Author: Ant who loves watching football

After celebrating, Pan Yi and Lippi discussed how to play after taking the lead.

The mentality before scoring a goal is different from that after scoring a goal. This is actually something the coaching staff is worried about.

Sometimes when there is a stalemate in a draw, the tactics laid out by the coach can often be implemented by the players, but once this balance is broken, the players will be a little timid due to psychological fluctuations, and they will not be able to defend well.

"Let's go back first. The players are more familiar with this formation, but they still tend to attack." Pan Yi suggested.

Lippi nodded: "Yes, at least hold on to the first half, and then adjust according to the situation in the second half."

The two hit it off immediately.

The high degree of unity in tactical thinking and mutual understanding are the main reasons why these two world-class coaches can coexist harmoniously on the same team.

As we all know, Pan Yi is nominally only the technical advisor of the Dragon National Team, but in fact he often exercises his powers as head coach, which can be said to be a "double talker".

Once the head coach is dissatisfied with such a situation and must establish his so-called authority and lead with his own style of play, conflicts will definitely arise.

In world football, why is the dual-head coach model rarely used? That’s why. A team must still have a final word, otherwise it’s just a matter of wrangling and you don’t know how long it will take.

"Okay, let's focus on the court, the second half of the game is about to begin!"

After all, in addition to the stable output on the offensive end, on the defensive end, the Iranian team not only continued their traditional fierce style of play, but also gradually developed stricter tactical discipline under Queiroz's training.

What is Queiroz's most admirable offensive method?

Even if the opponent's offense passes through the pressure zone, the defensive players who are penetrated will immediately chase back and shrink the formation, making it difficult for the opponent's offense to proceed smoothly.

After losing the ball, the Iranian team will definitely launch a crazy counterattack. After all, they cannot lose in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

In the end, all 11 players on the team were closely guarded in their own half, forming three lines of defense to withstand the Iranian team's attack.

He Wei: "..."

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In the visiting team's locker room, the national football players were panting and resting.

This Iranian team has a strong striker, but their better offensive methods are actually running and shooting, which means they need more space.

Then, Pan Yi walked towards Cai Huikang again: "Get ready, go up in the second half and play double midfielder with Zheng Zhi."

"Zhang Yuning, you still have to be at the front and hold their two central defenders in check."

He Wei and Xu Yang began to analyze and summarize the game situation in the first half, and at the same time made predictions and guesses about the game trend in the second half.

"At the same time, tightening the defense in the middle also gave Iran's forwards no room to play. Of course, after doing so, Longguo's offensive power also weakened, resulting in a counterattack threat that was much smaller than in the first half."

But in the last ten minutes of the first half, the one-sided situation on the court made all Dragon Kingdom fans feel a little uneasy.

"Obviously, our coaching staff is also aware of this. They made adjustments directly during the halftime break and replaced winger Lin Liangming with midfielder Cai Huikang. It seems that this is about to change."

If the Long Guo team can start from the forward pressing and interfere with their backcourt ball distribution system, it will be very helpful for the team to quickly establish a solid defensive formation.

In fact, their foul count is very impressive.

Xu Yang nodded again: "Yes, defense is very important, especially in the away game. We still have to persevere. As long as we defend until the end, victory will definitely be ours!"

"In the first half that just ended, the Dragon Country team took the lead with Wu Lei's goal, which made all of us Dragon Country fans feel excited."

Ibrahimi in the midfield can be said to be the core of the Iranian team's midfield organizer. He often retreats to receive the ball from the central defender, so the connection between the two players is critical to Iran's midfield organization.

He Wei: "How to say?"

After all, the Iranian team is indeed very strong!

Therefore, all kinds of defensive tactics, whether it is quick counter-attack, flexible counter-attack, or only defense without counter-attack, or border defense and counter-attack, have gone through a lot of practice.

Moreover, their fouls often occur in the opponent's backcourt, which does not easily give the Long Guo team a chance to take a free kick in the frontcourt, and it is even difficult to receive a yellow card.

The Iranian team, which was one goal behind, was really eager to equalize the score. It took the lead at the beginning of the second half and launched a fierce attack on the Dragon Kingdom team. It was likely that they would take this opportunity to eat the Dragon Kingdom team in one go.

Because Wu Lei is the fastest and poses the greatest threat to his opponents in counterattacks;

Zhang Yuning can play the role of a bridgehead, and his suppression effect on the Iranian central defender was also obvious in the first half.

Shaojie and Ibrahimi in the midfield will press in an area further forward than their own position.

After hearing Pan Yi's words, Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei also expressed their acceptance.

As a result, the situation fell into a stalemate.

"The prerequisite for such a favorable situation is the adjustment of the formation made by Lippi and Pan Yi during the halftime break."

Under this choice, it is obviously most suitable to remove Lin Liangming.

It is precisely because of this that although the Dragon Kingdom can launch a counterattack after destroying the opponent's attack, it is always killed quickly and ends in vain.

Xu Yang nodded and said: "Yes, in this game our players showed their own technical and tactical levels, played their own style, and showed a good mental outlook."

