As we enter the 12th round of the 2022 season of the Chinese League, the situation of each team is different, with some teams showing many deficiencies and others showing remarkable athleticism. In this round of matches, we pay special attention to Jiangxi Beidamen, who won two consecutive matches for the first time.
Looking back at JNT's performance in the first phase, despite only winning two games against bottom-ranked Beijing Institute of Technology, the overall result was not ideal. However, their performance on the offensive end was quite impressive, barely allowing their opponents to take advantage of their defense and breaking down almost every opponent they faced this season, with the only exception being Shijiazhuang Kung Fu who shut them out in the first round of the encounter. They broke down Qingdao Hainiu and Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic and penetrated Nantong Zhiyun's defense, scoring a total of 17 goals after 12 rounds of matches, which fully proves their strength on the offensive end.
In this round against Liaoning Shenyang City, who had a relatively weak defense, Jiangxi Beidamen took full advantage of their offensive strengths and adopted a 4-2-2-1-1 formation, which was also their starting lineup.
The 4-2-2-1-1 formation is a variation of the 4-2-3-1, where the defensive end consists of four fullbacks and two backs, one of whom is responsible for possession organization and the other for interceptions and protection, as a way of avoiding the regional numerical disadvantage of the 4-back system against opposing attacks.
Compared with the 4-2-3-1, the 4-2-2-1-1 is faster in attacking, and the extra shadow striker makes the penetration and running more aggressive, but the lack of a center forward leads to a weak organization in holding the ball, which makes the midfield control become a major shortcoming of this formation.
In this game, JNTD adopted a more extreme 4-2-2-1-1 formation, completely abandoning midfield control, allowing two side players to fully insert or cross-switch in attack, and even directly transforming into two wingers in some moments, a 4-2-4 formation, placing all the attacking emphasis on the sides, bringing both the strengths and weaknesses of the formation to the forefront.
[Gain and Loss Facing the opponent who is also not good at controlling the ball, Jiangxi North Gate still gave up the control of the midfield and focused on the side, slowing down the tempo of the control instead of limiting the speed of the team's side players. However, the pursuit of speed and fast tempo at the same time, but also means that the other side to get more possession of the ball, this strategy seems to be both offensive and defensive, but in fact, it is a loss.
Only 4 minutes into the game, Jiangxi North Gate in the midfield control is not enough, the number of defenders do not dominate the situation, by the opponent accidentally scored a goal. However, without waiting for the fans' emotions to fall, Jiangxi North Daemen equalized the score with a set-piece opportunity, scored by Zhang Xiang on the back line, who touched the ball in the penalty area of both sides within a minute. This round of offense and defense also fully demonstrated the tactics of Jiangxi North Daimen: fast-paced offense and the consequent fast-paced transition of possession.
[Both flanks fly] If you simply rely on the side of the fast attack or counterattack, the opponent only need to leave the rear guard to limit the speed of the side players. But Jiangxi North Daimen's "two wings fly together" is a flexible position, free shuttle tactics. 7 Magno is the core of the system, although 34 years old, but this season his performance on the field has been very good, as the right side of the player, he is the Jiangxi North Daimen attack breakthrough, counterattack and the key point of the end. In the 8th minute of the match, Magno appeared on the left side of the penalty area in the ribs and finished the shot after cooperating with a player on the right side.
In the 10th minute of the match, Magno completed a very threatening counterattack from the left side. In the 39th minute, he held the ball on the left and assisted Tang Qirun on the left to complete the goal with his excellent vision and footwork.
In the first half, Magno frequently appeared on the left and right sides, both as an attacking organizer and finisher. His switching position also successfully activated two attacking players, Tang Qirun and Lin Zefeng. Their cooperation with Magno put Liaoning Shenyang City's backline under pressure.
In the 55th minute, Magno appeared in front of the opposing goal on an attack to grab a point, but was unlucky to miss the goal as his shot hit the post.
In the 60th minute of the game, Magno switched roles again, winning the ball in the midfield and quickly passing it long to the right, and then JNJ also scored the third goal of the game without any problems to seal the win. This time, Magno played the role of attack initiator.
Magno's versatile role linked up the front of the Jiangxi North Gate, so that the "two wings fly" attack system is more versatile, but also to make the team's offensive transition more fluent.
[Sacrifices of Engineer Players The magnificent offense in front of the field, frequent change of position and fast-paced offensive transition cannot be separated from the efforts of every player. Under this extreme tactical layout, we can't ignore any player. Shadow forward No. 37 Yuan Mingchan is mainly responsible for tangling with the opponent's back in the attack, and the two backs of our side seldom participate in the attack in the whole game, and all of their energy is in the defense and organization. The lack of any one link may make this tactic instantly collapse.
[Looking ahead JNTFC had a poor performance in the first few rounds of the game and was once located in the lower part of the table. However, with the adjustment of their problems and status, the last two rounds achieved the first consecutive wins of the season, and the players showed a wonderful game. However, the game also exposed some problems as Liaoning Shenyang City, whose offense was not smooth, scored a goal early in the game.
