On January 27th, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua will be joined by a brand new international player, as reported exclusively by Li Bing from Oriental Sports Daily. As the Asian Cup comes to an end, the national team players have begun to compete with their teammates for a place in the team under Coach Slutsky.
Shenhua players returned to Shanghai from Shenzhen and got a short two-day vacation. For the continuous high intensity training, such a rest time is especially precious.
China returned home early after being eliminated from the Asian Cup at the group stage. This is an unexpected turn of events for Shenhua manager Slutsky. If the Chinese team can make it to the last 16 or 8 of the Asian Cup, Shenhua's players will have to delay their return to the team until early February at the latest, and will probably miss the first match of the "Equalizer Cup" invitational tournament. In this regard, Slutsky no longer needs to keep an eye on the performance of the players on TV.
In order to promote a quick integration between the new additions to the team, Coach Slutsky organized a training session at the Kangqiao base. On the one hand, he wanted to understand the physical condition of the national team players and the additional foreign aiders. Robin, as the head of sports medicine hired by the club, will be responsible for collecting players' data and building an exclusive database so that the coaching team can adjust the training program according to each player's specific situation. On the other hand, Slutsky will also continue to arrange business studies for the new players, teaching his tactical concepts and game strategies to ensure that all players can quickly adapt to the team.
Despite the unexpected cancellation of the Riyadh Victory match, the national team players returned earlier than expected. Overall, the rhythm of the team's preparations for the upcoming games will remain stable. Through high-quality warm-up matches, we will adjust the players' form, sharpen the starting lineup, and achieve Coach Slutsky's two main goals.
Meanwhile, Shanghai Shenhua is actively promoting the introduction of new internal and external reinforcements. If things go well, we are expected to witness the debut of a new international player when the team assembles on the 27th.
With the addition of the national soccer team and new foreign aid, Coach Slutsky will experience the joy of "strong soldiers and strong generals", but will also be faced with the difficult choice of "who to use" and "who not to use". After all, Shenhua team almost every position are stocked with three or four or even five or six players, even the national team members, will face fierce competition. Therefore, as the head coach, Slutsky's task is much more than just picking 11 starting players.
Slutsky firmly believes that every player is vital to the team and possesses irreplaceable value. His mission is to organize the players effectively so that they can make the most out of their roles in the team.
