mtl008 Chapter 206 Old rival Uzbekistan
Chapter 206 Old rival Uzbekistan
Chapter 206 Old rival Uzbekistan
After two rounds of the top 10 match, China had a bye. The situation in the first two rounds was the first round, with China 2-1 Lebanon, South Korea 7-0 Uzbekistan, and Australia a bye.
第2轮，韩国4比0黎巴嫩，澳大利亚3比0乌兹别克。
In the standings, the South Korean team won both games and accumulated 6 points. In the case of China and Australia, they both scored 3 points.
After two rounds, the form of Group B began to diverge. Uzbekistan and Lebanon were the second group, and China, South Korea, and Australia were the first group. It can be said that the situation was not unexpected. It was basically the same as everyone's prediction after the draw. The gap between the strong teams and the weak teams in Asian football is still quite obvious.
When the third round started, the situation suddenly became tense. The situation was China VS Uzbekistan, Australia VS South Korea.
This is a direct PK contest between 4 teams that are considered to have a chance to qualify, especially the match between Australia and South Korea. If Australia beats South Korea and China beats Uzbekistan, then the Chinese team can take advantage of the goal difference and temporarily climb to the top of the standings.
If South Korea defeats Australia, and China defeats Uzbekistan, then China and South Korea will leave Australia behind.
If Australia beats South Korea and China loses to Uzbekistan, then South Korea and Australia will get rid of China, but Uzbekistan will regain a chance.
In short, the third round is a link between the past and the future. If you win a game, you will gain a great advantage. If you lose a game, the situation will suddenly become tense, and you may even lose the qualification to qualify in advance. For example, Uzbekistan is like this now. If they lose the game against China, it will be a 3-game losing streak.
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Some people may not understand before, there are only a few games in the top 10, what strategic planning is needed?Seeing this, I think many people will understand a little bit, and the knowledge in it is great.
Stan has already made plans for these situations, so he knows that despite Uzbekistan losing two games, its strength is average, but in the third round, Uzbekistan is a cornered beast and has no way out. Such an opponent is very difficult to fight. The so-called barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes.
But there is no way out for the Chinese team in this game. A tie is considered a failure, because the two competitors - South Korea and Australia have scored 3 points on Uzbekistan.
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On June 6, the first game of the top 12 match of the Chinese team started in Shanghai. 10 tickets were sold out. There were only sporadic Uzbek students studying in China, and the working people came to the scene to cheer for their national team. It can be said that 35000% of the fans in this field are Chinese fans.
Because of the incident on the field, all the Chinese fans in this game put on the Chinese team's jerseys to watch the game and cheer for the Chinese team.
Before the game, Stan gave the players a comprehensive analysis of the current form of Group B. The opponent will definitely work hard in this game. We must play smarter, especially in the second half.Stan reminded the team members to be extra careful, the run-in period for the top 10 competition has passed, and the rest will be happy and sad.
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After the start of the game, the situation did not develop as Stan expected. Uzbekistan was still in the iron barrel formation, defending intensively, and put on a stance for 1 point.
Stan is puzzled, because for the opponents, 1 point is useless at all. As long as they don’t win, they will be farther and farther away from the first group. Stan’s original plan is that the two teams will play against each other in the first half.
But the reality is that the opponent shrinks back to defend and doesn't care at all whether they can score 3 points in this game.
In this way, the Chinese team will be difficult to handle. The reason why the Chinese team won so well in the last game is that apart from their strength, another reason is that the opponent’s head coach is a rookie. After falling behind, they played against the Chinese team.
In this game, Uzbekistan defended and placed a bus in front of the penalty area. The Chinese team will not be able to handle it. After all, the Uzbeks are No.2011 in the 4 Asian Cup, and they are not a weak team.
Stan looks at the opponent's head coach "Kasimov" and thinks, "What the hell is the opponent planning?"
20 minutes into the first half of the game, Uzbekistan's official starting list was 4231 formation, but Stan watched the first half, and he understood it. In fact, the opponent had a 541 formation, 5 defenders, 4 midfielders, and only 1 forward, and this striker often returned to his own half to help defend.
