Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 59 Imperial Guards' Swearing vs. Throwing Grenades (Please Read Further)

The pre-match verbal sparring session with Beijingers has ended.

The match between the two teams officially began with the referee's whistle!

In order to overcome the formidable Guangzhou Evergrande, who have won two consecutive Chinese Super League titles, Stano has been quite busy lately.

He studied all of Evergrande's matches this season and understood that Evergrande's ability to crush all opponents so easily was due to the dual-core V8 super engine of Conca and Su Hao!
If Su Hao and Conca can be contained, then Guangzhou Evergrande's attack will pose no threat.

The theory has been clearly defined; the next step is naturally to figure out how to put it into practice.

Stano considered many different formations, such as five midfielders providing support and having someone specifically mark the defender.
However, after watching Su Hao and Concana's absolutely superior, graceful footwork and technique repeatedly, Stano still abandoned the conventional tactical setup.

Finally, having no other choice, Stano resorted to what he considered the most unethical yet most effective high-intensity combat tactic!

"Kill Evergrande!"

"Crush Evergrande!!!"

"Crush Evergrande!!!"

This was the only sound in the entire Workers' Stadium during the epic battle between Evergrande and Guoan.

It was amidst these direct cheers and shouts that the Guoan players began to truly fight to the death against Evergrande time and time again.

8th minute of the match!

Muriqui received a through pass from Conca on the left wing and was about to accelerate when Zhou Ting, a veteran of Beijing Guoan and the team's record holder for red and yellow cards, launched a violent sliding tackle, bringing Muriqui and the ball down onto the grass.

"what!!!"

Old Mu wasn't faking it this time. Zhou Ting, who once broke the calf of Yatai player Yan Feng with a kick, is very experienced in how to get the opponent's key player off the field.

Amidst the pitiful screams, Lippi, who had been sitting on the bench, stormed off to the sidelines in a huff.

After the team doctor entered the field, the old man immediately looked for the fourth official.

However, even though all the Evergrande players surrounded the referee, the referee on the field only gave Zhou Ting a yellow card because it was Guoan's home ground!
As for Old Mu
After a brief examination, the team doctor immediately signaled to Lippi on the sidelines to make a substitution!
"What the hell do you want?"

As the captain, seeing Guoan doing this to their core player, Zheng Zhi naturally turned to Zhou Ting first.

However, while Zheng Zhi, as the captain of the national team, may have a certain prestige in the eyes of others, Zhou Ting, a veteran player of Beijing Guoan who is not much different in age or seniority, sees Zheng Zhi as merely someone who has a close relationship with certain people in the Football Association to become the captain, and nothing more.

"Go to hell, stop showing off. If you're so capable, why don't you snatch it back yourself?"

"Okay! You wait!"

"I'll be waiting!"

The conversation between the two ended.

Two mothers, two waiting
This clearly foreshadows the tone of this match!
14th minute of the match!

It is impolite not to reciprocate!

In his defense on the right flank, Zhang Linpeng also brought down Guoan's foreign player, Gronn, who had drifted to the wing, with a powerful sliding tackle.

However, compared to the somewhat frail Muriqui, Gronn only let out a few screams before the referee gave Zhang Linpeng a yellow card, then quickly got up and threw himself back into the attack!
Less than twenty minutes into the game, one yellow card was issued to each side!
Moreover, whenever Su Hao and Conca received the ball, Beijing Guoan would take turns committing fouls against them.

Either Zhang Xizhe was making a move, or Xu Yunlong was pulling and tugging at Su Hao, even pulling down Su Hao's underwear several times.

What's even more outrageous is Majic!

With his strong physique, any encounter with Conca would inevitably result in all sorts of violent collisions.

"Beep!"

"Beep!"

"Beep!!!"

With the referee's incessant whistling, the game fell into a very strange state.

It was precisely under this fragmented rhythm that Evergrande fans gradually discovered with horror that their team's once devastating attack had suddenly disappeared.

Yu Hanchao, who replaced Muriqui, couldn't break through Zhou Ting's defense.

