Judging from the opening matches of the last four World Cups, there is no host team that has lost the first match. This time, facing the South American team Ecuador. Judging from the performance in the past two years, the overall strength of the two teams is not much different. Can Qatar continue the record of unbeaten in the opening match? Tell me what I think.
Since the bid was successful, the Qatar team has been preparing for the World Cup. Winning the Asian Cup championship in 2019 with a full record is a fruitful result of a generation of youth training. Head coach Sanchez has built the team into a traditional Spanish-style team in five years. Unlike other pass-by teams, Qatar's formation is relatively flexible. When defending, the 532 formation emphasizes the intensive contraction of the defense line, and the offense and defense transformation is promoted by the wingbacks on both sides, forming a situation where more and less plays in the midfield ensures control of the ball.
The team's offensive scoring points mainly rely on double strikers Ali and Afif. The two have the advantage of speed to quickly advance from the midfield to the shooting area. Judging from the past data, the team's overall assists are relatively small, and the two rely mainly on their personal abilities to score. Once this is restricted by the opponent, it will be difficult to find a good opportunity to score. The characteristics of , Hidos, , which is reserved as a backup, are no different from those of the two, while high center forward Montali is the choice when he cannot open the situation. This year's Qatar lineup is mainly composed of local league teams THAAD and Du Heiler. The midfield and frontcourt are mainly Du Heiler players, and the defense is led by THAAD. Therefore, the team has a very high tacit understanding and the tactical execution is smoother.
last year participated in the World Cup and the US Cup to accumulate experience in fighting with other continents. In terms of effect, there is still a lot of gap in strength. Since the US Cup was eliminated by the US Cup semi-finals, it has been unwinned for eight consecutive official games. In the past four friendly matches, considering that the opponent's strength is limited and the significance of training is not very important to maintain the state. In the first match between Ecuador, the team should still focus on defense, and their playing style will not be too radical, so they should respond cautiously.
Judging from the performance of the World Cup, Ecuador's promotion path was not smooth. He mainly relied on the plateau to score points at home to advance. He only won two wins this year on international matches, and had no goals in the last three friendly matches with Asian teams, and the team's offensive ability was slightly weak. Ecuador mainly focuses on a balanced formation of 433 offensive and defensive. The front-end veteran Valencia is the most reliant offensive point. The league maintains the efficiency of one goal per game. The national team cooperates with the strong left to play a good offensive effect. Estrada's goal efficiency this season is not high. He is the starting center of Ecuador this year, and he has made no achievements. The three players on the left side of Brighton are much better than those on other roads. The left back Esturpinian has strong offensive ability. A long pass can effectively connect with the front line. The left midfielder Kesédo is more responsible for stealing and interception tasks. Samemberto is generally not a long player in the league this season, and his competitive state is a big problem.
The team has a high overall tacit understanding. In addition to the above-mentioned players, there are three players playing in Los Angeles FC in the middle and backcourts. The three helped the team win the American League championship. Most of the other positions play in South American teams, and their playing styles are similar, so you don’t have to spend too much effort on running-in the lineup. Except for the Dutch team, the other three teams in this group are not very different in strength. Ecuador wants to qualify for the first match of Qatar, but taking advantage of high temperature and low altitude will make it slightly slow to adapt and the pace of entry will not be too fast. In addition, the offensive end is sluggish, making it difficult to say that winning directly in this game is easy.
This game director gave Ecuador one advantage. Judging from the last five games, the weak offensive end has led to an inability to play. The away win water level is low and it is intended to tempt Ecuador, and it needs to be treated with caution. Qatar has a home advantage, and the regular five-guard formation can better limit the opponent's weak forward line, so I am optimistic about Qatar's first game to score points.
