Zhejiang Greentown: I hope that the strong team will have a "zero breakthrough"

Written by Zuo Rui This Saturday, the Chinese Super League restarted the 14th round of the competition, Zhejiang Greentown played Shanghai Port at home. After a break and targeted training, facing Harbour, which is currently ranked fourth in the league, at the Huanglong Stadium, Zhejiang certainly hopes to usher in a victory of "turning the river over the sea".

After qualifying for the 4th round of the FA Cup away on May 20, the Zhejiang team had 8 days off to recuperate, and on May 29, they re-trained at the Sino-Thai base. Head coach Caneda continues to consolidate the overall 532 tactics without a center, with the focus of training on small-scale coordination and specialized technical training. The clash with Harbour will be a preliminary test of the effectiveness of Kaneda's training during this period.

Speaking to reporters, Caneda said that after the break, the team eliminated both physical and mental fatigue, "The training after returning to the team was full of passion and dedication, and I am very happy to see that." He was particularly pleased that the players had been on the pitch for a few days and had "been very well executed in training".

It is worth noting that Wang Yudong, Wang Shiqin, Liu Haofan, Huo Shenping, Bao Shengxin and other players have been absent from recent training because of the national team's competition tasks. In addition, Cheng Jin was not selected for the national football team due to a knee injury, and with the full cooperation of the club's medical rehabilitation team, he conducted one-on-one rehabilitation training in the rehabilitation center and gym.

The friendly match of the U22 national team against Belarus has ended on June 8, Beijing time, and the round of 18 of the national football team will play a farewell match in Chongqing on the evening of the 10th. Zhejiang's main central defenders Liu Haofan and Wang Shiqin, as well as the main scorer Wang Yudong, will rush back to Hangzhou after the game to prepare for the Chinese Super League home game this Saturday with their club teammates.

Huo Shenping and Bao Shengxin were temporarily substitutes in the club and the national brand. Wang Yudong started the national football team's away game against Indonesia and became one of the few bright spots in that 0-1 defeat; Wang Shiqin, who was selected for the national football team again, also went one step further and was included in the list of 23 players in the national football team; Liu Haofan continued to be the main player of the Under-22 national team, starting in the 1-1 draw with Belarus Under-21s.

Judging from the overall performance of the Zhejiang team in the previous rounds of the league, the whole team has adapted to attacking without players as fulcrums, and Wang Yudong and Tao Qianglong have shown their strengths and made their own achievements in the new tactical system. However, the adverse impact of Cheng Jin's injury in the 11th round on the midfield organization was magnified a bit in the subsequent away defeat to Taishan and home draw Henan, and his comeback is at least a month or two away. After a break of training and tapping potential, whether the problem of losing control in midfield can be alleviated will be crucial for Kaneda, who is looking for a balance between attack and defence, and will also be a key factor in the battle against Harbour.

The Zhejiang team has played against Guoan, Shenhua, Rongcheng and Taishan successively, and has not scored a point home or away. Kaneda admits that his side have not had a good record against the top teams in the Chinese Super League this year, so what they need to do in their next home game is to "try to reduce the opponent's advantage as much as possible and play to their strengths as much as possible".

This Saturday will be Leonardo's first return to the Yellow Dragon Stadium this season. In the past season and a half, the Brazilian has made 54 appearances for Zhejiang, scoring 36 goals, and reached the peak of his Chinese Super League career in Zhejiang, winning a golden boot and a silver boot. This time, he still wore the number 45 shirt, but he was already a striker for the visiting team.

This not only added suspense to the game, but also made Zhejiang fans think a lot. On the one hand, Leonardo will undoubtedly be welcomed and treated as "home"; On the other hand, it's good to come back, no one in Hangzhou wants to see him score in this round.

Leonardo's efficiency at his new club was not as efficient as Wang Yudong's, and the number of goals fell behind 6-8. Leonardo's loan expired, he was bought out by Shanghai Port, and turned from a comrade-in-arms to an opponent; Wang Yudong renewed his contract with Zhejiang, took the lead in the front line, and was promoted from a junior to a main general. The contest between the two is quite interesting.

The summer transfer window of the Chinese Super League is about to open, and the Zhejiang Greentown team, which has only 4 foreign players on the roster, will also be reinforced. 'We are preparing for the opening of the summer window and the club is ready to bring in quality foreign players. Kaneda hopes that the new signings will be able to join the team as soon as possible to bring tangible help to the team.

It is reported that the club has been "looking for guns" with the center forward as the primary target before the league break, and has also grasped the latest situation and willingness of some foreign players and naturalized players. In order to get rid of the current situation of 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, ranking 9th with 16 points, scoring 24 goals and conceding 20 goals, it is urgent to introduce strong players and rebuild the balance between attack and defense.

In the battle against Harbour, the players who can be used are still those, and they can only improve their combat effectiveness through tactical adjustments, and Caneda has a clear understanding of the difficulty of the game: "Harbour is undoubtedly a strong team. Although their overall strength has decreased slightly this year following the departures of Oscar and Vargas, their overall performance is still very strong. ”