Chapter 1043 Two against one

"Good evening, Capital TV, audience friends, this is the Tianjin Water Drop Stadium."

"We are now broadcasting live for you the focus match of the first round of the 2016 Chinese Super League. Tianjin Taida will host Beijing Guo'en at home. This Beijing-Tianjin derby can be said to be the focus match of the first round of the league."

"This game was explained live by He Wei and Xu Yang."

"Hello everyone, I'm Xu Yang."

"Although this is the first round of the season, everyone should be familiar with these two teams."

"The Beijing-Tianjin matchup has always been a highlight of the Chinese Super League, especially this season, as both teams have made significant signings."

"Yes!" Xu Yang took over the conversation. "As for Beijing Guoan, it changed its owner. After Zhongxin withdrew, the owner of Southampton in the Premier League, the youngest richest man in Chinese history, the well-known Master Huan on the Internet, officially acquired Beijing Guoan and brought in four world-class superstars: Ibrahimovic, Xabi Alonso, Kaka and John Terry."

"That's right!" He Wei said with a smile, "The introduction of the four superstars is indeed quite impressive. It is said that the season tickets for Beijing Guo'en this year have been snapped up like crazy. Even before the league started, scalpers have already started to bid up the prices."

"Haha, that's right, but the scalpers said that the reason they sell at a high price is because they are also hard to get a ticket."

"Haha, this is really intoxicating!"

When the two people were commentating, the camera was aimed at the stands.

Then, Master Huan appeared in the chairman's stand accompanied by Fang Wei, Long Wu and others.

As soon as the Beijing Guoan fans at the scene saw Master Huan, they immediately shouted loudly.

"We see that this is Master Huan of Beijing Guo'en, who is widely regarded by European media as the boss who knows football best in history."

"Yes, as far as I know, after Yang Huan took over Jingcheng Guoen, he did bring about great changes, not only in the lineup, but also in the team's overall tactics, youth training, and even the entire management team."

He Wei hummed and asked, "So what do you think?"

Xu Yang considered it for a moment, "Personally, I think this change is good for Guo En."

"Right, so we can see that Guo'en's fans are very enthusiastic and are cheering for Master Huan. This is a rare scene in the Chinese Super League. It seems that the boss is more popular than the players!"

"Haha, yes. It should be said that Yang Huan's every move in Europe has attracted much attention in China. The Southampton team he built up is now the strongest team in Europe, gathering Europe's biggest superstars. Therefore, domestic fans are naturally looking forward to his performance in Beijing."

He Wei hummed again, "I saw someone joking on the Internet before, saying that Master Huan's acquisition of Guo'en saved the reputation of Beijing City and attracted countless fans to turn from haters to fans."

"Haha, that's possible. Master Huan is quite popular in China."

Amid the jokes of the two commentators, the two teams walked out of the player tunnel under the leadership of the referee. The scene suddenly became deafening, and fans of both teams cheered for their teams at the top of their lungs.

"Both teams came out and we saw that Beijing Guoan used all its main players in this game. Three of the four big-name foreign players played in this game, namely center forward Ibrahimovic, midfielder Xabi Alonso, and center back John Terry."

"The former World Footballer of the Year, the very famous Brazilian international Kaka, appeared on the bench."

"This is indeed too extravagant!" Xu Yang laughed.

"Isn't it?" He Wei also felt the same way. "But there is nothing we can do about it. Besides, the Guoen team has no intention of introducing foreign players from Asia. Instead, they decided to train local players."

"Yes, it's hard to find good foreign players in Asia now. Basically, the outstanding ones who are willing to come to the Chinese Super League have been divided up by domestic teams. Yang Huan's team took over in a hurry and relied on their own connections. It was okay in Europe, but it might be a bit difficult in Asia, so they simply didn't bring them in."

Xu Yang said this and then changed the subject, "But the domestic players introduced by Beijing Guo'en this year are all very strong. Wu Lei is needless to say. Jiang Zhipeng is also a great supplement to the back line. These two players appeared in the starting lineup."

"On the contrary, two veteran players, Xu Yunlong and Zhou Ting, are sitting on the bench. It seems that the metabolism of Beijing Guo'en has finally begun." He Wei was somewhat sighing as he spoke.

Xu Yunlong and Zhou Ting have been watched by countless Beijing Guoan fans since childhood, and now it is time for them to retire.

"This is inevitable. I have heard before that Pochettino admires Zhang Chengdong very much, and he believes that Beijing Guoan's original tactical system is very good, and the team's overall discipline and execution are very high, which meets his requirements very well."

"You're right, but Jingcheng Guo'en has not won any of its five warm-up matches, which is indeed a bit disappointing!"

Xu Yang smiled slightly, "This is normal. Warm-up matches are mainly for training. Results are not important. The most important thing is to practice tactics and find the team's problems. Different head coaches have different attitudes towards warm-up matches."

"The real effect will be revealed through competition."

"That's right!" He Wei also agreed.

"Tianjin Taida has also made a lot of signings this year. Portuguese Super League striker Montero and two center backs Jovanovic and Junior all started in the game. In addition, there is a center forward on the bench, Mbaye Diagne, who used to play for Juventus. He is also a big-name player."

Xu Yang took over the conversation at this time, "It should be said that Delta's recruitment strength can only be considered above average in the Chinese Super League. It is definitely not comparable to Beijing Guoan. Even Kaka can only sit on the bench."

"Haha!" He Wei smiled in response.

