Comments on the battle of Zhongtaji: Rookies pecked each other and ended in a dull draw, and the eel goal was blown and suspected of encountering a "black whistle"
After watching the match between China and Tajikistan, four words appeared very clearly in Brother Bao's mind: "Rookies pecking each other"! That's right, this is the third game of this Asian Cup, and compared with the first two games of the Asian Cup, this game is really lethargic to watch. In the first half, the two teams played without technical content, Tajikistan got a large number of shooting opportunities, but unfortunately the forwards forgot to bring shooting boots; in the second half, the national football team changed 4 people in a row, the attack improved significantly, and even broke through the opponent's goal, but encountered the referee's suspected "black whistle", was blown invalid, and finally the two sides ended up 0:0 draw, each scored 1 point.
In the first game of the group stage of the Asian Cup, the opponent of the Chinese team is Tajikistan from Central Asia, which is also the main opponent of the national football team for the right to qualify from the group. The national football team is currently ranked 79th in the world, Tajikistan is ranked 106th in the world, and the national football team is 27 places ahead of its opponents. Song Kai, chairman of the Chinese Football Association, also went to the scene to watch the game.
National football coach Jankovic discharged a 352 formation, goalkeeper Yan Junling, three central defenders from left to right are Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Guangtai and Zhang Linpeng, left fullback Liu Yang, right wingback Liu Binbin, three midfielders from left to right are Dai Weijun, Wang Shangyuan and Wang Qiuming, Wu Lei and Tan Long partner forward. With captain Wu Xi and striker Wei Shihao injured before the game, they were replaced by Wang Qiuming from Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Liu Binbin from Shandong Taishan.
After the start of the game in the first half, after a few minutes of testing each other, Tajikistan found that the strength of the national football team was no more than that, and began to press and strengthen the attack, and Tajikistan got a lot of shooting opportunities in the first half. From the outrageous shots and anti-aircraft guns that missed the first few kicks, to gradually approaching the goal range, sliding through the goal twice in a row, and then began to shoot at the bull's-eye, which was knocked out twice in a row by goalkeeper Yan Junling. Throughout the first half, Tajikistan became more and more confident, although only two shots on target from 11 shots, they have gained a certain advantage at the psychological level. In particular, the opponent's No. 10 player Jalilov poses a considerable threat to the national football team.
On the other hand, in the national football team, among several players in the defensive line, goalkeeper Yan Junling performed steadily and tried his best to keep the goal in the first half; although the two fullbacks Liu Binbin and Liu Yang were not strong in interception, they had several successful breakthroughs that were still relatively eye-catching; Jiang Guangtai and Zhu Chenjie performed well and defended steadily; but the captain Zhang Linpeng obviously could not prevent the opponent's left attack, and the defense was very difficult, and several backfield passes were not good in terms of landing point or strength, wasting the opportunity to counterattack in vain, and many fouls, if it were not for the referee's mercy, I am afraid that he would have already eaten the card。
In the first 40 minutes of the entire first half, the national football team was almost in a situation where it could not attack or retreat, and the three-man midfield of Wang Qiuming, Wang Shangyuan and Dai Weijun was almost useless. Whether it is the national football team sending a goal kick or intercepting the opponent's attack to start a counterattack, almost always after the back line is handed over to the two wings, Liu Binbin or Liu Yang breaks through with his personal ability and crosses or is intercepted; if the back line tries to pass the ball to the midfield to organize the attack, the ball will be almost quickly intercepted by Tajikistan. Among them, Dai Weijun also tried several individual breakthroughs, but unfortunately failed; Wang Shangyuan contributed a number of fouls and received a yellow card; as for Wang Qiuming, he almost disappeared from the field in the first half and could not see anyone.
In terms of forwards, Wu Lei and Tan Long showed little in the first half. In the last 10 minutes of the first half, the national football team finally organized several decent attacks, and even got two corner kicks in a row, which posed a certain threat to the Tajikistan goal. In the first half, the national football team also got 3 shots on goal, but unfortunately all of them were missed, and Tajikistan goalkeeper Yatimov barely touched the ball in the first half, which was in stark contrast to the national football goalkeeper Yan Junling.
In the 58th minute of the second half, national football coach Jankovic took the lead in making a move, replacing Wang Qiuming with Xu Xin and Tan Long with Zhang Yuning. After the start of the second half, Tajikistan had two more chances to score, but it was clear that their players' shooting skills needed more practice. After that, the national football team finally played a beautiful match in the front court, but unfortunately Wu Lei faced the cross of his teammates in the penalty area, and he kicked it empty, missing a great opportunity to score. Jankovic clearly saw this, too, and he made another substitution in the 72nd minute, bringing on Xie Pengfei and Lin Liangming to replace Dai Weijun and Wu Lei.
The attack of the national football team, which has changed 4 people, has changed significantly, and Lin Liangming, Xie Pengfei and Zhang Yuning, who are new forces, have begun to put pressure on Tajikistan. In the 77th minute, there was a scuffle in the Tajikistan penalty area, and the continuous shots of several players of the national football team almost broke through the opponent's goal. In the 79th minute, Xu Xin's long-range shot was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, the national football team got a corner kick, Xie Pengfei took a corner kick, Zhu Chenjie jumped high in the crowd, scored with a header, and the national football team finally broke through the opponent's goal!
In the next 10 minutes, the national football team still had a lot of chances, but unfortunately they didn't score again. Judging from the whole game, the two sides played 0:0 is reasonable, Tajikistan got a large number of shooting opportunities in the first half, occupying a clear upper hand; in the second half 72 minutes after the national football team substitution, the attack improved significantly, and even had a chance to kill the opponent, but unfortunately it was killed by the referee and VAR. At present, it seems that if the national football team and Tajikistan want to qualify from the group, the key depends on whether they can get points from the host Qatar.
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