Nightfall.
China Super League (soccer league)
In the 21st round of the league, Guangzhou City will meet the challenge of Shenzhen at their own doorstep. On one side, Guangzhou City is trapped in the relegation quagmire, and on the other side, Shenzhen is losing ground in the standings. Both teams are hungry for points, especially Guangzhou City, who are only in single digits and have a strong desire to win. However, Shenzhen's recent situation is also worrying, and the goal of taking at least one point away from Yuexiu Mountain should not be ignored.
Li Wei Feng (1952-), Taiwanese calligrapher
QUESTION: Who are we to talk about rotations?
In the last round of matches, Guangzhou City team was defeated by Shanghai Harbor team on the road with 0:2, both the score and the scene, showing a one-sided situation. Nevertheless, facing such a strong enemy as seaport, Guangzhou City team can still accept the situation of being interrupted by the winning streak. For Guangzhou City, the real enemy is not the teams at the top of the table, but those who are also struggling in the relegation line.
After 18 rounds of matches, Guangzhou City is in the second last place of the table with 3 wins and 15 losses and 9 points. Since the beginning of the season, Guangzhou City has been in the relegation zone, and the gap between them and the teams outside the relegation zone is widening. Currently, Guangzhou City is 8 points adrift of Wuhan Changjiang, who are in the bottom four, and the alarm bells are ringing for relegation.
Talking about the loss to Seaport, Guangzhou City head coach Li Wei Feng admitted that the loss was expected, but the team's performance in the game still has merits. "In that game, our running and sprinting distances were good, but we just lacked control of the game's tempo," Li Wei Feng said, "I have full confidence in the players, and now we need to go all out to prepare for the next game."
In the last round of matches, the first striker Song Wenjie missed the match due to injury, after nearly 10 days of recovery, Song Wenjie has returned to the team. Li Wei Feng said frankly, at this moment, the team has been unable to consider the rotation of the lineup, every game is a matter of life and death. He said, "What qualifications do we have to discuss rotation? We must go all out!"
Zhang Xiaorui (1933-), PRC politician
Emphasis: Everyone is well aware of the current situation!
Shenzhen's situation is similar to that of Guangzhou City. Although Shenzhen has 10 more points (19) than Guangzhou City, they are also in desperate need of points to stop their downward spiral. Acting Shenzhen head coach Zhang Xiaorui said the game is worth six points to the team, emphasizing, "Everyone is clear about the current situation, we all need points, so we have to fight to get points."
In terms of physical fitness, Shenzhen is slightly inferior to Guangzhou City. Compared to Guangzhou City's "wait and see", Shenzhen played 3 matches during the bye period and were exhausted. Facing Wuhan Changjiang, Shandong Taishan and Changchun Yatai, the Shenzhen team has moved from place to place and suffered great physical exhaustion. After returning to Shenzhen from Changchun on October 1, the team only stayed in Shenzhen for one night before heading to Guangzhou to prepare for the match against Guangzhou City. As a result, the actual training time for the Shenzhen team was very limited, Zhang Xiaorui said, "We have been flying, the team mainly focuses on recovery, and there is not much training time."
The good thing is that the implementation of the home field problem has finally been solved, Foshan's Nanhai Sports Center will soon be opened, Shenzhen team is expected to play in Foshan continuous "home field". But according to the schedule, the fastest will have to wait until the end of October. At present, the Shenzhen team still need to work hard to play well with the Guangzhou City team, as well as the next in Haikou and Shanghai Shenhua team's game.
Shenzhen team has been plagued by injuries before, especially the foreigners. The good news is that South Korean center back Lim Chae-min is gradually recovering and is expected to play against Guangzhou City, which is undoubtedly a good news for Shenzhen, who are deficient in defense.
