allendalepharm Chapter 522 I have been to Iran, the football there is very pure
Chapter 522 I have been to Iran, the football there is very pure
In today's game, both sides played a 4-3-3 formation.
On the Longguo side, the lineup was exactly the same as that of the South Korean team.
The goalkeeper is Zeng Cheng, the defense is Jiang Zhipeng, Feng Xiaoting, Mei Fang and Zhang Linpeng, the midfielders are Wu Xi, Zheng Zhi and Huang Bowen, and the front trident is a combination of Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning and Lin Liangming.
Obviously, at the devil's home court in Tehran, Lippi and Pan Yi still want to continue the defensive counterattack style they played against the South Korean team.
With the current overall strength of the Longguo team, it is too demanding to play smooth pass and control football in a short period of time. At least there may be troubles in the backcourt stage...
Not to mention that under the high pressure of today's away game, it is even more difficult to play a good passing system.
So Lippi and Pan Yi are still very pragmatic, just play the defense well!
And Iran's 4-3-3 looks like this:
Goalkeeper: Bellenwand;
Defense: Gavri, Praliganj, Montazeri, Mohammadi;
Midfielders: Ezzato Lahi, Shaojie, Ibrahimi;
Forwards: Jahanbakhsh, Taremi, Guqian Ahmadinejad.
Rookie striker Azmon didn't even get the chance to start, which also shows how strong the Iranian team's reserves are on the front line.
At the beginning of the game, they also immediately took advantage of the home court and launched a fierce attack on the Longguo team's position.
After the kick-off, through a long pass from the backcourt of captain Shao Jie, he found Guqian Ahmadinejad who was plugged in from the side, and then passed directly into the penalty area, looking for center Taremi.
However, Feng Xiaoting was well prepared and headed the ball out of the danger zone before Taremi.
Soon, the Longguo team also found a chance to counterattack. Zhang Linpeng launched a long pass in the backcourt for a fast break. Lin Liangming stopped the ball and passed it to Zhang Yuning in the penalty area.
However, the defender of the Iranian team returned to the defense in a timely manner. Zhang Yuning moved a little slowly and was destroyed.
Later, Huang Bowen sent a corner kick, but the Longguo team failed to create a threat. Instead, Iran seized an opportunity to attack. Fortunately, Zeng Cheng's attack range was good, and he rushed to the front of the penalty area to intercept the ball.
After the first few waves of offensives, Iran's rhythm began to slow down.
This is not to say that they don't want to attack anymore, but that the Long Guo team's targeted arrangement of their midfield has begun to take effect, and Iran's advancement has been affected.
First of all, in Iran's three-middle midfield system, the captain Shaojie is positioned slightly forward, and he also dominates the frontcourt distribution and creation of opportunities during the offense, and is responsible for delivering shells to his teammates.
On Longguo's side, Zheng Zhilai, who is also the captain, was left behind to protect the defense and follow up with Shaojie, preventing him from passing the ball forward comfortably.
Ezatorahi and Ibrahimi's position is slightly behind, closer to the position of the double midfielder.
Among them, Ibrahimi is more inclined to be responsible for organizing, dispatching and controlling the rhythm, so Longguo has arranged for Wu Xi to be in charge of marking and interference. As soon as he gets the ball, Wu Xi will be close to him immediately , Do not give him the space to easily take and play the ball.
As for Ezatorahi, this young tall midfielder is not slow at all, and he can also work with his feet, which allows him to dribble forward on the court and quickly advance to participate in the offense. He is very good in the Iranian team. A player who is threatening.
And he asked Huang Bowen to take care of it. While preventing the Iranian teenager from advancing, he could also help Zheng Zhilai to assist in the defense in the middle.
In addition, the Iranian team's two wingers Jahanbakhsh and Guqian Ahmadinejad are responsible for widening the width. Coupled with the forward penetration of the full-back when attacking with the ball, it is easy to form a numerical advantage, and then create Chance.
In view of this feature, Lippi's coaching staff also adjusted the task of the defense line, making Jiang Zhipeng and Zhang Linpeng on the two wings relatively inward, mainly to block the Iranian team's inward line.
