Xinhua News Agency, Doha, November 25 (reporter Xiao Shiyao, Wang Haoyu, Zhao Jiantong) on the 24th, the first round of the Qatar World Cup ended and 32 teams all appeared. Judging from the first round of competition, the “five substitutions” rule implemented in this competition has changed the process of the World Cup to a great extent.
In May 2020, the International Football Association Council (IFAB), which is responsible for the formulation of football match rules in response to the impact of the new Crown pneumonia epidemic it is announced that the number of substitutions for each team will be temporarily increased from 3 to 5. In June this year, IFAB approved to retain this rule for a long time. This competition is the first time that the “5 substitutions” rule has been implemented in the World Cup.
Add two replacement places. It seems that the difference is not big, but the actual effect is different.
It is very important to maintain the stability of the defense line in football matches, so coaches will not change defenders and goalkeepers on the court easily. In the past era of “three substitutions”, the substitution quota of a team was generally one used to change the forward, one used to change the midfield, and the other one often had to stay until the end to prevent the players from being injured, there is not much room for the coach to choose.
After changing to “5 substitutions”, if the head coach is willing, he can even replace all the strikers or midfield players. More substitutions have changed the original physical distribution mode of players. Players on the court have more physical fitness, and the rhythm and appreciation of the match will be improved accordingly. This also provides the coach with more tactical freedom and tests the coach’s ability to adapt to the situation.
The Japanese team 2:1 reverses the German team’s game. The Japanese team coach senbao’s application of the “5 substitutions” rule is classic. He knew very well that the strength of the team could not hold the whole match with the German team. In the opening stage, he hid several good attacking players and sent them to the starting line-up with emphasis on defense. Throughout the first half of the game, the Japanese team took the initiative to give up the ball right for low defense, and almost no attack was organized.
In the second half of the game, senbao changed into four attacking players in succession, including three masons, Asano tuomao, Tang Anlu and Nanye tuoshi, and suddenly changed the rhythm and launched a fierce attack on the German team. Facing the energetic Japanese team’s front line, the German team guard who had played most of the games was exhausted. The Japanese team scored two goals by the substitute Tang anlaw and Asano Tuo, which reversed the game.
Under the rule of “5 substitutions”, the depth of the team’s lineup plays a key role in the outcome of the match. The Brazilian team defeated the Serbian team at 2:0 is a hard proof. In fact, the Serbian team did not play well, and the defense line was organized in an orderly manner, but they met the Brazilian team with 9 world top strikers. In the past, no matter how many good strikers a team had, there were only 4 to 5 players at most.
In this game, Brazilian coach tete kept changing people, and 8 of the 9 strikers got the chance to play, which also kept the front line in “full blood”. The right-way defense of the Serbian team has experienced the repeated impacts of venius, Rodrigo and Martinelli. They did not get any breathing space and finally lost two goals in the second half. The Brazilian team with the most luxurious staffing is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary of the “5 substitutions” rule. It can be predicted that in this World Cup, the Brazilian team in the second half will be very terrible.
Of course the rules are fair to all teams. Who can make good use of the “5 substitution” rule, who may have the key to open the door of victory.
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