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Stuttgart, Ecuador, World Cup training ground.

After successfully qualifying in the group stage and winning the first place in the group by drawing lots, the Chinese team quickly moved from Kaiserslautern to Stuttgart.

After arriving in Stuttgart, Alihan immediately led the team to the training ground to prepare for the upcoming World Cup knockout round.

Advancement to the knockout round with the first place in the group did not make the Chinese team completely lose their minds. In the subsequent group stage summary, when Yin Jun spoke as the captain, he was the first to point out the team's defensive problems. The biggest hurdle to go further.

In the three group matches, the Chinese team did not concede a goal in only the first game against Sweden, and conceded two goals in the next two games, including Paraguay, which has the most in the group!
The opponent of the Chinese team in the quarter-finals is a team with very strong offensive firepower. They scored 5 goals in the three group matches, and their offensive firepower is second only to the Ecuador team which scored 8 goals. , Argentina and Spain, and Brazil, which scored 7 goals, are tied with China, England, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal, Italy, Australia and Ukraine.

Even though this Ecuador team is one of the lowest-ranked teams among the top 32 in the World Cup, it only ranked 39 before the World Cup. There are not many famous stars in the team, but their integrity is very strong.

If the Chinese team does not pay attention to defense in the game, despite the fact that everyone is optimistic about the Chinese team's promotion to the quarter-finals, the possibility of being upset by Ecuador is very high.

So after arriving in Stuttgart, Alihan conducted closed training for the Chinese team, specializing in defense.

At the end of the training, it is how the Chinese team will overcome the enemy.Alihan's strategy is to control the midfield and give full play to Yin Jun's advantage on the offensive end.

Gao Lin's performance in the first three group matches has been recognized by everyone in the team, including Yin Jun. Although he does not seem to have strong scoring ability, as a high center forward, his tactical role is quite obvious .He has gradually replaced Li Jinyu's starting position and has become the starting striker of the Chinese team.

Dong Fangzhuo and Han Peng also performed very well on the two wings, especially Dong Fangzhuo, who can be called the most threatening point of the Chinese team on the offensive end besides Yin Jun.

As for the most important midfield arrangement, Alihan decided to deploy a more controlling technical midfielder.

It is not difficult to see from the rehearsal before the game that in the case of Zhao Junzhe's serious injury, the midfield combination of Yin Jun, Zhao Xuri and Hao Junmin is the most recognized by Alihan, and it is also the most that the Chinese team has been able to arrange so far. A controlling midfield combination.

Especially the young player Hao Junmin is the biggest discovery of the Chinese team in this World Cup.After a poor start to the World Cup, the 19-year-old quickly showed quality and continued to improve in the subsequent games.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the evening of June 6th domestic time, and it was afternoon in Ecuador.

Stuttgart's Gottlieb Dailham Stadium.

Ecuador World Cup round of sixteen knockout, China against Ecuador.

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Not surprisingly, the Ecuadorian team did not take the initiative to press out to attack, but actively and steadily tightened the defense after the opening.The fierce pressing and solid overall defense made the Ecuadorian team a hard fight for the Chinese team from the very beginning of the game, especially the offensive players in the frontcourt.

"Early before the game, Ecuador coach Suarez said that the offensive power shown by the Chinese team in the group stage is worthy of vigilance, so it is not surprising that he will use defensive counterattack tactics to deal with the Chinese team."

"Especially against Yin Jun's defense, the Ecuador team has obviously made sufficient preparations. Judging from the three group matches, defense has always been the advantage of the Ecuador team. Although they conceded three goals in three rounds, they actually finished Two clean sheets and only conceded against Germany."

"Comparatively speaking, the Chinese team's ability to qualify from the group stage relies on offense. To be precise, it relies on Yin Jun's super personal ability."

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Commentary from national television, which was broadcast live domestically, did not make it to Gottlieb Dalem Stadium.But there is no need to be reminded by the outside world. The Chinese team has a very clear understanding of this.

The Ecuadorian team adopted a four-four-two style of play, but took the initiative to shrink the three lines, and the intention was very clear, that is to freeze Yin Jun.

For this point, Yin Jun also has his own sober understanding.

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In this game, Ali Han played in a four-three-three formation, with Gao Lin playing the center forward, Dong Fangzhuo playing the right wing, and Han Peng still playing the left winger.

The midfielder is a combination of Yin Jun, Zhao Xuri and Hao Junmin. Yin Jun plays the midfielder, Zhao Xuri and Hao Junmin escort behind him, and wait for the opportunity to move forward at any time to create threats.

But in fact, the positions of Han Peng and Dong Fangzhuo have retreated a lot, which makes the Chinese team's formation more inclined to 4231, the purpose is to ensure the initiative in the midfield.

From the very beginning of the game, the Chinese team controlled the ball very smoothly and had an advantage in possession rate.The Ecuadorian team mainly defended along the center line and did not retreat very far back, but their pressing was very active, and their one-on-one defensive advantage was very obvious, which made it difficult for the Chinese team to organize effective cooperation.

On the other hand, the Ecuadorian team has no advantage in possession of the ball, but they have an advantage in physical confrontation. Once they get close, the ball is easily intercepted.

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In the opening stage, both sides played in a bit of confusion. First, Yin Jun was very active on the left, but the Ecuadorian team quickly invested heavily in their own right. As soon as Yin Jun got the ball, he was immediately closely guarded by the Ecuadorian team.

For this situation, Yin Jun is also psychologically prepared.Seeing that it was difficult to play the ball in the midfield, he immediately retreated actively to catch the ball from his teammates in the midfield.

In the 19th minute of No. [-], Yin Jun retreated to respond to the pass from the midfielder, then suddenly turned around and got rid of it, and dribbled the ball forward along the left side. Moved to the right.

Dong Fangzhuo was already ready to go. After stopping the ball with his chest, he dribbled the ball along the right and made a pass.Gao Lin, who was ambushing in the penalty area, grabbed the position in the middle, hit the goal with a header, and hit a far corner.

Ecuador's goalkeeper Mora flew to save the ball and gave the Chinese team a corner kick.But this wonderful flying save won the applause for Mo La.The young Ecuadorian goalkeeper didn't take it seriously, and directed his teammates to start corner kick defense, looking quite general.

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