Taishan's first home game of the new AFC Champions League season got off to a bad start with a 0-1 loss to Yokohama Marinos. However, the team's performance in the second half gave fans some hope. Taishan has finally finished their intense schedule of 5 matches in 15 consecutive days, and the team will have a short vacation next.
In the match against Yokohama Mariners, Taishan was completely overwhelmed by their opponents in the first half, especially in the last 15 minutes. The tempo was completely controlled by the opponents, so they could only get tired of defending. It was during this time that the opponents scored, and Taishan fell behind 0-1 at halftime. Whether it was the ball possession or the number of shots, Taishan was far behind their opponents.
The first half was completely passive. Choi Kang-hee didn't take the advice. In the second half, he kept changing the field and the field improved significantly. However, both of Cressan's shots were mercilessly denied by the goalpost and he ended up regretting the loss. Luck was not on Taishan's side in this match. After the game, Choi Kang-hee also expressed his regret, saying that the first half did not go according to plan, which made us very passive and this was the main reason for the defeat.
Choi Kang-hee also expressed his views on Kressan hitting the post twice in the second half. He had both power and luck reasons. In competitive sports, we need power to get lucky. We didn't do enough in details and luck was not on our side.
Before the match, Choi Kang-hee talked about how the CSL is completely different from the Asian Champions League. After the match, Choi Kang-hee also reiterated this point. He said that unlike the CSL teams, the opponents had very different styles. The Japanese team's short pass attacking organization in the midfield was very good. We are relatively new and unfamiliar, so we have some problems.
A 0-1 loss at home for the first time dropped Taesan to third in the group, but the team's comeback in the second half did give fans hope. Next up, Taesan will face Incheon United in back-to-back matches, two games that can no longer be lost.
After a heavy schedule of five matches in 15 days, the Chinese Super League tournament is over and entering a break. Taishan's next match is against Changchun Yatai on October 20, and the team will have a short vacation. Of course, for Wang Dalei, Chen Pu and Liu Yang, three members of the national team, they still have no chance to rest and will soon head to the national team to gather and report.
