The Dragon Boat Festival vacation is over.
China Super League (soccer league)
The league will restart on June 28th, Henan will challenge Cangzhou Lions on the road, thus opening the prelude to the "summer campaign". With a more intensive and brutal schedule, the team's previous injury-riddled campaign has improved significantly, allowing them to return to the tournament with better preparation.
China Super League (soccer league)
Rhythm.
Two wins in two battles at the end of the day
Henan players scramble in the game
During the Dragon Boat Festival vacation, Henan completed two matches back-to-back on the 22nd and 23rd of
soccer league
In the third round of the Cup, 1:0 away from Hunan Xiangtao, a team in the second round of the Cup.
advancement
semifinals
The team won 2:0 against the U21 ladder team in the internal warm-up match. Facing the same level and strength are lower than their own opponents, winning is not surprising, but the game process Henan team did not show overwhelming advantage, head coach Salko in the
soccer league
The team's own shortcomings were also pointed out more after the Cup game. The good news, though, is that the team has generally recovered from injuries over the nearly three-week break in the
China Super League (soccer league)
The staffing crisis has eased considerably since the restart.
and Hunan Xiangtao's
soccer league
In the Cup match, according to the rules, foreign aiders are not allowed to play, Salko sent out a full Chinese team and at the same time, hid many main players, in order to give more performance opportunities to the substitutes. This game, goalkeeper Peng Peng completed on behalf of the Henan team to play the "debut" and have a good performance, in the league, the number of appearances of the striker Song Runtong is the team scored the winning goal, before the long time injury plagued ZhaoYuHao and DiLiMuLaTi are debut, the former also wore the captain's armband, LiuJiaHui, han dong, Liu Jiahui, Han Dong, Liu Yixin and other substitute players also entered the starting lineup. Niu Ziyi, who missed the first 12 rounds of the league due to injury, came on as a substitute in the match, indicating a good recovery.
soccer league
The day after the Cup match, from Loudi back to Zhengzhou, Henan team in the aviation sports with the U21 ladder team had an open warm-up match, the game attracted more than 500 fans to watch. From this game, Salko's intention to further sharpen the starting lineup was obvious, with goalkeeper Wang Guoming, four defenders Shuniqi, Gu Cao, Luo Xin, and Ke Zhao, which is the main backline, and a partnership of Feng Bo Yuan and Kovic on the front line. The biggest change is in the midfield, where the much-anticipated new foreigner Berto and trialist domestic helper Lai Tenglong appear on the left and center respectively, and the other two are Adrian and Du Zhixuan. In
the national team
Wang Shangyuan, who has made back-to-back starts in friendly matches, came on as a substitute late in the second half, having previously played in a friendly match with
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
Huang Zichang, who was injured in the match, also came on as a substitute in the second half.
Perhaps because of the hot weather, the game was quite dull, the pace of offense and defense was slow, and the first team didn't show a clear advantage against the younger brothers, but was countered by the U21 team with a few threatening counterattacks. The performance of the two newcomers, Berto and Lai Tenglong, was not eye-catching, and can only be described as moderate. However, Feng Boyuan and Huang Zichang, two players who did not play in the
soccer league
The players who featured in the cup had good shooting senses, with the former opening the scoring with a header in the first half and the latter locking up the win with a goal just before the end. Huang Zichang, in particular, is still quick and sharp after recovering from injury, and his arrival on the field clearly raised the team's attacking tempo. Before the summer campaign, the timely comeback of the two will be able to reduce the pressure on Kovic in the attack line.
Karanga is drifting away
After the league entered the break, a video posted on social media of Karanga returning to Zhengzhou drew intense attention, with Henan fans expecting the striker to be able to suit up for Henan again when the second phase of the league begins. Although Karanga, who was on the team's roster at the beginning of the season, could theoretically play in the league at any time, that hope is rather slim at the moment.
On the one hand, although Karanga has returned to Zhengzhou, but the club official so far did not have any statement, he himself did not participate in the team's normal training, in the warm-up match with the U21, he did not appear in the aviation body, common sense, this is not the normal state of preparation for the league; on the other hand, Salko in Kunshan's old, Portuguese Bertou has been with the team for some time training, and debut in the warm-up match. Karanga has already been enrolled, plus Berto, Henan team's foreign aid has as many as 6 people, according to the policy of reporting 5 on 4, to do the subtraction is inevitable. In this case, Berto, who is trusted by Sarko, is obviously more likely to stay.
It's not without its variables, though, and with the second
transfer to another club (professional sports)
As the opening of the window draws near, rumors are swirling about players staying or going. Rumors that Sichuan Rongcheng is interested in signing Adrian on loan to replace the season-ending center midfielder Romulo, though still a rumor, seem logical. In the warm-up match on the 23rd, there was no sign of Pina. 6 foreign aiders who will finally leave, we have to wait for July 1st!
transfer to another club (professional sports)
The window will not be finalized until after it opens.
In addition, in addition to Lai Tenglong, another trial training of internal aid Zhang Yuhao in the game with the U21 team also appeared in the game, from the Shenhua youth training Zhang Yuhao this year, 26 years old, has had the experience of staying in the ocean, has played in the Spanish lower league. Whether the two stay, also have to wait until July to have a clear answer. (Zhengwang News reporter Guo Taoliu / article Baitao / picture)
