At halftime, the sound of class ending sounded at the Pudong football stadium. The manager of the team at the top of the league table was called out by the fans at home, and it seemed so incredible. But as soon as after the game, Javier, who turned on the vacation mode, has already caused "public indignation"! Even many pro-Shanghai media have privately raised various dissatisfaction with Havel's coaching.
SIPG is the team with the largest investment and the strongest card in the Chinese Super League this year; Nantong, on the other hand, is the team with the smallest investment and the weakest card in the Chinese Super League this year. The team with the strongest paper and the most investment plays the weakest team on paper and the least invested at home, which should be a game of abuse according to common sense, but in the end it is scary to win.
The problems exposed by SIPG's fight against Nantong are actually a continuation of the loss to Chengdu.
In the match of Chengdu, SIPG's possession rate was close to 70%, and there was a time of 11 to 10 in nearly half an hour; But in the face of Chengdu's iron barrel array, SIPG basically could not create an opportunity, but also stole one by the other party.
And in Nantong, the data of Shanghai Port was completely crushed, but their fortification can only be described as laborious.
Behind the lack of strength in two consecutive games, it can be said that the opponent's targeted arrangement has achieved good results. But at the same time, we can also see that the problem of SIPG's lack of mature tackling routines has also been exposed very obviously. It can even be said that many times, SIPG's attack is to kick wherever it is, which is obviously related to Havel's chaotic arrangement.
Since Javier put Pinko in the cold, SIPG's front court has dominated Xiao Kuailing. But the little fast spirit sent by Javier does not seem to be particularly compatible in terms of compatibility.
Caron is a traditional winger with speed but not delicate personal skills, he is not good at going to the middle, not good at forcing penetration with teammates, he is still accustomed to frequent crosses on the wing.
On the offensive line of SIPG, only Wu Lei is good at grabbing points and inserting behind the opponent.
Lu Wenjun, who was good at inserting later, did not enter the list on the field, and came off the bench in this game; Xu Xin was beaten into the cold palace, Wang Shenchao because he played with Karon on one side, when Karon attacked on the wing, he needed to go up and set the side, and it was impossible to rush in and grab points.
Because there are several players in the front court, the technical characteristics are not very compatible, which leads to the actual combat effect of SIPG's front court evolving into a small fast and inflexible. To forcibly penetrate from the middle, only Oscar and Paulinho Jr. have this technical ability.
If you want to make Caron play, want him to tear the gap on the wing, and lack an outflanking point in the box after the kick, Wu Lei is often buried in the "sea of people" in the box.
In fact, discerning people are very clear that if the attack on Shanghai Port is to focus on Xiao Kuailing, it should be Vargas, Oscar, and Paulinho Jr. at the same time, delivering shells to Wu Lei behind him!
If you want to take advantage of Caron's speed advantage and assault ability on the wing, you should outflank Pinto and Wu Lei in front of goal at the same time.
But for well-known reasons, Vargas, who does not fall into the eyes of Javier's law, has been clearly marginalized at the tactical level.
And the playing time of Pinka and Caron Jr. is also very low; Many times when Pinko is on, the wing of SIPG can't afford to play.
Playing a small fast spirit does not play Bagars, playing a wide cross without Pinko, Javier's tactical arrangement and personnel selection will often seem very contradictory. In this paradox, SIPG breaks through the dense defense, and many times can only rely too much on the individual ability of the frontcourt players.
Of course, the difficulty is a problem that plagues many coaches around the world, and there are many coaches who will strengthen the set-piece attack while trying to solve the problem. When Villas-Boas and Pereira were in charge of SIPG, their coaching team had an assistant who was very good at designing set-piece tactics; Therefore, in those years, the overall short Shanghai Port, although they often sounded the air defense alarm, they could also frequently use set-piece attacks to solve problems, and everyone in the back of Shanghai with knives once became a publicity gimmick.
But time has changed, Oscar, who took the set-piece that year, is still there, Wu Lei, Wang Shenchao, Lv Wenjun, Cai Huikang, He Guan (on the bench), these players who are responsible for grabbing points in the set-piece attack; But behind SIPG's set-piece threat plummeting and squandering a large number of set-piece chances every game, is the assistant level of the Javier team designing set-piece tactics okay? Did the Javier team's daily set-piece drills work?
In fact, since SIPG entered the Chinese football scene, it has successively invited five foreign coaches: Eriksen, Boas, Pereira, Lecco and Javier; We can't say that Javier must be the worst of these 5 foreign teachers, but objectively speaking, Javier's coaching style, among these 5 foreign teachers, is the least compatible with Hong Kong.
SIPG is a strong team in Chinese football, with Eriksson and Villas-Boas both famous coaches who have coached in continental giants; Andreas Pereira and Lecco have extensive experience coaching in Europe's second-tier league powerhouses.
Therefore, it is more appropriate to ask these coaches who have previously led strong teams in other leagues to coach. But what about Javier? Leading the team to relegation in the Chinese Super League is a good hand, and last year he tried to lead Henan to rush up; And when he was in La Liga and the Premier League and with Cruyff Jr. in Chongqing, whether he was a head coach or an assistant, he basically served in the relegation team.
When Javier was already accustomed to working in the relegation team, he was accustomed to coaching in the way of the relegation team, and his run-in with SIPG was very twisted.
If you don't have to invite Havel, it is actually a microcosm of the overall operation of SIPG in recent years.
Look at their staffing, the backfield full-backs are scarce, but the continuous reinforcement of the central defenders has led to too much siltation in the position; So much so that Wei Zhen can only be changed to a defensive back at this stage, and He Guan is also sitting on the bench. In the middle of the midfield, the two signings of Matijiang and Xu Xin overlap, and Paulinho Jr. and Vargas also overlap. And the 5 foreign aid of SIPG has neither a real flashpoint nor a stable shooter.
Because of the unreasonable staffing, this means that SIPG is only suitable for finding coaches who are good at watching food and cooking, so that the team's combat effectiveness can be maximized, but neither Lecco nor Javier is obviously this type of coach!
In a season with huge cards and investments, can Javier lead the team to keep the advantage?