Losing the FA Cup championship 0:1, Cui Kangxi's two major defeats pitted Luneng and directly changed the trend of the game

0:1, Shandong Luneng lost to Shanghai Shenhua in the final battle of the FA Cup, and after losing the Super League championship trophy, it regretted losing the FA Cup championship trophy that was originally hoped for. Next, Shandong Luneng only has the AFC Champions League to fight for, but with Shandong Luneng's overall combat effectiveness, it may be difficult to go further in the AFC Champions League.

Back to the 0:1 FA Cup final, Shandong Luneng's upset loss was of course due to many factors, such as the absence of many main players, such as the limited ability to seize opportunities in the front, and the failure to seize the opportunity to score in the first half, which delayed the opportunity. But the reason why Shandong Luneng lost this game, I have to say that coach Cui Kangxi also has some obvious debatable points in the on-the-spot command.

Specifically, Cui Kangxi has obvious flaws in the employment arrangement of the two positions, which can be called his two major failures in on-the-spot command. And these two major failures have also directly rewritten the final trend of this game to a certain extent.

First of all, why did Cui Kangxi not dare to reuse the meritorious veteran Zhang Chi in such an important game, but let him come off the bench in the second half? We know that although Zhang Chi is 36 years old, his physical condition is still very good, and his competitive level has not declined greatly. This kind of life-and-death FA Cup final, is in need of Zhang Chi such an experienced veteran to sit in charge, control the scene, and, in the right fullback position, Zhang Chi has both offense and defense, combat effectiveness is far better than Li Hailong, if Zhang Chi is used to play the starting right back at the beginning, with his forward assist ability, Shandong Luneng will definitely be able to get more offensive opportunities on the right side. It's a pity that Choi Kang-hee didn't let Zhang Chi play until the 66th minute of the second half, which greatly reduced his combat effectiveness.

Secondly, after falling behind 0:1 in the second half, Cui Kangxi did not show the courage to break the boat, and he was still a little too conservative in the substitution adjustment. For example, when it is necessary to strengthen the frontcourt attack, why not put the new Brazilian ace signing Matthaus Pato who is sitting on the bench? In fact, when replacing Chen Pu on the field, Pato can be replaced instead of using local player Hu Jinghang. Because from the perspective of personal combat effectiveness index, it is obvious that Pato is more likely to give Shandong Luneng a chance to win in a reversal. Some people may say that Pato is injured, and Choi Kang-hee does not use him out of protection for him. But the author believes that since Choi Kang-hee has arranged Pato into the bench lineup, it means that he has the physical condition to play. The reason why it is not used is that Cui Kangxi is not decisive enough and does not have the courage to finish his work in one battle. If Pato could be replaced earlier, or even let him start the game directly, Luneng may not lose this game.

Therefore, to sum up, the reason why Shandong Luneng lost this year's FA Cup championship is that coach Cui Kangxi is actually to blame.