There is a belief called football

Chapter 180 Against Iraq

The game starts at 8:10 p.m. BJ time. The temperature in Shenzhen is around [-] degrees at night in this season. Such weather is most suitable for football games.

Although the Chinese team performed poorly in the last game, today the Chinese team's home court is still a sea of ​​red. Tens of thousands of tickets were sold out a week before the game.

The on-site commentary for this game is Duan Xuan and Tao Wei. They will accompany Chinese fans to witness Stan's first game as a team leader.

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"Does Director Tao have any expectations for this game?"
"A lot, but it's really hard to say for a while, the first game will be difficult",
"Yes, I hope the boys of the national team can put down their burdens and play well in this game," Duan Xuan said.

"What I want to say is that even if you lose, it's not the end," Tao Wei said.

Duan Xuan disagrees with this sentence. He knows that even if losing is not the end, at least it will be a big earthquake, which means that Chinese fans will have to wait for 4 years, and it also means that the national team will bid farewell to the generation of veterans born in the 80s.

"Let's not talk about losing. Today is New Year's Eve. I hope the national football team will use a victory to celebrate the New Year with fans and friends."

"Then let Tao Wei introduce the starting lineup of the Chinese team," Duan Xuan said.

"The starting lineup of the Chinese team is:

Goalkeeper: Qi rate
Backline: Sun Jihai, Li Weifeng, Wei Xiao, Qi Bing.

Midfielders: Hao Junmin, Zheng Zhi, Deng Zhuoxiang.

Forwards: Shao Jiayi, Yu Dabao, Li Qiao.

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"This starting is very different from the Camacho era," said Duan Xuan.

"Yes, except for Li Weifeng and Zheng Zhi, the other positions are different from Camacho's era, and the formation is completely different. Camacho uses 4231, while Stan uses 433 formation",
"And most of the people selected by Stan are young people," Duan Xuan said.

"Yes, Stan is based on the future of Chinese football",
"I heard that Stan has already managed Lin Zhijian in Hamburg," Duan Xuan said.

"This is too unexpected. I noticed Lin Zhijian when I was explaining the Bundesliga. I also knew that his father was Chinese, but I never thought that he could represent the Chinese national team one day."

"I don't know what method Stan used to persuade Lin Zhijian, this is really a way," Duan Xuan said admiringly.

"Then "Xuan", please tell the audience about the situation of our opponent Iraq today",
"Well, I don't need to introduce the head coach of Iraq. It is the famous Brazilian star "Zico" that we are very familiar with. He just took office last year. The Iraqi Football Association invited him to prepare for the top 20 matches."

"I heard that Zico's salary is not low," Tao Wei added.

"According to media reports, Zico's salary is about twice that of Stan's," said Duan Xuan.

"We will introduce Iraq's lineup one by one based on the game when the game starts, but there are three people who must be introduced to you. The first is their defender "Abbas", that is, the bald, full-back player with a strong assist ability. We suffered a lot from him in the last game in Doha."
"The second is No. 9 "Karim", that is, the one who plays the midfielder",
"Actually, it's more like Iraq's shadow striker," Tao Wei interjected.

"Yes, hiding behind Younis, he is also a player with strong attack power",
"The last one is of course Iraq's captain "Younis", who is also the biggest contributor to helping the team win the 2007 Asian Cup."

"It is said that the Iraqi Football Association's selection of coaches requires his consent," Tao Wei said.

"But it is true that they have strength," Duan Xuan said.

"In the last game, his goal was the lore that beat the Chinese team," said Tao Wei.

"Or maybe it killed Camacho," Duan Xuan said.

Tao Wei chuckled and said, "Otherwise we wouldn't see Stan sitting on the head coach of the national team."

"In addition, the referee of this game also needs to be introduced. It is "Wilkins" from Australia. He has also enforced the AFC Champions League and is an experienced referee."

"Under normal circumstances, when teams from West Asia play against teams from East Asia, the AFC will use Australian referees," said Tao Wei.

"The game is about to start, let's watch the game," Duan Xuan said.

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When the game was about to start, Stan was still talking and laughing with the fourth official, which made the Iraqi head coach "Zico" very dissatisfied, because it is reasonable to say that the head coaches of the two teams need to shake hands with each other before the game, and Stan is not on his bench.

Stan didn't walk over to shake hands with Zico until the referee blew the whistle to start the game. Zico also forced a smile, but he scolded Stan N times in his heart.

This is the effect that Stan wants-to pay attention to the opponent tactically and to despise the opponent strategically.

