Muscat taught Xie Hui to suppress the "genuine" version? There is a high probability that it will be an offensive and defensive battle. Shanghai Haigang will face off against Changchun Yatai today.
At 20:00 on May 10, the Chinese Super League team Shanghai Haigang will face Changchun Yatai at home. Since Xie Hui, the coach of the Changchun Yatai Team, has served as the assistant coach of the Shanghai Harbor Team for a long time and is a "familiar stranger", this game is also considered by the outside world to be another dialogue between "old friends" turning into "old rivals".
Although there is a big gap in strength between the two teams, Xie Hui, who is a hot topic in the news, still brings a suspense: this time when facing his old club, will he continue his past "pressure and fight", or will he choose to "play hard" more pragmatically? Can Harbor coach Muscat show true "pressure football" in front of Xie Hui?
In August 2021, Xie Hui, who had just started coaching Nantong Zhiyun independently, said a few drunken words and made fun of Chengdu Rongcheng at the wine table, "They spent 200 million to invite Xu Zhengyuan, and there are some messes. Yes, all of this is useless. If you don’t understand the game and have no choice, we’ll just hit them hard. I just want to bring out the true colors of these people who don’t understand the game and let them show their true colors.”
On November 4, 2023, Dalian team head coach Xie Hui after the game.
On the same day, in the 30th round of the 2023 Chinese Football Association Super League held in Dalian, Liaoning, the Dalian team lost 2-3 at home to the Shanghai Haigang team, ranking 15th and relegated to the Chinese League One.
Xie Hui drank some wine at the time and didn’t know anyone was filming the video. What he said about “playing with pressure” was referring to the second round match between the Chinese League One and Chengdu Chengdu. Nantong Zhiyun’s ball possession rate was 20% higher than the opponent’s, but 0 Less negative than 1.
The controversial words "just fight with pressure" stayed with Xie Hui for a long time. In the 2022 season, as Shanghai coach Xie Hui coached the Dalian team, he really fulfilled his promise of "playing with pressure" on a higher Chinese Super League platform. Facing their opponents, despite the average strength of the Dalian team, all members pressed wildly and actively pressed. This highly entertaining tactical style also brought a breath of fresh air to the Chinese Super League.
That season, Xie Hui not only led the Dalian team to avoid relegation early, but also trained and trained many young talents such as Lin Liangming, Wang Zhenao, Huang Jiahui, He Yupeng, etc. In addition, veteran players such as Yan Xiangchuang and Lu Peng also showed good form.
On May 5, Changchun Yatai head coach Xie Hui gave instructions from the sidelines.
On the same day, in the tenth round of the 2024 Chinese Football Association Super League held in Nantong, Jiangsu, the Nantong Zhiyun team lost 2-3 at home to the Changchun Yatai team.
In the 2023 season, due to problems in the club's investment capital chain, Xie Hui's "play with pressure" failed to be replicated. Not only did the Dalian team perform sluggishly and were relegated or even disbanded, there were also internal conflicts within the team. Fei Yu, Shang Yin and many others A fellow Shanghainese who was promoted by Xie Hui also frequently complained, accusing Xie Hui of problems in his coaching and management.
At the beginning of 2024, Xie Hui was also reported by the media to be hopeful of joining the Shanghai Shenhua coaching staff, but time proved that this failed to materialize. About three weeks ago, due to Changchun Yatai's poor performance in the 2024 season, head coach Chen Yang dismissed get out of class, and Xie Hui chose to serve as a fire fighter and took over as head coach.
The Yatai team coached by Xie Hui challenged the Shanghai Haigang team in an away game. It was actually a dialogue between the Chinese version and the international version of "playing with pressure". From the perspective of technical and tactical style, the Shanghai Harbor team coached by Muscat is more oppressive and adventurous in terms of staffing, personnel rotation, radical style and more. Will this battle prove who is the real "offensive football"?
On April 9, Muscat, head coach of Shanghai Harbor Team, gave instructions from the sidelines.
