star coach

Chapter 506 With Ball Without Ball
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"Okay, audience friends, the final of the Club World Cup is about to begin." Zhan Jun's voice resounded across the river, "Whether Jiangshan won the unprecedented seven championships, or Tite killed Jiangshan's plan to win the championship, let us wait and see."

"Last season, West Ham won six championships, the most in football. If calculated on an annual basis, West Ham has successively won the English League Cup, FA Cup, Premier League, Champions League, England Community Shield and European Super Cup this year."

"If they win the Club World Cup today, they will win all the championship trophies they can get within one year. This is an unprecedented feat. Coach Jiangshan's name will be engraved heavily in football history."

"Okay, now that the game has started, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides..."

Zhan Jun's voice was neither fast nor slow, and he knew the players' situation quite well, making it easy to hear, "Douglas, the No. 10 player of Corinthians, did not start. He was replaced by Enrique, who has a stronger defensive ability."

"Coach Tite's arrangement should be in consideration of defensive issues. We know that Douglas has strong personal ability, but his tactical execution ability is not as good as Enrique. If it is another game, he may start the game, but facing West Ham, Tite must not dare to make a big deal."

After the opening, Corinthians took the initiative to shrink and took the defensive position. Guerrero's speed was fast and the quality of counterattack was good.

In less than 10 minutes, Corinthians created a chance in the counterattack, Guerrero shot and was saved by De Gea.

"West Ham's defense is still not tight enough, they played a little relaxed." Zhan Jun commented, "Corinthians' counterattack just now was due to Shinji Kagawa's pass error, and his physical fitness is still a bit poor."

At the corner kick, Corinthians grabbed the first point again. Fortunately, Danilo's shot from outside the penalty area was destroyed by Hummels. Otherwise, De Gea's vision would be blocked and he might not be able to save the shot.

Kroos grabbed the ball, spun it around, got rid of the defense, and organized the attack.

Jiang Shan was expressionless. When he walked to the sidelines, the team was a little too slack. In a crucial game, a single mistake could be fatal.

"Cheer up for me, the players in the midfield don't run slowly, increase the speed." Jiang Shan roared from the sidelines.

He doesn't like roaring, but there is no way, the players must be woken up at this time.In the most critical game, the pressure on the players is huge, and the pressure on Jiangshan is equally huge. Unfortunately, they have only one way forward.

The pressure on Kroos and Modric suddenly increased, and the emphasis on possession of the ball began.

West Ham entered the state very quickly, the frontcourt players ran more and more, and also created scoring opportunities.

Royce cuts in and shoots violently, but is unfortunately held in Cassio's arms.

Corinthians suppressed the rhythm and did not quickly launch a counterattack.

The ball is transmitted under the feet of their players, just like the pass-and-control team, they can't find opportunities, and they would rather fall in the backcourt than let West Ham play with speed.

"My God, their tactical thinking is exactly as Jiangshan expected." Zidane looked at Tite and then at Jiangshan, his back was covered with cold sweat, "How can the head coach be like this?"

Tite's tactic is to counterattack. When the ball is under their feet, as long as there is no good counterattack space, they would rather fall in the backcourt than attack rashly.

When an opportunity arises, Corinthians' players immediately send a long pass to the frontcourt, and Enrique is rushing forward.

He broke through to the vicinity of West Ham's penalty area and made a strong cross. It was Guerrero again. He stepped on the right foot and shot without any adjustments.

It was another long-range shot from outside the penalty area, and the counterattack was completed within 8 seconds. The sudden change of rhythm made it difficult to defend.

Glenn Johnson in the penalty area performed well, concentrating, and kicked the ball out of the penalty area steadily, and Shinji Kagawa controlled the periphery.

Faced with Ralph's defense, Shinji Kagawa turned around with difficulty and passed the ball to David Silva's feet.

Silva moved forward quickly, and Lewandowski was on the road. He raised his kick, and the ball flew over Emerson's head and fell to Lewandowski's feet.

It's a pity that Corinthians' defense settled faster. When they attacked, they kept more than half of their players in their own half to guard against West Ham's counterattack.

Lewandowski faced two central defenders and had no kicking space. He swung the ball horizontally to the side. Royce faced the defensive player, but couldn't find a chance. He returned the ball to Baines who came up and reorganized.

"We saw that Corinthians were very clever in their off-the-ball position. Their back line was pressed high, and the midfielders also came back to protect the defense line, trying to cut off the connection between West Ham's frontcourt as much as possible." Zhan Jun's eyes are still sharp. "It is difficult for Lewand to receive the ball. There are people around him defending at any time."

Tite is very satisfied with the state of the team, and his tactical design is in the works.Meticulous and precise arrangements have been made for both the state with the ball and the state without the ball.

When they have the ball, they will try their best to control the ball and find opportunities to counterattack, otherwise they will control the ball and not attack rashly.Without the ball, they tightened the fence and did not give West Ham the opportunity to easily attack with the ball.

The positions of the midfielders are well maintained, cutting off the connection between Lewandowski and the frontcourt players.

Jiang Shan was also excited, "Tite is really good, and the tactical design is very correct. If we can't tear their defense, we may lose."

Jiang Shan said to Zidane, "Did you see it? This game is a mental and physical confrontation. It is very difficult for players on both sides to score goals. If they can't hold it, they may have to swallow the fruit of failure."

Corinthians is slowing down the pace of the game, while West Ham is trying to tear apart Corinthians' defense. The two sides are fighting wits in the midfield. This kind of game is torture for both teams.

If you can't bear it, you can only fail.

At the end of the first half, the two sides still failed to score a goal, and even had few chances to shoot.

West Ham had an advantage in the situation, and Corinthians bit the rhythm tightly, reducing the rhythm to an unbearable level, and confronted West Ham with rigorous tactical routines.

The rhythm of the game was outrageous, and the fans were anxious to watch. The fans on the sidelines began to curse, "What the hell, what game is this?"

"Did we buy the wrong tickets? It's a wrestling match!"

It's a pity that the players on both sides are still playing according to the inherent rhythm. Even though West Ham has the upper hand, they also tie the fence very tightly while attacking. Corinthians also have no chance.

"West Ham is too strong, worthy of being the champion of the Champions League." Tite also drummed in his heart, "Jiangshan's tactical arrangement is only above mine. He seems to have anticipated our tactical arrangement and responded very well."

"In this game, our difficulty has increased by 20%." This is Tite's idea, and it is actually Jiang Shan's idea.

(End of this chapter)