This is because judging from the data of the past few games, the quality of Iran's crosses on both sides is not high, but the winger's inward shot is extremely threatening.
So Pan Yi suggested that Lippi come to "defend the center and let the side go", that is, block Iran's attack from the center, let go of the side, and let them cross.
In the middle, Long Guo's double central defenders watched their center Taremi tightly, preventing him from having a comfortable shot.
At this point in time, Taremi is not yet the future Porto striker, and his ability is not so outstanding. Even if Feng Xiaoting defends alone, it is actually not that difficult.
Although these offensive players in Iran's frontcourt are players with strong impact, once the opposing team maintains a rigorous array and does not leave room for them, their offensive effect will be greatly reduced.
And because of their prominent position in Asia, no matter whether Qatar, Syria or any other team encounters them, they will actively shrink their defense and make them play very uncomfortable.
This is why although Iran has played six games unbeaten, it has only scored five goals in total.
Including the last time Longguo was able to score 0:0 with Iran at home, this is also how it was done.
Now, the Longguo team is doing the same thing, and it really quickly plunged Iran into the same bitter situation again.
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"Today, the midfield defense of our Long Guo team is very well organized. A world-class coach is a world-class coach!"
Today's CCTV commentators are He Wei and Xu Yang. They are commenting on the game in a domestic studio.
He Wei admired Long Guo's solid defense when he came up, and of course he also praised Lippi and Pan Yi's training of the Long Guo team.
"Look, they have made significant progress in assisting defenses to cover positions and press and pinch attacks, and the players' running progress has also been very good. The three forwards actively participated in the defense and formed the first line of defense, and the central defender Feng Xiaoting also took on the team's outings. The mission, offense and defense are more like a combined whole. This makes the Iranian team a little uncomfortable."
Xu Yang nodded: "You are right, but we still need to be more patient, try to control the ball under our feet, and then make more use of the width of the field..."
He Wei: "...Today Lippi and Director Pan should still want to gain a foothold in defense first, and they don't want to compete for possession of the ball."
"And their defense is just like when they played against South Korea. They are very strategic. In the past, our defense relied more on numbers, but now it seems that even with four defenders and three midfielders, we can still organize tightly. The tactics, the key is the rate of players in place and the rhythm of the overall movement."
"The three lines are not out of line. Iran faces two defense lines at any time when it takes the ball, so it is difficult to create opportunities. Moreover, our players have a very consistent rhythm. They can be fast when they should be fast, and slow down when they should be slow. Strong, the loopholes in the defense are less likely to be caught by the opponent."
"It is especially worth mentioning that our old captain Zheng Zhi can always appear where he is needed at critical moments, protecting the defense, cutting off the opponent's passing line, or attacking."
"His role is really great! It's a pity that he is not young now, but there is no one in China who can take over his class."
Xu Yang nodded again: "What you said is very reasonable. At this time, someone needs to stand up."
He Wei: "...?"
Just when He Wei didn't know how to answer the conversation, there was a sudden exclamation from the stadium stands.
All I saw was a long pass from Long Guo's backcourt, across half the field, and flew to the frontcourt.
It was Zheng Zhi's long pass and fast break!
He Wei also quickly connected to the commentary on the situation on the field:
"Zhang Yuning of the Longguo team was in the frontcourt, fighting for the first goal with the opponent's central defender Montazeri, and Zhang Yuning won the header!"
"The ball still fell at the feet of the Longguo team. Wu Xi took the ball and looked at this attack."
"Wu Xi kicked directly to the penalty area, there is a chance! Wu Lei hit the goal directly!"
"Oops, goalkeeper Beranwand blocked the ball!"
"It's a pity that the Longguo team missed an excellent scoring opportunity in the first half."
"A through kick from Wu Xi, the ball was very wonderful, it just landed on the line of Wu Lei's oblique penetration into the penalty area, and at this time the Iranian team's central defender was just pulled out by Zhang Yuning, and Lin Liangming was also standing On the right side, there is some space in the penalty area, and Wu Lei cuts in just to form a scoring opportunity."
