Football’s First Defender

Before halftime, Shirokov's red card caught everyone in Zenit by surprise!

Even Advocaat, who already thought that the promotion would belong to him with a high probability, was stunned on the sidelines!

10 against 11, still in the away game, the strength may be slightly weaker than myself, but it is definitely a strong team of the same strength level!

For the whole half of the game, for Zenit, whose defense is not particularly good, the second half is definitely not an easy game!

Advocaat could only take a short 15-minute half-time break and forcibly change some second-half tactics formulated before the game!

First of all, of course, the defender was replaced. The single arrow Pogrebnyak became the victim of Shrokov's red card. After all, his tall body may have the lowest role in defense!

Fernando Riksen came into battle to fill the midfield defensive position after Shrokov left the field!

There are not many changes in other personnel, but Domingos was strongly instructed by Ed Vokat to strengthen his defensive running in the midfield and exhaust his physical energy as much as possible. Wakat has decided to replace Dominguez after a certain period of time in the second half!

And everyone was told to fight back, because of Pogrebnyak's fate, they must play more deep space on the wing, and if there is a chance for long-range shots, don't hesitate. After all, one less player is played. Unable to invest more personnel, we can only choose some peripheral opportunities!

Denisov and Arshavin will be Zenit's main counterattackers in the second half, and they can only rely on their personal abilities to complete the counterattack!

When the others must ensure the defensive position, attack appropriately, and never leave too much space for the opponent!

Advocaat explained a lot in the midfield. After all, it is such a crucial second round of the knockout round. The head coach, including the players, does not want to affect the final result of this season's European war because of a red card!

Shirokov actually apologized to everyone when all the players first entered the locker room, but Yang Feng and Skrtel explained that the opponent's actor-level performance was a relief for Shirokov. Everyone is a professional Players, they won't say anything sarcastic!

The second half of the game is about to start. For all Zenit players, the last 45 minutes is definitely a fierce hand-to-hand battle!

"Players from both sides have returned to the field, and the second half is about to begin!"

"Although the home team Villarreal now has to win by 2 goals to advance because of away goals, but firstly they have the home court advantage, and secondly, the home team showed a strong suppression throughout the first half, and It also caused a foul by Zenit player Shirokov at the last moment of the half, and he was sent off with a red card, playing one more player, and a goal difference of 2 goals is not impossible!"

"The visiting team, Zenit, originally held the half-time tie because they had a huge advantage in physical fitness. The second half may be their moment of strength. They have entered the next round of knockout rounds with one leg, but now because of Schroko Husband's red card, being dragged by the other leg, and even the whole person may be dragged back! The game is full of suspense again!"

"With the start of the referee's whistle, the second half of the game will be kicked off by Zenit, officially starting!"

"I have to say that the referee's penalty scale in this game is definitely beneficial to the home team. During the intermission, the replays from other broadcast angles all showed whether Shirokov's goal was worth a red card." Controversial! Possibly even a good tackle!"

"Compared to the previous foul actions of the home team Villarreal, if the penalty scale is of the same level, Zenit should not have a red card, facing the situation of playing one less player now!"

"Now, it is really time to test Zenit's own defensive toughness!"

"This kind of confrontation of the same level of strength, with one less player, is still in the away game. Although Zenit only needs to ensure that they don't lose by two goals in the half, everything depends on the performance of the players on both sides!"

"On the other hand, before the start of the second half, Zenit made substitution adjustments!"

"Advocaat was not stingy with the number of substitutions in his hand. He took the lead and forced to play the first card in his hand. Dutch international Fernando Riksen came off the bench and replaced Zenit's frontcourt fulcrum. Pogrebnyak with a goal in the first half!"

"This substitution is to sacrifice my offensive ability in the frontcourt to ensure the defensive hardness of the midfield and backcourt!"

"And Fernando Ricksen is a midfielder with excellent defensive ability. In the previous games, he mostly came off the bench to strengthen the defense in the final stage of the game and ensure the team wins the game smoothly! "

"Actually, let's take a look at Zenit's substitute list. There is almost only Fernando Rixon, a player with a fairly good defensive ability. The rest of the substitutes are almost all offensive players with strong offense and weak defense. Only South Korean players Kim Dong-jin and Li Hao still have a certain defensive ability, but in this top-level competition, whether the Koreans' physical fitness can withstand this kind of confrontation is really unknown!"