Su Hao and Conca were unable to provide sufficient support to Gao Lin and Elkeson due to being surrounded by four opponents.

"Hey! He Wei, you know what, Stano's tactics are really impressive!"

"Guangzhou Evergrande is clearly not used to this kind of game format! Especially Muriqui's sudden substitution!"

"Yes, Mr. Huang, from the very beginning, Guoan has been frequently cutting off the game. This tactic has indeed made it very uncomfortable for Evergrande!" In the commentary booth, Huang Jianxiang and He Wei also began to analyze the predicament that Evergrande is currently facing in the live broadcast.

Fans and commentators alike noticed the problem, and the experienced Lippi had naturally discovered it long ago as well!
As one of the world's most decisive top coaches, he watched as Stano played these outdated tactics that had been exhausted in Serie A for ages.

After observing for a while, the old man called the Evergrande players together during the dead ball period.

There aren't any complicated or unnecessary minor tactical changes!
The old man simply told Yu Hanchao and Elkeson to move back a little, and to have Su Hao move his position forward a bit.

31th minute of the match!

Evergrande changed their formation by making adjustments!

从4-3-3改为了4-4-1-1！

Su Hao, who has always been Evergrande's main defensive midfielder, has suddenly been moved to a position almost like a shadow striker!

Lippi made the tactical change, and not far away in front of the Beijing Guoan bench, Stano, who was overjoyed that he had actually ended Guangzhou Evergrande's attack, quickly stood on the sidelines and started analyzing the situation.

However.
Before he could finish his analysis, the master's change of tactics made Stano realize what a world-class tactical master was all about.

31 minutes and 35 seconds into the game!
Evergrande takes the ball from the sideline.

Sun Xiang threw the ball to Zheng Zhi, and after receiving the ball, Zheng Zhi immediately made a diagonal pass to Elkeson, who had dropped back into midfield.

Elkeson, who was on the wing, saw the Beijing Guoan defenders coming towards him, but he didn't take any chances. Instead, he quickly passed the ball back to Zheng Zhi.

Stano's defense focused on pressing in the middle and the attacking third.

This also gives the flanks significantly more space for attack.

After receiving the ball, Zheng Zhi immediately sent a long pass to Zhang Linpeng, who had been making forward runs for some time.

Although Zhang Linpeng's footwork isn't great, his ability to make runs down the flanks is among the best in the Chinese Super League!

With his explosive speed, Zhang Linpeng quickly rushed into the heart of Guoan's backfield on the flank!
No hesitation!
After briefly glancing at Su Hao's approximate location, Zhang Linpeng immediately sent the ball with a long kick.

The football flew towards the Evergrande prince, who had already overpowered Guoan veteran Xu Yunlong, right in front of the more than 30,000 Guoan fans at the Workers' Stadium who were still chanting "idiot!"

85% body balance!
Let alone Xu Yunlong, who is already over thirty years old, even Ge Long, the strongest player in Guoan, couldn't stop Su Hao, whose position was moved up so far.

"boom!"

A powerful headbutt!
Su Hao steadily sent the ball into the corner of the goal.

Despite Yang Zhi's desperate dive in front of Guoan's goal, he could only watch helplessly as Su Hao's powerful header grazed his fingertips and flew into the net.

"pretty!!!"

"pretty!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"1:0!!!"

"After thirty intermittent minutes!"

"Guangzhou Evergrande broke the deadlock on the field with ease through the head coach's tactical change!"

"It all depends on Su Hao!"

"It's that simple!"

"That's how brutal it is!!!"

"Your Beijing Guoan team has successfully defended the midfield!"

"But what about your flanks?"

What about the top of your head?

The shouting and cursing at the Workers' Stadium suddenly stopped!

It seems they've been boosted by a high-energy, adrenaline-fueled meal!
After being suppressed by the idiots' voices for thirty minutes, Evergrande's counterattack finally resounded in the Imperial Guards' garden!
"Old man Diule!"

"Old man Diule!"

"Old man Diule!"

P.S.: Requesting monthly votes at the end of the month. This match will be over soon, and then we'll focus on AFC Champions League international matches!

(End of this chapter)