Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1769 Candidates for left back

When football develops on the right side of the South China Tigers, the center of gravity and focus of all the players are concentrated on that side, so there are relatively few players on the other side, and no one pays attention to it.

Because everyone’s backs are turned in that direction.

At this time, Peng Weijun's position is relatively forward, and he is almost close to the center line.

But this is normal when the South China Tigers are attacking. After all, full-backs also need to participate in the offense.

Not to mention that Peng Weijun himself is a left winger who temporarily plays as a full-back. It is reasonable for him to be more active in participating in the offense.

It's just that when the South China Tigers lost the ball in the offense, he still stayed in the front, and there was a problem if he didn't return to the defense immediately.

So when the other three defenders realized that the ball was lost and stepped back in unison, Peng Weijun, who was driving the duck to the shelf, still stayed in front, hesitating.

As a result, there was a huge and obvious gap in the South China Tigers' defense.

This vacancy was of course also discovered by the Cairo people.

First of all, a Cairo player pulled into the space on the wing and ambushed.

Then the Cairo people transferred with a long diagonal pass, directly hitting from the left side of their attack to the right side.

It was at this time that Peng Weijun realized that there was a huge gap behind him for his opponent.

There were loud exclamations at the scene.

Amidst the exclamation, Peng Weijun was seen chasing up from behind at an unimaginable speed.

The distance of about seven or eight meters between the two of them was instantly crossed by him as if it didn't exist.

For a moment, people couldn't tell whether the exclamation was for the South China Tiger's defensive loopholes, or for the unbelievably fast Peng Weijun...

Then he skimmed the inside of the opposing player's body, and at the same time stretched out his foot to poke the football in front of him!

The exclamation switched to cheers!

After stabbing the football, Peng Weijun continued to chase the football.

Immediately afterwards, without looking back at all, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, he guessed what the opposing player was going to do. When the Cairo player was about to stick up to prevent him from turning around, he acted first, knocked the ball back, and then turned around immediately, catching the opposing player by surprise!

The cheers suddenly increased.

Turning around, Peng Weijun gave full play to his speed advantage, raised his left leg while catching up with the football, and made a gesture to pass the ball to the middle. After the Cairo player who was defending him shifted his center of gravity, his left foot just feinted. , circled back behind the football, used the outer instep to straighten the football out, and then accelerated!

Before the opposing player could turn around again, he had already passed by like the wind!

"It's really fast! Peng Weijun's speed is really fast! This is also his advantage!"

The cheers at the scene became louder and louder, and Peng Weijun ran faster and faster—every time he caught up with the football, he would immediately stride out for ten meters, and then use his own speed to chase the ball again.

It's such a simple, non-technical approach, but the Cairo players couldn't stop it—they couldn't catch up with Peng Weijun who was running wildly!

Therefore, the central defender of the Cairo people was very smart. Instead of directly blocking Peng Weijun, he ran diagonally and finally stopped Peng Weijun near the baseline.

Under his pressure, Peng Weijun kicked a cross, which hit his outstretched leg and popped out of the baseline.

Win a corner for the South China Tigers.

The picture was frozen here, and then began to reverse rapidly.

After the rewinding finally stopped, the scene was frozen after the Cairo man broke the South China Tiger's ball on his left.

From the perspective of the broadcast, you can clearly see the positions of the South China Tigers players on the field.

Three defenders can be linked into a line.

Then, on the left side of the defensive line, which is also the right side of the Cairo people's attack, there is an empty space, and the connection line stops there abruptly, like a broken road that has not been repaired, very abrupt.

"Peng Weijun's position is too high. After we lost the ball, he has not returned to the defense in time..."

"Maybe he is imagining that his teammates can intercept the ball and then counterattack, so that he can take advantage of the situation to press up."

"It's the instinct of an offensive player..."

In the conference room, the coaches of the South China Tigers were discussing Peng Weijun's performance.

Although there was some debate, in the end they came to a unified conclusion:

"Peng Weijun is still more used to being a left winger, and the left midfielder is the final limit of his position. If you let him play left back, then his side must be the opponent's key attack direction. Therefore, it is not recommended to let him start in the next game. Playing left back."

After hearing the conclusions drawn by the coaching staff, Qin Lin didn't speak immediately, but fell silent.

