Reporter Chen Yong reported that when there are only 12 rounds left in the league, the point gap between Shandong Taishan and top Shanghai seaport reaches 14 points, and the league is almost impossible to win the title. In this case, Taishan needs to unify its thoughts and clarify its goals, such as striving for the best results, playing a few key battles, and appropriately increasing the playing time of youngsters.
In this match against Zhejiang, Taishan suffered from both the pitch and the weather. First of all, in terms of the pitch, the condition of the pitch for this match can be said to be the worst pitch in this year's Chinese Super League, and Cressan even said that this match was the worst pitch he had ever played on in his life. In fact, if it was just a bad pitch, the match coincided with rain. In the first half it wasn't raining too much and the pitch was basically guaranteed to seep. In the second half it poured and the waterlogging became severe.
As a matter of fact, under such circumstances, the supervisor or referee should have delayed the kick-off in the second half to minimize the impact of the waterlogged pitch on the game. I'm afraid that in the future, the Chinese Super League will still be affected by rain, and this game needs to learn from it.
In this game, both teams had a hard time playing at their proper technical and tactical levels, and each team was awarded a penalty kick. In the last minute of the game, Taishan missed a ball out of bounds and Zhejiang had a great chance. Although Wang Dalei shot out a high quality shot from Gaudi, Zhang Jiaqi then made a great header from a corner kick. The kill came in the 98th minute and was the last moment of the game.
The game was Cui Kangxi's first loss since coaching Shandong Taishan. In the previous 10 games, Cui Kangxi led his team to 6 wins and 4 draws. At the same time, Shandong Taishan also realized 12 rounds of undefeated, during which 6 wins and 6 draws.
After this game, Shandong Taishan will continue on the road to face Meizhou Hakka in a 1/8th final match of the AFC Cup. Taishan lost three league matches this season, one of which was away to Meizhou Hakka, so this match is also crucial for Taishan. Especially with the league almost out of contention for the title, the F.A.C. Cup match should not be lost.
It is worth noting that Taishan has 7 home matches out of 11 away matches. In 18 rounds so far this season, Taishan has a very good home record with 5 wins, 2 draws and an average score of 2.43 points. However, Taishan's 11 away matches were dismal, with an average score of only 1.09 points. The difference between Taishan's home and away records is very, very big.
After the away match with Meizhou Hakka, Taishan will have five consecutive home matches. At present, Taishan's mental outlook, technical and tactical play is generally satisfactory, but the team still has a lot of problems in the details. More importantly, due to the impact of previous penalties, Taishan has clearly shown anxiety on the psychological level, and Taishan needs to solve these two problems as soon as possible.
After this round of matches, Taishan's points are still 29 points, while Shanghai Harbor's points have reached 43 points, Taishan's hope of winning the championship is very slim. In this case, another risk facing Taishan is that once the hope of winning the championship is lost, the team's mental performance may repeat itself, which is often referred to as "discouragement". Therefore, Taishan must unify their thoughts, in which a clear goal is very important.
In order to achieve the best result in the league, we have to be the consensus of all. At least Taishan needs to get back to the top three through their own efforts, which is the honor of an old strong team. Meanwhile, some key matches, such as the Battle of Beijing and Lu, the Qilu Derby, including the second round matches with Sanzhen and Seaport, will receive great attention from the fans and require a 100% attitude. As for the FA Cup, let alone going all out.
Of course, for the club and coaching staff, conscious training of young people in the league without much hope of competing for the title is very necessary. During the second transfer period, Shandong Taishan adjusted the list of young players, with Shi Songchen, Yimulan, Peng Xiao, and Yu Jinyong withdrawn from enrollment.The three players in the 2005 age group have been tasked with the China Youth Football League and learning about youth clubs this year, and have had little time to represent the first team.
The list of players for the supplementary report is:Ricky Yang, Mustapa Tasi, Jaafarfan, Abdul Meat Suli and Chen Zeshi. Meanwhile, they are still on the list to buy U Lang. At the moment Jia Feifan will probably be called up early by the Olympic team because he is an Olympic team player, but the rest of the players should be able to represent Taishan in the subsequent league matches.