"Compared with Hengda, Longhai Longgang, Longhai Shenhua, Jizhou Huaxia and other teams, they are a little inferior, but it should be said that the foreign aid has a good cost performance. If they perform well, they may not be unable to achieve results."

But at this point, Xu Yang changed the subject, "But my attitude remains the same. Beijing Guoan and Yangcheng Hengda, who have made big signings, are the most important championship contenders for the Chinese Super League this year. I am particularly optimistic about Beijing Guoan."

"This seems to be the first time you have such confidence in Jingcheng Guoen!" He Wei said with a smile.

Xu Yang also laughed.

As they were talking, the two teams had completed the pre-match guessing ceremony, and the away team Beijing Guo'en was the first to get the serve.

"The game is about to start!"

"Dear viewers, this is Capital TV. We are now broadcasting the first round of the 2016 Chinese Super League. Tianjin Taida will host Beijing Guo'en at home. The game is about to begin!"

With the referee's whistle, Wu Lei kicked the ball to Ibrahimovic in the center circle and the game officially started.

"The game has begun. Ibrahimovic's first touch of the ball caused the fans to cheer."

"Back to Xabi Alonso, back to Terry!"

"We can see that Beijing Guoan is pressing forward as a whole, Ibrahimovic is rushing forward, and Terry is holding the ball and signaling his teammates to press forward."

"Taiwan striker Montero was going to interfere, Terry passed the ball to Zhang Chengdong, Taiwan's pressing was also quite tight, Zhang Chengdong passed the ball to Xabi Alonso, who made a long pass to the wing and gave it to Zhang Xizhe."

"Beautiful! This is a good pass. Zhang Xizhe received the ball and wanted to break through, but he had no chance, so he passed it to Jiang Zhipeng."

Xu Yang shouted at this time, "Both of Jingcheng Guoen's full-backs are pressing very high, Jiang Zhipeng has a chance!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Zhipeng passed the ball forward and it accurately reached the front of the penalty area.

Ibrahimovic retreated from the front, used his body to press down the two central defenders of the opponent, and stopped the ball safely.

"Good man, two against one, they can't do anything to Ibrahimovic, with his physique and skills..."

Ibrahimovic was able to keep his eyes and ears open. When he saw the two central defenders and the midfielder returning to defense were staring at him, he immediately spotted an opening, passed the ball sideways, and turned around to rush towards the goal.

"Beautiful, what a great opportunity!"

"Wu Lei comes in and receives the ball, it's very dangerous!"

Delta's defensive players also realized the threat and immediately rushed towards Wu Lei.

Wu Lei is the kind of player who needs space. As soon as he received the ball, he immediately sped forward, shook off the defensive player, and made a cross from the right side of the penalty area.

"Middle, middle, Ibrahimovic!"

Ibrahimovic used his body to block Taida's two central defenders behind him, and before everyone else, he waited in front of the small penalty area for Wu Lei's cross to come in front of him, and without stopping the ball, he shot directly.

The goalkeeper had almost no reaction to this close shot.

When he came to his senses, he found that the ball had entered the net and was bouncing on the grass inside the net.

In front of him, Ibrahimovic had already rushed out of the court excitedly. Although the Swedish center had scored many such goals before, he was still very excited this time.

This is his first goal in the Chinese Super League!

Wu Lei and other players also rushed forward, surrounded Ibrahimovic and congratulated the Swedish center on his goal.

"It was so beautiful and totally unexpected. Less than a minute into the game, Jingcheng Guoen scored the first goal!"

“One to zero!”

Xu Yang was also a little excited. "It was really good. This goal of Jingcheng Guoen fully demonstrated that their tactical thinking is very clear, that is, to open up the situation from the wing, and then suddenly move to the middle to create threats, especially in the ribs."

"Yes, just now Ibrahimovic was very smart to move to the flank outside the penalty area to receive the ball, then passed it to Wu Lei, and then turned around and rushed towards the goal." He Wei was also amazed.

Hitting the ribs is also a common tactic in modern advanced tactical concepts.

"Not only that, did you see just now that the two full-backs of Beijing Guo'en were pressing very high? They should have important offensive responsibilities, so we can see that although Taida focused on defending Zhang Xizhe, it ignored Jiang Zhipeng who suddenly rushed in, which directly led to the latter passing the ball to Ibrahimovic after receiving the ball from Zhang Xizhe."

"It should be said that this goal fully reflects Pochettino's tactical thinking."

"Yes, this idea is indeed very unique, and the players executed it very well."

"That's right. In fact, Xabi Alonso's pass just now was quite beautiful and accurate. If Zhang Xizhe had stopped the ball well at the first time, he could have directly cut to the ribs and actively cooperated with Ibrahimovic, and then let Jiang Zhipeng get in from behind and run to the side."

"But unfortunately, Zhang Xizhe didn't stop well the first time, but Jingcheng Guo'en quickly changed his tactics, and Jiang Zhipeng cut in diagonally to the ribs to meet Zhang Xizhe. This must have been an offensive tactic that had been practiced repeatedly before the game."

When Xu Yang reached this point in his analysis, he saw the camera was focused on Pochettino who was standing in front of the visiting team's coaching booth, and he praised him repeatedly.

"With this goal, Pochettino showed his talent. This head coach is very good and has a good management style for his players. Beijing Guoan is worth looking forward to this season!"

"Haha, that's a good point, we can place the bet now!"

"Ha ha……"