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Chapter 381 The Role of the Center

Zhang Yi swung the ball over and over at the corner kick. He wasn’t trying to be cool, but mainly wanted to wait until all the offensive players were in place. Finally, the ball was set up, and then he looked up at the situation in the penalty area. Li Jie pointed forward, and Long Bisheng was in the middle... This scene was very familiar to him.Whether it is Li Jie covering Long Bisheng's shot or Long Bisheng covering Li Jie's shot, it is one of the most troublesome offensive methods for other teams. Now, this offensive method has been moved to the national team as it is!

Hearing the referee blew the whistle to take the penalty, Zhang Yi ran two steps, and then kicked the ball into the penalty area!

The moment he passed the ball, a pot of dumpling soup was boiled in the penalty area, and all the players started to run. Li Jie, who was originally in the front point, ran to the middle, while Long Bisheng suddenly accelerated and rushed forward!

Li Chengxiu was blocked by Li Jie who was running towards the middle, Lin Zongen followed, but just as he rushed behind Long Bisheng, he saw Long Bisheng jumped up!
Lin Zongen, who was complaining incessantly, also jumped up. Everyone knew what it meant when the defensive player was suppressed by the offensive player, but he still had no choice but to interfere in vain behind him.

Lin Zongen, who was desperately pulling on Long Bisheng's jersey, only had time to look up, and saw Zhang Yi's corner kick landed on Long Bisheng's head accurately. Long Bisheng didn't need to exert any force, but just shook his head slightly, letting the ball touch the side of his forehead, and the ball immediately changed direction and flew towards the top corner of the goal!

Just as Zheng Chenglong made a save, the ball flew into the goal quickly, and began to spin around the net...

"The goal is scored! Long Bisheng's ninth goal in this Asian Cup! This goal made him break Ali Daei's scoring record in the 1996 Asian Cup! Daei scored eight goals in that World Cup, and the three consecutive Asian Cups after that scored the most goals. Hao Dong of China and Lee Dingguo of South Korea scored six goals each in the Asian Cup in 2000! In the Asian Cup, which can only play a maximum of six games, this record is considered almost impossible to break, but Long Bisheng used his outstanding performance. This record was broken!"

The commentator of the CCTV sports channel shouted excitedly, and the guest next to him smiled and said: "Long Bisheng can have such a performance, and I have to thank the Vietnam team... If it hadn't been for completing the 'big four' when facing them, I am afraid that it would be very difficult for Long Bisheng to break this record."

"However, this also proves that Long Bisheng, a 22-year-old striker, is an excellent striker... He scored four against Vietnam, two against Uzbekistan, one each against Iran, Japan and South Korea, and although he didn't score against Saudi Arabia, he had two direct assists... An excellent shooter is to score more goals against underdogs, and still be able to score goals against strong teams. He scored 61 league goals in two seasons in England, and scored [-] goals in his first season in the Bundesliga... After Adriano, Our national team will have a shooter with a high scoring rate, which is a blessing for Chinese football!" The commentator said happily.

"I think the head coach of the national team, Ding Yu, will have a headache next." The guest said with a smile, "He didn't recruit Adriano in this Asian Cup, but Adriano will definitely participate in the World Cup three years later. How to choose two tall centers with excellent scoring ability is also a headache...Maybe in the future, the national team will be a better choice to play the double-tower strategy. But if we do that, Messi's position will have to be reconsidered."

"During the friendly match against Spain, the Chinese team did exactly this in the second half. Adriano and Long Bisheng played double strikers, and Messi was behind to support..." the commentator said with fascination.

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With the development of modern football, "the one who wins the midfielder wins the world" has long been an empty phrase. The miracles of Maradona and Zidane are almost impossible to replicate. Riquelme can only retire sadly under the title of "the last classical midfielder". In the major European giants and national teams, if you want to achieve good results, you don't need an excellent midfielder, but you can't lack a super striker.

