Midfielder Ruler

Most of the current Chinese national team players don't cooperate with Tang Zheng tacitly. Camacho has long been prepared in his heart, but he didn't expect that the gap between them is so big.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng has a high football quotient, and he knew that his teammates were not capable enough, so he adjusted his playing style to integrate into the team's tactical system.

The situation in Group A of the 2014 Brazil World Cup Asian Top 20 is almost settled. Iraq, which defeated the Chinese team in the away game, only needs to draw with the Chinese team in a neutral position, and then beat Singapore.

As teams in West Asia, Iraq and Jordan often have a tacit understanding, and it will be a matter of course to get rid of the poorly performing Chinese team.

But as Tang Zheng was recruited by the Chinese Football Association, the situation of this group became somewhat unclear.

Tang Zheng has a great reputation, whether it is the European media or the Asian media, they all regard Tang Zheng as the number one star in Asia.

Last season, Tang Zheng led Dortmund to win the Triple Crown by virtue of his personal ability, beat the German overlord Bayern Munich, and beat the European champion Barcelona in the European Super Cup.

Although the media reports are watery, the data will not lie.

Therefore, the atmosphere of preparing for war in Iraq has become a little weird. Before, they were full of fighting spirit and full of confidence.

But now, looking forward and backward, I don't know what to do.

The head coach Zico looked worried. As the head coach of Japan, he knew the technical and tactical abilities of the Chinese men's football team very well, but he has been following European football all the year round, and he also knows what Tang Zheng is really good at.

There are many positions that Tang Zheng can play, and the position where he can play best is central midfielder.

Advance, attack, retreat, and defend.

It is well known that the current Chinese team lacks good strikers, but this situation is the same as that of the Japanese national team he coached in the past, and there is nothing surprising about it.

The problem is that Tang Zheng's coverage of the whole court is very large, he has a good grasp of the timing of going forward, and he also has strong direct and long passing abilities.

In other words, you can defend against Tang Zheng's back-to-back shots, but it's hard to defend against his passes.

The forward ability of the Chinese team is not strong, but if Tang Zheng passes you a good pass in a game, he will always grasp it once, right?

According to the original plan, the tactic Zico prepared was to defend and counterattack. The defensive forces were mainly deployed between the 40-meter area and the 25-meter area. Ability creates opportunity.

But now that the Chinese team has Tang Zheng, his established tactics have to be adjusted.

Because once the line of defense moves forward, he believes that relying on Tang Zheng's passing ability will definitely tear the line of defense open.

You must know that Yu Chao, Hao Junmin, Yu Hai, and Gao Lin of the Chinese team all have good speed. If Tang Zheng's pass finds them, it will definitely be a huge threat to the goal.

Although the Chinese players' ability to grasp the goal is extremely poor, they can't beat Tang Zheng's passing quality...

As a result, Zico had to move the defense back to compress the Chinese team's offensive space.

Naturally, Camacho didn't know Zico's thoughts, and the problems he encountered now were only a lot more than Zico's.

How to maximize the use of Tang Zheng's ability has become a problem that he and the coaching staff urgently need to overcome, otherwise there will be no big difference between Tang Zheng and Tang Zheng.

Now that Tang Zheng has joined, it is natural to make the most of it.

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The lack of tacit understanding between Tang Zheng and most of the Chinese team members is directly related to the fact that they seldom play football, but in the final analysis, everyone's awareness of playing football is different.

The most direct manifestation is that Tang Zheng and Hao Junmin have never played together before, but they are very familiar with each other after several joint trainings.

In addition, to Camacho's surprise, Wu Xi seemed to have a good understanding with Tang Zheng, and the right flank was very timely.

Hao Junmin and Wu Xi can hug the right side, then...

slowly,

In Camacho's mind gradually gave birth to a wonderful plan.

Since the tacit understanding between Tang Zheng and most of the Chinese team players is insufficient, a central midfielder who is capable of connecting the past and the future will definitely lead to confusion in the tactical system, so Camacho is going to let Tang Zheng play a defensive midfielder.

Similar to the position Pirlo played in Dortmund and AC Milan.

Front waist back.

Moreover, Tang Zheng's interception ability in the midfield is super strong, and he can guarantee the safety of the midfield.

With a wide field of vision and extraordinary golf quotient, reasonable points, throughs and long passes will definitely have an early chance!

Although the offensive tactics are rough, they are the most suitable for the current Chinese team.

