Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Harbor announced at the same time that defender Shi Ke joined the Taishan team, although it has long been raw rice cooked to maturity, but the fans can finally settle down the tree now.
Fans have mixed opinions on the signing. Some people believe that as far as domestic players are concerned, Shi Ke is a "big fish"; some people oppose it: Shi Ke's state decline in the past two years is more serious and may not meet the requirements of the team; and even some people have issued a soul torture: "Luneng has so many central defenders, why do you still need reinforcements?" Liu Junshuai, Dai Lin, he is not fragrant? ”
If you've seen Luneng's performance last season, I'm sure you'll be surprised by the last question. Luneng's centre-back position not only needs reinforcements, but also very much.
Since Gill's departure, Luneng's centre-backs have not been so reassuring, and last season, the team's centre-backs were even embarrassed.
This is not an exaggeration at all. We can think of a question: Who were the two most consistent centre-backs in the team last season? I think it should be Zheng Zheng and Moises, who made a temporary cameo. Neither of these men is a full-back, which shows the tension at the Luneng centre-back.
Of course, you may have other answers, but I believe that Liu Junshuai and Dai Lin are certainly not among them.
Perhaps for special reasons, Liu Junshuai and Dai Lin were not in the state last year, and it is difficult to reassure whoever is on the field.
First, let's talk about Liu Junshuai. In the previous three seasons, Liu Junshuai's steal quality was very high, with a success rate of more than 71%, while last season, this data fell to 57%, and the average number of steals per 90 minutes also fell by 1/3.
In addition, the defensive data of the "big marshal" such as interception, blocking, and unblocking has also declined to varying degrees, and the most shocking thing is the top data - on average, 3.3 times per 90 minutes, 0.8 times successfully, and the success rate is only 24%, down 34 percentage points from 2019.
This data is definitely not what a central defender should have, and it can be seen that Liu Junshuai has seriously declined in physical confrontation.
The battle with Henan Jianye is a comprehensive reflection of Liu Junshuai's declining performance. Although In that game, Kadar's mistakes were impressive, Liu Junshuai's performance was not much better, and Kadar's several times of heste were also caused by him.
(GIF) Liu Junshuai's physical confrontation last season was completely online
Dailin's decline was equally severe. The steal success rate plummeted from 74% to 31%, and the success rate of the top was only a pitiful 19%, which was lower than that of Liu Junshuai.
However, Dai Lin's decline has a lot to do with age, which is clearly reflected in the interception data.
In 2016, Boss Dai averaged 2.5 interceptions per 90 minutes, which was the number of top picks at the centre-backs of the time. However, in the next 4 years, this data continued to decline. You know, interception requires a high level of athletic ability for players, and the continuous decline in data is a reflection of the decline in physical condition.
From the above analysis, it can be seen that Luneng's center-back is already a relatively weak position, and it is difficult for other players in the team to solve the problem.
For example, Moises, who performed well last season, has a good ability to shoot the ball and athletic ability to meet the needs of the team, but with the departure of Pele, Fellaini's position must also be moved forward, so Moises must focus on the midfield in the new season.
As for young players such as Zhao Jianfei and Lin Guoyu, they still need to be further honed, and with their current capabilities, it is difficult to fill such a huge gap in the team. After all, the position of the centre-back is very critical, and once there is a problem, it will bring great trouble to the whole team and will also affect the growth of young players.
In the case of strict control of expenses by the Football Association, Luneng can only achieve reinforcement by introducing a higher level of internal assistance, and Shi Ke is a good choice.
In the 2019 Asian Cup, Shi Ke is one of the few post-90s players in the national football team, and the only 93-year-old player, who is in the golden period of his career, and after joining the team, he can integrate at a faster speed.
Of course, in the Asian Cup, Shi Ke's mistake also attracted fans to complain, and that mistake seems to have affected Shi Ke's state, after which his performance has dropped significantly.
However, from the data point of view, although Shi Ke's decline is obvious, it is also higher than Liu Junshuai and Dai Lin. Last season, Shi Ke averaged 1.3 steals per 90 minutes, with a success rate of 81% and a success rate of 58%, and Liu and Dai were not in the same grade at all.
Although the data can not explain everything, but such a large gap, it can still be seen that Shi Ke still has a certain strength, can help the team defense.
On the offensive end, Shi Ke can also play an important role. At present, Zheng Zheng and Kadar are the main points of the team, both of them are left-footed, and Luneng's main direction of advancement is on the right side, which has a certain impact on the team's promotion efficiency.
Shi Ke is a right-footed player with a long pass success rate of 54%, which is basically the same as Zheng Zheng; he can deliver an average of 0.4 key passes every 90 minutes, which is a relatively high statistic among center-back players. If it can be smoothly integrated, then Luneng's offensive propulsion efficiency can be effectively improved.
Moreover, Luneng's introduction of Shi Ke did not put all the heavy responsibility of stabilizing the defense on his shoulders. Zheng Zheng's transformation has been successful, and although Kádal was not very stable last year, from the previous data, the Hungarians have not yet played a normal level.
The bumpy franchise process, the short training time, the inability to adapt to the rhythm of the Chinese Super League, and the fact that Luneng rarely introduces Eastern European foreign aid to make it more difficult to integrate the style, etc., are all important reasons that affect Kadar's play.
At present, Kadar has been quarantined in Shanghai, and after the expiration of the isolation period, he can return to the team for training, leaving him with a lot more run-in time than last year, and the Luneng team can fully expect Kadar's promotion this year.
The addition of Shi Ke can make the team's central defender lineup more reserves deeper, and the rotation of this position is more stable in the case of the general decline in the level of foreign aid in the Chinese Super League teams. Therefore, the introduction of Shi Ke by the Luneng team is a very good signing, especially if it is visa-free.
Of course, Shi Ke, like Kadar, also needs to recover as soon as possible, after all, he is still in the golden period of his career, and he must not let his state decline. I hope that Shi Ke can play a real role again in the new environment.