The 2021 season, which concludes on May 17th
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Wuhan defeated Tianjin 1-2 in the 5th round of the league, finishing at the bottom of the table with only 2 draws and 3 losses in the previous 5 rounds, challenging Li Xiaopeng's coaching path. Meanwhile, Yatai beat Shenhua in a surprising fashion, continuing to lead with an undefeated record of 2 wins and 3 draws, while Shenhua suffered their first loss since the start of the season. In the standings, Taishan and Harbor are both tied for the lead with 11 points and both remain undefeated. Wuhan, Henan Songshan Longmen and Cangzhou Lions have yet to win a single game, while Chongqing, despite its four points, is not in a good position to finish the season in doubt.
Harbour team leads strongly, Shenzhen team faces managerial change storm
Subject to the 2021 season
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The impact of the league's salary limit policy makes it difficult for big-name foreign aiders to join in the new season. In the winter break, Shenzhen team's Jintro became the king of the bidding, and its large sums of reinforcements make Shenzhen team is regarded as the favorite of the new season's title contenders. In the first 5 rounds of the league, Shenzhen team achieved 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 negative record, accumulating 8 points, ranking 6th, showing a good level of competition. From the overall performance point of view, the new foreign aid Caldecott, Achim Pen, Jintero have scored goals, Wakaso performance is eye-catching, 4 new aid to join the team's strength significantly improve their overall configuration of foreign aid in the
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Could finish in the top three in the league.
Shenzhen's squad configuration is really outstanding, but they still face a new variable, which is the coach. Sources say that Cruyff Jr. is likely to leave the team in the interval, which means he will lead the team in the
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s farewell performance against the Taishan team. Before the start of the season, Barcelona had invited Cruyff Jr. to be the technical director, and the Shenzhen team did not release him at that time. Now that the league has entered the break, Shenzhen's new foreign coach
Carlos (name)
has arrived at the team, no surprise, he will become the new head coach of the Shenzhen team.
For Shenzhen, the new manager's integration and the polishing of the new formation are the keys to a good performance. At least against strong teams, Shenzhen still has room for improvement, facing Guangzhou and Taishan this season, they have 1 loss and 1 draw, and have yet to win. Taishan ranked first in Guangzhou with 3 wins and 2 draws, and their overall performance met expectations. However, compared to Shenzhen, Taishan's foreign aid configuration is still significantly deficient, with only Fellaini and Sun Zhunhao stabilizing their starting positions in the first 5 rounds of the league, Leonardo still adapting, and Delgado not getting playing time. In the future, when will Guedes and Moises return to the team, and whether there is a new foreign aid to join, all of these affect the Taishan team's season trend. Guangzhou is in 4th place with 7 points with one game less. At the moment, it is difficult for Paulinho and Talisca to return, with the latter having confirmed his success in joining Riyadh. At this stage, Guangzhou can only rely on naturalized players to impact good results, and it will be difficult for Cannavaro to lead the team to compete for the title.
The competition in Suzhou was more intense, with Shanghai Seaport showing more competitiveness. In the 5th round of the league, despite the absence of all 3 internationals and Arnautovic, they beat Dalian Ren 3-0 for their 3rd win of the season, reaching 11 points and scoring as many as 13 goals to become the
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The team with the strongest offense. Captain Oscar scored twice for his
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The 100-game milestone offers the best gift, and the harbor's powerful foreign aid configuration allows them to take the initiative and become the biggest title contender. Shenhua's match against Yatai, Wang Peng completed the shutout in the 81st minute, and Yatai beat Shenhua 1-0, 2 wins and 3 draws in the first 5 rounds to remain undefeated and ranked 3rd, becoming the biggest dark horse, and Shenhua suffered their first defeat.
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and Hebei were postponed, with the two teams on six and eight points, respectively.
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Affected by Augusto's failure to return to the team and Bieira's injury, the team still needs to wait for all the foreigners to return to the team in order to compete for the title this season. Hebei has become a dark horse, they have improved the overall strength of the team with less investment, and Korean manager Kim Jong-woo has made obvious changes to the team, and they are also expected to make a good impact this season.
Three teams struggle for a win, Chongqing's future in doubt
In preparation for the 2022 season
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Expansion, this season
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The league does not have a direct relegation quota, with the bottom 1 and bottom 2 playing a play-off against Central League 3 and 4 to determine the 2022 season's
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Entry Spots. In theory, this season
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All 16 teams were able to keep it, but at this stage it looks like a number of teams have hit a rough patch to stay in the
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Not an easy task, with Chongqing in the worst position.
In the first 5 rounds of the league, Chongqing achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses with only 2 foreign aiders playing, 3-2 reversal of Henan and 2-2 draw with Cangzhou Lions showed the team's fighting spirit. However, Chongqing's salary arrears have never been resolved, and the team will be able to continue to participate in the next
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The league is full of variables. Chongqing's wage arrears problem has existed for a long time, and there was a program to deal with it early in the season, in the
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The association gave them access, but it did not go well, and as of May, Chongqing players still had not been paid their outstanding wages, which made the team's situation even worse.
Objectively speaking, Chongqing's coaches and players are very dedicated, and they still fight every game with all their might despite the lack of salary, but the team's vision is not optimistic, and whether it can continue to participate in the
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The league, it can only wait. Once Chongqing pulled out midway through the tournament, it was a huge blow to
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The situation will also have a direct impact. Now, a one-month break directly determines the future of Chongqing's team, with the Chinese
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It will be interesting to see how the Concordia Work Coalition deals with this dilemma.
In addition to Chongqing, Wuhan, Cangzhou Lions and Henan Songshan Dragons are also experiencing difficulties. Wuhan changed their manager during the winter break and signed a number of new recruits, but the team's situation is not smooth, Li Xiaopeng led the team to achieve 2 draws and 3 losses, and only accumulated 2 points, ranking at the bottom of the list. Against Tianjin, only 10 minutes into the game, Mbia left the game with a red card, then Tianjin's Yang Zihao and Iroquois scored, Zhao Hongliu scored a goal, Wuhan still lost 1-2. Tianjin got their first win of the season, and Li Xiaopeng's coaching encountered great challenges. The Cangzhou Lions, who have made a big investment, also only got 3 draws and 2 losses. Muric's low form, Ahmadov's injury, and the limited level of the new recruits Diomande and Sangol are the keys to the team's difficulty in finding a win. In terms of local players, Cangzhou Lions did sign a number of people, but they have not yet been able to show their strength, and the manager Guterbi is also facing the risk of dismissal.
