Chapter 25
A great start!
Wei Le expected that the two sides would fight for a long time before the first goal came, but he didn't expect that the arrival of a penalty kick gave him too many surprises!
But what should he do next? Wei Le was a little entangled. Should he continue to attack with the intention of expanding the score, or switch to defense?
Just one goal is not safe! After a brief thought, Wei Le waved his hand and continued to attack!
The players on the field were very happy to get the order to attack, but Zhang Tie, who was sitting on the bench, was worried. He was a little worried that Wei Le might have underestimated the opponent's ability. But after all, Wei Le was the head coach and he was just a substitute player, so he didn't question it.
But soon, the situation on the field told Wei Le that this was not okay.
In the pressing stage, the Law School team chose to shrink the formation more, release the wing, and leave it to the opponent to attack. This did make the opponent's midfield advancement very unhappy, especially Lin Rui and Li Zhong, who basically ran back and forth all over the field.
However, the Law School's move to the side seemed to be exactly what the Foreign Affairs Department wanted, so the ball began to be handed over to two skilled foreign players, Thiago and Campbell. Campbell, in particular, frequently cut inside and almost penetrated the goal with a long shot.
And the threatening attack was not the only one. When it came to about 20 minutes, Thiago received the ball on the right side of the Law School. Wang Chen rushed to grab it, but Thiago's light fried meatball shook Wang Chen away. He took advantage of the situation with his right foot and started charging!
Fu Tengfei really couldn't keep up with his pace. He even chose to put down a shovel at the last moment, but still couldn't reach Thiago who had already rushed into the penalty area.
Facing Jiang Xin's attack, Thiago smiled contemptuously. He kicked up and pretended to shoot. Jiang Xin hurriedly lowered his center of gravity, but he pushed the outside of his right foot, and the Dutchman Wintersal was already in place somehow. He easily pushed the empty goal, and Jiang Xin was helpless!
1-1!
The Foreign Affairs College still tied the score, and Wintersal added another goal to his goal account.
Wei Le calmed down.
It seems that he was too aggressive, and the advantage of just one goal made him dizzy.
There is no problem in shrinking the formation and robbing in the middle, but this requires that when the side is attacked, the defensive players close to the side can press the ball side in time. This means large-scale, high-intensity running. However, Zhou Chang and Wang Chen, the full-backs on both sides, are players who are better at attacking than defending. Many times, they stand too close to the inside and may not be able to keep up with the speed of the opponent's wingers on both sides.
In addition, Zhang Tie was injured, and Li Bing did not have a strong stealing ability and defensive coverage like Zhang Tie, which led to the loss of the ball due to excessive pressure on both sides.
He hurriedly signaled the team not to rush to attack, and the full-backs on both sides moved back.
The Foreign Affairs College regained the ball in several ball possession changes after the restart, but facing the Law School, which was already on guard, the Foreign Affairs College's offense still did not expand the score.
After another thrilling attack, Zhou Chang kicked the ball out of bounds before Wintersal. The referee looked at his watch and blew the whistle to end the first half.
Wintersal frowned when he heard the whistle. And Thiago had the same reaction.
"I thought it would be easier to win." Wintersal whispered to Thiago. The Law School team, a team that had never made it to the finals, actually gave them such a big obstacle.
But Campbell didn't care, "It's just that they were lucky. If they played well in the second half, they could still score three goals." He was a little anxious because Luo Hai seemed to rarely pass the ball in his direction.
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"It's my fault that we fell into a passive position in the second half of the first half."
In the surprised eyes of the players, Wei Le apologized. Zhang Tie was shocked. Shouldn't the head coach have absolute authority? In his impression, the head coach should be strict and have his way. If he apologized to the players, wouldn't it be destroying his prestige?
But Zhang Tie thought about it carefully, it was not right. The image in his mind seems to overlap with the image of "tyrants" in ancient Chinese literature. Although Wei Le showed his control over the team in training, he certainly did not maintain his authority by being strict and stubborn. He would also accept the players' corrections and seek their advice. And he can also win the trust of the players.
Seeing Wei Le apologize, the players' physical expressions seemed to be more positive.
After a simple apology, Wei Le got to the point, and the first half was over.
"I was too aggressive and underestimated the opponent's ability. But this is not a problem. The score of 1-1 is reasonable, and we still have a chance to win the game."
He encouraged the players to have confidence in a few simple words.
"The central defense in the first half was very good. You basically didn't let the two central midfielders do anything.We need to continue to do this in the second half. But the difference is that we need to retreat a little bit, and we need to give more possession of the ball to counterattack them. "
Wei Le wrote and drew on the tactical board, moving the magnetic sticker symbolizing the Foreign Affairs College towards the direction of the Law School.
"I don't know if you noticed that in our first goal phase, the three foreigners did not defend. So we can create more numerical advantages on the wing."
Wei Le specifically pointed at Han Yang and Liu Zihang, indicating that after getting the ball, he should pass it directly to the players on both sides. The two nodded, and Han Yang was eager to try.
Wei Le thought about it and added, "I think it can be simpler. When the central defender launches a quick counterattack, it is not impossible to pass the ball to Zhao Pingping's head. Then Liu Ziyu should pay attention to grabbing the second point. "
Wei Le briefly said a few more words, pointed out the points worth noting in several threats in the first half, and left the rest of the time for the players to rest and adjust. Wei Le seemed to be more and more experienced in grasping the halftime speech.
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Gao Hongbo, who was sitting on the rostrum, had just dealt with the greetings of the school leaders. He turned his head, took a sip of the water in the thermos cup, and began to review the first half of the game with Li Jianjun.
"This team's pressing is well practiced, to be honest." Gao Hongbo thought for a while and gave his evaluation. He was referring to the law school team, "very orderly."
Li Jianjun nodded, "More orderly than the foreign team. ”
In the first half of the game, the Law School team's restriction on the opponent's midfielder Luo Hai impressed the two, and Gao Hongbo took the initiative to talk about this young coach. He had served as the head coach of the national team, and of course he knew clearly that in an amateur team, training an "orderly" mid-position pressing requires a relatively high level of coaching quality.
"But they are still too aggressive. They shouldn't leave the wing so open. If they play more steadily in counterattacks, they may have a chance." Gao Hongbo thought for a while and said.
Li Jianjun agreed with him.
"Is he really the only coach of this team?"
"Qi Qi told me that this is the case. Sometimes this coach says something and arranges training that Qi Qi says he has never seen before."
Li Jianjun told Gao Hongbo about his experience watching the training, and Gao Hongbo nodded after listening.
"The players of the Foreign Affairs College team seem to be much stronger. Whether they can win this game depends on whether this young man can find the problem. I really want to talk to this young man."
"Wei Le, Wei Le. Gao Hongbo repeated the name, "I've never heard of this person."