The Paper reporter Song Chengliang
The national football team beat Vietnam 2-0.
The process has been difficult, but the 2-0 result is positive, and after two awkward games in September's draw with Malaysia and defeat to Syria, the national team desperately needs to get back on track ahead of next month's World Qualifiers. (→ previously reported)
Against Vietnam, which brought disaster to Chinese football a year ago, the win could boost the team's confidence, but the key thing is that Jankovic needs to figure out how to play against Thailand.
The three-guard formation became a five-guard formation.
The back three were forced to become five defenders,
But withstood it
Starting in this game, Jankovic continued the 3-4-1-2 system in September, Wang Shangyuan, Jiang Guangtai and Wu Shaocong formed three central defenders, Wu Xi and Li Ke partnered with double backs, the two wingbacks chose Fang Hao and Liu Yang, Xie Pengfei continued to play the playmaker, and Wu Lei and Tan Long formed a double forward.
Putting Liu Yang and Fang Hao, two players with good attacking ability, in the position of wingback, it is clear that Jankovic's opening idea is to suppress Vietnam through attack.
However, it is somewhat embarrassing that Vietnam took the lead in the first half with excellent foot skills, and the opponent's possession rate of 63% throughout the game showed that there was already a gap in technical ability between the two teams. As the game progressed, Liu Yang and Fang Hao had retreated to the back line, and the original position of the three defenders was suppressed by the opponent and became a fifth defender.
"We were a bit out of control in the first half of today, which was very bad, Vietnam had more possession and we gave the other side too much confidence. We had some difficulties in the first half and the back line retreated a bit, which was something I wasn't happy with, but it was better in the second half after the midfield adjustment. ”
Jankovic did not say how he adjusted at half-time, "The players who came in scored, in fact we did deploy and adjust, especially on the defensive end, everyone had some specific instructions. Please understand that I can't reveal that these are still left in the dressing room. ”
In recognition of the adjustment, Jankovic said: "Our problem in the first half proved to be a problem of mentality, and the goal in the second half allowed us to win the game. ”
Of course, no matter how passive the first half was, the important point of the national football team in this game was not to concede a goal to keep a clean sheet, which may be a very positive signal before the World Qualifiers, the last round of 12 against Vietnam in two legs, Sharjah 2-0 lead was equalized by the opponent, thanks to Wu Lei's injury stoppage time to win 3-2; They lost 3-1 away to Vietnam and scored a total of five goals in both matches.
For today's national football team, against teams of the same level, the scene and possession rate are at a disadvantage, but the team's back line must try to improve the quality of defense, first stabilize, wait for the opponent to make a mistake, and use set-pieces, counter-attack opportunities to find possible scoring opportunities.
In fact, Shanghai Shenhua's thinking in the first half of this year's league is very suitable for the national football team that is about to play in the round of 36.
Jankovic hired a new man.
Newcomer performance is recognized
With the Asian Games coming to an end, Jankovic is finally free to pick players, and the October match is a reflection of the Serbs' true thinking. From the selection of the previous training roster to the use of personnel for this game, Jankovic still gave more opportunities to newcomers.
The starting lineup of this game, Yan Junling, Wu Lei, Wu Xi, Tan Long and other veterans pressed the team, with Wu Shaocong, Fang Hao, who are relatively lacking in national team experience, and in the use of substitutes, Jankovic is more bold, Wang Qiuming, Dai Weijun, He Yupeng, Gao Tianyi, Xie Weijun can also be regarded as newcomers to the national team.
"Young players bring a lot of things, freshness, strength including responsibility, they care less about their opponents and they do themselves. You say they're young players, but they're not young, they're 24 years old. This year they played in the Asian Games, last year they played the East Asian Cup, and it's important that these players have been tested in two major competitions. Now let them integrate into the national team, they have been together for 5 years before and now they are recruited into the national team. ”
Jankovic acknowledged the newcomer's performance after the game, saying: "In football, there are only players who dare to take on the pressure and dare to play under pressure. If you dare to play well under pressure, you grow. Of course, he did not give a clear answer as to whether there will be more newcomers in the next game, "There are still 6 days to go." ”
From the perspective of this game, Wang Shangyuan, Wu Shaocong, Wang Qiuming, Gao Tianyi, Dai Weijun are all players who can be used safely in the new national team to play the World Preliminary Round, of course, Fang Hao who plays winger may not be suitable for playing wingback, if Jankovic plays away to Thailand to continue the 3-4-1-2 system, then the right wingback is likely to be replaced by a player with an offensive and defensive balance, "I hope he (Fang Hao) will use this opportunity to boost his confidence, he is not playing in the position he is good at, but he tries his best." He is an excellent player who brings a morale boost to the team and brings vitality to the team. ”
The offensive means of the national football team need to be enriched.
Offensive means still need to be strengthened
Overall, Jankovic was happy with the game after the game, "It was a difficult game and there were a lot of details to pay attention to, but I also got the answer and it's very important at this stage. With less than a month to go before the World Qualifiers, the information gained from the match against Vietnam, including the last match against Syria, is invaluable in the run-up to the official tournament. ”
In the first half of the passive situation, the national football team seized two opportunities in the second half, Liu Yang crossed to assist Wang Qiuming's push inside the penalty area to break the deadlock, Wu Lei single-handed push in the last moment of injury time to lock the score at 2-0, the national football team shot 13 shots in the whole game, effective shots 3 times, converted into 2 goals, from the perspective of effective shots and goal ratio, the opportunity conversion ability is quite good.
Of course, the first goal method is difficult to replicate and is not a conventional routine; In the game against Thailand, Jankovic and his team also need to come up with more offensive means, such as set-pieces, against Southeast Asian teams, height is the Chinese team has little advantage left, the national football team should do enough in set-piece attack and defense.
Editor of this issue Zou Shan