On the evening of May 11, in the 11th round of the Chinese Super League, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers played Shanghai Shenhua at home.
After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers drew 0-0 with leaders Shanghai Shenhua, although they failed to give coach Yu Genwei a hundred games to coach the team, but under the watchful eye of national football coach Ivankovic, the players united and tried their best to hold on to an important draw.
It was the first clean sheet of the season for league leaders Shanghai Shenhua, and their goal of scoring their 1,500th goal in team history was also unattainable.
In this game, the Jinmen Tigers continued to adjust the starting lineup, the team changed to 4-2-3-1, Huang Jiahui and Guo Hao as double backs, Xie Weijun as a single striker, Barton, Wang Qiuming and Ademi stood behind Xie Weijun, and the back line from left to right was Yang Zihao, Škorić, Han Pengfei, and Tomorrow.
In the 67th minute, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers made substitutions, with Kompagno, Fioririch and Shi Yan coming on.
In the 83rd minute, Wang Zhenghao replaced the injured Huang Jiahui.
In the 90th minute, Yu Yang replaced Wang Qiuming.
It is worth remembering!
Facing the league leader Shanghai Shenhua at home, Yu Genwei ushered in his 100th official game in charge of Tianjin Jinmen Tigers.
Before Yu Genwei, only the old coach Ali Han coached the team for 133 games, but these 133 games were completed by coaching the team twice (70+63), in terms of continuous coaching, Yu Genwei was actually the first in Tianjin!
Now, coaching 100 official matches is just a milestone and a new starting point.
When he was a player, as the absolute core of the team, the No. 10 captain of the "White Horse Silver Gun" created countless unforgettable classic moments in the hearts of Jinmen fans.
After retiring, when Tianjin football was in crisis, Yu Genwei, as a meritorious member of the team, picked up the whip without hesitation, accompanied Tianjin football to start anew, and accompanied Tianjin Tigers to overcome obstacles!
Three years have passed in a flash, and Yu Genwei has led a draw against league leader Shanghai Shenhua in 100 games he coached. He fixed his coaching record at 38 wins, 31 draws and 31 losses.
Although the team's performance this season has fluctuated due to various reasons, under the leadership of Genwei, Jinmen Tiger has announced the determination and continuous transformation of Tianjin football with practical actions!
Clean sheet Shenhua, tactical opponent!
Facing league leaders Shanghai Shenhua at home, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Huang Jiahui and Guo Hao coming in as two defensive midfielders, which also represented the team's solid defensive attitude.
In the first half, the Jinmen Tigers all tightened the fence in their own half, and the defense was basically retreated to a 4-5-1 position, and the three defensive lines were closely positioned, leaving not much space for Shenhua.
In the absence of Malele and Teixeira, and Manafa also on the bench, Shenhua only has Andre Luiz as a foreign player up front, although Luis has been involved in scoring in the past ten league rounds, setting a new record in the Chinese Super League, but he is also alone, and Shenhua's attack has lost its previous threat.
While based on defense, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers tried to complete the attack through quick counterattacks, but due to mistakes between attack and defense conversion, Jinmen Tigers' counterattack did not create much threat to the opponent.
The overall strength gap between the two teams was also advanced in all aspects, and in the whole game, Shenhua completed 10 shots on goal, and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers did not even complete a real attack. In the game, Shenhua completed 15 tackles and 10 interceptions, which were higher than the Jinmen Tigers' 8 and 7, respectively.
With the success of the defensive tactics, with 20 minutes left in the game, the two teams switched players and the final showdown began.
The attack of the Jinmen Tigers has improved somewhat with the introduction of Fioric and Kompagno, but in the face of the solid defensive formation of the Shenhua team, the team still failed to complete the goal.
To be able to draw with the league leaders after a three-game losing streak and keep their opponents to a clean sheet for the first time of the season is an acceptable result for the Jinmen Tigers.
Although it failed to use a victory to present the 100 coaches coached by Yu Genwei, the team's efforts to fight for Shenhua reflected the players' tenacious will and tenacious fighting spirit.
Kompagno is back with an obvious effect!
After missing four rounds, Vincent Kompagno made his comeback in the 67th minute and showed that he was in good form in less than 30 minutes of play.
The appearance of Kompagno greatly increased the threat of the Jinmen Tigers in the first point of scramble and positional warfare. While Xie Weijun was at the back of the pack against Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong, Kompagno challenged the international pair's defence.
Compared with Xie Weijun, who played 58 minutes, Xiao Xie succeeded in 2 of his 6 aerial duels and 1 successful in 3 ground duels. Vincent Kompagno played just 31 minutes, winning six of his seven aerial duels and failing one ground scramble.
In attack, Vincent Kompagno is positioned deeper, and his influence can also help the team attract more defensive attention, which increases the attacking threat of Wang Qiuming's forward insertion.
Although Kompagno's personal form still needs to be improved, his tactical role is still obvious, which is what the Jinmen Tigers need most at the moment.
It is worth mentioning that the previously injured central defender Grant also appeared on the scene to watch the game, and Grant's family was also by his side.
It is believed that with the recovery of the injured Jinmen Tigers, the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers will regain their good form.
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers Football Team Head Coach Yu Genwei:
It was a very tough game, because the Shenhua team is the best team in the last 10 rounds, and the overall strength is very strong, so it is completely acceptable to get 1 point at home today. Thank you to the players for coming together and hopefully we can play well in the next games.
I think in the city of Tianjin, whether it is as a player or as a coach of this team now, I am most grateful to the Tianjin fans for their support and trust in me, I am very moved, I don't have much to express, I just want to do a good job in a down-to-earth manner, I hope the team will play steadily and repay the fans who support us.
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers football team player Kompagno:
I really want to thank our medical team and our therapists, because the expectation for my injury was a month and a half, but with their help and recovery, the time was shortened a lot.
It's true that I've been trying to find the form of the game and we have time to prepare for the next game after this game and I've been ready to start from the minute.
Today is a very special day, the 100th game in charge of our head coach and we want to dedicate a very good result to the coach. I think we were in a very good state and attitude today, we are not afraid of any opponent, and if we have that mentality, we will get a very good result against any opponent.