Muzi Guanhudou | Foreign aid determines Shenhua cap? Wu Jingui's hidden difficulty: the defense line is shaken!

During this period, Shanghai Shenhua's record has fluctuated.

Shanghai Shenhua has already lost two games before the halfway point of July, and although their opponents are tough, they are not unable to take a few more points considering Shanghai Shenhua is ranked second in the league.

You know, this is exactly what Wu Jingui said at the pre-match press conference that the team should value the most.

So before they know it, they have gradually been pulled away by their sworn enemies in the same city, and in order to continue to be competitive, Wu Jingui's guidance and players need to regain their form in June.

At the moment, however, this is somewhat secretly difficult.

At the pre-match press conference, coach Wu Jingui also talked about one thing:

Fewer goals on the offensive end.

In 16 games, Shanghai Shenhua has only scored 17 goals, and being able to reach the second place position shows that the team's defense is indeed good, but it also shows that the team's offensive strength, including the performance of the field, does have room for improvement.

Previously, Shanghai Shenhua could explain this problem with a lack of manpower, but with Wu Xi's comeback and Dai Weijun joining, a series of favorable factors made people lack manpower no excuse.

Therefore, in this game against Meizhou Hakka, Wu Jingui guided the use of the recent 433 formation, placing more manpower in the midfield, and there were also available backers on the bench.

The improvement brought by this is obvious, the control ability is improved, and the points involved in the attack are enriched, so there are more opportunities for secondary attacks:

However, the Meizhou Hakka are not idle, and their foreign aid is actually very powerful, especially Rodrigue:

This brought a hint of danger to Shanghai Shenhua, who came close to falling behind at home in the 9th minute:

Shanghai Shenhua's previous excellent performance and proud record are based on the three-back system and good offensive and defensive balance, the scene is not good-looking, and fewer goals are the price.

No one likes to defend all the time, there's no doubt about that, so this may have been a stopgap measure for Wu Jingui when he was short of manpower, but this strategy received an unexpected surprise.

Now that there are relatively sufficient manpower and more capital, it is natural to want to move forward, but before that, the head coach needs to think of one thing first:

Can the increase in offensive efficiency brought about by the increase in manpower cover up the danger that arises in the rear?

For example, in the 11th minute, Shenhua's attack from midfielder to full-back was quite strong, but when he turned around, the empty space on the wing was almost caught by Meizhou:

And after 3 minutes, Meizhou directly played the threat in front of the goal from the middle:

On the other hand, on the offensive side, with more support, how much has the efficiency improved with Shenhua's offensive line? So, this brings us to the question of the upper limit of the core players' abilities.

At heart, Malele is a striker who plays by attrition. The tactical role is abundant and can deplete the opposing defenders, and after the latter is exhausted, Malele has the spare energy to reap goals and statistics.

But when everyone has physical fitness, in a small space, his technical ability is relatively average:

Bassogo is slightly better than him, has some explosiveness and left-foot advantage, and has the ability to cut inside and hit the goal like this:

But not much better, and Bassogo's body does not perfectly support his style of play, so there are more injuries, and the position is in the second line, and it is inevitable that it will be involved in the position and defense.

Based on such core player abilities, it is risky for the whole team to move forward. Theoretically, with more manpower, they can save part of it by consuming the opponent's energy, but the technical defect is not physically compensable, and no matter how energetic, the action that should not be done can still not be done.

Instead, at the end of the first half, in the counter-attacking scene, Malele created a penalty:

However, turning back, Shanghai Shenhua's defense allowed Rodrigue to get rid of the middle in a row, as if in no man's land, and equalized the score:

Returning in the second half, Malailay's technical flaws were exposed again after everyone replenished their physical strength:

At this time, Shenhua's manpower and strength to attack were still very large:

But it is Yu Hanchao who can seize the opportunity in a single round:

After scoring the second goal, Shanghai Shenhua, who played at home, began to recycle, and Wu Jingui also replaced Jin Yangyang in the adjustment link, and the intention to keep the score was obvious.

At this time, even without Bassogo, the tactical role of Malele becomes very prominent, and it can consume the opponent's defender and contain the opponent's formation center of gravity:

You can also get a chance to break in front of the goal:

It's just that I still haven't grasped it.

This tactical role delayed the time of Meizhou Hakka's counterattack, and it would also make them worry about the counterattack, so at the end of the game, Meizhou Hakka only had two chances from the set-piece scene:

Shenhua kept the score and the game was over.

Winning the game is naturally the hardest truth, but it is worth noting that in the last three games using the four-back system, Shenhua has conceded four goals.

If it had been such a defensive performance before, Shanghai Shenhua would not have climbed to the second place.

Today, Shenhua has more midfielders, and seems to have the capital to play better and score more goals, but the characteristics of the forward line are so likely that it is not worth the loss.

In other words, showing Malailay's diligence is cost-effective for Shenhua, and exposing his skills is generally not cost-effective.

If the forward line can't turn the extra support into more goals with maximum efficiency, it will be the backfield that will be at risk.

Influenced by the pressure of public opinion, Wu Jingui may also want to play a good game, which may be the reason why he called on everyone to pay more attention to points before the game.

But in the pursuit of goals, once the defense becomes unstable, many points may also be missed.