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In the world of soccer, coaches are like the locomotive that leads the train, while clubs are the key decision makers. When faced with a challenge, can they come up with a more focused strategy to deal with it?
On June 19, the fifth round of the Chinese Super League, the momentum of Wuhan Sanzhen team defeated Shanghai Seaport 2-1 on the road to continue to maintain the lead in the standings. For the first time, the defeated Shanghai Seaports' head coach, Leko, confessed, "The competition for the title is becoming tougher and tougher, and our current level is not up to the top level of the Chinese Super League."
Why has Leko given up on the title race so early, despite the fact that all 34 rounds of the league have yet to be completed? The Harbour team was specially strengthened after last season's runner-up finish, but is the team's low form now really affected by the epidemic in Shanghai? Can the coaching staff and the club, two key players, take more effective measures in the face of adversity?
Outside backers face off, Harbour defeat expected
The Harbor team's defeat, although the score was only 1-2, losing by only one goal, the difference in strength between the two teams was obvious from the course of the game. Throughout the game, Harbor trailed in shots on goal by 6 to 22, and was completely outmatched in shots on goal by 3 to 11. The loss seemed to make sense.
In terms of ball possession, Harbor led 65% to 35% of their opponents, and their pass success rate was 84% to Tri-Town's 72%, but these advantages were ineffective - Harbor's areas of possession were in their own midfield and backfield, unable to form a substantial attacking threat; and their passes were only back and forth across the field between the three fullbacks, making it difficult to move forward to The passes were just back and forth between the three defenders at the back, making it difficult to push forward and attack effectively.
In contrast to the unconvincing defeats of the past, this time Harbour head coach Leko appeared convinced after the match, even a little long in the tooth. He said: "The side that played better won the game, we only lost by one goal but could have lost by four. The players and coaches were out of form in the first half and we still have a gap with the top Super League teams."
Harbour improved their performance in the second half, relying on substitute wide man Ndiaye to pull a point back. According to Leko, "We had more possession in the second half but I don't think we were better, we didn't really create threatening chances and our opponents could have scored all four of our goals in the first half."
The Chinese Super League relies on foreign aid. Wuhan Three Town were equipped with five foreigners and started with four of them. The frontline trident was on fire, especially high center forward Malcolm, whose powerful header set the tone of the game early on. In contrast, Harbour only started one foreigner, Junior Paulinho, and substitute Ndiaye was not sharp enough due to unsystematic training.
Foreign aid dependence, test of coach's coaching skills
In the absence of core foreign aid, Shanghai Seaports exposed the problem of not being able to win without Oscar, which is certainly in line with the general rule of the Chinese Super League's reliance on foreign aid, but also exposed the coaching staff's deficiencies in offensive deployment, tactical literacy, overall collaboration and timely response.
The Chinese Super League, which has been dominated by the golden dollar soccer, has formed a simplistic tactical framework in which the super foreign aid trident dominates the offense and the rest of the local players are responsible for the defense. Whether it is the past Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai seaport, or today's Wuhan three towns, the super foreign aid is an indispensable tactical core, local players are mainly responsible for doing the dirty work of defense, and even after the ball is handed over to the foreign aid after the break of the "tool man".
Now, with the super foreign aid due to salary restrictions and other factors to leave, Shanghai seaport team core Oscar due to the epidemic and other delays in the return of many teams were beaten back to the original shape, seaport team "Oscar dependence" more and more obvious. Without Oscar, the Harbor team's attack appears to be raw, difficult to create opportunities, if not for the club's introduction of internal aid Feng Jin a standout, the rest of the local players are trapped in the physical reserves, physical fatigue, tactical configurations, and other factors, the performance of the weak drag, it is difficult to shoulder the important task of scoring goals.
Can Chinese players play a relatively exciting offense without foreign aid? This season, Xie Hui's Dalian Ren team, which consists of all local players, has been performing very well, and the team is undefeated with 1 win and 3 draws for the time being. Especially on the premise of not having a single foreigner to rely on, the team's high pressure kicking style has a sound and is very refreshing.
