Chapter 242 Changes
Before the game against Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan's head coach Vajim Abramov said at a press conference that they would focus on the glory. Uzbekistan is not afraid of glory. They will try their best to be the first in the group.
When a Chinese journalist asked him why he had such confidence and whether he had already had a countermeasure to deal with glory, Abramov said that he would not announce this in advance.
Of course, if he really mastered the way to deal with glory, he would not need to tell everyone in advance what it was. He is not a fool.
But to be honest, the media are very skeptical of what Abramov said, believing that he is talking big, and that the purpose of doing this is to release smoke bombs.
Because let alone Abramov, coaches in Europe are having headaches, and they have not found any good solutions. How did Abramov, the unknown man in the coaching world, find a countermeasure?
This must be just a psychological warfare.
And the methods are not very clever...
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However, after the game started, everyone soon discovered that the Uzbekistan head coach really had a solution. Of course, I won’t mention whether this method is effective yet, but he really has the product.
His countermeasures are simple, they are not mysterious, nor are they original.
It is "foul tactic".
However, no one is very optimistic about Uzbekistan's tactic.
Many teams used this tactic when they were in Europe. The most famous one was in the FA Cup final of the 26269 season, when Manchester United played against Manchester City. At that time, Ferguson's team used a foul tactic against Rongguang in the game, but who knew that Rongguang actually practiced a free kick?
In the final, he took advantage of Manchester United's chance to foul him crazy and completed a free kick hat trick.
Since then, fewer teams have fouled against Glory.
Because they are indirectly helping the glory...
Unexpectedly, Uzbekistan actually wanted to use foul tactics to stop Rongguang
It's really a fool
In the 12th minute, about 36 meters away from the Uzbekistan goal, slightly to the left, Rongguang was tripped to the ground by Uzbekistan player Ahmedov. The referee blew a whistle to indicate that Uzbekistan was fouled and gave the Chinese team a frontcourt free kick. Free kicks of this distance can be shot directly or indirect free kicks can be kicked.
But Rongguang chose the first one.
He shot with his right foot and kicked a standard elevator ball thirty-six meters away from the goal.
Uzbekistan goalkeeper Nestrov was completely confused by the elevator ball by Glory. He rushed to the right, but the football flew into the goal from his left.
"0 Rong's signature elevator ball" He Ping shouted excitedly. "In just twelve minutes of the opening game, the Chinese team took the lead. They took the lead in this battle of revenge. At the same time, this goal of revenge against Uzbekistan ended the embarrassing record of the Chinese team's zero goal against Uzbekistan in the Asian Cup."
"And this is Rong Guang's seventh goal in this Asian Cup, now he is only one goal away from the eight-goal record set by Iranian star Alidei in the 193 Asian Cup."
After the goal, Rong Guang called his teammates to come up to celebrate the goal, but he didn't need to greet him. Everyone opened their arms and rushed towards Rong Guang when the football flew into the goal.
Uzbekistan was depressed. The TV broadcast specially gave Uzbekistan's head coach Abramov a close-up shot, wanting to see his expression at this moment. Before the game, he swore that he had found a way to deal with Rong Guang, but the result was such a thing... How is it now? It was his foul tactic that gave Rong Guang a chance to give him a free kick, causing the ball to be lost.
Abramov stood on the sidelines, expressionless, and could not tell what he was thinking. Of course, it can also be understood as he was forcibly calming down.
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Logically speaking, the Chinese team after leading should be completely defeated by Uzbekistan.
But when the game started again, everyone did not see this for granted.
The performance of the Chinese team suddenly changed, not better, but less good...
Whether it is the reporters, commentators, or fans in the media table, they all see it.
In order to make sure, they observed it for a while and found that it was really the case.
The Chinese team's offense is not as sharp as before.
Especially Rongguang, Rongguang scored the goal in the first twelve minutes of the game, and it should be in a very good state.
However, after scoring the goal, Rongguang's performance was not as active as before. Specifically, his shots have decreased, which has decreased when directly threatening Uzbekistan's goal.
So what is he in these times?
He is passing the ball.
After his teammate passed the ball to him, he was not in a hurry to move forward. If it were before, he would definitely drive the ball towards Uzbekistan's goal.
But now, he will stop, pause, and then pass the football out again.
Or even if he dribbles the ball, he will eventually pass the football to his teammates instead of shooting himself.
The reporters in the media table looked at each other, especially Chinese journalists, who didn't quite understand why Rongguang suddenly kicked like this...
Even other Chinese players didn't quite understand. After the game against Qatar, they realized how difficult it was to keep up with the rhythm of glory. The glory against Qatar surprised those who had been his teammates for more than half a month, and it felt like they were cheating...
