In the match against Saudi Arabia, although the national football team achieved a 1-1 draw, the team only had a pitiful 2 shots on goal. Why is it that the number of shots on goal is rare in every game of the national football team, regardless of the strength of the opponent? After watching the Battle of Zhongsha, 2 shots are enough to explain everything!
In the battle between China and Saudi Arabia, the national football team achieved a draw, which is not something to boast about, but overall it has improved. However, we cannot be complacent because of this draw, we can only say that luck is on the side of the national football team in this game. You should know that the opponent Saudi Arabia has a 74% possession rate in the whole game, with up to 18 shots on goal. The national football team only has 26% of the ball, and the number of shots on goal is even more pitiful, only 2 times.
Let's take a look at the first shot! In the 18th minute of the game, Saudi Arabia fouled Liu Yang, and the national football team won a free kick in the backcourt. The camera is not very clear, and it is not known who took the free kick. The man drove the ball big to the front court, and Zhang Yuning rubbed the ball to Gao Zhunyi after the header. Arthur Junmin saw the situation and quickly inserted forward, Gao Junyi kicked forward, and Arthur Junmin got the ball, but was wrapped up by 2 Saudi players. Arthur Junmin did not choose to take forward, but looked at the players in the rear and handed the ball to Zhang Linpeng in the back. Zhang Linpeng did not hesitate and kicked the ball directly to the feet of the centre-back Zhu Chenjie. After Zhu Chenjie took the ball, he passed the ball back to goalkeeper Yan Junling.
Originally, the ball had reached the heart of the opponent, and when it was about to set off an offensive climax, the three-footed return pass was passed, and the ball actually reached the hands of the goalkeeper. This is a way of playing that the national football team often uses in the game, as long as they face the bag clip, or the round-up, their first thought is not how to hand the ball to the feet of more threatening people, but to use the way they think is the most secure way to deal with the return pass. Ask, one side of the game is attacking, the other side will definitely defend you, it is impossible to watch you attack. If the other side defends, we will pass back, how can the ball be played? Where's the shot?
After Arthur Junmin took the ball, he should not return it to Zhang Linpeng, he had two choices, one is to move forward, and the other is to transfer the big foot to the teammate on the other side. It may be that in a hurry, Arthur Junmin's vision is not broad enough, so he passed the ball back to Zhang Linqian. Unexpectedly, Zhang Linpeng handed the ball to the rear, so that the attack came to an abrupt halt. Back-passing is the most common way for Zhang Linpeng to play football. Return passing is also the most used way of playing in the national football team.
Let's take a look at the second shot! In the 78th minute of the match, Zheng Zheng kicked the ball into the midfield with a big foot in the back. The Saudi player made a tiptoe hook mistake, Dai Weijun successfully grabbed the ball, faced with the siege of 4 people, first successfully completed the beautiful action of 1 over 2, and then when carrying the ball horizontally, there were 2 more Saudi players in the bag, and finally the ball changed hands.
When Dai Weijun took the ball forward, Yu Dabao, who was replaced as a frontal player in this game, should have plugged in front of Dai Chuanjun, or opened up space to create opportunities for Dai Weijun. However, Yu Dabao was dragging his feet, and he had no sense of forward at all. Have you noticed that 3 seconds ago, the referee Hassan was behind Dabao, and after 3 seconds, Hassan ran in front of Yu Dabao. Is Yu Dabao physically weak? But he had just been replaced. Such a healthy way of playing football and attitude, the national football team down a game, can there be a shot?
Dong Lu, who knows the ball the most, even excused Yu Dabao after the game, and blamed the blame on Dai Weijun's head, saying that he should pass the ball back to Yu Dabao. The reason why Yu Dabao did not insert itself in front was to wait for the reception in the back. If Dai Weijun returns it, it may be another copy of the first shot. After watching these 2 shots, everyone should know why the national football team has fewer shots per game, right? Because in the minds of most of their players, there is no sense of attack at all, where is the shooting? lamentable! Alas!