ivankovic blames corner kick defense: it's a pity to lose, the resignation issue is not for me
2024-09-11
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on the evening of the 10th, beijing time, in the second round of the world cup qualifiers, the chinese team faced the saudi team at home. despite having one more player in the 16th minute of the game, the chinese team was eventually reversed by saudi arabia and lost the game 1-2, suffering two consecutive defeats in the round of 18.
after the game, head coach ivankovic said, "congratulations to the saudi team on their victory. we are also very grateful for the support of the fans. the game was indeed very difficult. we lost two set pieces. from the performance of our players, they fought very hard. after losing by a large margin in the last game, they recovered. it was not easy to show such performance in this game. from our perspective, the loss is a pity."
as to why we lost goals in two consecutive games in our corner kick defense, ivan said frankly, "we arranged players at the front point, li lei was in this position, and the opponent's corner kick tactics were more traditional. we had loopholes, which led to the loss of goals."
regarding the substitutions, ivan said, "wu lei worked very hard in this game and performed very well. there were a lot of sprints and consumption in the game. zhang yuning was substituted to maintain the frontcourt pressure and prevent the opponent from organizing attacks smoothly. fernando was not substituted because he performed very well and created a lot of threats. the first goal was also his assist."
the media asked directly if he would resign? applause broke out at the scene. ivan said, "this question is not for me. we did lose by a large margin in the last game. the three favorite teams in our group are all very strong teams. for us, the group goal is to be the top four and enter the play-offs. we are working towards the goal. there are still 8 games left. if we perform better in the second game, we will have greater hope for the team."
the saudi team made substitutions in the 80th minute. why didn’t the chinese team make any substitutions?
ivan explained, "mancini replaced the forward with the defender. we did not make any adjustments because the operation on the field was reasonable. jiang guangtai was injured. from our point of view, xie wenneng and baihelamu were very active in running on the wing and could play a role. the situation on the field was more complicated. for example, zhu chenjie was a little injured and received treatment during the game. we had to put the quota at the end to deal with some unexpected situations."
the chinese team was the only team that did not score any points in the group stage. facing the subsequent matches, ivan said, "we have analyzed our group opponents. it will be difficult to score points in the first three games against strong teams. we will do our best to achieve good results."
song chengliang, a reporter from the paper, reports from dalian
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