Chapter 54: Forty-Five Minutes Left (4/5)

Forty-five minutes left in Chapter 54

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Now Choi Yong-so doesn't have any more options. It's even more impossible to think about defending first or something. For Seoul FC, there is only one way left for Hwasan - attack!

They have nothing but attack, get goals, and they have no choice but that. Choi Yong-so stood on the sidelines, thinking loudly about the players on the field, dancing and making offensive gestures, signaling the team to press the attack.

And Guangzhou Evergrande's players are even less likely to be in a hurry, the 2-0 score allows them to play a defensive counterattack without psychological pressure!

The players of Seoul FC woke up from the blow of conceding the goal, and they all knew in their hearts that at this time, they had no way out but to attack.

This season, they have failed in the domestic league and cup competitions in South Korea, and the AFC Champions League trophy is the only title they can compete for this season. If they are not willing to give up, then there is a chance that they will turn the tide of the game by making a desperate attempt to win something in the first half.

After the restart, all the players of Seoul FC almost pressed through the half, and in the face of their fierce attack, Guangzhou Evergrande's players stood in key positions, so that Seoul FC's offensive organization could not find space at all.

Seoul FC soon changed their attacking strategy, no longer pursuing ground passes to organize attacks, but threatening Guangzhou Evergrande's goal through long balls.

Seoul FC is playing more and more directly, and they use this simple anti-violence tactic to force the defensive formation put up by Guangzhou Evergrande.

Even Jin Zhourong ran into the penalty area of Guangzhou Evergrande to play the role of a high school striker. Although he is difficult to match Li Qingshan in heading, when facing Feng Xiaoting and Jin Yingquan, his header power can still be revealed.

Seoul FC had little to no defensive organising, and after a little push on the wing, they went straight into the box with a 45-degree cross.

They gathered five players in the penalty area: Deyang, Molina, Gao Yaohan, Kim Joo-young, and Ko Myeong-jin to grab points, and for a while, Seoul FC relied on such a simple and rough style of play to make Guangzhou Evergrande's defense in the penalty area look a little flustered.

In terms of physical confrontation, there is some gap between Chinese players and South Korean players, especially Feng Xiaoting is not a central defender who is good at physical confrontation. In fact, many of the goals conceded by Guangzhou Evergrande came from crosses and set-pieces. They have an air dominance up front, but it's their weakness when defending high balls at the back.

Li Qingshan, who was at the front, saw that the team was a little embarrassed by the opponent's long pass rushing attack, and took advantage of the opportunity of the football being cleared, Li Qingshan also returned to the penalty area to participate in the team's defense.

His header can be used not only to score goals, but also to defend!

With the addition of Li Qingshan, Seoul FC's long pass rush suddenly lost its threat. No matter which direction they pass the high-altitude ball, the first point can always be pushed out of the penalty area by Li Qingshan.

And due to the loss of Li Qingshan's fulcrum, Guangzhou Evergrande was eventually dragged into a positional battle despite gaining several opportunities to counterattack.

Lippi saw it, but his brow furrowed slightly. After losing Li Qingshan's fulcrum, Guangzhou Evergrande's counterattack threat dropped suddenly, which is certainly not due to the strength of the players - you must know that the individual ability of Conca, Muric, and Elkeson is the top in Asia.

The problem is that Guangzhou Evergrande is now a little too dependent on Li Qingshan, the center fulcrum. As Li Qingshan's tactical status in Guangzhou Evergrande is getting higher and higher, the players seem to be very accustomed to having a BUG-like high point in front of them, as long as they pass the ball to this point, many tactics can be completed smoothly.

When this fulcrum is missing, the connection between Conca-Muric-Elkeson seems to be broken, and there is no way to form a tacit understanding for a while.

If Li Qingshan is a player of Guangzhou Evergrande, of course, it is no problem, but Li Qingshan is now a player who Guangzhou Evergrande has returned from loan from Manchester United. The loan period is just for this season.

Lippi is not very sure where Li Qingshan will go next season, but one thing is certain - Li Qingshan will not choose to stay in Guangzhou Evergrande.

He's only 20 years old now, and the Asian competition doesn't have much difficulty for him anymore, and it's hard for him to improve much. So, he will definitely choose to leave.

And his agent is that damn Raiola, with Raiola's ability, it is easy to find a team for Li Qingshan in Europe. So, for Lippi, next season's attacking combination is something he needs to worry about.

Moreover, the issue of Conca's contract renewal is also not going well, if Conca also leaves Guangzhou Evergrande after the end of the season, Guangzhou Evergrande will lose half of the attacking quartet this season, especially the two core players.

Now that Li Qingshan is missing, you can see that the team's discomfort is not adaptable, if there are two less.......

Lippi's brow furrowed even deeper, and it seems that next season will not be too easy for him. For the 60-year-old, there are even more things to worry about.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, Guangzhou Evergrande did not take advantage of several counter-attacking opportunities in the first half to score, and Seoul FC's onslaught was unable to change the score, and Guangzhou Evergrande returned to the dressing room with a 2-0 scoreline.

The Seoul FC players were a little frustrated when they heard the whistle at the end of the first half, conceding two goals in the first ten minutes of the first half, and then launching a fierce attack that could not threaten the opponent's goal, but was terrified by several counter-attacks from their opponents. If it weren't for the small lack of cooperation between their three foreign players, they might have conceded more goals in the first half!

In this way, most of their fighting spirit was slowly consumed.

Even the most determined Seoul FC players are feeling a little powerless at the moment. If they are going to turn the tables around, they need to score three more goals in the remaining game time and can't let the opposition score, can they score three goals in a row in the remaining 45 minutes?

The faces of the South Korean fans in the stands, the South Koreans were drooping their heads at the moment, and the huge Korean flags that had been waved wildly before the game were also drooping, occasionally swaying by the majesty of the wind blowing across the stadium.

At this time, it is estimated that there are only a few die-hard Seoul fans left, but they can't make a little splash in the waves of nearly 50,000 Guangzhou Evergrande fans.

"Now there are forty-five minutes left before Guangzhou Evergrande lifts the AFC Champions League trophy!" Duan Xuan announced at this time.