So they all felt that maybe they should pass the football to Glory and then enter the play mode.
They didn't expect that Glory would pass the ball to them and wait for them to press on.
This unexpected resulted in many mistakes in cooperation. It seems that the Chinese team's control over the game has naturally decreased, and the offense before the goal is even more threatening.
"The Chinese team did not seem to be able to play football after leading the way... Why is this..." He Ping asked such a question.
Many Chinese fans were also surprised in front of the computer.
The jokesters acted and couldn't wait to express their sense of humor on Weibo.
"This is sour and refreshing, and it's the familiar recipe, and the familiar taste is the Chinese team we all are familiar with."
However, more Chinese fans were probably in the mood to make fun of it. They all frowned and didn't understand why Rongguang suddenly stopped moving forward.
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Among so many people, perhaps the two people in front of the Chinese team coach's seat are the clearest.
Head coach Gao Hongbo glanced at Fu Bo next to him and found that Fu Bo was also looking at him.
The two people collided and then smiled bitterly at the same time.
They understood why Rongguang did this, and Rongguang did this as if he was telling them both, that he, Rongguang, could lead the team forward and he wanted to prove it to both of them.
But now, the progress is not going very smoothly...
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Regardless of whether Rongguang went smoothly or not, he insisted on doing so according to his own ideas.
As a result, until the end of the first half, his personal statistics did not increase again, and the number of passes was much higher, and many of them failed. Among them, Uzbekistan insisted on foul tactics on him, and many were because his teammates in the national team did not receive his ball. Of course, this was all considered his pass failure.
Uzbekistan got some opportunities because of the poor performance of the Chinese team in offense, but it just didn't score.
The first half ended with a score of 0.
At the end of the first half, commentators from all over the country were discussing the huge changes in the Chinese team in the first half. What was the difference between them before and after the goal?
Could it be that Uzbekistan's foul tactics really played a role?
They don't want to admit...
During the halftime break, Uzbekistan's head coach Abramov really thought so.
"Their weakness in the first half proves that our tactics are effective and very effective. As long as we continue to play like this, the final victory balance will definitely fall to our side."
He was very excited. Although he conceded the ball at the beginning of the first half, he then regained the initiative in the game. This shows that he can really defeat Rongguang. Rongguang is definitely not a player who is completely higher than Asian level as the media said.
And in another locker room, Rongguang is facing everyone's concern.
The reason was that Sun Hai asked Rongguang: "Rongguang, aren't you hurt?"
After saying this, the locker room suddenly became quiet and everyone turned their heads to look at Glory.
This may be the only reasonable explanation for Glory's performance changes in the first half.
But they didn't notice when Rongguang was injured.
Uzbekistan has always insisted on foul tactics against Rongguang, and all kinds of rough defenses are emerging one after another. Maybe it will hurt Rongguang one after another?
But Rongguang refused to tell everyone...
Rong Guang looked at his teammates, and he could clearly see the care and tension in their eyes.
Perhaps these emotions are utilitarian in color, such as if glory is hurt, their path to the Asian Cup may end.
But they are a team, and that's right.
Gao Hongbo and Fu Bo sat in the locker room, looked at each other without saying a word.
They want to see what Glory will say.
Rongguang shook his head and smiled, "No, no hurt."
"Then you will be in the first half..." Sun Hai continued to ask.
Only Sun Hai can ask these words. On the one hand, he has a veteran in the national team, and on the other hand, he and Rongguang are teammates at Manchester City. When Rongguang first went to Manchester City, he was the one who helped Rongguang adapt to life.
Rongguang faced everyone's doubts and caring eyes, but still had a smile on his face: "I just want to win the championship with everyone."
At this time, Gao Hongbo coughed and stood up. He knew that Rongguang was unwilling to explain too clearly, so Yu Qian stood up to help him rescue him.
"Although everyone's performance was not very good in the first half, there was a problem of not being able to cooperate together. But we still have to continue playing like this in the second half. It doesn't matter if we don't cooperate properly. Just try a few more times. Otherwise, are the training we had before the start of the Asian Cup? So, young men, stick to the things you practice in the second half, don't be afraid to make mistakes, and not dare to try is the biggest mistake."
He is helping Rongguang.
Since Rongguang expressed his wishes, Gao Hongbo used the authority of the head coach to let the whole team cooperate with his wishes and complete this Asian Cup together.
After receiving the latest instructions from the head coach, the Chinese players who were still a little unsure about the situation in the first half also let go of their doubts.
Rongguang looked at Gao Hongbo, and Gao Hongbo smiled at him.
Chapter completed!