On October 11, Benyudeko Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

As the fourth round of the top 12 matches, it is the Chinese team currently ranked first in the group. It challenged Uzbekistan, which was third in the group away, naturally attracted the attention of the entire Asian football world.

The AFC arranged Sri Lankan referee Pereira for this game. He has enforced the law six games of Chinese teams, with one win and five losses. Therefore, when the news came out, the country was full of grief, thinking that the referee would be a disaster for the Chinese team and was extremely unfavorable to the Chinese team's game.

Gao Han still lined up a 433 lineup in this game. The goalkeeper was Yan Junling, the defense was Jiang Zhipeng, Feng Xiaoting, Mei Fang and Zhang Linfan, Zheng Zhi dragged the back in the midfield, Hao Junmin and Zhang Xizhe were ahead, and Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning and Gao Lin were in the front court.

Uzbekistan also sent all its main players. In addition to the main central defender Ismailov suspended the game due to a cumulative yellow card, he missed the game due to injury in the last round and failed to play against Iran's midfield core Ahmedov, and he also made a comeback in this game, which made Uzbekistan, who played at home, look like a big wing.

But what was surprising was that Gao Han, who always focused on using troops safely, turned against the enemy in this game, and took the lead in launching a rush after the opening, led by Jiang Zhipeng, Hao Junmin and Wu Lei on the left, and with a very firm attitude, he suppressed Uzbekistan to launch a rush.

Just two minutes into the game, Hao Junmin turned his back to the goal on the left rib. After receiving Zheng Zhi's pass, he took a step back under the opponent's control. Without close-to-face control of the opponent's midfield, he suddenly turned around and passed the ball straight to Wu Lei.

Wu Lei pulled to the outside of the penalty area and did not stop the ball at his feet. He pushed the ball with his right foot and sent it to the left side, giving Jiang Zhipeng who was inserted in the back row.

After receiving the ball, Jiang Zhipeng went to the nearest of the bottom line, and then gently passed the ball behind the opponent's right defender. Hao Junmin quickly penetrated the penalty area from the left rib. After receiving the ball, he passed it backwards to the nearest penalty point.

Unfortunately, with such a wonderful goal cooperation, Wu Lei was closely guarded by the opponent, and Zhang Xizhe did not react immediately, which directly led to the ball being obtained by the opponent's players and failed to create a threat.

But this offense has brought the morale of the Chinese team.

Three minutes later, the Chinese team's offensive made a comeback.

Jiang Zhipeng, who was on the left, received a pass from his teammate and made a cross to the bottom line. Zhang Yuning blocked the defensive player with his body, headed the ball and pushed the ball to Wu Lei. The latter directly pushed the ball with his right foot without thinking.

Only a bang was heard, the ball hit the right post and bounced out.

Wu Lei missed an excellent scoring opportunity and fell to the ground with regret.

In the eighth minute, it was the Chinese team's continuous cooperation from the left. Wu Lei won a corner kick opportunity for the Chinese team. Hao Junmin's free throw made a gust of wind in the opponent's penalty area. Finally, the goalkeeper attacked decisively and hit the ball with both fists. However, Zheng Zhi's long shot from the outside of the penalty area turned into an anti-aircraft gun.

In the 12th minute, Jiang Zhipeng dribbled the ball from the left to the front of the penalty area, and suddenly took a heavy shot, but the ball hit the defenders in the penalty area, bounced out of the baseline, winning another corner kick opportunity for the Chinese team.

Hao Junmin accurately found Zhang Yuning through a corner cross, but the latter's head-swinging attack was slightly higher than the crossbar.

But three minutes later, Wu Lei took the ball inside and cut the ball inside and shot from the left rib, and missed again.

No one expected that the Chinese team would play so fiercely after the start of the game. You should know that this is on the away game, and the strength facing Uzbekistan is not weak at all.

Even sitting in the home team coach's seat, Uzbekistan's head coach Babayan was full of worry, obviously feeling very depressed and nervous about the start of the game. He had planned to suppress the Chinese team at the beginning, but unexpectedly, he was shocked by the Chinese team's attacking momentum.

Is this still the rumored Chinese team that has been weak for many years?

It's no wonder they were able to win three consecutive games in the top 12 games.

Just for the past ten minutes of attack in front of them, just a left-wing attack evolved into a complex and changeable routine. It is not difficult to imagine that this team's overall strength has indeed improved significantly under Gao Han's coach.

At least, it is already a huge difference from the top 40s.

If this continues, I am afraid that I may not even be able to defend it.

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"It's almost twenty minutes."

In the visiting team coach's seat, Xiao Mu gently reminded Gao Han.

Gao Han immediately looked up at the scoreboard. It was more than eighteen minutes, which made him shook his head helplessly.

He was really unwilling to give up his goal but he was helpless.

Uzbekistan's right side is a weakness. Gao Han formulated an opening attack strategy, hoping to win the lead in the away game and strive to win the first goal. So not long after the opening, he immediately used the skill card, and the team did suppress Uzbekistan on the scene.

But unexpectedly, Uzbekistan's defense is also very resilient. Although it was a bit disordered under the strong attack of the Chinese team, it held the goal tightly, and did not give the Chinese team any chance. In addition, the strength of Chinese players is indeed limited. For example, Wu Lei's shot just now was indeed a pity to hit the post.

