Before Ivankovic took office and played the game in Singapore, domestic public opinion had already set various rhythms. Among the many voices praising Ivankovic, they also "whipped" Yankovic!
But when Ivan made his debut in the national football team, he led the team to an incredible draw with the Philippines; in just one game, the public opinion environment Ivankovic faced quickly deteriorated. Because from 2-0 to 2-2, the blame should not be placed on Wu Lei who missed the penalty kick, nor should it be placed on the defenders who were in a hurry. This humiliating draw was entirely "directed" by Ivankovic.
Objectively speaking, the Chinese team played very well in the first half.
Wu Lei became the focus with his stinky and fragrant performance in the first half, adopting the most traffic-heavy style of play. Not only did Wu Lei, who scored twice, miss a great opportunity, Li Yuanyi and Zhang Yuning also stopped the ball too much, causing good opportunities to be ruined.
Behind the creation of many opportunities, Fernando's tactical value has indeed been reflected. Fernando was almost unstoppable for Singapore's defenders in the first half. Not only can he constantly open up gaps in the opponent's defense with 1-on-1, he also often goes to the middle to participate in offensive organization and control the rhythm. This is the naturalized player we need.
When Fernando alone caused a lot of trouble for the opponent's defense, attracting more heavy defensive troops, the opponent's defense began to loosen. The opportunity Li Yuanyi wasted was created by Fernando. Of course, the biggest beneficiary of the motorcycle explosion is undoubtedly Wu Lei.
Since the opponent's left back couldn't guard him one-on-one, the opponent's left center back had to frequently cover his position; this allowed Wu Lei, who was supposed to be guarded by the opponent's left center back, to gain greater freedom.
Although Moto was not directly involved in the first goal of the national football team, when Moto was alone in the penalty area, he could attract the attention of two or three defensive players, whether it was Wang Shangyuan who passed forward in the penalty area or Wu Lei who outflanked the goal. There is no defender to mark. Wu Lei's second goal came from a motorcycle dribbling the ball inward to create chaos. Xie Pengfei, who was unmarked in front of the penalty area, took a long shot. Wu Lei's follow-up shot was also unattended.
But the national football team, which performed very well in the first half, looked like a different team in the second half. This has a lot to do with Singapore's very targeted on-the-spot adjustments, as well as the decline of Moto's physical fitness and the decline in threats on the offensive end. As for Zhang Yuning, who is the fulcrum of the team, his condition in this game is actually very average. But with the level of the Chinese team, even if they can't attack in the second half, they shouldn't be beaten 2-2. The core reason why
almost lost a game that should have been a sure win was Ivankovic's on-the-spot adjustment.
In the second half, Singapore attacked fiercely for a while. After recovering one goal, the Chinese team actually gradually stabilized the situation. Of course, because the performance of the national football team in the first and second half was completely different, at the 70th minute, the national football team really should make adjustments. If Ivankovic had used two attackers, Wei Shihao and Lin Liangming, to replace Fernando and Zhang Yuning, two players whose physical fitness was overstretched, Zhang Yuning would not be injured, and the entire team could still maintain an offensive and defensive balance.
But Ivankovic replaced Xie Pengfei and Li Yuanyi, two attackers with Wei Shihao and Lin Liangming, who are balanced offensive and defensive players. On the surface, the national football team's formation has become 4132, but in fact, with five forwards on top, the national football team's formation has become 415 or 505.
After the substitution, Fernando on the right did not defend, and Lin Liangming on the left did not defend. Wei Shihao was left to act as a big shovel, and he was like a headless fly. When Wang Shangyuan alone can't cover such a large space, allowing opponents to easily pass through our midfield, what's the surprise when we are tied? If there was var, Zhu Chenjie's final foul would have been awarded a penalty kick, and the Chinese team would have been reversed in an even more humiliating way!
From a psychological perspective, this draw is not much different from losing for the Chinese team. The little confidence the national players had built up was gone once again.But this draw should make Ivankovic, the Chinese football circle, and all friends who care about Chinese football recognize the reality.
Such a national football team still wants to enter the United States, Canada and Mexico? Take a shower and go to sleep!
