Thanks to Rosa's goal, the Tigers drew 1-1 away from home with the Cangzhou Lions, increasing their unbeaten run to 16. With a large rotation of the lineup, the Tsumen Tigers did not win, but it was an acceptable result to get 1 point. Due to Shandong Taishan's 3-0 victory over Shanghai Shenhua, the Jinmen Tigers were overtaken by Shandong and dropped to 5th.
At the pre-match press conference, head coach Yu Genwei said that more rotation should be carried out in the second half of the league to actively deal with physical and injury problems. In this match, the Tsumen Tigers rotated 7 places compared to the previous round. Of the four foreign signings, Beric and Merida sat on the bench, Andujar started and Rosa returned to start after a one-game suspension. In addition, Qian Yumiao made his debut this season, and Zhao Yingjie, Xie Weijun, Chang Feiya, Tian Yinong and Su Yuanjie also started.
In this match, because the home team wore a blue jersey, the Tsumen Tigers once again wore a yellow jersey. After the start of the game, Cangzhou took the lead, and in the opening 4 minutes, Oscar used a header to take the lead for the home team. Immediately afterwards, the Jinmen Tigers quickly equalized. In the 7th minute, Rosa also scored with a header, and the two teams were tied 1-1. The Tigers, who played in rotation, were somewhat passive on the court, but kept the draw until halftime.
In the second half, the Tigers replaced the main attackers such as Merida, Beric and Barton, and the situation on the field was also tilted towards the Tigers. However, Cangzhou's Locadia, Oscar, and Owusu continued to put pressure on the Tsumen Tigers' backline, leaving them unable to devote all their energy to attacking. In stoppage time, the Tigers had a very threatening counterattack, Barton dribbled the ball and was knocked down by the opponent, but referee Liu Wei did not express anything, which also caused strong dissatisfaction from the Tigers. In the end, the two teams drew 1-1, and the Tsumen Tigers increased their unbeaten run to 16, but dropped one place to 5th.
In this game, thousands of Tianjin fans came to the scene, and they were cheering for the Jinmen Tigers with high singing and cheering from beginning to end. After the game, head coach Yu Genwei also led the team to the sidelines to thank the Tianjin fans. "Thank you very much, I didn't expect so many Tianjin fans to come to cheer for us on the road. It was they who gave us a lot of strength and allowed us to fight tenaciously until the last moment. ”
Speaking about the game, Yu Genwei admitted that the Tigers did make some mistakes in the opening stages and conceded goals. But fortunately, the Tsumen Tigers quickly adjusted and equalized the score. 'It was very important that we were able to equalise quickly after conceding the goal. Rosa's goal was very beautiful, and he also came back from injury and gave his best. We did a good job of targeted deployment on the defensive end. In the second half we made personnel changes and for a while we controlled the ball. ”
Later, Yu Genwei said, "The rhythm of today's game was still broken by some factors. I hope that the pace and intensity of Chinese football will be improved, so that it can have good performance in future continental competitions. If certain rhythms are always not raised, and certain factors are always controlled, I think this is a very sad thing. ”
In this game, the Tsumen Tigers underwent a massive rotation, and several core players only came on in the second half to avoid injury problems with physical overdraft. Some players who usually rarely play have also been given the opportunity to play. But their performances were mixed, and when it came to whether the rotation would pay a price in terms of results, Yu said, "I am basically satisfied with the performance of the players after the rotation, this year is the third year of the re-establishment of the Jinmen Tigers, and we need to build step by step." When we have the potential to give more players a chance to play, don't skimp on it. Results are important, but the growth of players is also accumulated bit by bit. The rotation may come at a cost of some results, but in the long run, it is necessary. ”
After this game, Jinmen Tigers did not stop more in Cangzhou, but took the team bus back to Tianjin overnight. Because, the recent schedule is very intense, counting this game, the Tigers will play three games in 11 days, two of which are still away. Fortunately, Cangzhou is relatively close, and it will not consume too much physical strength on the road.
After returning to Tianjin, the Jinmen Tigers will continue their preparations in Tianjin and travel to Huzhou, Zhejiang on July 14 to prepare for the away match against Zhejiang on the 16th. In the first leg, the Jinmen Tigers defeated Zhejiang at home thanks to Beric score. When the two teams meet again, Tsumen Tigers must hope for a good result. For Tsumen Tiger, the biggest difficulty is distance and physical fitness. Because Huzhou does not have an airport, in addition to taking more than 5 hours of high-speed rail from Tianjin, it is a plane to Shanghai or Hangzhou, and then take a high-speed rail or bus. The overall travel time is even more than the race to Shenzhen.
It is understood that Tianjin Tiger's new foreign aid Vitanov will arrive in Tianjin within this week. Away to Zhejiang, Vitanov is expected to make his Chinese Super League debut. As a defender with strong defensive ability, he can improve the hardness of the Tigers in midfield. Facing the Zhejiang team, which has both Leonardo and Mushekui, if the Jinmen Tigers want to retreat with their whole body, they must rely on technical and tactical cooperation to break the opponent on the basis of good defense.
The second half of the league has begun, and it is not easy for Jinmen Tigers to retreat from Cangzhou. As the rotation deepens, the subsequent matches of the Jinmen Tigers will encounter more difficulties. There is no time to adjust, so we can only rise to the challenge. The record of consecutive undefeated Jinmen Tigers continues.