The Chinese team kicked off first in the first half. Although the Chinese team is in a bad situation in the group, Stan did not ask the team to attack at the beginning. Stan hopes that the first game will not only win, but also establish the style and tactical thinking of the "Sijia Army".

For a long time, when we talk about Korean football, we think of toughness, and when we talk about Japanese football, we think of delicate technology, but when you talk about Chinese football, what do you think of?Nothing at all!

And Stan wants to change this. He hopes that in the future, when people talk about Chinese football, they will think of two words-"sharp".

What Stan wants is the feel of the Russian team in the 2008 European Cup-sharp and fast attack.

Therefore, Stan asked his team not to overwhelm the opponent to play, but to seize the opportunity as long as there is an opportunity.

If you let Stan choose between the following two situations, 10st: create 3 chances and seize 1 times, and 30nd: create [-] chance but seize it.Then Stan will choose the second option without hesitation, because Stan regards possession of the ball as very important. Although Mourinho can win the game with a [-]% possession rate, that is not what Stan pursues. Stan’s pursuit is a high possession rate, the higher the better.

After the opening, the three players in the midfield of the Chinese team have been holding the ball, especially Zheng Zhi. In fact, Zheng Zhi’s ball-handling ability is no less than that of Japan’s "Endo Yasuhito", but Endo Yasuhito has a bodyguard - Makoto Hasebe, and Zheng Zhi does not.

The reason why Iraq won the last game is that they successfully restricted Zheng Zhi. Camacho made Zheng Zhi hit the front midfielder and directly exposed him to the opponent, which made Zheng Zhi unable to even hold the ball.

In this game, Iraq, who had tasted the sweetness, was ready to repeat the old tricks, but this time they found some abnormalities. There were always two young people around Zheng Zhi to respond at any time. In this way, the Iraqi midfielder did not dare to grab the ball, because the Chinese team can rely on passing the ball to mobilize the opponent to run aimlessly, and people are always not as fast as the ball.

As soon as Zheng Zhi made this point, Iraq immediately felt uncomfortable. They felt that the midfielder was out of their control, which was not expected by Zico before the game.

And now Zico needs to make corresponding changes immediately. This is the biggest difference between a good head coach and a bad head coach. A good head coach reads the game and is ready to make adjustments at any time, while a bad head coach is often helpless in the face of changes on the court.

Facing the strong Uruguay in the 2010 World Cup, the head coach of the French team "Domenech" stood stunned on the sidelines and became the laughing stock of the world, and an incompetent coach will eventually lose control of the team.

"Zico" is a bit like "Domenech" at this time. He pointed to the two midfielders of the team and signaled them to go up to grab Zheng Zhi. Facing the two powerful midfielders in Iraq, Zheng Zhi gave the ball to Hao Junmin.

Hao Junmin took the ball, Wei Xiao leaned towards Hao Junmin, ready to respond at any time, but the opponent was like a mad dog, whoever got the ball, they would rush forward with 3 or 4 people to grab the ball, and the previous Chinese team was really afraid of this kind of team.

Hao Junmin saw the momentum of the opponent's rushing, and immediately gave the ball to Wei Xiao. At this time, Wei Xiao took the ball, and the Iraqi players immediately went to grab Wei Xiao, but this time they were wrong.

At this moment, Wei Xiao passed the ball to Zheng Zhi, because Wei Xiao alone attracted 3 people, leaving Zheng Zhi unguarded. In this case, Zheng Zhi's pass success rate is [-]%.

The three people in front started instantly, Li Qiao went straight in, Yu Dabao ran sideways, Shao Jia retreated a little, 3 points, it all depends on Zheng Zhi's choice.

In the end, Zheng Zhi chose to pass the ball to Yu Dabao who was running diagonally. The reason is also very simple, because the defensive pressure faced by running to the side is relatively small, and the possibility of receiving the ball is greater.

Yu Dabao once played in the Portuguese Super League "Benfica". He is a good forward. He got the ball and looked up at the middle. Li Qiao was already in place. Yu Dabao didn't stop the ball and passed it directly to Li Qiao.

The two central defenders in Iraq are "Shakir" and "Hussein". The two of them were also a little nervous when they saw Li Qiao. After all, they have seen the AFC Champions League and the Club World Cup, and they know how powerful the No. 9 is.

Li Qiao knew that the best way to catch the ball was to stop the ball and go straight to the next move, so facing Dabao's pass, Li Qiao didn't stop the ball, but directly rubbed it lightly to let the ball bypass the opponent's central defender, and then quickly went forward by himself.

At this time, the two central defenders in Iraq faced a big problem-that is, should they chase the ball or hold Li Qiao?
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