Practicing aggressively, Three Towns are looking forward to their home debut

Reporter Lu Mi reports After two rounds of the league, the Chinese Super League ushered in a break period, and at this stage, teams seized the time to solve the problems exposed in the first two rounds.

Wuhan Three Towns was one of the teams with more prominent problems in the first two rounds. The opening two consecutive away games are not a small challenge for this team with a restructured squad. The bad weather in Qingdao made them reluctant to swallow two consecutive defeats and ranked at the bottom. However, whether it is consecutive away games or weather reasons, it is only one of the factors that the team cannot win, and the two games have become the only team in the Chinese Super League without scoring a goal, which is a problem that needs to be solved urgently during the interval. Through two warm-up matches with Chinese Super League teams, Martins grasped the run-in of the forward line, and the crazy shooting received certain results, with 4 goals, and the striker foreign aid Sauer scored in succession, giving the team the confidence to meet the upcoming home debut.

There were only a few days off during the interval, and for the three towns of Wuhan, which were at the bottom of the rankings after two rounds, they had to make good use of the three weeks to hurry up and run in. The first two rounds of consecutive away games are more difficult to deal with than other teams, mainly because the overall changes in the first team this season are greater. Although the new coaching team has not made much changes in terms of tactical play compared with Rodriguez last year, in fact, the midfield is almost reorganized, and the arrival time of new players is different.

In the first round of Chengdu, you can see that Wuhan Three Towns under Martins has the ability to play quality ground attacks, and can also cause problems for opponents. In the second round of the away game against Qingdao West Coast, weather factors led to the first goal conceded. After the resumption of the game the next day, the team showed their ability to suppress their opponents on the field, but they were never able to break through the opponent's goal. Instead, the opponent's counterattack broke through the defense line, resulting in a loss.

Whether it is at the end of last season or at the beginning of this year, the problem reflected by Three Towns is more obvious, that is, the lack of attacking power. Counting last season's final three games, the team has gone five league games without a win and has only scored one goal. At the beginning of this year, Wuhan Three Towns lost two consecutive games, and it was also the only team in the Chinese Super League that did not score.

In the intervals, the team's focus is on improving offensive efficiency, further grinding in new signings, and finding a consistent scoring point in the forward line. In his daily training, Martins has developed a lot of attacking drills, emphasizing doing a good job on the final pass and shooting. During this period, Palacios has recovered well physically, much better than when he came off the bench in the first two rounds, and his role in the tactical system has become more and more obvious.

Wuhan Three Towns have played two warm-up matches in the past two weeks, at home against Henan and away against Shenzhen Xinpeng City. The two teams have similar overall strength to Three Towns, and both are relegation rivals. Playing in advance allows the team to get more full training, understand themselves and understand their opponents. In the warm-up match with Henan, Wuhan Three Towns performed well, continuing the control ability of the field and winning 2-0. In the 32nd minute, striker Sauer received a pass from Palacios and scored with a header, taking the lead in opening the situation, and the two sides finally shook hands 2-2. In both games, Martins achieved the desired attacking effect, Palacios was in outstanding form, and striker Sauer scored twice.

This week, the Chinese Super League is back in flames, and Wuhan Three Towns will usher in the first home game of the new season, against the strong Zhejiang team. Because it is the first home game of the new season, the team is embarrassed to be at the bottom, in addition to solving technical and tactical problems, it is also essential to improve self-confidence and stabilize the morale of the army. The club has set up an open day for fans during the break, which is earlier than in previous seasons, in the hope that the fans will bring more morale boost to the team. Martins said the team is building morale and emphasised the goal of a first win, "The team is grinding and the players are looking forward to coming back from the defeat. The support of the fans is what drives us and we look forward to winning our first game of the season in the next home games. ”

Wuhan Three Towns and Zhejiang team have 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the historical confrontation, and they are at a disadvantage. Wuhan Three Towns ranked bottom with two consecutive defeats in the first two rounds, and did not score 1 goal; Zhejiang team is ranked 10th with 2 points in two consecutive draws, scoring 2 goals and conceding 2 goals. Zhejiang's opponents in the first two rounds were all promoted horses, and the defensive end has not yet been tested by a strong team, and the two goals on the offensive side were won by captain Frank, both of which were headers, and the efficiency of the previous ground passing and control tactics had not yet been played. Although Wuhan Three Towns is under pressure to win for the first time of the season, they must put down their baggage in the game and play the effect of intermission drills at home.