Shanghai Shenhua home court on the evening of September 12, when the final whistle fell, the 3-3 score made the players on the Green Field a little disappointed, but the discussion in the stands and in front of the screen exploded - no one was confused about why Zakaishvili scored 3 goals in a single game, everyone was asking: Wang Dalei, should I really give up the goalkeeper position? You know, Shandong Taishan had the opportunity to win this focus battle, but the mistake that made Shenhua get the penalty kick came from this veteran who was called "Taishan goal god" by fans for many years.
As soon as the game started, the audience did not leave a chance to breathe. Both sides fought fiercely, and neither of them wanted to fall behind first. In the 18th minute, Shenhua's Wang Haijian came to the verge of the game, and the corner kick was directly spun into the opponent's goal, 1-0, and the home court was instantly boiling. But Taishan was not panicked, and relied on Zakaishvili to equalize the score in 37 minutes. He received his teammate's accurate pass and pushed the ball, and his movements were so clean that he had nothing to say.
When the first half was about to end, the plot suddenly turned sharply. In the 42nd minute, Wang Dalei knocked down Liu Chengyu from Shenhua in the penalty area, and the referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot. Shenhua's Wu Xi took the penalty without any hesitation, and achieved it overnight. 2-1, Shenhua overturned the score again. But on the side of Taishan, Zakayishvili seemed to have a cheat, and soon scored another goal, catching the score at 2-2. In the second half, both sides won a goal, and the final 3-3 score was frozen. Shenhua failed to defend the home victory, and Taishan was unable to leave with 3 points.
In this game, Zakayishvili's hat-wrap should have been the biggest highlight, but he was all stolen by Wang Dalei's mistakes. The fans said that he should give way, but it was not without basis - the action of knocking down Liu Chengyu was not a complicated danger. With his experience, he should have easily resolved it, but he made a mistake and gave the opponent a penalty kick. Some people even joked: "If Wang Dalei had not made this mistake, Taishan would have won long ago, and Zakaishvili's hat trick would have been more glorious."
But think about it carefully, when the fans shouted "abandoned", did they forget Wang Dalei's contribution over the years? This is not the first time he saved the team at a critical moment. How many times Taishan is in trouble is the one he must score when saving at the goal line. However, this mistake happened to happen in the focus battle, which directly affected the score, and was infinitely amplified. This is like an old employee in the company. He is usually very reliable. If he makes a mistake occasionally, everyone first thinks of "Is he old? I can't do it anymore?" This double standard for veterans is more uncomfortable than mistakes themselves.
What's more interesting is that the fans shouted to ask Wang Dalei to give way, but is there really a young goalkeeper in Taishan who can take over him? In the current Chinese Super League, many teams are facing the embarrassment of "not meeting the goalkeeper" position - the old goalkeeper is still holding on, and the young goalkeeper either doesn't have the opportunity to practice on the court, or they are nervous and make mistakes as soon as they come on the court. If Wang Dalei is really replaced, will Taishan’s goal be more stable than it is now? I'm afraid few people dare to guarantee it. So the sentence "It's time to give way" is a kind of anxiety among fans: they are afraid that the veteran will decline in form and drag the team down, and they are also afraid that the newcomers will not be able to get over it, and they are in a dilemma.
Looking at the overall performance of the two teams, the young players of Taishan did play well in this game, and they dared to make moves with impetus, but the shortcomings of central defender Lopez are too obvious, and they always make people sweat when defending; there is also a lack of people who can shoot balls and connect in the back midfielder, and the offensive organization is always so meaningless. Not to mention Shenhua, she is not top-notch in her strength, and she lacks a few main players. She barely tied with Taishan with her home advantage. She made mistakes one after another in the game, and there was no sign of the team that was competing for the championship. No wonder Chengdu Rongcheng can firmly sit at the top of the list, after all, the state of these traditional strong teams is too great.
Taishan scored 1 point and it was not a loss, but the fans' words "Wang Dalei should give way" hit the pain point of the Chinese Super League more than the score - the inheritance of veterans and the growth of newcomers have never been able to form a smooth connection. If one day, the young goalkeeper could stand in front of the goal like Wang Dalei, and use his performance to reassure the fans, who would be willing to let this veteran who had saved his master countless times "abdicate"?
A game of mistakes should not define the whole of a player, and the fans' voices should be heard by the team. Whether Wang Dalei wants to give way is not something that can be determined by a slogan. It depends on the overall layout of the team, and more importantly, whether the newcomers can really take the lead. But the questions left by this 3-3 game will probably be kept being talked about by everyone in the next Chinese Super League.
What do you think? Is Wang Dalei's mistake this time normal fluctuation of the veteran, or is it really time to give up his position? Which young goalkeepers in the Chinese Super League deserve more opportunities?
