The Taishan team is approaching the top three in the standings, and Choi Kang-hee bluntly said that he still wants to compete for the championship this season

New Yellow River

2024-05-17 00:04Published on the official account of Shandong New Yellow River News Client

In the first home game in May, the attendance of 20,578 people at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center was below the "standard line" of the season, perhaps due to weekdays, or because the opponent was a promoted polo team, and most fans thought that the suspense of winning was not great. But because the fans who did not come to the scene of the latter may be a little surprised, on the evening of May 16, the first to enter the state was Shenzhen Xinpeng City. Fortunately, in the case of conceding a goal first, the Taishan team woke up like a dream and finally reversed the opponent 3:2. After stumbling and scoring three points, they have already approached the top three in the Chinese Super League standings after one game first.

The opening is slow

The double foreign aid decided the victory

In this campaign, the cloud of injuries is still affecting the Taishan team, Wang Dalei is on the bench, Judson is not in the squad, in this context, Cui Kangxi has discharged a new set of back lines, Zhao Jianfei and Shi Ke partner in the central defender, Wu Xinghan and Gao Zhunyi appeared on the two wings. Unlike most people's expectations, Shenzhen Xinpeng City were not conservative on the road, and after the opening whistle, they resolutely implemented coach Tato's pass-and-control football ideas, and once had the upper hand. Under the continuous attacks of the opponent, the "immature" defense line of the Taishan team soon had problems. In the 11th minute, Shenzhen Xinpeng City scored, Zhang Yudong sent a cross on the right side, the central defender of the Taishan team was not tight, and Garcia followed up and pushed the shot.

A goal was scored by the opponent shortly after the opening, and the psychology of the players of the Taishan team was affected to a certain extent. The offense is poorly organised, and it is difficult to limit the opponent's passing in defence. Fortunately, the Taishan team still has the lost "magic weapon" of set-pieces. In the 26th minute, the Taishan team got a corner kick opportunity, and Liao Lisheng's penalty was sent to the front of the small penalty area. Gao Zhunyi scored the ball with a right-footed volley, 1:1, and the Taishan team equalized.

After returning to the same running line with the opponent, the Tarzan team gradually regained their form. In the 41st minute, Wako and Cressan "directed" goals, Wako sent a second pass on the left side, Cressan volleyed into the far corner from a small angle, and the Taishan team overtook the score 2:1. With a one-goal lead, the Tarzan team went into halftime.

Yibian fought again, and the two teams were still in a stalemate. In the 68th minute, Waco continuously changed in the penalty area and pushed back to score, and the Taishan team led 3:1, and the game seemed to lose suspense. But Shenzhen Xinpeng City doesn't think so. In the 80th minute, Tato replaced Lin Chuangyi, Xiao Kun, and An Yongjia in one fell swoop, and two minutes later, they scored from a set-piece by Dugalich. In the final stage of the game, Shenzhen Xinpeng City still insisted on attacking, but fortunately, the defense of the Taishan team was not broken again, and after the end of 5 minutes of injury time, the home victory finally arrived.

Poor performance

Choi Kang-hee bluntly said that the game was boring

'It's a shame we didn't score but we played a pretty good game. The team showed competitiveness and allowed the Tarzan team to play to the extreme. Sometimes it's not easy to fight against something, congratulations to our players, proud of them, they fought to the end. At the post-match press conference, Shenzhen Xinpeng City coach Tato summed up the game like this.

As he said, apart from not beating the Tarzan team, the promoted team has done it all, with 4 shots on target from 10 attempts, 55% possession and 77% pass completion rate, all of which are higher than the Tarzans, which is also a testament to the home team's slump.

Throughout the game, the Taishan team was able to win more on the overall strength, but the players' competitive state and technical and tactical performance still have too much to summarize. On the offensive end, it was difficult for the Tarzan team to organize an effective positional attack, and the most effective way was still for Cressan to use his individual ability to advance the offensive line, but such attempts repeatedly fell into the encirclement of the opponent. Although he and Wako's short flashes have been able to solve the problem, it is also based on the fact that the opponent's defence is the worst in the Super League.

On the defensive end, in addition to Wu Xinghan's brilliant performance in freezing Thiago throughout the game, the high-pressure defense that the Taishan team is accustomed to did not show. Poor offensive organization and ineffective high-pressure defense naturally lead to fewer scoring opportunities in offensive and defensive transitions, and thus loss of control of the game.

"It was a win, but both the players and I need to reflect on it. It's a bit boring to play at home and it's very bad to show the fans a game like this. Although there are many injuries in the team and the atmosphere in the team is not very good, the players on the field must show their sense of responsibility. Regarding the team's performance, Choi Kang-hee directly criticized it after the game.

The match was the anniversary of Choi's first year in office and his 50th game in charge of the Taishan team. On such a memorable occasion, he expressed his deep gratitude to the fans who supported the team. It is precisely because of this gratitude that he attaches great importance to the team's performance at home. The intensive schedule continues, and after this campaign, the Taishan team will travel to Tianjin this weekend to prepare for the match against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers on May 21, which is also the first opponent that Cui Kangxi will face since taking office last year.

In the standings, the Taishan team in the first round has scored 24 points and temporarily ranks fourth, with Shanghai Port (two games less) and Beijing Guoan (one game less) ranked second and third. Regarding the next goals of this season, Cui Kangxi replied to the New Yellow River reporter like this: "Of course, a team like Taishan must aim for the championship, and we must also strive to enter the AFC Champions League." Of course the team has been playing hard because of the injury, but I and the players will get over that. ”

From this statement, it can be seen that the Taishan team still has high goals for this season. In the journey to face difficulties, I hope they can get their wish at the end.

Reporter: Hou Chao Editor: Li Fujie Photographer: Sun Changqing Proofreader: Liu Tian

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