Review of Jordan 1-0 Tajikistan: With me as the main suppressor, the big dark horse deserves to advance to the semifinals

As the saying goes, the layman looks at the lively, and the insider looks at the doorway. Tajikistan and Jordan's first match of the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup 1/4 knockout round is such a situation. The two teams are very lively in the game, but the competition is full of details of the coach's layout and strategy, strategizing and winning thousands of miles.

A switch of attack and defense in the 40th minute is a good illustration of this problem. When Tajikistan got a chance on the right side of their own half, Omarbayev quickly made a long pass to Panshanbe and Jalilov on the opposite side. The two of them started to attack on their own way, one with them with one with them and one with an empty run. The other teammates basically pulled away and gave them a chance to break through.

After the mistake, Jordan immediately launched a counter-attack, and strikers Yazan and Tamari almost crossed the Tajik two lines, broke through the midfield and closed in the goalkeeper position. It's a pity that after the physical strength is not good, the people are not energetic, and the garlic is mixed under the feet to give to the other party. In this switch of attack, Tajikistan's sideways and Jordan's strategy of making full use of individual abilities were well displayed, which was the key to their victory in the game.

Tajik, Uzbekistan, Russia and other teams have a similar style, with a group of wide attackers paired with a big centre-forward. It's a pity that Samyev at 185 suffered an injury and was replaced, and Soloyev and Jalilov who came up were both 175 tall, which was indeed the opposite of the big man they imagined. This greatly restricts their strategic design, after the winger breaks through the bottom of the cross, or their own burst, they will always hesitate, after all, the role of the big center pivot point in the past is gone, and the cross grabs the point also go down, how to play, not consistent enough.

On the contrary, Jordan's Yazan is still there, Tamari and Olzan are also there, their attacking side is very tacit, and the coach's strategic arrangement is also maintaining the state of the group stage, which is their good advantage. It can be seen that when Yazan gets the opportunity, his teammates know how to run, and when Yazan runs himself, his teammates also know how to pass it to him when he is running in the air, which is appropriate.

The Jordanian team is particularly well divided in terms of actually grasping responsibilities.

It was also clear that Jordan had a relatively large number of chances, and although the number of shots and possession statistics were similar, they created a greater threat than Tajikistan. The Tajik coach saw it in his eyes and was a little anxious.

In the second half, at the beginning of the 45th minute, Tajikistan arranged a targeted deployment, and they began to suppress the enemy's own defensive area, forcing them to pass difficult, which made Jordan a little panicked. There was basically no threat to drive a big foot, but it was taken by Tajikistan. Coupled with the liveliness of their wings, the game went into a familiar pattern.

It's a pity that the few opportunities created by the conduction were not shot into the gate.

On the contrary, it was the Jordanian team that fully played to its advantages in the design of set-pieces. The strategy of running two areas at the same time to attract the attention of the other team really disrupted the Tajik defense. Jassim's leap was also really lucky, hitting the Tajik rebound and scored. 1-0！

After this goal, Tajikistan once again took the initiative, but unfortunately there was only an advantage and no goal. Jordan played his familiar counterattack arrangement, but unfortunately, the 70th minute of the must-score opportunity was ruined by the shooter. Otherwise, a 2-0 advantage would have ensured the victory.

Obviously, the problem with Tajikistan's defeat to Jordan is that their familiar routines were not played, but instead the opponent played the pattern they liked. This and once are doomed to victory and defeat. Even so, Tajikistan and Jordan do have "no losers", and their rapid promotion and promotion have brought new trends, which were not expected in the past, and will also bring the development of Asian football to a new level.