So with two days left before the game, the Chinese team's closed training mainly focused on Tang Zheng getting the ball in the midfield and passing the ball behind him.

Considering Tang Zheng's height and ability to grab points, Camacho's coaching staff also specially arranged the tactics of using Tang Zheng as a strong attack and a feint.

Just like that, Tang Zheng's first adult national team match came quietly.

On the day of the game, a large number of Chinese fans flooded into the Al Araby Stadium, which hosted the Group A focus match of the 2014 Brazil World Cup Asian Top 20 match between Iraq and China.

At this time, what Chinese people are most proud of is that there are a large number of Chinese people all over the world.

No matter what kind of event it is, there are many Chinese coming into the arena holding high the five-star red flag to cheer and cheer.

Of course, the biggest appeal of this match came from Tang Zheng.

China's number one star!

Even many Chinese fans and local Qatari fans came to watch the match after Tang Zheng...

The most direct manifestation is that many fans are not wearing the traditional red jersey of the Chinese team, but Dortmund's home jersey.

The big number ten on the back proves who the owner of this jersey is.

Of course, the Chinese fans did not forget their departure.

Now that we have come to Al Araby, it is natural to support the Chinese team. They are wearing Dortmund fans, wearing five-star red balls and holding small red flags.

It is worth mentioning that the ticket seller of Al Araby Stadium announced before the game that the stadium that can accommodate 13,000 fans was sold out within 24 hours after the Chinese Football Association announced Tang Zheng's shortlist for the game.

You must know that before Tang Zheng was shortlisted, there were still a lot of game tickets left.

According to incomplete statistics from Chinese domestic travel agencies, within 24 hours of Tang Zheng being shortlisted for the Chinese team's competition, their five-day four-night flight to Qatar had a large number of male inquiries...

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At 22:15 p.m. on November 11th, Beijing time, the fourth round of Group A of the 2014 Brazil World Cup Asian Top 20 match between the Chinese team and the Iraqi team started first.

The Chinese team's formation is the most popular four-two-three-one formation in international football at present. Goalkeeper Yang Zhi, defender Sun Xiang, Li Weifeng, Zhang Linpeng and Wu Xi, and Tang Zheng's partner Zhao Xuri in the double midfielder.

The three midfielders are Yu Chao, Zheng Zhi and Hao Junmin, with Gao Lin at the forefront.

Iraq's formation is an alternative 4321, which is commonly known as the Christmas tree formation.

Their employment and tactics have not changed compared to last month, so the tactical thinking is very unified, defensive and counterattack.

In the first five minutes of the game, the Chinese team rarely took the overall initiative and controlled the rhythm of the game.

Central 5 commentator He Wei said with a smile: "I'm not joking, nor is it ironic. This is indeed a rare situation in the Chinese team's games."

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the broadcaster gave the ball possession ratio of both sides in the game.

China's 78% leads Iraq's 22%

The Iraqi coach Zico, who was calm and calm in the regular press conference before the game, seemed very nervous at this time. He stood in the coach command area of ​​the home team and directed the players on the field to move.

However, due to communication problems with each other, his tactical intentions were conveyed through translators.

In this way, the level of tactical understanding will naturally be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, Camacho, who was very nervous in the first two group matches of the Chinese team, seemed very calm. He sat on the coach's bench with his legs crossed, watching the game leisurely, as if he had nothing to do with him.

This...is the most direct manifestation of Tang Zheng's golf quotient.

Because they can communicate directly in Spanish, Tang Zheng can understand Camacho's most original tactical intentions without the need for a translator.

And his tactical execution is also extremely high, fully following Camacho's arrangement to play.

Although the Chinese team's ball possession rate was as high as 80% in the first five minutes, Tang Zheng was not in a hurry to press up, but instead protected Zheng Zhi behind, and part-time dispatched and sorted out.

In addition, Tang Zheng's running ability can quickly form an efficient counterattack after Zheng Zhi or other midfielders lose the ball, thus forming a second attack in the frontcourt.

Seeing Tang Zheng's performance, Zico thought with lingering fear: Fortunately, the team's formation is very deep, and it is also important to ask the team not to press heavily to participate in the counterattack in the first 20 minutes, so that the Chinese team did not have the opportunity to play behind the ball. .

Even so, the loopholes in Iraq's defenses were discovered by Tang Zheng.

After receiving Zheng Zhi's return pass, he made a long pass to attack the right side without stopping the ball. After Hao Junmin retracted and attracted Iraqi left back Husam, Wu Xi inserted at high speed.

