In last night's second-round match of the World Qualifier 12, China
soccer national team
Suffered their second consecutive loss with a 0-1 defeat to Japan.
Head Coach Li Tie
The team's lineup and tactical layout were newly adjusted, with the team going all out on defense in the first half, and replacing Alan and Luo Guofu to fight for offense in the second half. Although the team's offense picked up, they were still unable to create effective threatening chances.
In the first round match against Australia, China
soccer national team
Starting the season with a 0-3 loss, the team was under tremendous pressure. In the pre-match press conference, the
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
"Japan's strength is unrivaled in Asia, and we will go all out and see it as a final," he said. In the first game, Li Tie only sent Jiang Guangtai and Aixon two naturalized players to play, and Luo Guofu and Alan sat on the bench for the whole game. In this match, Li Tie made adjustments to the lineup, and Yu Dabao and Wei Shihao, who started in the previous match, did not appear in the 23-man list.
In addition, China
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The starting lineup and formation also changed, from 442 in the previous game to a relatively conservative 532, with Wang Gang and Yin Hongbo in the starting lineup, and Zhang Xizhe and Wu Xinghan on the bench. Of the back five, Stanley Wang and Wang Gang played as wingbacks, Zhang Linpeng, Li Ang and Jiang Guangtai formed a three-man center back, Jin Jingdao, Wu Xi and Yin Hongbo played as a three-man midfielder, and Aixon and
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
The striker. Early in the game, Zhang Linpeng was accidentally injured while clearing a fence and was replaced by Zhu Chenjie, which had a certain impact on Li Tie's tactical arrangements; on the other hand, this 532 counter-attacking formation actually has only
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
Possesses counter-attacking speed.
In the first half, China's formation was suppressed in a very passive manner and the match became an offensive and defensive exercise. Japan kept creating threats, especially on China's left side, where the combination of Stanley Wang and Li Ang became the breakthrough point, and Yin Hongbo was unable to provide effective support on the defensive end. Although China almost held the first half, in the 40th minute, China launched a counter-attack, but with the formation not yet adjusted in place, Japan's Junya Ito counterattacked from the right side, and passed the ball in front of the goal after eating Stanley Wang, Yuya Osako grabbed the ball and broke the goal.
After 15 minutes of the second half, Alan, Luo Guofu and Artemisia came on as substitutes, the team's overall defense line moved forward, the attacking organization improved, and also brought some pressure on the Japanese team. However, due to the overall strength gap, the Chinese team still failed to score. Overall, Li Tie's manpower adjustments in this game were much more reasonable than the first game against Australia, but from the details and game trends, Li Tie still needs to further refine his use of personnel and substitutions.
