Reports reveal that the postponement of the Chinese Super League is a foregone conclusion, with some teams given a longer adjustment period after poor performances in the first five rounds. Wuhan are one of those teams, who are interested in bringing in Brazilian shot-stopper Anderson Lopes of Sapporo in Japan during the second transfer period, while seeking an outstanding U23 player.
However, Mbia has left the team and a sudden situation at home has reduced the possibility of his return. In the first five rounds of matches, Mbia had an underwhelming performance, giving away two penalties and receiving a red card. Currently, Wuhan still has four foreigners - Evra, Baptiste, Akin and Carrizo - and Raphael is not registered, which, together with Mbia's possible departure, brings the number of registered foreigners in Wuhan to six, with only one spot left for adjustment.
Wuhan is actively operating to bring in Brazilian striker Lopes of J-League side Gonzaga Sapporo, who leads the J-League's top scorers list with 12 goals in 14 matches this season.
Lopez, who has played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima since joining the J-League in 2016, was positioned as a front man by then-coach Hiromichi Mori, where he scored three goals and contributed one assist in nine games. Despite his mediocre efficiency, he ended up staying at Hiroshima on a renewed loan due to his excellent ability to break with the ball and a loan fee of only 750,000 euros.
In 2017, Lopez scored 10 goals for Hiroshima, helping the team survive a thrilling relegation; in 2018, he moved to the K-League's Seoul, but was mediocre, stating that he did not adapt to the K-League's style of play.In 2019, he joined Sapporo's Gonzaga, finally finding a stage that suited him, and in 2019 and 2020, he scored a total of 25 goals and had six assists.
This season, Lopez switched to playing center forward, which stimulated his scoring potential, scoring 12 goals in 14 rounds of matches, leading the scorer list. According to the Japanese media, he is a stronger attacker than defender, and although he can play as a forward or right winger, the center forward position is more suitable for his left-footed advantage. If he joins Wuhan, he is expected to replace Akin as the team's main center forward.
In addition, Wuhan is also trying to get Raphael back and is more likely to do so, at which point Akin could be de-enrolled.
Wuhan team in addition to the introduction of foreign aid strikers, but also in the active introduction of U23 players, the current team has Fang Hao, Li Xingqi and other players, but Li Xingqi's performance is general, Fang Hao, although the characteristics of the distinctive, but the young players in the encounter of the opponents key focus on the defense, the play of the limitations. It is reported that Wuhan team may introduce a side defender, because the team's foreign aid is mainly concentrated in the front field, in order to give full play to the strength of foreign aid, need to be equipped with U23 players in the front field, and three foreign aid front field combination can make Wuhan team's offense really play power.
In addition to personnel adjustments, the key for Wuhan to get out of the woods is team cohesion and morale. In the first five rounds of matches, Wuhan's performance was unstable, outstanding in the matches against Yatai and Guoan, but unsatisfactory in other matches. Some historical reasons have led to some players' difficulty in concentrating and lack of fighting spirit, which is actually more fatal than personnel problems.
