In the press circle of Dalian, a veteran reporter shared his observation that he and his camera team always meticulously record the training images of the Harbor Team before the games. The Harbor Team's training scenes were always repeated shifting runs in the hidden corners of the practice field, and each shot was almost like a replica. He couldn't help but lament, "I'm worried that if viewers compare the footage carefully, they might think that our training footage is always so similar." A coach who had observed the Harbour Team's training offered a different view: "Leko is undoubtedly an excellent track and field coach, and he polishes his running skills with great intensity. However, I think the Harbour Team's training has too many pure running exercises and relatively few ball drills that incorporate skills and tactics. Perhaps Leko is too traditional in his training schedule and still organizes practices at the same pace as he did earlier in the season." ! [Training Scene](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202207/2022070917101028110781636.jpg) Looking back at last season, Lecco's pick for outside defender, Maistrovic, suffered two torn ligaments in training and was lost for the season as a result. Also last year, Brazilian striker Lopes was unfortunate enough to suffer the same injury in training. Now, Zhang Linpeng has also suffered a torn ligament in training. These injuries raise questions about the scientific nature of the Leko team's training: are the serious injuries to the three main players just bad luck?
Great value, strength for the price
Leko, 36, played for clubs such as Málaga in La Liga and Bruges in Belgium during his playing days, and is also the pride of Croatia, with his presence on the stage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. After his retirement, Leko started his coaching career and has coached Belgian teams such as St. Tilden, Brugge and Antwerp, etc. In the 2017/2018 season, he led Brugge to win the Belgian First Division title and was awarded the Best Coach of the Bundesliga. ! [Leko's career](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202207/2022070917101031235641636.jpg) Leko's moment of glory as a coach was when he had guided the Antwerp side to a surprise UEFA Cup group stage victory over London Tottenham Hotspur, who were coached by marquee player Jose Mourinho, a surprise victory that made Leko's reputation. Nevertheless, compared to his predecessors at the Seaport, Lecco's experience and annual contractual salary are not as impressive. After the Harbour Group acquired a stake in the Shanghai East Asia Football Salon, the first manager was Swedish veteran Eriksson. He has a wealth of coaching experience, not only led Lazio to win the Serie A title, but also coached the England team to participate in the World Cup. Even after leaving coaching, Eriksson's value is still as high as 4 million euros. ! [Eriksson coaching career](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202207/2022070917101040610631636.jpg) Subsequently, Mourinho's right-hand man and former Chelsea manager AVBoas took over Eriksson's coaching whip. As a well-known coach in Europe, Boas has advanced soccer concepts, and his annual salary for coaching is as high as 12 million euros. Boaz brought in a new philosophy, built the strongest squad and introduced world-class stars such as Oscar, but due to various reasons, he led the team to eventually win only two titles, the league and the cup. ! [Boaz's coaching career](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202207/2022070917101043735241636.jpg) After the departure of Boaz, Pereira, a Portuguese with experience in winning the Greek and Turkish leagues, took over the coaching reins. Pereira paid attention to details, emphasized on defense, and had richer formation adjustments. He liberated Wu Lei as a center forward, created Oscar, Hulk, Elkeson and Wu Lei's "front four quartet", and ultimately helped Shanghai win the Chinese Super League title for the first time. In the first year, Pereira's annual salary was 5 million euros, and the second year reached 10 million euros. ! [Pereira's coaching career](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202207/2022070917101048424041636.jpg) Today, Leko's annual salary for coaching the Harbour is around €3 million, a record low for a team manager's contract compared to his predecessor. Although Leko's coaching experience is not particularly rich, he is full of enthusiasm and dares to promote newcomers, which is the Croatian's advantage. Overall, in the absence of Oscar and the absence of foreign aid, the stubborn Leko has exposed some shortcomings in training control, tactical planning and field command. Nevertheless, Leko currently leading the team to show the quality of coaching, the ability to lead the team, still with his contract price match. Leko's contract amount with Eriksson, Boaz and Pereira, compared to the obvious gap. Similarly, in terms of coaching ability, the Croatian also has a certain distance from his predecessor.