"Anyway, although these two are direct players who were bought by Advocaat before he coached the South Korean national team, but after Advocaat gained a firm foothold, these two players, Li Hao basically always played as substitutes, while Kim Dong-jin also gradually lost his main position after Zenit brought in full-back Hill with stronger offensive ability!"

"Advocaat's team building idea is very clear. The core is offense. Rely on offense and strong suppression to solve problems. The offensive ability of players in each position is very good! Even the two central defenders are big killers in set balls. , in both free kick and corner kick tactics, has a good tactical position, and has a strong scoring ability!"

"But in this game, without enough full-time defensive players, Zenit may now have to rely on everyone to concentrate on completing the defense!"

"Now that there is no interference from Pogrebnyak in the opponent's half, Villarreal is now almost full pressure, and the central defenders are near the midfield to meet the team's pass. , Make your own contribution in the offense!"

"Zenit retreated to their own half, firmly tightened the fence, set up the bus, and defended their formation in front of the penalty area line!"

"Villarreal continues to stick to its strengths, and the advantages of the two wings continue to play!"

"And because the opponent played one less player, the two full-backs, the Spanish international, the left-back Capdevila, and the new aid this season, the right-back Angel, are more active than those who inserted in the first half and participated in the offense. The degree is stronger!"

"Zenit's two side defenses, there is huge pressure!"

"Arshavin and Denisov were both forced to return to the penalty area to participate in the defense because the opponent's full-back penetrated too far!"

"Cazorla tried to break through with the ball on the wing, which attracted many people to defend. After finding that there was really no room for breakthrough, he chose to pass back to Marcos Senna in the middle!"

"Zenit's current defense in the middle, although the density is not much different from the first half, but due to the increase in the number of players invested by Villarreal, compared with the defense on the field, the space in the middle seems to be bigger now!"

"Marcos Senna, after receiving the return pass, directly chooses to break through with the ball. Domingos is on the other side of defense at this time. Facing Marcos Senna's breakthrough, Timoshchuk can only come to intercept! "

"After all, Marcos Senna also has a good long-range shooting ability, Zenit still can't let him have the opportunity to hit the goal wantonly!"

"But Tymoshchuk's attack led to a bigger gap near the penalty area line!"

"Sure enough! Marcos Senna, a direct pass! Passed an early pass and directly stuffed the ball into the open space in front of the penalty area!"

"Matias Fernandez also understood, he came directly from the other side and got the football!"

"But Fernando Ricksen, who just came on the field, did not lose his position. He followed Fernandez closely and prevented him from making the next move!"

"In such a position so close to the penalty area, the defenders' supplementary defense is extremely fast, and Fernandez will not be given more time to test!"

"Fernandez also understands this truth and didn't waste time. After getting the ball, he directly chose to rush from the right side. Fernando Ricksen also retreated. In the process, he gave Fernandez a physical confrontation and let him perform under pressure. !"

"Because Ricksen's follow-up was tight, Fernandez didn't have a good space and timing to hit the goal, but!"

"I didn't force to hit the goal directly, but chose to pass the ball directly to Nihat in the penalty area!"

"Nihat drops back to catch the ball!"

"Stop the ball, turn around, and hit the goal directly. The movements are done in one go. There are no redundant movements. Everything is clean and neat! This is also Nihat's style. It is never muddled. It is to use the simplest way to quickly hit the goal and create possibilities. Great shot!"

"but!"

"Zenit's central defender Yang Feng, although unable to restrict Nihat's receiving the ball, has always maintained the restriction on Nihat. For this ball, Yang Feng's reaction is also extremely fast. When Nihat turned around and quickly swayed his legs When hitting the door, he jumped forward and blocked a certain angle with his own body!"

"This kick hit Yang Feng directly, and it didn't pose a threat to the goalkeeper. Yang Feng's second reaction was also extremely fast, and he directly cleared the football blocking him with a big foot!"

"Today, Yang Feng's competitive state is extremely good, but such a young central defender, in such a high-level game, is still facing the adversity of playing one less player. Will he be able to maintain his state? Let us wait and see!"