Reporter Chen Yong reports On February 11, in the 7th round of the AFC Champions League Classic, Shandong Taishan defeated Gwangju FC 3-1 at home, ushering in a good start to the new season, and this game also made all walks of life generally optimistic about the performance of Taishan team in the Chinese Super League. Unfortunately, in the first game of the league on the afternoon of February 23, Shandong Taishan failed to usher in a good start, but instead saw a "red" - Wang Dalei was sent off with a red card in only 23 minutes after the opening. Fortunately, Shandong Taishan did not give up, worked hard, and finally drew 0-0 with Henan Jiuzu Dukang and got 1 point.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Taishan team is goalkeeper Wang Dalei, defenders Wu Xinghan, Zheng Zheng, Khazar and Wang Tong, midfielders Li Yuanyi and Peng Xinli, and the frontcourt combination is Kazaishvili, Xie Wenneng, Cressan and Zeka. The comebacks of Wang Tong and Zheng Zheng are good news, and another foreign player of the Taishan team, Madruga, is on the bench.

After the start of the game, the Taishan team completely controlled the pace of the game and comprehensively suppressed the Henan team, among which Cressan's shot hit the post. The Henan team responded with 5 defenders intensively defending, and also played one or two effective counterattacks.

In the 23rd minute of the game, an unexpected scene happened. Henan team played a sharp counterattack, Wang Dalei attacked to try to clear the siege, but he did not kick the ball, but kicked to Henan player Liu Xinyu, the referee first showed a yellow card, and then VAR intervened, the referee changed the penalty, and the red card sent Wang Dalei.

With only 23 minutes to play with one less player, Taishan was in a very disadvantageous situation, but in the remainder of the first half, the Taishan team continued to control the game, with 64% possession, 11-4 shots on goal and 7-3 from corners.

After the start of the second half, the Henan team made adjustments, played more aggressively, and had more control of the frontcourt. At this time, the physical fitness of the Taishan team declined, and the overall formation did not dare to press, so it also lost the dominance of the game. In the 57th minute, the Taishan team made 3 substitutions in one breath, namely Gao Zhunyi replaced Wang Tong and Liu Yang replaced Wu Xinghan, and at the same time, Lu Yongtao replaced Peng Xinli in the back position to strengthen the physical fitness of the fullback and the pressing of the midfielder, however, the adjustment effect of the Taishan team was not large, and no other substitutions were made afterwards. The match ended 0-0.

In this game, the Taishan team had 53.7% possession in the whole game, combined with 64% possession in the first half, the possession rate of the Taishan team in the second half was lower than that of the Henan team. The number of shots on goal was 22 to 13, which means that the number of shots on goal in the second half was 11 to 9.

In this game, the substitute 20-year-old goalkeeper Jin Yong performed very well, saving a number of close-range shots from Henan, including a close-range header, while he showed absolute control of the ball in the air. After the game, Kim Hyun-min, an assistant coach of the Taishan team who attended the press conference, said: "He is always ready to appear at any time, and he usually trains very hard and hard, although his appearance is sudden, but we are not very worried." ”

Yu Jinyong's outstanding performance, on the one hand, stabilized his position in the second gate of Taishan, on the other hand, the Taishan team can strengthen his cultivation this season. Considering that the main goalkeeper Wang Dalei is 37 years old and has some potential injuries, it is still necessary to appropriately increase Yu Jinyong's playing time, and while exercising Yu Jinyong, he can also properly protect Wang Dalei. If nothing else, in the next round of the game with Dalian InBev Haifa, Yu Jinyong should be the starting goalkeeper of the Taishan team.

In a period of more than 70 minutes, 10 to 11, the Taishan team finally scored 1 point, which is naturally an acceptable result. After the game, Kim Hyun Min said: "We ask the players to have a good mental state and work hard, and the players are very good when there is one less player. ”

Head coach Choi Kang-hee did not command the game, and Kim Hyun-min also explained: "Coach Choi has been catching a cold and is not feeling well, and I want to stick to the field to fight together in the morning, but it is true that because of the objective conditions, I am very unwell and hung up in the water, I hope he can fight with us in the next game." ”

Shandong Taishan Football Club also made an official statement after the game: "In the first game of the Chinese Super League, although the Taishan team did not win, the whole team showed a tenacious fighting spirit. Every drop of sweat is a desire for victory, and every scramble is a persistence in faith. Thank you to the fans for shouting and accompanying us in the cold wind, and we will continue to do our best in the next game! ”

After the game, the general opinion of Shandong fans was that the overall performance of the Taishan team was still good in the case of an unexpected red card, and the final result of 1 point was acceptable.

It is worth noting that the midfielder of the Taishan team, Madruga, entered the squad for the game, but did not play in the game, and the back player replaced by the Taishan team in the game was Lu Yongtao. Maderuga's inclusion in the roster but not his appearance has also raised some questions about his ability among Tarzan fans. Maybe Madruga's strength is not very outstanding, but his level close to the level of the Brazilian League is not unusable, for the Taishan team, how to accelerate the integration of Madruga and how to make good use of him, is an important topic that needs to be pondered.

After the end of this game, the next opponent of the Taishan team is Dalian InBev Haifa. The schedule of the first two consecutive home games of the Taishan team is very favorable, and after the unexpected red card led to the failure to get a good start, the next game is very crucial. Dalian InBev is the promotion horse of the Chinese Super League, this season has carried out a certain degree of reinforcement, in the Super League debut, they performed well in the away game against Zhejiang Greentown, in the case of a goal behind the final chase 1-1 draw, got the first point in the history of the Chinese Super League, for such an opponent, Taishan team needs to be fully prepared, but also need to pay full attention.