Although Shanghai Shenhua has had a bit of a high start to the season in the Chinese Super League, they are still doing well overall. After the first 24 rounds, they have 12 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, with 42 points, 11 points away from the top of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Port. Theoretically speaking, Shanghai Shenhua still has the possibility to win the title.
Shanghai Shenhua's competition for the FA Cup trophy is more pragmatic than the competition for the Chinese Super League title. Because Shanghai Shenhua not only entered the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but also entered the Qingdao Sea Cowboys in the semi-finals. From the strength comparison, Shanghai Shenhua has a very high possibility to enter the FA Cup final. Once in the final, the competition for the FA Cup title is very promising.
The possibility of winning the title in a double-header is certainly something that has been a long time coming for Shanghai Shenhua, who have been in the doldrums in previous seasons. Therefore, Shenhua fans are obviously very excited about the happy situation they are facing this season. However, God seems to have intentionally done the same thing as Shanghai Shenhua and has recently brought a superb problem to Shanghai Shenhua.
According to the latest report of Shenhua team newspaper, entering the stage of double-tier championship sprint, Shanghai Shenhua has encountered a big problem of whether to cry or not. With as many as 13 first-line starters on the team being double-drawn from the Olympic and Asian Games teams (including absolute mainstays such as Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Xu Hoyang, Wang Haijian, Dai Weijun, etc.), only 21 players will be available for Wu Jingui's matches in September, and five U21 players have no playing record. In other words, only 16 players are actually available for the double-header in September.
The so-called "smart woman without rice is difficult to cook", who spread such a thing will be very painful, not to mention, or is about to face a double line of battle Shanghai Shenhua. At that time, once the 13 first-line key players can not return to Shanghai Shenhua, Shanghai Shenhua double line of championship blow is undoubtedly devastating.
If the CFA can't adjust the FA Cup schedule to open it up for Shanghai Shenhua, then Shanghai Shenhua will really be in a very serious job shortage. By then, even if coach Wu Jingui is great, I am afraid that he will not know what to do. And Shenhua's double line of championships will only end up becoming a dream bubble and emptiness. If that's the case, Shanghai Shenhua's life will be too bitter. In the end, I expect the CFA to have a more humane way of handling the situation, otherwise it would be too unfair to Shanghai Shenhua.