Tang Zheng's pass was just right, Wu Xi stopped the football comfortably while running, and then swept his foot into the penalty area.

Under the interference of the Iraqi central defender, Gao Lin missed the kick and shot over the crossbar.

Central 5 commentator He Wei said helplessly: "When opportunities are created, it means that the striker's ability to grasp needs to be improved."

At the same time, China's Internet is very active.

Gao Lin is outstanding in China, but his shooting ability is really unbearable. Many fans affectionately call him "Gao Jifei."

as predicted!

Such a good opportunity to break the door can be wasted.

Two minutes later, Tang Zheng created another chance.

He changed the fact that he did not directly participate in the offense in the first 15 minutes. After receiving a pass from Hao Junmin, he suddenly accelerated from the defensive space between Khalid and Akram.

The closing defense of the two was half a beat slow, and Tang Zheng rushed over.

Suddenly, there was a huge gap in Iraq's central defense.

Zheng Zhi, Yu Chao and Gao Lin moved respectively.

Tang Zheng has a wide field of vision, even with his head half down while dribbling the ball, he can still notice the specific running positions of his teammates.

It is undeniable that although Gao Lin's shooting skills are poor, his running position is very good.

Tang Zheng made a precise pass and passed between the two central defenders. Gao Lin caught the ball from behind and hit the goal.

"Onside! One-handed!!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei looked at Gao Lin in the broadcast camera and suddenly raised his voice.

"Ooh-oh--"

Immediately afterwards, as Gao Lin's shot missed the goal post, there was a huge sound of regret in the sky above Al Arabi.

The on-site director's camera quickly showed the visiting team's coach's bench area, and the head coach Camacho had a complicated expression.

Obviously disappointed!

The person involved, Gao Lin, pulled his hair remorsefully, with a look of regret.

Gaining opportunities one after another and missing them one after another...

There is really no one else in this shooting technique.

It's normal for Tang Zheng not to behave, after all, goals are always rare.

Besides, Gao Lin's shooting skills are here, but it's a pity that it's useless.

It is better to focus on how to organize an effective offense again and break the deadlock.

Perhaps a draw in the away game is a good result, but it is undoubtedly a dead end for the current Chinese team.

Only by defeating Iraq on a neutral ground can they seize the opportunity and compete for a place in the top ten in the Asian region.

The game time passed quickly as the Chinese team suppressed Iraq, and it came to half an hour in a blink of an eye.

The score on the field is still 0:0, without any change.

In this half hour, Tang Zheng created three absolute chances, Gao Lin wasted two times, and Yu Chao wasted one time.

The Chinese team failed to score a goal for a long time, which made the Iraqi players who seemed relatively nervous before the game full of confidence in the result of the game.

Because they are different from the Chinese team, they don't necessarily have to win, and a draw can also take the initiative to qualify.

If the points of the top 20 matches in the Asian region are the same, the two sides will first look at the relationship between each other. If the game ends in a tie, Iraq will have an absolute advantage in the relationship.

As long as they beat Singapore in the last two rounds, a draw or even a loss to Jordan can overwhelm the Chinese team to qualify for the qualifying spot. After all, the three-point lead and the advantage of winning and losing are an insurmountable gap.

Iraq's confidence is directly reflected in the fact that they are united and focused on defense, so as to keep the goal clean.

Until the end of the intermission, the score did not change.

Players from both sides of the game walked towards the player tunnel respectively, and the on-site director quickly switched the camera and gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot of his face.

His facial expression showed a rare seriousness, frowning tightly.

Central 5 commentator He Wei shook his head and said: "In our impression, Tang Zheng's expression is very natural, and such a serious expression rarely appears. I think...he is very dissatisfied with the overall performance of the Chinese team in the first half." satisfy……"

As for the dissatisfaction in that aspect, He Wei didn't say it directly.

But fans with a little bit of thinking ability know that He Wei's spearhead is directly directed at Gao Lin who didn't grasp the opportunity.

Forty-five minutes in the first half, he actually wasted two singles and one goal in front of the goal. Such a squandering opportunity is really extravagant.

Actually?

Tang Zheng was only dissatisfied with his own performance, Gao Lin's squandering opportunity was within his expectation, there was no surprise.

In the forty-five minutes, the Chinese team had six chances for corner kicks, Tang Zheng grabbed three of them, but they all missed the post under the interference of the opponent...

As long as one of the opportunities is seized, it will be an ice-breaking goal.

Hey……