The young forces of the harbor are gradually showing their edge, and the Shanghai derby needs to improve its defense

Written by Cheng Shan A 3-1 win is good news for Harbour, who had struggled in the early stages. What's even more exciting is that the young forces in the Harbour rotation are gradually showing their edge.

Due to the previous bad weather, the match between Harbour and Henan away team was postponed to this Wednesday night, and it seemed to be a simple change in the number of games, but it caused a lot of trouble to Harbour. First of all, affected by the make-up match, the team will face the Chinese Super League main match, the make-up match, the FA Cup Shanghai Derby, and the baptism of three important matches in 9 days, so that the already stretched harbor has been severely tested in terms of physical fitness. What's more, the opponent Henan team has also changed a lot.

Secondly, in terms of form, if it was played on time, the Henan team only scored 4 points at that time, and South Korean coach Nam Ki-il's coaching ability was widely questioned by the outside world. Even though the harbor was suffering from injuries and was not in good form at the time, relatively speaking, the advantages of the harbor were still obvious. Before this make-up match, after Henan Portugal coach Ramos took office, the team improved, both offensive and defensive, and achieved 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 4 games.

Because of this, Harbour boss Muscat said before the game that he "wants to go into this challenging game with a strong momentum".

Muscat and Harbour were clearly fully prepared for this crucial game, and despite the lack of time, Muscat tried to decompress the players, and the training was not too intense. For the opponent, Muscat repeatedly watched some video footage of the Henan team. Special arrangements were made in terms of playmaking at the back and set-pieces.

Due to the next round of the FA Cup knockout match with Shenhua, Muscat and the team also thought hard about the arrangement, and in the starters, Kuai Jiwen and Li Xinxiang entered the list, and they fully brought the long-dormant Harbour offensive end.

The first is Kuai Jiwen, who made his first start in the Chinese Super League, and in the 66 minutes he played, the effect was obvious. As soon as the game began, Kuai Jiwen got the opportunity and calmly fell to the ground to shoot. In the 20th minute, Gabriel's shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, and Kuai Jiwen took the ball and sent a through ball accurately, but unfortunately Leonardo couldn't get the ball. In the 32nd minute, Kuai Jiwen instigated an attack again, Leonardo assisted, and Li Xinxiang scored. In the 44th minute, Kuai Jiwen stepped forward and assisted Gabriel, who helped Harbour extend their advantage to two goals.

In first-half stoppage time, Leonardo scored another goal to seal the victory.

Although Kuai Jiwen did not score directly, Harbour had two goals that were directly related to him. Another young player, Li Xinxiang, scored a goal, "I'm very excited, it's not easy to win three points away from home, and I also scored a goal, I'm very happy." After the game, Li Xinxiang was very happy.

Judging from the scene, although Kuai Jiwen did not score directly, he participated in the first two goals of the harbor, his running ability in the front court was outstanding, and the direct pass was also very penetrating, and more importantly, the Henan team obviously did not have much to deal with young players.

After the game, Muscat praised the young people of Harbour, "Overall, I am very happy that the team can show such a performance, especially the young players, such as Wumi Tijiang, Kuai Jiwen, Li Xinxiang, they have injected energy into the team. ”

The first half of the game, very similar to the previous game against Zhejiang, was a quick lead, "the difference is that we then created more chances. 'Three goals were scored, Harbour conceded a goal and the opposition created a lot of chances. After the game, Muscat cautioned his players to pay more attention to defensive details.

Next, Harbour will face Shenhua in the FA Cup, and if they want to go forward on both fronts, in addition to fresh blood, Muscat may have to improve the team's defensive quality in the next few days.