"The Dragons controlled Iran's high ball very well in the first half, and Queiroz obviously noticed this. It seems they are going to change their offensive routine."

Now that a consensus has been reached, Pan Yi immediately stood on the sidelines, asked the players to return to their formation, and reminded them to concentrate and defend well in the final stage of the first half.

They just listen to the coaching staff’s tactical instructions!

Pan Yi's calm and confident voice also made the players feel at ease.

Sure enough, Pan Yi quickly said: "Iran's offensive will definitely be more intense in the second half, so we need to make adjustments in the midfield."

He Wei explained:

"Because the Dragon Kingdom team is now in the lead, if the situation continues to be like this, the other side will only become more and more impatient, but we are not panicking at all."

"At the same time, as a forward, Azmon can also see the movements of his teammates and use his excellent vision and extraordinary ability to create scoring opportunities for his teammates. It can be said that his comprehensive ability is relatively strong."

He Wei: "...Okay, Director Xu is right. In the last ten minutes of the first half, the Iranian team's crazy attack created considerable pressure on us. It can be predicted that the second half of the game will be more difficult because Iran

The team will definitely try its best to attack. I don’t know what Coach Lippi and Director Pan Yi will think, but if it were me, I might adjust the tactics and further strengthen the defense. What do you think, Director Xu?”

This is also to better utilize Azmon's role.

As He Wei said, as the game reached a stalemate and time passed by minute by second, the mood in Iran became more anxious.

"Azmon's body is not strong, but his movements are very light and his ability to break through with the ball is very good. During the dribbling process, Azmon is still very fast, and he can judge the opponent's defense in high-speed movements.

He has the center of gravity and can grasp the defensive gaps in an instant, and his right foot ability is very good."

In this way, the Dragon Kingdom team can flexibly switch to various postures during the game to deal with various types of impacts.

Especially for the defense of the Iranian midfielder, the Dragon Country team has been included as a top priority. This makes it difficult for Iran to organize an effective attack within the 30-meter area of ​​the Dragon Country team. Most of them can only go to the wing.

Then pass through the wing.

"Forget about the goal just now, just like before, play hard!"

"Although Taremi is tall and big, he is also very sharp as a winger; and Jahanbakhsh is even more famous in the Eredivisie. He is good at dribbling and speed, and he has the strong body of the Persian nation.

Confrontation capabilities.”

Especially in the middle of the frontcourt, Zhang Yuning is responsible for suppressing the Iranian central defender, especially Montazeri's ball, while Wu Lei often presses and clamps down on Ibrahimi.

What Pan Yi means is that the team is going to change its game.

Although the one-goal lead made the players feel relaxed, no one was sure whether they could maintain this one-goal advantage in the second half of the game.

But in the current Dragon Country team, there is no such nonsense.

Xu Yang: "There is not much time left for the Iranian team!"

Xu Yang quickly answered: "That's right. The football game is like this. The leading side must pay attention to defense, and the lagging side must also strengthen the offense. But it should be noted that the defensive side is usually always ready to attack, and when strengthening the offense

The other side will also pay attention to defense..."

For example, when Azmoun takes the ball, Taremi and Jahanbakhsh on both sides will quickly move closer and concentrate their forces to break through the middle to target the holes in the opponent's defense.

At this time, Lippi and Pan Yi pushed the door open and came in.

Amid He Wei's commentary, the referee blew his whistle and the second half of the game officially started.

The Iranian team's strong attack at the last moment of the first half, and the hard-fought defense, put the international players under tremendous pressure. Each of them tried their best and consumed a lot of physical energy.

After Pan Yi ordered the substitutions, he began to move the chess pieces on the tactical board so that everyone could clearly see the tactical changes in the second half.

Now that he is put on the field, the goal is to take advantage of his fierce defensive interception and good awareness of filling positions to assist Zheng Zhi in intercepting in the midfield.

Including injury time, after nearly ten minutes of hard work, the Dragon Kingdom team still held on!

But now Pan Yi asked the players to defend tightly in the middle early. After cutting off the Iranian team's side cuts and midfield passes, Azmoun seemed a little helpless.

He is extremely capable of moving in a small area and is proficient in dribbling, breakthrough, speed and shooting skills. As long as the center can provide him with enough support, he will have a chance to score the Dragon National team's goal.

Although he is not particularly tall and his ability to compete for the top is only average, he is relatively flexible and has excellent passing and ball skills. Many of Iran's threatening counterattacks come from his feet.

Xu Yang thought for a while and said: "Well... we still have to play our own thing. In away games, there are many difficulties. The team is under great psychological pressure and it is difficult to play, so it is not easy to play our own thing."

From the top 40 to the top 12, the total number of fouls committed by the Iranian team ranked first among all teams. Not only did it surpass Australia and other strong teams, but even the South Korean team, which is also known for its fierce playing style, had fewer fouls than the Iranian team. Nearly 50 times.

The next forward is the midfielder, and then Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei are placed in the middle to create a high and fast attack.

The long journey to the away game, coupled with the hot weather here, put the national football players' physical fitness to a severe test.

"But it doesn't matter. We are the leading party anyway, right Director Xu?"
To be continued...