The high press and spirit of Xie Hui and the Dalian People are actually reminding Shanghai Harbour Team that the Chinese Super League is not the only place where betting on foreign aid is a tactic, a mode and a way to live. In contrast, the various helplessness and complaints of Leko without Oscar nowadays also show that the coaching staff can't come up with a solution to the problem.
In fact, as long as the proper organization, proper tactics, unity and cooperation, all Chinese players playing in the Chinese class can also score goals, can also play relatively advanced team soccer - provided that the coaching staff has the pursuit, the players have the execution. In this regard, Lecco may need more brains.
Carve the boat and clubs have to improvise too
Xie Hui coaches a team that relies on the All China Class to excel, which cannot be separated from the learning and accumulation of his long-time assistant coaching role at Shanghai Harbour Club. After assisting Eriksson, Villas-Boas and Pereira, Xie chose to fly solo as a head coach and also incorporated the experience of these three champion coaches into his coaching philosophy.
In contrast, Leko as the successor of these three champion coaches, lack of a champion aura, character appears "one-stranded", encountered unexpected difficulties also lack of rapid response. Even the lack of "frustration education" of the young coach, because of their own stubborn stubborn character, so that the team has a "boat for the sword" suspicion.
In the author's view, the Shanghai harbor team affected by the epidemic physical reserve is insufficient, the preparation period is not enough has been irreversible, the face of the team only 14 days to prepare for the "special circumstances", must come up with a targeted "special approach". I learned that the rate of Laike team in Dalian still continue their trademark high-intensity training mode, and even two a day to practice aerobic running, running back and forth to reserve physical fitness.
High-intensity training itself is right, but these training tempo, training mode and preparation concepts are often based on the premise of a normal preparation cycle of about 30 days. Now the harbor team affected by the epidemic, in the background of the preparation cycle is only 15 days, in the league before the continuation of ultra-high-intensity training set in stone is appropriate, to be tested by time.
Meanwhile, the high intensity of training by the Leko coaching staff has actually been exposed as a problem last season. Lecco handpicked defender Mystorovic came to China, a Chinese Super League did not play, suffered two serious injuries ligament rupture. Among them, there is certainly an element of bad luck, but many insiders believe that the team's training intensity is also a causal factor. In addition, the Brazilian striker Lopez last year in training ligament rupture, before the basic not injured Oscar last year also suffered serious injuries, which are and Lecco's training intensity is too high, too much emphasis on running, technical and tactical content of the ball is relatively insufficient, have a certain degree of correlation.
Last season, after Lecco's high-intensity training, there was a Brazilian "miracle doctor", Edu, who utilized his professional ability to ensure that the players come back in time. This season, under the high intensity training, seaport team is full of injured soldiers, the domestic medical team has been very hard, but Edu due to the epidemic is still in Brazil has not yet returned to the team, the team has not yet recovered the maximum rehabilitation diagnostic and treatment power. In fact, there is a scientific rule for players to come back from injuries and illnesses, and the growing list of injuries and illnesses in the Seaport team this season also shows that the team's training is yet to be perfected.
"Everyone, including me, needs to reflect and analyze to see what we should do next to get better." After the match, Leko's statement was humble and pragmatic. In the author's opinion, Leko only use to the training and game of the technical and tactical responsibility, more matters actually by the harbor club decision-making manipulation.
Previously, the response to the epidemic when the team management of inaction, lack of response, or early for the Premier League is in trouble buried fuse. Shanghai Shenhua as a comparative object, Shenhua in Kangqiao base although also plagued by the epidemic, but relatively able to guarantee a certain training; Shanghai Harbor Club if you can earlier decision-making, more responsible, timely adjustment of the training site or go to the provinces and cities training, or can avoid the current embarrassment.
A Shanghai epidemic, leading to the normal operation of the club in the past the original experience is completely invalid, but also to further amplify the club management, coaching staff strain of the short board. Now, the coaching staff, clubs need to face the epidemic prevention and control of the normalization of the background of the new mode of preparation for the Chinese Super League, at this time if you still maintain the original thinking "boat to seek the sword", the team may not only be unable to get rid of the "Oscar dependence syndrome", the future may also pay More tuition.
