At 19:35 Beijing time on the evening of May 24, the ninth round of the new Super League season will usher in a much-anticipated focus of the showdown, the traditional power of the Super League Shandong Luneng Taishan will face the 11th-ranked Shenzhen team at home.
In this season, Shandong Luneng has suffered both internal and external blows, and is in the midst of an eventful season. Not only has the team performed extremely poorly, but many of its players are facing possible legal sanctions, leading to serious damage to the team's morale. In the first eight rounds of Chinese Super League (CSL) matches, Luneng Taishan only won 1, drew 5, lost 2 and scored 8 points, and is now only ranked eighth in the CSL table, the worst start in recent seasons. South Korea's famous coach Cui Kangxi just took office, can quickly integrate into the team, leading Shandong Luneng out of the trough? Still need time to test.
For Choi Kang-hee, this round against Shenzhen, who have been in poor form this season, is undoubtedly the perfect opportunity to lead his team out of the doldrums. In order to quickly reverse the decline and prove his coaching ability, Choi Kang-hee will play against Shenzhen in this match, which will inevitably sacrifice as much as possible the strongest starting lineup he can field.
In the goalkeeper position, Wang Dalei is naturally the main goalkeeper to guard the Luneng goal; in the defensive line, no surprise, Cui Kangxi will continue to use a relatively stable four-guard formation. Song Long, Shi Ke, Zheng Zheng and Wang Tong are likely to get the first four defenders. Of these, Shi Ke and Zheng Zheng become the double center back combination; while Song Long and Wang Tong will become the side backs.
In the midfield, there is no doubt that Belgian ace foreigner Fellaini will be the main back in Luneng's midfield intercepting and stealing; Evergrande veteran Liao Lixiang should work with Fellaini to form a double back combination. In front of the double midfield, Brazilian foreigner Moises is expected to be Luneng's front court commander, responsible for organizing and dispatching the front court attack; the two front court attackers around him should be Chen Pu and Duan Liuyu, who are two local young talents. Among these star segments, the return of midfield talent Liu Yu is most anticipated by Luneng fans.
In Shandong Luneng charging forward line, playing the role of single-arrow striker should be the top Brazilian foreign aid Cressan. To summarize, the last expected starting lineup of Luneng Taishan against Shenzhen is: Wang Dalei; Song Long, Shi Ke, Zheng Zheng, Wang Tong; Fellaini, Liao Lixiang; Chen Pu, Moises, Duan Liuyu; Kressan
