4:2. Shandong Luneng, which was not favored by outsiders before the match, turned the tide on the road and beat Kawasaki Striker, which is recognized as the strongest team in East Asia, and advanced to the top 8 of the AFC Champions League with a total score of 6-5, which rewrites the embarrassing history of the Chinese Super League, which has failed to enter the top 8 of the AFC Champions League for four years.
In this game, Shandong Luneng was able to reverse the turnaround, not only because the head coach Cui Kangxi arranged well, the scene command precision old, but also because of the excellent performance of all the soldiers of Luneng. Throughout the game, the team's biggest hero is naturally the Brazilian ace striker Cressan, staged two plum open good play. If this game does not have Cressan, Shandong Luneng is likely to be eliminated, stop the AFC Champions League round of 16.
Apart from Cressan, there are two other local super sluggers who have been outstanding. Without these two local aces, it would have been difficult for Shandong Luneng to come back from this game and advance to the last eight of the AFC Champions League. One of these two homegrown superstars is Gao Junyi in defense; the other is Li Yuanyi, a central midfielder. Interestingly, both of these local superstars have played for Guangzhou Evergrande before.
Although Gao Junyi just joined Shandong Luneng in the winter window, he quickly won the trust of head coach Cui Kangxi. In this AFC Champions League match against Kawasaki Frontale, he was given a heavy responsibility to appear in the right back position of Shandong Luneng. Gao Zhunyi clearly did not disappoint Cui Kangxi's attention to him. He not only did a good job defending the right side, but also scored a very crucial goal for Shanghai Shenhua. It can be said that both offense and defense contributed a lot.
Let's talk about midfielder Lee Won-il. In this game, Li Yuanyi was arranged by Choi Kanghee in the C position of the midfield, responsible for organizing and scheduling in front of the field, planning and strategizing, and becoming the commander of the team's attack in front of the field. Li Yuanyi performed well in this game, not only quickly into the game, but also frequently create offensive opportunities for the team. In the 8th minute of the opening match, the first record of Cressan was a precise assist from Li Yuanyi.
There is no doubt that both Gao Zhunyi and Li Yuanyi delivered very good statistical performances in this match, and can be considered as the key players for Shandong Luneng to beat their enemies in this match. But the interesting thing is that Gao Junyi and Li Yuanyi, despite their strong individual abilities, are both disappointments in the national team, and both missed the Asian Cup some time ago. The reason for the absence was apparently not injury, but the fact that former national soccer coach Jankovic was dumped for no reason. With two such creative players, Jankovic's eye for selection is really questionable.
I believe that with the imminent arrival of the new national soccer team coach, these two lost national soccer teams will be activated at the same time. In the upcoming preliminaries, I hope that these two relics of the national soccer team will fully realize their talents and bring surprises to the Chinese fans.
