The holidays kicked off for the Zim Tigers as Kadar and Iroquois embarked on their homecoming, with the return program, which was initiated last month, well underway. Physical fitness coach Julio and newcomer Vijinovic quickly went into training, joined by Magno, who returned to the team not long ago. The injured Yang Zihao gave up his vacation and returned to Tianjin directly to "recharge" -
After the fierce competition in the second half of the first phase of the Chinese Super League, the Jinmen Tigers arrived in Suzhou last night and then took the earliest high-speed train to Tianjin. At 14:33 today, the team arrived in Tianjin and the bus carried the coaches and players back to their new home in Tianjin, which is a real "home" for the team.
Although there are more than fifty people in the WeChat group of the Tsimshatsui Tigers, only about twenty of them returned to Tsimshatsui this time. The reason for this is that some of the players' families are out of town and have returned directly to their hometowns. Despite the fact that they still need to follow the team's training program strictly for the next half a month, as well as strictly adhere to the epidemic prevention and living requirements, everyone hopes to go home as early as possible during the rare vacation.
However, Yang Zihao became an exception. Instead of returning home to Shanghai or his hometown in Jiangxi, he chose to return to Tianjin with the team. He said that according to his injury recovery, he may be able to come back in October when the AFC Cup match. He intends to start normal training after a short adjustment in Tianjin to make up for the lessons he missed due to his injury. Fitness coach Julio, like Yang Zihao, has become the first occupant of the team's new residence. Dutch foreign aid Vijinovic has also started training. As a result, they may need to work overtime early in the vacation. In addition, Magno, who traveled directly from Suzhou to Jiangxi to deal with personal matters, will also return soon to join them.
Barton, who was called up by the national team for a three-day vacation, has returned home to Beijing today and will report to head coach Li Tie in Shanghai on the 19th. Kadar and Iroquois have had relatively long vacations, returning home to Hungary and France respectively. Although it is human nature to go home, the foreign aid of each team in the Chinese Super League have arrangements to go home during the vacation. The last time Kadar went home was at the end of last year, and it's been half a year since he returned in early January this year. Iroquois has not been home for more than a year. After the confirmation of the league system and the schedule adjustment plan, the team agreed to their vacations before they left for Suzhou and contacted the relevant departments to ensure that they could go home on time. Therefore, as long as there are no special circumstances, Kadar and Iroquois will be with the team for the subsequent matches, especially in the crucial relegation group battle, and no one needs to worry about it.
In addition, during the vacation period, the coaching staff of the Tsimshatsui Tigers needed to make an in-depth summary of the past period of matches. Although the team has made significant progress compared to the beginning of the season, the overall performance in the 9 matches still fluctuated and the play was not stable enough. Problems such as poor tactical execution or emotions are attributed to deficiencies in individual ability and team fighting strength. Currently with 9 points, they are only 2 points ahead of Qingdao and Dalian Ren, who are the last two teams in the league. In order to secure a spot in the Super League in the regular season, the team can't afford to let the rankings slip any further.The battle for the relegation bracket begins in December, with eight matches at stake. From the September 1 holiday to November, the team still needs to improve its fighting strength through training and actual battles in order to achieve better results in the league.