"It's really a pity, the best scoring chance of the Longguo game so far."
"Wu Lei looks very depressed. He should really be depressed about this attack. What a great opportunity."
"If this goal can be scored, the situation will be completely changed, and the defensive pressure of the Long Guo team will also be reduced a lot."
"However, it can also be seen from this attack that the current Longguo team not only has a considerable improvement in defense, but also has become sharper in counterattack."
"It doesn't matter if the goal is missed, as long as our boys stay calm and take their time, there must be a chance!"
Xu Yang nodded again: "Yes, now that the competition has reached a fever pitch, this is the time to test the will and quality of both sides."
He Wei: "..."
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After the Dragon Kingdom's attack, the Iranian coach Queiroz seemed very dissatisfied on the sidelines, yelling loudly at the players on the field.
It was almost scored just now. If the goal is lost, Iran will fall into a passive situation.
After all, everyone knows that as long as the Long Guo team scores a goal, their defensive counterattack will be more resolute and thorough. At that time, it will be more difficult for Iran to score a goal, and there may even be a risk of the score being stretched.
But Queiroz is also very aware of the plight of the Iranian team.
This is similar to the problem faced by the South Korean team in the last round, that is, the Longguo team is determined to defend against counterattacks. As long as they don't lose the ball, they will become more confident as they defend.
The strength of the Iranian team is dominant. If they can't attack for a long time, the team will inevitably play in a hurry. This is not a good phenomenon.
The South Korean team was in a hurry and was counterattacked to score a goal and received a red card. In the end, they were beaten 0:3. The Iranian team cannot be like them.
And Queiroz can also see that the Long Guo team's counterattack is basically aimed at Iran's weakness.
Iran advocates full-backs attacking forward, which makes the defense of the two ribs relatively weak. Just after Zhang Yuning grabbed the header, Wu Xi made a diagonal pass to the penalty area, and Wu Lei got the chance to kick into the penalty area from the rib.
This must remind the players on the field, let them pay attention, at least the two midfielders should fill up the ribs more, and don't give Long Guo such a large space anymore.
But before Queiroz could speak, Longguo launched another attack in the backcourt.
This time it was still a diagonal pass transfer from Zheng Zhi on the right side of the backcourt after taking the ball.
Zhang Yuning grabbed the header again, and after the ball was headed down, Wu Lei grabbed the second spot.
As soon as he stopped, he saw Zhang Yuning pointing in front of him after landing. Wu Lei made a straight pass with his right foot without thinking, and the ball passed to Zhang Yuning's right side.
After Zhang Yuning stopped the ball, he turned around with his right foot and shot directly.
This shot is powerful and heavy, and the angle is very tricky. It is directly aimed at the upper right corner of the goal, and the ball is pressed well.
But at the critical moment, the goalkeeper of the Iranian team, Beranwand, seemed to have the help of a god, and flew the ball out of the crossbar with one hand, once again resolving a scoring crisis.
All the Iranian fans in the audience were in an uproar.
The two counterattacks of the Longguo team were quite threatening!
If it weren't for his goalkeeper's outstanding performance, he would really be scored!
Queiroz was taken aback, and quickly shouted to his players, pay attention to the support of the ribs, and at the same time pay attention to the first point of competition and the second point of protection!
The two counterattacks in a row are basically the same routine, and they are all used so skillfully!
After Queiroz shouted, he couldn't help but glanced at the coaching bench of the visiting team.
I saw that Lippi and Pan Yi were sitting in their seats and chatting, and they didn't seem to be in a hurry.
Queiroz felt both helpless and admirable.
Helpless is because his team has not been able to find an effective way to break through the Long Guo team so far, but what he admires is that these two guys really deserve to be world-famous coaches.
Although Iran also failed to break through the Dragon Kingdom's defense in the first round, the Dragon Kingdom was closer to retreating across the board at that time, and there was no chance of threatening Iran's goal at all.
Today, the Longguo team not only has a strict steel defense line, but the speed and efficiency of counterattacks have also increased many times, and this is obviously all due to the coaching staff.
