Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 68: Another problem on the left flank!
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"This is a live broadcast of the 2013 AFC Champions League, Round 5 of the group stage!"

"Guangzhou Evergrande at home vs. South Korean powerhouse Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors!"

"The players from both teams are now in their respective halves of the field!"

Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium.

It was 8 p.m.

The Tianhe Stadium, which can accommodate more than 50,000 fans, was already packed to capacity.

The countless Evergrande team flags waving in the stands and the deafening roars in unison have already proven the Evergrande die-hard fans' anticipation for this match!
"The referee is checking his watch!"

"Beep!!!"

"With the referee's whistle!"

"The competition has officially begun!"

"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' starting goalkeeper, Choi Eun-sung, is attacking from left to right while wearing the traditional green jersey!"

"In defense: Park Won-jae, Jung In-hwan, Lim Yu-hwan, Jeon Kwang-hwan!"

"Two holding midfielders: Jung Hyuk and Kim Jung-woo!"

"Right winger: Lee Seung-ki!"

"Left winger: Park Hee-do!"

"Attacking midfielder: Brazilian import Eninho!"

"Lone striker: Captain Lee Dong-gook!"

"Facing Guangzhou Evergrande, Choi Kang-hee still fielded their most favored 4-2-3-1 formation!"

"On the other side, Guangzhou Evergrande's starting goalkeeper, wearing a traditional red jersey, is attacking from right to left:..."

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"First and foremost, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors has possession of the ball!"

The game officially started.

Despite playing away from home, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, having gained possession first, pressed directly into Guangzhou Evergrande's backfield without showing any weakness after the referee's whistle.

Although Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors suffered a humiliating 5-1 defeat to Guangzhou Evergrande in the AFC Champions League last season, it did not prevent them from successfully defending their K League title.

Moreover, with the addition of South Korean internationals Park Hee-do and Kim Jung-woo this season, Jeonbuk's strength has been significantly enhanced.

Just like their first match against Guangzhou Evergrande in South Korea, if it weren't for Evergrande's incredible luck with several shots hitting the post, they might have suffered their first defeat of the season in South Korea.

"Jeonbuk is pushing really high!"

"Eninho is dribbling the ball!"

"Gao Lin immediately rushed in to grab the ball."

Instead of blindly dribbling past his opponent, Eninho turned and passed the ball sideways to the onrushing Zheng He!

"Both wingers have already moved down the flanks!"

"Jeonbuk's entire offensive line is very well-balanced!"

"hiss!"

"Hey He Wei, you know what, just from Jeonbuk's initial momentum, they really didn't consider us a strong team!"

On the field!
Just as Huang Jianxiang said.

Without any psychological trauma, Jeonbuk really did execute their signature zonal movement very smoothly in Guangzhou Evergrande's half.

Especially Brazilian foreign player Eninho.

Despite his short stature, Eninho is incredibly agile, darting around like an elf and using his one-touch passing to quickly push Jeonbuk's attacking line into Guangzhou Evergrande's backfield.

Of course, Jeonbuk's attack was fluid and efficient, while Guangzhou Evergrande's defense also performed well. Zhang Linpeng held firm on his wing, preventing Jeonbuk's crosses.

Su Hao and Zheng Zhi also controlled the mid-lane defense with perfect teamwork.

However, after forcing Jeonbuk's attacks back several times, Jeonbuk's midfield maestro Eninho keenly discovered the weakness of the lack of understanding between Guangzhou Evergrande's left flank players Sun Xiang and Yu Hanchao.

It happened in the second minute of the match.

After Eninho cleverly passed Zheng Zhi and Conca with his own defensive midfielder Kim Jung-woo, he was able to get past them in a one-two pass!
Eninho received the ball again and immediately curled a shot with his right foot, sending the ball to his own full-back Tian Guanghuan, who had already passed Sun Xiang and Yu Hanchao.

Without any hesitation, the moment Eninho's pass flew over.

Jeonbuk player Jeon Kwang-hwan slightly deflected the ball to the right with his right foot, then stomped off the turf and charged into Guangzhou Evergrande's penalty area.

"That ball is dangerous!"

"Tian Guanghuan!!!"

"high speed!"

"Sun Xiang! You've lost your composure!"

"Sun Xiang is chasing, and Jin Yingquan pounces on him!"

"We didn't choose to confront them head-on!"

"Tian Guanghuan formed a diagonal inverted triangle!"

"Lee Dong-guk kicks!!!"

"It wasn't a shot!"

"Lee Dong-guk leaked out completely!"

"This leak."

The frenzied roaring at Tianhe Stadium has disappeared.

All the die-hard Evergrande fans watched with bated breath as Eninho raised his right leg to smash the ball!

Near the penalty spot!
From this position, everyone knows that as long as Eninho can shoot this ball...

Whether it's a lob shot or a powerful shot!
Conceding a goal is absolutely certain!
only!
Just when everyone's heart was in their throat.

Evergrande's tall number 28 appeared as always.

Its tall body flew horizontally directly in front of Enio without any pause.

"Wow! Beautiful!!!"

"Su Hao has done a great job!"

"Su Hao!"

"It has to be Su Hao again!"

"At the very moment Eninho took the shot, a sliding tackle blocked him!"

"It was Su Hao's block that caused Enio's powerful shot to fly directly out of bounds!"

"Evergrande has narrowly escaped disaster!"
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[Holy crap! Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors looks incredibly strong! Didn't Guangzhou Evergrande beat them 5-1 before? They gave Evergrande a real shock right from the start!]
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Indeed, Guangzhou Evergrande has been winning too easily lately, but they almost conceded a goal early on against the Koreans!
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[Sigh, Sun Xiang's performance has declined drastically. Let Rong Hao play instead. This isn't the first time Sun Xiang has left his man exposed like this. It's heartbreaking to watch!]
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[It's still more reassuring to watch Su Hao. He was keeping a close eye on that Brazilian foreign player the whole time during that play, and sure enough, Jeonbuk ultimately let that number 10 finish the game!]
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[Damn it, didn't you guys notice? Without Muriqui, Jeonbuk's defense is practically pushing into Guangzhou Evergrande's half!]
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Wow! That's true! The previous 5-1 victory relied on Muriqui's counter-attacking speed. Now that Muriqui is gone, this match really looks a bit risky!

They were hit with such a threatening kick right at the start of the game.

Lippi, who hadn't shown any particular reaction from the sidelines since the beginning of the season, suddenly stood up and shouted a few words at Sun Xiang on the field.

Lippi hadn't worried about the attack, but the recent lapse in marking on his own left flank did give him a real scare.

Three minutes into the game!

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors earned a corner kick first.

Both center guards, Jung In-hwan and Lim Yu-hwan, caught up, along with captain Lee Dong-guk and Kim Jung-woo.

Suddenly, tensions rose within Evergrande's penalty area.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' headers are notoriously powerful!
In the K League, Jeonbuk's strongest scoring method is these players' headers.

(End of this chapter)