Super Marshal

The Chinese Super League in the 2017 season finally ignited the flames of war.

The focus of the first round of the match fell at Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium, where the defending champion Guangzhou Hengda faced BJ Chinatown.

Due to the schedule arrangement, Guangzhou Hengda had already played in the AFC Champions League and Super Cup before the start of the league, and entered the game earlier. However, playing three games in eight days is also a big test for the physical fitness of Hengda players. .

Head coach Scolari said in an interview with the media that it will be difficult to face BJ Chinatown.

The new season has just changed hands. The management, coaching staff and team lineup have undergone earth-shaking changes. BJ Chinatown has already become the most exciting team in the Chinese Super League in the new season. Everyone is looking forward to seeing Van Gaal's performance. Chinese Super League debut.

Gao Han personally organized the lineup. Van Gaal and his coaching staff spent more than two months and six warm-up games to carefully build such a team. Not only was BJ fans eagerly awaited, but also fans across the country. Looking forward to it.

Youth is the biggest feature of this new Royal Forest Army.

After a group of veterans retired and a group of players who did not meet Van Gaal's technical and tactical requirements were sent away, the current BJ Chinatown team can be said to be the youngest team in the Chinese Super League, and what Van Gaal is best at is training young people. players.

So what kind of answer will Van Gaal give to the defending champion in the first round of the new season?

What will be the final outcome of the contest between Van Gaal and Scolari, two of the world's top coaches?

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It’s nineteen o’clock on the evening of March 5th.

Accompanied by Lin Guoping, Begiristan and others, Gao Han appeared at the Tianhe Stadium on time.

The seats in the chairman's stand have been reserved for them long ago, and Hengda's boss Xu is also personally at home to supervise the game.

Despite the tense atmosphere inside and outside the stadium, in the stands, the relationship between the club's top executives was very harmonious. Especially after seeing Gao Han, Boss Xu was smiling from ear to ear.

"Little brother, if you don't take action, you will be astonishing once you do."

Since he and Gao Han had cooperated a lot in youth training in Chinatown before, they were no strangers to each other. Boss Xu held Gao Han's hand intimately and sat down side by side with him like a close friend.

"For 40 million euros, the Augusto deal became our guiding light."

Gao Han accepted the compliment honestly and politely, "I heard that Barcelona wants to get Paulinho."

Boss Xu raised his eyebrows and looked at Gao Han in surprise, as if to say, you know this?

"Lao Xu, Paulinho's performance in the Brazilian national team is not as good as Augusto, but his performance in the club is worse than Augusto. But anyone who has watched the Chinese Super League players can clearly see that he That personal ability stands out from the crowd, so don’t sell it at a low price.”

Boss Xu's eyes flashed brightly. He didn't understand football, but when it came to making money, that was his home court.

"What news have you received?" Boss Xu asked for advice.

"There are only so many midfielders now. What Barcelona wants is immediate combat power. Paulinho is one of the few options. If he missed it during the winter break, he must not miss it again during the summer transfer period. They will be determined to win."

"How determined is it?"

Gao Han shook his head, "I don't know, but it should be similar to Augusto."

When Boss Xu heard this, he immediately slapped his thigh hard and laughed.

Forty million euros, oh my God.

How much money has he spent in Europe and South America over the years?

When will the giants of La Liga come to the Chinese Super League to grab people with their checkbooks in hand?

"Don't worry, little brother, I will definitely remember the reminder." Boss Xu said generously.

Gao Han also laughed honestly and politely, "How about we get three points tonight?"

"How can that be done?" Boss Xu couldn't sit still.

Everyone around them saw that they were joking and immediately burst into laughter.

"Our Guangzhou team has not lost to BJ for three years. In the past six games, we have won four and drawn two and remained unbeaten. We scored nine goals, conceded two goals, and kept you clean in four games. Do you think this is good or not?" How can we give up the advantage we gained so easily?" When Boss Xu said this, he felt quite proud in his heart.

This is also a situation in the current Chinese Super League. Many teams are proud of defeating BJ Chinatown. This is not only due to geographical issues, but also because BJ Chinatown is now backed by La Liga giants. Defeating such a team is itself Big news.

"If you don't let me, then we'll come and grab it ourselves." Gao Han also said boldly.

"Can you guys do it? Zhang Chengdong has transferred and left. Has he suffered a heavy loss in strength?"

Gao Han curled his lips, a little helpless.

There have been many media rumors that Gao Han is very attractive to players by taking advantage of his position as the head coach of the national team, but what is the reality?

Zhang Chengdong, who BJ Chinatown originally tried so hard to retain, eventually transferred to the team in his hometown of Hebei. Although he got more than 100 million in transfer fees for BJ Chinatown, breaking the domestic player transfer record, but for BJ Team The impact is still considerable.

"Don't worry, little brother, if the game scene is too ugly, I will tell them and let them play leisurely."

Seeing Gao Han's unhappy expression, Boss Xu took the opportunity to add insult to injury.

Everyone around was laughing again.

He said this, but in fact, the relationship between him and Gao Han became much closer with this joke.

At their level, it is difficult for a game or even a championship to affect them.

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Van Gaal's first game in the Chinese Super League still used a four-three-three formation.

