Last weekend, the second stage of the Chinese Super League began again. Shenhua relied on foreign aid Dumbia to score twice, easily beating Qingdao Huanghai 3-0 to achieve the first victory of the second stage of the match. After missing out on the championship group, Shenhua finally started the process of training young players.
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Take the deputy squad leader lightly
Wang Haijian
In the second stage of the game, the Shenhua team reported 7 U23 players. Among them are Wen Jiabao and Zhu Chenjie, who have already played the main force. There are also substitute defenders Wang Yi, midfielder Wang Haijian and He Longhai, plus two goalkeepers Ma Zhen and Xue Qinghao. Another young general, Zhu Yue, was still in the stage of recovery and observation because of his initial recovery from injury, so he did not go to Suzhou together.
In this match against Qingdao, Shenhua, in addition to Zhu Yue and another injured player He Longhai, basically put all the young players who could be sent to the field into the starting lineup: Wang Yi, Wang Haijian, Wen Jiabao and Zhu Chenjie. Judging from the actual combat of the game, the young players played steadily. Players like Wen Jiabao and Zhu Chenjie, who are themselves in the main squad, do not need to comment much. Wang Haijian's midfield shift was eye-catching, but unfortunately, there was a chance to make up for the shot in the air that was not seized, otherwise it would be perfect.
Dumbia creates penalties
Of course, we also have to see that Shenhua's opponent in this game is Qingdao Huanghai, who ranks last in Group A. Counting the 3-0 loss to Shenhua, the team has suffered 10 consecutive league defeats. Before the restart of the second stage, the Qingdao team also reported that the players were reluctant to continue to enter the division because of unpaid wages. Although it finally came to the Suzhou Division, the combat effectiveness of the team can be imagined.
What's more, Shenhua's starting lineup includes three foreign players, Adrian, Dumbia and Jonic, which have played a strong role in supporting the team's tactical system. Adrian's running pass and Dumbia's frontcourt fulcrum are problems that Qingdao cannot solve. With such foreign aid with kicks, the play of the young players is naturally guaranteed.
This relatively relaxed situation is likely to become the mainstream of Shenhua's entire second stage of competition. In addition to being 4 points higher than Henan Songshan Longmen, Shenhua is at least 11 points higher than other teams in the relegation group, and is also the only team in the relegation group with a goal difference greater than zero. One notch higher in strength. After the downturn in real estate football, many teams' desire to fight has to be marked with a question mark. According to the 2021 format, the bottom two teams in the relegation group with the worst results also have the opportunity to stay in the Chinese Super League through the promotion and relegation play-offs of the Chinese Super League, and even do not rule out the possibility of relegation after relegation.
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Relegation competitions have limited exercise effect
Therefore, it is necessary to say that the training value of such a game for young players is relatively limited. This reminds me of the Shanghai men's basketball team in the 2019-20 CBA regular season. At that time, due to the epidemic, the CBA regular season was forced to stop. After the resumption, some young players of the Shanghai men's basketball team also had a good performance in the game. But with the 20-21 season restarting, the young players who had previously had a brilliant performance disappeared again.
Dumbia's header broke the goal
The reason is that at that time, the Shanghai men's basketball team had lost the possibility of advancing to the playoffs, and the players' mentality was relatively peaceful, which was conducive to the play of the players. In the new season, the competition between the teams has intensified again, and the shortcomings of young players have been exposed. The same problem may be reflected in Shenhua. The opponent has no desires and no demands, the intensity of the game will be discounted, Shenhua has no risk of relegation, the players are at peace, and everything is developing in the direction that young players should shine...
Therefore, new people should seize such opportunities to express themselves. Just think, if you can't get ahead in such a good playing environment, then next year, when the game becomes more intense again and the importance of winning and losing is once again highlighted, how can you convince the coach to trust you?
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Get young and stick with it
On the other hand, Shenhua has launched rejuvenation under the call of the outside world, but can this strategy be continued next season? The team was ambitious at the beginning of the season, and as a result, it was beaten into the relegation group by Guoan. Everyone can also see that Shenhua's veteran route has basically come to an end. If the team wants to be sustainable and want to create good results in the future, the cultivation of young people is urgent.
Dumbia scored well
But the replacement of the team and the development of young people need to take risks. Even some giant teams will encounter troughs, even long-term troughs, when iterates. Today's Barcelona and Manchester United are illustrative examples. But if that road ends up going, it's a huge asset for the team. Barcelona over the past decade and Manchester United's Class 92 are also illustrative examples.
So, if there are some fluctuations in the team's performance in the process of cultivating new talents next season, please stick to it. If Shenhua can produce another batch of similar 95 generation and cable 02, it will not only be beneficial to the team, but also enlighten Chinese football, which is currently at a low point of development. Chinese football has gone through several development models, but the road of cultivating people in a down-to-earth manner is the most difficult, and now it is time to return to the right path.