China Super League (soccer league)
The third round of the tournament has kicked off with a bang. The two matches in Guangzhou, the results are surprising: the favorite Shandong Taishan and relegation team Henan Songshan Longmen fought to a draw, while once regarded as the dark horse of the Shenzhen team was 0-2 against the recent poor performance of the Guangzhou team (
Evergrande (name)
). Although Evergrande lost the "Pagoda" combination and Zhang Linpeng in the back line is out due to injury, it is not easy for them to beat the dark horse with a broken team. If you look at Evergrande's one point from the first two rounds, the other favorite, Beijing Guoan, is in an even more embarrassing position, having lost both of its matches and still sitting at zero points.
For Guoan, the third round of the tournament is a crucial battle for redemption. Facing the relatively weak and losing relegation team Dalian Ren, Guoan seems to have a chance to turn the tide compared to the battle between the two strongest teams, Shenhua and Shanghai Hong Kong. Despite the fact that Dalian's manager was changed from Rafa Benitez to Jose, who has served as an assistant coach and head coach at Guoan and knows Guoan's tactics and weaknesses, Dalian is not without a chance of winning.
The strong dialog between Hong Kong and Guoan not only made Guoan lose the game, but also led to a number of injuries to the team, the lineup is seriously damaged. In the pre-match conference, Guoan manager Bilic revealed that the core of the defense, Kim Min Ja, had an injury after the last game, which, according to Bei Men'er, was a recurrence of Kim Min Ja's old injury. In fact, Kim Min Ja had been injured during the winter training, and only recovered after entering the Suzhou tournament, this recurrence, the appearance is doubtful. In addition, Bilic also revealed that there are two other players injured, the pain is unbearable, the coaching staff must take the health of the players as a priority, their appearance will have to wait for the final decision on May 4th.
With Augusto unable to return to the team, Guoan was hit by another wave of injuries, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the game with Dalian people. In the conference, together with the presence of Bieira said that the team lost important players, the loss is obvious, but must face the reality, someone must come forward to take responsibility. Obviously, Bieira in the absence of teammates appear to be a bit isolated, the other side staring at the defense is also very targeted, therefore, other midfielders must assume the organization of the heavy responsibility, the new foreign aid Sousa, international Zhang Xizhe and other players also have to play their own value.
