The league rushed into the top six, can the FA Cup Jinmen Tigers upset Harbour again?

Reporter Lu Mi reports In the last league game before the break, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers won 1-0 at home to Wuhan Three Towns and finished sixth in the standings. Their biggest recent change is the improvement of home results, since the end of June at home to beat Xinpeng City, the Jinmen Tigers have won 4 and drawn 1 in the last 5 league home games, plus the FA Cup home draw against Yatai in 90 minutes (won in extra time), the Jinmen Tigers are unbeaten in 6 consecutive home games.

Tianjin Jinmen Tigers replaced all the foreign aid of last season in one breath at the beginning of the season, and the five new foreign players arrived at different times, and the speed of integration into the team was not the same.

Last season, the Tigers went unbeaten at home for a full season, a rare record in recent years. This year, the first half of the league was difficult to win at home for a long time, and it was not until the 17th round of the league that the Jinmen Tigers defeated the promoted horse Shenzhen Xinpeng City 3-0 to achieve their first home win this season. Jinmen Tigers played a very good momentum in the match against strong teams this season, and did not let strong teams such as Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Taishan take 3 points away from them, but when facing teams in the relegation zone, there will be ups and downs in form, such as being forced to draw by Nantong and losing to Qingdao Manatee and Meizhou Hakka.

The key to the ups and downs of results is injuries. As the most powerful offensive player at the moment, Kompagno's scoring efficiency and finishing ability in front of goal are unquestionable, and he is currently third in the league scorer list with 17 goals, but he has been plagued by injuries and has made 17 appearances, which is less than the number of appearances of Wu Lei, Gustavo, Leonardo and other players who are excellent in the scorer list. In addition to Vincent Kompagno, defender Grant missed a number of games due to injury, and the club decided to replace him in the summer window.

In the summer window, the Jinmen Tigers made two changes, Diogo replaced Grant, and Hadas replaced Fiorridge. Centre-back Diogo quickly integrated into the team and was able to stabilize the Tigers' defence. At present, the most discussed by fans is still in the midfield, one is whether Hadas's personal ability is better than Fiorridge, and the other is whether his tactical role can have a good "chemistry" with Wang Qiuming.

Judging from the current performance, Hadas is still in the process of adapting, and after he joined the Jinmen Tigers, his weight has not completely dropped, and his physical condition has not yet reached the best. Head coach Yu Genwei has been making adjustments to the midfield position, hoping to find the best combination to play the role of the players.

Hadas had previously started with Wang Qiuming and Škorić, and in terms of the offensive division of labor, Hadas overlapped with the styles of other players, and at the same time, the midfield's defense was thin. After the Jinmen Tigers lost to Meizhou Hakka, fans questioned the team's tactics more. In the match between Jinmen Tiger and Zhejiang at home, Hadas sat on the bench, Guo Hao and Škorić partnered in the back, and Wang Qiuming was in the premise, this adjustment brought good results, and the team finally won 3-2. The same arrangement was made against Wuhan Three Towns in this round, and although the process was a bit bumpy, in the end, the Jinmen Tigers still won the victory, which was the team's second consecutive win of the season and the first three consecutive wins at home.

Having beaten Wuhan Three Towns, the Jinmen Tigers' most recent home league record is 4 wins and 1 draw, maintaining an unbeaten home run in the second half of the season, and it seems that the feeling of last season is back. After consecutive wins, the team has surpassed Henan and Zhejiang in the rankings to rise to 6th, and the players will also be hoping to move up the rankings.

"We're sixth now, we're more aggressive, and we have three home games left. I think as long as we are ready and continue to play in the form and work hard, there is still a lot of hope that we can continue to win at home. If we want to break through our previous position, there is still a lot of hope. Goalkeeper Fang Jingqi said.

The day after the end of this round of the league, the Jinmen Tigers had normal training, and they had to prepare for the FA Cup match against the Harbour team on the 22nd, and according to the plan, the Jinmen Tigers will fly to Shanghai on the 20th.

In last year's FA Cup, the Jinmen Tigers eliminated the Harbour team through a penalty shootout to advance, and this year's FA Cup The two teams met again, and the Jinmen Tigers certainly hope to complete the promotion. Of course, the situation of the Harbour has changed this season, the team's combat effectiveness has improved, the Jinmen Tigers and the Harbour met for the first time in the league this season, the Jinmen Tigers lost 0-3 at home, the Harbour lost in the Shanghai derby, and urgently needed a victory to stabilize the situation, and the Jinmen Tigers will encounter greater challenges in the midweek game.

Recently, there have been many injuries to domestic players, tomorrow, Xie Weijun is still in the recovery period, the league against Wuhan Three Towns is quite intense, and some players have a lot of physical loss, Yu Genwei will make appropriate arrangements for the lineup according to the situation of the players.

During the interval, the Jinmen Tigers will make more arrangements for the tactical arrangement after the personnel adjustment. In addition, training will be arranged to allow Hadas to recover better.