Taishan team sealed the king in advance, Zheng Zheng mysteriously hinted at the cup surprise, instantly inspired the fans of the hot discussion. January 4 afternoon, Shandong Taishan and Changchun Yatai 1-1 handshake, with 15 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss of the results of a perfect end of the season. As the tournament came to an end, the Chinese Super League awards ceremony was held at the Tianhe Stadium, with Fellaini and Zheng Zheng holding the Vulcan Cup, the Taishan team's championship trophy. As the team captains of the season, Fellaini and Zheng Zheng's moment of glory witnessed the continuation of Taishan's historical tradition. Zheng Zheng made 19 starts and 1 substitution this season, accumulating 1,640 minutes of playing time, ranking fourth in the team's playing time. He contributed one goal, averaged 2.6 breakaways, 1.9 interceptions and 1.7 steals.
Best Defender: Sun Junho (Shandong Taishan)
Sun Junho's performance this season has enabled Taishan to show an excellent balance between offense and defense. Under the influence of Sun Jungho, Xu Xin's big-picture thinking has also improved significantly compared to the past. Sun Junhao made 20 appearances and 1 substitute this season, accumulating 1,813 minutes on the field, becoming the king of Taishan's appearances this season. He scored 4 goals and assisted 6 times. The average steals 2.8 times, intercepts 1.1 times, breaks 1.1 times, passes 69 times, the success rate of passing is 91.6%; the average key passes 1.5 times, ranked seventh among all players. It can be said that in the current Chinese Super League, Sun Junhao's performance makes Taishan fans exclaim that they have found a treasure. If Sun Junhao wins the Chinese Super League MVP this season, it will be a feat for him to win the MVP of different leagues for two consecutive seasons.
Best Defender: Yan Dinghao (Guangzhou)
Born in 1998, Yan Dinghao plays as a midfielder and has made 20 appearances for Guangzhou this season, including 19 starts and 1 substitute, accumulating 1,575 minutes on the pitch, making him the third most played player for Guangzhou this season. He contributed 4 goals and 6 assists, trailing only Oscar and Shenzhen's Jintero on the assist list. He averaged 2.8 steals, 1.1 interceptions and 1.1 breakthroughs, and 1.4 key passes per game, which is among the best among local players. According to a previous Beijing Youth Daily report, the Zhejiang boy is expected to be selected for the new national team roster.
Best defender: Oscar (Shanghai Harbor)
On December 29th last year, Shanghai Seaports beat Guangzhou City 2-1, which not only marked the 500th game in the team's history, but also the 500th game of Oscar's career. Oscar, who wears the captain's armband as a superstar foreigner, recorded his 101st assist for the Harbour, after scoring 50 goals for the team. In this round of matches, Oscar's performance was almost perfect, delivering 9 threatening passes throughout the match. With the restrictions imposed by the Chinese Super League's salary cap and other policies, big-name foreigners like Oscar almost no longer have the opportunity to join in the Chinese Super League. The Little Golden Man made 21 appearances this season and 1 substitute, accumulating 1,853 minutes on the pitch, making him the Seaport's appearance king this season. He scored five goals and had 11 assists, winning the season assists crown once again. He averaged 59.1 passes per game, with a pass success rate of 76.5%, and averaged three key passes per game, which ranked first among all mid-major players.
Best defender: Fellaini (Shandong Taishan)
On January 4, at the post-match awards ceremony, Taishan captain Zheng Zheng and foreign aid Fellaini lifted the league championship trophy, which marks the team's return to the championship after 11 years. On December 26 last year, Shandong Taishan won the Chinese Super League title again after 11 years with a 2-0 victory over Hebei, with foreign aid Fellaini opening the scoring for the team. With the bursting of the gold dollar bubble, there are not many foreigners who can be called superstars in the Chinese Super League this season, and Fellaini is one of them. Fellaini is one of them. Half a year ago, he renewed his contract with Taishan on a four-year deal, and is likely to stay in China for the last leg of his career. However, Fellaini, who has a long contract in hand, does not intend to enjoy the life of "retiring to the second line" in advance, and in every dangerous moment, the huge orange figure in the penalty area is the light pointing to success. Fellaini has made 12 starts and 8 substitutions in the Chinese Super League this season, playing a total of 1,214 minutes and scoring 10 goals, which is extremely efficient.
