On the night of May 16, the Premier League unveiled the seventh round of the 2023 season's "running marathon", with five warriors from four clubs breaking into the list.
Compared with the previous rounds, the running distance in this round seemed to be slowed down by the hot summer sun, with a total running mileage of about 11.5 kilometers, and no one was able to break the 12 kilometers mark, not to mention 13 kilometers. It seems that the heat and rising temperatures have become an uninvited factor in the players' performance.
In this "running marathon", Shandong Taishan's foreign player Moises led the way with a running score of 1171.49 meters, and was crowned "King of Running". This is the third time this season, Moises topped the running list, the first two times with 12171.67 meters and 1211.15 meters respectively to occupy the forefront.
In Shandong Taishan's 1-1 draw with Cangzhou Lions on the road, Moises started the whole game, and although he failed to bring the team a victory, his steady play was the key to Shandong's equalization in the face of adversity. Shandong Taishan is in dire need of a player like Moises to stabilize the team's heart and look forward to his early return to last season's heroics.
Qingdao Hainiu's foreign aid Saric followed with 11,573.06 meters, his second time on the running list. In the third round of the competition, he and teammate Zhong Jinbao ranked fifth and first with 12060.41 meters and 12619.52 meters, respectively.
Qingdao Hainiu's aggressive running strategy played a key role in their 2-0 win over Meizhou Hakka. Chen Chunxin scored a goal by bobbing and weaving his way to the goal, which showed that Meizhou Hakka's defenders had difficulty in keeping up with his rhythm. Saric, as the representative of the team's aggressive running, played a crucial role in the transition between offense and defense.
Chengdu Rongcheng's Zhou Dingyang ranked third with 11,525.93 meters, and he has been on the running list for four consecutive rounds, running over 12 kilometers in each of the first three rounds, including a 13,302.97 meter run in the fourth round. In the 2-2 draw between Chengdu Rongcheng and Changchun Yatai, Zhou Dingyang started as the captain and played the whole match, cheering for the team with practical actions. After seven rounds of fierce battle, Chengdu Rongcheng was able to remain undefeated, Zhou Dingyang's running was a great credit to the team.
Zhejiang's Zhang Jiaqi and Gao Di were on the list at the same time in this round, ranking fourth and fifth respectively, which was also their first time on the list. In Zhejiang's 1-2 defeat against Shanghai Port, the two ran 11500.52 meters and 11495.39 meters respectively, the difference between their running distances was less than 6 meters, which fully demonstrated the team's spirit of active running. It is worth mentioning that Gaudi also scored a goal for the team in the extra time, their performance is worth praising.
