In this game, Uruguay deployed a 4-3-3 formation. Mesozoic Cavani, Suarez and veteran Forlan all appeared on the field. Atletico Madrid's iron gatekeeper Godin was in charge of the defense. There were also many European players in the midfield. The three lines were overall Very balanced.
The Chinese team is still participating in the game today, especially the Arsenal Three Musketeers. In addition to Huang Bowen, Chen Tao and Wang Chuhe have some minor injuries and did not even appear in the last round of the league, so they cannot start today. Manchester United left winger Yu Hai is also recuperating from injury and has not come to Uruguay. Yu Hai has been plagued by injuries in the recent season. For a wide player like him who relies on speed, the probability of injury in the Premier League is too high. This is also the reason for injury. The main reason.
In this game, Zeng Cheng was the starting goalkeeper, with Li Xuepeng, Zhang Linpeng, Feng Xiaoting and Zhang Chengdong partnering in the defense; midfielders Zhao Xiuri, Cai Huikang and Zheng Zhi started; and the frontcourt Dong Fangzhuo, Yu Dabao and Wu Lei formed the striker trident.
Gao Bo's idea in this game was very obvious. He directly put double midfielders Zhao Curi and Cai Huikang in the midfield, and in front was the captain Zheng Zhi who had a balanced offense and defense. This was to focus on defense.
After all, this is in the distant continent of South America, and the Chinese team has obvious disadvantages in away games.
In the live broadcast room, Li Feixiang still invited Yun Sheng and Li Tie as guests. The two of them had no club duties and were happy to accept the invitation to observe the status of the Chinese national team players.
Different from the hearty 6-0 match against Uzbekistan, all fans were worried from the first minute of this game.
As the most popular center Cavani in recent seasons, today he is completely crushing on the front line. When facing the Chinese defenders, he almost effortlessly caught, controlled and shot the ball. In less than ten minutes after the opening, he had three chances to score!
This is really difficult for countless Chinese fans to accept!
Is our defense so weak?
At present, Zhang Linpeng, the strongest defender in China, has no energy to worry about Cavani. He is completely led by the flexible Suarez.
As Liverpool's number one striker, Suarez is simply omnipotent this season. He is originally tall and has strong impact, but his speed and dribbling are also top-notch, and his keen sense of smell makes people think of Inzaghi II.
There is also the experienced veteran Fran. Although his speed and physical strength are not as good as before, his precise running and shooting make no one dare to ignore his presence.
This kind of striker trident is a top-notch presence in the entire international football world.
Feng Xiaoting struggled to keep tabs on Cavani, Zhang Linpeng went all out to follow Suarez, Zhao Xiuri and Cai Huikang swept in front of the penalty area. Most of the Chinese team's defensive attention was restrained, making it difficult to launch an effective attack.
In fact, Depor's offensive line strength today is also good. Dong Fangzhuo, Yu Dabao and Wu Lei are all the main players in the current top clubs in their respective leagues, and their speed and impact are top-notch. However, today due to lack of support in the midfield and backcourt, it is difficult to get good chance.
After being pressed by Uruguay for half an hour, the Chinese team still lost the ball first.
This time Suarez cruised to the left, and he suddenly made a cross before Zhang Linpeng could get to him!
The ball reaches the back point! Cavani had already reached the position with perfect understanding. He overpowered Feng Xiaoting and headed the ball hard!
Zeng Cheng made the save with all his strength, but was still half a beat too late...
1 to 0! Uruguay takes the lead!
Zhang Linpeng and Feng Xiaoting kicked the lawn hard almost at the same time. They were very upset about losing the ball.
But so what? Facing a world-class forward combination, they have actually done their best, but they are still powerless.
In the next period of time, Fran also had a shot that went straight into the blind corner, but Zeng Cheng had an excellent position and saved the ball steadily.
At the end of the first half, the Chinese team was temporarily one goal behind.
Even so, the first half of the game was actually worse than this score...
Walking towards the locker room, Gao Bo suddenly remembered the advice Yun Sheng made when chatting on the phone with Yun Sheng last night.
"If it were me, I would let Hao Junmin start and add a creative offensive midfielder. This can maximize the activation of the three frontline players and make up for the deficiencies in defense."
Gao Bo did not listen to Yun Sheng's suggestion. For the sake of safety, he not only sent out two midfielders, but also let Zheng Zhi, who has a balance of offense and defense, start. In this way, the attacking power of the Chinese team's midfield is actually average, which is not the same as Arsenal's. The attack power of the Three Musketeers of China is incomparable.
In his heart, Gao Bo still hopes to keep the balance, hoping to be more secure.
But I didn't expect that it was the same as the historical pattern of the Chinese national team - if you want to win, you will lose, if you want to maintain a draw, you will lose.
Are there too many tragedies in the history of Chinese football where "a draw will qualify"?
After thinking again and again, Gao Bo made a decisive adjustment—Zhao Zhuri was dismissed and Hao Junmin came on!
In this way, Zheng Zhi's position was slightly retreated, forming a midfield barrier with Cai Huikang, who covered a large area, while Hao Junmin was responsible for delivering cannonballs to the forward players.
After adjusting their tactics in the second half, the Huaguo team's offense really took off. As a talented midfielder who once tried out at Chelsea but was not retained due to a labor certificate, he is now the vice-captain who led Schalke 04 to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
After Hao Junmin came on the court, the Huaguo team's offense became obviously more directional.
After several consecutive passes, Dong Fangzhuo and Wu Lei almost scored twice with their breakthrough shots.
Until the 72nd minute of the game, Hao Junmin's 45-degree diagonal cross accurately found Yu Dabao in the middle of the penalty area. Yu Dabao fired a high-altitude shot in front of the goal!
The ball went in! ! !
1 to 1! The Chinese team finally equalized the score!
The Chinese fans in front of countless TV sets were ecstatic, and the general on the visiting team’s coaching bench was also very excited!
But Gao Bo's next move made Yun Sheng frown.
He asked Hao Junmin, Wu Lei and Dong Fangzhuo to retreat appropriately, and changed the formation from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1, obviously hoping to maintain the tie.
"Coach Yun Sheng, do you have any opinions on this adjustment made by Gao Bo?" Li Feixiang asked.
Facing the national audience, Yun Sheng did not express his true thoughts, nor did he comment on Gao Bo's adjustment. He just said: "If we can hold on to this tie and return to the home court with a score of 1-1, it will be better." It’s an acceptable result.”
After all, in the parallel world of later generations, Jordan, representing Asia, was beaten 0-5 by Uruguay here...
Li Tie also nodded. He recognized Gao Bo's adjustment from the bottom of his heart: "It is a good choice to stabilize the defense at this time. If I were on the court, I would make the same adjustment."
After listening to Li Tie's words, Yun Sheng took a thoughtful look, shook his head gently, and said nothing...
