News flash: On September 14, Shandong Taishan will meet Wuhan Sanzhen in their home field. Today, the Jinan Times exclusively analyzed Wuhan Sanzhen's brilliant achievements so far in the season.
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Back in 2016, the predecessor of Wuhan Shangwen FC was established.In 2018, the renamed Wuhan Sanzhen started their journey against the odds.In 2019, this team came out on top of the Chinese Championship and qualified for the Chinese B. In 2020, they won the Chinese B championship and successfully promoted to the Chinese A. In 2021, Wuhan Sanzhen continued to make a strong effort in the Chinese A and finally, in the 32nd round, they defeated Kunshan FC by 2:0 defeating Kunshan FC to be promoted to the Chinese Super League two rounds ahead of schedule.
Due to the early end of last season's Central League, Wuhan Three Town was able to deploy a series of preparations in advance after qualifying for the Chinese Super League. The team had no international players on the roster at the time, avoiding the problem of personnel disorganization during the winter break for Chinese Super League teams. After a full preparation cycle, the local players were in their best competitive condition at the beginning of the season, and the risk of injury was significantly reduced.
Heavy investment for hard power
The fall of the golden dollar soccer era has boosted the bargaining power of Wuhan's three towns in the transfer market. In an environment where there is an imbalance between supply and demand in the market, the team has strengthened their squad in a targeted manner. They signed five players from the once dominant Guangzhou team, including Liu Dianzheng and Liu Yiming, while other players such as Xie Pengfei and Luo Senwen joined the team to enhance the team's midfield firepower.
Meanwhile, Wuhan Three Town have made drastic changes to their foreign aid lineup. While retaining Malcolm and Edmilson, they brought in Stancho and Davidson at high prices, which ranked among the top of the Chinese Super League winter transfer market. With the addition of Brazilian center back Wallace, the team has the hard power to compete with any opponent in both offense and defense.
The data shows that the two foreigners, Stancho and Davidson, contributed 16 goals and 14 assists for Wuhan Sanzhen, directly involved in as many as 30 goals, which accounted for more than half of the team's total goals, even more than the sum of the goals scored by most of the Chinese Super League teams. On the defensive side, the team also has an international-level configuration, such as Liu Dengzuo's stable performance and Wallace's tacit cooperation with Liu Yiming, Ren Hang and Deng Hanwen, which made the team concede only 9 goals in the past 15 games, and the defensive data is at the top of the list of the Chinese Super League.
Precision in seizing opportunities and minimizing mistakes
Adequate preparation and efficient reinforcements put Wuhan Three Town in a favorable position at the start of the season. Since the start of the new season, they have kept their composure in the intensive fixtures and reaped maximum rewards at minimum cost. In the first two rounds, the team scored 10 goals and shut out their opponents against Hebei and Guangzhou. After a draw with Shanghai Shenhua in the 3rd round, the team quickly adjusted their form and ended the first phase of the competition with a 7-game winning streak.
It is worth mentioning that Wuhan Sanzhen "double-killed" Shanghai Seaport in the league, which is especially critical in the absence of foreign players such as Oscar and Muy. At the beginning of the season, Shanghai Seaport was ambitious but failed to get off to a good start, while Wuhan Sanzhen beat their rivals twice and successfully established a leading position in the league.
