At the Raga Mangala Stadium in Bangkok, Australia vs. Hong Kong, China.

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines and was not moved by the situation at all.

He just watched the game seriously, and even used a shouting voice to remind those players who made mistakes in running on the field. This commanding effect is not great, but he must do it seriously if it has any effect.

On the other hand, Australian coach Arnold's performance was completely opposite. He had been sitting on the coach's seat with his arms in his arms. This action felt like he was full of confidence.

So many media believe that, "...who wins and loses can be seen at a glance."

Soon, the first half ended.

Until this time, Australia still failed to break through the Hong Kong team's goal, and the half ended 0:0. Both sides entered the locker room to prepare for the second half.

During the halftime break, Wan Sheng also reminded the team of defense again, "We must continue to defend later and must defend the goal."

Then he mentioned some questions in the first half, "Don't run too far from both sides, just be careful not to let them pass the ball in front of the goal easily, pay more attention to the middle. I guess they will choose to replace Cahill in the second half. This player must be more careful and don't let him kick in front of the penalty area..."

Wan Sheng started to talk carefully.

Since there are many players playing in the English League in the Australian team, their overall style of playing is influenced by Premier League players, and some of them focus on the style of the English team. Long passes and long shots are their most threatening means.

It is not easy to score in this way, but the key is that the ability of Hong Kong players is generally worse than that of Australian players, so the direct play is very effective.

So he kept emphasizing the defense in the middle and in front of the goal.

After emphasizing the defense, he began to talk about offense again. The Hong Kong team's offense mainly relies on Zhuo Zhuo's offense in the frontcourt, who is the best forward of the Hong Kong team.

Zhuo Zhuo is a black player in Cameroon, but in 2005, he gave up his Cameroonian nationality and applied for a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport to represent the Hong Kong football team in international football matches.

He obtained a passport from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and became a permanent resident of Hong Kong.

The teams Zhuo Zhuo once played for include the second-generation team (later known as the Eastern League Two-generation team), Kuaiyitong, Wandering, and now plays in the Hong Kong Group A League. In the Hong Kong Football Stars election, Zhuo Zhuo was selected into the best team for seven consecutive years from 2001 to 2007. It can be seen that his status in the Hong Kong football industry.

Zhuo Zhuo's most prominent feature is his fast speed.

During the half-month preparation training, the most training that Wan Sheng asked Zhuo Zhuo to do was about shooting ability.

He is the core point of the team's goal score. He relies on the coach's skill to "fast breakthrough" bonus, and Zhuo Zhuo's speed is already fast, so he can threaten the opponent's goal.

In the 77th minute of the game, most of the game had passed, but the score between the two teams was still 0:0.

Under the pressure of strong Australia, the Hong Kong team passively defended the whole game.

At the beginning of the game, many fans enthusiastically cheered for the two teams. More fans supported the Australian team, because Australia has many internationally renowned stars, while the Hong Kong team has no famous players. But now, the enthusiasm of the fans has decreased a lot. Many fans made a "boo" to express their dissatisfaction with the game, because the game between the two sides is really sleepy.

Listening to the voices of the fans in his ears, Wan Sheng stood still on the sidelines.

He was completely unaffected.

Compared to the shouts of tens of thousands of fans in the Premier League, the fans at Ragamangala Stadium are much worse. This "boo" sound doesn't matter at all. What's more important is the result of the game. In this game with Australia, the team's draw is the minimum requirement!

If you want to qualify in the group, it is very important to play the first game well, not to mention that the team meets the Australian team, the strongest in the group.

If you can play this game well, you can build confidence for the players in the team. It is precisely because the opponent is very strong that the victory or defeat of the game is more important.

The impression that the Hong Kong team has always left is "the last Asian stage", or it is a "semi-amateur team". Even some Hong Kong players think so, which is actually very dangerous. If everyone treats the team this way, even if the team has the strength, it will be difficult to achieve good results. Whenever the game is difficult, the players will think, "We have poor strength, and it is normal to play against the opponent." If we don't have the fighting spirit and lose confidence, it will naturally be difficult to win the game.

