On October 23, in the first leg of the FA Cup quarterfinals, Shandong Taishan defeated Wuhan 2-0 and grasped the initiative to advance to the final four. According to the schedule, at 15:30 on the 28th, Taishan will play the second leg with Wuhan, when Wuhan's foreign aid may appear, and Taishan team cannot be lightly opposed. This season's FA Cup is arranged to be held in the league interval, Taishan team is affected by the international team, the midfield lineup changes a lot, in order to achieve the defense of the title, every game is critical, Hao Wei can only solve the difficulties by constantly changing the team.
In the first two rounds of matches, Taishan team has defeated Nantong Zhiyun and Qingdao Qingchun Island, facing low-level teams, Taishan team withstood the pressure in the case of single-game victory and defeat, scoring 4 goals and not losing one goal in two games, ensuring that it entered the top 8. 1/4 final and semi-final are two-legged format, Taishan's advantage is that foreign aid is more neat, at this stage 5 foreign aid all returned to the team, just against Wuhan game, Fellaini was absent because of strain, he not only failed to play in the first leg of the game, Hao Wei revealed that fellaini is difficult to catch up with the second leg of the 28th.
Fellaini's absence still had a great impact on the Taishan team, he was the top scorer of the Taishan team, but also the fulcrum of the attack, against Nantong Zhiyun, Fellaini scored the winning goal. Without Fellaini and six internationals, Hao Wei could only change sides again and try a new attacking combination. In the first leg against Wuhan, Hao Wei arranged for Moises and Delgado to partner up the front, Tian Xin and Liu Yang as full-backs, and the back combination was replaced by Sun Zhunhao and Ji Xiang. The new offensive combination can only be run-in through the game, and Wuhan coach Li Xiaopeng knows Taishan very well, and the 5-guard defensive formation he arranged is also very targeted.
Judging from the situation of the game, the Taishan team's attack is not smooth, more or rely on the side attack to create a threat, in the first half only Tian Xin and Jia Desong's goal to create a threat, Taishan team has no points. In the second half, Hao Wei took the initiative to change the position, Delgado and Tian Xin changed positions, followed by Duan Liu Yu replaced Liu Yang, Ji Xiang position premise, Taishan's attack finally worked, in the 51st minute, Delgado crossed to assist Tian Xin to break the goal. In the 74th minute, Moises' shot was saved, Song Long scored a goal, and Taishan took a two-goal lead and took the initiative.
Objectively speaking, the Taishan team in the case of 4 foreign aid appearances, the overall strength is still more advantageous than Wuhan, Li Xiaopeng's defensive counterattack tactics did not work, the lack of foreign aid at the offensive end, only relying on Huang Zichang and Dong Xuesheng, can not bring greater threat to the Taishan team, the whole game, Wuhan only 1 shot, this is the best explanation. In the first 3 games of the FA Cup, Taishan scored 6 goals, not a goal was lost, and the stability of the defensive line was very important, which was also related to the basic stay of the main team of the team's defense line.
On the 28th, the Taishan team will play the second leg with Wuhan, Fellaini continues to be absent, and Hao Wei still has to use the existing lineup. Wuhan's foreign aides Lopez and Rafael are expected to return, both of them have arrived in China and completed quarantine, and Li Xiaopeng is also looking forward to them catching up with the second leg, adjusting their status and preparing for the league. Once the Wuhan team has two foreign aides, the Taishan team's defense line will still undergo a greater test, which deserves the attention of the Taishan team.
In another game in the first half of the district, Henan Songshan Longmen drew 1-1 with Sichuan Jiuniu in the first leg of the Chinese League, this group of duels is still very suspenseful, Henan foreign aid Ivo scored, Kalanga was sent off with a red card, he will miss the second leg of the game, retaliatory kicking action may also be punished additionally, which has become a variable of Henan team. If Taishan successfully enters the final four, the semi-finals will not be easy whether they face Henan or Sichuan.
It should be pointed out that the 2021 FA Cup schedule does not conflict with the league schedule, many teams have the idea of competing for the championship, the second half of the Shanghai Shenhua, Haigang and Shenzhen teams also have the strength to compete for the championship, Taishan team does not have to meet them in advance, what to do is to ensure that they can enter the final first. It is reported that the FINAL OF THE FA CUP will be scheduled for January 2021, when the international footballer can play and will also make the game more exciting.
Although the Taishan team is not neatly staffed, it is still the favorite to compete for the FA Cup, and in the case of the first place in the Chinese Super League, the Taishan team is also the favorite to compete for the title. In the case of some chaos in Chinese football as a whole, the stability of the Taishan team is the advantage, and after the equity reform, the operation of the team is also very stable. On the FA Cup, Hao Wei also pays attention to digging up new talents, 23-year-old Tian Xin has scored consecutive goals, gradually finding the state of the game through the game, and 16-year-old Chen Zeshi made his career debut, they are the future and hope of the Taishan team, which is also the harvest of the FA Cup.