In the Chinese Super League last weekend, Taishan team and Guoan team had a fierce duel. Not long after the start, the Taishan team fell into an unfavorable situation of falling behind 0-2 early. However, in the subsequent games, China An chose defensive counterattack tactics, which allowed the Taishan team to gradually take advantage of the situation. Although the Taishan team failed to regain the score in the end, the overall performance was still within the acceptable range.
However, this match between Taishan and Shenhua was surprising. The disparity of 0 to 6 undoubtedly poured cold water on the Taishan fans. Did Cui Kangxi really have no premonition of such a result before the game? It's hard to believe that, after all, judging from the team's past training status and atmosphere, there should never be such a cliff-like collapse.
Looking back on this game, Cui Kangxi’s starting lineup is particularly worthy of attention. For the first time, he arranged for Huang Zhengyu, Liao Lisheng, Peng Xinli, and Li Yuanyi to start at the same time. When defending, Huang Zhengyu will also move back to form a three-center defender system with other defenders. This extremely conservative formation strategy is very different from Cui Kangxi's previous style.
We can’t help but ask, what are the considerations behind this arrangement? Is it an overestimation of the opponent's strength or a misjudgment of the status of one's own team? In any case, such a result is something that no one wants to see.
Football matches are full of uncertainties, but such a huge score gap cannot be explained by just "poor condition". Next, the Taishan team needs to reflect deeply, and Cui Kangxi also needs to re-examine his tactical arrangements and personnel deployment. Fans still hope that the Taishan team can regain its form as soon as possible and show its due strength and fighting spirit on the court again.
Let us wait and see whether the Taishan team can bottom out and rebound in future games.