Obviously, the conclusions given by the coaches conflicted with his own thoughts, otherwise he didn't need to be silent, just make a decision and agree.

Seeing Qin Lin like this, the coaches looked at each other—is the head coach really considering making Peng Weijun the starting left back? !

In the position of left back, the main force of the Lingnan South China Tigers has always been the former international footballer Qu Lu. The current substitute is Yang You, a versatile defender who can play both left back and center back.

"I don't think it's a big problem." Finally, Qin Lin expressed his thoughts.

"On the field, Qu Lu is also a full-back who is stronger in offense than defense. And now that he is getting older, he often has situations where he can't go up and come back. This point should be easily solved by replacing Peng Weijun. After all, Peng Weijun's The speed is fast enough, and the physical fitness is not a problem."

"But... we are facing the champions of the Champions League, we should focus on defense..." the assistant coach hesitated and said, while the other coaches also nodded slightly in agreement.

Qin Lin smiled: "That's right, what we are facing is the champion of the Champions League, so we focus on defense... Can we defend it?"

A group of people looked at each other in blank dismay.

The answer to this question is obvious:

Can't keep it.

In terms of the strength of the Pirates and the South China Tigers, even if the South China Tigers put three buses in front of the gate, they would not be able to stop the Pirates from attacking.

The main reason is that the pirates have very efficient killers like Hu Lai.

No one knew his little brother better than Qin Lin.

He may have just one chance in the whole game, and he will be able to seize it.

As for the South China Tigers, none of the coaches could guarantee that their players would not make a single mistake throughout the game.

"So I think the thing is very simple. We should not consider the issue of defense, but should think of ways to create more threats to the pirates. From the perspective of tactical arrangements, we should be more active and bold, and even more aggressive, so that everyone We all work hard. Although this may make us lack physical fitness in the second half of the game, this is the only way to cause trouble for the Pirates."

Qin Lin expressed his thoughts.

"For this reason, in terms of personnel selection, I am more inclined to let Peng Weijun play the starter. He is faster and more physically fit. When we counterattack, he will have more space to sprint than when playing as a winger. In this way It can also maximize his advantages. Like this ball."

Qin Lin pressed the play button again, so everyone re-watched Peng Weijun's highlight moments in the last game.

Because there is enough space for sprinting, he can unscrupulously push his speed to the extreme.

"In the past, some people always compared Peng Weijun and Chen Xingyi, because they both moved on the left side and they were both very fast. But in fact, they are completely different. Chen Xingyi is fast because of the combination of man and ball. Peng Weijun... To be honest, he was just running fast."

Qin Lin analyzed it for everyone.

"So if you don't give him enough space, his speed advantage can't be used."

The coaches did not hesitate this time and all nodded in agreement.

Peng Weijun is their player, and they train together all day long, so they naturally know what his characteristics are.

"So let him retreat and give him more room to sprint, and he can play better. As for defense...his quick return is also an advantage of defense, and he has a good attitude and is willing to return to defense. Of course, we must let him practice defense more in the remaining few days~www.novelmt.com~ The main thing is to find the defensive position, as long as he can maintain the formation, it will not be too bad."

Everyone looked at each other again, and finally the assistant coach nodded: "That's okay, just try."

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"...In the second round of the Club World Cup that ended this afternoon, the Lingnan South China Tigers, representing the host country China, defeated the African champion, the Cairo native from Egypt, 1-0... There was an accident during the game—when Qin Lin After using up the last substitution, the left back Qu Lu was injured and unable to continue the game. Therefore, the South China Tigers could only continue the game with one less player. But the players of the South China Tigers withstood the ferocity of the Cairo people at the last moment Counterattack, defend the lead of this one ball..."

"...After eliminating the Cairo people, the South China Tigers got their wish and ushered in the Champions League champions Madrid Pirates in the semi-finals. This high-profile game is also the first reunion of the star teammates Hu Lai and Qin Lin in five years. Teammates fighting side by side, now one is the world's top superstar, and the other has become the youngest champion coach in the history of Chinese football..."

"According to the latest news, left back Qu Lu suffered a broken shoulder and collarbone during the game, and it has been confirmed that he will not be able to participate in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup... It is still unknown who will replace Qu Lu in the semi-finals..."

(end of this chapter)