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Chapter 192 That's it? [2200 order plus update, please subscribe monthly ticket]

On the evening of July [-]th, Beijing Gongti.

In the opening game of the Asian Cup, the first round of Group A, the host China faced Bahrain.

When the game went to No. 40 minutes, the Chinese team aggressively pressed forward and the defense was empty. The opponent played a long pass to counterattack. The Bahrain team's No. 29 forward directly faced the goalkeeper and scored a goal.

This goal came very suddenly, and all the fans in the stadium were shocked.

Even the coaches and substitutes on the court were equally astonished.

No one thought that the Chinese team, which had attacked the opponent's goal just now and created a lot of threats, would suddenly be attacked by a counterattack, allowing the Bahrain team, which was playing away, to take the lead.

There were bursts of boos from the audience, and the Chinese fans at the scene were obviously quite dissatisfied with this result.

The national team players on the field were also hit hard.

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Yang Yang sat on the bench and watched the game silently. After seeing the opponent's striker score, he could only shake his head in disappointment. This was an unexpected but reasonable conceded goal.

Alihan once again played a 30 formation in this game. Three international players including Yang Yang, Sun Jihai and Shao Jiayi were placed on the bench. It was not until the second minute of No.[-] that Shao Jiayi came on to replace the injured Li Xiaopeng.

Although it was four four two, in fact Ali Han was quite particular about his formation.

Yan Song on the left is the main breakthrough for the team's offense. Both Li Jinyu and Hao Dong are required to expand their range of activities, while Zhao Junzhe, who should have played in the middle of the midfield, is used on the right, and Li Xiaopeng and teenager Zhou Haibin occupy the middle.

This kind of employment may seem strange, but if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising at all.

Alihan's requirements for the midfielder are very simple, exactly the same as Ajax's, that is, pressing and pressing. Once the ball is lost, a counter-attack is launched on the spot. Even if the ball cannot be snatched, the opponent's attack must be delayed.

Using Zhao Junzhe to play on the right is obviously to use him to suppress the opponent's left and give full play to his more abundant physical ability than Li Xiaopeng, but he doesn't seem to understand the intention of the head coach. He leans more towards the center and gives way to the right.

The goal conceded just now was a long pass from Bahrain's left backcourt.

Wei Xin worked diligently, did not have any outstanding performances, but did not make mistakes, but his characteristics were not good at attacking forward.

The inactive pressing in the center and front field directly led to the imbalance in the midfield. Zhou Haibin was supposed to play a role similar to that of AC Milan Pirlo, giving full play to his distribution and organization skills, but now he has to devote more energy to defense, which is not his strong point.

Judging from the entire first half, Ali Han's employment is understandable, but it must have failed, because the players had no way of understanding his intentions, just like Zheng Zhi had no way of understanding what a central defender is before.

Pressing from high positions and passing the ball from the midfield is nothing new in Ajax, the Netherlands and European football, but for Chinese football, this kind of thing is too advanced, and it is difficult for players to understand.

Just like Yang Yang, it took a lot of time before his roommate Zheng Zhi had a preliminary understanding of the responsibilities of the central defender.

This time, he played in the Toulon Cup first, and then participated in the national team training camp. Yang Yang found that the Chinese players are not too bad in terms of personal technical ability. The main reason why they feel so bad is their psychological quality and tactical quality.

Tactical literacy is not something that can be developed overnight, but through long-term accumulation, through youth training and leagues. The national team is not a place to train players, especially now that FIFA has reformed the schedule. Basically, it is a mechanism of recruiting and playing, and the requirements for players’ tactical literacy are even higher.

As for the psychological quality, it was more vividly reflected in the first half against Bahrain.

Both Ali Han and the Bahrain coach emphasized before the game that the host's home game is a double-edged sword, which may bring help, but excessive pressure may also overwhelm the players, and it was undoubtedly reflected in the first half.

The players played too cautiously on the field, afraid of making mistakes, and couldn't let go. In addition, they couldn't implement the head coach's tactical intentions, which led to the team playing chaotically and without rules.

Of course, apart from the factors of the national team, the Football Association is also quite poor in terms of logistics preparations. It is not even as professional as the second team of Ajax in terms of intelligence. At least it is not easy for Yang Yang to simulate his opponent in the super training ground.

The previous experience of the National Youth Team in the Toulon Cup also reflects this problem.

In addition to intelligence and logistics organization, players' eating habits and professionalism are still lacking. Whether it is the former National Youth Team or the current national team, Yang Yang has seen some teammates eating irregularly, but he can only pretend he doesn't care.

I don't know if it's because of reading, but Yang Yang likes to think very much. He feels that all the phenomena he has seen so far show that the entire football industry in China is still at a rather backward stage, and no one pays enough attention to it.

As for the coach of the national team, Ali Han, Yang Yang has a good impression of him personally. He must have a high level of coaching and his thinking is quite clear. He just wants to transplant the Ajax style of play to the Chinese team, but for the time being, it is not enough.

