.

But at the same time, it should also be noted that if it wasn't for the opponent's goalkeeper's low-level mistake in defending the corner kick to give the Huaguo team a goal, it is still unknown whether the national football team will have enough ways to open the score. The mentality of the players on both sides has changed.

With the obvious decline in the opponent's physical fitness, the overall front of the national football team began to have the opportunity to press forward, and scored again before the end of the game.

Judging from the actual performance of the team, the Huaguo team can actually play better.

From a defensive point of view, in fact, the Kyrgyzstan team's offensive firepower did not really bring much test to the national football team, but the Huaguo team still exposed the old problem of missing people near the top of the arc in the penalty area. The ball is also derived from this.

This Asian Cup debut national football team is not their strongest lineup. After all, captain Zheng Zhi can only sit on the sidelines because of the suspension, and there is actually no midfielder in the team who can really replace him.

If there is Zheng Zhi on the field, the Huaguo team will not be unreliable in terms of attacking and sorting out the backcourt, and when Lippi wants to change the three central defenders on the spot, he can use Zheng Zhi's retreat to make it less mechanical. .

However, as far as the situation of this game is concerned, Lippi and his Hua Guo team are ready for this Asian Cup.

This kind of preparation has nothing to do with the length of the training camp, but depends on the analysis of our own positioning and opponents, including whether we really have a system that we can master in terms of skills and tactics.

In any case, the result of getting a good start is a good start for the national football team, but if you want to go to the end of this Asian Cup, you must go through many tests.

After the game, the domestic media rated the players of the two teams. The following is the score of the Hua Guo team in this game:

Goalkeeper:

1-Yan Junling - 7 points, the overall performance is stable, conceding goals is not his direct responsibility, but the responsibility of the entire team.

Guard:

19-Liu Yang——7 points. As the youngest left-wing player of the Huaguo team, this U23 was a little nervous in the first half, but his performance in the second half was obviously hinted. The steals and assists were not bad.

6- Feng Xiaoting - 7.5 points, the performance is still stable.The overall performance of his defense line has basically passed.

4-Shi Ke——7.5 points. As the leader of the defense in the 2018 Chinese Super League champion, his performance in this field was remarkable, basically controlling the attack of the opponent's striker, and several saves in front of the goal in the first half were impressive.

5-Zhang Linfan——7 points, Zhang Mosi is an old national footballer of the Huaguo team, and he also performed like an old driver in this field. No problem.

Avant-garde:

21-Liu Jianye - 7.5 points, as a representative of fierce football, he basically showed his own characteristics.

15-Wu Xi-8 points, one of the midfield engines of the national football team, and his performance is fairly stable.

13-Zhang Mai-8 points, as a superstar, his performance is quite satisfactory.

7- Wu Lei - 8 points, although he didn't score a goal, he did his best in the frontcourt. He didn't score this game. I hope the next game will be better!
16- Jin Jingdao - 6 points, was replaced in the 24th minute, not because of his poor performance, but mainly because of Silver Fox's control of the situation on the court, but after the end of the court, he had a fight with Melo's temperament.

forward:

11- Zhang Yulin - 8 points, still the striker of the Chinese team!The whole game was positive, and the high position was fierce.

Substitute:

20- Yu Dabao - 8.5 points, Lippi's substitution in the 24th minute surprised the fans, but it was Yu Dabao who came off the bench.

After Yu Dabao came on the field, the Huaguo team's frontcourt coordination line has become clearer, and the threat of offense has been improved.

8- Hao Junmin - 8 points.After being replaced in the second half, he showed his power, which made the Hua Guo team's midfielder no longer empty.

Coach: Lippi - 8.5 points, on the spot directing the master to rejuvenate.The Huaguo team was like changing teams in the first and second half, and Yinhu Lippi's ability to correct mistakes in time is impressive.

The Chinese team won their first victory in the group stage, and Kyrgyzstan, who lost the game, expressed its admiration.

After the game Kyrgyzstan coach Christinen said:

"We expected a difficult game, the opponent is very experienced, we were unlucky and made more mistakes and now we have to move on."

Talking about the performance of the team's goalkeeper, Christine said:

"Everyone may not make mistakes. It is impossible for me to discuss the mistakes of a certain player. This is mainly a matter of experience in the competition. Tomorrow we will discuss the problems that occurred in the game with the players, and I will not talk about them after today's game. "

Talking about the performance of the Hua Guo team, Christine said:

"The performance of the Hua Guo team was within our expectations. In the first half, we did not allow the Hua Guo team to get too many opportunities. In the second half of the game, we made two mistakes at the beginning. So we lost the game in the end."

Regarding the upcoming games, Christine said:

"We haven't lost our chance to qualify. We still have a chance to qualify in the next two games."

