novelonline Chapter 464 Clear-thinking set-piece tactics
Chapter 464 Clear-thinking set-piece tactics
Chapter 464 Clear-thinking set-piece tactics
"With the whistle of the referee, this high-profile game began!"
"Cottbus took the lead in this game. They still adopt a 4-4-2 formation with a balanced offense and defense. The three lines are closely connected without any loopholes."
"The two defensive midfielders Li Tie and Bandrovski passed each other, and Li Tie handed the ball to Shao Jiayi on the right."
"Two defensive players from Monaco went up, and Shao Jiayi was about to break through... He suddenly smashed the ball and chose to pass the ball to the other side of the court!"
"Yu Hai jumped in at high speed and caught the ball! He is very fast and very flexible in handling the ball!"
"Monaco left-back Heinze is defending him, Yu Hai didn't choose to pass the ball, he is still rushing forward!"
"Heinze stretched out his foot to steal the ball! Yu Hai was knocked to the ground by him! The referee whistled a free kick from the left side of the penalty area!"
"The ball was taken by Shao Jiayi. Today, Cottbus's two centers, Keioyo and Rivic, are both on the field. Their header ability is very strong."
"Shao Jiayi's pass found Rivic! Headed the goal! The ball was firmly hugged by Hildebrand! The ball was too straight, and there was no pressure for Hildebrand. You must know that the German goalkeeper was once the main goalkeeper of Cottbus."
"Cottbus launched another wave of offense. This time, Shao Jiayi from the left suddenly cut inside, trying to score a goal diagonally!"
"Flamini pulled Shao Jiayi down on the edge of the box and gave Cottbus a set-piece on the line!"
"Shaojia keeps kicking and shooting! The ball slides out of the goal, very threatening!"
In the opening 10 minutes, Cottbus contributed two wonderful attacks, and they were very threatening.
Although the Cottbus fans gave Yun Sheng thunderous applause before the game started, all the applause belonged to the Cottbus players after the game started.
The two threatening shots just now made the Friendship Stadium more and more hot. Although the hot summer has passed, the current Friendship Stadium seems to rekindle the autumn leaves, turning back time and returning to the hot summer.
Looking at the Cottbus players on the field, Yun Sheng was a little distracted.
He had an illusion, as if he was still the head coach of Cottbus and he was still playing in the Bundesliga.
Seeing Yun Sheng in a daze, Pu Luo patted him lightly: "What's wrong with you?"
Only then did Yun Sheng come to his senses: "Oh, it's okay, I just didn't expect that they would choose to start a fierce attack today."
Pro glanced sideways at Sandel next to the coach of the home team: "I heard that he was the head coach before, but he was demoted to your assistant coach?"
"Yes."
"You two had a tense relationship at first, but it got better later?"
"Yes."
Pu Luo shook his head: "Although the relationship is much better, it doesn't mean that he has no ideas in his heart. Think about it, after he coached the team, is he often questioned? If he wins, the fans will say that he is your property; if he loses, the fans will say that he is not as good as you. I said an inappropriate metaphor. He is like a hard-working rich second generation. He does well because of his father, and does not do well because of himself. Do you think he can feel better?"
"Your analogy is very good, I like it, haha." Yun Sheng smiled. He also looked sideways at Sandel, only to see Sandel standing on the sidelines, staring at every move on the court very seriously, shouting a few words to remind the players to pay attention.
Yun Sheng sighed softly: "Before the game, I thought he would choose to be more conservative, at least play steadily in the opening stage, and wait for the opportunity. But I didn't expect them to be so bold, and they pressed the whole line when they came up. Aren't they afraid of our counterattack?"
Pu Luo frowned: "But having said that, their defense in the center is very solid, mainly because the side and frontcourt players press on, and the overall formation is not chaotic."
Yun Sheng nodded: "You're right, it's true. And even if they went wide today, they didn't make many crosses. They chose to use their personal skills to pass people from the side or cut inside."
Pu Luo didn't understand: "Do they think our defenders are weak and can pass us?"
Yun Sheng shook his head: "No, their goal is very simple - to set the ball!"
"Do you remember that in the first round of the Champions League group stage, they played against the Premier League upstart Manchester City at home. Manchester City was far superior to Cottbus in that game, but they used this tactic to firmly suppress Manchester City in the midfield, and then used the wing to break through to create opportunities for set kicks. In that game, they also relied on two indirect free kicks in front of the goal to grab points, and finally defeated Manchester City 2-1."
Proud suddenly realized: "Do you mean that they are also using this tactic with us now?"
"That's right! Clear-minded set-piece tactics, this is Sandel's biggest reliance today." Yun Sheng looked at the Cottbus players on the field, "However, in this game, I have already arranged the defense line to pay attention to defensive actions. Don't go too far, and try to give them as few opportunities as possible to set the ball."
Pu Luo breathed a sigh of relief: "The tactical arrangement is not a problem, but it is too difficult to avoid fouls."
At this time, on the pitch, Monaco's captain Hildebrand shouted loudly: "Push out the defensive front, don't give them free kicks near the penalty area! Even if there is a foul, go far away!"
The rear players obeyed Hildebrand's arrangement, and the position was premised, and Yu Hai and Shao Jiayi were not given the opportunity to move around the penalty area.
Sun Jihai, who had just successfully tackled, pulled Shaojia up who had fallen to the ground.
Shaojia complained, "You're ruthless enough."
"I hit the ball first, and I didn't shovel you. Otherwise, you should step back, don't always pass others, then we won't have conflicts."
"Come on! I have to follow you later!"
Shao Jiayi and Sun Jihai, the old teammates of the national team, confront each other, while Yu Hai's opponent is even more difficult.
As the former main left-back of Manchester United and Real Madrid, Heinze's defensive ability is at the top level.
It is extremely difficult for Yu Hai to break through Heinze easily.
However, compared with the 31-year-old Heinze, the biggest advantage of the 22-year-old Yu Hai is that he is young and fast!
I am not as strong as your defensive ability, so I will forcefully eat you with speed!
Even if you can prevent me once or twice, it is impossible not to foul all the time!
When Yu Hai broke through Heinze one-on-one for the third time, Heinze finally missed.
"Yu Hai's continuous feints made Heinze dare not step easily!"
"Yu Hai suddenly cut inside! Does he want to shoot directly?"
"Shoot inside, this is Yu Hai's housekeeping skill! Heinze and Yu Hai got entangled together! Yu Hai fell to the ground!"
"The referee stopped the game! Cottbus got a free kick to the right of the center of the penalty area! The ball is about 28 meters away from the goal!"
"Within Shaojiayi's range!"
(End of this chapter)