On the same day, in the fifth round of the 2024 Chinese Football Association Super League, the Shanghai Haigang team defeated the Nantong Zhiyun team 3-0.
At the pre-match press conference, head coach Muscat said: "I am very happy to be back at home. I would like to take this opportunity to express my special thanks to the fans who traveled with the team during the May Day holiday for their support and encouragement. Regarding the game, Our mentality is very clear, we still remain focused on our own performance, continue to improve and move forward, we respect every opponent, and at the same time we will fully understand and analyze the opponent's situation, and the team is ready to deal with the game. Prepare and hope to perform at your best.”
Some media also asked Xie Hui: "You said you want to play your own style. Can it be understood that you also advocate pressing out to fight?" Xie Hui specifically explained: "Our tactical style is to move forward. Pressing out and fighting is an Internet term, not a tactic. The wording, I say again and again, is to change the wording. We want to play more games in the opponent's half."
Before the game, the Harbor Club released a poster with the homophone of "win".
In the author's opinion, after encountering the setback of being relegated when coaching Dalian, Xie Hui himself has also had his own thinking and precipitation, which is specifically reflected in his technical and tactical style, which is obviously more calm than before. After he took over as coach of Changchun Yatai, the team's technical and tactical style did not copy the previous Dalian people's "press and play". Not only did they not use gambling-style offense across the board, on the contrary, they attached great importance to the overall defense and focused more on deep defense. Rely on the individual performance of the four foreign players in the frontcourt.
Compared with the aggressive style in the past, Changchun Yatai's style of play is now very calm. This battle between Haigang and Yatai will most likely not involve an offensive battle, but will test the Haigang team's players' ability to patiently conduct offensive positions in positional battles.
When the Harbor team plays Changchun Yatai at home, there will also be a group of special guests coming to the home charity stand. They are representatives of young people with mental disabilities. They are also known as the "children of the stars." Since 2018, Harbor Club has launched a series of charity activities to care for Xingbao. Harbor players and fans have held hands with Xingbao many times, traveling with them, painting together, holding birthday parties for them, making handmade soaps, and conducting charity sales. Activities etc.
In the past few years, Xingbao has come to Harbor to watch home games almost every season.
In the past few years, Xingbao has come to Harbor to watch home games almost every season. In the process, football has become a link and bridge, allowing "Children of the Stars" to be more closely connected with players, fans, and our society. , and many Harbor fans have forged deep friendships with the Star Treasures.
This time, the star treasures also came to the scene with handicrafts made by themselves. On May 10, the club’s official sales point in the A8 area of the SAIC Pudong Football Stadium will also hold a charity sale. The club also looks forward to subscribing to these commemorative handmade products with fans and friends, passing on the spark of love together, and letting them feel that they come from The warmth and love of the Harbor family also gives more meaning to the sport of football.
Club young people participate in youth outreach activities.
On the afternoon of May 8, about 50 people from the Youth League branch of Shanghai Harbor Football Club and the Youth League branch went to the SIPG Party School to participate in a youth development activity with the theme of "Stars on the plains, hymns of youth". Under the leadership of two teachers from the Shanghai Port Education and Training Center, the young people participating in the event were divided into four groups, and members of each team collaborated to draw a unique team flag.
The second project requires young people to reach the designated position in a "two-person, three-legged" manner and complete the flop matching in a relay, which requires team members to communicate very efficiently. The last project is for two people to pull a rope hand-in-hand to provide a "track" for a small ball, and complete it in sequence and relay.
The expansion activities made the young people more deeply aware of the importance of team cohesion.
Through this expansion activity, the young people have a deeper understanding of the importance of team cohesion and cohesion. Team spirit not only refers to the ability to cooperate, but also an attitude of unity, dedication and hard work. I hope that the younger generation of the club will pay attention to themselves. While increasing value, it reflects team vitality and responsibility, and shows a high-spirited and vigorous spirit.
