Tactical innovations: grabbing points like your life depends on it
The Nov. 22 showdown between the Meizhou Hakka and Guizhou is crucial. In the fourth stage of Meizhou, Guizhou team may not be in good shape due to fluctuations in the early stage, the fighting force is frustrated. The strength of Chengdu Rongcheng and Wuhan Sanzhen is much better, so if Meizhou Hakka wins or loses this battle, it will directly affect its overall performance in the fourth stage. Luckily, Meizhou Hakka got into the game quickly, with Liang Xueming opening the scoring in just one minute, and eventually beat Guizhou 4-2. In addition to the three valuable points, it is also worth mentioning the excellent form of Meizhou Hakka, who have now won 11 consecutive matches in the Chinese Super League, and together with Wuhan Sanzhen, have set a new record for the longest winning streak in the Chinese First League.
Currently, Meizhou Hakka leads the table with 67 points. In the fourth stage of the League, the participating teams in Meizhou include Meizhou Hakka, Zhejiang, Wuhan Sanzhen, Chengdu Rongcheng, Kunshan and Guizhou. It can be said that the Meizhou district is actually the "super group" of the Central League. Meizhou Hakka, in addition to not meeting Zhejiang, also need to face the strong challenge of Chengdu Rongcheng and Wuhan Sanzhen. And Chengdu Rongcheng, Wuhan three towns, Zhejiang team will also have a fierce battle between. For the top four teams in the Super League group, almost every game is like a Super League final.
This season, Meizhou Hakka team showed weak competitiveness, the first 27 rounds of matches and Wuhan three towns with 11 consecutive wins, tying the 2005 season Gao Hongbo led the Xiamen Blue Lions set 10 consecutive wins in the longest winning streak in the Central League record. The longest winning streak in China's professional soccer is the 16 consecutive victories (actually 15 consecutive victories, with one team retiring for a 3-0 win) led by Li Bing in the 2018 season, while the longest winning streak in the Chinese Super League is the 13 consecutive victories set by Shandong Luneng in the 2006 season.
Observing the first 27 rounds of matches, the depth of Meizhou Hakka's squad is outstanding in the Central League, with 71 goals scored by the whole team, and as many as 12 goalscorers with many points of attack. Among them, Gisen scored 18 goals and ranked second in the Central League Top Scorers list, while Liang Xueming scored 14 goals and ranked fifth in the Central League Top Scorers list, leading the Central League Local Top Scorers list.
In terms of points, Meizhou Hakka has 67 points, while Nantong Zhiyun has 46 points (with one less round to play), so there is basically no doubt that Meizhou Hakka will advance to the top four. The goal of this season is to reach the top four, and this goal has basically been achieved. For the fourth stage of the game, Meizhou Hakka team set a new goal: go all out to impact the top two, and strive to directly promote to the Chinese Super League. "We are very satisfied with this result, and this year we must work towards a higher goal." Cao Yang said, "To be honest, I'm very excited about the Chinese Super League, and now the goal is definitely to go towards the Chinese Super League, but we have to base ourselves on the last seven rounds of matches and do well one game at a time, and that's the philosophy I've been instilling in the first team, which the players and coaching team are well aware of."
For the next seven rounds of the league, the Meizhou Hakka team's policy is very clear, is to fight one game at a time, and strive to rush into the top two, "the competition will be very fierce, Chengdu, Wuhan, Kunshan, Guizhou, every game is a hard battle, the fourth stage of a total of eight games, we have played a game, there are still seven games, every game is difficult to play, every game is equally important, every game is is the final, I hope everyone grits their teeth and hangs on." Cao Yang said.
There are seven more games to go in the "battle to the death" against a tough opponent.
The game with Guizhou is the first test of the "battle for supremacy", and from the process of the game, Liang Xueming, who scored twice, was in excellent condition. After the two goals, Liang Xueming did not celebrate, he said: "I played in Guizhou Hengfeng team, Guizhou team is very important to my growth, I experienced a lot in Guizhou, but also grew up a lot, so I will not celebrate after the goal."
Liang Xueming also said that the whole team showed better form in the match with Guizhou, thanks to the good adjustment in the previous interval, "By the end of the season, and having played many matches before, the interval is more about getting better rest for your body and energy to meet the final stage of the game."
Liang Xue Ming believes that the fourth stage of the game is definitely more difficult to play than the first three stages, after all, the opponents are very strong, and the sense of grabbing points is also very strong, "for example, the next round of the rival Chengdu Rongcheng team, they are one of our primary rivals, this game will certainly be very intense, but the more this kind of game the more we have to focus on the defense, and then the attacking end of the game to put out our own things. "
"With eight matches in the fourth stage, every team has a strong strength, and all we have to do is respect our opponents and play every match well. Our team has put in a lot of hard work during the rest and adjustment period, and we are ready to go all out to prepare for the next games." Meizhou Hakka head coach Milan said.
"After more than a month's interval adjustment, we have been well adjusted physically and energetically, and the team has made targeted preparations according to each opponent. The opponents in the fourth phase are stronger than the first three phases, so we are very focused on this phase of the game, focusing on each opponent. Our overall players have adjusted to the best condition and strive to be able to get a good result in the fourth stage." Meizhou Hakka team captain Shi Liang said.
