After a 3-2 win over Changchun Yatai, the Golden Gate Tigers' Chinese Super League schedule came to a temporary end. the Tigers left Haikou by plane in the afternoon of November 13th and arrived in Tianjin the same night. Today, the Golden Gate Tigers have a day off and will resume training from tomorrow to prepare for the arrival of the FA Cup.
As planned, the Jinmen Tigers will travel to Dalian on November 16th to prepare for their match against China's top-ranked Kunshan FC on the 17th. Currently Kunshan FC has managed to overtake it 5 rounds ahead of schedule. In the 29 rounds of the China A League, Kunshan is undefeated with 24 wins, 5 draws and 73 goals in 29 games, ranking the top of the China A League table with 77 points. It can be said that facing this "quasi Chinese Super League" team, Jinmen Tigers may not be able to take advantage of too much, so Jinmen Tigers still need to treat the game with all their heart.
In the last five rounds of the Super League, Golden Gate Tigers achieved 3 wins and 2 draws, and ranked 10th in the table with 35 points, 20 points higher than Guangzhou City, the highest scoring team in the relegation zone. It can be said that with 9 rounds of matches to go, Golden Gate Tigers have completed the relegation task in advance. However, in the post-match interview and Golden Gate Tigers' press conference, Yu Genwei repeatedly said that the team still needs to continue to sprint, not willing to succeed in avoiding relegation, but trying to strive for a better ranking, which also means that the Golden Gate Tigers still need to strengthen their training in the following matches, whether it is the many oolongs in the previous defenses or the low level of cooperation between the midfield and the front field, which is a series of problems that will also become the influence of the Golden Gate Tigers' This series of problems will also be the key to the Golden Gate Tigers' further development.
Looking at the current state of affairs, it's clear that the 18 Chinese Super League teams have been clearly divided into multiple echelons in terms of points. Wuhan Sanzhen, the favorites to win the title, lost 3-1 to Henan Songshan Longmen in their previous match, while Shandong Taishan easily took down Hebei 4-0 to top the Super League standings with three points. It's hard to shake the first echelon of these two teams. In a relatively awkward position is Shanghai Port, currently sitting at 49 points. In comparison, Shanghai Port is 10 points behind second-place Wuhan Sanzhen, but seven points ahead of fourth-place Zhejiang. If there are still 9 rounds to go, as long as there are no major changes in the surrounding teams, it will be difficult to overtake Wuhan Sanzhen, and the "oldest three" may have to sit for a while. Next, from the fourth to the ninth of the list of several teams points bite very tight, any team is not careful will be caught up by the team behind, can be said to be the most competitive echelon. From there, it starts with the Golden Gate Tigers and ends with Wuhan, meaning that while there's a big gap between 10-15 points, any games that should be won aren't paving the way for catching up with the teams behind for the Golden Gate Tigers who want to move on. The five-point gap between the Golden Gate Tigers and the opposition isn't easy if you're trying to catch the ninth-place Meizhou Hakka. Now that the CSL is temporarily suspended, the attitude towards the FA Cup will also determine the overall direction of the Golden Gate Tigers going forward. What the coaching staff needs to consider is whether there are more games to gain experience or whether there are more training sessions to improve the problem.
The overall condition of the Golden Gate Tigers is good at the moment, but unfortunately, Barton suffered a serious injury in the final battle with Changchun Yatai, where he was the first to break through to blow the counterattack for his team. After an MRI, he was determined to have a bone contusion in his knee. It is feared that he will not be able to participate in the whole November games, which certainly adds a lot of difficulties to the Golden Gate Tigers' future personnel arrangements. Meanwhile, Golden Gate Tigers should also be careful about the injury problem in the late stage of the league. Don't let the previous tragedy of having no one available happen again.