If the international players had a little stronger ability and had better chances of scoring, they could score at least three goals at the beginning, and they would send Uzbekistan home directly.

Gao Han was regretting that the team failed to score, but behind him, Xiao Mu looked admiring.

In fact, it is indeed very risky to adopt the opening attack strategy. On the away game, the coaching staff is reserved. After all, Uzbekistan's overall strength is still stronger than that of the Chinese team. However, under Gao Han's insistence, the team finally formulated an attack strategy, and after the opening game, he caught his opponent off guard.

It should be said that the current start has reversed the situation of the Chinese team well. Uzbekistan's game plan has been disrupted. They will definitely need to adjust for a period of time next, and it may even be difficult to suppress the Chinese team throughout the first half, which has also gained enough time and space for the Chinese team.

But if you fail to score a goal at the beginning, it will probably be even more difficult next time, especially when Uzbekistan has given time to adjust. If you want to score another goal, it will be many times more difficult than the opening stage. In particular, we must consider that Uzbekistan will definitely adopt an offensive strategy at home next.

Just as Gao Han and Xiao Mu were considering the game, the situation on the court suddenly changed.

Uzbekistan launched a counterattack and quickly passed the ball to the Chinese team's penalty area. Feng Xiaoting defeated the opponent's center forward and headed the ball to clear the ball. However, under the interference of the opponent, the ball did not fall far. But just when Uzbekistan's midfielder was about to get back and hit the ball directly, captain Zheng Zhi quickly controlled the second landing point. In the top area of ​​the penalty area, he took the lead and picked the ball past the opponent's midfielder, and quickly chased after, headed the ball to the right and handed it to Zhang Linfan.

Zheng Zhi's outstanding performance made Gao Han and Xiao Mu on the sidelines unable to help but applaud him.

Having such a veteran in charge is definitely a blessing for the national team.

Therefore, Gao Han also reminded Wang Lei many times in the national team to pay more attention and observe Zheng Zhi, and also asked Zheng Zhi to lead Wang Lei more.

Although Ilia La Mendi and Kanter are both world-class midfielders in the club, Wang Lei's characteristics are not similar to them. On the contrary, Zheng Zhi has played as a front midfielder, with very comprehensive characteristics and rich experience. The most important thing is to be familiar with Chinese football and the national team, which made Gao Han believe that he can help Wang Lei.

"Tell them, slow down the offensive and stabilize the defense." Gao Han said unwillingly.

He had ten thousand reasons to be unwilling to score the goal and just recovered it like this, especially the overwhelming advantage at the opening.

But what if you are unwilling to do so?

Uzbekistan has adjusted and has survived the three axes of the Chinese team's opening game. They have gained a foothold. If they don't retreat at this time, should Uzbekistan fight back?

Sometimes, the head coach has to let go of his hands and feet to bet, but more importantly, he has to know how to stop at the right time.

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After entering the twenty minutes, the Chinese team began to slow down the offensive, and Uzbekistan's performance also improved greatly. It began to reverse the situation and suppressed the Chinese team to launch a wave of offensives.

After a long pass from the backcourt to the front point, the opponent's left winger grabbed the first landing point and reached the middle lane, but Zheng Zhi insisted on the opponent's midfielder's player, forcing the opponent to make a mistake when passing the ball across the side, giving China a chance to go out of the field. This beautiful defense once again won him applause.

Just two minutes later, Zheng Zhi decisively robbed at the critical moment, blocked the passing direction of the opponent's midfielder with his body, blocked the ball with his body, and allowed Zhang Xizhe to grab the ball with his big feet to clear the ball.

As Uzbekistan's offense spreads, the international players have also begun to clearly realize that the coaching team's preparations before the game are still quite in place. Uzbekistan's offense is more on the left, and the Chinese team has also made targeted defense on the left, which has made the home team's offense unable to create a threat.

On the contrary, the Chinese team began to instigate counterattacks after retreating. Veteran Zheng Zhi not only played a significant role in the defensive end, but was the pillar of the Chinese team's midfielder, but also repeatedly planned threatening offensives on the offensive end.

In the 39th minute, Zheng Zhi intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and scored the side. Zhang Linfan made a cross from the right. Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei got the chance to score in front of the goal, but unfortunately, the opponent's defense was extremely tight and he never scored.

Although he failed to score, the Chinese team made a big splash with this offense and soon launched another attack.

Three minutes later, the Chinese team got the best scoring opportunity in the entire first half.

Jiang Zhipeng passed the ball diagonally from the left to Hao Junmin. The latter passed it accurately and sent the ball to the feet of center Zhang Yuning, allowing the latter to form a single-shot. However, under the interference of the opponent's central defender, Zhang Yuning's subsequent shot failed to hit the level and directly hit the opponent's goalkeeper, missing the best scoring opportunity in the game.

This mistake surprised Gao Han and the coaching staff on the sidelines, and at the same time they were helpless.

Zhang Yuning missed several opportunities in the last game. This game was obviously not excited enough, and his condition was a little ups and downs. Gao Han could understand this. After all, he was only nineteen years old and was traveling a long distance back to the country to serve the king. He lacked the ability to adjust himself.

The shot just now was a bit too hasty. If I adjust it and observe it, I will probably have it.

But sometimes, football matches are like this.

Gao Han couldn't ask too much for Zhang Yuning.
Chapter completed!