bigabreads Chapter 426 Korean Political Football (5)
Chapter 426 Korean Political Football (5)
Chapter 426 Korean Political Football ([-])
The Koreans have been able to go all the way to the present. In addition to the host's advantage, Hiddink's contribution as the coach is indelible.
The Dutchman, who did not gain any special fame as a player, has achieved great success as a coach. After serving as the assistant coach of PSV Eindhoven for three years, he led the team to the Eredivisie championship in the first year of becoming a regular. He achieved three consecutive championships in the Eredivisie League, and led his team to win the "Triple Crown" in 1988, winning the three gold cups of the Dutch League, the Dutch Cup, and the European Champions Cup. He became a world-renowned coach in one fell swoop. They all came from his sect.
Although Eindhoven was dominated by offensive football at that time, Hiddink unexpectedly adopted a very pragmatic style of play in the UEFA Champions League that year. He played against his opponents in all 1 games from the quarter-finals to the final. In a draw, they eliminated their opponents on away goals twice, and in the final they beat Benfica on penalties.However, this period of time was the best period in the history of the Eindhoven team and created many records. Therefore, Hiddink is considered to be the most successful head coach in the history of the team.
In 1988 and 89, as Gullit and Ronald Koeman landed in Serie A and La Liga respectively, Eindhoven's strength was weakened. Kieft formed an unstoppable striker combination in the 82th league golden boot, but his performance in the 88-89 season was not stable enough. After losing the league championship to Ajax by 90 point, Hiddink ended his contract with Eindhoven.
After that, whether it was Fenerbahce, Valencia, Real Madrid, Real Betis, the journey of the Dutch coach was not satisfactory. Even in the few years of coaching the Dutch national team, Hiddink did not lead the national team. get any ranking.Only in 98, he led the team to the 4th place in the World Cup in France, and played a game with the Brazil team, which can be called the most entertaining match in the World Cup, is memorable.
Therefore, at this time, Hiddink has stepped down from the altar of the past and has been constantly criticized. It is generally believed that part of Hiddink's achievements cannot be said to be entirely a manifestation of his personal coaching ability, but there are some favorable objective conditions.For example, the outstanding performance of the Dutch team in the 98 World Cup was related to the establishment of the national team with Ajax players at that time. Those Ajax players created outstanding records from 94 to 97 and were the best in Europe. One of the clubs in the national team, Hiddink borrowed their oppressive offensive tactics.
In addition to the frustrations in Fenerbahce and Valencia in the early days, the experience of coaching Real Madrid and Real Betis was not successful, especially after the 98 World Cup as the head coach of Real Madrid. people disappointed.Therefore, as a legendary coach who has created history, he is no longer miraculous, especially his successful experience of coaching in the club is almost limited to the Netherlands. The main achievements come from coaching in Eindhoven and the national team. There are certain limitations.
However, this time the Korean hired Hiddink to take over, but it had an unexpected effect. The performance of the Korean team in the group stage was impressive, but this game did not have any good effect in the main attack on the right. Now, people all turned their attention to Hiddink.Everyone wants to know what choice the former legendary coach will make in the face of one less player in Italy, and whether he can rewrite his legend in the World Cup.
But this time Hiddink did not make any changes. He still directed the players to attack Italy's right flank, because the experienced coach had discovered that Italian right defender Panucci's mood fluctuated a bit!
"The South Korean team counterattacked from the right. Ryu Sang-chul took the ball to the midfield after failing to break through and wanted to turn diagonally to the left of the front court, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful! Zanetti broke the ball, attacking and defending. The trend was reversed in an instant, this is definitely a good opportunity for the Italians! Zanetti found Vieri with a long pass in the frontcourt, but unfortunately the Italians do not have an absolute advantage in speed at the moment, and the hosts are also in a trap. Zhi, in the case of heavy pressure, the Sanming central defender was kept firmly in the position!"
"After Vieri took the ball, he has missed the best opportunity. The Italian center wanted to rely on his physical advantage to break through and failed, and then passed back to catch up with Tomasi! Piero!!! Piero! The Korean just relaxed , Del Piero received the pass from the midfielder Tomasi on the left side of the front of the penalty area, and immediately followed up with a strong shot. Unfortunately, the ball slightly brushed the upper right corner of the goal and went out of the field!!!”
"Sure enough, they deserve to be the new European champions. They still launched a very threatening attack with one less player! Del Piero almost scored in the Piero area!"