"Unfortunately, the goal was missed again." On the commentary stand, He Wei sighed.
"Yes." Xu Yang said without digressing, "The Iranian goalkeeper Beranwand looks very good today, and he saved two very threatening shots from us in a row."
"We can only continue to create opportunities." He Wei shook his head, "But the Iranian team should be alert now, and they have obviously strengthened their control over Zhang Yuning, preventing him from getting the first header so comfortably."
Xu Yang replied: "Yes, this is the point that the Iranian team is difficult to deal with. They are very adaptable to the environment."
He Wei: "Oh? Coach Xu Yang, do you know a lot about Iranian football?"
Xu Yang said with a smile: "I still know a little about Iranian football, because I have been to Iran and played with this local football-loving friend."
"Well, they play very well, and their football is very pure. If our fans have the opportunity to go to Iran, to Tehran, you will find that as long as there are such street lights, there will be children playing football."
"On this road, in this parking lot, there are all children playing football. So I don't think it's surprising that Iranian football can reach the World Cup every time."
"Including their football skills, they were all trained on this kind of road when they were young, so... Uh, what did I say just now, yes, they are very adaptable to the environment."
He Wei: "...Okay, I really understand it well. Now... Let's look at the field again, and we're attacking again!"
At this time, it was Iranian goalkeeper Beranwand who kicked the goal kick, and Mei Fang rushed the ball back to the midfield before Taremi. Huang Bowen immediately passed the ball to the right, and Zhang Linpeng led along the right. The ball advances and begins planning the attack.
At this time, Zheng Zhi's position is closer to the two central defenders, while the two full-backs Jiang Zhipeng and Zhang Linpeng are closer to the front.
“这个看起来有点像潘毅在米兰时期喜欢用的4-3-3变种，就是拖后后腰下沉到后卫线，然后两边卫向前，形成了一个3-4-3的站位。这意味着龙国队要真的开始进攻了吗？”
"Judging from the two shots just now, the defensive counterattack of the Longguo team has become more and more threatening. It is understandable to invest more troops in the offense at this time, but we still need to pay attention to the defense behind us."
"After all, Iran's counterattack is also quite sharp. Each of these three forwards is very threatening. While strengthening our offense, we still have to watch them."
而现在龙国的变阵，正如贺炜所说的，正是潘毅早期的杀手锏，4-3-3转3-4-3！
This kind of strategy is also very clear, that is to push the original two wings forward and increase the width when attacking, but when defending, the defensive strength in the middle remains unchanged. The purpose is to continue to block the Iranian team's strong attack in the middle.
And if the opponent presses higher, the two full-backs can still recover to form a five-back formation, but the defense is more stable.
Of course, such a change is relatively demanding for the two full-backs Jiang Zhipeng and Zhang Linpeng.
They obviously haven't reached the level of defenders like Robertson or Carvajal who can go up and down, so Pan Yi also lowered his requirements for them. They don't need to go forward too much, as long as they can Just stop at the position from the center line to the penalty area.
In this way, although the help to the offense is not as great as the genuine 3-4-3, at least it can allow the counterattack of the team to find not only the center forward in the frontcourt, but also the full backs on the two wings. There is an extra line. It also increases the offensive routine.
Moreover, the two full-backs do not advance, which also has a positive significance for the defense of the wing, and it also makes Iran's two wing attacks restrained to a certain extent.
Such adjustments gradually took effect.
The Iranian team, who had just adapted to the Long Guo team's long pass and long center tactics, suddenly found that Long Guo's offensive routine had changed again.
When the game progressed to the 40th minute, Lin Liangming passed back to Huang Bowen from the right, and the latter quickly crossed to Wu Xi.
Wu Xi quickly passed the ball to the left and found Jiang Zhipeng.
After Jiang Zhipeng caught up with the ball along the left, he quickly dribbled forward, but just after passing the center line, he stopped dribbling the ball. Instead, he made a 45-degree pass close to the ground and sent the ball into the penalty area of the Iranian team.
At this time, Zhang Yuning ran from the middle to the left to catch the ball and held the ball under his feet.
