After a clean sheet by the Jinmen Tigers, Shanghai Shenhua faced the same problem in the game against Qingdao Manatee. 21 shots in 135 minutes, but Shenhua failed to score.
In the two games against the Cangzhou Lions and the Zhejiang team, Shenhua scored 8 goals and scored in 17 consecutive games across the season. However, Teixeira's absence due to injury left Shenhua's offense suddenly in trouble.
Against the Jinmen Tigers, Shenhua failed to find the back of the net with 13 shots on goal with a high possession rate of 61%. In the battle against the Manatee, Malele came back from the ban and formed an offensive line with Luis and Xie Pengfei.
However, Manatee opted for the same low-post defensive tactics as the Jinmen Tigers, which left Shenhua at a loss again. It wasn't until the 43rd minute that Shenhua had her first chance to open the scoring, when Manafa crossed diagonally from the right and Luis headed high.
In the first half, Shenhua had just eight shots on goal with three on target, while Manatee also had three. In the face of the opponent's iron bucket formation, Shenhua's attack did not seem to have many ways, Malele was not in good shape, the lack of breakthroughs on the two wings, coupled with the lack of speed in the attack, Shenhua scored 0 goals in 135 minutes in 2 consecutive games.
What's wrong with Shenhua? The famous reporter Li Xuan analyzed, "In this half, Shenhua played averagely, not because of the lack of Teixeira, but because of the lack of offensive speed. In the absence of an organizational core and a lack of offensive speed, it is not easy for Shenhua to win this game, after all, Manatee played very patiently today.
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Ji Yuyang also believes, "Near the end of the first half, Shenhua began to gradually find its rhythm. In the first 30 minutes, I don't know if it was because of Amadou's absence and Teixeira's absence, in short, there were obvious problems in the midfield attack and defense. ”
Pei Li believes, "The Shenhua team played a bit dull in the first half, and the players seemed to be a little tired. If you want to score goals, you have to speed up, you can't let Sha Yibo and Liu Jiashen have such a good life. In addition, Shenhua's set-piece scoring rate this season is a little lower, and in this kind of game, set-piece offense also has to find a way. ”