Best Striker: Zhang Yuning (Beijing Guoan)
With the departure of Beijing Guoan's powerful foreigners this season, 25-year-old Zhang Yuning had his best season, fighting hard in the latter stages of the league and even starting to captain the field. He played 20 matches in China this season, contributing 10 goals and 2 assists, and 12 goals by himself. In the scorer's list Zhang Yuning ranked 4th, only behind Junior, Caldecott and Aixon, and in the total number of goals and assists, there is no local player to surpass him! National player Wei Shihao has played 16 games this season, giving 6 goals and 1 assist. Guo Tianyu has the same number of goals as Zhang Yuning, but Shandong Taishan's overall strength this season is much higher than Guoan's, and the team's total of 47 goals is much higher than Guoan's 26. Zhang Yuning's assists also exceeded Guo Tianyu's, so Zhang Yuning can be considered the best local player in the Chinese Super League this season.
Best Forward: Guo Tianyu (Shandong Taishan)
For a long time, under the flood of big-name foreign aid, the domestic local forward players have seen a break in the generation, and some of the local guns have very little playing time. In the tide of gold yuan receded, Guo Tianyu generation of players ushered in a good opportunity to show their own. Guo Tianyu's height, fitness and technique are all excellent, but his previous play was always lower than the fans' expectations, which is related to his less playing time and less experience in the game. Hao Wei gave Guo Tianyu a lot of playing time this season, and you can see that Hao Wei favors him. Guo has made 18 starts and 4 substitute appearances this season, accumulating 1,575 minutes of playing time, making him the fifth player with the most playing time on the team. He scored 10 goals this season and was honored with the local Golden Boot. 0 yellow cards and 0 red cards, which is the style of the national football coach Li Xiaopeng in the past. The future of this son is promising, if he can stay in foreign countries to further study, it is expected to become a new generation of national football flag.
Best Striker: Junior (Changchun Yatai)
In the season finale, Changchun Yatai drew 1-1 with Shandong Taishan, who won the title in advance, and finally finished fourth in the league. Although Junior failed to score in this game, he still won the Golden Boot of the Chinese Super League this season with 14 goals, becoming the first Chinese Super League Golden Boot winner in the history of the Yatai team. He was a double Golden Boot winner in the AFC Champions League and K-League last season, and in his first season in the CSL this season, he made 14 starts, came on as a substitute three times, scored 14 goals, and collected the 2021 CSL Golden Boot. This season, Júnior scored 14 goals, including one penalty. Caldecott and Ackerson have both scored 11 goals, while Fellaini, Zhang Yuning and Guo Tianyu have each scored 10 goals.
Best Coach: Hao Wei (Shandong Taishan)
On January 3, the Chinese Super League (CSL) officially announced that Guangzhou Football Club player Zheng Zhi was selected as the best player of the 21st round of the 2021 CSL (79.1% of the votes). In this round of matches, Zheng Zhi, who played the whole match, ran a distance of 9,134 meters and helped Guangzhou team finally beat Changchun Yatai 2-0. At a time of economic crisis for Guangzhou, Zheng Zhi stepped up to the plate and was appointed as the executive head coach, and the team's spirit and the youthful storm triggered by the "All Chinese Class" were praiseworthy. However, given the length of time in charge and the final results, we're going to go with Hao Wei.
Taishan this season topped thanks to a number of factors, such as their own youth training roots, the team's foreign aid is complete, the lineup is deep, but a good hand of cards to play a lot of coaches, so Hao Wei still has a brush. Looking back on the past, the best coach of the Chinese Super League, mostly the coach of the Chinese Super League champion team, except for the midway coaching or disciplinary suspension. Local coaches have won championships with their teams, which has not been seen for a decade in the Chinese Super League era. Achievements speak for themselves. This season's Taishan team not only scored the most points, but also scored the most goals among the 16 teams (47, tied for first with Guangzhou) and won the most games (15, 13 each for the second-place Seaport and Guangzhou) with only one loss. Many fans have criticized Hao Wei as being inferior to Li Xiaopeng, which is true if we are talking about football results; however, Hao Wei is also the best coach in the Chinese Super League after leading his team to the championship this season.
