Reporter Chen Yong reports In the most difficult time, the Manatees performed a miracle, they got a point away to Taishan, although they still have not ushered in their first win of the season, but this crucial point adds a lot of confidence to the team. In the 11th round of the Chinese Super League, which is tonight, the Manatees will play against Yatai at home, if they win, they will get rid of the bottom situation, if they can't win, the team may continue to sink.

The key is to increase confidence

In the game against Taishan, Manatee can be said to be the most difficult time since the start of the game, first of all, the team's core midfielder Saric accumulated 4 yellows and was suspended, and the foreign center Santiago has not yet recovered; Secondly, the team's left-back Song Long and midfielder Jia Feifei were unable to play due to the principle of avoidance; Moreover, the team's previous record was 3 draws and 6 losses, and the players' confidence was dealt a comprehensive blow; Last but not least, after the home match against Meizhou, there was a fierce verbal clash between fans and players, which was a major blow to the club and the team in particular.

However, in such a predicament, the Manatees drew 1-1 with Taishan away and got a valuable point, which boosted the team's confidence.

Against Tarzan, the Manatees had 10 to 11 shots on goal and 3 to 4 shots on target, despite having a low possession rate. In addition, the Manatees defended stubbornly and paid the price of five yellow cards, while Tarzan struggled to create a substantial threat.

In this game, Manatee's young left wingback Wei performed well, and Song Wenjie, who played as a guest right wingback from a striker, did his best. In the running distance rankings, although midfielder Augusto has just returned from injury, he has entered the top five in the running distance ranking of this round with a running distance of 11,962 meters. Of course, the most impressive was left winger Silva, whose outstanding individual ability helped the Manatees to the lead at one point. In addition, although center forward Feng Boyuan had just experienced a verbal conflict with Qingdao fans, and he cried on the spot at the time, he still spared no effort when he returned to the field, creating more space and opportunities for Silva.

It can be said that in the game against Taishan, the Manatees united and maintained their fighting spirit after a fierce conflict with the fans, which also made people see the hope of this team to get out of the trough.

At present, Manatee has 4 points for 4 draws and 6 losses, Yatai has 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses for 5 points, Henan has 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses for 7 points, and Yukun has 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses for 10 points. It should be said that Manatee has not been left far behind, and if he wins Yatai, he can naturally get rid of the fate of being at the bottom.
However, the three towns and Xinpeng City in the relegation zone have performed well recently, and the last 4 rounds of games between the two teams are 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and after getting 7 points, the points of the two teams have reached 11 and 10 points, and they are gradually away from the relegation zone.

Summer window or strengthen the front

The outside world believes that if the Manatees have one more Silva, then the quality of their counterattack will inevitably be greatly improved.

Since there is only one adjustment quota for foreign aid, the direction of Manatee's summer window is likely to strengthen the forward line, and there is a high probability that it will be a right winger, so that at least it can echo the left Silva and increase the attack point. Center forward Olmenho is a sore point for Manatee, he has received praise and recognition from his teammates, and now the problem is his injury, if he can come back as soon as possible and form an attacking trident, then, Manatee's combat effectiveness should be significantly enhanced.

In midfield, Saric has always been at the heart of the Manatees, and Augusto's performance after his comeback, especially his frantic running, has also been impressive. Unless the Manatees abandon their current tactical system and switch directly to long passes, there is a high probability that they will be retained.

But before the recruitment, the Manatees must play well in the next three rounds. First of all, it is a key battle with Yatai, and after that, they have to play away against Harbour and Guoan at home, the opponent is very strong, and it is very difficult to grab points, but since they can lose Shenhua 2-3 away and draw Taishan 1-1 away, Manatee should also fight to the death and strive to get points.