How to break through the home curse and red card circle, but the harbor team did not win. Observation: In three matches, 11 out of 10 players dominated the harbor team | Home | Winning
On July 12th, in the 16th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Haigang team will face the previous champion Wuhan Sanzhen team at home. After the first half of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Port team temporarily led the points table with 34 points, but the difference in home and away performance is very large.
Shanghai Port is truly a "home bug, away dragon". In the away game, the Port team won 6 out of 8 games and drew 2, earning 20 points; Back at home, the Port team won 4 out of 7 games, drew 2, and lost 1, earning only 14 points. Even more awkwardly, the newly put into use SAIC Pudong Football Stadium was jokingly referred to by fans as having "poor feng shui", and the Haigang team would concede every game here,
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It must be admitted that the Shanghai Port team has encountered the "home curse"; Upon careful analysis, the team members have fallen into a red card trap. The three games in which the Haigang team lost points at home were a 1-1 draw with Shenhua, a 0-1 loss to Chengdu Rongcheng, and a 1-1 draw with deputy class monitor Dalian in the previous round.
Upon careful analysis of the three home games that haven't been won by Haigang, there is an astonishing pattern: the opponent thoroughly defends deep and executes a quick counterattack - at the same time, they all unexpectedly receive red cards, resulting in only 10 players competing. As a result, the number advantage created by the red card not only did not help the Port team transform into a victorious force, but also hit Javier's dead end.
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At home, they played with great momentum, leading to loopholes in the opponent's defense. Unfortunately, they received a red card, and the Port team had an advantage of 11 out of 10 players, with a reasonable chance of winning. However, Havel has never led a championship winning team before, and his dominant tactical thinking is to not concede the ball first. At home, if the opponent is not sent off, Havel can "adapt to all changes with no change", after all, his card face is very good.
However, when the opponent receives a red card with one less player, the team's tactical approach is often more unified, with firm defense, and then disrupting the rhythm and engaging in attrition battles. At this point, the shortcomings of Javier's lack of adaptability on the spot were exposed. His tactical system did not have much reserve of weapons for positional and offensive battles, nor did he have a good routine of passing from the sidelines. When the opponent firmly defended and restricted the cross from the sidelines, the harbor team with one more person actually kicked more and more disorderly, ultimately leading to not winning three points.
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At SAIC Pudong Football Stadium, the designer of the best tactic against the Haigang team is Shanghai Shenhua team coach Wu Jingui, who is willing to take a red card but also strictly guard to ensure scoring. In that game, Wu Jingui's self positioning was very low, allowing the Haigang team to pass and control in the center and front, but ensuring that the door inside his own penalty area was tightly closed. Afterwards, people from Chengdu and Dalian basically copied and pasted this tactical arrangement. Although the scene was ugly, the playing style completely limited the characteristics of the Haigang team. Even if there was a red card, they had to defend it and eventually bring back points away.
In the author's opinion, the fact that the harbor team suffered from the home curse and fell into a red card cycle is somewhat related to the lack of aura and killing spirit of the harbor head coach Javier. At home, sometimes coaches need to be brave enough to take risks, such as facing weak teams. At the beginning, they can adopt a dual or even triple forward configuration to fight and kill the suspense of the game early, at the risk of taking on aggressive or even offensive defense; For example, once the Port team gains an 11 to 10 advantage in numbers, they can quickly change formations 343 or even 244, using a more lethal attacking system to create defensive pressure on the opponent in the final moments; For example, in the final stage, it is entirely possible to have taller players such as Wei Zhen, Jiang Guangtai, and Yu Hai, who are known for their headers, stand in the penalty area and then take off the ball from both wings to "smash", just like Shenhua coach Wu Jingui had defender Jiang Shenglong play as a center forward when the score was behind.
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Unfortunately, Javier's coaching has the advantage of being stable, but also the disadvantage of being too stable and lacking flexibility in change. Once the opponent receives a red card and enters deep defense, it is necessary for Javier to make tactical adjustments as soon as possible and play more aggressive attacking football. Unfortunately, the attacking tactics of the coaching staff at the port are not changing enough nowadays, and the head coach's on-site command lacks courage and versatility, resulting in an advantage in the number of people fighting with one more person, which cannot quickly transform into a victory in just ten to twenty minutes. Haigang failed to win in three home games, with their opponents all receiving red cards and one less player. However, Haigang was unable to win in the end, and there was a chance.
Of course, if the head coach's temperament is difficult to change, then the problem can only be solved in the recruitment market. Now that the summer window is open, if Haigang Club can introduce a powerful forward, they can directly pitch to find the center forward, and then Wu Lei, who is good at stealing points, can run around tactical fulcrums, giving midfield core Oscar more shooting directions. Summer window recruitment may be the best way to solve the problem.
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In the author's opinion, it is unrealistic to expect Javier to suddenly become enlightened and fight every game like Xie Hui. If Javier enjoys fighting, then his away record will not be 6 wins and 2 draws. Coins have two sides, and while enjoying the glory of side A, you also have to accept its dim side B. However, after the summer window opens, the club can be more proactive and willing to take responsibility, trying to solve the problem through the transfer market.