blogombal Chapter 45 The Koreans were stunned
Chapter 45 The Koreans were stunned
Moyes came to observe the performance of the Chinese team players.
The focus is on Li Tie and Li Weifeng.
Especially Li Tie.
After watching the Chinese team play these past few matches, Moyes confirmed that Li Tie's ability is quite good.
He could form a formidable attacking duo with Danish international Gravesen, helping Everton sweep through the midfield!
Of course, compared to the well-rounded Gravesen, Li Tie is indeed a bit rough in terms of footwork, but his stamina and running coverage are indeed more outstanding.
Just leave the offense to your teammates!
Besides.
Moyes was also observing the tactics used by the Chinese team during their matches.
He had already received a message from the club's management and learned about their plans for the new season.
Moyes must have felt some unease about having to become a figurehead head coach.
He even considered resigning.
Being a full-fledged head coach in League One or League Two seems better than being an assistant coach in the Premier League.
However, after reviewing and studying the video footage of the Chinese team's previous matches, Moyes's thoughts changed.
This Ye Xian, I feel like he's really got something!
Despite his youth, he seems to possess countless ingenious ideas and advanced playing styles!
Moyes has only recently retired from the sport and his coaching career has just begun. He believes he still has much to learn.
For this reason, he also considered going to Manchester United to learn from Ferguson for a few years before going out to coach independently.
He only came to the Premier League after Everton invited him to come and help out six months ago, and he couldn't resist the temptation of the Premier League team.
Moyes' less than half a season in charge made him realize that the Premier League is really difficult to manage and that his knowledge base is indeed insufficient!
"Maybe I can actually learn something by becoming Ye Xian's assistant coach?" Moyes began to have this thought.
Look at China's opponents.
Brazil, Türkiye, Japan, Senegal, and now South Korea.
They can be described as having different styles and varying degrees of strength.
However, Ye Xian was always able to devise different tactics for different opponents and deal with them effectively.
5-4-1，4-4-2，4-3-3……各种阵型用得更是非常娴熟。
It was precisely because of these ingenious tactics that the Chinese team, despite not having particularly strong individual abilities, was able to overcome all obstacles and reach the semi-finals.
"But all I can do right now is use the traditional 4-4-2 formation," Moyes joked.
Whether in League Two and League One, or last season at Everton, Moyes' main tactic was English-style physical play + counter-attacking + crosses from the wings + strikers poaching for headers.
It can be said that it is completely unoriginal.
Especially in attack, it depends on whether the crosses from the flanks are accurate and whether the players can get to the ball in the middle.
To put it bluntly, scoring a goal largely depends on luck...
Well, that's the characteristic of traditional English style of play.
But this Ye Xian is clearly different.
There's really no way to attribute China's goals to luck.
Almost every goal was meticulously planned, a result of brilliant tactics and the players' execution.
"Compared to him, my tactics are utter garbage!"
After watching the match live for about ten minutes today, Moyes also came to this conclusion.
On the notebook in his hand, he had drawn the entire process of the Chinese team's goal.
Clearly, he, like Cha Bum-kun, had also discerned the tactical arrangement.
"Retreat to advance, lure the enemy deep into our territory, and then launch a sudden counterattack."
"Set pieces are ingeniously designed, exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses, making them impossible to defend against!"
"That's really brilliant, amazing!"
"Anyway, I can't type it."
"It seems that it's a bit too early for me to become a Premier League club manager with my current level of expertise."
Looking back at the field, Moyes' face now held a firm resolve:
"I clearly need to learn more. Could this Ye Xian be the teacher that heaven has sent me?... "
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After the Chinese team's restrained celebrations, the game continued.
Why should we practice moderation?
Today is truly South Korea's home game, with 50,000 South Koreans in attendance!
South Korea is now down by one goal, and there are already a lot of "Westba" chants. Let's not provoke them any further.
To make them even more upset, there's no need for any provocation during the celebration.
All we need is another goal!
The South Korean players on the field were naturally more anxious.
They also adopted a more aggressive offensive tactic in an attempt to quickly equalize the score.
But the South Korean players soon realized that they were no longer able to keep up with the Chinese team.
The Chinese players were running and tackling much more aggressively than before the goal, which meant that the South Korean team's attacks often only reached the edge of the Chinese penalty area before being disrupted, and possession changed hands.
China's counter-attacks after gaining possession were extremely fast, keeping the South Korean defenders constantly on their toes.
In the 20th minute, the South Korean team launched another attack into the attacking third.
After several passes in the middle, Park Ji-sung moved the ball to the right wing and passed it to Song Jong-gook, who was making a run down the wing.
Song Jong-guk immediately launched a long cross into the penalty area.
Yang Pu intercepted the ball and, overpowering Xue Qixuan, headed it away from the penalty area.
At this moment, Qu Bo, who had retreated to participate in the defense, received the ball.
After dribbling the ball forward a few steps, he passed it to Shao Jiayi and then continued running forward along the wing.
Meanwhile, Qi Hong in the middle lane and Yang Chen on the left lane were also rapidly advancing, creating a three-pronged attack.
This made the South Korean players very nervous, and they desperately chased back to defend.
Shao Jiayi quickly passed the ball diagonally to Yang Chen, who was already in position on the left.
Yang Chen charged forward again!
At this moment, Qi Hong in the middle and Qu Bo on the right had also rushed up, ready to support Yang Chen.
On the South Korean side, Lee Min-sung quickly moved to stick to Qi Hong, while Hong Myung-bo guarded Qu Bo.
Even Song Zhongguo rushed back, ready to snatch Yang Chen away.
But at that moment, Yang Chen suddenly stopped, creating space for a pass.
He delivered a powerful cross into the penalty area with his right foot!
The ball flew past Qi Hong and Li Mincheng and reached the far post.
At that moment, Qu Bo suddenly accelerated, circled around from behind Hong Myung-bo to the front, and then sent the ball into the South Korean goal with a left-footed shot!
Despite Li Yun's diving save, he couldn't stop Qu Bo from scoring.
"Goal again!!!!!!!!!"
"In the 21st minute, China scores again!"
"A very fast counter-attack! From receiving the ball to scoring, it only took three players' feet, and the whole process took less than ten seconds!"
"This was also a classic counter-attack combination for the Chinese team! Qu Bo passed the ball to Shao Jiayi, who then made a run forward. Shao Jiayi switched the ball to the left, followed by Yang Chen's pass and Qu Bo's shot!"
"The entire goal-scoring process was fluid and beautiful! All the players handled the situation very well and quickly!"
"The score is now 2-0, China is leading by two goals!"
"Haha, the South Korean fans in the stadium are silent now. They seem a bit stunned!"
"All I can hear right now is the cheers of our Chinese fans!"
"China! Will prevail!"
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