When Choi Kang-hee took charge of the Taishan team, the team realized the myth of undefeated double-front battle, with 3 wins and 2 draws in 5 matches in the Chinese Super League, and 1 win in the AFC Cup.
Although Taishan can change coaches quickly, the team's technical and tactical system remains intact thanks to its deep strength and heritage. Despite setbacks, tactical errors and improper use of personnel, Choi Kang-hee, with his deep understanding of the Chinese Super League, advanced concepts, strict management and rich experience, as well as the unique temperament of Korean soccer, has allowed the team to have the time and space to transform and optimize their tactics against the backdrop of a decline in the strength of their opponents in recent years.
This season, Taishan team in the first 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League accumulated 18 points, ranked sixth, and the leader Shanghai Port 11 points difference, the hope of winning the championship is slim. However, the team is now on the right track, the tactics are becoming more mature, the overall strength of the recovery, the realization of the first three goals set by Choi Kang-hee is within reach, and is even expected to surpass the national security and the three towns team.
Beijing Guoan's Rush and Struggle, Reincarnated in the Slogan of "Always Fighting for the First"
Beijing Guoan, as the bright pearl of Chinese soccer, has experienced the glory of "No. 1", "No. 1", "No. 1", and since the establishment of the team in 1992, the slogan "Guoan will always be No. 1" has been shouted. Since the founding of the team in 1992, it has been shouting the slogan "Guoan will always be the first".
However, in the AA period, Guoan had with Dalian Wanda, Shanghai Shenhua "competition" for the title; but in the Premier League, but failed to start with Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou Evergrande "competition", the only Premier League title has a 14-year history. In recent years, the poor performance of Guoan, seems to be related to the frequent replacement of the head coach, since 2017, just six years actually replaced seven head coaches.
This season, Guoan has become one of the "biggest" change, the introduction of De Sousa, Ademi, Ngaard Houde and other foreign aid, as well as Li Lei, Yang, Fang Hao, Feng Boxuan, Han Jiaqi and other local players, but the team's form is in the doldrums, the attack and defense is out of balance, the number of goals is as high as 17, in the top 8 teams, only less than Changchun Yatai. Currently, the most valuable foreign aid, Ademi, seems to have lost his aura of offense, except for long-distance shooting.
In the first 12 rounds of this season, 4 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, ranking seventh with 18 points. Such a report card is obviously hardly satisfactory and is closely related to Stanley's coaching ability, especially in terms of training, tactics and substitutions.
Now, Soares takes over the coaching of Guoan. Although he led Estoril to relegation success in the Portuguese Superliga, he only gained 13 points in 12 matches.On June 23rd, in the third round of the FA Cup, Guoan won the away match against Zibo Qisheng, a team from the China B League, 1-0, which shows that Suarez is quickly transforming the team and perfecting the tactical system. He adjusted the position of some players, Yu Dabao and Nai Bijiang started, and strengthened the deployment of the attacking end; the overall formation is more compact, the intention of the attack is more obvious.
However, the Beijing fans, who have seen the world, did not show any surprise, and they still maintained a wait-and-see attitude.
Beijing Guoan not only lacks a good coach, but also lacks the spirit of consistent form, underdogs, balls against the run of play, and the discipline to focus on the game and execute well.
Suarez said that if they can not solve more complex problems than technical and tactical, Beijing Guoan this season will still be difficult to get rid of the "comparison" of the predicament, let alone beyond the Hong Kong team!
Wuhan's three towns are in dire need of a boost as the defending champions drift apart
Surprisingly, defending champions Wuhan Sanzhen have been in a slump at the beginning of the season, even losing ground, giving the impression of laziness and lack of goals.
Considering the multiple fronts of this season, the club put forward the goal of keeping 6 and fighting for 3, but now only won 3 games in 12 rounds and ranked eighth, even the lowest "keeping 6" is difficult to realize. Such a result obviously can't satisfy the club and the fans.
During the break, Wuhan 3 Town finally changed their coach, Pedro was dropped and Gao Gao Mian was appointed. Japanese Taka took over Wuhan Sanzhen for only 5 days and made his debut! In the FA Cup match, the downstream team of the Central League, Jiangxi Lushan, suffered a 5-1 defeat.
Through this game, we can see that Tri-Town still showed some bright spots, such as the team's high-pressure attitude, especially the front line's involvement was significantly higher, with small-scale confrontations and coordination, and the overall defense moved forward a lot. This is a very different look from the Pedro era.
Meanwhile, the rise of 18-year-old Xia Xiaoxi has been a sight to behold, scoring a world-winner and creating a penalty in the AFC Cup match.
For Wuhan Sanzhen, the comeback of injured players is the biggest good news. Gao Gao Mian will have more room for tactics and use of personnel in the coming matches.
Striker Aziz completed his suspension, Wei Shihao and Deng Hanwen recovered from injuries, and Stancho returned after the national team game. In addition, the outstanding Tao Qianglong is highly compatible with the philosophy of Japanese soccer in Wuhan Sanzhen. Gao Gao Mian is expected to lead the team to keep 6 and fight for 3!