Iran's central defender Praliganji had been prepared for a long time, and leaned against Zhang Yuning immediately, trying to steal the ball.
But Zhang Yuning blocked the opponent with his strong body, and then took the first step to stab the ball to the front of the penalty area.
Lin Liangming, who had already run over from the right to respond, hadn't got the ball yet, and Wu Lei, who had been ambushing outside the penalty area, also saw the opportunity and slanted into the penalty area from the left.
Lin Liangming understood, and blocked the Iranian midfielder Ezatorahi with his body, not letting the ball stop at his feet, and pushed one behind him.
The ball slid along a straight diagonal line from behind Praliganji to Wu Lei's sprinting line.
At this time, Iranian goalkeeper Beranwand and another central defender Montazeri both realized the danger. One decisively abandoned the goal and attacked, and the other quickly posted to Wu Lei.
But Lin Liangming gave the ball very comfortably, and after Wu Lei caught up with him, he just stabbed and shot!
The ball passed under the open arms of the Iranian goalkeeper and went straight into the Iranian goal!
"The ball has been scored!!!!" He Wei shouted loudly.
"In the 40th minute, the Longguo team took the lead in knocking on the Iranian team's goal!"
"Goal from striker Wu Lei, this is a very wonderful teamwork! Beautiful, really beautiful!"
The Azadi Stadium, where 10,000+ Iranian fans were sitting, suddenly fell silent. They could only watch helplessly as Wu Lei rushed to the corner flagpole excitedly, celebrating his goal.
And all the Longguo players also rushed towards him.
This goal is so crucial! ——
"fodas!"
Queiroz on the sidelines even yelled the Portuguese national curse.
Of course he was depressed.
Not only because of this goal, but also because this is actually not the first time the Long Guo team has seized the Iranian team's loopholes.
It is clear that Iran is the team that occupies the absolute ball possession rate, and it is clear that Iran has more offensive time, but why is Long Guo's counterattack more threatening?
For several counterattacks, the Longguo team directly sent a long pass to the frontcourt to find the center forward, and then planned the attack through the center forward, making full use of the gap between the Iranian midfielder's double midfielders and the defense line, as well as the gap between the two ribs of the defense line. Make a fuss.
Then, Queiroz asked his midfielder to pay more attention to filling these gaps and reducing loopholes, but it is obvious that Long Guo immediately made changes.
This move suddenly changed to 3-4-3, allowing the full-back to pass the ball directly into the penalty area, which really surprised Queiroz.
And it was precisely this kind of unexpectedness that allowed the Longguo team to attack directly and score first!
This also makes it difficult for Queiroz to accept.
Everyone knows that whether it is the overall strength, the personal ability of the players, the physical confrontation ability, or the technical and tactical level of the team, Iran is above the Long Guo team.
Coupled with the favorable factors of the home game, the Iranian team will definitely get three points-as for the remarks before the game that a tie is enough, it is just a smoke bomb.
According to Queiroz's original plan, the Dragon Kingdom traveled long distances, and the teacher had to travel [-] kilometers, and it would definitely not be in the best condition.
Therefore, Iran is going to take the opportunity to launch a fierce attack in the first half, strive for the first goal, and then make tactical changes depending on the situation.
But he underestimated the Dragons' defense.
He has carefully studied the match between the Dragon Kingdom and the South Korean team, and he is confident that Iran can break through and score goals with the Dragon Kingdom's defensive level when playing against the South Korean team.
Unexpectedly, in the first half of this game, the Longguo team's defense was better than when they played against the South Korean team.
Obviously, after this team got rid of the fear of Korea, not only did the morale of the team soar, but the confidence of the players also increased, and Pan Yi's tactics were executed meticulously. The defense in the first half became impregnable.
Moreover, not only is the defense solid, but the Longguo team's counterattack is also getting sharper every time, and this time they even scored directly!
Losing this goal is definitely a painful blow to Iran, and it also disrupted Queiroz's original plan.
Now Queiroz has a very headache, and his heart is in a mess.
He glanced at Lippi and Pan Yi who were celebrating next door, and could only sigh:
"It's really amazing! factos!"