Hebei Team Tournament Review and Outlook
With Hebei and Beijing
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The fifth round of the tournament was postponed.
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
s battle ended in a 1-1 draw, and the Riverhounds have successfully completed the first stage of the tournament.
In four matches, the Riverhounds earned eight points with two wins and two draws to remain undefeated, an accomplishment the team can be proud of.
The rise of the mid-tier powerhouses
To fully assess the strength of the teams at this stage, Shanghai Harbor, Beijing
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, Guangzhou team, Shandong Taishan,
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
and Shenzhen are undoubtedly the six strongest teams, and their strength should not be underestimated.
After four rounds of matches, Taishan leads the overall standings with 10 points, while Shanghai Harbor and
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
both with 8 points, Guangzhou and Shenzhen both with 7 points, Beijing
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6 points. Hebei, the "anomaly", also follows with 8 points.
Despite a schedule that favored Hebei in picking up points, the match against Shenhua also proved that Hebei didn't get as far as they did just by having a schedule advantage.
If you look at the rest of the teams outside of the top 6, the Riverhounds may be one of the three most dominant of the remaining 10 teams.
The advantage of the Hebei team is that the three lines are not a big problem, unlike other teams, often "tiger head, snake tail" or "two big in the middle of small".
On the forward line, Malcolm ensured Hebei's attacking power as the fulcrum, but the team still needs a blitz striker. In the midfield, players such as Yin Hongbo, Wang Qiuming and Paulinho performed well, while the backline featured tough players such as Zhang Chengdong, Memishevich and Pan Ximing, and goalkeeper Ji Wenyi also performed well.
Hebei's starting lineup is trustworthy, but the bench is relatively weak. The young players are expected to perform well, with players such as Cui Lin, Mou Xuchen and Liao Wei getting a lot of chances.
The foundation of Hebei team's strength is solid, with a guaranteed mid-range or upper-middle level in the Chinese Super League. The team cohesion is strong, and the technical and tactical adjustments and physical training of Coach Jin Jongfu will help the team to improve.
Facing the subsequent matches, the Hebei team needs to be well prepared and strengthen their physical training to meet the challenges of other teams.
