In the 23rd round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), there were two highly-anticipated matchups. One is the match between Shandong Taishan and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, and the other is the Beijing-Shanghai battle between Beijing Guoan hosting Shanghai Shenhua. Guoan will present an amazing tifo on Gongtian in this game, comparable to the world's top level. From the point of view of the pursuit of the results of the two teams, this game are to take three points, Shenhua 38 points ranked second, a loss may slip to the third, Beijing Guoan if you lose, I'm afraid that we will have to fall out of the top 6, and also related to the national football quota.
National soccer team head coach Jankovic will be on hand to watch the Beijing-Shanghai war and investigate new international players. Many of the players from Guoan and Shenhua have international credentials or are already internationals. In September, the national soccer team will announce a new roster, and Jankovic has already watched a lot of Chinese Super League games, and the new national team will be a big change. Two players in the national team will focus on the investigation. Naturalized player Li Ke is not talking about any form this year, at least not injury problems. He played 14 games this season, started 8 and is back to the level of an international player.
Zhang Xizhe lost his last national soccer team roster and was frustrated in the league. Fortunately, Suarez has given him many chances in the past two rounds and Zhang Xizhe has become more competitive and the centerpiece of the offense. Among the other players of Guoan, players such as Wang Ziming, Yang Liyu and Gao Tianyi are also in Yankovic's scouting and have the potential to be selected for the national soccer team. In Guoan's home games, coupled with Yankovic's inspection, the team has been given a shot in the arm and will explode into a stronger and more ready-to-play force.
Shenhua's homegrown squad is no slouch either, but Yankovic's focus is not on Shenhua this time around. Players like Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong also have international strength. However, in order to represent the Asian Games, Shenhua's new generation of players basically didn't have a chance to participate in this roster. Wu Xi and Yu Hanchao are more competitive. If not for the license plate incident back then, Yu Hanchao could have been selected for the national soccer team for his performance this year. Jankovic can't decide if he can reduce the talent without sticking to one style, but it can be considered.
Shenhua's head coach Wu Jingui was on the verge of a crisis, originally his condition had not yet healed, but the Beijing-Shanghai war was of great significance, so Wu Jingui followed the team to the away game in advance. Since the derby loss, Wu Jingui has become a target, and some fans think he should step down or retire next year. This is just what the fans think. Shenhua's management trusts Wu Jingui very much. It's not easy to bring Shenhua to the second place. There are some harsh requirements for Wu Jingui. If you can get a point away from Guoan, you will succeed.
It will be a head-to-head match, with Guoan having attackers Abreu, Zhang Xunzhe and Yang Liyu, Shenhua's Malelai in hot form, and Yu Hanchao's treasure not yet old. Judging from the strength of the team and the trend of past results, Guoan may be in a passive situation in the game, while Shanghai Shenhua may also lose again because of the strategy of taking a 1-0 lead. Wu Jingui's comeback to command is favorable for Shenhua, and despite the not-so-good voice of Wu Jingui from the outside, Shenhua supports him internally. If he can win the Beijing-Shanghai match, Wu Jingui's image will be greatly improved and become the core figure of Shenhua again.
