Chapter 1,172 Midfield Adjustments
Although Jordan was a bit passive in the last ten minutes and was beaten by the Chinese team, the opponent was the seeded team in the group and there were superstars like Gao Xiaodong. Jordan fans were very happy to be able to take the lead.
When the Jordanian players returned to the locker room, the Jordanian fans stood up and applauded, cheering for their wonderful performance.
When the Chinese team returned to the locker room, more than a thousand Chinese fans also stood up to cheer them. However, these fans were far away from the passage. Among the noisy Jordanian fans, it was difficult for them to jump and shout at the top of their lungs to create much momentum.
However, the players of the Chinese team did not ignore these fans who traveled thousands of miles. On the way back, they kept waving to the fans and thanked them for their support.
In the visiting team's locker room, head coach Camacho has returned. The team got a goal back. His mood is a little better, but his expression is still grim.
When summarizing the first half of the game, Camacho did not hesitate to criticize the defense, especially Li Feng's mistakes. This time Camacho did not save face for Li Feng and directly named him.
Li Feng was very embarrassed, but he did not dare to protest. Starting from the game against Singapore, he had made no less than three major mistakes and conceded two goals. It was amazing that Camacho could continue to reuse him and let him start. A great favor.
Camacho not only criticized the defense line, but also criticized the two starting midfielders, because it seemed that the goal was lost due to a problem with the defense line. In fact, the midfielders did not protect the penalty area well and did not cooperate well with the defense line. It takes a lot of responsibility.
Midfielders Huang Bo and Zhao Xu, as well as half-back Zheng Hua, couldn't deny it. They all lowered their heads and listened to Camacho's stern lecture.
After criticizing the players who made mistakes, Camacho then talked about Gao Xiaodong's position change on the court.
Although Camacho prefers to attack from the side and open up holes in the opponent's defense from one line, Gao Xiaodong's arrival in the middle was effective and he even scored a goal. Camacho could only praise Gao Xiaodong for his successful change of position. , turned the tide of the war.
The game situation in the last period of the first half was favorable to the Chinese team. Normally, the head coach should continue to play according to the style of play in the second half of the first half, but because Gao Xiaodong changed positions on his own, if he did not make Camacho felt that a slight change undermined his authority, so he made adjustments.
Of course, Camacho will not adjust the defense again. After Gao Xiaodong switched to the center, the Chinese team's defense in the center has obviously become more stable. Besides, even if Camacho wants to change, there is no suitable candidate to replace the center back.
Because now the Huaguo team has only pulled one goal back and the score is still behind. The Huaguo team must have already attacked in the second half.
In an effort to equalize or overtake the score, Camacho made adjustments in the frontcourt. He replaced starting forward Yang Xu and replaced him with Yu Debao, who scored against Singapore in the previous game.
Yu Debao got another chance to play, and it was at halftime, which made others very envious, because it meant that Yu Debao was likely to have the trust and appreciation of head coach Camacho.
However, most players do not think that this is due to Yu Debao's strong ability, but that Yu Debao has taken advantage of Gao Xiaodong. Everyone knows that Yu Debao is Gao Xiaodong's good friend, and Camacho asked Yu Debao to play to find a helper for Gao Xiaodong.
Yang Fan was even more indignant. He believed that among the frontcourt players, Yang Xu was not the worst performer. In fact, Qu Bo performed worse than Yang Xu, and Zheng Hua was not suitable to be a full midfielder because Zheng Hua was not fast. Good at ball control, more suitable for playing in the midfield.
However, Qu Bo is Yang Fan's fellow countryman, and Zheng Hua is also a player studying abroad. He has a good relationship with Gao Xiaodong and Yang Fan. Yang Fan can only criticize, but cannot tell outsiders.
The intermission passed quickly and the second half began.
Jordan made no substitutions and remained with the starting 11 in the first half.
Jordan head coach Adnan believed that although he was a little passive at the end of the first half, being able to score two goals showed that the starting players and tactics were successful. The passiveness was only because the players did not adapt to the changes brought about by Gao Xiaodong's position.
Therefore, Adnan believes that the Jordanian team only needs to make some tactical fine-tuning, and there is no need to make any changes in play.
If the chair is not broken, there is no need to repair it. This is a truth that all experienced coaches understand.
Because Yu Debao scored a goal in the last game, he attracted the attention of the Jordanian coaching staff. Seeing Yu Debao come on the field, Adnan immediately understood Camacho's intention and hurried over to tell his central defender to pay attention to Yu Debao and cut off The cooperation between him and Gao Xiaodong.
Jordan kicked off first in the second half. Jordan was not in a hurry to attack. They were very experienced. They hoped to take advantage of the lead and let the Chinese team attack. They counterattacked the Chinese team.
When the opponent defends and counterattacks, the Huaguo team naturally cannot sit in the back. After Gao Xiaodong returns to the midfield, the pressure on the Huaguo team's defense is reduced. Both full-backs and center backs dare to press forward. This also allows the Huaguo team to The overall pressure on Jordan made the Chinese team's frontcourt press become sharper.
In the 48th minute, after the Huaguo team seized the ball, with Gao Xiaodong as the center, they continuously formed clear-thinking passing cooperation in the midfield and frontcourt. Finally, Gao Xiaodong quickly passed the ball to Zheng Hua.
Zheng Hua passed the full-back who came to steal and glanced at the penalty area. Gao Xiaodong moved forward to attract the opponent's attention, but Yu Debao was unmarked. Zheng Hua immediately passed the ball to the middle of the penalty area to find Yu Debao.
He got a good opportunity as soon as he came on the field. Yu Debao was a little unprepared. He hurriedly headed the ball, but the ball was not powerful and the arc was too high. The ball was saved by Jordanian goalkeeper Shafi.
Although the quality of Yu Debao's final attack was very poor, he created a good shooting opportunity at the beginning, which gave the players of the Chinese team more confidence. They pressed harder and attacked more fiercely.
In the 52nd minute of the game, the Chinese team's pressing in the frontcourt caused a passing error by the Jordan team. The ball was grabbed by Zheng Hua, who immediately dribbled the ball towards the penalty area.
The Jordanian team panicked, and there were loopholes in the back line of defense. No one was there to mark Huang Bo who came in. Zheng Hua saw this keenly. He passed the ball across to Huang Bo. After Huang Bo stopped the ball, he shot a powerful shot from the front of the penalty area.
Huang Bo's shooting distance was only 256 meters, which was a good opportunity for a long-range shot. However, Huang Bo was not a master of long-range shooting and his feet were not strong enough. Although his angle was very tricky, he still could not get past Shafi's fingers. Off, the ball was obtained by Shafi again.
The Jordan team wanted to counterattack the Chinese team, but they did not expect the Chinese team's offensive quality to be very high. Almost every attack could be converted into a shot. It was difficult for the Jordan team to get a chance to quickly switch between offense and defense.
If the game continues like this, it will be very detrimental to the Jordan team. With Gao Xiaodong's personal ability, he has been allowing the Chinese team to create shooting opportunities. It is possible that the Chinese team has already equalized the score before Jordan found a chance to counterattack.