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The 10th round was in full swing, Liu Yiming made a brilliant header to seal the win for Wuhan Sanzhen, achieving a double kill against Shanghai Seaport with a score of 1-0, and the team continued to maintain the proud record of 7 consecutive victories and stayed at the top of the table.

After the match, Wuhan Sanzhen club still kept a low profile style, the official news release was limited to the match report and the post-match press conference, with no unnecessary grandiose words.

Head Coach Pedro gave a brief summary of the game at the conference and said, "The first phase of the game was exceptionally tough and every player put in a great effort. I hope that in the next matches, the players will continue to maintain this form, stay humble, keep their feet on the ground and fight one step at a time."

This understated, humble

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The newcomers, in just under a month, have shown their mettle in the league.

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Top of the table, well deserved

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After 10 rounds of the first stage, Wuhan Three Town remained undefeated with 9 wins and 1 draw, accumulating 28 points, 4 points ahead of second place Shandong Taishan, leading the whole league.

In the first 10 rounds of matches, Wuhan Three Town achieved a record of 4-0 Hebei, 6-0 Guangzhou, 1-1 Shenhua, 3-1 Changjiang, 2-1 Seaport, 5-0 Hebei, 2-1 Guangzhou, 4-2 Shenhua, 5-0 Changjiang and 1-0 Seaport.

Wuhan Three Town has won 7 straight games since being held to a scoreless draw by Shanghai Shenhua in the 3rd round, doubling up on Shanghai Seaport, Wuhan Changjiang, Guangzhou and Hebei.

Wuhan Sanzhen scored 33 goals in 10 rounds, leading the whole league, 10 more than Henan Songshan Longmen who scored the second highest number of goals; on the defense side, only 6 goals were conceded in the first 10 rounds, making it the team that conceded the fewest goals in the league.

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From OPTA, the official data provider: Wuhan Sanzhen ranked first in the league with 22 assists, first in the league with 207 shots on goal, first in the league with 156 effective shots (excluding blocked shots) and first in the league with 84 shots that hit the target.

The first 10 rounds of possession rate of 55.7%, ranked third in the league, only behind Shanghai seaport and Shandong Taishan; 6437 touches, 4,641 passes, pass success rate of 83.6%, these three data are also ranked third in the league, still lagging behind the champion and runner-up of last season.

Created 138 chances, ranking second in the league behind Shandong Taishan's 141; one-on-one success rate of 52.9%, ranking third in the league.

On the defensive side, 5 shutouts, ranked second in the league, second only to Shandong Taishan's 6; 47.4% success rate of steals, ranked second in the league; 54 shots on goal, ranked the least in the league, only 28 shots on goal, ranked the third-fewest in the league, and 78.6% success rate of saves, ranked first in the league.

119 clearances, 15th in the league, and 77 interceptions, 16th in the league, may be Wuhan Sanzhen's pitfalls on the defensive end, but it also has to do with the team's superb offensive pressure.

Except for the ultra-low possession in the two matches against Shanghai Seaport, Wuhan Three Town dominated possession in all other matches, with 74.5% in the second round against Wuhan Changjiang.

So, when a team's offense is in total suppression, it's more normal to have fewer sacks and interceptions.

Luxury battleships, invincible

On February 15, Wuhan Three Town officially announced the joining of three foreign aiders, namely Stancho, Davidson and Wallace.

Stanciu, 28, is a Romanian international and attacking midfielder with a transfer fee of €4 million, making this year's

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Winter Window Bidder.

Brazilian striker Davidson, 31, has a transfer fee of 2 million euros; Brazilian center back Wallace, 27, has a transfer fee of 250,000 euros.

On April 29, Wuhan Three Town officially announced that nine domestic players have joined the team, namely Deng Hanwen, Gao Junyi, He Chao, He Tushuai, Liu Dengzuo, Tao Qianglong, Xiao Kaitijiang Tayir, Xie Pengfei and Zhang Hui.

Together with the foreigners Malcolm and Edmilson, who have been introduced previously; domestic players Zhang Xiaobin, Ren Hang, Luo Senwen and Liu Yiming.

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The promoted giant ship is ready to go.

Liu Dianzha, Deng Hanwen, Gao Junyi, He Chao and Liu Yiming from eight-time champions Guangzhou

Evergrande (name)

Xie Pengfei and Zhang Xiaobin helped Jiangsu Suning to win the 2020 World Cup.

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The champions, Malcolm, Renhang, Luo Senwen and Zhang Hui, are from the former landlord team Hebei Huaxia Happiness.

Before the start of the season, Wuhan Sanzhen, a mix of players from former champion and tycoon teams, ranked third in the league with a team price tag of 15.25 million euros, behind Shanghai Seaport with 29 million euros and Shandong Taishan with 15.9 million euros.

Despite bringing in so many players, Wuhan Three Town's total spending in the winter window was only €6.25 million (roughly Rs. 42.27 million), ranking first in the league.

After 10 rounds, Malcolm leads the league's top scorers with 8 goals and 1 assist; Stanchou has 6 goals and 6 assists, Davidson has 6 goals and 3 assists, and the two are tied for second place in the top scorers' list along with Zhang Yuning.

(Stancho's goal highlights)

With 6 assists in 10 games, Stanciu, who is at the top of the league's assists list and the player who created the most chances in the first 10 rounds of the league, has become the centerpiece of his team's attack, with a free kick that is out of this world.

Stanciu said, "After the team practice, I will practice free kicks for 10-15 minutes extra."

On the 4 million euro bid, he said, "I don't have too much pressure and I don't think of myself as a star, I'm a team player and it's most important for the team to get the win."

A penny for a penny, Wuhan three towns of this 4 million euros, spent super value.

Other players, Edmilson 3 goals and 2 assists, Xie Pengfei 3 goals and 2 assists, Wallace 1 goal, Zhang Xiaobin 1 goal, Ren Hang 1 goal, Liu Yiming 1 goal, Deng Hanwen 2 assists, Zhang Hui 2 assists.

Everyone is glowing.

looking forward

Despite being a promoted team, many people were optimistic about Wuhan Sanzhen before the season started, with an upgraded squad, internal stability, and still no salary arrears, which is the current

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Very rare.

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In the press conference before the first round, a reporter asked whether the team vigorously imported players this year with the idea of winning the title, and manager Pedro said, "The team's goal is always to focus on the next game, as the newest team in the Chinese Super League, we have to lower our posture, but it will not change the team's attitude of playing every game as hard as we can."

Started in August

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In the second phase of the competition, the home-and-away system will be resumed, and Wuhan Three Town will return to their home ground, where fans can continue to witness the team's maiden season in the Chinese Super League.

The three towns of Wuhan, which always keep a low profile and remain humble, can do more than just hit the ground running in the future.

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