The three towns of Wuhan were the focus of Hanoi's first world war in this round of the AFC Champions League group stage. The former Super League champions failed to take away points from the visitors due to a retaliatory foul by Wei Shihao, leaving their exit in a precarious position.
After the game, one of the parties involved, "Wei Shao", was naturally criticized and became a target. He should be criticized for all the bad habits he has developed over the years, and even more harshly. But apart from Wei Shihao, why do most Chinese Super League teams tend to crumble after an incident? The answer may lie in four words - match temperament. In this regard, almost all Chinese teams, including Shanghai heroes Shenhua and Harbour, have failed to handle it well.
Over the years, with the exception of Guangzhou Evergrande, which has twice topped Asia, the "Super League powerhouses" that many fans speak of have always been a little less than the real "powerhouses". The most obvious example of this is the penultimate round of the Chinese Super League this season, where Harbor and Taishan played at the highest level in the country, and all sorts of phenomena took place to decide the winner. Leading the scoreline, the home side Harbour continually suffered unnecessarily due to the tempers of their players. Although the title won was real, the fans of Shencheng were not satisfied with the situation in the two Tianwangshan matches and many other matches. After all, the championship should have been there.
To be fair, most of Harbour's temperament problems this season have come from head coach Javier. The Spanish coach has a short temper and is like a powder keg. There have also been some problems in dealing with team relationships and creating a team atmosphere. There were a lot of games and the Harbour players were still trying to control themselves, but off the field the coach's mentality had broken down. What kind of message does this send to the players and the fans? What impression does it leave on the spectators? The answer doesn't need repeating. Boas and Pereira, equally popular and passionate coaches, miss the Seaport fans and are much better than Javier at creating a team ethos. For new champions and super teams, they can't improve the ethos.
Shenhua can be considered to have overachieved so far this season. Later this month, they will also compete with Shandong Taishan for the AFC Cup title. Regardless of the outcome, this old team can achieve good results in the answer sheet. However, at the beginning of the season just recovered from the "life and death robbery" Shenhua, in the game temperament there is still a lot of homework to do.
Similar to Javier at Port, Shenhua coach Wu Jingui has been criticized this season, all from the 0-5 derby. What needs to be recognized is that a few fans of Shenhua are really too extreme. With today's staffing, it is obviously unrealistic to ask for a win and a beautiful game. However, as a veteran team, Shenhua also has some shortcomings in dealing with the pressure of fans. Only thanking some of the fans after the match, comments after the final round of the league, etc. , which can also have a subtle effect on the team's competitive state and mentality. In addition, Shenhua has been reversed by their opponents many times this season, dropping almost scoring points and not having much reality in the face of the table.
"It is difficult for a team without temperament to succeed." Ferguson, who built the Manchester United dynasty, once revealed that during his years at Old Trafford, in addition to technical and tactical improvements, he was most concerned about building the team's temperament. The old master's words are worth thinking about, for Shenhua, harbor and other Chinese clubs interested in becoming a "real strong team".
