Special correspondent Gan Hui reports On the court, facing Qingdao Hainiu, the second from the bottom in the league table, Shanghai Shenhua, the leader of the home battle, did not break the deadlock until the 87th minute. If Shenhua wins two consecutive 0-0 games, its weak advantage in the championship will disappear.
Off the court, Slotsky, who used to swing back and forth on the coach's bench, could not sit still. He walked back and forth, constantly scratching his head with his hand, writing anxiously and clearly on his face.
On the evening of May 15, Shenhua fans would not have thought that it would be so difficult and dangerous to play against Qingdao Manatee in the relegation zone. What we did not expect was that the 1500th goal in the history of Shenhua Team would come so hard. After all, the team scored an overwhelming 25 goals in the first 10 rounds of the game, making it one of the most powerful teams in the Chinese Super League.
Fortunately, in difficult times, the whole team did not give up. Within 6 minutes before the end of the game, Jiang Shenglong and Ma Lailai scored two goals in a row, and finally defeated Qingdao Hainiu 2-0 at home. With a record of 9 wins in 12 games and 3 equalities, they continued to lead the championship.
In the 88th minute, when Manafa passed from the bottom down the right road, Mou Pengfei came out and collided with the defense team members, and Jiang Shenglong shot through the left side of the restricted area with the arch pad. The Shanghai Stadium, which had been suppressed for 88 minutes, broke out. This was the goal that all Shenhua soldiers and fans waited for for 88 minutes, and it was also the 1500th goal in the history of Shenhua Team.
After the game, Jiang Shenglong said, "All our coaches and players did not give up until the last moment. Because we are the home court, we will not let others take one point out so easily. These three points are what we must win."
In many people's minds, this is a victory that Shenhua should win, and may be easier to win. After all, there is a big gap between the two teams in the championship. More importantly, Qingdao Manatee's defense team was not complete. The main central defenders Liu Junshuai and Milovich did not come to Shanghai due to injuries. The main right back Li Hailong was red card suspended, and only Sha Yibo and Liu Jiashen could serve as the central defender. Wang Jianming played a guest role as the right back.
The progress of the game was not as expected. Without the two major foreign aid on the central axis, Texiela and Amadou, Shenhua's attack was lively, but the actual effect was not very good. In particular, the speed of attack defense conversion is significantly slower than that of previous games, which also gives the right opponent time to shrink defense.
In the 75th minute, Shenhua almost lost the ball because of its own mistakes. Bao Yaxiong's direct pass was intercepted by Wang Jianming, who pushed and shot an empty goal. Fortunately, Jiang Shenglong quickly chased back to save the goal. Jiang Shenglong said, "As a guard, I will not let others score easily. There are always mistakes in the defence, but we will make up for them."
After saving a goal, Jiang Shenglong scored again at the last minute of the game, helping the team win the game. Slotsky also praised Jiang Shenglong's performance and thought he was the hero of the team in this game
After the game, when summing up the whole game, Slotsky repeatedly mentioned the breaking and intensive defense. "Breaking the dense defense is a recognized problem in the world football world, but I am very glad that the players did not give up in the face of difficulties, continued to fight to the last minute and scored goals."
Due to the excellent performance of Shenhua this season, more and more teams have adopted the strategy of intensive defense in the face of Shenhua. However, from the situation of the last two games, Shenhua has become more difficult to break the intensive defense due to the lack of the tandem of Teixeira, "In the face of the other side's intensive defense, on the one hand, we will choose more side passes to the middle, and with the height advantage of our two centers, this way of play may be more appropriate. But we also have a second option, that is, we need more central players to receive, transfer and send out penetration passes. Our No. 10 player today is Xie Pengfei, whose characteristics are more suitable for playing on the wing. In the absence of Teixeira, there may be a lack of players in our middle to receive the last pass, so we chose to make more passes to create opportunities. "
In fact, set pieces are also a better way to break the dense defense. In this game, Shenhua won as many as 10 corner kicks, but the combination of corner kicks was not very successful and did not create too much threat to the opponent. There are many players with good footwork in Shenhua Team, such as Xie Pengfei and Xu Haoyang, as well as Jiang Shenglong, Zhu Chenjie and Luis, who are very good at heading. They can do more articles on corner kick tactics and design some new tactical cooperation.
Up to now, Shenhua has played 12 rounds of league matches. In addition to the passive adjustment of injury suspension, Slotsky has basically kept the starting lineup stable. However, after the continuous campaign, the physical fitness of individual main players has turned red, which directly affects the competitive state. Although Slotsky has his own set of coaching philosophy and employment principles, a set of lineups can certainly not support the whole season under the intensive competition schedule. How to reasonably deploy the lineup and make full use of bench players is also one of the key factors for a team to maintain sustained combat effectiveness.
Of course, the most important thing for Shenhua now is to play the last two rounds before the league interval. Next week, Shenhua will fight away from home in a row, successively against Henan Team and Shenzhen Xinpengcheng. The overall strength of the two rivals is not strong, but with the experience of beating Qingdao Manatee on May 15, Shenhua must go all out.
