The national football team led by Li Tie returned to China on October 14, ending a 49-day overseas trip. From winning 4231 against Vietnam to 532 losing to Saudi Arabia, many people are questioning the national football team’s “training” in the preliminaries. Four lineups in four games, digging holes in the first half and filling holes in the second half has indeed become a routine operation.
In the first two games against Australia and Japan, coach Li Tie constantly adjusted the lineup. In the first game against Australia, Li Tie arranged a formation of 442. Yu Dabao and Jiang Guangtai served as double central defenders, Zhang Linpeng and Wang Shen exceeded the full-backs, Jin Jingdao, Wu Xi, Zhang Xizhe and Wu Xinghan served as midfielders, and Wu Lei and Ike Mori double striker. In the second game against the Japanese team, Li Tie changed the starting lineup to 532. Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Guangtai, and Li Ang served as the three central defenders, Wang Gang and Wang Shen exceeded the full-backs, Jin Jingdao, Wu Xi and Yin Hongbo served as midfielders, and Wu Lei and Ai Kesen serves as a double striker.
In the third game against Vietnam, the goal was to score 3 points. Li Tie arranged a 4231 formation. Zhang Yuning was the forward striker, Wu Lei and Liu Binbin were the wingers, Exxon appeared in the middle, and Zhang Xizhe and Wu Xi built the midfield together. After the start of the national football match, the backcourt players have repeatedly launched long passes to get in touch with the striker. Liu Binbin’s several wing breakthrough crosses also created a threat. But Vietnam made adjustments next. On the one hand, the lineup moved forward for a press, and on the other hand, Liu Binbin was double-teamed. Under this circumstance, the national football’s midfield and frontcourt attack began to become out of touch. Under the opponent’s running, the national football’s return passes increased, and the offensive end was caught in a dilemma.
Fortunately, at a critical moment, the national football’s high-altitude play has paid off. In the 52nd minute, Exon and Zhang Yuning had a header relay. Wu Lei used his sprint advantage and Zhang Yuning succeeded after the single-handed shot was saved. After Exxon left the field, the national football team’s ability to connect in the middle fell and began to change to the passing crosses from the side. The Shanghai Haigang combination continued to connect, Wang Shenchao cut in from the left and kept sending out the crosses. Wu Lei scored in both outflanks. The ball, the final 3 to 2 completed the lore. But in fact, the national football team does not have to win such a thrilling game at all. After the national football team scored the first goal, Li Tie started his programmed substitutions. Wei Shihao, Hao Junmin and Alan played. They replaced Liu Binbin, Zhang Xizhe and Exon, and naturally hoped to continue to score. It is worth noting that Li Tie also played a three-on-three match against the Japanese team. But after Vietnam crazily pressed, the national football team could not control the ball, and Alan and Wei Shihao who came off the bench could not help on the defensive end at all. Vietnam quickly got a goal back. Another point is that the injured Wang Gang was replaced by Yu Dabao, and Zhang Yuning, who was severely weakened, was also replaced by Chi Zhongguo. The impact of the national football team dropped and the defensive pressure was even greater. At this time, Li Tie was more conservative and the team retreated across the board. In the end, Vietnam, which unscrupulously pressed the offensive, regained another goal.
In the 4th game against Saudi Arabia, which had won three consecutive victories before, Li Tie adjusted the starting lineup again without accident. Like against the Japanese team, the team used a 532 formation, but the use of personnel was different. The 21-year-old Shenhua player Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Guangtai and Li Ang partnered as three central defenders, Chi Zhongguo, Wu Xi and Jin Jingdao were the midfielders, and Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning were the forwards. Li Tie’s lack of self-confidence led to such a defensive lineup. The national football team was beaten and lost 2 consecutive goals in the half. In desperation, Li Tie made adjustments at the beginning of the second half. After the adjustments, the effect was immediately received. Since then, with Exxon’s appearance, the offensive of the national football team has become more sharp. Statistics show that the Chinese team completed 7 shots in the second half, 4 of which were on target and 2 goals were scored.
For the 4 consecutive games, the pits were basically dug in the first half and adjusted in the second half. Four different lineups in four games. Up to now, Li Tie still has not found a stable formation and style of play for the national football team, and the national football team has secured the penultimate position. After the game, Li Tie’s Weibo was swiped by fans to “dismiss class”. I don’t know what he can hear from the sound of class dismissal? In the next game, will he continue to adjust as before? This is all a mystery!
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