Dalian InBev: Strictly grasp the winter training, and the three lines are comprehensively strengthened

Reporter Liu Xiangyu reports As a football city, Dalian cannot do without a Chinese Super League team, and it only took one year for InBev to fill the gap. Dalian InBev won the runner-up in the Chinese League last year, achieved a three-year triple jump, and successfully surpassed. Dalian Barracuda Bay Stadium also created the largest attendance in the third-level professional league last year, and Dalian football has once again become the focus of Chinese football. After returning to the top stage, InBev is making every effort to prepare for the new season, strengthening the lineup in accordance with the standards of the Chinese Super League, and meeting new challenges.

Last season, Dalian InBev won the second place in the league as a dark horse, and the team's statistics at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends were not very outstanding, but the opponents who won it basically won.

InBev got off to a perfect start in the league last year, with six wins and one draw, which also laid the foundation for the subsequent overtaking. The state at the beginning of the league stems from the high-quality winter training, and in the face of the upcoming Chinese Super League season, coach Li Guoxu is also under pressure to grasp the winter training.

At present, the first phase of Dalian InBev's winter training has ended. The first phase is mainly based on physical reserves, and the location is in Dalian. After the winter, the weather in Dalian is cold, but fortunately, there are indoor courts in the training base, and the training conditions can be guaranteed on a daily basis. InBev trains intensively, three days a week in the morning and afternoon, with ball training on the court in the morning and special physical training in the strength room in the afternoon. Due to the team's extensive personnel changes in the new season, the personnel of winter training at this stage are not neat, and the club has also selected several young players from the echelon to train together.

The second phase began on January 2 at Mission Hills Haikou, and was characterized by technical and tactical drills and teaching competitions. At present, InBev has confirmed five games, including the first game on January 10, the opponent is the Chinese League A team Chongqing Tonglianglong, in addition to this one, InBev has several other teaching games against Chinese Super League teams.

Chen Dong, general manager of the club, introduced that the team will train in Haikou until January 26, and then return to Dalian to recuperate, and start the third phase of winter training after the Spring Festival. The final stage will be dominated by competitions, with InBev likely to travel to Japan or South Korea to play against strong teams to find form for the upcoming season.

During InBev's training camp in Haikou, new recruits will be in place one after another. As a new team in the Chinese Super League, InBev's original main lineup is not strong, the bench thickness is not enough, and it is imperative to change blood, and this winter's recruitment has also become the club's top priority.

InBev's original lineup is not strong in the Chinese League, and after being promoted to the Chinese Super League, more than ten people such as Wang Xuanhong, Cui Zhongkai, and Zhao Xuebin will leave the team when their contracts expire, and some young players will be loaned to other teams. Captain Lu Peng, goalkeeper Sui Weijie and others continue to compete in the Chinese Super League. More importantly, through the introduction of internal and external aid, InBev has comprehensively strengthened on three fronts.

In terms of foreign players, Kalanga was the only one player in last season's foreign players. Kalanga missed a number of games this season due to suspension, but excelled in the closing stages of the league, scoring a crucial goal to help InBev be promoted, and his ability to prove himself in the Chinese Super League led Dalian to decide to renew his contract. In addition to Kalanga, other foreign reinforcement places have basically been confirmed, and the main candidate for the forward position is heavy gunner Malele. After the end of last season, Shenhua striker Malele, who scored 16 goals in the league, became a favorite in the transfer market, and a number of Chinese Super League teams and Chinese League A teams extended olive branches to him, and Dalian InBev is very close to reaching an agreement with the player. In the new season, if Malele partners Kalanga to form an InBev striker, the offensive strength is guaranteed.

How to make good use of Malele is a real test for InBev. Malele has a strong assault ability, last season in Shenhua, the goal statistics are also good, but this is inseparable from the strength of Shenhua's overall lineup and the support of the entire offensive system, Dalian InBev is difficult to achieve the same conditions as Shenhua in one step, Malele needs to change the style of play, and needs to do more individually. In addition, the management of players is equally important, which is also a problem that the entire team of InBev needs to explore and face.

In the front and back line, InBev is targeting Raboud, who played in Yunnan Yukun last season, and Traore, who played in Beijing Guoan, both of whom are very capable and have fully adapted to the environment of Chinese football, which is a good complement to InBev. Next, the team will also bring in a player in the midfield, targeting a B2B midfielder or centre-back.

In terms of domestic aid, InBev has also been strengthened according to the needs of the position, and has signed seven players such as Zhao Jiannan and Cao Haiqing, and has also locked in an offensive player and a national central defender. New signings are about to arrive one after another, and they will start to run in with the team as soon as possible.

From the point of view of recruitment, InBev has competitive strength in the new season, but the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League are completely different. As a "newcomer" to Chinese football, InBev still has a lot to learn, and their goal in the first year of the Chinese Super League is also very clear: to strive for better results on the basis of relegation.