The 15th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Shandong Taishan will play away against Henan, which will be the focus of this round of CSL dialog, and the game will be broadcast live on CCTV's CCTV5+ sports channel. After Fellaini's goal was blown in the last game, Shandong's game will be especially scrutinized. However, Shandong faces a huge challenge on the road in Henan. Since 2019, Shandong has suffered a lot of losses at home. Last season, it lost by a big score of 1-4, and in the 2019 season, it lost to the opponent by 2-3. So this match does not exclude the possibility of being unpopular!
In the Chinese Super League, Shandong and Henan can be considered old rivals. The two teams have met a total of 34 times. Shandong won 19 games, drew 7 and lost 8. Although the number of losses is not much, but considering that Shandong is an old giant, five times the league won the championship, eight times lost, especially conspicuous. And the number of times Shandong lost was basically on the road. Therefore, the team coached by Choi Kang-hee has met a hard nut to crack in this round of matches.
The hardest thing for Taishan is to overcome the obstacle brought by the refereeing problem. As we all know, as long as Shandong team breaks into the goal in many games this season, even if there seems to be no problem, the referee will often turn back to look at the VAR, which affects the psychology of Taishan players to a certain extent. Especially in the last round, Fellaini's goal was hacked by Wang Zhe, which scared Taishan players.
There will be a lot of attention on the referee's performance in this game. He may be searched again once he has penalized the Taishan team unfavorably. Therefore, the referee's performance will be another highlight of this game.
Combining various factors, Shandong Taishan is still likely to lose in this game. Although the team has a brilliant record since Cui Kangxi took over, this is definitely not an easy game to play. In a sense, fans from all over the country will be watching the Taishan game, especially the performance of the referee.
It is said that Taishan has offended the referee circle, which has made the veteran powerhouse targeted many times. If it's true, it's really a sad day for the Chinese Super League. However, the game was broadcast live on CCTV, so I believe the referees won't blatantly continue to blackball Taishan, or the fans and media won't forgive them!
