The time has come to March 16, the second round of the Chinese Super League will be held on this day.
Although today is not a match between Tianjin TEDA and Beijing Guoan, there are still a lot of fans at the scene.
Because today is Tianjin Wei's home court, Tianjin fans hope to defeat Beijing Guoan.
After knowing that so many fans came today, Xue Yang was also very happy.
After all, Tianjin Wei is still too new and certainly does not have as high a foundation as Tianjin TEDA.
But the current Tianjin TEDA is no longer the Tianjin TEDA it was a few years ago. The strength of the current Tianjin TEDA has dropped a lot.
Tianjin TEDA's current strength is definitely worse than Tianjin Wei's.
Tianjin Wei can just attract some fans, and there will definitely be no problem surpassing Tianjin TEDA in the future.
In Xue Yang's memory, Tianjin TEDA has never risen in the future.
It has always been in the middle and lower reaches of the Chinese Super League, and has been ranked in the top ten for four consecutive seasons.
It was even about to be disbanded. Xue Yang is confident that Tianjin Wei can definitely replace Tianjin TEDA in the future.
This season is also very difficult for Tianjin TEDA, because the Football Association announced the penalty decision in February this year.
Tianjin TEDA, Shanghai Shenhua and other teams were fined 1 million and deducted 6 league points for fake matches.
In other words, Tianjin TEDA started this season with a loss of 6 points. Therefore, Tianjin TEDA's goal for this season was set early, which is to try its best to successfully avoid relegation.
This penalty is not for last season, but for ten years ago.
At that time, match-fixing and bribery were indeed serious, but some fans were dissatisfied and questioned why they should pay for the past now.
However, it was of no use and these teams had to start with a loss.
It is worth mentioning that the sports channel is still broadcasting live today.
"Hello, viewers, welcome to today's live broadcast. What we bring to you today is the second round of the Chinese Super League, Tianjin Wei vs. Beijing Guoan at home." Shen Fangjian said in the opening commentary.
"Although the game hasn't started yet, the atmosphere is already very lively."
"Many fans came to the scene, which shows how much Tianjin fans are looking forward to today."
"In the first round, Tianjin Wei defeated last season's Chinese Super League runner-up, which can be said to be a high morale."
"As for Beijing Guoan, they have one game in the Chinese Super League and two games in the AFC Champions League, and they currently maintain an unbeaten record."
"It is worth mentioning that Beijing Guoan's opponent in the opening game is also a newly promoted team, and this team is Shanghai SIPG."
"However, Tianjin Wei cannot be underestimated. They defeated Jiangsu Sainty in the opening game."
Although this is a sports channel, the commentators should not be biased.
However, Shen Fangjian is not like this. He is definitely more biased towards Beijing Guoan.
It can be seen from this sentence that he feels like giving advice to Beijing Guoan.
"Let me introduce the starting lineups of both sides. First is the home team Tianjin Wei. The official formation is 3-5-2:
Goalkeeper: 1 Zhuang Zhongtong (59);
Guards: 12 Yan Sha (72), 3 Reifle (79), 24 Luo Jinbo (54);
Midfielder: 2 Ma Yuwen (66), 8 Qu Xuan (73), 6 Yuan Han (72), 29 Ivo (75), 25 Shao Yi (68).
Forwards: 11 Hurtado (76), 9 Weeks (65)”
"Then there is Beijing Guoan, who officially gave the 4-4-2 formation:
Goalkeeper: 22 Yang Zhi;
Defenders: 20 Zhang Xinxin, 2 Klimets, 18 Lang Zheng, 30 Lei Tenglong;
Midfielder: 10 Zhang Xizhe, 39 Park Cheng, 5 Mazic, 29 Shao A and B;
Forwards: 38 Lima, 33 Mao Jianqing.”
After all, it is considered a Beijing-Tianjin derby, so the head coaches of both sides pay more attention to it.
Today, the head coaches of both sides made a tacit understanding of the formation changes. Needless to say, Tianjin Wei changed from the 4-3-3 formation they are good at to a 3-5-2 formation.
The same is true for Jingcheng Guoan, who used to have a 4-4-2 formation.
But before, it was always a double midfielder and then a double midfielder, but this time it is different.
The formation of Beijing Guoan today is two midfielders, one attacking midfielder and one defensive midfielder.
Xue Yang couldn't help but smile after learning about Tianjin Wei's tactics. The reason why he changed the formation was because he didn't want his opponent to guess his tactics and to prevent the opponent's tactics against Tianjin Wei.
Tianjin Wei practiced tactical formations for many minutes during the training camp.
Today's 3-5-2 formation is one of them. Although he is not very skilled yet, Xue Yang still took the risk and gave it a try.
In the end, I didn't expect that the opponent would also change formations, so this would be different.
With the current formation, Tianjin Wei has a great advantage.
Because the two full midfielders are the most important in the 3-5-2 formation, because their physical fitness must be good.
The 3-5-2 formation is a very flexible formation. When attacking, it is a 3-3-4 formation, and when defending, it is a 5-3-2 formation.
In other words, the two wingers attack, the wingers defend, and the full backs, so they need to keep running.
However, Jingcheng Guoan's formation does not have wingers, so the defensive pressure on the two wingers is much less.
Without this shortcoming, the 3-5-2 formation will undoubtedly be much more powerful.
This formation has always been something Xue Yang wanted to try, but it has requirements for each position.
Among them, the goalkeeper may be better. In this formation, the goalkeeper does not need to be very good at playing the ball.
After all, there are three central defenders in front, so it is relatively easy to play the ball.
As for the three central defenders, one of them needs to stay behind to guard the penalty area and can make up defense when necessary.
Then Leifer is undoubtedly the best candidate. Xue Yang feels relieved to have Leifer here.
The other two need to attack, and in this formation, the three central defenders are basically in their own half, and there is little need to press into the opponent's half to attack.
Then in the midfield, midfielder Yuan Han purely defends and goes up to press whenever there is a chance.
And Ivo not only needs him to attack but also needs him to defend, which is also very important.
Attacking midfielder Qu Xuan does what he is best at, which is midfield organization.
As for the two forwards, they are simply one high and one fast, which can ensure the team's offense.
And because of the presence of Qu Xuan, the double forwards and attacking midfielders can form a triangle and create smooth cooperation.
After all, the three of them are relatively familiar with each other, so they should have a tacit understanding.
Of course, this formation also has limitations. First of all, the team needs to have good defensive capabilities.
Secondly, the team's strength also needs to be outstanding. Tianjin Wei will definitely not be able to do so if they are placed in the five major leagues.
But in the Chinese Super League, there should be no problem.
So Xue Yang decided to set up a 3-5-2 formation. Although it is a bit risky, it can definitely be tried.
After seeing Jingcheng Guoan's starting lineup, Xue Yang felt that he must have been underestimated by the opponent's head coach.
Because they only recruited three foreign players, and one of them was from Asia.
They also had two foreign forwards, Geron and Kanut, on the bench, but they just didn't come on.
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