Ivankovic was envious of Shenhua's defensive system, praising them for only conceding 12 goals in 24 games, a perfect performance. It would be ideal to replicate this defense for the national team. In the ensuing group stage of the 18-team tournament, Japan and Saudi Arabia, two opponents with strong offensive capabilities, will pose a tough challenge to the national team's defense. Therefore, a stable defense is especially important to the national football team, which is not only the foundation of the team, but also the starting point of the counterattack. Shenhua's defense system shows a strong ability to resist pressure through excellent positioning, close coordination and efficient interception. If this system can be successfully applied to the national team, then the national football team will at least be able to protect its defense and create more opportunities for the offense when facing strong enemies. In addition, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Yang Zexiang and Xu Haoyang from Shenhua's team are all in the national team, so they can be used directly without any need for friction and can be put into battle immediately.
Finally, Shenhua's tactical system is flexible and will be adjusted according to different opponents. This kind of tactical flexibility is the pursuit of modern soccer. If Ivankovic can introduce this characteristic to the national team, the national soccer team will be able to react quickly and develop targeted tactics when facing opponents of various styles. Meanwhile, Shenhua team showed excellent creativity in attack, using various ways such as side break and middle penetration to tear the opponent's defense. This variety of offensive means can provide more scoring opportunities for the national football team, thus enhancing its competitiveness in Asia.
Of course, there is also a concern in the minds of the fans, that is, the national football team lacks top players like Teixeira and Amadou. If you don't learn Shenhua's tactics, it may lead to the result of "drawing a tiger without being able to do so, but the opposite of its dog". I believe that although the national football team does not have Teixeira and Amadou, which may have certain difficulties in learning, but if you can give full play to the potential of Xie Pengfei and Wang Haijian, may still achieve surprising results. In short, Ivan's attempt was worthwhile. Moreover, if Ivan does not take such an approach, he will not be able to come up with a better solution, so he can only hope that "the dead horse is a living horse".
