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Wei Chuan Dragons' Slump: Manager Ye Chun-chang Calls September 'Crucial'

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Wei Chuan Dragons are struggling in the second half of the season, with their team batting average being the lowest among all teams.
  • Manager Ye Chun-chang attributes the slump primarily to a complex player mentality, contrasting it with the simpler focus of the first half.
  • Ye Chun-chang emphasizes that improving game quality and regaining focus are paramount, identifying September as a crucial month for the team's adjustment.

The Wei Chuan Dragons are facing a significant downturn in the second half of the season, marked by a recent 5-1 record in their last six games and the league's worst team batting average at .230. This performance has prompted manager Ye Chun-chang to identify player mentality as the core issue.

The first half had a clear goal, it was simpler, just wanting to win the game. In the second half, perhaps because the phased goal of winning the first half was achieved, thoughts have drifted and become more complicated.

— Ye Chun-changManager Ye Chun-chang explaining the team's change in mentality between the first and second halves of the season.

Ye Chun-chang explained that the team's current struggles are not solely technical. He believes the players' mindset has become more complicated compared to the first half of the season, when their objective was straightforward: to win games. Now, with the initial goal of winning the first half achieved, players' thoughts have become more scattered.

Drawing parallels with other teams that experienced a drop in performance after winning the first half, Ye Chun-chang cautioned against accepting such fluctuations as normal. He stressed that the immediate priority is not to devise new hitting strategies but to elevate the quality of their play. The aim is to deliver performances that keep fans engaged until the very end of the game.

The most important thing for the team right now is not to rush to find hitting strategies, but to improve game quality and play good games, so that fans are willing to stay in the stadium until the end and not want to leave early.

— Ye Chun-changManager Ye Chun-chang emphasizing the need to improve overall game quality and fan engagement.

Looking ahead, Ye Chun-chang views September as a pivotal month. He believes the coaching staff must help the entire team regain focus and reorient themselves toward their upcoming objectives. Adjusting their mentality and re-engaging with their goals are crucial steps to overcome the current slump and improve their overall performance.

September is a very crucial time point. The coaching staff must get everyone into the situation quickly and re-realize the goals ahead.

— Ye Chun-changManager Ye Chun-chang identifying September as a critical period for the team's adjustment.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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