A-League Preview: Wellington Phoenix reshape their strategic system, Brisbane Roar center back suspended
6686 Sports News on October 26 In the second round of the Australian Super League, Wellington Phoenix will sit at the home team to face the challenge of Brisbane Roar.
In the first round of the Australian Super League on October 18, the away team drew 2-2 with Perth Glory. The team struggled to catch up after conceding two goals in a row. In the second half, the away team took away a point with the goal of attacker Armiento. Judging from the team's performance this season, the offensive end still relies heavily on the Japanese twin stars Hideki Ishige and Kazuki Nagasawa. Among them, Kazuki Nagasawa, known as the "players' teacher" and "coach on the field", sent assists in the last round of the league and had many wonderful large-scale dispatches.
For the upcoming second round of competition, Wellington Phoenix coach Itali said in an interview: "This season, the boys have a lot to prove, and we want to make the home team court a place where it is difficult for other teams to score. If we can win most of the home team court games We will be in the top six if we win all our home games and we will be in the top four. We were a completely different team last year than we were this year, and this is a new team and I think they should be respected for that.”
In the previous question and answer about the formation, Itali said that he very much yearns for Barcelona's high pressure and dribbling strategy, because it has a very young defense lineup this season. The best proof is Hield and Sheridan on the left and right wings in the last round of the game. On both sides of the Canadian international center back James, Hield and Sheridan can provide protection, and they are also quite experienced in attacking.
In terms of lineup, Wellington Phoenix will welcome the return of center back Hughes, who was absent due to an ankle infection before the first round of the game. In addition, second goalkeeper Kelly Hield practiced with the reserve team and is about to return to the game. In addition, the three injured players Retrey, Mileusnic and Cassidy continue to be absent.
The home team of Brisbane Roar defeated Macarthur FC 1-0 in the last round of the league match. The team maintained an excellent defensive posture in the game, and the way to win the game was a 12-yard score from captain O'Shea - this is a very iconic way of winning for Brisbane Roar in recent years.
However, in this game, Macarthur FC players continued to complain about Brisbane Roar's excessive movements. Coach Valkanis's son and core player center back Dimitri Valkanis was sent off in this game. At the same time, many people in the team were warned by the referee for rude violations.
Before the start of this game, Valkanis said: "We have done a lot of preparations for this game this week, because Wellington is a good team. Compared with last season, their style has changed. They play very forward, apply a lot of pressure, and use the ball from the backcourt as much as possible to counterattack. This is a small change in style, which is good, but we have prepared accordingly for this game and we are looking forward to it."
In terms of lineup, Brisbane Roar replaced the suspended Valkanis Jr. with centre-back Worland, who had been absent for a long time. At the same time, attacker Brazette also recovered from injury in time and returned to the game. In addition, defender Ludwick, forward Amanadis, and attacker Halloran were injured and absent. Among them, Halloran has been the main core of Brisbane Roar's offensive line for a long time.
In the previous 20 meetings between the two teams, Wellington Phoenix had the advantage with 8 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. The team has not lost a game against Brisbane Roar at home for 8 years. In this game, Wellington Phoenix will strive to continue their good competitive form. Can Brisbane Roar overcome the difficulties of the central defender's suspension and retire unscathed?