The tactics are too complicated, even if Yang Yang has played in Ajax for a year, he is still not sure that he has fully figured it out, let alone a player of the national team?

In addition, the national team's striker is not strong enough, and the awareness of pressing and pressing in the midfield is not enough, especially the overall pressing and pressing.

This kind of pressing must be done as a whole to be effective. One or two people pressing is useless.

As for the forwards, it is not difficult to guess the forwards that Ajax has relied on over the years. This style of play is dependent on forwards. Even a powerful center like Ibrahimovic cannot meet all of Ajax's requirements.

After trying to understand this level, Yang Yang suddenly had a feeling that Alihan himself should have known it. After all, he had been coaching for two years.

In other words, he knows where the problems of the Chinese team are now, and he is also trying to find a way to solve them.

At this moment, Yang Yang suddenly recalled a sentence Ali Han once said to him when he was in Holland.

"Whether it's the Chinese team or me, we need you very, very much now."

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"Yang Yang!"

Just when Yang Yang was thinking, Ali Han who was standing in front of the coach's bench suddenly turned around and shouted proficiently in Dutch.

"Hurry up and warm up, go back to the locker room right away, I'll wait for you."

After speaking, he had already led De Young directly into the player channel.

At this time, the first half of the game on the court was over.

The Chinese team fell behind Bahrain zero to one.

Is Alihan going to make a substitution in midfield?

Many people couldn't understand Ali Han's Dutch, but they all vaguely guessed what it meant, and they all turned their heads to look at the recruit of the national team with different eyes.

From the first day Yang Yang joined the team, everyone knew that he was from Holland and Ajax, he was a player hand-picked by Ali Han, and it was only a matter of time before he was reused.

But looking at it now, Alihan couldn't wait any longer.

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Yang Yang didn't pay attention to the eyes and thoughts of other players. He quickly ran on the court to warm up, and then quickly returned to the locker room.

As soon as he entered the door, he found that the atmosphere in the locker room was very strange.

The atmosphere between the players and the manager was a bit stiff, and it was clear that both sides had some issues with each other.

This is not uncommon in the dressing room. When you win the game, you are good and you are good. When you lose, you are on the verge of swords. It is the same in teams all over the world.

But the rule of the locker room is that when you walk out of this door, everything that happens inside must not be revealed to the outside world.

After seeing Yang Yang come in, the expressions of many players in the locker room changed obviously.

Yang Yang can play in many positions. He made his debut as a right winger at Ajax, but he played as a striker in the Toulon Cup. The previous video made many people optimistic about him as a midfielder. No one guessed how Alihan would arrange him.

"Zhou, I'm sorry, we have to make some tactical adjustments in the second half." Ali Han apologized to Zhou Haibin.

Zhou Haibin nodded silently, stood up, turned and walked to the shower area behind.

Many people in the locker room obviously did not believe what Ali Han said, except Yang Yang.

The starting tactics in the first half were too complicated, and the players didn't execute well, so it really needs to be adjusted.

Zhao Junzhe returned to the middle lane and defended behind. Shao Jiayi moved forward, and Yan Song and Yang Yang played on the wings. This should be Alihan's adjustment. In this case, Zhou Haibin was very embarrassed.

"Yang, we gave too much freedom to the opponent's left side in the first half, and I suppressed him in the second half, can it be done?" Alihan asked in a deep voice.

Yang Yang nodded and said, "Yes."

"I don't want you to defend, I just want you to hold down their left side, and don't let them pass that kind of ball again, understand?"

The conceded goal in the first half came from a long pass from the left side of the backcourt. The defensive players did not step forward to block it immediately.

"I know." Yang Yang nodded.

Alihan is also very relieved of Yang Yang. He is very aware of Yang Yang's performance in Ajax. There are many things that others cannot understand. He believes that Yang Yang will be able to do it, because that is what he did in Ajax.

Everyone else in the locker room looked dazed.

That's all?

In the first half, a player was replaced due to an injury. During the intermission, another 17-year-old player was replaced. The tactical arrangement is as simple as two sentences?Don't you need to arrange it more carefully?
"Coach, do you want to explain it to Yang Yang in detail?" A member of the Chinese coaching staff asked with concern.

Alihan shook his head and said, "No, he understands."

After speaking, he turned his head and went to arrange the second half of the game in detail with Shao Jiayi, and decided to change the attack from the left side to the current two-wing attack, because Yang Yang also has a strong ability to attack.

The members of the Chinese coaching staff still felt uneasy, turned around and asked Yang Yang, "Are you sure you understand what you want to do? If you don't understand, you should ask more questions. Ask clearly, otherwise you will be dizzy on the field."

Yang Yang knew that the other party had good intentions, so he didn't get angry. He nodded lightly and said, "I really understand."

(End of this chapter)