"beep" As the Serbian referee Majic blew the whistle, captain Aiello stepped on the football at his feet and passed it to Gao Lin next to him, and then ran forward naturally.
When the ball reached his feet, Gao Lin did not choose to take the ball forward himself.
Instead, he kept kicking the ball to his teammate Zhang Xizhe who was standing in the center circle of his side.
Cristiano Ronaldo and forward Almeida suddenly started on the spot, like two sharp arrows rushing towards Zhang Xizhe who was holding the ball, hoping that the sudden acceleration would cause Zhang Xizhe to make a mistake.
However, the 23-year-old Zhang Xizhe had a very clear mind and did not He made a mistake due to the pressing of Cristiano Ronaldo and Almeida.
Instead, he stepped forward with his left foot, crossed his body, and kicked the ball to Huang Bowen on the right with his right foot.
At the same time, CCTV commentator He Weicai belatedly gave the traditional CCTV line: "CCTV, CCTV, welcome you to watch the live broadcast of the 20th Brazil World Cup in 2014, the first round of the Group G match in China The match between the Chinese team and the Portuguese team has begun.
In the first half, the Chinese team, wearing a white jersey, attacked from right to left, and the Portuguese team, wearing a red jersey, attacked from left to right.
This game is a two-goal match.
The team’s first appearance at this World Cup” Cristiano Ronaldo stopped on the spot, his sneaker spikes with CR7 printed on the turf leaving a deep mark on the turf, turned around and rushed towards Huang Bowen who was holding the ball.
The same goes for Almeida's choice.
However, Huang Bowen didn't move his upper body, flicked his right ankle, and kicked the football from Zhang Xizhe back to central defender Feng Xiaoting.
Seeing this, Cristiano Ronaldo and Almeida did not continue to sprint, but chose to run forward slowly.
Portugal's overall formation gradually improved.
Gao Lin was at the front, raising his right hand high to ask for the ball.
What he didn't notice was that the entire back line led by Pepe moved forward a small step.
By the time Feng Xiaoting saw this space and passed a long pass, it was already too late.
The assistant referee on the side raised the side flag to indicate that Gao Lin, who was holding the ball, was offside.
Immediately afterwards, the referee Mazic also blew his whistle.
Gao Lin, who had just finished turning around after taking the ball, heard the sudden whistle and turned to look at the first assistant referee with a confused look on his face.
He clearly remembered that he kept a distance from the last defender Pepe.
Even if he made some mistakes in judgment, That's at least parallel, right?
However, the slow-motion replay given by the on-site director gave the truth.
The Portuguese defense line moved forward neatly before Feng Xiaoting passed the ball.
This means that Feng Xiaoting who passed the ball did not grasp the timing well, causing Gao Lin to pass the ball.
Offside when taking the ball Of course, Gao Lin, who then devoted his energy to the game, didn't know this.
He thought it was a misjudgment by the linesman.
Head coach Guardiola didn't think so.
He just felt that the Chinese team's offense was a bit simple.
It was unreliable for the central defender to directly pass the long ball to the forward.
The success rate was not high, and it was normal to fall into the offside trap.
But in the next two consecutive attacks, Gao Lin and Aiello both fell into the offside trap arranged by the Portuguese defense, making the head coach Guardiola realize that this was not an accident, but the intention of the Portuguese defense. for it.
The Portuguese team did not forget to attack while shrinking the defense.
The offensive left wing composed of Cristiano Ronaldo and Coentrao was very threatening.
The tacit understanding between the two of them developed in Real Madrid was reflected in the first five minutes of this game. .
If right back Zhang Linpeng had not had the experience of guarding the attacking combination of Cristiano Ronaldo and Coentrao during his time at Real Madrid, he would have been very tired from this game.
In addition, Guardiola made targeted arrangements before the game.
When Portugal's offense tends to be in the direction of Cristiano Ronaldo, the midfielder must assist in defense.
In addition, the central defender must make up defense in time, because Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo and Coentrao are both very fast.
This is also the reason why Feng Xiaoting was placed at right back in this game.
Therefore, when the Chinese team's offense fell into an offside trap and Portugal's offense was difficult to achieve results, the game entered a stalemate stage.
Both sides had offense and defense, but no offensive opportunities that truly threatened the opponent's goal appeared.
There was no way to open up the game, which gave Guardiola a headache on the sidelines.
Before the game, he did not expect Portugal to choose such a risky defensive method.
You must know that as long as the pass and reception are agreed upon, it will be a wonderful attack.
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But Portugal's strategy in this game is very correct.
Compared with many teams that play a pseudo-433 formation, the Chinese team's 433 formation has become much more realistic.
The two wingers Ai Luo and Hao Junmin are widely spaced when attacking.
Although this position can give them a temporary one-on-one opportunity, the problem is that Portugal's defense in the center does not allow midfielders to do this, so many long passes that should have been completed by Wu Xi or Huang Bowen were instead completed by the central defender. to initiate the ball, thus causing the forward players to forget their position while focusing on the incoming ball.
After another three minutes, the Chinese team's offense showed no improvement, so Guardiola took advantage of Ai Luo's long shot from the front of the penalty area and fired an anti-aircraft gun and called Wu Xi to his side for face-to-face instructions.
Guardiola's latest adjustment is very simple, that is, to compact the scattered formation, changing the formation from 433 to 451, that is, the two wingers are recycled to the flanks of center Gao Lin.
With Gao Lin's cover on the forward line, the defensive players who were originally guarding Ai Luo and Hao Junmin on the wing did not dare to blindly step forward.
In addition, Aiello and Hao Junmin, who are hidden behind Gao Lin, have more space to sprint.
Especially Aiello, every time he runs, he can attract the attention of Portuguese defensive players and create better opportunities for his teammates.
Chance.
"Guardiola is indeed a world-class coach.
His ability to adjust on the spot is really strong.
When the Chinese team's offense frequently fell into the offside trap, he decisively chose to shrink the formation and shorten the distance between the players."
Soon, Paulo Bento gave a solution.
In order to allow the defense to restrict Aiello and Hao Junmin from taking the ball forward, Paulo Bento required the defenders to defend closely when they entered their own 30-meter defensive zone, without giving them any chance to accelerate forward.
Of course, Paulo Bento also continued to ask the players in the middle not to allow Zhang Xizhe, Wu Xi and Huang Bowen to easily pass the ball to the forward line, that is, to use active running to cut off the connection between the Chinese team's midfield and frontcourt.
However, in the tenth minute of the game, Paulo Bento's wishful thinking was broken by the Chinese team's tacit cooperation in the frontcourt
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