The result of 2-0 against Vietnam is not impressive, but from a utilitarian point of view, accomplishing the task of "revenge" is the bottom line of "keeping". In the first and second halves of the match, the performance of the national soccer team was much worse, which was due to the strategic adjustments of the opponents, as well as part of our own arrangements, and was a good experimental match for Jankovic. During the match, several "newcomers" were praised for their relatively good performance. Would you consider giving them a chance to play in the preliminaries?
The Vietnamese strategy gradually worked from proactive to reactive.
At the beginning of this match, the strategy of the national soccer team was very clear, which was to constrain the Vietnamese defense through the advantage of the high point in the middle of the field. With Tan Long fighting for the first point, the Chinese team continued to organize the high ball in the middle and back of the field. It should be said that this strategy was very effective after the start. For example, after the ball from the center, Fang Hao, who handled the ball from the side, swept the ball to the doorstep, and Tan Long almost had a chance to break the goal.
These two chances are a good reflection of the National Football League's strategy in this game: fight for one point and fight for two points.
For example, after receiving a long pass from a teammate, Wu Lei takes advantage of Tan Long's pressure on the opponent's defender to bring the ball to the left side alone, blitzing the opponent's defensive deployment and then passing it backwards. Unfortunately, teammates are a little slower to come here, otherwise it would have been an opportunity as well.
As you can see, Vietnam's physical disadvantage really can't be changed. Even from Park Hang-su to Troussier, this problem has plagued the playing style from balanced to aggressive.
However, this inherent disadvantage was not the reason for their stagnation. Having gradually adapted to the pace of the national soccer team, they came up with something familiar to them, which is an upgraded version. If they fought back more in the 3-1 win over the national soccer team, then it's really not the same now.
Looking at the two chances Vietnam got, it did pose a great threat to Yan Junling and the safety of the goal of the national soccer team.
Under Troussier's training, Vietnam maintained their strategy of passing on the ground. After the center back was assigned to the passer (usually the front man back), just like the two sides, then the scorers ran behind the national football team and grabbed the space according to the small and quick characteristics. It was arguably successful on a number of occasions, and it gave them plenty of confidence and a positive response. More and more people followed a similar strategic arrangement, while the Chinese team was passive to the doorstep.
Without Yan Junling's several efforts to protect the city's goal, it is expected that the score in the first half of the year would have been rewritten long ago.
The storm clouds are rising again, stemming from a lack of stamina.
By the second half of the year, China's opening strategy was very effective, quickly suppressing Vietnam's organizational dominance and creating several good chances. At this point, Troussier was a bit impatient and simply couldn't find a response. Vietnam was bound to have more physicality, leading to the situation before the end of the first half of the year, with easy offense and defense.
In the 55th minute, Wang Thu Minh received a pass from a teammate and pumped a shot in the air after snatching a delivery error from Vietnam. This opportunity, well grasped, can be considered to turn the advantage into a victory. The impatient coaching staff on the sidelines concerned about the national soccer team to rewrite the score, all stood up excitedly. The coach was also anxious. He really wanted to take down Vietnam and prove to the national soccer team.
Vietnam's loss of points was relatively "acceptable" as they continued to familiarize themselves with the set pieces. However, the high pressure robberies and passing runs in the first half of the year did reduce their stamina considerably. The second half of the year was not strong enough and Vietnam had to watch their familiar patterns being taken away from them by China again. This was the fundamental problem of their failure.
Wu Lei's breakthrough came in the final game, when Vietnam was pushed to a point of physical exhaustion and was completely defenseless against the national football team's offense.
New 10 and old 9
It should be said that Xie Pengfei's passes and Tan Long's battles in this game were really effective. They will be the hope of the national soccer team, and also very promising among these "new recruits". Xie Pengfei in the first half of a person did not see anyone pass to the left, Tan Long shot; and many times the left turn on the road are too advanced, this is his ability and help to the national football team.
Tamron had the opportunity to attend the meeting. This is the attitude that veterans should show and encourage their younger brothers. The youngsters naturally have no excuse to back off and be conservative. It should be said that these two had plenty of chances in the preseason, and Jankovic must have seen his ability and performance. Wang Qiuming got his first national team breakthrough achievement, and his delivery against Dai Weijun was a relatively good performance. This, too, could be seriously studied by the coaches. Should they take them to the preliminaries?
