Why do we need to thank Xie Hui, a “familiar stranger”? , Observation: Haigang, who scored another 5 goals, swept Yatai
On May 10, Shanghai Haigang swept Changchun Yatai 5-2 at the SAIC Pudong Football Stadium, becoming the first team to score at least 5 goals in three consecutive Chinese Super League games. In the author's opinion, the score of 5 to 2 does reflect the strength gap between the two teams, but the Harbor team still needs to keep a clear mind and see the deficiencies on the defensive end when facing a big score to win. Even Harbor coach Muscat needs to thank Xie Hui, a "familiar stranger".
Shanghai Harbor became the first team to score at least 5 goals in three consecutive Chinese Super League games.
Haigang was able to score a 5-2 victory. First of all, it may be necessary to thank Yatai head coach Xie Hui for his "cooperation" at the technical and tactical level. In the past two rounds of the league, Haigang defeated Qingdao Hainiu 5-0 and swept Shenzhen Xinpengcheng 6-0. The team's strong offensive firepower is well known to everyone. Faced with the Haigang team's offensive football, Xie Hui, a former assistant coach of the Shanghai Haigang team, can theoretically adopt a strategy to avoid its edge: increase the number of defenders, shrink the penalty area deeply, and only seek to lose a few fewer goals.
However, the Changchun Yatai team did not adopt a too utilitarian or extreme response strategy. Instead, they adhered to their original technical and tactical style. Especially on the offensive end, they still invested a lot of troops and insisted on a technical football style of walking on the ground. Of course, Xie Hui and Changchun Yatai did not consider "losing a few less", but focused on testing the team's true ability through normal offensive and defensive transitions. This kind of offensive battle just amplified the Shanghai Haigang team's pressing attack, The "advantage" of being good at seizing opportunities for offense and defense transitions.
The Haigang team was able to score at least 5 goals in three consecutive games. It is also thanks to the Changchun Yatai team that focused on the game itself and did not choose the tactical strategy of "constant fouls and disrupting the rhythm of the game." When an opponent of average strength faces a strong team, in addition to trying to choose a "pit-style" deep defense, constant fouls disrupt the rhythm of the game and even use small actions to provoke the opponent's "playing mentality", which is also very common in the green world. After all, as long as the relevant laws and regulations and football rules are not violated, it is not uncommon to use all means to win or at least lose.
However, judging from the progress of the game, the Changchun Yatai team, which was relatively lacking in strength, did not choose "consecutive fouls" or "ugly football" at all. Both teams played very cleanly, and the number of fouls in the confrontation was not very many. Post-match technical statistics showed that in the whole game, Haigang and Yatai only received 1 yellow card respectively. The number of fouls committed by Yatai team in the whole game was only 9 times, which was not as good as the 11 fouls committed by Haigang team in the home game. Obviously, the game strategy of Yatai head coach Xie Hui and the coaching staff has been to "play well" from the beginning and did not consider "any means necessary". It is precisely this kind of "reasonable" playing style that makes the Harbor team's offensive football storm even more intense. Throughout the game, the Harbor team led 25-14 in shots, 8-5 in shots on goal, and the score was fixed at 5-2.
In addition, the Harbor team will gradually complete the replacement of old and new players in the 2024 season, especially the performance of right back Wang Zhenao is very eye-catching. In this game, he first assisted center Gustavo to score a header, and then also passed the ball to help Vargas score the third goal. Overall, although the newly joined domestic player is not tall, strong, and confrontational, he has better integrated into Muscat's pressing offensive system due to his comprehensive skills and good passing and control. You know, Wang Zhenao also played for the Dalianers last season. The people who tapped him to play right back were Xie Hui, who was the head coach of the Dalianers at the time, and other members of the coaching staff.
In the 2023 season, Wang Zhenao, who was originally an offensive player, was transformed into a right back by Xie Hui and the coaching staff because the Dalian team had no one on the back line. As a result, his technical abilities, series passing and other technical characteristics were better demonstrated. He also entered the Chinese Asian Games team as the main right back and once scored a wonderful volley. In the 2024 season, Wang Zhenao became a free agent after the Dalian team was disbanded, and he finally chose to join the Shanghai Haigang team. As a result, Haigang's new coach Muscat's tactical system once again amplified Wang Zhenao's technical characteristics: Under Haigang's current tactical system, the full-backs cannot wait for the opponent to break through with the ball, but must actively press and steal while attacking. The front end takes on more responsibilities - when launching an attack, the midfielder needs to be responsible for connecting and delivering the ball; when the offense enters the three front areas, it needs to open up space and cooperate with teammates to create murderous opportunities; once the opponent launches a counterattack, it is even more necessary to The first step to slow down the offensive rhythm is to steal directly to complete the transition between offense and defense.
On April 20, Changchun Yatai head coach Xie Hui and Changchun Yatai player Tan Long greeted the audience after the game.
On the same day, in the seventh round of the 2024 Chinese Football Association Super League, Wuhan Sanzhen team drew 0-0 at home with Changchun Yatai team.
It must be admitted that it is Muscat's very modern and absolutely European technical and tactical style that amplifies Wang Zhen'ao's advantages in offense and ball play, while covering up his weaknesses in size and lack of confrontation. Therefore, Wang Zhenao is more eye-catching playing right back in Haigang than in Dalian. No matter what, Wang Zhen'ao, who originally played as a wing midfielder and attacking midfielder, is now very comfortable at the right back position. This is inseparable from the continuous improvement, exploration and training of the Dalian team's coaching staff last year.
Of course, a higher platform can also tap into the potential of the same player. In the Shanghai Haigang team, whether it is Wang Zhenao or Li Shuai, these two full-backs from Dalian have indeed shown richer offensive methods this season. , more modern tactical playing methods.
