Soccer reporter Chen Yong brings us the latest report: Shandong Taishan beat Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic 3-1 in the 8th round of the Chinese Super League, successfully claiming three points. Meanwhile, the matchups between Guangzhou, Guangzhou City, Shenzhen and Henan Songshan Longmen all ended in draws. After this round of matches, Shandong Taishan's lead in Guangzhou was extended to three points again. Against this backdrop, the top-of-the-table battle between Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou was staged as scheduled on the evening of the 27th. How will Taishan, who had beaten Guangzhou 1-0 in the first half of the match, cope this time?
In the evening of July 24, Shandong Taishan played against Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic in the 8th round of the Chinese Super League. The game went very well. In the 16th minute, Qi Tianyu's corner kick led to Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic's own goal. In the 36th minute, Wang Tong's cross from the side road was headed by Guo Tianyu, and at the end of the first half, Taishan was leading 2-0.
In the second half, Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic replaced Fernandinho and Shandong Taishan's defense was threatened. In the 55th minute of the game, Bolaños assisted and Feng Jin scored on a counterattack. However, just five minutes later, Xu Xin scored again to make the score 3-1, which eventually held until the end.
Up to now, Shandong Taishan is undefeated with 2 wins and 1 draw in the 3 rounds of league matches after the reopening of the Chinese Super League, while Taishan's lead has been extended to 3 points due to the blockage suffered by Guangzhou. This score also means that the Taishan team has more confidence in the upcoming crucial battle between Taishan and Guangzhou.
In addition to being confident, the Terriers have done a pretty good job of rotating their lineup lately.
Among the front court players, Sun Junho played two 90-minute games in these three matches, but was rested in the 7th round match with Cangzhou Lions and only played 31 minutes as a substitute; Xu Xin, although he started in three consecutive matches, played 45 and 59 minutes in the previous two matches respectively, except for this match with Liangjiang Athletic which played the full 90 minutes.
Fellaini's rotation was quite adequate, only playing the full 90 minutes in his debut in the 7th round of the 3 matches, and coming off the bench against Guangzhou City in the 6th round and Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic in the 8th round, playing 35 and 40 minutes respectively, he was able to put in his best form to play against Guangzhou.
In addition, Wu Xinghan, Guo Tianyu as well as the backline of Ji Xiang, Wang Tong, Song Long and Liu Yang were also given rotations and their physical condition is not a problem. As for the goalkeeper, Wang Dalei has already rotated once in the 7th, and his condition is naturally not a problem.
The concern is still the center backs, Zheng Zheng and Shi Ke played all 8 games, but Taishan's midfield control is still excellent, the defense is under relatively little threat, and the consumption of the two is relatively small.
Overall, the Taishan team faced some rotation difficulties in some positions, but the overall rotation is still relatively smooth, which also laid the foundation for the key battle between Taishan and Guangzhou.
Despite the overall condition is quite good, but I'm afraid that Jin Jingdao's comeback is not too optimistic. Jin Jingdao was injured in the 7th round and Cangzhou Lions game, after the injury he was immediately sent to the hospital, the final results show that his injury is not very serious, not to surgery, but the situation is not very optimistic, Hao Wei in the 8th round of the pre-match press conference, said Jin Jingdao ankle and knee injuries. The last round of Taishan and Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic game, Jin Jingdao did not appear in the game list, 27 nights and Guangzhou team game his comeback possibility will not be too big.
On July 25, Shandong Taishan officially announced that Artemisia Junmin joined Wuhan as a free agent with zero transfer fee, and Artemisia Junmin also flew in from Guangzhou to Suzhou one day before that. Artemisia played in Shandong Taishan team for 10 years, during the period in the AFC Champions League, the Chinese Super League, the AFC Cup and the Super Cup for the Taishan team to play 278 games.
On the occasion of the parting, artemisia released ten years of orange, eventually have to leave, it is difficult to say goodbye to the parting letter. Because the journey is very close, more due to the factors of the tournament system, the artemisia returned to the team and no public parting ceremony, he said in the parting letter: "one day I will return to the stands again, to you to my most sincere thanks."
In fact, in terms of technical and tactical equipment, Artemisia's departure from the Taishan team still has a greater impact: first of all, in such a close journey, if Artemisia is still in the team, the team's rotation will be more smooth; secondly, the Taishan team's offensive arrangements now there are certain problems, Artemisia's presence is able to improve this danger; again, if Jin Jingdao recovery time is longer, Artemisia is actually the most suitable choice for the right back position. The most suitable choice for the right forward position.
But the club and the team still gave the decorated player and old captain enough respect to give the green light all the way, after all, Artemisia is returning home.
Artemisia's departure, Taishan's foreign aid Moises has arrived in the country and entered the isolation situation, his return to Taishan is a very good news, he can obviously enhance the team's organizational ability, at the same time, now has not yet released the strength of Leonardo is also expected to obtain more support due to his arrival, after all, the two players can communicate directly.
However, Moises will certainly not be able to play in the first phase of the Chinese Super League, i.e., the following six games, but of course, Moises will naturally not miss out on the AFC Cup competition and the league in December. In addition, although Moises can improve the overall strength of the Taishan team, but the forward line equipment is still more than enough, the Taishan team's offensive line will not be a sudden change.
Now, Wuhan Sancheng's defender Jia Desong, who has a better chance of joining Shandong Taishan in the Central League, has arrived in Guangzhou and started practicing with the team. One of the main reasons for choosing him is that Zheng Zheng and Shi Ke in the center back position, despite their stability, still need to be rotated for the intensive journey.
The Taishan team now has five foreign aiders: Sun Junhao, Fellaini, Moises (has returned), Leonardo and Delgado registered as foreign aiders. If Jadason finally joins the team, Taishan will need to revoke the registration of one of the foreign aiders, and the probability is that Delgado will be the one to do so. Delgado has performed well in the past two games, and it would be a shame if he were to be de-registered, but, precisely because of his good performance and the fact that several Chinese Super League teams are short of foreign aiders, such as Hebei, Qingdao, Dalian People, and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, he could be very popular in the Chinese Super League.
Brazilian center back Jadson joined Wuhan Sanzhen on loan from Portimão in Portugal in February this year, and has not had many chances to play due to the limitation of playing quota. Jadson was born on November 5, 1991, 1.86 meters tall, weighing 80 kilograms, in the five seasons he played for Portimao, he made a total of 122 appearances, scoring 14 goals, "with a knife" attribute is strong. With the introduction of Jadson, it means that the door is closed for Gerdes to return to the Taishan team.
