Super Marshal

"Ahem, what a pity, what a pity."

"The half hour just now was definitely the most defensively organized and comprehensive half hour I have ever seen in recent decades. The strength of our players was indeed not good, but we relied on overall movement and formation. , making up for the gap in personal strength.”

"But at critical moments, individual weaknesses were exposed. The players' execution caused fatal holes in such a perfect defense, and the opponent scored a goal. This was quite detrimental to us, and even..."

In the stands, a Football Association veteran shook his head and sighed.

The goal conceded just now completely changed the situation on the field.

Before conceding the goal, the Chinese team's defense was very solid and did not give South Korea a good chance. This is tantamount to seizing the psychological advantage. As long as the score is maintained and the second half is entered, the Chinese team is entirely possible to win the opponent. .

I believe this should also be Gao Han's strategy before the game.

But at the critical moment, Gao Han would never have thought that the players would make such a mistake.

After conceding the goal, the pressure on the Korean team was relieved, and they were more relaxed on the court. They no longer became more and more impatient as they played just now. Now all the pressure is on the Chinese team, and defense alone can no longer solve anything. Problem.

Now the Chinese team must not only consider stabilizing the defense, but also think carefully about how to attack well.

This is undoubtedly more difficult than the situation just now.

"Gao Han's tactical arrangement is worthy of the world's top masters. It's a pity that our players' strength cannot keep up. There is nothing we can do."

"Yes, without the right players, no matter how good the tactics are, they are useless."

"It's a pity. If we really lose this game, Gao Han's honor of more than ten years will be destroyed."

"What's even more terrible is that the curse of Korean phobia will be more terrifying than before, and the psychological impact will be greater."

"The chain still dropped at the critical moment."

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The important officials of the Football Association around him were talking to each other, which made Deputy Director Cai feel very depressed.

Gao Han is the head coach he relies on most, but now the situation has become so unfavorable to the Chinese team. Even as a layman, he can feel the pessimism of these Football Association veterans, and he is afraid that they are already desperate.

Koreanphobia, away games, zero to one...

Many unfavorable factors are intertwined, and it is indeed not easy to reverse the situation.

But the most important thing is the strength and level of the players, which cannot support Gao Han's tactical philosophy.

It's just that the head of the country is watching the live broadcast. If he loses this game, he will be extremely disappointed.

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Compared with the pessimism of the Chinese fans in the stands, the Korean fans are very optimistic and hope that the team can score another goal and establish an early victory.

But Stillik, who was standing in front of the home team's coaching bench, didn't dare to think so. His instruction to the players was to stay steady.

Who is Gao Han?

The best offensive coach in the world, especially combined with the first 30 minutes of the first half, Stillik can guarantee that if he hadn't stolen a goal by luck just now, this game would have been difficult to play.

But now, I stole a goal and the game situation completely changed.

If you go out and take risks at this time, wouldn't it be worth the loss if you are accidentally attacked by the Chinese team's counterattack?

In the first thirty minutes of the game, the South Korean team seemed to have an offensive advantage, but in fact, the number of threats was not as good as that of the Chinese team, especially the latter's counterattacks, which threatened the penalty area again and again, but the players were a little worse in seizing the opportunities. , I just failed to catch it, but what if I was caught once?

This risk cannot be taken.

Stillik turned his head and glanced at Gao Han in front of the visiting team's coaching bench. He was still standing upright in front, with his hands folded across his chest and his right hand pinching his lips, as if he was thinking about something, while the Chinese team on the court Still focusing on holding firm and not counterattacking.

He is gathering strength and waiting for a crazy counterattack in the second half!

Stillik is 100% sure that Gao Han will not give up and will attack with all his strength in the second half.

At that time, the South Korean team will first stabilize its position and play for fifteen minutes. When it reaches about sixty minutes, it will depend on the situation on the court. If it can defend, it will defend. If it cannot, it will change to a defensive midfielder. Play defensive counterattack, let the opponent press out and hit behind, and you can probably score one or two more goals.

The prediction of the situation became extremely clear, and an optimistic mood began to well up in Stillik's mind.

He knew that as long as he followed this process, the Chinese team would definitely lose!

And he will become the first person in history to defeat Gao Han.

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Gao Hanzhuo stood in front of the coaching bench, looking directly at the court.

He could feel the emotions coming from the stadium, from the stands, and even from the fans in front of the television.

Nervous, scared, worried, praying...

It's so complex that it's hard to understand everything.

Because of the players' execution errors, the team unexpectedly fell behind by one goal. This really disrupted the arrangements of Gao Han and the entire coaching staff, and also forced the team to a dead end.

In the final analysis, the Chinese team is too weak and has no choice.

If according to the current situation, the strengths of the Chinese and Korean teams are reversed, then there will be many more options.

What should we do now?

All fans who care about Chinese football must be asking this question, and even the coaching staff and bench behind them, as well as the players on the court, are also asking this question.

The current situation is that the Chinese team is one goal behind, South Korea plays more steadily and patiently, the Chinese team quickly regains its footing, and the defense is organized again, but according to Gao Han's instructions, the team does not counterattack.

