Liaoning Derby! Triple Stimulus, Four-Win Streak Yingbo Heads North Strongly

Special Contribution / Ding Xu Carrying a four-win streak, Dalian Yingbo heads north strongly this Wednesday, challenging Liaoning Ironman away. Yingbo's morale is currently high, and fans' enthusiasm for watching the game is soaring. The club has specially opened a "Yingbo Fans Special Train" to facilitate fans traveling north to watch the match. Notably, Yingbo has a four-win streak; a foreign assistant coach has joined the team; the match bonus may align with that for matches against the "BIG5". Under these triple stimuli, can they win away?

After starting with two consecutive losses, Yingbo achieved an impressive four-win streak. After six rounds of the Chinese Super League, Yingbo stands at 4 wins and 2 losses, accumulating 12 points and ranking third, the best position since the team entered the CSL. The poor performance in the first two rounds is partly due to the late arrival of new players and short磨合 time. Subsequently, Yingbo quickly adjusted. From the club to the team and the coaching staff, everyone promptly summarized, players united, and the team swiftly returned to the right track.

During this four-win streak, Li Guoxu固定 the formation as 4231, with Stanciu as the进攻核心. From the results, the effect is good. From two consecutive losses to four consecutive wins, Li Guoxu感慨 deeply: "Any CSL match is not easy..."

In the first week of double matches this CSL season, Li Guoxu's team will encounter a "even more difficult" match, not because the opponent is exceptionally strong, but because it's a "Liaoning Derby".

Yingbo is on an upward trend, but in the home match against Henan, they started落后 and only scored two goals near the end to complete a逆转. The team's performance was not as eye-catching as the previous three-win streak. Li Guoxu复盘时 said: "I anticipated some changes in this match, or that it might not go smoothly..."

But ultimately, Yingbo still啃下了 the match despite not being in top form, which is a sign of a young team maturing. "Our team is maturing step by step. Next week we have three matches, we don't have much time to summarize, let's prepare well for the next match," Li Guoxu said.

Although recent results are excellent, due to the week of double matches, Li Guoxu did not give the players a break. The day after the match, Yingbo players gathered at the base to prepare for the match against Ironman. Notably, a unfamiliar foreign face appeared on Yingbo's training field. It is reported that he is the foreign assistant coach Mark Rudan previously rumored.

资料显示, Rudan is 51 years old, holds dual citizenship of Australia and Croatia. During his playing career in 2002, he played for Jiangsu舜天当时 in甲B. As a coach, he has coached A-League teams Wellington Phoenix, Western United, and Western Sydney Wanderers.

With Rudan joining the team, Yingbo's coaching team is strengthened. Away against Ironman, Yingbo will not fight alone as in previous matches. Yingbo club released an announcement last Friday for "April 22 Liaoning Ironman Nanbowan VS Yingbo远征报名", and 2500远征名额 were quickly抢空.

Additionally, to facilitate大连球迷 traveling north to沈阳加油助威, Yingbo club联合相关部门 opened a "Yingbo Fans Special Train". According to Yingbo club, 1000球迷专列名额 were "秒没". According to Ironman club official news, all area tickets for Ironman VS Yingbo were sold out by 13:00 on April 18,可见 the火爆程度 of the Derby.

Yingbo and Ironman have交锋 twice before, back in the 2024 season of中甲. In the first回合, Yingbo主场3-2逆转绝杀; in the second回合, Ironman主场2-1扳回. Although it was中甲, both matches were紧张激烈、荡气回肠. Now, both teams are CSL teams.随着级别的提升, the火爆程度 of the Derby also水涨船高. If不出意外, Yingbo's win bonus for the Derby will align with that for matches against the "BIG5".

In terms of personnel, Yingbo's伤员逐渐恢复; in terms of技战术, Yingbo also needs to gradually熟悉各个对手的打法. In the matches战胜海港、泰山、浙江, Yingbo's控球率分别为32%、29.4%、28%. In the match against河南, Yingbo's控球率高达58.5%, only低于客场1-4惨败三镇的58.6%.

"I think as the league progresses, the situation on the field will change. Possession might be with us, we want to learn how to use possession well to掌控比赛," Li Guoxu said. The implication is that facing different opponents, Yingbo might have no possession or might have possession, requiring different应对办法.

Regarding Ironman's situation, Yingbo has conducted研究. They深知 that Ironman's主场很强, including上赛季中甲12胜3平不败, and this season前两个主场拿到6分. Facing the铁西魔鬼主场, what tactics Yingbo adopts might be the key to能否客场拿分.