March 5 - Shenhua won the Super Cup in the 2024 season and made a good start in the Chinese Super League. According to the analysis of Xinmin Evening News, the best foreign aid in Shanghai Shenhua team is still Mallet, however, he has been used by two head coaches in a row, which is enough to explain the problem.
In the absence of the opponent's core central defender Jiang Guangtai, Malelai constantly tormented the domestic backline led by Li Ang against Seaport in the Super Bowl. He could use his power to break through opponents' multi-man sideline, or he could firmly pin his opponents back as he fought for the first drop. However, no matter how world-class the previous buildup was, Shenhua's No. 11 immediately showed its true colors in the shooting session, which made people cry and laugh.
In the Chinese Super League, Malelei showed an excellent scorer in the first round of the tournament. In the first half, he managed to score a rebound sweeping shot, which was quite difficult to score, but the opposing goalkeeper Cheng Yuelei did nothing about it. However, after VAR intervention, the referee canceled Malelei's goal.
Many have criticized Mallet for being too good at spitting out pies, while others have joked that watching him play is like listening to a comedy, always bringing unexpected joy. The fact that Malelai can be entrusted by two coaches with different styles, Wu Jingui and Slutsky, explains this in itself. According to the technical statistics after the first round of league matches, Malelai alone had nearly half of Shenhua's shots on goal. Mallet is the biggest threat to the Meizhou Hakka defense against foreign defenders. Without this role in the Shenhua front line, the pressure on the midfield and defense could increase a lot.
According to an analysis by Xinmin Evening News, Malelai will still be given an important task by the coaching committee to keep tormenting the opponent's defenders. Of course, he will inevitably add some "comic relief" to the game. Hopefully, Mallet will be able to achieve more while bringing joy to the fans, so that he can be promoted from a "show-stealer" to a real "protagonist".
