Reporter Lu Mi reports In the 2025 season of the Chinese Super League, the Henan team started two consecutive games, which seemed difficult, but in the post-game review, the two games actually had favorable conditions for winning: the first game of the Taishan team began to play one less person in 23 minutes, and the second game not only Meizhou foreign aid was injured, but the Henan team also won a penalty. It's a pity that Nanjiyi's winter training answer sheet is unsatisfactory, and it seems that it is still in the debugging stage in terms of personnel use and scheduling, and there are many opportunities, but it was only difficult to gain 1 point in the first round, and the second round was lost to the Meizhou Hakka team that returned to the Chinese Super League.

In the first round of the league, the Henan team was a guest in Shandong, and when one more person played most of the time, it drew with the Taishan team. The process and result of the game were difficult for the fans to be satisfied with. In the second round, the team is still away, facing Meizhou Hakka, who has been replaced. Through the first leg of Meizhou Hakka's match with Jinmen Tigers, it can be seen that Meizhou Hakka is no longer what it used to be. Nan Jiyi also bluntly said that Meizhou is not easy to deal with.

In terms of coping strategy, Nan Jiyi made two position adjustments, Du Zhixuan was replaced by Huang Zichang, Niu Ziyi also started as a midfielder, Liu Xinyu, who served as a center forward in the last round, sat on the bench, and Wang Shangyuan, who was injured before, also returned to the list. It is worth mentioning that before the game, when the Henan team released the starting list, it was also announced that foreign striker Cardoso would miss the game because of thigh muscle discomfort. Therefore, judging from the arrangement of Nanjiyi's troops, it is Achimpong, Huang Zichang and Nazario who form the forward line. Nankiichi strengthened the depth of the midfield but did not have a real striker, relying more on the pace of counter-attacking and the efficiency of set-pieces in attack.

The trend of the game is often more unpredictable than their ideal state, Meizhou Hakka has the advantage of the home field, the first four foreign aids, the top is the domestic striker Yang Ultrasound, as soon as it comes up, it forms pressure on Henan's defense line, and repeatedly looks for ribs to play exquisite cooperation. Henan is looking for counterattack opportunities in the process of defending and attacking, and Achimpeng, Huang Zichang and Yang Yilin are players with speed, including Zheng Dalun on the right side. It's just that it hasn't been created with a great opportunity.

Nanji's three midfield combinations are He Chao, Niu Ziyi, and Huang Ruifeng, and the latter two will retreat according to the side of the opponent who takes the ball when the team is attacking and defending. But this style of play is too rusty, there is no point on the offensive end, and it is impossible to rely on ground advancement to launch an attack, so you can only launch a long pass, and let a few players who are not tall in the front court get a little; When defending, at least one of the three midfielders retreated, and the defensive strength in the middle was not enough, making it easy for the opponent's foreign players to dribble through the midfield, and they were also frequently out of position in the defense of the second penalty.

In the 44th minute of the game, Meizhou launched an attack on the right side and crossed to the feet of Maia, but the clearance was not far away, and the teammates in the penalty area were in front of them, and the reaction was significantly slower than the opponent's follow-up attack by half a beat. It was at this moment of lightning that Liu Yun smoothly transitioned the ball to the feet of Yang Xun, who scored the goal at a very small angle and opened the scoring for Meizhou.

In fact, Henan's luck in the first half was good, the opponent's midfield core Jocic was injured in the 27th minute, and in half-time stoppage time, Achimpen also won a penalty for the team. But when foreign aid was dominant and there was a chance to equalize, Nasario missed the penalty, and Meizhou goalkeeper Guo Quanbo saved the penalty for two consecutive rounds.

At the beginning of the second half, Nan Jiyi made two adjustments, captain Wang Shangyuan and center Liu Xinyu came off the bench to increase the midfield point and the fulcrum of the frontcourt. But just two minutes into the opening, the opponent in the midfield with the body to get rid of the Henan midfielders, launched a rapid attack, although the Henan back line quickly settled, but the defense in the middle is like a vacuum, Yang ultrasound in the front of the penalty area in the face of the Henan defenders in a hurry, completed the "brace".

With two foreign central defenders and a bad defense, there are still the same problems as at the beginning of last season. Losing so many points on a relegation rival is difficult for the Henan team to accept. In the subsequent game, Nanji dispatched many times, and Zhong Yihao got the opportunity to play, adding a frontcourt explosion. It wasn't until the 76th minute that Henan took advantage of a corner kick opportunity on the left side, and Maidana pulled one back with a header, and it was at this time that the tactics that Nanji wanted to play at the beginning were initially revealed.

The script of this game is somewhat similar to Meizhou's last round of competition with Jinmen Tigers, with Meizhou leading by two goals and the same penalty missed by the opponent's side. But Henan does not have a "divine edge" that can turn the tide like Jinmen Tiger. Liu Xinyu's goal was blown offside, Li Xingxian did not score in the end, and Henan had no choice but to swallow the first defeat of the new season.

'It was a very tough game and we didn't have good luck at the end, but I have to thank all the players for their hard work on the pitch. There are a lot of reasons for losing today, but I don't want to make excuses for that, so we're going to keep improving. Nan Kiyi said after the game. The attitude can be said to be very sincere, but it still can't comfort the Henan fans who are full of expectations for the team, and many fans have expressed fierce criticism under the team's official Weibo.

Throughout the first two rounds of games, whether it was the opponent's early red card, or the injury and retirement of foreign aid, or even the penalty given to the Henan team, it was a very positive factor, and it also gave fans the hope of winning. In the end, I didn't grasp it, more because I was still in a trial and error stage of personnel and tactical play, and the team had not yet found the feeling. Fortunately, the intermission of the Chinese Super League is coming, and during this time, Nan Jiyi can try as many times as possible until he comes up with the most accurate lineup.