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Commentary on the clash with Australia has come from a variety of sources, ranging from professional soccer media to self-promoters to fans, but rarely touches on the technical and tactical aspects of the game. Today, I will try to analyze it from a purely technical and tactical point of view, exploring
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Why did the coach not send Alan on as a substitute.
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Against Australia.
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The tactical intention of the coach is obvious, i.e. seeking to grab points in the opening game. Given the short training period of the Australian team, many substitutes were among the starters, and the tacit understanding between them had yet to be honed. However, the Aussies managed to fend off
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The offense and scored two goals by taking advantage of the gap between Wu Xi and Jin Jingdao's overly forward defense in the middle of the field.
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While lagging behind.
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The coach replaced Zhang Yuning and Wei Shihao, but did not activate Alan and Luo Guofu, what is the reason? Australia's midfield pressing was extremely fierce, and midfielders Wu Xinghan, Jin Jingdao, and Zhang Xunzhe were unable to pass the ball effectively, as evidenced by their poor stats. Due to the
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The midfield defense was weak and struggled to break the ball from the feet of Australian players, resulting in forward players Ackerson and
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Lack of support. Even when they gained possession of the ball on a turnover, they were unable to pass the ball upfield in the face of ferocious tackling by the Australian midfield.
With the midfield struggling both offensively and defensively, sending in Alan would not help turn the offense around, as the midfielder could not control the ball, and even if he did, he would not be able to get the ball to the front of the field. In contrast, Zhang Yuning's inclusion was more appropriate, as he was able to hold the ball on his back and wait for his teammates in the center of the field to receive the ball. Facing
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The Australian team reacted quickly to the tactical adjustments, with the whole team's formation premised on a high press in front of the field, making it difficult for the backline players to get out of the ball.
Why didn't you replace Lok Kwok Fu to strengthen the midfield defense? Luo Guofu's limited physical ability and range of motion are not enough to change the situation on the field. Some fans may mention that Luo Guofu has been playing in Guangzhou for a long time.
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The period performed well as a back-rower. However, there is a clear gap between the Super League teams and the Australian teams and a lack of comparability, so the
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Chose Ikebukuro.
why?
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Choosing Wei Shihao over Alan? Is Wei Shihao really better than Alan? The answer is not, Alan's advantage is to capture the opportunity in the penalty area, but he lacks the ability to link the midfield attack, while Wei Shihao has been the core of the attack in Shandong Taishan ladder team and national youth team. In the mid-field out of the difficult situation, the replacement of WeiShiHao is to crack Australia's high press, coordinate the whole team attack.
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The midfield was fully suppressed by the Australian team, and what was needed at this time was a strong midfield support scorer Alan, whose appearance had little effect on changing the situation on the field. After Luo Guofu changed from striker to back waist, his defensive coverage is not as good as Ji Zhongguo. In fact, every player has his strengths and weaknesses, and the manager needs to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.
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An important prerequisite for the match against Australia is that
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The midfield does not have enough support for the forward line. Looking at Alan's strengths and weaknesses, he is better at capturing chances in the box, but is not good enough at organizing and stringing together attacks. Some fans may retort, is Alan's organizational ability really inferior to Zhang Yuning and Wei Shihao? The truth is that Alan, as a goal scorer, is not an offensive organizer, while Zhang Yuning and Wei Shihao are really better than Alan in this regard.
The players of the Australian team are quite tactically savvy. For example, Wei Shihao broke with the ball and five Australian players surrounded him, why didn't they take a foul? This is because
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's midfield was unable to organize an effective attack, and if a foul was committed against Wei Shihao, it instead gave the
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The opportunity to organize the attack from a comfortable position. As a result, they chose to block Wei Shihao's passing route instead of committing a direct foul.
To summarize.
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The midfield performance was weak, replacing Alan was not the best choice. Lacking support from the midfield, Alan could only do nothing in front of the field. On the other hand, replacing Zhang Yuning and Wei Shihao still had the hope of organizing the attack, but this hope was dissolved in time by Australia's high tactical quality.
