Yunnan Yukun: Defend the city gate and capture the Tianjin gate

Reporter Zuo Rui reports On the evening of the 12th, in the last game of the 12th round of the Chinese Super League, Yunnan Yukun defeated Tianjin Jinmen Tigers by one goal and scored 3 points away. At the same time, the team's tactical execution and defensive discipline have been further enhanced, which is a good comfort and encouragement for the head coach Anderson and the worried Yunnan fans who have returned from the ban.

Before the game, Anderson had enough knowledge of the strength of the home team: "We know that Tianjin is a strong team, they have a lot of strong foreign players and have won a lot of games. Our whole team is doing our best to prepare for this game. After the opening, he sent the lineup: Han Zilong partnered with Oscar on the front line, and Enrique continued to be retained as a backhand; In addition to Nene, Yonicha, and Hou Yongyong in the midfield, Luo Jing's start was a bit surprising, after all, after the first round against Guoan, Luo Jing was a substitute in 7 appearances; From left to right at the back are Xu Hongjie, Martinez, Yi Teng and Zhang Chenliang.

The Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, who have always been known for their military strategy, really did their best in this battle, and all 5 foreign aides went into battle. Amid the roar of 20,000 Tianjin fans, the home team maintained a higher possession rate and a certain degree of suppression throughout. At this point, Anderson's tactical intent began to emerge: to defend and counterattack.

In most cases, only one of Han Zilong and Oscar stayed in the center circle, and the other was involved in the defense. A more obvious example is the two full-backs. Except for Xu Hongjie's participation in a header attack in the first half, he and Zhang Chenliang have been fighting with the opponent's foreign aid, and the full-backs have been reinforced when necessary to form a local two-defense one. This pragmatic style of play inhibited the home team's attack from both wings, and in the one-on-one battle, Xu Hongjie repeatedly destroyed Ademi's breakthrough and pass, so that the latter could not open the situation for a long time, and once switched to the opponent's right side to restart the attack, but on Zhang Chenliang's side, he still couldn't take advantage of it.

After stifling the opponent's wing attack, Yi Teng and Martinez in the middle were equally conscientious and tightly defended. The home team had to try a lot of long-range shots, but the accuracy was poor to no avail. Nenei's main focus is also on the defense in the middle, and he only switches from defense to attack when he has spare energy.

After the game, Anderson praised the team's tough performance on the defensive end, and he was satisfied with the tactical execution and running ability of the players, "This game did not leave many chances for Tianjin, and I am very proud of my players. ”

Whether it is because of Yukun's good defense or Jinmen Tiger's poor attack, it is really not luck to keep a clean sheet against the opponent away. If you are lucky, Hou Yongyong's solo goal in the 39th minute, the outflanking in front of goal in the 83rd minute, and the three consecutive waves of attacks in the 72nd minute...... Four or five excellent chances to expand the score, as long as one hit the target, Yunnan Yukun will not do everything in the last 15 minutes, including 10 minutes of stoppage time, to keep the three points.

The 1-0 finale means that the back line, which has conceded eight goals in the first three rounds, has already shown a change in the match against the Jinmen Tigers. When Han Zilong took the lead in the 24th minute, it was hard to imagine that this would be the only goal of the game that sealed the victory.

Although the man of the match of the night was defensive right wing-back Zhang Chenliang, Atletico Roatletic, who started for the second time this season, also helped him. At the beginning of the game, Atletico was very active at both ends of the pitch, and was even the main point of attack on the right flank for a while: first he failed to create a point with the ball in the box, and then he shot from outside the box...... Han Zilong's goal in the 24th minute came from the assist he initiated a long pass over the top in the midfield.

'That pass from Atletico was world-class. Han Zilong said after the game, "I'm in charge of shooting and scoring goals." This is the second Super League goal of his career after scoring a direct free kick away from Dalian in the 10th round. The first goal, which came too late and failed to change the defeat, even made him feel "sad"; And the second goal came so timely and so precious, he also felt "very happy".

At the post-game press conference, Anderson made a point to express his heart to the captain Yi Teng on the field. According to reports, the day before the game, Yi Teng's close relatives unfortunately passed away, and when the coaching staff asked him about his wishes, he wanted to stay on the field and do his best for the team, "This is a very great move, and I want to express my most sincere condolences and thanks to him." ”