Chapter 69: Tactical Confusion

Jose Mourinho named Li Qingshan a dangerous man before the game, and you can't ignore a striker who can score four goals against Barcelona in the Champions League.

But he didn't expect that even Terry would not be able to take advantage of the confrontation with Li Qingshan, and it seemed that he still underestimated this Chinese.

Taking advantage of a dead ball, he called captain Terry over to the sidelines to teach him a good opportunity.

The Englishmen are good at playing high and high, and they also have a knack for defending high balls.

After discovering that Li Qingshan's header was not dominant, Chelsea quickly adjusted their tactics and began to focus on the second spot.

Although Terry is at a disadvantage in physical confrontation, with his rich defensive experience and strong body, he still has a great effect on the interference of Li Qingshan's jumping and handling of the ball.

In the eighth minute, Gabi transferred the ball into the penalty area at a 45-degree angle, Li Qingshan was entangled by Terry when he jumped, but he still completed the jump with his strong body, but when he was ready to head back to Diego Costa near the arc of the penalty area, Terry saw the opportunity and arched his body at the moment when his header touched the ball, making it difficult for Li Qingshan, who was holding the ball in the air, to control the direction of the football!

The ball was ridiculously crooked, and the second drop was then picked up by the more numerous Chelsea defenders in the box, who counter-attacked.

Luckily, Torres was slow to handle the ball and was disrupted by Godin, who was on the up.

Torres is now affected by several major injuries, and the frequency of his feet is not the same as before. Torres, who missed the opportunity, glanced at Mourinho on the sidelines with some panic. Thankfully, Mourinho didn't go wildly at the goal, but instead applauded on the sidelines for Chelsea's counter-attack. Torres couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.......

Mourinho certainly has reason to be happy, after Chelsea controls Li Qingshan, the support point in the front, Atletico Madrid's attack will not be able to cause chaos in the Chelsea penalty area, so that Chelsea's counter-attacking threat will begin to come up!

Li Qingshan's threat has plummeted, he relies too much on aerial operations, and now that Chelsea have controlled his aerial threat, it means that his threat in the box has been greatly reduced.

In the twelfth minute of the game, Raul Garcia broke through on the side to create a free kick, and when the free kick was sent to the penalty area again, Li Qingshan found that he couldn't get rid of the experienced Terry no matter how he ran, and then his high jumping header also flew under Terry's interference.

This is the toughest test Li Qingshan has encountered since his debut, and he has encountered opponents in his best heading ability. In the end, his characteristics are still too simple, his other abilities are not enough to be an effective means to support his scoring, and his most efficient means of scoring is a close-range header close to the goal!

His current style of play is typical of a high school striker, and although he still has the ability to shoot from distance, he doesn't often get a chance to use it.

Lifting and playing tactics has always been a part of football tactics, and after having Li Qingshan, the bridgehead in the frontcourt, Atletico Madrid's attack gradually began to develop in the air, making full use of Li Qingshan's advantage in the air.

And when it comes to high and high tactics, it must be mentioned in English football, the British have always been known for being good at long passes, and a tall center forward with a flexible striker on the forward line is the standard configuration of English football, such as the combination of "Alan Shile and Owen" in the 98 World Cup, and the combination of "Crouch Garlouni" in the 06 World Cup.

But with the development of modern football, the high school striker gradually declined, in 2000 to 05, 06 years of single weight, high school striker still occupies a pivotal position in football, Jankler, Crouch, Trezeguet, Toney these high school strikers The performance is unforgettable.

But since 06 years, the status of the high school striker began to decline, here are two examples, Crouch joined Liverpool in 2005 with his outstanding performance at Southampton, and was also selected for Eriksen's national team, but although he had a hat trick in Liverpool, the overall performance was not satisfactory, and the number of goals scored in each of the three years in Liverpool showed a downward trend, and he transferred to Portsmouth in 2008; The same happened to Zikic, who arrived at Cantabrian to join Racing Santander after the 2006 World Cup, and fans familiar with La Liga must still be relishing the classic combination of the Sardine Man Stadium that season, with the tall and short strike pair of Munitis and Zhikic bringing the underdogs to Europe. Zhikic was then spotted by Valencia, but at Valencia, he did not find his best form and returned to Racing Santander on loan a year later. Looking at the present, Llorente can only play as a substitute at Juventus, Negredo was returned by Manchester City, Giroud who is good at playing jerks, and so on.........

A very important reason for the weakening of high school forwards is that the quality of today's defenders is constantly improving, and the defenders of modern football are generally tall and strong, and there is no great physical advantage for high school forwards.

But this is not a problem for Li Qingshan - even if he is as strong as Terry, he still has an advantage in physical confrontation.

But there is another trick in modern football to limit the high striker, and that is to control the second drop point. Even though the defenders are not as tall as the opposing strikers, they can interfere with the striker's jump and interfere with the striker's action to handle the ball, and in modern football, the more and more emphasis on defensive coordination and organization, is also more efficient in the control of the second landing point. Moreover, the English are the ancestors of the high-flying tactics, so naturally they are also very knowledgeable about how to defend long passes.

With the development of football, the control of the ball is also the basic requirement of today's coaches for the team, unless it is a special situation, the team will not directly look for the striker, but through the midfield layer by layer, which is also the reason for the rampant midfield in today's football, in this way, the head advantage of the high school forward, but it has become a bit chicken.

But in Atletico Madrid, finding a center forward with a long pass has slowly become a regular tactic - because Li Qingshan's header advantage is too great, sometimes it is better to have a direct cross for half a day, especially when the team is behind, it is really a blessing for the team to have such a powerful battering ram!

It's just that the drawbacks of this are also obvious - just like now, Li Qingshan's header is controlled, Atletico Madrid's attack has lost its direction, and it is difficult for Atletico Madrid, who is used to finding a center forward with high-altitude balls, to change tactics immediately.

Li Qingshan now understands a little, one trick is not able to eat all over the world, just like now, Terry is also a very strong defender, he can press Terry to jump and shake his head to attack the goal, but let him resist Terry's physical interference while also being able to top a high-quality header, which makes him feel powerless, the other party is also a defender who weighs 90 kilograms, after all, he is also a mortal, and he can't ignore the entanglement of a tall defender with a 90-kilogram experience to score with an easy header!

However, Li Qingshan's other advantage is that the ball quotient is high, and after a few attempts failed, he began to increase the range of his running to make his running position more flexible.

He looked ready for a limited header.

This also relieved Simeone, who was a little worried on the sidelines, at least he didn't have to worry about Li Qingshan being stubborn and insisting on stumbling with the opponent on the header, although Terry is getting older, it is possible for Li Qingshan to find opportunities under Li Qingshan's continuous impact, but in this way, Atletico Madrid's defense will be constantly tested - after all, Li Qingshan's every defeat means the loss of the ball, and it also means a chance for Chelsea to counterattack!

The world of football is no longer a low-level level of "you hit me, I pay you back". As a player, you have to take into account the overall system of the team and integrate yourself into the team's system in order to maximize your role.