Winning the derby is of course a happy moment for the fans of Shanghai Seaport. However, No.10 Lopez became the target of the fans' criticism because of his two "life-thinking" one-touch goals in the match.
From the first two rounds of the league this season, a series of "MeiKaiDouDou" drama, to now has been 7 consecutive games no income, especially miss a single goal has become Lopez's "normal", it is no wonder that everyone will be the seaport team scoring ability to reduce the cause of the attribution of It is no wonder that the reason for the decline in goalscoring ability of the Harbour is attributed to the Brazilian striker.
Last night Harbor defeated 1-0
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s post-game press conference, the media also asked questions about Lopez's status.
"For me, Lopez did a very good job for the team as a whole today." Harbourmaster Leko still expressed full confidence in his player, "He works hard on the field and keeps going to create chances. And he's one of the team's leaders at the moment. Lopez's role is to contribute to the team's win, which is more important than whether he scores or not."
"I'm sure the goals will come if he keeps working like this and this. I'm very happy with his performance today." Leko continued.
Leko's words certainly had some truth to them. Because Lopez in the match with Shenhua, the tactic of actively plunging forward behind the opponent's two center backs did bring a lot of pressure to the opponent's defense. Shenhua center backs Jonic and Feng Xiaoting had to drag themselves further back to limit Lopez's space, which led to a disconnect between Shenhua's backline and midfield, affecting their efficiency in organizing attacks.
However, Lopez's ability to attack directly with the ball is really average, and after dropping back to the midfield to get the ball, he either passes the ball at a bad time or is easily broken up by the opponent. Such embarrassing scenes have repeatedly appeared in Harbor's recent matches.
In addition, Lopez face in the Shenhua center back one-on-one confrontation, and lack of ability to protect the ball, it is difficult to play a pivot role, so that the harbour team from defense to attack when the formation can not be quickly pressed forward, the game on the scene is extraordinarily passive.
What's worse is Lopez's confidence in shooting. After the explosive period of the first two games of the season, Lopez is caught in a vicious cycle of the less goals he scores, the less confidence he has. The lack of confidence and hesitation was the reason why Lopez handled the two chances so rashly in the Derby.
Lopez also had bad luck. In the two games against Wuhan and Hebei, he had one good shot rejected by the goal post each. If he had more luck and broke his goal drought earlier, maybe he would have a different mentality and self-confidence now.
Of course, it comes down to Lopez's own strength that determines his performance on the field. After all, he is only from Barcelona B, and is not an absolute starter at Jeonbuk Hyundai in South Korea, and cannot be compared to Hulk, Arnautovic, or even Hesson, the former Swedish international striker who preceded the Harbour team.
nowadays
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The secondary transfer window has closed, and the Harbor's forward line will be the same configuration as it is now for the rest of the season. So to try to maximize the strengths and avoid the weaknesses in the use of Lopez, head coach Leko must have a targeted tactical arrangement in addition to verbal support.
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In the four matches so far since the restart, Harbour have scored only three goals, and it's a really difficult challenge to make a run at the trophy with that kind of attacking power.
I wonder if Leko can lead Harbour to play better offensive sets and improve the team's offense and goal scoring after Muy ends his inbound quarantine and newcomer Paulinho is integrated into the team.