Talking about the next tactical design, Christine said: "Today we used a three-back formation, but after playing against South Korea, it is not clear whether we will use a three-back formation."

Lippi did not feel complacent after the victory. Instead, he admitted after the game that during the intermission, he thought he would lose the game.

Lippi said:

"I am not very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half. But for the second half, I am very proud. My players played a very good tactical level and brought a very good game to 14 billion Chinese fans."

A reporter asked Lippi if it was because of good luck that brought the Hua Guo team victory. Lippi said that it was not entirely true:

"The opponent's own goal did have a certain element of luck, but the game process in the second half can show that we did a good job, created more scoring opportunities, and finally won the game."

Talking about the reason why Jin Jingdao was replaced in 24 minutes, Lippi said:

"He is a very good player and very dedicated to playing football, but the tasks we assigned in the first half did not meet expectations, so I made a timely replacement of personnel."

When the reporter asked about Jin Jingdao's performance in the locker room after leaving the field, Lippi prevaricated on the grounds that he hadn't seen it.

A reporter asked Lippi, judging from the situation of this game, is the four-back formation more suitable for the Hua Guo team?

Lippi did not give a positive answer, he said:

"Playing four backs in the second half is mainly due to the weak control of the midfielder, so a midfielder was added to increase the control of the midfielder."

When asked how the midfield has been adjusted, Lippi said:
"I didn't specifically summarize the reasons for the relatively large contrast between the first half and the second half. We have had similar situations many times in the past two years. We played very poorly in the first half. I would get angry and motivate our players. There will be a big difference in the second half. The improvement, but I can't say an exact reason, I also hope that our players will follow my requirements, and they will have a good performance throughout the game."

When asked if he was mentally prepared to lose in midfield, Lippi said:
"Unfavorable situation in the first half, I really thought I would lose, but my players played well in the second half"

As for the qualifying situation, Lippi said that it is not possible to sit back and relax:
"We still focus on the next two games, don't just think about the first victory, forget about the next two strong opponents."

At the last moment of the game, Wu Lei suffered a shoulder injury. Lippi revealed after the game:

"Because the game has just ended, further medical diagnosis is needed. The position of the scapula and collarbone may be misaligned. I hope he can participate in the next game."

When talking about Yu Dabao who scored the last goal, Lippi said:
"Yu Dabao played central defender and striker in the 2018 season because our Chinese Super League forwards are all foreign players, which reduces the position of local players, but in the national team we will still inspire Yu Dabao's offensive attributes. Dabao is such an offensive player."

As for the "two cards" evaluation of equalizing and overtaking the score, Lippi seemed very calm:

"It's normal for a player of their caliber to be at the helm of the team!"

After the game, Yu Dabao, the hero of the goal, also accepted an interview with the media. Dabao said when summarizing this crucial victory:

"The first game was quite difficult for us. It was not easy for us to win today. Our whole team is very united. This victory can relieve us a lot of pressure. I hope the next two games can be played well, Made it out of the group without a hitch."

When talking about the reason why the team was able to reverse the victory, Yu Dabao explained:
"After conceding the goal, we still strictly implemented the coach's technical and tactical arrangements. In the second half, everyone was more united and the execution was very strong, so we could reverse the situation of the game."

After the game, Yu Dabao came to the sidelines with his teammates and expressed his gratitude to the fans who supported the Hua Guo team:
"I hope to give back to so many fans with victory. I am very grateful to the fans. They cheered us up like they were at home. I hope they can continue to support us."

Liu Yang, a young player who performed well in this game, represented the national team for the first time. When evaluating the performance of himself and the whole team, Liu Yang said:
"We were behind in the first half and played passively at one point. Fortunately, we didn't mess up in the midfield. The coach encouraged us in the locker room and arranged tactics. After that, we slowly found the rhythm in the second half. Come back. The second half also started relatively smoothly, and the score was quickly tied at 1-1, which was a great help to the later overtake score.”

Liu Yang also said that it was his great honor to represent the national team for the first time:
"I used to say that it is an honor to play for the country, but I really felt the pride after I got on the court. Especially we won this game through unremitting struggle. Thanks to my teammates and coaches, I was able to win the game I think all my teammates are very good. The following games are still coming. We made a good start and hope to continue to use this morale to go all the way to the end."

As for the most famous "Second Zhang" in the Huaguo team, they withdrew to the locker room as early as after the game and did not appear in any public places after the game.

After winning the first victory, the Huaguo team currently has 3 points and ranks first in Group C (South Korea defeated the Philippines 1-0 in another game in this group).

In the second round of the group stage, the Hua Guo team will play against the Philippines at 11:9 p.m. on the 30th.

(End of this chapter)