For Li Xiaopeng, the away game against Vietnam is a game that must be won. The Vietnamese media analyzed in detail the tactics li xiaopeng used against Japan under the title of "Whether the Chinese team became weaker after Li Xiaopeng took charge", and the following is a full translation.
Despite being a legendary international, Li Xiaopeng's coaching has not really brought more excitement to the Chinese team. Most importantly, his predecessor Li Tie actually did a good job in tactics and playing style. However, a bold statement put Li Tie under tremendous pressure and had to resign.
In this regard, Li Xiaopeng will no longer bear the pressure of winning World Cup tickets, which is almost impossible from the current point of view. The expectation for him is to bring a fresher and more dynamic image to the Chinese team.
Unfortunately, judging from the first game, Li Xiaopeng's first impression was negative.
Lost control of the ball
When Li Tie was coaching, his tactics were praised. When he was coaching, the Chinese team's winning percentage reached 50%, and the Chinese media did not disparage his performance. His tactics are an organized, proactive tactic, a modern way of playing football.
During his time coaching the Chinese team, the best thing Li Tie did was a reasonable formation, carefully organized tactics and passing.
However, in li Xiaopeng's first game in charge, these disappeared.
Of course, the Japanese team is a strong opponent, both the team and the players have excellent skills. However, in the first leg of the meeting, Li Tie's players at least maintained a good structure.
Li Tie often used the 433 or 343 formation, while Li Xiaopeng changed the formation to 4231. However, the formation is only one aspect, from the perspective of the position between the players, especially the distance between the players when organizing the attack, the performance of the Chinese team is far inferior to the first leg.
In addition to the distance between each other, the Chinese players did not support the team members enough and lost flexibility. When each player is fixed in his place, it is easy for the Japanese player to defend him.
This is why, in the absence of other options, Chinese players can often only pass long passes.
Zhang Yuning, who started the game, played hard, but under the protection of Japanese defenders, it was difficult for him to receive long passes from his teammates, and Alain, who came off the bench in the second half, fell into a similar situation.
The left side of the defense is a soft underbelly
Jun Ito was also voted the best player, in part because china's defense on the left was so weak that Zheng Zheng, a veteran of left-backs, was to blame.
In the 6th minute of the match, the Japanese team threw the ball out of bounds, and the Chinese team's defense line revealed loopholes. When Da qiangyong also withdrew to respond, center-back Zhu Chenjie followed, but his teammates did not notice the space left behind him.
Jun Ito also used his speed to shake off Zheng Zheng, and after receiving the ball thrown by Hiroki Sakai, he exploded and shot high.
In the 12th minute, the Japanese player once again took advantage of the Chinese team's defensive loophole on the left side to form a 3-2 local advantage, passing the ball behind the defense line, and Junya Ito's cross hit Wang Shenchao's hand to create a penalty.
This is not the only time that a Japanese player has exploited a loophole behind Zheng Zheng. In the second half, the 32-year-old Zheng Zheng once again stared at the mistake, allowing Ito Jun to also head in front of him and break the goal.
The Chinese team did not get any stronger
One game is not enough to conclude that the Chinese team has become weaker after the change of manager. However, given the Performance of the Chinese team on the pitch, it is difficult to expect Li Xiaopeng to do better than his predecessor.
Li Tie's modern tactics and methodical system soon disappeared.
Despite some players playing very hard, the Chinese team was unable to create any threat, and the performance of the Chinese team decreased compared to the first leg.
For the Vietnamese team, this may be an opportunity. However, the first thing we have to do is to go beyond ourselves.