Jiang Shenglong broke the deadlock, Malele sealed the victory, and Shanghai Shenhua, who had the advantage in the whole game, took away this victory with two goals in the last 5 minutes and continued to consolidate their advantage in the standings.
The score of 2:0, coupled with the comparison of data after the game, all the signs seem to confirm that Shanghai Shenhua has no suspense to win. However, if you watch the whole process, you can feel that Shenhua will not win easily at all, and there is even the possibility of being upset and drawn by the opponent!
Regardless of the previous situation, the Qingdao manatee in this game deserves everyone's applause and respect. You know, this is still the absence of three generals in the backfield.
Weak teams face strong teams, defensive counterattacks are the most common techniques and tactics, and Qingdao Manatee is no exception.
However, it is also a defensive counterattack, different teams have different understandings, and different styles of play. And Qingdao Manatee's attitude is very clear: the dense defensive formation, coupled with a clear counterattack idea, makes the whole formation relaxed!
Kanggua, Boakye plus Wang Jianming, the sharpness of the counterattack made Shenhua's back line once noisy. And the upstream and downstream of Saric and Diego López, as well as the rationality of sharing and taking the ball, made Shenhua dare not press it with all his might.
In addition, the rules were used at the right time to disrupt the rhythm of the game, so as to disrupt Shenhua's offensive fluency.
Relying on this tactical idea, Qingdao Manatee persisted for nearly the whole game, but it was unlucky at the last moment and fell short in the end.
Such Qingdao Manatee forced Shanghai Shenhua, the leader of the alliance, into a desperate situation. At the same time, all the hidden dangers of Shenhua were exposed in front of everyone.
In the face of such a disciplined defensive counterattack, Shanghai Shenhua really has no good way.
Shenhua first used to control the rhythm and slowly find ways to find the opponent's loopholes to seek an offensive breakthrough. However, the Qingdao Manatee was unmoved, so this offensive routine failed;
Subsequently, Shanghai Shenhua put the attacking idea on the two wings, through a large number of wide crosses, using the impact of Malele and Andre Luiz, trying to open the gap. But it can't be helped, the two centre-backs performed too well and basically didn't give Malele and Andre Luis too many chances. Therefore, the idea of impacting the cross from the wing was also unsuccessful.
In the second half, Slutsky once wanted to use the method of grabbing the start to break the deadlock quickly while Qingdao Manatee was not firmly established. However, I didn't expect this trick to be guessed by Yasin again. Therefore, the idea of grabbing the opening game did not succeed.
Since it is difficult to open the gap tactically, Slutsky can only adjust the personnel and position, such as the retreat of Malele to the retreat of Andre Luis, or the pull of Gao Tianyi to the side, Wu Xi standing in the position of fullback, etc.
In fact, the overall effect is relatively average, and according to this line of thinking, Shenhua will have to accept the fate of being forced to draw at home.
However, fortunately, Shanghai Shenhua was not discouraged, and the continuous suppression finally made the opponent make a mistake, and a certain Pengfei, who performed well in the whole game, made a mistake in judgment, which eventually led to Jiang Shenglong's empty goal.
In the final analysis, it was so difficult for Shenhua to win, or there was one less core in the midfield who could hold the ball and organize. In short, Teixeira!
In the midfield position, Teixeira can use his containment power to open up space for his teammates, and then use good footwork to deliver the fatal blow. When switching from defense to attack, Teixeira is a greater threat and can attack and defend, which I believe the fans of Shandong Taishan team know best.
However, since Teixeira's injury, Shanghai Shenhua's attack in the front court has dropped a notch, or even more. Facing the Qingdao Manatee with poor strength, he was almost humiliated, and in the last round against the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, he was directly clean sheet!
This exposes an obvious problem, that is, once Teixeira is absent or restricted, Shanghai Shenhua's combat effectiveness will directly have problems!
As the commentator of this game, Mr. Liu Yue is also deeply helpless about the impact of Teixeira's absence, after all, there is no one in the current Shenhua team who can replace his role, which is also the fundamental reason why the team is passive. The jury is still out on when Teixeira will return, but if Slutsky still can't find a good solution, it may be difficult to take advantage of strong teams like Guoan, SIPG, and Rongcheng in the future.
Once this point is caught by the opponent, then it is obviously unrealistic for Shenhua to achieve satisfactory results again.
Let's take a step back, if there is no Teixeira, Shanghai Shenhua may also have a hard time, but when it comes to the AFC Champions League, then such Shenhua will definitely be humiliated.
As you know, this season's Shanghai Shenhua is going to represent the Chinese Super League to participate in the AFC Champions League Classic. After the new restructuring of the AFC Champions League, the level of competition has been further improved, and the East Asian region has been reduced from the previous 20 teams to 12, and the previous group stage has also been changed to the Swiss round of the big cycle!
The immediate effect of this reform is to increase the intensity of competition and eliminate the previous fish belly team. The teams that can enter the AFC Champions League elite are almost all the champions of the major major leagues.
You know, their strength is almost stronger than the teams in the Chinese Super League!
Just imagine, how many miracles can Shanghai Shenhua create in the face of such an opponent? In the Chinese Super League, Teixeira is limited, and there may be room for Shenhua to adjust, after all, the opponent's strength is limited. But in the AFC Champions League, once the opponent chokes Teixeira, the core, Shenhua will be completely suppressed until it is defeated.
Therefore, Slutsky must consider this hidden concern in advance, and he must not have an illusion because of the current results.
In the first stage of the AFC Champions League Classic, only 4 of the 12 teams were eliminated, and it seemed that the probability of advancing was very high, but this was not the case. If Shenhua does not have a second set of effective offensive plans, then Shenhua may be one of the four teams eliminated.
At present, although Shanghai Shenhua is outstanding in the Chinese Super League, whether it has real strength, or whether it can withstand the test, the AFC Champions League will fully explain everything.