The crazy counterattack after conceding the ball is an important factor that leads to conceding the ball again. The Chinese team is not as strong as its opponents, and an unorganized and inefficient counterattack is asking for death. Gao Han is not that stupid.

But what to do next?

As a German head coach, Stielik, to put it nicely, advocates advocating a balance of offense and defense, but to put it more directly, he tends to be conservative in his use of troops. Don't look at the eight-game victory in the World Cup qualifiers, scoring 27 goals and conceding no goals. The performance cannot be said to be outstanding, but in reality?

The South Korean team's group stage opponents are much better than the Chinese team, including Lebanon, Kuwait, Myanmar and Laos. Among the four opponents, Kuwait has the highest FIFA ranking with more than 130, which is close to the Philippines and Hong Kong, China.

But facing such an opponent, the South Korean team has a record of beating Laos 8-0, but it also has the embarrassment of narrowly defeating Lebanon 1-0 at home, and its performances in several group matches tended to be conservative.

For such a person, what he will do next will probably be routine.

First defend, especially in the second half, until sixty minutes, and then make substitutions according to the situation on the field. If the Chinese team exerts its strength and the Korean team is at risk, he will change defensive players to maintain the score of 1-0 and engage in defensive counterattacks. .

Of course, if the Chinese team loses its fighting spirit and performs weakly, then he will definitely not mind pursuing the victory and gaining a goal difference.

In a football match, around sixty minutes is often an important time point.

Gao Han's eyes flashed with a stern look. The lagging situation must not be delayed until the second half. That would be too detrimental to the Chinese team.

Especially in the second half, if the opening attack fails to score a goal and the South Korean team is dragged into a defensive counterattack, the consequences will be unimaginable, and the score may even be further expanded.

Thinking of this, Gao Han looked up at the time again. Thirty-five minutes had just passed, and he knew it by heart.

"Sergio, give me a detailed match data immediately, right away!"

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Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Zheng Zhi quickly ran to the sidelines to drink water, while Gao Han quickly walked to his side.

After the two whispered a few words on the sidelines, the captain of the Chinese team quickly returned to the court.

When the game restarted, the three defensive midfielders headed by Zheng Zhi pressed forward at the same time. Feng Xiaoting led the defense and followed the national team in pressing forward. The forward pressing in the midfield and backcourt cooperated with the three forwards in the frontcourt against the South Korean team. The pressure in the midfield and backcourt inspired all the Chinese fans in the audience.

This represents a more active game strategy of the Chinese team, and also means that the Chinese team will start to counterattack after stabilizing its position.

According to Sergio Garcia's data analysis results, the South Korean team's main offensive launch points are in the midfield and backfield, the central defender and Ki Sung-yung and other players, so the Chinese team's pressing and oppression this time is also aimed at these players. Several players exerted their strength, and the team's overall pressure was also very targeted.

Although it was pressing from a high position, the Chinese team's three lines remained compact, which caused the Korean team to continue to make passing and receiving errors, especially in the midfield and backcourt. It was difficult to successfully pass the ball to the midfielder and frontcourt like in the opening game. to the players.

Gao Han also spotted the opportunity and decisively activated two skill cards, namely defensive card and confrontation card, forming an iron wall and copper wall combination card effect. The purpose was to strengthen the pressing and oppression in the midfield and frontcourt, and further suppress the Korean team. Pressure in the midfield and backcourt.

"The Chinese team started to press forward decisively in the 38th minute. Gao Han was about to launch a counterattack."

"The South Korean team's passing and receiving errors have begun to increase. I believe this will bring a lot of confidence and confidence to the international players."

"In previous matches between China and South Korea, especially in recent years, South Korea has always dominated the pass and control advantage. The Chinese team just passively defended, even exhausted, but now, through this organized, purposeful and targeted We also began to find out that the South Korean team was unable to cope with the constant pressing and pressure, and errors in passing and receiving began to increase."

"This should be the effect Gao Han wants."

"The time has entered forty minutes."

"The Chinese team pressed forward, leaving a lot of gaps in the backcourt. However, the Korean team failed to effectively use this area. It was difficult to pass the ball to the frontcourt. There was a bit of a disconnect between the midfield and the backcourt. Son Heung-min and Koo Jizhe had to Frequent retracement, but the effect is not particularly obvious.”

"It can be seen that under the pressing pressure of the Chinese team, the weaknesses and deficiencies of the Korean team's players were also exposed. Before this game, they only had three days of training time. Stillik was full of confidence before He said it was enough, but now it seems that he may have some regrets."

The South Korean team felt very uncomfortable with China's sudden forward pressure. The number of passing and receiving errors began to increase, which gave the Chinese team more counterattack opportunities, especially in the midfield and frontcourt. The Chinese team's counterattacks were also very strategic.

The counterattack on the left is more about directly hitting behind, taking advantage of Wu Lei's speed advantage, while on the right, Gao Lin is used to take the ball and protect the ball to instigate the attack, and then the central midfielder penetrates forward to connect, thus forming a third Second-tier offense.

This wave of counterattacks by the Chinese team was very targeted. In addition, South Korea was somewhat uncomfortable with China's high-position pressing. There were more errors in passing and receiving, and the scene was somewhat suppressed. The Chinese team frequently created opportunities for counterattacks and frequently threatened South Korea's goal.