The goalkeeper is Yang Zhi, the defense from left to right is Jiang Zhipeng, Lucas Verissimo, Gao Zhunyi and Deng Hanwen. The midfielder is He Chao, and Artur and Zhang Xizhe are relatively forward. Tang Shi is on the left, Richarlison is in the middle, and Wei Shihao is on the right.

This should be regarded as a relatively surprising starting lineup, mainly concentrated in three places, that is, central defender Gao Zhun and his partner Verissimo started, and teenagers He Chao and Tang Shi both started. This is indeed surprising.

If according to the standards of the European League, He Chao, Gao Zhunyi, Tang Shi and Wei Shihao are all in their early twenties, so it should not be a surprise to start. However, in the Chinese Super League, they did not get many opportunities. Unexpectedly, Van Gaal would boldly arrange for them to play together.

How has the team been getting along in the past two months? Has Van Gaal instilled his ideas into the players? Can players understand Van Gaal's technical and tactical concepts and intentions?

Gao Han was not without worries, even though he specially arranged for an experienced Chinese coach who had also practiced in Madrid's Chinatown for many years to serve as Van Gaal's assistant. He would be responsible for Van Gaal's translator and the coaching staff. Although he was communicating with the players, he was still unsure.

On the other hand, Guangzhou Hengda deployed its main force. The goalkeeper Zeng Cheng returned. The defense was Li Xuepeng, Feng Xiaoting, Mei Fang and Zhang Linfan. The double midfielders were Paulinho and Zheng Zhi. The frontcourt was Alan, Goulart and Huang Bowen. The single forward was It's Gao Lin.

It is not difficult to see from the formation of both sides that both sides are determined to win this game.

The Football Association also attaches great importance to this game and specially arranged for a team of international referees hired from Europe to handle the whistle.

This is what Gao Han originally proposed to the Football Association. On the one hand, he would increase efforts to cultivate outstanding domestic referees, and on the other hand, he would hire a professional team of referees from abroad to serve and teach.

The purpose of this is to ensure the enjoyment of the Chinese Super League and at the same time improve the law enforcement level of local referees as soon as possible.

With the referee's whistle, the focus of the first round of the Chinese Super League officially kicked off.

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As soon as the whistle blew, Gao Han, like all the fans, watched the game attentively.

But no one expected that Van Gaal would bring such huge changes to BJ Chinatown, and he would surprise all the fans at the beginning of the game.

Less than a minute into the game, He Chao passed the ball and Arthur passed the ball to the left. Jiang Zhipeng passed through. After receiving the ball, Tang Shi broke through Zhang Linfan and passed the ball into the penalty area. Richarlison rushed over from the penalty spot. After receiving the ball, he passed Mei Fang and scored with a low shot, opening the scoring for BJ Chinatown, 1-0!

There was an uproar at the scene.

There are even many Guangzhou fans who haven't even found their seats yet, and they didn't expect a goal to be scored in the stadium.

BJ Chinatown's opening attack created a killing opportunity in the first shot.

This is mainly due to the Hengda players' overestimation. When BJ Chinatown passed the ball, Paulinho did not retreat to defend immediately. Zhang Linfan also overestimated Tang Shi when he was marking the ball, blindly attacking and causing a loss of position.

But no matter what, BJ Chinatown scored a goal with its first shot. The continuous passing and cooperation of the players before the goal and the sudden acceleration of the offensive rhythm were all eye-catching.

After leading by one goal, Hengda, playing at home, still failed to enter the game state, and the rhythm was still firmly controlled by BJ Chinatown. This team reversed the sluggishness and blindness of last season and began to become more competitive. He is very motivated, especially in the midfield and frontcourt, and has a strong willingness to press and press. After gaining the ball, he immediately launches a counterattack and attack.

Soon, Arthur used a long-range shot, forcing Zeng Cheng to fly to save the situation. Then Zhang Xizhe almost broke through Hengda's goal with a wonderful volley from the front of the penalty area, but was unfortunately blocked by the crossbar.

The continuous offensive made Hengda's front door full of dangers.

As the saying goes, insiders look at the door and outsiders look at the excitement.

Boss Xu was dumbfounded, and Gao Han was equally impressed.

The tradition of the BJ team is to pass, receive, penetrate and advance, and the arrival of Van Gaal has further brought about high-position pressing and rapid offensive and defensive transitions, and he has well instilled a sense of position in the players, allowing them to effectively maintain the overall situation on the court. The formation is compact and orderly, while also activating the offensive vitality in the frontcourt.

It can be seen that the frontcourt is arranged around Richarlison. The Brazilian forward has a very large space for movement. He can move freely on the left, center and right lines. This is in line with his very comprehensive technical characteristics and makes him personally The advantage of excellent ability is also brought into play.

Although he is thin, he has strong physical confrontation ability and fast speed. He can not only hold the ball, but also attack, can cooperate with teammates, and can also work alone. His characteristics can be said to be fully displayed.

The same situation applies to Arthur. Gao Han originally thought that Van Gaal would let him hold back, but unexpectedly he arranged for him to move forward, and instead asked the young player He Chao to hold back. This has to be said to be quite surprising.

But judging from the performance on the court, the three midfielders, Arthur, Zhang Xizhe and He Chao, all performed well and worked well together. There is a strong tendency to copy Barcelona's three-midfield configuration.

This surprised Gao Han, but he was more pleased.

After more than two months of training and six warm-up matches, Van Gaal gave a full surprise in his debut.