The Italian fans, whose emotions rose again with this counterattack, cheered happily, while the somewhat depressed Red Devils cheerleaders on the other side suddenly sang a song that didn't look like a battle song: "Arirang, Arirang, Alirang! Lang yo! My lord has crossed mountains and ridges, the road is far away, why are you willing to leave me behind, you will miss home within ten miles of the door! Arirang, Arirang, Arirang yo! My lord turns over Mountains and mountains, the road is far away, the sky is full of stars in the dark night on a sunny day, and our hearts are full of dreams! Arirang, Arirang, Arirang! The mountain is Mount Paektu, and there are flowers blooming in the winter solstice and the twelfth lunar month!"
Relying on the advantage of the number of people, the huge song soon resounded through the Daejeon Stadium. While the Italians were at a loss, the South Korean players who heard this Korean folk song suddenly launched a fierce attack like chicken blood. The momentum is astounding.Goalkeeper Golden Dragon kicked the ball to the left of the midfield, and Seol Ki-hyun got a pass back to left-back teammate Park Sam-po.
The man who was later bought by the Red Devils coach Ferguson and called the three-lung man suddenly launched an attack, temporarily loosening the Italian defense line, and at the moment before Zanetti stepped forward, he suddenly passed the header into the penalty area, but in the end At the moment, Buffon attacked and made a clearance.
But the Koreans did not end their offensive. Vieri, who received the ball when Buffon kicked into the frontcourt, competed with central defender Cui Jinzhe at the same time. Neither of them took advantage of it. This time, instead of relying on his own speed, Lee Young-pyo suddenly sent the ball straight to Ahn Jung-hwan. Ahn Jung-hwan, who plays for Perugia in Serie A, kicked a shot from outside the penalty area that went above the crossbar, attracting the stands The last one exclaimed.
Two minutes later, Jin Nanyi broke the ball from Totti's feet with a fierce shovel, and picked the ball to Xue Qixuan. Xue Qixuan did not give up after facing Panucci and trying to break through. He wanted to break through Panucci's defense from the left, but was tripped by Panucci who saw through his thoughts.However, this time the impact with anger allowed the Korean to get a free kick 2 meters away from the fans, which was quite threatening.
While the Italian fans were in fear, Song Jong-guk kicked Ahn Jung-hwan who was responding in the Italian penalty area, but Yoo Sang-chul snatched the bounced ball, got it from the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, and then passed it in front of the goal , was pushed out by Materazzi.
Three consecutive violent attacks made the Italians a little tired of defending for a while. After a counterattack, the disadvantage of the number gradually became apparent. After Lee Young-pyo shot a long shot from the outside of the penalty area and was hugged by Buffon, the Italian coach Zoff immediately directed his disciples They changed their tactics and stopped defending.This time Zoff could see that the Koreans must not be allowed to attack so unscrupulously. Under his instruction, the players kept dribbling with the ball and passing short passes at a fast frequency, and began to deal with the Koreans relying on their technical advantages.
Under such circumstances, the personal technical advantages of the Italian players can be said to have gained the upper hand, and they gradually regained the situation. In the 203rd minute, Piero retreated from the backcourt to get the ball and was fouled by the opponent's Song Zongguo. No. In the 205th minute, the referee of Ecuador gave Korean defender Kim Tae-young a yellow card. He just kicked Vieri from the left side of the backcourt.
The obvious foul made Moreno have to make a penalty. Although such an innocuous penalty could not cause substantial damage to South Korea, it stopped the Korean onslaught.In such a situation, Kenny, who had rested for a long time, returned to the game amid the applause of the Italian fans. At this time, Kenny was still in pain in the Achilles tendon of his right foot, but it was much better for him.
After Kenny re-entered the field, he took a hard look at Jin Nanyi. He would never forget this ugly action of Jin Nanyi, and the Korean leaned forward again without showing any weakness, and said in broken English: " You wait!"
Kenny was extremely angry when he heard this sentence, and responded with a smile on his face: "Okay! I'll wait!!!"
When Kenny played again and the number of the two sides returned to the same 11 people, the Italian team did not change their tactics. After tasting the sweetness, they continued to exert pressure decisively. First, they could maintain the advantage and control the rhythm. Kenny continued to adjust and adapt. No. 301 minutes, Totti's breakthrough won a right free kick for Italy, 30 meters away from the goal, although it is far away, it is quite threatening under Totti's feet!After the whistle sounded, he played directly in the middle of the goal, and this time Jin Longda, who came off the bench, played bravely and saved Totti's shot.
Although the South Korean team has the advantages of the right time, place and people, Italy clearly has the upper hand in terms of technical content.Jinlong passed the ball to his teammates and moved to the right side of the midfield, but Tomasi kicked the ball out, and the Italian made a comeback again.
(End of this chapter)