The "lore king" was killed by the national football team! Defeat Ivan again, Bahrain coach: Can you win by crying?

The reporter reported coldly When they meet again after 12 years, Taladzic is still no match for Ivan. The Croatian coach derby in this round of 18, like the two meetings in 2012, was Ivan who had the last laugh, while Bahrain coach Tarazzic may face the danger of being "knocked down by Ivan three times".

Taradazic's Bahrain are known for their defensive solidity, and they beat Indonesia in stoppage time against Indonesia in October, but now they have reversed their fortunes and been beaten in stoppage time. It was also the first stoppage-time goal conceded by Bahrain since January 2023. Since the resumption of international matches by the AFC in November 2020, Bahrain has scored as many as 10 goals after 80 minutes, scoring 13 goals, which can be called the "king of kills". But this time, luck was finally on the opposite side of Bahrain, and it was the first time they were beaten by an opponent after 80 minutes since the 1-0 defeat to Oman in the Gulf Cup in January 2023. Coincidentally, the coach of Oman at that time was none other than Ivan.

Taladzic continued to line up in a 442 formation, with only two defensive changes compared to the 11 men who started at Saudi Arabia in October, with Asfur returning to the central midfield position, Nigerian naturalised wing-back Emmanuel returning to the starting line-up, and captain Saeed, who had been playing in midfield, replacing suspended left-back Hurasi.

Taladzic did not include striker Abdulkalim and veteran Abdullatif in the 23-man squad, with the 38-year-old playing against the national team back in 2010, when he equalised for Bahrain. In addition, 16-year-old talented teenager Wadaii made the 23-man roster for the first time.

Striker Al-Aswad and centre-back Hayyam started and played the full 90 minutes in the 0-0 draw six years ago, with midfielder Al-Haram, bilateral strikers Mahon and Madan and striker Abdul-Jabbar all coming off the bench. They started this campaign, one is where their strength lies, and the other is that they are more familiar with the national football team. Before the game, Taladzic said that he had great respect for the national football team, but he had no choice but to win.

Although Bahrain dominated the home field, with a high possession rate of 70% in the first half, the rush led to more simple and rough confrontations, and real shooting opportunities were better than nothing, except for 5 missed targets, only in the 15th minute, Li Lei was injured and retreated, and the two points in front of goal outflanked that created a threat.

In the second half, Taladzic did not replace Humaidan, Maroud and Khattal until about 70 minutes, and the two strikers became three forwards. The Bahrainis believe two key penalties decided the game – in the 58th minute, Mahon burst into the box and fell to the ground without a penalty; In the 87th minute, the defender Haram's goal was ruled offside.

Bahrain, whose morale suffered a heavy blow, then suffered a series of blows, Benardi fell to the ground and the tackle failed to block the cross, and central defender Hayyam and left-back Saeed could only watch Zhang Yuning score with defensive eyes. In the 9th minute of stoppage time, the main central defender Khayam, who had a collapsed mentality, brought down Wang Ziming, who broke through, and received a red card and missed the next round of the home game against Australia.

After the game, the headline of Bahrain's "Middle East Times" was "Bahrain team lost to Chinese team in the world preliminaries"; BelN Sports said that Bahrain suffered a fatal blow to the national football team; The Bahrain version of Kooora hinted that Taladzic only got one point in three home games, and he was in danger of being dismissed.

At the post-match press conference, the frustrated Taladzic had an unhappy encounter with the reporter who asked the question, stressing that it was not surprising that football had such a shutout and being struck out, and that Bahrain should not lose the game.

Taladzic claimed that the three home games in the round of 18 without a win were excusable. He even made some gaffes, "I want to comfort the players who have experienced the blow, can Bahrain win if I cry at the press conference?" As for whether he is worried about being fired, Taladzic said that anything can happen in the football world, and the implication is that he is mentally prepared for the possible dismissal.

Taladzic said Bahraini fans have the right to be angry, but the team wants to win at their next home game against Australia. It's just that the scattered Bahraini fans at the Bahrain National Stadium are enough to prove that they are no longer enthusiastic. In the first game of the home stadium in Japan, 22,700 fans attended, with an attendance rate of 94.6%; After the heavy defeat, the second home game against Indonesia plummeted to 10,700, a sharp drop of more than half, the national football team had less than 8,000 spectators, and the attendance rate was less than 1/3, and next Tuesday's home game against Australia, there may be even less, and if he loses, Tarazzic really has to think about the managerial position.