After changing the manager, the national football team once again embarked on the journey of the World Preliminary Round of 12. The first game will face the strong opponent Japan, and Li Xiaopeng's team seems to be ready.
Centre-back Zheng Zheng and Chiang Quang Tai, the former saying there is a targeted defense, the latter boasting of keeping a clean sheet against Japan, whether it can be done or not, at least the next game will also win Vietnam. Big New Year's Day, the national football team dare not add to the blockage!
01. The same five defenders are different Li Jiajun: the premise is not to think too much
a. Li Xiaopeng's five defenders: To avoid Li Tie's mistakes
Li Tie gave people a very deep feeling in the round of 12 matches he led the team: he did understand offense, but he was not good at defense. Therefore, once his tactics are relatively conservative, they often do not necessarily have good results.
In fact, it is not a mistake to arrange five defenders in the face of Japan, and it is also reasonable to appropriately shrink the defense after taking Oman's 1-0 lead. The problem was that Li Tie's defensive details were not deployed successfully, resulting in the team failing to achieve the desired tactical purpose. In contrast, Li Xiaopeng is better than Li Tie in terms of defense.
The last time he faced Japan, Li Tie's biggest failure in the 532 formation was the selection of the midfielder. Because Yin Hongbo and Jin Jingdao could not play the role of receiving and connecting the offensive and defensive conversions, and the coverage was seriously insufficient, this allowed the Japanese team to easily control the two wing corridors and secondary attack opportunities, forming a repeated siege.
Even in the face of the Japanese team some blind passing to the 30-meter area, the second point that came out of the siege was often out of control by the national football team. Axon's header was pointed down this time, and it was the Japanese team that took the ball, not the midfielder of the national football team.
Now Xu Xin will most likely partner with Wu Xi in the double back, whether the team will add another center forward in the midfield to ensure the control efficiency of the second point, which is also a point of view in this game.
In addition, there was a big mistake, that is, Li Tie used Li Ang to play left center-back at that time. In the whole game, Leon completely lost the defensive object when he appeared defensively many times, and was in a vacuum.
Japan's several excellent shooting opportunities in the first half were related to Leon's loss of defensive objects.
Li Xiaopeng may use Shandong centre-back Zheng Zheng, who has performed well in the Chinese Super League this season, and it is impossible to judge whether he will be able to perform well. However, judging from his pre-match vows to be able to defend the Japanese team, it should be targeted deployment.
b. Should Alain strike first? The purpose is not necessarily to attack
Judging from the results of the previous match between the national football team and the Japanese team, when the national football team arranged a number of naturalized players to play in the second half, it was difficult for the Japanese team to play an effective attack, and the scene gradually opened 55 with the national football team.
Compared with the 1-13 shooting ratio in the first half, the national football team did a good job in the middle of the second half.
Li Xiaopeng had previously expressed his dependence on Alan, and with him he was more confident. Is Alain's greatest value really on offense? Maybe we shouldn't expect to beat the Japanese team.
If Alain can be placed in the starting lineup, the team can also add a point to hold the ball when attacking and defensive conversions, reduce the number of frequent conceits, and also give the backcourt a chance to breathe.
If you want to make a difference on the offensive end, you naturally need to replace it with more teammates who can take the ball forward, in order to play the opportunity to advance to the opponent's 30-meter area.
02. The two main centre-backs of the Japanese team are absent: the national football team should not think too much
a. The national football team cannot resist the Japanese attack: the key point is that the center back cannot go out
In the first round of competition between the national football team and Japan, the biggest gap between the two teams is reflected in the passing. In the first half of the game, the number of passes by the Japanese team was 3.5 times that of the national football team, and the pass success rate was also doubled by the national football team.
The difference in passing is not only in technology, but also in the inability of the national football team to interrupt the opponent's passing rhythm, and the offensive and defensive conversions of the own side are frequently limited.
Because the center-back of the national football team lacks effective front-top ability, the backfield position under the five-guard system is too flat, and the opponent's center and forward can frequently connect and respond back and forth between the two lines of defense of the national football team, resulting in the number of national football midfielders at a disadvantage.
In addition, in the position of the two wings, the ability of the national football team to be individually suppressed was obviously suppressed, and it was unable to fight back. This is also why the first paragraph of this article expresses the statement that Alain is worth as much to defense as attack.
If there is Fernando, it will be of great help to the national football team. Unfortunately, for various reasons, he has not yet represented the national football team, and perhaps he also wants to retain other possibilities in the future.
b. Japan's 2 main centre-backs are absent: the national football team should not think too much
There is good news for the national football team, that is, the opponent's 2 main centre-backs Kenyang Fuan and Ma Yoshida will also miss this game. Especially in Arsenal, which has a good performance, It will also make the national football team look a little chance.
The problem is that the last time the national football team wanted to play the main attack, all it could do was to pile people in the front as much as possible. Because the team's midfield promotion ability is not strong, increasing the number of points in the front court, directly receiving long passes or direct blocks, is also a way of thinking.
However, in this game, Axon's new crown was absent, Luo Guofu was suspended for a yellow card, and it was too difficult for the national football team to gather 4 points in front of the field.
Will the team use Wei Shihao? He will be a reliable being with the ability to take the ball, but there are also problems with his emotional control. Facing the Japanese team, if he moves too much, it will also be a trouble.
03. Win Vietnam: It's not negotiable!
a. Playing in the centre is a must: let the ball fly a little longer!
Now this national football team faces Vietnam, and the foot technology and passing are not dominant. But we can get the ball flying so we can get an edge.
Therefore, Li Tie's first-hand tactics against Vietnam last time were still very successful, knowing that the defensive end was flawed, but as far as possible to use the confrontation to disintegrate and push the Vietnamese formation back.
One of the problems that Li Xiaopeng encountered was that Axon was absent from the new crown, and the team was one less high point. Just one Zhang Yuning is not enough. If you use Alain to compete for the header, it seems that it is not cost-effective. Will it be time to activate Tan Long? Or let Wei Shihao fight (although the person is not tall, the header is actually quite good), is a possible choice.
The unchanged idea is that the high ball combines with the speed of Wu Lei to play the offensive effect of the combination of high and fast. Vietnam is a team eager to attack, and their formation will always be a little scattered, and such a strike pattern is effective. Even if Vietnam retreats, their height disadvantage makes it difficult for them to "swing the bus".
Zhang Yuning's last performance against Vietnam was outstanding, winning 5 of 6 high balls in one-on-one confrontations and scoring one goal. This time in Vietnam, he is also an important tactical pawn of the team.
b. Don't be intimidated when you fight Vietnam! Don't give them the lead offense
The last time we played Vietnam, we gained a lot of experience, and in the face of such an opponent, don't be intimidated. Li Tie relaxed a little after 2-0, and was equalized by the opponent in an instant.
The fundamental problem is that the national defense line lacks effective front and landing ability when moving, the defenders can't come out, and once the front of the penalty area allows the opponent to control the ball, the Vietnamese and Japanese attacks are essentially similar.
Hopefully, this time in the New Year against Vietnam, we don't have to wait for the thrilling kill, and win the game to win more smoothly.
Conclusion:
In the 2022 Lunar New Year ushered in two World Preliminary Tournaments, Li Xiaopeng and the national football team under pressure. Fortunately, the gap between the national football team and Japan itself is very large, and any little progress may make fans feel happy.
Similarly, there is only one way to win against Vietnam, and there is no reason to forgive any other outcome. These are two completely different games, depending on what kind of answers Li Xiaopeng and the national football team can deliver.