So the result of this game is crucial.

The team's performance is still fairly good. 0:0. The team is still very good in defense, but defense alone will definitely not win the game. The Hong Kong team did not show anything in offense.

Wansheng frowned because of this.

The most important thing is that the team's offensive performance is very poor.

During the half-month preparation period, the Hong Kong team not only trained defense, but also invested some energy in offense. This was mainly concentrated on several frontcourt players, such as Chen Weihao, Chen Zhaoji, Zhuo Zhuo, and Jiang Shihao. These frontcourt players have all conducted some personal offensive skills training, and coupled with the bonus of coaching skills to frontcourt offense, in terms of strength, the team will not play so badly in terms of normal offense or counterattack - so far, the team has only had three pitiful shots and has not made any threats.

"I need to make some changes." Wan Sheng thought.

After such a long time of game, Wan Sheng also saw some problems. In several good counterattack opportunities, the team always had a "fault" in the backcourt and frontcourt, such as Zhuo Zhuo's several frontcourt breakthroughs. No one followed each time, and even the football could not be passed by Zhuo Zhuo, and several midfielders did not follow suit.

This is a serious problem.

Wan Sheng has seen that this is actually related to the players' abilities. Zhuo Zhuo is very fast. Whenever he rushes up, the players in the backcourt can't keep up. After several midfielders pull up their positions while defending, it is difficult for them to keep up as soon as possible. There are some problems with passing from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and the team did not make continuous and direct passes at all.

The problem lies in the midfield!

The "fault" between the front and back courts made the team unable to fight back.

Wan Sheng realized that he was ignoring something. The only good news was that the team played well in defense, and the effect of chain defense had been exerted.

Watching the game, Wan Sheng fell into thinking.

"It is now the 80th minute of the game. Australia still has no goals. The Hong Kong team has only three shots so far, and it has not created a threat. They were oppressed by Australia and could only hide in the backcourt. Judging from the past game scenes, the Hong Kong team seemed to want to defend until the last minute. Judging from the scores, they did a good job..."

"But it's hard to win just by defense. Perhaps the Hong Kong team's consideration is just to get a point. According to strength, being able to get a point from Australia, the strongest group, is also considered the success of the Hong Kong team." The score is still 0:0. Derby County, which plays at home, has been defending. It seems that since the beginning of the game, Derby County has planned to defend the goal. He has never thought about the offense at all. Do they plan to win a point at home? Judging from the score, they have done a good job..."

Japanese NTV TV commentator Onodera Gonori explained slightly sarcastically.

But for Hong Kong fans, this explanation is acceptable. After all, no one expects the Hong Kong team to win. As the "last Asian" Hong Kong, it should be content to get a point in Australia.

So many Hong Kong fans are still cheering for the team.

As for the difficulty of playing the game, they can't pose a threat to Australian goals, they don't care about that.

Some media think so too.

"If the game ends 0:0, it will be equivalent to a victory for the Hong Kong team. They got a point in the group. Considering the first game of Group A yesterday, the hosts Thailand and Iraq also tied. It is very important for the Hong Kong team to get this point. They retained the hope of qualifying in the group..."

Despite this, no one thinks that Hong Kong can qualify in the group, because Hong Kong actually only demonstrates its defensive ability, and there is nothing to say about offense. Just relying on defense. Drawings in all three games, 3 points is not enough to qualify.

At this time, Wan Sheng was still standing on the sidelines and watching Pisa.

More than eighty minutes passed, and the last ten minutes of the game was already in. He already knew why the team could not play well in counterattack.

The competition and training are different now.

Several midfielders in Australia have very strong abilities. Including stars such as Cahill and Cowell, their personal abilities are more than one level stronger than Hong Kong players. Even with the ability attribute bonus of football training masters, it is not enough to make up for the gap between the two. Therefore, several midfielders in the Hong Kong team were suppressed very far behind. It is difficult for their running positions to keep up with the team's sudden change in offensive situation, so there was a fault in the midfield.

In the team formation, the connection between the backcourt and the frontcourt becomes very poor, so when a counterattack is suddenly launched, it is difficult for the football to pass to the front.

