On October 23rd, the city of Dalian was ablaze with fire, and the first round of the 2021 National Football Association Cup Quarter-Finals was about to begin, with four exciting battles taking place on both days of the weekend. The match between Wuhan and Shandong Taishan is undoubtedly the center of attention. At the pre-match press conference, veteran Li Xiaopeng revealed that after two games of the AFC Cup, the team's form has risen, and they will go all out to meet this match.
In the face of the old owner of Shandong Taishan, Li Xiaopeng expressed deep respect, "Whether it is now Shandong Taishan, or the former Luneng Taishan, are my roots, to me out of the road of coaching to provide great help. This game, we will do our best to show that we deserve this event." It is worth mentioning that Wuhan's first two games of the AFC Cup were played with a full Chinese class, two foreign aiders Rafael and Lopez has returned to China to complete the isolation, but Li Xiaopeng expects them to return to the team in the next game, to find the game state. Wuhan is likely to continue to play with a full Chinese squad in the first leg of this AFC Cup quarterfinal.
Shandong Taishan with a more complete lineup, five foreign aiders are listed. Facing Li Xiaopeng, Taishan's head coach Hao Wei said, "I have worked with Li, and we know each other very well, so I hope we can learn and study tactics better, and contribute to the development of the national soccer team." Talking about the way to win the game, Hao Wei emphasized that the team needs to create more scoring opportunities and improve the efficiency of the attack.
According to the established schedule, Wuhan's match with Shandong Taishan will be the first to start at 15:30 on the 23rd, while Henan Songshan Longmen's match with Sichuan Jiuniu is scheduled to take place at 19:30. 24th, at the same time, Shanghai Shenhua will face Shenzhen, while Dalian people will face Shanghai Harbor.
