Xinhua News Agency, Ayin, UAE, January 20 (reporter Wang Haoyu, Liu Ning) another reversal, another slow fever. Although the Chinese team turned over the Thai team with two goals in the second half of 4 minutes in the Asian Cup 1/8 final on the 20th, the sluggish performance in the first half was still worrying, but Lippi felt that this was not a big problem.
“I’m not worried. I know we didn’t play well in the first half, but as a coach, we always have to make adjustments in the game. Today, our changes and substitutions have played a very good role. The players also tried their best to win in the second half. I am very satisfied.” Lippi said after the game.
At that night, Lipi reproduced the skill of the world-class coach. Through the adjustment in the second half, the national football team changed from passive to active, especially in the 64th minute, the replacement of Yu Dabao with Xiao Zhi was the finishing touch, although the former group match has been in an injury recovery game, but this game only played 3 minutes to score a life-saving ball to equalize the score.
As for his adjustment, Lippi could hardly hide his satisfaction. He said a few more words: “In the second half, I changed the formation, played three defenders, and at the same time, he let Zhan Junmin change from midfield Middle Road to the right road, after this change, the players played well in their own positions, and Xiao Zhi and Jin jingdao played the substitute as expected.”
“After many years, we have entered the top eight again. This victory is very important to us, which means that we are one of the best 8 teams in Asia. Now we don’t know who our opponents will be in the next match, but on the football field, everything is possible.” Lippi said.
Being able to turn defeat into victory shows that the national football team has become strong in terms of tactical strain and psychological quality, but there is still something to be summarized. Lippi hopes that the team will improve its concentration and learn to maintain its intensity and concentration throughout the game. With this topic, he also made a simple summary of his coaching since he took office.
Lippi said: “Since I was the head coach of the Chinese team, we have played 10 official games, including 6 FIFA World Cup qualification games and 4 Asian Cups, we scored 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, only losing to Iran and South Korea. In these official competitions, my players did their best to concentrate their attention and concentration, which I am very proud.”