It is difficult to solve this problem. Unless we fight with Australia to gain the initiative in the midfield, if we want to attack comfortably, we must sacrifice a certain degree of defense.

It is obviously very unrealistic to fight for the initiative of the midfield with Australia. The players of the two teams have a big gap in ability, and it is difficult to take the initiative even if they work hard. It is unacceptable to sacrifice a certain amount of defense. They both defended for more than 80 minutes. If Australia scored a goal now, there would be no need to play the game.

So, the only option becomes, adding direct big feet transmission from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Wan Sheng glanced at the bench and waved to a tall player with short hair and lean hair, "Liu Quankun, go warm up!"

Liu Quankun is 24 years old and debuted in Dalian Shide. He plays as a central defender. He can also serve as a full-back and defensive midfielder. He plays for the Hong Kong Group A Football League team Jie Zhi.

Last summer, Liu Quankun just joined the Hong Kong team.

In the Hong Kong team, Liu Quankun is just a new player, and this time he joined the Hong Kong team, he even doubted whether he could play time.

So when Liu Quankun heard Wan Sheng call his name, he was stunned for a moment. When his teammate pushed him, he realized that the coach asked him to warm up!

Liu Quankun suddenly felt a little excited.

He can finally play like his teammates on the court.

Liu Quankun warmed up for a minute, and Wan Sheng waved to him back, and then he seriously reminded, "After a while, you will get on the court, pass the ball with a big foot, pay attention to Zhuo Zhuo or other people's positions. I hope you can use long passes to find opportunities for the team."

After hearing this, Liu Quankun nodded fiercely.

He was wondering why the coach asked him to play. Technically, he was not better than others. He was just a newcomer in the team. He felt that in two years, he would not be able to become the main choice for the Hong Kong team until he was 26 or 7 years old.

Now he knows the reason for his appearance - Far-Travel.

Because he is stronger, his long pass ability is still very strong. For example, he can play very accurately from a direct long pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Now this ability has helped him get a chance to play.

Including stoppage time, there are only ten minutes left in the game.

Many people are cheering for the Australian team. The game was dull all the time. Most local Thai fans still hope to score a goal. After all, the 0:0 game is not very good, and the Hong Kong team wants to score a goal, so the chances are really slim.

In media comments, it is generally believed that the Hong Kong team has played well.

But they only show defense and constant defense. It seems that this game is an offensive and defensive drill conducted by Australia and Hong Kong. Australia has been attacking, while the Hong Kong team has been defending.

According to the situation, Australia has an overall advantage.

But this is a formal competition.

In a formal game, the score determines the outcome. Australia must score a goal if it wants to win, while the Hong Kong team seems to have only two choices - draw or lose.

Japanese NTV TV commentator Onodera Gonori couldn't help but sarcastically, "Wan Sheng's success in Europe is gorgeous offensive football, but we didn't see this in the Hong Kong team. Perhaps he just wanted the Hong Kong defense to score a point and had no idea of ​​winning. Before the opening of the Asian Cup, Wan Sheng was interviewed publicly, saying that the Hong Kong team's goal is the championship, but obviously that's just saying that we see passive defense in the Hong Kong team..."

At this time, Liu Quankun had already occupied the sidelines.

Soon the fourth official signaled the Hong Kong team to substitution, and Liu Quankun replaced Chen Weihao. This substitution did not cause any comment. For most media and fans, there was no player worth paying attention to in the Hong Kong team. Liu Quankun and Chen Weihao, it doesn't matter who plays. Anyway, they are not players who are being watched.

Wansheng is somewhat expectant.

This is actually a gambling, with only a few minutes of gambling. After more than an hour of observation of the game, Wan Sheng believed in his own judgment. Liu Quankun may not score a goal when he appeared, but it will definitely make Hong Kong's counterattack more threatening.

As long as the counterattack end is smoother, it proves that the substitution is successful.

Then, for the next match against Thailand and Iraq, the Hong Kong team can perform better, and the hope of qualifying in the group will be greater. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!