The third round of group matches in the AFC Champions League has been completed. Wuhan Sanzhen beat Hanoi of Vietnam 2-1, Zhejiang beat Kofu Fung Lam 2-0, and Shandong Taishan beat Incheon United 2-0 on the road. Perhaps because of the new FA chairman taking office, everyone wants to show the team's good spirit in front of the leader and present a brand new feeling for the fans. All in all, in this round of the AFC Champions League, the Chinese Super League teams as a whole showed a rare resilience.
Since last year, few Chinese Super League teams have had such a "rebound". In particular, Shandong Taishan defeated Incheon United 2-0 on the road, despite the referee's favoritism towards the home team and the withdrawal of the main players due to injuries, but under the tutelage of South Korean coach Choi Kang-hee, Shandong Taishan seemed to show the most resolute and technical content of a game this season.
However, Wuhan's three towns don't seem to be quite the same. Despite scoring two goals against Vietnam, they didn't perform well. On the contrary, they were even scored a goal late in the game by Hanoi, a Vietnamese team with only 10 men, a real disgrace. But then again, there has been a lot of strife in Wuhan's three towns lately, and perhaps it is this strife that has affected their form and play.
Of course, there are also fans who say that this is the "return" of the Chinese Super League team. But no matter what, the most important thing is to win. Looking at the third round of games, all three teams in the Chinese Super League scored two goals. However, among those six goals, Wei Shihao was the only Chinese player who was able to score a lucky goal after a triple strike from the goalkeeper. And for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, who will be able to make a name for themselves in the Chinese team? That's the question we have to think about.
On November 16th, China's soccer team will play Thailand on the road in a game that will be very challenging. The Thai team will be a very tricky opponent if they go all out. Looking back at their record this year, they have beaten Hong Kong China 1-0, Lebanon 2-1 and Iraq 2-2. Considering the strength of these three teams, will the Chinese soccer team be able to beat them?
Take a look at Ma Dexing's comments on Wuhan's 2-1 win over Vietnam's Hanoi in the photo above, and you can see that he's very disappointed and angry. The national soccer team, on the other hand, will face South Korea at home after an away win against Thailand. This is despite the fact that the national football team, then coached by Lippi, had beaten South Korea 1-0 in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. But that is in the past, and now China's attempt to beat South Korea is as absurd and ridiculous as Vietnam's victory over Brazil.
In a way, we don't need to focus too much on winning, as fans we should be focusing on which player can score goals first.