The current Chinese team has not yet reached the level of seeing every stitch. Li Qiao and Lin Zhijian are not Messi or Ronaldo.They must be given two 10-20-meter deep spaces before they can be a threat.
Uzbekistan had 4 midfielders and 5 people behind just blocked the offensive space that Stan wanted, which made all the arrangements of Stan before the game go to waste.
Stan was a little anxious, but he was calm, his face was still calm and expressionless, but the assistant coach "Pekovic" was a little impatient, and he went to Stan and complained, "Damn, don't pull us back if you want to die."
Stan smiled, patted Pekovic, and said: "It's only the first half, can they be physically fit to press and defend the whole court"?
When Pekovic heard Stan's comfort, he also shook his head and went back to the bench.
After a few minutes, Stan suddenly remembered what Pekovic said, and seemed to think of something, "If you die, don't hold us back."
The matchup picture suddenly appeared in Stan's mind. His opponents, South Korea and Australia, both scored 3 points against Uzbekistan. If he only scored 1 point, he would be 2 points behind the top two in the competition.
In the top 10 competition, the top two in the group qualify directly, that is to say, as long as you are behind the top two, whether it is 2 points or 200 points, it means you are out. No one will affirm your work just because you are only 2 points behind.
Thinking of this, Stan glanced at "Kasimov" again. The game had only reached the third round, and the opponent had already thought of the "endgame". Yes, although it is not obvious now, in the final round, these 2 points may directly determine who can go to Brazil.
"Pekovic is right, the opponent is here to "pull the back"",
If the Chinese team does not want to be out with Uzbekistan, then they will attack desperately, and the result is likely to be counterattacked. If they do not attack and get 1 point, Uzbekistan will of course be out, and the Chinese team will also go to accompany them.
Football is indeed war, and there are too many things to consider. Thinking of this, Stan decided on a policy—that is, to smash the Uzbek "iron barrel formation".
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At the end of the first half, the score was fixed at 0 to 0. When the players left the field, the fans booed. Although it was sporadic, it can be seen that the Chinese team did not score in the first half, and the fans were not very satisfied.
The dissatisfaction is not limited to the fans, and the Chinese players in the locker room have no smiles on their faces.
Stan felt that it was necessary to explain the situation to everyone. When Stan finished speaking, the players were a little stunned. Qi Bing said, "Coach, we play football, not Go. Are you sure the opponent is really such a thief?"
"Haha, it's not a thief, it's smart, it's wisdom. Football requires no less wisdom than Go," Stein said.
Only Wei Xiao, Yu Dabao, Li Qiao, Lin Zhijian, and Sun Jihai, who have played football in Europe, understand that there used to be a coach in Italy named Guidolin, known as "Little Zhuge", who used tactics on the pitch with many changes.
"Coach, is there any good way"?Li Weifeng asked.
Stan called up the technical statistics of the two teams in the first half, and then pointed to an indicator that the Chinese team took 10 free kicks in the first half.
"In the first half we had a lot of free kicks, but they were all taken from the side. In the second half, I asked Lin Zhijian and Li Qiao not to break through from the side, but to break through the middle, and create free kicks in front of the penalty area as much as possible, because free kicks are a good way to break dense defenses."
The players nodded.
"In short, in the second half, we focused on attacking the opponent's center. Uzbekistans are all white, tall and big, and they are not afraid of passing from the side. This is different from the previous game, so we have to seek a breakthrough from the center."
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At the beginning of the second half, the formation of the Chinese team changed. Although it was still 433, the three players in front did not stand in parallel, but formed an equilateral triangle. Yu Dabao was in front, Li Qiao and Lin Zhijian were behind.
This arrangement is very vivid, like an awl.
After playing for 10 minutes in the second half, Kasimov couldn't sit still. He found that the form was wrong. In the first half, the Chinese team also pressed and played, but there were no shots.
Kasimov observed for a minute, and suddenly understood. He looked at Stan, but what he didn't expect was that Stan was also looking at him. The two people's eyes met, but neither of them smiled. Finally, Kasimov couldn't stand the embarrassment. He withdrew his eyes and turned to the side.
Seeing this situation, Stan smiled complacently in his heart.
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