"The person standing on the opponent's goal line is called Zeng Cheng", the Shenzhen offensive line experienced a sense of powerlessness

Shenhua in the first stage of the Chinese Super League and Shenhua in the FA Cup mode look like two different teams.

Change comes from defense. In 14 Chinese Super League matches, Shenhua won 6, drew 4 and lost 4, scored 21 goals, conceded 17 goals, and was scored 1.2 times per game by opponents. The best defensive team in the league, Shanghai Harbor, conceded only 7 goals. More importantly, in all 14 games, the Shenhua team did not concede only three games, two of which were 0-0 with the opponent, that is to say, Shenhua used the sacrificial attack to "protect" its own gate from being breached by the opponent.

In the FA Cup that began in October, Shenhua first won the Sichuan Minzu Football Team 3-0, and then defeated Changchun Yatai, who had "doubled" himself in the league, to avenge the arrow and reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. In the two-legged quarter-finals with Shenzhen, Shenhua won the first game 1-0, and in the second match on Friday, it played 0-0 with the opponent, with a total score of 1-0 in two legs, advancing to the final four.

In the four games of the FA Cup, it was Zeng Cheng, who guarded the door for the Shenhua team, who returned from injury.

Compared with the first match with Shenzhen, it has been forced to a rival with only one way to win, from the first minute of the first half of the second leg of the coaches of the two teams, they launched an impact on the Shenhua team goal, with a 71% to 29% possession rate, a dangerous attack of 90 to 33, and a 4-on-1 shot on target, which is enough to show what kind of pressure Zeng Cheng has endured in this game.

Like Carlos on the sidelines, there are also Shenzhen players on the field, because whether it is Dai Weijun's imaginative hanging shot, or Achimpen's cold shot and close-range shot on the edge of the penalty area, they cannot cross Zeng Cheng's ten-finger pass, a seemingly one-sided game, and finally dominated by the Shenhua goalkeeper, fixed above 0-0, shenhua team advanced to the next FA Cup semi-final, scored 24 goals in the league Shenzhen offensive line, in front of Zeng Cheng, experienced a feeling of powerlessness. "Sometimes it's like this, how to play smoothly, how to play, how to play, play not smoothly, as soon as the ball is kicked out, you know that you can't get in, because the person standing on the opponent's goal line is called Zeng Cheng — — At least in this game, that's the feeling I got. ”

Of course, Zeng Cheng, who almost single-handedly "defended" the Shenhua team into the final four of the FA Cup, became the "father" in the mouth of the fans, but he obviously did not think that this was only his own credit. "Everyone clearly implemented the technical and tactical arrangements of the coaching staff, especially when the first point was competing with the opponent, the control of the second point in the core area was also very good, not only the defenders, but also the players in other positions on the field did a good job of protecting the coordination between teammates."

As for the record of the opponent who has been "clean sheet" since the beginning of the FA Cup, in Zeng Cheng's view, it is also the result of the joint efforts of the whole team, and the most important thing is that everyone will play the next "next game" together: "We continue to be step by step and down-to-earth, and believe that luck (goddess) will take care of those who work hard." Come on, Shenhua! ”