As far as the midfield is concerned, there is no doubt that the main back Zhou Dingyang, who is rooted in Chengdu Rongcheng, will still be the national team's naturalized and highly regarded player, responsible for interceptions and steals; and partnering with Zhou to form a double back combination will probably be former Evergrande midfielder Yan Dinghao. It is expected that Tang Miao and Israeli foreigner Gurfinkel will be deployed beside the two backs in the free agent roles on each wing of the midfield. They will contribute in attack and be responsible for protecting the defense in defense. The two will switch flexibly between offense and defense to maintain the team's offensive and defensive balance.
In the front line, there is no doubt that as the core of Chengdu Rongcheng team's charge, it is naturally the main foreign striker Felipe; and together with Felipe to form the front line's trident will be the strongest local winger Wei Shihao and the winger from Brazil, Andrigo. Naturalized player Ekerson may still need to wait for a chance to play as a substitute.
To summarize, the expected starting lineup for Chengdu Rongcheng against Shandong Luneng is: Zhang Yan; Yang Yiming, Timo Reichert, Yang Shuai; Tang Miao, Zhou Dingyang, Yan Dinghao, Israeli foreigner Gurfinkel; Wei Shihao, Felipe, Andrigo
