July 26 evening 19:35, the FA Cup 1/8 final will usher in a focus of attention, the traditional powerhouse of the Chinese Super League Shandong Luneng Taishan will be the guest of honor to challenge the strength of the Chinese Super League newcomers Meizhou Hakka.
Shandong Luneng's record in the Chinese Super League is very common this season. After the first 18 rounds of matches, he scored 29 points with 7 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, ranking only fourth in the Chinese Super League table and first in Shanghai Harbor. If there is no miracle, Shandong Luneng is basically out of the Super League title this season.
And in the midst of the Super League's desperation to win the title, Shandong Luneng will naturally put more energy into the FA Cup. As we all know, Shandong Luneng has always been known as the "FA Cup Professionals". In the team's history, it has won the FA Cup seven times, which is the most in the Chinese Super League. They naturally want to make some progress in the FA Cup this season. Therefore, coach Choi Kang-hee will do his best to sacrifice elite starters for Meizhou Hakka in this FA Cup do-or-die match.
In the goalkeeper position, it is expected that the main goalkeeper Wang Dalei will take a turn to rest, and the replacement goalkeeper Han Rongze will be the replacement goalkeeper, instead of him sitting on the Luneng goal. In the back line, no surprise, Cui Kangxi will continue to sacrifice his usual 4 defenders formation, it is likely to get 4 defensive toughness is Song Long,, the new international Sun Guowen, Zheng Zheng, Shi Ke. Of these, Zheng Zheng and Shi Ke will play as a double center back combination; while Song Long and Sun Guowen will play as a left and a right wing back.
In the midfield, there is no doubt that the main midfielder of Luneng's midfield and backfield blocking and stealing will be the Belgian ace foreigner Fellaini; the double midfield combination with Fellaini should be Huang Zhengyu; in front of the double midfielder, it is expected that Moyses, Fernando, and Chen Pu will be on the field together to form the Luneng striker attacking group to feed the cake for the team's striker's passes to provide firepower support. The performance of naturalized international Fernando is most expected.
There's no doubt that when it comes to the heart of Shandong Luneng's offense up front, we can't ignore the Brazilian striker in Cressan. He topped the front line and bravely charged forward to become the flag of the team's attack.
In summary, the final expected starting 11 for Shandong Luneng against Meizhou Hakka are: Han Rongze; Song Long,, Zheng Zheng, Shi Ke, Sun Guowen; Fellaini, Huang Zhengyu; Moises, Fernando, Chen Pu; Cressan
