On February 17, in the just-concluded Japan Super Cup, Kawasaki Frontale defeated Vissel Kobe 1-0 to win the championship.
One is the team that won the 2023 Emperor's Cup, and the other is the team that won the J1 League in the 2023 season, and the intensity of the competition can be imagined. However, throughout the game, Vissel Kobe's players were clearly not as aggressive as Kawasaki Frontale's players. Perhaps it was the substitution team that Kawasaki Frontale coach Tatsu Oniki had arranged, and everyone was hungry for victory. In order to preserve his strength, Ghost Muda made major adjustments to the starting players in the Super Cup and the players who played against Taishan away, which not only confused the opponent and made the opponent take it lightly, but also preserved his strength. This tactic has received unexpected results, achieving a double victory in tactics and strategy, and one has to admire the old ghost's strategy, which means that he has two sets of combinations that can be fully played.
In the 48th minute of the game, Kawasaki won a free kick in front, and Van Wemeskelken, a foreign player in the penalty area, scored to seal the victory.
As a result, the physical advantage of the Shandong Taishan team is gone, and it was originally thought that the Taishan team could rest for two more days than Kawasaki Frontale. The old ghost coach of Kawasaki Frontale skillfully solved the problem and got the result that the team wanted. This makes Kawasaki Frontale a step ahead of Taishan in terms of momentum.
In terms of foreign aid, Kawasaki Frontale has more than the Tarzan team. Including the famous former French international Gomi, and the injury of Zeka of the Taishan team, including Bi Jinhao, who can replace him, also missed the game due to illness, including the absence of international player Liu Binbin, are all problems that the Taishan team has to face. The only one who took the shot was Fernando on the wing.
Kawasaki Frontale is significantly higher than the Shandong Taishan team in all aspects, and the use of substitutes in the Super Cup is to save the main force of the Taishan team. Cui Kangxi, the head coach of the Taishan team, knew this premise, but still laid out according to his own ideas, and did not desperately bring the injured Delgado, which shows that Cui Kangxi has his own plan. If you can't rely on technology to achieve a miracle victory, you will probably give up the AFC Champions League and focus on the league!
Japan Super Cup
Shandong Taishan vs Kawasaki Frontale
AFC Champions League