After three weeks of the restart of the Chinese Super League, Shenhua, who visited Zhengzhou Navigation Stadium, lost 0-3 to Henan last night. Because 7 people were called up by the national football Asian Games team, Shenhua lacked many main players in this game, especially the central defender partners Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong. And Bassogo left the field with a thigh strain before half-time, which affected the team's overall attack and defense more.
Before this round of the league, Shenhua temporarily ranked third in the standings with 42 points, while Henan still had not guaranteed to go ashore. According to the compensation plan announced by the Football Association, against Shenhua, the opponent can play up to 3 foreign aides. In this game, the Henan team used all 3 places in the attacking position. As a result, it was the team's top scorer Kovic who seized the opportunity to head in front of the box in the second half to break the deadlock for Henan. For the characteristics of Čovic's header, Shenhua also made targeted preparations, but the Serbian center, who is not tall, still fought for the point under the defense of two Shenhua players and pushed the ball into a dead corner. This is the second time he has breached the Shenhua gate this season.
Shenhua conceded three goals in a row
The goal became a turning point in the game. Wu Xi, the international who started the game, said after the game: "In fact, in the first half, according to the coach's deployment, we suppressed the opponent's (attack). The second half may have conceded the ball more suddenly, everyone was a little impatient, and then conceded the ball in a row. I think it needs to be summed up through training. ”
After Kovic's goal, Di Liymiti and Feng Boyuan respectively broke through the gate guarded by Ma Zhen to freeze the score at 3-0, and Henan won four consecutive league games. In the previous one, after receiving a direct plug from a teammate in the right rib, Di Liymiti smashed the ball and dangled Eddie who was flying tackle, rubbing into the far corner to win; In the latter case, Feng Boyuan leaned on Zhu Yue and volleyed his teammate's cross into the net. In this game, Shenhua's starting three central defenders were Jin Yangyang, Eddy and Zhu Yue, in order to catch up with the score, Wu Jingui replaced Jin Yangyang with young center Fernando, and Zhou Junchen replaced Yu Hanchao, but in the end Shenhua failed to score and swallowed a complete defeat in Zhengzhou.
In the standings, Shenhua has been equalized by Zhejiang, who have accumulated 42 points, and only temporarily held the third position with a goal difference. In the next two rounds of the league, the opponents Cangzhou Lions and Qingdao Manatee have not yet completed their relegation goals, and they are just as difficult to deal with. Fans are more worried about Bassogo's injury. This is not the first time the Cameroonian striker has left the game with a strained midway this season. In the league between Shenhua and Yatai on July 23, Bassogo, who strained his thigh muscles, was reluctantly replaced early.
If he misses the game after injury this time, and Zhang Wei and Liu Ruofan are called up to the Asian Games team, Shenhua's options in the forward line are stretched. Wu Jingui revealed that Basogo's injury is not light at the moment and needs to wait for further examination, "I remember this may be the third time the team has encountered this kind of first-half injury attrition. Bassogo's role on the pitch is very obvious, and his injury has really had a great impact on our overall technical and tactical arrangement. ”
As for the problems exposed by Shenhua after the lack of many main players, Wu Jingui said that he must be fully prepared, "The overall mentality of the team is still good, and we definitely need to face and solve some of the current difficulties." The league continues, and although the personnel inadequacy will continue for some time, we will definitely do our best to overcome the difficulties. ”
Written by: Jin Lei (Xinmin Evening News Sports Studio)
Image: Xinhua News Agency, network diagram
Source: Xinmin Evening News