All matches in the second round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) came to an end after Changchun Yatai beat Dalian 3-2. There weren't too many unwelcome appearances in this round of the league, as Wuhan Sanzhen drew 1-1 with Guoan, Port caught Shenzhen 3-2, and only Shandong Taishan surprised fans with a 1-1 draw at home against Chinese Super League newcomers Nantong Zhiyun.
At the end of the second round of the Chinese Super League, a famous foreign soccer data website also selected the best 11-player squad of the Chinese Super League for the first time. Among them, three people from Taishan were selected: Sun Junho, Moises and Fellaini.
Although they lost 2-3 to Shanghai Port on the road, Shenzhen team played very well, so Jiang Zhipeng was selected as the best team of the round with 1 pass and 1 shot. In addition, Henan Songshan Longmen defender Yang Shuai and goalkeeper Wang Guoming were also selected.
In this round of the league, Henan team hosted Qingdao Hainiu, the newest team in the Chinese Super League, and shook hands with Hainiu 0-0. In this battle, Henan's best player was undoubtedly goalie Wang Guoming. In the whole game, he threw out five very threatening shots from the Sea Bulls.
Yang Shuai was one of the best players in the game behind Wang Guoming in the backline. In 90 minutes, Yang Shuai made 3 interceptions and 2 steals and 5 successful clearances. It was thanks to the outstanding performance of Wang Guoming and Yang Shuai that Henan resisted the onslaught of the double foreign strikers of Hainiu Kangewa and Tabecol and secured the team's goal.
In the case of Taishan, all three players named to the best team were foreigners. Veteran Fellaini scored the only goal in the whole match. Real Taishan did not drop 3 points at home. Moises was the initiator of Taishan's offense. In this battle, the veteran Mo issued five key passes and created many scoring opportunities for his teammates. Unfortunately, the rest of the Taishan forwards failed to capitalize on their chances.
Although Sun Junho was not as good as Moises in the offense, he connected the front and back of the Taishan team well and contributed greatly to the team's control of the game's tempo. 86 successful passes were enough to prove it.
Tianjin's foreign striker Beric made it into the best team of this round of the league on the strength of his two goals. Chengdu Rongcheng Thighs foreign aid Romulo was also selected for his outstanding performance in the game. In the match between Chengdu and Cangzhou Lions, Romulo assisted Eckerson to score. In addition, Kim's goal was thanks to Romulo's free kick shot that led to the Cangzhou goalkeeper's release.
Another player in the best XI of the Chinese Super League is Shanghai Shenhua's Xu Hao Yang. Thanks to the 24-year-old's goal, Shenhua beat Meizhou Hakka 1-0 on the road and started the Chinese Super League with two consecutive victories.
Qingdao Hainiu's 32-year-old homegrown center back Xu Dong and Beijing Guoan's foreign defender Ngaardew are the best players of the second round of the Chinese Super League. It's hard for this writer to agree with Ngadeu's inclusion. While Ngadeu's match statistics look good, his performance is hardly satisfactory.
His tall stature gives Ngadeu a clear aerial advantage, but his slow turn, rough individual skills and unclean handling of the ball make him a key breakthrough for Wuhan Sanzhen's forwards. If De Souza hadn't filled the position in time on a number of occasions, Guoan's door might have been broken by Sanzhen.
From this point of view, the foreign media choose the best team of the Chinese Super League just by looking at the data, not the performance of the players, which doesn't have much reference value. Finally, take a look at the full version of the Best XI for the second round of the Chinese Super League:
Goalkeeper: Wang Guoming (Henan)
Defenders: Ngadeu (Beijing Guoan), Xu Dong (Qingdao Hainiu), Yang Shuai (Henan)
Midfielders: Jiang Zhipeng (Shenzhen), Romulo (Chengdu Rongcheng), Sun Junhao, Moises (Shandong Taishan), Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua)
Forward: Fellaini (Shandong Taishan), Beric (Tianjin)
