Preface
As the highest level of football competition in China, the Chinese Super League has reached an unprecedented level of intensity and competition. However, as the game progressed intensively, the players faced a double test of fitness and fitness.
Especially those who are international players, who not only have to fight hard in the league, but also prepare well for the upcoming World Qualifiers. How to maintain the best condition under such double pressure has become a problem that they and the coaching team need to face together.
1 week double match to test the teams of the Chinese Super League
From the 9th round of the Chinese Super League that started yesterday to the end of the 14th round on May 26, in just 27 days, the teams will play six rounds of fierce battles, which means that there will be an average of two games per week.
Such a dense schedule is undoubtedly a severe test of the depth of the rotation lineup of each team. In such a tight schedule, how to reasonably arrange the playing time of players, ensure the fitness and condition of players, and how to achieve efficient rotation in the game will become important issues that teams need to think about and solve in depth.
Shenhua and Taishan have a huge test
The schedule of the Chinese Super League has always been the focus of attention of fans. From the 9th round of matches that ended on May 1 to the 10th round of competition, which started just three days later, the tense rhythm of the league has begun to take shape. The 11th round of matches, although distributed over the 10th, 11th and 12th days, seems to leave some breathing space for the teams, but such a schedule still puts forward extremely high requirements for the physical fitness of the players and the tactical rotation of the team.
However, the real test began in round 12. The earliest game kicked off on May 15 and was undoubtedly a huge challenge for those teams who had spent a lot of energy in the previous round.
In particular, strong teams such as Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Taishan, although they have a deep squad and strong strength, still need to make smart rotation decisions in the face of short breaks. Luckily, they played at home in this round, which somewhat alleviated the fatigue of traveling.
In the 13th and 14th rounds, the pace of the game was even tighter. Round 13 starts on May 21, followed by round 14 on May 25.
The main players of the national teams of the three major clubs began to be in a dilemma
For strong teams such as Shenhua, Taishan, and Haigang, they have a relatively thick rotation lineup, which undoubtedly provides a strong guarantee for them to cope with the dense schedule. These teams have shown a high level of player availability and tactical arrangement, and are able to flexibly adjust their players according to different opponents and match situations, ensuring that the team can still maintain a stable competitive state in consecutive battles.
However, for some teams with relatively weak rotations, the picture is less rosy. With a busy schedule, they need to be more careful about how their players play to avoid over-depleting their players' energy. When a player is fatigued or injured, the results of these teams can fluctuate and even affect the trend of the season as a whole.
Experience over the past few seasons has taught us that the halfway point of the season tends to be a period when teams have a relatively high number of injuries. At this stage, players not only have to deal with a dense schedule, but also have to deal with harsh weather conditions such as high temperatures, humid heat, etc., which undoubtedly increases the risk of injury to players.
And for those who are international players, they will not only have to play for the club, but also be well prepared for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. How to balance the relationship between the two and avoid the injury of the international player and miss the most critical world preliminaries of the Chinese team has become a dilemma.
Therefore, for each team, how to ensure the performance of the league while providing healthy players for the national team has become a problem that needs to be deeply considered and solved.
This also requires the joint efforts of the coaching team, the medical team and the players themselves to ensure that the team and players can maintain a good competitive condition and health level during the intensive schedule through scientific training and arrangement.