Although the Chinese Super League has taken a break, the primary leagues such as China A and China B are in full swing. This season, Zhejiang, Chengdu Rongcheng, Wuhan Sanzhen, Meizhou Hakka and other teams are eager to try, the strength of the lineup is strong, the club investment also spared no expense. However, Chengdu Rongcheng has exposed hidden problems in the fierce competition.
Chengdu Rongcheng has been in a losing streak since the 6th round of the First Division, with a surprise defeat against mediocre Jiangxi Beidamen in their first match. In the 7th round, the team shook hands with promotion rival Nanjing City 0-0, a result that surprised the media and fans. In the 8th round, facing the strong Kunshan FC, Chengdu Rongcheng once took the lead, but soon conceded the goal, and only in the 82nd minute did the veteran captain Liu Tao equalize.
Three consecutive rounds of no win, for a team aspiring to superhigher is undoubtedly a huge blow, especially in the face of two clearly inferior to their own strength of the opponent, but the cold loss and mutual blanks, angered some of the fans of the mood. On some platforms, fans have already called for manager Xu Zhengyuan to "step down".
However, Football Daily reports that Chengdu Rongcheng FC still has full confidence in Xu Zhengyuan. Despite his temporary position, he needs to quickly solve the immediate dilemma, otherwise the team is afraid of being pulled apart by other rivals, affecting the trend of the Super League.
This season, Chengdu Rongcheng has made high-profile reinforcements, replacing nearly half of its squad, bringing in former national players including Li Jianbin, as well as Jonathan, the former Tianjin Teda foreign aid, and Liu Ruofan, the best U23 player in the 1999 age group, who is on loan. The manager, Seo Jung-won, is also a South Korean coach. These large sums of money to attract reinforcements, showing the team's determination to exceed the Super League.
At the beginning of the season, Chengdu Rongcheng was riding high, with newcomer Liu Ruowan vanadium and others performing well. However, as the season progressed, the team fell into a difficult situation, and how to face the challenge became a big test.
Previously several seasons, the Central League has also emerged a number of heavy money to build a "luxury warship", such as Hebei Huaxia wonderful, Tianjin Quanjian and so on. However, these teams have encountered bottlenecks, visible in the A field is not a luxury lineup can easily solve the problem, but need to be down-to-earth, seriously into the game.
After eight rounds of matches, Chengdu Rongcheng needs to summarize the problems and find solutions in time. If you want to realize the dream of Chinese Super League, you can't fall behind at the halfway point.