Of course, this is also related to the frequent turnover of players in modern clubs. Although an excellent midfielder can raise the team's offensive and defensive levels to a higher level, the conditions are extremely demanding-you must have reliable teammates around him to form a very high tacit understanding. The whole team listens to his command. He is the conductor of the chorus. Filling in the gaps is enough.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this quick success model that the soil for the survival of the organization's midfield has become less and less.

With the ability of Maradona, it took several years in Naples to create that outstanding championship team. Riquelme’s performance in Villarreal and Boca Juniors is world-class, because these two players are willing to attack around him. In Barcelona, ​​​​he does not have this condition. Even Zidane, he was not the core of the team when he was in Juventus and Real Madrid. These two teams do not need a separate core. With the full support of Domenech and others, he was able to create that miracle in the 06 World Cup.

In addition to China, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Australia have several outstanding attackers in the world, but the average level of defenders seems to be worse. Strength and even physical fitness are more than one step worse.

After the game resumed, the South Korean team began to change their tactics of playing against the Chinese team in the midfield, and began to frequently use large-scale transfers and the excellent assault capabilities of the two sides to create threats. In terms of defense, Long Bisheng's marking was much stricter. In addition to Lin Zongen and his head-to-head confrontation, Li Chengxiu was also ready to come up to fill the position at any time.

Lee Ching-ryong is a good player who breaks through from the side. He can move left and right with a wide range of activities. Park Joo-young is also an excellent winger. With a tall center like Shi Xuanjun in the middle, wide-range transfers, long passes, and concise cooperation are more effective. You can see it from Leeds in the 09-10 season. Such a simple tactic and Long Bisheng's deterrence in the penalty area.

Even if Shi Xuanjun’s impact can’t be compared with Long Bisheng’s, it won’t be much worse. Ajax has always been famous for its discerning talents and good at training young players. To be able to take a fancy to Shi Xuanjun when he was in his life also proves that he does have the potential to become an excellent center forward.

Park Zhouyong received a pass from Park Ji-sung on the right side, and with an accelerated breakthrough, he got rid of the back defense. Seeing Huang Zhenghong rushing towards him, he made an emergency stop to lure Huang Zhenghong to stop, and then quickly drove the ball to the bottom line to accelerate the breakthrough!
Huang Zhenghong was swayed by the opponent, but he immediately turned around and chased Park Zhouyong. The defensive player will always reveal some gaps, but as long as he is not completely swayed by the opponent, then he has a chance to make up for it.

Seeing that the inward cut route was blocked by Huang Zhenghong, Park Zhouyong did not forcefully cut in along the bottom line. Instead, he kicked the ball before Huang Zhenghong could return to the defense and passed the ball directly into the penalty area.

Wu Bufan made a beautiful side throw and blocked the ball with a single palm. Xin Yonglu, who had a keen sense of smell in front of the goal, was about to make a follow-up shot.

2 minutes later, the South Korean team made a comeback. Park Joo-young kicked the ball from the right to the left. Where hold on.

"Their center forward is not bad...he is 1.9 meters tall, and his confrontation ability is also good. Li Jie is already one of the best central defenders in China, and he is also ranked high in the Bundesliga. It is so difficult to keep an eye on him. Korean football has produced some good players in recent years." Pei Wei, who was in the box, watched Shi Xuanjun once again shook his head in the penalty area and shot high.

"Our league is running well, and if we communicate with them more, they will naturally grow higher." Xu Bing smiled, but he didn't care. No matter how well Korea's league is run, they don't have a huge population base and reserve force like China. Those who entered the national team - in the long run, China still has a huge advantage. At the same time, the football level of South Korea and Japan has increased, and the East Asian League has more confidence to speak in the AFC.

"A good center forward really has an immediate effect on a team." Pei Wei recalled that it took Nie Fei a year or two to establish a midfield organizer in Yunjiatianyu before, but Yunjiatianyu's previous center forwards were able to give the team great help immediately—from Chu Biao at the beginning to Tony, Adriano, and Didier Drogba later. This was not the case.

(End of this chapter)