Now that the Chinese Super League is starting a round, we can actually see which teams are stronger, because in terms of technical and tactical skills and the players' ability to perform, although the results may not look like a big difference, the actual course of the game is a big difference. Of course, no matter how you look at it, Shanghai is the biggest hotspot for the title, then Shenhua and Rongcheng. Taishan is better than Zhejiang, but not as good as the teams before them. The reason why a lot of people don't recognize it is because they think Taishan did well in the AFC Champions League?
I don't know if I've noticed the advantage of Shanghai Hong Kong is his foreigners. Every pass was consistent and the forward line had a lot of chances, which is something that the first round or other teams in the Super League did not have.
To be honest, here's the problem right now. As we all know, Shanghai has the best midfield configuration of any team in the Chinese Super League, without rival. Oscar's passing consistency is significantly better in this team and can create some good scoring chances. In addition, this team has a rare combination of national team defenders in the Chinese Super League. Basically every player is at the level of the national team and no team can match that.
There's not much to say. Top level in Asia with a world class player in Wu Lei. If you have any problem with that, you can start at Barca and score goals. Doesn't this team have flaws? And the coach is so pragmatic and advanced that opponents have no chance.
As for Shenhua and Rongcheng's strengths, there's one, you can't even find a glaring weakness, but the team may need to gel and be worse than Shanghai Hong Kong.
You basically can't find fault with Rongcheng and Shenhua, the bench is at the level of international players. Also, these two teams don't grind enough and are not as good as Shanghai, mainly because there are too many newcomers. But these two teams have no rivals in the Chinese Super League in terms of player allocation because of the right age.
Also, these two teams have some advantages over Shanghai - better youth than Shanghai and international players, but not as good a midfield as their rivals. If Shanghai has Oscar, no Chinese Super League team can match that.
A 4th or 5th place for Taishan would be normal. Actually, to be honest, the AFC Champions League was a good performance and many thought they should have won the title, but the league is 30 rounds.
The league is 30 rounds and the advantage for Taishan is not that obvious, but if it's a cup match, the advantage is obvious. Of course, for Taishan, there is one less foreigner. As the season progresses, is the problem. Now there's no Zeca. There's obviously one less player in the middle of the team, and the heading ability has gotten worse.
And it's unlikely that the team's tactics will change now, and there's no telling what the opposing team, with its dense defense, will do. But this team won't perform poorly in the cup. Unless there are new players in the summer, the problem cannot be solved. That's why we don't see a league title. Without the AFC Championship, it will be the same as the Super League teams.
