Unforgettable second half

Chapter 195 Physical Challenge
The second game of the group stage was against Vietnam.

Tang Ning and Chen Luo had to rotate, the starting right back was replaced by Liu Yu, and Wang Xin's partner Li Kang was used as a defensive midfielder.The right midfielder went to Cao Wei, and he could come back to help Liu Yu defend by using his speed.The strategy in the first half was simple, just defend without conceding the ball.

At the beginning of the game, the opponent didn't try at all, and even double-teamed and pressed at a high position, making consecutive steals in the middle and front courts, which is impressive.

After the opponent's No. 10 midfielder steals Ye Fan, the ball is passed to get rid of Yang Lin, and a direct pass is passed behind Wang Xin and passed to their forward.After their No. 9 striker took the ball, he rushed all the way, but fortunately, Li Kang came over to tackle and destroyed the ball.

"Fast pressing, fast cooperation after stealing, forward penetration, and getting rid of others are all done very well." Rhodes actually praised the other party.

"That's right. Wang Pei's analysis is really not wrong. The tacit understanding is very high, especially the cooperation between the midfield and the frontcourt." Jiang Feng also agreed with Rhodes.

"If Wang Pei's analysis is correct, then our two sides will be in big trouble, especially Liu Yu's side, I'm a little worried." Rhodes frowned.

"Don't be afraid, they were fascinated by our smoke bombs. Before the game, they still thought that Tangning would start. The strategy should be to attack the right side, which is Lin Xing's side." Jiang Feng pointed to Lin Xing.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the opponent made another steal in the frontcourt and distributed the ball to their offensive right.Their striker 9 pulled to the side, got the ball, faced Lin Xing directly, and broke through to the bottom.Lin excitedly fell to the ground and shoveled the ball out of bounds.

"Haha, I'm right." Jiang Feng smiled.

But Rhodes couldn't laugh, he frowned and said, "Our midfield is a bit messy, it's always being stolen."

Jiang Feng nodded. The opponent's double-teaming and siege really disrupted our midfield organization.

In fact, he wasn't very worried. For this match, he was confident that he would win because he knew the opponent's weaknesses very well.But the premise is that the first half must be defended, and it is also very dangerous to be stealed all the time, so we still have to find a way to break it.

He already saw the problem, Ye Fan's ball control was good, but he and Yang Lin were too far ahead, and there was no coordination between the two of them, so it was easy to be double-teamed and intercepted.

He immediately yelled to the field to ask Ye Fan to step back a bit.Use the ball-handling ability of Liu Fan, Wang Xin and Ye Fan to deal with the opponent.

After Ye Fan and Yang Lin came back, the situation in the midfield improved a bit. At least Ye Fan could control the ball with Wang Xin and Liu Fan in the midfield.Wang Xin gradually had space to get rid of and pass the ball, and once passed it directly to Yang Lin.

Yang Lin immediately dribbled the ball from the side, but the opponent quickly returned to the defense and quickly surrounded Yang Lin.Yang Lin had no chance to pass back, so he could only make a strong breakthrough and steal the ball.

"They're all-out and full-defense, can't they take it physically? They're crazier than us, and we just let a few players in the frontcourt play like this," Rhode said with emotion.

"It's okay, let them play."

Jiang Feng looked at his watch. It was only 20 minutes. The time passed really slowly. He wanted the time to pass quickly so that he could have a real fight with the opponent in the second half.

He remembered what Wang Pei said during the technical analysis before the game,

"They were not physically strong. In the last Vietnam game against North Korea, they suppressed North Korea in the first half and scored two goals. But in the second half of the second half, North Korea controlled the scene and recovered one goal."

Now it seems that it's not that they have poor physical strength, but that their style of play requires a lot of physical strength.If it is a weak team, they really can't stand their quick siege and attack in turn.

If they were given the lead, they could slow down the pace of the game in the second half, or play a defensive counterattack. It is still difficult to win them, and North Korea lost like this.

However, Jiang Feng has confidence in his team's defense. They have experienced the baptism of the league and have improved a lot.The only problem is Liu Yu, who is playing right back for the first time.

In the past, in the league, Zhao Jian and Tangning played this position, and they couldn't find better candidates.In the National Youth League, Zhao Jian and Zhang Le have always been the starting central defenders.Now, Tangning has to rotate every game every three or four days, and there is a shortage of right backs all of a sudden.

There is no way to let Liu Yu play this position. Fortunately, the opponent does not know this. From the current point of view, they are still mainly attacking Lin Xing. There should be no problem in the first half, right?
The game continued, and the opponent continued to attack. They always attacked Lin Xing's side more, or directly attacked the middle, but there were not many opportunities.Only a few long-range shots were also resolved by Huang Tao, and the first half was still 0:0.
News came from the other side of the field that North Korea temporarily leads Australia 2:0.Australia is so impatient?It's strange, when they played against us, they led by 2 goals in the first half.

Is North Korea too powerful?If so, this game must be won.Because the last game is against North Korea, we can't put Bao on the last game.

He calculated the score. If we draw with Vietnam, our two teams will have 4 points. If North Korea wins, it will be 3 points, and Australia will be completely out.

In the last round, Vietnam is facing Australia. If Australia is out, then the chances of Vietnam winning will be greatly increased. They can get 7 points.And we are facing North Korea, and we can qualify if we draw.Another draw can qualify, how many times our national team has died here.

Thinking of this, he walked quickly to the locker room, he was going to arrange the second half of the game, and he wanted to win this game.

As soon as the second half started, he replaced Tangning. He couldn't hesitate any longer, because the opposing coach would definitely deploy tactics against Liu Yu's side in the midfield.

He replaced Tang Ning, replaced Yang Lin, and let Liu Yu go forward to attack.Yang Lin had already completed his task. In the first half, he charged and returned to defense repeatedly, which dragged down the opponent.Liu Yu spent the first half on defense, with little offense and no problem with his physical strength.

Jiang Feng didn't change his tactics, but stuck to it.He was still waiting, waiting for the other party to get tired before inserting another knife.Everyone defended as one, and the opponent had no chance. They changed two people, but they failed to gain more advantages.

We have defended those super foreign players in the Chinese Super League. No matter how good you are, you can't compare to them. Jiang Feng smiled secretly. He looked at his watch. It has been 70 minutes, and it is time to attack.

He immediately made the second substitution, letting Lin Bo replace Ye Fan.In fact, Ye Fan's offensive talent is really good, but the fan brother Shan is right, Lin Bo has an advantage in height, and high-altitude shots are also the opponent's weakness.

This was not over yet, Jiang Feng then used the last substitution quota and asked Lin Yi to replace Liu Fan. He was determined to bomb the opponent.

"The quota for substitutions has been used up in only 70 minutes, what if you get injured?" Rhodes was still a little worried.

"Since the high-altitude bombing is going to be done, it should be more thorough, so that Ji Yi and Lin Bo can echo each other. The two of them cooperate well." Jiang Feng explained to Rhodes.

He knew that this was a risk, so he played all his cards. What if the situation changes in the game?For example, a player is injured, or the situation cannot be opened, or even the opponent is ahead.

But that's how the game is.As the team members often say, give it a go and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.

(End of this chapter)