Ulsan Hyundai won the AFC Champions League again after eight years, and it is really extravagant to have three European returnees and the former super league core.

On June 65438+February 19, Beijing time, Ulsan Hyundai beat Iranian team Persepolis 2-/KLOC-0-0 with two goals from Brazilian foreign aid Zhu Niol Neigang in the AFC Champions League final, thus winning the AFC Champions League again after eight years, which is also the second AFC Champions League in the team's history. It is worth mentioning that Yin Bigalan, the former foreign aid of Super League Korea, won the honor of the AFC Champions League MVP. He is the frontcourt core of Ulsan Hyundai 10. This season, the AFC Champions League scored 4 goals and assisted 3 times, and the AFC Champions League final created a penalty for the team. Such an outstanding performance won Yin Bigalan an award.

In the East Asia final, Kobe Victory Ship was eliminated, and Ulsan Hyundai once again stood in the AFC Champions League final after 8 years. When people focus on Jeonbuk Hyundai, a "green strongman" in South Korea, Ulsan Hyundai, which habitually ended in the AFC Champions League in recent years, has completed a successful "sneak attack".

The domestic league is frustrated, and Ulsan Hyundai is eager to see it in the AFC Champions League.

The story of the final round of the domestic league last year's ultimate "Tucao trophy" is still vivid. Ulsan Hyundai, which is ambitious to increase investment this year, was once again taken away by Jeonbuk Hyundai at the end of the league. Even in the FA Cup, Jeonbuk Hyundai, who has never won the championship, has achieved unprecedented success in front of her. The championship dream of the two fronts was ruthlessly shattered by competitors at the last moment. How to calculate the shadow area of Ulsan heart is very difficult for mathematicians.

Standing in the AFC Champions League, Ulsan Hyundai has been eager to try. This can be seen from their insistence on recruiting three international players from New Crown Pneumonia. Before the AFC Champions League, the Korean national team played two warm-up matches in Austria. After the game, seven players and two staff members diagnosed COVID-19 successively. Among them, Ulsan Hyundai's "beauty goalkeeper" Zhao Xianyou. Other K-League teams participating in the AFC Champions League resolutely gave up recalling the international players and let the players fly back to South Korea for vacation after being quarantined in Austria. Only Ulsan Hyundai allowed three international players except Zhao Xianyou, Kim Tae Hwan, Yuan Douzai and Zheng Shengxuan to fly to Qatar for isolation and prepare for the knockout. As can be seen from this detail, Ulsan Hyundai is the team that pays the most attention to the AFC Champions League in BIG4 of K League, and they must bring something back from Qatar.

A luxurious lineup can "do whatever you want"

In the 2020 season, Ulsan Hyundai boss continued to invest heavily. They are the best in the transfer market, and a series of magical operations have made Ulsan the biggest winner in the Korean winter transfer window. Beauty goalkeeper Zhao Xianyou, Yanbian veteran Yin Bigalan, Shenhua veteran Kee hee Kim, Gao Mingzhen who has been wandering in the Middle East for many years, Norwegian international Johansen and Zheng Xunsheng, "K League Adama", all have their resounding names printed on Ulsan jerseys. If Zheng Shengxuan, the international centre-back, returned to Ulsan after two and a half years, which made the club win-win in strength and reputation, then the joining of Li Qinglong completely detonated the whole K League and enhanced its influence. During the summer window after half a season, Ulsan, who shouted "No Money", began to buy out the terms from Samsung in Shui Yuan and forcibly signed the International Hong Chul.

In Qatar, although Zhao Xianyou was unable to play because of COVID-19's diagnosis, Zheng Xunsheng and Li Dongyuan also returned home early due to injuries, Ulsan was able to discharge two complete lineups. The terrible lineup thickness allows them to "do whatever they want", which is why Ulsan group matches often fail to open the situation in the first half and frequently kill opponents in the second half.

It is worth mentioning that Ulsan Hyundai has three local players who have returned to Europe, namely winger Li Qinglong who played for the Premier League, left-wing In-Sung Kim who played for CSKA Moscow, and left-back Park Zhuhao who played for the Super League and the Bundesliga. The three of them also started in this final.

The group stage is unimpeded, and national security is the biggest obstacle.

With the support of two lineups, coach Do-Hoon Kim wisely carried out a reasonable rotation, and the team took the rule of changing five players to one player in the AFC Champions League to the extreme. The team often takes advantage of its physical strength to win in the second half.

In Qatar, Ulsan Hyundai won a great victory, showing a state of balance between offensive and defensive. From the group stage to the final, Ulsan 10 scored 23 goals, with 2 goals (or more) in each game. On the defensive end, the team 10 only conceded 7 goals, averaging 0.7 goals per game.

Shanghai Shenhua, which is exhausted in physical strength, Perth, which is dominated by young people, and Tokyo FC, which is patiently defended, have failed to shake Ulsan Hyundai's luxury lineup and witty rotation. Although Ulsan Hyundai was dragged into overtime by its opponent in the East Asian final against Kobe Victory Ship, the team could have solved the battle within 90 minutes if the attackers such as Jin Rencheng had not wasted many excellent opportunities.

What really makes Ulsan feel the pressure should be Beijing Guoan in the knockout round. Among all the opponents, only Guoan, who is on the offensive, forced Ulsan coach Do-Hoon Kim to show his unique skill-defensive counterattack. It can also be seen from the shooting data of 7-22 that Ulsan is in a relatively passive position in the scene. Luck stood on Ulsan's side, and the sudden penalty gave Ulsan confidence. Do-Hoon Kim, who was criticized as conservative by Korean media, can rightfully carry out his best defensive counterattack. Zhu Niol's arrow through the clouds is the embodiment of his strength, but the Guoan attackers were collectively blind, and the cunning Ulsan spent the most difficult half season of this AFC Champions League in indiscriminate bombing.

Core: Junior-Yuan Douzai-Yin Bigalan

Ulsan topped the AFC Champions League after eight years, and Zhu Niol, who attacked the city and pulled out the village, contributed a lot. Junior, who is about to turn 34, has reached the peak of his career this year, making 27 appearances in domestic leagues and scoring 26 goals. South Korean fans nicknamed him "goal-scoring civil servant", describing his goal-scoring efficiency as steady as punching cards. In May, global football stopped due to the epidemic, and Junior scored a goal, which was dubbed by Korean media as "the world's best shooter during the epidemic". In this tournament, he also scored seven goals, including all two goals of Ulsan Hyundai in the final. Although both were penalties (the first penalty was not punished, but he made up the shot himself), his impact in the frontcourt made Persepolis tired.

Yuan Douzai, MVP of U23 Asian Championship in 2020, has become an indispensable role in Ulsan's modern midfield. He has a wide coverage in midfield and his goals are stable. The 23-year-old international is also considered a strong contender for Qi's successor.

Yin Bigalan, who once played for Yanbian Fude, is the midfield engine of Ulsan. His steady passing, wonderful dribbling and wonderful free kick to save the team at the crucial moment left a deep impression on the fans. His performance is worthy of his reputation as a talented midfielder.

(Yuan Dou, pack it up. It's time for work. )

Sit-ups/Han Zu 9: 00 News BOB