Special correspondent Chen Wei reported that Kunshan defeated Zibo Cuju 4-1 in the 29th round of the First Division League. After this round of matches, Kunshan qualified for the next season's Super League five rounds ahead of schedule with 24 wins, five draws and seven points. It is worth mentioning that despite the team's early success after this round, the team did not choose to celebrate by pulling banners. The club wanted the players to treat the game as an ordinary match as the players need to affect higher goals.
In the 2020 season, Kunshan entered the Central League. That season, the team made it to the Super Division. Unfortunately, the team didn't go further, but it also earned the best record in the team's history. This was also in line with the club's goals, as the team had just entered the Central League from the Second Division, and the club's executives wanted the team to play steadily.
However, in the 2021 season, the team did not improve compared to the 2020 season and only finished 9th in the Central League, with 34 rounds, 13 wins, 12 draws and 9 losses. This season, the team also went through a storm of coaching changes. Gao Yao was dismissed. Former Evergrande Soccer School coach:Spaniard Sarko became the new coach of the team. At that time, Sarko had already played for Kunshan for two years.
In the second half of the 2021 season, Sarko led the team through the rest of the league and gained some familiarity with the team. Entering the 2022 season, Kunshan began recruiting, officially announcing a number of new additions earlier in the season, especially Yu Rui Rui and Li Song Yi from the Chinese Super League, who greatly improved the overall strength of the team's defense line with the help of their playmakers; on the offensive line, captain Kovic joined the team, quickly integrating into the team, and playing a key pivot role in the team.
In addition, during the second transfer, Zhao Mingjian of Shenhua and Fu Huan of Harbor also came to the team, which enhanced the two wings of the team by more than one level. It is also worth mentioning that the addition of Delgado has also greatly enhanced the strength of the team.
This is the kind of team that has made Quinsam comfortable throughout the first games of the season. In the first round of the season, the team started the season with a 3-0 victory. However, in the first stage, the team was drawn against Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in two rounds. In addition, the team lost six points in two rounds of draws against Nantong Zhiyun and Shenyang City Construction, which are the only five games the team has lost so far this season. In addition, the team won 24 matches.
For the team, after two seasons of steady play in the previous two, this season's super-naturalness is a natural thing. Of course, there is also great harmony within the team. As the team's attacker, outside back Berto missed the game due to injury, but he still appeared in the locker room. On a rainy day, he brought hot water and ginger soup to his teammates to drive away the cold. He also carefully organized the clothes for Peng Peng when his teammate Peng Peng was wearing the game uniform; when Zhao Mingjian didn't show up, he went to the locker room to shake hands with his teammates one by one. These details reflect the mutual team atmosphere among team members.
In the locker room, Berto is also the team's baby. The team's locker room is very happy to have him. He is contributing to the team in another way. In addition, the team's Kovic will often take the initiative to communicate with domestic players this season. In fact, all moments of tacit understanding on the pitch come from full communication and mutual trust between players.
Despite going over the top five rounds early, the players did not forget themselves after beating Zibo Cuju and the club did not have banners ready to celebrate the overtaking in advance. Before the match, the club's senior management wanted the players to treat the game as an ordinary one. They can't celebrate too early, but they still need to keep a low profile and work hard. Because there are higher goals.
After the game, the club's senior management said of the team's success beyond, "First of all, Jiangsu Province needs a Chinese Super League team. Of course, I would like to thank the relevant leaders of the Kunshan government for their foresight, and the government departments such as the Kunshan Cultural and Commercial Travel Agency and the Kunshan Sports Bureau for their strategies. I would also like to thank the whole team for their joint efforts and the players for giving their best." Simple, understated and comprehensive.
Due to Kunshan's high demands and low external profile, success in the Super League is not all that matters to the team.
Next, Kunshan has three more records to break: the first is the points record of the China First Division League. Previously, the highest score in China's First Division was 79 points by Wuhan Sanzhen in the 2021 season. Now Kunshan's score is 77. It will not be difficult to break this record in the next five rounds; the second one is the goal record of China First Division League. The previous record holder was Chengdu Chengdu in the 2021 season. They scored 81 goals. Now Kunshan's goal scoring is 73. Thirdly, the streak record of China First Division League is also the 14 consecutive wins of Wuhan Sanzhen last season. Currently, Kunshan has won 13 consecutive games. It depends on the next round match against Jiangxi Beimen.
