Shanghai Seaport has been hit by a series of bad luck recently. After the soul of the team, "Golden Ball" winner Oscar, unfortunately fractured his toe in training, another foreign striker, Lopez, also joined the army of injuries. Oscar suffered a compression fracture of his right toe, and according to the official recovery period announced by the harbor, he will definitely miss the first three rounds of the AFC Cup. Lopez's injury is more serious, according to the latest news, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and is almost certain to miss the season. The successive injuries of the two foreigners will undoubtedly bring a great challenge to Seaport's preparation for the AFC Cup.
Of course, the harbor is not the only Chinese Super League team that has recently encountered difficulties. During the long league break, many Chinese Super League teams are facing various difficulties, such as Guangzhou and Hebei teams have been in deep crisis and the future is uncertain. According to Football Daily, the possibility of Guangzhou's head coach Cannavaro leaving his post is extremely high, and the team's future is full of uncertainty. In contrast, Qingdao and Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic, two teams that once faced an existential crisis, seem to be in a better situation, and the two teams have completed their assembly and started preparing for the game.
During the break, Taishan had a full and busy time. after regrouping at the beginning of September, the team went to Luneng Football School for training and positive interaction with the ladder team. After returning to the team's base in Jinan, the Taishan team warmed up with the Wuhan team and the Jinmen Tigers. It can be said that Taishan's preparation was very meticulous. However, even so, the team is still facing the reality of the problem - the personnel is not complete. Wang Dalei, Jin Jingdao, Wu Xinghan, Liu Binbin, Guo Tianyu, Xu Xin, the six international players, is currently fighting with the national team in the World Preliminary 12, the team's defense line is still complete, but the offensive line needs to be completely reorganized. Fortunately, the first phase of the absence of Moises has returned to the team, and appeared in the warm-up games, to find the game in full swing. And with South Korea to fight in the 12 strong match Sun Jun Hao, went to Europe to heal Fellaini, has previously returned to our country, is under quarantine observation, quarantine can be after the end of the meeting with the team. It is certain that the Taishan team will go all out in the AFC Cup to fight for the best results, but in the case of the team's overall strength due to personnel incompleteness dropped significantly, want to successfully defend the title, is by no means an easy task.
One of the recent good news for Taishan is that the team is expected to return to Jinan Olympic Sports Center to kick off their AFC Cup campaign on their home turf. According to a reporter from the New Yellow River, although no official announcement has been made yet, four cities - Jinan, Changchun, Dalian and Meizhou - are likely to host the matches leading up to the final of this year's AFC Cup.
At present, the relatively complete personnel of Shanghai Shenhua and Changchun Yatai have a certain degree of competitiveness in this year's F.A.C.A. Cup competition. Shenhua has fallen into the relegation group due to their poor performance in the league, and are in desperate need of a chance to regain face in the AFC Cup. Yatai, which has shown its dark horse nature in the league, has not been called up by the national team, and none of the foreign aiders have left the country, so it may go all out in the F.A.C.A. Cup. The last time Taishan played at the Olympic Sports Center dates back to November 27, 2019. In the 29th round of the 2019 Chinese Super League (CSL) season, Taishan edged out their opponents 3-1 amidst the cheers of their home fans.
It is reported that the 2021 CFA Cup schedule has been preliminarily determined, and according to the plan, the draw for the Cup will take place on September 29th. At that time, the complete schedule is expected to come out. Affected by multiple elements, this year's AFC Cup may become one of the most suspenseful in recent years.
