Ma Dexing talks about the national youth: Ukishima Toshi used the "double high" tactic for the first time and underestimated the enemy but was scored by India s counterattack

October 11th: The U16 national junior team lost 0-1 to the Indian team in a warm-up match last night. According to Sports Weekly reporter Ma Dexing, the national junior team lost the ball because they underestimated the enemy and were counterattacked by the opponent.

Ma Dexing said that in this game, the characteristics of high pressure in the frontcourt and quick pursuit after losing the ball that the national junior team showed in the previous warm-up matches were not reflected. Especially the pursuit after losing the ball always felt "half a beat", so it made the Indian team appear faster in switching from defense to offense. To a certain extent, the 4-0 victory over their opponents in the first game made the members of the national junior team somewhat underestimate their opponents before the start of the second game. They felt that playing against such a weak team was "not exciting enough" and "uninteresting".

Toshi Ukishima may have noticed the reaction and performance of the players in the first half. After midfield, the national junior team replaced five players in a row. On the one hand, he hoped to reverse the situation that was unable to break the deadlock in the first half, and on the other hand, he also hoped to try new tactical arrangements. This can be seen from the fact that two high school forwards, Zhang Bolin and Zhao Songyuan, came on the bench at the same time. The "double high" tactic was also used in a warm-up match for the first time after Ukishima took office.

Although the Indian team made no substitutions after halftime, it obviously required the team to further speed up in terms of rhythm and transition. Therefore, after the start of the second half, the national junior team not only failed to achieve the desired effect through substitutions, but the Indian team took the initiative in the opening stage, especially in the short few minutes from the 8th to the 11th minute, it played a wave of small climaxes and continuously besieged the national junior team.

Especially in the 10th minute, No. 10 Gunter, captain of the Indian team and a central midfielder, dribbled the ball in the left area of ​​the center during a counterattack, and then volleyed vigorously in front of the penalty area. The ball hit the near side goal corner and popped out, shocking the national junior players into a cold sweat. After the ball bounced back into the court, it was the Indian players who grabbed the point, organized another attack, and shot three consecutive shots. Fortunately, the goalkeeper and defensive players blocked it with all their strength, ensuring that the national team did not miss the goal. This wave of attacks made the national team look a little embarrassed on the court.

Faced with the passive situation on the court, the national junior team replaced No. 20 He Sifan with No. 15 Xu Zhengpeng, and moved No. 11 Kong Xinuo, who switched to defensive midfielder in the second half, to the left back, and moved No. 14 Zhang Xuyao, who was originally the left back, to the right to replace He Sifan, hoping to strengthen the control of the midfield. But 2 minutes later, the Indian team seized the ball in the midfield and launched a counterattack. Right midfielder No. 14 Azlan Shah fired a powerful volley, which was saved by the goalkeeper and escaped again.

The national junior players were obviously unprepared for the Indian team's speed increase and were completely unable to keep up with the opponent's transition rhythm, especially when the opponent switched from defense to offense, which was faster and more determined than in the first half. In the 26th minute, the Indian team succeeded in a counterattack in the midfield and immediately launched a quick counterattack after grabbing the ball from the feet of a member of the national junior team. He passed the ball directly behind the national junior team. No. 20 Goreba, who switched from the left midfielder to the right midfielder position, got the ball and passed the attacking goalkeeper Qin Ziniu, and then faced the empty goal with an easy kick, 1-0! India takes the lead.

After losing the ball, the national junior team tried to tie the score, but they were obviously impatient. Instead, in the 34th minute, the opponent seized the ball in the middle and formed a two-on-one situation. It was No. 20 Gongleiba who took the ball to form a one-on-one situation with the national junior goalkeeper. However, because he started too hastily, he was blocked by goalkeeper Qin Ziniu. The follow-up Indian player's follow-up shot was blocked again, and a perfect opportunity to expand the score was missed.

Although the national junior team members worked hard and tried to tie the score, especially in the final stage, they got many free kicks and corner kicks from the opponent, but in the end they failed. Especially in the last minute, the national junior team got a free kick opportunity on the left side of the front court. Wang Hanyu sent the penalty to the back point, and Zhao Songyuan flew the ball to the center. However, Zhang Bolin knocked the ball away from the small penalty area line and missed the best opportunity. The national junior team finally swallowed the bitter fruit of the defeat 0-1.

Attached is the National Youth Team lineup:

No. 30 Li Qifu (No. 21 Qin Ziniu, 46 '); No. 11 Kong Xinuo, No. 5 Nan Zixun, No. 32 Li Jupeng, No. 2 Jin Yucheng (No. 18 Zhang Junhao, 46 '); No. 17 Zhou Yunuo, No. 7 He Xuan (No. 13 Li Cheng, 46 '; No. 8 Wang Hanyu, 87 '); No. 14 Zhang Xuyao, No. 10 Xiao Chenxi (No. 33 Zhao Songyuan, 46 '), No. 20 He Sifan (No. 15 Xu Zhengpeng, 57 '); No. 36 Li Wenbo (No. 4 Zhang Bolin, 46 ')