As the Chinese Super League bid farewell to the Golden Dollar Era, Guangzhou Evergrande completely declined and became a team in the Central League.In the 2023 season, Guangzhou started the season in a slump, going undefeated for 7 rounds with only 2 draws and 5 losses. In addition, they once lost 5 consecutive games and became the vice class leader, tied with Wuxi Wuhu at the bottom of the table. Luckily, Guangzhou slowly withstood the pressure and adapted to the intensity and rhythm of the Chinese First Division game, and a group of promoted U-series players slowly showed their talents and made their names for Evergrande Football.
As we all know, Evergrande Football School has been established for 10 years. According to Xu Jiayin's plan, the results should come out in 10 years. In the past five years or so, the Evergrande ladder team has won a large number of championship trophies in China and has many excellent ace ladders, which have basically reached the age of debut now. This season, the Evergrande U21 ladder, which basically represents Guangzhou in the Central League, are soccer players that show potential comparable to the American ladder.
Keep in mind that Cheng Yaodong once led the National Youth League to play two seasons in the Central B and at one point fell into the relegation group of the Central B. Guangzhou fought back in the Central League with U21 as their lineup. Currently in the 13th round of the Central League, Guangzhou has won three consecutive matches. In this round, it defeated Yanbian Longding 2-0. During the game, Guangzhou's young players attacked each other to win with a more efficient offense.
Coach Suai Salvador used a 343 formation with three strikers, Bugrakhan Skandanar, Ling Jie, and Wang Shijie; four midfielders, Abdulwaha Ainwar, Hou Yu, Liao Jintao, and Parmanjiang Kjomu; three center backs, Feng Yifan, Wang Wenxuan, and Wang Shilong; and goalkeeper Huo Shiming.The 11 starters had an average age of 21.4 years old, and five subs appeared in the lineup, including National Youth captain Efirdin -Eskal, Yang Hao, Liu Langzhou, Li Jiahao and Zhang Zili.
Since Guangzhou's young players basically have the experience of playing for the national team, their strength and potential are online, so they are more capable of seizing opportunities on the pitch. In the 12th minute of the game, Guangzhou took a quick lead and started a fast attack from the backfield. Ling Jie took a ball forward on the right side of the road and then carried the ball into the penalty area, using two defenders to complete the explosion and break through the goal, Guangzhou led 1-0; in the 80th minute of the game, Bugra Khan launched a breakthrough with a single shot in front of the goal, Guangzhou beat Yanbian Longding 2-0 and managed to win three consecutive matches. Before that, they were 2-1 in Lushan, Jiangxi Province and 4-1 in Dandong Tengyue.
Throughout the game, Guangzhou had 50% possession, 13-12 shots against Yanbian Longding, and 6-3 shots on goal, which eventually became a 2-0 victory. Despite the win, Guangzhou's team still has problems with the grind. This summer, the team's top player and national youth captain, Efirdin Eskal, a European returnee, played too fast. He failed to integrate into the team during games. The substitutes came out frequently and went solo, completely different from his performance in the Asian Youth Championships. On this form, Efirdin will need time to regain his form. After all, he hasn't played in Swedish team Mjallby before. If Efirdin integrates into the team soon
The table shows that Guangzhou, who have won three consecutive games against the odds, have moved into the top ten of the table and are temporarily ranked tenth in the Central League with four wins, four draws, five losses and 16 points. However, if you want to get promoted, you still don't see hope. The top two teams in the table (promotion zone) have at least 10 points more than Guangzhou, the top two in order are Guangxi Pingguo with 28 points and Sichuan Jiuniu with 26 points.
