Finally, relying on Wu Lei's intervention to smooth the situation?, Why do fans angrily shout Javier out of class? Observing: Shanghai Haigang points first stuffy. Shanghai | Head Coach | Shanghai
On the night of June 9th, the football field of SAIC Pudong was as stuffy as a steamer. The Shanghai Haigang team gave their all and ultimately relied on Oscar's penalty kick to score twice, making it 2-1 for a difficult comeback against the Nantong Zhiyun team. After 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Port team remains the top scorer in the points table, but there were bursts of angry shouts from the scene: "Javier, class is over! Javier, class is over!"
Seeing the situation difficult to come to an end, it was still the star player Wu Lei who stepped forward to smooth the situation. He repeatedly made a gesture of pressing down with both hands to signal the fans to "stay calm.". Leaving the angry fans, the sound gradually subsided. Despite leading the team in the Chinese Super League, as the head coach, Javier has both credit and hard work. Why do fans of Shanghai Port team angrily shout "dismissal" at their own coach?
Playing ineffective pass control and confusing tactical thinking
On one side is the Shanghai Port team, which ranks first in the points table, and on the other side is Nantong Zhiyun, who ranked third from the bottom of the league before the match. In the eyes of fans, this is almost a "bonus question", but Javier almost made it into a "bonus question".
Illustrated: Paulinho's ball possession mistake has caused the harbor team to concede multiple times.
In the end, although Shanghai Port team relied on hard power to overturn the opponent 2-1, head coach Javier's tactical thinking was chaotic, which almost caused the team to capsize at home. Especially in the first half, Javier's stubborn use of force led to an early 0-1 deficit, and during halftime, uncontrollable fans shouted "Javier's dismissal" from the stands.
The anger of the fans stems from the poor home performance, weak home performance, and lack of championship temperament of the Port team. In the 2023 season, Shanghai Port team played 6 games at home and scored 13 points, which is quite good. However, the Port team showed no momentum at the all-new home ground. Although they scored 11 goals, they also conceded 8 goals, making it a standard practice to concede goals every time they play at home. Especially in the last home game, it was Javier's unknown substitution on the spot, which directly led to the team's offensive and defensive imbalance, ultimately losing 0-1 to Chengdu Rongcheng. Javier's technical and tactical abilities have long been a source of dissatisfaction among the hardcore fans of the harbor.
Picture: The lack of a center forward's playing style allows the Port team to attack without rain or thunder.
According to the picture, there are not as many points scored at home in Hong Kong as away games, which is also rare in the Chinese Super League: Javier does not play at home.
In this game, against Nantong Zhiyun team at home, Javier still insisted on using the "four small frontcourt" non forward formation. According to common sense, a strong frontal attack is required at home. A tall and strong center is the best attacking hammer for expanding territory. However, Javier went the other way and did not set up a strong center, allowing Paulinho, who is only 1.68 meters tall, to play as a "fake forward". He seemed to think that Nantong Zhiyun had no combat power and really wanted to pass the ball directly into the goal.
Such chaotic tactical thinking will naturally be punished. The Nantong Zhiyun team took advantage of a counterattack opportunity, with a world wave from a foreign striker, and achieved an early lead in the score. After the score fell behind, the Port team seemed to be besieging the entire game, but the attack was really thunderous with little impact. In the first half, the team had a 70% advantage in ball control, but did not hit the goal frame with a single shot. The root cause of the problem is that Javier's tactical approach is completely different, and the team's attacking system has no ability to terminate.
Advance press conference, lack of professionalism
Fortunately, the Nantong Zhiyun team ultimately had limited strength, and Javier also completed his own redemption in the second half. After halftime, he replaced the center foreign player Ping Ke and replaced the poorly defensive young Paulinho; He also used his strength to fight against the better Wei Zhen, replacing the slightly tired Cai Huikang - Haigang completed the correction in time in the second half, and finally sounded the charge for counterattack.
Picture: Oscar takes a shot to create a penalty and scores it.
It must be acknowledged that the comprehensive strength of Shanghai Port is currently leading in the Chinese Super League. As long as head coach Xavier does not blindly command or dig holes in himself, the team's combat effectiveness is basically guaranteed. After the appearance of foreign center player Ping Ke, the attack of the Haigang team became more three-dimensional, and they began to have fulcrums in the penalty area, which also stimulated Wu Lei's vitality. He could run around the center and give full play to his speed advantage.
In the 53rd minute of the second half, Oscar, relying on his personal ability, took a long-range shot and the ball hit the arm of the defender of Nantong team. After the video assistant referee intervened, referee Li Haixin confirmed the penalty, and Oscar achieved it overnight. In the 76th minute, the defender of Nantong team attempted to clear the ball, but unexpectedly, Wu Lei, who was faster, took the lead in poking the ball. The defender kicked Wu Lei's ankle, and the referee awarded a penalty once again. Oscar, who was calm and experienced, once again handled the game well, helping the Port team to reverse the score 2-1.
Illustrated: Wu Lei used his experience to create a penalty, and Oscar scored a brace as the starting penalty.
In theory, Javier's timely self correction is enough to satisfy fans! However, there were rumors before the game that the Port team had specially applied to adjust the order of the post match press conference, requiring the home team to come first and the away team to come second, which was completely opposite to the usual order. This change in order is certainly recognized by the Chinese Football Association, but it also reveals that as the head coach of the home team, Javier is eager to finish the press conference early and leave early. It is reported that due to the nearly three-week break in the Chinese Super League after this game, the Javier coaching team does have the idea of finishing the press conference early and returning to Spain for vacation.
Either it was too difficult to win this game, or the fans felt that the game was not exciting enough. Although Shanghai Port team ultimately won this game, head coach Javier's early departure still angered the fans. They feel that this head coach not only lacks championship temperament in his technical and tactical business, but also has flaws in his professionalism. It is not surprising that after the game, there were also fans from Haigang who shouted "Javier's dismissal".
Picture: Port player Maitijiang called on fans to be "tolerant" after the game.
After several key players such as Wu Lei and Maitijiang stepped forward to appease, the fans gradually regained their rationality. A national football player said, "Our players will give their all in every game and want to play well. I believe the head coach is the same. Currently, the team's points ranking is still good, but the situation in the second stage is even more severe. Whether it is the fans or the team, we still need to encourage each other, twist together, and face challenges and difficulties together."
It is reported that international players from Shanghai Port team, such as Yan Junling, Wu Lei, Wang Shenchao, Jiang Guangtai, etc., will report to the national football team on the 10th to prepare for two warm-up matches against Myanmar and Palestine. Afterwards, they will return to the club to prepare for the second stage of the league, and the physical condition and reserves of these international players may have an impact on subsequent league competition.
