In a match against Japan, the addition of naturalized players was like a thunderbolt that instantly turned the game around. However, faced with a huge 0-2 deficit in the first half, it was a huge challenge for this
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Filling such a gap seems to be a daunting task. early morning of the 13th.
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In the match away to Saudi Arabia in the Round of 12, although Luo Guofu and Wu Xi broke the goal, but finally lost 2-3 unfortunately.
The first four rounds of the 12-team tournament are in the books.
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With only one win and three losses, the team has three points and currently sits in 5th place in the group, just one point ahead of Vietnam, who have lost all four of their matches.
Saudi Arabia is not an idle team and there is no shame in beating them. They have won four consecutive matches and 12 points after this victory, which is a testament to their strength.
However, in the second half, after completing the substitution of
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The performance was anything but resigned to the loss. Why can't we give more playing time to naturalized players who are clearly better suited for on-field roles?
Tactical rigidity led to the loss of the game
This is the second game that proves
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Adopting a five-guard tactic is almost tantamount to being in an early passive state. Of course, compared to the Japan game, this game
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The starting 532 formation didn't polarize all the way back into the home half to defend, but instead formed an aggressive on-the-spot counterattack in the midfield. However, with the technical level of this starting formation, under the tight pressure of the Saudi players, the ball carrier in the counterattack lacks sufficient ability to protect the ball, always easily lose the ball, and the defense ultimately ended up in the defense, but not the counterattack. In the first half, the Saudis were once at ease in front of the field. Under the premise of extreme pressure on the defense, it's only a matter of time before a goal is conceded due to a mistake by the team, and how many goals are conceded depends on the opponent's attacking state. Li Tie's tactical thinking is clear, but too idealized. He wants to divide the game into a 45-minute second half and a 45-minute second half. The first half of the good defense, consume each other's physical strength, and then the second half through the substitution of adjustments, change the rhythm of the field of offense and defense, to hit the other side a surprise.
From the point of view of a weak team going down to the top, this tactical arrangement is perfectly fine. But once this tactical arrangement fails, does the head coach have a fallback? Is there a quicker response?
For example, having conceded a goal and with the situation continuing to be passive, could the manager have brought forward the substitutions that were originally organized for after the second half? Instead of watching his team concede another goal and end the first half 0-2. What is clear is that after Alan, Luo Guofu and Aixon came on in the second half, the team went on the offensive instead of the defensive, and the Saudis instead had a hard time against the
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The defense continued to apply pressure. Even Lowe Kok Fu had a good chance to equalize before the end, things that the starting formation could not do in the first half. Although Li Tie has studied under Lippi for many years, the old Italian's decisive commanding style seems to be difficult to be fully accepted by his character, which has to be a pity.
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You need to be bolder to get to the line.
With 3 points after 4 games, the team's starting formation and style of play has been wavering. Some people say that if they are positioned as a weak team, they can only make targeted arrangements. However, if we only work backwards from the current situation, if the
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Would having that me-first, fixed-playing formation necessarily result in a worse outcome than what we have now? After finishing this game.
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will end dozens of days adrift in West Asia and return home to make adjustments in preparation for the upcoming tournament.Three points from four matches is actually not a particularly bad result compared to the last edition of the Top 12, when the
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Only 1 point in 4 games, but Lippi took over and still kept the suspense going until the last minute. If we look at things optimistically, the current
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The condition is not the worst. So now the question is.
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Is there still a target to aim for in the next 6 games? Is there still an all-out fight for a possible third place in the group? What kind of lesson can the team learn from the last 4 matches that have been played? All these questions need to be clarified, not left vague.
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Participating in the Big 12 isn't about coming to learn, it's not about understanding that you're a weak team in Asian football, it's about competing for the possibility of making it out of the tournament, otherwise why would the club spend so much money to complete the naturalization of these players?
It is because we know we are the weaker team but want to quickly improve our immediate strength that we have these naturalized players. In terms of age, they are prepared for this 12-team tournament. There's not much time left for us to lament "what if ......" after the game, and Li Tie needs to be bolder rather than sticking to the rules. Leave
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The opportunity to go one game at a time to try or experiment again is running out, and even those previous games shouldn't have been used for testing. Luo Guofu, who broke the goal with an international wave on the field, Luo Guofu, who has been waving his fist to motivate his teammates, and Alan, who is obviously a step above in holding the ball, don't these players deserve some more playing time?
