In a heavyweight finale of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou lost 0-1 to Shanghai Harbor, giving up the second place in the championship group. But everyone who watched this game knows that Guangzhou occupies most of the advantages on the field, but Shanghai Harbor still relies on more stable play to win this game.
After the game, The Croatian head coach of Shanghai Harbor, Lecco, took the initiative to find Zheng Zhi, the executive head coach of the Guangzhou team, sent him blessings, and said that he liked the playing style of the Guangzhou team very much, and hoped that Zheng Zhi could continue to stick to it in the future.
Lecco is not unreasonable to say this, Guangzhou's performance in this game is indeed much better than Shanghai Harbor, especially under the condition of sending 8 U23 players, and even have the opportunity to equalize in the end. Of course, the Shanghai harbor also played well, and they laughed to the end with the young general Liu Zhurun's killer ball.
To use a word to describe the performance of the Guangzhou team in this game, that is, "losing the game is not losing", although Zheng Zhi lost to Lyco, but in time, this Guangzhou team is more mature, and it is bound to be able to overturn the Shanghai harbor.
From the statistics after the game, guangzhou's advantage in facing Shanghai harbor is very obvious: Guangzhou's possession rate is 55%, Shanghai's harbor is 45%; Guangzhou's shots are 12 times, Shanghai's harbor is 3 times; Guangzhou's attack is 122 times, Shanghai's harbor is 85 times; of which Guangzhou's dangerous attack is 47 times, and Shanghai's harbor is 34 times.
It is worth mentioning that Lecco and Zheng Zhi are actually the same age, Zheng Zhi is 41 years old this year, and Lecco is 43 years old. Lecco is also a professional footballer, having played in Croatian and Belgian leagues and won titles. After retiring in 2014, Lecco chose to start his coaching career in the Belgian league and led Bruges to the first division.
Zheng Zhi, who is only 2 years younger than Lecco, has not retired until now, his identity is a player and executive head coach, and he has not yet officially coached the qualifications of the Chinese Super League. It is only because of the trust of the Guangzhou team that Zheng Zhi's coaching can be used in advance.
In the face of Lecco's affirmation and blessings, Zheng Zhi also expressed congratulations and gratitude: "Congratulations to you (Shanghai Harbor) for winning the second place, thank you, and I also wish you good results in the FA Cup." ”
Maybe this is the pity for each other, the same are all players, the same have embarked on the position of coach, only Lyco understands Zheng Zhi's situation, a "rookie head coach" is really not easy. Here, I also hope that Zheng Zhi can consistently adhere to his coaching style, take the revitalization of southern football as his responsibility, and do not give up easily on the way forward. Come on, Zheng Dao.