Shanghai Harbour Team Season Review
Oscar and Vargas are the spearheads of the attack, and their ball control and passing ability can activate the team's ball-less running, especially when the team's morale is high, and their tacit understanding is particularly good.
Especially the "East Asian" players cultivated in Chongming Island, their sense of receiving and excellent skills are very suitable for this kind of tactics.
The goal was a spectacular one, similar to the first goal scored by Shandong Taishan for the championship. The offense was completed by a group of small players, and Lu Wenjun also scored in front of the goal.
Javier's tactics were challenging, with the heat map showing that Shanghai Harbour's wing defense had exerted a great deal of energy during the game, requiring frequent forays into the opponent's penalty area while completing a lot of receiving runs in the midfield.
Stanley Wong and Lu Wenjun are getting older and will struggle to be sustainable in a long season, and Li Shuai's injury from a national team game has had a profound effect on the team.
The goal reflected the tactic of reducing the number of wide players and having the wing backs enter the box to charge the goal in concert with Wu Lei.
Stanley Wang and Li Shuai were located on either side of Wu Lei, and Lu Wenjun's shot on goal was not an accident but the result of a tactical arrangement.
This goal demonstrated the strength of Javier's tactics and the technical awareness of the players in Shanghai Seaport's East Asian line.
Lu has scored numerous goals this season, including many key ones.
02. Fire and Ice! From 5-0 Shanghai Shenhua to the AFC Champions League play-offs
a. Favourite memory of the season: 5-0 win over Shanghai Shenhua
Despite the low points and moments of fan disappointment, the season was ultimately sweet, especially the 5-0 thrashing of Shanghai Shenhua away from home, which will be the talk of the town.
Shanghai Seaport, apart from the use of the middle of the field and the use of the fullbacks on both sides of the ball on the attacking end, is also characterized by the ability to play sharp counterattacks after taking the lead.
Having Wu Lei means more possibilities for the team. Although Wu Lei has missed a lot of scoring opportunities this season, he has also scored many key goals.
Combined with a great passer like Oscar, Wu Lei's presence gives Shanghai Seaport a huge advantage.
A victory against a crosstown rival would be a source of pride for the team and the fans.
b. Champions Cup Preliminary Round: at one point exacerbated physical and defensive problems
Leading Zhejiang 3-1 at home, they suffered a surprising 4-3 reversal. Until the 2-3 defeat to Batang in the AFC Champions League preliminaries, which had a huge impact, exposing fitness lows and defensive holes.
The first goal conceded against Baton Rouge United was a lack of coverage at the back of Shanghai Harbour, with the backline getting more and more conservative in their movements as they became less physical.
Eventually a goal was pulled back and soon another was conceded. At that time, the opponent had only two men in the penalty area, and between them there were five Shanghai Harbor defenders.
The team's low stamina, coupled with the call-ups of a number of international players, and low morale after the AFC Champions League loss, made the defensive problems even more pronounced.
03. don't give up! The Old Boys defend the gold of the title
a. 1-2 against Guoan: Wu Lei's goal lit the fire of hope
Against Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Seaport could have won the title with a win, but ended up going down 1-2. Yan Junling's mistake made the team a laughing stock.
At 0-0, Shanghai Seaport was the closest to scoring when Wu Lei went close in front of the goal and was miraculously stopped by the opposing goalkeeper.
The team was desperate at that moment when Yan's mistake led to the goal.
However, Shanghai Seaport rediscovered their form in the second half as the team was hungry for a win and the title.
b.Nine undefeated! Champions fight their way back.
In the duel with Shandong Taishan, Shanghai Seaport took a 1-0 lead and then scored the second goal with a counterattack.
Despite a controversial handball penalty, Shanghai Seaport held on despite a numerical disadvantage.
The Shanghai Harbor Old Boys showed their tenacity in this bloody battle that was close to a physical battle.
When the jersey can be sewn with a second championship star, that honor belongs to Shanghai Harbor, Chongming Island, the Old Boys, and the young men who work with them.
Conclusion:
From a lead of 16 points to only 5 points at the last minute, we need to face a showdown with Shandong Taishan.
The disparity calls into question the perfection of this season's championship.
But if you watch the entire season in its entirety, you'll be even more impressed with the takeaway.
We are not sure about next season's results, but at least in the past year, Shanghai Harbor played great soccer and won a worthy title with their efforts.
